https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/7fbd6fb6bacbf0fde2b0e5befa783521.pdf fe76f3479a571c76e27800fd8ab752c3 PDF Text Text When dad cooks dinner Aiming for historical crown OPINION s 4 SPORTS s 6 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 45° 48° 40° Breezy today with a bit of snow and rain. Snow showers tonight. High 49° / Low 27° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 10 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 32, Volume 74 Wednesday, February 26, 2020 s 50¢ Eastern Board approves personnel matters Staff Report Courtesy photos Luke Sadecky performs at Court Grill during Cabin Fever Fest. Pomeroy heats up for ‘Cabin Fever Fest’ By Erin (Perkins) Johnson Special to the Sentinel POMEROY — Over the weekend, downtown Pomeroy was full of patrons from in and out of town to enjoy the third annual Cabin Fever Music Festival. Musicians around the Ohio Valley and MidOhio Valley visited to showcase their talents. Along with the live, local music going on at several venues including River Roasters Coffee Co., The Brickhouse Apothecary (The Herbal Sage Tea Company), Weaving Stitches, Maple Lawn Brewery and Court Street Grill, many of the downtown merchants offered special sales or even pop-up shops at their businesses to bring in shoppers. Brent Patterson, one of the event organizers and performers, shared the event was once again a success. This year, 14 different sets were performed at the participating venues featuring Patterson, Morgan Stubbe, Steve Zarate, Jake Dunn, Dan Canterbury, Ben Davis Jr., Niles Elliot, Megan Bee, Chad Dodson, Nick Michael and the Susan Page Orchestra, Luke Sadecky, Renee Stewart and Dustin Nash, Julia Marie Martin and Caitlin Kraus and an author meet and greet with Bonnie Proudfoot took place at The Brickhouse Apothecary. “It was an excellent turnout,” said Patterson. “I think the festival is growing every year.” The Cabin Fever Music Festival came about a few years ago as a way to get people out of their house and into downtown Pomeroy when the weather is not the most ideal. The festival keeps making its return each year because all of those involved have witnessed a success from the year prior. Erin (Perkins) Johnson is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Racine Village Council meets Brent Patterson performs at Weaving Stitches during Cabin Fever Fest on Saturday. Meeting set on proposed Mid-Ohio Valley Port District Staff Report MARIETTA — On Wednesday, March 11 at 10:30 a.m., Buckeye Hills Regional Council is hosting a public meeting about the proposed Mid-Ohio Valley Port District on the Ohio River between Huntington and Pittsburgh. Ohio Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Transportation, plans to petition the US Army Corps of Engineers to form a new port statistical area encompassing seven counties in Ohio and INDEX Obituary: 2 News: 3, 5 Opinion: 4 Sports: 6 TV: 7 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 Weather: 10 nine counties in West Virginia between the existing Huntington Tri-State Port District and the Pittsburgh Port District. Counties included in the proposed Port District include Meigs, Athens, Washington, Monroe, Belmont, Jefferson and Columbiana in Ohio and Jackson, Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke and Hancock in West Virginia. If approved, USACE will report tonnage data for the Mid-Ohio Valley Port District as the aggregate total of waterborne commerce within these counties. This effort is similar to those undertaken for the Pittsburgh Port District, Huntington Tri-State Port District and, more recently, for the Ports of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The meeting will include a briefing on current status of the petition report and requests for questions and input from interested parties. The meeting agenda for March 11 will include:Role of USACE in collecting data & reporting Waterway Commerce Statistics; Purpose for creating the new statistical Port District; Anticipated benefits; What it is and what it is not (i.e. Statistical area only – no powers, duties, employees, etc.); Next steps in the process to submit a formal petition to USACE for creation of the new statistical port district; Documentation of support thus far and request for additional support (letters, resolutions, and more). The meeting will be held at the Buckeye Hills Regional Council office in Marietta at See MEETING | 3 Expanding Rio’s nursing future JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. REEDSVILLE — The Eastern Local Board of Education approved several personnel matters during its recent regular meeting. Pupil Activity and Supplemental Contracts for the 2019-20 school year, pending proper certification, were approved as follows: Paul Hensley, volunteer archery coach; Mykala Sheppard, assistant varsity track coach; DJ Maxon, assistant varsity softball coach; Brian Cummins, assistant varsity softball coach; Kaitlyn Hawk, volunteer jr. high assistant track coach; Rocky Brunty, assistant varsity baseball coach; Jason Smith, See EASTERN | 3 U.S. Congressman of the Ohio Sixth District Bill Johnson visited the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College Monday for a tour of the newly opened Rio Simulation Center, a facility that provides an opportunity for student nurses to respond to clinical situations in a simulated atmosphere and review their performance. The Rio Simulation Center is funded by an Appalachian Regional Commission Grant. The center is located inside of the Davis Career Center on Courtesy Photo | URG, RCC Rio’s main campus. RACINE — Racine Village Council met in recessed session, accepting the resignation of a council member. The only official action taken was accept the resignation of council member Mony Wood. He resigned his seat due to the fact that he is on the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center Board of Education. Ohio law prohibits council members from holding any other public body. According to discussion, Wood checked with Ethic Commission and learned that he too was holding a position on another public body so he submitted his resignation. The Village Council will be accepting letters of interest for a vacant council seat. Those interested should submit a letter to the Village Office by 4 p.m. on Monday, March 2. Ashli Peterman recently resigned her seat on council because she was elected to the Southern Local School Board of Education. Fred Nero was appointed to fill her seat on council. Only other business was discussion on compensation for employees. Action will be taken at a later date. Attending the meeting Mayor Scott Hill, Fiscal Officer Janet Krider, Village Administrator John Holman, council members Bob Beegle, Chad Hubbard, Fred Nero and Ian Wise. Absent was council member Kevin Dugan. Information provided by Councilman Bob Beegle. �2 Wednesday, February 26, 2020 DEATH NOTICES/NEWS Daily Sentinel DEATH NOTICES WOLFE REEDSVILLE — David E. Wolfe, 64, of Reedsville, died Feb. 25, 2020, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. A private cremation will take place at Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society. GIBBS NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — William Cecil Gibbs, age 94, of New Haven, W.Va., died on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Pleasant Valley Hospital ER. Services will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Letart, W.Va., for a military graveside service with Pastor Mike Finnicum officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Foglesong Funeral Home in Mason. CRAIG III CHILLICOTHE — Gilbert ‘Bert’ Marion Craig III, 38, of Chillicothe, died Friday, February 21, 2020 in Dayton. Funeral services will be at noon, Saturday February 29, 2020 at the Paint Creek Baptist Church with Pastor Christian Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Street Cemetery. Full military honors will be presented at the cemetery by the VFW #4464 Honor Guard. Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 10 a.m. - noon.Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home is assisting the family. SWINDLER Kiichiro Sato | AP file Commuters wear masks during the morning rush hour in Chuo district in Tokyo on Thursday. China’s massive travel restrictions, house-to-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus. World braces for spread of new virus By Carla K. Johnson DAYTON, Ohio — Adrian D. Swindler, age 90 of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis and Columbus, Ohio, died February 24, 2020. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Newcomer North Chapel, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton, where the funeral service will follow at 1:30 pm. Burial to follow at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery. Grant applications are now available Submitted story NELSONVILLE — The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has announced that grant applications for the Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund to Support Partnerships in Appalachian Ohio are now available. The Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund supports projects and activities of nonprofit and public organizations in the 32 Appalachian counties in Ohio. Projects should improve quality of life with an emphasis on education, regional networking opportunities, support for community leaders, and fulfillment of basic needs, areas Mr. Myers worked so passionately to address. Two $650 grants will be awarded in 2020. Don Myers served Appalachian Ohio for years as the executive director of the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Alliance (OMEGA) and president of the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA). During his years of service, Mr. Myers advocated for the region, bringing countless financial investments to support Appalachian Ohio’s progress in meeting basic needs such as through infrastructure development necessary for quality of life and economic progress. The Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund remembers Mr. Myers’ concern for basic, overlooked needs and celebrates his legacy by supporting projects addressing those needs throughout the region he held closest to his heart. Past grants have supported continued learning opportunities for children living with autism and development delays in Columbiana County; a “Magic Closet” for students in Pike County to access free basic needs such as coats, shoes, food, and more; counseling services for children in Highland County; and an update to the school library at Junction City Elementary in Perry County, among many others since the Fund was created 2008. Applications are due by Tuesday, March 31, to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, PO Box 456, Nelsonville, OH 45764. For more information about the Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund and for the grant application, please visit www.AppalachianOhio.org/ Myers or call FAO at 740.753.1111. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon 937-508-2313 lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769. AP Medical Writer China’s massive travel restrictions, houseto-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus. But with troubling outbreaks now emerging in Italy, South Korea and Iran, and U.S. health officials warning Tuesday it’s inevitable it will spread more widely in America, the question is: Did the world use that time wisely and is it ready for a potential pandemic? “It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen — and how many people in this country will have severe illness,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some countries are putting price caps on face masks to combat price gouging, while others are using loudspeakers on trucks to keep residents informed. In the United States and many other nations, public health officials are turning to guidelines written for pandemic flu and discussing the possibility of school closures, telecommuting and canceling events. Countries could be doing even more: training hundreds of workers to trace the virus’ spread from person to person and planning to commandeer entire hospital wards or even entire hospitals, said Dr. Bruce Aylward, the World Health Organization’s envoy to China, briefing reporters Tuesday about lessons learned by the recently returned team of international scientists he led. “Time is everything in this disease,” Aylward said. “Days make a difference with a disease like this.” The U.S. National Institutes of Health’s infectious disease chief, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said the world is “teetering very, very close” to a pandemic. He credits China’s response for giving other nations some breathing room. China locked down tens of millions of its citizens and other nations imposed travel restrictions, reducing the number of people who needed health checks or quarantines outside the Asian country. It “gave us time to really brush off our pandemic preparedness plans and get ready for the kinds of things we have to do,” Fauci said. “And we’ve actually been quite successful because the travelrelated cases, we’ve been able to identify, to isolate” and to track down those they came in contact with. With no vaccine or medicine available yet, preparations are focused on what’s called “social distancing” — limiting opportunities for people to gather and spread the virus. That played out in Italy this week. With cases climbing, authorities cut short the popular Venice Carnival and closed down Milan’s La Scala opera house. In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on companies to allow employees to work from home, while the Tokyo Marathon has been restricted to elite runners and other public events have been canceled. Is the rest of the world ready? In Africa, three-quarters of countries have a flu pandemic plan, but most are outdated, according to authors of a modeling study published last week in The Lancet medical journal. The slightly better news is that the African nations most connected to China by air travel — Egypt, Algeria and South Africa — also have the most prepared health systems on the continent. Elsewhere, Thailand said it would establish special clinics to examine people with flu-like symptoms to detect infections early. Sri Lanka and Laos imposed price ceilings for face masks, while India restricted the export of personal protective equipment. India’s health ministry has been framing stepby-step instructions to deal with sustained transmissions that will be circulated to the 250,000 village councils that are the most basic unit of the country’s sprawling administration. Vietnam is using music videos on social media to reach the public. In Malaysia, loudspeakers on trucks blare information through the streets. In Europe, portable pods set up at United Kingdom hospitals will be used to assess people suspected of infection while keeping them apart from others. France developed a quick test for the virus and has shared it with poorer nations. German authorities are stressing “sneezing etiquette” and Russia is screening people at airports, railway stations and those riding public transporta- tion. In the U.S., hospitals and emergency workers for years have practiced for a possible deadly, fast-spreading flu. Those drills helped the first hospitals to treat U.S. patients suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Other hospitals are paying attention. The CDC has been talking to the American Hospital Association, which in turn communicates coronavirus news daily to its nearly 5,000 member hospitals. Hospitals are reviewing infection control measures, considering using telemedicine to keep potentially infectious patients from making unnecessary trips to the hospital and conserving dwindling supplies of masks and gloves. What’s more, the CDC has held 17 different calls reaching more than 11,000 companies and organizations, including stadiums, universities, faith leaders, retailers and large corporations. U.S. health authorities are talking to city, county and state health departments about being ready to cancel mass gathering events, close schools and take other steps. The CDC’s Messonnier said Tuesday she had contacted her children’s school district to ask about plans for using internet-based education should schools need to close temporarily, as some did in 2009 during an outbreak of H1N1 flu. She encouraged American parents to do the same, and to ask their employers whether they’ll be able to work from home. “We want to make sure the American public is prepared,” Messonnier said. IN BRIEF Locusts now in Congo KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since 1944, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency said Tuesday as U.N. agencies warned of a “major hunger threat” in East Africa from the flying pests. Kenya, Somalia and Uganda have been battling the swarms in the worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years. The U.N. said swarms have also been sighted in Djibouti, Eritrea and Tanzania and recently reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war. A joint statement Tuesday from FAO directorgeneral Qu Dongyu, U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock, and World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley called the swarms of locusts “a scourge of biblical proportions” and “a graphic and shocking reminder of this region’s vulnerability.” The FAO said mature locusts, carried in part by the wind, arrived on the western shore of Lake Albert in eastern Congo on Friday near the town of Bunia. The country has not seen locusts for 75 years, it said. Hot Pockets heir sentenced BOSTON (AP) — An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for trying to cheat and bribe her daughters’ way into school as part of a nationwide college admissions scam. Michelle Janavs, whose father and uncle invented the microwaveable Hot Pockets turnovers before selling their company, showed no emotion as the judge delivered his sentence after she apologized for abandoning her moral compass and hurting her family and friends. “I am so very sorry that I tried to create an unfair advantage for my children,” she said. The judge told Janavs that prison time was needed to deter others who might have the gall to use their wealth to break the law and dismissed her argument that her actions were motivated by a love for her children. �NEWS Daily Sentinel Eastern Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3 Do guns and drinks mix at home? Court hearing man’s case From page 1 assistant varsity baseball coach; Andrew Benedum, volunteer assistant varsity baseball coach; Josh Fogle, head varsity track coach; Pat Newland, assistant varsity track coach; Brian Bowen, head varsity baseball coach. Carter Beeson, Joy Hysell, Erin (Perkins) Johnson, Eleni Hatzis, Kevin Blake, Trenton Thacker were approved as certified substitutes for the 2019-20 school year. Jantana Nickoson, Angela Spencer and Deanna Tucker were approved as classified substitutes for the 201920 school year. Kenneth Browning was approved as a substitute bus driver. Tim Simpson was hired as a student attendance monitor through grant monies provided by the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services to the equivalent of four hours/day at a rate of $15 per hour not to exceed 180 days per year. This is effective immediately through March 1, 2021. In other business, the board, Approved the payment to Hendrix Heating and Cooling in the amount of $4,630 for work in the wrestling room. Approved the minutes of the January regular and organizational meeting. Approved an amendment to the permanent appropriation resolution and certified additional revenue to the Meigs County Auditor. Approved the financial reports as submitted. Approved a resolution for OHSAA membership. Approved an open enrollment student. Approved an agreement with CompManagement, a program sponsored by OSBA and OASBO, to participate in the 2021 Group Rating Program for workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation claims management services at a cost of $2,530. The next meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 in the elementary library conference room. Information provided by Eastern Local. Meeting From page 1 1400 Pike Street. Advance registration for the meeting is encouraged and is available online at buckeyehills.org/ events To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800-331-2644 (toll free), or email info@ buckeyehills.org COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Having a few too many at home shouldn’t make handling one’s own firearm illegal, according to an Ohio man challenging his arrest on a charge of possessing a weapon while intoxicated. The Ohio Supreme Court plans to hear arguments in his case Tuesday, with a decision not expected for several weeks. Attorneys for defendant Fred Weber say the 2018 arrest was unconstitutional because he was in his own home and the weapon was unloaded. Weber was arrested in southwestern Ohio by sheriff’s deputies after Weber’s wife placed a 4 a.m. 911 call saying her husband had a gun and was drunk. Inside Weber’s house, deputies saw Weber holding an unloaded shotgun in his hand with the barrel pointed down, according to court records. Weber told officers he was drunk, and officers described him as “highly intoxicated,” the records show. Weber’s attorneys argue that Weber never should have been charged or convicted under current law, since there was no evidence the shotgun was being carried with an intent to use it. Furthermore, the law itself is flawed because it means nearly anyone with a gun at home who also consumes alcohol is breaking the law, Weber’s attorneys argued in a filing with the Ohio Supreme Court last year. “Whether one is drunk or sober should have nothing to do with the right to possess a firearm in the hearth and home,” said attorney Gary Rosenhoffer in an Aug. 20, 2019, filing. As a result, the law is a violation of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, Rosenhoffer argued. Prosecutors disagree with Weber’s argument and say the law was constitutional as applied to his situation. By handling his weapon while he was drunk, Weber scared his wife enough that she felt compelled to call police, Nick Horton, a Clermont County assistant prosecutor, said in a Sept. 18 filing. Weber, “by holding his firearm while intoxicated, was not exercising his right to bear arms in a virtuous manner,” the prosecutor said. The fact the gun wasn’t loaded doesn’t change anything about the threat to safety posed by Weber, the prosecutor’s filing said. The city of Columbus and two gun control groups, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, asked the Supreme Court to reject Weber’s argument. Current law “does not threaten law-abiding individuals’ ability to use firearms responsibly in self-defense; it merely ensures that people who are intoxicated forgo using firearms until they become sober,” Yvette McGee Brown, an attorney representing the gun control groups, said in a Sept. 19 court filing. McGee Brown is a former Ohio Supreme Court justice who served in 2011 and 2012. MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Wednesday, Feb. 26 POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy will host Ash Wednesday worship service at 6 p.m. Impositions of ashes will be available. The public is invited to attend. TUPPERS PLAINS — St. Paul United Methodist Church in Tuppers Plains will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. at the church located on State Route 7 in Tuppers Plains. The public is invited. CHAUNCEY — The Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center’s Policy Committee will meet at 5 p.m. at 21 Birge Drive, Chauncey, Ohio. Thursday, Feb. 27 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the district office. The office is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. Friday, Feb. 28 dinner at the Scipio Township Fire Department in Harrisonville, State Route 684, featuring sliced ham, cheesy potatoes, glazed carrots, cheesecake and beverages. Dinner will be served from 5-6 p.m. MIDDLEPORT — The February free dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center at 5 p.m. On the menu this month is chicken Alfredo, salad, garlic bread, and dessert. Everyone is welcome. MIDDLEPORT — Snack and Canvas with Michele Musser will take place at 6 p.m. at the Riverbend Arts Council. The theme is SYRACUSE — March Bagness Games, a a spring painting. Call Michelle at 740-416Loyalty is Forever fundraiser for the Meigs 0879 or Donna 740-992-5123 to reserve a County Firefighter Association Firehouse 12 space. fundraiser, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center. Concessions will be available from the Syracuse Comunity Center. Tickets are available at the Farmers Bank locations in Tuppers Plains and PomeSALEM CENTER — Star Grange annual roy. CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Soup Dinner and Meet the Candidates will Association will be having its monthly board be held with serving from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. with Meet the Candidates at 1 p.m. The meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Courthouse. All are welcome to attend. public is invited to attend. Thursday, March 5 Sunday, March 1 Monday, March 2 Friday, March 6 RACINE — An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Southern High School in Racine. The blood drive is sponsored by the Southern High School National Honor Society. RUTLAND TWP. — Rutland Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Township Garage SALEM CENTER — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet with supper at 6:45 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Final plans for Grange Banquet to be held on April 17 will be made. Saturday, March 7 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at HARRISONVILLE —The free community 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Wednesday, March 4 MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Financial report available MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County Transportation District 2019 Annual Financial Report for the year ending December 31, 2019 is complete and available for review in the Meigs County Highway Department office at 34110 Fairgrounds Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769. Meigs County church Lent season schedule MEIGS COUNTY — Churches in Meigs County will host a series of services in conjunction with the Lent season. Soup and sandwiches will be served at 6 p.m. before the 7 p.m. services. The schedule is as follows: March 5, Mt. Hermon UB Church with Pastor Walt Goble; March 12, St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Sheryl Goble; March 19, Middleport Presbyterian Church with Pastor Brenda Barnhart; March 26, Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church with Pas- ages 3 and 4 on Monday, April 6. Please call tor Adam Will; and April 2, Chester United Carleton School at 740-992-6681 to schedule Methodist Church with Pastor Randy Smith. an appointment. Good Friday services at 7 p.m. at New Beginnings Church and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy. Boil advisory planned for this week canceled CHESTER TWP — The Tuppers PlainsChester Water District has cancelled a boil advisory which was planned for this week for customers in Chester Township. A message from the Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District reads as follows: To our customers who received this notice in the mail regarding a disruption in service please be advised this has been canceled due to the contractor not being ready. This was to affect part of SR 248, part of Scout Camp Road, Allen Street, Mill Street, part of New Hope Road, Sumner Road, part of Texas Road, and Pooler Road. We do not have a reschedule date. Racine’s Party in the Park fundraiser RACINE — An adult comedy night fundraiser to benefit Racine’s Party in the Park will take place on Saturday, March 28 at Kountry Resort Campground. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show at 7:30 p.m. Advanced tickets are available for $10 by contacting the Racine village office or from any Party in the Park committee member. Must be 18 or older to attend. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. OH-KAN Coin Club community exhibit POMEROY — The OH-KAN Coin Club will host a community exhibit from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29 at the Pomeroy Library. The family friendly event is free to attend. There will be coins and memorabilia on display, as well as a free coin assessSYRACUSE — Carleton School will be conducting preschool screenings for children ment and door prizes. Preschool screening to be conducted April 6 ELECTION LETTERS POLICY The deadline for Ohio Valley Publishing to receive election-related Letters to the Editor pertaining to issues or candidates in the March 17 primary election is 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 10. Rebuttal letters must be received by 4 p.m., Thursday, March 12. Letters to the Editor must be 300 words or less and are subject to editing by Ohio Valley Publishing. Letters must maintain a degree of civility and good taste, and any that are potentially libelous or attack candidates, will not be published. Letters from candidates will not be published. Due to space restrictions, OVP staff cannot guarantee that all rebuttal letters will be published in the print version of the newspaper, though those meeting the above criteria will be published online. Letters should be emailed to The Daily Sentinel at tdsnews@aimmediamidwest.com and include the writer’s name, community of residence, and a daytime phone number to verify authorship (and to answer any questions we may have). Signed letters may also be dropped off at The Daily Sentinel at 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, during normal business hours. �Opinion 4 Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW A look at our topsy-turvy society It seems to me that we are living in an increasingly topsy-turvy society. By that I mean that almost weekly if not daily some event is reported that is: “in the wrong order or a reversed condition; upside down; in a state of confusion or disorder from the usual status; in the wrong order.” (Taken from several sources) Furthermore, this “topsyturveyness” (if there is such a word) appears to be popping up in several Bill areas or venues. Here are a few Taylor examples. Contributing Most everyone understands that columnist we deposit money in a savings or similar account with a bank with the expectation that money will generate interest so the value of that account will increase. It’s true that for some years the return on these accounts has been less than we would like. Some accounts have been paying as little as .1% interest or .001% if my decimal /percentage conversion is correct. That means a $1000.00 account would earn $1.00 in a year in interest. One such savings account has recently raised its interest rate to about .008% resulting in interest on that thousand dollars to $8.00 a year. Not much, but a bit better than burying that cash in a tin can in the backyard or stuffing it under the mattress. Okay, so what? Well recent reports indicate some banks are assessing “negative interest” for certain large depositors. That’s right, in the topsy-turvy world of high finance, instead of paying interest, certain banks are requiring depositors to pay the bank for keeping their money. Anybody remember that classic line from “The Beverly Hillbillies” sitcom where Jed Clampett proudly announced that his banker was so nice that he didn’t even charge Jed for keeping his multi-million dollar fortune in the bank? That was an ongoing gag back then, but it’s no joke today. Well, so far this upside down process hasn’t reached small depositors, but who knows what’s next. Okay, moving on. Government investigators probe situations of possible wrongdoing to determine if transgressions of civil or criminal law have been committed by one or more individuals, right? These inquiries, which follow established procedures including safeguards of the rights of those being investigated, result in either charges being filed or the inquiry being terminated if the evidence doesn’t support further action. Pretty straightforward, right? Well, recent reports indicate some investigators are being investigated themselves. Whoa, Nellie, as we old timers used to say. Yep that’s correct. According to several reports, the tried-and-true investigative processes are being turned topsyturvy, upside down, in the wrong order, because those whose job is to pry into possible breaches of civil or criminal statutes by others are now being subjected to formal scrutiny to determine to what degree, if any, they may have committed infractions themselves. Talk about a “reversed condition.” Okay, returning to the world of money and finance again. For as long as I can remember bonds have provided an alternative place to put our “extra” money. Government-issued multi-year savings bonds we ordinary folks are likely to buy provide a guaranteed return on our investment. Other bonds provide a tax exempt income while yet others are considered “junk” bonds because they are risky investments - but they pay a relatively high yield. However, what about bonds being issued that are designed to pay zero interest and, upon redemption, will return less than than the investor paid - but that’s what’s going on in some bond markets. Yep, another topsy-turvy, upside down financial twist. How about them apples. One final observation. In our judicial system jurors are empaneled to evaluate evidence, and based solely on that evidence, make a determination of which party in a civil or criminal case has the more compelling argument. That process has evolved over hundreds of years and is enshrined in our Constitution. But what is currently happening is the outcome of a nationally important trial is being reviewed and the jurors themselves are being subjected to scrutiny - based on evidence that is being evaluated in much the same way jurors are supposed to make their determination and render their verdict. Oops! That’s backwards - upside down topsy-turvy from the way the system is supposed to work. Well, these are just a few instances in which our neatly ordered lives are being turned topsy-turvy, but then I guess that’s the way our culture adapts to new challenges - and what makes our society so dynamic. At least that’s how it seems to me. Bill Taylor is a regular contributing columnist to the AIM Media Midwest group of newspapers. THEIR VIEW Dad cooks up a flaming meal There are a great many things in life that I have never heard. One is the mating call of the notorious No-No Bird (I don’t think it really exists), Eddie Stubbs introducing a Herb Day portion of the Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry (I know THAT doesn’t exist) or Paula Deen ringing my phone asking for my latest home-spun recipe for her upcoming cookbook. When we were raising our children, their mother used to threaten them with “I’ll make Dad cook dinner when he gets home!” — and my children behaved like little baby saints! Many parents of my time would reach for a paddle to bring their children into obedience. All I had to do was reach for some cooking utensils! I remember once my children’s mother dislocated a knee, so for a week or so, Dad had to cook. My children lost weight and their school sent a counselor by just to make sure they were not being mistreated. It took me a while to catch on to that. I thought they had made some sort of scheduling mistake at the school office. I guess I learned the fine art of cooking from my father. My father prepared the only pot of forwarding from flaming water I a crazy idea that I believe I ever saw. would attempt to When our chickcook it (or whatens knew that Dad ever you do to a was cooking, they turtle), to calling refused to lay eggs! and begging the His pinto beans fire department to were dry, black Herb hurry! and burnt on one Day As the years side! If he asked Contributing passed, I blew up how you wanted columnist microwave ovens something cooked, trying to hard-boil count on burnt and an egg, destroyed pans inedible! Yep, it was a gift, and I and other various cooking utensils trying to just inherited it from my old keep myself from starvman! ing. One day I found the A good friend brought me a turtle he had caught, solution to my cooking woes. I got married! cleaned, and because he I am a person who knew how much I loved doesn’t accept defeat. I turtle, brought it to me. may retreat so I can live I was single, lived alone to fight another day, but I and other than a restaunever give up. rant my nutrition came About 10 years ago, my from a peanut butter jar and a stale partial loaf of wife, excelling in bravery above and beyond the bread. Imagine how my heart call of duty, agreed to attempt to teach me to sank when he handed cook. When she asked me me that turtle. I know to show her what I knew I should have done the right thing and confessed how to cook, I showed her Dad’s recipe for flamthat I only saw someone ing H2O! cook once, and had no She took me by the personal knowledge of flame-retardant asbesthe art. tos gloved hand, sat me But, no, not me. I thanked him wholeheart- down at the half-charred table and showed me her edly, marched that turtle collection of recipes! into the kitchen (really She told me that if I I carried him because followed each one stepthanks to my friend that by-step, not only I, but turtle’s marching days others would enjoy the had ended) and then I outcome. And she was blacked out after that. right! I was suddenly I remember fast- the Chef Boyardee of the Day household! Not only could I cook, but I could carry on a conversation with others who cook! I was so proud! But then, I discovered that I could improve upon those recipes by adding things that would enhance the taste. Oh, I don’t know, things like, real butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, bacon grease and all the other things forbidden by the American Heart Association. My recipes carried the GBD label which was ordered by the local Health Commissioner (If you wondered, GBD stands for Good But Deadly). The real trick I found was not in the learning to cook, but learning to cook in the manner which doesn’t kill folks. Yes, I learned to cook, and I enjoy cooking. However, I still haven’t heard my name called out on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, and to this day I haven’t heard even one of my children ask gleefully, “What’s for dinner Dad?” Herb Day is a longtime local radio personality and singer-musician. You can email him at HEKAMedia@ yahoo.com and follow his work at http://www.HerbDayVoices.com and http://www.HerbDayRadio. com. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2020. There are 309 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. (The bomb failed to topple the North Tower into the South Tower, as the terrorists had hoped; both structures were destroyed in the 9/11 attack eight years later.) On this date In 1616, astronomer Galileo Galilei met with a Roman Inquisition official, Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, who ordered him to abandon the “heretical” concept of heliocentrism, which held that the earth revolved around the sun, instead of the other way around. In 1904, the United States and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to undertake efforts to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. In 1916, actor-comedian Jackie Gleason was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional act establishing Mount McKinley National Park (now Denali National Park) in the Alaska Territory. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional act establishing Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. In 1929, President Calvin Coolidge signed a measure establishing Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. In 1940, the United States Air Defense Command was created. In 1952, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb. In 1966, South Korean troops sent to fight in the Vietnam War massacred at least 380 civilians in Go Dai hamlet. In 1984, the last U.S. Marines deployed to Beirut as part of an international peacekeeping force withdrew from the Lebanese capital. In 1994, a jury in San Antonio acquitted 11 followers of David Koresh of murder, rejecting claims they had ambushed federal agents; five were convicted of voluntary manslaughter. In 1998, a jury in Amarillo, Texas, rejected an $11 million lawsuit brought by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey’s talk show for a price fall after a segment on food safety that included a discussion about mad cow disease. Ten years ago: New York Gov. David Paterson announced he wouldn’t seek reelection amid a criminal investigation over his handling of a domestic violence complaint against a top aide. (Investigators found no evidence of witness tampering.) At the Vancouver Olympics, the Americans reached 34 medals with a silver and a bronze in short-track speedskating. �LOCAL Daily Sentinel Wednesday, February 26, 2020 5 The 3rd annual Cabin Fever Fest Photos courtesy of Brent Patterson and Sam Hawley Steve Zarate performs at The Brickhouse Apothecary during Cabin Fever Fest in Pomeroy on Saturday. Jake Dunn performs at River Roasters Coffee Co. during Cabin Fever Fest. Jake Dunn performs at River Roasters Coffee Co. during Cabin Fever Fest. Nick Michael and the Susan Page Orchestra perform at Maple Lawn Brewery during Cabin Fever Fest. Megan Bee performs at Maple Lawn Brewery. Amy Blake of Second Avenue Candle Co. was part of the day’s event, setting up at The Brickhouse Apothecary. Crowds gathered in numerous downtown businesses, including River Roasters Coffee Co., for Cabin Fever Fest. Ben Davis Jr. performs at Maple Lawn Brewery as part of Cabin Morgan Stubbe kicked off the day’s event, performing at River Fever Fest in Pomeroy. Roasters Coffee Co. Chad Dodson performs at Court Grill during Cabin Fever Fest. �Sports 6 Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Daily Sentinel Sissonville ousts Lady Knights, 64-40 By Alex Hawley period, trimming the margin to 17-10 by the end of the stanza. SHS started the second periSISSONVILLE, W.Va. — The od with an 8-0 run, featuring a pair of three-pointers. The third time wasn’t the charm Lady Knights got five points after all. The Point Pleasant girls bas- back, holding the hosts off the board for over 3:15, but a 9-to-6 ketball team — which fell to spurt over the remainder of the Sissonville in a pair of regular quarter gave Sissonville a 34-21 season meetings — had its halftime lead. 2019-20 campaign ended by The teams exchanged twothe Lady Indians on Monday at Calvin McKinney Gymnasium, pointers to start the second half, and then a trifecta gave as fourth-seeded SHS topped the Lady Indians a 16-point fifth-seeded guest PPHS by a lead with 7:27 left in the third. 64-40 count. The guests fought back and The Lady Knights (3-19) pulled within 10 points, at never led in the contest, trailing 3-2 a minute into play. Sis- 45-35, on a Tayah Fetty threepointer with 2:54 left in the sonville (8-15) led by as many third. as 11 points in the opening Sissonville answered the quarter, but the guests claimed triple 21 seconds later, but the final four points of the ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Morgan Miller (5) drives to the basket in front of Sissonville sophomore Madalynn Asbury (40), during the Lady Indians’ 64-40 victory in Monday’s Class AA Region IV, Section 1 quarterfinal in Sissonville, W.Va. Point Pleasant claimed the final bucket of the period and headed into the fourth down 48-37. After hitting 50 percent from the field in the third quarter, the Lady Knights managed just one field goal in the finale, a Brooke Warner two-pointer that cut the SHS lead to 55-40 with 5:54 to play. PPHS — which had two starters foul out in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter — didn’t score again, with SHS claiming nine unanswered to cap off the 64-40 victory. The Lady Indians — who head to Winfield for a semifinal bout on Wednesday — outrebounded the Lady Knights by a 56-to-34 count, including See KNIGHTS | 7 Marauders fall at Vinton County, 60-56 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com McARTHUR, Ohio — Tied for third after another close contest. The Meigs boys basketball team — which fell to Vinton County by a 71-68 count on Jan. 10 in Rocksprings — dropped a 60-56 decision at VCHS in a makeup game on Monday, putting the Vikings and Marauders in a tie for third in the final TriValley Conference Ohio Division standings. The Marauders (13-11, 8-4 TVC Ohio) held Vinton County (14-9, 8-4) to just two field goals in the opening quarter and led 10-6 eight minutes into play. The Vikings answered with a 14-to-11 second period, featuring a trio of three-pointers, and went into halftime down 21-20. The Maroon and Gold added 17 to their total in the third quarter, sinking seven field goals. However, VCHS poured in 23 points, 15 of which came from beyond the arc, and went into the finale with a 43-38 advantage. The guests saved their best for last, scoring 18 points on eight field goals over the final eight minutes, but the Vikings sealed the 60-56 triumph with 17 points, including a 4-for-4 performance from the foul line. For the game, Meigs made 7-of-9 (77.8 percent) free throws, to go with two dozen field goals, featuring one three-pointer. Vinton County was 8-for10 (80 percent) from the charity stripe, and had 10 of its 21 field goals come from long range. Coulter Cleland paced the guests with 17 points, followed by Wyatt Hoover with 13. Weston Baer had the team’s lone triple and finished with 11 points. Cory Cox scored eight for the Marauders, while Bobby Musser finished with seven. For the Vikings, Gavin Arbaugh led all-scorers with 23 points, featuring a game-best five threepointers. Lance Montgomery was next with 13 points, followed by Will Arthur with seven. Eli Radabaugh and Braylon Damron contributed six points apiece to the winning cause, while Aaron Stevens chipped in with five. This is the final game for both sides, as the Vikings and Marauders have been eliminated from postseason in Division II and Division III respectively. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Feb. 26 Boys Basketball Eastern vs. Trimble at Wellston HS, 6:15 Van at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Girls Basketball PPHS-Sissonville winner at Winfield, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 Boys Basketball Wahama at Buffalo, 7:30 Wrestling WVSSAC Championships at BSSA, 6:30 Friday, Feb. 28 Wrestling WVSSAC Championships at BSSA, 11:30 Division III sectionals at Alexander HS, 6 p.m. Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Wahama senior Trevor Hunt maintains leverage on an opponent during a Jan. 4 match held at Meigs High School in Rocksprings, Ohio. Point aiming for historical crown Big Blacks, Wahama combine for 16 grapplers at state By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Big Blacks come in wearing a rather large bull’s eye. By the end of Saturday night, they hope to trade that big circular mark in for an even brighter spotlight. The Point Pleasant wrestling team enters the 73rd annual WVSSAC championship as overwhelming favorites in the Class AA-A field, and the defending state champs are aiming for a repeat performance of historical proportions this weekend at Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Cabell County. The Big Blacks have an entrant in every weight class and account for 14 of the 16 Mason County representatives competing this weekend, with Wahama also sending a pair of grapplers into the Class AA-A brackets. PPHS, however, has collectively dominated almost all of its competition this winter, winning 574-of-706 head-to-head bouts for an incredible winning percentage of 81.3 percent. The Red and Black set a school record with a perfect 35-0 mark in dual meets, plus brought home tournament titles in every event that they competed in this year — except for a 5.5-point runner-up finish to Aurora (OH) at the Alliance Top Gun Tourna- ment. The Big Blacks kept their historical march surging into the Region IV tournament after setting school records with a dozen regional champions to go along with 14 weight class finalists en route to 359 points … a total that was 197.5 points better than that of runner-up Winfield. Overall, the Red and Black have 11 state qualifiers making repeat trips to Big Sandy Superstore Arena — including a trio of defending state champions to go along with six other podium finishers last winter. The Big Blacks have three grapplers making their second career appearances at the state meet, and all three just happen to be defending champions that are looking to add to their resume. Sophomores Derek Raike (48-0) and Justin Bartee (47-3) are respectively aiming for state titles in the 132- and 138-pound divisions after winning championships as freshmen at 120 and 126 pounds. Junior Isaac Short (473) is also gunning for a repeat championship at 120 pounds after winning the 106-pound title last winter. Juniors Christopher Smith (47-3) and Mitchell Freeman (46-5) were runners-up in the 113- and Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Jacob Muncy maintains leverage on an opponent during a Dec. 11, 2019, match held at Point Pleasant High School in Point Pleasant, W.Va. 138-pound divisions last year. Smith and Freeman — both of whom are making their third trips to state — are respectively competing at 126 and 145 pounds this weekend. Seniors Zac Samson (42-9), Logan Southall (44-7), Juan Marquez (39-9), Wyatt Stanley (198) and Jacob Muncy (3411) are all making at least their third appearances at the state meet. Samson, Southall and Muncy were all fifth a year ago and are respectively competing at 160, 170 and 285 pounds this weekend. Marquez and Stanley are competing in the 195- and 220-pound divisions. Junior Wyatt Wilson (41-11) — who placed fourth at 145 pounds last postseason — is gunning for another podium finish this weekend in the 152pound division. Junior Parker Henderson (45-4) is making his state debut at 106 pounds, while sophomores Mackandle Freeman (39-6) and Brayden Connolly (22-15) enter their first respective state tournaments in the 113and 182-pound weight classes. Point Pleasant has double-digit entrants in the state tournament for the 12th time in 13 See POINT | 7 �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Rio women draw Asbury Ohio State’s Day get 3-year contract extension, salary bump COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Day, who led Ohio State to a 13-1 record and a College Football Playoff appearance in his first year as head coach, is being rewarded with a threeyear contract extension and a raise, the university said Tuesday. The 40-year-old Day is now under contract through the 2026 season. Day, who made a base salary of $4.5 million plus bonuses in 2019, will be paid $6 million for the 2020-21 season, the university said. He’ll make $6.5 million for the 2021 season and $7.6 million for 2022. His salary for 2023-26 will be decided later. Day wasn’t even in the top 20 of the country’s highest paid football coaches in 2019, but the raises are expected to move him up the list gradually. Clemson’s Dabo Sweeney was the highest-paid coach last season at more than $9.2 million. The university noted excellent academic progress of players under Day. Ohio State had a program-record 23 college graduates on its 2019 playoff semifinals roster, and 39 players were academic All-Big By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing Ten Conference honorees last fall for having GPAs of 3.00 or above. “Ryan Day’s management of this football program, from mentoring and leading our student-athletes in their academic pursuits and off-field endeavors to coaching them on the playing field, has been exceptional,” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said. Day’s contract extension still must to be approved by university trustees. Day, who was quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Ohio State for two seasons, was hand-picked to replace Urban Meyer, who retired after the 2018 season because of health concerns. Day had led the team to a 3-0 record as the interim head coach in 2018 while Meyer served a three-game suspension for mishandling another assistant who had been accused of domestic violence. Under Day and transfer quarterback Justin Fields, the Buckeyes rolled through the 2019 regular season undefeated and didn’t lose until Clemson beat them 29-23 in the playoff semifinal. MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande will entertain Asbury University in the quarterfinal round of the River States Conference Women’s Basketball Champion on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Newt Oliver Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Tournament pairings were released by conference officials Sunday night following Asbury’s 80-71 win over Carlow University on Sunday afternoon in the makeup of a game postponed from earlier this season. Rio Grande (18-12 overall, 10-6 RSC) is the No. 2 seed from the RSC East, while Asbury (2010, 8-8 RSC) is the No. 3 seed from the RSC West. The RedStorm won the regular season meeting between the two teams, 103-93, on Jan. 21 in Wilmore, Ky. The Rio GrandeAsbury winner will move on to face the Indiana University SoutheastIndiana University East winner in the semifinal round of the tourney on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the site of the highest- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some of the men suing Ohio State over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss are asking a judge to let the litigation resume because months of mediation haven’t yielded a settlement. Lawyers for nearly half of the roughly 350 accusers who have sued wrote to U.S. District Judge Michael Watson on Monday, arguing From page 6 29-to-14 on the offensive end. Point Pleasant committed 26 turnovers in the setback, a dozen more than SHS. The guests combined for eight steals, four assists and three blocked shots in the game, while the hosts compiled 16 assists, 13 steals and one rejection. The Lady Knights made 15-of-48 (31.3 percent) field goal attempts, including 2-of-21 (16.7 percent) three-point tries, while Sissonville was 23-of-78 (29.5 percent) from the field, including 4-of-21 (19 percent) from downtown. At the foul line, PPHS shot 8-of-23 (34.8 percent), while SHS sank 14-of-26 (53.8 percent). Warner paced the guests with 19 points, to go with seven rebounds and two assists. Fetty was responsible for both PPHS three-pointers on her way to 15 points. Morgan Miller finished with five points for the Lady Knights, while Tristan Wilson scored one and pulled in a team-best eight rebounds. Leading the Lady Knights on defense, Miller had three steals, while Fetty and Baylie Rickard both marked a steal and a block. Sydney Farmer led the the Lady Indians with a double-double of 23 points and 21 rebounds. Alexis Bailey was next with 14 points, followed by Haley Jarrett with 10 points, and Madison McCutcheon with nine points and game-best four assists. Kennedy Jones, Abbigale Ward, Madalynn Asbury, and Autumn Bailey each scored two points in the win, with Jones earning a game-high five steals. Earlier this season, PPHS fell at SHS by a 45-12 count on Dec. 21, with the Lady Indians winning the Feb. 15 tilt in Mason County by a 48-45 edge. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. that the university has “refused to engage in productive settlement talks” and hasn’t participated in good faith. “Our clients deserve an opportunity to be heard,” they wrote. “They have been psychologically traumatized not only by Strauss’s abuse but by OSU’s ongoing indifference and betrayal.” Some of the survivors accusing their alma mater of dragging its feet in negotiations say their mental and physical health has suffered as the cases linger on, and at least one of the plaintiffs died during that time. Ohio State officials have issued public apologies to those harmed by Strauss and insist they are pursuing a “monetary resolution” in the private mediation. “We are actively participating in good faith in the mediation process directed by WEDNESDAY EVENING BROADCAST (WSAZ) 3 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) Knights 4 seed from the RSC West — in Wednesday’s quarterfinals. The other quarterfinal game on that half of the bracket pits No. 2 seed Midway (Ky.) University (22-8, 9-7 RSC) from the RSC West at home against Ohio Christian University (18-11, 8-8 RSC), the No. 3 seed from the RSC East. The Midway-Ohio Christian winner will advance to play the WVU Tech-IU Kokomo winner in the semifinal round. The two semifinal round winners will meet in the tournament title game on Tuesday, March 3, at the site of the highest-remaining Courtesy photo Rio Grande’s Chyna Chambers puts up a shot during Saturday’s seed, with the winner loss to West Virginia University-Tech. The RedStorm will host gaining the league’s secAsbury in the quarterfinal round of the River States Conference ond automatic bid to the Women’s Basketball Championship on Wednesday night. national tournament. If WVU-Tech were to also win the tournathe RSC’s overall reguremaining seed. ment championship, IU lar season champion, IU Southeast (18-11, Southeast will earn the in addition to being 9-7 RSC) is the No. 1 RSC’s other national the RSC East Division seed from the RSC’s bid as the winner of West Division, while IU champion. the RSC West Division The Golden Bears, East (10-20, 8-8 RSC) is since the Golden Bears who are ranked No. 24 the No. 4 seed from the in NAIA Division II Top have already secured a RSC East. WVU Tech (24-6, 16-0 25 Poll and who are rid- national bid. RSC) is the No. 1 overall ing an 18-game winning seed and is already guar- streak, will host Indiana Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the anteed a bid to the NAIA University Kokomo (16- University of Rio Grande. 12, 8-8 RSC) — the No. national tournament as Ohio State doc’s accusers: End mediation Point something entirely new. Senior Trevor Hunt (36-7) placed sixth at 145 pounds a year ago From page 6 and has won at least one match at the state level in years. PPHS also has all each of his previous three 14 weight classes filled weekends at the state headed into state for the level. third time in program Kase Stewart (36-11) is history. the first WHS freshman The Big Blacks have since Hunt to qualify for previously come away state after placing fourth from the Class AA-A tournament with multiple at 132 pounds last weekindividual champions on end during the Region IV meet. seven occasions, includThe White Falcons ing five times with a program-best three divisional have scored at least one point in 10 of the last champions. dozen state tournaments The White Falcons overall. finished fifth a year ago The three-day event in the Class A portion of at Big Sandy Superstore the AA-A meet, scoring Arena starts Thursday 32 points and a pair of with opening round podium finishes. matches at 6:30 p.m. This winter, the Red © 2020 Ohio Valley and White have the same Publishing, all rights number of entrants — but one is making his last reserved. of four appearances at state while the other is a Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. freshman embarking on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News 3 (N) WTAP News (N) ABC 6 News at 6pm (N) Arthur NBC Nightly News (N) NBC Nightly News (N) ABC World News (N) Newswatch 6 PM 6:30 the federal court and remain committed to a fair outcome, including a monetary resolution,” university spokesman Benjamin Johnson said by email. 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But the Mountaineers came staggering into the rematch off a long road trip and Texas didn’t buckle in a physical matchup while Jones and Ramey poured in points from the outside. Oscar Tshiebwe scored 14 points to lead West Virginia. Jones scored 16 points in the first half on a barrage of 3-pointers, and the Longhorns shot 62% against one of the best defensive teams in the country to lead 34-28 at halftime. Texas trailed by 25 at halftime in the first meeting. Texas is missing three starters or regular players with injuries and had another, forward Kamaka Hepa, knocked out with strep throat Monday night. “Over the last couple of games, me and Courtney have just felt a chemistry. It’s beginning to click,” Jones said. “With guys out, it’s forcing me to step up. When two players are in sync, you can do great things and lead a team to victory.” West Virginia cut the Texas lead to three early in the second half before Ramey drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing, then made another to push the lead to nine. The Mountaineers’ last real chance to push for the lead came when Smart was called for a technical foul and Sean McNeil made both free throws to get West Virginia within 54-47. But Texas’ Matt Coleman III made a quick jumper on the other end and any momentum quickly died. “I did not try to get that. When you are playing (West Virginia), it’s hand-to-hand combat,” Smart said. “It’s a very challenging game to officiate. I imagine I just got caught up standing up for our guys.” West Virginia hosts Oklahoma on Saturday. Big play sub Texas freshman guard Brock Cunningham barely played much of this season but has taken on a much bigger role as injuries decimated the lineup and has delivered some big and timely plays. Cunningham had two key offensive rebounds in the final three minutes, then came flying down the baseline to block a shot by Jermaine Haley, protecting a 62-54 lead with 1:44 left. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 45° 48° 40° Breezy today with a bit of snow and rain. Snow showers tonight. High 49° / Low 27° HEALTH TODAY 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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Newman seems to be healing and Newmark confirmed Newman’s goal of winning the 2020 championship remains intact. In the roller-coaster week of completing the rain-delayed Daytona 500, tending to Newman and shifting the series across the country to Las Vegas, the NASCAR community showed its unwavering support for its family. Helton was one of the first to arrive at the hospital and Newman was either visited or called by all top executives, from Chairman Jim France on down. Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin went to the hospital after he left the track. Martin Truex Jr. was in Daytona awaiting Newman’s discharge from the hospital. Blaney spoke to him Wednesday night. Joey Logano texted a joke about Newman not having a neck. Newman, one of the most stubborn drivers in the series who will absolutely never yield position on track without a fierce battle, was moved. “I want to personally thank everyone, including the man upstairs, for their support, encouragement and the numerous offers of assistance,” Newman said. “We always say that the NASCAR community is one big family and never has that been more evident to me than after seeing this family rally together and provide the comfort and support that has been shown to my family and me over the past few days. The calls and visits from the NASCAR executives and my friends and competitors has been truly uplifting.” NATIONAL CITIES McArthur 46/25 Waverly 45/26 SATURDAY 36° 18° Rather cloudy NASCAR executive in charge of competition and development, told AP the screens are somewhat a result of Aric Almirola’s 2017 crash in Kansas, where photographers had clear shots of his suffering as he was removed from his car with a broken back. Almirola was livid. The idea of attempting to shield — in a testament to how safe NASCAR has made its stock cars —had not been seen until last Monday night when they were placed around Newman’s car. “If you look at our history before, (shielding) was certainly with the most dire situation,” O’Donnell told AP. “I think what we learned after the Aric Almirola incident and all the footage that is out there was not really fair to the driver. I don’t know if we can 100% stop that in the future, so I think you could see us be more liberal to that in the future.” O’Donnell acknowledged fans could be led to think the worst but said NASCAR is obligated to protect its competitors. “We are always going to err on protecting the driver,” O’Donnell said. The screens, as it turned out, weren’t tall enough to shield Newman from fans high in the Daytona grandstands. And, O’Donnell expressed regret NASCAR didn’t tarp Newman’s car because some sort of covering would have contained all the broken parts, pieces and twisted metal needed to be examined in the accident investigation. So work will continue, as it has in the 19 years since Earnhardt was the A: Near freezing. Today 7:06 a.m. 6:17 p.m. 8:51 a.m. 9:13 p.m. FRIDAY Clouds and sun with flurries; colder 2 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) THURSDAY 36° 22° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 59°/44° 50°/30° 80° in 1930 -1° in 1967 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low and return its focus to winning races. Newman wants to be the one to publicly discuss his ordeal, Roush President Steve Newmark said, so the statement is all Newman is ready to offer for now. He said he avoided any broken bones or internal injuries, and doctors are pleased with the way he’s healing. It is Newman’s right to handle the situation any way he chooses. But the long week took its toll on the NASCAR community and the lack of information made fans fear the worst for the 42-year-old Indiana native. It took almost 20 minutes to get Newman out of its car, which was upside-down and on fire when it came to a stop. NASCAR reconstructed the safety team response and said a paramedic had entered Newman’s car 35 seconds after it came to a stop and was working on the driver the entire time. The unsettling moment of Newman’s extraction came when the safety team brought out several black screens in an attempt to shield the scene. Mike Helton, president of NASCAR when Dale Earnhardt was killed at Daytona in 2001, acknowledged to The Associated Press the negative connotation assumed when an accident scene is covered. Veterans understand that when a tarp is brought out to cover a car, it almost always signifies a fatality. 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OH-70175115 LAS VEGAS (AP) — This we know: Ryan Newman might very well be the toughest man in NASCAR. The Purdue graduate with an engineering degree has, for 18 seasons, railed against the dangers of superspeedway racing. He’d been airborne in his car too many times for his comfort, and his scathing criticism of NASCAR’s approach to racing at Daytona and Talladega got him fined for his bluntness. Now he has a head injury from yet another airborne accident, this one on the last lap of the Daytona 500, and his streak of 649 consecutive races ended Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He could have been killed; in a statement, he intimated he understands it should have been a fatal accident. But he survived, walked out of the hospital with his daughters less than 48 hours after the crash and is now healing while eagerly awaiting clearance to return to his No. 6 Ford. “I have spoken with Jack Roush and he has assured me that the No. 6 car will be waiting and ready for my return,” Newman said. And with that, a long emotional week for NASCAR came to an end. The Cup Series went racing again, Joey Logano won at Las Vegas for the second consecutive year and Ryan Blaney proved he has shaken off the demons that haunted him after his car triggered Newman’s crash. Ross Chastain was a suitable replacement for Newman and the entire Roush organization was able to take a collective breath � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 02. February Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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