https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/fbaa40f49b29838cbdcf7d116be3f849.pdf e3819ce84a86ce9ce04fbbd0987d1ff0 PDF Text Text Ohio Valley Business Chance of rain 54/44 Rebels fall to Eastern NEWS s 2 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 203, Volume 71 Thursday, December 21, 2017 s 50¢ Grange donates to Mulberry Kitchen Pomeroy man charged with murder By Beth Sergent bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Members of Hemlock Grange presented a donation to the Meigs County Kitchen on Thursday morning. The kitchen is operated mainly by volunteers, many of which are from area churches, who prepare lunches two days a week. The Meigs County Kitchen serves a hot soup and salad bar, as well as meals from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The kitchen, along with the Mulberry Center, will be closed from Dec. 18 to Jan. 2, with lunches resuming on Jan. 2. Pictured are Rosalie Johnson of Hemlock Grange and kitchen head cook Vicki Coy. Syracuse joins OhioCheckbook.com Village is fourth in Meigs to show online checkbook Staff Report SYRACUSE — Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel announced Wednesday the launch of the Village of Syracuse’s online checkbook on OhioCheckbook. com. In December 2014, Treasurer Mandel launched OhioCheckbook.com, which sets a new national standard for government transparency and for the first time in Ohio history puts all state spending information on the internet. OhioCheckbook.com recently earned Ohio the number one government transparency ranking in the country for the second year in a row. Syracuse is the fourth village in Meigs County to post their spending on OhioCheckbook.com. Syracuse’s online checkbook includes over 8,800 individual transactions that represent more than $1.7 million of total spending over the past four years. “I believe the people of Meigs Coun- ty have a right to know how their tax money is being spent and I applaud local leaders here for partnering with my office to post the finances on OhioCheckbook.com,” said Treasurer Mandel. “By posting local government spending online, we are empowering taxpayers across Ohio to hold public officials accountable.” “The Village of Syracuse is proud to partner with Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and begin posting our finances on OhioCheckbook.com at no cost to our citizens,” said Syracuse Mayor Eric Cunningham. “This will allow the citizens of Syracuse to see how their hard earned tax dollars are being spent.” On Apr. 7, 2015 Treasurer Mandel sent a letter to 18,062 local government and school officials representing 3,962 local governments throughout the state calling on them to place their INDEX Obituaries: 2 Editorial: 4 Weather: 5 Sports: 6 TV listings: 7 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 See CHECKBOOK | 2 Pomeroy Council discusses plans for the new year eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com Matt Champlin, explained aspects of the investigation which began on Nov. 1, the day Yost was found dead. Holdren said Yost’s hyoid bone was broken and his death was by strangulation following what appears to have been a domestic altercation. The cause of death was determined by the Montgomery County Coroner’s office. At the time of his death, Yost was staying at the home of his 32-year old brother Robert Yost on Morgan Lane in Bidwell. Also at the home, Cecil’s girlfriend and her 16-year old child and Robert’s girlfriend and her oneyear old child. According to Holdren, witnesses state Cecil had been drinking “heavily” on Nov. 1 and the day POMEROY — Pomeroy Village Council discussed upcoming projects and scheduled its first meeting for 2018. Mayor Don Anderson told the council that the owner of the small car lot on Butternut Avenue is wanting to expand his business to the property beside his car lot. Anderson said the property’s current renter has a trailer on the property that would need to be moved if the property is rented or purchased. Code enforcement officer Alan Miles told Anderson he will find out who the current renter is, how much the property will be to rent or to buy for the car lot expansion, and the cost of taxes on the property. Anderson said that once the council has more information, they will make a resolution on the issue. Anderson updated the council on the parking lot/riverbank project. He shared that on Dec. 21 a project manager came to Pomeroy with an approved Project Partnership Agreement. Once certain signatures are obtained, the project may begin. Anderson gave the council members their tentative committee See JURY | 5 See COUNCIL | 2 Courtesy photo Ohio Treasurer’s Office Public Affairs Liaison Jamie Barker and Syracuse Fiscal Officer Crystal Cottrill introducing Syracuse to OhioCheckbook.com. By Beth Sergent bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. See CHARGED | 5 By Erin Perkins ‘No bill’ returned by grand jury JOIN THE CONVERSATION POINT PLEASANT — A Pomeroy, Ohio man has been charged with firstdegree murder following the reported overdose death of his girlfriend. Phillip Brahm Ohlinger, 35, appeared in Mason County Magistrate Court on Wednesday for his preliminary hearing. Following the hearing, Magistrate Gail Roush found probable cause and the case now moves to Mason County Circuit Court for possible, further court proceedings. This could include the case being heard by a grand jury which convenes for the first time in 2018 in January. Preliminary hearings do not determine guilt, they determine if there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been GALLIPOLIS — The investigation into the death of a Bidwell man has been presented to a grand jury with no indictment returned. Gallia Prosecutor Jason Holdren said on Tuesday, the case into the death of Cecil Yost, 43, Bidwell, was now closed and he didn’t anticipate it being presented in the future, stressing he felt a “thorough investigation” of the incident had been done and due process completed following the grand jury’s decision to return a “no bill.” Unable to speak to the specifics of what was presented to the grand jury, Holdren, along with Gallia Sheriff �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, December 21, 2017 Daily Sentinel Fruth Pharmacy welcomes new florist POINT PLEASANT — Fruth Pharmacy announces Rick Sullivan is joining the staff at Fruth Pharmacy in Point Pleasant as a Florist. Sullivan has 20-plus years of experience in floral design. He grew up in Point Pleasant and said he’s glad to be returning to the area. According to Fruth Pharmacy, his floral designs have been selftaught and extremely popular at his other places of employment. Sullivan credits God for giving him the talent of knowing how to create a beautiful arrangement. Checkbook Sullivan expressed he’s happy to help take care of all of Fruth’s customers’ floral needs. He can make arrangements for funerals, home décor, and more. He stated he’s also happy to do every day or seasonal work. Submitted by Melanie Sherman. statewide and local government organizations have expressed support for OhioCheckbook.com From page 1 and local government transparency, including: checkbook level data on · Ohio Municipal OhioCheckbook.com League and extending an invita· Ohio Township Assotion to partner with his ciation office at no cost to local · Ohio Association of governments. These local School Business Officials governments include cit· Buckeye Association of ies, counties, townships, School Administrators schools, library districts · County Commissioner and other special districts. 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Fruth | Courtesy Rick Sullivan is Fruth Pharmacy’s new florist. · County Auditor Association of Ohio · Ohio Newspaper Association · Ohio Society of CPAs · Buckeye Institute · Common Cause Ohio OhioCheckbook.com was launched on Dec. 2, 2014, marking the first time in Ohio history when citizens could actually see every expenditure in state government. Since its launch, OhioCheckbook. com has received overwhelming support from newspapers and groups across the state and, as of Dec. 18, 2017, there have been more than 877,000 total searches on the site. OhioCheckbook.com displays more than $621 billion in spending over the past ten years, including more than 168 million transactions. The website includes cutting-edge features such as: · “Google-style” contextual search capabilities, to allow users to sort by keyword, department, category or vendor; · Fully dynamic interactive charts to drill down on state spending; · Functionality to compare state spending year-over-year or among agencies; and, · Capability to share charts or checks with social media networks, and direct contact for agency fiscal offices. In Mar. 2015, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) released their annual, “Following the Money 2015,” report and Mandel earned Ohio the number one transparency ranking in the country for providing online access to government spending data. Ohio was prominently featured in the report after climbing from 46th to first in spending transparency as a result of Mandel’s release of OhioCheckbook. com. Due to the launch of OhioCheckbook.com, Ohio received a perfect score of 100 points this year which is the highest score in the history of the U.S. PIRG transparency rankings. In Apr. 2016, U.S. PIRG announced that Mandel earned Ohio the number one government transparency ranking in the country for the second consecutive year in a row. Due to the launch of OhioCheckbook.com, Ohio again received the highest perfect score of 100 points this year which marks the second time in two years Ohio received the highest possible score in the history of the U.S. PIRG transparency rankings. The Treasurer’s office is partnering with OpenGov, a leading Silicon Valley government technology company, to provide residents of Ohio the ability to view and search local government expenditures in a user-friendly, digital format. “Ohio is setting the standard for financial transparency on an unprecedented scale. We are excited to partner with the Treasurer’s office to bring world-class technology to communities large and small across the state,” said Zachary Bookman, CEO of OpenGov. For more information or to view your local government website, visit the Local Government option on OhioCheckbook.com or click on [Syracuse. OhioCheckbook.com] Syracuse.OhioCheckbook. com. Submitted by the office of Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. OBITUARIES JOANN L. PRICE CENTERBURG — Joann L. Price, 76, of Centerburg, passed away, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with breast cancer, at 12:10 p.m. on December 19, 2017 in the Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Medical Center, Westerville. Born on September 11, 1941 the late Douglas and Inez Wyant Wickline, in Antiquity. She retired from the Federal Reserve Bank, in Columbus, and she loved to cook. She is survived by her high school sweetheart and loving husband of 57 years James Price whom she married on March 21, 1960 Russell, Kentucky; her daughters, Laura (Leslie Corwin) Price of Westerville, Sherri (Ty) Cole, of Washington D.C., Brenda (Shawn Sims) Price, of Sunbury; grandchildren, Amber (Tony Carr) HANNON ZANESVILLE — Mary May Hannon died Dec. 19, 2017 in Zanesville. A private family service will be held, with John O’Brien officiating, interment to follow at Mound Hill Cemetery. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family. BLESSING LANCASTER, Ohio — Dorothy Elizabeth Blessing, 77, formerly of Mason County, W.Va., died Dec. 20, 2017, in Lancaster, Ohio. Arrangements will be announced by Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., when they are completed. MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR Saturday, Dec. 23 RUTLAND — The Rutland Freewill Baptist Church will be presenting a Christmas program at 6 p.m. The children will have their own poems to say and the adults will have a play called “The Christmas Friend.” Pastor Ed Barney invites the public. Sunday, Dec. 24 POMEROY — Trinity Church, at the corner of 2nd and Lynn Streets, Pomeroy, will present its annual Christmas Eve Cantata, “Come to the Manger.” Music will begin at 7 p.m. with the cantata at 7:30 p.m. POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church of Pomeroy will celebrate the coming of the Christ Child on Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. with a candlelight service, a tradition at St. Paul Church, which is always a high point of the church year. The public is invited to attend. RACINE — A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 8:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Road, Racine, Ohio. Council From page 1 assignments for 2018. UPCOMING EVENT: December 23rd, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th End of Year Clearance Sale! 10% Off All Items in Stock OH-70019120 Bakery will have FREE Coffee and Cookies Bulk Food wil have FREE Cheese and Candy Samples. Thank you for making Miller’s your shopping choice! OH-70019120 40938055 at Furniture Store Only OH-70015210 Litton and Zachary (Summer Byers) Litton; great-grandchildren, Logan Price and Nevaeh Carr; brother, Thomas (Patricia) Wickline, of Carroll; sister-in-law, Beverlee Wickline, of Racine, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive. In addition to her parents, Joann is preceded in death by her brothers, James and Bill Wickline. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017 in the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Racine. Interment will follow in the Letart Falls Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to the services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Joann’s memory to the Mount Carmel Hospice C/O Mount Carmel Foundation, 6510 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43213. He told the council to review the assignments and if they want to adjust the committees they are assigned, they can amend the assignments at their upcoming meeting. Anderson discussed with the council his plans on reviving the water board. He will be calling each individual to see if they still want to be active on the water board for the new year. Fiscal Officer Sue Baker introduced ordinance 788 for the Temporary Appropriations of 2018. Council member Maureen Hennessy made a motion to waive the three readings of the ordinances and the council approved. Council member Phil Ohlinger made a motion to adopt the Temporary Appropriations for 2018 and council approved. The council went into executive session to discuss resolutions on the Pomeroy Police Department’s wage increase and the Mayor’s clerk wage increase. Council member Nick Michael made a motion to cancel the Jan. 1 meeting and to move the Jan. 15 meeting to Jan. 16 and the council approved. 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There are 10 days left in the year. Winter arrives at 11:28 a.m. Eastern time. Today’s Highlights in History: On Dec. 21, 1937, Walt Disney’s first animated feature, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” had its world premiere at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles. The first Dr. Seuss book, “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” was published by Vanguard Press. On this date: In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman concluded their THOUGHT “March to the Sea” as they FOR TODAY captured Savannah, Georgia. “The time will In 1891, the first bascome when Winter ketball game, devised by will ask us: ‘What were you doing all James Naismith, is believed the Summer?’” to have been played at the — Bohemian International YMCA Trainproverb. ing School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (The final score of this experimental game: 1-0.) In 1940, author F. Scott Fitzgerald died in Hollywood, California, at age 44. In 1942, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Williams v. North Carolina, ruled 6-2 that all states had to recognize divorces granted in Nevada. In 1945, U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton, 60, died in Heidelberg, Germany, 12 days after being seriously injured in a car accident. In 1958, Charles de Gaulle was elected to a seven-year term as the first president of the Fifth Republic of France. In 1967, Louis Washkansky, the first human heart transplant recipient, died at a hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, 18 days after receiving the donor organ. The satirical comedy-drama “The Graduate,” starring Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman, was released by Embassy Pictures. In 1968, Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon. In 1976, the Liberian-registered tanker Argo Merchant broke apart near Nantucket Island off Massachusetts almost a week after running aground, spilling 7.5 million gallons of oil into the North Atlantic. In 1988, 270 people were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a Pam Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, sending wreckage crashing to the ground. In 1991, eleven of the 12 former Soviet republics proclaimed the birth of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the death of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Ten years ago: A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a mosque outside the home of Pakistan’s former interior minister, killing at least 50 people (the exofficial escaped injury). Five years ago: The National Rifle Association said guns and police officers were needed in all American schools to stop the next killer “waiting in the wings,” taking a no-retreat stance in the face of growing calls for gun control after the Newtown, Connecticut, shootings that claimed the lives of 26 children and school staff. President Barack Obama nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state. Gymnast Gabby Douglas, the first African-American to win an all-around Olympic title, won the AP’s Female Athlete of the Year. One year ago: President-elect Donald Trump declared that the deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Germany that killed 12 people two days earlier was “an attack on humanity and it’s got to be stopped”; he also suggested he might go forward with his campaign pledge to temporarily ban Muslim immigrants from coming to the United States. Jurors in Santa Ana, California, recommended a death sentence for a sex offender who abducted and killed four women over six months while wearing an electronic monitoring device (the judge imposed the death sentence the following February). Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Freddie Hart is 91. Talk show host Phil Donahue is 82. Actress Jane Fonda is 80. Actor Larry Bryggman is 79. Singer Carla Thomas is 75. Musician Albert Lee is 74. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is 73. Actor Josh Mostel is 71. Actor Samuel L. Jackson is 69. Rock singer Nick Gilder is 67. Movie producer Jeffrey Katzenberg is 67. Actor Dennis Boutsikaris is 65. Singer Betty Wright is 64. International Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert is 63. Actress Jane Kaczmarek is 62. Country singer Lee Roy Parnell is 61. Entertainer Jim Rose is 61. Former child actress Lisa Gerritsen is 60. Actor-comedian Ray Romano is 60. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is 55. Country singer Christy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 55. Rock musician Murph (The Lemonheads; Dinosaur Jr.) is 53. Actor-comedian Andy Dick is 52. Rock musician Gabrielle Glaser is 52. Actress Michelle Hurd is 51. Actor Kiefer Sutherland is 51. Actress Karri Turner is 51. Actress Khrystyne Haje is 49. THEIR VIEW The ultimate Christmas gift Unless you are spending this time of year at a spiritual retreat cut off from TV, newspapers or internet service you cannot escape the blaring music and the marketers attempting to sell you something they promise will bring you happiness and peace. The many definitions of peace seem inadequate at this or any other time of year. In Washington, D.C., there is a modern-looking building housing the headquarters for the United States Institute for Peace. Established by Congress in 1984, USIP’s mission is “to promote national security and global stability by reducing violent conflicts abroad.” How is that working out? Wikipedia has compiled statistics and a map of armed conflicts around the world. While the colors are attractive, what they represent is not. Then there are instances of terrorism and mass shootings in major cities, not to mention conflict in homes, which result in alienation and sometimes ing, or ending, condivorce, creating flict in the world is a different kind of Cal Thomas a worthy goal. Endcasualty for chilContributing ing one conflict, dren. columnist though, doesn’t The Person produce peace. Christmas is supSometimes warring posed to be about tribes rekindle conflicts. offers a different kind The Middle East is an of peace from what the world offers and is unable ongoing war of words with the constant threat to deliver: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give of another war. Then there is North Korea and you. I do not give to you Iran and their threats to as the world gives. Do peace. not let your hearts be In Washington, polititroubled and do not be cal conflict is ongoing afraid.” (John 14:27) with both parties focused Jesus of Nazareth is on achieving power, but speaking to his followers having gained it, neither and promising them conseems capable of doing tentment in a troubled and conflicted world. Not much that benefits the country, preferring being afraid is a type of instead to put politics peace, isn’t it? We fear ahead of public service. not being able to make enough money to pay In the 1981 film bills, we fear losing a job “Chariots of Fire,” Ian or we are fearful of the Charleson, who plays road taken by a rebellious the Scottish runner Eric child. There is also the Liddell, is shown speakultimate fear — what ing to a crowd. He likens lies beyond the grave? faith to a race: “You Answering that question came to see a race today. can provide the ultimate To see someone win. It peace, if one is certain of happened to be me. But his or her destination. I want you to do more People who work at than just watch a race. the Institute for Peace I want you to take part undoubtedly have the in it. I want to compare best of motives. Preventfaith to running in a race. It’s hard. It requires concentration of will, energy of soul. You experience elation when the winner breaks the tape, especially if you’ve got a bet on it. But how long does that last? You go home. Maybe your dinner’s burnt. Maybe you haven’t got a job. So who am I to say, ‘Believe, have faith,’ in the face of life’s realities? I would like to give you something more permanent, but I can only point the way. I have no formula for winning the race. Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way. And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within. Jesus said, ‘Behold, the Kingdom of God is within you. If with all your hearts, you truly seek me, you shall ever surely find me.’ If you commit yourself to the love of Christ, then that is how you run a straight race.” That’s where real peace is found, at Christmas, or anytime. It is the ultimate gift. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com. THEIR VIEW Merry Christmas to one and all Somehow, it’s there. It peaks through, it squeezes through, its real meaning still touching the hearts of many, conveying love, hope and charity. I am talking about Christmas and the wonder of it next door to the misuse of it, as in Black Friday. That’s when the gift buying erupts with mobs too often brawling over bargains in shopping centers, fists being thrown and guns being shot. Imagine that — two shootings really did happen this year — but instead of talking about gun control let’s talk about emotional control, about people getting to the best within them. Surely some in those shopping centers forgave whatever rudeness came their way, figured kindness more important than maybe saving a few dollars and happily, sincerely said “Merry Christmas!” to their compatriots. States and run as Here is a phrase president on a platfull of good wishes Jay Ambrose form of removing and one that Contributing Nativity scenes not proceeds from at columnist just from public least some sense areas, but from priof joy and hope in vate areas, includthis world. The ing churches. The polls words may be politically aren’t high now, but … incorrect, but would it It is in fact the case, really be a huge offense of course, that Nativity to any sensible person scenes had to have their not sharing one’s faith day in court to make it to hear so innocent and allowable to display them well-meaning an expreson government property, sion? Of course, there though only if accompaare those who belittle nied by non-Christian it, such as a New Yorker religious symbols. There satirist saying its use is are schools in the counrequired by President Donald Trump’s Compul- try that do not even allow the word “Christsory Acknowledgement mas” to make an appearof Christ Act. ance this time of year. To be fair, Trump And the Pew Research has gone a bit far in his Center tells us that own remarks about the fewer than a majority of phrase, but one could Americans now celebrate as easily write a satire Christmas as a religious noting the fact that Kim holiday, but as a cultural Jong Un has banned holiday. What is more, anything even slightly relatively few Americans resembling a Christmas give a darn. celebration in North All of this fits snugly Korea. Then, for laughs, with other studies showone could add that he ing a sharp decline of may move to the United religion overall in an America increasingly more secular. You see it in such facts as these: Just 20 percent of households attend church regularly; those with no religious affiliation is 22 percent today, compared to 4 percent in 1992; clergy are hard to come by, and millennials, our future, are the least religious Americans of all. We happen to live in an age when religion is widely denigrated even though it helps us cohere as a moral society. For instance, a higher percentage of regular church-goers give to charities (including non-religious charities) in higher amounts than the non-religious. Varied studies, and not just a few, show the highly religious are happier, healthier and live longer than the non-religious, though all of this comes in a distant second to the See CHRISTMAS | 5 �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel From page 4 spiritual experience of God in one’s life. The good news, at least from my perspective, is that the vast majority of Americans do believe in God and that 90 percent do celebrate Christmas. They do it in a variety of ways, but for a great many it is dear, sweet family time of a kind MEIGS BRIEFS that the great 19th century English writer Charles Dickens helped institute in the way the day is now observed. Spirits are obviously lifted. The Christ story still resonates in the minds and souls of millions. Violent consumerism does not come first with everyone. We can sleep in heavenly peace. 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. Champlin said 911 was called and first on the scene were troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol who attempted CPR. On the scene shortly after the troopers were personnel with the sheriff’s office and then Gallia Coroner Dr. Daniel Whitley. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was also called to the scene and worked with the sheriff’s office on the investigation. Champlin said evidence was taken from the scene and all witnesses cooperated and were interviewed separately over multiple days. Champlin said their stories were consistent and corroborated one another. Holdren said he didn’t want to present the case to the grand jury until the investigation was completed and again stressed it was “thoroughly investigated.” He explained the grand jury acted as a second set of eyes on the evidence old who was fleeing the home with the one-year old child. From page 1 At this point, Holdren said it appears Cecil before, and at one point then begins to make on the day of his death, “death threats” towards Robert, the two females the 16-year old as well as to Cecil’s girlfriend. and two minors left to The investigation run errands, though concluded Robert was Cecil stayed behind with another individual outside at the time of who was not identified. this confrontation but, upon hearing the comApparently at some motion, went inside the point, Cecil and this unidentified person got residence to intervene. Robert is described as into some sort of argubeing a military vetment, the substance eran and had training of that argument is in subduing “combative unknown, and the perindividuals,” according son left, according to to Holdren. With Cecil investigators. Shortly after this per- making “death theats” son left, Robert, the two towards Robert, Cecil’s females and their minor girlfriend and her child, Robert attempted to children returned and calm Cecil down as he Cecil was described as still “upset,” getting into had successfully done in the past, attempting to an argument with his girlfriend, Holdren said. “choke him (Cecil) out” in order to temporarAt some point Cecil ily subdue him. During reportedly strikes his this struggle with Cecil girlfriend with a “club” reportedly being comthat was found at the bative and Robert trying home. Holdren said it to subdue him, is when appears Cecil did also Cecil’s death occurred. swing at the 16-year 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 27° 46° 44° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 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. 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TUESDAY 34° 16° Mainly cloudy and colder deceased female had earlier gone to Gallia County, Ohio to purchase the alleged heroin. Ohlinger reportedly then stated once in Gallia County, he allegedly purchased $60 worth of heroin and after that, he and the female had returned to the home on Campbell Lane in Point Pleasant. The complaint then states Ohlinger reportedly told Deputy Peterson he had “mixed up” the alleged heroin and reportedly “loaded up the syringes” with it. Ohlinger and the deceased then allegedly injected the suspected heroin, according to the complaint. Ohlinger then reportedly stated he later found the female unresponsive and attempted to revive her for roughly 45 minutes before calling 911, according to the complaint. Contained within the definition of first-degree murder in the West Virginia Code is the following: Murder by poison, lying in wait, imprisonment, starving, or by any willful, deliberate and premeditated killing, or in the commission of, or attempt to commit, arson, kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, escape from lawful custody, or a felony offense of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance…” Defendants convicted of first-degree murder in West Virginia could face life in prison. Ohlinger remains incarcerated at the Western Regional Jail without bond. Deputy Peterson is the investigating officer in this case. NATIONAL CITIES McArthur 49/39 Waverly 50/41 SUNDAY A: Fog Today 7:43 a.m. 5:10 p.m. 10:01 a.m. 8:22 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset SATURDAY Mild; damp in the morning, then rain 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. 58° 49° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low and witness statements presented in the case, and still did not return an indictment. Holdren stressed he wanted to be transparent in how his office handled the seriousness of the situation, and he wanted to present it to the grand jury due to the fact that a person died. Though he couldn’t comment specifically on the case, he said a grand jury in this situation would’ve been presented with an understanding of all potential charges, from aggravated murder, to negligent homicide. “It clearly appeared to me, that Robert Yost acted originally in the defense of others, secondarily in defense of himself,” Holdren said. Holdren added there would be no charges filed against Robert Yost. “From my standpoint, the case is closed,” Holdren said. FRIDAY Clouds and sun today. Cloudy tonight with a shower in spots late. High 54° / Low 44° committed. According to the criminal complaint filed in magistrate court, on Dec. 14, Deputy J.C. Peterson with the Mason County Sheriff’s Department, was dispatched to a home in the 500-block of Campbell Lane in Point Pleasant in reference to a reported overdose. Upon Deputy Peterson’s arrival, he states he noticed an unresponsive female on the floor of the home. Mason County EMS arrived around the same time as Deputy Peterson and emergency personnel began administering the female medical treatment. The female was then transported to the Pleasant Valley Hospital emergency room. The complaint states hospital staff attempted to revive the female but were unsuccessful. The initial caller to Mason County 911 was identified in the complaint as Ohlinger who was further identified as the boyfriend of the deceased female. Ohlinger reportedly followed emergency crews to the hospital the night of the female’s death, according to the complaint. The complaint further states Deputy Peterson advised Ohlinger verbally of his Miranda Rights and Ohlinger reportedly waived his rights to speak to the deputy. Ohlinger then reportedly told Deputy Peterson the female had allegedly taken heroin. According to the complaint, Ohlinger further advised Deputy Peterson that Ohlinger and the MIDDLEPORT — Santa will make an appearance at Middleport Village Hall from 6:30-8 p.m., today. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM From page 1 Santa Visit POMEROY — The Meigs County Clerk of Courts Offices (title and legal) will close at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21. They will also be closed on Dec. 25 Jury TODAY and 26 and Jan. 1. POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed Dec. 25-26. 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The Tomcats hit consecutive night en route to a 60-37 vicbaskets 75 seconds into the tory over the Wahama boys second frame to take a 22-15 basketball team in a Tri-Valley cushion, but the Red and White Conference Hocking Division matchup at Gary Clark Court in answered with a Noah Litchfield bucket at the 6:37 mark to Mason County. The host White Falcons (0-4, close back to within two possessions. 0-3 TVC Hocking) stormed Brayden Weber followed with out to a 13-4 cushion on 4-of-5 a basket at the 5:49 mark that shooting over the opening five again stretched the lead back minutes of regulation, but the Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Tomcats (4-0, 4-0) turned up out to 24-17, then Wahama Wahama senior Noah Litchfield (33) releases a shot attempt during the second committed its third turnover of the pressure in forcing seven half of Tuesday night’s TVC Hocking boys basketball contest against Trimble in the period eight seconds later. first quarter miscues while Mason, W.Va. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Then, a chess match broke out on Trimble’s following possession. With WHS sitting back in a 2-3 zone, the Red and Gray elected to hold the ball in the backcourt before the White Falcons extended the zone to pressure the ball. THS answered with intense ball movement over a 5:35 span, electing to take a single lone shot with six seconds left in the half. The shot ended up hitting the rim and going out of bounds with six second left, but Wahama followed with another turnover that gave the guests one final possession with just over three seconds left in the half. THS ultimately came up short See TOMCATS | 7 Tornadoes outlast Miller, 72-66 in OT on Tuesday By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE, Ohio — Overtime seems to be Tornado time. The Southern boys basketball team picked up its second overtime victory of the season on Tuesday evening in Meigs County, defeating Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division guest Miller by a 72-66 tally after scoring 15 points in the four-minute extra session. The Tornadoes (5-1, 3-1 TVC Hocking) fell behind 21-6 after eight minutes of play, but outscored the Falcons (4-1, 3-1) by a 13-7 clip in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to single digits, at 28-19, by halftime. Southern poured in 19 points in the third period, outscoring the guest by three points to make the MHS lead 44-37 headed into the fourth. See TORNADOES | 7 Eastern rolls past Rebels, 64-43 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 21 Boys Basketball Wayne at Hannan, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball South Gallia at Southern, 7:30 Nelsonville-York at River Valley, 7:30 Vinton County at Meigs, 7:30 Trimble at Wahama, 7:30 Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7:30 Wrestling Point Pleasant, Berkeley Springs at Wirt County 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 Boys Basketball River Valley at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Wahama at South Gallia, 7:30 Wellston at Meigs, 7:30 Waterford at Southern, Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Eastern sophomore Garrett Barringer (center) fights through a double team set by Rebels Austin Day (left) and Eli Ellis (10) during the Eagles’ 64-43 victory on Tuesday in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. 7:30 Teays Valley Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Eastern at Miller, 7:30 Girls Basketball Teays Valley Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at South Charleston, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 Girls Basketball Athens at Gallia Academy, 6:30 Eastern at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. Meigs vs. Minford at Alexander, 1:30 Swimming River Valley at Huntington INV, TBA College Football Ohio vs. UAB at Bahamas Bowl, 12:30 p.m. By Alex Hawley run, but was outscored by a 14-3 tally over the remainder of the period, as Eastern headed into TUPPERS PLAINS, the half with a 35-14 lead. Ohio — Bouncing back The Rebels had their in style. best offensive period of The Eastern boys basthe night in the third, outketball team snapped its scoring EHS by a 17-15 two-game skid on Tuesclip over the eight minute day night at ‘The Nest’, span. Eastern capped off making over half of their its 64-43 victory with a field goal attempts en 15-to-12 run in the fourth route to a 64-43 victory quarter. over Tri-Valley Confer“We wanted to come ence Hocking Division in here and establish the guest South Gallia. tone of the game, instead After the Eagles (2-2, of somebody setting the 1-2 TVC Hocking) scored tone on us, which is what the opening bucket of the we’ve done the last two game, the Rebels (0-4, games,” Eastern head 0-2) claimed the next four coach Jeremy Hill said. “I points and their only lead South Gallia senior Curtis Haner (5) drives past Eagles Kaleb Hill think we did that and we of the contest with 5:39 (center) and Sharp Facemyer (10), during Eastern’s 64-43 win on executed a little bit betleft in the first quarter. Tuesday in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. ter, but we still turned the Eastern scored the next nine points, however and advantage by the end of South Gallia began the wound up with a 15-7 the stanza. second quarter with a 5-4 See EASTERN | 7 ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com PLAYER Meigs Kassidy Betzing, Junior OF THE Two game total of 29 points, 8 steals, 6 assists, and 10 rebounds WEEK Eastern Elizabeth Collins, Senior Southern Jaiden Roberts, Senior 3 game total of 36 points and 30 rebounds, leading the Eagles in the week both RɣHQVLYHO\�DQG�GHIHQVLYHO\ Two game total of 21 points, leading the tornadoes in the week Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home Meigs Memory Gardens Pomeroy-Middleport-Racine Spaces available-contact us for information www.andersonmcdaniel.com �� �,� �� � ��,� ����� Pomeroy, Ohio �� � OH-70021736 www.f bsc.com myfarmersbank OH-70021743 OH-70021740 OH-70019323 Follow the Fun �SPORTS/TV Daily Sentinel Eastern From page 6 ball over a little too much. Hat’s off to South Gallia. They didn’t quit and they still battled, causing us to make those turnovers. We have to take better care of the basketball.” The hosts claimed a 30-to-23 advantage on the glass, despite SGHS earning a 10-8 edge in offensive rebounds. Both teams finished with 16 turnovers in the game, with the Eagles earning a 10-to-7 advantage in steals. Eastern also claimed a 16-to-9 assists advantage, while the Rebels held a 4-to-3 edge in blocked shots. “They exploited our 1-3-1 and did a nice job going block-to-block,” South Gallia head coach Kent Wolfe said. “We have to limit our opponents possessions, and when you turn the ball over it gives them free looks, that’s the worst thing that can happen. It comes down to this, we have to defend better and we have to eliminate easy possessions for the opponent. For us to have a chance to win, we have to play a near perfect game.” Collectively, the Eagles shot 26-of-46 (56.5 percent) from the field, including 2-of-6 (33.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the Rebels were 17-of-50 (34 percent) from the field, including 4-of-15 (26.7 percent) from deep. From the free throw line, Eastern shot 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) and South Gallia was 5-of-9 (55.6 percent). “We went up to Waterford the other night and shot 3-of-25 from the field in the first half, we were 0-for-9 from threepoint range, and we got beat by 18,” Coach Hill said. “Tonight, our field goal percentage was a lot better, because we were shooting two-feet from the bucket. Our percentage is going to be higher than when we’re shooting 19-footers. We have to keep growing as a team and not take nights off. We’ll get back in here tomorrow night and get Tomcats RedStorm survives slow start, drops Cougars ready for Miller.” EHS sophomore Garrett Barringer led the hosts with a doubledouble effort of 16 points and 10 rebounds, to go with a team-best four assists. Isaiah Fish scored 15 points and Sharp Facemyer added 12, with both players draining one three-pointer in the win. Eagles senior Kaleb Hill contributed eight points and seven rebounds to the winning cause, Colton Reynolds added six points, while Blaise Facemyer had five points and four assists. Ryan Dill rounded out the EHS offense with two markers. On defense, Barringer came up with a game-best three steals, while Hill had two steals and two rejections. “We had a nice talk at halftime and I thought they came up and did some things better,” Wolfe said. “This program has been through some adversity, but we’ll work through it. We’ll have to have good practices tomorrow and Thursday to get ready for Wahama. We’ll try to get better, that’s all we can do. We’ll take baby steps and hopefully by February we’ll be a competitive team.” The Rebels were led by Braxton Hardy with 18 points, including six from long range. Curtis Haner hit one trifecta on his way to 10 points,while Jared Burdette made one triple and finished with five points. Eli Ellis and Austin Stapleton posted four points apiece in the setback, while Austin Day scored two. Day and Burdette tied for the team lead with five rebounds apiece. Ellis and Haner both assisted on two buckets, while also leading the Rebel defense with two steals and a rejection apiece. These teams will do battle again on Jan. 30 in Mercerville. Both teams continue league play on Friday when SGHS hosts Wahama, and EHS visits Miller. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. for 44 percent, including a 5-of-11 effort from three-point range for 45 percent. WHS was also a From page 6 perfect 2-of-2 at the free throw line. on that offensive chance Litchfield led the White as well, but the Tomcats Falcons with a gamestill managed to take a 24-17 edge into the break. high 22 points, followed by Tyler Bumgarner Wahama had as many shot attempts in the first with seven points. Frye and Abram Pauley both half (11) as turnovers, while Trimble committed chipped in three markers, while Isaiah Pauley comonly two miscues and pleted the scoring with attempted 23 shots from two points. the floor in that same Bumgarner hauled in a span. The guests also had a 10-6 edge in makes, team-best eight rebounds, while Litchfield and with both teams hitting Skyler Estep respectively three trifectas. The White Falcons had grabbed five and two caroms in the setback. the wheels fall off in the Trimble netted 26-of-58 third frame after commitfield goal attempts for 45 ting nine turnovers, and the Tomcats netted 11-of- percent, including a 6-of16 effort from behind the 21 field goal attempts as arc for 38 percent. The part of a 24-12 surge — making it a 48-29 contest guests were also just 2-of12 at the charity stripe headed into the finale. Trimble led by as many for 17 percent. Cameron Kittle led as 29 points (60-31) folTHS with 19 points and lowing a Randy Hixson eight rebounds, followed trifecta with 4:38 left in by Max Hooper with 12 regulation, but Wahama points and Weber with answered with consecu11 markers. Hixson was tive three-pointers from next with nine points, Abram Pauley and Jonathan Frye to wrap up the while Bryce Richards and Conner Wright completed 23-point outcome. THS outrebounded the the winning tally with respective efforts of six hosts by a sizable 34-19 overall margin after being and three markers. Wahama returns to tied at nine boards apiece at halftime. The guests — TVC Hocking action Friday when it travels to who committed only 12 turnovers — also claimed Mercerville to face South Gallia at 7 p.m. a 20-3 edge on the offensive glass. Wahama connected on Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. 15-of-34 shot attempts Thursday, December 21, 2017 7 By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Maybe it was playing a third game in four days. Maybe it was the fact that the Christmas break was to begin immediately after the game was over. Whatever the reason, though, Tuesday afternoon’s 5th Annual Champions of Character Classic didn’t go as smoothly as one may have thought it would for the University of Rio Grande men’s basketball team. The RedStorm did, however, find a way to overcome a slow start and pulled away for a 91-70 win over Ohio University-Lancaster in front of a boisterous Newt Oliver Arena crowd comprised mostly of students from Rio Grande Elementary School. Rio Grande improved its overall record to 6-9 with a second straight win in games that count toward the season ledger. The RedStorm had suffered an exhibition loss at NCAA Division I Miami-Ohio on Sunday. OU-Lancaster had a modest two-game win- Courtesy photo Rio Grande’s Devon Price attempts a wrap-around pass to teammate Stanley Christian during Tuesday afternoon’s 91-70 win over Ohio University-Lancaster in the 5th Annual Champions of Character Classic at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm improved to 6-9 with the victory. ning streak snapped and slipped to 5-10 with the loss. The Cougars actually led by five points just under four minutes into the contest and were still within three points, 38-35, after a pair of Preston Gothard free throws with 2:47 remaining in the first half before Rio finally grabbed control. The RedStorm went on a 19-4 run, which bridged the final 2:22 of the first half and the opening 4:15 of the second period, to take a 57-39 lead after a bucket by senior Will Hill (Worthington, OH) and OU-L got no closer than 14 points the rest of the day. Rio’s biggest lead of the day was 29 points, 81-52, following a rebound and stickback by sophomore Stanley Christian (Norfolk, VA) with 8:58 left in the game. Christian had 15 of his game-high 23 points and six of his game-high 13 rebounds after halftime. (43.6 percent) field goal attempts, including 9-of23 (39.1 percent) threeFrom page 6 point tries. From the charity stripe, SHS shot The Falcons scored 13 22-of-34 (64.7 percent) points in the fourth quar- and MHS shot 9-of-21 ter, but the hosts rallied (42.6 percent). Collectively, the Torfor 20 points, including nine from the free throw nadoes outrebounded MHS by a 45-to-34 clip, line. including 16-to-12 on the Tied at 57, the Tornaoffensive glass. SHS also does outscored MHS by a 15-to-9 clip in overtime, held advantages of 20-to13 in assists and 9-to-2 hitting nine free throws to seal the 72-66 victory. in steals, but the Falcons won the turnover battle For the game, Southby a 17-to-13 tally. ern shot 23-of-63 (36.5 Weston Thorla led the percent) from the field, victors with 23 points including 4-of-27 (14.8 on seven free throws, percent) from threepoint range. Meanwhile, five two-pointers and a pair of trifectas. Brayden Miller made 24-of-55 Cunningham also hit two three-pointers, while sinking 8-of-8 foul shots to finish with 14. Dylan Smith scored 12 points in the win, all of which came after halftime. Austin Baker and Jensen Anderson both contributed eight points to the Tornado cause, while Trey McNickle chipped in with seven. On the glass, the Purple and Gold were led by Cunningham with 11 rebounds and Baker with 10. Thorla and Smith tied for a team-high with three assists each, with Thorla also picking up a game-best three steals. Carson Starlin and Tornadoes THURSDAY EVENING BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM WSAZ News 3 (N) WTAP News at Six (N) ABC 6 News at 6pm (N) Arthur 6:30 PM PM 7:30 NBC Nightly News (N) NBC Nightly News (N) ABC World News (N) In the Americas 6:30 Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Colby Bartley led the Falcons with 17 points apiece, making four and two triples respectively. Seattle Compston finished with 13 points for the guests, Colin Pargeon chipped in with 11, while Blayton Cox scored six and Levi VanBibber added two. Southern will go for the season sweep of the Falcons on Jan. 30 in Hemlock. The Tornadoes return to the court on Friday when they host reigning league champion Waterford. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 7 Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune (N) (N) Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune (N) (N) Entertainm- Access ent Tonight PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. (N) News at 6 ABC World Judge Judy Entertainm(N) News (N) ent Tonight 10TV News CBS Evening Jeopardy! Wheel of at 6 p.m. (N) News (N) (N) Fortune Daily Mail Eyewitness The Big Bang The Big Bang TV News (N) Theory Theory BBC World Nightly PBS NewsHour Providing inNews: Business depth analysis of current events. (N) America Report (N) 13 News at CBS Evening 13 News at Inside 6:00 p.m. (N) News (N) 7:00 p.m. (N) Edition 6 Hill was the only other double-digit scorer for the RedStorm, netting 18 points to compliment a game-high six assists. Eleven of the 13 players in uniform for Rio scored in the victory. The RedStorm got the win despite hitting just six of their 27 threepoint attempts, going an uncharacteristic 13-for-22 at the free throw line and committing 16 turnovers. Rio did shoot 44 percent from the field overall (36-for-81) and enjoyed a whopping 59-34 edge in rebounding. OU-Lancaster, which had nine players of its own score, was led by Preston Gothard’s 18-point, six-rebound effort off the bench. Gavin Eberhardt and Sean Higgins totaled 11 points each in a losing cause for the Cougars, who went just 5-for-28 from three-point range themselves. Rio Grande will now enjoy a 10-day holiday break between games before hosting TruettMcConnell (Ga.) on Friday, Dec. 29, at 4:30 p.m. 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 Great News Great News (N) (N) Great News Great News (N) (N) A Charlie Brown Christmas Saturday Night Live Christmas Hilarious holiday-themed sketches are revisited. Saturday Night Live Christmas Hilarious holiday-themed sketches are revisited. 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TVM (5:25) We Were Soldiers The story (:45) Legends of the Fall (1994, Drama) Sir Anthony Hopkins, Shameless "Occupy Fiona" of the first major battle of the Vietnam War, Aidan Quinn, Brad Pitt. Three brothers who were raised by their father all Ian tests Fiona's patience and resolve. as seen by both sides. TVMA fall in love with the same woman. TVMA (5:15) �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Thursday, December 21, 2017 Daily Sentinel Vikings top Point Pleasant avenges Dots, 59-54 Meigs, 55-39 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com By Alex Hawley with a 19-7 run, sealing the 55-39 triumph. MHS junior Zach Bartrum led the guests McARTHUR, Ohio — The comeback came with 23 points, followed by sophomore up just short. Weston Baer with 12. The Meigs boys basNick Lilly and Christian ketball team cut their Mattox rounded out the deficit to four points Marauder scoring with headed into the finale, two points apiece. but Tri-Valley ConferVinton County was ence Ohio Division host Vinton County finished led by the duo of Jake strong and took a 55-39 Speakman and Naylan victory on Tuesday eve- Yates, pouring in 24 and 23 points respectively. ning at VCHS. Cameron Hamon and Meigs (0-8, 0-3 TVC Eli Griffith each had Ohio) fell behind by four points to cap off 10 points, 19-9, after the victors’ total. eight minutes of play, The Marauders will and the Vikings (3-3, 3-1) — winners of three look for revenge on Jan. 26 when the Vikings straight — extended invade Larry R. Mortheir lead to 29-17 by rison Gymnasium. halftime. This was the final The Marauders’ best game of six straight period of the night was the third, in which on the road for the Marauders, as they they outscored VCHS return home on Friday by a 15-7 tally. Enterto face Wellston. ing the finale with a 36-32 advantage, Vinton Alex Hawley can be reached at County ended the game 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Spartans hold off River Valley, 55-46 By Alex Hawley of three-pointers, three two-pointers and a 3-of4 performance from the free throw line. Layne ALBANY, Ohio — Fitch made one threeThe Spartans’ start made all the difference. pointer en route to nine points, while Kyle Coen The Alexander boys basketball team doubled finished with eight up Tri-Valley Conference markers. Jordan Lambert had Ohio Division guest River Valley in the first six points for the Silver and Black, while Pathalf on Tuesday night rick Brown and Chase at ‘The Alley’, and the Caldwell rounded out hosts held on for a 55-46 victory to remain the Raider scoring with unbeaten in the league. three and two points respectively. 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River Valley returns in 17 to cap off the to action on Friday at 55-46 victory. Gallia Academy. RVHS senior Jarret McCarley led the guests Alex Hawley can be reached at with 18 points, on a trio 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com EMPLOYMENT REAL ESTATE FOR RENT Help Wanted General Apartments/Townhouses REAL ESTATE Want To Buy Absolute Top Dollarsilver/gold coins, any 10k/14k/18k gold jewerly, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 18 total field goals — including eight trifectas — and also went 15-of-25 at the free throw line for 60 percent. PPHS had three players reach double figures, with Bush leading the way with 15 points. Braxton Yates was next with 11 points, while Butler contributed 10 markers — including a pair of big three-pointers in the fourth. Trace Derenberger chipped in eight points and Camron Long added seven markers, while Kade Oliver and Casey Lowery completed the winning tally with respective efforts of five and three points. PHS netted 19 total field goals — including three three-pointers — and also went 13-of-21 at the charity stripe for 62 percent. Poca also had four players reach double digits, but that was the only scoring that Dots received. Bronson Skeens poured in a game-high 19 points, followed by Ethan Payne with 14 points and Mitchell Hoffman with 11 markers. Noah Luikart completed the scoring with 10 points. Point Pleasant — which dropped a 74-41 decision to Poca back on Dec. 5 — traveled to Nitro Wednesday night and returns to action next Thursday (Dec. 28) when it hosts Winfield at 7 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Dragons burn Gallia Academy, 97-50 By Bryan Walters teams played to a 15-all tie in the second frame — allowing FHS to secure a 52-27 advantage at the PROCTORVILLE, break. Ohio — It was literally The visiting Blue Devover at halftime. ils (5-1, 2-1) were never Host Fairland shot 51 able to inch any closer percent from the field as the Green and White and scored 52 points in received a dozen points the first half Tuesday night en route to an over- from Isaiah Howell as part of 29-17 third quarwhelming 97-50 victory over the Gallia Academy ter run that gave FHS a commanding 81-44 boys basketball team in cushion headed into the an Ohio Valley Conferfinale. Fairland closed ence matchup in Lawregulation on 16-6 charge rence County. to wrap up the 47-point It was a battle of unbeatens, but the Drag- triumph. 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Rams 42, Seattle 7 New England 27, Pittsburgh 24 San Francisco 25, Tennessee 23 Dallas 20, Oakland 17 Monday’s Games Atlanta 24, Tampa Bay 21 AFC 8-2-0 6-4-0 5-5-0 5-5-0 NFC 3-1-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 0-4-0 Div 3-1-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 AFC 9-2-0 7-4-0 3-7-0 2-8-0 NFC 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-3-0 Div 4-1-0 4-1-0 1-4-0 1-4-0 AFC 8-2-0 6-4-0 5-6-0 0-11-0 NFC 3-1-0 2-2-0 0-3-0 0-3-0 Div 5-0-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 0-5-0 AFC 6-4-0 4-6-0 5-6-0 4-7-0 NFC 2-2-0 3-1-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 Div 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 NFC 10-1-0 6-4-0 5-6-0 0-10-0 AFC 2-1-0 2-2-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 Div 5-0-0 4-1-0 1-4-0 0-5-0 NFC 7-3-0 6-4-0 8-2-0 2-8-0 AFC 3-1-0 4-0-0 1-3-0 2-2-0 Div 3-1-0 2-2-0 3-1-0 0-4-0 NFC 8-2-0 7-4-0 5-5-0 1-10-0 AFC 3-1-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 3-0-0 Div 3-1-0 4-1-0 2-2-0 0-5-0 NFC 7-4-0 6-4-0 3-7-0 2-9-0 AFC 3-0-0 2-2-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 Div 4-1-0 4-1-0 2-3-0 0-5-0 Saturday, Dec. 23 Indianapolis at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24 Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Denver at Washington, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m. L.A. Rams at Tennessee, 1 p.m. L.A. Chargers at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25 Pittsburgh at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Oakland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded OF Preston Tucker to Atlanta for a player to be named or cash. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Juan Nicasio on a twoyear contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded 3B Evan Longoria and cash to San Francisco for OF Denard Span, INF Christian Arroyo, RHP Stephen Woods and LHP Matt Krook. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Designated RHP Luke Jackson for assignment. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Tom Koehler on a one-year contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with 1B Carlos Santana on a three-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Placed LB Pernell McPhee on injured reserve. Signed LB Jonathan Anderson. Signed WR Mekale McKay from the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed OT Andre Smith on injured reserve. Signed OT Justin Murray off New Orleans practice squad and LB Connor Harris to the practice squad. �COMICS Daily Sentinel BLONDIE Thursday, December 21, 2017 9 By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker Today’s answer RETAIL By Norm Feuti HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock BABY BLUES ZITS By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green RHYMES WITH ORANGE � � � � � � � By Hilary Price � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$IFFICULTY ,EVEL By Bil and Jeff Keane ����� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ���� #ONCEPTIS 0UZZLES $IST� BY +ING &EATURES 3YNDICATE )NC� � � � � � � � � � By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS � � � � � � � � � DENNIS THE MENACE THE LOCKHORNS ����� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$IFFICULTY ,EVEL Hank Ketcham’s ���� #ONCEPTIS 0UZZLES $IST� BY +ING &EATURES 3YNDICATE )NC� "Y $AVE 'REEN Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! �SPORTS 10 Thursday, December 21, 2017 Daily Sentinel Lane Train: Kiffin and FAU leave no doubt, beat Akron 50-3 BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Lane Kiffin’s first bowl game at Florida Atlantic was the perfect microcosm of his first season with the Owls. Slow start. Super finish. And the future could be even better. Devin Singletary ran for 124 yards and three touchdowns, Jason Driskel accounted for four scores and FAU rolled past Akron 50-3 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night — finishing the season on a 10-game winning streak, and with Kiffin having agreed to terms on an extension that, in theory, would keep him at FAU for another 10 years. That seems unlikely, of course. Then again, so did a program with nine wins in the last three years combined roll- ing through 2017 this way. “Just an unbelievable day,” Kiffin said. “Can’t imagine it being better, 50-3. This is a special story. These are unique stories. They don’t happen. You don’t come to FAU after winning nine games in three years combined and win 11 games — and not even play close games. … These guys just dominate everybody they play.” The Owls were 1-3 in late September. They never lost again, the 10 wins coming by an average of 24.8 points and capped by a win in FAU’s first bowl appearance since 2008. “A long time coming,” said FAU linebacker Azeez AlShaair, who announced he is returning for his senior season — amid some NFL speculation. Singletary finished with 32 touchdowns this season for the Owls (11-3), who matched the school record for wins in a season — set during the team’s run to the Division I-AA semifinals in 2003. Driskel threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns, plus ran for two more scores for FAU. The Owls had a massive turnaround in Kiffin’s first year and may have an even brighter future. Earlier Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that FAU and Kiffin have agreed to extend his contract six more years through 2027. The days of being called out with an overhead projector as he was by Al Davis in Oakland, or fired on a tarmac like he was at USC, or facing weekly ques- tions about his job security like he was at Alabama, are over. He’s at FAU for as long as he wants to be. The new deal isn’t signed, but the sides will get there. “It was a neat day,” Kiffin said. “It’s the university saying, ‘We’re excited about what’s going on, we believe in what you’re doing, we don’t mind that you make jokes on Twitter like other people do.’ It was just neat to see.” Kato Nelson threw for 80 yards for Akron (7-7). “We just got whipped,” Akron coach Terry Bowden said. “They didn’t punt until the very end. … They just were better than us tonight, it was clear to see.” And Kiffin held nothing back. FAU got three touchdowns on fourth-down tries, unsuccessfully tried an onside kick in the first quarter, went for a 2-point conversion in the third quarter to make it 36-3 and even tried a halfback pass in the fourth quarter with a 47-point lead. The Owls didn’t punt on their first nine possessions, getting seven touchdowns and two missed field goals out of those. Even on the last play of the game, FAU threw a pass — a 10-yard gain, one that gave the Owls a 582-146 edge in total yards. The Owls left no doubt: Only two bowl games since 2000 had a bigger margin of victory than FAU’s 47-point romp in this one. “Lane was just playing football,” Bowden said. “I have no problem with it.” Antetokounmpo scores 27, Bucks hold off Cavaliers 119-116 MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have blown big fourth-quarter leads far too many times this season, leading to disheartening losses. The Bucks wasted another sizeable advantage in the final period Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but fought back this time to capture a 119-116 win. “It was a big step for our team. It shows maturity,” said Giannis Antetokounmpo, who led the Bucks with 27 points. “Usually, in a situation like that, we give the game away.” Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points for Milwaukee, which ended a five-game losing streak to Cleveland. Khris Middleton had 18 points and 10 assists, and Malcolm Brogdon finished with 16 points. “We kind of bent but we didn’t break,” Bucks coach Jason Kidd said. “Giannis made plays down the stretch. We stayed together. We are playing against one of the best teams in the world.” LeBron James scored 39 points for Cleveland, which lost for just the second time in its last 20 games. James had seven assists but grabbed just one rebound in the waning seconds. Kevin Love finished with 21 points. After a slow start, the Bucks got to the Cavaliers for 39 second-quarter points. Milwaukee cracked the 100-point barrier early in the fourth, but then stalled. Milwaukee led 103-83 when Cleveland launched a furious comeback with James on the bench. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Dwyane Wade put the Cavaliers up 107-105, capping a 24-3 run and giving the visitors their first lead since the second quarter. “Obviously, tonight (Wade) showed what he’s capable of still doing,” James said. “It’s a luxury having a guy like that coming off the bench.” A 3-pointer by Brogdon put the Bucks back in front with 3:38 remaining. A traditional threepoint play by James put the Cavaliers ahead 113112 with about two minutes left. Tony Snell responded with a 3-pointer for Milwaukee with 58.9 seconds remaining. After a Cleveland miss, Antetokounmpo grabbed a loose ball, hit a short shot and was fouled. His free throw gave the Bucks a 117-113 lead with 5.9 seconds to go. Wade finished with 14 points for Cleveland, and Jeff Green had 13. Milwaukee took its first lead early in the second quarter at 41-40 with Love and James on the bench. The Bucks remained hot even after the duo returned and at one point extended their advantage to 14. They led 69-58 at the half, sparked by 17 points from Middleton, who had a four-point play, as well as a 14-2 advantage in fast-break points. Untimely fouls Kyle Korver fouled Antetokounmpo as he attempted a desperation 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter. Antetokounmpo made all three free throws to pull Milwaukee within four points. Wade fouled Antetokounmpo with less than one second left in the third. He sank both free throws to give the Bucks a 15-point lead. Jay LaPrete | AP Citadel’s Rob Johnson, center, loses control of the ball between Ohio State’s Kaleb Wesson, left, and C.J. Jackson during the first half Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 94-65. Ohio State beats The Citadel 94-65 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State ran past, rather than looked past, The Citadel on Tuesday night to set up a bigger test in its next game against No. 5 North Carolina. Kam Williams and Keita Bates-Diop each scored 17 points as Ohio State won its fifth straight game with a 94-65 win against a midmajor opponent that scores nearly 90 points a game and gives up an equally amount while trying to set a frenetic pace that the Buckeyes (10-3) are unlikely to see again this season. “It was a unique game, a unique style with how The Citadel plays,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “They’ve got creative ways of attacking teams.” The Buckeyes got plenty of open looks once it cracked the pressure defense and shot 50 percent (37 of 74) from the floor and had 27 assists. “We want to get our team the best shot,” Williams said. “If that means giving up a good shot to get a great one, that’s what we’re going to do.” C.J. Jackson added 13 points and Andrew Dakich 10 for the Buckeyes. Kaiden Rice had 14 points, and Alex Reed and Zane Najdawi 11 apiece for the Bulldogs (5-7). The Citadel defense (89.3 points per game) is third-worst in Division I. They are 12th in scoring average (89.6), but trailed 44-23 at the half when the Bulldogs made 22.9 percent of their field goals. Their previous lowest output in a game this season was a 98-72 loss to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on Dec. 2. “We’re not usually this bad offensively,” The Citadel coach Duggar Baucom said. “But give all credit to Ohio State. They didn’t allow us to do things we normally do. Bulldogs usually start . They were not looking two freshmen and two ahead to North Carolina.” sophomores and have had as many as four frosh players on the court at By the numbers The Citadel’s Matt Fri- the same time, so there continues to be growerson made a 3-pointer ing pains. Six of the 12 in the first half, giving players are freshmen. him at least one in 18 The Citadel is one of consecutive games. The seven Division I schools Bulldogs made 13 of 43 (30.2 percent) 3-pointers, without a senior on the the most treys allowed by roster. Ohio State: After makOSU since VMI had 49 ing 3 of 14 3-pointers in on Nov.25, 2007. . This the previous game against was the first time the schools have played. Ohio Appalachian State, the State is 8-1 vs. teams rep- Buckeyes made some improvement by hitting resenting the Southern 13 of 35 (37 percent) vs. Conference. the Bulldogs. Talking points “He called off the dogs Up next on us a little bit. I’m not The Citadel: The naive.” - Baucom talking Bulldogs take a holiday about Holtmann. break before beginning “This is their champiSouthern Conference onship. We have to match play Dec. 30 with a their intensity” - Dakich home game against on not overlooking the Western Carolina. 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