http://66.213.69.5/files/original/72a8600b45d99373ca4f93c8cb251a30.pdf 07a0176651b619aa4c8e11451bf37d16 PDF Text Text On this day in history Buffalo tops Herd HISTORY s 2 SPORTS s 5 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 26° 35° 34° Partly sunny today. Plenty of clouds tonight. High 40° / Low 30° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 8 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 236, Volume 74 Tuesday, December 29, 2020 s 50¢ The show must go on New death, cases reported Staff Report Photos by Image Gallery courtesy of the Ariel Pictured is Lora Snow, executive director of the Ariel Opera House, in the building’s entryway decorated for the holidays. The Ariel prepares for updates By Dean Wright Special to OVP GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — With the recent announcement that the Ariel Opera House could anticipate $400,000 in funding from Ohio’s capital bill, the performing arts centre is looking to potentially update its heating, cooling and ventilation systems. The Ariel Opera House, also known as the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, received similar funding in 2016 where it then rehabilitated bathroom facilities, its ofﬁce, carpeting and signage. “The big thing is HVAC,” said the organization’s executive director, Lora Snow. “The auditorium is on equipment we put in back in (the early 1990s), so they’re due for replacement.” The director said that one of the few positives of the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 was that heating, cooling and ventilation system industries were considering newer technology in air movement to battle pathogens. The stage at the the Ariel Opera House, also known as the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre. “This gives us the opportunity to think and plan and do it right,” said Snow. “This is a big thing.” Snow noted the organization is also looking into improving its stage lighting with LED ﬁxtures as they were “better for the environment, pocketbook and energy efﬁcient.” She hopes to then be able to remove the boom lighting erected on the front of the auditorium stage. Booms are often recognized as a scaffold pole where sound or lighting equipment is attached. The director said the last time the auditorium had any major lighting work was also AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. 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. in the early 1990s. “The HVAC system will take up the majority of the money though,” said Snow. “We’ve 25,000 square feet and that’s a lot of space to heat and cool.” Snow noted it wasn’t uncommon for many outside the community to come and see The Ohio Valley Symphony perform in the Ariel Opera House and that resulted in money for other businesses as visitors to the area would spend money on food or lodging. “We’re going to show the Roaring Twenties this fall and feature music from the (1920s). Old songs, if you will, but in brand new arrangements by Tim Berens who is the principal arranger of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra,” said Snow. “Rhapsody in Blue” will be a featured song at the event which was originally premiered in 1924. “We’ll also be featuring some songs from a local songwriter, Isham Jones,” said Snow. Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio and was noted for being a bandleader of one of the most popular dance bands in the 1920s and 1930s. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Dean Wright is a freelance writer and former reporter for Ohio Valley Publishing. Sheriff ’s dept. investigates death limits. Deputy Turner stated Zerkle’s body had been sent to the Ofﬁce MASON, W.Va. — The Mason County Sheriff’s Department reports of the Chief Medical Examiner in Charleston, W.Va. and no cause of it has identiﬁed the body of a death has been released, yet. Turner woman found on Saturday outside said the death is considered suspithe Town of Mason, W.Va. and is cious at this point in the ongoing currently investigating her death. investigation. Deputy B.Q. Turner, who is leadAssisting at the scene were the ing the investigation, told the Register the body of Kaitlyn Zerkle, 30, West Virginia State Police, Turner of the Hartford area, was found after added. 5 p.m. on Saturday evening, along © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all the 1600-block of Adamsville Road, rights reserved. which is beyond the Mason city Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — A new death due to COVID19 was announced in Mason County and additional hospitalizations were reported in Meigs County over the holiday weekend. On Monday, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 in Gallia County since Thursday. ODH reports 418 are still active cases. The Meigs County Health Department reported three additional hospitalizations on Monday. The county also reported 25 additional cases of COVID-19 since Thursday. The Mason County Health Department reported an additional death associated with COVID-19. This individual was reportedly a 90-year-old male. Here’s a closer look at coronavirus cases across our area: Gallia County ODH reported a total of 1,585 total cases of COVID-19 (since March) in Gallia County as part of Monday’s updates. This is an increase of 33 since Thursday. ODH and the Gallia Health Department have reported a total of 20 deaths, 95 hospitalizations (an increase of one), and 1,147 presumed recovered individuals (94 new) as of Monday. Age ranges for the 1,585 total cases reported by ODH on Monday are as follows: 0-19 — 210 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 272 cases (6 new cases, 5 total hospitalizations) 30-39 — 204 cases (9 new case, 3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 236 cases (5 new cases, 3 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 231 cases (3 new cases, 8 total hospitalizations) 60-69 — 190 cases (20 total hospitalizations, 3 total deaths) 70-79 — 131 cases (3 new cases, 25 hospitalizations, 8 deaths) 80-plus — 111 cases (4 new cases, 1 new hospitalization, 30 total hospitalizations, 9 deaths) Gallia County is currently “Orange” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map after meeting three of the seven indicators on Thursday. Meigs County The Meigs County Health Department reported 25 new conﬁrmed cases, from Friday through Monday, and one probable case of COVID19, bringing the total See CASES | 4 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, December 29, 2020 MILTON JUDSON ‘JOE’ PLANTZ a graduate of GalFREDERICK, lia Academy High Maryland — John School. Philip Webster, age granddaughters GALLIPOLIS He is survived 73 of Frederick, and one on the — Milton Judson by one son, way, Autumn Bing, Maryland died “Joe” Plantz, 82, Joshua Webster, Tuesday December Kinleigh Edens, of Gallipolis, Ohio two daughters, 22, 2020 at the and Nora White; went home to be Barbara (Richard) Frederick Memotwo sisters, Lois with the Lord on rial Hospital in Frederick, Hooper and Kimberly Northup of Troy, Friday, December Metzer along with two Maryland. Born June 7, Ohio and Mary 25, 2020 at the 1942 in Gallipolis, he was grandchildren which he (Carl) Maxon of Patriot, home of his daughter. Joe was born on March Ohio; three brothers, Dial the son of the late Charles greatly adored, Emily and Wilma Pyles Webster. Grace Metzer and David Plantz of Troy, Linden 29, 1938 in Point PleasPlantz of Jackson Center, In addition to his parents, Metzer. ant, West Virginia, son John will be laid to Ohio, and Basil Plantz of he was preceded by a of the late Basil and rest in the family lot in Belva Wallace Plantz. Joe Branson, Missouri; sister- brother, Charles David Mound Hill Cemetery Webster. in-law, Nancy Plantz of retired from the AKZO with Military Honors John retired from the Troy, Ohio; and several Nobel Chemical Plant; provided by the United United States Army as a he was a member of Mill- nieces and nephews. In Sergeant First Class after States Army and the addition to his parents stone Church in Apple VFW #4464 Honor over 20 years of service and his wife Shirley, Joe Grove, West Virginia Guard in a private serwas preceded in death by to his country including and a graduate of Point several tours in Vietnam, vice. Pleasant High School. Joe two brothers, Jr. Plantz In lieu of ﬂowers, confor which he received served in the U.S. Marine and Earl Berkley Plantz. The funeral service for many awards, commenda- tributions can be made Corps, and he enjoyed to the Hospice of Fredertions and medals. After Joe will held 11 a.m. on his family and going to leaving the military John ick County 516 Trail Ave. Wednesday, December church. He was married to Shir- 30, 2020 at Willis Funeral worked as a heavy equip- Frederick MD 21701. Waugh-Halley-Wood ley Smith Plantz; and she Home with Pastor Charlie ment operator for the Funeral Home is assistCW Wright Electrical preceded him in death on Dabney and Bob Smith ing the family. November 5, 2002. Joe is ofﬁciating. His burial will Contracting Company An online guest regissurvived by three daugh- follow in Ridgelawn Cem- until he retired. He was a member of the VFW and try is available at waughters, Tammy (Ed) Moore, etery. Friends may call American Legion. He was halley-wood.com on Tuesday, December Tonya Sinclair, and Deb29, 2020 from 6 p.m.- 8 bie (Irvin) Saunders all ERMA EAGLE p.m. at the funeral home. of Gallipolis; one son, Those in attendance are Michael (Anna) Plantz and Robert (Bobbi) KinkVINTON — Erma asked to follow the CDC of Charleston, West Virer, Gahanna, Ohio; seven Eagle, 105 formerly of guidelines of practicing ginia; six grandchildren, great-grandchildren: social distancing and are Vinton, Ohio, passed Elizabeth Moore (Wade Abigail Grove, Brendan away Saturday DecemBing) of Gallipolis, Taylor required to follow the Grove; D.J. Chapin, (Brian) Curnutte of Galli- Ohio mandate of wearing ber 26, 2020, at Holzer Carson Chapin, Nathan Senior Care, Bidwell. polis, Brianna (Brandon) face masks. Chapin, Lauren Graham, She was born December There will be military White of Falls Church, 14, 1915 in Arnoldsburg, Kellie Graham, Allena rites given at the graveVirginia, Megan Sinclair side by the Gallia County W.Va. daughter of the late Kinker, a brother, Dale (Terry Edens) of Point Parsons, Roanoke, Va. O.D. Parsons and Addie Pleasant, and Jenna (Jon) Funeral Detail. and several nieces and Please visit www.willis- Kingsbury Parsons. She Akers and Hannah (Josh) funeralhome.com to send married Robert H. Eagle nephews. Tucker both of DawsonIn addition to her paron November 19, 1938 in ville, Georgia; three great e-mail condolences. ents and husband Erma Catlettsburg, Kentucky was preceded in death and he preceded her in ELEANOR JEAN SMITH SEIDENABEL by one grandson, James death on April 12, 2004. POMEROY — Erma retired from Gallia Matthew Kinker and a (Michael) CleEleanor Jean Smith brother Jabz Parsons. County Local Schools land, Matthew Seidenabel, 97 of Private graveside serDailey, and Mark after 23 years where Pomeroy, passed vices will be conducted (Krystin) Dailey; she served as a cafeteria away Saturday at the convenience of supervisor at Vinton great-grandchilevening, December the family in the Vinton Elementary, Bidwell dren, Cassandra 26, 2020, at Holzer Memorial Park, with PasElementary and North (Bradley BoneMeigs ED in Pometor Bob Powell ofﬁciating. Gallia High School. She cutter) Johnson, roy. In lieu of ﬂowers the famwas also a member of Whittney (Tre) WalShe was born May 31, Trinity United Methodist ily requests donations be lace, Hunter and Colte 1923, in Pomeroy, daugh- Dailey, Damion, Jacob, made In Memory of Erma Church, Porter. ter of the late Anthony Eagle to Vinton ElemenErma is survived by Cameron, Alexia Dailey, and Lillian Duerr Smith. Kali, Deidra, Brandon two children: Larry (Phyl- tary, 123 Keystone Road, Jean was a 1939 gradulis) Eagle, Bethesda, Ohio Vinton, Ohio 45686. The and Thannan Cleland, ate of Pomeroy High McCoy-Moore Funeral Ashley, Jeff, Joe Adrianne and Janice Zarbaugh, School. Her entire life Home, Vinton is honored Groveport, Ohio; four White; several greatwas spent in Pomeroy to serve the Eagle Family grandchildren: Linnette great-grandchildren and where she left her mark. during this time. many beloved nieces and (Bryan) Grove, Holly She was employed by the nephews. Online condolences Ridge, N.C.; Tiffany Blaettnar Auto Company Chapin, Oviedo, Florida; may be sent to the family Besides her parents, and spent many years as by visiting www.mccoyshe was preceded in death Kimberly Ann (Charlie) a Meigs County Board moore.com. Graham, Gahanna, Ohio by her husband, Albert of Elections Poll Place R. “Jack” Seidenabel in Preceding Judge. DurJUNE ANN TILLIS BEARHS 1989; her brother, Philip ing World War II, Jean Smith and six sisters, received the Navy E for (Roger) Smith of Hilda White, Mildred June Ann Tillis excellence for her work Gallipolis, Jean Dains, Mary Schaefer, Bearhs, 76, went ethic while building the (Thomas) Weaver Sue Goeglein, Clara Mil- on to her eternal Helldiver Aircraft at Cur- hoan and Wilma Bibbee. of New Bloomreward in Heaven tis Wright in Lancaster. ﬁeld, PA, and LouGraveside services on Friday, DecemShe and her husband, ise (Daniel) Roush will be held at noon on ber 25, 2020, at her Jack, were strong supof Beckley, WV; Wednesday, December home surrounded porters and volunteers of 30, 2020, at Beech Grove by her family. She as well as several the Meigs County Fair. nieces and nephews. Cemetery in Pomeroy was born on January 14, Jean sponsored an award with Linda Damewood In addition to her par1944, in Rutland, Ohio, in Jack’s memory for the ents, June was preceded ofﬁciating. Visitation will daughter of the late best Meigs County 4-H in death by her brother, be on Tuesday evening Sherman and Kathleen lamb born and raised in Mark Tillis and grandfrom 5-7 p.m. at the (Haley) Tillis. June was Meigs County. In what daughter, Julia Johnson. Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral a devoted wife, a loving spare time she had left, A funeral service celHome in Pomeroy. mother, cherished grandshe loved attending aucebrating June’s life will In lieu of ﬂowers, Jean’s mother, and a friend to tions all over southeastbe held on Wednesday, request was that donamany. She devoted her ern Ohio. tions be made to the 4-H life to God at an early age December 30, 2020, at She is survived by her noon, at the River of Life Lamb Association, Meigs and touched many lives daughter, Jacklyn Spaun, County OSU Extension with her testimony. June Church of God, 37032 of Millersburg; her Ofﬁce, 113 East Memoloved to sing and play the State Route 124, Rutland, grandchildren, Melissa Ohio, with Pastor Gilbert rial Drive, Pomeroy, Ohio piano and was a Sunday Spencer ofﬁciating. Burial school teacher for many (Terry) Johnson, Melinda 45769. years. Her contribution to will follow in Mount Herman Cemetery, Pomeroy. this world will never be LEWIS The family will receive forgotten. friends at the church on POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — James H. Lewis, 95, She is survived by her Tuesday, December 29, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Wednesday, December husband of 59 years, 2020, from 5 to 7 p.m. 23, 2020. Richard Bearhs; ﬁve Please visit www. Graveside services were held Sunday, December 27, children, Richard Scott rmwilliamsfuneralservice. 2020, at the Forest Hills Cemetery, Flatrock, W.Va. (Lori) Bearhs, Troy com to leave a message of Arrangements were provided by Wilcoxen Funeral (Michelle) Bearhs, Shelcomfort, encouragement, Home in Point Pleasant. ley (Stoney) Johnson, or condolence to the Ryan (Debbie) Bearhs, family or to view June’s and Stefani (Ryan) CONTACT US Combs all of Pomeroy; 15 online video tribute. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 R.M. Williams Funeral grandchildren; three great 740-446-2342 grandchildren; a brother, Service, Wellston, Ohio, All content © 2020 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel is honored to care for the Jerry Tillis of Harriedition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be Bearhs Family. sonville; sisters, Sandy reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com WANDA LYNN JOHNSON JOHN PHILIP WEBSTER OBITUARIES REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com Ohio Valley Publishing 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 THOMPSON CHESAPEAKE — Frieda Joyce Adkins Thompson, 81, of Chesapeake, Ohio, died Thursday, December 24, 2020. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow the service at Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller, Ohio. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. RACINE — Wanda Lynn Johnson, 78, of Racine, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 25, 2020 at her daughters residence. Born March 16, 1942, in Carpenter, Ohio to the late Carrie Opal Bass and Meryl Bert Bable. Wanda was a longtime employee of Lucent Technologies, in Columbus, Ohio until her retirement in 2001 when she moved to Racine. She was a former member of the Pottershouse Church of God, Columbus, then to the Refuge Church, in Pomeroy, under Pastors Jordan Bradford and Michael Bradford. She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Crosby, of Columbus, and Lisa D. (Frederick Umsteadt) Johnson, of Racine, four granddaughters, Danelle (Robert) Kidd, Misty Martin, Melissa D. Johnson, and Sherry L. Johnson, seven greatgrandchildren, Alexandria, Claudia, Charlotte, Gabe, Ezra, Aiden, and Xander. A sister, Shirley Boring, of Racine, a special friend Breanna Miller, and numerous nieces and nephews, and many friends also survive. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her daughter, Sherry Jean Johnson, brother, James Bable, and a sister, Fern Bable Kurelic. Private family services will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2021 with Pastor Jordan Bradford ofﬁciating. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Racine. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Racine is entrusted with the arrangements. MARTIN BIDWELL — Leah Ann Martin, 81, Bidwell, Ohio, died at her home Sunday, December 20, 2020. Memorial services will be conducted 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in the Kingdom Ministries 839 Kerr Road, Bidwell. The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, is in care of arrangements. To respect the safety of the family and in accordance with CDC regulations and current COVID-19 pandemic protocol, face coverings are required, and social distancing is requested during the memorial service hours. We respectfully ask that visitors not linger during visitation. TURLEY CROWN CITY — Scotty Lee Turley, 56, of Crown City, Ohio, died Friday, December 25, 2020. No services will be held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio is assisting the family with arrangements. COLEMAN Meagan Elizabeth Coleman, 30, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Gallipolis. Meagan wished to be cremated so the family is honoring that with a public visiting time for one hour at 1 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. at Waugh-Halley Wood Funeral home on Wednesday December 30 2020 with Pastor Ron Bynum ofﬁciating. BALDWIN SR. GALLIPOLIS — Lacy C. Baldwin, Sr., 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday December 30, 2020 at 3 p.m. at the Willis Funeral Home TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Dec. 29, the 364th day of 2020. There are two days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Dec. 29, 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. On this date In 1812, during the War of 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution engaged and severely damaged the British frigate HMS Java off Brazil. In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state. In 1916, James Joyce’s ﬁrst novel, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” was ﬁrst published in book form in New York after being serialized in London. In 1939, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara, was released by RKO Radio Pictures. In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.” In 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, crashed into the Florida Everglades near Miami International Airport, killing 101 of the 176 people aboard. In 1975, a bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 people (it’s never been determined who was responsible). In 1989, dissident and playwright Vaclav Havel (VAHTS’-lahv HAH’-vel) assumed the presidency of Czechoslovakia. In 1992, the United States and Russia announced agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. In 2006, word reached the United States of the execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (because of the time difference, it was the morning of Dec. 30 in Iraq when the hanging took place). In a statement, President George W. Bush called Saddam’s execution an important milestone on Iraq’s road to democracy. �Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3 WE NEED YOUR HELP Erin Russo, RN Memorial Hospital Dara Pence, RN OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Jasmine Shavers, RN Miami Valley Hospital Lisa Burich, RN St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Here’s how you can help save lives: STAY SAFE OHIO PROTOCOL 1. STAY AT HOME. 7. Don’t eat or drink with anyone outside of your household. Home is the safest place. Only leave home for household essentials, medical care, work, and school. If possible, use drive-thru, curbside pick-up, or delivery services to limit face-to-face contact with others or shop online. 2. Wear your mask. Wear a mask whenever you are around anyone you don’t live with. 3. Keep interactions short and stay apart. The more people you interact with and the longer amount of time you spend together, the higher your risk of becoming infected or spreading the virus to others. 4. Wash your hands. Clean hands are a key to preventing the spread of COVID-19. 5. Work from home. Everyone who can work from home should work from home. All meetings should be virtual. Eating and drinking with others is risky because you can’t wear a mask while eating and drinking. Limiting meals to those within your own household is safest. Home delivery, curbside pick-up, drive-thru windows, and takeout services are the best options when getting meals out. 8. Limit travel. This is a holiday to stay close to home. Remember that spread happens only when you are in contact with others. 9. Keep weddings and funerals safe. Conduct weddings and funerals in a COVID-safe way. 10. Enjoy safe holiday activities! Stay connected with friends and family who don’t live in your home by calling, using video chat, or through social media. Choose drive-thru holiday light shows and virtual celebrations over in-person holiday activities. 6. Celebrate safe. Celebrate small. OH-70218112 As people gather for the holidays, remember that older family members and those with medical conditions are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, so take extra measures to protect them. coronavirus.ohio.gov �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 4 Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Cases From page 1 county to 853 cases (800 conﬁrmed, 53 probable) since April. According to the health department, there are three additional hospitalizations due to COVID19 — one individuals is in the 50-59 age range and two are in the 70-79 age range. There have been 51 total hospitalizations since April. The department reported an additional 21 individuals are now considered recovered, which brings the total recovered cases in Meigs County to 741. Age ranges for the 853 Meigs County cases, as of Monday, are as follows: 0-9 — 25 cases (1 new case) 10-19 — 76 cases (3 new cases) 20-29 — 130 cases (4 new cases, 1 hospitalization) 30-39 — 107 cases (4 new cases, 3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 130 cases (8 new cases, 2 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 123 cases (3 new cases, 3 hospitalizations) 60-69 — 113 cases (5 new case, 12 total hospitalizations, 2 deaths) 70-79 — 91 cases (4 new cases, 16 total hospitalizations, 4 Ohio Valley Publishing deaths) 80-89 — 39 cases (1 new case, 8 hospitalizations, 6 deaths) 90-99 — 16 cases (5 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 1 case (1 hospitalization) For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www.meigs-health. com/covid-19/ . Meigs County remained “Red” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting two of the seven indicators on Thursday. ranges for the 980 COVID-19 cases DHHR is reporting in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 17 cases (3 new conﬁrmed cases) 10-19 — 84 cases (6 new conﬁrmed cases) 20-29 — 154 cases (plus 5 probable cases (2 new), 10 new conﬁrmed cases) 30-39 — 105 cases (plus 6 probable case (1 new), 2 new conﬁrmed cases) 40-49 — 148 cases (plus 5 probable cases, 4 new conﬁrmed cases) 50-59 — 156 cases (plus 3 Mason County probable cases (1 new), 2 deaths, The Mason County Health 6 new conﬁrmed cases) Department reported 984 total 60-69 — 133 cases (plus 5 cases (since March) on Monday. probable case (3 new), 3 death, 3 Of those cases, 897 are considered recovered and 72 are active. new conﬁrmed cases) 70+ — 153 cases (plus 6 probThe department also reported able cases (2 new), 10 deaths, 3 an additional death associated with COVID-19 on Monday — a new conﬁrmed cases) On Monday, Mason County 90-year-old male. The health continues to be “Red” on the department reports 15 deaths West Virginia County Alert Sysdue to COVID-19. The West Virginia Department tem map. Mason County’s latest of Health and Human Resources infection rate was 45.26 on Mon(DHHR) reported 980 total cases day, with a 9.38 percent positivity (since March) for Mason County rate. Surrounding counties are in the 10 a.m. update on Monday, orange and red. 46 more than Thursday. Of those, 950 are conﬁrmed cases and 30 Ohio are probable cases. DHHR has The Ohio Department of reported 14 deaths in Mason Health reported a 24-hour change County. of 4,519 new cases on Monday According to DHHR, the age (21-day average of 9,083). There (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN LEGAL NOTICE The parties listed below whose last known address is listed below, the place of residence of each being unknown, will take notice that on the date of filing listed below, the undersigned Plaintiff filed its Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, of Gallia County, Ohio, alleging that Plaintiff is the holder of certain tax certificates (listed below), purchased from the Gallia County Treasurer in conformity with statutory authority, and is vested with the first lien previously held by the State of Ohio and its taxing districts for the amount of taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and interest charged against the subject parcel. Plaintiff further alleges that the certificate redemption price of each certificate is due and unpaid, and that it has filed a Notice of Intent to Foreclose with the Gallia County Treasurer, which the Treasurer has certified indicating the certificate has not been redeemed. Plaintiff further alleges that there are also due and payable taxes, assessments, penalties and charges on the subject parcel that are not covered by the certificate, including all costs related directly or indirectly to the tax certificate (including attorneys fees of the holders' attorney and fees and costs of the proceedings). Plaintiff further alleges that it is owed the sums shown below on each tax certificate, plus interest at a rate of 18% per annum on the first tax certificate, from the certificate's purchase date to the date a notice of intent was filed, and 18% thereafter and on any other subsequently purchased tax certificate which are a first and prior lien against the real estate described below, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the subject parcel shown below. Plaintiff prays that the defendants named below be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same; that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees, on the tax certificates be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises; that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named below are required to answer on or before the 26th day of January 2021. By Mark M. Schonhut (0093698), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Avenue, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44115, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff listed below. 20CV000085 TAX EASE OHIO, LLC V. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, IF ANY, NAMES UNKNOWN, NEXT OF KIN, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, AND/OR ADMINISTRATORS OF DONNA L. SPARKS, DECEASED, ET AL. Date of Filing: October 30, 2020 Published on: John Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Donna L. Sparks; Raymond Tosh and Rachel Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse if any of Raymond Tosh, whose last known address is: 908 State Route 588, Gallipolis, OH 45631; Deanna Searles; Donald Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse if any of Deanna Searles; LaDarryl Savage and Lisa Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse if any of LaDarryl Savage, whose last known address is: 289 Texas Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 and The Unknown Heirs, if any, names unknown, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Donna L. Sparks, Deceased, whose last known address is: Unknown Base Lien: 16-027 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,373.21 Additional Liens: 17-012 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,373.39 18-008 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,522.77 19-007 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,522.80 Permanent Parcel No.: 00600132400 Also known as: 908 State Route 588, Gallipolis, OH 45631 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Gallia County Recorder's office) 12/15/20,12/22/20,12/29/20 Best Deal New & Used MARK PORTER FORD Home of the Car Fairy OH-70215397 OH-70004516 www.markporterauto.com were 62 new deaths (21-day average of 74), 290 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 357) and 30 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 38) reported in the previous 24 hours, according to Monday’s update. West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Monday, DHHR is reporting a total of 81,436 cases with 1,263 deaths. There was an increase of 4,197 cases from Thursday (with 726 in the last 24 hours) and 35 new deaths (9 in the last 24 hours). DHHR reports a total of 1,456,625 lab test have been completed, with a 4.66 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 16.39 percent. There are 24,273 currently active cases in the state. DHHR reported on Monday that 30,737 doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 60,875 doses have been received by the state. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham contributed to this story. (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. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Country singer Rose Lee Maphis is 98. Actor Inga Swenson is 88. Retired ABC newscaster Tom Jarriel is 86. Actor Barbara Steele is 83. Actor Jon Voight is 82. 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Head coach Chris Hammond’s RedStorm, whose shortened MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — 2020 schedule included 11 The University of Rio Grande games versus NAIA nationallyhas been picked second in the ranked opponents, had won four 2021 River States Conference straight conference postseason Softball Coaches’ Preseason championships from 2015-18 Poll. The poll, which was conduct- before IU Southeast ended that ed through voting by each of the streak in 2019. IU Southeast has all nine league’s 10 head coaches, was released by league ofﬁcials over starters and its top two starting pitchers returning from a squad the Christmas holiday break. The RedStorm collected three that started out last year at ﬁrst-place votes and 75 points in 19-2-1 overall before the season ended prematurely. the balloting. The Grenadiers were among Indiana University Southeast topped the list with the remain- the programs “receiving votes” in the NAIA Top 25 before the ing seven ﬁrst-place nods and Courtesy | Rio Grande Athletics 2020 campaign was cut short in 79 total points. Rio Grande pitcher Raelynn Hastings and the rest of her RedStorm teammates the second week of March. RSC Rio Grande got off to a 12-12 were picked second in the 2021 River States Conference Softball Coaches’ play had not begun at the time start in the spring of 2020 Preseason Poll. For Ohio Valley Publishing the pandemic hit. Point Park (Pa.) University was picked third in the poll with 58 points, which was right in front of Midway (Ky.) University, who placed fourth with 57 points. West Virginia UniversityTech was ﬁfth with 43 points. RSC newcomer Oakland City (Ind.) University was sixth with 35 points and was followed close behind by Asbury (Ky.) University in seventh with 33 points. Rounding out the poll were Carlow (Pa.) University in eighth with 29 points, Brescia (Ky.) University in ninth with 22 points and Ohio Christian University in 10th with 19 points. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Gonzaga, Big Ten continue to dominate Top 25 By Dave Skretta Associated Press It’s hard to decide who has been more dominant in men’s college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 ﬁrst-place votes in The Associated Press poll after their latest win over a Top 25 foe, while the Big Ten placed nine teams in the poll, with Wisconsin and Iowa in the top 10. Gonzaga blitzed then-No. 16 Virginia 98-75 on Saturday for the most lopsided win over a ranked team in the Mark Few era, giving the Bulldogs a poll-record fourth win over a Top 25 team in a team’s ﬁrst seven games of a season. Kansas, Iowa and West Virginia also have fallen to Corey Kispert & Co., all of them on neutral ﬂoors. Second-ranked Baylor received the other two ﬁrst-place votes and the Jayhawks remained No. 3 after their rout of then-No. 7 West Virginia. Villanova and Houston each moved up a spot after Iowa’s overtime loss to Minnesota. After that? Well, it pretty much reads like the Big Ten standings. The sixth-ranked Badgers began a run of Top 25 teams from the league, jumping three spots after wins over Nebraska and then-No. 12 Michigan State. The Hawkeyes dropped from fourth to 10th while surprising Rutgers began a run of four more Big Ten teams at No. 14 — Illinois, Michigan and the Spartans were right behind the Scarlet Knights. No. 19 Northwestern and No. 21 Minnesota were newcomers to the poll and Ohio State rounded out the Top 25. Northwestern’s next ﬁve games begin with trips to Iowa and Michigan, a home game against Illinois, a trip to Ohio State and the return game against the Hawkeyes. In fact, eight of their next nine are against ranked opponents. Minnesota, whose lone loss came to Illinois and which was last ranked on Dec. 4, 2017, plays its next six against Top 25 teams: Michigan State, at Wisconsin, Ohio State, at Michigan, at Iowa and the Wolverines at home. While the Big Ten leads the way in quantity, the Big 12 just might lead in quality. Baylor and Kansas are joined by No. 8 Texas and ninthranked West Virginia to give the league four teams in the top 10. No. 13 Texas Tech isn’t far behind. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec. 29 Boys Basketball Meigs at Southern, 7:30 Oak Hill at River Valley, 7:30 Sciotoville East at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball South Gallia at Southern, 7:15 Wrestling South Gallia, Waterford at River Valley, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 Girls Basketball Sciotoville East at South Gallia, 3:30 Girls Basketball South Point at Gallia Academy, 1:30 Wednesday, Dec. 30 Boys Basketball Waterford at South Gallia, 7:30 Wrestling River Valley at Fort Frye, 9 a.m. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Marshall safety Nazeeh Johnson, left, makes a tackle during a Dec. 18 game against Alabama-Birmingham in the Conference USA Championship held at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. Buffalo tops Herd in Camellia Bowl, 17-10 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Kevin Marks looked like a super sub early, stalled against a stingy defense and then delivered the decisive blow. Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left after a clock-eating drive and Buffalo made a ﬁnal defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl on Friday. Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per game, Jaret Patterson, Marks carried 35 time for 138 yards for the Bulls (6-1) against one of the nation’s top run defenses. Buffalo milked more than six minutes off the clock on the ﬁnal 13-play, 88-yard drive. Quarterback Kyle Vantrease took a knee on ﬁrst down and coach Lance Leipold even considered calling for a second one for a team that had only made its ﬁrst ﬁeld goal of the season in the ﬁrst half. “Obviously. we needed every second we could get there toward the end,” Leipold said. Grant Wells then took Marshall (7-3), which had rallied from a 10-0 deﬁcit, to the Buffalo 20 with no timeouts. Kadoﬁ Wright’s sack helped force a fourth-and-11 and Eric Black added his second sack to end the threat. Both teams lost their conference championship games. Buffalo improved to 2-3 in bowls, also beating Charlotte in the 2019 Bahamas Bowl. The Thundering Herd dropped their ﬁnal three games after a 7-0 start and No. 15 ranking. “We just didn’t make enough plays offensively the last three weeks,” Marshall coach Doc Holliday said. The matchup between the nation’s top rushing team and the No. 2 run defense lost some of its luster even before kickoff. Patterson, who had 1,072 yards and 19 touchdowns in six games, didn’t dress out after sustaining a right knee injury in the MidAmerican Conference Championship Game. He served as a cheerleader on the sideline. “We thought it would be best for his future,” James Patterson, Buffalo’s linebacker and Jaret’s brother, said of the proliﬁc runner’s decision not to play. “That’s all that went into it. Nothing else.” Marks had 23 carries for 117 yards by halftime, though he was mostly shut down in the second half by a defense giving up just 88.9 rushing yards a game coming in. Marks said he found out he would be starting “at the end of the week.” He wasn’t surprised yards were hard to come by. “It was all about patience,” he said. “With a good defense like that you have to take what they give you.” The Thundering Herd still held Buffalo to 155 rushing yards, half of its own average. Marshall tied it on Shane Ciucci’s 21-yard ﬁeld goal with 8:48 left in the third quarter, and that’s where the score stood until Marks’ touchdown. Like Buffalo, Marshall wasn’t at full strength. Leading rusher Brenden Knox, C-USA defensive player of the year Tavante Beckett and starting right tackle Josh Ball opted out of the game. Beckett was one of three defensive starters missing. It was the ﬁrst NCAA bowl game played on Christmas Day since 2003. The takeaway Marshall: The offense went nowhere early but the defense withstood early scoring threats to keep the game tight. Punter Robert Lefevre helped out with fourthquarter punts of 59 and 61 yards. Buffalo: Got zip out of two impressive drives to open the game. Alex McNulty missed a 34-yard ﬁeld goal — falling to 0 of 3 on the season — and then the Bulls failed on a fourth-down try from the Marshall 25. … McNulty made a 25-yarder in the second quarter. Ruiz scholarship Leipold gave receiver Jovany Ruiz a scholarship the night before the game, and Ruiz responded with seven catches for 61 yards. “It looked like a pretty good move,” the coach said. Holliday’s future Holliday wasn’t interested in discussing his own future with a contract that expires on June 30. “I haven’t even thought about it,” he said. “I’m trying to go see my family for a little bit. You know what I mean?” �SPORTS 6 Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Playoff picture clears up — and muddles, too By Barry Wilner ured Seahawks player, told teammates in the locker room after a 20-9 victory over the Rams. “It’s been If they’re singing anya while since we’ve been thing in Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Seattle, it NFC West champs. And could be “I Can See Clear- this team, especially our brotherhood, our togetherly Now.” All three took ness, brought us to this some big steps Sunday. moment.” As for the appropriate At this moment, here’s song in the AFC South how things stand — and and NFC East, try “Purwhat might be ahead on ple Haze.” Or “Land Of the ﬁrst Sunday of 2021. Confusion.” The postseason picture came into focus in some AFC EAST places and got more Buffalo (11-3), which muddled elsewhere. The takes on struggling New folks at NFL headquarters England on Monday must love having such night, owns the division big-time quarterbacks as crown and will get the Patrick Mahomes, Ben No. 2 seed behind Kansas Roethlisberger, Russell City by winning out. Wilson, Aaron Rodgers Miami (10-5), with one and Drew Brees already of the most impressive in the ﬁeld. And they two-season turnarounds must be thrilled that at in recent memory, gets a least 10 Week 17 matchwild-card berth by winups will have some playoff ning at the Bills next signiﬁcance. weekend — a huge chal“Cherish these lenge. But the Dolphins moments,” linebacker K.J. have met lots of chalWright, the longest-tenlenges this year. Associated Press “I think we have a special team,” Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said after engineering a last-minute drive to beat Las Vegas on Saturday night. ”I think this team all year long has fought.” AFC NORTH Pittsburgh (12-3) broke a three-game slide with a monstrous second half to beat Indianapolis. That gave the Steelers the division title. “It’s a ﬁne line between drinking wine and squashing grapes and sometimes it was very subtle,” coach Mike Tomlin said. The grapes are tasting pretty sweet for Baltimore and rancid for Cleveland. The Ravens (10-5) won a fourth consecutive game, beating the Giants, and will head to the postseason with a victory over Cincinnati. The Browns, trying to AUCTION end the NFL’s longest playoff absence — last appearance 2002 — were severely short-handed by COVID-19 issues and fell to the Jets. They’ll need to defeat the archrival Steelers, and wouldn’t Pittsburgh enjoy keeping that drought going? AFC SOUTH Indianapolis’ collapse at Pittsburgh spiraled the Colts (10-5) out of a playoff spot. To get back in as a wild card, they must take care of inept Jacksonville (1-14, whose win was opening day against Indy) and have either Baltimore, Cleveland or Miami lose. Or if Tennessee (10-5 after a loss at Green Bay) loses at woeful Houston next Sunday and the Colts win, they get the division crown and the Titans likely will be out. Or not. only postseason bye. “If you look at the history of that bye week, usually it’s a good thing for the teams trying to make a championship run,” Mahomes said. “But at the end of the day, we got to ﬁnd a way to win a football game whenever we get there.” NFC WEST All Seattle’s, and the Seahawks (11-4) have a shot at the conference bye. With their loss at Seattle, the Rams (9-6) need a home victory against Arizona (8-7) to ensure a wild card. A loss would lift the Cardinals in and, if Chicago beats Green Bay, give the Bears a berth, too, sending LA packing. NFC NORTH All Green Bay’s, as will be the NFC bye with a win at Soldier Field next AFC WEST All Kansas City (14-1), Sunday. The Packers (12-3) need to avoid a despite a tight win over weak Atlanta on Sunday. three-way tie with Seattle and New Orleans at 12-4, The reigning league champions own the AFC’s which would give the bye to the Saints. Chicago has gone from 5-1 to 5-7 to 8-7. A victory and the Bears are playoffs-bound. NFC SOUTH All settled, with New Orleans (11-4) on top and Tampa Bay, with that 43-year-old newcomer quarterback — a guy named Brady — guaranteed a wild card at 10-5. NFC EAST All unsettled — except for Philadelphia (4-10-1), which saw its chances disappear by losing at Dallas (6-9). 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Bossard Memorial Library will be closing at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and will be closed on Jan. 1, 2021. Normal hours of operation will resume on Saturday, Jan, 2, 2021. POMEROY — The Meigs County District Public Library will be operating with reduced hours as a way to help limit the spread of COVID-19 amongst patrons and staff. During the closing, the library buildings will be sanitized and deeply cleaned. We apologize for any inconvenience this closing may cause. The Eastern Library will close beginning Dec. 15. The Middleport Library and the Racine Library will close beginning Dec. 21. The Pomeroy Library will operate with reduced hours, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., beginning Dec. 21. The Pomeroy Library will operate with normal hours on the weekend, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. The Pomeroy Library will close at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and be closed on Jan. 1. Normal hours will resume at each location on Jan. 4. Curbside Pickup continues to be available at the Pomeroy Library. Call the library at 740-992-5813 to arrange for items to be picked up, or other services you may need, such as copying, printing, and faxing. Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbors. Only after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning could Rick Laude grasp the sinister meaning behind his neighbor’s smiling remark that the city and the rest of the world would never forget him. Laude told The Associated Press on Monday that he was speechless when he learned that authorities identiﬁed his 63-yearold neighbor, Anthony Quinn Warner, as the man suspected of detonating a bomb that killed himself, injured three other people and damaged dozens of buildings. Laude said he saw Warner standing at his mailbox less than a week before Christmas and pulled over in his car to talk. After asking how Warner’s elderly mother was doing, Laude said he casually asked, “Is Santa going to bring you anything good for Christmas?” Warner smiled and said, “Oh, yeah, Nashville and the world is never going to forget me,” Laude recalled. Laude said he didn’t think much of the remark and thought Warner only meant that “something good” was going to happen for him ﬁnancially. “Nothing about this guy raised any red ﬂags,” Laude said. “He was just quiet.” Warner left behind clues that suggest he planned the bombing and intended to kill himself, but a clear motive remains elusive. “We hope to get an answer. Sometimes, it’s just not possible,” David Rausch, the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said Monday in an interview on NBC’s “Today” show. “The best way to ﬁnd motive is to talk to the individual. We will not be able to do that in this case.” Investigators are analyzing Warner’s belongings collected during the investigation, including a 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. 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. Wednesday, Dec. 30 PERRY TWP. — Perry Township Board of Trustees, 2020 year end and 2021 opening organizational meeting, 7 p.m., at the Perry Township Townhouse. Tuesday, Jan. 5 HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees, organizational meeting, 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire Department. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 35° 34° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. 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. High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low Precipitation 50°/44° 43°/26° 73° in 1984 4° in 1925 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. 0.00 Month to date/normal 3.08/3.01 Year to date/normal 47.31/42.40 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. 1 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. 0.0 Month to date/normal 7.0/3.2 Season to date/normal 9.0/4.0 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: On average, what is the coldest month of the year? Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Wed. 7:47 a.m. 5:16 p.m. 5:47 p.m. 8:20 a.m. MOON PHASES Last Full Dec 29 Jan 6 New First Jan 12 Jan 20 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Major 10:40a 11:33a 12:00a 1:00a 1:59a 2:56a 3:51a Minor 4:27a 5:20a 6:16a 7:13a 8:11a 9:08a 10:03a Major 11:06p ---12:29p 1:27p 2:24p 3:21p 4:15p Minor 4:53p 5:47p 6:43p 7:40p 8:37p 9:34p 10:28p WEATHER HISTORY OH-70215316 An assault by Union forces on the well-fortiﬁed town of Vicksburg, Miss., was interrupted by ﬂooding on Dec. 29, 1862. The heavy rain helped Confederates to successfully thwart the invasion. Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 54° 49° Rain Logan 35/28 Adelphi 36/28 Chillicothe 36/30 Lucasville 38/30 Portsmouth 39/33 AIR QUALITY 61° 42° 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Warm with periods of rain 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 Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Mon. 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 12.11 19.02 23.23 12.71 12.99 26.19 12.22 31.66 37.40 12.65 29.00 36.00 30.60 24-hr. Chg. -0.50 -2.36 -1.57 +0.04 -0.07 -1.82 -0.18 -0.26 -0.04 +0.14 -1.60 +0.30 +0.70 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 44° 30° Mostly cloudy and cooler Mostly cloudy Marietta 37/26 Belpre 37/29 Athens 36/27 St. Marys 36/26 Parkersburg 36/25 Coolville 37/29 Elizabeth 37/27 Spencer 38/26 Buffalo 40/30 Milton 39/31 Huntington 38/29 Clendenin 37/26 St. Albans 40/31 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 43/39 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 58/41 0s Los Angeles -0s 61/43 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front MONDAY 49° 33° Sunshine and some clouds NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 38/33 Ashland 39/34 Grayson 42/34 SUNDAY 45° 28° Wilkesville 37/30 POMEROY Jackson 38/28 39/31 Ravenswood Rio Grande 38/28 38/30 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 41/34 GALLIPOLIS 40/30 38/27 40/30 South Shore Greenup 39/33 37/31 76 real estate agent Steve Fridrich, who told the AP in a text message that Warner had said he was retiring earlier this month. Ofﬁcials said Warner had not been on their radar before Christmas. A law enforcement report released Monday showed that Warner’s only arrest was for a 1978 marijuana-related charge. “It does appear that the intent was more destruction than death, but again that’s all still speculation at this point as we continue in our investigation with all our partners,” Rausch added. Furthermore, ofﬁcials have not provided insight into why Warner selected the particular location for the bombing, which damaged an AT&T building and continued to wreak havoc on cellphone service and police and hospital communications in several Southern states as the company worked to restore service. Forensic analysts were reviewing evidence from the blast site to try to identify the components of the explosives as well as information from the U.S. Bomb Data Center for intelligence and investigative leads, according to a law enforcement ofﬁcial who said investigators were examining Warner’s digital footprint and ﬁnancial history. SATURDAY Murray City 36/29 McArthur 36/30 Waverly 37/28 FRIDAY A: January Today 7:47 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 4:53 p.m. 7:25 a.m. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme computer and a portable storage drive, and continue to interview witnesses as they try to identify a motive for the explosion, a law enforcement ofﬁcial said. A review of his ﬁnancial transactions also uncovered purchases of potential bomb-making components, the ofﬁcial said. Warner had recently given away a vehicle and told the person he gave it to that he had been diagnosed with cancer, though it is unclear whether he indeed had cancer, the ofﬁcial said. Investigators used some items collected from the vehicle, including a hat and gloves, to match Warner’s DNA and DNA was taken from one of his family members, the ofﬁcial said. The ofﬁcial could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. Warner also apparently gave away his home in Antioch, a Nashville suburb, to a Los Angeles woman a month before the bombing. A property record dated Nov. 25 indicates Warner transferred the home to the woman in exchange for no money after living there for decades. The woman’s signature is not on that document. Warner had worked as a computer consultant for Nashville THURSDAY Not as cool with periods of sun 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) WEDNESDAY Partly sunny today. Plenty of clouds tonight. High 40° / Low 30° ALMANAC Mark Humphrey | AP Investigators continue to look through the site of an explosion Monday in Nashville, Tenn. Federal officials now turn to exploring the monumental task of piecing together the motive behind the Christmas Day explosion that severely damaged dozens of downtown Nashville buildings and injured three. Officials have named 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner as the man behind the mysterious explosion in which he was killed, but the motive has remained elusive. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM 53° 47° 26° Daily Sentinel Charleston 37/27 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 21/9 Billings 36/19 Denver 34/13 Montreal 19/17 Minneapolis 21/18 Detroit 29/23 Toronto 28/19 New York 37/26 Chicago 32/30 Washington 43/27 Kansas City 38/31 Today Wed. Hi/Lo/W 45/23/c 30/26/c 58/42/pc 42/29/pc 40/23/pc 36/19/c 35/20/s 36/24/s 37/27/pc 55/32/s 29/11/sf 32/30/sn 38/32/pc 28/23/pc 34/28/pc 63/57/c 34/13/sn 28/24/sn 29/23/s 83/72/sh 72/65/pc 36/32/pc 38/31/i 54/33/s 49/47/c 61/43/s 41/35/c 76/70/c 21/18/sn 50/41/c 68/61/c 37/26/pc 55/35/t 72/60/pc 39/24/pc 59/40/pc 30/21/pc 32/18/pc 50/27/s 45/25/s 39/37/c 32/16/pc 58/41/s 43/39/pc 43/27/s Hi/Lo/W 40/19/c 29/23/sn 52/47/r 42/37/s 41/35/s 40/28/pc 36/28/c 39/32/s 53/46/pc 45/42/c 31/16/pc 41/24/r 53/42/c 45/37/c 48/41/c 59/32/r 36/19/pc 28/5/c 43/31/i 83/72/pc 77/50/t 50/32/r 34/19/c 52/33/s 65/41/r 63/47/s 58/45/c 78/72/pc 23/7/sf 60/54/c 73/64/t 39/35/s 40/23/r 76/63/c 41/35/s 62/39/s 45/42/pc 35/31/s 50/43/pc 47/38/s 51/27/r 33/23/c 56/48/pc 45/41/r 43/38/s EXTREMES MONDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 58/42 El Paso 56/32 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC High Low 86° in Zapata, TX -17° in Boulder, WY Global Chihuahua 71/28 Monterrey 77/47 Houston 72/65 High Low Miami 76/70 112° in Shark Bay, Australia -71° in Oymyakon, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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