http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/b6fc378854c72e0c8dc55149fea84ef0.pdf d76848b9baf28aceb0301341669dd0e9 PDF Text Text PVH employee of the month Lady Tornadoes top Ravenswood LOCAL s 3 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 35° 39° 37° Windy today with snow showers. Mainly cloudy tonight. High 41° / Low 30° SPORTS s 6 Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 10 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 206, Volume 73 Hoffman sworn in as Mayor Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Middleport Mayor-elect Fred Hoffman was sworn in at noon on Monday as he prepares to take office on Jan. 1, 2020. Hoffman was given the oath of office by Meigs County Common Pleas Court Judge Linda Warner. More on Hoffman’s plans and goals as he takes office will appear in an upcoming edition of The Daily Sentinel. The Hour of Code Courtesy photo Eastern junior high students in the computer programming class recently worked with K-6 students as part of Hour of Code, teaching them computer programming. Pictured are class members. Eastern students learn coding By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Patrol warns against driving impaired for New Year’s holiday COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers who intend to celebrate the New Year’s holiday to plan ahead and designate a sober driver. The Patrol’s zero-tolerance policy is part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign. The New Year’s holiday reporting period begins Tuesday, December 31 at midnight and ends on Wednesday January 1 at 11:59 p.m. “There are many options to get home safely,” said Governor Mike DeWine. “Planning ahead before you go out is not only the smart thing to do, it’s the right thing to do.” Eleven fatal crashes killed 12 people during the four-day 2018-2019 New Year’s holiday reporting period. Seven of those crashes and fatalities were OVI related. Of the 9 fatalities in which safety belts were available, seven were unbelted. INDEX Obituary: 2 News: 3, 5 Opinion: 4 Sports: 6 TV: 7 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 Weather: 10 During last year’s reporting period, the Patrol made 458 arrests for OVI. Last year’s reporting period ran from Friday, December 28 through Tuesday, January 1. “We take impaired driving seriously and remain dedicated to enforcing Ohio’s OVI laws,” said Colonel Richard S. Fambro. “We can’t fight the battle against impaired driving on our own – we need your commitment to make our roads safe. You can help us save lives and make our roads safer when you designate a sober driver.” The Patrol reminds drivers to plan ahead, designate a sober driver or make other arrangements. Motorists are encouraged to report impaired drivers and drug activity to the Patrol by calling #677. Information provided by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Tuesday, December 31, 2019 s 50¢ REEDSVILLE — In today’s world, technology is everywhere. One class at Eastern Middle School is helping to prepare students by helping them to learn computer coding. There are 12 students in the class who have been divided up into five teams to take part in a competition league through Wonder Workshop. The students compete for a robot of their own, as well as $5,000 for STEM funding for the class. The students in the class program the robots to act as grippers and blasters, as well as moving around the surface mat, among other tasks. During December, K-8 instructional technology teacher Melissa Barker and the students in the junior high class worked with kindergarten-sixth grade students to learn robot coding. These students worked with small groups to teach them the basics of computer programming using “Blockly” programming. Many of the students said their favorite part of the class is working with the younger students to help them learn to program the robots. Second year students in the program Kasey Glaze said that in the first year they learned a lot about coding and writing code on the computer, something she found interesting. Now in her second year, Glaze said she is really happy with what has been accomplished See CODE | 5 Nominations to U.S. Service Academies Staff Report MARIETTA – Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) recently announced his Service Academy nominations for students residing in Ohio’s 6th Congressional District: “I am honored to nominate these 13 impressive young men and women to represent Eastern and Southeastern Ohio at one of the United States Military Service Academies,” said Rep. Bill Johnson. “Each of these students went through a rigorous application process and demonstrated that they possess the necessary qualities to succeed at one of our service academies, and to perform as one of America’s future Courtesy photo Meigs High School student Augustus “Gus” Kennedy is pictured with Congressman Bill Johnson. military leaders.” Johnson added, “I am so proud of these exceptional young people, and I wish them all the best as they continue through this process. I also thank everyone who applied and expressed a desire to serve the United States through military service.” The following students were nominated to a United States Service Academy: Madelyn Adkins, Zanesville (John Glenn H.S.): United States Military Academy Chloe Eicher, Nashport (Tri-Valley H.S.): United States Air Force Academy Jonas Epp, Canfield (Canfield H.S.): United States Military Academy; United States Naval Academy Timothy Hill, Gallipolis (Gallia Academy H.S.): United States Naval Academy Augustus Kennedy, Tuppers Plains (Meigs H.S.): United States Naval Academy Benjamin Pasiuk, Carrollton (Carrollton H.S.): United States Military Academy Score Perkins, New Concord (John Glenn H.S.): United States Military Academy See SERVICE | 5 MU’s Marching Thunder to perform in parade Staff Report JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University’s marching band, the Marching Thunder, is traveling to London, England, to perform in the 2020 New Year’s Day Parade, which attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. Both the preview show (featuring the Marching Thunder) and the live parade will be broadcast on West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s statewide West Virginia Channel. The preview show will air Sunday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m., and Monday, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. The live parade will air on New Year’s Day from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Similar to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the London Bryan Walters | OVP Sports The Marshall University Marching Thunder is pictured here during the homecoming game earlier this year. New Year’s Day Parade (LNYDP) is one of the largest of its kind. It includes marching bands from around the world as well as floats, See MU | 5 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Daily Sentinel ALVA HOLSINGER, JR. OBITUARIES STELLA BURNEM REEDSVILLE — Alva (Jaime) Holsinger; seven grandchildren, Johnny Holsinger, Jr., 83, of (Chelsea), Rowan, Parker, Reedsville, Ohio, passed LANGSVILLE — Stella 21 grandchildren and Jamison, Hailey, Tyler away Sunday, Dec. 29, 15 great-grandchildren, “Ann” Burnem, 75, of and Owen; one great2019. and several nieces and Langsville, passed away grand child, Shay; his He was born Feb. 25, unexpectedly after a brief nephews, all of whom she 1936, in Reedsville, Ohio, companion of 17 years, illness at Riverside Meth- loved dearly. Lotie Cline; and a brothAlthough small in struc- son of the late Martha odist Hospital on Decemer, Virgil (Geraldine) (Barber) and Alva Holsture, she was a mighty ber 28, 2019. Holsinger. inger, Sr. Although our hearts are warrior for Christ and Funeral services will be Alva was preceded in broken, we are comforted enjoyed attending regular held at 11 a.m., Friday, death by his wife, Grace weekly church services in knowing that she has Jan. 3, 2020, at WhiteMarie Holsinger; four at Safe Harbor Country achieved her ultimate Schwarzel Funeral Home sons, Donald Holsinger, Church. Ann prided hergoal of eternal life with in Coolville, Ohio. Burial Jerry Holsinger, Paul self in making her house her Lord and Savior. will follow in the Eden (Brenda) Holsinger and a home where everyone Ann was born on June Cemetery. John Holsinger; five felt loved and welcome. 19, 1944, in Columbus, Visitation will be held brothers, Clifford, ClinShe was the most amazto Robert J. and Maxine at the funeral home ton, Rodney, Russell and ing cook and delicious Roush Gale. She is surThursday, from 2-4 and Win; and four sisters, pie baker. Ann enjoyed vived by her husband of 6-8 p.m. Donna, Emma, Fannie 58 years, Lee R. Burnem, gardening, canning, and You are invited to sign spending time working in and Virginia. whom she married on the online guestbook at He is survived by August 17, 1961. A step- her numerous beautiful www.whiteschwarzelfh. flower gardens. Her little two sons, Brad (Staci) father, Don Woodie, and com. Holsinger and Jay sister-in-law, Ann Barrett, wiener dog, Splash, was her constant four-legged survive her. RICHARD SPENCER companion who gave her She is preceded in much joy and happiness. death by her parents, Danielle and Tiffany COOLVILLE — RichAnn’s visitation will Robert J. and Maxine ard Alvin Spencer, 87, of Ann (Ryan); two greatbe held on Thursday, Roush Gale; two sisters, granddaughters, Lydia Coolville, Ohio, passed Mary Birchfield and Vicki January 2, 2020, from and Brooke Butcher; a away Saturday, Dec. 28, Johnson; and one brother, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Safe brother, Virgil and BarHarbor Country Church, 2019, at Camden-Clark Wayne Woodie. bara Spencer and two sisMedical Center. 31850 Red Hill Road, Surviving are her ters, Mildred Holter and He was born April 1, Langsville, Ohio, 45741. seven children whom Mary Jane Osburn. 1932, in Chester, Ohio, Funeral services will be Ann considered to be In addition to his parheld at 11 a.m. on Friday, son of the late Kirtley and the sunshine of her life; ents, he was preceded in Tressie Meadows SpenJanuary 3, 2020, at Safe Saundra (Steve) Bush, death by six brothers and cer. Richard was a memHarbor Country Church Langsville; Lee (April) two sisters. with Pastor Allen Midcap ber of the Alfred United Burnem, Pomeroy; Greg Funeral services will be (Brenda) Burnem, Langs- officiating. Burial will fol- Methodist Church, a U.S. held at 11 a.m., Wedneslow in Miller Cemetery in Army Veteran serving in ville; Melody (Donald) day, Jan. 1, 2020, at the Korean War, a 1952 Bidwell. Shupe, Bidwell; Crystal graduate of Olive-Orange White-Schwarzel Funeral Condolences may be (Jeff) Baughman, RutHome in Coolville, Ohio, High School and he land; Pete (special friend, expressed to the family retired from Gavin Power with Pastor John Frank Stephanie) Burnem, Oak at roush94@yahoo.com officiating. Burial will folPlant. He was also an or on Facebook at www. Hill; and Lorri (Johnny) avid basketball and base- low in the Tuppers Plains facebook.com/roushfuRandolph, Gallipolis. Christian Cemetery. VisiShe considered herself neralhome. The obituary ball player and enjoyed tation will be held at the farming. may be viewed on our beyond blessed to be funeral home, Tuesday, He is survived by his website at www.roushfucalled grandmother and from 6-8 p.m. wife, Florence Boyles neralhome.net. great-grandmother to You are invited to sign Spencer; two sons, Tim YOUNG the online guestbook at Spencer and Dan and www.whiteschwarzelfh. Sheila Spencer; three WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — James William Young, grandchildren, Kirt, com. 60, of West Columbia, W.Va., died Dec. 29, 2019 in Cabell-Huntington Hospital. NASH There will be no services. Private interment will be in Graham Baptist Church Cemetery, New Haven, NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Frances Smith Nash, 90, W.Va. Arrangements provided by Foglesong Funeral Nashville, Tennessee, died Saturday, December 28, Home, Mason, W.Va. 2019 in the Kindred Hospice in Nashville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the CremeensRHODES King Funeral Home, Gallipolis. KENNA — Kathryn Virginia (Robertson) Rhodes, 84, of Kenna, died Dec. 27, 2019, at the Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, following an extended illness. Service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at the Goshen Baptist Church, Kentuck, with Keith Casto officiating. Burial will follow in the Goshen Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. until time of service on Tuesday, at the church. Casto Funeral Home, Evans, W.Va., has been entrusted with the arrangements. GANDEE LEON, W.Va. — Linda Lou Gandee, 59, of Leon, W.Va., died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at the Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Point Pleasant, W.Va. A funeral service will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, with Pastor Randy Parsons officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Zion Cemetery in Leon. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Ali Abdul Hassan | AP Protesters burn representations of a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. strikes on the Hezbollah Brigades militia Monday in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq. The Iranian-backed militia said Monday the death toll from U.S. military strikes in Iraq and Syria against its fighters has risen to 25, vowing to exact revenge for the “aggression of evil American ravens.” Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge to US strikes By Qassim Abdul-Zahra to keep some U.S. troops in the country. It called the attack a “flagrant violation” of its BAGHDAD — An sovereignty. Iranian-backed Iraqi The U.S. military militia vowed Monday to retaliate for U.S. mili- carried out the strikes tary strikes in Iraq and Sunday against the Iranian-backed Kataeb Syria that killed 25 of its fighters and wound- Hezbollah militia, calling it retaliation for ed dozens, raising concerns of new attacks last week’s killing of an American contractor that could threaten in a rocket attack on an American interests in Iraqi military base that the region. it blamed on the group. The U.S. attack — Secretary of State the largest targeting an Mike Pompeo said the Iraqi state-sanctioned strikes send the mesmilitia in recent years sage that the U.S. will — and the calls for not tolerate actions by retaliation, represent a Iran that jeopardize new escalation in the proxy war between the American lives. In a partly televised U.S. and Iran playing out in the Middle East. meeting Monday, Iraqi The Iraqi government Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi told said it will reconsider its relationship with the Cabinet members that U.S.-led coalition — the he had tried to stop the U.S. operation “but first time it has said there was insistence” it will do so since an from American officials. agreement was struck Associated Press MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County government offices, including those in the courthouse, will be closed. Update on new River Museum progress Tuesday, Dec. 31 By Kayla Hawthorne MIDDLEPORT — The Red Cross will be at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center, 362 S. 5th Ave., for a blood drive from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. All types of blood are needed. Those donating will receive a free long sleeve t-shirt while supplies last. MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will close at 5 p.m. for New Year’s Eve. SUTTON TWP. — The 2019 year end and organizational meeting for 2020 of the Board of Trustees of Sutton Township will be held at 11 a.m. in the Racine Village Hall Council Chambers. khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com POINT PLEASANT — The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center recently placed a sign at the future home of the museum on Main Street and they will begin demolition soon to clear the site. Museum Director Jack Fowler said asbestos is currently being removed from the two buildings which stand on the lot. 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CONTACT US REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon 937-508-2313 lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769. the dimensions, offices, aquarium rooms, bathrooms, conference rooms, libraries, etc. “We have to put all that together to fit in the size of building that we can construct with the money that’s available,” Fowler said. Fowler added the lots were purchased with the donation from one individual. The River Museum Foundation will use the money from the fire insurance from the old museum. Fowler said that insurance money is in the hands of the city, so the foundation will have to deed the property over to the city once the lots are cleared. The lot is in the 300block of Main Street in Point Pleasant. “We think it’s a great location,” Fowler said. “It’s so visible — it’s right in the center of town. We’ll surely have a lot more walk in traffic there than we had downtown.” Fowler said he is hoping construction will begin around June 2020 for the new museum. “What we’re looking for is to be bigger and better, but again, it’s all a matter of finance,” Fowler said. Fowler said many of the donations and financial support the museum and foundation receives comes from people outside of Mason County and even outside of West Virginia. The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center is still open at a temporary location on the 200-block of Main Street. Fowler said the gift shop is open along with exhibits. Kayla Hawthorne is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, extension 1992. OHIO BRIEF Review slows state lawsuit CLEVELAND (AP) — A review of thousands of documents is delaying a state lawsuit aimed at recouping millions of dollars from the founder and leaders of what was once Ohio’s largest online charter school. Lawyers for the defendants tied to the defunct Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow said in September they located about 50,000 new documents the state’s lawyers had requested to see. To review those, Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the defendants agreed to delay some case deadlines until next summer. Wednesday, Jan. 1 MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will be in observance of the New Year’s Day. POMEROY — Meigs County Health Dept. will be closed for New Year’s Day. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Jan. 2. Thursday, Jan. 2 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association will have its monthly board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Chester Court House. Everyone is welcome to attend. Friday, Jan. 3 RACINE — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet with refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Sunday, Jan. 5 RACINE — Racine American Legion is having a dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will be fried chicken, kielbasa with sauerkraut, homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, macaroni salad, roll, dessert and a drink. �NEWS Daily Sentinel Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3 IN BRIEF US growth rate slows ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The past year’s population growth rate in the United States was the slowest in a century due to declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The U.S. grew from 2018 to 2019 by almost a half percent, or about 1.5 million people, with the population standing at 328 million this year, according to population estimates. That’s the slowest growth rate in the U.S. since 1917 to 1918, when the nation was involved in World War I, said William Frey, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. For the first time in decades, natural increase — the number of births minus the number of deaths — was less than 1 million in the U.S. due to an aging population of Baby Boomers, whose oldest members entered their 70s within the past several years. As the large Boomer population continues to age, this trend is going to continue. Cypriot thief gives up ashes PVH | Courtesy Michelle McComas is pictured with Jeff Noblin, FACHE, PVH CEO, and Crystal Tolley, Executive Director of Physician Services & Physician Recruitment. McComas named PVH employee of the month POINT PLEASANT — Pleasant Valley Hospital announced the Customer Service Employee of the Month for November 2019 as Michelle McComas in Dr. Hawkins’ Office. Michelle has been employed at PVH since October 2014. The Employee of the Month at Pleasant Val- ley Hospital (PVH) was nominated for taking extra steps to provide excellent customer service to our patients and family members at Pleasant Valley Hospital. McComas was nominated because she is always thinking of her patients. There was a patient who needed a specific medication and was not able to afford it. McComas went out of her way to call and get help for the patient. This patient not only got the medication, but got it for free. She always has a smile on her face and is willing to help anyone whether they are a patient or an employee. Michelle is an excellent example of the PVH Employee of the Month, and we are very grateful to have her on our team. In this recognition, she received a $100 check and a VIP parking space. She will also be eligible for the Customer Service Employee of the Year award with a chance for $500. Submitted by Emily Carman. Hate crimes charges against man accused in stabbing around religious gatherings. A criminal complaint said journals recovered from Thomas’ home in Greenwood Lake included comments questioning “why ppl mourned for anti-Semitism when there is Semitic genocide” and a page with drawings of a Star of David and a swastika. A phone recovered from his car included repeated internet searches for “Why did Hitler hate the Jews” as well as “German Jewish Temples near me” and “Prominent companies founded by Jews in America,” the complaint said. On the day of the stabbings, the phone’s browser was used to access an article titled: “New York City Increases Police Presence in Jewish Neighborhoods After Possible Anti-Semitic Attacks. Here’s What To Know,” the complaint said. Defense attorney Michael Sussman told reporters he visited Thomas’ home and found stacks of notes he described as “the ramblings of a disturbed individual” but nothing to point to an “antiSemitic motive” or suggest Thomas “intentionally targeted” the rabbi’s home. “My impression from speaking with him is that he needs serious psychiatric evaluation,” Sussman said. “His explanations were not terribly coherent.” Thomas’ family said he was raised to embrace tolerance but has a long history of mental illness, including multiple hospitalizations. “He has no history of like violent acts and no convictions for any crime,” his family said in a statement. “He has no known history of anti-Semitism and was raised in a home which embraced and respected all religions and races. He is not a member of any hate groups.” In a release, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said Thomas “targeted his victims in the midst of a religious ceremony, transforming a joyous Hanukkah celebration into a scene of carnage and pain.” William F. Sweeney Jr., head of New York’s FBI office, said the possible life prison sentence that the federal charges carry “for this type of attack are severe and justified.” Thomas served in the Marines and was president of his class at a high school in Queens, Sussman said. He attended William Paterson University between 2005 and 2007, the university con- firmed, where he played football as a walk-on running back. Thomas’ family said his mental health deteriorated over the years. He would hear voices and have trouble completing sentences at times, Paige and Sussman said. Mark Lennihan | AP Members of the Guardian Angels, left, a volunteer safety patrol organization, stand in front of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters on Monday in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Guardian Angels and police have increased patrols in the Crown Heights neighborhood following an antiSemitic attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey, N.Y. OH-70166536 MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — Handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references were found in the home of the man charged with federal hate crimes Monday in the stabbing and slashing of five people celebrating Hanukkah at a rabbi’s house north of New York City, authorities said. Grafton E. Thomas, 37, was held without bail after appearing in federal court in White Plains on five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting to kill with a dangerous weapon and causing injuries in the Saturday attack. Authorities said a blood-stained 18-inch (45-centimeter) machete was recovered from his car. The bearded Thomas, his ankles shackled, shuffled into the courtroom in a prison jumpsuit, telling a judge who asked him if his head was clear that he was “not clear at all” and needed sleep. But he added: “I am coherent.” His court-appointed attorney, Susanne Brody, said Thomas has issues with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The stabbings on the seventh night of Hanukkah come amid a series of violent attacks targeting Jews in the region that have led to increased security, particularly PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot police have recovered the stolen ashes of a Swedish teenager after a man who said he accidentally stole the urn they were in phoned the family in Sweden, offering a tearful apology and directions to the missing container, the late teen’s mother said Monday. Kinga Bednarz told the Associated Press she’s “relieved and thankful” after her ordeal, saying her conversation with the alleged thief was an “emotional moment.” She said the man, who did not identify himself, insisted he had meant no harm to her or her family. McDonald’s denies claim JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — McDonald’s is disputing allegations that a Kansas police officer was handed a coffee with an expletive and the word “pig” written on it when he stopped there on his way to work. Dana Cook, the owner of a McDonald’s in Junction City, said in a written statement that the store has video showing it wasn’t their employee. Cook did not speculate about who may have written the words. The coffee situation gained attention after Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday said in a Facebook post, which has since been removed, that one of his officers was handed the cup Saturday when he went through the McDonald’s drive through in Junction City, which is near Fort Riley. Hornaday wrote the officer was offered a “free lunch” and that “A Big Mac and large fries doesn’t make up for it.” The post included a picture of the cup. �Opinion 4 Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW We must save the minor leagues Baseball had an exciting year — breakout stars, a major cheating scandal, a seven-game World Series. And now it’s capping off the year with a disastrous idea from the ownBrian Wakamo ers. Led by the Houston Astros — the same Astros mired in scandals Guest over cheating and domestic violence columnist — Major League Baseball has proposed cutting 42 minor league teams all around the country. Who’s on the chopping block? Teams from Quad Cities, Iowa and Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where the Little League World Series takes place every year, to Missoula, Montana and Orem, Utah. These places have, in many cases, been a part of the fabric of baseball in America for over a century. The Vermont Lake Monsters, another team on the “hit list,” play in a stadium built in 1906, older than Fenway Park. The similarly targeted Hagerstown, Maryland Suns play in one built in 1930. These teams have provided a way for folks in rural and underserved areas to see baseball and future major leaguers for a fraction of the price of traveling to an MLB city. And they’re a way to boost the communities they play in. Compensation for these players is often ridiculously low — around the poverty line — and they don’t have a union like their professional counterparts. It’s a cutthroat and competitive environment, with only about one in ten minor leaguers making it to the majors. And with low per diems and intensive travel, it’s an exhausting endeavor. These issues need to be addressed not only to ensure the survival of Minor League Baseball, but to help baseball itself thrive. Players aren’t going to become their best if they’re stuck on futons in host families’ homes, living off PB&J sandwiches. But the solution is not to destroy the teams — and the local communities — who give them the chance in the first place. No wonder the proposal has been criticized by folks all over the political spectrum. Senator Bernie Sanders wrote a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred protesting the move. And over 100 representatives — from Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to Trump supporters Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Greg Gianforte (R-CA) — signed on to a letter condemning the MLB’s hit list. MLB has tried to justify the cuts in the name of cost savings, low attendance, and stadiums that fail to meet MLB standards. In reality, it’s rooted in greed and a desire for more profits — and it will backfire. These teams employ 1,000 players and countless more workers, and the Minor Leagues saw over 40 million fans attend their games. At a time when the MLB is wringing its hands about attendance (now at a 16-year low while young fans are tuning in to other sports), eliminating this link to 42 communities would be deeply harmful. Even so, major league teams in relatively modest markets like Kansas City are getting sold for $1 billion, and the MLB is making record revenues thanks to television deals. Meanwhile they have the gall to balk at requests for higher minor league salaries, while demanding minor league franchises pay for every part of their teams, which train those major leaguers. It’s ridiculous. The MLB should be investing in these teams and players, so they’re not stuck on poverty wages and couches — and helping these historic stadiums endure for another hundred years. Baseball isn’t called America’s pastime for nothing, and these teams in locales all around the U.S. are a huge reason for that. The MLB’s greed is wrong and destructive. Let’s build up the minor leagues, not cut them down. Brian Wakamo is an inequality researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS TV producer George Schlatter is 90. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 82. Actor Tim Considine (TV: “My Three Sons”) is 79. Actress Sarah Miles is 78. Actress Barbara Carrera is 78. Rock musician Andy Summers is 77. Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 76. Producer-director Taylor Hackford is 75. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 73. Actor Tim Matheson is 72. Pop singer Burton Cummings is 72. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 71. Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 68. Actor James Remar is 66. Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 61. Actor Val Kilmer is 60. Singer Paul Westerberg is 60. Actor Don Diamont is 57. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is 57. Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 56. Actress Gong Li is 54. Author Nicholas Sparks is 54. Actor Lance Reddick is 50. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 47. Rock musician Mikko Siren (Apocalyptica) is 44. THEIR VIEW Don’t put your faith in silly diets FYI: Please do not try the following fad diets as they can be hazardous to your ho-ho-ho health. However, laughing along with my attempt at humor may burn a few calories. If a certain diet worked, everybody everywhere would know about it. Food fads travel around the planet and back. Weight loss scams come and go. You lose money and motivation, but not pounds. Or if you initially lose a few pounds, you gain it back and more. Greedy companies prey on people with phony promises, bogus beliefs, false and faulty research. They recruit fanatic followers. Where’s the science, folks? The fitness industry needs to divorce the fad diet business. We have to be aware of health hype and question dieting madness. The following funky diets are a taste of my own amusing rederick. So, don’t try them at home. Air Diet. You are guaranteed to lose weight. And eventually your life. animals that fly. Snow Diet. You The exception is a stay hydrated but flying squirrel. No hungry. Be on the products from the lookout for yellowearth’s soil allowed. ish reindeer pee in The Metabothe white snow. lism Mania Diet. Leftover WrapYou wrap up in a ping Paper Diet. Melissa tarp and jog for Low in calories. Martin Eating ribbon Contributing forty days while sucking on ginseng and bows are not columnist root. Caution is allowed. advised on windy Dead Christmas days. Naked joggers may Tree Diet. You eat your used tree instead of aban- be arrested for indecent exposure. doning it on the curb for The Bacon, Bacon, garbage pick-up. High in and More Bacon Diet. fiber so have extra toilet Yes, all you consume is tissue around. Walnut Soup Diet. Be bacon. A bunch of bacon for breakfast. A bag of on alert for angry squirbacon for lunch. A box rels. of bacon for dinner. It’s a Island Diet. You munch on tropical plants bacon bonanza! Prepare to feel bamboozled and and slurp banana juice. My cause excessive belch- bummed. “Diet scams rank No. 1 ing. The West Coast Sand among health care frauds reported to the FedDiet. You lay on the eral Trade Commission beach and drink Marquita’s. I wouldn’t advise (FTC), with on-the-make it—too harsh on the liver. marketers deploying a variety of tricks to get And too salty. The East Coast Rock people to purchase their wares. Some create webDiet. You throw rocks sites that look like those into the ocean and eat of legitimate magazines only what you hit. The North American and news organizations Wings Diet. You only eat and fill them with phony articles claiming that celebrities have achieved amazing results from their products. The FTC recently obtained a $500,000 settlement from affiliate marketers in Florida who the agency said sent emails from hacked accounts to trick potential customers into thinking a friend or family member was urging them to try some weightloss miracle pill,” according to a 2018 article on the AARP website. “If diets worked, we’d all be thin by now. Instead, we have enlisted hundreds of millions of people into a war we can’t win,” writes Neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt in her 2016 book, Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession With Weight Loss. How interesting. The word ‘die’ is found in the word ‘diet.’ Step away from fad-sad-rad-bad diets. Melissa Martin, Ph.D., is an author, columnist, educator, and therapist. She lives in Ohio. Contact her at melissamcolumnist@gmail.com. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2019. Today’s Highlight in History On Dec. 31, 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.) 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 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light by illuminating some 40 bulbs at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. In 1904, New York’s Times Square saw its first New Year’s Eve celebration, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid. In 1972, Major League baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, was killed when a plane he chartered and was traveling on to bring relief supplies to earthquakedevastated 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 1987, Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s first executive president. In 1991, representatives of the government of El Salvador and rebels reached agreement at the United Nations on a peace accord to end 12 THOUGHT FOR TODAY “Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to!” — William E. Vaughan American newspaper columnist (1915-1977) years of civil war. In 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation (he was succeeded by Vladimir Putin). In 1997, Michael Kennedy, the 39-year-old son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was killed in a skiing accident on Aspen Mountain in Colorado. Pianist Floyd Cramer died in Nashville at age 64. In 2001, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani spent his final day in office praising police, firefighters, and other city employees in the wake of 9/11, and said he had no regrets about returning to private life. Ten years ago: A lone gunman dressed in black killed five people in Espoo, Finland, four of them at a crowded shopping mall, before returning home and taking his own life. Five years 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. One year ago: Despite some New Year’s Eve gains, stocks finished 2018 with their worst yearly showing in a decade. �NEWS Daily Sentinel MU From page 1 balloons, and other entries. The Marching Thunder was selected after a global search of marching bands following their successful international debut in Rome in 2016. In addition to the parade performance, students will enjoy several days of educational tours and sightseeing in England. LNYDP recently announced a major deal with American Public Television (APT) allowing them exclusive territorial rights to broadcast the parade reaching an audience of many millions in the U.S. “The London trip is an amazing opportunity for us to travel abroad and learn so much about new and different cultures,” said Griffin Aliff, freshman music composition major. “It’s also amazing that my friends and coworkers back home will be able to watch me on TV, and be proud and supportive as we march through London! This is a once in-a-lifetime experience and I am so grateful to be experiencing this with the Marching Thunder!” “We are proud to carry the coverage of London’s New Year’s Day Parade on the West Virginia Channel because it’s a unique opportunity to showcase students from a state university doing great things,” said Eddie Isom, director of programming for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. “It’s going to be really cool to watch as Marshall University’s Marching Thunder takes to the streets of London to perform in the parade. The purpose of the West Virginia Channel is to provide great content that celebrates our state and its people and we’re happy that the Marshall University community – and all of the Mountain State – will be able to tune in to see London go Kelly green for a while.” There will be 125 people traveling to London for the event, including the 103 members of the Marching Thunder who will perform in the parade. The group will leave Sunday, Dec. 29, and will return Sunday, Jan. 5. “The London New Year’s Day Parade is an exciting opportunity for the Marching Thunder to perform on the world stage in front of hundreds of thousands of people in person and on TV,” said Dr. Adam Dalton, director of bands in Marshall’s School of Music. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these students to experience a new culture, see what they have read in history books and share their talent in music.” Viewers can follow along with the Marching Thunder (@MarshallUBands) on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for live updates and behind-the-scenes views from the trip. The parade will also be live-streamed on the London New Year’s Day Parade site: www.lnydp.com. Information provided by Marshall University. Service From page 1 Raymond Salzbrun, South Webster (South Webster H.S.): United States Air Force Academy; United States Naval Academy Conrad Schuetz, Tiltonsville (Buckeye Local H.S.): United States Naval Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy Audrey Spiker, Dresden (Tri-Valley H.S.): United States Military Academy Katheryn (Rose) Stephens, South Webster (South Webster H.S.): United States Naval Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy Noah Wentworth, Gnadenhutten (Garaway H.S.): United States Air Force Academy, United States Naval Academy Joseph Whealdon, Senecaville (Meadowbrook H.S.): United States Merchant Marine Academy Congressman Johnson was assisted in the nomination process by a fivemember, non-partisan, all-volunteer 6th Congressional District Service Academy Nomination Board. The board conducted interviews in November at Zane State College in Cambridge. After applications and test scores were reviewed by Rep. Johnson and the entire board, 13 students from Eastern and Southeastern Ohio were recommended for nomination. Even though these exceptional candidates are receiving nominations from Congressman Johnson, each service academy will make the final decision on who receives an appointment of admission for the Fall of 2020. The honor of attending a service academy comes with an obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation. Rep. Johnson entered the U.S. Air Force in 1973 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1999 after a distinguished military career of over 26 years. Information provided by the office of Congressman Bill Johnson. Tuesday, December 31, 2019 5 No sign of replacement for Obamacare By Aamer Madhani and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press WASHINGTON — As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with a plan of his own that would provide “insurance for everybody.” Back then, Trump made it sound that his plan — “much less expensive and much better” than the Affordable Care Act — was imminent. And he put drug companies on notice that their pricing power no longer would be “politically protected.” Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump’s big health insurance reveal. Prescription drug prices have edged lower, but with major legislation stuck in Congress it’s unclear if that relief is the start of a trend or merely a blip. Meantime the uninsured rate has gone up on Trump’s watch, rising in 2018 for the first time in nearly a decade to 8.5% of the population, or 27.5 million people, according to the Census Bureau. “Every time Trump utters the words ACA or Obamacare, he ends up frightening more people,” said Andy Slavitt, who served as acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during the Obama administration. He’s “deepening their fear of what they have to lose.” White House officials argue that the president is improving the health care system in other ways, without dismantling private health care. White House spokesman Judd Deere noted Trump’s signing of the “Right-toTry” act that allows some patients facing life-threatening diseases to access unapproved treatment, revamping the U.S. kidney donation system and the FDA approving more generic drugs as Andrew Harnik | AP President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. key improvements. Trump has also launched a drive to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. “The president’s policies are improving the American health care system for everyone, not just those in the individual market,” Deere said. But as Trump gears up for his reelection campaign, the lack of a health care plan is an issue that Democrats believe they can use against him. Particularly since he’s still seeking to overturn “Obamacare” in court. This month, a federal appeals court struck down the ACA’s individual mandate, the requirement that Americans carry health insurance, but sidestepped a ruling on the law’s overall constitutionality. The attorneys general of Texas and 18 other Republican-led states filed the underlying lawsuit, which was defended by Democrats and the U.S. House. Texas argued that due to the unlawfulness of the individual mandate, “Obamacare” must be entirely scrapped. Trump welcomed the ruling as a major victory. Texas v. United States appears destined to be taken up by the Supreme Court, potentially teeing up a constitutional showdown before the 2020 presidential election. In a letter Monday to Democratic lawmakers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi singled out the court case. “The Trump administration continues to firmly support the recent ruling in the 5th Circuit, which they hope will move them one step closer to obliterating every protection and benefit of the Affordable Care Act,” Pelosi wrote, urging Democrats to keep health care front and center in 2020. Accused of trying to dismantle his predecessor’s health care law with no provision for millions who depend on it, Trump and senior administration officials have periodically teased that a plan was just around the corner. In August, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, said officials were “actively engaged in conversations and working on things,” while Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway suggested that same month an announcement was on the horizon. In June, Trump told ABC News that he’d roll out his “phenomenal health care plan” in a couple of months, and that it would be a central part of his reelection pitch. The country is still waiting. Meantime Trump officials say the administration has made strides by championing transparency on hospital prices, pursuing a range of actions to curb prescription drug costs, and expanding lower-cost health insurance alternatives for small businesses and individuals. One of Trump’s small business options — association health plans — is tied up in court. And taken together, the administration’s health insurance options are modest when compared with Trump’s original goal of rolling back the ACA. Since Trump has not come through on his promise of a big plan, internecine skirmishes among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls have largely driven the health care debate in recent months. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are leading the push among liberals for a “Medicare for All” plan that would effectively end private health insurance while more moderate candidates, like Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, advocate for what they contend is a more attainable expansion of Medicare. Firearms instructor took out gunman at church service By Jake Bleiberg and I had to take out an active shooter in church. I’m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — A man who trained others in his Texas of security at the church.” Speaking outside the church, Texas church to use guns to protect the Attorney General Ken Paxton said congregation fatally shot a gunman authorities “can’t prevent mental illseconds after he opened fire during ness from occurring, and we can’t prea service, the Texas attorney general vent every crazy person from pulling a said Monday. gun. But we can be prepared like this Jack Wilson fired a single shot, church was.” quickly ending the attack that killed The Texas Department of Public two people at the West Freeway Safety on Monday identified the Church of Christ in the Fort Wortharea town of White Settlement. More attacker as Keith Thomas Kinnunen, 43. His motive is under investigation. than 240 congregants were in the Investigators searched Kinnunen’s church at the time. Wilson’s bio on Facebook listed him home in River Oaks, a small nearby as a former Hood County reserve dep- city where police said his department’s uty and a firearms instructor. He post- only contact with the suspected gunman was a couple traffic citations. ed about the attack a few hours after “He didn’t exist until yesterday,” it happened, saying the event “put me in a position that I would hope no one Deputy Police Chief Charles Stewart said. would have to be in. But evil exists, Associated Press Code industry on the planet, but fewer than half of all schools teach computer science. Girls and minorities are From page 1 severely underrepresented in the class and really enjoys in computer science classes, and in the tech industry. it. Good news is, we’re on our “This is the future,” said way to change this,” said Glaze, adding that she enjoyed teaching the young- Barker in an email explaining the importance of learner kids. ing computer programming. Barker stated that the “One of the most rewardclass borrowed some of the ing things is seeing the kids robots for the class from and trying to open their WOUB at Ohio University. world to this,” said Barker. There were different types Barker has had three former of robots to be used with students go into computer the students of the differprogramming in recent ent grade levels, including years. “B-Bots” that looked like Barker explained that bees for the younger stuthe programming and the dents. work with robots helps with “Computers are everyproblem solving and critical where, changing every But Kinnunen appeared to have more serious brushes in other jurisdictions. He was arrested in 2009 on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Fort Worth and in 2013 for theft, according to Tarrant County court records. He was arrested in 2016 in New Jersey after police found him with 12-gauge shotgun and rounds wrapped in plastic in the area of an oil refinery, according to a the Herald News Tribune in East Brunswick. It was not immediately clear how those charges were resolved. Paxton joined other Texas officials in hailing the state’s gun laws, which allow weapons in places of worship. He said the church’s security team was formally organized after a measure was enacted this year that affirmed the right of licensed handgun holders to carry a weapon in places of worship, unless the facility bans them. thinking. As part of Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 9-13), the students took part in the global event “Hour of Code”. “With the Hour of Code, computer science has been on homepages of Google, MSN, Yahoo!, and Disney. Over 100 partners have joined together to support this movement. Every Apple Store in the world has hosted an Hour of Code,” said Barker. The Hour of Code, organized by the nonprofit Code.org and over 100 others, is a global movement that believes the students of today are ready to learn critical skills for 21st-century success. Students taking part in the class for the first semester of the 2019-20 year are divided up into five teams to compete. Teams and team members are as follows: Dashing Duo, Danielle Epple (7th grade) and Brayden Haught (7th); Robo-Sapiens, Kasey Glaze (8th), Josh Sobieski (8th) and Jenna Dill (8th); Robonauts, Ashton Warth (8th) and Evan Anderson (7th); Technologics, Sarah Morris (7th) and Sidney Dillon (7th); and The Dashing Divas, Anita Moore (7th), Xandra Moore (7th) and Kaylee Hollon (7th). Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. �Sports 6 Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Daily Sentinel Lady Tornadoes top Ravenswood, 47-42 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Southern sophomore Kayla Evans lines up a three-point attempt from the wing, during the Lady Tornadoes’ non-conference bout against Meigs on Nov. 27 in Racine, Ohio. RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — A big edge on the boards and back in the win column. The Southern girls basketball team ended its seven-game skid on Saturday in Jackson County, defeating host Ravenswood 47-42 after outrebounding the Red Devilettes by 22. Southern (2-7) was down 10-6 at the end of the first quarter, but flipped the script in the second and tied the game at 16 by halftime. The Lady Tornadoes were ahead 33-30 after a 17-to-14 third period, and then closed the 47-42 win with a 14-to-12 final stanza. Southern pulled in 51 rebounds, 25 of which came on the offensive end, while committing 30 turnovers and claiming eight steals. Ravenswood (3-5) ended with 29 rebounds, seven offensive, and gave the ball away 22 times. SHS shot 20-of-66 (30.3 percent) from the field, including 1-of-13 (7.7 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Red Devilettes made 18-of-52 (34.6 percent) field goal attempts, including 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) three-point tries. Southern was 6-of-19 from the free throw line, where RHS was 6-of-14 (46.2 percent). Kayla Evans paced the Lady Tornadoes with 16 points, featuring the team’s lone threepointer. Jordan Hardwick had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds for the guests, while Kelly Shaver scored six points in the win. Shelby Cleland and Phoenix Cleland marked five points apiece, to go with 18 and 11 rebounds respectively. Leading the SHS defense, Evans, Hardwick and Phoenix Cleland had two steals apiece. Annie Hunt led the hosts with 18 points, followed by Libby Hall with 10. Skylar Varney was next with six points, followed by Evelyn Stoneman with four. Lindsey Carroll and Lydia Alfred came up with two points each for RHS. After Monday’s trip to Waterford, Southern will be back on the court at Eastern on Jan. 6. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. LSU cruises, Clemson survives for title game clash GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — LSU has the Heisman-winning quarterback and Clemson brings the 29-game winning streak. The College Football Playoff has delivered another doozy for its title game, and it features two teams of Tigers who haven’t lost a game this season. They pushed through the CFP semifinals Saturday in drastically different ways. LSU got the drama out of the way early in a 63-28 win against Oklahoma while Clemson needed all 60 minutes in a white-knuckle 29-23 victory over Ohio State. Now they’re headed to New Orleans for a clash in the title game on Jan. 13. “These are the games you dream of,” Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons said. “You never want to dream about a championship game where everything’s going to be simple. You want to have a good matchup.” It’s a fascinating showdown between LSU quarterback Joe Burrow — who won the Heisman Trophy in a landslide earlier this month — and a Clemson team that’s the defending national champion and hasn’t lost in nearly two years. LSU is moving on after a brilliant offensive performance against Oklahoma. Burrow threw for 493 yards and seven touchdowns and now the Tigers will try for their first national title since Jan. 7, 2008, when they beat Ohio State 38-24 in New Orleans. They’re headed back to the Big Easy, which is just an 80-mile drive down Interstate 10 from LSU’s campus. Clemson will be playing for its third national title in four seasons and this one might feel a little like a road game. “Obviously, it’s going to be a great day, going to be a purple and gold crowd in that Superdome,” LSU coach Ed Orgeron said. “The state of Louisiana is going to be on fire.” Clemson is back in the title game for the fourth time in five seasons but there’s little doubt they’ll be underdogs. Even though Clemson (14-0) was undefeated coming into Saturday’s game against Ohio State, the popular opinion was that the Tigers hadn’t played much of anyone in a mostly mediocre Atlantic Coast Conference. But after knocking off the Buckeyes in the late-night thriller, they’re one game away from another championship. “The main reason we keep surprising people is because we know what we have with our team,” Simmons said. “We’re not worried about who we play. We’re not playing an opponent. We play to our standards — that’s the main thing each and every week.” Burrow continued the amazing second act of his college career after transferring to Baton Rouge from Ohio State. The senior tied a record for any bowl game with his seven passing touchdowns against the Sooners on Saturday. Justin Jefferson caught four of them, which also tied a bowl record. It was one of the best offensive performances in the postseason in college football history, but Burrow wasn’t ready to discuss this team’s legacy. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Gallia Academy sophomore Todd Elliott breaks free from a Warren opponent during a 113-pound match held Dec. 18 at Gallia Academy High School in Centenary, Ohio. Bulldogs win Skyline Bowling Invite By Bryan Walters 22nd overall in 26-team field. The White Falcons earned a single weight CENTENARY, Ohio — The Athens wrestling class title and had five team came away with top top-8 finishes, with Trevor Hunt leading the way honors after beating the field by 160 points Satur- with a perfect 5-0 mark at 145 pounds. Hunt day at the 2019 Skyline Bowling Invitational held recorded three pinfall wins on the way to a first at Gallia Academy High place finish. School in Gallia County. Kase Stewart was The Bulldogs claimed third at 132 pounds five of the 14 individual after going 4-1 overall weight class championwith three pinfall wins. ships en route to a winWesley Peters (160) ning total of 362 points. and Caleb Pierce (220) Warren ended up being the overall runner-up with both placed sixth with identical 3-2 records that 206 points. included three pinfalls The Ohio Valley Pubapiece. Trey Ohlinger lishing area had five was also sixth at 182 teams entered in the annual event, with Waha- pounds with a two pinfalls and a 2-3 record. ma leading the way with The Blue Devils 145 points and a sixth secured a single diviplace finish. sional championship and Gallia Academy was had four top-8 efforts, ninth overall with 122 points, while South Gallia with Todd Elliott leading the hosts with a tied Logan for 14th with perfect 5-0 mark at 113 93 points. Meigs (53.5) and Eastern (40) respec- pounds. Elliott recorded three pinfall wins on the tively placed 20th and bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com way to a first place finish. Garytt Schwall was the 120-pound runner-up with three pinfalls and a 3-1 mark, while Bronson Carter was third at 160 pounds with two pinfalls and a technical fall en route to a 4-1 record. Corbin Walker was also seventh at 220 pounds with three pinfalls and a 3-2 mark. Both GAHS and Wahama joined Warren, Waterford and Unioto with a single weight class champion on the day. Trimble accounted for the remaining four divisional champions. The Rebels had a trio of top-8 finishes, with Justin Butler leading the way with a runner-up effort at 160 pounds. Butler went 4-1 overall and recorded two pinfalls to go along with a technical fall. Reece Butler went 4-1 overall with four pinfalls on his way to a third place finish at 113 pounds. Kenny Siders went 3-2 with three pinfalls while placing seventh at 170 pounds. The Marauders had a pair of top-8 finishes, with Tucker Smith leading the way with third place effort at 145 pounds. Smith went 4-1 overall and recorded three pinfalls to go along with a technical fall. Drake Hall was also fifth at 195 pounds with four pinfalls and a 4-1 overall mark. Steven Fitzgerald was the lone Eagle to come away with a top-8 effort after placing third at 285 pounds with a 4-1 mark that included three pinfalls and a technical fall. Visit baumspage.com for complete results of the 2019 Skyline Bowling Invitational held Saturday at Gallia Academy High School. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. See LSU | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Jan. 2 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Warren at Meigs, 6 p.m. Wrestling South Gallia at Spring Valley, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Boys Basketball Southern at Wahama, 7:30 Belpre at Eastern, 7:30 South Gallia at Waterford, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Fairland, 7:30 Meigs at Fisher Catholic, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at North Pleasants, 7:30 Girls Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at North Pleasants, 6 p.m. WVU rallies, upsets Ohio State 67-59 CLEVELAND (AP) — West Virginia freshman guard Miles McBride remains an avid Ohio State football fan. The Cincinnati native doesn’t share the same love for its basketball team. McBride scored a season-high 21 points, including six in the final 2:22, as No. 22 West Virginia rallied for a 67-59 victory over No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday. The Mountaineers (11-1), who trailed by nine late in the first half, went ahead for good at 55-54 on a push-shot by Derek Culver with 3:31 left. McBride followed with two free throws and an 18-foot jumper that he punctuated with a playful shrug. “I knew if we got this win, our fan base was going to go crazy,” he said. “Both teams have prideful fan bases, but I wanted our fans to have a little edge. “I had family and friends in the crowd, and it felt like a big tournament game. This whole day was great. There’s nothing like it.” Kaleb Wesson had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Buckeyes (11-2), who were held to a season low in points and committed season highs of 22 turnovers and 25 fouls. They made 5 of 24 shots in See WVU | 7 �SPORTS Daily Sentinel One, done: Browns fire Kitchens Pats to play in wild-card game, 49ers get No. 1 seed BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Freddie Kitchens made a great first impression. Everything after that was underwhelming. Kitchens, who famously crowed “if you don’t wear brown and orange, you don’t matter” at his introductory news conference less than a year ago, was fired Sunday night by the Cleveland Browns following a season in which he failed to lead a talented team to a .500 record — let alone the playoffs. Kitchens was dismissed shortly after the Browns returned to team headquarters following a 33-23 loss to the lowly Cincinnati Bengals (2-14), who ended Cleveland’s disheartening season and an inglorious 16-game run for the former running backs coach who was hoping for more time. The Browns (6-10) didn’t come close to meeting expectations. Neither did Kitchens. Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam decided one season was enough for Kitchens and parted ways with the 45-yearold, who is the ninth coach fired by the Browns since 1999. NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will be playing in the postseason a week earlier than usual this year. The defending Super Bowl champs open the playoffs during wild-card weekend for the first time since 2009 after they lost 27-24 to Miami on Sunday and Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 31-21 to earn a first-round bye. “We didn’t play the way we’re capable of playing and it ended up costing us,” Brady said. “Just too many bad mistakes.” The Patriots (12-4) are the No. 3 overall seed in the AFC and will have to fix things in a hurry as they host Tennessee (9-7) next Saturday night. “We’ve got a game next week, we’ve got to get ready to go,” Patriots safety Devin McCourty said. “Nobody should feel sorry for us, we shouldn’t feel sorry for ourselves. Our goal is to play in the playoffs. We got a shot next week at all of that.” San Francisco earned the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs with a 26-21 victory at Seattle. Jimmy Garoppolo and the NFC West champion 49ers (13-3) held on and sent Russell Wilson and the Seahawks (11-5) on the road to open the playoffs in the wild-card round next Sunday at Philadelphia. “It’s a good step in the right direction,” Garoppolo said. “We’ve got a long way to go, though.” The Titans clinched their spot by beating Houston 35-14, eliminating both Pittsburgh and Oakland in the process. All three teams had a chance at the playoffs, but Tennessee had the easiest path by needing to win — and got it against a Texans squad that rested several starters, including quarterback Deshaun Watson. “I think it’s great when you can determine whether you get to continue to play football,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. “There was some great effort, but we’re going to have to improve and play better. Everything gets harder from here on out.” The last time New England played on wild-card weekend, it lost at home to the Ravens. The Patriots have never made it to the Super Bowl with Brady and coach Bill Belichick while playing in the opening round. “We’ve got to move forward and get ready to go or the end of our season will be next week if we don’t turn the page and play good football, way better than today,” McCourty said. “Nobody feels sorry for the Patriots not getting a first-round bye in the playoffs.” Meanwhile, the Chiefs (12-4) are the No. 2 seed and will be able to watch the opening round, along with the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens (14-2). “We’ll step back, the guys will come in tomorrow, we’ll have a team meeting, I’ll give them a schedule for what’s going on the next week here during the bye week,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “The main thing is we get work done, but we rest up and get ready for whoever we might play.” Kansas City’s victory also locked Houston into the No. 4 seed, and the Texans (10-6) will host the Buffalo Bills (10-6) next Saturday. WVU back and forth, and came down to whoever could make enough plays there late.” From page 6 The Cleveland Classic drew a near-capacity the second half while crowd of 16,781 at the being outscored 36-22. home of the NBA’s CavaWest Virginia coach liers. It was the first colBob Huggins is 3-0 lege game in the arena against Ohio State since since its two-year renovataking over the program in 2007 and recorded his tion was completed in September. 19th win over a top 10 Marshall beat team with the MountainDuquesne 83-61 in the eers. second half of the double“I wasn’t very happy header. with them at halftime “I thought our fans because I didn’t think we played as hard as they did were unbelievable, unbelievable,” Huggins said. and we got in foul trouble,” Huggins said. “Then “I don’t know exactly what the split was, but it they came out in the sounded 50/50. Our fans second half and played really came out for us in as well as we’ve played Ohio State’s backyard.” defensively all year.” The Buckeyes were 3-0 against ranked teams but Milestone watch couldn’t contain McBride Wesson has 990 points or senior guard Chase in 78 games, putting him Harler down the stretch. on the verge of becoming Harler, who finished with the 59th member of Ohio 10 points, delivered the State’s 1,000-point club. dagger with a steal and The 6-foot-9 junior center score that gave West attempted a career-high Virginia its largest lead at 15 free throws, making 65-57. 10, against the MountainFreshman forward eers. Oscar Tshiebwe — the Mountaineers’ leading Rivalry renewed scorer — had no points The teams faced off for and four fouls in eight the first time since Jan. minutes. Culver collected 23, 2010. West Virginia seven points and 10 has won eight of the last rebounds. nine meetings, but trails Duane Washington the all-time series 9-8. Jr. scored 12 points and Ohio State has been Luther Muhammad and ranked in all three of its C.J. Walker had 10 apiece losses to Huggins. for Ohio State. Kyle Young grabbed a gameGridiron guy high 11 rebounds while McBride called the outbattling the stomach flu. come of the Fiesta Bowl “We did some things “a bummer.” Clemson that we have to do better, came from behind to beat but give them credit for Ohio State 29-23 in the being a really good team,” college football playoff Buckeyes coach Chris semifinal Saturday in Holtmann said. “It was Glendale, Arizona. Tuesday, December 31, 2019 7 Kitchens was a surprising hire a year ago. He had no previous head coaching experience, but his successful eightgame stretch as the team’s offensive coordinator and relationship with quarterback Baker Mayfield sent his stock soaring. But Mayfield regressed in his second season and Kitchens was plagued by numerous mistakes as a rookie season coach with game management and an inability to get Cleveland’s offense rolling among his most notable flaws. “We thank Freddie for his hard work and commitment to this organization but did not see the success or opportunities for improvement to move forward with him as our head coach,” the Haslams said in a statement. “Our focus is on hiring an exceptional leader for this football team and we will take a comprehensive approach to this process. We are excited about the core players we have to build around and develop and we look forward to bringing in a strong head coach that will put this group of players in the best position to succeed.” Kitchens is the fifth coach fired since 2012 by the Haslams, who have shown little patience in a failed attempt to resurrect one of the league’s proudest franchises. Cleveland hasn’t had a winning record since 2007 and has gone through seven coaches in that 12-year span. The Browns were a trendy pick to make the postseason under Kitchens after acquiring star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in a blockbuster trade in March from the New York Giants. They paired him with Mayfield, who broke the league rookie record for touchdown passes in 2018. But the Mayfield-toBeckham connection was never consistent with Kitchens also handling play-calling duties. The Browns were also one of the league’s most penalized teams for much of the year. Injuries were also a problem, but there were numerous self-inflicted issues — none bigger than star defensive end Myles Garrett being suspended indefinitely for ripping LSU minutes, scoring with 1:49 left on Trevor Lawrence’s 34-yard pass to Travis Etienne and then completing the 2-point converFrom page 6 sion for a 29-23 lead. The win wasn’t secure until there were “I think that will be a question after January 13th,” Burrow said. 37 seconds left, when Clemson’s Nolan Turner snagged an inter“I’m not reflecting on anything ception in the end zone. right now. We’re full steam “I mean, what a football ahead, getting back to work.” game,” Clemson coach Dabo In Saturday’s thrilling nightSwinney said during the postcap, Clemson extended its nation-best winning streak to 29 game celebration. “It’s a shame games, falling behind 16-0 in the somebody had to lose that first half before taking advantage game.” Orgeron will be making his of ill-timed Ohio State penalties to pull within 16-14 by halftime. first appearance in the title game The Tigers jumped ahead 21-16 as a head coach. Swinney is a veteran of the playoffs, leading in the third quarter but fell the Tigers to the title game for behind again when Ohio State the fourth time in five seasons. scored to make it 23-21. This will be just the fourth Clemson rallied in the final meeting between Clemson and LSU. The last was in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year’s Eve, which Clemson won 25-24. That game was part of Clemson’s ascension into the national elite under Swinney, who had his team playing for national titles a few years later. LSU’s win puts a team from the Southeastern Conference back in the title game for the 13th time in 14 seasons. Orgeron said the Tigers will be ready. “We won’t make it bigger than life,” Orgeron said. “Obviously, we understand the magnitude of the football game, but we’re going to focus on the task at hand, the fundamentals, get better. We have an excellent football team.” TUESDAY EVENING BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM WSAZ News 3 (N) WTAP News (N) ABC 6 News at 6pm (N) Arthur 6:30 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 7 PM 7:30 Jeopardy! (N) Jeopardy! (N) Ent. 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Former Packers coach Mike McCarthy was thought to be a candidate last year, but did not interview with Cleveland. He has close ties with Browns general manager John Dorsey and others in Cleveland’s front office and his track record would be appealing. Former Carolina coach Ron Rivera will also generate some buzz. “I would like to thank Freddie for his dedication and efforts this past season,” Dorsey said. “We are disappointed in our results and feel a change is necessary. Freddie is a good man and good football coach. We wish he and his family nothing but success.” Wheel of Fortune (N) Wheel of Fortune (N) Columbus 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 A Toast to 2019 Hoda and Jenna break down pop culture NBC's New Year's Eve moments. (N) A Toast to 2019 Hoda and Jenna break down pop culture NBC's New Year's Eve moments. (N) New Year's Rockin'' Celebrating from Times Square in New Year's Rockin'' New York City. 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EURZVH�MREV�‡�SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH�‡�JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �SPORTS/WEATHER 10 Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Daily Sentinel Gonzaga stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 By John Marshall Gonzaga, which has not played since beating Eastern Washington 112-77 on Dec. 21, has games A light holiday schedule led to a against Detroit Mercy and Portrare quiet week atop The Associ- land this week. ated Press men’s college basketball poll. Soaring Ducks Gonzaga remained at No. 1 for Oregon entered the season a second straight week, receivloaded with expectations behind ing 63 first-place votes from a do-everything guard Payton 65-member panel in the poll Pritchard and another stellar released Monday. No. 2 Duke and recruiting class landed by coach No. 3 Kansas each had one firstDana Altman. place vote, with Oregon and Ohio The Ducks (11-2) have lived up State rounding out the top five. to the hype, their only losses comThe AP Top 25 had been filled ing in back-to-back games against with tumult during a 2019-20 Oregon and North Carolina at the season of parity, with six differBattle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. ent teams moving to No. 1 before Oregon has wins over three Christmas. That’s one short of ranked teams and blew out Alathe all-time record of seven, set in bama State 98-59 on Sunday to 1982-83. move into the top five for the first The quiet time between Christ- time since reaching No. 4 in 2016mas and New Year’s Day offered a 17, when the Ducks went to the bit of stability. Final Four. The Zags (13-1) did not play Oregon also got a huge boost last week during a Top 25 sched- earlier this month when 6-foot-11 ule filled with lopsided games freshman N’Faly Dante became and just two matchups between eligible after reclassifying as a ranked teams. 2019 signee. Ohio State dropped three places after losing 67-59 to West VirStill undefeated ginia, which climbed six places to The number of undefeated No. 16. Division I teams is down to two Louisville was down four places following Liberty’s 74-57 loss to to No. 7 following a 78-70 loss to LSU. Kentucky. The Wildcats climbed No. 8 Auburn has continued to two places to No. 19. play well following its run to last Nearly every other game involv- year’s Final Four, improving to ing Top 25 teams was decided by 12-0 after rolling over Lipscomb double digits. 86-59 last week. The Tigers have Associated Press 15 days between CFP semifinals, championship had two close games this season, beating South Alabama by one and outlasting Furman in overtime. No. 13 San Diego State improved to 13-0 and moved up two spots this week following a 73-57 win over Cal Poly. The Aztecs have wins over Utah, Brigham Young and Creighton this season and moved atop the NCAA’s NET rankings last week. San Diego State is off to its best start in nine seasons. GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game. On one side, defending champ Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with its record-setting offense and Heisman Trophy winner. But first, we interrupt this playoff for a 15-day break that is far from ideal. LSU and Clemson will play the final game of the 2019 college football season on Jan. 13 in New Orleans after winning semifinals Saturday night. Heisman winner Joe Burrow and his Tigers routed No. 4 Oklahoma 63-28 at the Peach Bowl. Clemson’s No. 3 Tigers beat No. 2 Ohio State 29-23 in a Fiesta Bowl thriller. “The challenge is keeping the conversation in the forefront against two weeks of NFL,” said Nick Dawson, ESPN’s vice president of programming and acquisitions. Fans seemed to be into the semifinals. ESPN announced Sunday that Clemson-Ohio State drew an average of 21.2 million viewers, up 9% from last year’s late semifinal game and the most for a nonNew Year’s Day semi in the six-year history of the playoff. Even with LSU taking all the suspense out of the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader before halftime, the two games combined to bring in an average of 19.285 million viewers, up 6% from last year. Once complete streaming numbers are available, these semifinals should surpass the largest audience for playoff games not played on Jan. 1, ESPN said. ESPN will try to keep the college football conversation going with lower-level bowl games scheduled for Jan. 2, 3, 4 and 6. Rising West Virginia had the biggest jump in this week’s poll with its six-spot climb. No other team climbed more than two places. Falling No. 7 Louisville had the biggest fall this week, losing four spots. No. 19 Virginia lost three spots after beating Navy by nine on Sunday. Moving in/out Wichita State was the only team to move into the poll this week, debuting at No. 24. The Shockers, who beat Abilene Christian 84-66 on Sunday, are ranked for the first time since climbing to No. 3 in 2017-18. Washington dropped out of the AP Top 25 from No. 21 following a 75-71 loss to Houston in the Diamond Head Classic title game in Honolulu on Christmas Day. The King reigns: LeBron James is AP’s male athlete of decade By Tim Reynolds Associated Press He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the next challenge. He played in eight straight finals. No NBA player won more games TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 35° 2 PM 39° 37° 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. Mon. 0.88 Month to date/normal 5.78/3.21 Year to date/normal 49.32/42.49 Snowfall (in inches) 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. 2 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. 0.0 Month to date/normal Trace/3.6 Season to date/normal 1.0/4.4 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: During a blizzard, must snow be falling? Wed. 7:47 a.m. 5:17 p.m. 11:56 a.m. 11:37 p.m. MOON PHASES First Jan 2 Full Last New Jan 10 Jan 17 Jan 24 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 3:33a Wed. 4:20a Thu. 5:03a Fri. 5:44a Sat. 6:24a Sun. 7:03a Mon. 7:43a Minor 9:44a 10:30a 11:13a 11:54a 12:15a 12:52a 1:31a Major 3:55p 4:41p 5:24p 6:05p 6:44p 7:25p 8:07p Minor 10:06p 10:51p 11:34p ---12:34p 1:14p 1:55p WEATHER HISTORY A snowstorm in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 31, 1982, brought the monthly total there to 18 inches, which is 14 inches more than the town usually gets in an entire winter. A: No, extremely poor visibility in blowing snow is sufficient Today 7:47 a.m. 5:16 p.m. 11:29 a.m. 10:40 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 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. Mon. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 12.88 +0.10 Marietta 34 19.26 +2.53 Parkersburg 36 21.91 +0.11 Belleville 35 13.04 +0.01 Racine 41 12.87 -0.24 Point Pleasant 40 24.76 +0.46 Gallipolis 50 12.06 -0.15 Huntington 50 25.45 +0.06 Ashland 52 33.94 -0.15 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.23 -0.17 Portsmouth 50 23.10 +6.20 Maysville 50 34.70 +1.40 Meldahl Dam 51 21.70 +4.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 SATURDAY SUNDAY 59° 37° 42° 24° 37° 31° After a cloudy start, sunshine returns A shower in spots in the afternoon Cloudy and mild with a few showers Cooler with a chance for a snow shower Chilly with sun and clouds Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Logan 36/27 Adelphi 36/27 Chillicothe 36/28 Waverly 37/29 Lucasville 38/30 Portsmouth 39/30 Belpre 39/30 Athens 39/28 St. Marys 39/29 Parkersburg 41/28 Coolville 39/29 Wilkesville 40/29 POMEROY Jackson 41/30 40/29 Ravenswood Rio Grande 41/30 41/29 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 35/28 GALLIPOLIS 41/30 40/31 41/30 Milton 41/32 Spencer 40/31 Clendenin 40/29 St. Albans 43/32 Huntington 43/31 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 50/47 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s 10s San Francisco 0s 58/46 -0s -10s Los Angeles T-storms 69/48 Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Elizabeth 40/30 Buffalo 40/31 Ironton 41/32 Ashland 41/32 Grayson 41/31 MONDAY 48° 21° Milder with snow showers possible NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 39/29 Murray City 37/27 McArthur 38/27 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates FRIDAY with 28 medals, 23 gold — was fifth. James was revealed as the winner Sunday, one day after Serena Williams was announced as the AP’s female athlete of the decade. In his 17th season, he’s on pace to lead the league in assists for the first time while remaining among the NBA’s scoring leaders. 50° 41° South Shore Greenup 40/32 37/29 26 THURSDAY better (place) in my life and have a better understanding of what I want to get out of life.” Usain Bolt of Jamaica was third for dominating the sprints at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, soccer superstar Lionel Messi was fourth and Michael Phelps — the U.S. swimmer who retired as history’s most decorated Olympian 43° 30° 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) WEDNESDAY Windy today with snow showers. Mainly cloudy tonight. High 41° / Low 30° Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. 58°/50° 43°/26° 70° in 1990 -14° in 1917 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low ner-up Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. “You add another 10 years of learning and adversity, pitfalls, good, great, bad, and any smart person who wants to grow will learn from all those experiences,” James, who turns 35 Monday, told the AP. “A decade ago, I just turned 25. I’m about to be 35 and I’m just in a decade reigning over all others — with no signs of slowing down. James is The Associated Press male athlete of the decade, adding his name to a list that includes Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky and Arnold Palmer. He was a runaway winner in a vote of AP member sports editors and AP beat writers, easily outpacing run- or more MVP awards over the last 10 years than he did. He started a school. He married his high school sweetheart. “That’s all?” LeBron James asked, feigning disbelief. No, that’s not all. Those were just some highlights of the last 10 years. There were many more, as the man called “King” spent the last Charleston 44/32 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 16/11 Billings 41/32 Montreal 33/27 Toronto 35/28 Minneapolis 26/13 Chicago 32/21 Denver 44/25 Detroit 34/26 New York 49/34 Washington 53/36 Kansas City 41/27 Today Wed. Hi/Lo/W 41/22/pc 36/22/sn 55/38/s 51/38/pc 52/33/pc 41/32/pc 38/34/c 48/35/r 44/32/c 57/31/s 37/25/pc 32/21/c 38/28/c 35/25/sf 36/27/sf 57/38/s 44/25/s 35/22/pc 34/26/sn 83/69/s 63/43/pc 34/27/sn 41/27/s 55/37/s 54/30/s 69/48/s 42/31/pc 81/63/pc 26/13/pc 49/31/s 60/45/s 49/34/pc 52/29/s 70/49/pc 51/32/pc 62/41/pc 37/25/sf 40/28/sn 58/36/s 56/36/s 43/28/s 33/26/pc 58/46/s 50/47/r 53/36/pc Hi/Lo/W 43/26/pc 25/15/c 57/41/pc 45/34/s 47/26/pc 49/34/c 46/33/sh 44/33/pc 46/31/pc 56/36/s 41/23/c 40/33/s 44/33/s 39/31/pc 40/29/pc 54/46/pc 47/24/pc 46/32/pc 37/30/pc 83/67/s 60/54/r 43/34/s 51/38/s 55/40/pc 55/42/pc 66/46/s 48/38/s 79/67/s 35/29/pc 53/41/pc 63/57/c 43/32/pc 54/41/pc 69/53/pc 44/28/pc 61/40/pc 38/27/c 40/25/pc 55/34/s 53/32/pc 53/40/s 37/31/sn 59/50/pc 52/40/r 50/31/pc EXTREMES MONDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 55/38 High Low El Paso 54/31 Chihuahua 58/35 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 86° in Immokalee, FL -26° in Alamosa, CO Global Houston 63/43 Miami 81/63 Monterrey 58/54 High Low 115° in Learmonth, Australia -61° in Verkhoyansk, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 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