ruth lyons was born right here in cincinnati. and her iconic program the 50/50 club ran right here on wlwt from 1949 to 1967. ruth' s signature style of casual and feisty made everyone from her famous guests to her stage crew and band to the viewers at home feel like they had known her for years. she was so popular there was a 3 , to 5 year wait for show tickets. when ruth lyons began her christmas fund for children' s hospital, one of the first donors called in and said that she donated because ruth felt like a friend. and friends help other friends when they' re in need. ruth lyons was truly ahead of her time. and set the stage for so many, donahue, and oprah. she passed away in 1988 at the age of 83 years old. lisa: thank you. prom dreams closer to reality for local high schoolers. kenzie' s closet is back at it again this year. for years, kenzie' s closet has provided prom dresses, shoes, and jewelry for young girls here who wouldn' t be able to afford prom otherwise. services are provided at no cost to juniors and seniors wit

ruth lyons definitely earned the icon in our community. cincinnati, and her iconic program, the 50/50 club, ran right here on wlwt from 1949 to 1967. ruth' s signature style of casual and feisty made everyone from her famous guests, to her stage crew and band, to the viewers at home feel like they had known her for years. she was so popular, that there was a three- to five-year wait for show tickets. when ruth lyons began her christmas fund for children' s hospital, one of the first donors called in and said that she donated because ruth felt like a friend, and friends help other friends when they' re in need. ruth lyons was truly ahead of her time and set the stage for so many, including david letterman, phil donahue, and oprah. she passed away in 1988 at the age of 83 years old. mark and lisa? lisa: thank you. now to a trip of a lifetime for a local cub scout. mark: 8-year-old sean nichols of edgewood took his message straight to the white house tuesday. sean was selected to be part of a national delegation delivering a report on scouting. it' scout has been picked in half a century

jonathan: well done, ruth lyons supporters. a ferry capsized in indonesia, killing four people in the waters between bally and java. video shows passengers jumping into the sea as the boat went down in calm water. 71 people were rescued. search teams recovered four bodies also. the cause of the disaster is under investigation. unusual theft. the men, one of them 66, the other 19, are accused of breaking into a fire station, stealing a fire truck and taking it on a joy ride with lights and i rens sirens blaring. they crashed into several cars and buildings. one of the men was treated for minor injuries. no one else was set. burial is set for a northern kentucky mother found dead a month after she went missing. fishermen found tera turner's body last week. her funeral took place in falmouth saturday. investigators have not said how turner died. a team of thieves is targeting senior citizens and women with physical disabilities. police are asking for your help in catching them. victim who has a warning for others. others. reporter

sheree: continuing the work of the ruth lyon' s children' s fund today at our cincinnati children' s medical center. i along with our general manager and news director, we were on hand to present the hospital with $150,000 from the children' s foundation. the money does more than just help kids during the holidays. >> it gives them something to play with every day. to interact with if it is an electronic game system or to do an art project. and to celebrate the milestones in the kids lives. anything they are doing at home we can replicate here because of this donation. sheree: we could not make these types of donations possible without your generosity. thank you for your continued kevin: things are looking better. before those of you start to panic out there when you get worried about snow, don' t. this is coming to an end all too quickly. the back edges past the 7175 corridor. it is pushing towards the northeastern suburbs. it has been snowing all day but it has not been accumulating because the snow has been light, temperatures are above freezing. even though we can' t visually see