Saturday, March 6, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Relief A Haven for halo bill deal Therapy struck is now available in Democrats Fort Recovery strike deal with W.V. senator By BAILEY CLINE The Commercial Review By ALAN FRAM FORT RECOVERY — Associated Press Halotherapy is now available in WASHINGTON — Sen - the village. ate leaders and moderate Salty Haven opened for Democratic Sen. Joe halotherapy, an alternative Manchin struck a deal late medicine practice, in the back Friday over emergency room of Sunshine Boutique, jobless benefits, breaking a 128 Wayne St., Fort Recovery, nine-hour logjam that had early last month. It is now avail - stalled the party’s show - able for appointments Tuesday piece $1.9 trillion COVID- through Saturdays. 19 relief bill. “Salty Haven is my little The compromise, piece of Sunshine,” owner announced by the West Nikki Kremer wrote on the Virginia lawmaker and a business’ Facebook page. Democratic aide, seemed The back room of the bou - to clear the way for the tique now has a smaller “salt Senate to begin a climactic, room” for the treatments. Salt marathon series of votes rooms are used for halotherapy, expected to lead to which is said to reduce inflam - approval of the sweeping mation in the throat and lungs. legislation. A halogenerator machine Manchin is probably the attached to the wall infuses the chamber’s most conserva - air with salt and disperses it tive Democrat, and a king - throughout the room. The maker in a 50-50 Senate approximately 10-foot by 10-foot that leaves his party with - space also has two Himalayan out a vote to spare. With salt wall panels and several Democrats’ slim majorities Himalayan salt lamps. — they have a mere 10-vote Halotherapy provides relief House edge — the party needs his vote but can’t tilt for sinus problems, stuffy too far center without los - noses, coughs and other simi - ing progressive support. lar health issues, Kremer said. The episode tossed fresh It helps flow oxygen into ath - complications into the letes’ lungs, and it has also Democrats’ drive to give helped those suffering from quick approval to a relief long-term effects of COVID-19, bill that is President Joe she added. Biden’s top legislative goal. Sunshine Boutique owner And while they still Krista Muhlenkamp added she seemed likely to pass the has heard it can also help package, the problem singers or actors struggling underscored the with a hoarse voice the day headaches confronting before a performance. party leaders over the next “We’re just really excited to The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline two years as they try mov - help people in a new way, in a ing their agenda through new fashion,” Kremer said. Krista Muhlenkamp (left) and Nikki Kremer sit in the salt room, a space dedicated Congress with such slen - “We’ve had lots of kiddos in to halotherapy in the back of Fort Recovery’s Sunshine Boutique. The alternative medicine der margins. with colds — its just nice to treatment is said to help clear sinuses and soothe respiratory problems. “People in the country have an option aside from med - are hurting right now, with ication.” less than two weeks from Although the treatment has had Mucopolysaccharidosis, a na for halotherapy treatments closed — the original Fort enhanced unemployment yet to be scientifically proven, degenerative disease catego - two or three times a week. Recovery location owned by checks being cut,” Biden Kremer advocates for its effec - rized by symptoms such as res - “It was very therapeutic for Nikki Stone is still in business said at the White House, tiveness from her past experi - piratory problems and chronic her and greatly improved her — Kremer had the opportunity referring to the March 14 ences. pneumonia. She used to visit quality of life,” Kremer said. to purchase its halogenerator. end to the current round of Kremer’s late daughter, Ava, Nature’s Green Nursery in Celi - After the nursery in Celina See Haven page 2 emergency jobless bene - fits. See Deal page 2

Retrospect Board considered modifications to library Twenty-five years ago risk of drywall cracks. “We don’t want to send this week, a local board The braces were not any signals (to the con - was making minor modi - required by code but rec - tractor) that we’re being fications to a major con - ommended by architec - unreasonable,” said struction project as work tural frim K.R. Mont - library board president on the building was gomery and Associates of Bill Hinkle. “On the other already underway. Anderson. hand, these are tax dol - The March 5, 1996, edi - It also approved lars.” tion of The Commercial installing additional The board also tabled a Review featured coverage “grab bars” to make rest - proposal to move roof of Jay County Public rooms handicapped vents fro the restrooms Library Board’s meeting accessible. from the front of the as construction of a new Board members held building to the back at a library was underway at off on other proposed cost of more than $4,000. the intersection of Arch changes, including pay - Board members and Ship streets in Port - ing for the use of Dens - expressed dissatisfaction land. glas, a sheathing material that the vents were not The Commercial Review/Ed Balint The board unanimous - designed to protect originally located correct - ly approved an expendi - against weather. The ly in the architect’s draw - An employee from W.A. Sheets and Sons of Fort Wayne walks ture of $4,349 for “X- Densglas cost about $1,125 ings and said they felt the atop the roof of the new Jay County Public Library on March 4, 1996. braces” to increase wind more than what the board fix should be far less The new library was under construction at the corner of Ship and Arch residence and reduce the had originally planned. expensive. streets in Portland.

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Jay County had a high tem - perature of 45 degrees Friday. The forecast calls for sunny Tuesday — Results from U.S. Aggregates will host an Timothy Bost , 63, rural skies this weekend with higsh JCHS graduate Casey Ken - informational meeting to pro - Portland in the mid 40s. Expect a lows ney’s UFC bout tonight. vide information about its Kathy Godsey , 63, of 22 tonight and 31 Sunday. operation and proposed Ridgeville Monday’s high will climb to Thursday — Coverage of expansion at 6 p.m. Monday at Details on page 2 near 60 under mostly sunny Wednesday’s Jay County The Rock Church. skies. Council meeting. See page 2 for an extended forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Nation Saturday, March 6, 2021 Obituaries Timothy Bost cia; his mother from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Baird- sisters, Vickie Gant (Tony), or the Alzheimer’s Association, Sally Leininger Freeman Funeral Home. Teena Hill (Dale) and Donna alz.org. Jan. 31, 1958-March 5, 2021 of Portland; one Memorials can be made to the Halcomb (Tim); three sisters-in- The Meeks Mortuary and Cre - Timothy J. Bost, age 63, of son, Justin Bost Jay County Cancer Society. law, Debbie Goodhew (Bryce), matory, Washington Street rural Portland passed away Fri - (companion: Mor - Condolences may be Theresa Bibona and Jennifer Chapel, is in charge of arrange - day, March 5, 2021, at his resi - gan Mowry) of expressed at bairdfreeman.com. Lee (Steve); and 13 nieces and ments and condolences may be dence. Decatur; one nephews as well as several great- directed to the family at Born in Portland on Jan. 31, daughter, Stacy nieces and great-nephews. meeksmortuary.com. 1958, he was the son of Cletis Rowles (husband: Bost Kathy Godsey She was preceded in death by •••••••••• and Sally (Rines) Bost. He was Zac) of Portland; April 6, 1957-March 4, 2021 her parents; grandparents; sev - The Commercial Review pub - married on May 5, 1979, to Patri - three brothers Randy Bost Kathy Ann Godsey, 63, eral aunts and uncles; sister-in- lishes death notices for those with cia Steveson who survives. He (wife: Selena) of Pennville, Ridgeville, passed away at her law Sherrell; and nephew Little a connection to our coverage area had worked at Jay Products for John Bost of Pennville and residence on March 4, 2021. Jimmy. free of charge. They include the 36 years and was a 1977 Jay Adam Bost (wife: Sherry) of She was born April 6, 1957, the No services will be held at this name, city of residence, County High School graduate. Portland; three grandchildren, daughter of Andrew D. and time, but a private memorial birth/death date and He was an outdoorsman, and Brenna, Kasen and Kamdyn Anna L. (Daniel) Winningham. service will be held at a later time/date/location of services. enjoyed hunting, cutting wood Rowles; and several nieces and Kathy is survived by her hus - date. There is a charge for obituar - and spending time with his nephews. band, James A Godsey; two Memorial contributions may ies, which are accepted only from grandchildren. A family visitation will be daughters, Danielle Godsey and be made to State of the Heart funeral homes or mortuary serv - Surviving are his wife Patri - held Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Laura Geesy (Andrew); three Hospice, stateoftheheartcare.org ices. Haven ... CR almanac Continued from page 1 the second floor of the back for the halotherapy Wednesdays, Thursdays She wasn’t sure where building. About three business. They also and Fridays; and 9 a.m. to Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday to put it until Troy Muh - years ago, the room was installed new doors in the 1 p.m. Saturdays. Each 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 lenkamp, Krista’s hus - remodeled and served as a back and repainted the session costs $20 and band, suggested they use spot to display a men’s entire boutique in white. package deals are avail - the back room at Sun - clothing line, shoes and Halotherapy sessions able. shine Boutique. sale items. last about an hour, and Kremer can be reached The space was original - Recently Troy Muh - the room can hold up to for halotherapy appoint - 46/32 58/41 61/48 62/54 63/50 ly used as a work area and lenkamp and Kremer’s six people at one time. ments by calling the Sun - break area before Krista husband, Clint, construct - Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. shine Boutique phone Clouds will Mostly Tempera - There is a Mostly Muhlenkamp purchased ed a smaller room in the Tuesdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. number at (419) 375-5700. begin to devel - sunny skies tures will be 40% chance cloudy skies op in the skies with a few the warmest of rain at day with a 50% at night, but clouds. Warmer of the week so and 50% chance of rain otherwise temperatures far with mostly chance at through the sunny with through the day sunny skies. night. Mostly day. Rain may higher temper - and night. cloudy skies. continue into atures. the evening. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appears at a news conference on Lotteries Capitol Hill last month. Senate Democratic Hoosier Pick 4: 2-3-8-9 leaders reached an Midday Pick 5: 9-6-7-1-6 agreement over Daily Three: 8-9-9 unemployment benefits Daily Four: 1-9-7-4 Powerball with moderate Quick Draw: 6-12-13- Estimated jackpot: Democratic Sen. Joe 14-16-24-25-26-32-37-40-43- 45-49-50-56-65-67-77-79 $138 million Manchin, D-W.Va., late Friday, ending a nine- Ohio Mega Millions hour standoff that Midday Estimated jackpot: $55 threatened to derail Pick 3: 1-6-0 million action on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Markets coronavirus relief bill. Washington Post/Salwan Georges Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s Fort Recovery Montpelier Corn ...... 5.52 Corn ...... 5.47 Deal ... Wheat ...... 6.18 April corn ...... 5.49 Continued from page 1 delicate challenge of navigating once again through the House, Beans ...... 14.30 He called his bill a “clearly nec - the precariously divided chamber. which has a large numbers of liber - POET Biorefining April beans ...... 14.30 essary lifeline for getting the The House version of the mas - als. It approved an initial version of Portland Wheat ...... 6.41 upper hand” against the pandem - sive relief package provides $400 the legislation last weekend, which Corn ...... 5.57 July wheat ...... 6.13 ic. weekly emergency unemployment the Senate has since changed. April corn ...... 5.59 The relief legislation, aimed at benefits — on top of regular state Manchin has been a leading Sunrise battling the killer virus and nurs - payments — through August. voice among moderates trying to The Andersons St. Anthony ing the staggered economy back to In a compromise with moderates rein the relief bill’s costs. Demo - Richland Township health, will provide direct pay - revealed earlier Friday, Senate cratic leaders were trying to reach Corn ...... 5.53 Corn ...... 5.50 April corn ...... 5.55 ments of up to $1,400 to most Democrats said that would be some agreement with Manchin, April corn ...... 5.53 Americans. There’s also money for reduced to $300 weekly but extend - and his office did not return Beans ...... 14.42 Beans ...... 14.27 April beans ...... 14.32 COVID-19 vaccines and testing, aid ed until early October. The plan, requests for comment. April beans ...... 14.35 to state and local governments, sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper, D- “I feel bad for Joe Manchin. I Wheat ...... 6.53 Wheat ...... 6.03 April wheat ...... 6.53 April wheat ...... 6.58 help for schools and the airline Del., would also reduce taxes on hope the Geneva Convention industry, tax breaks for lower- unemployment benefits. applies to him,” No. 2 Senate GOP earners and families with chil - Later, lawmakers said Manchin leader John Thune of South Dako - dren, and subsidies for health was backing an alternative by Sen. ta told reporters about the pres - Today in history insurance. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, that would sure on the West Virginian. The package faces a solid wall of provide $300 weekly benefits until Before the unemployment bene - GOP opposition, and Republicans mid-July. fits drama began, senators voted On March 6, 1857 , the boxing champion Cas - used the unemployment impasse “I don’t know where he is,” No. 2 58-42 to kill a top progressive pri - U.S. Supreme Court, in sius Clay officially to accuse Biden of refusing to seek Senate Democratic leader Richard ority, a gradual increase in the cur - Dred Scott v. Sandford, changed his name to compromise with them. Durbin of Illinois, said of rent $7.25 hourly minimum wage ruled 7-2 that Scott, a Muhammad Ali. “You could pick up the phone Manchin’s latest stance on jobless to $15 over five years. slave, was not an Ameri - In 1971 , the Fort and end this right now,” Sen. Lind - benefits. Asked if Democrats could Eight Democrats voted against can citizen and therefore Recovery High School sey Graham, R-S.C., said of Biden. simply accept the GOP’s version, the proposal, suggesting that Sen. could not sue for his free - boys basketball team The standoff and a host of Durbin said: “We don’t want to. We Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and dom in federal court. earned its third consecu - eleventh-hour deals Democratic want to get this wrapped up.” other progressives vowing to con - In 1836 , the Alamo in tive sectional title with a leaders were cutting with rank- That was a nod to Democrats’ tinue the effort in coming months San Antonio, Texas, fell 73-57 victory over Ohio and-file lawmakers reflected the need to move the overall relief bill will face a difficult fight. as Mexican forces led by City-Liberty at Celina. General Antonio Lopez In 1981 , Walter de Santa Anna stormed Cronkite signed off for the fortress after a 13-day the last time as principal siege; the battle claimed anchorman of “The CBS Man rescued from storm drain the lives of all the Texan Evening News.” CONNERSVILLE, Ind. gency medical personnel was “shaking violently” methamphetamine, told defenders, nearly 200 In 1987 , the first (AP) — An eastern Indiana later pulled the man after his ordeal. officers he “entered the strong. “Lethal Weapon” movie, man who became lost after through a manhole in the Nighttime temperatures pipe because he was run - In 1944 , U.S. heavy starring Mel Gibson and entering a storm drain to middle of a street. in the area fell below freez - ning from his probation bombers staged the first Danny Glover, was avoid his probation officer Connersville’s assistant ing over the last few days, officer.” full-scale American raid released by Warner Bros. was rescued early Friday fire chief, Nate Stevens, according to the National The probation officer on Berlin during World In 2002 , Independent after spending at least three told The Indianapolis Weather Service. told officers he had reached War II. Counsel Robert Ray days in the chilly drainage Star the man had become After the man was taken out to the man Monday In 1962 , what became issued his final report in system, police said. lost in the dark of the to a hospital, he told police “only to verify his known as the Ash which he wrote that for - A Connersville police storm sewer beneath the he entered the drainage address.” Wednesday Storm began mer President Bill Clin - officer heard the 35-year- city. system “at least three pounding the mid- ton could have been old man crying for help Fire department person - days” prior near the White - Atlantic coast; over three indicted and probably about 2 a.m. Friday and fol - nel reported the man was water River, about a quar - days, the storm resulted would have been convict - lowed his cries to where found wearing pajama ter-mile from where he was Geneva in 40 deaths and caused ed in the scandal involv - the man was below ground pants and a sweatshirt found. more than $200 million in ing former White House in the drain, police said. when he was rescued, and a The man, who was con - Shores property damage. intern Monica Lewinsky. 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Main St. up in front office 3:45 p.m. — Jay County weekend required. This position will be responsible for the overall nursing care of the residents assigned to him/her and for the Hours: Election Board, voting Tuesday Service listings provided by supervision and performance of personnel. Candidates must be Mon. 9-3 Thurs. 9-3 room, courthouse, 120 N. 5 p.m. — Portland PROGRESSIVE licensed in the State of Indiana as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Court St., Portland. Board of Zoning Appeals, (260) 368-9129 OFFICE PRODUCTS Registered Nurse and be dependable, flexible, and have excellent TTD 1-800-743-3333 4 p.m. — Jay County Community Resource interpersonal skills. Position eligible for insurance benefits, Paid Time 120 N. Meridian St. Public Library Board, Center, 118 S. Meridian Off (PTO), and 403(b) retirement plan participation. Portland, Indiana 47371 Community Room, St., Portland.City Coun - If interested, please submit a Resume and Cover Letter to: library, 315 N. Ship St., cil, city building, 131 S. (260) 726-9201 Taylor Lehman, VP of Human Resources Portland. Main St. progressiveofficeproducts.com Swiss Village “This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.” 1350 W. Main St.,Berne, IN 46711 The Commercial Review Saturday, March 6, 2021 Family Page 3 Falling out has become awkward DEAR ABBY: I’m mar - let go knowing they will be taken the second step. a neighbor whose dog DEPRIVED: It would be ried to the most patient, a constant presence in my When you are strong barks all night. This has interesting to know loving and wonderful hus - life and a reminder of how enough, apologize to his been going on since the WHY your neighbor’s band in the world. Recently, Dear horrible I was? — KEEP - friend group for any first night. I have tried to dog barks all night. I had a falling-out with his ING DISTANCE pain, embarrassment or ignore it. I wear earplugs or Because you are shy, friend group. I admit I was Abby DEAR KEEPING: You disruption. put a pillow over my head, write your neighbors a not a good friend due to have a mental illness and You should not expect but nothing helps, and it’s polite letter explaining mental illness, and I know I you acted out. Your ill - your husband to drop his starting to affect my mood that their dog’s barking may never earn their for - ness caused it, and it friends because you because I’m not getting is preventing you from giveness. I’m taking does not make you a bad messed up. They proba - enough sleep. getting a good night’s responsibility for my struggles, but they’re still person. bly WILL be present in I’m receiving mixed sleep and ask if they can actions and seeking help. buddy-buddy as if nothing You cannot wave a your lives for the foresee - advice from family about do something to help you Now I want to move on and ever happened. magic wand and expect able future, but that whether I should talk to the out. Give them a chance forget I ever knew them. The last thing I want is to this to go away. You have doesn’t mean you will neighbor in person or to rectify the problem. The problem is, my hus - break up a friendship, and I already taken an impor - always be at odds. anonymously submit a However, if the animal is band still hangs out with know it’s petty to be angry tant first step by admit - •••••••••• complaint with the city. being ignored and mis - them. He defended me that my husband still ting to yourself that you DEAR ABBY: We moved Any advice on this would treated, contact the ani - when they talked negative - hangs with them, but it still have a mental illness. If into a beautiful new house be so helpful. — SLEEP- mal control department ly about me, and continues leaves a sour taste in my you are now in treat - a few months ago, and DEPRIVED IN in your city and report to support me in all my mouth. How can I learn to ment, you have also we’re having an issue with DEAR SLEEP- it. Births Stiening Archer Tyler Scott, a son, was born March 2 at St. Vincent Ran - dolph Hospital in Winchester to Erica and David Stiening of Park - er City. He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Diana Swingley of Portland. Paternal grandparents are Jessica Stiening of Farmland and Dan Stiening of Greenfield. Great-grandparents are Judy Kimmel of Portland, Nancy Barg - er of Portland, Alton Swingley of Portland and Joan Stiening of Bloomington. Marriage Photos provided licenses

Optimists donate Kalen J. Roberts, 29, Redkey, Portland Breakfast Optimist Club recently made donations to local organizations. Pictured above left, club and Alecia L. Mongold, 30, Red - president Jeff Bowen presents a $500 check to Cindy Denney for Jay County Special Olympics, and, above right, he key presents a $200 check to Patty Johnston for Pregnancy Care Center. Johnathan M. Gierhart, 18, Portland, and Clarissa E. Reidt, 18, Portland Community Calendar Notices will appear in each Monday at Jay Com - Ministries, 228 S. Meridi - Tuesday. The public is wel - the east room of Richards DON SENIOR CITIZENS Community Calendar as munity Center. an St. in Portland. For come. Restaurant. All women — Will meet at 11:30 a.m. space is available. To sub - PREGNANCY CARE more information, call THE LANDING — A 12- are invited to attend. Wednesday at the Bryant mit an item, email CENTER — Free pregnan - Brenda Eads at (260) 726- step program for those in Includes activities and Community Center for a [email protected]. cy testing with ongoing 9625 or Dave Keen at (260) sixth through 12th grade devotional time. carry-in dinner. Meat is support during and after 251-8792. will meet at 5:55 p.m. each BRYANT/NEW CORY - provided. Today pregnancy. The center is PORTLAND CITIZENS’ Tuesday at 2nd Chance at ALCOHOLICS ANONY - located at 216 S. Meridian POLICE ACADEMY Life Ministries, 228 S. MOUS — Will meet at 10 St., Portland. Hours are 1 ALUMNI — Will meet at 11 Meridian St., Portland. a.m. upstairs at True to 5 p.m. Monday through a.m. the second Monday of For more information, call Value Hardware, Meridi - Friday. For more informa - each month at the Port - (260) 703-0777 or (260) 726- an Street, Portland. For tion or to schedule an land Fire Department. For 5273. more information, call appointment, call (260) 726- more information, call KNOX DYNAMITE (260) 729-2532. 8636. Walk-ins accepted. Nick Miller at (937) 239- KIDS 4-H CLUB — Will MUSEUM OF THE SOL - BREAD OF LIFE COM - 0022. meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, DIER — Is open from noon MUNITY FAMILY MEAL DIABETES SUPPORT March 9, at Mount Tabor to 5 p.m. the first and third — Will be served from 5:30 GROUP — Meets at 3 p.m. United Methodist Church. Saturday and Sunday of to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury on the second Monday of A BETTER LIFE – BRI - Swiss Village is now offeringLPN/RN a $5,000 sign-on bonus for Full-Time the month. It is located at United Methodist Church, each month at Mercer ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- LPNs or RNs on night shift! Positions will be 36 hours/week, 6pm- 510 E. Arch St., Portland. Health in Coldwater, Ohio. based recovery group for 204 E. Arch St. in Port - 6am, with every third weekend required. Positions eligible for benefits The website is museu - land. Everyone is wel - REDISCOVERING JOY substance abuse. Meal including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, Paid Time Off mofthesoldier.com. come. — The support group of starts at 6 p.m. and the TAKE OFF POUNDS widows and widowers meeting is from 6:30 to 8 (PTO), and 403(b) retirement plan participation. Come join our Monday SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will meets at 6:30 p.m. on the p.m. every Tuesday at the team!! PORTLAND BREAK - meet for weigh-in at 5:30 second Monday of each Nazarene Fellowship Apply online at www.swissvillage.org , in-person, or send FAST OPTIMISTS — Will p.m., with the meeting at 6 month at Preferred Insur - Building across from the Resume to: meet at 7 a.m. for break - p.m., in the fellowship hall ance Center, 809 W. Main Nazarene church, 249 E. Taylor Lehman, VP of Human Resources fast at Richards Restau - at Evangelical Methodist St., Coldwater, Ohio. For Center St., Dunkirk. For Swiss Village rant. Church, 930 W. Main St., more information, email more information, call 1350 W. Main St.,Berne, IN 46711 BRYANT AREA COM - Portland. New members [email protected] Amanda Price at (765) 283- MUNITY CENTER — welcome. For more infor - om. 2107. Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. mation, call (260) 726-5312. NARCOTICS ANONY - every Monday, Wednesday NARCOTICS ANONY - Tuesday MOUS — Will meet at 7 and Friday. MOUS — Will meet at 6 JAY COUNTY PASTORS p.m. each Tuesday at PING PONG — Will be p.m. each Monday at A AND CHAPLAINS — Meet Church of God of Prophe - played from 9 a.m. to noon Second Chance At Life at 11:30 a.m. on the second cy, 797 N. Creagor Ave. in Tuesday of each month in Portland. For more infor - the chapel at Indiana Uni - mation, call (260) 766-9334. versity Health Jay Hospi - tal. Wednesday For Jay County Schools BRYANT COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY MORN - Sudoku CENTER EUCHRE — Will ING BREAKFAST CLUB March 8-12 be played at 1 p.m. each — Will meet at 8 a.m. in Monday: Main Entrees: Sloppy Joes Alternate Entrees: Pancake fun lunch, ham and cheese chef salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing, Side for all meals: Oven baked curly fires

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shift differential), and is promotable to a Master Technician Friday: Main Entrees: Classic pepperoni pizza Alternate starting at $30.77. Responsibilities for this position will in- Entrees: Pancake fun lunch, ham and cheese chef Friday’s Solution salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing, Side clude but not be limited to:  for all meals: Savory green beans • Maintenance of facility equipment   Accepting New Patients John Cascio, DDS The objective is to fill a • Installation, troubleshooting and repair of facility nine-by nine grid so that   each column, each row, and equipment.   each of the nine three-by- • Preventative Maintenance three boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains Apply online or in person from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the digits from 1 to 9 only Fort Recovery Industries, Inc. 110 W. North St. • Portland, IN 47371 one time each. 2440 State Route 49, PO Box 638, (260)726-7006 Fort Recovery, Ohio, 45846-0638 casciofamilydentalcare.com Find us on Facebook www.fortrecoveryindustries.com EOE The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Saturday, March 6, 2021 Left seeks to ban speech it hates To the editor: First, it was shadow banning Republican senators, as jurors, House voted him subpoena While I normally disagree with and now it is openly banning would betray their oaths to power. And he was impeached Michael Kinser, his letter to the Letters to conservative voices from social defend the Constitution.” for a speech asking his support - editor regarding our giving up media. And while the excuse is Three times the haters in the ers to protest “peacefully” and critical thinking was excellent. that they are banning hate house voted to impeach Trump despite the FBI saying the He explains how our privacy the Editor speech, the truth is that they are on charges which had no basis attack on the capital was and freedom have been co-opted banning speech that they hate. in reality or that met constitu - planned before his speech. by Facebook, and Google. An example of Democrat hate tional standards of common It was in fact every Democrat He also stated the truism that speech was on the same page as sense or due process. He was and a handful of Republicans algorithms can’t tell the differ - Republicans have always held Kinser’s letter in a column from impeached for a quid pro quo who based their votes on hate or ence between fact and fiction. that the answer to speech you Colbert I. King of the Washing - with the Ukraine despite the partisan politics and in doing so Aaron Loy built on that idea don’t like is more speech. Unfor - ton Post. He states that senators fact that every witness admitted spit on the Constitution and with his letter stating that differ - tunately, some on the left sup - voted to acquit Trump “not on they had no actual proof he did. even more deeply divided our ing opinions are important to port the idea that the answer to the merits but because they are He was impeached for failing to Republic. preserving freedom and democ - speech you don’t like is silenc - scared to death of Trump and comply with illegal subpoenas Stephen Erwin racy. ing the voices of the opposition. his base.” And, “We knew that that Schiff issued before the Portland Unite to address mental wellness Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) Some may think “life is easy for kids these days.” Hoosier That statement couldn’t be further from the truth. Even before the COVID- Editorial 19 pandemic, issues youth faced were complex and vast: the influences of the human cost of this social media; intense aca - pandemic.” demic pressures; and Mayors are on board. keeping up with activi - And so are local legisla - ties deemed necessary for tors. Parents, too. future marketability and “The spirit and emo - success. tional well-being of your The pandemic has community is what mat - intensified those stres - ters,” said Sullivan Mayor sors; youth now must Clint Lamb at the round - navigate eLearning and table. have had to learn time State Sen. Jon Ford, R- management skills even Terre Haute, attended the experienced adults can’t discussion. A bill co-spon - master. They’ve faced iso - sored by Ford would lation, anxiety and been require suicide and forced into responsibili - human trafficking hot - ties they should not have lines be printed on or to carry at such a young attached to school ID age. cards. Student mental health Parent Mike Frey of issues resulting from or Farmersburg also partici - made worse by the pan - pated. Frey, who lost his demic “are very serious,” son to suicide in the fall, according to Megan Kirk is using his grief to speak of the Vigo County out. A parent’s voice is School Corp. sometimes all another The school district had Hysteria lacks imagination parent needs to be awak - 89 students referred for ened to an issue. By ALYSSA ROSENBERG wife team of Alice and Martin crisis assessments for Schools play a vital The Washington Post Provensen, and the writer and 2020-21 and is on pace to role, with initiatives Now that beloved children’s- illustrator Barbara Cooney. pass last year’s numbers, like Project AWARE, a book author Dr. Seuss is an “out - Alyssa Among the former’s accomplish - Kirk told the Tribune- multi-year, federally fund - law,” per House Minority Leader ments are “Our Animal Friends at Star’s Sue Loughlin. ed grant — which Vigo’s Kevin McCarthy, R-, and Rosenberg Maple Hill Farm” and “A Year at “This year, I am hear - Kirk oversees for the dis - conservative pundit Ben Shapiro Maple Hill Farm,” which depict a ing more cases of stu - trict — aimed at better is stockpiling strategic reserves of world that is more bravely engaged dents attempting suicide responding to the mental “If I Ran the Zoo,” parents across with the realities of life, death and — not just having health needs of school the land face a desperate conun - idiosyncrasy than the one Dr. been recently reacquainted with ideations about it,” Kirk children. drum. What can they possibly read Seuss’s characters occupied. And the Seussian canon: “Green Eggs said. Other resources, to their children? in books such as “Miss Rumphius” and Ham” and “Happy Birthday to Hesitant to believe offi - including Youth Mental If that paragraph makes no and “Hattie and the Wild Waves,” You!” are in heavy rotation in our cials? Health First Aid, can and sense, good for you: The Great Cooney offered readers, particu - home —and their limitations are Try this: In October, are being utilized. A Seuss Hysteria of 2021 is a faux larly girls, glimpses of life that are 61% of Vigo County high group of West Vigo High controversy if there ever were one, clear. unconventional but graspable. school students and 46% School students complet - worth following only for what it The wordplay can be fun, but its And at risk of letting a list of of middle school students ed the training before the reveals about children’s literature cleverness is undercut by Geisel’s past masters dominate this col - considered themselves at pandemic hit; 385 VCSC and the limits of adults’ imagina - penchant for invented words, umn, let us turn to the present. risk in terms of mental staff have also been tions. which is a kind of cheat. Anyone What a gift it is to have Mo health, according to a sur - trained in the program, The short, sensible summary is can stick a rhyme scheme or Willems’s help in probing the com - vey that collects according to Kirk. as follows. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, invent a clever rhythm if they plex emotions and everyday dilem - social/emotional learn - These efforts are which controls Theodor Geisel’s don’t confine themselves to the mas of childhood in, among other ing data. admirable, but only a copyrights, decided not to print English language. Political fables books, his Elephant & Piggie The trend is playing out start in what we hope more copies of six works that con - like “The Lorax” and “Yertle the series. During a year of isolation, across the nation. Data becomes a united attempt tain racist imagery. This ought to Turtle” are all well and good, if a Raúl the Third’s Little Lobo books from the Centers for Dis - to ensure mental wellness be relatively uncontroversial. The little dated in their scolding tone. have transported our family to the ease Control “show the for our children and gen - books won’t be pulled from public And the Cat in the Hat, perhaps markets and lucha libre rings of a proportion of emergency erations to come. consumption, as Disney did with Seuss’s most famous character, is Mexican border town. And as department visits related Officials must continue “Song of the South,” or edited to more frenetic than emotionally much as “Please, Baby, Please” has to mental health crises to take a deliberate stance comport with different values. No engaging. inspired our child to new heights has increased dramatical - against stigma; as a com - one proposes treating Dr. Seuss Were I to assemble a canonical of misbehavior, it’s a pure delight ly for young children and munity, we must ascer - like Woody Allen, a figure whose list of children’s-book authors, Dr. to have an artist as remarkable as adolescents since the pan - tain resources that can be transgressions render his work Seuss would rank below, say, Peter Kadir Nelson making work for the demic started,” according used across the spectrum. untouchable. Everyone seems com - Spier, the Dutch-American illus - very youngest readers. to a Nov. 12 Education We must reach fear fortable with the other 90% of Dr. trator whose gorgeous picture Cooney famously said, “Chil - Week article. with facts and cultivate a Seuss’s books. But because conser - books were a staple of my child - dren in this country need a more Government officials better understanding. vatives don’t do much except fight hood and now are vital reading robust literary diet than they are and community leaders Through clear and the culture wars these days, they again a generation later. getting. ... It does not hurt them to seem to be taking these inclusive messages from inflated an act of corporate image- “People,” his compendium of read about good and evil, love and reports seriously, and the lawmakers and office burnishing into a catastrophic the variety of human society, is a hate, life and death. Nor do I think mental health of youth is holders, from teachers book-burning, and the rest of the lovely introduction to the world they should read only about things being given a level of and parents, from siblings story is predictable. for any young person; it is also that they understand ... a man’s attention possibly never and peers, the discussion Amid this thicket of dishonest proof that even 40 years ago artists reach should exceed his grasp. So seen before. becomes less frightening outrage, however, it’s useful to rec - could look at difference with should a child’s.” Lt. Gov. Suzanne and more commonplace, ognize two things that are actually excitement, not viciousness. No, Dr. Seuss has not been can - Crouch recently partici - less surface and of deeper true. First, some Dr. Seuss books “Bored — Nothing to Do,” about celed. But if the only author we pated in a roundtable value. for children contain depictions of two brothers who occupy them - think to reach for is Dr. Seuss, our with west-central Indiana Together we can create people of color that, like his car - selves by building a propeller children’s literary worlds will be educators, mental health impactful change on an toons of Japanese people during plane, and “Oh, Were They Ever smaller and poorer for our lack of professionals and elected issue we’ve never had a World War II, are repulsive. Sec - Happy!,” which follows three chil - curiosity. officials aimed at good grasp on and of ond, insisting that Dr. Seuss books dren as they decide to paint the •••••••••• addressing the needs of which we’ve let get out of are the alpha and omega of chil - house while their parents are out, Rosenberg writes about the inter - Hoosiers. hand. dren’s literature shows a tiresome are charming tributes to youthful section of culture and politics for “What keeps me up at Now is the time. What lack of imagination. ingenuity and imagination. The Washington Post’s Opinions night,” Crouch said, “is role will you play? As the parent of a toddler, I’ve I’d also list the husband-and- section. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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U.S. freight railroads are try - on climate change is spurring According to the association, ing to take advantage of a train U.S. transportation companies to if 10% of freight shipped by the enthusiast president who’s con - get more aggressive in shrinking largest trucks were moved by cerned about global warming their carbon footprints and shap - rail, greenhouse gas emissions with a lobbying campaign depict - ing federal policy on the issue. would fall by more than 17 mil - ing their industry as a solution Central to the group’s pitch: lion tons annually. to climate change. Rail is the most environmentally The group is lobbying for gov - The Association of American sound way to transport goods ernment-backed research in Railroads on Monday advanced across the U.S., and policymak - alternatives for powering trains, policy proposals it says would ers should encourage more of it. building on industry efforts such help pare greenhouse gas emis - “There’s no denying that mov - as a BNSF Railway Co. test of a sions, including some that would ing goods by rail is more effi - battery electric locomotive and a disadvantage competitors truck - cient and emissions-friendly Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. ing goods. Those include replac - than moving goods over the and Canadian National LLC ing the current gasoline tax with Bloomberg/Luke Sharrett highway,” Jefferies said. pilot project exploring hydrogen a fee on vehicle miles traveled “Nobody benefits from sitting in fuel cell locomotives. and dedicated government fund - An eastbound grain train passes by flatcars loaded traffic for hours and hours and The association also sees open - ing for passenger rail that could with concrete cross ties on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe their freight sitting in traffic.” ings in market-based climate appeal to President Joe Biden’s Railway Co. Southern Transcontinental line in Alva, Oklahoma. The transportation sector is policies, such as a tax on green - fondness for Amtrak. the biggest source of greenhouse house gas emissions, and oppor - “This administration has been gases in the U.S., but the vast tunities to transport carbon very clear about wanting to weights like CSX Corp. and Berk - moment in time to be talking majority of those planet-warm - dioxide captured at power plants weave climate into its broader shire Hathaway Inc.’s Burlington about this.” ing emissions come from cars and manufacturing facilities. efforts,” said the association’s Northern Santa Fe. The rail The lobbying push under - and trucks. Rail is responsible The association’s chief push is chief executive, Ian Jefferies, industry hasn’t aggressively scores how climate policy deci - for just 2% of sector’s emissions, for overhauling how the U.S. chief executive of the associa - engaged on climate policy sions made by the Biden admin - according to the Environmental pays for roads, highways and tion which represents heavy - before, but “it’s a very relevant istration and Congress could cre - Protection Agency, even though bridges. State commerce secretary Spring resigns

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The hereinafter described to make know unless you call to Fairgrounds, Portland, Real estate will selling 250 PUBLIC NOTICE assets for the payment of said Judgment, and having served E tell us. Call before 12:00 IN with no contingencies. Saturday, March 6th , notice of this sale upon each pm for corrections. The Possession to be the owner claiming interest in the Commercial Review, 309 2021 day of auction. The real estate hereinafter de- D W Main, Portland, Indi- 10:00am taxes and assessments PublicPublic Notice scribed, pursuant to the provi- ana 260-726-8141. Household-old & Collec- will be prorated to the Des. No. 1600828 sions of I.C. 32-29-7-3, including tor items-tools: Smith day of closing. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is planning to publication upon any owner Brothers leather undertake a historic bridge project funded in part by the Federal whose whereabouts are un- 60 SERVICES Note: Contact the auc- Highway Administration (FHWA). The project is located on State known, I will expose for sale at sofa;Smith Brothers tioneers, Frank Arling or Road (SR) 26 over the Salamonie River, 0.75 mile east of SR 27, in public auction to the highest J. L. CONSTRUCTION leather chair; Lazy Boy Brandon Arling for infor- Portland, Jay County, Indiana. bidder on the 1st day of April, Amish crew. Custom leather recliner; Hitachi mation packet. Under the preferred alternative, the proposed project would in- 2021, at 10 AM, at the Office of A built homes, new 53” TV; Maple Owner: Paul E. Wrenn volve removing the existing Bridge No. 026-38-03430A (NBI 7040), a the Sheriff of Jay County, Indi- dressers;Trunk; Crocks; 150-foot-long single span steel Parker through-truss built in 1941 and ana, 224 West Water Street, in garages, pole barns, Jr. & Burt Worthing constructing a new bridge on essentially the same alignment as ex- the City of Portland, Indiana interior/ exterior remod- Milk cans; Jewelry; Trust, Lisa Harper Suc- isting. The new bridge would consist of three spans at 50’, 100’ and 47371, the real estate described eling, drywall, windows, Pocket watches; Cast cessor Trustee for Paul 50’ to provide adequate hydraulic capacity for the crossing. The typ- as follows: D doors, siding, roofing, iron skillets; Germany E. Wrenn Jr. ical section would consist of two 11’-0” travel lanes with 4’-0” shoul- Forty-eight feet off and along ders for a clear travel way of 30’-0”. Bridge railing would be type FC foundations. 260-726- plates and Crystal dish- Terms: Any statements the entire east side of Lot concrete barriers. The out-to-out measurement of the bridge deck One Hundred Eight (108) in 5062, leave message. es; Boyd bears; Comic made day of sale super- would be 33’-0”. Two wall piers and end bents would support the South Portland, now a part of books; Football,Base- sedes prior statements structure. It is anticipated the project will require a total right-of- S “SEAMSTRESS NAN” the City of Portland, Indiana ball,and Basketball or advertisements, not way acquisition of 0.73 acre. No relocation of residents or busi- More commonly known as HOMEMADE Sewing nesses will be required for this project. cards; Toro Power responsible for acci- 204 West 2nd Street, Port- and Alterations, Quilts, Bridge No. 026-38-03430A, which is eligible for the National Regis- land, IN 47371 726-8141 Throw 724 snowblower; dents. Portions of this Baby Blankets, Fleece ter of Historic Places under Criterion C for its engineering signifi- together with rents, issues, in- Chain saw; and many auction may be record- cance, is classified as a “Non-Select” bridge by the INDOT Historic Blankets, Appliqué, Zip- come, and profits thereof. other items not listed. ed. 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Continued from page 10 Continued from page 10 Though he said he’s Gragson moved to JR thought about the vari - Motorsports, the team ous ways he could beat owned by Dale and Kelley the veteran, he believes Earnhardt with a Hen - the fight may come down ‘He’s a drick Motorsports to the mental game and former alliance. He scored two being prepared to go the wins last season, his sec - full 15 minutes. champion, ond with the team, but “I’ve been training for considered made waves on and off the a long time, pretty much track. preparing for this one of the Earnhardt Jr. told Grag - moment. … I think a little greatest of son he was too aggressive bit of patience is going to and needed to reign it in a bit. Gragson tried for a be the key to this fight,” the division. bit, but found it just didn’t he said. “We’ve all got Not necessarily suit his style. fast kicks, hands, knees, a title shot “I tried to do what he can grapple really well. said, but I just slowed … He’s well-rounded, off of this, down,” Gragson said. “I very skilled in every didn’t have the speed. I aspect. So I think … the but it finally got into the play - mental warfare and definitely offs and I’m like, ‘Screw patience is going to be that, I’m going to go out key to beating him.” heads me there and race as hard as I Though Cruz brings in the right can and be comfortable the pedigree, Kenney is a with myself.’ And we had slight betting favorite to direction.’ really good results.” win the fight. —Casey Kenney The bumps continued The two-time on the track and off — he state medalist for Jay landed a right hook to the County owns a 5-1 UFC side of Harrison Burton’s record and is riding a face in a July incident — three-fight winning ranked 12th in the divi - and he’s sparred on social streak. He finished Louis sion. Cruz is No. 11. media with his detractors. Smolka with a guillotine “He’s a former champi - Now it’s ramped up choke in May and then on, considered one of the again after last Satur - won a pair of October greatest of the division,” day’s race at Homestead- bouts on Fight Island, said Kenney, noting the Miami Speedway, where topping Heili Alateng opportunity to bump Gragson had nearly a and Nathaniel Wood each himself up the UFC nine-second lead with by unanimous decision. charts. “Not necessarily three laps remaining He had targeted a a title shot off of this, but when he ran into the back return to the octagon in it definitely heads me in of a car he was trying to mid-December and even the right direction. pass. David Starr was on had the contract drawn “It’s everything. It’s a the lead lap and didn’t up for one more fight in surreal moment. But it have to yield position, but 2020. But, it fell through. feels like any other fight Gragson let loose after - Looking back, he said week, any other fight. ward on live TV. that was probably a bless - That’s the mentality that Carl Long, owner of ing as it allowed time for I’m approaching it with Starr’s car, responded by his body to recover after inside the octagon. … calling Gragson an “over- a punishing fight against This will be my 20th pro - entitled mouthpiece” who Wood and to get in a full fessional bout. … It is a “did not have enough tal - camp heading into the big step in my career and ent to miss our wreck.” bout against Cruz. it feels great, but really it Fox Sports announcer Kenney’s lone UFC loss feels like any other fight. Mike Joy even got involved. was by unanimous deci - That’s the mentality and The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz sion to Merab Dval - how I want it to feel in “Our sport has always ishvili, who is now there.” had ‘funded’ drivers,’” Joy wrote on Twitter. “But its Don’t jump the pump! (sic) high time a few of Delta’s Riley Woodin flew through the air after biting on a these privileged kids, powered by daddy’s pile of pump fake from Jay County High School sophomore Bennett Weitzel cash, realize this whole Releases ... during the first quarter of the Class 3A Sectional 24 quarterfinal on Continued from page 10 Super Bowl-champion sport doesn’t exist just to Tuesday at New Castle Fieldhouse. The Patriots lost, 42-26, ending make their dreams come Smith had Washington Buccaneers. their season 7-11 giving them a losing record for the second true. Take some time to off to a 6-3 start that sea - “Obviously, it’s not the consecutive season. learn from those who’ve son before breaking his way you want to finish the WORKED their way to the right fibula and tibia in a season, so in that sense, top.” home game Nov. 18 it’s frustrating,” Smith against . He was said. “But, bigger picture, hospitalized for almost a to be back playing a role month and had a stabiliz - and even being in this sit - er on his leg after he was uation is something that Pavelich released. if had you presented that After an arduous rehab, to me a year ago, two dies at Smith was back in playing years ago, obviously, I shape by last summer and would’ve jumped at.” started training camp on Behind the scenes, the facility the physically unable to gears were already mov - perform list. The 2005 No. ing in the direction of MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 1 pick was third on the Smith not returning. member of the “Miracle on depth chart behind While Rivera was non - Ice” Olympic hockey team Dwayne Haskins and Kyle committal about Smith has died at a treatment cen - Allen. being on the roster next ter for mental illness. It took Rivera benching season, Washington re- Officials in Anoka Coun - and demoting Haskins signed Heinicke to a two- ty, Minnesota, confirmed and Allen getting injured year deal worth up to $8.75 Friday that 63-year-old Mark Pavelich died at the for Smith to get on the million and is expected to Eagle’s Healing Nest in field. He made his first bring back Allen. Sauk Centre, Minnesota, on appearance since the Washington went 11-5 in Thursday morning. The injury Oct. 11 against the games Smith started and cause and manner of death Rams and struggled in 5-26 in games he didn’t. He are still pending. poor weather conditions could draw interest “We are saddened to hear before returning to a around the league by about the passing of 1980 backup role. teams looking for a men - Olympic gold medalist When Allen injured his tor figure who could play Mark Pavelich,” USA Hock - right ankle, Smith started in a pinch. ey said in a statement. “We at on Nov. 15 and That includes the Jack - extend our deepest condo - threw for 390 yards in a 30- sonville Jaguars, who lences to Mark’s family & 27 loss. He won his next hired Smith’s college friends. (He is) forever a four starts before injuring coach, Urban Meyer, to part of hockey history.” the calf muscle in the lead their turnaround. Pavelich was undergoing same right leg he broke The Jaguars have the No. treatment at the home as two years earlier but was 1 pick 16 years after Smith part of a civil commitment just healthy enough to was taken first by San for assaulting his neighbor lead Washington to a vic - Francisco and figure to in Cook County, Minnesota, tory in the regular-season select Clemson’s Trevor in August 2019, the Min - finale at Philadelphia to Lawrence. neapolis Star Tribune win the NFC East and Smith has thrown for reported. Pavelich thought make the playoffs. 199 touchdowns, 109 inter - the man had spiked his beer. With Smith unable to ceptions and 35,650 yards He was charged with play against Tampa Bay in 14 NFL seasons for San felony assault but a judge in the wild-card round, Francisco, Kansas City found he was incompetent Taylor Heinicke and Washington. He to stand trial because he impressed but fell short in missed two full years of was mentally ill and danger - a loss to the eventual his career to injury. ous. Sports on tap

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Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Kenney to meet former champ tonight By RAY COONEY weight title against mid - ly three and a half years as The Commercial Review dleweight champion Israel Ade - injuries derailed several Casey Kenney wants to stand sanya in the main event. planned bouts. He returned to atop the division. Cruz is the type of opponent try to reclaim the title in May He sees no better way than to for whom Kenney has been wait - 2020, but lost to Henry Cejudo by go through someone who has Jay County graduate is part of ing. technical knockout. been there before. preliminary card for UFC 259 The 35-year-old from San Sporting a 22-3 career record, Kenney, a 2009 Jay County Diego was UFC’s first ban - all of Cruz’s losses thus far have High School graduate, is head - tamweight champion, being come with the UFC ban - ing into the biggest fight of his awarded the title after defeating tamweight title on the line. career tonight as he takes on for - in 2010. He Kenney was nothing but com - mer bantamweight champion This is the exact position I want which begins at 8 p.m. on ESPN vacated the title just over three plimentary of the former cham - during UFC 259 to be in. Knocking off a former and ESPN+. The main card fea - years later because of injuries, pion, noting his style of switch - at UFC Apex in . champion is exactly what people tures three title bouts, including but captured it again with a ing stances, keeping his hands “This is a fight I’ve been work - want to see when they talk putting the ban - split decision win over TJ Dil - down, using a lot of head move - ing for,” said Kenney. “It’s why I about you fighting for a title. So, tamweight title on the line lashaw in January 2016. ment and applying pressure in got into the sport, to fight guys here we are.” against No. 1 contender Alja - He lost the title to Cody Gar - addition to possessing excellent like this. Ultimately, I want to The Kenney/Cruz fight will main Sterling. Jan Blachowicz brandt in his first defense stamina. become champion of the UFC. be part of the preliminary card, will defend his light heavy - before going on a hiatus of near - See Meet page 9 Washington releases Smith By STEPHEN WHYNO “To me, it was more AP Sports Writer about the attempt and the Washington released AP journey than the out - Comeback Player of the come,” Smith said Jan. 10. Year Alex Smith on Friday, “If I had come up short a move that was expected trying to come back, I but still provides a cold would have slept just fine ending to the veteran quar - at night knowing I tried. terback’s storybook tenure To me, it was more about with the organization. that mindset of actually Smith’s release clears putting myself out there just under $15 million in and attempting and really, salary cap space for Wash - really attempting this.” ington, which is hoping to Warm and fuzzy feelings figure out its long-term QB evaporated not long after situation and fill many Smith led Washington to holes in the aftermath of a its first playoff berth in 7-9 season, NFC East title five years. Comments by and wild-card round loss. Rivera and new executives Coach Ron Rivera said he Martin Mayhew and met with Smith this week, Marty Hurney and the each side figured it was financial ramifications of best to move on, and the releasing Smith now made organization granted it clear he wasn’t in the The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz Smith’s request to be plans for next season as released. the team looks to find a “I want to thank Alex for franchise quarterback. his contributions this past Smith has indicated he Sectional smile year,” Rivera said in a plans to continue playing Lilly Rogers, a Jay County High School sophomore, smiles while she performs on the statement. “He made such at age 37. He recently told floor exercise during the IHSAA gymnastics sectional on Feb. 27 at Concordia Lutheran in Fort an impact on our young GQ in his most pointed Wayne. The Jay team scored 85.65 points, their highest total of the season, and finished seventh. roster, and his leadership comments yet that Wash - was one of the key factors ington didn’t want him to in our late-season success come back from his injury and in making the playoffs — another indication he for the first time since knew his future would be 2015.” elsewhere. Gragson under fire in Vegas return Smith made a tri - Just three years ago, umphant return to NFL Smith was Washington’s By JENNA FRYER young Xfinity Series driver “That’s my job is to get people action last season, two present and future at the AP Auto Racing Writer unafraid to show his personality in talking about me. And it’s going years after breaking two position. The previous LAS VEGAS — NASCAR has a a sport stuffed with straight-laced good right now,” Gragson said. bones in his right leg and regime, led by president new villain and he doesn’t really corporate promoters. Some instead Gragson has been building to this requiring 17 surgeries to Bruce Allen, agreed to care what anyone thinks about see him as an entitled 22-year-old moment the last four years, follow - repair it. His battle against trade a third-round pick him. from a wealthy family who is unde - ing a path blazed by NASCAR a life-threatening infection and cornerback Kendall Noah Gragson is the starring fig - serving of the attention and maybe champions Kurt and Kyle Busch, and long rehab process to Fuller to Kansas City for ure in the latest uproar that is typi - even his ride. who are also from Las Vegas. He get back on the field Smith and sign him to a cal NASCAR. He crashed while He’s back home in Las Vegas for was in the Truck Series at 18 driv - became a documentary $94 million, four-year leading last weekend’s race and ran Saturday’s race and finds himself ing for Kyle Busch’s team, but the and an inspirational tale extension with $71 million his mouth afterward. How it was at the center of a heated debate. pipeline that traditionally leads to whether he played again guaranteed in February received depends on how you feel Should he continue the defiant “I’m a Joe Gibbs Racing ride only got or not. And, of course, he 2018. about Gragson. going to be me” stance or take a him three Xfinity Series races. did play again. See Releases page 9 He can be viewed as a refreshing step back? See Fire page 9