A REPORT IN THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SAYS AN OHIO CHILD HAS DIED FROM FLU COMPLICATIONS, AND HERE AND ACROSS THE U.S. HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE LEARNED OF ONE CHILD’S DEATH THIS SEASON, THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE CHILD LIVED, OR THE CHILD’S AGE OR GENDER WASN’T SHARED. NO OHIO CHILDREN DIED OF FLU LAST YEAR. ONE DIED DURING THE 2010-11 SEASON.
FIFTY-NINE YEAR OLD DAVID YANEY, A 33-YEAR VETERAN OF THE TROTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT, DIED IN AN EARLY MORNING CRASH WEDNESDAY MORNING AROUND 5:45AM, WHEN HIS PICKUP TRUCK DROVE OFF AN ENGLEWOOD ROAD, HIT A GUARDRAIL AND WENT AIRBORNE, PLUNGING 35 FEET INTO 10 FEET OF CREEK WATER. POLICE ARE WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF AN AUTOPSY TO HELP DETERMINE THE ACCIDENT’S CAUSE. YANEY IS THE FIRST OFFICER KILLED IN THE REGION THIS YEAR.
(FROM COLUMBUS DISPATCH) OVER 300 PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR LAST NIGHT’S MEETING IN JACKSON, OHIO TO DISCUSS WHETHER A PAINTING OF JESUS SHOULD CONTINUE TO HANG IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIKE IT HAS SINCE 1947. A NONPROFIT GROUP DEDICATED TO THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE DEMANDED EARLIER THIS MONTH THE PAINTING OF JESUS BE REMOVED AS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY. MOST OF THE PEOPLE COMING OUT LAST NIGHT TOOK A STAND FOR JESUS, AND IN THE END, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION AGREED THE PAINTING WILL STAY!
WEEC SPORTS – FRIDAY 1-11-13:
NFL: CLEVELAND HIRES ROB CHUDZINSKI AS THEIR NEW HEAD COACH, COMING TO THE BROWNS FROM CAROLINA, WHERE HE WAS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, WHERE HE WAS CREDITED WITH QUARTERBACK CAM NEWTON’S EARLY SUCCESS, THE PANTHERS DID WIN THEIR LAST 4 GAMES THIS SEASON, SAYS CBSSPORTS.COM.
JACKSONVILLE FIRES COACH MIKE MULARKEY AFTER ONE SEASON AND A 2-14 RECORD.
NFL PLAYOFFS: SATURDAY 4:30PM: AFC, BALTIMORE AT DENVER, 8PM: NFC, GREEN BAY AT SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY 1PM: NFC, SEATTLE AT ATLANTA, 4:30PM: AFC, HOUSTON AT NEW ENGLAND.
NBA: INDIANA 81 NEW YORK 76, THE PACERS 8-2 OVER THEIR PAST 10 GAMES!
9PM TONIGHT: CLEVELAND AT DENVER, 7PM SATURDAY: CHARLOTTE AT INDIANA, SUNDAY 6PM: INDIANA AT BROOKLYN, 9:30PM: CLEVELAND AT THE L.A. LAKERS.
BASEBALL’S HITS KING, FORMER RED PETE ROSE, SAYS HE’S A LITTLE SAD NOBODY WAS ELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME ON WEDNESDAY, YET ROSE SAYS HE SEES BOTH SIDES OF THE HALL DEBATE. HE’S FRIENDS WITH BARRY BONDS, ROGER CLEMENS, SAMMY SOSA, AND OTHERS RELATED TO THE STEROIDS ERA, YET ROSE ALSO SAYS ANYTHING THAT ARTIFICIALLY ALTERS THE GAME’S STATS SHOULDN’T BE HONORED OR PRAISED, SAYS CBSSPORTS.COM.
COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL: MICHIGAN STATE 62 IOWA 59, MIAMI, FLORIDA 68 NORTH CAROLINA 59, NORTHWESTERN 70 PENN STATE 54, KENTUCKY 60 VANDERBILT 58, AND OREGON 70 NO. 4 ARIZONA 66, THE WILDCATS 1ST LOSS.
TONIGHT 9PM: WRIGHT STATE AT LOYOLA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY NOON: MINNESOTA AT INDIANA, 2PM: BUTLER AT DAYTON, 3PM: WITTENBERG AT DENISON, SUNDAY 1:30PM: MICHIGAN AT OHIO STATE.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: RIVERSIDE 55 MARION CATHOLIC 39, MECHANICSBURG 62 BENJAMIN LOGAN 56. WEEC’S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS CAROLINE AND RYAN TO BE AT EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY TONIGHT AS THE LIONS ENTERTAIN THE FLAMES OF SHEKINAH CHRISTIAN! THE GIRLS GAME STARTS AT 5:30PM, THE BOYS GAME AT 7:30PM!
THE NHL LOCKOUT IS OVER, MOST TRAINING CAMPS SET TO BEGIN SUNDAY, AND THE REGULAR SEASON JANUARY 19TH, WITH A 48 GAME SCHEDULE.
