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Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Lady Raiders place SHS prom royalty, A6 third, Raiders fourth at OVC meet, B1 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 59, No. 174 WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010 www.mydailysentinel.com OBITUARIES Alleged cultivation, accidents investigated Page A5 • Jerry Johnson, Sr. BY BETH SERGENT Spaun recently respond- ijuana plant as well as marijuana which is classi- County Sheriff’s Office, [email protected] ed to a home at 22 Point two sets of four starter fied as a minor misde- Patrolman Chris Pitchford • Lura Belle Snyder Lane after an anonymous plants nearby. meanor. Officers said in of the Middleport Police POMEROY — The caller advised residents Kulchar cited Bruce E. all, nine starter plants Department, Matthew alleged cultivation of at that home were Hutchinson, 40, Pomeroy, were found near the home Donahue of the Meigs marijuana and several allegedly moving mari- with cultivation of mari- on Point Lane — one in County Prosecuting traffic accidents are cur- juana outside into the juana and drug parapher- the 5 gallon bucket and Attorney’s Office. rently under investiga- woods. Kulchar reported nalia in Pomeroy Mayor’s eight in separate plastic Kevin E. Heaton, Gunpowder tion by the Pomeroy he and Spaun investigat- Court. He was also served flower pots. Assisting in Pomeroy, was cited for Police Department. ed the woods near the with a warrant for failure this case were Deputies assured clear distance Patrolman John house, finding a five-gal- to comply. Hutchinson Jeff Morris and Adam in bunker Kulchar and Sgt. Ronald lon bucket with one mar- denied cultivating the Smith of the Meigs Please see Reports, A5 owned by Pa. company Tucker, Taylor SHS top grads Wilson BY DELYSSA HUFFMAN [email protected] Honorarians to hold POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — While the West named Virginia Fire Marshal’s ‘telephone office continues the BY BETH SERGENT investigation into [email protected] Monday morning’s town hall’ explosion at the RACINE — Lynzee Event set for McClintic Wildlife Carole Tucker of Letart Management Area in Falls and Breanna Marie 6:30 p.m. today Mason County, many Taylor of Racine have been chosen as valedicto- SENTINEL STAFF are wondering what [email protected] companies have bunkers rian and salutatorian, in the area. respectively, for WASHINGTON — Authorities said Southern High School’s U.S. Rep. Charlie Tuesday that Hyper Class of 2010. Wilson, D-St. Clairsville, Ammunition, based in In all, there are 50 will host a telephone Pennsylvania, owns the graduates tentatively town hall meeting today bunker that exploded on scheduled to receive their for residents of Ohio’s Monday. diplomas during gradua- Sixth Congressional According to Dave tion ceremonies which District. The event is McClung, area manager begin at 8 p.m., Sunday, scheduled to begin at of the wildlife area, May 23 inside the 6:30 p.m. and will last for Hyper Ammunition Charles W. Hayman about an hour. owner Richard King has Gymnasium. Graduation “On the heels of leased the bunkers for 23 will include speeches President Obama’s visit years and actually owns from both Tucker and to Ohio, I know people several of them. Taylor. want to continue talking McClung also said that Tucker is the daughter about creating jobs and other companies do of Allen and Deanna turning our economy lease out bunkers Tucker and plans on around,” Wilson said. through the state attending Ohio University Obama spoke Tuesday Department of Natural to study business. Tucker at V&M STAR, a pipe Resources, which owns has been chosen to manufacturing plant in all property in the receive the Dr. James H. Youngstown, promoting wildlife area. and Nellie Rowley and defending his eco- Old gunpowder was Jewell-Manasseh Cutler nomic strategies that found in the debris at the Scholars Award which include the economic bunker’s location, about provides a “full ride” to stimulus spending, tax five miles north of Point OU, including tuition, credits and extended Pleasant. The gunpowder room and board and edu- unemployment benefits. was being stored in the cational enrichment trips According to a press bunker and was slated for during the summer. release issued Tuesday resale. Tucker said this is a “huge by Wilson’s office, short- Everything stored in honor” and is also appre- ly before 6:30 p.m. today King’s bunker and oth- ciative for being recog- (Wednesday), phone ers is regulated by the nized as a Franklin B. calls will be made to U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Walter Scholar. about 40,000 homes Tobacco, Firearms and Tucker’s activities across the Sixth District. Explosives in while at SHS include soft- Anyone who answers Charleston. ball, basketball, National will be given the option Honor Society president, of participating in the class president, Spanish forum. club, calculus club, drama Beth Sergent/photo Residents who wish to club, yearbook. As for her Lynzee Carole Tucker of Letart Falls (right) and Breanna Marie Taylor of Racine participate, but don’t have been chosen as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for Southern WEATHER Please see SHS, A5 High School’s Class of 2010. Please see Wilson, A5 Turkey harvest up for third year Meigs and Gallia both show increase SENTINEL STAFF preliminary harvest num- [email protected] ber of 18,936. High: Upper 60s. Ashtabula County again Low: 50. COLUMBUS — led the state in the number Hunters checked 21,909 of turkeys killed with 923. wild turkeys during Counties with additional Ohio’s four-week, high harvest numbers Eastern High School Meigs High School Southern High School statewide spring turkey- were: Clermont-664; valedictorian valedictorian valedictorian hunting season that Harrison and Tuscarawas- INDEX Hannah Hysell Darby Gilmore Lynzee Tucker ended May 16, according 621; Guernsey-618; to the Ohio Department Highland-612; Adams- 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES of Natural Resources 606; Trumbull-588; Local graduates honored by WSAZ (ODNR), Division of Monroe-576; and Calendars A3 Coshocton-563. SENTINEL STAFF Lynzee Tucker of will continue through Wildlife. In addition to the Classifieds B2-4 [email protected] Southern. June 20. While neither Meigs Over two hundred top Honorees individual nor Gallia were in the top turkeys taken during the POMEROY — The scholars, from 32 counties pictures and video PSA’s ten both registered an regular season, young Comics B5 valedictorians in Meigs within the West Virginia, can also be viewed at increase this year over hunters harvested County’s graduating Ohio and Kentucky www.wsaz.com/bestofth 2009. A total of 393 another 2,184 birds dur- Editorials A4 classes in Eastern, WSAZ viewing area, are eclass or by clicking on turkeys were taken in ing a special hunt for Meigs and Southern featured in public service the “Best of the Class” Meigs, 22 over last year, ages 17 and younger Sports B Section High Schools are being announcements that were tile on the WSAZ.com while in Gallia County held April 17-18. honored in the WSAZ there was an increase of The Division of videotaped during a lun- home page. Wildlife estimates that © 2010 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. NewsChannel 3 salute cheon held at the WSAZ celebrates grad- 162, from 333 in 2009 to to the “Best of the Class Huntington Museum of uating seniors each year 495 this year. more than 70,000 people The state-wide prelimi- hunted turkeys during the 2010.” Art on April 26. with this nationally season. Prior to the start They are Hannah The announcements acclaimed program. This nary totals represent of the spring hunting sea- Hysell of Eastern, Darby began airing on WSAZ year marks the 26th nearly a 16 percent Gilmore of Meigs, and beginning Monday and anniversary for the event. increase over last year’s Please see Turkey, A5 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Page A2 The Daily Sentinel NATION • WORLD Wednesday, May 19, 2010 NYC car bomb suspect in Interior secretary acknowledges lax oil regulation BY H. JOSEF HEBERT called it more complicat- Congress needs to figure oil. She said tar balls until a safety report is court 2 weeks AND FREDERIC J. ed than any spill he’s what must be done to already found on the completed on the BP spill FROMMER ever seen. make sure it never hap- Florida Keys may have later this month. ASSOCIATED PRESS “What we’re basically pens again. stemmed from the origi- Deputy Interior after arrest trying to do is protect the While the cause of the nal BP rig explosion on Secretary David Hayes NEW YORK (AP) — WASHINGTON — whole coast at one time,” accident at the well has April 20 and not the flow told the committee that The suspect in a botched Grilled by skeptical law- Allen said. yet to be pinpointed, of oil from the well and about a dozen applica- car bombing in Times makers, Interior New underwater video information uncovered pipes at sea bottom. tions were approved after Square appeared in court Secretary Ken Salazar on released by BP PLC, the so far raises the question That assessment gave April 20, but were sus- Tuesday on terrorism and Tuesday acknowledged oil giant that owns a of where the Minerals little solace to Sen. Bill pended on May 6 before weapons charges for the his agency had been lax majority interest in the Management Service Nelson, D-Fla., who said work began. first time since his arrest in overseeing offshore blown well, showed oil was, Bingaman said. the possibility that oil Obama plans to estab- two weeks ago, mutter- drilling activities and that and gas erupting under “It is long past time to could be flowing in a cur- lish a presidential com- ing one word about an may have contributed to pressure in large, dark drain the safety and envi- rent that moves toward mission to look into the affidavit on his finances.