Monthly Archives: February 2022

News

Saying Goodbye and Thank You to Dodger

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(Columbus) –Dodger, an explosive detection canine for the State Fire Marshal (SFM) Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau, made one last visit to the SFM Reynoldsburg campus this week to receive ‘good boys,’ ‘thank yous,’ and a fond farewell from his SFM family prior to passing away February 8th.

Photo from Ohio State Fire Marshal

“Dodger had been the backbone of our canine program for years,” said Kevin S. Reardon, State Fire Marshal. “This is a tremendous loss and we will certainly miss Dodger but he will live forever in our hearts.”

Dodger was born in Ohio and was rescued from the greater Cincinnati area before starting his career in November 2010 to become the first State Fire Marshal Explosive Detection Canine. Dodger was trained to detect many different types of explosives, firearms, and post-blast debris and supported missions with Homeland Security and other law enforcement functions throughout Ohio. During his career, Dodger assisted in several bomb threats, protection details, evidence searches and pre-event sweeps. Upon retirement, Dodger lived at his home in Blacklick, Ohio with his handler, Ron Stemen and his family. Dodger was an asset to the safety of all the citizens of the Ohio. He was 13 years old.

Dodger’s Career Statistics:
Missions: 1,438
Demonstrations: 287
Finds: 387
Citizens Served: 15,575,923

Sports

All SVC Girls Basketball Team

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Huntington’s Allison Basye has been named SVC Player of the Year for a third straight year as she leads the list of All SVC Girls Basketball selections, voted upon by the conference coaches.

Basye’s talents were on full display Tuesday with 36 points and a last second three-pointer to lift Huntington over SVC champ Adena.

Adena’s Andrew Day and Huntington’s Kyle Uhrig share the Coach of the Year honors. Day led Adena to their second straight SVC title, while Uhrig quickly righted the Lady Huntsmen’s poor start after losing their first four games, to get them well above the .500 mark by the end of the regular season, including a win over 50-47 win at Adena Tuesday.

To entire list of All SVC Girls Basketball honorees can be found below:

(1st Team)
Allison Basye (Sr) Huntington
Avery Miller (Sr) Unioto
Emma Garrison (So) Adena
Olivia Smith (Sr) Paint Valley
Jazzlyn Lamerson (Jr) Piketon

(2nd Team)
Jadyn Smith (Sr) Adena
Hanna Uhrig (Sr) Paint Valley
Gabby Patete (Sr) Westfall
Amaris Betts (So) Unioto
Gabby Pernell (So) Southeastern

(3rd Team)
Abbi Stanforth (Sr) Paint Valley
Amelia Uhrig (So) Unioto
Makaela Lovely (Sr) Adena
Emily Allen (Sr) Zane Trace
Alexis Bailes (Sr) Southeastern

(Honorable Mention)
Kiera Williams- Adena
Sydney Foglesong- Adena
Emma Hinshaw- Huntington
McKenna Thompson- Huntington
Averi McFadden- Paint Valley
Kendall Dye- Paint Valley
Natalie Cooper- Piketon
Addison Johnson- Piketon
Audrey Scott- Southeastern
Morgan Ware- Southeastern
Carissa Wheeler- Unioto
Alexis Book- Unioto
Paige Weiss- Westfall
Alyssa Wyman- Westfall
Alara Crow- Zane Trace
Gracey McCullough- Zane Trace

Player of the Year: Allison Basye (Huntington)
Co-Coaches of the Year: Andrew Day (Adena) / Kyle Uhrig (Huntington)
League Champions:  Adena
Reserve Champions:  Paint Valley
Junior High League Champion:  Unioto

Sports

Jackson Smashes Chillicothe For FAC Girls Basketball Championship

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The undisputed FAC girls basketball championship will rest in Jackson for the 2021-22 season after the Lady Ironmen convincingly beat runner-up Chillicothe 64-37. It’s the first league basketball title for Jackson girls basketball since 2014.

The first meeting with Chillicothe was a Jackson victory on a last second shot.

This match-up was completely different. Jackson hand the hot-hand offensively early in the contest and handled whatever defense the Lady Cavs tried to throw at them.

Chillicothe had two strikes against them before the game started, playing without regulars Paige Huggins and Emma Barnes due to injuries.

Jackson led at the end of every stop, 21-13, 35-17, 53-27 and the final of 64-37.

The Lady Ironmen have only two seniors on the team and start four sophomores. Four of the seven players in the scoring column were all sophomores.

Sophomores T.J. Carpenter and Kenzie Davis led the way with each scoring 19 points. Senior Katelyn Webb added 9 and sophomore Sydney Hughes 8, Mattie Walburn 7 and Jalynn Louderback with 2.

Chillicothe was led by junior Jacey Harding with 16 points. Avery Erslan scored 10, Caroline Corcoran 7, and 4 points from Emma Fromm.

Jackson improves to (8-2/14-6) while Chillicothe drops to (6-4/8-9).

News

Adena Schools Receive South Central Power Grant For Virtual Reality System

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(Frankfort)- Adena Local Schools have been awarded $3,676 from the South Central Power Foundation to purchase a virtual reality system.

“A complete kit of hardware, licenses, and apps will support middle and high school educational content aligned to our curriculum”, according to a post on Adena Local Schools Facebook page.

It will allow for virtual field trips and exploration into the human body, the oceans, and outer space. Students can experience careers first-hand and perform virtual labs or even car repairs.

“We appreciate South Central Power’s ongoing support of our students.”

News, Sports

eSports Program A Booming Interest at Ohio Christian University

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eSports is becoming one of the fastest growing sports at the middle school, high school and college level. So much so, that the Ohio High School Athletic Association recently recognized it as an “emerging sport” that they will recognize.

At the college level, Ohio Christian University, located near Circleville, has a booming eSports program and have even been competing against universities that would be considered Division 1 schools for other sports including Michigan State, Missouri and University of Central Florida.

Michael Baker is the OCU eSports coach, and talked about the program with Dan Ramey on Litter Media LIVE- Special Edition, Tuesday afternoon.

If you missed the live interview, CLICK ON THE PHOTO BELOW TO WATCH OUR INTERVIEW WITH COACH MICHAEL BAKER:

OCU’s eSports Coach Michael Baker interview by Dan Ramey on Litter Media LIVE- Special Edition

Sports

Litter Media LIVE Chat With Zane Trace Pioneers Basketball Coach Gary Kellough

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Legendary area boys high school basketball coach Gary Kellough sat down with Mike Smith Tuesday for a Litter Media LIVE-Special Edition interview about the Pioneers’ 2021-22 SVC championship season.

Watch our interview with Gary Kellough as we talk about winning their third SVC championship in the last four years, along with what lies ahead for the Pioneers in the tournaments. CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW FOR THE INTERVIEW:

Zane Trace Boys Basketball Coach Gary Kellough talks with Mike Smith on a special edition of #LitterMediaLIVE

At the time of the live interview, Zane Trace had already clinched a share of the SVC title and can win it outright with at least one win out of their final two SVC games, either at Southeastern tonight (Tuesday) or at home Friday against Paint Valley. Another combination that could lead to the undisputed SVC title for Zane Trace would be a Unioto and Piketon loss.

Zane Trace Coach Gary Kellough. Dan Ramey/Litter Media

News

Fayette Humane Society To Host “Jordan’s Way 50 State Tour”

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(Washington CH)- Greg Edward’s Jordan’s Way 50 State Tour will be in Washington Court House for a four hour LIVE fundraiser as part of their 50-State-Tour.

The live fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, March 3rd from 10am-2pm. All donations go directly to the shelter/rescue.

“We are raising money for Fayette County Humane Society and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps.”

To promote and protect the welfare of domestic animals and to honor the human companion animal bond. Facebook pays all the processing fees for you, so 100% of your donation goes directly to the nonprofit.

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