http://66.213.69.5/files/original/6567d14ec1136734fcf684ee8ed1b9c8.pdf db7c047aacdc4e6d5caa9e2543013a77 PDF Text Text Weekly church columns RV sweeps quad CHURCH s 8 SPORTS s 10 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 37° 52° 55° Clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy and chilly tonight. High 60° / Low 34° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 14 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 75, Volume 75 One transported to ER following alleged accidental discharge of a gun Friday, April 16, 2021 s 50¢ Filling the vacancy By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com MIDDLEPORT —The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an alleged accidental discharge of a gun resulted in one person injured on Wednesday evening. Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reported, in a news release, that his office responded to a shooting on Leading Creek Road in Middleport on Wednesday. The news release stated, “According to deputies, the victim, who’s identity is not being released at this time, had the firearm inside of his residence and the gun accidentally discharged.” The 29 year old subject was transported to the Holzer-Meigs Emergency Room by Meigs County EMS. Further information will be released as it becomes available as the investigation is ongoing. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. New cases reported, latest vaccine updates Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Both Mason and Gallia Counties reported three new COVID-19 cases, each, on Thursday, as vaccine numbers continue to increase around the area. Local vaccine update The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported a total of 10,797 COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Mason County. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reports that 8,876 people in Gallia County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 29.69 percent of the population. Of those, 6,996 people (23.4 percent of the population) have completed the vaccine process. In Meigs County, ODH reports that 6,575 people (28.70 percent of the population) have See CASES | 4 WALK-IN VACCINE CLINIC The Mason County Health Department will offer a COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinic with Moderna vaccine available on Friday, April 16 from 9:30 a.m. noon. The clinic will be held at the old Goodwill store beside Piggly Wiggly in Point Pleasant, W.Va. West Virginia residents, as well as those who work in West Virginia, are eligible to receive the vaccine. Those who have health insurance and/or Medicare cards are asked to bring those to the clinic. Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Michael Moore takes the oath of office from Treasurer Lisa Ritchie during Wednesday’s special board meeting. Moore appointed to Eastern Board of Education By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com REEDSVILLE — Michael Moore was appointed to the Eastern Local Board of Education during a special meeting on Wednesday evening. Moore will fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Adam Will, who stepped down from the board last month. All four remaining board members — Floyd Ridenour, Brandon Buckley, Sammi Mugrage and Jessica Staley — voted in favor of appointing Moore to the position. After the appointment was made, Eastern Local Treasurer Lisa Ritchie administered the oath of office, swearing in Moore to the seat. According to his resume submitted as part of the application process, Moore holds a Masters Degree in Community Counseling from Ohio University and a Bachelors Degree in Bible/ Religion from Ohio Valley College in Parkersburg, W.Va. Moore is currently the co-owner and CEO of Counseling & Wellness See MOORE | 14 Edwards announces budget proposals Staff Report COLUMBUS — State Representative Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) announced the state budget proposal, which was accepted by the House Finance Committee yesterday in a substitute bill containing the House GOP’s version of the new two-year state budget. According to a news release provided by Edwards’ office, the proposal includes measures that would directly benefit southeastern Ohio, a priority of Edwards, twenty-first centuincluding the folry skills, including lowing: leadership, com· An allocation munication and of $2,000,000 to problem-solving Bailey’s Bike Trail, for college access a trail system and retention. that will connect Edwards · An addition 88 miles of trails of $8,000,000 for across the Appalathe Rural Industrial Park chian foothills of SouthLoan program, taking the east Ohio. total in the proposed bud· An allocation of get to $18 million. $10,000,000 each fiscal · $750,000 each fiscal year for Foundation for year for Appalachian Appalachian Ohio. · $2,000 each fiscal year Children’s Coalition to for iBelieve, a foundation address systematic challenges children face in that works to provide Southeast Ohio. opportunities for Appa· $1,175,000 each fislachian youth to develop cal year for Children’s Hunger Alliance to assist with meal sponsorship, early child care programs, child care, consultations and nutrition education, school district nutrition programs, after school nutrition programs and summer nutrition programs. “I am proud to see some of my proposed amendments be included in the budget substitute bill,” said Edwards. “It is extremely important to me to stand up and fight See PROPOSALS | 14 Democrats push to expand Supreme Court By Kevin Freking AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC Associated Press (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 © 2021 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. WASHINGTON — A group of congressional Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to add four seats to the Supreme Court, a long-shot bid designed to counter the court’s rightward tilt during the Trump administration and criticized by Republicans as a potential power grab that would reduce the public’s trust in the judiciary. President Joe Biden last week created a com- mission to spend the next six months examining the politically incendiary issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for justices. The fight over the composition of the nine-member court has become increasingly contentious over the past two decades, with fierce battles over nominees and acrimonious debates about the politicization of the judicial branch. But the bill’s introduction had an inauspicious start. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she might not bring it up for a vote if it advanced out of committee and Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was noncommittal as well. Democratic lawmakers and groups supporting the court expansion bill gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to make their case. “Some people say we’re packing the court. We’re not packing it. We’re unpacking it,” said the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep, Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. He said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and the GOP had “packed the court over the last couple of years. This is a reaction to that. It’s a necessary step in the evolution of the court.” Inside the Capitol, Durbin, made clear that he wanted to wait for the White House’s 36-member commission to report its findings before deciding on a course of action. “I’m not ready to sign See COURT | 4 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, April 16, 2021 OBITUARY Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS GARY REYNOLDS GALLIPOLIS — Gary Reynolds, 70, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away April 14, 2021, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born April 11, 1951 in Legion, Kentucky, son of the late Earl and Edna (Caudill) Reynolds. He is survived by his partner in life “Baby,” Dianna Johnson of Gallipolis; three children, Stacey Artis of Gallipolis, Amy (Brian) Kirby of Grove City, Ohio, and Brian Reynolds of Gallipolis; grandchildren, Kayla, Ally, Tyler, Adrianna, Emily, and Blake; great-grandchildren, Marley and Lilah; many nieces and nephews; and two sisters, Aileen (Mike) Ehlinger and Gwenda Sue Reynolds. Gary retired after 30 years with Gallipolis Developmental Center. He was an active member of Elks Club, Kanauga Gun Club, and Cliffside Golf Club. He enjoyed doing many activities with his family and friends, which included golfing, fishing, hunting, playing chess, bowling, playing pool, and card games. Anyone that knew him loved his ability to win a BET. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor, his entertaining stories, and his willingness to make everyone feel welcomed and loved. He was preceded in death by his two brothers, Rodney and Greg Reynolds and his loving parents. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Zane Colley officiating. Burial will follow at Old Pine Cemetery. Friends may call prior to the service from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Those in attendance are asked to follow the CDC guideline of social distancing and the Ohio mandate of wearing face masks. Pallbearers will be Brian Reynolds, Brian Kirby, Tyler Kirby, Willie Noble, Davie Wills, and Mike Eachus. Please visit www. willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. DEATH NOTICES SAUNDERS CROWN CITY — Lowen Cline Saunders, 84, of Crown City, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021 at Sanders #2 Cemetery. Friends may call from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home. A complete obituary will be published in Saturday’s Tribune. NEVILLE James “Jim” Neville, 76, formerly of Mason County, West Virginia, died peacefully in his home in Chesapeake, Virginia on April 27, 2020 after succumbing to lung cancer. A Memorial/Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Faith Gospel Church, 500 Church Street, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia. Friends and family are invited to join in sharing memories of Jim, with fellowship and dinner to follow the service in the church’s Family Life Center. BUCK GALLIPOLIS — Ricky L. Buck, 62, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at his residence. A Celebration of Life for Ricky will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home. Friends may call prior to the service from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Those in attendance are asked to follow the CDC guideline and Ohio mandate of practicing social distancing and wearing face masks. OHIO BRIEF Undercover DEA agent shoots approaching armed man CLEVELAND (AP) — An armed man who approached some undercover DEA agents parked in a Cleveland neighborhood was shot and wounded by one of them, authorities said. The 20-year-old man was taken to a hospital after being shot in the stomach Wednesday afternoon and underwent surgery, authorities said. Further details about his injuries were not disclosed. A DEA spokesman said the agents were dressed in plain clothes when the armed man and another man approached their vehicle. One of the agents said he fired his gun at the approaching man because he felt threatened, the spokesperson said. Neither agent nor the other man who approached their vehicle was injured in the shooting. The shooting was unrelated to the operation the undercover DEA agents were working on, the spokesman said. The agents names were not released. 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. Red Cross blood drives RACINE — Red Cross Blood Drive will be held April 26, at Southern High School from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Southern NHS. Free concert MASON, W.Va. — The band “Next Level” will be performing at the Stewart-Johnson V.F.W./Lottie Jenks Memorial Park on April 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. The concert is free, and those attending should bring lawn chairs. The “Broken Bread” food trailer will also be on site for the purchase of refreshments. Road closures, construction MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Road 46, Success Road, has Make up day for kindergarten reopened following a slip repair. registration MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis replacement project begins on City Schools hosts a make-up April 12 on State Route 143, drive-through registration day for between Lee Road (Township Road kindergartners and their families 168) and Ball Run Road (Townfrom 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., May 5. ship Road 20A). One lane will be Call your home school today to closed. Temporary traffic signals sign up. Washington Elementary, and a 10 foot width restriction will 740-446-3213; Green Elementary, be in place. Estimated completion: 740-446-3236, Rio Elementary, Nov. 15. 740-245-5333. Bring your child’s GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia birth certificate, shot records, social County Engineer Brett A. Boothe, security card, registration packet, announces Keystone Road will be proof of residency. To be Kinderclosed intermittently between State garten eligible, your child must be Route 160 and Mount Tabor Road, five years old on or before Aug. 1, 2020. Please remain in your vehicle. beginning Monday, April 12-Friday, April 16, for culvert replacement, A staff member will collect your enrollment packet and get copies of weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other county roads the required documentation. as a detour. CROWN CITY — The Ohio Pomeroy Alumni Banquet and Department of Transportation Scholarships (ODOT) has announced a rehabilPOMEROY —The Pomeroy 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2021 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 itation project that began Monday, March 22 on State Route 7 in the Crown City area of Gallia County. The project will be between Westbranch Road (County Road 162) and Sunnyside Drive (County Road 158). The project is estimated to be completed in June 2022. ODOT states the road will be closed from March 22 through Dec. 1, 2021. The detour for motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Route 218 to State Route 553 and back to State Route 7. Trucks will be detoured from State Route 7 to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 West into West Virginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT said those wishing to access the K.H. Butler Fishing Access must be coming from the north. Northbound traffic must take the detour, then enter the parking area traveling southbound on State Route 7. MIDDLEPORT — A landslide repair project on Middleport Hill began in March on County Road 5 (Mill Street). The road will be closed. Estimated completion: May 1. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on March 8 on County Road 1 (Salem School Lot Road). The road will be closed between Ogdin Road (Township Road 25) and Dyesville Road (County Road 27). The detour is County Road 1 to SR 143 north to SR 32 west to SR 689 south to SR 124 east to County Road 1. Estimated closure end date: May 6. MEIGS COUNTY — One northbound lane of State Route 7 is closed between Howell Hill Road (Township Road 207) and State Route 124 due to a rockfall hazard. Estimated completion: Dec. 31. 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 spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest. com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Monday, April 19 MIDDLEPORT — Painting with Michele Musser, 6 p.m. Class size limited to 20. Riverbend Arts Council, 290 N. 2nd Ave., Middleport, Ohio. Call Donna, 740-9925123, to register. LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Pike, Pomeroy. Items accepted include outdated/unused prescription medications, over-the-counter medications and sharps. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a fish fry at the fire station. Serving starts at 11 a.m. Monday, April 26 CHESTER — Meigs County Ikes will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Sugar Tuesday, April 20 Run Road, Chester. Members need GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County to pick up a new key as the lock on Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular monthly meeting, 4:30 the gate has been changed. Card shower MIDDLEPORT — The meetp.m. at the Administrative Offices, Violet Jeffers will be celebrating of the Meigs County Veterans 77 Mill Creek Road. ing her 94th birthday on April Service Commission will take place 17, cards may be sent to 4341 at 9 a.m. at the office located at 97 Teens Run Road, Gallipolis, OH Thursday, April 22 45631. POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & North Second Avenue, Suite 2 in Donna Jean Smith will be celeWater Conservation District Board Middleport. brating her birthday with a gather- of Supervisors will hold their reguing from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, April lar monthly meeting at noon at the Tuesday, April 27 18 at the Syracuse Community district office. The office is located CHESTER TWP. — The Chester Center. Cards may be sent to her at at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Township Trustees will have a spe48368 VanMeter Hill Road, Racine, Pomeroy. cial meeting at 6 p.m. at the TownOH 45771. ship Hall at 47131 S.R.248, Long Virgina Wears will be celebrating Friday, April 23 Bottom, Ohio. her 102nd Birthday on April 20. GALLIPOLIS — The QualifiCard may be sent to 34135 Crew cations-Based Selection CommitSaturday, May 1 Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769. tee of the Gallia County District POMEROY — Pancake BreakLibrary Board of Trustees will fast sponsored by the Middleportmeet at 2 p.m., Bossard Library, to Pomeroy Rotary Club will be Cancellation held at the Mulberry Community RIO GRANDE — Southwestern interview architectural firms. RUTLAND — Leading Creek Center from 8-11 a.m. $5 panretired staff dinner set for April Conservancy District’s office, locat- cakes, sausage biscuits and gravy. 30 has been cancelled due to the ed at 34481 Corn Hollow Road Public invited. Proceeds benefit pandemic. Rutland Ohio, will be closed for various civic projects of the Club. office repairs. In case of emergency, Masks and social distancing will be Friday, April 16 please call 740-742-2597. observed. KANAUGA — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson Counties, meets at 2 Saturday, April 24 Tuesday, May 11 p.m., State Route 7 N, rest area, POMEROY — A drug take back TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers in Kanauga, members are asked to event will take place from 10 a.m. Plains Regional Sewer District wear a mask and to follow all CDC to noon at the Holzer Meigs Emer- will meet at 7 p.m. at the district guidelines. gency Department, 41861 Pomeroy office. Authorities: Cleveland officer fatally shoots murder suspect By Mark Gillispie Associated Press CONTACT US High School Alumni Banquet will not be held this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Scholarships will be awarded as always to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or great grandchild of a Pomeroy High School Alumni. The scholarships are based on academics. To apply, applicants must send a transcript of grades, current photo, name of grandparent or great grandparent and the year of their graduation from Pomeroy High School. Applicant needs to list the activities they participated in in high school and where they plan to attend college. Mail applications to Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Applications must be received by the association by May 15, 2021. CLEVELAND — A man was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer Thursday morning when he pulled a gun from his waistband as officers tried to arrest him on a murder warrant, Police Chief Calvin Williams said. Officers initially responded to a resident’s call about the man around 4 a.m. Thursday and returned about four hours later, Williams said. A gun was found near the man’s body, Williams said. The 25-year-old man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was wanted for a homicide that occurred about eight blocks from where he was killed, Williams said. The man was shot after turning toward the officer and pulling out the gun, Williams said. The officer, a 10-year veteran, has not been identified. “This is a person who has been terrorizing the city,” Cleveland Safety Director Carrie Howard said at the briefing. “Unfortunately it ended this way, but it’s the product of gun violence.” The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting with assistance from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Sheriff Christopher Viland said the Ohio Attorney General’s Office will review the investigation after it’s completed. All the officers who responded had activated their body cameras, Wil- liams said. 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When You Need It Most. OH-70232681 Well Checks, Sick Visits, Walk-In Care and Telehealth Appointments Schedule an Appointment Today at 304.675.4500 �NEWS 4 Friday, April 16, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 16, the 106th day of 2021. There are 259 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 2007, in one of America’s worst school attacks, a college senior killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life. On this date: In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York. In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. In 1867, aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright was born in Millville, Indiana (his brother Orville was born five years later in Dayton, Ohio). In 1912, American aviator Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel, leaving Dover, England, and arriving near Calais, France, in 59 minutes. In 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers; it’s estimated that up to 7,000 people died. In 1947, the cargo ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate, blew up in the Cases OHIO BRIEF harbor in Texas City, Texas; a nearby ship, the High Flyer, which was carrying ammonium nitrate and sulfur, caught fire and exploded the following day; the blasts and fires killed nearly 600 people. In 1962, New Orleans Archbishop Joseph Rummel excommunicated three local Roman Catholics for fighting racial integration of parochial schools. Bob Dylan debuted his song “Blowin’ in the Wind” at Gerde’s Folk City in New York. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of local clergymen who had criticized him for leading street protests; King defended his tactics, writing, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” In 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon with astronauts John W. Young, Charles M. Duke Jr. and Ken Mattingly on board. In 1977, Alex Haley, author of the best-seller “Roots,” visited the Gambian village of Juffure, where, he believed, his ancestor Kunte Kinte was captured as a slave in 1767. In 1996, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced they were in the process of divorcing. In 2010, the U.S government accused Wall Street’s most powerful firm of fraud, rate to be considered a high incidence county (100 cases per 100,000 population). Here is a closer look at COVID-19 cases in the region: saying Goldman Sachs & Co. had sold mortgage investments without telling buyers the securities were crafted with input from a client who was betting on them to fail. (In July 2010, Goldman agreed to pay $550 million in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but did not admit wrongdoing.) Ten years ago: A Taliban sleeper agent walked into a meeting of NATO trainers and Afghan troops at Forward Operating Base Gamberi in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman and detonated a vest of explosives hidden underneath his uniform; six American troops, four Afghan soldiers and an interpreter were killed. Five years ago: In an extraordinary gesture, Pope Francis brought 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his plane after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which was facing the brunt of Europe’s migration crisis. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Ecuador’s central coast near the town of Muisne killed more than 660 people. One year ago: President Donald Trump gave governors a road map for easing coronavirus restrictions, laying out a “phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that had strong testing in place and were seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. New indicators on Thursday. Meigs County The Meigs County From page 1 Health Department reported a total of 20 received the first dose of active cases and 1,462 the COVID-19 vaccine. total cases (1,308 conA total of 5,026 people firmed, 154 probable) (21.94 percent of the pop- Gallia County since April 2020 as part ulation) have completed ODH reported a total the vaccine process. of 2,332 cases of COVID- of Wednesday’s update. There have been a total 19 (since March 2020) in of 37 deaths, 1,405 recovGallia County as part of Ohio case rates Thursday’s update, three ered cases (two new), Ohio’s per capita and 80 hospitalizations new case since Wednescase total for the last since April 2020. day. two weeks continues Age ranges for the ODH has reported a to increase, currently 1,462 Meigs County standing at 200 cases per total of 46 deaths, 143 cases, as of Monday, were 100,000 population. Last hospitalizations, and as follows: 2,234 presumed recovThursday’s rate for the 0-9 — 53 cases previous two week times ered individuals (seven 10-19 — 134 cases (1 span was 183.7. Governor new) as of Thursday. hospitalization) Age ranges for the Mike DeWine announced 20-29 — 210 cases (1 earlier this year that when 2,332 total cases reported by ODH on Thursday are hospitalization) the state reaches a mark 30-39 — 183 cases (3 as follows: of 50 cases per 100,000 hospitalizations) 0-19 — 300 cases (1 population for a two 40-49 — 212 cases (5 week time span all health hospitalization) hospitalizations) 20-29 — 382 cases (6 orders will be lifted. 50-59 — 216 cases (7 hospitalizations) While the statewide hospitalizations) 30-39 — 312 cases (3 number has increased, 60-69 — 208 cases hospitalizations) both Gallia and Meigs (20 hospitalizations, 6 40-49 — 333 cases (8 Counties saw a decline in hospitalizations, 1 death) deaths) the per capita case rate 70-79 — 153 cases 50-59 — 349 cases from last weeks mark. (25 hospitalizations, 12 (15 hospitalizations, 3 Gallia County’s per deaths) capita case rate on Thurs- deaths) 80-89 — 65 cases 60-69 — 297 cases day was 53.5 cases per (11 hospitalizations, 16 100,000 population, down (30 hospitalizations, 7 deaths) deaths) from 103.7 cases per 90-99 — 29 cases 70-79 — 204 cases (3 100,000 population on new cases, 41 hospitaliza- (6 hospitalizations, 3 April 8. deaths) tions, 11 deaths) Meigs County’s per 100-109 — 2 cases (1 80-plus — 155 cases capita case rate on Thurshospitalization) (39 hospitalizations, 24 day was 96.0 cases per To date, the Meigs 100,000 population, down deaths) County Health DepartGallia County is curfrom 117.9 cases per ment has administered rently “Orange” on the 100,000 population on Ohio Public Health Advi- 2,208 first doses of April 8. COVID-19 vaccinations sory System map after Both Gallia and Meigs meeting two of the seven and 1,799 second doses Counties are below the attention to the effort in an attempt to link vulnerable Democratic members to it. From page 1 “I have no plans to bring it to the floor,” on yet,” Durbin said. “I think this commission of Pelosi told reporters. White House press Biden’s is the right move. secretary Jen Psaki said Let’s think this through carefully. This is historic.” Biden would wait for the commission’s work to Pelosi was even more dismissive. The prospect “play out,” before taking of an expanded Supreme a position on the matter. Republicans quickly Court is a campaign issue jumped in to the debate. that Republicans will House Minority Leader focus on as they target Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., swing districts in their said in a SiriusXM radio bid to retake the majorinterview that no matter ity. Even before the bill’s what issue comes up this introduction, state GOP Congress, “this has got parties were drawing Court to be the most important because, remember, it’s taking over an entire branch of government.” McConnell quoted the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who warned before her death that adding justices to the Supreme Court would make it appear partisan and that “nine seems to be a good number.” “But the farthest-left activists aren’t interested in the common good. They want power,” McConnell said. Supporters of expanding the court say Republicans gained an unfair York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would extend stay-at-home restrictions for at least another month. The Labor Department said the wave of layoffs that had engulfed the economy since the virus struck had caused another 5.2 million people to seek unemployment benefits, raising the total number of laid-off workers to 22 million; it was the worst run of U.S. job losses on record. The Trump administration gutted an Obama-era rule that compelled the country’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards. Today’s Birthdays: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is 94. Singer Bobby Vinton is 86. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II is 81. Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 74. Former Massachusetts first lady Ann Romney is 72. NFL coach Bill Belichick is 69. Rock singer and former politician Peter Garrett is 68. Actor Ellen Barkin is 67. Actor Michel Gill is 61. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is 59. Rock musician Jason Scheff (Chicago) is 59. Singer Jimmy Osmond is 58. Rock singer David Pirner (Soul Asylum) is 57. Actorcomedian Martin Lawrence is 56. Actor Jon Cryer is 56. Actor Peter Billingsley is 50. Actor Lukas Haas is 45. Actor-singer Kelli O’Hara is 45. Actor Claire Foy (TV: “The Crown”) is 37. Figure skater Mirai Nagasu is 28. Actor Sadie Sink is 19. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author quits firm after tweets MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance has resigned from the board of a company that uses green technology to mass-produce food in Appalachia, days after sending some controversial tweets. Vance was an early investor in AppHarvest, a mega-greenhouse company that produced its first tomatoes this year at a 300-employee facility in Morehead, The Herald-Leader reported. But Vance also is being floated in Ohio as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, and he’s drawn criticism online for his opposition to corporations that are protesting GOP efforts in multiple states to change voting laws. Vance said in a recent Twitter post that states should “raise their taxes and do whatever else is necessary to fight these goons.” He also praised Fox News host Tucker Carlson, calling him “the only powerful figure who consistently challenges elite dogma — on both cultural and economic questions.” Asked about Vance’s online commentary, AppHarvest spokesman Travis Parman said “it would not be appropriate for me to discuss his motivation” for leaving the board. The AppHarvest board of directors also includes TV star and businesswoman Martha Stewart. for a total of 4,006 vaccinations. Of the vaccines given by the health department, 2,204 were Moderna, 1,708 were Pfizer, and 94 were Johnson & Johnson. This does not include vaccinations by other agencies or pharmacies. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www.meigshealth.com/covid-19/ . Meigs County continues to be “orange” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting two of the seven indicators on Thursday. (plus 3 probable cases, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 246 cases (plus 6 probable cases, 7 deaths) 70-plus — 220 cases (plus 7 probable cases, 30 deaths) On Thursday, Mason County was designated as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 5.39 on Thursday with a 1.04 percent positivity rate. Surrounding counties are green and gold. 2,847,986 people, 24.36 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated. Scheduling a vaccine in Ohio can be completed on the website gettheshot. coronavirus.ohio.gov or for assistance in scheduling call 833-4-ASK-ODH (833-427-5634). advantage by blocking President Barack Obama’s 2016 nomination of Merrick Garland, a federal appeals judge at the time who is now Biden’s attorney general, under the rationale that it was a presidential election year and the voters should decide. McConnell refused to hold hearings on filling the vacancy after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, even though the November election was months away. Last year, McConnell and the Republicancontrolled Senate con- firmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to fill Ginsburg’s seat just days before the presidential election, securing a likely conservative majority for years to come. In their news conference on the Supreme Court steps, the authors and co-sponsors of the legislation framed the proposed expansion as a necessary progression to keep up with a growing nation and a growing case workload. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., said the court expanded on seven occasions prior to the Civil War, “leaving us today with the historical oddity of 13 circuit courts of appeal and only nine justices.” Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., went right to the anger and frustration that so many Democrats have with the judicial conformation process under Trump and McConnell’s stewardship. “The Republicans stole two seats on the Supreme Court and now it is up to us to repair that damage,” Markey said. West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Thursday, DHHR is reporting a total of 147,596 cases with 2,772 deaths. There was an increase of 393 cases from Wednesday and 16 new deaths. Ohio DHHR reports a total of The Ohio Department 2,581,721 lab tests have of Health reported a been completed, with a 24-hour change of 2,164 Mason County 5.21 cumulative percent new cases on ThursDHHR reported 1,925 positivity rate. The daily day (21-day average of total cases (since March positivity rate in the state 2020) for Mason County 1,997), bringing Ohio’s was 3.80 percent. There overall case count since in the 10 a.m. update on the beginning of the pan- are 7,295 currently active Thursday, three more demic to 1,048,109 cases. cases in the state. than Wednesday. The DHHR recently reportThere were 181 new hosnew cases are confirmed pitalizations (21-day aver- ed 675,344 first doses of cases. Of those, 1,873 the COVID-19 vaccine age of 100) and 31 new are confirmed cases and have been administered ICU admissions (21-day 52 are probable cases. average of 11). On Thurs- to residents of West DHHR has reported 40 Virginia. So far, 480,324 deaths in Mason County. day, zero deaths were reported (since Tuesday), people have been fully Case numbers per age vaccinated. Gov. Justice group reported by DHHR with a 21-day average of 25 deaths. As announced urges all residents to are as follows: pre-register for a vaccine 0-9 — 43 cases (plus 2 earlier this year, ODH appointment on vaccine. will only be reporting probable cases) wv.gov. Social distancdeaths approximately 10-19 — 179 cases ing and mask mandates twice per week, those (plus 4 probable cases) remain in effect for West updates have typically 20-29 — 323 cases Virginia. (plus 10 probable cases, 2 been made on Tuesday Sarah Hawley and and Friday. new cases) As of Thursday, a total Kayla (Hawthorne) Dun30-39 — 311 cases ham contributed to this of 4,254,389 first doses (plus 10 probable cases) story. of COVID-19 vaccine 40-49 — 272 cases © 2021 Ohio Valley (plus 10 probable cases, 1 have been given in Ohio, which is 36.40 percent of Publishing, all rights new case) the population. A total of reserved. 50-59 — 279 cases Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Let’s be ‘needy’ for Jesus We exist in a “DIY” society. By that, I mean independence is highly prioritized. There’s a push for young men and women to forge their own way. Being dependent is often looked down upon. But this selfsufficiency and personal autonomy is not how many societies around the world operate. In Africa or Asia, for example, we find collectivist cultures. Rather than a “DIY” mentality, they view themselves as parts of a whole. They identify themselves as dependent on one another. So, people in individualist cultures like the United States often have a mentality of being disconnected from those around them. Those in collectivist cultures, on the other hand, often have a mentality of being so closely connected to one another that individualism seems selfish and alienating. I’m not here to debate which of those sociological concepts is best for society. But I do think it’s important for us to understand how difficult it often is to recognize bear more fruit. our need for Already you are dependence in an clean because of individualistic culthe word that I ture. have spoken to I say all of that you. Abide in me, to say this: when it and I in you. As comes to our relathe branch cannot tionship with God, Cross we’re desperately Words bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in dependent. And Isaiah the vine, neither when it comes to Pauley can you, unless our relationship you abide in me. with other brothers and sisters in Christ, I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever an individualistic menabides in me and I in tality stifles Christian him, he it is that bears community. This is why we often hear people say, much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing’” “I don’t have to go to church to be a Christian.” (Jn. 15:1-5 ESV). Jesus likens us to In their individualistic branches. And, as His mindset, their faith is disconnected from other disciples, we’re called to bear fruit. But, as Jesus Christians. makes clear, the only So, while an individuway for us to bear fruit alistic culture might be is for our branches to what most of us prefer sociologically, something be attached to the vine, who is Christ. The vineneeds to be said of our dresser, as Jesus explains, dependence on Christ is God the Father. If we and His people. And don’t bear fruit, we are that’s what I want us to cut away. And if we do focus on this week. produce fruit, we are Jesus says, “‘I am the true vine, and my Father pruned. If we’re to live our lives is the vinedresser. Every in obedience to Christ’s branch in me that does call to make disciples not bear fruit he takes (see Mt. 28:19-20), away, and every branch we must recognize our that does bear fruit dependence on Him. We he prunes, that it may must recognize how we, as branches, are unable to produce fruit on our own. We must remain attached to the vine and submitted to the vinedresser. Only then can we be effective disciples for the kingdom of God. I don’t know about you, but I often forget just how needy I am for Christ. It’s easy for me to think I have what it takes to live the life I’m called to live. So, I try to gather courage apart from Christ. I try to reach people without prayer. And I try to bear fruit without realizing the dependency I have on the vine. As we walk this journey of faith, I pray we recognize the power available to us as we seek to serve the Lord. As we abide in Christ and rely on Him, we find joy. And that joy must characterize our obedience as we seek to make disciples here and now. Let’s be needy for Jesus. Isaiah Pauley is the Minister of Worship for Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. Find more at www. isaiahpauley.com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking By Eric Tucker and Aamer Madhani the first retaliatory measures against the Kremlin Associated Press for the hack familiarly known as the SolarWinds WASHINGTON — The breach, with the U.S. explicitly linking the Biden administration on Thursday announced the intrusion to the SVR, a Russian intelligence U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and impos- agency. Though such intelligence-gathering ing sanctions against missions are not uncomdozens of companies mon, officials said they and people, holding the were determined to act Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s because of the operation’s presidential election and broad scope and the high the cyber hacking of fed- cost of the intrusion on private companies. eral agencies. The U.S. also The sweeping measures announced sanctions on are meant to punish 32 individuals and entiRussia for actions that ties accused of attempting U.S. officials say cut to to interfere in last year’s the core of American presidential election, democracy and to deter including by spreading future acts by imposing disinformation. U.S. inteleconomic costs on Mosligence officials alleged cow, including by targetin a declassified report ing its ability to borrow money. The sanctions are last month that Russian certain to exacerbate ten- President Vladimir Putin sions with Russia, which authorized influence operations to help Donald promised a retaliatory Trump in his unsuccessful response. bid for reelection as presiSanctions against six dent, though there’s no Russian companies that evidence Russia or anysupport the country’s one else changed votes or cyber efforts represent Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Coordination Center of the Russian Government in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. The center was set up as a line of communication with the whole of Russia for analyzing and collecting information, promptly using big data and solving arising problems. manipulated the outcome. The actions, foreshadowed by the administration for weeks, signal a harder line against Putin, whom Trump was reluctant to criticize even as his administration pursued sanctions against Moscow. They are the administration’s second major foreign policy move in two days, following the announcement of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan. Until now, President Joe Biden has focused on the coronavirus pandemic and economy in his first months in office. The 10 diplomats being expelled include representatives of Russian intelligence services, the Biden administration said. They were selected on the basis “that they were acting in a manner inconsistent with their status in the United States,” a senior official said. Defense rests without Chauvin testimony By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski and Tammy Webber said: “If I were you, I would plan for long and hope for short.” Associated Press Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter in MINNEAPOLIS — Floyd’s death after the Former Officer Derek 46-year-old Black man Chauvin chose not to was arrested on suspitake the stand as testicion of passing a counmony at his murder trial terfeit $20 at a neighborended Thursday, passing hood market last May. up the chance to explain Bystander video of to the jury and the pubFloyd gasping that he lic for the first time what Court TV via AP, Pool he was thinking when he Defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant former couldn’t breathe as pressed his knee against Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin address Hennepin County bystanders yelled at Judge Peter Cahill during motions before the court Thursday in the Chauvin to get off him George Floyd’s neck. trial of Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. triggered worldwide Closing arguments protests, violence and a are set to begin Monfurious examination of testify. last weekend. day, after which a Shortly afterward, the racism and policing in Before the jury was racially diverse jury the U.S. defense rested its case, brought in Thursday will begin deliberating The most serious after a total of two days morning, Chauvin, at a barbed-wire-ringed charge against the of testimony, compared his COVID-19 mask courthouse in a city on now-fired white officer, edge — not just because removed in a rare court- with two weeks for the second-degree murder, prosecution. of the Chauvin case but room moment, ended carries up to 40 years Judge Peter Cahill weeks of speculation by because of the deadly in prison, though state reminded the jurors informing the judge he police shooting of a they will be sequestered guidelines call for about would invoke his Fifth 20-year-old Black man 12. in a Minneapolis suburb Amendment right not to starting Monday and Friday, April 16, 2021 5 IN BRIEF Study: 2.5 billion T. rex roamed Earth, not all at once One Tyrannosaurus rex seems scary enough. Now picture 2.5 billion of them. That’s how many of the fierce dinosaur king probably roamed Earth over the course of a couple million years, a new study finds. Using calculations based on body size, sexual maturity and the creatures’ energy needs, a team at the University of California, Berkeley figured out just how many T. rex lived over 127,000 generations, according to a study in Thursday’s journal Science. It’s a first-of-its-kind number, but just an estimate with a margin of error that is the size of a T. rex. “That’s a lot of jaws,” said study lead author Charles Marshall, director of the University of California Museum of Paleontology. “That’s a lot of teeth. That’s a lot of claws.” The species roamed North America for about 1.2 million to 3.6 million years, meaning the T. rex population density was small at any one moment. There would be about two in a place the size of the Washington, D.C., or 3,800 in California, the study said. Marshall said the estimate helps scientists figure the preservation rate of T. rex fossils and underscores how lucky the world is to know about them at all. About 100 or so T. rex fossils have been found — 32 of them with enough material to figure they are adults. If there were 2.5 million T. rex instead of 2.5 billion, we would probably have never known they existed, he said. Given uncertainties in the creatures’ generation length, range and how long they roamed, the Berkeley team said the total population could be as little as 140 million or as much as 42 billion with 2.4 billion as the middle value. Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Alex White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in plastic-wrapped lettuce he’d just brought home from a Sydney supermarket — until a snake tongue flicked. “I kind of completely freaked out when I saw this little tongue come out of its mouth and start flicking around and realized it was a snake because worms don’t have tongues,” White said on Thursday. “I definitely kind of panicked a bit,” he added. It was a venomous pale-headed snake that authorities say made an 870-kilometer (540-mile) journey to Sydney from a packing plant in the Australian city of Toowoomba wrapped in plastic with two heads of cos lettuce. The refrigerated supermarket supply chain likely lulled the cold-blooded juvenile into a stupor until White bought the lettuce at an inner-city ALDI supermarket on Monday evening and rode his bicycle home with salad and snake in his backpack. ALDI is investigating how a snake could have found its way into a supermarket. Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world. The tool unveiled Thursday is rolling out in what is being billed as the biggest update to Google Earth in five years. Google says it undertook the complex project in partnership with several government agencies, including NASA in the U.S. and its European counterpart, in hopes that it will help a mass audience grasp the sometimes abstract concept of climate change in more tangible terms through its free Earth app. This isn’t the first time time-lapse satellite imagery has been used to demonstrate show how parts of the world are changing before our eyes due to a changing climate. Most scientists agree that climate change is being driven by pollution primarily produced by humans. But earlier images have mostly focused on melting glaciers and haven’t been widely available on an already popular app like Google Earth, which can be downloaded on most of the more than 3 billion smartphones now in use around the world Google is promising that people will be able to see a time lapse presentation of just about anywhere they want to search. The feature also includes a storytelling mode highlighting 800 different places on the planet in both 2D and 3D formats. Those videos also will be available on Google’s YouTube video site, a service more widely used than the Earth app. Stimulus checks helped March retail sales soar 9.8% NEW YORK (AP) — Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again. Retail sales surged a seasonally adjusted 9.8% in March after dropping about 3% the month before, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The increase was the biggest since May of last year, when stores reopened after closing at the start of the pandemic. It was also much larger than the 5.5% increase Wall Street analysts had expected. Thursday’s report, which covers about a third of overall consumer spending, is the latest sign that the economy is improving as vaccinations accelerate, business restrictions are relaxed and more people are willing to head out to shop or eat. Employers, for example, added 916,000 jobs last month, the most since August. And U.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest level in a year. �6 Friday, April 16, 2021 Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. BAPTIST CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 State Route 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm, Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. EPISCOPAL Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Street, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, Wednesday 6 PM Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. OH-70232141 Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7pm Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 am and Friday 9 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Veteran Care, Memory Care & Rehabilitation Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday unified service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Sunday school, 10a.m: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Wednesday 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm CONGREGATIONAL Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting first Thursday, 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; first Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. 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Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Gallia County Council On Aging Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap 311 Buckridge Road Bidwell, OH 45614-9016 A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. OH-70218313 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, first and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springfield Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. OH-70218405 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 12 p.m. Bible study and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2021 7 MEIGS COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY APOSTOLIC Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing P.O. Box 802, 19 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-441-9941; 877-545-7242 Advisory Services are provided through Creative Financial Designs, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser, and Securities are offered through cfd Investments, Inc., a Registered Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA & SIPC. 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The world is Jonathan not consist in the simply too full of McAnulty abundance of his opportunity, and possessions (Luke our lives are too 12:15; ESV).” short of time. Day after The purpose of life is day flies by, each one not the accumulation of filling up quickly with goods. God has blessed the necessities of the day and the various and us richly with an abundance of material opporsundry tasks we give tunities in this life, but ourselves until at last the day draws to an end those things we might acquire are only benefiand we, looking back cial in and so far as they upon the hours realize that there was much we actually help us in other ways. To put it another wanted to do that we way, material things are simply did not have the always a means, they time to do. should never be an end In such a situation, it in and of themselves. is easy to lose sight of This is why, as Jesus those things that really points out, covetousmatter as we strive to ness is so wrong and meet goals and accommisguided. Not only is plish tasks. As we can’t it unloving, but it makes do everything, we prioritize those things that the gaining of a thing the purpose of one’s labors. seems most important Money is only useful to us, but men, in so if you spend it. Food doing, frequently focus on the wrong things, and only has benefit when it is consumed. Vehicles thus, having misplaced only have true value their ambitions, they when they are taking find themselves doubly you somewhere. A bed frustrated: frustrated is only a blessing if you that they did not do all actually sleep in it. A they wanted and then man alone on a desert frustrated that they are unfulfilled by the things island, with all the money in the world, is a they did accomplish. pauper if there is nothIt is therefore useing for him to actually ful, from time to time, do with that money. Yet to take a moment and men frequently lose remember the point of those things we do, and sight of this and make the money (and related the true purpose for which we live. The Bible material possessions) the point of their exishas some useful point- The purpose of life is not the accumulation of goods. God has blessed us richly with an abundance of material opportunities in this life, but those things we might acquire are only beneficial in and so far as they actually help us in other ways. tence. Secondly, in the Bible we also read, “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need (Ephesians 4:28; ESV).” And then again, “Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife (Proverbs 17:1; ESV). These two verses might at first seem quite disparate but in fact they both point to a common truth: people are more important than things, and a good relationship with others is more to be desired than things. If money is a tool, then the best use of that tool is in building relationships and helping others. The poorest man with friends is better off than the richest man without. If we spend all our time focused on things, neglecting the people around us, we are wasting our time and will never be truly happy. Finally, the Bible has this reminder: “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man (Ecclesiastes 12:13; ESV).” If a relationship with other people is a good thing, greatly to be desired, how much more so is a right relationship with our God and our Creator? If we achieve all our life’s goals, and die wealthy, surrounded by friends and family who love us, we are still dead. And, being dead, we will stand before the great Judge of all men who will reward or condemn us, not on how well we pleased ourselves, but on how well we pleased Him. Thus, we are well reminded to heed the admonition of Christ, not to seek to be rich towards ourselves, but to be rich towards God, using what He has given us to His glory and according to His purpose (cf. Luke 12:13-21). It is in doing so that we will have best remembered what the point of it all truly is. The church of Christ invites you to come worship and study with us at 234 Chapel Drive, Gallipolis, Ohio. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to share them with us at 740-446-1494. Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Do not let others cause you to doubt God It can happen if you are not careful. There is a good example of this in Scripture. When Israel was delivered from their Egyptian bondage, they saw first-hand the power of God and the watch care of God. They saw God divide the waters of the Red Sea to provide them safe passage from the Egyptian army. They saw Him provide military victory over the Amalekites. They saw how He fed them in the waste land when they were hungry. They saw how He gave them needed water when they were in the desert and in dire need of water. God was certainly real to them during those times. They believed in Him wholeheartedly because they had seen those things for themselves. Because of God, their progress toward the promised land had been unstoppable and unhindered. But, they were not consistent in their belief in God. They showed just how spiritually weak they really were when they got on the cusp of entering Canaan Land. God told them to go seize the land. So, they sent twelve men to analyze the lay of the land, people of the the inhabitants of church. After all, the land, and the there is much to productivity of influence people the land. It must to have doubt have cheered about God. The them when the strong opinions twelve came back of Godless people with a glowing Pastor influence the report that the Ron Godly to doubt land was a place Branch brimming with Contributing God. Government promotes “milk and honey.” columnist doubt about But, their God. Persistent hearts sank when evil, illnesses, and it was told that giants catastrophes stimulate lived there, and that doubt about God. This these giants were well defended. These giants is proven with what were too strong for the church people say they have come to believe. Israelites to take on. It is also proven by the “We are not able to go numbers of people who against those people. fall out of church, and The land will just eat by those who weaken you up!” was the conin their commitment cluding report. to God. The stronger And, the people the influence to doubt, believed it. In that the more that are led to moment, they were doubt. influenced to doubt We should remember God. The Scripture that when we come says about them, to doubt God for any “And there we saw reason we lose a lot of the giants, the sons blessed opportunity. of Anak, which come Take Israel for example. of the giants: and we Because of the influwere in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so ence of the “evil” report we were in their sight.” about the of the giants The perception of Israel and their “great statwas that they were ure,” Israel decided merely the size of grass- against an attempted hoppers when stacked takeover of the promup against the giants. It ised land. Because of it, was an easy argument. they were relegated to Believers were turned spending a lengthy time to doubters. in the desert. They The same is true missed out on the good for today concerning providence that God had in store for them. After all, why let doubt develop in you about God. He daily loads us down with many benefits. It is He who gives us life. It is He who heals our diseases. It is He who gives victory over our problems. It is He who has provided a sure salvation. The Scripture assures us that having doubt about is a waste of time. First of all, the Scripture affirms that God is the living God. Second, the Scripture affirms that “all things are possible with God,” and proceeds to cite many examples where God worked out the seemingly impossible. And, then, there are the experiences we have with God…. the blessings we get in life from Him, the sense of His presence when we go through a rough patch, living in His beautifully created world, the steadying hope He gives. Shame on any church person who allows themselves to be influenced to doubt God. Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason County and is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. For the best local news coverage, visit MyDailyTribune.com or MyDailySentinel.com Ohio Valley Publishing The only way to break the chains ing ourselves. It can be very It is to grant us disconcerting something more today when one than a continued looks about and existence and the sees how the marginal illusion principles and of happiness that commandments and promises of A Hunger the world offers God are not only for More us. What God’s purpose is for set aside but are Thom you and for me rejected utterly. It Mollohan is to experience is not something an overflowing new, of course, fullness of His joy and but it is perhaps more peace which comes only obviously apparent and through His presence. more readily embraced by more and more people His joy and peace are coupled with the love He today. shows us in Jesus, His In the Bible, Micah 2:1-2 says, “Woe to those Son, love is what He bids us to demonstrate in the who devise wickedness lives of others around us. and work evil on their Listen as Jesus speaks beds! When the morning to what He offers us dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power when He says, “I came of their hand. They covet that they may have life fields and seize them, and and have it abundantly” (John 10:10b). That houses, and take them away; they oppress a man abundant life, inseparable and his house, a man and from Jesus, is freely given to you and to me on the his inheritance.” condition that we simply Humanity’s struggle believe it and turn to with its own nature has been an ongoing tragedy Him, turning away from our selfishness and sin. and would be an utter Looking to Him and ruin for us if it were not trusting in His promises for the grace of God. In is the only way to break every culture and under the chains that hold you every governmental system, humanity’s own fall- down. Surrendering your life to Him is the enness has been the fly in the ointment of human only way to get your life back from the mess that peace and human happiyou make of it. Followness. Evil does systemiing Jesus as your Lord cally exist, in case you wonder. But it exists sys- and Savior is the only temically because human way to get on the track to an eternity of joy and beings, like you and me, have built the system and life. Let today be the day you turn to His love and have followed a spiritual experience His presence blueprint given to us by as you trust His promises! the devil whose motive, Copyright © 2021, as Jesus explains it, is to Thom Mollohan. come “only to steal and kill and destroy” (John Thom Mollohan and his family 10:10a). have ministered in southern Ohio If it were not for the the past 25 years, is the author ongoing restraint of God of Led by Grace, The Fairy Tale Parables, Crimson Harvest, and and His frequent interHeart at Home with God. He ventions, we would have Ablogs at “unfurledsails.wordpress. already found ourselves com”. Pastor Thom leads Pathway Community Church and may lost forever in the abyss be reached for comments or of self-destruction. Be questions by email at pastorthom@ that as it may, God’s pathwaygallipolis.com. Viewpoints plan is not to just expressed are the work of the author. keep us from destroy- The domino effect It starts with one You remember person. One perfrom our story son tells another, last week about and he tells anothThomas that Jesus er, and another, appeared to the and another until disciples several the whole world times after Easter. At first, the disGod’s Kids has heard that ciples were afraid. Korner Jesus is risen from the dead, and He They thought Ann is Lord. they were seeing Moody Yes, spreading a ghost. Jesus the Good News told them not about Jesus is a big job be afraid. He showed - and it’s not finished them the nail scars in yet. You and I must do His hands and feet and our part, just like the invited them to touch disciples. But we are not Him. “A ghost doesn’t alone. Together we can have skin and bones as all tell and show about I do,” Jesus said to the disciples. He even ate a Jesus’ love and how He died for our sins, so meal with them. When the disciples finally real- we might live. By our words and example, we ized it was really Jesus show what it means to and not a ghost, Jesus began to teach them. He be a Christian and love Jesus. Then the whole explained that He had world will know what we to suffer and die and already know and want rise from the dead on what we already have. the third day to fulfill Let’s say a prayer. what was written in the Scripture. Then He told Father, help us to remember that just as the discithe disciples that they should spread His story ples spread Your message of love and forgiveness to every nation of the world. (Luke 24: 36-49) all over the world, we Wow! That is a big job can too. Help us to be good examples in word isn’t it? The disciples were few; how could they and deed to our family take the story of Jesus to and friends of just how much You love each one the whole world? Well, of us. We, too then can have you ever played be disciples of Christ. with dominoes where In Your name we pray, you stand them up on Amen. end in a long row and then knock them down? Ann Moody is a retired pastor, When you topple the formerly of the Wilkesville First first domino, one by one Presbyterian Church and the the others follow and fall Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed down. The story from in the article are the work of the Luke this week reminds author. me of this domino game. �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, April 16, 2021 9 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! 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Eight men who were selected for the 2020 centennial class and one from the 2021 group will be recognized. They are Bobby Dillon, Winston Hill, Alex Karras, Steve Sabol, Duke Slater, Mac Speedie, Ed Sprinkle and George Young from 2020, and Bill Nunn from 2021. It will air May 1 on NFL Network and again on May 4 on ESPN2. The show will feature a video montage of each Bryan Walters|OVP Sports An outside view of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as taken on July 7, 2016, in Canton, enshrinee and the unveiling Ohio. of his bronzed bust in Can- “To recognize eight members of this class, along with trailblazer Bill Nunn from the class of 2021, in this special way brings us great excitement and great joy.” — David Baker, president and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame ton, Ohio. After the show, the families of each member will place the bust on display in the Hall of Fame Gallery. David Baker, president and CEO of the hall, said a special panel elected a 20-per- son class to commemorate the founding of the NFL, with enshrinees dating to the earliest eras of pro football. ”To recognize eight members of this class, along with trailblazer Bill Nunn from the class of 2021, in this special way brings us great excitement and great joy,” he said. Dillion, Hill, Karras, Nunn, Sabol, Slater, Speedie, Sprinkle and Young also will be recognized this summer during their enshrinements. The centennial class of 2020 will be inducted Aug. 7 and the class of 2021 the next day. Last year’s inductions were postponed because of the pandemic. OVP DIAMOND ROUNDUP Late-inning rally lifts Big Blacks to 6-4 win over Wayne From Staff Reports Point Pleasant 6, Wayne 4 A little late-inning rally for some early-season magic. The Big Blacks overcame a 4-run deficit and plated four runs in the home half of the sixth to complete a come-from-behind 6-4 victory over visiting Wayne in a non-conference baseball matchup Tuesday. The Pioneers (0-2) built a quick 2-0 lead in the first and were ahead 4-0 midway through the third, but PPHS (1-0) started its comeback climb in the third with a 2-run homer from Joel Beattie. Luke Pinkerton started the sixth with a single and scored on a Cole Hatfield double for a 4-3 contest, then Brylan Williamson walked and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Riley Oliver. Evan Roach singled in Hatfield for a 4-all tie, then an Isaac Craddock groundout allowed Williamson to come home for a 5-4 edge. Roach later scored on an error that allowed Kyelar Morrow to reach safely. Morrow struck out nine and did not walk a batter in the complete-game decision. Hatfield paced the hosts with two hits. Levi Cassidy and Brayden Queen each produced three safeties for WHS. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Point Pleasant 6, Wayne 4 WHS 202 000 0 — 4-10-2 PPHS 002 004 0 — 6-9-0 WP: Kyelar Morrow (7IP, 9K). LP: Brayden Jackson (5IP, 4R, 8H, K, BB). Wayne (0-2): Levi Cassidy 3-4 (2RS), Brayden Queen 3-4 (3RBI, RS), Brayden Jackson 2-3, Chase Jackson 1-4 (RS), Cameron Cade 1-3 (RBI). Point Pleasant (1-0): Caleb Hatfield 2-3 (RBI, RS), Kyelar Morrow 1-4 (RBI, RS), Isaac Craddock 1-4 (RBI, Joel Beattie 1-4 (2RBI, RS), Evan Roach 1-3 (RBI, RS), Luke Pinkerton 1-3 (RS), Brylan Williamson (RS). 2B: Queen 2, B. Jackson, C. Jackson; Hatfield, Craddock. HR: Beattie. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, April 16 Baseball Wellston at River Valley, 5 p.m. Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Oak Hill, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Portsmouth, 5 p.m. Eastern at Marietta, 5 p.m. Southern at Belpre, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Waterford, 5 p.m. Softball Wahama at Eastern, 5 p.m. Wellston at River Valley, 5 p.m. Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 5 p.m. Southern at Belpre, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Waterford, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy vs. Spring Valley at Raceland, 5:15 Gallia Academy vs. Huntington at Boyd County, 9 p.m. Track and Field Point Pleasant at Winfield, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17 Baseball New Lexington at Meigs (DH), noon Sciotoville East at South Gallia (DH), noon Point Pleasant at Independence, noon Softball Sciotoville East at South Gallia (DH), noon St. Marys, Man at Point Pleasant, 1 p.m. River Valley at McClain (DH), 3 p.m. Gallia Academy at Russell, 6 p.m. Track and Field Wahama at Parkersburg, 10 a.m. Tennis Logan at Gallia Academy, 10 a.m. Photos by Alex Hawley|OVP Sports Eastern’s Erica Durst (left) and River Valley’s Lauren Twyman (right) race for the lead in the first lap of the 1600m run during Tuesday’s quad meet in Bidwell, Ohio. River Valley sweeps home quad By Bryan Walters Layna Catlett won both the discus (117-1) and shot put (32-10.75) events, while Allison Ord BIDWELL, Ohio — Defending the home turf. claimed crowns in the River Valley came away 100m hurdles (17.73) and long jump (14-6) compewith top honors in both titions. Erica Durst also the boys and girls diviclaimed the 1600m title sions on Tuesday night during a home track and with a mark of 5:40. Durst, Abby Guthrie, field quad against Meigs, Eastern and South Gallia. Jonna Epple and Karey Schreckengost captured The Lady Raiders and the 4x800m relay title the Raiders respectively with a mark of 12:17. scored 87 and 89 points Ord, Catlett, Emma en route to capturing the Doczi and Brielle Newteam titles, with both land also claimed the squads posting winning 4x100m relay crown with margins of at least 18 a time of 57.82. points. The Lady Marauders The Lady Raiders won came away with four indifive individual events and ended up 21.5 points vidual titles, with Maggie Musser claiming wins ahead of runner-up Eastin both the 400m dash ern (65.5), while Meigs (1:06) and the high jump (48.5) and South Gallia (4-4). Andrea Mahr also (21) rounded out the won the 800m run with a girls field. mark of 2:52. Lauren Twyman won Musser, Mahr, Charboth the 100m dash lotte Hysell and E.J. (13.86) and 200m dash Anderson also captured (28.88), while Becka the 4x400m relay title for Cadle came away with the 300m hurdles (52.36) MHS with a time of 4:36. The Lady Rebels had and pole vault (8-0) titles. no event champions, but The RVHS quartet did have a quartet of third of Emmary Phoenix, place efforts — two of Aleigha Pennington, which came from Ryleigh Emilee Lambert and Shasta Craycraft won the Halley in the shot put 4x200m relay with a time (27-1) and dicsus (71-10) events. of 2:10.72. Natalie Johnson was The Lady Eagles capthird in the 100m hurdles tured seven individual championships, the most (19.76) and Cara Frazee ended up third in the of any of the four girls 400m dash (1:17) as well teams competing. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com South Gallia senior Garrett Frazee (left) leads teammate Gabe Frazee (center) and River Valley’s Cody Wooten (right)during the 1600m run on Tuesday in Bidwell, Ohio. for SGHS. The Raiders won a boys-best six individual events and ended up 18 points ahead of runner-up Meigs (71), while Eastern (44) and South Gallia (29) rounded out the boys field. Nathan Young won both the 110m hurdles (18.96) and 300m hurdles (47.92) contests, while Kade Alderman won the high jump with a cleared height of 5 feet, 6 inches. The foursome of Cody Wooten, Ryan Lollathin, John Siciliano and Ethan Schultz won the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:09. Alderman, Young, Andrew Huck and Josh Moffett won the 4x200m relay (1:48.76). Schultz, Wooten, Lollathin and Moffett also claimed the 4x400m relay crown with a mark of 3:55. The Marauders won five individual events, including the 4x100m relay event. Connor Cooper, Dillon Howard, See QUAD | 12 �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, April 16, 2021 11 Nets’ Aldridge retires due to irregular heartbeat NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge retired from the NBA on Thursday after saying he experienced an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the Brooklyn Nets. Aldridge, 35, posted a statement on social media saying the heart concerns he had during and after Brooklyn’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday was one of the “scariest things” he’s experienced. Aldridge, who was diagnosed with WolffParkinson-White syndrome — an abnormality that can cause a rapid best decision for him, his family and for his life after basketball,” Marks said. Aldridge joined the — LaMarcus Aldridge, Nets after reaching a buyNBA player out agreement with the San Antonio Spurs and provided his new team center. He missed the heartbeat — as a rookie in 2007, said he feels bet- last two games with what with an inside post presence that was one of the the team had called a ter now after getting it few things it was missing. checked out but decided non-COVID-19 illness. The 6-foot-11 Aldridge Nets general manto end his 15-year career. had the best of his five ager Sean Marks said “For 15 years I’ve put the team fully supported games with the Nets in basketball first, and the one before his heart now, it is time to put my Aldridge’s decision. “We know this was not trouble, scoring 22 points health and my family an easy decision for him, in a victory over New first,” Aldridge wrote. Orleans on April 7. but after careful considThe seven-time AllThe No. 2 pick in the Star signed with the Nets eration and consultation 2006 draft was long one on March 28 and he had with numerous medical of the best at his posiexperts, he made the become their starting “For 15 years I’ve put basketball first, and now, it is time to put my health and my family first.” tion, averaging 19.4 points in a career that began with nine seasons in Portland. He went on to play 5 1/2 with the Spurs and was a five-time All-NBA selection. Aldridge thanked all three organizations in his post, saying Portland gave him some “unforgettable years” after drafting a “skinny, Texas kid.” He praised the Nets for allowing him to play his type of game, when so many NBA teams are looking more to the perimeter instead of the post now. “You wanted me for me,” Aldridge said. “In a game that’s changing so much you asked me to come and just do what I do which was good to hear.” Aldridge missed time at the end of his rookie season to get treated and also sat out for 10 days in training camp in 2011 after his heart symptoms returned. His arrhythmia came back in 2017 and he missed two games that March. “You know when something will come to an end,” Aldridge added, “so make sure you enjoy it every day. I can truly say I did just that.” Officials say Olympic cancellation, no fans still an option was still an option, Nikai said: “Of course.” But he also added: “It is important for Japan to have a successful Olympics. It is a big opportunity. I want to make it a success. We will have many issues to resolve and prepare, and it is important to take care of them one by one.” Prime Minister Toshihide Suga said in a statement there was “no change to the government position to do everything to achieve safe and secure Olympics.” Tokyo organizers said they, the IOC and the International Paralympic Committee “are fully focused on hosting the games this summer.” They said Suga “has repeatedly expressed the government’s commitment” to holding the Olympics. COVID-19 cases have been rising across Japan. On Thursday, Japan’s second-largest metropolitan area of Osaka recorded 1,208 new cases. It was the third straight day that new cases surpassed 1,000. Tokyo hit 729, its highest total in more than two months. Japan has attributed 9,500 death to COVID-19, good by world standards but poor by results in Asia. Tokyo and Osaka have been under an alert status since earlier this month, but officials are concerned there is little sense of urgency. Experts on a Tokyo metropolitan government taskforce warned that the new variant could replace the conventional virus and trigger explosive infections by early May. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged residents to take maximum protection and asked non-Tokyo residents not to visit the area. Taro Kono, the government minister in charge of Japan’s vaccine rollout, said even if the Olympics go on, there may be no fans of any kind in the venues. He said it’s likely that the Olympics will have to be held in empty venues, particularly as cases surge across the country. That means only television cameras and still cameras will be around to record the action, joined by some reporters, judges and match officials. The delayed Tokyo Olympics are to open in just over three months on July 23, and the Paralympics follow on Aug. 24. Fans from abroad have already been banned. Now even Japanese spectators could be kept away. “I think the question is how to do the Olympics in a way that is possible in this situation,” Kono said Thursday on a television talk show. “That may mean there will probably be no spectators.” Gallia County Department of Job & Family Services � ������� #��"��%� �������� ������������ — REQUEST FOR BID — The Gallia County Department of Job and Family Service (GCDJFS) is now accepting bids for the provision of transportation services through the agency’s Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program. The provision of the service will require the transporting of Medicaid eligible consumers to schedule non-emergency medical appointments in the GCDJFS designated “medical community”. Organizations interested in submitting a bid may obtain an RFB packet from the gallianet.net/bid notices. Completed Bid Packets must be submitted no later than April 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to the Gallia County Board of Commissioners located at 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. OH-70230447 TOKYO (AP) — Two officials in Japan’s ruling LDP party on Thursday said changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One suggested they still could be canceled, and the other said even if they proceed, it might be without any fans. Toshihiro Nikai, the No. 2 and secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, mentioned the cancellation only a day after Tokyo reached the 100-days-togo mark on Wednesday. He made his comments in a show recorded by Japan’s TBS TV. “If it seems impossible to go on with the games, they must be definitely canceled,” Nikai said. “If there is a surge in infections because of the Olympics, there will be no meaning to having the Olympics.” Asked if a cancellation VILLAGE OF POMEROY WATER LINE REPLACEMENT AND BOOSTER STATIONS UPGRADES MEIGS COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE- INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bids will be received for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to complete a project known as Village of Pomeroy - Contract 1 - Water Line Replacement and Booster Stations Upgrades and Contract 2 Water Tank Repairs at the (the "OWNERS"), 660 E. Main Street Unit B, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 until 11:00 A.M. local time on May 7, 2021, and at said time and place, publicly opened and read aloud. Bids may be mailed or delivered in advance to the Village of Pomeroy Office at 660 E. Main Street Unit B, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. 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Paper copies of these documents may be requested for an additional non-refundable cost of $125. Checks should be made payable to IBI Group. This legal ad will be available for viewing at Builders Exchange and Dodge Data & Analytics. OH-70230197 (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 Specializing in Small Lawns and Weedeating The following is a summarized version of legislation adopted at the April 6, 2021, meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission: " ORDINANCE NO. O2021-07: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. O2021-04, SETTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF GALLIPOLIS, OHIO DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021. Appropriates an additional $650 in M&R Streets, $1,500 in Water Line Maintenance, and $6,300 in WPC Maintenance for capital expenses and $115,000 in WPC Administration for lawsuit settlement. (Adopted as an emergency.) The full text of this legislation is available at the Office of the City Auditor, on the City's website (www.cityofgallipolis.com), and at the Bossard Library. 4/16/21 Each Bidder is required to furnish with its submission of the fully completed Bid Documents, a Bid Security in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form (Bid Guarantee and Contract and Performance Bond as provided in Section 153.57.1 of the Ohio Revised Code), must be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Those Bidders that elect to submit bid guaranty in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code and in accordance with Section 153.54 (C) of the Ohio Revised Code. Any such letter of credit shall be revocable only at the option of the beneficiary OWNER. The amount of the certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit shall be equal to ten (10) percent of the Bid and the Successful Bidder will be required to submit a bond in the form provided in 153.57 of the Ohio Revised Code in conjunction with the execution of the Contract. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Bidding Documents and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. The OWNER intends that this Project be completed no later than the time period as set forth in Article 4 of the Standard Form of Agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR on the Basis of a Stipulated Price. Each Bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, ancestry, or age. All CONTRACTORs and subcontractors involved with the project shall to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services and labor in the implementation of their project. DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 143.011 OF THE (OHIO) REVISED CODE APPPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE (OHIO) REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Additionally, CONTRACTOR compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor's Executive Order of 1972, and Governor's Executive Order 84-9 shall be required. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Meigs County as determined by federal davis-bacon wage rates. This procurement is subject to the EPA policy of encouraging the participation of small business in rural areas (SBRAs). The ENGINEER's estimate for this project is Contract 1 $720,000 Contract 2 $150,000 The Village of Pomeroy reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities. The Village of Pomeroy reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to increase or decrease or omit any item or times and/or award the bid to the lowest and best bidder. �SPORTS 12 Friday, April 16, 2021 Clowney signs with Browns NFL’s revised offseason program includes mandatory minicamp By Rob Maaddi Associated Press The NFL’s revised offseason program still includes a post-draft rookie minicamp, voluntary workouts and a mandatory minicamp next month despite the union’s objection to in-person activities due to COVID19 concerns. A memo obtained by The Associated Press that was sent to teams on Wednesday outlined several changes to the offseason schedule that was agreed upon under the collective bargaining agreement last year. The first phase of the offseason program was extended from two weeks to four from April 19 to May 14. Teams can hold up two hours of activity at their facility, but on-field drills will not be permitted and all meetings must be held virtually. Capacity limits for the facility and weight room remain in place. During this first phase, the league plans to focus on educating players about the COVID-19 vaccine and making it available without jumping ahead of the general public. Players, coaches and staff will be encouraged to take the vaccine but it won’t be mandatory. The second phase has been shortened from three weeks to one from May 17 to May 24. Onfield drills will be permitted without contact but meetings will remain Ohio Valley Publishing virtual. The third phase remains four weeks and will run from May 24 to June 18. It includes 10 days of traditional OTAs at full speed without contact and players are required to attend minicamp. Meetings can be virtual or in-person. DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, tweeted Tuesday: “We find ourselves still in the midst of a pandemic with no comprehensive plan to keep players as safe as possible, yet teams are pressuring players to attend voluntary workouts. The union has advised players that given the continued risk of exposure and the goal of a full 2021 NFL season, that they should not attend these voluntary workouts. It is every player’s decision, but our advice is to continue to use an abundance of caution given the current environment.” The league says its altered offseason program complies with its rights under the CBA and follows the COVID19 protocols agreed upon last season. A person familiar with the numbers, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, said 400 players have been using their teams’ facilities this offseason. The league says team facilities are safer than other workout locations. CLEVELAND (AP) — As he considered his next stop in the NFL, Jadeveon Clowney said there was something about the Browns that made them very appealing. “They’re winning,” he said. They are now, and Clowney wants to help them win it all. The dynamic free agent defensive end signed a one-year, $10 million contract with Cleveland on Wednesday, joining All-Pro end Myles Garrett on the defensive line of a rising team looking to go even deeper in the playoffs in the 2021 season. Clowney turned down a multiyear offer from the Browns last year (he said his former agent didn’t want him to visit them), opting instead to sign for one season with Tennessee. Things didn’t go as he hoped with the Titans as Clowney was slowed by a knee injury that stopped him after eight games. He’s healthy following surgery, motivated and intent on showing he can still affect a game. “I can still dominate this league,” the 28-year-old Clowney said. “I know that.” The Browns will line up Clowney on the opposite side of their line from Garrett, another former No. 1 overall pick who has grown into one of the league’s best defensive players and is a threat to get a sack on every snap. And while much has been made of Clowney’s addition making Garrett better, the 28-year-old said the opposite is also true. “I have been getting doubleteamed an awful lot in this league and in my career,” Clowney said, breaking into a wide smile. “I’m looking forward to playing with somebody who is dominant on the opposite side like a Myles Garrett, who can draw a double team. “Maybe I can go one on one more.” Clowney’s signing excited Browns fans along with quar- Let Your GRADUATES’ Accomplishments SHINE! HONOR YOUR SENIORS in this special way on a Yard Sign. These 18” x 24” signs can be made in Graduates’ school colors. Get it in your yard in only 5-6 days! ONLY $20 FROM A DISTANCE... CONGRATULATIONS WE STAND TOGETHER CAITLYN MALONEY 2020 SENIORS 2021 Your Name: ______________________________________________ Brett Carlsen | AP, File Jadeveon Clowney will chase quarterbacks and a Super Bowl title with the Browns. The dynamic free agent defensive end signed a one-year, $10 million contract with Cleveland on Wednesday. terback Baker Mayfield, who celebrated his 26th birthday on Wednesday. Mayfield posted a photo of Clowney on his Instagram page with the caption: “This is a nice birthday present…” The No. 1 overall pick in 2014, Clowney hasn’t always played up to his reputation, and his stats haven’t been impressive the past few seasons — three sacks combined in 2019, 2020 — because of injuries. But Browns general manager Andrew Berry has been intrigued by him for two years, and Clowney appreciated the team’s dogged pursuit. “He was relentless getting after me and trying to get me up here, and I am going to be relentless on that field for him,” Clowney said of Berry. “He knows I can play. He told me he likes my style of play. I said I am going to bring that here.” To some critics, Clowney has never reached his potential. He underwent microfracture knee surgery — “probably the worst thing you could have in this game” — and although he’s been to three Pro Bowls, there are those who want to see more. Clowney’s one of them. “If I ever reach my max potential or get back there like I feel now, they say the sky is the limit, but it is probably higher than that,” he said. “They have footprints on the moon, though. That is where we are trying to reach. I just want to stay healthy. If I play 16 games, I think we will be ready to see. Just let me work on that.” Berry spent this offseason upgrading Cleveland’s defense, with Clowney, a three-time Pro Bowler, his signature move. The addition may impact Berry’s plans in the upcoming draft; Cleveland’s biggest need had been an edge rusher to complement Garrett. They took a run at J.J. Watt, who signed with Arizona. The Browns weren’t going to let Clowney slip away from them again. “He’s one of the more disruptive players in the game and we think he’s going to add an element of ruggedness along our defensive line and will pair nicely with many of the guys we have on the roster already,” Berry said. “The other thing we love about Jadeveon is his versatility, his ability to play all across the front and impact the game regardless of his alignment.” NCAA dumps transfers requirement By Ralph D. Russo because two-day meeting was still in session and the council’s decisions would not become official Starting next season, major college football and until it ends Thursday. basketball players will be The Athletic first reportpermitted to transfer one ed the council’s vote. The so-called one-time time before graduating without being required to exception has been availsit out a year of competi- able to athletes in other NCAA sports for years, tion. allowing them to transfer The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday and play immediately. Athletes in football, men’s to changed the longand women’s basketball, standing rule that has men’s ice hockey and often deterred players in baseball have not had that high-profile sports from available to them without switching schools, two people with knowledge of asking the NCAA for a the council’s decision told special waiver and claiming a hardship caused the The Associated Press. need for a transfer. The people spoke on Athletes who have condition of anonymity graduated have also been permitted to transfer without sitting out, but not undergraduates. Starting this fall semester, all athletes will be operating under the same rules: Transfers will be allowed to play right away. Those in fall and winter sports must notify their schools they intend to transfer by May 1; in spring sports, the notification date will be July 1. The notification dates begin in 2022. For this year, athletes in all sports will be required to notify their schools about their intent to transfer by July 1. Quad events, while Eskew took first place in the long jump with a distance of 17 feet. Matthew Barr also won the pole vault event with a cleared height of 12 feet. The Eagles came away with four individual event titles, with Steven Fitzgerald leading the way with wins in both the shot put (41-9.5) and discus (123-5) competitions. Brayden O’Brien won the 800m run with a mark of 2:15.13, while Bryce Newland captured first in the 400m dash with a time of 56 seconds flat. Garrett Frazee claimed both of South Gallia’s individual titles with victories in the 1600m run (4:58) and 3200m run (10:56). Visit baumspage.com for complete results from the quad meet held Tuesday night at River Valley High School. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Associated Press From page 10 Logan Eskew and Bren- nan Gheen posted a winning time of 47.70 seconds. Howard won both the 100m dash (12.26) and 200m dash (24.63) When You Share Your Gifts With The Community We All Benefit. 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OH-70224760 Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, April 16, 2021 13 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Last State Restricted Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls go to OH residents Ohio residents get first dibs on last remaining Bank Rolls loaded with U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties dating back to the early 1900’s some worth up to 100 times their face value for just the $39 minimum set for state residents - non state residents must pay $118 per coin if any remain after 2-day deadline STATE DISTRIBUTION: A strict limit of 4 State Restricted Bank Rolls per OH resident has been imposed “It’s a miracle these State Restricted Bank Rolls even exist. That’s why Hotline Operators are bracing for the flood of calls,” said Laura Lynne, U.S. Coin and Currency Director for the National Mint and Treasury. For the next 2 days the last remaining State of Ohio Restricted Bank Rolls loaded with rarely seen U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties are actually being handed over to Ohio residents who call the State Toll-Free Hotlines listed in today’s newspaper publication. And here’s the best part. If you are a resident of the state of Ohio you cover only the $39 per coin state minimum set by the private National JACKPOT: Mint and Treasury, that’s fifteen rarely Imagine finding seen U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking the 1919-D Liberties worth up to 100 times their Silver Walking face value for just $585 which is a real Liberty shown above worth steal because non state residents must thousands of pay $118 per coin which totals $1,770 if dollars in collector any coins remain after the 2-day deadvalue in one of line. these unsearched “Recently National Mint and TreaBank Rolls. There sury spoke with a retired Treasurer VALUABLE: are never any It’s like guarantees, but Ohio of the United States of America who a treasure residents who get said ‘In all my years as Treasurer I’ve hunt - there’s no their hands on these only ever seen a handful of these rarely telling what you’ll State Restricted Bank seen Silver Walking Liberties issued by find. That’s because the dates Rolls will be the really the U.S. Gov’t back in the early 1900’s. and mint marks of the fifteen U.S. Gov’t lucky ones because even But to actually find them sealed away issued coins sealed away inside these State of Ohio more common coins are Restricted Bank Rolls have never been searched. All we know is some of still worth up to $115 - $825 in State Restricted Bank Rolls still in the coins are worth up to 100 times their face value. in collector value. pristine condition is like finding buried treasure. So anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these Bank Rolls had residents get the State Restricted Bank make sure they are a resident of the Lynne said. better hold on to them,’” Lynne said. state of Ohio and call the State Toll-Free “That’s why the private National Mint Rolls before they’re all gone,” she said. “Now that the State of Ohio RestrictThe only thing readers of today’s Hotlines before the 2-day deadline ends and Treasury set up the State Toll-Free ed Bank Rolls are being offered up we Hotlines in order to make sure Ohio newspaper publication need to do is midnight tomorrow. Q won’t be surprised if thousands of Ohio residents claim the maximum limit allowed of 4 Bank Rolls per resident be- IMPORTANT: The dates and mint marks of the U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties sealed fore they’re all gone,” said Lynne. away inside the State of Ohio Restricted Bank Rolls have never been searched. Coin values always “That’s because the dates and mint fluctuate and they are never any guarantees, but any of the scarce coins shown below, regardless marks of the U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars sealed of their value that residents may find inside the sealed Bank Rolls are theirs to keep. away inside the State of Ohio Restricted Bank Rolls have never been searched. But, we do know that some of these coins date clear back to the early 1900’s and are worth up to 100 times their face value, so there is no telling what Ohio residents will find until they sort through all the coins,” Lynne went on to say. The only thing Ohio residents need to do is call the State Toll-Free Hotlines printed in today’s newspaper publication be1919-P 1938-D 1921-S fore the 2-day order deadline ends. 1916-P Mint: Philadelphia Mint: Denver Mint: San Francisco “Rarely seen U.S. Gov’t issued Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 962,000 Mintage: 491,600 Mintage: 548,000 Mintage: 608,000 silver coins like these are highly Collector Value: $32 Collector Value: $60 Collector Value: $80 Collector Value: $55 sought after, but we’ve never seen $515 $160 $800 $265 anything like this before. According to The Official Red Book, a Guide Book of United States Coins many Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars are now worth $115 - $825 each in collector BEGIN CALLING AT 8:30 AM: 1-800-929-4439 EXT. RWL1754 value,” Lynne said. if you are a resident of the state of Ohio call now to claim the state “So just imagine how much these last limit of 4 state of Ohio restricted bank rolls. all Ohio residents who remaining, unsearched State of Ohio beat the 2-day deadline are getting the only full fifteen coin bank Restricted Bank Rolls could be worth rolls loaded with rarely seen u.s. gov’t issued silver walking liberty someday. Remember, these are not ordihalf dollars dating back to the early 1900’s some worth up to 100 times nary coins – these rarely seen coins date their face value known to exist. The only thing Ohio residents cover clear back to the early 1900’s. In fact, is just the $39 per coin state minimum set by the private National Mint these coins have been forever retired and Treasury, that’s fifteen rarely seen u.s. gov’t issued silver walking by the U.S. Gov’t, and you can only get liberty half dollars some worth up to 100 times their face value for them rolled this way directly from the just $585 and that’s a real steal because non-Ohio residents must pay National Mint and Treasury because $1,770 for each state of Ohio restricted bank roll. just be sure to call these are the only State Restricted the state toll free hotlines before the deadline ends two days from Bank Rolls known to exist,” said Lynne. today’s publication date. “We’re guessing thousands of Ohio residents will be taking the maximum limit of 4 Bank Rolls because they make such amazing gifts for any occasion for children, parents, grandparents, friends and loved ones,” Lynne continued. OHIO RESIDENTS: COVER JUST $39 MINIMUM PER COIN NON STATE RESIDENTS: MUST PAY $118 PER COIN - IF ANY REMAIN “We know the phones will be ringing off the hook. That’s why hundreds of Hotline Operators are standing by to answer the phones beginning at 8:30am this morning. We’re going to do our best, but with just 2 days to answer all the calls it won’t be easy. So make sure to tell everyone to keep calling if all operators are busy. We’ll do our best to answer them all,” DO NOT CALL BEFORE 5:00 PM TOMORROW: 1-800-929-8898 RWL1754 if you are a resident living outside of the state of Ohio you are required to pay $118 for each silver walking liberty for a total of $1,770 plus shipping and handling for each state of Ohio restricted bank roll loaded with fifteen u.s. gov’t issued silver walking liberty half dollars. NATIONAL MINT AND TREASURY, LLC IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE U.S. MINT, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, A BANK OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. IF FOR ANY REASON WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM SHIPMENT YOU ARE DISSATISFIED, RETURN THE PRODUCT FOR A REFUND LESS SHIPPING AND RETURN POSTAGE. THIS SAME OFFER MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE OR IN A DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. OH RESIDENTS ADD 6.5% SALES TAX. NATIONAL MINT AND TREASURY, PO BOX 35609, CANTON, OH 44735 ©2021 NATIONAL 3 MINT AND TREASURY. R1018R-2 �NEWS/WEATHER 14 Friday, April 16, 2021 Daily Sentinel Cincinnati council member indicted Meetings Act by texting with each other about city business. A judge ordered all texts by the five council members to be preserved in case they were pertinent to the legal proceedings. When it came time for authorities to look at the texts, some messages were missing from the phones of Young and another council member. The other council member said their phone had been damaged, resulting in lost texts, while Young admitted to deleting the texts from to Mayor John Cranley’s efforts to fire then-City Manager Harry Black in March 2018. Only the city council can fire the city manager. Young and four other council members texted together about keeping Black and regaining power they believed Cranley had usurped. Black eventually resigned, and Cincinnati resident Mark Miller filed a lawsuit alleging the five council members — a majority of the governing body — had violated Ohio’s Open CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati city council member has been indicted on a tampering with records charge for allegedly deleting text messages related to an ongoing investigation, the latest council member to face wrongdoing allegations. A Hamilton County grand jury handed up the indictment against Wendell Young, 75, on Wednesday. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the charge stems from an investigation related his phone, recently telling The Enquirer that he thought they were no longer needed since the newspaper had published some texts. Pat Hanley, a special prosecutor who has been investigating whether the texts themselves or the missing texts rose to the level of a crime, said that between January and October of 2018, Young “knowingly and with the purpose to defraud, destroyed text messages that belonged to a government entity.” Blinken in Afghanistan to sell troop withdrawal Michael Moore signed the oath of office paperwork during Wednesday’s meeting. Moore In addition to Moore, the applicants were Eric Batey, Dennis Eichinger, Jessica Davis, Marjorie From page 1 Mora and Suzanne Durst. The next regular meetCenter in Parkersburg and the co-founder of the ing of the Eastern Local non-profit GiveMore Con- Board of Education is scheduled for April 21 at nections. He is also an 6:30 p.m. in the Eastern evangelist with Hickory Library conference room. Hills Church of Christ. Six people had submit© 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all ted letters of interest for rights reserved. the vacancy and were interviewed during a spe- Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. cial meeting on April 7. Proposals TODAY 8 AM 2 PM 37° 52° 55° 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. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.03 1.38 1.67 12.08 11.61 SUN & MOON Today 6:51 a.m. 8:07 p.m. 9:25 a.m. none Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Full Apr 20 Apr 26 Last New May 3 May 11 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 3:22a Sat. 4:15a Sun. 5:09a Mon. 6:03a Tue. 6:56a Wed. 7:47a Thu. 8:35a Minor 9:34a 10:28a 11:22a 12:16p 12:43a 1:34a 2:22a Major 3:46p 4:40p 5:35p 6:29p 7:22p 8:13p 9:01p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Minor 9:58p 10:53p 11:48p ---1:09p 2:00p 2:48p WEATHER HISTORY A late-season snowstorm and cold wave hit the Southeast on April 16, 1849. A 32-degree reading was the latest freezing temperature ever in Wilmington, N.C. Mostly cloudy with spotty showers Low Moderate High Lucasville 60/40 Moderate High Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone 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. Thu. 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 12.50 16.74 21.80 12.87 12.77 24.65 12.01 27.06 34.80 12.53 21.30 34.50 21.90 24-hr. Chg. -0.56 -0.70 -0.16 +0.10 -0.40 -0.26 -0.42 -0.50 -0.57 -0.66 -0.80 -0.20 +0.10 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 68° 36° Clouds and sun with spotty showers Clouds and sunshine 58° 37° Belpre 58/35 Athens 57/34 St. Marys 57/36 Parkersburg 57/37 Coolville 57/35 Elizabeth 58/36 Spencer 57/39 Buffalo 59/37 Milton 60/41 Clendenin 58/38 St. Albans 60/40 Huntington 60/40 Charleston 58/37 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 45/22 Billings 46/30 Montreal 49/37 Toronto 50/38 Minneapolis 56/37 Detroit 57/38 New York 54/42 Chicago 54/37 Denver 37/24 Washington 61/46 Kansas City 50/41 Chihuahua 85/53 Partly sunny Today Sat. Hi/Lo/W 64/37/pc 40/32/s 69/53/pc 57/45/sh 59/42/pc 46/30/c 63/39/pc 45/39/r 58/37/c 69/49/s 31/22/sn 54/37/pc 60/41/pc 51/40/c 57/40/pc 65/49/r 37/24/sn 55/42/c 57/38/c 82/67/pc 73/60/t 60/40/pc 50/41/r 77/58/s 56/48/r 73/55/pc 65/47/pc 89/70/s 56/37/c 66/48/pc 71/68/r 54/42/sh 53/38/r 81/66/t 57/43/sh 83/59/pc 51/37/c 42/35/r 69/46/s 67/42/pc 62/48/c 52/35/sh 64/51/pc 81/48/s 61/46/pc Hi/Lo/W 58/39/pc 44/35/s 64/50/c 58/49/pc 61/46/pc 57/38/pc 66/40/s 49/40/c 60/40/c 66/49/c 35/17/pc 53/38/c 58/41/c 53/40/c 59/41/c 62/45/pc 39/23/sf 55/38/c 56/40/c 81/69/pc 68/51/c 57/38/c 54/37/c 74/59/s 62/43/c 73/59/s 60/44/c 93/72/s 55/35/c 62/45/c 74/60/c 58/46/pc 54/36/c 85/69/c 60/46/pc 86/60/s 55/39/c 47/33/c 66/49/pc 65/49/pc 58/43/sh 58/35/s 71/52/s 83/50/s 63/50/pc National for the 48 contiguous states High Low 90° in Immokalee, FL 14° in Atlantic City, WY Global Houston 73/60 Monterrey 99/66 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 EXTREMES THURSDAY Atlanta 69/53 El Paso 76/49 66° 41° Cool with times of clouds and sun Marietta 57/36 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 81/48 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 64/51 0s -0s Los Angeles 73/55 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front THURSDAY NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 61/39 Ashland 61/39 Grayson 62/42 the father of the princes, together with his sister, Princess Anne, will lead the 15-member procession. The brothers had been closely watched as Saturday’s funeral will almost certainly remind the pair of their shared grief at another royal funeral more than two decades ago. As young boys, both walked behind their mother Princess Diana’s coffin in 1997 in London in a ceremony watched around the world. Palace officials refused to comment when asked whether the positioning of William and Harry was an effort to minimize family tensions. WEDNESDAY 68° 38° Wilkesville 58/34 POMEROY Jackson 59/34 59/35 Ravenswood Rio Grande 59/36 60/34 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 60/38 GALLIPOLIS 60/34 59/38 60/34 South Shore Greenup 61/40 60/38 43 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 61/40 TUESDAY Murray City 56/34 McArthur 57/34 Very High Primary: oak, sycamore, other Mold: 210 Logan 56/35 Adelphi 57/36 Chillicothe 58/38 MONDAY 63° 37° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 58/41 Pollen: 649 Low MOON PHASES SUNDAY Mostly cloudy 0 Primary: cladosporium, other Sat. 6:49 a.m. 8:08 p.m. 10:06 a.m. 12:39 a.m. SATURDAY Windsor Castle, west of London. Prince Charles, the heir to the throne and Peter Phillips, will walk between the princes as they escort the coffin to St. George’s Chapel at EXTENDED FORECAST Clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy and chilly tonight. High 60° / Low 34° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP file Prince William and Prince Harry won’t walk side-by-side Saturday as they follow their grandfather’s coffin into the church ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral, minimizing the chances of any awkward moments between the brothers, who are grappling with strained relations since Harry’s decision to step away from royal duties last year. 59° 36° Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. 51° 44° 68° 45° 85° in 2012 27° in 1957 LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Prince Harry won’t walk side-by-side Saturday as they follow their grandfather’s coffin into the church ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral, minimizing the chances of any awkward moments between the brothers who are grappling with strained relations since Harry’s decision to step away from royal duties last year. Buckingham Palace on Thursday released the broad outlines of the funeral program for Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, who died April 9 at 99. 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