http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/c9064da6cda10baab4348e146eb48557.pdf 72feacec02393c646194f0d65b7bf66c PDF Text Text Herbal Tea Shop coming soon Cloudy and cooler. High, 42, low, 29 High school hoops action BUSINESS s 3A WEATHER s 4A SPORTS s 1B C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 253, Volume 126 Top stories of 2015 Thursday, December 31, 2015 s 50¢ Justice for Leah Hickman By Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com month sentence. He will be up for parole after 19 years in prison, but will remain behind bars if parole is denied at that time, The Meigs County Prosecutor’s Office said. Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams said the sentence would’ve been a similar time frame that he might’ve received had the case gone to trial. A press release about the missing teen first appeared on the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office website Aug. 13, 2014. MASON COUNTY — Whenever Ron Hickman is in Huntington, he drives to the apartment building where his daughter was found murdered, he sits outside in his car with the license plate “LEAHSDAD,” and he prays for justice. “I have people praying for me, praying for the case..that’s (prayer) the only way I know to get through this,” Ron said. “People can feel sorry for you, and have empathy, but until it happens to you…it’s a feeling I can’t describe. I have to rely on God.” The feeling Ron couldn’t find words to describe is the loss of his daughter Leah at the age of 21. Originally from Mason County and a student at Marshall University, Leah was last seen alive on Dec. 14, 2007. After an agonizing week of searching for the young woman, her body was eventually found in a crawl space in her apartment building on 8th Ave. in Huntington. She was strangled to death. The anniversary of Leah’s death never gets any easier for Ron, though this year, media outlets in the Huntington area have reported the Huntington Police Department are not treating this as a cold case. The Huntington Herald Dispatch recently reported Huntington Police Chief Joe Ciccarelli as saying it is an ongoing investigation which recently splintered off into smaller investigations. Ron said Chief Ciccarelli, who was working for the FBI at the time of Leah’s murder, has a “real desire” to see the case solved as do many in the Huntington community. “They have assured me it (the case) is still active,” Ron told the Point Pleasant Register this week, reiterating he’s been told in the past this may be a situation where DNA and forensic technology will eventually catch up with the needs of the case. This, combined with the police work, will hopefully bring answers and justice for Leah one day, Ron explained. In addition to DNA advancements and police work, Ron says he looks to a higher power for help as well, saying, “I pray God will bother the conscience of those involved and they’ll come forth with a confession or evidence.” Ron, who is the assessor for Mason County, has been a public figure through his job for several years though he never expected to be thrust into a situation where he was publicly known for such a tragedy. See STORIES | 6A See HICKMAN | 4A Photos by Lindsay Kriz | Daily Sentinel A candlelight vigil took place Thursday, Nov. 5 in honor of the “small but mighty” nine-year-old Eastern Eagles football player Wyatt Barber, who passed away Monday, Nov. 2 during a walk through practice. The cause of death was an abnormal left artery according to the Meigs County Coroner. Sentinel staff pick top five stories By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com MEIGS COUNTY — This year was memorable for many reasons in Meigs County and the staff at The Daily Sentinel have chosen some of the top stories of 2015 in the order in which they occurred: Motocross racer dies during 152nd Meigs County Fair On Tuesday, Aug. 18 during the Meigs County Fair’s Motocross competition, 21-year-old competitor Justin Hill received life-threatening injuries after being thrown from his motorcycle. The race was halted while EMS workers attended to Hill. Only a few laps were left in the event when the incident occurred and once the track was cleared, racing resumed. No other cyclists were involved in the accident. Hill was taken by paramedics from Meigs County EMS to Holzer Emergency Room in Pomeroy, and was pronounced dead from his injuries shortly thereafter. He was wearing a helmet and protective equipment during the race. This was the first fatality involving entertainment in modern Meigs County Fair history. The fair continued as Byran Shank and Sandy Iannarrelli are sworn in by Judge Carson Crow on Dec. 11. scheduled for the rest of the week following the incident. Ernest Roach pleads guilty to murder of Ericka Brown On Sept. 17 Ernest Roach, 37, of Racine, pleaded guilty to the murder of Ericka Brown, 16, of Cross Lanes, W.Va. Roach pleaded guilty to one count of murder, which carries a 15-year to life sentence; tampering with evidence, which is a felony in the third degree and carries a 36-month sentence; and gross abuse of a corpse, which carries a 12 — NEWS Obituaries: 2A Business: 3A Weather: 4A Opinion: 5A Third suspect arrested in ATM theft By Beth Sergent — SPORTS Basketball: 1B Schedule: 1B — FEATURES Television: 2B Classified: 4B Comics: 5B was set at $100,000. As previously reported, also charged in this case, Kelsey POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A Smith, 19 and Mason third person has been arrested and Smith, 20, siblings from charged with breaking into a local Leon. Brother and sister convenience store and stealing an were also charged with Knopp ATM machine. Trevor A. Knopp, 23, Henderson, breaking and entering and grand larceny, with bonds was arrested by deputies with also set at $100,000 each. the Mason County Sheriff’s The incident occurred around Department on Wednesday 2:24 a.m. Tuesday morning and and charged with breaking and by shortly after 9:30 a.m. that entering and grand larceny. same day, officers with the Mason He appeared in Mason County County Sheriff’s Department Magistrate Court where his bond bsergent@civitasmedia.com 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. were preparing to question Kelsey and Mason Smith. By Wednesday afternoon, deputies had Knopp in custody. As reported yesterday, according to Sheriff Greg Powers and personnel at the sheriff’s department, surveillance video taken at Paul’s Exxon store outside Point Pleasant shows a 1991 Dodge sedan circling the parking lot and then ramming the front doors, See THEFT | 6A �LOCAL 2A Thursday, December 31, 2015 Daily Sentinel OBITUARIES HAROLD EUGENE “BUCK” DEWHURST RUTLAND — Harold Eugene “Buck” Dewhurst, 83, of Rutland, stepped from the arms of his loving family into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Buck was born Oct. 30, 1932 to the late Clifford and Genevieve Cheatham Dewhurst. On Dec. 31, 1952, Buck married Carol “June” Dewhurst, his high school sweetheart and the absolute love of his life. Together they built a life and legacy of faith, love, integrity and hard work. With the exception of time spent serving in the United States Navy, Buck spent his entire life in the Rutland Community. A graduate of Rutland High School, buck had the honor of playing Football for the storied champion Rutland Red Devils under the coaching of James Vennari. Although he was offered a full Football scholarship to Marshall University, Buck decided to enter the United States Navy to serve his country and support his family. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum/Ravenswood Aluminum where he was known to be a committed worker and good friend to many. Oh, the laughter and the stories he would tell at the dinner table! Buck Dewhurst was a great teacher using a simple method; setting an example. There was absolutely no discrepancy between his words and his actions. Using the Holy Bible as his guide, he placed God first, followed by family, church, community and work. A member of the Danville Holiness Church, he was both a strong leader and a gentle helper; serving many leadership roles within the church while making himself available to help a friend, neighbor or a new acquaintance in need. He could strike a conversation with almost anyone and enjoyed learning about the lives of others. His home was open and a place at the dinner table for anyone. His family has been greatly comforted by the stories from those whose lives he touched. Buck Dewhurst was proud of his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and they are equally proud to have been his. It was his greatest wish for his family to be united and to serve God; a wish that has been wholeheartedly embraced. A family that has been well-loved and well-taught will continue to love God, serve our fellow man and take very good care of our precious mother; just as he would have wished. Buck loved to tell people about the lives and careers of his family; probably never fully realizing that our greatest success could only lie in following his example. Left to cherish his memory are his precious wife of 63 years, Carol June Patterson Dewhurst, five children and their spouses: Andrea (Rodney) Wright, Robin (Dean) Harris, Kim (Becky) Dewhurst, Dr. Jay (Sue) Dewhurst and Penny (Ed) Ramsburg; biological grandchildren Bryan Enright, Shannon Williams, Erin Lisle, Christopher Dewhurst, Audrey Mangulabnan, Michalle Duncan, Jeffrey Dewhurst, Jenna Wilson, Kimberly Gaus, Patrick Dewhurst, Heidi Dewhurst, Kaitlin Ramirez and Cori Dewhurst; nine stepgrandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, James “Bill” Dewhurst of Staunton, Virginia; special “adopted” family Tony and Miranda Grate and family; as well as very special friends Lloyd and Bea Dugan. In “Grandpa Buck’s” heart, there was no distinction between biological, step or adopted family. All were loved and welcomed into a close relationship with them. Buck was preceded in death by his parents; 12 siblings; two nephews whom he helped raise, John and Don Smith; and grandson, Michael Joseph Dewhurst. Calling hours will be Thursday, Dec. 31st, 5-8 p.m. at the Danville Holiness Church, 31057 State Route 325, Langsville, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at the church with the Rev. Paul Eckert and the Rev. Brian Bailey officiating. Burial will follow at the Letart Falls Cemetery. Family will also receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are by the Birchfield Funeral Home of Rutland. BELLA MIRACLE DAWN MANNING RACINE — Bella Miracle Dawn Manning, infant daughter of Phillip Manning and Sherrolynn Hively, passed away on Dec. 28, 2015, at her home. Bella was born on Dec. 14, 2015, at O’Blenness Hospital in Athens, Ohio. She is survived by her parents; half-sister, Emily Rose Manning; grandparents: paternal grandparents, Melissa Manning and Jeff Long; Donna Coffman; Debra Barker; Deborah Henry; Michael Henry; Jimmy Barker; and Sarah Day; aunts Michelle Henry, Savannah Henry, McKenzie Manning, Emma Manning, Mandy Adkins Karen Byers and Kathy Byers; uncles Brandon Manning, David Carpenter, Levi Ewing, Michael Joe Adkins and several more; godmother, Kimberly Midcap; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va., with Pastor Ryan Eaton officiating. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Saturday, Jan. 2, from noon to 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Roush Funeral Home, P.O. Box 933, Ravenswood, WV 26164, to help family with funeral expenses. Condolences may be expressed to the family at roush94@yahoo. com; www.facebook.com/ roushfuneralhome; or on our website at www. roushfuneralhome.net. DEATH NOTICES CHAFIN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Betty Jo Chafin, 61, of Huntington, W.Va. died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. The family will receive friends 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, who have been entrusted with arrangements. HARTENBACH POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Kip Hartenbach, age 74, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Wednesday Dec. 30, 2015. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced when they become available by Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. MCKINNISS RIO GRANDE, Ohio — George “Ray” McKinniss, 61, of Rio Grande, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at Hope United Methodist Church, 219 E. 1st St., Wellston. Burial will follow in Ridgewood Cemetery. Friends may call at The Bob Evans Farm Event Barn from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Willis Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. MURPHY HENDERSON, W.Va. — Penny Lynn Murphy, 58, of Henderson, W.Va., passed away December 29, 2015 at her home. At her request there will be no visitation. Burial and services will be held at the convenience of the family. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., is serving the family. SLAYTON POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Iva (Hussell) Slayton, 89, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Dec. 29, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Suncrest Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from noon until the service. Iva’s care and the care of her family have been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. Call Now 1-800-989-2405 Civitas Media, 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 PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Ed Litteral, Ext. 1925 elitteral@civitasmedia.com EDITOR Michael Johnson, Ext. 2102 michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@civitasmedia.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@civitasmedia.com 111 Court St., Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH STOP Overpaying For Your Medications! Learn how you can start saving up to 80% when \RX�¿�OO�\RXU�SUHVFULSWLRQV with Canada Pharmacy. Photos courtesy of Mindy Kearns West Virginia House of Delegates member Scott Cadle, second from right, presented citations to several Bend Area teens in a ceremony Monday at the Hartford Town Hall. The teens worked most of 2015 to restore the Brown Cemetery to its former condition, after the site fell into a deplorable shape. Teens attending to receive their citations from the Legislature and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin were Wesley Jones, Destiny Ingels, Jacob Petry, A.J. Howard, Chris Rizer, Cole Herdman, Christian Petry, Austin Juelfs, Chandler Herdman and Kaleb Petry. Also recognized were donors Angie Juelfs-Johnson and the Town of Hartford, represented by Mayor Gordon Spencer. Recognized for remembering By Mindy Kearns the area, setting up headstones, and painting and restoring HARTFORD — the flagpole. The work A number of Bend did not stop however, Area teenagers were when most of the teens recognized at a graduated in May. They ceremony Monday for continued throughout their work in cleaning a the summer, using Hartford cemetery. funds garnered from a West Virginia House “Go Fund Me” account of Delegates member they set up. Scott Cadle (R-Mason, Rizer kept the public 13th District) apprised of the progress presented the teens, on a Facebook site, as well as donors, with first named Brown citations from both Cemetery, then later the Legislature and changed to Mason Governor Earl Ray County Historic Tomblin. The ceremony Preservation. The site was held at the Hartford remains active today, Town Hall. with Rizer updating it The youth spent regularly. most of 2015 working On Flag Day in June, to clear and clean members of the SmithBrown Cemetery, a Capehart American forgotten site where Legion Post 140 of New nearly 500 are buried. Haven joined the teens Among them are many to raise the American Flag over the cemetery of Hartford’s early once again. The flag residents, as well as veterans from the Civil was donated by the Woodmen of the World. War, World War I and Delegate Cadle World War II. The earliest grave the teens said Monday he felt the teens were very found was from the deserving of the 1830s. recognition. Cadle The project began stated often teenagers when Chris Rizer, a are in the news for the 2015 Wahama High negative, and he was School graduate, was proud to be presenting working on his senior project, “The History of citations for a positive Hartford.” While doing project. Although several of research, his mentor the teens were absent reminded him of the cemetery, which stands for various reasons, atop a hill. When Rizer those attending to visited the cemetery, he receive their citations were Rizer, Wesley found it in deplorable Jones, Destiny Ingels, condition with many headstones overturned. Jacob Petry, Kaleb Petry, Christian Petry, The markers that were A.J. Howard, Cole standing had been Herdman, Chandler overtaken by brush, Herdman, and Austin locust trees and yucca Juelfs. Donors present plants. The road to and recognized were the cemetery was Angie Juelfs-Johnson impassable to most, and the Town of only being accessible Hartford, which will by four-wheel drive now take over the vehicles. cemetery maintenance. The students spent their spring, Mindy Kearns is a freelance after school and on writer for Ohio Valley Publishing weekends, cleaning who lives in Mason County. Special to OVP News Get an extra $10 off plus FREE SHIPPING Order Now And Get An Extra $10 Off + Free Shipping! Use code 10FREE to receive this special offer today. Valid IRU�QHZ�FXVWRPHUV�RQO\�RQ�\RXU�¿�UVW�SUHVFULSWLRQ�RUGHU�ZLWK� Canada Pharmacy. Expires Dec 31, 2015. Cannot be used with any other offers and only used once per household. Call Now! 800-989-2405 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 111 Court St., Pomeroy, OH, 45769. Do you have story ideas or suggestions? Let us know! Call 740.992.2155 Chris Rizer, left, who led efforts to clean and restore the Brown Cemetery in the Town of Hartford, was among the teens receiving citations from both the West Virginia Legislature and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin in a ceremony Monday in Hartford. Pictured making the presentation is Delegate Scott Cadle (R-Mason, 13th District). �Daily Sentinel BUSINESS Thursday, December 31, 2015 3A Tea shop to make downtown more cozy Apple agrees to pay $350 million in tax By Frances D’Emilio Associated Press Lindsay Kriz | OVP News Independent employees work on Wednesday afternoon at the former Seylor building on the corner of Butternut Ave. next to Farmers Bank in downtown Pomeroy. The building will house a new business, Herbal Sage Tea. The owners are David Hooker and Maureen Burns Hooker. Look for more information in an upcoming issue. Weight Watchers stock soars with new ad Associated Press than 30 million followers on Tuesday. NEW YORK — Weight WatchWeight Watchers stock has more ers is getting another boost from than tripled since October when Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey bought a 10 percent stake The weight loss company’s in the New York company. Besides shares are soaring as a TV comthe new ads, Weight Watchers has mercial starring Winfrey begins to also made changes to its plans to air. better fit in with Winfrey’s message The commercial shows past vid- of living a healthy and happier life eos of Winfrey working out and ref- and not just focusing on weight erencing her struggle with weight, loss. a frequent topic of Winfrey’s forShares of Weight Watchers Intermer talk show. The ad ends with national Inc. jumped $3.96, or 20 Winfrey asking viewers if they’re percent, to $23.33 in afternoon ready to join her. “Let’s do this trading Wednesday. together,” she says. Weight Watchers brought in Winfrey at a precarious time for the She tweeted the ad to her more company. It has been hurt by the popularity of fitness trackers and free food-tracking apps. Despite recent gains in the stock, it is still down about 7 percent from a year ago. Winfrey is on the new plan and she said in an October appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that she lost 15 pounds in a few months. While she slims down, her wallet is getting fatter. Back in October, Winfrey paid about $43.2 million for her 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers. That stake is now worth more than $148 million. 60628547 ROME — Apple has agreed to pay Italy 318 million euros (about $350 million) in taxes for several past years, prosecutors said Wednesday, part of a broader European effort to make multinationals pay what they owe in each country where they do business. Italy has already brought several cases against global technology companies that have headquarters in low-tax nations like Ireland to avoid paying higher taxes in other countries, like Italy. The practice, called profit-shifting, has come under attack from the European Union, which wants multinationals to pay tax where they earn their revenue, and not where they have their regional base. The EU’s 28 states agreed in October to share details of tax deals they reach with big companies to make sure they are fair to other countries. The EU has already ordered Starbucks and Fiat to pay millions in back taxes to Luxembourg and the Netherlands, respectively. Milan prosecutors on Wednesday confirmed a report in daily La Repubblica that Apple agreed to pay the sum for the years spanning 2008-2013. The prosecutors said Apple’s tax liabilities for the five successive years will hinge on an international ruling on such cases. They declined to give details. They also declined to discuss how payment of back taxes might affect a criminal probe, conducted by the prosecutors, into suspected tax evasion by three Apple employees. La Repubblica said two of the employees are executives based in Italy while the third is based in Ireland. Apple offices in Milan, London and Ireland were closed on Wednesday. Messages seeking comment weren’t immediately answered. Apple CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly rejected the notion that his company is trying to dodge taxes. In an interview with CBS TV program 60 Minutes aired Dec. 20, he said: “Apple pays every tax dollar we owe.” Independent tax expert Bob Willens said the fact that Apple settled with Italian tax authorities means they’re conceding there was something a bit off in the company’s European tax arrangements. “I don’t think Apple would have agreed to this sanction if they didn’t feel there was something at least questionable in what they were doing,” Willens said. He said that while the sum was just a “nuisance” for Apple, the case did create a reputational problem: “It’s not a very positive public relations thing to be branded a serial tax avoider.” 60629568 �LOCAL 4A Thursday, December 31, 2015 Daily Sentinel Hickman From Page 1A “It never gets any easier,” Ron said, having become a member of a club no one wants to join. Since Leah’s death, Ron has met other parents who have lost children and attends a yearly memorial ceremony in Huntington for those who lost loved ones to violent crime. He said he’s become friends with the father of one of the four teens murdered on prom night in Huntington in 2005. “He’s got the same burden,” Ron said, saying he has much empathy for all those grieving families wanting answers in seemingly cold cases. Despite the burden of the loss, Ron knows the good memories of Leah also never go away and she was more than the circumstances of her untimely death. “She was a loving individual, she cared about people, she liked Courtesy photos ABOVE, This etching of the late Leah Hickman, done by her friend Emalea Neal and given to her father Ron Hickman, hangs in his office at the Mason County Courthouse. AT LEFT, Leah Hickman, pictured, was 21 when she was found murdered in her Huntington apartment building in 2007. Her father still searches for answers in the case. short time on earth, with strangers approaching him after her death from the Marshall Community and Huntington, including her former customers at the Dress Barn where Leah worked in the Merritt’s Creek Plaza. In fact, since to help people,” Ron said about his daughter. “She had a giving heart, was full of life, working towards her goal of being a television news reporter.” Ron talked about his daughter making an impact on people in her LOCAL STOCKS AEP (NYSE) — 58.90 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 22.62 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 104.14 Big Lots (NYSE) — 39.03 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 39.34 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 43.92 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 4.79 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.150 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 46.59 Collins (NYSE) — 93.27 DuPont (NYSE) — 67.33 US Bank (NYSE) — 43.01 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 31.04 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 45.56 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 66.58 Kroger (NYSE) — 42.31 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 96.67 Norfolk So (NYSE) —84.86 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 24.07 BBT (NYSE) —38.17 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 19.41 Pepsico (NYSE) — 101.15 Premier (NASDAQ) — 15.87 Rockwell (NYSE) — 103.98 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 11.36 Royal Dutch Shell — 45.97 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 20.29 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 61.67 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 10.85 WesBanco (NYSE) — 30.44 Worthington (NYSE) — 30.47 Daily stock reports are the 1 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions Dec. 30, 2015, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. TODAY 8 AM 35° 40° 36° 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. Precipitation 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. 0.00 Month to date/normal 6.41/3.21 Year to date/normal 49.32/42.49 Snowfall (in inches) 1 SUN & MOON Q: During a blizzard must snow be falling from the sky? New Jan 2 Jan 9 First Full Jan 16 Jan 23 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 4:08a Fri. 4:54a Sat. 5:37a Sun. 6:18a Mon. 6:58a Tue. 7:39a Wed. 8:21a Minor 10:19a 11:04a 11:47a 12:09a 12:47a 1:28a 2:09a Major 4:30p 5:15p 5:58p 6:40p 7:21p 8:03p 8:46p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme Minor 10:41p 11:26p ---12:29p 1:10p 1:51p 2:34p WEATHER HISTORY A snowstorm in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 31, 1982, brought the monthly total of snow there to 18 inches, which is 14 inches more than the town usually gets in an entire winter. Lucasville 39/26 Portsmouth 41/27 AIR QUALITY Reach Beth Sergent at bsergent@ civitasmedia.com or on Twitter @ BSergentWrites. TUESDAY 37° 20° Plenty of sunshine WEDNESDAY 40° 19° Plenty of sunshine Plenty of sunshine 47° 32° Mostly sunny 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.43 25.30 27.49 12.49 12.45 30.81 14.33 36.78 40.85 13.01 40.70 41.60 42.80 24-hr. Chg. +0.37 -1.35 +0.58 -0.13 -0.34 +0.25 +0.79 +0.56 +0.47 +0.54 +0.10 +0.20 +0.10 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Let’s Talk About Your NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 39/27 Murray City 37/25 Belpre 40/28 Athens 38/26 St. Marys 40/28 Parkersburg 40/26 Coolville 39/27 Wilkesville 39/26 POMEROY Jackson 41/28 40/26 Ravenswood Rio Grande 42/29 41/28 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 35/25 GALLIPOLIS 42/29 43/28 42/29 South Shore Greenup 42/28 41/26 33 0 50 100 150 200 Logan 37/25 McArthur 38/25 Waverly 37/26 A: No, extremely poor visibility in blowing snow is sufficient. MOON PHASES Last Chillicothe 37/27 The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. WEATHER TRIVIA™ Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset MONDAY 41° 26° Plenty of sunshine Adelphi 37/27 0 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. 0.0 Month to date/normal Trace/3.6 Season to date/normal Trace/4.4 Today Fri. 7:47 a.m. 7:47 a.m. 5:16 p.m. 5:17 p.m. 11:42 p.m. none 11:31 a.m. 12:01 p.m. Mostly sunny SUNDAY 39° 27° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) SATURDAY “I’ll continue searching as long as I live. Any parent would want justice for their child. I want to keep it in the public eye and am thankful for the media taking the time to remind people.” Still, he prepares himself for the fact he may never know what happened to his daughter and just who was responsible. “I realize I might not get an answer,” Ron said. “When we get to Heaven it’s not going to matter anyway. Justice is going to be with God’s will, on God’s time.” Anyone with information about Leah’s case can contact the Huntington Police Department’s tip line at 304-696-4444 or its Detective Bureau at 304-696-4420. All information can be provided anonymously. Cloudy and colder today. Partly cloudy and seasonably cold tonight. High 42° / Low 29° Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 53°/36° 43°/26° 70° in 1990 -14° in 1917 FRIDAY 40° 24° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM County Courthouse, where framed photos of Leah stare back at him as reminders and motivators. In one of those frames is an etching of Leah done by her friend Emalea Neal of Apple Grove. When Neal was younger, she entered it into the county fair and won a blue ribbon, giving the ribbon and photo to Ron in honor of Leah. This is just one of many stories of kindness and remembrance people have shown Ron, he said. He’s tried to give back, and if someone is suffering with that burden of losing a child, if he can help comfort that person, he tries. This level of compassion for others that he never anticipated developing to this extent, is also coupled with the determination he has to find justice for his daughter. “I want justice in Leah’s case,” he said. Milton 44/30 Clendenin 47/28 St. Albans 45/31 Huntington 42/28 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 39/28 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 51/35 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 65/42 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Spencer 49/29 Buffalo 43/29 Ironton 42/28 Ashland 42/28 Grayson 43/29 Elizabeth 43/30 Charleston 45/30 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 18/11 Montreal 33/22 Toronto 36/29 Billings 26/16 Minneapolis 16/10 Chicago 29/14 Denver 24/3 New York 50/36 Detroit 34/25 Washington 53/36 Kansas City 32/14 Today Fri. Hi/Lo/W 32/20/s 38/30/sn 61/43/c 53/38/pc 52/34/pc 26/16/pc 23/7/c 47/32/pc 45/30/c 67/46/r 20/4/s 29/14/c 35/24/c 34/26/sf 35/25/c 51/36/c 24/3/s 21/11/pc 34/25/sf 83/66/sh 56/44/c 32/22/c 32/14/pc 48/30/s 50/33/c 65/42/s 40/28/pc 84/74/pc 16/10/c 47/31/c 60/48/sh 50/36/pc 39/22/pc 84/66/pc 49/35/pc 63/40/s 36/26/sf 41/26/c 65/45/r 56/38/c 37/23/pc 25/7/pc 51/35/s 39/28/pc 53/36/pc Hi/Lo/W 34/22/c 36/33/sn 54/34/c 47/33/pc 47/27/pc 33/14/s 19/5/c 43/29/pc 39/23/pc 56/33/c 29/6/s 23/17/pc 34/21/s 31/23/sf 33/20/pc 47/30/c 30/11/s 25/14/s 29/24/c 82/69/pc 49/41/r 29/20/s 32/19/s 48/32/s 48/27/c 65/43/s 38/24/s 83/71/pc 25/14/pc 43/23/pc 53/44/r 45/33/pc 39/20/pc 84/59/t 45/32/pc 67/47/s 34/21/sf 38/24/pc 53/32/c 50/28/pc 33/24/s 25/11/s 51/36/s 40/27/pc 48/31/pc EXTREMES YESTERDAY Atlanta 61/43 National for the 48 contiguous states High Low El Paso 50/35 Chihuahua 60/36 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 88° in Tampa, FL -16° in Moose, WY Global High Low Houston 56/44 Monterrey 62/48 GOALS Miami 84/74 114° in Vioolsdrif, South Africa -54° in Agayakan, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 60576589 WEATHER 2 PM Leah’s death, Ron says he’s often approached by people he doesn’t know who just want to tell him what his daughter, and the case, mean to them, even these eight years later. “I’ve been touched by the concern from others about this case,” Ron said. “People come up and say they’re praying for me.” And, to Ron, prayer does matter and he cites his family and church family with being a big part of how he copes with the loss and the search for answers. Ron still wears the blue wristband Leah’s friends printed in her memory from WMUL and the journalism school at Marshall. “I never take it off,” Ron said, adding during a recent surgery he made the medical staff tape it on to his wrist rather than take it off. Each day he goes to his office on the first floor of the Mason www.fbsc.com 740-992-2136 �E ditorial 5A Thursday, December 31, 2015 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW A case for leadership When the US does not lead in global national security issues, a vacuum occurs, and that usually results in chaos. I believe we are seeing that now with the rise of radical Islamic extremism. It is time for us to lead in the effort to defeat ISIS and other terrorist groups. President Obama has suggested that the terrorist threat is overblown. I believe the threat is very real, and it is past time we face it head on. It was just last month when ISIS terrorists killed 130 innocent people in a series of very wellcoordinated attacks in Paris. These attacks did not occur in isolation. They were but one of a series of attacks that occurred within a 24-hour period. In that same time period, attacks left 43 people dead in Beirut, 18 dead in Baghdad, countless wounded — all ISIS attacks. In the preceding month, ISIS took credit for the downing of a Russian airplane claiming the lives of 224 Rob innocent civilians. In September, Islamic extremists murdered nearly Portman Contributing 50 in Yemen. In fact, if you look back Columnist over the period of the past year, several hundred civilians have been killed in nearly 30 attacks around the world. The threat is real. Of course, earlier this month, we saw that when we were attacked here at home. In the worst terror attack in the United States since 9/11, the attack in San Bernardino reminded us that the threat posed by Islamic extremism can be home-grown or global. These attacks should serve as a wake-up call, not only about the nature of the enemy we face in ISIS, but about the chaotic and dangerous state of the world today and the need for more determined American leadership to address it. Unfortunately, ISIS is not “contained”, and the attacks in Paris were not a “setback”, as the President has said. These attacks were a tragedy, one of a series of attacks, and a warning. We cannot develop a successful strategy to defeat ISIS unless we understand its true nature. In my view, downplaying the Islamic extremist threat and viewing each tragedy in isolation is a fundamental flaw in the Administration’s national security policy. ISIS is not just a nuisance to be managed; it is a global threat to be defeated. The territory ISIS holds has served as an incubator for radicalization and provides a safe haven for these terrorists to train, organize, gather resources, and project power. Tens of thousands of foreign fighters from Europe, the U.S., and around the world have flocked to the front lines of the global jihad, and some return home with the training and resources that have the potential to result in monstrous attacks. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing atrocities and persecution in Syria have provided ISIS operatives a potential means to get access to other countries. The Syrian refugee crisis is exhibit A of the chaos that emerges in a world without American leadership. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I recently questioned Administration officials on what steps are being taken to ensure terrorists do not exploit our Syrian refugee resettlement program and I have called for a thorough review of Department of Homeland Security and State Department vetting procedures to ensure that no terrorists or individuals with links to Islamist extremist groups make it into the United States. n addition to better protecting the homeland by keeping people out who want to do us harm, the United States should also increase the scale and intensity of military operations against ISIS targets, and, through the use of U.S. Special Operations forces and local allies, defeat ISIS forces on the ground and retake lost territory. As I’ve argued for over two years now, we cannot ignore the broader conflict in Syria and must lead our allies in pursuing a comprehensive strategy to not only defeat ISIS but also achieve a negotiated resolution of the Syrian conflict. Military force alone will not solve it, but it can shape the parameters of an acceptable solution. I was glad to be able to help our troops with the resources they need to stay safe and protect us in the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act. Now is the time for all of us to stand by our troops, to reverse defense cuts and ensure our brave men and women in uniform have the best equipment, technology and training in the world. It is a world where the very structure of international order is under siege and where the direction of our collective future is brought into question we can not afford to “lead from behind”, as the Obama Administration itself has described its approach. “Peace through strength” works better. We must be unwavering in our support to our allies, and we must be clear-eyed and resolute in standing up to our foes. That is the path to peace and security. Rob Portman is a Republican senator representing Ohio in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. THEIR VIEW Veterans and families first By Col. Chip Tansill For The Register-Herald In the military, veterans and their families put our nation first, making sacrifices to protect the freedoms we all enjoy. Ohio continues to put our veterans and military families first. In his 2014 State of the State Address, Governor John Kasich said, “One of the best kept secrets in our state are our veterans. Not only do they deserve our thanks for the sacrifices they’ve made for our freedom, they deserve our help to transition back into civilian life.” Taking those words to heart, Governor Kasich and the Ohio General Assembly implemented several reforms that now make it easier for veterans and their spouses to obtain a state license or certificate for jobs in Ohio. And, Ohio’s 37 public colleges and universities are building a system to better apply military experience toward free college credit. The state launched the OhioMeansJobs Veteran Business Support Center making it easier for employers to connect with veteran talent. In the first 17 months since opening, 544 veterans have been hired into jobs averaging $14.95 per hour. Today, more than 1,400 employers are registered as military-friendly on www. OhioMeansVeteranJobs.com For the veteran community, www.OhioMeansVeteranJobs.com gives veterans, service members and their families one easy entry point to find information about jobs, building civilian resumes, professional licenses, benefits, and how to obtain free college credit for their military training. The hard work and collaboration of Governor John Kasich’s Administration and the Ohio General Assembly is paying off. Ohio’s veteran unemployment rate went from 11% at the end of federal fiscal year 2013 to 3.1% at the end of federal fiscal year 2014. Ohio’s workforce system is placing a greater priority on the veteran community. For individuals, the state is able to better connect Ohio’s veterans with the job training and tools they need to compete for Ohio’s in-demand jobs. For employers, Ohio is better positioned to assist them in identifying and connecting with qualified job-seeking veterans. Together we are helping more Ohio veterans find rewarding careers. Employers, please make a New Year’s resolution to hire more highly skilled, dedicated veterans through OhioMeansJobs. Veterans, please use the military skills translator on www. OhioMeansVeteranJobs.com to build and post your resume to ensure employers receive it first. If you know someone currently serving in the military, send them to www.OhioMeansVeteranJobs. com and encourage them to see for themselves how much Ohio Values Veterans. Col. Chip Tansill, U.S. Army Retired, is Director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services. Reach the Ohio Department of Veterans Services at 614-357-7036. TODAY IN HISTORY... Today is Thursday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2015. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, New Jersey. On this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed. In 1904, New York’s Times Square saw its first New Year’s Eve celebration, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1909, the Manhattan Bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, was officially opened to vehicular traffic. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II. In 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid. In 1969, Joseph A. Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, was shot to death with his wife and daughter in their Clarksville, Pennsylvania, home by hitmen acting at the orders of UMWA president Tony Boyle. In 1972, Major League baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, was killed when a plane he’d chartered and was traveling on to bring relief supplies to earthquake-devastated Nicaragua crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Rico. In 1974, private U.S. citizens were allowed to buy and own gold for the first time in more than 40 years. In 1985, singer Rick Nelson, 45, and six other people were killed when fire broke out aboard a DC-3 that was taking the group to a New Year’s Eve performance in Dallas. In 1986, 97 people were killed when fire broke out in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Three hotel workers later pleaded guilty in connection with the blaze.) In 1995, the syndicated comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” created by Bill Watterson, came to an end after a 10-year run. In 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation (he was succeeded by Vladimir Putin). Ten years ago: In central Indonesia, suspected Islamic militants set off a powerful bomb at a busy market frequented by Christians, killing seven people. Dick Clark, in his first television appearance since his stroke in 2004, helped ring in the new year in Times Square. Five years ago: Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest, killing a total of eight people in Arkansas and Missouri. The body of federal defense consultant John Wheeler III, 66, was found in a Wilmington, Delaware, landfill; his death, ruled a homicide, remains under investigation. One year ago: In one of his final acts as Maryland governor, Democrat Martin O’Malley announced that he would commute the sentences of four death-row inmates to life in prison without parole. A stampede at Shanghai’s glitzy riverfront during New Year celebrations resulted in 36 deaths. Actor Edward Herrmann, 71, died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. Today’s Birthdays: TV producer George Schlatter is 86. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 78. Actor Tim Considine (TV: “My Three Sons”) is 75. Actress Sarah Miles is 74. Rock musician Andy Summers is 73. Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 72. Producer-director Taylor Hackford is 71. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 69. Actor Tim Matheson is 68. Pop singer Burton Cummings is 68. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 67. Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 64. Actor James Remar is 62. Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 57. Actor Val Kilmer is 56. Singer Paul Westerberg is 56. Actor Don Diamont is 53. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is 53. Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 52. Actress Gong Li is 50. Author Nicholas Sparks is 50. Actor Lance Reddick is 46. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 43. Rock musician Mikko Siren (Apocalyptica) is 40. Rapper PSY (Park Jae-sang) is 38. Rock musician Bob Bryar is 36. Actor/singer Erich Bergen (Film/stage: “Jersey Boys”) is 30. Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas is 20. �LOCAL 6A Thursday, December 31, 2015 Daily Sentinel Stories MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR Thursday, Dec. 31 RUTLAND — The Rutland Freewill Baptist Church and Pastor Ed Barney will be having hymn sing on New Year’s Eve it will start at 8 p.m. There will be a break about halfway through for snacks, and will then continue through midnight. At the midnight hour the group will pray the old year out and the new year in. The public is invited to come. Come at anytime and join in. Do your part! Recycle this newspaper! arrested three individuals in connection with burglaries that took place in and near From Page 1A Tuppers Plains, Racine and Chester between Aug. 25 and The release did not identify Sept. 24, 2015. what Brown was wearing at Aubrey Williamson, 23, of the time of her disappearance, Southside, W.Va. was arrested but reported that she was in Parkersburg, Josh Pauley, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, of New Haven, W.Va. was about 100 pounds and had arrested in Myrtle Beach, sandy blonde hair. South Carolina on Oct. 12 The sheriff’s office soon and Matthew E. Johnson, of learned that Brown had been Bidwell, Ohio, turned himself using Craigslist to meet men. in on an unspecified day, was The Kanawha County questioned and released after Sheriff’s Office, along with being given a court date. the FBI, the Belpre Police Items frequently taken Department and Washington from homes included jewelry, County sheriff deputies weapons and money. Wood went to Belpre on Aug. 29, said many of the stolen items 2014, to locate Roach. He have since been recovered, was arrested the next day by with contact made with the troopers with the Ohio State victims so that they could Highway Patrol in Washington properly identify the items, County, Ohio. The Kanawha including jewelry that was County Sheriff’s Department sold to area Cashland outlets interviewed Roach on Aug. and pawn shops in the 30, 2014 — the same day Parkersburg area. Brown’s body was found. Witnesses frequently said they witnessed a blondeThree arrested in connection haired female driving a silver with Meigs County burglaries Pontiac Grand Am or Pontiac On Oct. 14, 2015 the Grand Prix. The vehicle was Meigs County Sheriff’s Office later specifically identified as Pauley’s silver four-door 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT with West Virginia license plate number 1KC602. Football player passes away during practice Wyatt Barber, 9, an Eastern Elementary School football player, passed away on Monday, Nov. 2 during a football practice break. According to the Meigs County Coroner, Dr. Douglas Hunter, Barber’s death was the result of an abnormal left main coronary artery in his heart. His death garnered national media attention, with hundreds in attendance at a vigil in his honor on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Barber was participating in a youth football practice and players had taken a break from running sprints when a coach discovered him unconscious on the ground, according to the sheriff’s office. The practice at the time was a walk-through, not a contact practice, they said. He was laid to rest on Nov. 9, 2015. His jersey number was 56, with those at the vigil, holding their candles, creating the shape of 56 on the football field in memory of Barber. 2015 elections As the 2015 elections wrapped up the night of Nov. 3, 2015, Meigs County learned that it will be seeing three new mayors. Bryan Shank won the seat for Pomeroy mayor over Victor Young III, Write-in Sandy Iannarelli won the vote for Middleport Mayor over incumbent Michael Gerlach and an unnamed write-in candidate for Rutland Village Mayor received 32 votes. The Meigs County General Health District Levy did not pass locally, and on a state level Issue 3, which would allow for marijuana legalization and monopolies on marijuana, did not pass as well. Issue 1, regarding redistricting and Issue 2, dealing with the prohibition of the marijuana monopoly, passed at a local level and state level. Reach Lindsay Kriz at 740-992-2155 EXT. 2555 or on Twitter @JournalistKriz. Theft in the Leon area where she and Mason were questioned and later arrested. As for the ATM, after the interviews, From Page 1A law enforcement obtained information that it was abandoned on Brighton shattering the glass. The video shows Road. Prior to officers getting to the two suspects entering the store, machine, residents in the area had dragging and literally pushing out seen the videos on social media of the the heavy ATM machine. A third breaking and entering and recalled person can be seen in the car and then hearing loud “banging” noises near the standing outside the vehicle as the ATM is shoved out the door. The faces area earlier in the day and figured they were connected - sure enough, they of the suspects are not identifiable in were. Residents found the machine in the video. After law enforcement arrived on the the woods and reported it to officers scene, those associated with the store who were already on their way to the began posting video of the incident location. on social media sites, asking for Officers said a significant amount information. Through these postings, a of money was gone from the ATM local mechanic thought he recognized but not all of it. Personnel with the the Dodge, telling deputies with the sheriff’s department believe the crime sheriff’s department he thought he’d to be drug-related in nature. This recently put an inspection sticker on the investigation is ongoing. vehicle. Using the records at the garage, Knopp, Kelsey and Mason Smith, a license plate was identified and that are all currently housed at the Western vehicle was identified as allegedly being Regional Jail. owned by Kelsey Smith. From there, law enforcement went Reach Beth Sergent at bsergent@civitasmedia.com or on Twitter @BSergentWrites. to Kelsey’s address on Dunham Road Check out our new Mobile App for Directions, Events and more! Available on Google Play and the iTunes Store SWISHER & LOHSE Pharmacy 740-992-2955 636 East Main Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769 www.the Pharmacy4u.com 60629416 Start the New Year Off Right! Get your 2016 news delivered daily at half the regular price Call 740-446-2342 for Details! Offer Expires January 8th, 2016 New Subscribers Only Yes, I want to get convenient delivery daily to my home! Name: ___________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________ Check Enclosed Payment is enclosed Please charge my Card #: ____-____-____-____ Expiration date: __ / __ City: __________________ State: _______ Zip: _________________ Email: ____________________________________________________ Signature: ________________________________________________ Mail or bring this offer to The Gallipolis Daily Tribune, 825 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631, or call 740-446-2342. 60630007 Phone: ___________________________________________________ �Sports Daily Sentinel Thursday, December 31, 2015 s Section B Marauders fend off Federal Hocking, 68-39 By Alex Hawley three-pointer of the second quarter at the 4:53 mark, a shot that cut the Lancer deficit to STEWART — A December 24-20. Over the remainder of to remember. the first half, Meigs outscored The Meigs boys basketball its host 9-to-2 and pushed the team moved to 9-0 in the final advantage to 33-22 at halftime. month of 2015 on Tuesday The Marauders came out of night in McInturf Gymnasium, the break with the same intenas the Marauders claimed a sity they ended the second 68-39 victory over non-confer- quarter with, allowing MHS ence host Federal Hocking. to increase the lead to 46-24 Six minutes into the play, with a 13-to-2 run over the first Meigs (9-0) and Federal Hock- 6:30 of the second half. Both ing (3-6) were deadlocked teams scored four points over at eight, which was the third the final 1:30 of the third canto and final tie of the game. The and Meigs led 50-28 headed Marauders ended the opening into the finale. stanza with an 8-2 run, that Meigs scored 12 of the first included a pair of trifectas by 15 points in the fourth quarter, Kaileb Sheets, and gave MHS a stretching the advantage to 16-10 advantage through eight 62-31 with 4:50 left in regulation. With 2:08 remaining in Alex Hawley | OVP Sports minutes. Federal Hocking senior the fourth, MHS junior Dillon Meigs senior Kaileb Sheets (4) goes in for a layup during the Marauders’ 68-39 victory, Tuesday at McInturf Gymnasium. Jason Gillian sank his second Mahr hit a free throw that gave ahawley@civitasmedia.com the Marauders their largest lead of the night at 68-35. The Lancers scored twice over the final two minutes of play and fell to Meigs by a 68-39 final. “I thought our intensity was there and we did the right things,” second-year Marauders head coach Ed Fry said. “Federal Hocking played really hard, they never quit and that helped us keep our intensity going. Our defensive pressure just wears you down. We knew they weren’t very deep and we just wanted to keep the pace going fast. That’s the way we like to play and I think it took its toll on them.” The victors were led by Sheets and Colton Lilly with 16 points apiece, followed by Mahr and Luke Musser with See MARAUDERS | 3B Point outlasts Southern falls to Raiders, 55-44 Buccaneers in OT, 77-76 By Donald Lambert elambert@civitasmedia.com By Bryan Walters the young season. The Big Blacks hit eight trifectas and made RIPLEY, W.Va. — 26 total field goals Apparently the key is while also netting 13-ofgetting out of regula22 free throw attempts tion. for 59 percent. After dropping four Bradley Gibbs led straight to open the PPHS with 23 points, 2015-16 campaign, the followed by Preston Point Pleasant boys bas- Rairden with 18 points ketball team has now and Douglas Workwon two consecutive man with 16 markers. overtime decisions folHarbour was next with lowing a thrilling 77-76 10 points, while Cason decision over Buckhan- Payne and Trenton non-Upshur Tuesday Tucker respectively night in the opening chipped in seven and round of the Ripley two markers. Trey Holiday Tournament Tucker rounded out the being held in Jackson winning tally with one County. point. The Big Blacks (2-4) Joshua Trent paced watched a six-point Buckhannon-Upshur halftime lead disapwith a game-high 29 pear as the Buccaneers points, followed by Rob(1-5) went on a 21-7 ert Frye with 22 points. third quarter surge, Timothy Tolliver and giving BUHS a 54-46 Kobe Starnes were next cushion headed into the with five markers each, fourth. PPHS, however, while Tristan Fulton, answered with a 22-14 Drew Heatherly and run of its own to knot Seth Stoeckle contributthings up at 68 headed ed four markers apiece. into the extra session. Taylor Whitehair Will Harbour scored rounded out the Bucthe final four points caneer tally with three for Point Pleasant as markers. BUHS sank part of a 9-8 run in the 9-of-13 free throws for overtime session, allow69 percent. ing the Red, Black and White to secure their Bryan Walters can be reached at first winning streak of 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. bwalters@civitasmedia.com OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Saturday, January 2 Boys Basketball Eastern at Meigs, 6 p.m. Warren at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Chesapeake at Point Pleasant, 1 p.m. Gallia Academy at Ironton, 1 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at University Wahama at Cameron Eastern at Ravenswood Invitational, 9 a.m. Men’s College Basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 4 p.m. Women’s College Basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 2 p.m. Monday, January 4 Boys Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Harvest, 7:30 Girls Basketball Southern at Wahama, 6:30 Oak Hill at River Valley, 7:30 Meigs at Federal Hocking, 6:30 Gallia Academy at Fairland, 7:30 Eastern at Trimble, 7:30 South Gallia at Waterford, 6:30 Donald Lambert | OVP Sports Southern junior Blake Johnson (4) going for a shot from beyond the arc during the Tornadoes’ 55-44 loss to River Valley on Tuesday in Bidwell, Ohio. BIDWELL — One team’s improvement is another team’s struggle. The River Valley boys basketball team defeated the visiting Southern Tornadoes 55-44 in a nonconference matchup on Tuesday night in Gallia County. The Tornadoes (0-9) scored the opening bucket of the game off a layup from Clayton Wood at the 6:52 mark in the first quarter. The Raiders (3-9) took control of the contest with a 17-2 run in the middle of the period — led by five points from Kirk Morrow. Morrow and Mark Wray scored the home team’s final four points of the quarter to give River Valley a 21-5 lead after eight minutes. Southern bounced back into the game with a 11-1 run — led by Blake Johnson’s seven points — in the middle of the second quarter. River Valley led a five-point run in the final two minutes of the period to give the Silver and Black a 30-16 edge going into halftime. The Purple and Gold held a 16-12 rebound advantage over the home squad in the first half, but Southern turned the ball over five times. River Valley committed one turnover in the first 16 minutes. The Raiders shot 10-of-15 field goals (67 percent) after the first two quarters, while Southern shot 7-of-24 from the field (29 percent). Wood netted a three in the opening seconds of the third quarter to give Southern its first points of the second half. After a Tornadoes bucket, River Valley proceeded on a 7-0 run — led by Dustin Barber’s four points — to pull away from the Purple and Gold. Dylan Smith netted a shot from beyond the arc with 21 seconds left in the period for Southern, but River Valley carried a 40-24 lead going into the finale. Both teams traded points for much of the fourth quarter. Wray’s seven points in the quarter helped keep the home team out in front. The Tornadoes ended the game on a 11-3 run, but time was not on the Purple and Gold’s side. See SOUTHERN | 3B �SPORTS 2B Thursday, December 31, 2015 Daily Sentinel Manziel in concussion program, likely to miss finale BEREA (AP) — Johnny Manziel’s scrambling in Kansas City came with a price. Manziel, who took several hard hits while rushing for 108 yards against the Chiefs, was placed in the NFL’s concussion protocol by the Browns and will likely sit out Sunday’s season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The second-year quarterback reported to the team’s facility on Wednesday complaining THURSDAY EVENING BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 6 PM WSAZ News 3 WTAP News at Six ABC 6 News at 6:00 p.m. Arthur BBC World 13 (WOWK) 7 PM 7:30 8 PM America 13 News at 6:00 p.m. Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Entertainm- Access ent Tonight Hollywood PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. Judge Judy Entertainment Tonight Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune The Big Bang The Big Bang Theory Theory Nightly PBS NewsHour Providing inBusiness depth analysis of current Report (N) events. CBS Evening 13 News at Inside News 7:00 p.m. Edition 6 PM CABLE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 6:30 NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News ABC World News Thomas Edison's Secret Lab Eyewitness ABC World News at 6 News 10TV News CBS Evening at 6 p.m. News 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls 12 (WVPB) News: of concussion-like symptoms, was sent to see a doctor for evaluation and the team announced following practice that he has entered into the 6:30 7 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 NBC News Special Kathie Lee and Hoda take a look at the buzziest stories from the last 12 months. Zooey Deschanel NBC News Special Kathie Lee and Hoda take a look at the buzziest stories from the last 12 months. Zooey Deschanel Rock New Year's Eve Celebrating live from Times Square in New York City. (N) Live From Lincoln Center Ring in the new A Salute to year with the Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Downton Susan Graham and more. (N) Abbey Rock New Year's Eve Celebrating live from Times Square in New York City. (N) The Big Bang Life in Pieces Mom 2 Broke Girls Theory Pitbull's New Year's Pitbull will be joined by some of his favorite A-list musicians, DJs and celebrities. (L) Live From Lincoln Center Ring in the new A Salute to year with the Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Downton Susan Graham and more. (N) Abbey 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Life in Pieces Mom Theory 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 New Year's Eve Game Night With Andy Cohen (L) New Year's Eve Game Night With Andy Cohen (L) Rock New Year's Eve (N) Michael Feinstein Michael Feinstein performs with Darren Criss and more. Rock New Year's Eve (N) Elementary "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction" Eyewitness News at 10 Michael Feinstein Michael Feinstein performs with Darren Criss and more. Elementary "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction" 10 PM 10:30 Elementary Elementary Met Mother Met Mother 18 (WGN) Blue Bloods "Nightmares" Elementary "Poison Pen" Post-game Penguins MikeTom. Mike Tomlin 24 (ROOT) NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings (L) 25 (ESPN) (4:00) NCAA Football Orange Bowl (L) (:40) Playoff NCAA Football Cotton Bowl Classic Michigan State vs. Alabama Site: AT&T Stadium (L) 26 (ESPN2) 30 for 30 "Chasing Tyson" SportsCenter SportsCenter SportsCenter SportsCenter 27 (LIFE) (FAM) 30 (SPIKE) 31 (NICK) 34 (USA) 35 (TBS) 37 (CNN) 38 (TNT) 39 (AMC) 40 (DISC) 42 (A&E) 52 (ANPL) 57 (OXY) 58 60 61 (WE) (E!) (TVL) 62 (NGEO) 64 (NBCSN) 65 (FS1) 67 (HIST) 68 (BRAVO) 72 (BET) 73 (HGTV) 74 (SYFY) Madea Goes to Jail A wilful and impulsive grandmother Tyler Perry's Temptation: returns to the convent to help choral students save their school. winds up in jail with a variety of characters. TV14 Confessions of a Marria... Enchanted (‘07, Adv) Julie Andrews. A fairytale princess is sent to The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Princess Mia has 30 our world by an evil queen and meets a handsome lawyer. TVPG days to find a husband before she can be crowned Queen of Genovia. TVG Cops "Coast Cops "Coast Cops "Coast Cops "Coast Cops "Coast Cops "Coast Cops "Coast Cops Cops "Coast Cops "Coast to Coast" to Coast" to Coast" to Coast" to Coast" to Coast" to Coast" to Coast" to Coast" ALVINNN!!! ALVINNN!!! ALVINNN!!! SpongeBob TeenNick Top 10 (N) Zookeeper (‘11, Com) Kevin James. TVPG NCIS "Crescent City" 2/2 NCIS "Page Not Found" Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam (5:30) New Year's Eve Sarah Jessica Parker. TVPG 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang The Big Bang 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls The Situation Room All the Best/ Worst New Year's Eve Live Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper ring in 2016. (4:30) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers TV14 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Viggo Mortensen. TV14 The Walking Dead "Self The Walking Dead "No The Walking Dead The Walking Dead "Four The Walking Dead "Slabtown" Sanctuary" "Strangers" Walls and a Roof" Help" Fast N' Loud Fast N' Loud Fast N' Loud Fast N' Loud Fast N' Loud The First 48 "Bad The First 48 "Kiss of Death" The First 48 "Soldier Down/ The First 48 "Trust No One/ The First 48 "Rocky Road/ Reputation/ Deadly Party" Blood Vendetta" Risky Business" Something She Said" Dirty Jobs "Reindeer Farm" Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet Dr. Dee "Tis the Season" (N) Dr. Jeff "Holiday Miracles" Pit Bull Parolees "The Gift" Sex and the Sex and the SexCity "The Sex & City Sex and the Sex and the SexCity "The Sex & City What a Girl Wants "Evolution" City City Sex Buddy" "Evolution" City City Sex Buddy" Amanda Bynes. TVPG Braxton "In the Hot Seat" Braxton Values "Last Call" Braxton Family Values Braxton Values "The Feud" Braxton Family Values Kardash "Rites of Passage" Kardash "All Grown Up" Superbad (‘07, Com) Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill. TV14 Superbad A. Griffith A. Griffith Facts of Life Facts of Life Facts of Life Facts of Life Loves Ray Loves Ray Loves Ray Loves Ray Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks "Reels of Misfortune" "Nine-Foot Monster" "Wicked End" "Burn Blubber" "On a Fin and a Prayer" Derek Sanderson Crazy Train "Mt. Fuji" Nitro Circus: Crazy Train Nitro Circus: Crazy Train Crazy Train "Wasabi" (5:00) Best of UFC 2015 UFC Greatest Fights UFC 189 Mendes and McGregor fight at the MGM Grand in Vegas. American Pickers "A Hard American Pickers "The American Pickers "A Man's American Pickers "The American Pickers "Daredevil Duffey" King's Ransom" Home is His Castle" Einstein Gamble" Rain's Gonna Fall" The Real Housewives The Real Housewives It's a Wonderful Life (‘46, Dra) Donna Reed, James Stewart. TVG (5:00) BET Awards BET's Top 20 of 2015 Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean The Twilight The Twilight TwilightZone The Twilight WWE Smackdown! WWE superstars do battle in The Twilight The Twilight Zone Zone "Dust" "Back There" Zone elaborate, long-running rivalries. (N) Zone Zone 6 PM PREMIUM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM (5:15) Insurgent (‘15, Sci-Fi) (:15) 400 (HBO) 450 (MAX) 500 (SHOW) 9:30 10 PM 10:30 Disturbia (‘07, Cri) Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne John Wick When Russian (:45) HBO Theo James, Kate Winslet, Moss, Shia LaBeouf. A teenage boy witnesses a murder at mobsters kill his beloved dog, an ex-hit man First Look Shailene Woodley. TV14 his neighbor's house while he's under house arrest. TV14 sets out to exact vengeance. TVMA "Sisters" (5:15) Annabelle (‘14, Hor) (:55) Dracula Untold The origin story of the Lucy Scarlett Johansson. An unwilling A Walk Among the Alfre Woodard, Eric Ladin, legendary vampire, Dracula, who started drug mule develops superhuman abilities Tombstones (‘14, Act) Dan Annabelle Wallis. TVMA out as a young prince. TV14 when the drug leaks into her system. TVMA Stevens, Liam Neeson. TVMA What If Daniel Radcliffe. A dropout (:45) Need for Speed (2014, Action) Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper, Spring Breakers (‘12, forms a close friendship with a girl for Aaron Paul. A blue-collar mechanic joins a cross-country car race in the Com/Dra) Vanessa Hudgens, whom he has romantic feelings. TV14 hopes of exacting revenge. TV14 Selena Gomez. TVMA chise quarterback. Also, Pettine said he did not have a chance to speak with Manziel about a video that surfaced of him partying in his home last week. Manziel was demoted from starter to third string earlier this season when he defied coaches by becoming a distraction during the team’s bye week. Pettine said Manziel will not be disciplined for the latest video. “At some point this week when he is back in the building, I’ll get a chance to talk to him about it,” Pettine said. “I know he was at home. He was at home on his day off. But as far as the judgment of it getting out there, I question that. But other than that, this is not similar to the circumstances that (led to him being demoted earlier this season). Going back to there, that was more trust and accountability than it was necessarily the act. I’ll have a conversation with him at the first time that I can.” The Browns also announced that cornerback Tramon Williams has been placed in concussion protocol. Pettine said the team is exploring the reason for its unusually high number of concussions this season. “I don’t know where it compares to the rest of the league and where that would put us,” he said. “But I would assume near the top. Off the top of my head, it seems like a high number. Hopefully we’ll have better answers as to the why as the offseason moves on.” TV SIMPLY COSTS LESS! PROMOTIONAL PRICES START AS LOW AS 19 $ FOR 12 MONTHS Not eligible for Hopper offer. Smart Pack 34 $ Hopper offer not available with this package. 12-MONTH SPECIAL 19 $ Everyday Price OVER 55 CHANNELS America’s Top 120 59 $ FREE HOPPER UPGRADE Everyday Price America’s Top 250 $ 12-MONTH SPECIAL 29 OVER 190 $ CHANNELS BEST DEAL America’s Top 200 74 $ 12-MONTH SPECIAL FREE HOPPER UPGRADE 39 $ Everyday Price OVER 240 CHANNELS FREE HOPPER UPGRADE 84 Everyday Price OVER 12-MONTH SPECIAL 290 39 $ CHANNELS All offers require 24-month commitment and credit qualification. Early Termination Fee applies. THE BEST TV ENTERTAINMENT AVAILABLE PLUS MANY MORE Channel availability varies by package ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONAL OFFERS FREE PREMIUM FREE CHANNELS! for 3 months. ™ Offer subject to change based on premium channel availability. Instantly skip commercials. Feature must be enabled by customer. Monthly fees apply: Hopper, $12; Joey, $7; Super Joey, $10. All offers require 24-month commitment and credit qualification. Early Termination Fee applies. Call Now and Save. Ask About Next-Day Installation! 1-800-697-0129 Se Habla Español Important Terms and Conditions: Promotional Offers: Require activation of new qualifying DISH service. All prices, fees, charges, packages, programming, features, functionality and offers subject to change without notice. After 12-month promotional period, then-current everyday monthly price applies and is subject to change. ETF: If you cancel service during first 24 months, early termination fee of $20 for each month remaining applies. Additional Requirements: Hopper: Monthly fees: Hopper, $12; Joey, $7; Super Joey, $10. Commercial skip feature is available at varying times, starting the day after airing, for select primetime shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC recorded with PrimeTime Anytime. Premium Channels: Premium offer value is $135; after 3 months, then-current everyday monthly prices apply and are subject to change unless you call or go online to cancel prior to the end of 3 months. Installation/Equipment Requirements: Free Standard Professional Installation only. Leased equipment must be returned to DISH upon cancellation or unreturned equipment fees apply. Upfront and additional monthly fees may apply. Miscellaneous: Offers available for new and qualified former customers, and subject to terms of applicable Promotional and Residential Customer agreements. Taxes or reimbursement charges for state gross earnings taxes may apply. Additional restrictions and taxes may apply. Offers end 10/30/15. © 2015 DISH Network L.L.C. All rights reserved. HBO®, Cinemax® and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. SHOWTIME is a registered trademark of Showtime Networks Inc., a CBS Company. DR_16461_10x4.5 60629658 29 (5:30) Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Lounge singer Deloris league’s program for head injuries. Because it typically takes several days for symptoms to subside, it’s highly unlikely Manziel will be cleared to play by Sunday. Manziel is the 14th Browns player to be diagnosed with a concussion since the start of training camp. With Manziel out, backup Austin Davis will start against the Steelers. The Browns may sign another quarterback and former Oakland quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who converted to wide receiver this season, took snaps during practice. Manziel kept the Browns in Sunday’s game against the Chiefs with his running ability. He picked up 34 yards on the first play of the second half and made several other key runs. In all, he ran 11 times and recorded the highest rushing total for any quarterback in team history. Browns coach Mike Pettine said “there were a bunch” of big hits taken by Manziel, including a helmet-tohelmet blow by linebacker Josh Mauga in the second quarter. He was also landed on by 288-pound defensive end Allen Bailey in the fourth quarter. He was briefly checked by the team’s medical staff following the hit by Bailey and kept playing. Manziel made six starts during another drama-filled season with Cleveland. The 23-year-old showed significant progress on the field, giving the Browns hope the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner can develop into their fran- �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Thursday, December 31, 2015 3B Jayhawks begin pursuit of 12th straight championship LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Every year, Kansas coach Bill Self insists the league is the toughest it has ever been, that there is better balance top to bottom and anybody can beat anybody on any given day. They’re all clichés. Maybe they’re all true, too. But here is something that is also true: The Jayhawks always end up on top in the end. Self’s bunch begins pursuit of its 12th straight regular-season championship when the league gets rolling with a full slate of games Saturday. That would break a tie for second-most in college hoops with Gonzaga, and trail only the UCLA teams from 1967-79 for most titles in a row. “It should be a fun time,” Self said. “It will be an unbelievable league again, just like it has been, maybe as good this year as it ever has been. So whoever is fortunate enough to be the last one standings will have to be very consistent and play very well for a long time.” That’s because the Big 12 puts its teams through a double-round robin schedule, with everybody playing everybody else at home and away. So while teams may get away with playing a heavyweight just once in some leagues, every team has to face mighty Kansas at home and inside Allen Fieldhouse. They may stop the Jayhawks once. Very few have stopped them twice. The result has been a nearly unparalleled stretch of success. The only time Self’s teams have failed to win or tie for the league title was his first season in 200304, when Oklahoma State finished alone in first and the Jayhawks tied for second. Otherwise, the Jayhawks have Marauders From Page 1B 10 each. Cameron Mattox marked nine points, Jared Kennedy added four, while Tyler Fields rounded out the MHS scoring with three points. MHS senior Jaxon Meadows led the guests in rebounding with eight boards, followed by Mahr and Fields with seven seven outright titles and tied for four others, the last of those shared championships coming three years ago. But the rest of the league is hardly rolling over. Oklahoma is off to an 11-0 start with notable wins over Villanova and in the Diamond Head Classic, while Iowa State and West Virginia are expected to contend for conference supremacy. “Expectations are different this year,” Sooners coach Lon Kruger said. “These guys have never really been in this position before. But they’ll handle it well. They understand how they have to work every day, focus every day. They know how tough this league is, they know what lies ahead.” The opening three days of the conference schedule should offer a good early barometer. The Jayhawks face Baylor and Oklahoma gets Iowa State on each. Mahr dished out a teambest five assists, followed by Sheets with four and Mattox with three. Sheets — who missed Meigs’ last two contests due to his participation in a football all-star event — also led Meigs defensively with four steals and one blocked shot, while Lilly came up with four steals and Kennedy added one rejection. “It was good to have (Sheets) Saturday, then Kansas plays the Sooners two days later. West Virginia opens against Kansas State, TCU plays Oklahoma State and Texas faces Texas Tech. As the Big 12 begins play, here are a few key storylines: SHAKA’S SURPRISE: Texas dropped early games to Washington, Texas A&M and Michigan while adapting to new coach Shaka Smart’s style. But the Longhorns have knocked off North Carolina and Stanford in recent weeks, and now set their sights on returning to conference prominence. “He’s really brought a positive attitude to this program,” Longhorns guard Isaiah Taylor said of the former VCU coach. “I think that’s something we really needed.” ENIGMATIC CYCLONES: Steve Prohm inherited a Final back on the court again,” Fry said. “I thought he was a little rusty, but he made some really nice shots and good decisions out there. In his absence we had some kids step up and play, so you’ll notice we’re a solid eight-deep because of that. It was really a good thing that we were able to win without him, and now we have him back plus some depth.” For the game Meigs shot Four-caliber team when Fred Hoiberg bolted for the NBA. But while Iowa State has been impressive at times, near-defeats against Colorado and Iowa and a loss to Northern Iowa have some wondering if Prohm has things clicking yet in Ames. GREAT EXPECTATIONS: The league’s coaches picked West Virginia to finish sixth, but so far coach Bob Huggins’ bunch has only lost to Virginia. “I think that’s a good thing that we were picked sixth in the league. I respect that,” Mountaineers star Devin Williams said. “It’s going to allow us to stay humble, get us back to our roots.” WHO IS K-STATE: With an almost entirely new roster, the Wildcats picked up non-conference wins over Georgia and Colorado State and nearly beat the Tar Heels. But the conference season should prove whether coach Bruce Weber has 11-of-18 (61.1 percent) from the free throw line and 27-of-69 (39.1 percent) from the field, including 3-of-14 (21.4 percent) from beyond the arc. As a team the guests had 24 defensive rebounds, 11 offensive boards, 15 assists, 15 steals, two blocks and nine turnovers. Gillian led the Lancers with 11 points, followed by Carter Russell with 10 and A.J. Cobb with seven. Jared Hawk marked enough talent to make another run to the NCAA Tournament. MARCH MADNESS: Speaking of the tournament, will the Big 12 be able to live up to expectations when it rolls around? The league was universally considered the best in college hoops last season, then melted down in March. Iowa State lost to 14-seed UAB, about an hour before fellow No. 3 seed Baylor was beaten by Georgia State, while Kansas was ousted by Wichita State as the league went 5-7 in the dance. “You talk about rosters, we return a lot of the top players from the league last year — the top three teams, two-thirds of those return,” Kruger said. “Leading scorers, leading rebounders, they return, so down the line it seems like it’s a league that not only has talent, but it’s older talent, which will make everyone tougher.” five points, Randy Lantz added four, while Ryan Harvey posted two in the loss. FHHS was just 5-of-12 (41.7 percent) on free throw attempts in the setback. Meigs, which has an average margin of victory of 17.9 points per game this season, returns to action on Saturday when Eastern visits Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. Southern 60576582 eight points, while Tyler Twyman and Jacob Dovenbarger each contributed six points for the Silver and Black. From Page 1B “We just get off to a bad start every game we play,” Southern coach Jeff River Valley finished the contest Caldwell said. “It has been like that shooting 19-of-25 field goals (76 perevery game we play. We come out and cent), while Southern shot 17-of-32 play defensively and I think we did from the field (53 percent). The Torna- a decent job defensively to start the does outrebounded the Raiders 40-25. game. On offense, we come down, turn The Silver and Black ended the game it over and we miss some layups. We with six turnovers, while the Tornadoes get ourselves in a hole almost every finished with 12 turnovers. game and we’ve gotta find a way to get “Everybody a great game and we off to a better start.” played as a team,” River Valley coach Smith led Southern with 12 points. Jeremy Peck said. “We didn’t let off the Johnson finished with eight points, gas. I told them that Southern is like us, while Wood had seven points. Weston if you let them get going, they’ll be back Thorla contributed six points, followed in the ballgame. These boys are hungry, by Crenson Rogers and Trey Pickens playing as a team and became one fam- with five points apiece. Brayden Cunningham contributed one point for the ily. We’re getting back together. I look Tornadoes. for great things the rest of the year for Both squads will be back in action on these boys.” Jan. 9 when River Valley hosts South Jarrett McCarley led River Valley Gallia and Southern hosts Belpre. with a game-high 13 points, followed by Morrow and Wray with 11 points Donald Lambert can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. each. Barber finished the contest with 2106 Check out the five-day forecast on the weather page or online at Mydailytribune.com Mydailyregister.com Mydailysentinel.com brought to you by Let’s Talk About Your GOALS 60624789 www.fbsc.com 740-992-2136 www.mydailysentinel.com Have story ideas or suggestions? Call us at: 740.992.2155 �CLASSIFIEDS 4B Thursday, December 31, 2015 Help Wanted General Money To Lend Apartments/Townhouses Want To Buy 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) NICE 2 Bdrm Apt. (Furnished).( Racine, OH) W/D included. $550 /mo plus utilities. NO PETS. 740-5915174. Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 Help Wanted General $$$$$$$$$ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MOTOR ROUTE Would you like to deliver newspapers as an independent contractor under an agreement with Pomeroy Daily Sentinel?? s Be your own boss s 5 day delivery s Delivery times is approx. 3 hours daily s Must be 18 years of age s Must have a valid driver’s license, dependable vehicle & provide proof of insurance s Must provide your own substitute OPERATE YOUR OWN BUSINESS WITH POTENTIAL REVENUE OVER $1,000 PER MONTH For more information please email Tyler Wolfe at twolfe@civitasmedia.com or apply in person at 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm $$$$$$$$$ Daily Sentinel Full Time and Part Time Person needed Please apply at sodexo.balancetrak.com Industrial Cleaners Needed in Buffalo, WV. Full-time Positions Available. Days/Evenings. Must pass background check and drug test. 304-768-6309. Business & Trade School Gallipolis Career College (Careers Close To Home) Call Today! 740-446-4367 1-800-214-0452 gallipoliscareercollege.edu Accredited Member Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 1274B Houses For Sale Beautiful 3 Bdrm 2 1/2 bath home Gallipolis - 4 car Garage asking $110,000.00 Seller pays closing cost. 740-9783287. Land (Acreage) 15 Acres in Mason County off of Redmond Ridge. Some level ground, all woods, great hunting or camping, $23,000. Financing with $2300 down & $273/mth for 10 yrs. Call for maps, (740)989-0260. Apartments/Townhouses 2-Bdrm House (Gallipolis City) W/D Hook-up $550/mo. + utilities, NO PETS, 740-591-5174. RENTALS AVAILABLE! 2 BR townhouse apartments, also renting 2 & 3BR houses. Call 441-1111. FIRST MONTH FREE 2 & 3 BR apts $425 mo & up sec dep $300 & up AC, W/D hook-up tenant pays elec EHO Ellm View Apts 304-882-3017 Spring Valley Green Apartments 1 BR at $450 Month. 446-1599. Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list for HUD subsidized, 1BR apartment for the elderly/disabled, call 304-6756679 Commercial Commercial income property with Apartment and Rental house for sale @ 315 St. Rt 7 N. 740-645-9212 asking price $285,000.00 Houses For Rent Newer Home, LR, kitchen, Bath attached Garage. Quiet area. Reference & deposit, NO PETS,Non Smoking unit. $600/mo. 740-446-2801 Rentals Available January 2016 1 bedroom apt. must be over 62 or older or disabled Waters Edge Apt. Syracuse 740-992-6419 Sales Repo's Available 740)446-3570 Miscellaneous NATIONAL MARKETPLACE Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? You can save up to 93% when you fill your prescriptions with our Canadian and International prescription service. Their Price Celebrex $ TM 832.60 Typical US Brand Price for 200mg x 100 Our Price Celecoxib* $ 75.56 Generic equivalent of CelebrexTM Generic price for 200mg x 100 Get An Extra $15 Off & Free Shipping On Your 1st Order! Call the number below and save an additional $15 plus get free shipping on your first prescription order with Canada Drug Center. Expires December 31, 2015. Offer is valid for prescription orders only and can not be used in conjunction with any other offers. Valid for new customers only. One time use per household. Use code 15FREE to receive this special offer. Call Now! 800-341-2398 Please note that we do not carry controlled substances and a valid prescription is required for all prescription medication orders. Use of these services is subject to the Terms of Use and accompanying policies at www.canadadrugcenter.com. Call Pets To Give Away 2 puppies 9 weeks old 1 male & 1 female very cute! call 740-853-0034 Miscellaneous Happy Family Banquet For Sale 2- P.U. Chevy Truck Rims with studded tires $50 /ea 8- 10 1/2 JTS. 1" Galv. Pipe Nearly new $15 /ea. Norman Lieving (304) 675-2902 49 Miscellaneous Call 1-800-729-6489 and ask for 46524JTL www.OmahaSteaks.com/sp17 Jet Aeration Motors repaired, new & rebuilt in stock. Call Ron Evans 1-800-537-9528 Limit 2. Free gifts must ship with #46524. Standard S&H will be added. Expires 11/30/15. ©2015 OCG | 506B120 | Omaha Steaks, Inc. SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAW 60583312 Win...No Award / No Fee Notices 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. Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. Home Improvements BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee. Local References. Established in 1975. Call 24HRS 740-446-0870. Rogers Basement Waterproofing www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com All Cases Considered �Applications/Hearings/Appeals �Immediate Access to Experienced Personnel �We Strive For Quick Claim Approval PASS TIME IN LINE. READ THE NEWSPAPER. �Free Consultation CALL TODAY FOR IMMEDIATE HELP! (800) 301-8203 Bill Gordon & Associates is a nationwide practice limited to representing clients before the Social Security Administration. Bill Gordon is a member of the Texas & New Mexico Bar Associations. The attorneys at Bill Gordon & Associates work for quick approval of every case. Results in your case will depend on the unique facts and circumstances of your claim. Is Credit Card Debt driving you batty? Let Consolidated Credit Help You: Professional Services Lower your monthly payments SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 ORDER NOW 2 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons & SAVE 78% 2 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins 4 (3 oz.) Polynesian Pork Chops Plus, get 4 more 4 (4 1⁄2 oz.) Chicken Fried Steaks 15 oz. pkg. All-Beef Meatballs Burgers FREE 4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers 4 (3 oz.) Gourmet Jumbo Franks 16 oz. pkg. Omaha’s Steakhouse® Fries 4 Caramel Apple Tartlets $ 99 46524JTL Reg. $227.00 | Now Only TV SIMPLY COSTS LESS! PROMOTIONAL PRICES START AS LOW AS 19 $ FOR 12 MONTHS Everyday price $34.99/mo. All offers require 24-month commitment and credit qualification. FREE PREMIUM CHANNELS! for 3 months ™ Call Now and Save. Ask about Next-Day Installation! 1-800-734-5524 Se Habla Español. Offers expire 10/30/15. Restrictions apply. Call for details. DR_16461_3x3.5 Finding Senior Housing can be complex, but it doesn’t have to be. “You can trust A Place for Mom to help you.” – Joan Lunden Reduce or eliminate interest rates WĂLJ�Žī�LJŽƵƌ�ĚĞďƚ�ĨĂƐƚĞƌ Call A Place for Mom. Our Advisors are trusted, local experts who can help FREE��ŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů��ŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐ you understand your options. Since 2000, we’ve helped over one million families find senior living solutions that meet their unique needs. A Free Service for Families. Call: (800) 953-5178 In Print. Online. In Touch. Take the first easy step: Call:(800)908-6923 A Place for Mom is the nation’s largest senior living referral information service. We do not own, operate, endorse or recommend any senior living community. We are paid by partner communities, so our services are completely free to families. �COMICS Daily Sentinel BLONDIE Thursday, December 31, 2015 5B By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker Today’s answer RETAIL By Norm Feuti HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock BABY BLUES ZITS By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green By Dave Green By Hilary Price 8 5 3 5 4 4 2 4 3 6 8 7 9 9 7 6 6 5 1 12/31 Difficulty Level THE LOCKHORNS Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner PROMOTIONAL PRICES START AS LOW AS 19 $ FOR 12 MONTHS Everyday price $34.99/mo. All offers require 24-month commitment and credit qualification. THE FAMILY CIRCUS 2015 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. RHYMES WITH ORANGE 4 2 9 2 1 Today’s Solution By Bil and Jeff Keane TV SIMPLY COSTS LESS! FREE PREMIUM CHANNELS! for 3 months Call Now and Save. Ask about Next-Day Installation! 1-800-697-0129 Se Habla Español ™ Offers expire 10/30/15. Restrictions apply. Call for details. DR_16461_3x3.5 �6B Thursday, December 31, 2015 Daily Sentinel BECAUSE SAFETY IS KEY, PLEASE DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE! ¸2L`¹�:[YH[LNPLZ�-VY�(�:HML�� ��5L^�@LHY»Z�*LSLIYH[PVU! ࠮�7SHU�HU�HSJVOVS�MYLL�JLSLIYH[PVU�¶ Host a fondue or “make your own” ice cream sundae party as a fresh alternative. Add some fun party games to keep guests entertained without drinking! I t probably comes as no surprise that�TVYL� [YHɉJ�MH[HSP[PLZ�K\L�[V�KY\UR�KYP]PUN� VJJ\Y�H[�[OL�5L^�@LHY�[OHU�HU`�V[OLY� [PTL� but of course, you should never drink and drive. With your safety in mind, these community sponsors urge you to review these important tips for hosting or attending a safe celebration! A New Year is coming bringing much celebration, With good friends and good times and freeÅV^PUN�SPIH[PVU��� So party on hearty, but leave driving alone, Because we want to see you get safely home! ࠮�*OLJR�`V\Y�RL`Z�^P[O�[OL�OVZ[�¶�;OPZ�PZ�HU�LɈLJ[P]L� strategy for giving the host some control over inebriated guests. ࠮�2LLW�[OL�U\TILY�VM�H�[H_P�JVTWHU`�OHUK`�¶ A good tip for both party guests and hosts alike. ࠮�6ɈLY�[V�KYP]L�H�N\LZ[�OVTL�¶�Start the 5L^�@LHY�VɈ�YPNO[�I`�WLYMVYTPUN�H�NVVK�KLLK HUK�OLSW�RLLW�KY\UR�KYP]LYZ�VɈ�[OL�YVHK� ࠮�(WWVPU[�H�KLZPNUH[LK�KYP]LY�¶�Use the buddy system and you can return the favor next time. ࠮�7YV]PKL�SV[Z�VM�ZUHJRZ�[V�WHY[`�N\LZ[Z�¶ Drinking on an empty-stomach rapidly PUJYLHZLZ�HSJVOVS»Z�KLIPSP[H[PUN�LɈLJ[Z� ࠮�7VZ[�[YHUZWVY[H[PVU�PUMV�VU�WHY[`�PU]P[LZ�¶ Include information for public transportation, car pools and taxi company phone numbers. ࠮�+VU»[�SL[�H�MYPLUK�KYP]L�KY\UR�¶ Take the car keys away or use one of the strategies above to see your friends safely home. WITH BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE FOR A SAFE & HAPPY NEW YEAR! With Pre-need Planning, You make the most important decisions about Your Service So Your Family doesn’t have to. Michael R. Swiger, Agent PO Box 238, 149 S Third Avenue Middleport, OH 45760-0268 Bus: 740-992-6685 Fax: 740-992-7934 mike.swiger.bwf3@statefarm.com Toll Free: 1-800-694-3012 RESTORATION FELLOWSHIP LITTLE LAMB PHONETIC PRE-SCHOOL PHONETIC PREPARATION FOR KINDERGARTEN 526 Mulberry Heights Rd Pomeroy 60629695 60630728 This Important Holiday Message Is Brought To You By These Concerned Sponsors: Contact us today to make an appointment Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home Racine 740-949-2300 Middleport 24-hour Good Neighbor Service® 60630727 Adam McDaniel & Pomeroy 740-992-5141 James Anderson Directors 740-992-5444 Classes - M W F 8:30-12:00 Call 740-508-1327 60630724 Brenda Barnhart Administrator TENOGLIA LAW OFFICE We’ve Got Money to Lend SWISHER & LOHSE PHARMACY tenlaw@suddenlinkmail.com 200 E. 2nd Street, Pomeroy, Ohio .......... 740-992-6368 60630722 740-992-2955 636 EAST MAIN STREET POMEROY, OH 45769 www.ThePharmacy4u.com 740-949-2210 60630979 60564368 60630980 Christopher E. Tenoglia Attorney at Law � 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 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper 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 December 31, 2015 chafin dewhurst hartenbach manning mckinniss murphy slayton