http://66.213.69.5/files/original/15d58b513616d446c2740c3ad4c6e460.pdf 77af847dca63cd3cf88f5c115f168142 PDF Text Text SPORTS s 5 8 AM 36° 2 PM 48° 8 PM 48° Sunny much of the time and mild today. Mainly clear tonight. High 57° / Low 42° Robin Fowler State Farm Ins. Today’s weather forecast OH-70215805 Tigers hold off Meigs WEATHER s 8 352 2nd Ave Gallipolis, Oh 45631 740-446-4191 Merry Christmas! C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 224, Volume 74 Thursday, December 10, 2020 s 50¢ DeWine: It’s the maskless at fault, not the anti-mask messengers By Jake Zuckerman Ohio Capital Journal When it comes to the mask wars of the COVID-19 pandemic, the blame lies at the feet of those who choose to ignore sound health advice and reject masks, not the politicians whipping up the resistance, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. In an interview, DeWine said there’s no use playing blame games on Republicans at the presidential, federal, and state level who have villainized masks despite scientiﬁc evidence of their efﬁcacy against the new coronavirus. A crowd, unmasked and in deﬁance of advisories against mass gatherings, ﬁlled an Ohio campaign rally for President Donald Trump in September and booed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted after he urged them to wear masks in grocery stores. It’s the people in the crowd who make choices at the individual level who are at fault, DeWine said, not Trump and allies who host the gatherings and discourage mask wearing. “It’s not a public health department failure, it’s a failure of the individuals to heed the public health warning and to follow the public health protocols,” he said. “That’s really what it is.” The statement is indicative of the larger picture for DeWine, a Republican governor who has encouraged and mandated evidence-based public health strategies like masking and social distancing, but refrained from criticizing political allies who encourage the opposite. On Tuesday, House lawmakers voted down a proposal from Democrats that would require members and staff to wear masks in the Statehouse. An ODH mandate compels Ohioans to do so in almost any other building in the state. Last week, DeWine vetoed legislation that would allow lawmakers to vote down public health orders like the mask mandate and prohibit the governor from issuing stay-at-home orders as he and his counterparts across the nation did this Spring. Legislative leaders have expressed intent to override the veto. Over the last seven days, ﬁve House lawmakers have announced a COVID-19 diagnosis and several more are in quarantine seeking testing. And still, Republican members, many of whom express doubt about the gravity of the pandemic and refuse to wear masks, continue to hold in-person committee hearings this week. DeWine declined to answer whether he would be willing to attend a committee hearing in person at the statehouse. “Look, there’s 132 members of the General Assembly,” he said. “They each have opinions; they have a right to have opinions. I don’t think it should come as a surprise that during a once-in-100years pandemic where we’re dealing with new issues and new challenges that are unprecedented, that there will be some disagreement among members. I don’t expect members to always agree with me.” As the pandemic took shape this spring, Dr. Amy Acton, then director of the Ohio Department of Health, won both praise from national media and vitriolic blowback from activists. Protesters, some armed, singled her out in demonstrations at the Capitol stairs and her personal home alike. Some wielded anti-Semitic signs — Acton is Jewish. A man carrying an anti-Semitic sign joined a protest outside the Bexley home of thenOhio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton. Other protesters brought guns. Photo courtesy of Katie Forbes. 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OVP File Photo Free COVID-19 testing continues across Mason County with staff from the county health department and Mason County Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, pictured, providing the drive-thru testing sites at multiple locations, during a variety of hours. COVID-19 related deaths reported Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — COVID-19 related deaths were reported by two local health departments on Wednesday. The Gallia County Health Department reported two additional deaths on Wednesday afternoon, totaling 17 in the county. There were also 48 new cases of COVID-19 reported from Tuesday to Wednesday. The Meigs County Health Department reported one additional death on Wednesday, totaling 12 in the county. There were also 18 additional cases (17 conﬁrmed and one probable) reported on Wednesday. This brings Meigs to 649 total cases since the pandemic began, 167 of which, are currently active. In addition, the Mason County Health Department reported 27 new cases of COVID19 — making a total of 710 cases and 250 active cases. State information On Wednesday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice reported the current number of active cases in the state has reached a new record high of 20,059. A new record high of 650 hospitalizations has been reached, with 180 of those patients currently in the ICU. The cumulative percent of positive cases is now 3.95%, up from 3.88% on Monday and the highest such rate seen in West Virginia since April 22, 2020. Meanwhile, as of Monday morning, the statewide rate of COVID-19 transmission – also known as Rt – had risen to 1.13; the 10th-worst such rate of any state in the country. In Ohio, Jackson County was noted as having the state’s highest occurrence of cases in See COVID-19 | 4 Family’s Christmas light show aglow in Meigs By Lorna Hart Special to OVP Davidson Family Light Show | Courtesy photo John Davidson built this display as a memorial to his wife Brandi’s cousin J. J. Lawrence who lost his life in a motorcycle accident. LONG BOTTOM, Ohio — John and Brandi Codner Davidson moved back to Meigs County, Ohio two years ago from Marietta, Ohio, bringing with them an extensive collection of blow molds and a passion for Christmas decorating. John said the overriding requirement in their search for a new home was ﬁnding a property conducive to the outdoor displays as well as having an ability to provide a good viewing environment for guests, and they found such a location on Riebel Road in the Chester/ Long Bottom area. John does all the outdoor decorations himself, saying that although he has offers of help, he prefers to do everything himself and so politely declines assistance. In speaking with him, it is apparent that John’s displays are works of art for him. He has a vision of what they should look like and sets about to bring his vision to fruition. “Brandi does the inside decorating, and I do the outside,” he said. “Everyone wants to help me, but to be honest, I am rather particular in building my displays.” He said he began decorating for Christmas when he was given a bag of icicle lights. “I grew up in Meigs County and loved driving around looking at the lights See CHRISTMAS | 8 West Virginia chemical plant blast kills 1, injures 3 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An explosion and ﬁre at a West Virginia chemical plant that shook surrounding homes killed one person while injuring three others, authorities said Wednesday. It happened after 10 p.m. Tuesday on the Chemours property site in the Kanawha County community of Belle, the county commission said in a statement. The injured people included two workers and one person hit by debris. Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper said one person later died. No additional information about the victim was immediately released. Ofﬁcials believe the explosion involved chlorinated dry bleach and methanol, Carper said. The incident occurred at Optima Chemicals Co., a tenant on the Chemours site, Chemours said Wednesday in a statement. A telephone message left with Douglas, Georgia-based Optima was not immediately returned. People who lived in the area reported their houses shook. Emergency ofﬁcials announced a shelter-in-place order for 2 miles (3 kilometers) around the plant and a nearby road was closed before ﬁreﬁghters were able to extinguish the ﬂames and allow people to move around. The order was lifted early Wednesday. Belle Mayor David Fletcher, who also is a volunteer ﬁreﬁghter, said the blaze was extinguished before midnight. “Right now we feel like everything is in pretty good shape,” he told WCHS-TV. Still, it was a very hard day, Kanawha County Manager Jen- nifer Herrald told The Associated Press. “We lost a law enforcement ofﬁcer and they laid her to rest, our community was already hurting over that event, and then to end the day with an explosion at a chemical plant when our ﬁrst responders were already grieving and exhausted from dealing with a funeral — it was a hard situation to go through this evening,” she said. Chemours formed as a spinoff from DuPont in 2015. Optima Chemical was established in 1991 from the chemical division of AFF. The 723-acre (293-hectare) site is located along the Kanawha River about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Charleston. The town of Belle has about 1,100 residents. �2 Thursday, December 10, 2020 OBITUARIES CATHY L. SOWARDS GALLIPOLIS — Cathy L. Sowards, 61, Gallipolis, passed away at 4:01 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in the Holzer Medical Center. Born April 30, 1959 in Charleston, West Virginia she was the daughter of Yvonne Edens Newhouse, of Gray, Georgia and the late Lewis Newhouse. Cathy was retired from the accounting department of United Bank in Charleston. In addition to her mother she is survived by her children, Amy (Sarah Smith) Newhouse, of Gallipolis, Amanda Sowards (Adam) Pauley, of London, West Virginia and Paul Sowards, of Weston, West Virginia, four grandchildren, Chance Talbert, Logan Graley, Dylan Graley and Brianna Graley, brotherin-law, Kent Mize, of Gray, Georgia, nieces and nephews, Brian Mize, Amber Mize, Sara Pittman and Lewis Cook and several great-nieces and great-nephews. In addition to the father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Sowards and her sister, Connie Mize. Due to COVID-19 concerns, private services will be conducted at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. Cremeens-King Funeral Home, locally owned and operated at 75 Grape Street, is honored to serve the Sowards family. OBITUARIES/NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Armed teachers bill enters House By Susan Tebben because every one of these people that I talk to want guns in schools.” In the ﬁrst hearing The bill would allow before a House committee for a bill authorizing each Ohio school dislocal school districts to trict to create their own create ﬁrearms policies policies for allowing teachers and school perfor personnel, some sonnel to have ﬁrearms committee members made it very clear where when on school propthey stood on the issue. erty, and what amount of training would be “The absolute ignonecessary to have those rance and absurdity from people who oppose ﬁrearms in school. Bill sponsor, state this amazes me,” said Sen. Bill Coley, R-Libstate Rep. J. Todd erty Township, argued Smith, R-Farmersville, the bill is mainly about during the House Prilocal control for school mary and Secondary districts. Education Committee “What we’re doing is on Tuesday. “The callousness that they have, empowering the local Ohio Capital Journal district to decide what works best for them,” Coley told the committee. The bill has already passed the Ohio Senate, and is in direct response to a case currently being appealed in the Ohio Supreme Court. The court case relates to Butler County’s Madison Local School District, which tried to institute a policy in which teachers and personnel could be armed. Parents sued the school and a Butler County court said the school district could create the ﬁrearms policy. On appeal, the 12th District Court of Appeals disagreed, sending the case to the Ohio Supreme Court. The state’s high court is set to hear arguments on the case in midJanuary. Coley said this bill would “correct the ambiguity” the court said was in current law. “It’s incumbent upon us to correct what they perceive as an ambiguity,” Coley said. Smith and committee chair Don Jones, R-Freeport, said they are in support of the bill, and Jones said several people in his district have asked for a bill such as this. OU to hold virtual commencement ceremony Pagans Motorcycle Club members, associates face drug charges PITTSBURGH (AP) — Thirty western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio residents face charges stemming from an ongoing investigation of Pagans Motorcycle Club members and associates, federal prosecutors said. According to three indictments announced Wednesday, the defendants violated federal drug and ﬁrearms laws. Authorities said the defendants trafﬁcked ﬁrearms and distributed “signiﬁcant quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.” “For decades, the Pagans have used violence to control cocaine, heroin and meth trafﬁcking throughout western Pennsylvania: that stops now,” said U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. “With the arrests of thirty members and associates of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club, including higher-ranking members, we have disrupted their criminal organization and made western Pennsylvania safer,” Brady said. The investigation began in August 2018 and included court-authorized wiretaps on the cellphones of key members of the club’s Pittsburgh chapter. According to prosecutors, club members “routinely hold ‘church,’ a term used to describe their weekly meetings.” There also appeared to be large gatherings or parties with nonmembers at the club’s McKees Rocks Clubhouse. Search warrants were executed there on Tuesday. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Straw available MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport, for a fee of $2. Vouchers are to be redeemed at Dettwiller Lumber in Pomeroy. For more information call 740-992-6064. ATHENS, Ohio — Approximately 4,429 students are expected to participate in the Fall Commencement virtual ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 12. The ceremony includes summer 2020 and fall 2020 candidates. Graduates and their families can watch the Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremony via live stream starting at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at www.ohio.edu/ commencement. “I want to extend my sincere congratulations to the students graduating during our Fall Commencement ceremony,” Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis said. “In this most extraordinary of years, these students have shown grit, perseverance and dedication in reaching this achievement and are very well prepared for the next steps in their academic or professional careers as a result.” Dr. Purba Das, associate professor in communication studies at OHIO’s Southern Campus, will be the keynote speaker. “Dr. Das’ extensive knowl- edge of intercultural and health communication research is very impressive,” President M. Duane Nellis said in the speaker announcement. “In addition to being an expert in her ﬁeld, she is also an outstanding teacher and I am looking forward to hearing her advice for our graduates as they embark on their next chapters.” Das’ research takes a culturecentered approach to health communication by looking at the problematics of nations, national identity, media and health narratives in marginalized populations in the United States (Appalachia regions) and India. After the opening ceremonial remarks, graduates and their families will be able to use a navigational side bar to go straight to their respective college that will begin with a message from their dean. Individual students will hear their name read as well as see their personal commencement slide. Degrees will be conferred in the following order during Fall Commencement 2020: Candidates for Doctoral Degrees Candidates for Master’s Degrees Candidates for Bachelor’s and Associate Degrees Doctoral degrees will be conferred alphabetically by college subject, beginning with the College of Arts and Sciences and ending with the College of Health Sciences and Professions. Master’s degrees will be presented alphabetically by subject, beginning with the College of Arts and Sciences and ending with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. Undergraduate degrees will be conferred alphabetically by college subject, beginning with College of Arts and Sciences and ending with University College. All graduate candidate slides will be read alphabetically by last name. Additional information regarding Fall Commencement 2020 can be found at www.ohio.edu/commencement. Information provided by OU. 3 workers injured, 2 missing in plant collapse Three workers were hospitalized and two were unaccounted for after a power plant that was being demolished in Ohio collapsed Wednesday, authorities said. Rescuers had to dig for hours to free one of the workers from the rubble at the Killen Generating Station, Adams County Sheriff Kim Rogers said. Rogers said that worker was conscious. It was not clear what caused the collapse. “Next week, they were preparing to take that building down and those stacks. So this was some kind of preparation to take that building down,” the sheriff said. There was no word on the condition of the injured and authorities have not released any names. Rescue crews remained on the scene. The coal-ﬁred generating station opened in 1982 and was closed in May 2018. Sam Greene | The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP The Killen Generating Station, a closed power plant in Adams County, Ohio, collapsed Wednesday. Several workers were unaccounted for and one was taken to a hospital after the power plant that was being demolished collapsed. It was not clear what caused the collapse, Adams County Sheriff Kimmy Rogers said. COVID-19 related supplies MORGAN TWP. — Morgan Township will be passing out COVID-19 supplies to Morgan Township residents on Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Morgan Township Building. Those passing out the supplies will be wearing mask and make this as safe as possible. Social distancing (six feet apart) will be practiced. Each family will need to sign and must have their ID to pick up the items (one bag per family). Road construction, closures MEIGS COUNTY — A tree trimming project begins on Dec. 14 on State Route 248, between Riebel Road (Township Road 113) and Locust Grove Road (County Road 28). This section will be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: Dec. 18. ADDISON TWP. — Addison Township Trustees announce Nibert Road will be closed starting Monday, Nov. 9, for slip repairs. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2020 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Cancellations GALLIPOLIS — The meeting of the Dovel Myers Post #141 DAV set for Monday, Dec. 14, and AMVETS Post #23 meeting are canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GALLIPOLIS — Regular monthly Board meeting of the O. O. McIntyre Park District, 11 a.m., in the Park Board ofﬁce at the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St., Gallipolis, ﬁnd more information on the park district on its Facebook page. Monday, Dec. 14 BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town hall. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs Co. Library Board, 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Tuesday, Dec. 15 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular monthly board meeting, 4 p.m., Administrative Ofﬁces, 77 Mill Creek Road, Mildred Jeffers will be celebrating her 100th Birth- Gallipolis. day on Dec. 14, cards may be sent to her at 35279 Township road 1003 Langsville, OH 45741. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency Board of Directors’ annual meeting, 11:30 a.m. via virtual media. If you wish to attend WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Manage- please contact Lora at lrawson@galliameigscaa.org ment District Board of Directors meeting, 3:30 p.m., or (740) 367-7341, extension 2500. at the district ofﬁce in Wellston. Card shower Wednesday, Dec. 16 Thursday, Dec. 10 Friday, Dec. 11 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities will hold a public hearing to discuss the Strategic Plan 2021-24, 9 a.m. at the Administrative Ofﬁces located at 77 Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis. Thursday, Dec. 17 POMEROY — A special meeting of the Meigs County Transportation Improvement District will be held at 8 a.m. at the Meigs County Highway Dept., 34110 Fairgrounds Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. The purpose of this meeting to review the Meigs County TID Public Records Request Policy for approval. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, December 10, 2020 3 Marshall on the passing of Gen. Chuck Yeager HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University community is remembering Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, who passed away Monday at the age of 97. Yeager, the daring Air Force pilot and World War II veteran, was the ﬁrst person to break the sound barrier. He was also a key supporter of the Marshall University’s Society of Yeager Scholars, which was named in his honor. The society is the premier academic scholarship that has been in place at Marshall since 1987. More than 300 students have received the generous full-ride scholarship that bears his name. Marshall President Dr. Jerome Gilbert met with Yeager during his last visit to Huntington in October 2019. “I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Gen. Chuck Yeager,” Gilbert said. “Chuck Yeager will forever be known as one of the aviation giants of the 20th century. He is a constant source of inspiration for the state of West Virginia and for the students at Marshall University, especially in the Society of Yeager Scholars program. We’re forever grateful for the ability to put his name to a program that has produced some of the greatest leaders in our region. I had the pleasure of meeting Gen. Yeager during his visit to Marshall in 2019. His bravery and willingness to serve, especially in the face of the unknown, is a testament to the spirit of all West Virginians. His contributions in the ﬁelds of research and aviation led the way for the world we know today. I mourn his loss, and my thoughts are with his family during this time.” With Yeager’s blessing, the scholarship program was named in 1985, with the ﬁrst class starting on the Huntington campus in 1987. Yeager was heavily involved in the early years of the program and made it a point to return to Huntington to meet the students who represented him. Martha Woodward was the executive director of the John R. Hall Center for Academic Excellence and the Yeager program. She worked closely with Yeager during his annual visits with the Yeager Scholars. “I have so many memories of his chats with the Scholars both informally and in organized settings,” Woodard said. “He eagerly shared his experiences with them, always inviting their participation. One of the proud moments of my life came as we strolled across the campus from some event or other. He said, ‘You know, Martha; I have received all kinds of recognition, but I think these scholars will be my legacy more than anything I ever did. They will carry my name into the future with their accomplishments.’ He believed in the program which proudly bears his name.” Martha Hill is the current president of the Society of Yeager Scholars board of directors. Hill said what Yeager accomplished in his career has always served as great inspiration for the students in the program. “Gen. Yeager was one of the truly extraordinary leaders of our time,” Hill said. “In his passing, he has left behind a legacy DeWine From page 1 public health professional who served in Indiana under Dr. Jerome Adams and then-Gov. Mike Pence, now the U.S. Surgeon General and Vice President, respectively. Hours after Duwve accepted the job and DeWine announced it to the public in September, she rescinded her acceptance. In a statement, she cited the “harassment” Acton’s family faced from the general public. Now, Stephanie McCloud, an attorney with thin experience in public health, runs the department, though Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, a physician, serves as its lead voice on COVID-19 issues. DeWine said demonstrators have protested Ohio’s COVID-19 response outside McCloud’s personal home. “It’s part of the job now, apparently,” DeWine said. “We’ve seen this consistently. My comment to the demonstrators and everyone who doesn’t like what the current health director Stephanie McCloud is doing … the buck stops with me. I’m the elected MU | Courtesy Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager (seated, center) with Kanawha County Commission President W. Kent Carper (above Yeager) and members of the Society of Yeager Scholars at Marshall University. that will continue to inspire the best in all of us. I am grateful for his immeasurable contributions to the Marshall University Society of Yeager Scholars, which promotes the next generation of exceptional leaders.” Dr. Nicki LoCascio, the dean of Marshall’s Honors College, has worked with Yeager during his visits to meet current scholars. “Since the inception of the Yeager Scholars at Marshall, Gen. Yeager always showed great interest in the character of the students,” LoCascio said. “His yearly visits and talks were a highlight of our program.” Marshall University is home to the General ofﬁcial. They should focus their attention on me.” Activists have taken to hosting dance parties rife with loud music outside DeWine’s Cedarville home to protest a 10 p.m. curfew imposed to slow the virus’ spread. An ODH spokeswoman did not respond to questions about the alleged protest outside McCloud’s home. There’s reason for optimism. The Food and Drug Administration is inching toward approval of a vaccine, the fastest a vaccine has ever been developed to thwart a disease and the ﬁrst vaccination to provide immunity against a coronavirus. That said, experts say the current case surge, hospital rush and snowballing death toll will continue until a vaccine is distributed at scale, which could take months. That leaves public health ofﬁcials with the same crude tools of quarantine, social distancing and masks to slow the viral spread, and the same split-messaging with the same politicians who use masks as punching bags until then. DeWine has increasingly brought on nurses and physicians at his twice-weekly COVID-19 Chuck Yeager Collection. The collection was received as a gift from the general in March of 1987 and consists of a wide variety of artifacts, photographs, published materials, books and ﬁlms related to aviation, as well as personal memorabilia from Yeager’s career in the United States Air Force. Many of the artifacts, photographs and memorabilia are on display in the Gen. Chuck Yeager Room on the second ﬂoor of the Morrow Library in the Archives and Special Collections Department. Yeager’s relationship with Marshall was one of proximity ﬁrst, as it is the nearest university to his hometown of Ham- brieﬁngs to relay his message. ODH bought air time to run public service announcements calling on Ohioans to stay vigilant, and even brought Ohio State University football coaches in to add to the pro-mask chorus. And as DeWine noted, mask resistance is hardly unique to Ohio. While he touted some encouraging signs of mass compliance and decreased Thanksgiving travel, DeWine acknowledged there’s a “signiﬁcant number” of people who aren’t getting the message. “Have we been totally successful in communication? No, we have not,” he said. “There are those who reject the science. There are those who reject what public health ofﬁcials, and doctors and nurses are saying. That’s the situation that we ﬁnd ourselves in. It’s not unique to Ohio.” This story shared for republication by, and with permission from, the Ohio Capital Journal, an independent, nonproﬁt news organization. For more information go to www.ohiocapitaljournal.com Jake Zuckerman is a statehouse reporter. He spent three years chronicling the West Virginia Legislature for The Charleston GazetteMail after covering cops and courts for The Northern Virginia Daily. lin, but the connection became deeper as his life went on and the Yeager scholarship program was formed. In a 1987 promotional ﬁlm titled “Only the Best,” Yeager said his relationship with the university had become very important. “I haven’t joined with Marshall because I’m a graduate of the school,” Yeager said. “I’m not a graduate of any university. In fact, the only education I ever got, other than in high school, was in what an old friend of mine calls the College of Life and Death. I went there during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. No, I joined with Marshall because some very intelligent, very creative people there have designed a thoroughly unconventional academic program that I think will greatly increase the odds of young people achieving excellence in whatever they decide to do with their lives.” Marshall also presented Yeager with an honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1969 for his exceptional contributions to the air and space industries. For more about Yeager and his relationship with Marshall University visit www.marshall.edu/yeager/remembering-chuckyeager/. Information provided by Marshall University. Marshall set for first virtual commencement HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The stage is set for Saturday’s ﬁrst virtual commencement at Marshall University. Two separate ceremonies, one at 9 a.m. and the other at noon, will recognize the university’s graduates from Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 and Winter 2020, respectively. Both events will be livestreamed at https:// livestream.com/marshallu. A synopsis of each ceremony is below. 9 a.m. ceremony: The graduation exercise, celebrating Spring 2020 graduates, will include the awarding of an honorary degree to Robert “Bob” Simpson, former interim dean of the Lewis College of Business. Jennifer Leslie Wells is the keynote speaker for the event. Wells is the senior regional organizer for Community Change and Com- munity Change Action, a national organization that strengthens social change from the ground up. She is a Marshall University alumna. Noon ceremony: The noon ceremony will recognize Summer 2020 and Winter 2020 graduates. Professor Dan Hollis, the recipient of the university’s Dr. Charles E. Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award, will serve as guest speaker. A posthumous honorary degree will be awarded in honor of jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. and accepted by this son, Ellis Marsalis III, by video. Graduates who may have questions about the ceremony or their ﬁnal graduation paperwork may contact the Marshall University Ofﬁce of the Registrar by phone at 304696-6410 or visit www. marshall.edu/commencement for information. SWISHER & LOHSE PHARMACY OH-70214992 740-992-2955 636 EAST MAIN STREET POMEROY, OH 45769 www.ThePharmacy4u.com Big Buck Photo Contest submit your photos on www.mydailysentinel.com; www.mydailyregister.com; www.mydailytribune.com; Submissions begin Dec 1 Voting will begin Dec 14 Gun, bow, and car catagories turn your photo into Cash!!!! 740.446.4290 2212 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 4 Thursday, December 10, 2020 COVID-19 to direct contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus.” Gallia County Local From page 1 Schools Supt. Jude Meyers delivered a video the 14-day period endmessage on Wednesday, ing on Dec. 5. Jackson had a case count of 442, explaining the decision of the district to go fully while Gallia, ranked remote through Jan. 15, 17th, had a case count 2021 - it can be viewed of 270. Meigs ranked 63rd out of 88 counties, via the district’s website. with 159 cases reported He also spoke about athletics and extracurricubetween Nov. 22-Dec. lar activities continuing. 5. Occurrence rates “The other issue that’s and rankings also look come up has been the at total population and cases per 100,000 of the issue of extracurricular activities and athletpopulation. ics, and why would the school consider keeping Long-Term Care Facilities these activities going On Wednesday, the at this point in time. … West Virginia DepartWe have many groups ment of Health and in our schools that are Human Resources involved in community (DHHR) reported new outreach programs and cases at Lakin Hospital are very active in the and PVH Nursing and holidays, keep in mind Rehabilitation Center. these kids work in very At Lakin, there are currently eight active posi- small groups, they foltive staff, seven of which low all school safety protocol but many of these are new, according to programs and organizaDHHR. At PVH nurstions in our schools ing, there are currently ﬁve active positive staff help distribute clothing, food and gifts within the and two active positive community and it’s very residents, according much counted on by our to DHHR. Both facilities are listed as having families that are deﬁnitely in need. Any of these active outbreaks. groups, whether it be PVH Nursing and athletics or these suppleRehabilitation Center Director Amber Findley mental groups and extracurriculars, are in a very said the two residents controlled environment, are now recovered and there are no active resi- they follow very strict protocols, they work in dents at the center. In very small groups and addition, three employobviously, if there’s any ees have recovered and exposure, those groups three are active with COVID-19. Findley said are shut down immediately…” on Saturday, Dec. 12, Here’s a closer look at those employees will be coronavirus cases across considered recovered. our area: Local Schools Meigs Local School Gallia County District announced ODH and the Gallia Tuesday evening there County Health Departis a COVID-19 case at ment reported a total Meigs High School. of 1,166 total cases The report from the of COVID-19 (since superintendent’s ofﬁce March) in Gallia County stated “that either a as part of Wednesday’s Meigs High School staff updates. 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Age ranges for the 649 Meigs County cases, as of Wednesday, are as follows: 0-9 — 21 cases 10-19 — 55 cases (2 new cases) 20-29 — 101 cases (1 hospitalization, 2 new cases) 30-39 — 77 cases (2 hospitalizations, 1 new case) 40-49 — 93 cases (1 hospitalization, 4 new cases) 50-59 — 99 cases (2 hospitalizations, 3 new cases) 60-69 — 83 cases (8 hospitalizations, 3 new cases) 70-79 — 67 cases (12 hospitalizations, 4 deaths, 2 new cases) 80-89 — 34 cases (7 hospitalizations, 5 deaths, 1 new case) 90-99 — 16 cases (5 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 1 case (1 hospitalization) There have been seven positive antibody tests in Meigs County. Antibody tests check your blood by looking for Meigs County antibodies, which may The Meigs County tell you if you had a past Health Department infection with the virus announced the COVIDthat causes COVID-19. 19 related death of For more data and an individual in the 70-79-year-old age range, information on the cases in Meigs County visit bringing the county’s https://www.meigstotal deaths to 12 since health.com/covid-19/ . the pandemic began. Meigs County is curAlso, on Wednesday, rently “Red” on the Ohio the health department announced an additional Public Health Advisory System after meeting hospitalization in the 70-79-year-old range, for four of the seven indicators last week. a total of 39 total hospitalizations since the pandemic began. Mason County The health departThe Mason County ment reported 17 addiHealth Department tional conﬁrmed cases announced a total of 710 of COVID-19, and one cases on Wednesday, 27 probable case, according more than Tuesday. Of to its news release on those, 250 are active and Wednesday. The health 450 are recovered. There department reports the are currently eight hos- COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon, making a total of 17 in the county. ODH reported a total of 78 hospitalizations, an increase of two from the previous day, and 656 presumed recovered individuals as of Wednesday. Age ranges for the 1,118 total cases reported by ODH on Tuesday are as follows: 0-19 — 165 cases (5 new cases) 20-29 — 190 cases (3 hospitalizations, 5 new cases) 30-39 — 151 cases (3 hospitalizations, 6 new cases) 40-49 — 178 cases (3 hospitalizations, 4 new cases) 50-59 — 161 cases (7 hospitalizations, 11 new cases) 60-69 — 153 cases (16 hospitalizations, 2 deaths, 6 new cases) 70-79 — 104 cases (22 hospitalizations, 6 deaths, 6 new cases) 80-plus — 64 cases (24 hospitalizations, 7 deaths, 5 new cases) Gallia County is currently “Orange” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map after meeting two of the seven indicators last week. (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Amy Carter COVID-19 testing for the area has been expanded. The cost is free, with testing sites in Mason County, W.Va., however, you do not need to be a Mason County resident to get tested. Testing is done by the Mason County Health Department with assistance from Mason County Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Please remember to stay in your vehicle and have a face covering on. Updated schedule is as follows: Dec. 10, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Mason County Health Department (annex parking lot), 5th and Viand streets, Point Pleasant; Dec. 11, noon to 4 p.m., Leon Town Hall (parking lot), Main St., Leon. pitalized cases. There have been a total of 10 deaths in Mason County due to COVID-19. DHHR reported 705 total cases (since March) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday, 20 more than Tuesday. Of those, 688 are conﬁrmed cases and 17 are probable cases. According to DHHR, the age ranges for the 705 COVID-19 cases DHHR is reporting in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 7 cases 10-19 — 57 cases (2 new conﬁrmed cases) 20-29 — 96 cases (plus 3 probable cases, 1 new conﬁrmed case) 30-39 — 72 cases (plus 4 probable cases, 4 new conﬁrmed cases) 40-49 — 111 cases (plus 5 probable cases, 2 new conﬁrmed cases) 50-59 — 120 cases (plus 4 probable cases, 2 deaths, 4 new conﬁrmed cases) 60-69 — 108 cases (plus 1 probable case, 1 death, 3 new conﬁrmed cases) 70+ — 117 cases (6 deaths, 2 new conﬁrmed cases) Mason County continues to be listed as “Red” on the West Virginia County Alert System map and WVDE map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 93.74 on Tuesday, with a 11.43 percent positivity rate. Surrounding counties are orange and red. Ohio The Ohio Department of Health reported a 24-hour change of 10,094 new cases on Wednesday (21-day average of 9,585). There were 84 new deaths (21day average of 65), 464 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 356) and 49 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 37) reported in the previous 24 hours, according to Wednesday’s update. West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday, DHHR is reporting a total of 58,462 cases with 910 deaths. There was an increase of 1,402 cases from Tuesday and 31 new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 1,250,368 lab test have been completed, with a 3.95 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 6.59 percent. There are 20,059 currently active cases. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham and Beth Sergent contributed to this story. Additional information from the ofﬁce of Gov. Jim Justice. (Editor’s Note: Statistics reported in this article are tentative and subject to change. This was the information available at press time with more to be added as it becomes available.) © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 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VIN: 1B7GG2AN51S188326 2001 Dodge Ram �Sports Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, December 10, 2020 5 Tigers hold off Meigs, 72-68 By Alex Hawley the end of the ﬁrst quarter, and were back within six points, at 21-15, a minute into the ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Oh second. Marietta responded with a so close to a miraculous come16-to-5 run over the next four back. minutes, and led 37-20 with The Meigs boys basketball three minutes until halftime. team trailed non-conference The Maroon and Gold scored guest Marietta by 19 points nine of the next 13 points, cutwith seven minutes to play on ting the Tiger lead to 41-29 at Tuesday at Larry R. Morrison the break. Gymnasium. The MaraudThe guests added ﬁve points ers rallied back to within two to their lead in the third peripoints, but couldn’t overtake od, and headed into the ﬁnale the Tigers and fell 72-68. on top 61-44. Marietta — which never Marietta stretched its lead to trailed in the contest — scored a game-high 19 points after a the ﬁrst 10 points, holding two-pointer to start the fourth, Meigs (0-4) off the board for but were held without a ﬁeld the ﬁrst four minutes. The Marauders were down 18-10 at goal for over ﬁve minutes. Dur- ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Meigs junior Andrew Dodson hits a two-pointer, during the second half of the Marauders’ 72-68 setback on Tuesday in Rocksprings, Ohio. ing that time, the Marauders went on a 16-to-1 run, making the margin 64-60. Back-to-back buckets by the guests made the lead eight with 1:42 to go, but Meigs went on an 8-to-2 run, pulling within two points, at 70-68, with 10 seconds remaining. However, Tony Munos sank a pair of free throws for the Tigers with eight seconds left, sealing the 72-68 victory. The Marauders made 26 ﬁeld goals, six of which came from three-point range, while Marietta sank 29 ﬁeld goals, including nine triples. At the foul line, Meigs was 10-of-17 See TIGERS | 6 Tide, Irish, Tigers, Buckeyes hold steady atop CFP rankings By Ralph D. Russo Associated Press For the third straight week, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State held on to the top four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. The selection committee’s second-from-last rankings had only a little movement in the top 10. Texas A&M is still ﬁfth and Florida held at sixth. Iowa State moved up a couple of spots to seventh after earning a spot in the Big 12 title game. Cincinnati slipped a spot to eighth after an idle week because of COVID-19 issues in the program. The Bearcats also will not play this week against Tulsa, the committee’s 24th-ranked team. Those two schools are scheduled to meet Dec. 19 in the American Athletic Conference title game. Ohio State is also currently without a game this weekend after Michigan had to cancel because of a COVID-19 outbreak. The Buckeyes had to cancel their game two Saturdays ago because of their own virus issues. Last week they beat Michigan State 52-12 without more than a dozen scholarship players, including three starting offensive linemen. “That certainly got our attention,” selection committee chairman Gary Barta said. Georgia is ninth and Miami is 10th. Coastal Carolina, coming off a big victory against BYU, jumped ﬁve spots to No. 13. Two hats Barta is also the athletic director at Iowa, a member of the Big Ten. The Big Ten currently has a bit of dilemma on its hands. Ohio State (5-0) might not play enough games to be eligible to play in the Big Ten championship game. As part of his real job, Barta will meet with his colleagues in the Big Ten on Wednesday, a regularly scheduled meeting. Barta said he does not know the agenda of that meeting and declined to speculate, but it doesn’t seem to be stretch to think that Ohio State’s situation will come up. Should the Big Ten try to shufﬂe this week’s schedule to get Ohio State an opponent? Should the ADs who made the minimum games rule way back in the summer when the conference ﬁrst started altering its schedule to deal with the pandemic simply change the rule to let Ohio State play for the title? Or keep it the way it is and match up Ohio State with the second-best team in the West Division, likely Iowa, on the weekend of Dec. 19 while Northwestern and Indiana play in the Big Ten championship game? That’s if Indiana can play. The Hoosiers paused team activities Tuesday because of COVID-19 cases. The Big Ten ADs not only have to ﬁgure out what is fair to Ohio State and the rest of the conference, they also must consider how best to protect the integrity and value of their league championship game. See CFP | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 10 Girls Basketball Waterford at Eastern, 7:15 South Gallia at Southern, 7:15 Friday, Dec. 11 Boys Basketball Alexander at River Valley, 7:30 Waterford at South Gallia, 7:30 Wellston at Meigs, 7:30 Trimble at Eastern, 7:30 Girls Basketball Eastern at Fairland, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 Wrestling Meigs at Warren, 10 a.m. River Valley at Barnesville, 10 a.m. College Football Oklahoma at West Virginia, noon Bryan Walters | OVP Sports River Valley running back Michael Conkle (25) delivers a stiff arm to a South Gallia defender during an Oct. 9 football contest in Mercerville, Ohio. 2020 OPSWA Division V football team Meigs lands 3 selections; Raiders earn 1 pick eight scores before breaking his collarbone midway through the third game of the season. Sophomore Michael Conkle was the lone selection for the RaidBy Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ers as the running back amassed a school-record 1,223 rushing yards COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Valley Publish- on 159 carries. Conkle ing area had four players scored 10 touchdowns on the season and also set a named to the 2020 Ohio Prep Sports Writers Asso- single game school mark ciation Division V football with 318 rushing yards against Huntington. team, as voted on by Roger Bacon senior media members throughCorey Kiner was named out the Buckeye State. the D-5 offensive player Both Meigs and River of the year, while Ironton Valley had at least one player chosen to the Divi- senior Reid Carrico was chosen as the D-5 defension V squad, with the sive player of the year. Marauders coming away Daniel Shirey of Baltiwith three of the four more Liberty Union and selections. All four honorees were also named to Matt Dzierwa of Tontogany Ostego shared the D-5 the honorable mention coach of the year honors. squad. The Marauders were represented by seniors 2020 Division V All-Ohio Wyatt Hoover and Abe Football Teams Lundy, as well as junior FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB: Jacob Brown, Burton Berkshire, Coulter Cleland. Lundy 5-11, 190, Sr.; Joseph Dzierwa, Tontowas a defensive selecgany Otsego, 6-6, 175, Jr.; Dustin Brady, Bucyrus Wynford, 6-3, 205, Sr.; Gabe tion at linebacker, while West Lafayette Ridgewood, 5-11, Hoover and Cleland were Tingle, 185, Jr.; Cameron Blair, Magnolia Sandy Valley, 6-2, 215, Sr.; Kobe Mitchell, Cadiz respectively named as a Harrison Central, 6-3, 190, Sr.; Michael wide receiver and quarPatrone, Canfield South Range, 6-2, 195, Sr.; Drew Mitch, Springfield Shawnee, terback on the offensive 6-3, 215, Sr. list. RB: Jaylen Jennings, Harvest Prep, 175, Jr.; Wes Myers, Johnstown, 5-9, Lundy recorded a team- 5-10, 160, Sr.; Mason Sullivan, Kirtland, 6-0, best 110 tackles, ﬁve 206, Sr.; Danny Bruckman, Jefferson Area Jefferson, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Trent Leiter, tackles for loss and four Tontogany Otsego, 5-11, 195, Jr.; Corey forced fumbles, while Kiner, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 5-10, Sr. Hoover caught 12 passes 210, WR: Tellus Andrews, Conneaut, 5-11, for 303 yards and ﬁve 180, Sr.; Lucas Hackworth, Bucyrus Wynford, 5-10, 160, Sr.; Demetrius Evans, scores to go along with Magnolia Sandy Valley, 5-10, 165, Sr.; Nick 537 rushing yards and six Burden, West Liberty West Liberty-Salem, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Kameron Cox, Springscores on 86 attempts. field Greenon, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Jaret Frantz, Hoover was also 32-of-73 Elyria Catholic, 6-4, 210, Sr. Enders, Marion Pleasant, passing for 312 yards and 6-5,OL:315,Ethan Sr.; Ryan Roark, Elyria Catholic, 6-4, 300, Sr.; Matt Davis, Ironton, 6-0, two scores. 210, Sr.; Blake Richardson, WheelersCleland was 47-of-82 burg, 6-3, 270, Sr.; Tyler Leopold, Ottawapassing for 734 yards and Glandorf, 6-4, 280, Jr.; Riley LaPorte, Gar- rettsville Garfield, 6-3, 265, Jr.; Kristian Grman, Kirtland, 5-10, 225, Sr. K: Jonah Houston, Columbus Academy, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Jimmy Mahlmeister, Ironton, 6-0, 165, Sr.; Nathan Hawks, Springfield Greenon, 6-1, 185, Sr. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL: Jake Lusk, Johnstown, 6-4, 230, Sr.; J.J. Perrin, Burton Berkshire, 6-0, 190, Sr.; Cade Limes, Tontogany Otsego, 5-11, 215, Sr.; Zach Prater, West Lafayette Ridgewood, 6-1, 290, Sr.; Luke Blasko, Canfield, South Range, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Trevor Lockard, Brookville, 5-11, 230, Sr.; De’Tray Jones, Cincinnati North College Hill, Sr. LB: Phillip Gibson-Perry, Harvest Prep, 6-0, 205, Sr.; Cy’lyn McSwain, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 6-3, 190, Sr.; Mason Rus, Kirtland, 6-0, 180, Jr.; Reid Carrico, Ironton, 6-3, 235, Sr.; Evan Carpenter, Martins Ferry, 6-2, 215, Sr.; Hal Huber, West Salem Northwestern, 6-1, 200, Sr.; William Hardenbrook, Columbiana Crestview, 6-2, 190, Sr.; Rudy Scanlon, Springfield Shawnee, 6-0, 180, Sr.; Nijal Mooney, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 6-0, 215, Sr. DB: Joey Grazia, Kirtland, 5-10, 155, Sr.; Anthony DeMarco, Kirtland, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Mason Richards, Findlay Liberty-Benton, 5-11, 170, Sr.; Branson Smith, Sabina East Clinton, 6-1, 160, Sr.; Luke Jackson, Lewiston Indian Lake, 5-11, 170, Jr.; Luke Bradford, Portsmouth West, 6-2, 150, Sr. P: Graham Nicholson, Summit Country Day, 6-1, 190, Sr. Offensive Player of the Year: Corey Kiner, Roger Bacon, Sr. Defensive Player of the Year: Reid Carrico, Ironton, Sr. Coaches of the Year: Daniel Shirey (Baltimore Liberty Union) and Matt Dzierwa (Tontogany Otsego). SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB: Steven Navalinsky, Elyria Catholic, 6-4, 210, Sr.; Liam Powers, Kirtland, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Levi Gullion, Piketon, 6-3, 195, Jr.; Garrett Newsome, Sugarcreek Garaway, 6-2, 185, Sr.; Brayden Sipple, Blanchester, 6-5, 175, sr RB: Trevor Moran, North Union, 5-10, 198, Sr.; Austin Shaffer, Marion Pleasant, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Rayshon Kennedy, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 6-3, 236, Jr.; Trey Hoover, Rayland Buckeye Local, 6-0. 205, So.; Dylan Dominguez, Canfield South Range, 5-11, 190, Sr.; Anthony Demma, Garrettsville Garfield, 5-10, 175, Jr. WR: Andrew Hunt, Madison Plains, 6-4, 175, Sr.; B.J. Busbee, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 6-3, 185, Sr.; Matthew Risner, Minford, 5-10, 175, Sr.; Trevor Carman, Cadiz Harrison Central, 5-8, 170, Jr.; Daniel Dominique, Brookville, 6-4, 200, Sr.; Ryan Hallau, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 6-4, 225, Sr. OL: Lucas Stoddard, Burton Berkshire, 6-4, 220, Jr.; Max Buchman, Pemberville Eastwood, 6-3, 203, Sr.; JJ Durr, West Lafayette Ridgewood, 5-11, 225, Sr.; Logan Evans, Lewiston Indian Lake, 5-11, 250, Jr.; Taran Tyo, Versailles, 6-4, 275, Jr.; George Prusock, Kirtland, 6-1, 230, So.; Caleb Crabtree, McDermott Northwest, 6-2, 275, Sr. K: Braxton Sammons, Wheelersburg, 5-11, 180, Jr.; Evan O’Connell, Columbus Ready, 5-8, 150, Jr. SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL: Gvynn Mendenhall, Columbus Academy, 6-2, 215, Jr.; Hayden Gerhart, Elyria Catholic, 6-4, 265, Jr.; Luke Gogolin, Kirtland, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Dalton Crabtree, Ironton, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Gunnar Crawford, Ironton, 5-10, 225, Sr.; Bryce Prater, West Lafayette Ridgewood, 6-3, 280, Sr.; Spencer Mesaros, Ravenna Southeast, 6-1, 240, Jr. LB: Cole Matthews, Columbus Ready, 6-3, 228, Sr.; Carson Andonian, Kirtland, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Lane Herman, Conneaut, Sr.; Zach Kwiatkowski, Pemberville Eastwood, 5-6, 171, Sr.; Cody Taylor, Bucyrus Wynford, 5-9, 155, Sr.; Daniel Flagel, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Lane Mefford, Lewiston Indian Lake, 5-10, 185, Sr. DB: Brady Russell, Magnolia Sandy Valley, 5-9, 175, Sr.; DeAngelo Bell, Warrensville Heights, 6-0, 190, Sr.; Thomas Pondexter, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 5-9, 190, Sr.; Zach Barker, Reading, 6-2, 160, Sr.; Irvin Hodrick, Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Cannon Shafer, Cincinnati Madeira, 6-0, 175, Sr. P: Gage Sullivan, Kirtland, 6-3, 190, Jr. THIRD TEAM OFFENSE QB: Cayden Carroll, Liberty Union, 5-9, 165, So.; Jalen Minter, Beachwood, 5-10, 175, Jr.; Carson Bey, Versailles, 5-9, 170, Jr. RB: Tyler Saffran, Millbury Lake, 5-10, 160, Sr.; Braydon Johns, Coshocton, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Colt Sechrest, Bellaire, 6-4, 210, Jr.; Talon Borders, Carlisle, 5-9, 155, Jr.; Kainan Stoner, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan, 6-1, 200, Sr. WR: Matthew Miller, Wheelersburg, 6-0, 165, Sr.; Hunter Smith, Wellston, 6-5, 180, Sr.; Trent Hacker, Ironton, 6-2, 175, Sr.; Brennin Blevins, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-0, 170, Sr.; Garrett Jostworth, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 6-4, 220, Sr. OL: Marcus Moore, Beachwood, 6-2, 315, So.; Connor Clagg, Findlay LibertyBenton, 6-1, 206, Sr.; Bailey Skidmore, Bucyrus Wynford, 5-8, 235, Sr.; Alex Couch, Carlisle, 6-2, 276, Jr.; Daniel Cartuyvelles, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 6-0, 240, Sr.; Cain Gonzalez, Springfield Shawnee, 6-1, 320, Jr.; Max Vonderhaar, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 6-3, 250, Sr. K: Cason Doolittle, Findlay Liberty-Benton, 6-1, 151, So. THIRD TEAM DEFENSE DL: Robert Mills, Columbus Academy, 6-0, 205, Sr.; Wade Woodworth, Jefferson Area Jefferson, 6-1, 180, So.; Eli Tilley, Portsmouth West, 6-1, 200, Sr.; Nathaniel DiRe, Findlay Liberty-Benton, 5-10, 209, Sr.; Blake Landis, Pemberville Eastwood, 6-2, 197, Sr.; Max Spelder, Cincinnati Madeira, 6-3, 245, Sr.; Jairon Wilson, Cincinnati Taft, 5-10, 215, Sr.; Aden Neely, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan, 6-5, 255, Sr. LB: Paul Bryant, Madison Plains, 6-1, 175, Sr.; Will Kaufman, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-1, 200, Sr.; Devin Coon, Tontogany Otsego, 5-8, 144, Jr.; Dylan Schimmoeller, Findlay Liberty-Benton, 5-11, 178, Sr.; Deontae Brandon, West Lafayette Ridgewood, 6-0, 183, Sr.; Jake Phillips, Orrville, 6-2, 200, Sr.; Colt Conover, Blanchester, 5-9, 190, Sr. DB: Alex Wolf, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 5-10, 175, Sr.; Kyle Howell, Ironton, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Logyn Ratliff, New Lexington, 6-2, See FOOTBALL | 6 �SPORTS 6 Thursday, December 10, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Football Eagles going with Jalen Hurts over Carson Wentz From page 5 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts will start for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, sending Carson Wentz to the bench. Eagles coach Doug Pederson made the announcement Tuesday on the team’s website. “We’re not where we want to be as an offense,” Pederson said. “I looked at the whole thing and decided that for this week to look for that spark again to try to get the team over the hump, to try to get everybody playing better.” Pederson insisted Monday the decision was his, even though Wentz’s $128 million, four-year contract begins in 2021. Hurts replaced Wentz in the third quarter of a 30-16 loss to Green Bay and completed 5 of 12 passes for 109 yards, one touchdown, one interception and took three sacks. “Carson is like all of us right now, he’s disappointed. He’s frustrated,” Pederson said. “He’s been a professional through it all. He supports his 175, Sr.; Trevyn Feasel, North Union, 5-10, 186, Sr.; Josh Clark, Wheelersburg, 6-1, 160, Jr. P: Dakota Secrest, McDermott Northwest, 6-0, 185, So. HONORABLE MENTION QB: Brady Hess, Columbus Academy, 6-0, 170, Sr.; Donald Richendollar, Chesapeake, 5-9, 175, Sr.; Ben Nichols, Chillicothe Zane Trace, 5-10, 175, Jr.; Coulter Cleland, Pomeroy Meigs, 6-0, 190, Jr.; Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis, Minford, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Drew Roe, Portsmouth, 5-8, 145, Jr. RB: Jon Garvin, Wellston, 6-1, 200, Sr.; Conor Dickens, Oak Hill, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Michael Conkle, Bidwell River Valley, 5-8, 161, So.; Brayden Campbell, McDermott Northwest, 5-9, 175, Jr.; Chase Goff, Martins Ferry, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Landen Pettet, McConnelsville Morgan, 6-0, 215, Sr.; Zy’ere Rogers, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 5-9, 175, Jr. WR: Sam Huyghe, Columbus Academy, 6-0, 170, Sr.; Thomas Sentz, Chesapeake, 5-9, 150, Sr.; Camren Loar, Piketon, 5-9, 150, Jr.; Brady Hanson, New Lexington, 6-0, 155, Sr.; Reade Pendleton, Portsmouth, 5-9, 153, So.; Wyatt Hoover, Pomeroy Meigs, 6-0, 208, Sr.; Noah Dzierwa, Tontogany Otsego, 5-11, 160, Sr.; Jaydon Miller, Sugarcreek Garaway, 5-8, 155, Sr.; Brian Palmer Jr., Rayland Buckeye Local, 5-7, 165, Jr.; Dalton Patterson, West Lafayette Ridgewood, 6-1, 180, Jr.; Mason Tucci, Magnolia Sandy Valley, 5-10, 160, Jr.; Trent Jakacki, Mantua Crestwood, 6-1, 160, Sr.; Luke Crumbacher, Canfield South Range, 5-11, 150, Sr. TE: Clayton Cummons, Utica, 6-1, 210, Sr.; Manny Mullens, Harvest Prep, 6-3, 260, Sr.; OL: Anthony Buckley, Amanda-Clearcreek, 6-4, 270, Sr.; Kyle Daley, North Union, 6-1, 269, Sr.; Cael Dent, Ready, 6-3, 290, Sr.; Pat Graves, Harvest Prep, 6-0, 255, Sr.; Rocky White, Ironton, 5-11, 235, Sr.; Drew Harris, Albany Alexander, 6-2, 260, Sr.; Jarrod Wilbur, Wellston, 6-1, 260, Sr.; Flint Barger, Oak Hill, 6-2, 260, Sr.; Easton Lansing, Piketon, 5-11, 230, Sr.; Luke Wroten, Portsmouth West, 5-10, 200, Sr.; Keegan Shank, Pemberville Eastwood, 5-11, 239, Jr.; Wyatt Moyer, Magnolia Sandy Valley, 5-10, 225, Jr.; Noah Duck, Martins Ferry, 5-10, 200, Sr.; Colin Shannon, Coshocton, 5-10, 195, Sr.; Kolten Hanlin, Richmond Edison, 5-8, 240, Jr.; Cabot Arbaugh, Cadiz Harrison Central, 6-4, 240, So.; Luke Miller, Sugarcreek Garaway, 6-4, 245 Sr.; Wyatt Babik, Columbiana Crestview, 6-1, 295, Sr.; Jadon Johnston, Akron Manchester, 6-1, 215, Jr.; Kerri Hewlett, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 6-1, 320, Sr.; Michael Lally, Canfield South Range, 6-0, 240, Jr.; Jacob Brooks, Canfield South Range, 5-10, 210, Jr.;Austin Roman, Garrettsville Garfield, 6-3, 305, Jr. K: Mario Rodin, Kirtland, 6-0, 160, Sr.; Harley Novak, Canfield South Range, 5-11, 135, Sr. DL: Jalen Davis, Harvest Prep, 6-2, 200, Sr.; Chaz Reeder, North Union, 5-10, 216, Sr.; Nick Burns, Chesapeake, 6-2, 280, Jr.; Gage Might, Pemberville Eastwood, 5-11, 217, Sr.; Lucas Pritchard, Lima Bath, 6-5, 250, Jr.; Dylan Schiets, Oak Harbor, 6-2, 230, Jr.; Carter Bibler, Cincinnati Summit Country Day, 6-3, 215, Jr.; Jarrell Newman, McConnelsville Morgan, 5-9, 196, Jr.; Ron Pauley, Cadiz Harrison Central, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Hunter Darrah, Rayland Buckeye Local, 6-6, 250, Jr.; Jarett Wallick, Sugarcreek Garaway, 6-2, 225, So.; Aaron Craver, Garrettsville Garfield, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Will Skretta, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 6-1, 215, Sr.; Gaige McIntyre, Rootstown, 6-3, 295, Sr. LB: Corey Cress, Madison Plains, 6-1, 215, Sr.; Justin Larochelle, Johnstown, 6-1, 210, Jr.; Brayden Shreyer, Liberty Union, 6-0, 185, Jr.; Cade Young, Amanda-Clearcreek, 6-3, 195, Jr.; Cameron Deere, Ironton, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Logan Neal, Albany Alexander, 5-11, 205, Sr.; Brock Harden, Oak Hill, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Josey Kelly, Williamsport Westfall, 6-1, 187, Sr.; Abe Lundy, Pomeroy Meigs, 6-0, 235, Sr.; Evan Lintz, McDermott Northwest, 5-10, 215, Jr.; Ryan Sissel, Portsmouth West, 5-11, 190, So.; Carson Williams, Wheelersburg, 6-0, 175, Jr.; Keegan Mueller, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 6-3, 185, Sr.; Nathan Bertolino, Cadiz Harrison Central, 5-10, 175, Sr.; Jared Drobney, Magnolia Sandy Valley, 5-10, 200, Jr.;Garrett Hershberger, Garaway, 5’11 185, Sr.; Vince Patrone, Bellaire, 5-11, 210, Sr.; Michael Pastella, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, 6-1, 210, Sr.; Logan Cormell, Canfield South Range, 5-8, 185, Jr.; Austin Lysiak, Garrettsville Garfield, 6-0, 195, Sr. DB: Ryan Ernst, Madison Plains, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Shaun Goines, Harvest Prep, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Isaiah Radcliffe, North Union, 5-10, 160, Sr.; Ray Gomez, Genoa Area, 5-9, 175, Sr.; Brayden Timko, Tontogany Otsego, 6-0, 160, Sr.; Collin Fauver, Oak Harbor, 5-10, 195, Sr.; Parker Hutton, Cadiz Harrison Central, 5-9, 170, Fr.; Javan Belt, West Lafayette Ridgewood, 6-2, 160, Sr.; Alexander Roden, Sugarcreek Garaway, 6-1, 155, So.; Brandon Yanssens, Columbiana Crestview, 5-8, 160, Sr.; Kaden Lau, Massillon Tuslaw, 5-11, 160, Sr. P: Caleb Schneider, Johnstown, 6-0, 180, Jr.; Landon Jordan, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-0, 185, Jr.; Carson Copeland, McConnelsville Morgan, 6-1, 185, So.; Colin Lysiak, Garrettsville Garfield, 6-0, 160, Jr. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. teammates and that’s what you want to see from him, the leader of the team. I know sometimes the quarterback gets a lot of the blame like the head coach does. It’s the good with the bad. It’s not about Carson Wentz. It’s not about one person. We know we have issues on offense and it has been a struggle for us all season. That’s where the frustration lies a little bit, but he’s been a pro and would expect nothing less.” Pederson and Wentz came to Philadelphia in 2016. They led the Eagles to the franchise’s only Super Bowl title in 2017. Wentz was 11-2 before a knee injury forced him to watch Nick Foles lead the Eagles through the playoffs and victory over New England. Wentz ﬁnished third in NFL MVP voting that season, and last year he became the ﬁrst quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 4,000 yards without one wide receiver having 500 yards receiving. AP SPORTS BRIEFS Buffalo officially declared MAC East champions Jon Runyan, the league’s vice president of football operations, issued the one-game suspensions without pay for violations Sunday of the NFL’s rules regarding unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct. Tart’s violation occurred with 8:25 remaining in the The Mid-American Conference made it ofﬁcial Wednesday by declaring No. 24 Buffalo as winners of the East Divi- second quarter of Tennessee’s game at Cleveland when he stepped on guard Wyatt Teller. sion title. Williams’ infraction took place in the ﬁnal minute of The announcement came after the Bulls (4-0) appeared to clinch the title outright once their game against Ohio (2-1) the ﬁrst half of Cincinnati’s game at Miami on Sunday last Saturday was canceled and declared a no-contest. That when he stepped on guard Solomon Kindley. Williams decision was made because the Bobcats’ roster was depleted was ejected following an ensuing ﬁght. Tart will miss Tennessee’s game against Jacksonville due to COVID-19. and Williams will miss the Bengals’ game against Dallas Ohio was the only team left with a mathematical chance next weekend. to win the title before the cancelation occurred in the second-to-last week of the regular season. Buffalo closes its season by hosting Akron (1-4) on Saturday and then advances to the MAC championship game to be played in Detroit on Dec. 18. The winner of Saturday’s game between Western Michigan and Ball State earns the West Division title. NHL players have balked at changing the collective The Bulls are ranked in The Associated Press college bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open football poll for the ﬁrst time in program history and are led the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New by Jaret Patterson. The junior running back is coming off a Year’s Day, a person with knowledge of the situation told game in which he ran for 409 yards and eight touchdowns The Associated Press on Tuesday. in a 70-41 victory over Kent State. Owners and players, with the hopes of getting back on the ice next month, have moved past ﬁnancial negotiations in light of the CBA extension reached over the summer., said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because talks between union and the league are private. The two sides are discussing scheduling, testing protoThe NFL on Monday suspended Titans defensive end Teair Tart and Bengals strong safety Shawn Williams for cols and some of the other obstacles that need to be overcome to start the season after revenue concerns caused unnecessarily stepping on opponents last weekend. by the COVID-19 pandemic brieﬂy stalled progress. Both have until mid-week to appeal their suspensions. NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on NFL suspends Tart, Williams for stepping on opponents Tigers From page 5 (58.8 percent), while 5-of-8 (62.5 percent). Leading the hosts, Coulter Cleland had 26 points, sinking a teambest four three-pointers. Andrew Dodson ﬁnished with 23 points, Pleasant Valley Hospital is pleased to welcome Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center oncologist and hematologist Mina Shenouda, MD, as its newest board-certified physician to its highly specialized medical staff. Dr. Shenouda is a highly trained and specialized oncologist and hematologist who manages all facets of care for patients with the diagnosis of cancer and hematologic disorders. In addition to his formal educational and research activities, Dr. Shenouda served as Chief Fellow throughout the third year of his fellowship training at Marshall University School of Medicine. Dr. Shenouda earned his medical degree at the Alexandria University School of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt. 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How will Barta deal with this? “I am going to go into it the way I From page 5 try to go into everything and that is I’m going do the right thing, what I believe On top of that, they also should be thinking about what is the best way to put is the right thing for college football, for the Buckeyes in position to be picked for the CFP and certainly as we have since the beginning of COVID, the right thing the playoff by the selection committee. for student-athlete health and safety,” And one of the people helping to Barta said. make those decisions is Barta, who “We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Dr. Shenouda’s caliber here ɗ 18 of which came in the second half. Morgan Roberts tallied six in the setback, Braylon Harrison added ﬁve, while Brody Butcher scored three. Caleb Burnem and Ethan Stewart recorded two points apiece, while Zach Searles scored one for the Marauders. Munos led the Tigers with 28 points, followed CFP Massachusetts. 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It expanded when he encountered a collector who agreed to sell a portion of his display. Throughout the year, John works on repairing molds and building displays in his shop set up speciﬁcally for that purpose. He said some are brought to him that have a sentimental value to the giver — maybe they came from their parents or grandparents — and he displays them in their memory, often restoring them in their favorite color. “The displays I had in Marietta didn’t have all of the components I have added in the past two years,” he said. “I decided to incorporate other types of decorations such as the moving displays to the mix. I’m always adding or changing something, so what you see one night might be different the next, you never know.” The Davidsons welcome guests nightly through December with a personal greeting and a candy cane for each visitor. Cars can drive through, park in the parking lot, and walk along the driveway to view the displays. Visitors can tune to 87.9 to listen to Christmas music during their visit. Last year, John said he handed out over 2,500 The Grinch is among the blow molds in the Davidson Family display. Davidson Family Light Show | Courtesy photo A blow mold nativity is among the display. Santa and Mrs. Claus are joined by reindeer in the display. candy canes, and has received donations of candy canes to hand out. “Candy canes just show up,” he said. “We do not accept monetary donations, so I suppose this must be someone’s way of giving back. I greet every Some of the display items honor first responders. car that drives in. This year I will be wearing a mask and doing a lot of hand washing due to the pandemic. We want to make sure everyone has a safe visit.” The Davidson’s encourage checking their Facebook page: Davidson Family Christmas Light Show, before making the trip (47379 Riebel Road, Long Bottom) just in case the lights are off due to inclement weather. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM A view of John and Brandi Codner Davidson’s yard full of Christmas lights and displays. 8 PM 36° 48° 48° Sunny much of the time and mild today. Mainly clear tonight. High 57° / Low 42° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation 54°/29° 47°/30° 72° in 1952 0° in 1917 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. 0.00 Month to date/normal 0.45/1.00 Year to date/normal 44.68/40.39 Snowfall (in inches) The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 0 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. 0.0 Month to date/normal 2.0/0.7 Season to date/normal 2.0/1.5 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: During what four-month period are hurricanes least likely to occur? Fri. 7:37 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 3:50 a.m. 3:03 p.m. MOON PHASES New First Full Dec 14 Dec 21 Dec 29 Last Jan 6 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 7:30a 8:15a 9:03a 9:56a 10:54a 11:22a 12:31a Minor 1:17a 2:02a 2:49a 3:41a 4:39a 5:41a 6:46a Major 7:55p 8:42p 9:31p 10:26p 11:25p ---1:01p Minor 1:42p 2:28p 3:17p 4:11p 5:10p 6:12p 7:16p WEATHER HISTORY On Dec. 10, 1982, record warmth spread across the East. On the same day, northern Arizona was hit by heavy snow with 9 inches accumulating at Flagstaff. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 57° 47° Logan 52/38 Adelphi 52/38 Chillicothe 53/41 Waverly 52/37 Lucasville 53/38 MONDAY 50° 33° Low clouds AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Marietta 54/39 Belpre 55/39 Athens 54/39 St. Marys 54/39 Parkersburg 51/36 Coolville 54/39 Elizabeth 55/40 Spencer 55/40 Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Wed. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.71 16.94 21.83 12.73 13.22 25.06 12.23 27.00 35.04 12.77 20.50 34.30 21.30 24-hr. Chg. +0.13 -0.09 -0.03 +0.10 +0.01 +0.12 +0.06 -1.05 -0.38 -0.11 -2.10 -0.50 -1.70 Buffalo 56/41 Milton 57/41 St. Albans 57/42 Huntington 53/39 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 47/39 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 59/45 20s 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 64/48 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Partly sunny and chilly 46° 32° Variable clouds, a shower in the p.m. NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 57/44 Ashland 58/45 Grayson 58/44 WEDNESDAY 41° 28° Cloudy and chilly with a little rain Wilkesville 55/40 POMEROY Jackson 56/42 55/40 Ravenswood Rio Grande 56/41 56/41 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 52/41 GALLIPOLIS 57/42 55/40 57/42 South Shore Greenup 57/44 55/41 78 TUESDAY 43° 26° Murray City 53/38 McArthur 54/39 Portsmouth 56/42 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 OH-70215316 SUNDAY A: December through March Today 7:36 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 2:37 a.m. 2:31 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset SATURDAY Partly sunny and mild Cloudy, a little rain in the afternoon 2 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) FRIDAY 62° 47° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST Clendenin 58/42 Charleston 54/39 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 32/20 Montreal 36/29 Billings 39/22 Minneapolis 44/29 Chicago 52/37 Denver 42/22 Toronto 42/34 Detroit 45/35 New York 50/38 Washington 53/39 Kansas City 62/36 Today Fri. 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