https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/2aef1c544d796df86b616625cf20044a.pdf 53fd3e9e5346cb10e7e0f50302a94c2d PDF Text Text ‘Big Oil,’ selling out and the’ American Way.’ Partly cloudy. High of 37. Low of 18. English leads Meigs past Panthers. OPINION s 4 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 32, Volume 65 Wednesday, February 25, 2015 s 50¢ Middleport Council discuss Ordinance 95-14 By Donald Lambert no need for the position. Resident Bruce Martin presented a petition to council MIDDLEPORT — The with 132 signatures that wants Middleport Village Council the village administrator posiheld their meeting on Feb. 23 tion to remain and urged counto continue discussion on Ordi- cil to overturn the council’s nance 95-14. decision. The ordinance calls for the “That’s a high number of liquidation of the village admin- people that support the mayor’s istrator position. The council decision to keep the village voted to pass the ordinance 4-1 administrator,” Martin told at the meeting Feb. 9. Mayor council. Michael Gerlach tried to veto Council President Doug the vote, saying that cutting Dixon said the issue should the position would cause harm be tabled until the next meetto the town, but various couning so more research could be cil members said the mayor done. Martin argues that, with couldn’t veto unless there was the mayor’s veto, the ordinance a tie in a vote. The council said should not be in effect. Council cutting the village administramember Sharon Older said that tor position would help save the mayor of a city can veto, but not the mayor of a village. money and because there was elambert@civitasmedia.com Council member Roger Manley said council should seek the solicitor’s advice to see what the mayor’s legal powers are. Dixon seconded the motion and the council all voted yes. The council moved on to discussion of two permissive taxes. Fiscal Officer Sue Baker asked council to reconsider cutting the permissive taxes as the village would lose money from the taxes, especially in road maintenance. Gerlach and Baker said the village could lose up to $18,000 in road maintenance once the ordinance to get rid of the taxes goes into effect next year. Gerlach said he had spoken with Meigs County Commissioner Randy Smith to discuss the county picking up the fees. However, doing so would absorb the fees into the county budget and the village may not see that money. Council member Emerson Heighton made a motion to overturn the ordinance, but it died from a lack of a second. Gerlach brought up the water line issue from the previous meeting. Gerlach said the water line is currently and foot and a half/two feet under the ground and, if a new line was put in, the line would be four feet underground. Heighton opened with a motion to seek bids for the project. The council discussed having someone in Middleport doing it, but there was concern over the quality of the work. The motion went through 5-1. Other business included discussion of the 2015 Appropriation Ordinance, but was tabled until the next meeting, a visit from Jim Hudson to discuss his high water bill, and a visit from Sonny and Steve Hudson to discuss North Third Street, which is currently a one-way street. The Hudsons and residents on that block would like the road to be a two-lane road again. The council tabled the issue until the next meeting. The bills, which totaled $1,165.32, were approved. The minutes from the previous meeting were tabled until changes were made. The next council meeting will be 7 p.m. March 9. Reach Donald Lambert at 740-992-2155, Ext. 2555. or on Twitter @Donaldlambert22 Residents recycle nearly 2.5 million lbs. Staff report WELLSTON — Residents in Gallia, Jackson, Meigs and Vinton counties recycled nearly 2.5 million pounds in the first year of their dropbox recycling program, which began in January 2014. The recycling program is provided through a partnership between Rumpke and the GalliaJackson-Meigs-Vinton Solid Waste Management District. The program has 28 sites and 49 containers placed throughout the four counties. An additional 380,000 pounds was recycled through the city of Jackson’s curbside program in 2014. Through the program, residents bring mixed recyclables to a drop-box recycling site and place them in Rumpke’s container unbagged. The program accepts plastic bottles and jugs, glass bottles and jars, cartons, metal cans, paper and cardboard. Advanced equipment and technology are used to sort the items by type at one of Rumpke’s recycling facilities. The recycled material is used to create a variety of new products. The program cannot accept plastic bags, hangers, chains, hazardous materials, VHS tapes, pressurized tanks or trash in the containers. Residents should not place these items in the recycling container because they can lower the quality of the recycling, cause injuries or damage equipment. For a list of accepted recyclables, visit www.gjmvrecycle.com. Rumpke is a family-owned business with a regional operation in Wellston. The company partners with solid waste districts, communities and businesses throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia to offer recycling services. In 2014, Rumpke recycled more than 900 million pounds of materials. Contact the GJMV office for recycling locations and program details or visit www.gjmvrecycle.com. — NEWS Obituaries: 2 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 — SPORTS Basketball: 6 Wrestling: 6 — FEATURES Television: 7 Classified: 8 Comics: 9 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook or twitter to share your thoughts. Lindsay Kriz | Daily Sentinel The water break on 2nd Street, which was fixed over the weekend. The blast was so violent, at one point about 1,000-1,500 gallons of water escaped from the pipe per minute. Boil advisory lifted for most customers By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The boil advisory has been lifted for Pomeroy residents except those on Spring Avenue, according to Mayor Jackie Welker. Welker said that Village Administrator Paul Hellman received water samples yesterday morning, and Hellman learned at 3 p.m. that the samples were clean. The advisory was put in place last week after village crews isolated a main water break Friday, Feb. 20, which took place on 833. Another water break, on 2nd Street, occurred Thursday, Feb. 19 between 3-5 a.m., when the line blew, creating a big enough hole to release 1,000- 1,500 gallons a minute. Hellman said that on 2nd Street, between Butternut and Mulberry Streets was shut off, and on 833 from the “first curve” all the way to Pomeroy Pike was shut off at that time. The breaks were fixed over the weekend. You can reach Lindsay at 444-4303 or on Twitter @JournalistKriz. Prize-winning engineers to discuss discovery day in Washington, D.C. The Russ Prize, a $500,000 ATHENS — Residents award created by the Russ are invited to attend a College of Engineering and public lecture with IngeTechnology, honors a bioborg Hochmair-Desoyer engineering achievement and Erwin Hochmair, in widespread use that two of five recipients improves the human condiof the 2015 Fritz J. and tion. It is the top bioengiDelores H. Russ Prize, neering prize in the world. about their contributions Cochlear implants are to the development of the small electronic devices cochlear implant and the that provide people with founding of their comsevere-to-profound senpany, Med-El. sorineural hearing loss, The lecture will be with a sense of sound. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb 26. The National Academy of CIs comprise two parts: Engineering and Ohio Uni- an externally-worn audio processor, which picks up versity awarded the 2015 sound and codes it into Russ Prize to the Hochsignals, transmitted to the mairs, along with Graeme small, surgically-implantClark, Michael Merzenich and Blake Wilson, on Mon- ed internal component. Staff report An electrode attached to the implant directly simulates the auditory nerve and sends the signal to the brain where it is interpreted as sound. The CI is the most-used neural prosthesis developed to date; more than 320,000 hearing-impaired people have received CIs in one or both ears. The Hochmairs, both electrical engineers, cofounded the leading global hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL Medical Electronics, GmBH. They began their work on CIs as a team in the mid-1970s. Building on existing knowledge of the physiology of the auditory system, their engineeringbased approach led to the world’s first microelectronic multichannel CI, considered to be the prototype of modern CIs. The first two devices were implanted in December 1977 and March 1978. Open speech understanding, without lip reading via a small body-worn audio processor, was achieved in 1980. The Hochmairs went on to found MED-EL and have continued to bring cutting-edge hearing implant technologies to deaf and severely hearing impaired people of all ages for the past 25 years. �LOCAL 2 Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Daily Sentinel OBITUARIES MEIGS COMMUNITY CALENDAR DUANE R. LONGENETTE LONG BOTTOM — Duane R. Longenette, 82, of Long Bottom, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster. He was born June 10, 1932, in Parkersburg, W.Va., the son of the late Ellsworth and Ella Garlo Longenette. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty Longenette; three sons, Gary Longenette, of Uniontown, Ohio, Larry and Kris Longenette, of Evansville, Ind., and Donald and Renu Longenette, of Avon, Ohio; six grandchildren, Josh, Trisha, Kari, Adam, Summer and Angela; three great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Draven and Aiden; and two brothers, Clifford Longenette and Charles Longenette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Longenette; and a sister, Joan Ramsey. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Tuppers Plains Christian Church with Pastor Gene Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. Friends may call WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home on Tuesday between 6-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, Central Regional OfficeATHE, 5555 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017. You may sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com. DEATH NOTICES HEFFNER CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Norman Heffner, 84, of Chesapeake, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at home. Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, by Pastor D.L. Webb of Sybene Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Union Hill Cemetery, Chesapeake. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at the funeral home. MORRISON BIDWELL — Bobbie Kaye Morrison, 44, of Bidwell, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. Calvin Minnis officiating. Burial will follow in Morgan Bethel Cemetery, Vinton. Friends and family may call the funeral home Friday between 11 a.m. and the time of the service. MULLINS BIDWELL, Ohio — Mary M. Mullins, 62, of Bidwell, formerly of South Charleston, Ohio, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at Abbyshire Place. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Willis Funeral Home with the Rev. Truman Johnson officiating. PATRICK POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Angela D. Patrick, 48, a lifelong resident of Point Pleasant, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla. Plans for services are incomplete at this time. Civitas Media, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes Tuesday through Saturday. Please call for more information on local pricing. 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She was a lifelong resident of Meigs County until she and her late husband, George, moved to Pickerington in 1999 to be closer to family members. Phyllis was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, George. She is survived by her five children: Rose Marie Hackett Scott (husband Madison), of Lexington, Ky., Bill Hackett, of Pickerington, Linda Goodwin, of West Palm Beach, Fla., Dennis Hackett (wife, Bette), of Pomeroy, and Melanie Franko (husband Robert), of Manhattan, Beach, Calif. She is also survived by adored grandchildren George W. Hackett IV (wife Brandy), Ben Hackett (wife Jennifer), Kyle Goodwin (wife Carissa), Jay Goodwin, Spencer Hackett, Erin Hackett, Michael Hackett, Eddie Hackett, Anne-Marie Franko, Caroline Franko, Adam Krawsczyn (wife Claire), Erin Krawsczyn (Mitch Roush), Andrea Evans (husband Jonathan); as well as adorable great-grandchildren Grace Hackett, Isabella Hackett, George W. Hackett V, Allyn Hackett, Alex Hackett, Mary Roush, Grant Roush, Caitlin Gresham, Kayleigh Goodwin and Henry Evans. Additional survivors are siblings Paul Milton Smart (Janice), of Sanibel Island, Fla., Jean Siddall (George), of Monroe, Ohio, and June Kloes (Manning), of Lancaster, Ohio; many nieces and nephews; and her friend and caretaker Lisa Mckunis. Phyllis graduated from Middleport High School and received her Bachelor of Education, Master of Education and specialist in Education Administration degrees from Ohio University. A natural and passionate teacher inside and outside the classroom, she dedicated her life to educating herself and her family. She was employed for many years by the Middleport Exempted Village School District and the Meigs Local School District as a teacher and administrator. During her last five years with Meigs Local, she served as principal of the innovative Bradbury School, dedicated to individualized learning. Mrs. Hackett spent the final years of her education career as an administrator in the Southwest Licking School District. Before moving to Pickerington, Phyllis and George were very active members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pomeroy. Phyllis was a member and an officer of the Catholic Women’s Club and the parish council. She was a lector and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. She also played the organ and directed both the senior and children’s choirs for many years. She served as a diocesan officer and participant in many diocesan activities. In Pickerington, she was a member of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. Phyllis enjoyed a variety of interests in her life. When her children were young, she served as a Cub Scout den mother and Girl Scout leader. She was supervisor of the Candy Stripers at Veterans Memorial Hospital, and sponsor of a local service sorority. She participated in many other community activities, particularly those involving children and education. The Hackett home was always open to their many friends and relatives, and it was rare to visit and not be offered a meal or home-baked snack. Phyllis placed high value on music and literature, and passed on her love of the arts to her children and grandchildren. She herself was musically talented, studying piano and participating in the choir, dance band, and other musical ensembles during two years at Capital University. A devotee of classic novels, she was a lifelong avid reader and cherished her longtime membership in the Middleport Literary Club. Phyllis also was a history aficionado with a healthy sense of patriotism, and was a member of The Return Jonathan Meigs chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. She was proud to be able to trace her ancestry to the beginning of the United States of America. Phyllis was an enthusiastic traveler who enjoyed dozens of national and international trips. She particularly enjoyed her many travels with her children and grandchildren, most of whom have visited all or many of the 50 states as well as several foreign countries as a result. She nurtured a special interest in aviation and earned her private pilot’s license in 1981, becoming the first woman to do so at the Mason County Airport in West Virginia. She eagerly became a member of the 99s, an organization for female pilots. She and George, also a licensed pilot, happily travelled in their small plane. An adventurous woman who, from her small-town base, was willing to go anywhere and wanted to go everywhere, Phyllis nonetheless treasured her home and family above all, spending as much time as possible with the beloved leaves that fill the many branches of her expansive family tree. After a long, fulfilling, and generous life, Phyllis will be sadly missed and gratefully remembered by all those she knew and loved, to whom she gave so freely and imparted so much. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Sacred Heart Church, 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. until noon with a funeral Mass to follow at noon. Charitable throughout her life, Phyllis asked that those wishing a remembrance make a contribution to the MidOhio Foodbank, 3960 Brookham Dive, Grove City, OH 43213. Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com WED., FEB. 25 POMEROY — The New Beginnings United Methodist Church will be holding their community dinner 4:30-6 p.m. It is free for the public and all are welcome. The menu will be meat loaf, scallop potatoes, green beans with bacon and homemade yeast rolls. THURS., FEB. 26 POMEROY – The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting Thurs. at 11:30 a.m. at the district office at 113 East Memorial Drive, Suite D. FRI., FEB. 27 MIDDLEPORT — The monthly Free Community Dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ will be 5 p.m. The menu this month is: Gumbo (chicken and sausage stew served over rice), rolls and dessert. Everyone is welcome. SAT., FEB. 28 POMEROY — The OH-KAN Coin Club will have a coin exhibition and picture exhibit from Meigs and Mason counties between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Nothing for sale, but there will be door prizes, including silver dollars, every half hour. MON., MARCH 2 SUTTON TWP. — The Sutton Township Trustees will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. at the Syracuse Municipal Meeting. OLIVE TWP. — Olive township Trustees will have their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the township garage on Joppa Road. TUES., MARCH 3 POMEROY — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center Retirees will meet at noon for lunch at the Wild Horse Restaurant in Pomeroy. WED., MARCH 4 SCIPIO TWP. — The Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting will be 7 p.m. at the Fire House. FRI., MARCH 6 TUPPERS PLAINS — Saint Paul United Methodist Church on State Route 7 will have its Spring Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fri., March 6 and on Sat., March 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come out for good food, fellowship and many bargains. TUES., MARCH 10 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer will have their regular meeting 7 p.m. at the Tuppers Plains Sewer office. TUES., MARCH 24 POMEROY — The Meigs County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will meet every other month. The next meeting will be Tues., March 24 at 11:30 a.m. in the Emergency Operation Center, 41859 Pomeroy Pike. MEIGS LOCAL BRIEFS ‘Cutest Pets’ contest online voting under way OHIO VALLEY — The Daily Sentinel, in partnership with Riverbend Animal Clinic, has launched its annual Cutest Pets contest and online voting is currently under way. Visit www.mydailysentinel.com to register and vote. The overall winner will receive $50 prize, along with a photo in the newspaper and inclusion in a special section slated to be distributed March 12. The second and third runners-up will receive a photo in the newspaper and inclusion in the special section. Winners will be announced March 6. Family, Children First meetings announced MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will be holding regular business meetings at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November. The council will hold these meetings at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services, located at 175 Race St., Middleport. For more information, contact Brooke Pauley, coordinator at 740-992-2117, ext. 104. Cancer screenings at Meigs Health Department POMEROY — Breast and cervical cancer screenings and education will he provided by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs on Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The clinic will be at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Community Health Programs’ Mobile Health Van parked at the Meigs County Health Department, 112 E. Memorial Drive, Pomeroy. Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and appointments for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and under-insured women. Appointments are required. Interested persons should call 1-800-844-2654 or 740-593-2432 to schedule an appointment. �LOCAL/NATION Daily Sentinel Wednesday, February 25, 2015 3 Justice Dept.: No federal charges in death By Jennifer Kay and Eric Tucker Associated Press Photos courtesy of Marshall University Kate Colclough, a local high school senior, works with the hurdles to improve her hip flexor mobility. Members of the cast worked three hours each week for four weeks to train for their Cabaret debut. Marshall prepares performers Staff report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For decades, worldrenowned performing groups such as Disney World, Cirque du Soleil and Radio City Music Hall have worked with athletic trainers to keep their performers in peak condition and now, Marshall University student performers have the same opportunity. Since August 2014, the Marshall University Center for Wellness in the Arts has given performing arts students the chance to work with certified athletic trainers to prevent injury from occurring during performances, according to Dr. Michael W. Prewitt, dean of the university’s College of Health Professions. “Last semester, our athletic trainers provided specialized rehabilitative care and injury prevention to the student musicians, vocalists and dancers in the College of Arts and Media,” Prewitt said. “This semester, we have branched out to include our exercise physiology laboratory as a location for further on-site training for the actors and actresses of Cabaret.” Dr. Terry Shepherd, director of the exercise physiology laboratory, said this performance-enhancement training is accomplishing two things for the student performers. “First, we have structured exercises specifically geared toward hip flexor strength, which will improve the type of dancing Cabaret requires, and second, we are training them to sing and dance Steph Frasher, a sophomore music major, is shown lifting a barbell to improve shoulder stability and strength during her training for Cabaret. without getting out of breath. We call this feeling dyspnea, which is the sensation of breathlessness,” Shepherd said. “Eventually we want to create physiological profiles on each of our student artists here at Marshall. Each test we develop will be targeted to specific performing artists to measure their physical capacity so we can learn how to improve their overall abilities on stage.” Nicole Perrone, director and choreographer of Cabaret, said the four weeks of training in the exercise physiology laboratory have provided more than just physical benefits. “This has provided a team-building experience for our students that has carried over into rehearsal. They work extremely well together and I think the training sessions have added to the strength of our ensemble in a positive way. These students are working hard and you’re going to see the difference on stage,” Perrone said. “I think we’ve only begun to scratch the surface in terms of what is possible in the CWA. As we grow, we will continue to implement new programs and workshops including nutrition and performance anxiety. These are tools that will benefit our students for a lifetime.” Marshall University Theatre’s production of Cabaret opened Feb. 18 in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre and continued Feb. 19 and 20. Performances will continue Feb. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. Student tickets are free with MU ID. Adult tickets are $20 and $15 for seniors. For tickets and other information, please call the theatre box office at 304-696-2787. MIAMI — George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012 confrontation with the teenager, will not face federal charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The decision, announced in the waning days of Attorney General Eric Holder’s tenure, resolves a case that focused public attention on self-defense gun laws and became a flashpoint in the national conversation about race two years before the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting. Zimmerman has maintained that he acted in self-defense when he shot the 17-year-old Martin during a confrontation inside a gated community in Sanford, Florida, just outside Orlando. Martin, who was black, was unarmed when he was killed. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic. Once Zimmerman was acquitted of seconddegree murder by a state jury in July 2013, Martin’s family turned to the federal investigation in final hopes that he would be held accountable for the shooting. That probe focused on whether the killing could be charged as a federal hate crime and on whether Zimmerman willfully deprived Martin of his civil rights, a difficult legal standard to meet. But Justice Department officials said they ultimately determined there was insufficient evidence to prove Zimmerman killed the teenager on account of his race. “Our decision not to pursue federal charges does not condone the shooting that resulted in the death of Trayvon Martin and is based solely on the high legal standard applicable to these cases,” Vanita Gupta, the Justice Department’s top civil rights official, said in a statement announcing the decision. Zimmerman’s attorney, Don West, was on a flight and couldn’t immediately comment on the decision. A call to Zimmerman’s cellphone went directly to voicemail. Martin’s parents were too distraught after their meeting in Miami with Justice Department officials to speak with reporters, said their attorney Ben Crump, who called the decision a “bitter pill to swallow” even though it was expected. “What they told his family and I was that because Trayvon wasn’t able to tell us his version of events, there was a lack of evidence to bring the charges. That’s the tragedy,” Crump said. The February 2012 confrontation began after Zimmerman observed Martin while driving in his neighborhood. Zimmerman called police and got out of his car and approached Martin, who was returning from a store while visiting his father and his father’s fiancee at the same townhome complex where Zimmerman lived. Zimmerman did not testify at his trial, but he told investigators that he feared for his life as Martin straddled him and punched him during the fight. Federal investigators said they examined the case under multiple civil rights provisions, including ones that make it illegal to use force against someone based on their race and another that criminalizes race-based interference with a person’s housing rights. They conducted roughly 75 witness interviews, examined police reports and reviewed all of the evidence gathered during the state prosecution. The Justice Department’s decision was not surprising because there was no direct or circumstantial evidence that Zimmerman’s actions were motivated by race, said Tamara Rice Lave, a professor at the University of Miami’s School of Law. In a 911 call, as he followed Martin through their Sanford neighborhood, Zimmerman said the teenager “looks black.” “But he doesn’t say the things that would make you think it was motivated by race,” Lave said. “He doesn’t call him the N-word.” No relief: More cold, snow, ice, wintry mix for much of US $89 for six pounds. 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Missing a day because it’s raining, or snowing, or windy, would be a slippery slope, he said — it has to be every day. fall away. “We have enough to last this next week, but if it keeps consistently snowing it’s going to be difficult,” Middleburg Heights Service Director Jim Herron said. tel & Hiking Center, a shelter for hikers on the Appalachian Trail, the branches of pine trees were dipping low with the weight of about 4 inches of snow, proprietor Bob Gabrielsen said Tuesday morning. About 16 hikers spent the Snowball fight At Duke University, psychol- night Monday, Gabrielsen said, and all of them hiked out Tuesogy professor Amir Rezvani brought his class outside for an day morning on the trail, which impromptu snowball fight near was transformed into a bright the traffic circle that surrounds white snowscape in the north Salt shortage As snow and frigid temperatures the statue of Washington Duke. Georgia mountains east of Hiacontinue in Ohio, communities in More than two dozen students wassee. This time of year, some hikers camp on the trail itself. parts of the state are running short giggled and bent over to grab Gabrielsen warned that handfuls of snow and pelt one on road salt, city officials said. inexperienced hikers could find another. Some cities have waited themselves in trouble because “I asked them to come out weeks for hundreds of tons of weather forecasts aren’t always for 10 minutes,” Rezvani said ordered salt, the Northeast before bending over and balling accurate, cellphone coverage Ohio Media Group reported can be spotty or nonexistent, up some snow. (http://bit.ly/1DQsL6q ). and roads can be several miles Mary Gabrielle Thomas, a The region has recorded nearly 60 inches of snow since freshman from Boston, said the away. Some people think hiking the November. 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Rather, it is the finding of a survey by the Brookings Institution — a liberal-centrist organization ranked by the University of Pennsylvania as “the most influential think tank in the world.” Brookings sponsored a survey of presidential scholars who belong to the American Political Science Association. As Brookings explained, scholars who view Obama among “the worst American presidents outnumber those who view him as one of the best by nearly a 3-1 margin.” The survey found “nearly twice as many respondents view Obama as overrated than do those who consider him underrated.” President Obama has been criticized by many as “The Great Divider,” mainly because he came on the scene with the promise of unifying Americans from all races, religions and socioeconomic backgrounds. Politics aside, we initially expected him to reach across the aisle and show Americans how to get things done by working together. But he quickly began pitting the poor against the rich, Democrats against Republicans, liberals against conservatives. Class envy became his modus operandi. He governed with rigid loyalty to leftof-center ideology and the Democratic Party. He celebrated passing health care reform without a single Republican vote. It appears some of the country’s top presidential scholars concur with our concerns about the president’s divisive leadership style. In an article explaining the survey, Brookings reported the social scientists rated Obama poorly mostly because they find him “polarizing.” “One area where there is significant expert consensus about the president, however, concerns how polarizing he is viewed as being — only George W. Bush was viewed as a more polarizing president.” Presidents were scored by the scientists on a scale of 0-100. Topping the list, as the best president in history, was Abraham Lincoln with a score of 95. George Washington came in second with a score in the low 90s. Bill Clinton finished eighth, with a score just under 70, and Ronald Reagan finished 11th with a score in the high 60s. President Obama scored just below George H.W. Bush with a score in the high 50s. Asked which president should be added to Mount Rushmore, two-thirds of the scholars chose Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Dwight Eisenhower and Reagan tied for second place. President Obama tied James Madison in seventh place for getting a place on the mountain. “Scholars seem to hold Barack Obama in high regard personally, but view his skills and performance as mediocre to poor,” the Brookings summary explained. “Few think of Obama as an excellent president, while many more rate his presidency quite low, with the bulk of experts appearing to give him a passing grade but not one that would get him on the Dean’s list.” Unable to seek re-election, legacy is Obama’s greatest political liability. The Dean’s list can still be attained. We hope President Obama spends the next two years trying to shed his reputation as divisive and polarizing. He has the intellect and oratorical skills to unify this country, making it that indivisible nation — a place of justice for all — described in the Pledge of Allegiance. Reprinted from the Colorado Springs Gazette. The Daily Sentinel Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. THEIR VIEW ‘Big Oil,’ selling out and the’ American Way’ issue. Selling literal poison Things have changed so is not so good because it seriously that we underwill destroy the public confistand in far better ways how dence in the product. Americans are duped by At this point, sex, color, those much more involved religion, region or anything in profit than they are in else does not tend to be safety; one can see women Stanley spotless, troubled or beyond advertising fracking and other forms of prostitucalling it a way to guarantee Crouch KingFeatures tion. In the criminal world, the safe and independent columnist protecting the public has supply of oil. never been very important, Women being involved only profit. In the film “The points out the assumed Godfather,” which is some sort belief that the female consciousof expression of supposed insight ness has to express itself, because into morality even in the criminal the female is more concerned circus of bludgeoning, torture and about the land, the animals, the murder, the split at the top arrives children and the spouses, and will not become involved in any sort of over the issue of selling drugs. The new order threatens organized dirty and irresponsible doings on crime through the selling of drugs; the frontiers of big oil. the old order avoids the business, “Trust no one” is a good idea, believing it will destroy itself in and one more important than an the years to come. But an imporadolescent film slogan. On both tant distinction is made. If selling sides and at both extremes there is done, it should not be to chilis “rebellion,” as hustlers of the dren; it should stay among the darMitch McConnell type or any kid kies — they are animals anyway. wanting to smoke marijuana in It should not be surprising that public can feel satisfied for stepa style of black popular “music” ping on the feet of the overweencalled “gangsta” arrived and celing symbol of parenthood, the ebrated criminality, misogyny and blockage limiting “fun.” brutal acts — because such acts Its importance is free of that had been popular in American film obvious childishness, because the since the Depression of the 1930s. big dollars — the truly big dollars Blood baths were lucrative elixirs. — will pay for any individuals to The spread into the dark world of sell out as long as there is somethe dark people was the only new thing to sell. Something to sell is now the driving force that has legal- element that arrived with the short ized profit liberated from elemental films of music videos. When Al Gore’s wife attacked the principles. Being somehow good, form of popular entertainment as honest, even inventive is no longer troubling, the hustling front called very important — except when her hostile to the truth-telling of black public health or public safety is at “authenticity.” That argument now has made a feminist turn by defending fracking as the high road to energy independence. Women with horses and children say it does not pose a threat to the American way of life at all; it ensures its continuance. All of the billions of dollars being made and all of the temptations cannot block the ongoing disasters in the arena of moving product. During the past few months, huge apocalyptic explosions of boxcars and pipelines seem to be predictions of untended dangers in the world of big oil and a very serious threat to the Keystone boondoggle. All of those huge plumes of oil smoke result from the industry refusing to protect the product and the public, incapable for now of being safe. That seems easily understood. Oil companies are too taken by the profits — which they are attempting to make at express speed; the more money made, the merrier. What our nation needs to face is the refinement of a sophisticated sense of profit and empathetic visions of public safety. Those killed or maimed in these calamitous disasters speak stronger than any text or statistics. The issue is no longer hidden; we will stop the problem or the problem will stop us from living in the ways we are used to — inventively, profitably and concerned with safety. All three are difficult, but far from impossible; this is America, after all. Stanley Crouch can be reached by email at crouch.stanley@gmail.com. TODAY IN HISTORY... Today is Wednesday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2015. There are 309 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1940, a National Hockey League game was televised for the first time by New York City station W2XBS as the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden. On this date: In 1836, inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver. In 1901, United States Steel Corp. was incorporated by J.P. Morgan. In 1905, the Upton Sinclair novel “The Jungle” was first published in serial form by the Appeal to Reason newspaper. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving Con- gress the power to levy and collect income taxes, was declared in effect by Secretary of State Philander Chase Knox. In 1922, French serial killer Henri Landru, convicted of murdering 10 women and the son of one of them, was executed in Versailles. In 1943, Allied troops reoccupied the Kasserine Pass after clashing with German troops during World War II. In 1950, “Your Show of Shows,” starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris, debuted on NBC-TV. In 1964, Eastern Airlines Flight 304, a DC-8, crashed shortly after taking off from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 58 on board. Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. In 1973, the Stephen Sondheim musical “A Little Night Music” opened at Broadway’s Shubert Theater. In 1986, President Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election; Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency. Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Ralph Stanley is 88. Actor Tom Courtenay is 78. CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 78. Actress Diane Baker is 77. Actress Karen Grassle is 73. Humorist Jack Handey is 66. Movie director Neil Jordan is 65. Rock musician Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) is 58. Rock singer- musician Mike Peters (The Alarm; Big Country) is 56. Actress Veronica Webb is 50. Actor Alexis Denisof is 49. Actress Tea Leoni is 49. Comedian Carrot Top is 48. Actress Lesley Boone is 47. Actor Sean Astin is 44. Singer Daniel Powter is 44. Latin singer Julio Iglesias Jr. is 42. Rhythm-and-blues singer Justin Jeffre is 42. Rock musician Richard Liles is 42. Actor Anson Mount is 42. Comedianactress Chelsea Handler is 40. Actress Rashida Jones is 39. Country singer Shawna Thompson (Thompson Square) is 37. Actor Justin Berfield is 29. Actors James and Oliver Phelps (“Harry Potter” movies) are 29. Rock musician Erik Haager (Carolina Liar) is 28. �LOCAL/NATION Daily Sentinel Conservation options available COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio farmers have until March 20 to apply for financial assistance to improve natural resources on their land. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Ohio designated several focus areas for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program funds that will go to successful applicants. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding is available for farmers in Ohio’s portion of the Great Lakes watershed to apply conservation practices that improve water and soil quality or provide wildlife habitat. Farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin also have the option of focusing on creating honey bee habitat with conservation practices such as planting certain types of cover crops or planting bee-friendly field borders. All Ohio farmers can apply for assistance to fund energy conserving practices on the farm. Using more energy-efficient fixtures and equipment for animal housing or reducing fuel consumption through precision agriculture not only saves natural resources, but can also result in significant cost savings for the farmer. Seasonal high tunnels are another conservation practice available to farmers state-wide. Increasingly popular with specialty crop growers, these structures and the management practices used to grow crops in them can improve soil health, improve irrigation efficiency, and help control pests. From a production standpoint, seasonal high tunnels allow for planting earlier in the spring and harvesting later in the fall. Organic farmers or farmers interested in transitioning into organic production can also apply for EQIP regardless of the farm location. While organic farmers can also apply for other EQIP funding, the probability of receiving funding increases because only organic farmers compete for these funds. All applications for EQIP are ranked for their environmental benefit; those providing the most benefit receive the highest priority for funding. Applications for EQIP submitted by entities, such as farmers applying as a corporation, must have a DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number and an active SAM (System for Award Management) registration status when applying, a process that may take several weeks. Applications cannot be processed without this information. Information on obtaining a DUNS number and registering with SAM is posted at www.nrcs. usda.gov/programs/farmbill. For more information about EQIP or other technical or financial assistance programs offered by NRCS, contact your local service center: http://offices.sc.egov.usda. gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs. Used cars often sold with unfixed defects By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin AP Auto Writers DETROIT — It’s a case of buyer beware, with potentially dangerous consequences. More than 46 million cars and trucks on the road in the U.S. — about one-fifth the total — were recalled because of safety defects but never repaired, according to a study by Carfax, a company that sells vehicle history reports. Some of those defects have the potential to cause a crash, injury, even death. Last year, around 5 million of those cars were sold to new owners. That’s because there is no legal requirement for dealers or individual sellers to get the repairs done before a used car is sold. They are not even obligated to tell buyers if a car is subject to a recall. “It’s a very major public safety problem,” says Chris Basso, a used-car specialist for Carfax, which analyzed state registration data to determine that one-fifth of the 238 million cars on the nation’s roads has an unrepaired problem that was the subject of a recall. “When those recalled cars go unfixed, they compound over the years, and it increases the chance of those parts failing.” Federal regulators are pushing for legislation that requires dealers to fix recalled used cars. Independent dealers oppose such a measure but say they might go along with a requirement to disclose recalls to buyers because a new government database makes it easier to tell if a car on their lot has been recalled. The number of unfixed cars is certain to rise because automakers recalled nearly 64 million vehicles nationwide last year, double the old record set in 2004. Government data show that 25 percent of car owners never get recall repairs done. No one is sure how many crashes or injuries happen because of unheeded recalls. But buying an unrepaired car cost Carlos Solis his life. The 35-year-old father of two died Jan. 18 when shrapnel from the driver’s air bag in his 2002 Honda Accord tore into his neck after a minor accident near Houston. Solis’ Accord had been recalled in 2011 to fix a faulty air bag inflator made by Takata Corp. that can explode with too much force. But neither the two previous owners, nor the independent dealer in Houston who sold Solis the car last April, had the repair done. Solis had no other injuries, says Rob Ammons, an attorney representing his family in a lawsuit against Takata, Honda and the dealer. “You fix the defective air bag and he doesn’t die,” Ammons says. Federal law requires car companies to notify owners of a recall within 60 days of finding a safety defect, which Honda did in 2011. But there’s no legal requirement that companies contact the new owner if a car changes hands. John Castro, 36, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, traded a pickup truck for a 2011 Toyota Prius in March of last year at Koons Ford in Baltimore. Shortly after he took the car home, he read a dealer-provided Carfax report and found that his car had been recalled in February 2014 to fix a hybrid component that could malfunction and cause stalling. Koons had not done the repair, and no sales person mentioned the recall, Castro says. “You think when you buy something, it’s been checked and cleared,” he says. Dennis Koulatsos, Koons Ford general manager, says Castro’s car should have been fixed because there was a safety issue. All dealers, he says, have incentives to fix recalled cars. They could lose customers to dealers who do, or they could be sued if something goes wrong. But he also thinks dealers should be able to sell cars with open recalls if the problems don’t affect safety or drivability. “Used cars are hard to get, and they depreciate by the day when they sit on the lot,” he says. A number of attempts to pass laws requiring dealers to fix recalled cars or disclose problems have stalled under opposition from carmakers, auto dealers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mark Rosekind, the new head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx are making another push. “We cannot allow vehicles with potentially dangerous defects to leave used-car lots without the necessary repairs,” Rosekind says. Used-car dealers fought past legislation because they didn’t have access to a national database to check for recalls, says Steve Jordan, CEO of the 16,000-member National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. That changed in August when the government set up a website for dealers and drivers to check recalls by keying in the 17-digit vehicle identification number. Now, Jordan says the association may support a disclosure law, as long as the database allows dealers to check multiple numbers at a time to save time and labor. The association still opposes a repair requirement because independent dealers would be at the mercy of competitors franchised by automakers. Those dealers are the only ones authorized to do recall repairs. The National Automobile Dealers Association, which represents new-car dealers that sell used cars, hasn’t taken a position on the repair requirements. It is waiting for the government to estimate the cost, the effect on sales and whether the measure would save lives. Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5 Man sentenced for his role in conspiracy Staff report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Eric Greer, 39, of Gallipolis, was sentenced Tuesday to 46 months in federal prison. In October 2014, Greer pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to transport heroin from Detroit for distribution in Gallipolis and Mason County. He admitted to participating in the conspiracy from the summer of 2011 to October 2012. Chief U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. The case was investigated by the West Virginia State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant United States Attorney John Frail handled the prosecution. This case is being prosecuted as part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of heroin and prescription drugs. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down illegal heroin and pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets and curtailing the spread of opiate painkillers in communities across the Southern District. 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Member FDIC | NMLS #464173 60554450 LOCAL STOCKS �Sports Daily Sentinel Wednesday, February 25, 2015 s Page 6 Mason County sending 11 grapplers to state By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com And here we go again. Mason County will have 11 grapplers competing Thursday at the 68th annual WVSSAC wrestling championships at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena after each grappler earned a top-four finish this past weekend at the 2015 regional tournaments held at Cabell Midland and Williamstown high schools. Point Pleasant had 10 wrestlers advance in the Class AAA Region IV tournament at CMHS, while Wahama landed one state qualifier in the Class AA-A Region IV championships held at WHS. In all, eight of the 11 grapplers will be making a repeat trip to the state meet. The Big Blacks will be sending double-digit entries to Huntington for the ninth consecutive postseason, as the Big Blacks scored one individual regional championship while finishing third with 158 points. Huntington won the 10-team tournament with 250.5 points, while host Cabell Midland was overall runner-up with 212.5 points. Sophomore Grant Safford was the lone Region 4 champion from Mason County, going unbeaten with a pair of pinfall wins at 195 pounds. Safford also earned his second consecutive appearance at the state meet. Scotty Wilcox (113), Hunter White (170), Jon Peterson (182) and Jacob Duncan (285) also earned repeat trips to Huntington after placing second in their respective weight classes at regionals. Austin Wamsley (126) and Austin Rutter (160) also earned repeat trips to the AAA meet after placing third. Tannor Hill — the program’s lone state finalist a year ago — was the remaining repeat performer after placing fourth at 220 pounds. Caleb Lane (106) and Joseph Martin (132) are headed to the state meet for the first time after each placed fourth. The White Falcons finished eighth overall out of 11 teams with 52 points. Calhoun County won the Class AA-A Region IV title with 199.5 points, while Wirt County (190) and Roane County (158) rounded out the top three spots. Freshman Dalton Kearns was the lone Wahama grappler to advance to state after finishing fourth at 126 pounds. Kearns was 2-2 overall and scored a pair of pinfall wins in advancing. The 2015 WVSSAC wrestling championships will be held Thursday through Saturday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington. Complete results of the Class AAA and Class AA-A regional wrestling tournaments are available on the web at wvmat.com Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Blue Devils top Jackson By Bryan Walters men (3-19) rallied to tie things up on two separate occasions, but the hosts LONDONDERRY, Ohio never led in the second half — It’s been a long time and were never closer than coming. 27-all with 5:38 remaining The Gallia Acadin the third canto. emy boys basketball team GAHS ended the third picked up the program’s on an 11-4 run for a 38-31 first postseason win in six edge headed into the finayears while also claiming le, then increased its lead the rubber match over rival to as many as 16 points Jackson Monday night dur- before wrapping up the ing a 55-45 decision in a double-digit triumph. Division II sectional quarThe victory was the secterfinal contest at Larry ond straight over JHS in Jordan Gymnasium on the four days (66-49 on Friday campus of Southeastern night) and allowed Gallia High School. Academy to advance into a The ninth-seeded Blue second postseason contest Devils (5-18) trailed by as for the first time since the many as eight points early 2009 campaign. in the second canto, but The Blue Devils will now the guests ended the final face top-seeded Unioto 5:34 of the first half on a in a rematch of last year’s 17-7 surge to secure a 25-23 sectional semifinal contest intermission advantage. See DEVILS | 10 The eighth-seeded Iron- bwalters@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Gallia Academy junior Devin Henry, right, dribbles past Jackson defender Casey Walker during the first half of a D-2 boys basketball sectional contest at Southeastern High School in Londonderry, Ohio. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Meigs senior Isaiah English (5) leads the Marauder fastbreak during the second half of Marauders’ three-point victory in the Division II sectional quarterfinal at Logan High School. Marauders nip New Lexington, 54-51 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Wednesday, Feb. 25 Boys Basketball Eastern vs. Southern at Meigs, 8 p.m. Gallia Academy vs. Unioto at Southeastern, 6:15 Meigsvs. Warren at Logan, 6:15 Girls basketball Hannan at Charleston Catholic, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 Boys Basketball South Gallia at Wahama, 7:30 Girls Basketball Jackson at Gallia Academy, 6:45 Eastern vs. Notre Dame at Jackson, 8 p.m. Wrestling PPHS, WHS at WVSSAC State Tournament, 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27 Boys Basketball South Gallia at Southern, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Winfield, 7:30 River Valley vs. Chesapeake at Jackson, 6 p.m. Ohio Valley Christian vs. Mansfield Temple Christian at OCU, 6 p.m. Wrestling PPHS, WHS at WVSSAC State Tournament, 9 a.m. College softball Rio Grande at Brescia (DH) 3:30 Saturday, Feb. 28 Boys basketball Trimble at South Gallia, 7:30 Southern at Miller, 7:30 Wahama at Waterford, 7:30 Wrestling PPHS, WHS at WVSSAC State Tournament, 9 a.m. College baseball Rio Grande vs. Taylor at Lindsey Wilson (DH) noon College softball Rio Grande at Brescia (DH) 2:30 LOGAN, Ohio — In the postseason all you have to do is survive and advance. The eighth seeded Meigs boys basketball team trailed nine seed New Lexington 51-50 with 1:21 remaining in regulation, but the Marauders answered the bell and came away with a 54-51 victory, in Monday night’s Division II sectional quarterfinal at Jim Myers Gymnasium on the campus of Logan High School. The Marauders (1012) stumbled out of the gates, missing their first six shots and committing five turnovers, which allowed New Lexington (9-13) to jump out to a 6-0 lead. The Maroon and Gold finally got on the board with a putback basket by sophomore Jared Kennedy at the 3:42 mark. Meigs senior Isaiah English scored the game’s next six points and the Marauders led 8-6 with two minutes remaining in the first period. The Panthers, who held Meigs to 4-of-16 shooting in the first period, scored four straight points to end the canto with a 10-8 advantage. A Dillon Mahr two- Meigs sophomores Jared Kennedy (20) and Dillon Mahr (11) guard New Lexington senior Collin Russell (22) on the wing during the second half of the Marauders’ 54-51 victory, Monday at Jim Myers Gymnasium in Logan. pointer tied the game at 10 less than 20 seconds into the second period, and Meigs expanded the lead with a trifecta by Cody Bartrum. New Lexington countered with a seven straight points before a Colton Lilly three-pointer ended See MARAUDERS | 10 �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Wednesday, February 25, 2015 7 Raiders roll past NY, 60-43 By Bryan Walters 41-32 edge into the finale. The hosts closed regulation with a 19-11 spurt to wrap up the JACKSON, Ohio — It was 17-point victory and also claimed impressive, from start to finish. the rubber match between the two The River Valley boys basketball programs. River Valley defeated team shot 51 percent from the field NYHS at home by a 69-49 margin, and led wire-to-wire Monday night but dropped the rematch in Athens en route to a 60-43 victory over County by a 57-51 margin. ninth-seeded Nelsonville-York in The victory also allowed RVHS a Division III sectional semifinal to advance to Friday night’s secmatchup at Jackson High School. tional final at JHS, where it will The eighth-seeded Raiders (11-10) face top-seeded Chesapeake at stormed out to an early 6-0 advan6 p.m. It was the Raiders’ first tage and never looked back, as the tournament win in three years, dathosts claimed a comfortable 21-10 ing back to a 54-46 decision over cushion after eight minutes of play. Crooksville in the 2012 campaign. RVHS followed with a small The Silver and Black connected 12-9 run for a 14-point edge, then on 21-of-41 field goal attempts overAustin Neekamp hit a trifecta right all, including a 4-of-12 effort from before the halftime buzzer to give three-point range for 33 percent. the Silver and Black a commanding The hosts also committed 18 turn36-19 lead at the break. overs in the triumph, compared to The Buckeyes (8-14) made a just a dozen miscues by NYHS. valiant 13-3 run out of the interJon Qualls led River Valley with mission to close to within 39-32, a game-high 18 points, followed by but ultimately never came closer Tyler Twyman with 17 points and the rest of the way. The Raiders Jacob Dovenbarger with nine markadded a late bucket and took a ers. Kirk Morrow and Neekamp bwalters@civitasmedia.com ahawley@civitasmedia.com WINFIELD, W.Va. — The Lady Knights’ season ends the way it began. The Winfield girls basketball team — which defeated Point Pleasant by a 73-23 count in the season opener on December 4, in Mason County — ended the Lady Knights season Monday night with a 58-25 victory over visiting PPHS in the WVSSAC Class AAA Region IV, Section I quarterfinal, in Putnam County. The Lady Generals (5-16) outscored the Lady Knights (3-18) 17-to-9 in the opening period and expanded the lead to 28-11 at halftime. PPHS was held to just two points again in the third quarter and trailed 41-13 with eight minutes remaining in regulation. Point Pleasant scored nearly doubled its offense in the finale, scoring 12 points, but Winfield tallied 17 in the fourth quarter to secure the 58-25 win. Sophomore Marlee Bruner led PPHS with 11 points, followed by Michaela Cottrill and Taylor Templeton with four apiece. McKenna Bronosky marked three points, Charli Leach added two, while Morgan Roush rounded out the Lady Knights scoring with one marker. Winfield’s Meagan Cavender led all scorers with 27 points, followed by teammates Cheyenne Sawyers with 13 and Rachel Kraschnewski with 12. Kimberly Moore marked four points for the Green and White, while Madison Turley rounded out the WHS scoring with two points. Winfield advances to Wednesday’s semifinal at St. Albans. The winner of that game will face the winner of Nitro vs. Hurricane on Friday. This marks the final game for PPHS seniors Taylor Templeton and Roxy Simms. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — So close … and yet so far. It went down to the final seconds, but the Point Pleasant boys basketball team dropped its 11th consecutive decision Monday night following a 55-54 setback to visiting Lincoln County in a non-conference matchup in Mason County. The host Big Blacks (3-15) never trailed by more than three possessions in the contest, and the game itself was back and forth throughout regulation. Both teams were tied at 18 after eight minutes of play, but the Panthers (11-7) mustered a small 11-10 second quarter spurt to secure a 29-28 edge at the break. BROADCAST 3 4 GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — All Ohio varsity basketball coaches in Gallia and Meigs counties are asked to submit regular season statistics from their respective teams to the Ohio Valley Publishing sports department for district considerations with the Ohio Associated Press. Along with the stats, please include the heights, positions played and grade of each nominee — as well as an order of recommendation for possible selections. Submissions should be mailed to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, c/o Alex Hawley, 825 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Statistics may also be emailed to ahawley@civitasmedia.com or sent via fax to (740) 446-3008. All statistics and nominations must be received before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, for consideration. 2 prep girls teams caught tanking, banned from postseason MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A pair of Tennessee girls basketball high school teams have been pulled from the postseason for trying to lose a game to avoid the top-ranked team and improve their chances of advancing to the state tournament. The programs at Riverdale, a state champion in 2013, and Smyrna were fined a total of $1,500 each Monday and also placed on probation for a year by the Tennessee Secondary School athletic Association. TSSAA executive director Bernard Childress wrote Monday in letters to the schools’ principals that the teams “made a mockery” with intentional turnovers off various violations and missed free throws. The referee also reported he stopped play ordering the coaches not to make a travesty of the game with a Smyrna player about to shoot at the wrong basket. “Now I think Riverdale was the first team to start, ‘let’s lose the game,’ but both teams obviously didn’t want to win and it really showed,” the referee wrote in his game report that was included in Childress’ letters. 6 PM WSAZ News (WSAZ) 3 WTAP News (WTAP) at Six ABC 6 News (WSYX) at 6:00 p.m. Arthur 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 2015 basketball statistics needed LCHS followed with an 11-8 run in the third period, which allowed the guests to secure a 40-36 lead headed into the finale. PPHS made an 18-15 run down the stretch, but ultimately came up one point short of ending its skid. Lincoln County also claimed a season sweep after posting a 50-42 decision in Hamlin back on January 16. Douglas Workman led the Big Blacks with a game-high 25 points, followed by Brian Gibbs with 14 points and Trey Tucker with five markers. Cody Sroufe also chipped in four points to the setback. Gage Buskirk and Brae Paul rounded out the PPHS tally with three points apiece. The hosts were 15-of21 at the free throw line for 71 percent. Jake Ashley paced the Panthers with 14 points, followed by Jacob Hudson with 10 markers. Andrew Davis and Schylar Kelley were next with seven points apiece, while Corey Rusk and Tristan Roberts respectively added six and five markers. 11 (WVAH) 12 (WPBY) 13 (WOWK) CABLE Eyewitness News at 6 10TV News at 6 p.m. Two and a Half Men BBC World News: America 13 News at 6:00 p.m. 6 PM 6:30 Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Call us at: 740.992.2155 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 7 PM 7:30 NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News ABC World News Newswatch Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Entertainm- Access ent Tonight Hollywood PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. ABC World Judge Judy EntertainmNews ent Tonight Wheel of CBS Evening Jeopardy! News Fortune The Big Bang The Big Bang Two 1/2... Theory Theory Legislature PBS NewsHour Providing inToday depth analysis of current events. CBS Evening 13 News at Inside News 7:00 p.m. Edition 6:30 Jacob Kirkendoll and Nate Spencer rounded out the winning tally with respective efforts of four and two points. The guests were 8-of-12 at the charity stripe for 67 percent. Have story ideas or suggestions? WEDNESDAY EVENING 6 OVP SPORTS BRIEFS pair of Nelsonville-York defenders during the first half of Monday night’s D-3 boys basketball sectional contest at Jackson High School in Jackson, Ohio. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Panthers sweep Point Pleasant, 55-54 Winfield knocks off Lady Knights By Alex Hawley respectively chipped in eight and four points to the winning cause as well. Justin Rusk and Jarrett McCarley rounded out the Raider tally with two markers apiece. The hosts were 14-of-19 at the free throw line for 74 percent and also had Dovenbarger, Morrow and Qualls haul in a team-high seven caroms apiece. The Brown and Orange netted 18-of-53 shot attempts for 34 percent, including a 1-of-7 effort from behind the arc for 14 percent. The guests won the battle on the boards by a slim 32-31 count and also made 6-of-15 charity tosses for 40 percent. Colt Adams paced NelsonvilleYork with 11 points, followed by Jeremy Warren with nine points and Hunter Edwards with eight markers. Tristan Lent also contributed six points in the setback. Aron Davis was next with four points and a team-best seven rebounds, while Brayden Withem and Scott Adams respectively rounded Bryan Walters | OVP Sports things out with three and two markers. 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University at Tamane (Pickering, Ontario, Savannah Preparatory School’s Canada) each had two hits Raider Field. and drove in a run in the vicThe RedStorm posted an tory, while junior Kirk Yates 11-3 win in the opener on (Chillicothe, OH) drove in Saturday before falling in the three runs. nightcap, 1-0. Sunday’s action Senior Anthony Knittel saw Rio post a dramatic 8-7 (West Portsmouth, OH) win in eight innings in the picked up the win, allowing opening contest, while the three hits and all three runs Cardinals recorded a 12-6 trionly one of which was earned umph in the nightcap. - over six innings. He walked Saturday’s opening game two and struck out seven. saw Rio Grande snap a 3-3 tie Concordia got the win in Satwith a five-run fourth inning urday’s second game thanks to a and then add two runs in the complete game four-hit shutout fifth inning and one more by Codey Harrison. A double by marker in the sixth to set the senior Malduino Gonzalez (Carfinal score. acus, Venezuela) was Rio’s only Freshman Cody Blackburn extra-base hit in the loss. URG Sports Information Notices Help Wanted General NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. Recommends that you do Business with People you know, and NOT to send Money through the Mail until you have Investigated the Offering. Meigs Industries, Inc. is seeking crew leaders. Duties include direct training, instruction and supervision working with adults with developmental disabilities. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent; must be 21 years old; meet acceptable background checks; have a valid Ohio Driver's License; good driving record; and proof of insurance. Please send resume to Meigs Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 307, 1310 Carleton Street, Syracuse, Ohio 45779 by March 4, 2015. Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. 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Money To Lend NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) Senior Ryan Christophel (Cincinnati, OH) was the hardluck loser for the RedStorm, allowing eight hits and the one run over six innings. He walked two and fanned seven in a losing cause. Sunday’s action saw Rio rally from a 5-1 fourth inning deficit to post an extra innings win. The RedStorm scored three times in the home fourth thanks to RBI singles by Tamane, Gonzalez and Yates to draw within 5-4, but the Cardinals got two of the runs back in the fifth inning to push their lead back to 7-4. A two-run triple by Yates in the bottom of the sixth pulled Rio to within one run and a one-out run-scoring single by senior Kyle Findley (Cincinnati, OH) tied the game. Gonzalez ended things in the home eighth, connecting for a one-out, walkoff home run - his We should talk! Gallipolis Daily Tribune is seeking two reporters for its local news operation. The Gallipolis Daily Tribune Candidates are asked to submit their resume with a cover letter and any writing samples to michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com 60561474 second longball of the season. Yates finished 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Gonzalez had three hits and two RBI. Tamane had three hits, scored three times and drove in a run, while Arroyo added two hits, including a double. Senior Landon Hutchison (Baltimore, OH), who came on to pitch a scoreless top of the eighth, picked up the win in relief. In the final game of the weekend series, Concordia blew things open early by scoring six times in the first inning and five more times in the third to take an 11-0 lead. The RedStorm scored four times in the home fifth to close within 12-6, but got no closer. Tamane finished 2-for-2, including a double, and drove in a run in the loss. Freshman Jacob Hastings (Commercial Point, OH) started and took the loss for Rio, Miscellaneous allowing 10 hits and 10 runs six earned - over 2-2/3 innings. Rio Grande was originally scheduled to return to action with a doubleheader on Saturday against Taylor University at Lindsey Wilson College before playing the host Blue Raiders twice on Sunday, but those dates have now been cancelled. Plans are in the works, however, to play Taylor University in a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn. Those plans have yet to be finalized, though. Also, Tuesday’s game at Shawnee State University, which was postponed as a result of snow, has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on March 31, at 1 p.m., at Branch Rickey Park in Portsmouth. 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The only NFL franchise whose primary logo is also its iconic helmet, Cleveland updated the design with a bolder orange and a brown face mask, subtle changes the team believes honors its history and hints at bigger variations to the Browns’ new uniforms. Team president Alec Scheiner said the team spent two years working on modifying the team’s primary and secondary logos as well as the Nike-designed uniforms, which will be unveiled on April 14. “What we wanted to accomplish here, and what our fans essentially gave us permission to do,” Scheiner said, “is push forward but don’t lose track of our tradition.” The Browns’ helmets will also remain logo-less. Cleveland’s “new” logo isn’t much different than its previous one, and the team’s hyped roll out of the modified helmet — as well as a secondary “Dawg Pound” logo — was quickly criticized by some Browns fans on social media sites. Many felt let down again by a team that has made the playoffs just once since its 1999 expansion rebirth and undergone multiple changes on and off the field. Scheiner said the team expected some backlash. “We get feedback from our fans,” he said. “There are some fans who would prefer we don’t change anything, and there are a whole lot that would like us to evolve even faster and that’s just part of it.” Scheiner said the Browns’ new uniforms may satisfy some fans who want the team to deviate from its old ways. There was internal discussion about changing the logo, but in the end the Browns wanted to honor what makes them unique. Marauders Musser tonight.” New Lexington corrected things a bit, scoring From Page 6 four points sandwiched around a two-pointer by the Marauders scoring Lilly, but the momentum drought with 4:54 to play was short lived. English in the first half. converted an old-fashThe Orange and Black ioned three-point play complied a four-minute at the 4:05 mark and, as 7-to-3 run, expanding the result of a NLHS technilead to 24-19, but a twocal foul, sank two more pointer by Mahr near the free throws to give Meigs halftime buzzer cut the a game-high 36-28 lead. deficit to three and gave The technical foul may the Maroon and Gold the have acted as a catalyst momentum headed into for the Panthers as they the locker rooms. scored the game’s next 12 Meigs — which held points and took a 40-36 a 17-to-13 rebounding lead with 1:44 left in the advantage in the first half third. Lilly ended the — pulled down 11 offenMHS scoring drought sive boards in the first 16 minutes of play, but com- with a two-pointer at the 1:34 mark, but the mitted 11 turnovers. The Marauders charged Orange and Black outscored Meigs 5-to-2 over out of the break, forcing the remainder of the third four turnovers and beginto take a 45-40 lead into ning the second half with an 8-0 run that gave Meigs the finale. Meigs trimmed the a five-point lead and forced deficit to 48-44 within NLHS to call a timeout the opening minute of the less at the 6:05 mark. “They had zeroed in on fourth quarter, but both our 1-3-1 so we switched offenses were stymied for the next three minutes. our defense up coming English broke the cold out of halftime and I spell with a field goal at think it caught them off the 4:15 mark that cut guard,” said first year Marauders head coach Ed the margin to two, but the Panthers ended their Fry. “We got some steals drought on their next and got some energy possession with a twogoing out on the floor pointer. and we’re a team that English came through really depends on that. for Meigs again with Our defense has to get us some easy baskets, three minutes left in the especially playing without game, but this time New Daily Sentinel Devils ta at the 6:34 mark of the second canto, allowing JHS to secure its largest lead of the night at 16-8. From Page 6 The Blue Devils rallied to knot things up at 21-all and again at at SEHS, which UHS won by a 23-all, then Wes Jarrell netted a 70-53 margin. GAHS and the basket just before the halftime unbeaten Shermans (22-0) will buzzer – allowing the guests to tipoff at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday secure a slim 25-23 edge at the night in another sectional semifibreak. nal. Neither team shot the ball particThe Blue and White have now ularly well in the first half as JHS won two consecutive contests for was 9-of-23 from the field while the first time all year, showing that Gallia Academy went 10-of-27 they are playing some of their bas- overall. Jackson also owned a small ketball at just the right time. 14-13 edge on the glass, although Second-year GAHS coach Gary GAHS held a 6-5 lead on the offenHarrison acknowledged as much sive boards. afterwards, but he also noted how The biggest difference in the special it was for this group to give first half came down to turnovers, that tournament monkey off their where the Ironmen committed backs. nearly twice as many (11-6) in the “Our motto coming in was to opening 16 minutes of play. live for another day, and we were Jarrell gave the Blue Devils a able to get that done tonight. We permanent lead with a pair of free started a little slow, but we kept throws at the 3:46 mark of the fighting back and eventually it all third, allowing the guests a 29-27 came together for us,” Harrison cushion. Those charity tosses also said. “I wouldn’t say we are peaksparked an 11-4 surge – eight of ing just yet, but we are starting to which came from Jarrell – that led understand how to put four quarto a seven-point lead headed into ters together as a team and win. the finale. “I’m happy for the kids right The Blue and White claimed now. It’s been a while since any their largest lead of the night after of them have been able to enjoy a Jarrell hit 1-of-2 free throws, maktournament win. They also know ing it a 49-33 contest with 3:12 that they have another game to remaining. play against an opponent they are Jackson responded with a 12-2 familiar with. Anything can hapsurge over the next two-plus minpen this time of year and all we can utes to close to within 51-45 with focus on is what we do.” 39 seconds left, but the hosts were GAHS jumped out to an early 4-0 ultimately never closer. edge, but Jackson answered with a Mike Putney and Devin Henry 13-4 run over the final 5:31 of the combined to hit four free throws opening quarter to secure a 13-8 the rest of the way, wrapping up edge after eight minutes of play. the final 10-point outcome. Matt Faught followed with a trifecGallia Academy connected on Lexington could only respond with a free throw that put the NLHS lead at three. A steal by Kennedy and layup by English gave trimmed the deficit to one-point with 1:45 remaining in regulation and, after a blocked shot and outlet pass by Cody Bartrum, English gave Meigs a 52-51 lead with a layup at the 1:05 mark. English added two points from the free throw line on the Marauders next possession, giving Meigs a three-point cushion with 24 seconds left in regulation. New Lexington attempted a quick three-pointer but the shot was off and Meigs returned to the charity stripe. The Marauders couldn’t put the game away at the line, but played excellent defense on the Panthers last-ditch three-point attempt, forcing a missed shot and claiming the 54-51 victory. “At halftime we challenged some of them pretty hard individually,” Fry said. “Like the old saying goes, ‘when you touch the whip to a thoroughbred he responds with all the energy he’s got in him, but when you touch the whip to a donkey all he does is kick’. They were thoroughbreds, we touched the whip to them at halftime and they Be forecast weather Be ready! ready?Check Checkout out the the five-day five-day forcast onon thethe weather page orpage at mydailytribune.com, mydailyregister.com, and or online at MyOwnWashingtonCourthouse.com. mydailysentinel.com responded both individually and as a team. “In the last two minutes flexed our defense out like we did against Nelsonville-York. Our defense puts a lot of pressure on you anyway and when we change it up like that it creates even more pressure. It was our defense getting the steals and run outs that made the all the difference.” English — who scored the final 10 Marauder points and was 8-of-9 from the charity stripe in the game — led all scorers with 26 points, while adding seven rebounds three steals. “He’s got it in him that when he decides to do so he can virtually take over a game,” Fry said of English. “We sat him a while to give him a rest and then put him in for the last five minutes. He really responded and made some big plays for us.” Lilly posted 11 points, three assists, and three steals, while Bartrum finished with seven points, two steals, two blocks and a team-high nine rebounds. Dillon Mahr, who also had three assists, posted four points, as did Kennedy, who led the Marauder defense with five steals and two rejections. Tyler Fields marked two points in the victory, while Jaxon Meadows rejected three Panther shots. The Marauders — who battled through seven lead changes — shot 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) 17-of-46 field goal attempts for 37 percent, including a 1-of-8 effort from three-point range for 13 percent. The guests also committed 14 turnovers in the triumph, compared to 23 miscues by the Red and White. Jarrell led GAHS with gamehighs of 20 points and nine rebounds, followed by Putney with 12 points and Henry with 10 markers. Kole Carter also contributed five points to the winning cause. Alex White and Miles Cornwell rounded out the Gallia Academy scoring with four points apiece. The guests were 20-of-30 at the free throw line for 67 percent. The Ironmen netted 17-of-46 shot attempts for 37 percent, including a 3-of-13 effort from behind the arc for 23 percent. The hosts outrebounded GAHS by a 30-28 overall margin, but the Blue Devils claimed a slim 11-10 edge on the offensive glass. Chandler Jenkins led JHS with 19 points, followed by Cameron Williams with eight markers. Both Jenkins and Williams also hauled in eight rebounds apiece in the setback. Casey Walker and Dakota Nichols each contributed six points, while Faught added three points and Josh Spires chipped in two markers. Nick Burd rounded out the Jackson tally with one point. The Red and White – who defeated GAHS in Jackson by a 43-40 margin in overtime back on January 16 – went 8-of-11 at the charity stripe for 73 percent. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. from the free throw line and 21-of-57 (36.8 percent) from the field, including just 2-of-9 (22.2 percent) from beyond the arc. As a team the Maroon and Gold marked 30 rebounds (13 offensive), eight assists, 14 steals, seven blocks and 21 turnovers. Meigs played was forced to play without starting sophomore guard Luke Musser, who suffered an injury in practice on Thursday. Will Poling and Collin Russell led the Orange and Black with 13 points apiece, followed by Bradley Clapper with nine. Luke Barnett marked seven points, Seth Russell added five, while Caleb Barnette rounded out the NLHS total with four points. Russell led New Lexington on the glass with 10 rebounds, followed by Barnette with seven, while Poling and Russell each marked a team-best three assists. Russell led the Orange and Black defense with three steals and a block, while Poling added four steals. NLHS shot 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) from the free throw line and 21-of-55 (38.1 percent) from the field, including 4-of-16 (25 percent) from long range. The Panthers shot just 2-of-19 from the field in the fourth period and did not hit a triple in the first half. As a team New Lexington marked 31 rebounds (14 offensive), 10 assists, 11 steals, one block and 22 turnovers. The last time Meigs and New Lexington met on the hardwood was February 18, 2002 when the Marauders advanced past the Orange and Black in a Dvision II sectional quarterfinal. The Panthers gained some revenge over Meigs on the gridiron in 2008 when the Perry County natives defeated the Maroon and Gold by a 42-14 count in what remains the Marauders’ lone postseason football appearance. Meigs, which has now won five consecutive games, will be pitted against top-seeded Warren on Wednesday at Jim’s Gym. The Warriors defeated Meigs by a 75-39 count on December 5, in Rocksprings. Warren, which won the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League championship this season, is 18-2 on the year. WHS knocked the Marauders out of the 2014 postseason with a 73-47 victory in the sectional semifinal at Logan High School. The Marauders are in search of their sixth sectional championship and first since 2013. New Lexington — which has won five sectional titles in school history, but none since 1998 — will now have to say goodbye to seniors Hunter Boetcher, Shay Horn, Jacob Hamilton, Collin Russell, Julius Rauhaus, Joachim Hodne and Blake Darnell. 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