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Vol. 100, Number 84 TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 50 cents daily

Child neglect resulting in death charges shocks area

Brandi J. and Scott J. BaisdenZack Baisden

Rachel Baldwinstaff writer

WILLIAMSON — All eyes were on two defen-dants in Mingo County Circuit Court Monday morning that followed an indictment that has shocked the residents of the Tug Valley area due to the alleged victim being a young man who had cap-tured the hearts of Mingo County prior to his death in 2012.

Brandi J. and Scott J. Baisden, of Merrimac,

were each indicted by the April Grand Jury on a sin-gle count of child neglect resulting in death, after an investigation was opened in the death of their handi-capped son, Zachary, who suffered from muscular dystrophy. The youngster, who attended Riverside El-ementary, passed away on May 11 of last year at the Williamson Memorial Hos-pital following what had been deemed as complica-tions of pneumonia. Infor-mation from an unnamed

Williamson icon returns home

Mae Stallard

Rachel Baldwinstaff writer

WILLIAMSON — From the com-fort of her own surroundings, Mae Stallard spoke with the Daily News Monday afternoon about her recent illness that placed her in intensive care at the University of Kentucky Medical Center after experiencing a sudden medical crisis, and of her re-lief and joy to be back in Williamson.

“I am so thankful for all the many prayers that were said for me,” said Stallard. “I can never repay those

who have called to check on me while I was in Lexington and who came and visited - but more importantly, all those who prayed. If God hadn’t heard those prayers and blessed me, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Stallard, who is a well-known resi-dent of Mingo County that has devot-ed the majority of her life to involve-ment with many civic organizations including the Action in Mingo (AIM) Group, for which she has served as President for 40 years. The group is responsible for the popular and suc-cessful King Coal Festival and the

Great White Way Christmas Celebra-tion. Stallard is a retired educator who taught for many years within Mingo County and has spent her golden years trying to make the local area a better place in which to live.

On April 2nd, following an AIM meeting, Stallard had a sudden onset of medical problems while enroute to her home, and was transported by her friend, Jada Hunter, to the Wil-liamson Memorial Hospital. Stallard suffered complications of a perfo-rated wind pipe which resulted in a collapsed lung while at the facility. She was taken by ambulance to UK

Stallard recovering from illness

Southside to hold ‘McTeacher’s Night’ fundraiserChad Abshirestaff writer

WILLIAMSON — Grab a bite to eat and support a local school at the same time Thursday.

Southside Elementary will conduct a “McTeach-er’s Night” at McDonald’s in South Williamson, Ky., from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on May 2. The event is to raise money for the school, with a percentage of all

sales within the three-hour time-frame going towards just that.

Around 25 teachers, in-structional assistants and custodians are volunteer-ing their time between two shifts to be employees at the restaurant. The commu-nity is encouraged to come and support the school.

Jill Maynard, Principal of Southside Elementary, told the Daily News that the

McConnell speaks in Pikeville about Obama’s “regulatory nightmare”

Julia r goad | daily newsSenate Minorty Leader Mitch McConnell said he knew Eastern Kentuckians do not support the Obama agenda, based on the results of the last Presidential election. “Only four counties in Ken-tucky voted Democrat,” he said. “When a Democrat can’t carry Pike County, that’s bad.”

Julia Roberts Goadstaff writer

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says President Obama has overreached, with poli-cies that have slowed the growth of the American economy.

McConnell was in Pikeville Monday to bring awareness to the Coal Jobs Protection Act, which is aimed at what he called the Environmental Protection Agency’s burdensome regu-lations. He spoke to the Southeast Kentucky Cham-ber of Commerce.

“We’ve seen it acutely here in eastern Kentucky in the coal industry,” Mc-Connell said. “But its go-

GPD, STOP hold successful drug take-back

submitted photosThe Gilbert Police Department and the Strong Through Our Plan (STOP) Coalition participated in the DEA’s National Pre-scription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 27 at Gilbert Town Hall. Pictured is Assistant Chief Nathan Glandon holding the medications received that day. In all, the GPD received 158 separate medications that equaled approximately 4,700 pills and weighed about 20 pounds. Around 75 percent of the medications gathered were controlled substances. For more information on prescription take-back days, visit www.dea.gov. For more information on STOP, visit www.drugfreemingo.org.

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Daniel HallDaniel Hall, 63 of Look-

out, WV passed this life on April 27, 2013 at the Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. He was born Aug. 4, 1949 in Mingo Co, to the late Edna Thompson Hall.

Daniel was a retired log-ger and strip miner but most of all he was a loving husband, father, grandfa-ther, uncle and great-uncle.

In addition to his moth-er he is preceded in death by a brother, Paul David Hall. His survivors include his wife of 43 years , Ge-neva Jo Anderson Hall, daughter, Nancy Rose Hall Minter and husband Jeff of Ansted, son, Daniel Hall Jr. of Lookout, sisters, Rosemary Wilson and hus-band Frank of Delbarton and Linda Carol Hall of Delbarton, grandchildren, Cari Lea and Kelly Frank-lin Minter, Thomas Dan-iel Hall and Carla Jane Koch, a very special niece, Makenley Renae Keatley and a hos of nieces, neph-ews, friends and family.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday May 1, 2013 at the Wal-lace and Wallace Funeral Chapel in Ansted with Rev. Leroy Martin offici-ating. Burial will follow in the Hall Family Cem-etery at Lookout. Friends may gather with the fam-ily Tuesday April 30 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Tues-day evening at the chapel in Ansted.

Kenneth StollingsKenneth Stollings of

Norfolk, VA formerly of Williamson, WV, and son

of the late Sid and Ora Morgan Stollings passed away Monday; April 29, 2013.

He was a graduate of the Williamson High School.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete; however all services will be held in Virginia. This notice is a courtesy of the Hatfield Funeral Chapel.

Grover Cleveland “Squire” Ramey Jr.

Grover Cleveland “Squire” Ramey Jr. 84 of Turkey Creek, Kentucky passed away Saturday April 27, 2013 at Pikeville Medical Center. He was born March 15, 1929 in Pike County, Kentucky to the late Grover Cleveland Ramey Sr. and Octavia Hunt Ramey. He was also preceded in death by his six brothers of which he was the youngest. He was the service manager for Thompson Pontiac - Buick for 54 years and a veteran of the U. S. Army.

He is survived by his wife, Carlotta Smith Ra-mey of Turkey Creek, Ky.; son, Grover Cleveland Ramey III of Maryland; special niece, Eva Lynn Kinder of Matewan, West Virginia; special friends, Sheb and Cecil Hatfield, Pat and Deborah Harris, Bill and Marie Bevins.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11 AM Tuesday at Mountain View Memory Gardens with Mike Elswick offici-ating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Kentucky with Belfry Chapter #141 DAV conducting Military Graveside Services. Visita-tion will be from 6 until 9 PM Monday night at the funeral home. R. E. Rog-ers Funeral Home of Bel-fry, Kentucky is in charge of arrangements. Online

condolences at rerogersfu-neralhome.com

Georgia Ann ScottGeorgia Ann Scott, 93,

formerly of Ransom, Ken-tucky more recently of Pi-qua, Ohio passed away at 8:54 am Saturday April 27, 2013 at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home. She was born October 15, 1919 in Ransom, Kentucky to the late George and Nancy Ann Hatfield Sullivan. She married Jonah Scott; he preceded her in death May 1, 1988.

She is survived by four daughters, Rita (Bill) Carter of Houston, Ohio, Loretta (Larry) Haynes, Nada Scott all of Piqua, Ohio, Karoline (Floyd) Canada of Pikeville, Ken-tucky; two sons, Lonnie (Rosalie) Scott and James Scott all of Piqua, Ohio; a daughter-in-law Donna Scott of Piqua, Ohio; elev-en grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchil-dren. She was preceded in death by a son Billy Scott, three brothers, three sis-ters, two granddaughters, a daughter-in-law and two infant children.

Mrs. Scott was a won-derful homemaker. She was active with the Blue Springs Freewill Baptist Church of Ransom, Ken-tucky and attended the First Piqua Freewill Bap-tist Church. She loved her family and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Mrs. Scott’s family will receive friends locally from 5:00-8:00 pm Tues-day April 30, 2013 at the Jamison & Yannucci Fu-neral Home, Piqua, Ohio and from 6:00-9:00 pm Wednesday May 1, 2013 at R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry, Kentucky. with a

service to honor her life at 11:00 am Thursday at R. E. Rogers Funeral Home with Rev. Emery Varney and Rev. Bob Werntz co-offici-ating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, Inc, P.O. Box 502 Troy, Ohio 45356, the First Piqua Freewill Baptist Church, 1500 Clack Ave. Piqua, Ohio 45356 or the Blue Springs Freewill Bap-tist Church, 1272 Dials Rd, Ransom, Kentucky 41558. R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry, Kentucky is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at re-rogersfuneralhome.com

Wallace Junior Ferrell

Wallace Junior Ferrell, 80, of Red Jacket, departed this life on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the William-son Memorial Hospital of Williamson.

Junior was born on May 27, 1932, in Mingo Coun-ty, a son of the late George and Orva Tiller Ferrell.

In addition to his par-ents, Junior is preceded in death by his loving wife, Shirley Johnson Lee Fer-rell; daughter Ginger Fer-rell Hensley; and brother Frankie Ferrell.

Junior was not only a loving father, grandfather, brother, friend, and neigh-bor, but was also a veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict in the United States Army. He also worked as a truck driver for Akers Supply Co. for 32 years.

He leaves to honor his loving memory and mourn his passing, sons George (Kim) Ferrell; Gary (Lisa) Ferrell; Robert (Sheila) Lee; and Donald Lee;

daughters Susan Court-ney; and Greta (Paul Jus-tice) Ferrell; brother Cletis “Doc” (Ida) Ferrell; and sisters Ruby Tule and Polly Ward; grandchildren Erika Courtney; Matthew Fer-rell; Anna Ferrell; Brandon Hensley; Merisa Ferrell; Madyson Ferrell; Kassie Lee; Justin Lee; Kandace Parker; and Kaitlynn Ayers

Honoring services will be conducted Wednes-day, May 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Chambers Funeral Services Chapel with the Revs. Jimmy Copley and Jimmy Fields officiating. Burial will follow at the Ferrell Cemetery at Pigeon Creek. Military honors will be performed graveside by DAV Belfry Chapter# 141 of Belfry, KY. Paul Justice; Justin Lee; Jimmy Cisco; Raymond Meek; and Jona-than Justice will be serving as pallbearers. The family will begin receiving friends on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the funeral home chapel from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Arrangements are under the direction of Chambers Funeral Services, Inc., of Matewan,.

William Forrest “Bill” Lowe

William Forrest “Bill” Lowe of West Union, SC went home to be with the Lord on Sunday; April 28, 2013. Born at Hatfield, KY on May 8, 1930 to the late Forrest Lacy and Luna (Runyon) Lowe.

In addition to his par-ents, he was also preceded in death by 2 brothers Sherman Lowe and Harold Lowe; 1 sister Betty Edm-iston; 2 daughters Kay Lin-da Lowe (infant) and Kim Ketring; daughter-in-law Janice Lowe; and Maryan Sue Lowe.

Survivors include his wife Connie Sue (Fox)

Lowe; sons Stephan Lacy Lowe, William Charles Lowe and his wife Karen, Matthew (Fox) Lowe and his wife Holli; a daughter Cindy Sue Robinson and her husband Randy; his grandchildren Robin, Lacy, Tina, Katie, and Tobie For-rest; his great-grandchil-dren Molly, Austin, Lily, James, Miranda, Kaitlyn, William, and Analise; his sisters Bonnie Teeters and her husband Jim, Rebecca Marcum and her husband Denny Ray, and Edith Well-man and her husband Gary.

Bill was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Bap-tist Church, a Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. having served during the Korean Conflict, and he was a Kentucky Colonel. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2012 in Owensboro, KY. He was a pioneer and became the 179th member to received such as special honor.

At the age of 12, Bill lis-tened to many old Carter Family songs which result-ed in the style of picking that he displayed, and it de-served close attention. The music was common in his hometown of Pike County, KY - listening to the tradi-tional mountain songs and hymns of The Old Regular Baptist Church.

He later became influ-enced and become close friends to Doc Watson. Bill never said farewll to Kentucky or it’s music, because many of the songs were of that time and the era he loved so much.

Bill Lowe was bluegrass music and bluegrass music was Bill Lowe. Bill was a legend in country music. Bill had numerous friends that were dear and very special to him in the blue-grass family.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday; May 1, 2013 at 12:00 P.M. from the Hatfield Funeral Cha-pel at Toler, KY with Elder Eddie Hatfield officiating. Burial will follow in the T.S. Lowe Cemetery at Hatfield, KY. Active pallbearers will be Matt Lowe, Steve Lowe, Roy Posadny, Randy Robin-son, Doug Smith, Jim Mc-Cowan, and Robbie Morris. Honorary pallbearer will be Tobie Forrest Lowe. Friends may visit from 6-9 P.M. Tuesday evening at the fu-neral home.

Online condolences may be left for the family by go-ing to www.hatfieldfc.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hatfield Funeral Chapel of Toler, KY.

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Calendar April 28 - May 1

Chattaroy Missionary Baptist Church will conduct revival, beginning at 11 a.m. Sun-day and 6 p.m. that night. It continues Mon-day through Wednesday at 7 p.m. nightly.

April 29 - 30Mingo Central will be hosting the second

annual Mingo County Arts Alive! Program. Acts from each Mingo County School will perform for the public and an art gallery will be available for viewing. The art gal-lery will open at 5:30 pm with performanc-es beginning at 6:30 pm both evenings.

April 30AARP safe driving classes will be held

from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Pike Coun-ty Extension Office, 148 Trivette Dr., in Pikeville. Class size is limited. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Call the Extension Office at 432-2534 to register.

May 1The Pike County Health Department is

offering free diabetes management class-es. The classes begin today and involve four session to complete. For more infor-mation call Paula Thompson at 606509-5503.

Revival will be held at the Nolan Free-will Baptist Church beginning at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

May 2The Strong Through Our Plan (STOP)

Coalition will host a town hall meeting on the issue at 6 p.m. in the Council Cham-bers of Williamson City Hall. The town hall meeting will be in an open forum set-ting, allowing community members to talk about issues pertaining to underage drink-ing along with possible solutions freely. For more information, call (304) 664-3986 or visit www.drugfreemingo.org.

The Belfry United Methodist Church,

located beside Rogers Funeral Home, will hold a National Day of Prayer service at 7 p.m. at the church. Everyone is invited to attend.

McDonald’s and Southside Elementary will have a “McTeacher’s Night,” from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., where teachers, instruc-tional assistants will be employees, taking orders and serving food. A percentage of all the proceeds in that timeframe will go towards the school. Money will be used to improve students’ education. Donations will also be accepted.

May 3Chattaroy Gospel Revelation Church,

located beside the Chattaroy Fire Depart-ment, will have a hot dog sale.

May 4 The Memorial United Methodist

Church will be having a Hot Dog Sale/Rummage Sale from 9 – 5 at the church in West Williamson on the corner of Gum Street.

The Pinsonfork Church of God Ladies Ministry will have a yardsale and hot dog sale from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the church gym. The church is located across from the former Runyon Grade School on Route 199.

There will be a Tug Valley Relay for Life flea market from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the ARH Tug Valley Mall (old Magic Mart location.) All non-food vendors are invited to set up. Call Linda Justice at ARH to arrange at 237-1724 or email at ljustice @arh.org. Set up fee is $15. All proceeds go to the local Relay for Life fund from the space rentals, your pro-ceeds are yours to keep.

May 5 - 10Chattaroy Church of God will conduct

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Recently, Sarah Erwin Vance fol-lowed advice from friend and co-worker Beth Shawver and applied for a Mommy Makeover to be done on the Live with Kelly and Michael Show in New York City. The young mother is excited to have won and is packing her bags to leave on Thursday.

Sarah said, “I am very, very, very ex-cited. I have been telling everyone I’ve seen about it. I’ve been on cloud nine since I found out.”

As a teenager, Sarah suffered from leukemia and didn’t know if she would ever be a mother. After treatment in-cluding chemotherapy, she has been in remission for the past 12 years.

“I thank God I am a cancer survivor and I am so grateful to be a mom. I am so blessed,” said Sarah.

Sarah’s sister Brianne Erwin has always been there for her and even had a wig made of her own hair for Sarah. Since then, she and Sarah have both given their hair to Locks of Love many times. Sarah says her hair is almost long enough to do-nate again.

“I told them that when I applied,” said Sarah, “I can’t wait to see what they do with my hair.”

Sarah is an occupational therapist at Logan Regional Medical Center. Her husband Joseph is a Surface Mine En-gineer at Mt. Laurel. The couple has been married four years and have an eight-month-old baby girl, Anna Jean.

Part of the application process was to write an essay about what the appli-cant wanted to change. She an sister Brianne worked together on the appli-cation and essay.

“I wrote that I was a cancer survi-vor and didn’t know if I could ever be a mom. I told them I had been in remission 12 years, that I volunteer for the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life, that my sister had a wig made of her hair for me and both of us have donated our hair to Locks of Love many times,” Sarah said and then continued, “I wrote that between my work uniform and my mommy uniform, I don’t have

much room for sophistication or ma-turity in my wardrobe and if I won, it would be a wonderful way to cel-ebrate being a cancer survivor and a mother — the two things I am most grateful for in this life.”

Sarah is looking forward to the trip, hopefully with her husband in tow, and says she will make West Virginia proud on national television. The show will pay trip expenses for the couple, who haven’t been away from their daughter since she was born.

“Two wonderful grandmothers are going to take care of the baby,” says Sarah, “I would love to take her, but I just don’t think it would work with all I will be doing there—which I don’t even know what all I will be doing yet.”

Sarah will leave Thursday and re-turn home on Tuesday. She isn’t sure, but thinks the show will air on Mon-day. She says she will be updating her Facebook status while she is there to keep all of her friends and family here informed on what is happening.

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source led Mingo County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Joe Smith to delve deeper into the case, including a request for toxicology reports from the autopsy of the deceased. After re-ceiving the results, the in-formation was provided to the Prosecutor’s office and was then presented to the grand jury, who returned a true bill (felony indict-ment) against the couple.

The autopsy results are said to have concluded that Zachary death was caused by pneumonia/complicated respiratory insufficiency. It also speaks about the presence of Alprazolam (Zanax) and over the coun-ter Chlorpheniramine, which is an antihistamine (inappropriate administra-tion of an over the counter cold medication).

Both defendants entered

pleas of not guilty during their arraignment hearings before Mingo County Cir-cuit Judge Michael Thorn-sbury, who set their bonds at $50,000 each. Attorney Josh Ferrell represented the Baisdens’ during the arraignment process and will continue to serve as legal counsel for Brandi, and Attorney Jeff Simp-kins will represent Scott in the future. The couple will be required to remain on home confinement with Scott also ordered to par-ticipate in the Judge’s Work Program. They are further ordered to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18, although they are al-lowed to have limited and supervised visitation with their juvenile daughter who is currently placed in the care of a grandparent.

A family member of Scott’s, who requested his name not be disclosed, re-

marked that when Zachary was born, his life expec-tancy was 1-3 years, and said that the youngster liv-ing beyond that estimate should send a clear state-ment that he had parents who provided and cared for his needs and did what was best for him. He fur-ther commented that he firmly believes that Scott and Brandi would never have done anything inten-tional to harm their son, and were unaware that he had pneumonia.

Williamson Fire Depart-ment (WFD) Lt. Stephen Casey, who serves as Presi-dent of the Firefighter’s Union Local 968, spoke with the Daily News about the close relationship the WFD had established with Zachary through the years, enjoying each and every moment they spent together raising funding for the American Muscular

Dystrophy Association.“He was a great kid,”

said Casey. “Full of laugh-ter and smiles, he never let his medical condition and physical handicap take away his joy. He sat in his wheelchair for the past 4 years with us on Boot Day, as we strived to raise money to help find a cure for the disease that pre-vented him from standing or walking. We all loved him, there’s no other way to word it. The news that extenuating circumstances may have attributed to his death and angered me…it’s left me unable to wrap my mind around the evidence that’s been presented.”

“As a father of a son with another little boy on the way, I can’t begin to ra-tionalize this. If the allega-tions are true, then I firmly believe the parents should be punished to the fullest extent the law allows. If

they’re not guilty of these charges, then I hope evi-dence to prove otherwise surfaces. But – if what I’m hearing about the autopsy results is true, then I don’t believe there’s much room for doubt. Time will tell.”

A trial date for the Bais-dens’ has been set for June 11th, although that date may change as the adte draws near. Attorney Josh Ferrell stated during the ar-

raignment hearings that this case would require a good amount of time to prepare for trial, due to the extent of the discovery material.

Bond conditions were met for both husband and wife following the hearing, and they were released from custody after being placed on home confine-ment. Additional informa-tion will be published as it becomes available.

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funds earned would go towards the school’s PBIS (Positive Be-havior Intervention System,) a positive rewards system.

“Students have five beatitudes, and when they are displayed, they earn ‘honey money’ and can spend that ‘money’ each month towards neat prizes, which is

earned through being respon-sible, respectful, caring, honest and safe,” Maynard said.

Funds would also be used to improve students’ learning with-in the classroom.

“It will also be used to purchase books for standards-based units for all grade levels, both informa-tional and literary texts,” she said.

Purchases made either within

the establishment or the drive-through will go towards the school’s fundraiser. And if you’re not feeling too hungry but still want to participate, a tip jar will be available for donations direct-ly to the school.

Maynard said that she would be working the drive-through for her shift.

“I’m excited,” she said. “I’ve

never done it before. I can’t wait to see my kids’ faces light up when they stop by and see their principal working there.”

She said that her school was very tight-knit, like a family.

“We have such an outstanding Southside family, and we want to improve the education of our stu-dents,” Maynard said. “There’s nothing more gratifying than im-

proving the life of a child.”Approximately 630 students,

from Pre-K to fifth-grade, attend Southside.

“We’re grateful for this oppor-tunity, to work with the com-munity and to have such great partnership with local business, because ultimately this is for our community,” Maynard said. “These kids are the future.”

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ing on everywhere. Not just in healthcare through Obamacare, or in financial services through Dodd-Frank, but everywhere. Regulators, if you will, on steroids are over regulat-ing our society.”

The senator said the American economy has had slow growth, less than 1 percent per year for the last four years, and regulations are one of the reasons.

“I think you can pretty safely conclude that the reason this is the most tep-id recovery after any reces-sion in American history is the government itself,

making it difficult for our basic entrepreneurial na-ture to function.” he said.

McConnell said the par-tisanship in Washington is not the fault of him or the Republican party.

He went on to explain that, after the first two years of Obama’s admin-istration, he told his col-leagues he thought it best to separate themselves from Obama’s policies.

“I told them, let’s draw a line in the sand,” he said. “And draw a distinction from what these other guys do and what we would do if we had the opportunity to do it.”

He said he thinks his role as Kentucky’s senator

as well as Senate Minority Leader is not to oppose for the sake of opposition.

“For the first two years, frankly, I couldn’t find anything they were doing that I thought was in the best interest of the coun-try,” McConnell said. “The goal then was to unify our people. For example, not one of our people voted for Obamacare, not one.”

But, when the President has moved toward the polit-ical center, McConnell said, compromise can be made.

“There have been three major deals with this ad-ministration,” he said. “And I have brokered ev-ery one of them. I led the

opposition to everything the president was doing the first two years, and I brokered those deals; all of them have been related to spending and taxes.”

McConnell said those deals were the 2010 two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts, the 2011 Budget Control Act, which cut government spending by $2.1 trillion, and the agree-ment at the end of 2011 that ended what he called the “death tax” on small businesses.

McConnell said the big-gest problem facing the American economy were the so-called entitlement programs, Medicare, Med-

icaid, and Social Security. He said since Americans are living longer than they were when these programs were created, raising the age limit on Social Secu-rity and Medicare are the only way to make sure these programs survive.

“That is the central chal-lenge, the transcendent is-sue of our time,” he said.

As to the future of the coal industry, McCon-nell said that he had little hope for the Coal Jobs Protection Act, that one part of the legislation he especially favored is set-ting a time limit for the Environmental Protection Agency to either grant or

deny a mining permit.“We need a time limit

on these 404 and 402 per-mits,” he said. “If there was one in place, compa-nies wouldn’t be hanging in purgatory. If they want to say no, at least own up to it. Be man enough to say ‘the answer’s no, it’s not maybe someday.’”

McConnell said he feels the EPA is misreading the law to push forward their “radical agenda.”

“This regulatory night-mare is an executive induced problem that, frankly, the problem could be solved with a different occupant in the White House.”

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where she remained in critical condition for several days, on life support. As her condition improved, she was transferred to another Lexington, Ky. healthcare cen-ter and then to a rehab facility. She was released to return home on Sunday, in the company of her daughter, retired United States Air Force Colonel Nancy Richards, who never left her mother’s side while she was hospitalized.

“Mom has amazed all of her physicians and therapists with her determination to get well and return home,” stated Rich-ards. “She’s made great strides.”

“There’s no place in mom’s heart and mind that could ever take the place of her home town. This is where she wants to be – this is the place that she loves. She has

so many friends here; her church is so im-portant to her and the AIM Group means the world to her. Her goal was to come home, and thankfully she’s been blessed to be able to do just that.”

Richards said that her mom will have to get plenty of rest during her contin-ued recovery, but will be able to contin-ue several of the activities that meant so much to her.

“When it comes to the AIM Group and the King Coal Festival, I know mom’s go-ing to be front and center and with the support of those who serve in this group that care about her and are dedicated to helping her plan and organize the events, I know she will be in good hands.”

“I’m home,” said Stallard with a bright smile on her face. “Thank the good Lord up above – I’m home.”

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Logan mom headed to NYC for makeover

Sarah Vance won a Mommy Makeover on the Live with Kelly and Michael Show. She is packing her bags and is headed to New York City on Thursday. She ex-pects the show will air on May 6. Sarah is an occupational therapist at Logan Regional Medical Center. She and hus-band Joseph have an eight-month-old daughter, Anna Jean.

S&P 500 reaches new highMatthew CraftAP Business Writer

NEW YORK — Technology companies led the stock market higher Monday, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 index above the all-time closing high it reached earlier this month.

A pair of strong economic reports also encouraged investors. Wages and spend-ing rose in the U.S. last month, and pend-ing home sales hit their highest level in three years.

Shortly before 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, the S&P 500 index was up 12 points at 1,594, a gain of 0.7 percent. That put the index above the record closing high of 1,593.36 it reached on April 11.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 96 points to 14,808, a gain of 0.7 per-cent. Microsoft and IBM were among the Dow’s best performers, rising 2 percent each.

Concerns about weak business spend-ing and slower overseas sales have cast a shadow over big tech firms, said Marty Leclerc, the managing partner of Bar-rack Yard Advisors, an investment firm in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Revenue misses from IBM and other big tech companies have highlighted the industry’s vulnerability to the world economy. But Leclerc thinks tech companies with steady revenue and plenty of cash look appealing over the long term.

Information technology stocks rose the most of the 10 industry groups in

the S&P Monday, up 1.5 percent. It’s the only group that remains lower over the past year, down 2 percent, versus the S&P 500’s gain of 14 percent.

The Nasdaq composite rose 32 points at 3,311, a rise of 1 percent. Apple, the biggest stock in the index, rose 3.5 per-cent to $431.95.

The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes reached the high-est level since April 2010, according to the National Association of Realtors. Back then, a tax credit for buying houses had lifted sales. Americans’ spending and income both edged up last month, the government reported Monday.

Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s parent company McGraw-Hill surged following news that the ratings agencies settled lawsuits dating back to the financial cri-sis that accused them of concealing risky investments. McGraw-Hill gained 6 per-cent to $54.80, while Moody’s jumped 10 percent to $61.02, the biggest gain in the S&P 500.

Manufacturer Eaton Corp. rose 5 per-cent to $61.31 after reporting that its quarterly net income jumped, beating Wall Street’s estimates. The results were helped by its acquisition of Cooper Indus-tries, an electrical equipment supplier.

In the market for government bonds, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped to 1.66 percent, close to its low for the year. That’s down from 1.67 per-cent late Friday.

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Editorial

They died on the same day, and they both sang heartfelt renditions of old-fash-ioned country music. That’s about all the two men had in com-mon.

George Jones, ev-eryone knew about. He was one of those artists that even young people liked, those who turn up their noses at country music. “Contrarian hip,” the Los Angeles Times called Jones.

He struggled with drink and drugs and women, most famous-ly his former wife Tammy Wynette. When Tammy took away his car keys, George drove the riding lawnmower to the liquor store. They nicknamed him “No Show Jones” because of the concerts he missed.

His life, or much of it, was like his songs — all rheumy-eyed and bone-weary.

The other man, the other singer, was Braxton Schuffert, who you may or may not have heard about. He helped Hank Williams start his first band when Hank was 15 and Braxton 21. Schuffert remained a hero and father figure to Hank all of Hank’s

short life. Brack — as his friends called him — ulti-mately made a career driv-ing a Hormel meat truck, not singing.

Schuffert was a family man in the ultimate sense, turning down Hank’s re-peated requests that Brack go on the road to make music. At Hank’s behest, Brack made a record, which was popular, but Schuffert wouldn’t leave his family to go on the road to promote his songs, even at Hank’s insistence.

He still loved music, though. Into his late 90s, Brack was still playing and singing for fun, telling his

Hank stories to anyone interested. A heap of us were.

Brack’s life was as straight as an envelope edge, and the music he wrote was mostly religious. At one point, Brack stopped singing Hank songs for a while after a conversion experience.

They are a study in contrasts, Brack and George. I appreciate them both.

I loved how ol’ George could pull a phrase through a shredder then put it back together again on the other side. “We used to drink Blue Nun in Room Number 321, over the river

where we weren’t well known …”And for a singer who didn’t write

his own lyrics, George copped some great lines, including those he re-sisted recording because he thought them too maudlin: “He Stopped Lov-ing Her Today.”

All of this brings up that question that gets asked a lot, about artists and writers but most often about mu-sicians. Do you have to live the life you sing about to make it work, to make it authentic? Did Hemingway and Faulkner have to drink to think, does Willie have to roll one to roll on?

And did Hank have to suffer through matrimonial hell to write classics with such believable cold and cheatin’ hearts?

I suspect there’s a link between country music and the thirsty muse. Oh, shoot, I know there is. Sad to say for the artists involved, and there are exceptions. Think Kitty Wells, the singing Church Lady.

But nobody happy and fat is going to sound lean and full of longing, ei-ther in print or on stage. If you don’t know heartache, pain, jealousy, dis-trust or a hangover, nine times out of 10 you aren’t going to sound convinc-ing writing or singing about it.

Brack Schuffert was a good picker, and a terrific and happy man. George Jones was a fierce battle still raging.

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Useless baggageJo ComerfordSyndicated Columnist

They’ve hit a new low.Citing significant con-

cerns about long lines at airports and flight delays caused by the furlough of air-traffic controllers, Con-gress let the Federal Avia-tion Administration over-ride strict sequestration rules and redirect funds within its budget. And they did so with lightning speed.

With their big fuss over aviation punctuality, law-makers made it clear that they’re not feeling the pain felt by the majority of Americans. Their mes-sage: In the United States it’s fine to wait — and face

a steep climb — for hous-ing, health care, cancer treatment, a preschool slot, domestic violence in-tervention services, federal work study, or job retrain-ing. But our planes? They better take off on time.

Thanks to sequestra-tion’s across-the-board cuts that began two months ago, the FAA had to cut $637 million from its budget between March 1 and Sep-tember 30, 2013. It planned to achieve one-third of this cost savings by furloughing 14,000 air-traffic control-lers — making them take one unpaid day off for every ten days worked.

Congress is falling prey to what The New York Times calls the “special-

interest demands for ex-ceptions” — first meat inspectors, now air-traffic controllers.

Even though the major-ity of sequester-driven cuts fall on programs that serve families, workers, and low-income Americans, the gasp emerging from local communities is barely au-dible in the media or on Capitol Hill.

That’s because the ma-jority of folks enduring the across-the-board cuts — program beneficiaries and the workers who serve them — are fighting to sur-vive. They don’t have huge sums at their disposal to pay lobbyists or publicists.

Our lawmakers’ struggle to ease the pain of weary

travelers is doing nothing to soften sequestration’s overall blow. More than a piecemeal approach is re-quired.

Congress must cast off its confounding allegiance to zero-sum budgeting where one person’s win is another person’s loss. With all their constituents in mind, not just a powerful few, lawmakers must forge comprehensive legislation that tackles the way our nation makes our revenue and the way we set federal spending priorities.

Any member of Con-gress unwilling to engage in this task should locate the exit closest to them. There’s no room on this flight for useless baggage.

■ An Upward Look

Cast thy burden upon the Lord

“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)

David was going through a difficult time in his life, and he cried out to God, the only one who could help him. He trusted the Lord to hear and answer his prayer, and in many of the Psalms we see that he was con-tinually surrounded by enemies who sought to kill him.

What caused the psalmist’s greatest distress in this psalm, was a close friend whom he trusted completely who had turned against him. If it had been an enemy who had insulted him, David could have endured the pain, and could have hidden from him, but the fact that it was a man who was his companion and acquaintance, with whom he had once enjoyed sweet fel-lowship as they walked with fellow friends to the house of God, he was heartbroken.

David returned again to his charge against his former friend with whom he had worshipped the Lord.

As David thought on the issue, he reminded himself of his relationship with God, and how the Lord always come to his rescue. “As for me” he said, “I will call upon God, and he will save me.” (vs 16)

David admitted to himself that his former friend, now his enemy, had completely taken him in with his lies. He had broken his covenant with David, and the works of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. (55:21)

When we face this kind of situation, he tells us to cast our burden on the Lord and He will sustain us. He will never permit the righteous to be moved. May we like Da-vid trust the Lord to take care of us?

Poem: When friends and others let people down,It is sometimes difficult to take,But we must forgive and forget,For the Lord Jesus sake.And when we cast our burdens on Him,He will sustain us to the end.Because He will not suffer the righteous to be moved,For He is our eternal friend.Dear Father, we praise you that you are with us during

the difficult times of our lives, Thank you, God. In Jesus holy name we pray. Amen.

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NationMother of bomb suspects insists sons are innocentDavid CarusoMax SeddonMichael KunzelmanThe Associated Press

BOSTON — The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she’s no terrorist.

But Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is drawing increased atten-tion after federal officials say Russian authorities in-tercepted her phone calls, including one in which she vaguely discussed ji-had with her elder son. In another, she was recorded talking to someone in southern Russia who is under FBI investigation in an unrelated case, U.S. of-ficials said.

In photos of her as a younger woman, Tsarnaeva wears a low-cut blouse and has her hair teased like a 1980s rock star. After she arrived in the U.S. from Russia in 2002, she went to beauty school and did fa-cials at a suburban day spa.

But in recent years, peo-ple noticed a change. She began wearing a hijab and cited conspiracy theories about 9/11 being a plot against Muslims.

Tsarnaeva insists there is no mystery and that she’s just someone who found a deeper spirituality. She fiercely defends her sons — Tamerlan, who was killed in a gunfight with police, and Dzhokhar, who was wound-ed and captured.

“It’s all lies and hypoc-risy,” she told The Associ-ated Press in Dagestan. “I’m sick and tired of all this nonsense that they make up about me and my children. People know me as a regu-lar person, and I’ve never been mixed up in any crimi-nal intentions, especially any linked to terrorism.”

At a news conference in Dagestan with her ex-husband Anzor Tsarnaev last week, Tsarnaeva ap-peared overwhelmed with grief one moment, defiant the next. “They already are talking about that we are terrorists, I am terrorist,” she said. “They already want me, him and all of us to look (like) terrorists.”

Amid the scrutiny, Tsar-naeva and Anzor say they have put off the idea of any trip to the U.S. to reclaim their elder son’s body or try to visit Dzhokhar in jail. Tsarnaev told the AP on Sunday he was too ill to trav-el to the U.S. Tsarnaeva fac-es a 2012 shoplifting charge in a Boston suburb, though it was unclear whether that was a deterrent.

Tsarnaeva arrived in the U.S. in 2002, settling in a working-class section of Cambridge, Mass. With four children, Anzor and Zubeidat qualified for food stamps and were on and off public assistance benefits for years. The large family squeezed itself into a third-floor apartment.

Zubeidat took classes at the Catherine Hinds Insti-

tute of Esthetics, before becoming a state-licensed aesthetician. Anzor, who had studied law, fixed cars.

By some accounts, the family was tolerant.

Bethany Smith, a New Yorker who befriended Zu-beidat’s two daughters, said in an interview with News-day that when she stayed with the family for a month in 2008 while she looked at colleges, she was welcomed even though she was Chris-tian and had tattoos.

“I had nothing but love over there. They accepted me for who I was,” Smith told the newspaper. “Their mother, Zubeidat, she con-sidered me to be a part of the family. She called me her third daughter.”

Zubeidat said she and Tamerlan began to turn more deeply into their Mus-lim faith about five years ago after being influenced by a family friend, named “Misha.” The man, whose full name she didn’t reveal, impressed her with a reli-gious devotion that was far greater than her own, even though he was an ethnic Armenian who converted to Islam.

“I wasn’t praying until he prayed in our house, so I just got really ashamed that I am not praying, be-ing a Muslim, being born Muslim. I am not praying. Misha, who converted, was praying,” she said.

By then, she had left her job at the day spa and was giving facials in her apart-ment. One client, Alyssa Kilzer, noticed the change when Tsarnaeva put on a head scarf before leaving the apartment.

“She had never worn a hijab while working at the spa previously, or inside the house, and I was really sur-prised,” Kilzer wrote in a post on her blog. “She start-ed to refuse to see boys that had gone through puberty, as she had consulted a reli-gious figure and he had told her it was sacrilegious. She was often fasting.”

Kilzer wrote that Tsar-naeva was a loving and sup-portive mother, and she felt sympathy for her plight af-ter the April 15 bombings. But she stopped visiting the family’s home for spa treat-ments in late 2011 or early 2012 when, during one ses-sion, she “started quoting a conspiracy theory, tell-ing me that she thought 9/11 was purposefully cre-ated by the American gov-ernment to make America hate Muslims.”

“It’s real,” Tsarnaeva said, according to Kilzer. “My son knows all about it. You can read on the Internet.”

In the spring of 2010, Zubeidat’s eldest son got married in a ceremony at a Boston mosque that no one in the family had previously attended. Tamerlan and his wife, Katherine Russell, a Rhode Island native and convert from Christianity, now have a child who is about 3 years old.

Zubeidat married into a Chechen family but was an outsider. She is an Avar, from one of the dozens of ethnic groups in Dagestan. Her native village is now a hotbed of an ultraconserva-tive strain of Islam known as Salafism or Wahabbism.

It is unclear whether religious differences fu-eled tension in their fam-ily. Anzor and Zubeidat divorced in 2011.

About the same time, there was a brief FBI in-vestigation into Tamerlan Tsarnaev, prompted by a tip from Russia’s security service.

The vague warning from the Russians was that Ta-merlan, an amateur boxer in the U.S., was a follower of radical Islam who had changed drastically since 2010. That led the FBI to interview Tamerlan at the family’s home in Cambridge. Officials ulti-mately placed his name, and his mother’s name, on various watch lists, but the inquiry was closed in late spring of 2011.

After the bombings, Rus-sian authorities told U.S. investigators they had se-cretly recorded a phone con-versation in which Zubeidat had vaguely discussed jihad with Tamerlan. The Rus-sians also recorded Zubei-dat talking to someone in southern Russia who is un-der FBI investigation in an unrelated case, according to U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not au-thorized to discuss the in-vestigation with reporters.

The conversations are significant because, had they been revealed ear-lier, they might have been enough evidence for the FBI to initiate a more thor-ough investigation of the Tsarnaev family.

Rep. Peter King, a mem-ber of the House Home-land Security Committee, told NBC’s “Today” show Monday he believes the FBI investigation of the two young men would have gone much further if the Russian government had informed Washington of “the mother’s radicaliza-tion, the son’s radicaliza-tion. .. It definitely would have caused the investiga-tion to go further.”

Anzor’s brother, Ruslan Tsarni, told the AP from his home in Maryland that he believed his former sister-in-law had a “big-time in-fluence” on her older son’s growing embrace of his Muslim faith and decision to quit boxing and school.

While Tamerlan was liv-ing in Russia for six months in 2012, Zubeidat, who had remained in the U.S., was arrested at a shopping mall in the suburb of Natick, Mass., and accused of try-ing to shoplift $1,624 worth of women’s clothing from a department store.

She failed to appear in court to answer the charg-es that fall, and instead left the country.

A new front for gun background checksMike BakerThe Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. — After strug-gling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue di-rectly to voters.

While advocates generally prefer that new gun laws be passed through the legislative process, especially at the national level, they are also con-cerned about how much sway the National Rifle Association has with lawmakers.

Washington Rep. Jamie Pedersen, a Democrat who had sponsored un-successful legislation on background checks at the state level, said a win-ning ballot initiative would make a statement with broad implications.

“It’s more powerful if the voters do it — as opposed to our doing it,” Pedersen said. “And it would make it easier for the Legislature to do even more.”

On Monday, proponents of univer-sal background checks in Washington will announce their plan to launch a statewide initiative campaign that would require the collection of some 300,000 signatures, according to a person involved in the initiative plan-ning who spoke on condition of ano-nymity so as not to pre-empt the of-ficial announcement.

The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility has scheduled a fund-raiser in Seattle at the end of next month and hopes to have a campaign budget in the millions of dollars.

Ballot measures may be an option elsewhere, too. Hildy Saizow, presi-dent of Arizonans for Gun Safety, said an initiative is one of the things the group will be considering as it recon-siders strategies. An organizer in Or-egon was focused on the Legislature for now but wouldn’t rule out a ballot measure in the future if lawmakers fail to pass a proposed bill there.

While advocates have had recent success on background checks in places like Connecticut and Colora-do, they’ve been thwarted in some other states and in Congress. The U.S. Senate rejected a plan to ex-pand background checks earlier this month, although lawmakers in the chamber are still working to gather additional votes.

Brian Malte, director of mobiliza-tion at the national nonprofit lob-bying group Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said passage through Congress is the ideal in or-der to have a national solution and so that states with strong gun laws aren’t undermined by nearby states with weaker standards. He noted that initiative campaigns are costly endeavors that can drain important, limited resources.

Still, Malte said, the ballot mea-sures are an option to consider.

“At some point, certainly decisions need to be made about what the right time is to say we take it to the peo-ple,” Malte said.

Brian Judy, a lobbyist who repre-sents the NRA in Washington state, did not return calls seeking comment

about the new initiative. He has pre-viously said the NRA would likely oppose such an effort, arguing that the recently proposed laws on back-ground checks would largely impact law-abiding citizens instead of the in-tended targets such as criminals and the mentally ill.

Gun measures have had mixed re-sults at the ballot. More than 70 per-cent of Washington state voters re-jected a 1997 initiative campaign that would have required handgun own-ers to pass a safety course. After the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, voters in Colorado and Oregon approved ballot measures the next year to require background checks for buying weapons at gun shows.

Following another massacre in Colorado earlier this year, state law-makers approved a bill to expand background checks to private transac-tions and online purchases. A similar expansion plan in Oregon is stalled in the state Senate.

Some states don’t see initiatives as a viable option right now. In Mis-souri, state Rep. Stacey Newman has been pushing for background checks with little success. While she spoke positively about the idea of a ballot initiative, she said there’s no serious consideration of it because of the cost and coordination required just to get it on the ballot. Instead, the support-ers of background checks in the state are simply working to prevent NRA-supported legislation from passing the state’s General Assembly.

“We’re continually on defense,” she said.

Gun buyers currently must un-dergo a background check when they purchase a weapon from a federally li-censed firearms dealer but can avoid checks in most states by using private purchases, such as at gun shows.

Washington state advocates believe polls show the public is sufficiently on the side of expanding background checks further. An independent El-way Poll conducted two months ago found that 79 percent of registered voters in Washington state supported background checks on all gun sales, including private transactions.

That wasn’t enough to shepherd the bill through the Legislature. Even in the state House, which is controlled by Democrats, supporters fell short after an NRA campaign put pressure on some lawmakers. Peder-sen had offered concessions through the process, including the option of sending the measure out for a public vote and exemptions for people who already have concealed pistol licenses or law enforcement credentials.

Pedersen said he was working with the initiative organizers on language for the proposal, and he said the Legislature would first have another chance to adopt the measure early next year. If it fails among lawmak-ers again, the proposal would then automatically go to the ballot, where Pedersen said he welcomed a cam-paign competing against groups like the NRA.

“I’m not afraid of it at all,” Pedersen said. “The public is really with us. It’s the right policy. I think it can be use-ful for further progress.”

Man charged in church stabbingsRussell ContrerasThe Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The man ac-cused of stabbing four churchgoers during Sunday Mass told police he was after the choir leader because he thought the man was a Mason.

According to a criminal complaint, Lawrence Capener, 24, said he was going after the choir leader at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church because his “speech was different” and he was “99 percent sure he was a Mason.”

He told the investigator that Masons are a group involved “in a conspiracy that is far more reaching than I could or would believe.”

Capener said he stabbed others who tried to subdue him because he thought they might be masons, too.

The affidavit said Capener apologized for stabbing the others after he was read his rights and agreed to speak to police.

The attack happened just before noon Sunday as choir began its final hymn. Po-lice and witnesses said Capener vaulted over pews and stabbed choir leader Adam Alvarez in the back.

Worshippers screamed as the shocking and chaotic scene unfolded Sunday with the attacker continuing the onslaught until he was tackled and held by church members for officers, who raced to the scene, police said.

Four parishioners were injured, in-cluding church choir director Adam Al-varez and flutist Gerald Madrid, police spokesman Robert Gibbs said. All four were treated at hospitals and listed in stable condition.

Three other church members also were evaluated by Albuquerque Fire Depart-ment on scene and didn’t go to the hospi-tal, investigators said.

Police identified the suspect as Law-rence Capener, 24. He was charged late Sunday on three counts with aggravated battery and ordered held on $75,000 bail.

St. Jude Thaddeus’ pastor, the Rev. John Daniel, said Capener’s mother was “very active” in the parish and serves as a Eucharistic minister there.

“He was here occasionally but not very often,” Daniel said.

Daniel said that Capener had just grad-uated from a community college and ap-peared to be doing well after getting a job.

An off-duty firefighter and others at the church held Capener down until po-lice arrived.

Madrid told KOB-TV that he tried to stop Capener by wrapping his arms around him but was stabbed in the neck and back.

“I bear-hugged him. We were chest on chest. I was wrapping about to take him down to ground, but I didn’t have his arms. I had just my arms around his chest, so his arms were free. So that’s when he started stabbing me,” he said.

Germ-zapping ‘robots’: Hospitals combat superbugsMike StobbeAP Medical Writer

NEW YORK — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist.

In U.S. hospitals, an esti-mated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn’t have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous ‘super-bugs’ that are hard to treat.

The rise of these super-bugs, along with increased pressure from the govern-ment and insurers, is driv-ing hospitals to try all sorts of new approaches to stop their spread:

Machines that resemble

“Star Wars” robots and emit ultraviolet light or hydrogen peroxide vapors. Germ-resistant copper bed rails, call buttons and IV poles. Antimicrobial linens, curtains and wall paint.

While these products can help get a room clean, their true impact is still debat-able. There is no widely-ac-cepted evidence that these inventions have prevented infections or deaths.

Meanwhile, insurers are pushing hospitals to do a better job and the govern-ment’s Medicare program has moved to stop paying bills for certain infections caught in the hospital.

“We’re seeing a culture change” in hospitals, said Jennie Mayfield, who tracks infections at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Those hospital infec-tions are tied to an esti-mated 100,000 deaths each year and add as much as $30 billion a year in medi-cal costs, according to the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention. The agency last month sounded an alarm about a “night-mare bacteria” resistant to one class of antibiotics. That kind is still rare but it showed up last year in at least 200 hospitals.

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APRIL 30, 2013 SportSHazard tops Belfry 3-1 in JVSI

Kyle Lovern | Daily NewsBelfry’s Zac Fields takes a cut in the game against Hazard this past Friday. Fields starting the game on the mound for the Pirates. BHS lost 3-1 to the Bulldogs.

Kyle LovernSports Editor

GOODY, Ky. — The Hazard Bulldogs topped the Belfry Pirates 3-1 on Friday evening in the Jim Vaughn Smith Invitational (JVSI) played at the BHS sports complex at Goody, Ky.

Sophomore Keaton Taylor had only BHS hit, a single to left field leading off third.

The Pirates got their only run in the 2nd inning with two outs. Zac Fields was hit by a pitch to reach first base. Garrett Fannin came into the game as a courtesy runner. Fan-nin stole second base, wen to 3rd base on an error by Bulldogs pitcher Ka-

meron Conley and then scored on a wild pitch.

In the 3rd inning Hazard’s Griffin Wells singled with one out, but he was caught stealing as catcher Ca-leb Staney threw to shortstop Zack Francisco. Coe Ratliff then walked, followed by a Jordan Olinger RBI double to right field.

Then Hazard’s J. T. Haynes slashed an RBI single to center field to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.

Hazard added an insurance run in the 4th inning after Josh Meehan walked, and then he stole both sec-ond and third base. He scored on a balk by Belfry pitcher Zac Fields.

Blake Lockhart was the winning pitcher. Griffin Wells picked up a

save after pitching a scoreless 7th frame for the Bulldogs.

Fields took the loss on the mound for the Pirates. Joey Duty also saw three innings of action on the hill for BHS. He held the Bulldogs scoreless the rest of the way.

Belfry saw their record drop to 9-13, while Hazard improved to 19-5. The Pirates were scheduled to play host to Sheldon Clark on Monday if the weather permitted.

Friday, April 26Score by innings:Hazard …0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 3Belfry … 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 1WP: Blake Lockhart, SV; Griffin

Wells. LP: Fields.

Renegades defeat Panthers in baseball actionKyle LovernSports Editor

CLEAR FORK — The Renegades of Westside defeated the Tug Valley Panthers 9-2 on Saturday at Clear Fork in Wyoming County.

David Runyon and Ethan Hager each smacked a dou-ble for Tug Valley. Mikey Newsome and Phillip Lu-cas each had a pair of hits, while Josh Cassell added a single.

Westside took a 3-0 lead after the 1st inning and then added four more runs in the 2nd frame.

The Renegades scored two more runs in the bot-tom of the 4th inning.

Tug Valley got both or their runs in the top half of the 4th inning.

Trevin Horn took the loss on the mound for the Panthers, while Drew

Bragg got the win on the hill for Westside.

Westside only had four hits, but once again the Tug Valley defense made several errors that cost the team some runs. The Pan-thers committed six errors in the game.

Breyer Morgan had two hits, while Dakota Bailey and Drew Bragg each had a base hit for Westside. One of Morgan’s hits was a home run and the other a double, while Bragg’s hit was a two bagger.

Tug Valley was sched-uled to play Mingo Central at Lefty Hamilton Park on Monday. The cool, rainy weather made the game’s status doubtful.

Score by innings: TVHS … 000 20 - 2WHS … 340 2x - 9WP: Drew Bragg; LP:

Trevin Horn

■ Kyle’s Korner ...

NFL free agents; Jordan Roberts; Bird Hall tourney

Several players with state ties signed as free agents with NFL teams once the draft was over on Saturday.

As of Monday, West Virginia University had five players to sign. They are center Joe Mad-sen with the Pittsburgh Steel-ers, wide receiver J.D. Woods, also signed with the Steelers, of-fensive lineman Jeff Braun with the Baltimore Ravens, offensive lineman Josh Jenkins with the Seattle Seahawks and running back Shawne Alston with the New Orleans Saints.

Jenkins is the only one of the five who is actually a native of West Virginia. He played his high school ball at Parkers-burg.

Madsen, who is from Pennsylvania, grew up a Steelers fan. So this is a dream come true for him.

WVU fullback Ryan Clarke, linebacker Josh Francis, linebacker Terence Garvin, cornerback Pat Miller, defen-sive end Jorge Wright, punter Corey Smith and placekick-er Tyler Bitancurt are also exploring their options with professional teams.

Two other Mountain State natives signed as free agents. University of Charleston running back Jordan Roberts, who transferred there after a try as a walk-on stint at WVU, signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. Roberts played his high school football at Scott High School in Boone County. He was one of the best players in the state dur-ing his career with the Skyhawks. (I had the pleasure of covering Roberts in high school and interviewing him. I wish him the best of luck in his effort to play in the NFL.)

The other was former Capitol High School standout Tyrone Goard, who played at Eastern Kentucky Univer-sity, signed as a wide-out with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Meanwhile, Marshall receiver Antavious Wilson was signed by the New York Jets. He will join WVU’s Geno Smith as a rookie in the Big Apple. Smith was drafted 39th overall in the second round on Friday.

… The Detroit Lions drafted Kentucky offensive line-man Larry Warford in third round. Detroit drafted the Kentucky guard 65th overall on Friday night.

…. My thoughts on Tim Tebow, who was released Mon-day by the New York Jets. He needs to change positions to further his career in the NFL. Maybe as a running back or even at fullback, but he will never get a chance to play quarterback in the NFL. I’m not saying I agree with this, but once you are labeled – it sticks to you like crazy glue. It’s difficult to rid yourself of that brand.

… Bird Hall Basketball Tournament -The 2nd annual Mike “Bird” Hall men’s independent basket-

ball tournament will be held May 16, 17 and 18 at the old Le-

Kyle LovernSports Editor

Dobson selected 59th overall by the Patriots Fifteen years ago, a

Marshall wide receiver from the Kanawha Val-ley was taken in the NFL Draft.

Aaron Dobson had no designs on being the next Randy Moss during his four years in Huntington, and proba-bly isn’t concerned with duplicating Moss’ NFL accomplishments, but he does at least have the opportunity.

The New England Pa-triots — the last team with which Moss was relevant — selected Dobson with the 59th overall pick in the sec-ond round Friday night, 364 days after defensive end Vinny Curry was also chosen No. 59, by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dobson took to Twit-ter after he was selected: “Proud to be a patriot!!

Time to work!!!”“I think, No. 1, Aaron

is a very, very talented guy,” Marshall coach Doc Holliday said in a statement. “He had a great career at Marshall and has a great future in the NFL, and the Patri-ots, they’re going to be getting a guy who’s a really big-play receiver. He can run, go up for the ball and he has good hands. He has all the skills in the world.”

A Dunbar native and South Charleston High graduate, Dobson fin-ished his Marshall career with 24 touchdown re-ceptions. That mark is tied for fourth in school history with Troy Brown — another Marshall wide receiver who was drafted by the Patriots, in the eighth round in 1993.

Brown is now in the

Patriots Hall of Fame.Dobson, a Confer-

ence USA second-team selection last season, was seventh in the league in catches per game (5.7) and receiv-ing yards (67.9).

A captain on last year’s team, the Bilet-nikoff Award Watch List wideout missed virtu-ally all of two games due to injury, but he was still able to set a career-high with 57 catches. He fin-ished ninth all-time at Marshall with 2,398 ca-reer receiving yards.

Dobson is the sixth Marshall receiver to be drafted and first since Darius Watts went 54th overall to Denver in 2004. Moss went in the first round in 1998 to Minnesota (21st overall).

The others are

Brown, James Williams (sixth round, 2000, Seattle) and Mike Bar-ber (fourth, 1989, San Francisco).

The Patriots, quarter-backed by Tom Brady, lost receiver Wes Welker to Denver and signed former St. Louis Ram Danny Almendola in the offseason.

Aaron Dobson

Mingo Central playing in regional tennis tournamentKyle LovernSports Editor

The Mingo Central tennis team will be playing in the regional tournament on Thursday and Fri-day, May 2 and 3 in Parkersburg.

The men’s tennis team, led by Kyle Surber and Julius Hatcher,

IV, has had a good season.Coach Julius “Boo” Hatcher’s

squad has picked up several match wins this season.

The young ladys’ team has improved each time they have played, according to Hatcher.

The Miner’s tennis team con-sists of only one senior, Caleb

Crum. The juniors on the squad are Taylor Blevins, Katie Cline, Julius Hatcher, Emily Hatfield, Dakota Rawls, Brennon Sloan, Kyle Surber, the sophomores are Julianna Music, Maria Ramey and freshmen include Kaitlyn Johnson, Micah Muncy, Ariel Ritchie and Megan Taylor.

■ Sports CalendarKY-WV All-Star gameThe 1st Annual KY-WV

All-Star game sponsored by Consul Energy will be held on Saturday, May 4, at Mingo Central High School. The event will fea-ture both a girls and boys game, with some of the top players from southern W.Va. and eastern Ky. In between the two contest there will be a 3-point and dunk contest.

Bird Hall Basketball Tournament

The 2nd annual Mike “Bird” Hall men’s inde-pendent basketball tourna-ment will be held May 16, 17 and 18 at the old Lenore High School gym. The pro-ceeds for the event will go to a Lenore Kiwanis Club scholarship fund in Hall’s memory. The entry fee for the double elimination tourney is $150 per team. For more information call 304-475-3316 or 475-4457.

The Mullens Dogwood Run

The Mullens Dogwood Run will be held on May 5 at 2 p.m. The race is part of the Coal Heritage Walk/Run Series. Registration begins at 12:45 p.m. at the Mullens Opportunity Cen-ter. Age groups divisions are grades 1-8, grades 9-12, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64 and 65 and over. Cash prizes go to the top four overall finishers in the men’s and women’s divi-sions: $250 for first place,

$150 for second, $100 for third and $70 for fourth. Age group winners, male and female, will receive trophies. School-age par-ticipants are not eligible to win prize money. An early registration fee of $12 (good through April 27) is offered. Race day registra-tion is $17. For in-school students, the fee is $8.

PMC hosts ‘Reclaim Your Life’ 5K

Pikeville Medical Weight Loss Surgery Center will host the first Reclaim Your Life 5K (3.2 mile) race and one mile fun run/walk on Saturday, May 4. Registra-tion for the event will start at 8 a.m. at the plaza of the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville. The 5K race will begin at 9 a.m., and the one mile fun run/walk will take place at 9:10 a.m.

Belfry Area Youth Football

The Belfry Area Youth Football League for grade levels K-6 is now accept-ing coaching applications for the upcoming season. All persons, whether hav-ing previously coached, for both head and assis-tant coaching positions, will need to complete an application. There will be coaching positions for teams in flag, grades K-2, 3rd - 4th grades and 5th – 6th grades. Applications may be picked up at Belfry High School or by con-tacting one of the Board of Directors – Steve Mick-

ey, Tim McNamee, Jona-than Masters or Denny Blackburn. Applications should be returned by May 5th. For further in-formation contact Philip Haywood or Anthony Tackett at 237-3900.

Hatfield-McCoy Marathon

The 14th annual Hat-field-McCoy Marathon will be held Saturday, June 8 in the Williamson area. The race is held by the Tug Val-ley Road Runners Club. To pre-register or to get more information go to the web-site hatfieldmccoymara-thon.com.

UPike basketball campThe University of Pikev-

ille will hold basketball camps June 10-11 and June 13-14. Session one is for ages 5-14. The camps will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The camp will combine hard work and learning with a lot of fun in order to provide camp-ers with the skills neces-sary to improve as players.

East Fairmont Basketball Tourney

The 7th annual East Fairmont High School Basketball Tournament in Fairmont, WV for both boys and girls going into grades 5-12 will be held May 10-12. The tourna-ment will be held at East Fairmont High School, Fairmont State and East Fairmont Jr. High. The entry fee will be $200

per team before April 20, 2013. After April 20, the entry fee will be $225 per team. Each team is guar-anteed four games.

Relay for Life Golf Tourney

Williamson Memorial Hospital will hold its 1st annual Relay for Life golf tournament on Saturday, May 11 at the Elk Run Golf Course located at Johns Creek. The cost is $200 for a team of four. All proceeds go toward Relay for Life. For more information contact Debra Harvey at 304-235-2500 ext. 6158 of Larry Dam-ron at ext. 6183.

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nore High School gym. Hall was a member of the 1984 Lenore Ranger basketball team that went to the state finals. He was killed in a coal mining accident last year.

The proceeds for the event will go to a scholar-ship fund for the Lenore Kiwanis Club in Hall’s memory. The entry fee for the double elimination tourney is $150 per team.

For more information call 304-475-3316 or 475-4457.

(Kyle Lovern is the sports editor for the Williamson Daily News. Com-ments or story ideas can be sent to klovern@williamsondailynews.com or klovern@civtasmedia.com)

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Bailey joins Austin with RamsST. LOUIS (AP) — The St.

Louis Rams have selected their second prolific West Virginia wide receiver of the NFL draft, taking Stedman Bailey in the third round.

The Rams traded up eight spots in the first round to get Tavon Austin with the eighth overall pick Thursday night. One day later, they added Bailey, who has 4.4-second 40-yard dash speed, with the 92nd pick.

The 5-9 1-2, 197-pound Bailey

caught 114 passes for 25 touch-downs with a 14.2-yard average. He had 13 catches for 303 yards and five touchdowns against Baylor and had four touchdowns catches against Oklahoma.

”I think that going to that private workout, hearing what our quarterback said about this kid, I think ESPN or whoever said he’s got some of the best hands in the draft. That’s kind of what’s been reported. But to hear the quarterback say, ‘This

guy is 5’11, whatever, but it’s like throwing to a 6-foot-3 guy. He goes up and gets the ball.’ So I think that private workout really helped solidify that pick for us,” said Rams GM Les Snead.

St. Louis head coach Jeff Fisher had this to say about Bailey, “I think you have to look at it from this standpoint: We had them on the board based on their grades, not based on what school they attended. He

was up there. He was high and it was a great opportunity for us. The staff has already got-ten several calls from clubs that were a little disappointed that were right behind us – that’s usually the case. He’s a great young man and is very, very talented. Both of them (Bailey and WR Tavon Austin) had outstanding workouts. What we’ve done now is we’ve filled a couple of spots out there. We’re going to lobby with the league

to see if we can play with more than one ball. We’re going to need more than one ball.”

On if the team has upgraded its speed at skill positions - Fish-er said, “We have. We’ve upgrad-ed speed, upgraded play-making ability. Don’t forget, we’ve got (TE) Jared (Cook) too, so we’ve got skill players at all the posi-tions. With Isaiah (Pead) who can run, and Daryl (Richardson) who can run, we’ve got excep-tional speed on offense.”

NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA veteran Jason Col-lins became the first ac-tive male player in the four major American pro-fessional sports to come out as gay.

The 34-year-old cen-ter, who has played for six teams in 12 seasons, wrote a first-person ac-count that was posted on Sports Illustrated’s website Monday. Collins finished the season with the Washington Wizards and is now a free agent. He says he wants to keep playing.

“If I had my way, some-one else would have already done this,” he writes. “Nobody has, which is why I’m raising my hand.”

Collins played in a Fi-nal Four for Stanford and reached two NBA Finals. His twin brother, Jarron, was also a longtime NBA center. Collins says he told his brother he was gay last summer.

”Jason has been a widely respected player and teammate through-out his career and we are proud he has assumed the leadership mantle on this very important issue,” NBA Commissioner Da-vid Stern said in a state-ment.

White House spokes-man Jay Carney called the decision courageous and former President Bill Clinton said it was “an important moment for professional sports and in the history of the LGBT community.”

“I hope that everyone, particularly Jason’s col-leagues in the NBA, the media and his many fans extend to him their sup-port and the respect he has earned,” Clinton added.

His daughter Chelsea, who knew the player from Stanford, tweeted: “Very proud of my friend Jason Collins for having

the strength & courage to be the first openly gay player in the NBA.”

Collins was also college roommates with another member of an American political dynasty: Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass. In his account, Collins wrote that he realized he needed to go public when the congressman walked in Boston’s gay pride pa-rade last year — and Col-lins couldn’t join him.

Kennedy tweeted Mon-day that “I’ve always been proud to call (Collins) a friend, and I’m even prouder to stand with him today.”

Mostly a backup in his career, Collins has aver-aged 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds for the Nets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Hawks, Celtics and Wiz-ards. He was traded from Boston to Washington in February. Collins was the 18th pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft.

Several NBA players voiced support, including Kobe Bryant, who tweet-ed that he was proud of Collins.

“Don’t suffocate who u r because of the ig-norance of others,” his post said, followed by the words “courage” and “support.”

Wizards president Er-nie Grunfeld weighed in saying: “We are ex-tremely proud of Jason and support his decision to live his life proudly and openly. He has been a leader on and off the court and an outstanding teammate throughout his NBA career. Those quali-ties will continue to serve him both as a player and as a positive role model for others of all sexual orientation.”

Several male athletes have previously come out after they retired, in-cluding the NBA’s John Amaechi, the NFL’s Esera

Tuaolo and Major League Baseball’s Billy Bean. But Collins is the first to do so while planning to keep playing.

Collins wrote that he quietly made a statement for gay rights even while keeping his sexual orien-tation a secret. He wore the No. 98 with the Celt-ics and Wizards — that was the year Matthew Shepard, a gay college student in Wyoming, was killed, and the Trevor Project, a suicide preven-tion organization, was founded.

” ‘Courage’ and ‘inspi-ration’ are words that get thrown around a lot in sports, but Jason Collins has given both ideas a brand new context,” said Aaron McQuade, who heads the sports program for the advocacy group GLAAD, “We hope that his future team will wel-come him, and that fans of the NBA and sports in general will applaud him. We know that the NBA will proudly support him, and that countless young LGBT Athletes now have a new hero.”

In February, former U.S. soccer national team player Robbie Rogers said he was gay — and retired at the same time. Rogers is just 25, and others have urged him to resume his career.

“I feel a movement coming,” he tweeted after the Collins news broke.

Female athletes have found more acceptance in coming out; Brittney Gri-ner, one of the best wom-en’s basketball players in the world, caused little ripple when she acknowl-edged earlier this month she was a lesbian. Tennis great Martina Navratilo-va tweeted Monday that Collins is “a brave man.”

“1981 was the year for me- 2013 is the year for you,” her post added.

Ex-linebacker pens 'stadium thumper' song for WVU

MORGANTOWN (AP) — Former Mountaineer linebacker Grant Wiley has written what he calls a “stadium thumper” for his alma mater, a song he thinks West Virginia Uni-versity should play at every football game to pump up the crowd.

The electronic fusion “Mountaineer Nation” beats what Wiley says he and his teammates used to run onto the field with — “Hey, Mr. DJ.”

“It was this Madonna song,” he told West Vir-ginia Public Broadcasting (http://bit.ly/11JBcvw). “We’re out there, and we’re in this mindset of killing the other team — the op-position — and we have Madonna blaring over the loudspeakers. And it used to drive me crazy.”

Wiley grew up in

Trappe, Pa., and played with the Mountaineers until 2003, and he re-mains the school leader in tackles, solo tackles and forced fumbles. But his NFL career with the Min-nesota Vikings never took off, and he left the game after a suffering a serious shoulder injury.

“I wanted to leave the game with my legs intact and body functional,” he said, “because I knew there was a lot more life to live after football.”

Wiley studied acting in New York and landed a few gigs, then eventually met friend Daniel Ochoa. They formed their fledgling band, Gn8, soon afterward.

“Mountaineer Nation,” which played at Milan Pus-kar Stadium before the re-cent Gold-Blue Game, was their first song.

Wiley said it was in-spired by WVU’s blood-pumping 70-33 win over Clemson in the January 2012 Orange Bowl.

“I said we are going to the Big 12, we need some kind of rally song that the state and university can embrace and inject into the atmosphere of the game on game day, whether it is in the Coliseum, soccer stadium, baseball stadium, wherever. Something that everybody can rally around and feed off of,” Wiley said.

But “Mountaineer Na-tion,” with its chant of “throw yo’ hands up,” is a far cry from the song that is played at every home football game.

The one that gets tens of thousands of fans sing-ing every time is the John Denver classic, “Country Roads.”

Ky. elk permits available nowFrankfort, KY. - You don’t have to

wait until midnight April 30 to apply for a Kentucky elk hunting permit. You can avoid an Internet traffic jam at the deadline by applying sooner than later at www.fw.ky.gov. This year, Kentucky will issue 10 youth permits and 1,000 general quota hunt permits through a random drawing conducted by the Kentucky Common-wealth Office of Technology. The quo-ta hunt permit number is 105 more than last season and represents an all-time high for the state. Elk hunts are open to Kentucky residents and those who live outside of the state. “We have an abundance of elk, with an estimate of more than 10,000 ani-mals in the herd,” said Tina Brunjes, Kentucky’s deer and elk program co-ordinator. “We also have more private guides than ever before to help people find a place to hunt and to assist with a hunt.” Because of the possibility of unexpected technical issues - an elec-trical storm interrupted the state’s ability to process online applications shortly before last year’s deadline - of-ficials advise hunters not to wait until the last minute to apply. All applica-tions must be completed by midnight (Eastern time) on Tuesday, April 30, to meet this year’s deadline. The Ken-tucky Department of Fish and Wild-life Resources offers four different permits for elk. These include hunt-ing for a bull or cow elk with either a bow or firearm. Crossbows are al-lowed under a bow permit. Hunters may apply for up to two permits; the cost is $10 for each application. Ken-tucky Fish and Wildlife has set a sea-son limit of 250 bulls and 750 cow elk for the general quota hunt. The allot-ment includes 150 firearms permits

for bulls; 460 firearms permits for cow elk; 100 archery/crossbow per-mits for bulls; and 290 archery/cross-bow permits for cow elk. Youth hunt-ers may take a bull or cow elk with their permit. Last year, a Kentucky resident applying for a bull firearms permit had a 1 in 151 chance of be-ing drawn. Residents who applied for a cow elk archery permit had a 1 in 13 chance of being drawn. Elk hunt-ers in Kentucky traditionally enjoy a high success rate. Last season, for example, 89 percent of bull firearms hunters were successful. Bull archery/crossbow hunters recorded a 76 per-cent success rate. Bull elk firearms seasons are held in October while cow elk firearms season are held in December. A special bull elk archery season begins in the weeks prior to the firearms hunts. Kentucky’s 4.2 million acre elk zone is divided into five hunting areas. The state has nearly 574,000 acres of public hunt-ing land within the elk zone. Hunters drawn for a quota hunt must apply for a hunting area assignment by July 5. Hunters can only apply online. Visit the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife web-site at www.fw.ky.gov for more infor-mation. Results of the drawing will be posted online by the end of the day on May 10. Brunjes notes that Kentucky is an appealing choice to those who want to experience outstanding big game hunting while keeping their ex-penses down. “If you live in Kentucky or the eastern United States, it’s a lot less expensive travel wise than going out west,” she said. “If you’re a Ken-tucky resident, the cost of an elk per-mit and hunting license is a lot less than a western hunt.”

Done with Jets, 6 job possibilities for Tim Tebow

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Tebow was “excited” about coming to the New York Jets. So much so, he used the word 44 times in his introductory press conference in March 2012.

Well, he must be pretty thrilled to leave.After a failed one-year stint with the

Jets, who never found a consistent or ef-fective role for the backup quarterback, Tebow is free to explore other options af-ter New York released him Monday.

Tebow spent most of his time on the sideline with the Jets, except when he was serving as the personal protector on punts, and never earned the confidence of Rex Ryan even when Mark Sanchez was benched. Meanwhile, Tebow did all he could to not show that he was, well, the opposite of excited.

Tebow believes he is still an NFL-cali-ber quarterback and it appeared his home-town of Jacksonville would be the obvious landing spot — until new general manag-er David Caldwell insisted that wouldn’t happen. There are plenty of opinions on what the football future holds for Tebow, but here’s our Pick 6 of potential job op-portunities:

CHICAGO BEARSThe presence of new coach Marc

Trestman and former Jets QBs coach Matt Cavanaugh make the Bears a pos-sibility to sign Tebow, who would be a backup again behind Jay Cutler. Trest-man worked with Tebow at the Senior Bowl and before the NFL draft in 2010, and raved about his work ethic and po-tential to become a solid passer.

Trestman, the former coach of the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes, has a track record of developing quarterbacks and has also worked with the likes of Cutler, Jason Campbell and Brandon Weeden in recent years as a consultant when they were com-ing out of college.

Tebow might make for a good fit as the No. 2 quarterback after Campbell signed with the Browns. Whether Trest-man would want to start his Bears ca-reer by bringing in the hype that comes with Tebow being on the team could be a deterrent.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERSPhilip Rivers took a major step back last

season for the Chargers, but still can be one of the league’s most productive quar-terbacks when he’s on his game. So, it’s unlikely new coach Mike McCoy will look elsewhere for a starter.

However, McCoy knows all about what Tebow can do when given an opportu-nity. The two were together in Denver when Tebow pulled off comeback after comeback during the 2011 season and led

the Broncos to the playoffs. McCoy, then Denver’s offensive coordinator, worked the offense around Tebow’s strengths and appeared to be a magician in the process.

While it never truly appeared Tebow was a threat to Sanchez in New York, he could prove to be just that to Rivers — es-pecially with a coach who believes in his abilities. Whether the Chargers, who just drafted Manti Te’o, would want any added attention remains to be seen.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSOK, so it’s not exactly the homecom-

ing playing in Jacksonville would be, but Tebow would surely be a big draw in his home state — even if it’s as a backup to Josh Freeman.

The Buccaneers’ current backups are Dan Orlovsky, Adam Weber and third-round draft pick Mike Glennon, and Tebow might feel he could overtake them on the depth chart as the No. 2.

Tebow has also spent time this offsea-son working out in Tampa with a fellow lefty and former Buccaneers (and Jets) quarterback: Vinny Testaverde.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSSure, it’s a long shot, but Tebow

wouldn’t be brought in to challenge Tom Brady, of course.

Bill Belichick has a knack for bringing in players that other teams discard — Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead, Randy Moss, Corey Dillon, Aqib Talib — and reviving their careers in New England. Tebow has always said he just wants to win, and the Patriots have sure done their share of that. So, playing on special teams — and per-haps as a fullback/tight end — and being a mere piece to the puzzle could satisfy Tebow if the W’s pile up.

Two other factors to consider: Offen-sive coordinator Josh McDaniels drafted Tebow out of Florida while he was the coach in Denver, and being able to tweak the Jets always makes Belichick grin a little under his hoodie.

MONTREAL ALOUETTESThe Alouettes hold exclusive negotiat-

ing rights to Tebow in the CFL, where some think he might ultimately end up.

There’s some debate, though, whether his game might be better suited there as a quarterback. With the CFL’s wide-open fields and pass-heavy offenses, Tebow’s run-first approach could further expose his passing deficiencies. But, he somehow seems to make things happen — when he actually gets some snaps — and might be able to run all over the place in Canada.

He could also consider the recent of-fer made by Brett Bouchy, the owner of the Orlando Predators who’d love to see Tebow playing in the Arena League.

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LEGALS

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Asa FitzpatrickDated this 24th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:30,5:7

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Barry HarmonDated this 23rd day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:30,5:7

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Buddy Lee PatrickDated this 12th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:23,30

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Chad RobertsDated this 16th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:23,30

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Charles VarneyDated this 15th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:23,30

LEGALS

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Charles VarneyDated this 15th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:23,30

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Jimmie Lee LewisDated this 17th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:23,30

Notice of Administration

The administration of the Es-tate of Larry Ramey, de-ceased, is pending in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the CountyCommission of Mingo County,West Virginia, whose addressis Post Office Box 1197, Willi-amson, West Virginia 25661.

Name and Address of Person-al Representative:Rebecca Ramey BannisterPost Office Box 522Whitman, West Virginia 25652

Name and Address of AttorneyRepresenting Personal Rep-resentative:Paul E. PinsonAttorney at LawPost Office Box 440Williamson, West Virginia25661.

Name and Address of Fidu-ciary Commissioner: None Re-quired

The date of the first publica-tion of this notice is April 30,2013.

The date of the second public-ation of this notice is May 7,2013.

Claims against this estate maybe barred unless filed in ac-cordance with provisions ofWest Virginia Code, 44-2-1, etseq or 44-3A-1,et seq.

Any person seeking to im-peach or establish a will mustmake a complaint in accord-ance with the provisions ofWest Virginia Code, 41-5-11,12 or 13.

A statement of any interestedperson objecting to the qualific-ation of the above-named per-sonal representative or thevenue or jurisdiction of theCourt must be field within thisCounty Commission withinTHREE (3) MONTHS AFTERTHE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NO-TICE OR WITHIN THIRTY (30)DAYS OF SERVICE OF ACOPY OF THIS NOTICE ONTHEM BY THE ESTATE'SPERSONAL REPRESENTAT-IVE WHICHEVER IS LATER.

Settlement of the estate of theabove-named decedent willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety (90) days fromthe fist publication of this no-tice a reference is requestedby a party in interest or an un-paid creditor files a claim andgood cause is shown to sup-port reference to a fiduciarycommissioner.

Jim Hatfield, ClerkCounty Commission of MingoCounty,West Virginia

4:30,5:7Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Simon CurryDated this 15th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:23,30

LEGALS

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Simon CurryDated this 15th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:23,30

Notice to Creditors and Benefi-ciaries

Notice is hereby given thatsettlement of the estate of thefollowing named decedents willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety days from the firstpublication of this notice suchreference is requested by aparty in interest or an unpaidcreditor files a claim and goodcause is shown to support ref-erence to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

William Clinton EllisDated this 24th day of April,2013

Jim HatfieldClerk of CountyCommission of Mingo County

4:30,5:7

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFMINGO COUNTY, WEST VIR-GINIATOWN OF GILBERT,a municipal corporationPetitioner,CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-C-190PROJECT: Horsepen/Brown-ing ForkWater Main Extension Projectv.EMINENT DOMAINMYRTLE MAYNARD, an adultincompetent person,SHARON KAYE PEARSON,attorney in fact for MYRTLEMAYNARDHARVEY HARRISON,RICHARD HATFIELD,SHIRLEY GIBSON,RON GRIMMETT,JIMMY GRIMMETT,JOSH GRIMMETT,JAMES EARL ELLIS,SUSAN ELLIS,LOLA MAE ELLIS,GLADYS MARIE ELLIS,ANY UNKNOWN PARTIESWHO HAVE OR MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST IN THEHEREIN DESCRIBEDPROPERTYRespondentsNOTICE OF SELECTION OFLAND COMMISSIONERSThe object of the above en-titled action is the taking of awaterline easement across theproperty described in theabove-captioned suit filed bythe Petitioner. The easement isnecessary for the public water-line extension project by theTown of Gilbert. The land af-fected by the easement is loc-ated on Horsepen Creek ofStafford District, Mingo County,West Virginia and was formerlyowned by James Grimmett.The easement and descriptionof the property are set forth inthe suit.

It appearing by affidavit filed inthis action that Ron Grimmett,Jimmy Grimmett, Josh Grim-mett, James Earl Ellis, SusanEllis, Lola Mae Ellis, andGladys Marie Ellis, all of whoseaddresses are unknown, are ormay be heirs of James Grim-mett and interested in the land;and further that RespondentsHarvey Harrison, Shirley Gib-son, Sharon Kaye Pearson,and Myrtle Maynard are non-residents of West Virginia forwhom no agent, or appointedor statutory agent or attorneyin fact is found in the Stateupon whom service may behad; and further that there maybe persons other than thosenamed as Respondents whoare heirs/descendants ofJames Grimmett and inter-ested in the land, whosenames are unknown to the Pe-titioner, and who are madeparties to the petition filed inthis action by the general de-scription of Unknown Parties.All of said persons are herebynotified that selection of LandCommissioners in the afore-said case will be take place inthe Office of the Clerk of theCircuit Court of Mingo County,at Williamson, West Virginia at11:00 a.m. on May20th, 2013.Each party may attend andparticipate in the selection if sodesired. Selection will proceedin your absence.A copy of said complaint canbe obtained from the under-signed Clerk at his office loc-ated in Williamson in saidcounty and state.

Glen R. RutledgeAttorney for the Petitioner

4:30

LEGALS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFMINGO COUNTY, WEST VIR-GINIATOWN OF GILBERT,a municipal corporationPetitioner,CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-C-190PROJECT: Horsepen/Brown-ing ForkWater Main Extension Projectv.EMINENT DOMAINMYRTLE MAYNARD, an adultincompetent person,SHARON KAYE PEARSON,attorney in fact for MYRTLEMAYNARDHARVEY HARRISON,RICHARD HATFIELD,SHIRLEY GIBSON,RON GRIMMETT,JIMMY GRIMMETT,JOSH GRIMMETT,JAMES EARL ELLIS,SUSAN ELLIS,LOLA MAE ELLIS,GLADYS MARIE ELLIS,ANY UNKNOWN PARTIESWHO HAVE OR MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST IN THEHEREIN DESCRIBEDPROPERTYRespondentsNOTICE OF SELECTION OFLAND COMMISSIONERSThe object of the above en-titled action is the taking of awaterline easement across theproperty described in theabove-captioned suit filed bythe Petitioner. The easement isnecessary for the public water-line extension project by theTown of Gilbert. The land af-fected by the easement is loc-ated on Horsepen Creek ofStafford District, Mingo County,West Virginia and was formerlyowned by James Grimmett.The easement and descriptionof the property are set forth inthe suit.

It appearing by affidavit filed inthis action that Ron Grimmett,Jimmy Grimmett, Josh Grim-mett, James Earl Ellis, SusanEllis, Lola Mae Ellis, andGladys Marie Ellis, all of whoseaddresses are unknown, are ormay be heirs of James Grim-mett and interested in the land;and further that RespondentsHarvey Harrison, Shirley Gib-son, Sharon Kaye Pearson,and Myrtle Maynard are non-residents of West Virginia forwhom no agent, or appointedor statutory agent or attorneyin fact is found in the Stateupon whom service may behad; and further that there maybe persons other than thosenamed as Respondents whoare heirs/descendants ofJames Grimmett and inter-ested in the land, whosenames are unknown to the Pe-titioner, and who are madeparties to the petition filed inthis action by the general de-scription of Unknown Parties.All of said persons are herebynotified that selection of LandCommissioners in the afore-said case will be take place inthe Office of the Clerk of theCircuit Court of Mingo County,at Williamson, West Virginia at11:00 a.m. on May20th, 2013.Each party may attend andparticipate in the selection if sodesired. Selection will proceedin your absence.A copy of said complaint canbe obtained from the under-signed Clerk at his office loc-ated in Williamson in saidcounty and state.

Glen R. RutledgeAttorney for the Petitioner

4:30

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8 ■ TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS

BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun

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CONCEPTIS SUDOKUby Dave Green

Tuesday, april 30, 2013 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt

Today’s Answers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, April 30, 2013:

This year you breeze through your daily activities with ease. You are remarkably flexible, which sur-prises many people. Communication becomes an even higher priority, and you see the advantage of this skill when buying a car or some other big-ticket item. Wait until summer before considering this purchase. If you are single, someone has a crush on you. Look around. This person could be very special to you. If you are attached, make a point of going out to dinner or having a picnic together with just the two of you. CANCER taps into your moods.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-DifficultARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You make quite an impres-

sion on someone. If this person has any preconceived impressions or judg-ments about you, they will slip away as your authentic self emerges. Your self-esteem might be boosted by his or her positive feedback. Tonight: Head home.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)HHHHH You might rock the boat,

which is something you usually try not to do. A new perspective results from discussing a changeable situ-ation. An associate or a loved one could become even more withdrawn. Tonight: At a favorite place with favor-ite people. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHH You might not want to reveal

all of your thoughts about a key part-nership, as you could realize how many changes you have gone through with the other party involved, both professionally and personally. Make a solid decision with this knowledge. Tonight: Indulge.CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHHH You have the backing of

friends. For the most part, you can do no wrong; however, there always seems to be someone who likes being contentious. You could have your hands full, so you are likely to avoid being wherever this person is. Tonight: Do your own thing!LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)HHH You are inclined to dive into

work and get as much done as pos-sible. You might have a new approach to a situation. Let others feel free to comment. Though you might not agree with every idea, you could with many. Resist a squabble if possible. Tonight: Keep it light.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHHHH Conversations with you

often come up cold or not direct, espe-cially at this present time. Establish limits. A loved one shows unusual caring, allowing you to relax and/or come up with some creative solutions. Encourage suggestions and feedback. Tonight: Happy as a cat. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)HHH You can’t seem to gain suf-

ficient control in a certain situation. Someone around you is particularly creative, so it would be wise to ask this person for his or her advice. You are lucky to have this resource. Tonight: Head home, but encourage a discus-sion with a dear loved one. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)HHHH You seem to pick the right

words to get a situation moving. Understand that you can be more dominant than you currently are. It is hard for you to give up control, but you might want to make an effort to step back more often. Tonight: Think before you act or have a discussion.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)HHH You are your own worst critic.

You might want to open up to others’ ideas and share more of what you experience personally. You are sur-rounded by a great deal of compas-sion. For today, surround yourself with people whom you care a lot about. Tonight: Treat a friend to dinner.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHHH Listen to news more

responsively. You are capable of opening someone up who might be closed down right now. You know how to persuade this person to share his or her feelings, provided you do so in a safe place. Use care with a grumpy boss. Tonight: Let the party begin.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHH Be careful with someone you

meet today for the first time, as this person might not be everything that he or she claims to be. His or her words will reveal much if you take the time to listen. Work together toward a resolu-tion. Tonight: Try to take a break from the hectic pace.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHH Touch base with someone at

a distance. Your feeling will change once you start having an open discus-sion. You might feel as if someone is making a problem far more compli-cated than it needs to be. Others could be distracted. Tonight: Focus on get-ting your to-do list finished.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 ■ 9WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS

FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014LEVY ESTIMATE - BUDGET DOCUMENT

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA MUNICIPALITY OF City of Williamson, WEST VIRGINIA In accordance with Code § 11-8-14, as amended, the Council proceeded to make an estimate of the amounts necessary to be raised by levy of taxes for the current fi scal year, and does determine and estimate the several amounts to be as follows: The amount due and the amount that will become due and collectible from every source during the fi scal year INCLUDING THE LEVY OF TAXES, is as follows: REVENUE SOURCE Unassigned Fund Balance 200,000 Property Taxes - Current Expense 358,972 Gas & Oil Severance Tax 3,500 Excise Tax on Utilities 167,000 Business and Occupation Tax 990,000 Wine & Liquor Tax 25,000 Hotel Occupancy Tax 15,000 Fines, Fees & Court Costs 23,000 Parking Violations 20,000 Licenses 5,000 Building Permit Fees 2,200 IRP Fees (Interstate Registration Plan) 3,900 Private Liquor Club Fee 9,000 Emergency Service Fee 70,000 Parking Meter Revenues 85,000 Rents and Concessions 15,000 Refuse Collection 450,000 Federal Government Grants 100,000 State Government Grants 150,000 Payment in Lieu of Taxes 24,000 Gaming Income 20,000 Interest Earned on Investments 3,000 Accident Reports 1,200 Video Lottery (LVL) 7,000 Miscellaneous Revenues 28,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE (GENERAL FUND) $ 2,775,772 COAL SEVERANCE TAX FUND REVENUE SOURCE Coal Severance Tax 15,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE (COAL SEVERANCE FUND) $ 15,000

General Coal Severance Fund FundESTIMATED CURRENT EXPENDITURES Federal Grants 100,000 - State Grants 150,000 - Mayor's Offi ce 7,800 - City Council 2,400 - City Clerk's Offi ce 291,514 - City Attorney 20,605 - Custodial 16,339 - Regional Development Authority 615 - Building Inspection 2,472 - Data Processing 33,000 - City Hall 214,000 - Other buildings 3,800 - Parking 18,068 - Police Department 433,624 - Fire Department 400,340 - Streets and Highways 448,000 - Central Garage 45,000 - Garbage Department 560,000 15,000 Visitors Bureau 15,000 - Library 13,195 - TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES $ 2,775,772 $ 15,000

MUNICIPALITY OF City of Williamson, WEST VIRGINIARegular Current Expense Levy

FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014 Certifi cate of Valuation Assessed Value Levy Taxes for Tax Purposes Rate/$100 LeviedCLASS I Personal Property $0 12.50 $0 Public Utility 0 0Total Class I $0 $0 CLASS II Real Estate $19,414,730 25.00 $48,537 Personal Property 134,989 337Total Class II $19,549,719 $48,874 CLASS IV Real Estate $26,005,030 50.00 $130,025 Personal Property 16,122,600 80,613 Public Utility 26,786,652 133,933Total Class IV $68,914,282 $344,571Total Value & Projected Revenue $88,464,001 $393,445 Less Delinquencies, Exonerations & Uncollectable Taxes 5.00% 19,672Less Tax Discounts (use Total Projected Revenue to calculate) 2.00% 7,475Less Allowance for Tax Increment Financing (if Applicable) 0Total Projected Property Tax Collection $366,298Less Assessor Valuation Fund 2.00% 7,326(Subtracted from regular current expense taxes levied only) Net Amount to be Raised by Levy of Property Taxes $358,972 MUNICIPALITY OF City of Williamson, WEST VIRGINIA

Excess Levy/ LeviesFISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014

Certifi cate of Valuation Assessed Value Levy Taxes for Tax Purposes Rate/$100 LeviedCLASS I Personal Property $0 5.00 $0 Public Utility 0 0Total Class I $0 $0 CLASS II Real Estate $19,414,730 10.00 $19,415 Personal Property 134,989 135Total Class II $19,549,719 $19,550 CLASS IV Real Estate $26,005,030 20.00 $52,010 Personal Property 16,122,600 32,245 Public Utility 26,786,652 53,573Total Class IV $68,914,282 $137,828Total Value & Projected Revenue $88,464,001 $157,378 Less Delinquencies, Exonerations & Uncollectable Taxes 5.00% 7,869Less Tax Discounts (use Total Projected Revenue to calculate) 2.00% 2,990Net Amount to be Raised by Levy for Budget Purposes $146,519 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF Mingo MUNICIPALITY OF Williamson I, Frances Frye, Recording Offi cer of said municipality, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies from the record of the orders made and entered by the council of the said municipality on the 16th day of March, 2013.

City Clerk (Offi cial Title of Recording Offi cer)

4/23,30

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10 ■ TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS

StateHearing begins on Patriot’s bid to cut benefitsJim SuhrAP Business Writer

ST. LOUIS — A long-awaited bankruptcy hear-ing began Monday in which a St. Louis-based coal company insists it must significantly cut thousands of retirees’ health care and pension benefits or risk liquidation — a claim that its miners union strongly rejects.

Patriot Coal Corp.’s pro-posed benefits cuts have been the most contentious aspect of its bankruptcy case since it filed for Chap-ter 11 protection last sum-mer, when it estimated it would have to spend $1.6 billion to cover retirees’ health care costs.

The United Mine Work-ers of America union, after weeks of protests in states where Patriot and its for-mer corporate parent Pea-body Energy Corp. have operations, has labeled the proposed benefits cuts im-moral, drastic and unfair. Miners, along with con-sumers and local religious leaders, picketed again Monday near Peabody’s downtown St. Louis head-quarters, and police said more than a dozen of them were arrested.

Peabody accused the union of grandstanding “when it knows that this matter will be decided in the courts” and is be-tween the union and Pa-triot, not Peabody. Pea-body added it “has lived up to its obligations and continues to do so.”

The hearing could last through Friday, although U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathy Surratt-States may not issue a ruling imme-diately.

Looking to cease pen-sion contributions, Patriot last month gave the union a proposal that would cre-

ate a trust with a maxi-mum of $300 million from future profit-sharing to fund some level of health benefits. Patriot, seeking to modify its collective bar-gaining agreements, also would give the union a 35 percent equity stake in the company once it emerges from bankruptcy.

Patriot CEO Bennett Hatfield has called the moves necessary for Pa-triot’s survival and the preservation of more than 4,000 jobs.

Union leaders have said that when it jettisoned Pa-triot in 2007 as a separate company, Peabody saddled it with pension and long-term health care obliga-tions that invariably would prove too burdensome and have to be shed. On Mon-day, Peabody called that version “a desperate at-tempt to rewrite history,” noting that “Patriot was highly successful following its launch more than five years ago with significant assets, low debt levels and a market value that more than quadrupled in less than a year.”

Peabody argued that on Patriot’s watch, “a series of other unforeseen events affecting all coal producers followed,” including an un-precedented global finan-cial crisis, development of low-cost shale gas that cut demand for coal, burden-some federal regulation, and a sharp drop-off in the price of Patriot’s chief product — coal used in the manufacture of steel.

Patriot last month sued Peabody, saying it wants to ensure that Peabody doesn’t try to use the bank-ruptcy to avoid Peabody’s own health care obliga-tions to some 3,100 retir-ees whose future benefits would not be included in the package Patriot recent-

ly proposed to the union.That was the first or-

der of business at Mon-day’s hearing, with an attorney for Patriot accus-ing Peabody of pursuing “a free ride on Patriot’s bankruptcy to escape its obligations,” and saying “Peabody’s motive is pure, unadulterated greed.” ”Peabody has the nerve to come in here and say these are not their liabilities,” Jonathan Martin added.

Jack Newman, an attor-ney for Peabody, fired back, bristling at the use of such pejoratives as “greedy” and Martin’s questioning of the company’s corporate citi-zenship. Asking the judge to throw out the matter, Newman called the law-suit premature and said it wasn’t filed in the proper jurisdiction.

Surratt-States did not rule on the matter.

Monday’s proceedings drew an overflow crowd, including nearly two dozen Peabody retirees from Ken-tucky who wore T-shirts that said “Peabody prom-ised …” on the front and “Peabody lied!” on the back.

Among them was Don-ald Morris, a Greenville, Ky., resident who retired from Peabody after work-ing for 18 years in one of its mines near Beaver Dam, Ky. The 66-year-old’s speech is strained due to partial facial paralysis re-lated to a brain tumor that was removed a decade ago, and he’s had to undergo several other costly pro-cedures, including hernia and prostate surgeries. Morris said he worries that if he loses his health cover-age, he doesn’t think he’d be able to find affordable coverage.

“My wife and I are at an age where we can’t buy in-surance,” Morris said. “If we lose it, we’re done.”

Film about doughboy to show in Mo., Ark.Vicki SmithThe Associated Press

MORGANTOWN — A documentary film about the last American veteran of World War I is being screened through-out May in Missouri and Arkansas to help continue the late Frank Buckles’ fight for a memorial to his comrades on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The unfinished film, “Pershing’s Last Patriot,” was first screened in Iowa earlier this month. Producer David DeJonge said Monday he hopes to get feedback and se-cure enough donations to finish the film, which he calls “90 minutes of unbelievable American history” that is also a “100 per-cent inspiring, true American story.”

Buckles died on his farm in West Vir-ginia’s Eastern Panhandle in February 2010 at age 110. The last doughboy had devoted his final years to seeking greater recognition for the conflict that claimed 116,516 American lives.

The film tells the story of Buckles’ adven-tures as a young man and his years as a pris-oner of war during World War II but mainly focuses on his quest for the memorial.

He enlisted the support of U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and visited former President George W. Bush at the White House while he and DeJonge crisscrossed the country. There is also footage from Buckles’ funeral, which President Barack Obama and Vice Presi-dent Joe Biden attended.

Though Buckles visited the National World War I Museum in Kansas City and supported its mission of education, he also believed there should also be a place in the nation’s capital to pay respects. The idea, however, has been thwarted by legislation limiting construction of monuments and memorials.

DeJonge began his film five years ago when he and Buckles visited the aban-doned District of Columbia War Memo-rial. The sidewalk was so badly cracked that Buckles’ wheelchair got stuck.

DeJonge, of Grand Rapids, Mich., has funded most of the documentary himself. But he said he needs about $35,000 to pur-chase high-resolution archival footage, in-terview a Yale University expert, do final editing and enter film festivals.

DeJonge says the project has cost about $200,000 already.

Arkansas showings are set for May 13-14 in Malvern, May 15 in Little Rock, May 23 in Marshall and May 25 in Hot Springs.

Missouri screenings are set for May 20 in Buckles’ birthplace, Bethany, and May 21 in Lamar.

Hundreds of schoolchildren are expect-ed to attend the Bethany screening, where the film will show repeatedly from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The owner of Big Time Cinema didn’t immediately return a telephone message about the event.

Buckles lied about his age to enlist at 16, then went on to outlive 4.7 million other Americans who served.

Lack of reporting hinders autism effortsCHARLESTON (AP) —

Many doctors aren’t com-plying with a requirement to report diagnoses of chil-dren on the autism spec-trum to West Virginia’s autism directory, the direc-tory’s coordinator said.

Compliance has been an issue despite efforts to inform doctors about the importance of reporting autism diagnoses to the registry, Julie O’Malley told the Charleston Daily Mail (http://bit.ly/11PMaAQ ).

“We’re all busy, I know,” O’Malley said. “But we

struggle with this from year to year to year. We con-tinue to make the fact that autism spectrum disorders are reportable conditions of childhood known.”

West Virginia created the autism registry in 2004. Psychologists, pediatric neurologists and pediatri-cians are required to report any child they diagnose on the autism spectrum.

The registry only states that a case has been report-ed and from which county, and does not contain names. But the information is valu-

able because it is used by the state to apply for grants and resources to help people af-fected by autism.

“The more accurate numbers we have about how many people in the state are affected, the more funding we can ap-ply for. Those numbers tie directly into funding, and it’s critical to know exactly what the scope is so we can accommodate it,” said Barbara Becker-Cottrill, executive direc-tor of the West Virginia Autism Training Center.