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EUDELL CHRISTIAN Eudell Christian of Miamisburg, Ohio, formerly of Winchester, passed away Jan. 5, 2013. She was born in Powell County to Charlie Griffin and Mossie Estes Griffin Nov. 9, 1941. Eudell was preceeded in death by her son, Howard A. Christian; her brother, Ray Griffin; and her parents. Eudell is survived by her husband of 57 years, Royce Christian of Miamisburg, Ohio; her son, John W. Christian (Mary) of Dayton, Ohio; two daughters, Debbie Hemming (Bob) of Dayton, Ohio, and Sandra Back (Larry)

An Ohio woman was critically injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident just west of Winchester near the 91 mile marker on Interstate 64 around 8:30 p.m. According to the Clark County Sheriff's report, Norma J. Conley, 66, of Pedro, Ohio, was driving east on Interstate 64 at a slow rate of speed in the right lane, when her vehicle veered into the middle lane and struck an approaching vehicle driven by Nathan R. Hoskins of 522 Hidden Hills Lane....

When Mark Stoops came to Kentucky as head coach, he immediately emphasized that he would recruit Ohio, his home state. He made that even clearer when he hired Vince Marrow, another Ohio native, to coach tight ends. He had three Ohio signees in his initial recruiting class, but UK's two commitments for 2014 are both Ohio prep standouts and Stoops and Marrow seem to be in position to land many more Ohio players in their second recruiting class. That doesn't surprise Lakota West High School coach Larry Cox, who sent John Conner to UK as a walk-on player and watched him develop into a NFL player.

Louise (Releford) Mason, 74, of Morrow, Ohio, died Saturday Nov. 22, 2008, at home. A native of Danville, she was born June 15, 1934 to Alberft C. and Susie M. (Dye) Releford. Survivors include her husband Jack Mason, formerly of Stanford; a son, Timothy Mason of Trenton, Ohio; daughters, MaLinda (Brad) Rapier of Goshen, Ohio and Jackie Sue (Mark) Hagen of Middletown, Ohio; and one grandson, Matthew of Trenton, Ohio. Funeral services were Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008, with burial in Deerfield Cemetery, South Lebanon, Ohio.

Barbara Jane Anderson, 72, of Springfield, Ohio, died Monday, May 5 in Mercy St. John Center in Ohio. A native of Stanford, she was a daughter of the late George Reid and Virginia Owsley Reid. She was a 1954 graduate of Xenia East High School, 1958 graduate from Central State University, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Society and the Red Hat Society, taught in the Cincinnati School System and the foreign technology department at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and worked at Navistar International in Springfield, Ohio.

Alberta Cassie Jayne (Pennington) Caldwell passed away Thursday, April 18 at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Funeral services were April 27 at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 6320 Chandler Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. House of Glover Funeral Services in Cincinnati, Ohio was in charge of the arrangements.

Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories with Kentucky tight ends coach Vince Marrow, who has been instrumental in UK's recruiting success in Ohio since joining Mark Stoops' staff. LEXINGTON - It's not hard for Vince Marrow to explain the recruiting success he's had in Ohio since joining Kentucky coach Mark Stoops' staff less than six months ago. “I think, honestly, it's just where I am from, Youngstown. It's a blue-collar place, a football family place,” the Kentucky tight ends coach said.

Daryl R. Robbins, 43, of North Hwy. 1247, Science Hill, died Monday, May 12 at his residence. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was born Aug. 25, 1964 to the late Waylen and Jeanine Schnabel Robbins. He was a truck driver for Budweiser. Survivors include three sons, Brandon Anderson of Oneida, Tenn., and Nick and Justin Robbins, both of Cincinnati, Ohio; one daughter, Nicole Robbins of Cincinnati, Ohio; former wife, Teri Robbins Aunkst of Cincinnati, Ohio; and one brother, Mike Robbins of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Joel Wesley, 72, of Somerset, passed away Thursday, March 29, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Born Oct. 11, 1939, in Ansel, Joel was a son of the late Eddie and Martha Dick Wesley. He was a plastic molding supervisor for PMC in Cincinnati, Ohio and a member of Pulaski Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Harold, Carroll, Bennett and Cecil Wesley. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Kaye Spears Wesley of Somerset; one son, Ronnie Lee Wesley of Somerset; one daughter, Sheila (Darrel)

Doris Jane (Bailey) Denney, 80, of  Crab Orchard, died Monday, June 10 at the Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville.  She was the wife of the late Othmer D. Denney who preceded her in death on January 23, 1996.   Doris was born in Brodhead on Sept. 28, 1932.  She was the daughter of the late Delver and Mary (Brock) Bailey.  She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. Survivors include a son, Donald R. (Doris) Denney of Newport, N.C.; a daughter, Jean (Chris) Jaeger of Grafton, Ohio; sisters, Faye Weigan of Amhurst, Ohio, and Sue Wilson of Amhurst, Ohio; three grandchildren,  Audrey and Christopher Denney and Amanda West; four great grandchildren, Whitley  and Wesley Key, Nealie West and Porter Rhoden.

Chris McDaniel announces the engagement of his daughter, Erica McDaniel of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, to Benjamin Mackley of Reynoldsburg, son of Timm and Beth Mackley. The bride-elect also is the daughter of the late Carla Thorn McDaniel. She is the granddaughter of Paul and Jane Thorn of Belpre, Ohio, and Joe and Pat McDaniel of Danville. She is a 2005 graduate of Muskingum College and earned her master of library science degree at Kent State in 2012. She is an employee of Granville Middle School.

Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories with Kentucky tight ends coach Vince Marrow, who has been instrumental in UK's recruiting success in Ohio since joining Mark Stoops' staff. LEXINGTON - It's not hard for Vince Marrow to explain the recruiting success he's had in Ohio since joining Kentucky coach Mark Stoops' staff less than six months ago. “I think, honestly, it's just where I am from, Youngstown. It's a blue-collar place, a football family place,” the Kentucky tight ends coach said.

Editor's note: This is the first of a series of stories with Kentucky tight ends coach Vince Marrow, who has been instrumental in UK's recruiting success in Ohio since joining Mark Stoops' staff. LEXINGTON - Kentucky fans might not have known much about Vince Marrow when he joined Mark Stoops' coaching staff at UK, but the tight ends coach has quickly made a name for himself as a successful recruiter, especially in Ohio where six of UK's verbal commitments in the 2014 recruiting class are from.

STANFORD - Another one of the four women who were charged with the attempted murder of a Hustonville woman last July has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Autumn Drass of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty May 10 to second-degree burglary and third-degree assault for her role in breaking into the home of Minnie L. Goode on July 3. Drass was originally indicted for attempted murder, first-degree burglary and third-degree assault. She is the third woman to plead guilty in the case.

Alberta Cassie Jayne (Pennington) Caldwell passed away Thursday, April 18 at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Funeral services were April 27 at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 6320 Chandler Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. House of Glover Funeral Services in Cincinnati, Ohio was in charge of the arrangements.

As Youngstown (Ohio) Christian coach Brian Marrow watched Tymere Dubose play basketball, he kept thinking what a superb football player he could be, too. “He is raw. Last year was his first year playing football, and he showed a lot. I talked him into playing football. I told him with his size and the way he moved on the basketball court, he could get something in football,” said Marrow. He got that, too, Saturday when he became the first football player from his school to commit to a Division I program - Kentucky.

As expected, Kentucky got another verbal commitment today from an Ohio prep standout - tight end Darryl Long of Westerville South High School. He was expected to pick the Wildcats Saturday and the 6-4, 225-pound Long, ranked as the nation's 22nd best tight end prospect by Rivals.com, gives UK offensive coordinator Neal Brown the the big target he likes in his offense. His list of offers included Louisville, Missouri, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, Vanderbilt, Illinois, Indiana, Boston College, Purdue and Duke.

Linebacker Chris Frey, like many other Ohio juniors, has a “definite interest” in playing football at Kentucky. “He is very interested in them,” said (Columbus) Upper Arlington High School coach Mike Golen. “They were just here the other day to see him. They talked then like they were right on the verge of offering him (a scholarship).” The 6-2, 215-pound Frey plays both linebacker and running back for Golen. “He excelled at running back, but Kentucky, and other schools, so him as a linebacker,” Golen said.

He doesn't want to reveal the names yet, but Ohio running back Mikel Horton says Kentucky will soon have a lot more than the three verbal commitments that have been made in the 2014 recruiting class. Four-star receiver Thaddeus Snodgrass and three-star linebacker Dorian Hendrix, Ohio prep standouts like Horton, have also verbally committed to UK. Ohio tight end Darryl Long is expected to make it four commits on Saturday. In addition, former Nebraska running back Braylon Heard, the nation's No. 57 player in the 2010 class, will transfer to UK and be part of the 2014 class after redshirting this season.