http://66.213.69.5/files/original/b7fa1a21aef861462fb692f0b5ee2f96.pdf e948f141e04538c941bcddfd5adc4f41 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 49° 58° 58° Mild today and tonight with periods of rain. High 64° / Low 54° Today’s weather forecast Valley church chats Marshall releases schedule WEATHER s 3 CHURCH s 4 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 6, Volume 74 Friday, January 10, 2020 s 50¢ Commissioners hold organizational meeting Smith to serve as board president By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners approved several appointments and other matters as part of their regular and reorganizational meeting on Thursday. Commissioner Randy Smith was selected to serve as President of the Board of Commissioners for 2020, with Commissioner Jimmy Will to serve as Vice President. Commissioner Tim Ihle was selected as the commissioner representative to the Board of Revisions. Appointments approved as part of the re-organizational meeting included: Chris Shank, Director of the Department of Job and Family Services; Robbie Jacks, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director; Jamie Jones, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director; Ed Newman, Apiary Inspector; Dave Davis, Meigs County Water and Sewer (Supervisor); Coleen MurphySmith, Dog Warden; Rachael Schultz, Workers Comp; Shannon Spaun and Ronnie Casto, maintenance; Perry Varnadoe, Economic Development Director; Ed “Tate” Werry and Dan Nease, map office; Betsy Entsminger, clerk and grants administrator. Additionally, the commissioners approved the renewal of a one year Randy Smith contract with Gallia County Coroner Dr. Daniel Whiteley to serve as the Meigs County Coroner. As Meigs County has no elected coroner, the county must contract with another elected coroner to fill the position. Dr. Whiteley is paid $34,170 in accordance with the coroner salary set by the state for the position. The commissioners also approved the signing of paperwork to be submitted to the Ohio Department of Agriculture regarding the position of Apiary Inspector. According to the paperwork, last year there were 42 apiaries in Meigs County, with Newman completing 54 inspections of 341 bee colonies. At the request of Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe, the commissioners approved a letter of support for the Community Improvement Corporation as it seeks funding to build an additional building in the industrial park in Tuppers Plains. The closure of the courthouse for holiday See MEETING | 3 Meigs SWCD tree sale underway Staff Report POMEROY — The 2020 Tree Sale is underway at the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District, and the district is encouraging county residents to welcome the “Roaring ‘20s” with growing trees. This year’s hardwood offerings include black cherry, black walnut, Northern red oak, sugar maple and white oak, and evergreens like bald cypress, eastern red cedar, eastern white pine, and Norway spruce, packets of 25 seedlings for $21. Scotch pine is also available, 25 seedlings for $25. The $12 Edibles Packet consists of 10 trees that produce edible fruit (also good for wildlife) two each of American elderberry, butternut, hazelnut, pawpaw, and persimmon, while the pollinatorfriendly Honey Bee Packet consists of four each of American plum, black locust, eastern redbud, sourwood, and tulip (yellow) popular, 20 trees total for $20. Other offerings include an apple tree packet, one each of dwarf Stayman delicious and yellow delicious, $25; a Shiitake mushroom kit, $27; wild ginger, partridge berry, or wild columbine ground cover sets, 25 starts $25; wildlife food plot seed mix, 25 pounds for $50; erosion control seed mix, two pounds for $15; wildlife grass and seed mix, Ohio pollinator seed mix, and Ohio pollinator seed mix (no grasses), prices to be determined. Also available are bluebird boxes, bat boxes, tree marking flags and Plantskyydd deer and rabbit repellant (available in ready-to-spray quart bottles or in a powder concentrate). A new accessory this year is the Weed Wand Magic herbicide applicator that allows the user to put herbicide directly on targeted weeds without spraying, wind drift, or leaks. Includes three replacement tips, $26. The deadline for ordering trees or seed packets from the Meigs SWCD is Feb. 20 with trees being available for pickup in early April. For an order form or for more information, contact the Meigs SWCD at 740-992-4282 or stop in PVH | Courtesy Pleasant Valley Hospital’s 2019 Customer Service Employee of the Year is Dean Richardson, pictured at center. Joining him are Jeff Noblin, FACHE, PVH CEO, and Bryan Litchfield, director of Plant Operations, Safety and Security. PVH Employee of the Year named Staff Report POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Pleasant Valley Hospital has announced Dean Richardson, as the 2019 Customer Service Employee of the Year. Richardson works in Security. His recognition of this honor was announced during the PVH Christmas Luncheon held last month. He received a plaque, a check for $500 and a VIP parking spot for the year. According to a press release from PVH, “The PVH Employee of the Year Program recognizes professional and support staff that make exceptional contributions to the Hospital. All PVH representatives are encouraged to nominate colleagues who deserve this special acknowledgement.” Richardson started his career with Pleasant Valley Hospital on Aug. 22, 1994, at the Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as a Housekeeping Attendant. He transferred to the hospital on July 31, 1995, and became a Security Guard. The press release stated, “Dean was nominated by the Emergency Room Department. The ER was having a plumbing issue. Dean volunteered to clean it. This is above and beyond his job description. If it had not been cleaned, the patients would not have had a restroom until the next day. Dean is always willing to give assistance where needed. He always responds very quickly. He is friendly and courteous to everyone.” Richardson lives in Point Pleasant, W.Va. and loves to fish and bow hunt. He also loves the Dallas Cowboys and the rock band KISS, according to the PVH press release. See SWCD | 3 Ohio’s muzzleloader hunters celebrate tradition INDEX Obituaries: 2 Weather: 3 Church: 4 Sports: 6 TV: 7 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 Staff Report JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s white-tailed deer hunters completed the muzzleloader season with 10,615 deer taken from Saturday, Jan. 4, to Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. During the 2019 season, 14,168 deer were taken during the same season. “Hunting with a muzzleloader is a true American experience. This more traditionalstyle firearm provides a challenging and reward- ing hunt that is rooted in history,” said Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker. “Modern muzzleloaders have advanced with technology, while some hunters still use traditional muzzleloaders. Both apply the same techniques used during hunts for hundreds of years. We are happy to continue that tradition here in Ohio.” Many Ohio hunters battled inclement weather, including heavy rain, during the first day of the muzzleloader season. However, thousands of Buckeye State hunters still took the opportunity to spend time outdoors and provide healthy, free-range venison for family and friends. Top 10 counties for deer harvest during the muzzleloader season include: Coshocton (392), Muskingum (332), Licking (320), Tuscarawas (309), Guernsey (292), Meigs (280), Washington (268), Athens (267), Knox (267) and Carroll (264). In Gallia County, 116 deer were harvested. Through Jan. 7, Ohio archery hunters have taken 82,227 deer. Ohio’s youth hunters checked 6,234 whitetailed deer during the 2019 two-day youth gun season, Nov. 23-24. Plus, 77,187 deer were checked by Ohio hunters during the weeklong and two-day deer-gun seasons in December 2019. Ohio offers more opportunities for hunters to pursue deer. Deerarchery season is open now until Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Find complete details in the 2019-2020 Hunting and Trapping Regulations or at wildohio.gov. For summaries See HUNTERS | 3 �2 Friday, January 10, 2020 OBITUARIES/NEWS OBITUARIES AMMIE L. HYSELL KATHERINE (KATIE) LOUISE SHOEMAKER CHESHIRE — Katherine (Katie) Louise Shoemaker, age 81 of Cheshire, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 7, 2020. Born August 23,1938, she was the daughter of Paul E. and Jewell (Neville) Martin. She was born on 1st Avenue, Gallipolis in the home of her great-grandparents H.J. and Cora Shahan. Katie grew up in Cheshire, Ohio where she enjoyed riding and showing horses. She met the love of her life, Paul Martin Shoemaker, at a horse show. Katie married Paul on March 29, 1959. They had one son, Michael Martin Shoemaker who was the joy of their lives. When Mike married Sharon (Exline) Shoemaker, Katie said she gained the daughter she never had. They had two grandchildren Kaci Lynn (Shoemaker) Cooke and Briggs Martin Shoemaker and one great-grandson Bodie Martin Cooke. Her grandchildren were her greatest joys. She loved watching them show animals at the Gallia County Jr. Fair and watching them compete in sports. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Paul M. Shoemaker of Cheshire, son and daughter-in law, Michael and Sharon Shoemaker, two grandchildren, Kaci Cooke (Jacob) and Briggs Shoemaker, and one great-grandchild Bodie Cooke all of Thurman, Ohio, sisters-in-law Hilda Cross of Athens and Doris (Ron) Wilbur of Hamden, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, father and mother-in-law Harry and Hazel Shoemaker, brother-in-law Arthur Cross, and special friends Mary Pope and Jackie Graham. Katie graduated from Cheshire High School. She began working for Halliday and Sheets Attys and also kept books for her dad’s Service Station. She worked for AEP/Ohio Power at the Phillip Sporn Plant for 7 years, she worked for Ohio Bell and was also the manager of the Gallipolis AAA Office. She was employed with the U.S Postal Service for 38 years in Gallipolis and Cheshire where she retired. She was a member of the Cheshire Baptist Church where she was active for many years. Katie was involved in various organizations including Garden Club where she held both local and state offices and was the County Chair for many years, Gallia County 4-H where she was a member and then volunteered as an advisor for 41 years, she was in charge of the Livestock Queen contest and she was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame. She was a member of the Gallia County Farm Bureau. Katie received an award at the National Farm Bureau Convention in California for her help in the development of the Gallia County AG Day. Katie was the leader of the Membership Campaign for many years and had a passion for introducing young people to Farm Bureau and encouraging them to participate in the organization. While residing at Holzer Senior Care, she was the President of the Residence Council and remained involved in many activities. Katie wanted to give special thanks to the staff at Holzer Senior Care who took such wonderful care of her. She also wanted to thank her wonderful family members, close friends, and church family for providing love and encouragement over the years. Katie had the “gift of gab.” She never knew a stranger and could win over just about anyone she ever spoke with. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends! Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Willis Funeral Home in Gallipolis with Pastor Alfred Holley and Pastor Jim Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire. Friends may call on Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Gallia County Fair Relocation Fund, P.O. Box 931, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. KILLINGSWORTH, JR. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Howard “Junior” Killingsworth, Jr., 76, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Wednesday morning, January 8, 2020, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, January 13, 2020, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, with Pastor Bob Patterson officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Bidwell, Ohio. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, January 12, 2020, from 1-3 p.m. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon 937-508-2313 lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769. WILKESVILLE — Ammie L. Hysell, 88, of Wilkesville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at Maple Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation, McArthur, Ohio. Born Oct. 24, 1931, at Uneeda, W.Va., to the late Doliver Welch and Clara Drummonds Welch. She worked as a store clerk and a homemaker. Ammie is survived by her son, Jeff Hysell and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Doliver and Clara Welch; husband, Harold A. Hysell, in 2013; and her brothers and sisters. Services are Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Birchfield Funeral Home, Rutland, Ohio, with Pastor Larry Lemley officiating. Burial to follow at Athens Memory Gardens, Athens, Ohio. Family to receive friends Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, from 5-7 p.m. at funeral home. Online condolences may be sent at birchfieldfuneralhome.com. MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Rutland Twp. Trustees RUTLAND TWP. — The Rutland Township Trustees held their organizational meeting with Joe Bolin being elected President, Steve Lambert Vice President and Dave Davis is the third member. Meetings were set for the first Monday of each month at 7:30 a.m. The public is invited to all meetings. Daily Sentinel Mason man accused of molesting infant convicted CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Mason, W.Va. man was found guilty of sexually assaulting an infant and will likely spend life in prison when he is sentenced next month. Richard W. Smith, II, 41, was convicted on all counts against him in Kanawha County Circuit court Wednesday, including 11 counts of firstdegree sexual abuse, four counts of first-degree sexual assault and five counts of sexual abuse by a parent or guardian, news outlets reported. He faces 205 to 775 years in prison at a March sentencing hearing. Smith and his ex-girlfriend, Roseanna Thompson, were arrested in May 2018 and accused of recording Thompson’s relative, described as a female infant, being abused three years prior, state police said at the time. The arrests came after troopers were tipped off that Smith had child pornography at his home, news outlets said. Thompson is set to go to trial in March. Editor’s note: As previously reported by Ohio Valley Publishing, in May 2018, Smith was taken into custody by troopers with the Mason County Detachment of the West Virginia State Police. As of Thursday afternoon, both Smith and Thompson were listed as being incarcerated at the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, W.Va. FAC reception GALLIPOLIS — Rachel Harper has been named the executive director of the French Art Colony, and a public reception to welcome her to the position is planned for Sunday, Jan. 12 from 2-4 p.m. at Riverby, the home of the FAC, located at 530 First Avenue. Meigs library storytimes MEIGS COUNTY — Storytime returns to each branch of the Meigs County Library beginning on Jan. 6. Days, locations, and times are as follows: Mondays – Racine Library at 1 p.m., Tuesdays – Eastern Library at 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays – Pomeroy Library at 1 p.m., Thursdays – Middleport Library at 1 p.m. Straw available for animals The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for animal bedding during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport, Ohio, for a fee of $2 per bail. Vouchers are to be redeemed at Dettwiller Lumber in Pomeroy. For more information call 992-6064. IN BRIEF Man threatens to kill Trump FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida security guard threatened to kill President Donald Trump as retaliation for the U.S. military killing an Iranian general, posting a live video on Facebook where he stated “he killed my leader and I have to kill him” while periodically displaying a semi-automatic rifle, authorities said in court documents. Chauncy Lump, 26, of the Fort Lauderdale area, faces federal charges of threatening to kill the president and remained jailed Thursday with bond set at $100,000, according to court documents filed Wednesday by the Secret Service. He told agents the threats weren’t serious. Agent Lucas White wrote that shortly after Trump announced last week that a U.S. airstrike had killed Qassem Soleimani in Iraq in retaliation for plotting numerous terrorist attacks, Lump under the name “BlackMan vs. America” began livestreaming a seven-minute video. During that video, agents say Lump made several threats against the president, who was staying at his Mar-a-Lago club, less than an hour away. Lump had white cream on his face, a towel wrapped like a turban on his head and an apparent shower curtain wrapped on his body, White wrote of the video that Facebook reported to the authorities on Friday. Lump made several threats, including “He killed my leader, please tell me where is Donald Trump?” and “I need to find the Donald because if I don’t find him, I am going to have to blow up Broward County,” White wrote. During the video, Lump showed a loaded AK-47 semi-automatic rifle. Bill Cosby files appeal Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home. The latest appeal — filed with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which does not have to take the case — focuses on four key trial issues, including the judge’s decision to let five other accusers testify and to send Cosby to trial despite what he called a binding agreement with an earlier prosecutor that he would not be charged in the case. Cosby, 82, is serving a three- to 10-year prison term at a maximum-security state prison in Pennsylvania. His lawyers called the 2004 encounter consensual, but a jury found otherwise in April 2018, convicting him on all three felony counts in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. Iranians shot down jetliner, US, Canadian, UK say By Lolita C. Baldor and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — Evidence indicates it is “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran late Tuesday, U.S., Canadian and British officials said Thursday. They said the strike, which killed all 176 people on board, could well have been a mistake amid missile launches and high tensions throughout the region. The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington over the U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general. Four U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence, said they had no certain knowledge of Iranian intent and the airliner could have been mistaken for a threat. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose country lost at least 63 citizens in the downing, said in Toronto: “We have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.” U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “There is now a body of information that the flight was shot down by an Iranian surface to air missile.” Earlier Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested he believed Iran was responsible for the shootdown and dismissed Iran’s initial claim that it was a mechanical issue with the plane “Somebody could have made a mistake on the other side.” Trump said, noting the plane was flying in a “pretty rough neighborhood.” The U.S. officials wouldn’t say what intelligence they had that pointed to an Iranian missile. But they acknowledged the existence of satellites and other sensors in the region, as well as the likelihood of communication interceptions and other similar intelligence. It was not immediately clear how the U.S. and its allies would react to the downing of the airliner. Despite efforts by Washington and Tehran to step back from the brink of possible war, the region remained on edge after the killing of the Iranian general and Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes. U.S. troops were on high-alert. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent much of Wednesday at the White House and on Capitol Hill briefing on the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani and the resulting attacks by Iran. The New York Times posted a video Thursday it said it had verified showing the moment the apparent missile struck the plane over Iran. The video shows a fastmoving object rising before a fiery explosion. An object, apparently on fire, then continues in a different direction. �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel Hunters MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS of past deer seasons, visit wildohio.gov/deerharvest. Approximately 370,000 people have hunted deer in Ohio this year, and the Buckeye State is a popular hunting destination for many out-of-state hunters. More than 34,000 nonresident Ohio hunting licenses have been sold during the 2019-2020 season. The top five states for purchasing a nonresident hunting license in Ohio include: Pennsylvania (6,704), Michigan (4,465), West Virginia (3,806), North Carolina (2,908) and New York (2,446). The mission of the Division of Wildlife is to conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all. Visit wildohio.gov to find out more. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov. Saturday, Jan. 11 Monday, Jan. 13 during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, on the hill across from the old Veterans Memorial Hospital building. Order forms are also be available at www.meigsswcd. com. Meeting and other events was approved as follows: Jan. 1, New Years Day; Jan. 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Feb. 17, President’s TODAY 8 AM 2 PM 49° 58° 58° Mild today and tonight with periods of rain. High 64° / Low 54° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) Today 7:47 a.m. 5:25 p.m. 5:25 p.m. 7:41 a.m. Sat. 7:47 a.m. 5:26 p.m. 6:33 p.m. 8:35 a.m. MOON PHASES Full Last New Jan 10 Jan 17 Jan 24 First Feb 1 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Major 11:00a 12:00p 12:33a 1:37a 2:39a 3:38a 4:33a Minor 4:46a 5:45a 6:48a 7:51a 8:52a 9:50a 10:45a 0 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme WEATHER TRIVIA™ Q: What are snow rollers? SUN & MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. Major 11:30p ---1:02p 2:05p 3:05p 4:03p 4:58p Minor 5:15p 6:15p 7:17p 8:19p 9:19p 10:16p 11:10p WEATHER HISTORY The heaviest snowstorm ever to affect the Southeast coast of the United States struck on Jan. 10, 1800. The port of Charleston, S.C., received 10 inches. Thursday, Jan. 16 Monday, Jan. 20 MIDDLEPORT — Get Healthy Meigs! will convene at 10:30 a.m. in the 3rd floor conference room of the Meigs County Department of Jobs and Family Services. RSVP by Jan. 13 to Courtney Midkiff at the Meigs County Health Department. MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations are closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Saturday, Jan. 18 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Dept. will be hosting a fish fry with serving to begin at 11 a.m. POMEROY — The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter NSDAR will meet at 1 p.m., Middleport Library basement. Joe Barnhart will present “The Life of a Soldier”. Barnhart is a member of the 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and participates in numerous reenactments. All members are encouraged to attend, interested guests are welcome. SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will hold their Fun Night Logan 60/54 Portsmouth 63/56 AIR QUALITY Mild with times of clouds and sun 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Belpre 62/54 Athens 61/54 Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Thu. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.22 19.12 22.88 12.71 12.88 25.30 12.08 29.21 35.99 12.39 26.10 35.30 27.20 24-hr. Chg. -0.52 -1.06 -0.93 -0.41 -0.09 -0.75 +0.21 -0.69 -0.28 +0.18 -1.70 -0.60 -2.40 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library, 6 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. All skill levels and listeners are welcome. Bring an instrument and play along. THURSDAY 51° 27° Mostly cloudy, chance Chance of a little a.m. of a little rain rain; cloudy St. Marys 62/54 Parkersburg 62/55 Coolville 61/55 Elizabeth 64/55 Spencer 64/55 Buffalo 64/56 Milton 65/56 St. Albans 67/56 Huntington 66/57 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 45/42 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 55/48 0s -0s Los Angeles 67/46 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Tuesday, Jan. 28 NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 66/55 Ashland 66/55 Grayson 65/57 POMEROY — The Book Club will discuss The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers, 6 p.m. at Pomeroy Library. 58° 32° Marietta 62/55 Wilkesville 62/54 POMEROY Jackson 63/54 62/55 Ravenswood Rio Grande 64/54 63/55 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 59/56 GALLIPOLIS 64/54 64/55 63/54 South Shore Greenup 65/56 62/55 39 Monday, Jan. 27 WEDNESDAY 58° 38° Murray City 59/54 McArthur 60/53 Lucasville 63/56 POMEROY — Intro to True Crime Podcasts – From the hosts of the podcast Hello My Name Is: True Crime, 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. TUESDAY Sun through high clouds and mild Saturday, Jan. 25 24, Christmas Eve; Dec. 25, Christmas; Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve. For 2020, the weekly Meigs County Commissioner meetings will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday unless otherwise announced. 55° 34° Cooler with clouds and sunshine Adelphi 60/55 Waverly 62/55 MONDAY 54° 39° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Chillicothe 61/54 with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by fun activities. A: Snowballs made by the wind. Snowfall 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.0 Month to date/normal Trace/1.8 Season to date/normal 1.0/6.4 SUNDAY Brief morning showers; cloudy, warm 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.00 Month to date/normal 1.04/0.86 Year to date/normal 1.04/0.86 SATURDAY 73° 47° ALMANAC (in inches) EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. Day; March 17, half day closure for the primary election; May 25, Memorial Day; July 3, in observance of the July 4 holiday; Aug. 20, half day closure for the Meigs County Fair; Sept. 7, Labor Day; Oct. 12, Columbus Day; Nov. 3, half day closure for the general election; Nov. 11, Veterans Day; Nov. 26 and 27, Thanksgiving; Dec. From page 1 Information provided by the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. Precipitation Friday, Jan. 10 Thursday, Jan. 9 From page 1 58°/26° 42°/25° 72° in 1946 -1° in 1970 Tuesday, Jan. 14 POMEROY — A meeting to gauge community interest in restarting the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program in Meigs County will be held at 1 p.m. at the Extension Office, POMEROY — The Inspirational Book Club 113 East Memorial Drive, Pomeroy. If you will discuss The Hope would like additional Jar by Wanda Brunstetter, 10 a.m. at the Pome- information about the program before the meetroy Library. ing, please visit https:// mastergardener.osu. edu/about or contact Michelle Stumbo at stumbo.5@osu.edu or POMEROY — The 740-992-6696 Meigs County CommisSYRACUSE — The sioners re-organizationPOMEROY — InterSyracuse Community al meeting will be held net Basics Class, 1 p.m. Center Board of Direcas part of their regular at the Pomeroy Library. meeting at 11 a.m. in Registration is required. tors will meet at 7 p.m. POMEROY — Acousthe commissioner’s Call the Pomeroy Library tic Night at the Library, office. to register: 740-9926 p.m. at the Pomeroy POMEROY — The 5813. Library. All skill levels Meigs Soil & Water and listeners are welConservation District come. Bring an instruBoard of Supervisors ment and play along. will hold their reorganiSUTTON TWP. — zational/regular monthThe regular monthly ly meeting at 11:30 a.m. meeting of the Trustees at the district office. BEDFORD TWP. — of Sutton Township The office is located at The Bedford Township will be held at 6 p.m. in 113 E. Memorial Drive, trustees will hold their Suite D, Pomeroy. regular meeting at 7 p.m. the Racine Village Hall Council Chambers. CHILLICOTHE — at the Bedford Town POMEROY — The The Southern Ohio Hall. Meigs County Board of Council of GovernRUTLAND TWP. — Health meeting will take ments (SOCOG) will The Rutland Township place at 5 p.m. in the hold its board meeting Trustees will hold their at 10 a.m. at Southern January meeting at 7:30 conference room of the Meigs County Health Ohio Council of Gova.m. at the Township Department, which is ernments, 27 West Garage. SWCD WEATHER Second St, Suite 202, Chillicothe Ohio 45601. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com. From page 1 High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low Friday, January 10, 2020 3 Clendenin 64/55 Charleston 67/56 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg -2/-20 Billings 27/20 Minneapolis 19/1 Chicago 47/32 Denver 32/13 Montreal 40/36 Toronto 43/40 Detroit 53/44 Kansas City 42/21 New York 51/48 Washington 56/49 Today Sat. 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OH-70107872 You’ll Feel Right At Home. Home National Bank is large enough to handle all of your financial needs, but small enough to know your first name. Since all of our loan decisions are made locally we can close a loan quickly. Please come see us for all your banking needs, we promise to make you feel right at home. w w w. h o m e n a t l b a n k . c o m Racine, Syracuse, Middleport �4 Friday, January 10, 2020 CROSS WORDS This might be what you’re missing confession of our hope I’ve been in church without wavering, my entire life. My parfor he who promised ents faithfully brought is faithful” (10:19-23 me every chance they ESV). got. Sunday mornThis passage of ings. Sunday nights. scripture reveals the Wednesday nights. And work of God for all trust me, there were Isaiah who come to Him in times when I didn’t Pauley want to go. But that Contributing faith. Through the blood of Christ, we never made a differcolumnist confidently find ourence. I was saturated selves in the presence in the Bible from birth. of a holy God. Through the The local church was the centerpiece of my childhood. broken flesh of Christ, we And now, at 20 years old, I’m find forgiveness for sin. We find life. And as the author incredibly thankful to have of Hebrews describes, we are that story. redeemed and purified before I’m more in love with the Father. the local church today than It’s the gospel. We have I’ve ever been. I realize the been reconciled to God importance of the local through the finished work church like never before. Now, maybe you’re thinking, of Jesus Christ on the cross. And now, through our confes“Duh, Isaiah. Of course you sion of faith, we abide in the love the local church. You’re a minister!” That’s true. And presence of God forever. It’s the story of salvation. maybe I’m slightly biased. But the author of Hebrews But I wholeheartedly believe doesn’t stop there. He conin the power of the local tinues, “And let us consider church. Maybe because the how to stir up one another local church has shaped me to love and good works, not into the person I am today. neglecting to meet together, The local church might be as is the habit of some, but what is missing in your life. And there’s no better time to encouraging one another, and commit to a local church than all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (v. 24-25 the start of a new year. ESV). There’s a popular quote We can be saved. that reads, “I believe churchRedeemed by the blood of es are meant for praising Christ. And passionately in God. But so are 2 a.m. car rides, showers, coffee shops, love with God. We might even read our Bibles and the gym, conversations with friends, strangers, etc. Don’t volunteer at the local food pantry. But the author of let a building confine your Hebrews seems to imply that faith because we will never our Christian lives are intrichange the world by just cately connected to the local going to church, we need to church. be the church.” The local church is like I love this quote. It’s true. fuel for the fire of a personal I’ve worshipped God in my relationship with Christ. It’s car, at coffee shops, the gym a community of encourage(well, sorta), and conversament, accountability, and tions. And I certainly agree gospel-focused instruction. that the church isn’t a building. Rather, it’s the people of It’s a fellowship of believers who come together to worGod who live for Him each ship, pray, serve, and love. and every day. But we must Consider this beautiful not allow that to keep us from understanding the incredible depiction of the early church: importance of belonging to a “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teachlocal church. ing and the fellowship, to the You may be a Christian. breaking of bread and the Maybe you even read your Bible. You pray. You fast. You prayers” (Acts 2:42 ESV). They devoted themselves. serve others. But are you They resolved to make much committed to a local church where the gospel of Christ is of Christ together. How important is the local central? Because even though church to you? What step being a Christ follower is more than a local church, it’s is God calling you to take the local church that fuels our towards growing and serving love for God and each other. in the local church? Maybe it’s taking the time Let’s turn to the book of to visit some churches in Hebrews. “Therefore, brothers, since your community and allowing God to lead you where we have confidence to enter He desires. Maybe it’s getting the holy places by the blood more involved, becoming a of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us member, or inviting others to your fellowship. I’m not sure through the curtain, that is, what your next step looks through his flesh, and since like. But it’s worth doing. we have a great priest over Commit to a local church the house of God, let us draw more fully in 2020. This near with a true heart in full might be what you’re missing. assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from Isaiah Pauley is the Minister of Worship an evil conscience and our for Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. bodies washed with pure Find more at www.isaiahpauley.com water. Let us hold fast the CHURCH/HISTORY Daily Sentinel GOD’S KIDS KORNER Discussing Jesus’ baptism was telling the people We have had a that the Messiah was busy time lately with coming. John was a Advent, Christmas, rather strange looking and New Year’s, and person with wild hair, now this week we are clothes made of camel going to talk about skin, and He ate locust another important and honey. (Yukk!) He event that happened Ann was preaching to the when Jesus was a little Moody older: His baptism. It Contributing people that they needed to repent of their was an important event columnist sins and be baptized. because it shows us Many, many people that Jesus was God’s were baptized by John in Son, God was proud of His the river there, but one day Son, and Jesus was ready here came Jesus, and He told to begin His earthly minJohn to baptize Him. John istry. You may or may not didn’t think he was worthy remember being baptized yourself, or you may not have to baptize Jesus, but he did. When Jesus came up out of been baptized yet. Baptism the water, he saw a dove land is a special act where one on Jesus and give Jesus the is sprinkled with water or gift of the Holy Spirit. Then immersed in water to show God’s voice from heaven was that our sins are cleansed, and we are part of God’s fam- heard to say, “This is my Son, whom I love, and with Him, I ily – the church. am well pleased.” In today’s lesson, we are Wow, can you imagine seegoing to hear about how Jesus was baptized in the Jor- ing all that happen? Because dan River by John the Baptist God Himself spoke and gave Jesus the Holy Spirit, we as told in Matthew 3: 13-17. know Jesus was God’s true I hope you remember a little Son, and God loved Him. bit about John the Baptist. God even said how proud He He was Jesus’ cousin and was of Jesus. Now, Jesus was ready to being His ministry to the people and to us; He was blessed and filled with the Holy Spirit by His Father. From this story in the Bible, we know just how important Jesus is to His Father God and to all of us too. We all need to be more like Jesus, so our Father God can be proud of us too. As we begin 2020, let’s all try to be better people, so we can feel proud of our own behaviors and then know heaven is proud of us as well. Maybe you can ask about how your church does baptisms and what it means to be part of your church. Let’s pray. Father God, thank You for sending Your Son Jesus to us and for the sacrament of baptism. Thank You also for giving the Holy Spirit to be upon Him and that we can have the same Holy Spirit fill us today. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. Ann Moody is pastor of Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Don’t be a ‘floppy’ on being Godly with the Lord, Peter It is the tragic experideclared that he would ence of the Church at never back down. Yet, large that many who because of his lack demonstrate initial of adequate spiritual Christian potential wind preparedness, Peter, at up being a tremendous that time in his Chrisspiritual flop. tian experience, did The Judean king, Ron not succeed. Amaziah, is a study in Branch Some people comcontrast concerning why Contributing ment concerning their there are so many who columnist own Christian flop by become “a floppy on explaining, “I gave it being Godly.” His story, a good try being a Christian, which is told in II Kings 14 but it just did not work out and II Chronicles 25, reveals that he got off to a good start. for me.” Others state, “I just could not live it.” It seems But, his end culminated in a like for many that just as soon personal, professional, and as they attempt to switch spiritual let down. While he to the divine narrowness of could have made a valuable difference concerning the pur- Godliness that worldliness only becomes that much more poses of God, he ultimately alluring. did not. The biting question thus The Scriptural details show becomes, “What is the key conclusive evidence that Amaziah was not willing to do that ensures success in being what was spiritually essential the consistent Christian Godliness expects of me? How can to gain spiritual success. It I keep from being a flop on is proven by the facts that, God?” though he projected an outBut, just as it has been demward spiritual countenance, onstrated through Amaziah he harbored inwardly secret sins. Though he allowed him- and Peter, building patiently self to be nominally Bible-led, the spiritual life is key. This is not some sort of imagined he was clearly not fully led opinion. Rather, it is a persisand influenced by the Spirit tent theme verified by Scripof God. ture in a variety of terms. The rub is that Amaziah’s For example, “study to flop can be traced right to the show yourself approved” lack of spiritual preparation. clarifies it. “Be strong in the This was a mistake in large proportions affecting himself Lord and in the power of His and the kingdom he had com- might” exemplifies it. “Take unto the whole armor of God” missioned to rule. directs it. “Walk in the Spirit” Another case in point teaches it. These are just a concerns the Apostle Peter, few Scriptural examples of who flopped when he denied exhortation for necessary the Lord those three times. preparation. Thinking that he was man You see, spiritual preparaenough to go the distance tion is the necessary undergirding we need during times of temptation to flop on God. Spiritual preparation strengthens us to persevere with such tenacity that being a flop is not an option. Spiritual preparation serves as sustenance to the soul for the long haul in the Christian walk. Above all, spiritual preparation is not relegated to just a one-time experience. Rather, it is a daily expectation. Every day there must be that practice of spiritual preparation that comes from Bible reading, prayer, and spending time with God. All of this, nonetheless, cooks down to a critical consideration. It is found in the fact that there is hope for recovery when we sometimes flop. It is rather proven by the experience of Peter. His denial lapses proved the lack of adequate spiritual preparation for sure. The Lord knew it. After all, He warned that Peter was about to be “sifted.” And, was he ever! But, Peter recovered, particularly after the Resurrection of the Lord. Peter went on to become a mighty giant in the ministry for the glory of God. It is important to remember that there is hope for recovery even though you have somehow flopped on God. You can most certainly be a Christian success story. Set things right with God, and then stay spiritually prepared the rest of the way. Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason County and is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. TODAY IN HISTORY third state to secede from the Union. In 1863, the London UnderToday is Friday, Jan. 10, the ground had its beginnings as 10th day of 2020. There are the Metropolitan, the world’s 356 days left in the year. first underground passenger railway, opened to the public Today’s Highlight in History On Jan. 10, 1984, the United with service between Paddington and Farringdon Street. States and the Vatican estabIn 1870, John D. Rockefeller lished full diplomatic relations for the first time in more than a incorporated Standard Oil. In 1917, legendary Western century. frontiersman and showman William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody On this date died at his sister’s home in In 1776, Thomas Paine Denver at age 70. anonymously published his In 1920, the League of influential pamphlet, “ComNations was established as the mon Sense,” which argued for Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) American independence from went into effect. British rule. In 1967, President Lyndon In 1860, the Pemberton Mill B. Johnson, in his State of the in Lawrence, Mass., collapsed Union address, asked Conand caught fire, killing up to gress to impose a surcharge on 145 people, mostly female both corporate and individual workers from Scotland and income taxes to help pay for Ireland. In 1861, Florida became the his “Great Society” programs The Associated Press as well as the war in Vietnam. That same day, Massachusetts Republican Edward W. Brooke, the first black person elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat. In 1994, President Bill Clinton, attending a NATO summit meeting in Brussels, Belgium, announced completion of an agreement to remove all longrange nuclear missiles from the former Soviet republic of Ukraine. In 2002, Marines began flying hundreds of al-Qaida prisoners in Afghanistan to a U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In 2004, actor-writer Spalding Gray, 62, vanished from his New York apartment (his body was found two months later in the East River). In 2016, David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the THOUGHT FOR TODAY “In much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” — Ecclesiastes 1:18 look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died in New York. Ten years ago: Data showed China edging past Germany in 2009 to become the top exporting nation. NBC announced it had decided to cancel “The Jay Leno Show,” returning Leno from prime time to 11:35 p.m. Eastern time while pushing “The Tonight Show” with Conan O’Brien back to 12:05 a.m. (O’Brien ended up leaving NBC, and Leno resumed hosting “Tonight.”) Five years ago: Hundreds of thousands of people marched in French cities from Toulouse (tuh-LOOS’) in the south to Rennes (rehn) in the west to honor the victims of recent terror attacks. SpaceX sent a supply ship soaring flawlessly toward the International Space Station, but the booster rocket ended up in pieces in the Atlantic following a failed attempt to land on a barge. One year ago: A 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, Jayme Closs, who had disappeared in October after her parents were killed, was found alive in a rural town about an hour from her home and a suspect was taken into custody. �Daily Sentinel Friday, January 10, 2020 5 OH-70166869 Meigs County Church Directory Fellowship Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Pastor: James Miller. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: The Rev. Jordan Bradford.,740-209-0039 info@trclife.org Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Pastor: Marty R. Hutton. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Assembly of God Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Pastor:Rita Darst. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm Baptist Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Jim Williams, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740-367-7801. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, .Pastor: Ron Branch,. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Tim Mullins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Pastor: David Brainard. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport. Pastor: Billy Zuspan. Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Pastor:Duke Holbert, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Pastor Everett Caldwell. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr. Sunday unified service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Pastor: James E. Keesee. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Pastor:Rev Randolph Edwards, Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m.; Pastor Ed Barney. Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Pastor: Robert Grady. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm *** Catholic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev.Mark Moore. (740) 992-5898. Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m.; For Mass schedule visit athenscatholic.org. *** Church of Christ Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy. (740) 9922865. Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Pastor Diana Carsey Kinder, Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Pastor: David Hopkins. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ Pastor: Jeffrey Wallace. First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Pastor: Bruce Terry. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ H a r r i s o n v i l l e Road,Rutland,. Pastor: C Burns,Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Minister: Justin Roush. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Minister: Russ Moore. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Mike Moore. Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class, 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Pastor: Jack Colgrove. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. *** Christian Union Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Pastor: Mike Puckett. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Church of God Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Pastor: James Satterfield. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Pastor: Sam Buckley: Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy O.J. White Road off Ohio 160. Pastor: P.J. Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Congregational Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. Pastor Randy Smith. *** Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. *** Holiness Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Pastor: Steve Tomek. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Pastor: Paul Eckert. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Pastor: Mark Nix. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Michael S King. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Matt Phoenix. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. 740-6915006. *** Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. (740) 446-6247 or (740) 446-7486. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting first Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Lutheran Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Pastor: David Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. *** United Methodist Graham United Methodist Pastor: Richard Nease. Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Pastor: Richard Nease. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Pastor: Rev. Ralph Spires. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Pastor: John Frank. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Pastor: Denzil Null. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Pastor: John Frank. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; first Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Pastor: Mark Brookins, Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m. Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Rebecca Zurcher. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Asbury Syracuse Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Pomeroy. Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Pastor: Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am:; 8 am worship service with Lenora Leifheit Rutland Pastor: Mark Brookins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Pastor: John Chapman. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Pastor: James Marshall. Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Pastor: Helen Kline. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Pastor: Phillip Bell. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. *** Free Methodist Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Pastor: Bill O’Brien. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. *** Nazarene Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Pastor: Diane Chapman Pettit. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Pastor Bill Justis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Pastor: Russell Carson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Daniel Fulton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Will Luckeydoo. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Ann Forbes. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. *** Non-Denominational Common Ground Missions Pastor: Dennis Moore and Rick Little. Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Eddie Baer. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. New Hope Church Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. A New Beginning (Full Gospel Church). Harrisonville. Pastors: Bob and Kay Marshall. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Wayne Dunlap. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship ( No n - d e n o m i n a t i o n a l fellowship). Meeting in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Pastor: Christ Stewart. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Pastors: Dean Holben, Janice Danner, and Denny Evans. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 (two miles south of Tuppers Plains). Pastor: Rob Barber; praise and worship led by Otis and Ivy Crockron; (740) 667-6793. Sunday 10 a.m.; Affiliated with SOMA Family of Ministries, Chillicothe. Bethelwc.org. Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Pastor: Mark Morrow. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center (Full Gospel church). 603 Second Ave., Mason. Pastors: John and Patty Wade. (304) 773-5017. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Pastor: Teresa Davis. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Pastor: Steve Reed. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Sam Anderson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pastor: Rev. Emmett Rawson. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Pastor: Linda Damewood. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Pastor: Rev. Roger Willford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Pastor: Brian May. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Pastor: Rev. Franklin Dickens. Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Blackwood. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Pastor: Bryan and Missy Dailey. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Mike Foreman. Pastor Emeritus: Lawrence Foreman. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Pastor: Jesse Morris. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. (304) 675-2288. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Pastor: Herschel White. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Pastor: Lonnie Coats. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries (Full Gospel) Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Robert and Roberta Musser. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Pastors Larry and Cheryl Lemley. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m. ages 10 through high school; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m.; fourth Sunday night is singing and communion. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Pastor Robert Vance. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Pastor: Don Bush Cell: 740-444-1425 or Home: 740-843-5131 Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM, Pastor: Thomas Wilson *** Pentecostal Pentecostal Assembly Tornado Road, Racine. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Presbyterian Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Pastor: Rev. David Faulkner. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave Middleport, OH 45760, Pastor:Ann Moody. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11:15 am *** United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Pastor Aaron Martindale, Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Sunday service at 7pm Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Adam Will. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers (grades 4-6) 6:30 p.m. www. mounthermonub.org. *** Wesleyan White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Rev. Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. �Sports 6 Friday, January 10, 2020 Daily Sentinel Marshall releases 2020 schedule Thundering Herd to open football season at East Carolina By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Marshall running back Brenden Knox (20) strolls into the endzone for a score during a Sept. 14, 2019, contest against Ohio University at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. Panthers power past Point Pleasant By Alex Hawley ahaw@aimmediamidwest.com HAMLIN, W.Va. — On the wrong side of a team on a roll. The Point Pleasant boys basketball team fell to host Lincoln County by an 82-43 count on Wednesday night at LCHS, making the Panthers seventh straight victory, six of which have been by double digits. Lincoln County (8-2) was up 17-to-9 eight minutes in, with the Big Blacks (2-5) connecting on three trifectas in the quarter. A 24-to-13 second period gave the hosts a 41-22 halftime lead, and then the Panthers started the second half with a 24-to-12 run for a 65-34 lead. Lincoln County closed the 82-43 win with a 17-to9 spurt over the final eight minutes. Point Pleasant — which connected on seven triples and nine two-pointers — was 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) from the free throw line, where LCHS shot 11-for-15 (73.3 percent). Hunter Bush paced the guests with 16 points, featuring six from long-range, while Trey Peck also made a pair of three-pointers on his way to eight points. Kyelar Morrow was next with five points, followed by Eric Chapman with four. Aidan Sang and Braxton Yates scored three each in the setback, while Luke Derenberger and McKeehan Justus both marked two. For Lincoln County, Jayse Tully led all-scorers with 22 points, followed by John Blankenship with 19. Will Carpenter was next with 13, followed by Scooter Phillips and Jackson Sanders with eight each. Isaiah Kuentz marked five for the hosts, Cameron Watts came up with four, while Conner Hunting tallied three. PPHS will be back at home court on Saturday against Eastern. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Jan. 10 Saturday, Jan. 11 Boys Basketball Waterford at Wahama, 7:30 Miller at Southern, 7:30 Vinton County at Meigs, 7:30 Carter Christian at Hannan, 7:30 Covenant at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 South Gallia at Belpre, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 7:30 Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7:30 River Valley at Athens, 7:30 Boys Basketball Eastern at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Marietta at Meigs, 7:30 Girls Basketball Carter Christian at Hannan, 6 p.m. Covenant at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Lincoln County at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball River Valley at Southern, 1 p.m. Gallia Academy at Wellston, 1:30 Wrestling Point Pleasant at Cabell Midland, 10 a.m. Wahama at Logan, 10 a.m. Eastern, Gallia Academy, Meigs, River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 10 a.m. Swimming River Valley at Rio Grande River Rat, 11 a.m. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An emotional trip down memory lane begins where it all started. The 2020 football season will be a significant one for Marshall University since it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the program’s tragic plane crash following a regular season contest at East Carolina. The Thundering Herd, with both their setbacks and glories since that fateful night of Nov. 14, 1970, will commemorate a half-century back on the gridiron by opening the 2020 campaign at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C. Ficklen Stadium was constructed in 1961 and has served as the original home for the Pirates, even after massive renovation projects over the years. It was the same playing site as the 1970 MU football participated on before departing on Southern Airways Flight 932 later that evening. Fifty years later, Marshall will be kicking off its 24th season as a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level competitor that follows up an 8-5 overall campaign that included a second place finish with Western Kentucky (6-2) in the Conference USA East Division standings. The Green and White suffered their first bowl loss under head coach Doc Holliday in 10 seasons with the program, but the Herd also return a substantial number of starters on both sides of the ball next fall. Eight of Marshall’s upcoming opponents were in bowl games this past winter, including a pair of eventual conference champions in Boise State (Mountain West) and Florida Atlantic (CUSA). See MARSHALL | 7 Half-empty stadiums won’t stop bowl games By Eric Olson Associated Press Six bowls this season had their smallest crowds on record, with section after section of unoccupied seats a yawning indication of just how little buzz there can be for the long, long list of postseason games on the schedule. Half-empty stadiums? Teams with tiny fan bases and mediocre records? Too many bowls? They aren’t going away: There will actually be three more next year, bringing the total number of bowl games to 42. That means approximately 65% of the 130 Bowl Subdivision teams will go to a postseason game next season. But … why? Attendance isn’t necessarily the measure of success. The bowl system generates hundreds of millions of dollars that conferences distribute to their schools. The games are inventory for television programming, and even if the ratings are modest, almost any bowl will draw more eyeballs than something else, particularly on a weekday afternoon. That’s why ESPN owns 14 bowls, and the network will add two more to its portfolio in the 2020 season even though viewership has trended mostly downward since the playoff era started in 2014. “It’s an indication of college football’s strength that you could have games that really don’t matter between teams people don’t typically watch that can get over a million viewers,” Sports Media Watch editor Jon Lewis said. “There are diminishing returns, but there’s a long way to go before you would see a reduction. In fact, I doubt you’ll see a reduction any time soon. You might see other networks try to get into having their own bowl games.” Lewis added, “We might be up to 50 bowl games in a decade.” Regular-season college football attendance has been in decline for years and hit a 22-year low in 2018. While there have been some empty seats at the New Year’s Six bowl games — those associated with the College Football Playoff — the Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Ohio University football coach Frank Solich reacts to a call on the sideline during a Sept. 14, 2019, contest against Marshall at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. bigger postseason blow has been seen elsewhere. Of 33 second- and third-tier Bowl Subdivision games analyzed by The Associated Press, 23 were played at venues where the announced attendance was less than 75% of capacity. Of those 23, eight were under 50%. The AP did not include the New Year’s Six games in its analysis because of their rotation in the CFP semifinal lineup. The Football Bowl Association reported attendance for all 39 bowls at 1.661 million, an increase of 27,000 (1.6%). FBA executive director Wright Waters acknowledged the attendance woes for many of the bowls not among the New Year’s Six. Part of the issue, he said, is there are schools with fan bases that 20 years ago were excited about going to most any bowl that now are disappointed if their team isn’t in the CFP mix. Waters said the FBA plans to form a task force to generate ideas on how to grow attendance, with ticket pricing, matchups and the proximity of fan bases to bowl sites among the factors. “That’s your atmosphere,” Waters said of crowd energy. “Would you rather have one person paying $1,000 or have 1,000 people paying a dollar to get in the stadium? I’d rather have 1,000 people paying a dollar just because of the atmosphere.” Average announced attendance for the 33 bowls in the AP analysis was 34,595 this season. That’s 1% higher than 34,215 last season, thanks to the Gator Bowl’s announced crowd of 38,206 for Texas A&M-North Carolina State in 2018 growing to 61,789 for TennesseeIndiana this season. The games that had their lowest attendances on record this season were the New Mexico, Cure, Camellia, Pinstripe, First Responder and Famous Idaho Potato bowls. Announced attendance figures provided by bowl organizers or stadium officials were used by AP. Those numbers — typically derived by counting the number of tickets distributed, game participants, band members and media members — invariably are higher than the actual attendance, sometimes by a wide margin. The Las Vegas Bowl had an announced attendance of 34,197, but the scanned ticket count provided to AP by the stadium owner, UNLV, was 16,568. The Birmingham Bowl, played in heavy rain with a lengthy lightning delay, announced 27,193 even though actual attendance was 9,679. The New Mexico Bowl announced a crowd of 18,823; a San Diego Union-Tribune reporter at the game estimated actual attendance at 6,000. Of the 33 bowls in the AP study, 26 existed in See BOWL | 7 �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Friday, January 10, 2020 7 Cardboard beds for Tokyo Athletes Village Beilein says he and the bed was one adjusted. Kitajima added. TOKYO (AP) — apologized for ‘thugs’ Tokyo of the ideas,” Kitajima The idea was to use He also took into Olympic athletes explained, crediting materials that could account the possibility beware — particularly local Olympic sponsor of a wild room celebra- be remade after the ones. comment about Cavs larger Olympics and Paralym- Airweave Inc. for the The bed frames in the tion after, say, a goldAthletes Village at this year’s Olympics will be made of cardboard. Sturdy cardboard. “Those beds can stand up to 200 kilograms,” explained Takashi Kitajima, the general manager of the Athletes Village, speaking through an interpreter. That’s about 440 pounds, and surely no Olympic athlete weighs that much. “They are stronger than wooden beds,” DETROIT (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach John Beilein said Thursday he has apologized after reportedly using the word “thugs” during a film session with his players the previous day. ESPN.com, citing unidentified sources, reported that Beilein suggested during a Wednesday film session that his players were no longer playing “like a bunch of thugs.” Beilein told ESPN he had meant to say “slugs” in reference to the team’s effort level. Beilein repeated that explanation Thursday after his team’s shootaround in Detroit, where the Cavaliers face the Pistons on Thursday night. “I was saying: ‘We’re making a lot of mistakes mentally, and we deserve better because we’re really playing hard right now. We’re not playing like slugs. We’re playing hard,’” Beilein said. “And somehow that word came out.” Beilein said he called the players afterward to explain the situation, and he said he apologized. “There was really positive reinforcement from the guys this morning and last night. Very understanding, but it’s something that certainly they understand that it was serious,” Beilein said. “Something that shouldn’t have happened.” It’s been a rocky start for Beilein, a wildly successful college coach who left his job at Michigan to take over the Cavaliers before this season. Cleveland is 10-27 entering Thursday’s game, and there have been hints of dysfunction along the way. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee defensive coordinator Dean Pees still talks with his old boss, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh. Just not this week. Pees spent eight years working for Harbaugh first coaching linebackers and then defensive coordinator, helping the Ravens win a Super Bowl. He retired after the 2017 season, then quickly went back to work when Mike Vrabel asked Pees to be his defensive coordinator with the Titans only weeks later. Now Pees is trying to help a third team reach a Super Bowl, hoping to add the Titans to his short list that also includes the Patriots, and his defense will be trying to slow down Lamar Jackson and the NFL’s best offense on Saturday night in an AFC divisional playoff game. “If you go out and play golf, I’d rather beat my brother at golf than somebody I don’t know,” Pees said Wednesday. “I’ll be keyed up for it and want to get after them. At the same time, when it’s over those people are still my friends.” The top-seeded Ravens (14-2) led the NFL in averaging 33.2 points and with 206 yards rushing a game. They finished second with 407.6 yards per game, too, with Jackson the favorite to be the league’s MVP in just his second season after throwing an From page 6 the 2013 season, the year before the CFP started. Eleven of those 26 had attendance declines of more than 10% in the 2014 season. In the last six years, five of the bowls have not matched the attendance they recorded in 2013, and eight others have hit their 2013 figures only once. Bowls owned by ESPN referred questions about attendance to the network, which provided a statement: “Attendance is one of the many metrics in which we evaluate our bowl games. Our focus continues to be providing an overall rewarding postseason experience for student-athletes, coaches and fans, as well as each of the local communities.” New Year’s Six games that didn’t host CFP semifinals, and were not included in the AP’s analysis, took a hit. TV viewership for all four was down. At the stadium, the Cotton Bowl between Penn State and Memphis drew 54,828, the smallest crowd since 1948. The Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Baylor had 55,211, its third sub-60,000 crowd since 2013. The Orange Bowl and Rose Bowl, however, drew near-capacity crowds. Ohio coach Frank Solich, who was a longtime Nebraska assistant and the Cornhuskers’ head coach from 1998-2003, said he has never had a bad bowl experience because it gives his team another game and a life experience that can’t be duplicated. Solich’s Bobcats beat Nevada in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl last week in Boise, Idaho, in front of an announced 13,611, a record low for a bowl that has had three iterations since starting in 1997. “I’ve been in this business 52 years and I’ve been to all kinds of bowls,” Solich said, “and I enjoyed coaching in the Bahamas Bowl and Potato Bowl every bit as much as coaching in the Rose Bowl. It’s about being on national television. It’s about the players who might not otherwise get to see the mountains. It’s about being a competitor; the kids for both teams played their butts off in that game,” he said. “It’s not about how many people are in the seats.” execution. Organizers say this is the first time that the beds and bedding in the Athletes Village have been made of renewable materials. The Athletes Village being built alongside Tokyo Bay will comprise 18,000 beds for the Olympics and be composed to 21 apartment towers. Even more building construction is being planned in the next several years. NFL-high 36 touchdown passes and running for 1,206 yards. Pees and Vrabel, himself a former linebacker who played 14 seasons in the NFL, have been busy working on the challenge of slowing this offense. Creating new defensive schemes isn’t really possible this deep in a season. Pees said the key will be playing the defense they’ve run now for two seasons in Tennessee and give the Titans keys to watch for during the game. “Eyes and assignments,” Pees said. “Everybody’s got an assignment to do. It’s like option football back in college. You have to do your job. If you try to do somebody else’s job, that’s usually a bad thing.” Pees has had a defense finish in the top 10 in seven of his 11 seasons as a defensive coordinator, including 2018. The Titans (107) just missed that this season, finishing 12th in allowing 20.7 points a game after a couple of high-scoring shootouts with Kansas City and the Saints. Tennessee has allowed 30 or more points only three times all season, going 1-2 in those games. But the Titans started the season holding their first seven opponents to 20 points or fewer, something they did 11 times, including last week in a 20-13 wild-card win over New England. Defensive lineman Jurrell Casey said it’ll be exciting going against the Ravens’ powerhouse offense to see what the Titans’ defense can really do. “Dean’s got a couple things up his sleeve,” Casey said. “At the end of the day, we’re going to run our defense. It’s been working for us all year long. … We just got to make sure we execute.” Safety Kenny Vaccaro said the Titans will have to make sure and keep a handful of defenders around Jackson. “Anytime you try to get a kill shot, you’ll probably get juked off the screen and end up on “Checkdown” Instagram,” Vaccaro said. “You don’t want to end up on the highlight reels, on ”C’Mon Man” or something like that. You got to break down, be a sound tackler, keep your eyes up, feet moving and even then he still might juke you.” Pees faced off against current Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman when Baltimore won the 2013 Super Bowl. Roman says Pees has evolved on defense since that game, though the basics remain. “Just fundamentally sound, play hard, well-coached fundamentally, and just rock-solid defense,” Roman said. “I think that says a lot, and that’s what a lot of people try to become. So, that’s what’s really characterized him over the years.” FRIDAY EVENING BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) Bowl pics. But the cardboard frames and supports should give the rooms a spartan look. Organizers showed off the beds and a few other furnishings on Thursday at their headquarters. The entire Athletes Village complex will be completed in June. The Olympics open on July 24 followed by the Paralympics on Aug. 25. “The organizing committee was thinking about recyclable items, Titans coordinator facing off vs. old team, Ravens Marshall comes at the start of November, followed by consecutive home games From page 6 against Middle Tennessee (4-8) on Nov. 14 and MU faces only two new Charlotte (7-6) on Nov. opponents in 2020, which 21. Both of Marshall’s includes ECU (4-8) in the league losses in 2019 season opener on Sept. 5 came against these programs. and a home opener with The Thundering Herd Pittsburgh (8-5) a week conclude the regular later. From there, the remain- season at Old Dominion (1-11). ing 10 games are all The game against Midrematches from the 2019 dle Tennessee is slated to season. Marshall went 7-3 overall in the contests be the annual 75 Game, which commemorates last fall. the 75 victims involved The Herd travels to Ohio University (7-6) on in the plane crash. It will Sept. 19 while looking to be played on the actual date of the 50-year annidefend their ‘Battle for versary. the Bell’ title, then comStart times have yet to pletes the non-conference be determined. portion of the schedule on Sept. 26 by hosting Boise State (12-2). 2020 Marshall Marshall opens October Football Schedule Date Opponent at home with its league at East Carolina opener against Rice (3-9) 9-5 9-12 vs Pittsburgh on the third, then makes 9-19 at Ohio consecutive road trips to 9-26 vs Boise State Western Kentucky (9-4) 10-3 vs Rice and Louisiana Tech (1010-10 at Western Kentucky 3) on Oct. 10 and Oct. 10-17 at Louisiana Tech 17. 10-24 vs Florida Atlantic MU hosts Florida 10-31 at Florida International Atlantic (11-3) on Oct. 24 11-7 BYE WEEK and closes out the month 11-14 vs Middle Tennessee 11-21 vs Charlotte with a trip to Florida at Old Dominion International (7-6) on the 11-28 31st. 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Today’s Olympians now know more about which acts of “divisive disruption” will lead to disciplinary action in Tokyo. They can still express political opinions in official media settings or on social media accounts. “We needed clarity and they wanted clarity on the rules,” said Kirsty Coventry, chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, which oversaw the new three-page document. “The majority of athletes feel it is very important that we respect each other as athletes.” Coventry, an Olympic gold medalist in swimming, is now Zimbabwe’s sports minister. Athletes who break protest rules at the July 24-Aug. 9 Tokyo Games face three rounds of disciplinary action — by the IOC, a sport’s governing body and a national Olympic body. The new guidelines come after two American athletes were reprimanded by the U.S. Olympic Committee for medal podium protests at the Pan-American Games in August in Lima, Peru. Fencer Race Imboden kneeled and hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised a fist in protest. Both were put on probation for 12 months, a period that covers the Tokyo Olympics. Other protests in 2019 included swimmers from Australia and Britain refusing to join world championship gold medalist Sun Yang on the podium because the Chinese star has been implicated in doping violations. A political gesture at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics went unpunished in the men’s marathon. Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa crossed his wrists at the finish line to show support with freedom-seeking protesters in his home region of Ethiopia. “It is a fundamental principle that sport is neutral and must be separate from political, religious or any other type of interference,” the IOC document states, urging “the focus for the field of play and related ceremonies must be on celebrating athletes’ performance.” A meeting Thursday between the IOC executive board and athletes’ panel also discussed the charter’s Rule 40, which strictly limits an athletes ability to promote their sponsors during official Olympic Games periods. German athletes working outside the IOC system won concessions last year in a ruling that has led to Olympic bodies in the United States, Australia and Canada to offer a better deal to their athletes. In the German case, a federal cartel agency sided against the IOC’s argument that retaining exclusive rights for its top-tier sponsors protected the value of deals that help fund sports and athletes globally. Still, Coventry said the IOC panel had “an open door policy” and welcomed approaches from independent athlete groups who wanted to challenge the system. Daily Sentinel QB Jake Fromm entering draft ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm is heading to the NFL, despite some struggles during a junior season that led to speculation he might return for one more year with the Bulldogs. Fromm announced his decision Wednesday in a statement on his Twitter page, one week after leading the Bulldogs to a 26-14 victory over Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. “This decision and process has been unbelievably difficult,” he wrote. “But through much prayer and counsel, I have decided that it is time for me to take on the next challenge in my life and pursue my lifelong dream of playing in the NFL.” Fromm threw for a career-high 2,860 yards this season, with 24 touchdowns and just five interceptions. But he posted the lowest completion percentage (60.8) and quarterback rating (141.2) of his college career, leading to him dropping in many NFL draft projections. Late in the season, he had a stretch of five straight games where he failed to complete 50% of his passes. Once viewed as a potential top 10 pick, some analysts are now predicting that Fromm will fall into the second round. Still, Fromm will be remembered as one of the best quarterbacks in Georgia history. He was 35-7 record as the Bulldogs’ starter, including three straight appearances in the Southeastern Conference championship game. As a freshman in 2017, he took over in the season opener after Jacob Eason was injured, made his first college start at Notre Dame the following week and held the job for the rest of his career. Fromm sparked Georgia to its first SEC title since 2005, a memorable Rose Bowl victory over Oklahoma in the playoff semifinals, and a trip to the national championship game, where the Bulldogs lost to Alabama in overtime. The past two seasons, Georgia settled for Sugar Bowl bids after losing to Alabama and LSU in the SEC championship game. Fromm thanked his teammates and coaches, singling our head coach Kirby Smart. “Thank you to Coach Smart who always believed in me and who over the last three years has helped grow that wide eyed, scared, 18 year old kid who got handed the ball in South Bend, into a better man, and secondly a better football player,” Fromm said. The departing quarterback also praised Georgia’s fans. “Through the good times and the bad, I always felt your love and support,” he wrote. “I hope I mean as much to you as you do to me.” The loss of Fromm leaves Georgia with a big hole to fill at quarterback. Former walkon Stetson Bennett is the only other signalcaller with significant college experience, playing four games in a mop-up role this season. The Bulldogs also have a pair of top prospects from their last two signing classes. D’wan Mathis enrolled at Georgia a year ago but suffered a major setback when severe headaches and sinus pressure led to him undergoing surgery in May to remove a cyst from his brain. He recovered from the operation and was able to work on the scout team late in the season. Last month, the Bulldogs signed Carson Beck, a 6-foot-4, 226-pound quarterback from Jacksonville, Florida whose skills have been compared to Fromm’s. 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With new coordinator Steve Spagnuolo transitioning the Chiefs to a 3-4 defensive scheme, the Chiefs knew they needed to find some help rushing the passer and in the secondary. General manager Brett Veach solved the first problem by trading for defensive end Frank Clark and signing him to a long-term contract, and he solved the second by luring Mathieu to Kansas City with a $42 million, three-year deal and the chance to play for a legitimate Super Bowl contender. Now, the Honey Badger has the Chiefs one game away from a repeat appearance in the AFC title game. And wouldn’t you know it? Standing in their way Sunday is the team that wanted so desperately to keep him. “It was hard. He’s a great guy,” O’Brien said. “He’s got awesome leadership qualities, you know? Really instinctive, good football player. Cares about his team. Cares about his teammates. But that’s the NFL. The NFL, every team has a salary cap to deal with, every player has the ability once they reach free agency to do what’s best for him and their family. We have a ton of respect for Honey Badger. He did a great job for us last year.” He’s done an even better job for the Chiefs this year. The 27-year-old Mathieu had 75 tackles, a couple of sacks and picked off four passes, the second most of his career. He played all over the field for Spagnuolo, showing a deft ability to switch from playing center field to man-to-man defense to blitzing off the corner depending on the call, the scheme and the game situation. He also provided leadership for a team whose defense was the biggest culprit in their overtime loss to the Patriots in last year’s AFC title game. He Mississippi State hires Mike Leach By Ralph D. Russo ington State, Leach is Associated Press 139-90, using his Air Raid offense to set records and Mississippi State hired consistently reach the Washington State’s Mike postseason. At Washington State, Leach as its new head coach Thursday, bringing Leach took over a proone of the nation’s quirki- gram that had been mired in the Pac-12 basement est and most successful coaches to the Southeast- and went to five straight bowl games, including an ern Conference. 11-2 season in 2018. Leach will replace Joe He finished 55-47 in Moorhead, who was fired eight seasons with the last week after two seaCougars. He produced sons. The post-bowl game fir- a similar turnaround at Texas Tech, taking the ing was unusual, but the Red Raiders to bowl Bulldogs landed a coach games in all 10 seasons. with a long track record His style is anything of winning at programs but typical. Leach gets that have historically struggled. In 18 years was a lot of attention for his news conferences, where Texas Tech and Wash- he has doled out wedding advice and pondered which Pac-12 mascots would survive a fight. It has not all been fun and games, though. Leach was fired by Texas Tech after being accused of mistreating a player with a concussion and then butting heads with his bosses. When his teams have struggled, Leach has not been shy about calling players soft and making other disparaging remarks. But on the field, his teams win more than they lose and his quarterbacks typically throw for more yards than just about any in the country. Your Guide To MEIGS COUNTY 2020 brought the same swagger that earned him his college nickname to the Chiefs, and it proceeded to sweep through the locker room, even giving the Chiefs’ high-powered offense a boost of confidence. “The Honey Badger came in, and guys like Kendall Fuller who have been here, they kind of pieced it together. This happened to me in New York and I credited the players that were there and the same thing happened here,” Spagnuolo said. “When you bring in a bunch of free agents and new faces, the players who are already here — it’s as important as what they do as the people who came in. Our guys have done a really good job of embracing the new players that came on board.” Mathieu, a former Heisman Trophy finalist, had an up-and-down first five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, though injuries were a significant factor in that. But regardless, Mathieu found himself looking for a job last offseason and ended up signing with Houston, where he managed to stay healthy enough last season to reestablish himself among NFL safeties. There were certainly other ones available in free agency. Giants safety Landon Collins signed the biggest deal at $84 million over six years with the Redskins. Adrian Amos signed a $37 million, four-year deal with the Packers. Earl Thomas went to the Ravens for $55 million over four years. Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix signed with the Bears and Lamarcus Joyner left the Rams for the Raiders. All of them were talented options, and there’s a chance any of them would have excelled in Kansas City. But the Chiefs insist they targeted Mathieu all along, and when the value and length of the contract New York Giants finalize deal to make Joe Judge head coach EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The struggling New York Giants went into their third coaching search since 2015 looking for a leader for their young team. In hiring New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Joe Judge on Wednesday, the Giants settled for a 38-year-old assistant who has never run a team either at the college or NFL level. What they did get with Judge though was a young man who has worked with two of the best football coaches in the past 30 years in Bill Belichick and Nick Saban. The hope is the success those men have had rubs off and makes the Giants relevant in the NFL again. “Joe is one of the brightest young coaches in our profession, and I think he will do a tremendous job as the head coach of the New York Giants,” Saban said in a statement. “They are getting an extremely smart football coach who is very loyal, organized and diligent about getting the job done.” The Giants and representatives for Judge reached a contract agreement Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was offered the job and asked to turn around a franchise that has made the playoffs once since winning the Super Bowl in February 2012. Judge succeeds Pat Shurmur, who was fired a week ago Monday after winning nine games in two seasons. “Over the past couple of days we had great conversations about where this team is and where it is headed and how we are going to get there,” Judge said in a statement. “My job is to lead our players and coaches. The mission is clear, to win games.” The hiring was surprising because Judge was not considered a favorite for the job in a field of impressive and more experienced candidates. However, Giants co-owner John Mara said Judge was very impressive in his interview Monday. “He knows what winning looks like and should look like,” Mara said. “His exposure and experience in New England and Alabama have helped shape his philosophy of building a winning program and culture. ” The two men considered the frontrunners for the Giants’ job opted to coach other teams. Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, who won a Super Bowl and went to Pomeroy Village Council Opening Contact Brenda or Sarah at 740-444-4293 The Village of Pomeroy has an opening on Village Council. If you are interested in the future of the village; are a resident of Pomeroy and have any experience in municipal matters, please submit a letter of interest to Mayor Don Anderson. The mailing address is 660 E. 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Now, can he lead them all the way to the Super Bowl? the playoffs nine times in 12-plus seasons, accepted the Dallas Cowboys’ job. He interviewed with the Giants last week. Baylor coach Matt Rhule, a former Giants assistant, was hired by the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday, the day he was supposed to interview with New York. The planned meeting never happened. It left the impression the Giants settled for Judge, but the team feels it hired a young man who can transform a young team into a winner. Before the coaching search started last week, Mara and fellow co-owner Steve Tisch had said they wanted to hire a leader for a team that has won 12 games in the last three seasons. “We had a great conversation, and Joe articulated his vision of leadership and team building,” Tisch said. “He clearly learned some valuable lessons in both those areas while working with Bill Belichick and Nick Saban. He is an impressive young leader.” Judge has won three Super Bowls (2014, ‘16 and ‘18 seasons) with New England in eight years as an assistant on Belichick’s staff. Before joining the Patriots, he spent three years working for Saban. The former Mississippi State player won titles with the Crimson Tide in the 2009 and ’11 seasons. He also coached at Mississippi State and Birmingham-Southern. With Judge as special teams coordinator since 2015, New England consistently ranked as one of the NFL’s top units. He added receivers to his responsibilities in 2019. He coached kicker Stephen Gostkowski to the All-Pro team in 2015 and special teams captain Matt Slater to the same honor in 2016 and this season. 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