RONALD ROSSER IS A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT FROM ROSEVILLE, OHIO, AND THE 83-YEAR OLD MILITARY HERO SPOKE AT THE VETERANS DAY PROGRAM MONDAY AT SNOWHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WITH 475 STUDENTS AND OTHERS HEARING ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE IRON TRIANGLE OF NORTH KOREA, AND HIS ACTIONS THERE ON JANUARY 12TH, 1952.
1982 GREENON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, COLONEL LAVON PURNELL WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE VETERANS DAY EVENT AT THE SCHOOL MONDAY, WHERE HUNDREDS OF GRADUATES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SERVICE! COLONEL PURNELL SAYS SHE’S SEEN FIRST-HAND HOW SOLDIERS ARE USED FOR BOTH MILITARY AND PEACE-SEEKING MISSIONS, AND HOPES HER WORK AND THAT OF OTHER VETERANS SHOWS STUDENTS “THEY CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE THE WORLD”, ACCORDING TO THE NEWS SUN REPORT.
THE TOLEDO BLADE REPORTS AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING ON HARVEST LANE IN TOLEDO ON MONDAY, FINDING THE BODIES OF THREE CHILDREN AND TWO ADULTS INSIDE A GARAGE THERE, AND THEY BELIEVE THE DEATHS WEREN’T ACCIDENTAL. IT’S BELIEVED THE INCIDENT IS APPARENTLY A MURDER-SUICIDE RELATED TO A CUSTODY DISPUTE, POLICE SAYING THEY FOUND THE BODIES OF 54 YEAR OLD SANDY FORD, 32 YEAR OLD SON ANDY, AND HER GRANDCHILDREN, 10 YEAR OLD PAIGE, 6 YEAR OLD LOGAN, AND 5 YEAR OLD MADALYN HAYES.
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS FINDS COSTS EACH YEAR FOR INFANT DAY CARE IN THE STATE OF OHIO ARE SIMILAR TO TUITION AT FOUR-YEAR STATE COLLEGES. CHILD CARE REMAINS THE LARGEST EXPENSE OF MANY WORKING PARENTS, ALTHOUGH CHILD CARE IS MORE AFFORDABLE IN OHIO THAN 39 OTHER STATES. COSTS CAN ESPECIALLY BE A HARDSHIP TO WORKING FAMILIES WITH SEVERAL CHILDREN AND SINGLE PARENTS, ALTHOUGH QUALITY CHILD CARE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT REGARDING IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL SKILLS.
(FROM COLUMBUS DISPATCH) As local employees sign up for their 2013 benefits, many are learning that they’ll lose a bigger chunk of their paychecks to health-care costs.
For the first time, central Ohio employers will deduct, on average, more than $2,000 from their workers’ paychecks next year to help pay ever-pricier health-care premiums, according to a recent survey that included 113 employers in the Columbus area that represent 79,000 employees.
WEEC SPORTS – TUESDAY 11-13-12:
ALL SOUTHWEST DISTRICT IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ANNOUNCED MONDAY, WITH STEVE CHANNELL OF MIAMISBURG THE DIV. 1 COACH OF THE YEAR, GERON STOKES OF URBANA DIV. 3 COACH OF THE YEAR. DIV. 3 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR KETTERING ALTER QUARTERBACK MALIK ZAIRE, MIDDLETOWN FENWICK’S FRANK CATRINE IN DIV. 4, DAYTON CHRISTIAN RUNNING BACK HEATH HARDING IN DIV. 5, AREA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR BEING MICHAEL MCCRAY OF TROTWOOD-MADISON IN DIV. 2, AND IN DIV. 3 BRANDON FLUCAS OF THURGOOD MARSHALL.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REGIONAL FINAL PLAYOFF GAMES: FRIDAY NIGHT 7:30PM: DIV. 2: NEW ALBANY VS. MARION-FRANKLIN AT GAHANNA, CINCINNATI TURPIN VS. TROTWOOD-MADISON AT KINGS STADIUM, DIV. 4: COLUMBUS HARTLEY VS. OTTAWA-GLANDORF AT PIQUA, CLINTON-MASSIE VS. MILTON-UNION AT CENTERVILLE, DIV. 6: MCCOMB VS. DELPHOS ST. JOHN’S AT FINDLAY, DANVILLE VS. NEWARK CATHOLIC AT WESTERVILLE CENTRAL, AND ST. HENRY VS. MARION LOCAL AT WAPAKONETA.
SATURDAY 7PM DIV. 1: PICKERINGTON NORTH VS. HILLIARD DAVIDSON AT OHIO WESLEYAN, DIV. 3: DAYTON THURGOOD MARSHALL VS. THE PLAINS ATHENS AT REYNOLDSBURG, DIV. 5: A BATTLE OF 2 12-0 TEAMS AS COLDWATER PLAYS COVINGTON AT DAYTON’S WELCOME STADIUM, SAYS OHSAA.ORG.
NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: PITTSBURGH 16 KANSAS CITY 13 OT.
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 8:20PM: MIAMI AT BUFFALO. SUNDAY 1PM: CLEVELAND AT DALLAS, CINCINNATI AT KANSAS CITY, 4:25PM: INDIANAPOLIS AT NEW ENGLAND, 8:20PM SUNDAY: BALTIMORE AT PITTSBURGH.
THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS HIRE FORMER PHOENIX AND NEW YORK KNICKS COACH MIKE D’ANTONI TO BE THEIR NEXT COACH, AND PICKED HIM OVER FORMER COACH PHIL JACKSON, WINNER OF 11 NBA TITLES, SAYING D’ANTONI WAS A BETTER FIT FOR THE CURRENT ROSTER OF PLAYERS, SAYS CBSSPORTS.COM. NBA TONIGHT 7PM: TORONTO AT INDIANA, 7:30PM: CLEVELAND AT BROOKLYN.
THE BCS ANNOUNCE MONDAY A SIX-BOWL, FOUR TEAM COLLEGE PLAYOFF HAS BEEN APPROVED THAT WOULD GIVE AUTOMATIC ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST RATED “GROUP OF FIVE” TEAM, MEANING NON-BCS SCHOOLS, OR MID-MAJORS. THE BIG SCHOOLS OR MAJOR CONFERENCES ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO THE NEW SYSTEM THROUGH THEIR CONTRACTS WITH THE MAJOR BOWLS.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY: NOON: NORTHWESTERN AT MICHIGAN STATE, 3PM: USC AT UCLA, 3:30PM: OHIO STATE AT WISCONSIN, WAKE FOREST AT NOTRE DAME, 8PM: STANFORD AT OREGON, KANSAS STATE AT BAYLOR.
NCAA DIV. 3 TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND: WITTENBERG AT HEIDELBERG AT NOON, THE TIGERS 9-1 AND NCAC CO-CHAMPIONS.
BASEBALL, THE AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IS MIKE TROUT OF THE ANGELS, WHILE THE NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IS BRYCE HARPER OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS, HARPER BEATING OUT ARIZONA PITCHER WADE MILEY AND REDS INFIELDER TODD FRAZIER.
IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING, THE ACCIDENT WITH BETWEEN JEFF GORDON AND CLINT BOWYER AT THE RACE IN PHOENIX AND THE ENSUING ALTERCATION BETWEEN BOTH DRIVER’S PIT CREWS FIGHTING IN THE GARAGE AREA MEANS GORDON, WHO ALLEGEDLY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, HAS BEEN FINED $100,000, DOCKED 25 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINTS AND PUT ON NASCAR PROBATION UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. THE LAST RACE OF THE YEAR IS THIS SUNDAY AT 3:15PM AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY. BRAD KESELOWSKI HAS THE LEAD BY 20 POINTS OVER JIMMIE JOHNSON IN THE CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP.
COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL: INDIANA IS NO. 1 IN BOTH THE COACHES AND AP TOP 25 POLLS, LOUISVILLE 2ND, KENTUCKY 3RD, AND OHIO STATE 4TH IN BOTH POLLS.
7PM TONIGHT: MICHIGAN STATE VS. KANSAS, 9:30PM: KENTUCKY VS. DUKE.
