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By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Warnings flashing, Democrats in Congress laid plans Friday for swift impeachment of Presi - dent Donald Trump, demanding decisive, immediate action to ensure an “unhinged” commander in chief can’t add to the damage they say he’s inflicted or even ignite nuclear war in his final days in office. As the country comes to terms with the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters that left five dead, the crisis that appears to be among the final acts of his presi - dency is deepening like The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline few other periods in the nation’s history. With less Dr. Abby (Broering) Small has been studying eye care for nearly eight years. The Portland resident recently started than two weeks until he’s as a full-time doctor at Fullenkamp Optometry. gone, Democrats want him out — now — and he has few defenders speaking up for him in his own Repub - Fullenkamp Optometry’s Small became lican party. “We must take action,” House Speaker Nancy interested in the field through JCHS program Pelosi declared on a pri - By BAILEY CLINE Small, who graduated from come back to the area when dry eye disease. After having vate conference call with The Commercial Review Jay County High School in she was finished,” he said. several patients with symp - Democrats. Portland native Dr. Abby 2013, attended Indiana Univer - “I’m more than happy it has toms, the clinic is now And one prominent (Broering) Small has always had sity in Bloomington for both worked out for us in that way.” equipped and ready to treat Republican, Sen. Lisa her eye on healthcare. her undergraduate and gradu - Small wanted to be in a pro - the condition as needed. Murkowski of Alaska, told The daughter of local dairy ate studies. After finishing at fession in which she could Sometimes, a regular check- the Anchorage Daily News farmers Greg and Brenda Broer - IU School of Optometry in help people, and it’s easy to up can turn into discovering a that Trump simply “needs ing, Small, 25, has studied vision May, she started full-time at see instant gratification on a serious health issue. Once, to get out.” care for almost 8 years. Now the Portland clinic. face after giving someone a Small found plaque in a blood The final days of she’s working as a full-time doc - In addition to her time as a new pair of glasses, she vessel behind a patient’s eye Trump’s presidency are tor at Fullenkamp Optometry. high schooler, she also worked explained. which, if left untreated, could spinning toward a chaotic In high school, Small took a part time at Fullenkamp But also there’s a lot more have eventually caused a end as he holes up at the health occupations class. She Optometry during school that optometrists do, she stroke. White House, abandoned shadowed local professionals in breaks from her undergradu - added, like viewing the back “There are multiple by many aides, top Repub - the field, including those at Ful - ate studies. of patients’ eyes and checking instances like that in optome - licans and Cabinet mem - lenkamp Optometry. Eventually Dr. David Fullenkamp said for medical conditions. On a try where people come in for bers. After refusing to she began solely focusing on on Small’s last day at work day-to-day basis, she’ll per - just an eye exam, and you find concede defeat in the optometry. before going to optometry form eye exams for all ages, fit something bigger,” she added. November election, he has “I liked that there was that school, they had lunch togeth - contact lenses and help with Practice manager Ashley now promised a smooth option to be able to help people er. disease treatment and man - Retz described Small as a pas - transfer of power when look good, feel good, see good,” “I mentioned that it would agement. sionate doctor. Democratic President- she said. be great if she would want to She specializes in treating See Doc page 2 elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20. See Articles page 2

Retrospect Snow buried Jay Co. The first half of Janu - combined with a return opened until we get a ary 1996 was about one of high winds to shut loader.” Jay County Sheriff Kip thing — snow. down county roads and While the county was Robinette found The Jan. 9, 1996, edition lead to school closings and hopeful to have most of The Commercial travel delays. roads opened to at least a himself knee high in a Review, like most of the While the City of Port - single lane by the end of snow drift along others during the first two land had returned to rela - that day, the forecast Indiana 26 left by a weeks of that year, fea - tively normal travel, rural included more snow later series of snowstorms tured snow. “Every time roads were impassable in the week. in January 1996. Jay County plowing crews because of drifting snow. “It’s going to be a tough Sheriff’s deputies were think they’re making The county remained process to get things back patrolling in a four- progress fighting the under a snow emergency. to some resemblance of wheel drive vehicle and snow that’s plagued the “The drifts they had order,” Watson said. “I area of the last week, before are now twice as don’t see things getting responding to Mother Nature has a dif - high,” said Jay County real better for a day or emergencies only. ferent idea,” read the first engineer Dan Watson. two. paragraph of that day’s “There’s just some people “If we get a wind from story. who can’t get out. any direction we’re going Two new inches of “I’d say we have 10 per - to be messed up again. snow had been added to cent of the roads that The wind’s just killing the tally overnight. That we’re not going to get us.” The Commercial Review/Ed Balint

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Continued from page 1 ity to order the launch of a details who was granted his term will only serve to fur - speak up, saying as the White But even so, he says he will not nuclear weapon, but a military anonymity to discuss them. ther divide our great country.” House did that “impeaching the attend the inauguration — the commander could refuse the The articles are expected to be Trump was tweeting again Fri - President with just 12 days left in first such presidential snub since order if it were determined to be introduced on Monday, with a day, his Twitter account reinstat - his term will only divide our just after the Civil War. illegal. Trump has not publicly House vote as soon as Wednes - ed after a brief ban, and he country more.” In Congress, where many have made such threats, but officials day. reverted to an aggressive state - McCarthy said he has reached watched and reeled as the presi - warn of grave danger if the pres - If Trump were to be ment that his supporters must out to Biden and plans to speak dent spent four years breaking ident is left unchecked. impeached by the House and not be “disrespected” after he had with the Democratic president- norms and testing the nation’s “This unhinged president convicted by the Senate, he sent out a calmer Thursday video elect about working together to guardrails of democracy, Democ - could not be more dangerous,” might also be prevented from decrying the violence. Toward “lower the temperature.” rats are unwilling to take further Pelosi said of the current situa - running again for the presidency evening, Twitter said it was per - But Murkowski said she wants chances with only a few days left tion. in 2024 or ever holding public manently suspending him from Trump to resign now, not wait for in his term. The mayhem that Biden, meanwhile, said he is office again. He would be only its platform, citing “risk of fur - Biden’s swearing in on Jan. 20. erupted Wednesday at the Capitol focused on his job as he prepares the president twice impeached. ther incitement of violence.” “I want him out,” she said in a stunned the world and threatened to take office. Asked about A person on the call said Pelosi The soonest the Senate could telephone interview with the the traditional peaceful transfer impeachment, he said, “That’s a also discussed other ways begin an impeachment trial Anchorage newspaper. of power. decision for the Congress to Trump might be forced to resign. under the current calendar Another leading Republican Pelosi said she had spoken to make.” Senators from a bipartisan would be Jan. 20, Inauguration critic of Trump, Sen. Ben Sasse the chairman of the Joint Chiefs The Democrats are consider - group convened their own call to Day. of Nebraska, said he would “defi - of Staff Gen. Mark Milley “to dis - ing lightning-quick action. A consider options for congres - Conviction in the Republican nitely consider” impeachment. cuss available precautions for draft of their Articles of sional action, according to an Senate at this late date would Strong criticism of Trump, preventing an unstable president Impeachment accuses Trump of aide granted anonymity to seem unlikely, though in a sign of who urged the protesters to from initiating military hostili - abuse of power, saying he “will - reveal the private discussions. Trump’s shattering of the party march to the Capitol, continued ties or accessing the launch fully made statements that Not helpful, the White House many Republicans were silent on unabated. codes” for nuclear war. She said encouraged — and foreseeably argued. Trump spokesman Judd the issue. “Every day that he remains in Milley assured her longstanding resulted in — imminent lawless Deere said, “A politically motivat - One Trump ally, Republican office, he is a danger to the Repub - safeguards are in place. action at the Capitol,” according ed impeachment against a Presi - Minority Leader Rep. Kevin lic,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D- The president has sole author - to a person familiar with the dent with 12 days remaining in McCarthy of California, did Calif. Felony CR almanac arrests Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1/10 1/11 1/12 1/13 1/14 Drug possession A Portland man was arrested Thursday for drug possession. Joseph E. Byrley, 41, 2035 S. 425 East, was preliminar - 34/23 31/22 32/26 39/31 41/32 ily charged a Level 6 felony Slightly Similar Tempera - Warmer Mostly for possession of cocaine, warmer under temperatures tures about under mostly cloudy skies methamphetamine and mostly sunny under mostly the same dur - sunny skies with 10 to 20 narcotic drugs, and a Class skies with no sunny skies. ing the day with tempera - mph winds snow project - Some clouds though it will tures dipping from the A misdemeanor for posses - ed. Above will stay at be warmer at below freez - southwest as sion of paraphernalia. He freezing parts night, when it night. ing parts of temperatures bonded out of Jay County of the day. will be cool. the day. increase. Jail for $4,000. Unlawful syringe Lotteries A Ridgeville woman was arrested Wednesday for Pick 4: 3-8-7-4 unlawful possession of a Hoosier syringe. Midday Pick 5: 1-2-8-0-2 Ashley L. Yates, 29, 512 Daily Three: 5-6-00 Gamester Court, Daily Four: 5-8-9-5 Powerball Ridgeville, was preliminar - Quick Draw: 5-18-21- Estimated jackpot: ily charged a Level 6 felony. 22-25-26-33-38-42-47-50-53- $470 million Her bond from Jay County 56-59-61-62-68-73-74-80 Jail is $3,000. Ohio Mega Millions Battery Midday Estimated jackpot: Photo provided A Dunkirk man was Pick 3: 1-6-3 $520 million arrested Wednesday for allegedly injuring a public officer. Chief vaccinated Esteban Sargent, 35, 120 Markets Portland Police Chief Josh Stephenson received his W. North St., was prelimi - coronavirus vaccination Friday at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in narily charged a Level 5 Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s M u n c ie . T h e v a c c i n e is n o w a v a il a b l e t o t h o s e 8 0 a n d o l d e r w i t h f e l o n y f o r b a t te r y w i t h Fort Recovery Montpelier registration online at ourshot.in.gov. injury to public officer. His bond is $25,000 from Jay Corn ...... 4.93 Corn ...... 4.88 County Jail. Wheat ...... 6.19 Feb. corn ...... 4.90 Beans ...... 13.70 POET Biorefining Feb. beans ...... 13.70 Portland Wheat ...... 6.29 Corn ...... 5.06 March wheat ...... 6.31 Jay Superior Court Late Jan./Feb. corn 5.03 Judge Gail Dues or more, a Class A misdemeanor — ary Pike, Portland, pleaded guilty to The Andersons Sunrise Fined and sentenced He was sentenced to 365 days in Jay resisting law enforcement, a Class A Richland Township St. Anthony John A. Spencer, 63, 648 Katelynn County Jail with all but two days misdemeanor, and two counts of Corn ...... 4.96 Corn ...... 5.02 Drive, Portland, pleaded guilty to suspended and given two days credit public intoxication, a Class B misde - Feb. corn ...... 4.96 Feb. corn ...... 5.03 public intoxication, a Class B misde - for one day served. He was placed on meanor — She was sentenced to 202 Beans ...... 13.80 Beans ...... 13.47 meanor — He was sentenced to 180 probation for 365 days, assessed days in Jay County Jail and given Feb. beans ...... 13.80 Feb. beans ...... 13.52 days in Jay County Jail with all but court costs of $185.50 and ordered to 314 days credit for 172 days served. Wheat ...... 6.39 Wheat ...... 5.94 two days suspended and given two pay $350 for a substance abuse pro - She was assessed court costs of $555. Feb. wheat ...... 6.39 Feb. wheat ...... 5.87 days credit for one day served. He gram and $200 in drug abuse, prose - As part of her plea agreement, sepa - was placed on probation for 178 cution, interdiction and correction rate Class B misdemeanor charges days, assessed court costs of $185 fees. of public intoxication and disorder - and ordered to pay $350 for a sub - Sheila A. McGarey, 62, 1937 W. 11th ly conduct were dismissed. Today in history stance abuse program. St., Muncie, pleaded guilty to driv - Brad A. Hirte, 49, N. 741 Poplar Brandon S. Gibson, 28, 11613 W. ing while suspended, a Class A mis - Road, Merrill, Wisconsin, pleaded Indiana 67, Pennville, pleaded guilty demeanor, and possession of mari - guilty to auto theft, a Class A misde - On Jan. 8, 2020 , Chi - began landing on the juana, a Class B misdemeanor — meanor — He was sentenced to 365 nese state media said a shores of Lingayen Gulf to possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor — He was sentenced She was sentenced to 545 days in Jay days in Jay County Jail with all but preliminary investiga - in the Philippines as the County Jail with all but 20 days sus - six days suspended and given six tion into recent cases of Battle of Luzon got to 180 days in Jay County Jail with all but two days suspended and pended and given four days credit days credit for three days served. He viral pneumonia had underway, resulting in an given two days credit for one day for two days served. She was placed was fined $1,000, placed on probation identified the probable Allied victory over Impe - served. He was placed on probation on probation for 525 days, assessed for 365 days and assessed court costs cause as a new type of rial Japanese forces. for 178 days, assessed court costs of court costs of 370.50 and ordered to of $185. As part of his plea agree - coronavirus. In 1951 , the United $185 and ordered to pay $350 for a pay $350 for a substance abuse pro - ment, his conviction was lowered In 1788 , Connecticut Nations headquarters in substance abuse program and $200 gram and $200 in drug abuse, prose - from a Level 6 felony and a Class C became the fifth state to New York officially in drug abuse, prosecution, interdic - cution, interdiction and correction misdemeanor charge of public nudi - ratify the U.S. Constitu - opened. tion and correction fees. fees. As part of her plea agreement, ty was dismissed. tion. In 1958 , President Jalen T. Ryder, 24, 4811 Round separate charges of driving while In 1861 , Mississippi Dwight D. Eisenhower, in Lake Road, Indianapolis, pleaded suspended, a Class A misdemeanor, Cases filed became the second state his State of the Union guilty to operating a vehicle while and possession of marijuana, a Indiana v. Rebecca Keener, Level 6 to secede from the Union, address to Congress, intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, Class B misdemeanor, were dis - felony the same day the Star of warned of the threat of and operating a vehicle with an alco - missed. Crown Asset Management LLC v. the West, a merchant ves - Communist imperial - hol concentration equivalent to 0.15 Michelle L. Carder, 45, 997 Bound - Devon Jones, civil collection sel bringing reinforce - ism. ments and supplies to In 1971 , the Fort Federal troops at Fort Recovery High School Sumter, South Carolina, boys basketball team retreated because of clobbered Ansonia 87-37 Doc ... SERVICES artillery fire. behind 18 points from Continued from page 1 Kentucky. While training, “I really loved the setup Saturday In 1945 , during World Ron May. She also commends her she wanted to get experi - they had, I really loved the Bichsel , Dustin: 10 a.m., War II, American forces —AP and The CR Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, for taking time to explain ence from all types of staff, and Dr. Fullenkamp’s 221 N. Meridian St., Portland. medical information to offices — corporate and really been a great mentor patients. private — to see which fit to me — I was very lucky Monday “Sometimes when you her best. She decided she to be able to work along - Citizen’s calendar Journay , Dustin: 7 p.m., go to a doctor’s office, doc - preferred locally owned side him,” she said. Williamson-Spencer and Penrod tors will just rush through and operated businesses. Fullenkamp, who has Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Monday 4 p.m. — Jay County and maybe not necessarily “I like being in a rural been an optometrist more merce St., Portland. 9 a.m. — Jay County Public Library Board, explain things how you area,” she said. “I didn’t than 35 years, said it’s Friday Commissioners, commis - Community Room, can understand it,” Retz like being in any type of refreshing to have a sioners’ room, court - library, 315 N. Ship St., Klopfenstein , Garnet: 1 said. big town … living close to younger professional at p.m., Baird-Freeman Funeral house, 120 N. Court St., Portland. Small job-shadowed at my family was also a big the office who can provide Home, 221 N. Meridian St., Port - Portland. 6 p.m. — Dunkirk Grand Lake Eyecare in thing, too.” to him a new perspective. land. 1 p.m. — Jay County Board of Works, city Fort Recovery, Lehman She married Matthew He said Small puts a lot of Personnel Committee, building, 131 S. Main St. and Bixler: Professional Small of Fort Wayne in time and care into her Service listings provided by commissioners’ room, 6 p.m. — Fort Recovery Eye Care in Berne, 2018, and they moved to work. courthouse, 120 N. Court School Board, conference LensCrafters and Cun - Jay County last year. Abby “You can really tell she PROGRESSIVE St., Portland. room, high school, 400 E. ningham Optical One in Small plans to be at the loves what she does,” Ful - OFFICE PRODUCTS 3:45 p.m. — Jay County Butler St. Muncie. clinic for a long time. lenkamp said. “She takes 120 N. Meridian St. Election Board, voting 7 p.m. — Dunkirk City She also trained at She chose Fullenkamp’s the extra time and goes Portland, Indiana 47371 room, courthouse, 120 N. Council, city building, vision centers in Bloom - business for the location the extra mile to see (her (260) 726-9201 Court St., Portland. 131 S. Main St. ington, Indianapolis, Rich - as well as relationships patients) are taken care progressiveofficeproducts.com mond and Bowling Green, she’s made. of.” The Commercial Review Saturday, January 9, 2021 Family Page 3 Local students Kids hardly see or call mom named to Trine list DEAR ABBY: I am a 72-year- although we sent her the link, old divorcee. I live alone in a 55- she has already purchased Students from Jay and Mer - named to the list, the universi - and-older community where I items not on our registry. I am cer counties were recently ty announced Thursday. have many friends and an Dear gracious, Abby. I thank her named to Trine University’s To qualify to be named to the active life. verbally and follow up with a President’s List for the fall President’s List, full-time stu - My three adult children are Abby note in the mail. However, we semester. dents must have a grade point ages 37 to 43. The eldest lives don't have enough room for all Kathleen Jutte, Fort Recov - average of at least 3.75 on a 4- out of the country with my 12- the items to use just when she ery, a design engineering tech - point scale. year-old grandson. My other visits, so I plan to quietly nology major. Trine’s main campus is in son and his wife live 2,000 return or donate them. Carly Miller, Dunkirk, an Angola and its College of miles away and have two there IS something you can do. Concentrate on your When she's here and asks exercise science and pre-physi - Health Professions is located young children, one of whom I why we're not using her gifts, cal therapy major, were both in Fort Wayne. saw once three years ago. My friends, people who are willing to return your emo - what do I say? I'd prefer not to daughter lives with her hus - lie and say something like "the band an hour and a half away. tional investment. You should also ignore Mother's dog chewed it up," nor do I I see them about twice a year. want to be brutally honest and My daughter will sometimes Day, which is an emotional - Marriage licenses tell her I found the things she answer an email or text, some - ly loaded holiday that caus - es pain not only to mothers bought too ugly. — MOM-IN- Emily G. Hathcock, 18, New Jerry R. Stephens, 72, Redkey, times not. My sons almost like you, but also to those WAITING Weston, Ohio, and Levi M. Oliver, never contact me, not even on and Retta M. Plantinga, 61, Red - who have recently lost their DEAR MOM-IN-WAIT - 19, New Weston, Ohio my birthday or Mother's Day. key mothers. I think you have ING: Find a wide, shallow George J. Rodriguez Jr., 54, From what I understand, they suffered enough, don't you? box that will fit under a bed. Dunkirk, and Tyrah R. Kayla S. Weaver, 32, Bryant, have little communication •••••••••• Select some of the "atro - Rodriguez, 55, Albany and Kyle F. Smith, 31, Bryant with their father or each other, either. DEAR ABBY: My mother-in- cious" gifts and use them Is this normal? It breaks my law, "Gladys," has never liked when Grandma Gladys heart. This isn't how I raised to shop from a gift list. She comes to visit. If she asks them. I always encouraged prefers to look on her own for a why you're not using all of Births them to maintain a relation - gift she thinks the person them, explain that because ship with their father and would like. My problem is, you already had some of the Joe and Diane Siegrist of rural Handt their grandmother. Is there most of the things she buys are gifts she sent, you donated Jay County. Paternal grandpar - Lillian Handt, a daughter, anything I can do? — SO SAD atrocious. hers to a needy family who ents are Bill Handt of Plain - was born Dec. 1 at IU Health IN THE EAST My husband and I are could enjoy them. (It's a field and Ed and Patti Boda of North to Beth and Will Handt DEAR SO SAD: I'm sorry expecting our first child — her diplomatic version of the Avon. for your heartache, and first grandchild — and truth.) of Brownsburg. Great-grandparent is Lavern Maternal grandparents are Wolters of Coldwater, Ohio. Historic fiction and thrillers among best new audiobooks By KATHERINE A. POWERS Years later, Gideon and Roux Henry Adams, historian and man movement of history — a been smitten with Lennie Fair - Special to The Washington Post enter her life again. Rotating of letters, with his subject's own progress toward chaos, as he saw weather. Lennie, alas, did not White Ivy between determination and words: "I've outlived at least three it. 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And that message is this: clear, until Wednesday. ing is observed by representa - What happened at the U.S. If you were among those who On that day, American citizens Editorial tives of both parties. Local elec - Capitol on Wednesday was infiltrated the U.S. Capitol on stormed the U.S. Capitol build - tion boards also have represen - shocking. But it probably should Wednesday, you were wrong. ing. They paraded it through it tation from both parties. not have been surprising. If you watched the chaos carrying a treasonous flag. They Then, in cases in which it was It seems that it was the logical unfolding and cheered it on via sought to overthrow the will of warranted, there were recounts. result of years of enabling a social media, as some did, you the voters. the better part of two decades, Trump’s attorneys brought power-hungry narcissist and were wrong. They labeled themselves patri - did not throw a fit and claim the dozens of lawsuits. Repeatedly, justifying the never-ending If you sat passively but in your ots. election had been stolen from they were offered opportunities stream of nonsense that spews mind felt they were doing the Their actions could not have him. To his credit, both times, he to provide evidence supporting from his mouth and Twitter right thing, you were wrong. been less patriotic. was gracious in defeat. their allegations of fraud. They feed. We have elections in this coun - In our elections, there is a win - In 2004, an election he lost by a could not produce such evi - There were those who were try. Once a winner has been deter - ner and there is a loser. It hap - mere 34 votes, he said of winner dence. still enabling him before, during mined, we follow through with pens all the time, throughout Faron Parr, “I wish him all the A lawsuit unfortunately sup - and even after the appalling the peaceful transition of power. our nation, and not just at the luck in the world.” ported by many state attorneys insurrection in Washington, The transition will still hap - national level. In June, when he lost to Rex general and even our own U.S. D.C. pen, we believe, as it should. But In our local primary election Journay: “The people spoke.” Representative went to the We urge all local units of gov - the siege of the U.S. Capitol that in June, we had a county com - That is how one properly han - Supreme Court. There, where ernment — county commission - occurred Wednesday will forever missioner who lost his seat. It dles defeat. two-thirds of the justices were ers, county council, city, town be a stain on our nation. was the second time in his gov - President Donald Trump and appointed by Republicans and village councils, and others It was shameful. ernment career that he had lost many of his supporters insist including three by Trump, the — to pass resolutions at their It was treasonous. a bid for re-election. this year’s election was stolen case was found to be baseless. next meetings denouncing It was wrong. But Mike Leonhard, who had from him. Election results were then cer - Wednesday’s despicable display. And, perhaps most important - served in county government for It was not. tified by each of the states. Such resolutions would be mere - ly, it was un-American. — R.C. Pelosi’s anger is well justified By JENNIFER RUBIN The Washington Post Before Vice President Mike Pence declined on Jennifer Thursday to invoke the 25th Amendment to Rubin remove President Trump for sedition, and before we learned of the death of a Capitol Police officer (the fifth death following ject later during her Wednesday’s riot), House remarks: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- “We have a problem here California, appeared at her with the enabling that is weekly news conference to going on with the Republi - incinerate Trump and his cans in the Congress as Republican enablers. well, undermining the “The President of the election again, enabling United States incited an the president. And if they armed insurrection don’t recognize what yes - against America, the glee - terday was, a threshold ful desecration of the U.S. was crossed of such mag - Capitol, which is the tem - nitude that there is no way ple of our American that this president should democracy. And the vio - be allowed to make any lence targeting Congress decision, to rouse any are horrors that will forev - troops of his Trumpites.” er stay in our nation’s his - There are two issues tory,” she said. She added, here. “In calling for this sedi - First, Trump must be tious act, the president has prevented from inciting committed an unspeakable further violence or caus - This could have been different assault on our nation and ing constitutional may - By MARK BENNETT multiple wars, the Great Depression Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) and the 9/11 era — is that Americans our people. I join the Sen - hem, including any Wednesday and the previous 62 ate Democratic leader in attempt to pardon the sedi - carry out rigorous but nonviolent days could’ve turned out a lot differ - Mark political campaigns, exhale, accept calling on the vice presi - tionists. It is not sufficient ent. dent to remove this presi - for him to make a video and then move on. America would’ve benefited. Bennett That tradition was never more dent by immediately conceding that President- Imagine that President Donald invoking the 25th amend - elect Joe Biden will take needed than during this winter of Trump had gracefully conceded his 2020-21. ment. If the Vice President office. The problem is what loss in the Nov. 3 election to former or Cabinet do not act, the happens until then. Just as the Capitol building was Vice President Joe Biden by a margin being terrorized, the nation experi - Congress may be prepared Second, the issue of that amounted to 7,059,741 votes by courage to do what should have been enced its highest single-day death toll to move forward with accountability — constitu - Americans, according to certified done.” Trump aired those criticisms from the COVID-19 coronavirus as impeachment.” tional and criminal — results from all 50 states as reported via Twitter after also inciting the 3,865 Americans passed from it. Hos - The speaker’s logic is looms large. The Justice by The Associated Press. Imagine the crowd at the rally prior to the storm - Department will be mak - pitalizations peaked too, at 132,476 for solid. Ticking off the president accepting the certifications ing of the Capitol. the day, according to Johns Hopkins ing arrests and prosecut - names of some of the Cab - of the vote totals by both Republican Pence had earlier correctly deter - University. More than 360,000 Ameri - ing those who committed inet officials who should and Democratic election officials in mined that his constitutional role cans have died since the pandemic violence or encouraged it. consider the 25th Amend - every state — both those he carried prevented him from abiding by the began. ment, she asked: “Are they The potential penalties for and those he didn’t. president’s wishes that Pence — as The amazing development of effec - ready to say in the next 13 inciting a riot during Such a reaction wouldn’t have just the president of the Senate — reject tive vaccines by various companies is days this dangerous man which five people died are been an uncharacteristically mag - certified results from states that the beginning to inoculate health-care can do further harm to our serious. nanimous gesture. It would’ve helped president has disputed through his workers, first-responders and the eld - country and assault on our The same issue of pull together a nation in the throes of relentless, unfounded claims of wide - erly, with more segments of the popu - democracy on the first accountability holds true a pandemic that has claimed 361,123 spread voter fraud. lation to follow. But the delivery of branch of government?” of Congress. Pelosi is American lives in less than year, and The vice president upheld the Con - the vaccines into people’s arms hasn’t Unlike many in the right: Some Republicans allow an undistracted, all-hands-on- stitution, at what turned out to be been as rapid as projected by the House and Senate, Pelosi violated their oaths in the deck response to delivering lifesaving great personal risk. Trump administration’s Operation did not shy away from con - most serious way since vaccines. It would’ve unleashed a sea Former President George W. Bush Warp Speed. Unnecessary doubt demning Republicans who House members took up change of unity, just when this coun - aptly summarized the dark mess. lingers. aided and abetted the arms against the United try needs it most. “I am appalled by the reckless Given the dire circumstances, a insurrection: “Account - States in the Civil War. It And it would’ve prevented Wednes - behavior of some political leaders smoothly coordinated effort involv - ability is also needed for must be a point of no day’s disgraceful, hideous attack on since the election and by the lack of ing both the president’s team and the Republicans in Congress return — a bright line that the U.S. Capitol by rioters as the pres - respect shown today for our institu - incoming Biden administration who promoted the extreme no member will ever cross ident’s supporters rallied against tions, our traditions, and our law could’ve given this nation of 328 mil - conspiracy theories that again. If House and Senate Congress’ certification of Biden’s enforcement,” President Bush said lion people a greater sense of calm provoked the violence, leadership enact no penal - win. Wednesday. “The violent assault on and confidence. Such cooperation encouraged the mob and ties, it will happen again. The uprising left five dead, 14 police the Capitol — and disruption of a would’ve required the president to who, after desecration of Gross misconduct without officers injured and the halls of Constitutionally-mandated meeting put aside the stark political and per - the Capitol, went back to consequences virtually democracy vandalized. The assault of Congress — was undertaken by sonal differences between him and the House floor and contin - guarantees recidivism. failed, though, to prevent members of people whose passions have been President-elect Biden, and to resist ued to push the falsehoods Pelosi’s anger is entirely Congress from carrying out its con - inflamed by falsehoods and false roadblocking the new leader. That’s that underpinned this justified. She must now stitutional role of certifying Electoral hopes.” never easy for any outbound presi - assault on our democracy,” carry her powerful words College votes that gave Biden a wide It didn’t have to be this way. It dent. Yet, with hospitals stretched to she declared. “These to their logical conclusion. 306-to-232 victory. They did so after shouldn’t have been this way. capacity in many states, a newly dis - Republicans abdicated Impeach Trump. Both she evacuating the Capitol complex. People around the world envy the covered variant coronavirus spread - their oath of office that and soon-to-be Senate “To those who wreaked havoc in United States’ peaceful transitions of ing faster than the first, and the econ - was taken just three days Majority Leader Charles our Capitol today, you did not win,” power. They’re used to enduring in omy battered, America needed a gra - prior to protect the Ameri - Schumer, D-New York, Vice President Mike Pence said. their own countries the violence and cious concession and an orderly tran - can people and to support must find a way to mete Pence presided over the Senate cer - chaos that erupted in Washington on sition. and defend the Constitu - out punishment for the tification process and weathered the Wednesday. The example they’ve seen Instead, the weary country can tion of the United States.” horrendous conduct we president’s criticisms that his ever- set here — through the past 232 years only imagine what that would’ve She returned to the sub - witnessed on Wednesday. loyal vice president “lacked the since the first presidential election, been like. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Ossian State Bank has exceptional glass produc - “The goal of this fund is Fort Recovery chambers of In a press release last branches in Ossian and tion makes it a great part - to help Purdue entrepre - commerce are accepting roundup month, Midmark Bluffton. Farmers and nership that allows us to neurs commercialize inno - nominations for their announced plans for a Merchants’ Indiana loca - have peace of mind that vations and technologies annual awards. “boutique hotel,” restau - tions include offices in our glass will arrive on that impact the plant sci - Nominations for the Jay rant and event space at the Portland and Geneva. time and to the standard ences,” said Riley Gibb, County chamber’s 2020 corner of Center and Main we expect.” director of business devel - Community Awards Hoosier State Press Associ - Streets in downtown Ver - New chief opment for Purdue Ven - opened last month. They ation for best news cover - sailles. 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She left The CR in with these new, modern in Richmond and has been rental outlets already CVS Health announced Awards included are citi - December 2014 and was a facilities,” said Midmark with Reid Health since closed this week. The deci - Wednesday that Michelle zen, business, industry, reporter at The Daily vice president, customer 2001. He takes over for Dr. sion came because of the Peluso will join the compa - young professional, not-for- Reporter (Greenfield) engagement and corporate Jennifer Bales. lack of business during ny as its chief customer profit and innovator of the before joining the staff of agile center of excellence “My goal is to continue the ongoing coronavirus officer Jan. 25. year, lifetime achievement, the Indianapolis Business Monique McGlinch in a the strong history of staff pandemic, Keith Hoog - The newly created role is Dunkirk Community Com - Journal. press release. “While the and administration dia - land, CEO of ownership designed to be responsible mitment and small commu - hotel will accommodate logue and collegial work company Highland Ven - for the customer experi - nity commitment. Selected for council our Midmark customers, that Dr. Bales started,” tures, told the South Bend ence and accelerating the The Fort Recovery cham - First Bank of Berne pres - we believe it will also Clemente said in a press Tribune. company’s digital strategy. ber opened its nominations ident and CEO Kent invigorate the economic release. “Even with the dif - “I am extremely thank - Peluso will also have direct for its citizen of the year, Liechty has been chosen to vitality for the community ficulties of the pandemic, I ful to our employees and oversite for CVS Health’s hall of fame and business join the Federal Reserve’s for centuries to come.” know our medical staff customers that were marketing and brand strat - of the year awards this Community Depository The Inn at Versailles has has never been more inter - instrumental in Family egy, digital transformation week. Nominations will be Institutions Advisory been closed since it suf - ested, involved and inte - Video’s success,” he said. and the end-to-end con - accepted through Feb. 1 Council. fered severe fire damage in grated into the Reid sys - “Without you, we would sumer experience. with forms available at The council provides October 2019. tem as they are now. not have been the last man “Michelle is a seasoned frchamber.org, village hall, input to the Fed’s board of “We, as medical standing in our industry.” executive with a strong Fort Recovery Library, Fort governors about the econo - Ossian merging providers, have an active At the time of the track record in building a Recovery Post Office, Mer - my, lending conditions and Ossian State Bank voice in the future of Reid. announcement, Family world-class consumer expe - cer Savings Bank, Second other issues. It was estab - recently announced that it It is our duty to participate Video still had 81 stores rience and delivering National Bank and First lished in 2010. will merge with Farmers in medical staff work.” remaining in Indiana. The results,” said Karen S. National Bank. Liechty has led First & Merchants State Bank. company plans to sell its Lynch, who will become Bank of Berne for 10 years Holding companies for Ardagh supplying merchandise, with details President and CEO of CVS Quinn promoted and has worked for the the banks signed an agree - Ardagh Group available at Health on Feb. 1. Samm Quinn, a former institution for more than ment and plan of reorgan - announced this week that familyvideo.com. “Michelle’s consumer focus reporter for The Commer - 20. ization and merger, they it is supplying Rombauer will accelerate our work to cial Review, has been pro - “Being a member of the announced in a joint press Vineyards with glass bot - Purdue invests ensure a connected health moted to assistant print CDIAC will provide the release. tles for its wines. The Purdue Ag-Celera - experience across all CVS editor of the Indianapolis opportunity to have a posi - “F&M shares our cus - Ardagh, which operates tor has invested $100,000 in Health touchpoints, as we Business Journal. tive impact on the financial tomer-first culture and glass manufacturing startup DISCOVER (DIag - continue to reshape health Quinn, who was The CR’s services industry through community-oriented val - plants in Dunkirk and nostic Sensors for Cause care as we know it today.” city reporter in 2013 and meaningful first-hand ues, and F&M is a logical Winchester, will supply of bOVinE Respiratory 2014, will coordinate print input to the Federal and strong fit for our cus - the bottles from its Sapul - disease), the university O’Reilly to announce features and the business Reserve Bank Board on the tomers, employees and pa, Oklahoma, facility. It announced Monday. O’Reilly Automotive journal’s special publica - economy, lending condi - communities,” said Ossia expanded its production DISCOVER is a device announced this week that it tions, including Women of tions and other market fac - State Bank president and there to help service the for suggesting which will release its fourth quar - Influence, Forefront and tors impacting individuals CEO David Morrison in growing wine market. antibiotic is most likely to ter and full-year 2020 earn - Indiana 100. She has been and business interests,” the release. “In addition, “Purchasing glass bot - succeed for treatment of ings results Feb. 10 with a with the publication since Liechty said in a press F&M has a strong pres - tles that are made in the bovine respiratory disease conference call to follow the 2018. release. ence throughout our mar - U.S. gives Rombauer the on a case-by-case basis. next day. While at The Commer - kets and our customers ability to reinvest in the The company was created The call will be webcast cial Review, Quinn earned Rebranding inn will continue to benefit American economy,” said by Purdue assistant pro - via the company’s website a third-place award from Midmark has from local banking rela - Rombauer associate wine - fessor of agricultural and at oreillyauto.com. Fourth-quarter permits near $2.3 million November was the busiest ed two at $200,000 — one for S. Vine St., Portland; Wendell for a $40,000 solar meteorologi - S. U.S. 27; Jason Lawrence for a month for construction in the interior remodeling at Frazier for an $80,000 new cal station along county road $15,000 residential addition and final quarter of 2020. Sprunger & Sprunger, 940 N. home at 3496 S. 200 West; Lone 725 North between county pool at 5830 S. 200 West; Derek Jay Portland Building and Meridian St., Portland, and the Kunkle for a $75,000 manure roads 600 West and 700 West; Davis for a $17,000 residential Planning issued 26 building other for a new home from storage barn at 4120 S. 700 Dennis Green for a $40,000 addition at 7498 N. 1050 West; permits in November for a Jason and Heath Maitlen at East; Mike Kunkle for a $70,000 building addition at 794 N. 800 Joseph and Nichole Acker for a total of $1.14 million in con - 1334 W. Main St., Portland. manure barn and fertilizer West; Tom hart for a $32,246 $10,500 storage building at 774 struction. Hartzel Farms, 1067 W. 200 dike at 7395 E. 400 South; and ground mount solar array at S. 350 West; Michael Butcher Twenty-four permits for North, was granted a $120,000 Terry and Sherri Finnerty for 5585 E. 400 South; Phil Loy for for a $20,000 pole barn at 6009 N. $586,790 of work were issued in permit for a storage building a $50,000 barn at 10846 W. 150 a $31,500 barn at 992 W. 750 150 West; Soeseph Johnson for a October and 11 permits for in November, and Barry and South. South; Alan Lennartz for a $20,000 auto repair shop at $556,250 of work were issued in Pam Fennig were granted a Permits ranging from $25,000 $30,000 storage building at 2281 10658 W. Indiana 26; William December. $100,000 permit in October for to $49,999 were issued to: Jef - E. 400 North; James Brugge - Hurst for a $20,000 porch roof The largest projects on the a new home at 2940 W. 500 frey Fisher for a $48,670 roof man for a $30,000 shop addition and slab at 270 S. Meridian St., docket in November were both North, Bryant. mount solar panel array at at 6150 N. 500 East; and Pitman Pennville; Brandon Foreman for the construction of new Permits ranging from $50,000 1451 N. 350 West; Robert C. LLC for a $27,000 barn at 9498 for a $10,000 pond pavilion on homes. Mark and Tanna Day to $99,999 were issued to: Ralph Lyons for a $45,000 residential W. 150 South. Division Road; William Wickey received a permit for construc - Homan for $95,000 in ground addition at 1653 E. 650 South; Other permits of $10,000 or for a $10,000 buggy shed at 3343 tion of a $239,500 new home on mount solar arrays at 7195 W. Brandon Muhlenkamp for a more were issued to Sue Smith E. 900 North, Bryant; Richard Water Street on the west side 200 South; Virgil Kahlig for a $45,000 residential addition at of Craven Energy and Nutri - Reinhart for a $10,000 sunroom of Portland, and Rich Homan $90,000 residential addition at 8598 S. 100 West; Daniel R. tion, 1510 N. Merdian St., Port - at 5156 N. 700 East; and Megan received a permit for a $215,000 1618 W 400 North; Dwayne Girod for a $40,000 horse barn land, for $10,000 of interior Jinez for $11,000 storage build - new home at 7109 W. 600 South. Muhlenkamp for $80,000 in res - at 8429 N. 450 East; Skycrest remodeling; Tim Johnson for a ings at 1108 W. Main St., Port - December’s permits includ - idential reconstruction at 920 Solar Energy LLC/Invenergy $14,000 building addition at 2886 land. Airline changing policy on animals By DAVID KOENIG sion by Alaska Airlines and is like - collect a pet fee ranging from $125 to AP Airlines Writer ly to be copied by other carriers. several hundred dollars. DALLAS — American Airlines is The U.S. Transportation Depart - Jessica Tyler, American’s president banning emotional-support animals ment cleared the way for the crack - of cargo, said the rules will help pas - in a move that will force most own - down against companion animals sengers with service animals and pro - ers to pay extra if they want their last month. tect employees on planes and in air - For Jay County Schools pets to travel with them. American said passengers with a ports. The number of passengers fly - The airline said Tuesday that it service dog will need to complete a ing with companion animals grew Jan. 11-15 will allow animals in the cabin free government form vouching for the rapidly in recent years, with some of charge only if they are trained dog’s health, training and tempera - saying the animals helped them over - Monday: Main Entrees: Sloppy Joes Alternate Entrees: service dogs. The change takes ment. come anxiety and other issues. Pas - Pancake fun lunch, Ham and cheese chef salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing Sides for all effect Monday, although passengers Other animals, including dogs not sengers only needed a note from a meals: Oven baked curly fries who already bought tickets can fly trained as service dogs, will only be health professional, and a cottage with a companion animal until Feb. able to fly in the cargo hold or a ken - industry sprang up to provide those Tuesday: Main Entrees: Fajita style chicken, Soft flour tortilla, 1. nel that fits under a seat in the notes along with vests and other shredded cheese, salsa Alternative Entrees: The move follows a similar deci - cabin. Either way, American will accoutrements for their animals. Apple cinnamon muffin fun lunch, Ham and cheese chef salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing Sides for all meals: Seasoned corn

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Nelson is a burgh and Budda Baker of Ari - “I think the best display of coach Pete Carroll said. won their first AFC East title in three-time All-Pro, Leonard a zona, both for the second time. greatness is making people Kansas City receiver Tyreek 25 years. double selection, while Buckner There was a tie between Fitz - around you better,” Rams coach Hill is now a three-time All-Pro “For me, it was just in whatev - and Odum made it for the first patrick and Baker for the second Sean McVay said of Donald. “And along with Rodgers, among the er situation I was going to be put time. safety spot. that’s exactly what he does, by the favorites to win MVP after guid - in or chosen in, I was just going to Rounding out the offense were The long snapper position is way he influences them every sin - ing the Packers (13-3) to the top embrace,” said Diggs, who fin - Cleveland right tackle Jack Con - new to the All-Pro Team in 2020, gle week.” seed in the NFC. ished the regular season with 127 klin (second selection), and Wash - and Baltimore’s Morgan Cox was Mahomes lauded Kelce for the Joining Henry as first-time catches for 1,535 yards and eight ington right guard Brandon the choice. Chicago kick returner way he approaches his job. choices among skill players were touchdowns. Scherff (first). Cordarrelle Patterson made it for “For a guy to have that much Buffalo wideout Stefon Diggs, The Packers and Colts led all Also on defense were edge the fourth time. The rest of the talent, work that hard and be able who led the NFL in catches and teams with four All-Pros apiece. rushers T.J. Watt, the NFL’s sacks special teams positions were new - to learn really every single day yards receiving, and Rodgers’ Green Bay left tackle David leader for Pittsburgh who is on comers: Miami kicker Jason like that, that’s what makes him favorite target, Davante Adams. Bakhtiari, who is out for the play - his second All-Pro Team, and Sanders, New England punter so special on the field,” Mahomes “For me, honestly, I think it’s offs after injuring a knee in prac - newcomer Myles Garrett of Jake Bailey and punt returner said. just been finding different small tice during the final week of the Cleveland; San Francisco line - Gunner Olszewski. Joining Donald and Kelce were things that I can get better at,” regular season, made it for the backer Fred Warner (first selec - Repeaters from 2019 were Don - 15 players returning to the squad, Adams says. “I feel like I’m a pret - second time. Center Corey Lins - tion); cornerbacks Xavien ald, Wagner, Nelson, Watt, Fitz - and 14 newcomers. Seattle line - ty complete receiver. … It’s just ley was a first-time selection. Howard (first) of Miami, the patrick, Mathieu and Patterson. backer Bobby Wagner also made fine-tuning the things I do well Indianapolis has interior line - league’s interception leader, and In all, 18 players represent the his sixth squad. and just figuring out a way to do man DeForest Buckner and line - Jalen Ramsey (second) of the AFC, which is considered the “The marvelous durability that them even better.” backer Darius Leonard on the Rams; and safeties Tyrann Math - stronger conference this season, he’s demonstrated for middle Diggs was traded by Minnesota defense, left guard Quenton Nel - ieu (third) of Kansas City, and 11 for the NFC. Exactly half linebacker after all these years is to Buffalo in the offseason and son on offense, and George Odum Minkah Fitzpatrick of Pitts - of the 32 clubs have a 2020 All-Pro. Harbaugh has 5-year deal at Michigan By LARRY LAGE challenges to be addressed,” Har - his team to Florida for spring AP Sports Writer baugh said. “These challenges break and overseas on trips, and ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michi - are being addressed as we contin - even had a sleepover with a gan has decided to stick with ue to strive for excellence in the recruit. coach Jim Harbaugh, finalizing a Wolverine coach has lower classroom and championships on It all helped his Q score, but new, five-year deal that cuts his the field, a message that I hope is hasn’t done much for his wins guaranteed compensation but guaranteed money but noted in the language of our and losses. gives him an opportunity to agreed-upon contract.” There were questions about make up for the financial loss if contract is loaded with Harbaugh’s hiring was hailed Harbaugh’s future well before he can start winning champi - incentives in late 2014 and some suggested this pandemic-altered season onships. the former Wolverines quarter - kicked off. In July, Harbaugh said The school will pay him $4 mil - back was going to be a savior for he had been closing in on a con - lion in 2021 with a chance to make college football’s winningest pro - tract extension earlier in the year nearly $8 million in the fifth year gram. until the pandemic became the lion per season that he signed the amount is reduced by $1 mil - of his contract, according to the It hasn’t worked out that way so top priority. after leaving the NFL. lion in each of the following three memorandum of understanding far. That left Harbaugh in a bit of a “I continue to believe that Jim years. Harbaugh, meanwhile, signed by Harbaugh and athletic Harbaugh does have a 49-22 lurch going into the uncertain is the right man to lead our pro - would owe the university $2 mil - director Warde Manuel on Friday. gram in pursuit of Big Ten and lion if he leaves after the 2021 sea - record, but his 0-5 mark against season with just two years left on Harbaugh can make $1 million CFP championships,” Manuel son, a figure that is reduced by the Buckeyes is glaring. And his contract. When Harbaugh for winning the Big Ten title and said. “Our program didn’t $500,000 in each of the following when Wisconsin beat the Wolver - was on a Zoom call with reporters another $1 million for winning achieve at a level that anyone three years. ines 49-11 in 2020, Harbaugh fell to for the first time in three-plus the national championship along expected this year but I know Harbaugh has won nearly 70% 0-11 in games his team was not months to preview the season, he with other bonuses he will earn those setbacks will drive the of his games, but is winless favored to win. said there was no update on con - if he can improve the team’s suc - coaches, players and staff mov - against archrival Ohio State and Harbaugh seemed to be the per - tract talks. cess on the field. ing forward. Jim is a tireless as an underdog against any oppo - fect person to turn around Michi - “Other fish — bigger fish — to “My thanks to athletic director worker and competitor. Following nent. Michigan has not won the gan’s program, which had fry,” he said then. Warde Manuel for the trust that the completion of the season we Big Ten since 2004, seven seasons slumped after Lloyd Carr’s retire - Expectations were modest for he has shown in allowing me to talked for many hours on what it after its last national champi - ment following the 2007 season, his inexperienced team, which continue to coach the University will take for Jim to lead and get onship. given his success with the San was ranked No. 18 and they went of Michigan football team, and to us back on the right trajectory.” The Wolverines were 2-4 in Har - Francisco 49ers and as the coach up some after a dominating win President Mark Schlissel and the Harbaugh is now under con - baugh’s sixth season, which at Stanford. at then-No. 21 Minnesota. Board of Regents for their ongo - tract at Michigan through the ended with three straight games He didn’t dampen enthusiasm It went downhill the very next ing support,” Harbaugh said. 2025 season with his new deal, being canceled due to a COVID-19 with a pair of 10-win seasons, but game when the Spartans and The deal ends months of specu - which includes relatively afford - outbreak within the program. he followed that up by averaging first-year coach Mel Tucker beat lation about Harbaugh’s future. able buyouts for both sides if they They were 0-3 at the Big House, four losses the following three Michigan, which was favored to He could have potentially decide to part ways. too, including listless losses to years. This all came alongside a win by 20-plus points. Indiana returned to the NFL or the school Michigan can buy out Har - rebuilding rival Michigan State salesmanship that stood out in and the Badgers took turns rout - could have cut loose a coach with baugh’s contract for $4 million if and previously wineless Penn the staid Big Ten: Harbaugh ing the Wolverines, who needed one year left on the seven-year it decides to fire him without State. starred in a rap video, traveled three overtimes at Rutgers to contract paying him about $7 mil - cause after the 2021 season and “There is work to be done and the country for youth camps, took earn their second win. Local ... Continued from page 10 playing even during the The Indians moved to 6- third quarter, the Indians 4 (3-0 MAC), while the had a 12-8 edge in the Rangers dipped to 3-7 (0-3 fourth. MAC). Owen Jutte had a team- Fort Recovery and New high 17 points, including Knoxville were tied at 10 eight in the first quarter. each at the end of the first Rammel finished with 15 quarter. Cale Rammel points and Regan Martin scored eight of his 15 had seven points. points during the second Fort Recovery’s junior quarter, helping the Tribe varsity team also won, 41- outscore the Rangers 21- 11. Caleb Evers led the 10 before halftime. After Indians with 10 points. Sports on tap

John’s at Creighton (FS1); Alabama at Scoreboard Auburn (ESPN2) Ohio high school boys basketball 1 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Midwest Athletic Conference Texas at West Virginia (ESPN) Fort Recovery 53, New Knoxville 40 1:05 p.m. — NFL Playoffs: Indianapo - Marion Local 43, Versailles 36 lis Colts at Buffalo Bills (CBS) Minster 59, Parkway 47 2 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: New Bremen 55, St. John’s 43 Tennessee at Texas A&M (ESPN2); Seton St. Henry 54, Coldwater 43 Hall at DePaul (FS1) 3 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Indiana high school girls basketball Baylor at TCU (ESPN) Allen County Athletic Conference 4 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Jay County 49, Bluffton 32 Texas Tech at Iowa State (ESPN2); UNLV Adams Central 47, Heritage 44 at Colorado State (FS1) South Adams 63, Southern Wells 49 4:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - ball: Oklahoma at Kansas (CBS) Local schedule 4:40 p.m. — NFL Playoffs: Los Ange - Today les Rams at Seattle Seahawks (FOX) Jay County — Swimming hosts Jay 5 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: County Invitational – 9 a.m.; Boys basket - Kentucky at Florida (ESPN) ball tripleheader vs. Adams Central – 6 6 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: p.m.; Junior varsity wrestling at Centerville Oklahoma State at Kansas State (ESPN2) -- 9 a.m.; Junior high wrestling at Norwell 7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Super Duals – 9 a.m. Clemson at North Carolina (ESPN) Fort Recovery — Swimming at Jay 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana County Invitational – 9 a.m.; Girls basket - Pacers vs. Phoenix Suns (FSIN) ball vs. Mechanicsburg – noon; Boys bas - 8 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: ketball at Botkins – 6 p.m. Georgetown at Syracuse (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. — NFL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Monday Bucanneers at Washington Football Team Jay County — Junior high boys basket - (NBC) ball at Hagerstown – 6 p.m. 9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Fort Recovery — Junior high boys bas - UCLA at Arizona (ESPN) ketball at Union City – 6 p.m.; Eighth grade girls basketball vs. Union City – 6:15 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Tuesday Providence at Xavier (FOX) Jay County — Swimming at Yorktown – 1:05 p.m. — NFL Playoffs: Baltimore 6 p.m.; Junior high boys basketball vs. Ravens at Tennessee Titans (ABC/ESPN) Muncie Northside – 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - Fort Recovery — Eighth grade girls ball: Cincinnati at Wichita State (ESPN2) basketball at Marion Local – 5:30 p.m. 4:40 p.m. — NFL Playoffs: Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints (CBS) Thursday 6:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - Jay County — Wrestling vs. Home - ball: Loyola Chicago at Drake (ESPN2) stead – 6:30 p.m.; Junior high girls bas - 8:15 p.m. — NFL Playoffs: Cleveland ketball vs. Heritage – 6 p.m.; Junior high Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC) boys basketball at Heritage – 6 p.m. Fort Recovery — Girls basketball at Monday Marion Local – 5:30 p.m.; Swimming at 6 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Van Wert – 5:30 p.m.; Eighth grade girls UConn at DePaul (FS1) basketball at St. Marys Memorial – 6:15 8 p.m. — College Football: National p.m. Championship – Alabama vs. Ohio State (ESPN) Friday 10 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana Jay County — Girls wrestling state final Pacers at Sacramento Kings (FSIN) at Kokomo – 7:30 a.m.; Boys basketball ACAC tournament semifinal vs. TBA at Tuesday Bluffton 6 p.m.; Girls basketball ACAC 7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: tournament semifinal vs. TBA at Bluffton – Wisconsin at Michigan (ESPN); Ten - 7:30 p.m. nessee at South Carolina (ESPN2); Butler Fort Recovery — Boys basketball vs. at St. John’s (FS1) Marion Local – 5:30 p.m. 8 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Rutgers at Penn State (BTN) TV schedule 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indi - Saturday ana Pacers at Golden State Warriors Noon — Men’s College Basketball: St. (FSIN) Saturday, January 9, 2021 Visit thecr.com to view Grab Tuesday’s paper for all of our sports coverage of tonight’s photo galleries Sports JCHS boys hoops game

Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Jay divers Ison 1st at place third regional By CHRIS SCHANZ did, but for all intents BUNKER HILL — Tri - The Commercial Review and purposes her first cia Ison never wrestled The Patriot girls were 11-dive meet is kind of prior to this year. runners-up by one point stressful so it throws her Now she’s done some - in their home invite a off. I thought she did a thing only two other year ago. great job.” female Patriots have done The swimmers have Oak Hill heads into before. some ground to make up today’s swimming por - Ison, a Jay County High following the diving tion in first place with 37 School junior, claimed the results. team points. Bluffton is regional championship in The boys will be a dis - second with 27 points, as her weight tant second when their Emily Hiday and Mallo - class as she meet resumes too. ry Craighead were fifth Local was one of Lauren Brewster and and sixth respectively. four Patri - roundup Justice Murphy of the Hipple earned 12 Jay County High School points for the Indians, ots to reach swim team both finished who begin this morning the state finals during the third Friday in the div - in fifth place. Indiana High School Girls ing portion of the Jay Oak Hill swept the top Wrestling regional tour - County Invitational. two spots in the boys nament on Friday at “Our divers are com - competition as well. Maconaquah. ing along strong and Owen Brookshire totaled Jay County totaled 79 helping us out a lot for 373.5 points for the win, points for second place. two newbies,” JCHS and Braden Wagner Penn won the team title coach Matt Slavik said. earned 364.15 points for with 140 points, and host In the first 11-dive runner-up. Murphy was Maconaquah totaled 61 meet of her career, Brew - a distant third with for third. ster, a freshman, scored 266.45. Ison, who is participat - 264.25 points. Oak Hill “He has just come into ing in the sport for the swept the top two spots. his own,” Slavik said of first time, went 3-0 to win Lexi Ozman was the win - Murphy. “He’s getting a the 170-pound champi - ner with 327.25 points, lot stronger off the onship. She received a bye and Cora Saylor had board. We’re hoping he in the quarterfinal, and 273.25 points for third. cleans a few things up needed two minutes to pin Laura Hipple of Fort and I think he’ll have a Wayne’s Miya Walda dur - Recovery finished sev - pretty good run as we get ing their semifinal match. enth with 187.3 points. into conference and sec - The junior then pinned Brewster’s effort tional.” Madison Hazeltine of earned the Patriots 16 Alex Hiser of Fort Penn in 5:41 to become team points for when the Recovery scored 172.45 just the third JCHS girl girls resume at 10 a.m. points for sixth. wrestler to win a regional today with the swim - Oak Hill’s boys enter crown. ming championships. today’s competition with Lizzie Dollar (98 “I thought Lauren did a high of 37 points. Mur - pounds) and Lita Chown - an outstanding job,” phy’s 16 points puts Jay ing (126) both finished Slavik said. “It was her County in second, and second, and Mollie Hines first 11-dive meet. She Coldwater has 15 points (182) was third to earn a went through all of them for third. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz berth in the state finals. and landed them all pret - Fort Recovery is fifth The top four in each ty well. with 13 points. Justice Murphy of the Jay County High School boys swim team looks weight class advance to “She was a little upset The girls will kick off at the water’s surface while tucking during his 302c dive, a reverse somersault the state finals, which is she didn’t do better today’s swimming at 10 slated for Friday at because she was practic - a.m. The boys will begin with a tuck, as he competes in the diving portion of the Jay County Invitational Hamilton Heights. ing better than what she at 1 p.m. on Friday. Murphy totaled 266.45 points to place third out of six divers. Willow Hardy (106), Maddy Rinker (113) and Lilly Lothridge (138) also Purdue rallies competed for the Patriots. Jay still in 1st BLUFFTON — Jay County’s girls basketball past Spartans team kept a hold on first By LARRY LAGE inbounds play and took place in the conference AP Sports Writer full advantage with a with a 49-32 victory over EAST LANSING, Mich. short, floating, go-ahead the Bluffton Tigers on — Trevion Williams made jumper. Friday. The win pushed the a short jumper with 4.5 Early in the game, the Patriots, who finished seconds left and scored 22 Boilermakers looked 14th in the most recent of his 26 points after half - rusty playing for the first Class 3A poll, to 12-3 on time, rallying Purdue past time in nearly a week. the year and a perfect 4-0 No. 23 Michigan State 55- Their game on Tuesday 54 on Friday night after in Allen County Athletic against Nebraska was Conference play. The trailing by 17. postponed. Aaron Henry, who Tigers, who have now lost The Spartans went on a three in a row and four of scored 13 points, missed a 13-0 run in the first half runner from the left side their last five, fell to 8-6 (1- and were ahead 31-16 at 2 ACAC). of the lane just before the halftime. buzzer to seal the collapse Jay County led by eight Michigan State’s Joshua points after each of the for the Spartans. Langford scored seven of Williams made 9 of 14 first two quarters, 15-7 his 10 points in the first and 22-14, respectively. shots and 8 of 12 free half. throws to spur the Boiler - Bluffton cut the margin by one point after the makers (8-5, 3-3 Big Ten). Big picture The Spartans (8-4, 2-4) third period, 35-28, but the missed 11 of their last 13 Purdue: The comeback Patriots limited the shots and connected on in the second half can Tigers to just four points just 39% of their shots help the team gain confi - in the final eight minutes. overall. dence in the future, know - Renna Schwieterman And, they simply could - ing it can rally from a big of Jay County and Emme n’t stop Williams in the deficit against a ranked Boots of Bluffton shared second half. team on the road — and the game high of 16 The 6-foot-10, 265-pound win. points. The Patriots’ forward did not connect Michigan State: The Madison Dirksen was sec - on his last attempt at the offensive woes include ond on the team with 15 line with a chance to pull turning the ball over and points, and Sophie Sax - Purdue into a 54-all tie shooting the ball poorly, a man put in six points. with 9.8 seconds left, and combination that is hold - later said it was a fortu - ing the team back. Second lifts Fort nate miss. NEW KNOXVILLE, The Spartans and Boil - Poll implications Ohio — The Fort Recov - ermakers both got to the The Spartans should ery boys basketball team loose ball after the missed stay in the poll when the used a 21-point second free throw, and the visi - next AP Top 25 is released quarter to race by the tors had the alternate pos - on Monday, mostly New Knoxville Rangers in session arrow pointing in because they beat No. 15 Midwest Athletic Confer - their direction. Williams Rutgers by 23 points earli - ence play Friday, 53-40. caught a lob pass on an er in the week. See Local page 9 Two are unanimous picks By BARRY WILNER who ran for 2,027 yards to win his second AP Pro Football Writer consecutive rushing title, was named All- Dynamic defensive star Aaron Donald Pro for the first time after leading the AFC and unstoppable tight end Travis Kelce South champion Titans to their first divi - were unanimous choices Friday for The sion title in 12 years. Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team. “Very consistent, very durable, very Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers impressive,” coach Mike Vrabel said of the was selected for the third time, finishing NFL’s first winner of back-to-back rushing ahead of Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes in titles since Hall of Famer LaDainian Tom - voting from a nationwide panel of 50 media linson in 2006-07. members who regularly cover the league. Donald, who has helped the Los Angeles Last season’s Super Bowl MVP shared sec - Rams to the top-ranked defense in the NFL, ond-team honors with Josh Allen of Buffa - earned his sixth All-Pro selection. It was the lo. third for Kansas City’s record-setting Kelce. Tennessee running back Derrick Henry, See Picks page 9