http://66.213.69.5/files/original/59a0f9080e31e3739daa5a92d4b60d6b.pdf 95eede7f5c25fc563d91d434db95839d PDF Text Text Raiders, Eastern win The great 3-peat debate SPORTS s 7 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 41° 60° 64° Mostly sunny and pleasant today. Mainly clear tonight. High 70° / Low 51° RIVER s 10 Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 12 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 86, Volume 75 One COVID-19 death reported in Gallia County U.K. variant reported in Mason Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — One additional COVID19 death was reported in Gallia County on Friday, a person in the 60-69 age range. This is the 48th death in the county since March 2020. Also, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is now reporting variants in the state by county. In Mason County, there have been two cases of the United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7). Other variants present in the state, but not in Mason County include the South Africa variant (B.1.351), Brazil variant (P.1) and California variant (B.1.429). Local vaccines DHHR reports 7,210 doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to people with at least one dose in Mason County, which is 27.2 percent of the population. There have been 5,395 second doses administered, which is 20.3 percent of the population. The Ohio Department of Health reported a total of 9,164 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Gallia County residents, which is 30.65 percent of the population. Of those, 8,150 (27.26 percent) have completed the vaccine process. In Meigs County, ODH reports a total of 6,836 first doses have been administered (29.84 percent of the population. Of those, 5,947 people have completed the vaccine process (25.96 percent of the population). Here is a closer look at COVID-19 cases in the region: Gallia County ODH reported a total of 2,344 cases of COVID-19 (since March 2020) in Gallia County as part of Friday’s update, three more than on Thursday. ODH has reported a total of 48 deaths (one new), 145 hospitalizations, and 2,255 presumed recovered individuals (nine less) as of Friday. Age ranges for the 2,344 total cases reported by ODH on Friday are as follows: 0-19 — 301 cases (2 hospitalizations) 20-29 — 385 cases (1 new case, 6 hospitalizations) 30-39 — 313 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 336 cases (1 new case, 8 hospitalizations, 1 death) 50-59 — 351 cases (15 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 298 cases (30 hospitalizations, 1 new death, 8 total deaths) 70-79 — 203 cases (41 hospitalizations, 12 deaths) 80-plus — 157 cases (1 new case, 40 hospitalizations, 24 deaths) Gallia County is currently “yellow” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map after meeting one of the seven indicators. Meigs County The Meigs County Health Department reported three additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two probable cases as part of Friday’s update. Additionally, one previously reported confirmed case was removed after the person was determined not to be a Meigs County resident. There are currently 19 active cases and 1,489 total cases (1,332 confirmed, 157 probable) since April 2020. There have been a total of 39 deaths, 1,434 recovered cases (1 new), and 84 hospitalizations since April 2020. Age ranges for the 1,489 Meigs County cases, as of Friday, were as follows: See COVID-19 | 11 Saturday, May 1, 2021 s $2 National Day of Prayer events planned By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Courtesy photo Meigs County National Day of Prayer organizer Brenda Barnhart speaks during the 2020 ceremony. POMEROY — Meigs County’s 2021 National Day of Prayer celebration will kick-off on Sunday in advance of the traditional ceremony held on Thursday in front of the Meigs County Courthouse. The 2021 theme is “Lord, Pour out Your Love, Life & Liberty.” The verse for the celebration is 2 Corinthians 3:17, which says, “Now, the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” On Sunday at 3 p.m., will be the annual circling of the courthouse to pray for local government and employees. Bible readings on the Pomeroy Parking Lot will take place May 3-5 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone interested in reading can all 740-5081327 to sign up. The National Day of Prayer ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 6,on the Meigs County Courthouse steps. The public is invited to join in the event to pray for the government, state and local officials, and others in need in the country and community. See EVENTS | 12 Program focuses on vulnerable students Staff Report Photos by Lorna Hart | Courtesy photo Katie Hubbard’s best helper, nephew Carson Cummins. In season: The roses of May By Lorna Hart Special to OVP LETART FALLS, Ohio — The wafting fragrance of almost 8,000 roses welcomes visitors to the greenhouses of Hubbard’s Roses. Kati Cummins Hubbard grew up on the family farm in Letart Falls, Ohio where her greenhouses are located, and said she was interested in continuing the tradition. Her father, Todd Cummins, had transitioned from vegetable farming to greenhouses, and suggested that she grow roses. “Dad gave me the idea to grow roses,” Hubbard said. “He had grown a few along with AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. There are 128 varieties of roses found at Hubbard’s Roses. other flowers, but suggested I just concentrate on roses.” She said the first year she planted 700 pots, and sold out. Each year she has increased the number, and each year she has sold out. “Most of the roses go to area wholesalers, we See ROSES | 3 MEIGS COUNTY — A news program of the AthensMeigs Education Service Center aims to break the barriers faced by local students and families, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ohio Department of Education allocated federal CARES funding to staff each of the state’s 51 educational service centers (ESCs) with a Family and Community Partnership Liaison. According to a news release from the AthensMeigs ESC, the Family and Community Partnership Liaison position was created to meet the increased needs of school districts to address family engagement of vulnerable youth during COVID-19. “For the purpose of this project, vulnerable youth are defined as students in foster care, youth experiencing homelessness, justiceinvolved youth, English Learners, military-connected students and students with disabilities; however, services are available to any student or family with needs,” stated the news release. The Athens-Meigs ESC’s Family and Community Partnership Liaison is Randy Smith. Superintendent, Heather Wolfe, said in the release, that she was “eager to hire the liaison in order to be able to assist districts with meeting the expanded needs of students and their families during the pandemic.” Her intent is that Smith will become a part of each district’s team who works with vulnerable youth to increase their access to and engagement with learning. As the liaison, Smith works with local school district staff and community partners to connect local resources and build capacity within school districts to support youth and families. The AthensMeigs ESC provides services to schools in Athens, Meigs, and Perry Counties. In Meigs County this includes schools in the Southern, Eastern, and Meigs Local districts. Local school district staff See RVHS | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, May 1, 2021 GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS OBITUARIES Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest. com. GALLIPOLIS — Margaret Ellen “Peg” Napper, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. She was born on April 17, 1950, in St. Paul, Minnesota, daughter of the late Kenneth L. Napper, Sr. and Evelyn Beuchner Napper. A Christian by faith, Peg attended the Gallipolis Christian Church. She was a very caring and loving person who regularly cooked for and delivered food to the homeless. She greatly enjoyed reading, participating in church activities, and spending time with her family and friends. A continually active lady, Peg was a past member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Post 476, Wilkesville; past Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star; past president of the local Shrine unit in Gallipolis; member of the Ladies Oriental Shrine in Columbus, Ohio; and a member of the clown unit for the Shriners. Peg was a much Saturday, May 1 POMEROY — Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club will be held at the Mulberry Community Center from 8-11 a.m. $5 pancakes, sausage biscuits and gravy. Public invited. Proceeds benefit various civic projects of the Club. Masks and social distancing will be observed. Sunday, May 2 RACINE — Racine American Legion monthly dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will be baked chicken with pepper gravy, pulled pork, homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, roll, dessert and a drink. Monday, May 3 LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post # 27 will meet at the post home on McCormick Road, 6 p.m., all members urged to attend. Tuesday, May 4 GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post # 4464 will meet at the post home on 3rd Ave. at 6 p.m., all members urged attend. Thursday, May 6 GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion Squadron will meet at the post home on McCormick Road at 6 p.m., all members urged to attend. CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 9 a.m. via electronic communication. Please contact the number below for an invitation to participate. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month at 27 West Second Street, Suite 202, Chillicothe Ohio 45601. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. Friday, May 7 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive Committee will hold its regular meeting by remote videoconference at 10:30 a.m. Citizens are encouraged to attend the meetings via Facebook Live. Visit the Buckeye Hills Regional Council Facebook page to watch the livestream: www.facebook.com/BuckeyeHills. The meeting agendas will be posted to buckeyehills.org. Public comment may be submitted until May 5th by emailing info@buckeyehills. org. Monday, May 10 BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town hall. GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet at the post home on Liberty Ave., 5 p.m., all members urged two attend. GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet directly after the DAV meeting at the post home on Liberty Ave., 6 p.m., all members urged to attend. RIO GRANDE — Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War meets 4 p.m., Bob Evans Homestead House at Bob Evans Farms, any male that has ancestry who served during the war is invited to attend. Tuesday, May 11 TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will meet at 7 p.m. at the district office. Friday, May 21 GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson counties, meets 2 p.m., Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160. Members are asked to wear a mask and follow all CDC guidelines. MARGARET ELLEN ‘PEG’ NAPPER loved and active community member who will be missed by many. She is survived by her family: brothers, Kenneth (Faith) Napper, and Patrick Napper; sisters, Sharon Perdue, and Patty Sorrell; numerous nieces and nephews who were like children to her; as well as special friends, Donna Craft, Roxanne Tipton, and Chris Moore. In addition to her parents, Peg was preceded in death by her husband, John Saffles, and sister, Karla Lambert. A memorial service celebrating Peg’s life will be held Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2 p.m., in the Gallipolis Christian Church, 4486 SR 588, Gallipolis, Ohio, 45631, with Pastor Joe Bowers officiating. Please visit www. rmwilliamsfuneralservice. com to leave a message of comfort, encouragement, or condolence to the family or to view Peg’s online video tribute. R.M. Williams Funeral Service, Wellston, is honored to care for the Napper Family. Ohio Valley Publishing Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million By David Koenig, Amy Taxin and Mae Anderson tumble and the ranks of the vaccinated grow — a stark contrast to Associated Press the worsening disaster in India and Brazil and the scant availDALLAS — Disability of vaccines in neyland reopened many poor parts of the on Friday and cruise world. lines welcomed the In fact, the U.S. said news that they could be sailing again in the Friday it will restrict U.S. by midsummer, as travel from India startthe number of Ameri- ing Tuesday, citing a devastating rise in cans fully vaccinated COVID-19 cases in the against COVID-19 reached another mile- country and the emergence of potentially stone: 100 million. Visitors cheered and dangerous variants of screamed with delight the coronavirus. While the overall as the Southern California theme park number of lives lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. swung open its gates for the first time in 13 has eclipsed 575,000, deaths have plummonths in a powerful symbol of the U.S. meted to an average rebound, even though of about 670 per day from a peak of around the self-proclaimed 3,400 in mid-January. Happiest Place on Thirty-nine perEarth is allowing only in-state guests for now cent of the nation’s adult population has and operating at just been fully vaccinated, 25% capacity. according to the CenThe reopening ters for Disease Conand similar steps trol and Prevention. elsewhere around Over 55% of adults the country reflect have received at least increasing optimism one dose. as COVID-19 deaths Officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer NEW YORK — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded. Experts say the clusters detailed Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are an example of a phenomenon that’s been chronicled for decades from a variety of different vaccines. Basically, some people get so freaked out by injections that their anxiety spurs a physical reaction. “We knew we were going to see this” as mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics were set up around the world, said Dr. Noni MacDonald, a Canadian researcher who has studied similar incidents. The CDC authors said the reports came in over three days, April 7 to 9, from clinics in California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina. The investigation was based on interviews with, and reports by, clinic staff. Many of the 64 people affected either fainted or reported dizziness. Some got nauseous or vomited, and a few had racing hearts, chest pain or other symptoms. None got seriously ill. All received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and four of the the five clinics temporarily John Locher | AP The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it was anxiety — and not a problem with the coronavirus vaccine — that caused apparent reactions in dozens of people vaccinated earlier this month at clinics across five states. “We knew we were going to see this” as mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics were set up around the world, said Dr. Noni MacDonald, a Canadian researcher who has studied similar incidents. shut down as officials tried to sort out what was happening. Health officials at the time said they had no reason to suspect a problem with the vaccine itself. Of the three COVID19 vaccines authorized in the U.S., only J&J’s requires just one dose. That probably makes it more appealing to people who are nervous about shots and might leave them “more highly predisposed to anxietyrelated events,” the CDC report said. Some of the sites advertised they were giving J&J shots, noted Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, who leads the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring work and is one of the study’s authors. The CDC found that about a quarter of the people reporting side effects had similar things happen following past vaccinations. The post-shot reac- tions differ from a very rare kind of side effect that led to a pause in administration of the J&J vaccine. At least 17 vaccine recipients have developed an uncommon kind of blood clot that developed in unusual places, such as veins that drain blood from the brain, along with abnormally low levels of the platelets that form clots. Other types of side effects from the coronavirus vaccines are not unusual. Another CDC report released Friday looked at side effects reported by more than 300,000 J&J vaccine recipients. More than half said they experienced a sore arm, fatigue or headache. A third reported fever or chills, and about a fifth said they were nauseous. But the clusters at the five clinics are believed to be stress-related. MacDonald, a pro- fessor of pediatrics at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, said studies have indicated that 10% to 15% of adults are afraid of injections. Many people who experience stress-related symptoms are younger, and past clusters from other shots have involved school students. Some hyperventilate, some experience nausea, some reported headaches. And some had what at first appears to be more severe, neurological symptoms, she said. One cluster that MacDonald reviewed involved 14 U.S. military reservists who developed symptoms after getting flu shots in 2009. The first was a 23-year-old man who one day later reported progressive weakness in his arms and legs but fully recovered. “Everybody thinks this is (only) young teenage girls” who experience this, MacDonald said. “Well, it isn’t.” It can start with one person fainting that can set off a chain reaction of symptoms in anxious people who see or hear about that first person. These days, people also react to things they read or watch in Facebook posts or on other sites. Some doctors have referred to the phenomenon as a form of mass hysteria, but MacDonald rejected the term. “These people are not crazy,” but rather are experiencing real physical responses to psychological stress, she said. OHIO BRIEFS CONTACT US 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 1st woman joins suit over OSU doc’s sex misconduct COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Twenty-three new plaintiffs are suing Ohio State University over alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor already accused of abusing hundreds of young men during his two decades at the school. Two new lawsuits filed Thursday in federal court include the first female plaintiff to file claims about now-deceased doctor Richard Strauss. The anonymous plaintiff, who attended Ohio State from 1994 to 1998, alleges Strauss once “excessively fondled” her during an exam. Just over half of the new plaintiffs are former football players. Ohio State has publicly apologized for school officials’ failure to stop Strauss during his tenure despite receiving complaints about him. It pledged a “monetary resolution” for those he harmed, and already reached nearly $47 million in settlements for 185 of the plaintiffs. When asked Friday for comment on the new lawsuits, a spokesman referred back to those previous statements. Roughly 400 men have sued the university during the past three years over its failure to stop Strauss despite students raising concerns with school employees as early as 1979. Many of the men said they were groped during exams. Strauss died in 2005. No one has publicly defended him since the accusations came to light. A law firm involved in the previous settlements is representing the plaintiffs in the two new lawsuits. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, May 1, 2021 3 Roses From page 1 keep very busy delivering to customers as far away as Kentucky,” she said. “But we welcome customers who come to buy directly from us.” Hubbard said many returning customers stop by to check out the new varieties. “We have 128 varieties of roses this year, so there is definitely a large selection to choose from.” Customers stroll through row after row of blooming plants, and one asks Hubbard for a particular variety. Without hesitation she directs them to its location. In a sea of roses, this is no small feat. By Mother’s Day, most of the roses will be gone, and Hubbard will begin planning for next year. Hubbard said she places the order for bare root roses in June for the following year. The term bare root means the plant is dormant, without foliage or flowers, and can be shipped without soil around the roots. This has been the traditional way of starting roses in greenhouses, and continues to be a successful method with growers. “When they arrive in January, and I start the process of planting. Then it is just a matter of keeping the proper temperature and watering the young plants.” As greenhouse owners know, maintaining the inside environment is a 24/7 job, and without proper attention the plants do not survive. Hubbard said husband Chad is very supportive of her endeavor. Together they have a produce stand in Racine, Ohio that features local vegetables from July through October. Photos by Lorna Hart | Courtesy photo Preparing for Mother’s Day with rows of roses at Hubbard’s Roses. Rows and rows of roses. Roses in bloom at the Hubbard’s greenhouse. “Chad works full time at his job, but he is here to help out any time he can, just like today,” Hubbard said, as she and Chad loaded roses onto a truck for delivery. Her father, who encouraged her to grow roses was also there, along with her nephew Carson Cummins. “Carson is my best helper,” Hubbard said. “It’s never to early to learn how to grow roses.” © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Yellow roses are another favorite. A splash of orange for this variety. MU board approves limited tuition, fees schedule lation that he may be ill, Taylor who reported Gilbert noted that he is that student success, including the freshmen healthy as is his family. HUNTINGTON, retention rate, has seen Board chair Patrick W.VA. — In an effort to remarkable achieveFarrell thanked the assist incoming freshments. president for his outmen with their cost “Our retention rate standing leadership, sayof education, the Marfor freshmen, from fall ing that the board had shall University Board to fall, is 78%, which is completed a positive of Governors today review of Gilbert’s work about 5% higher than approved a limited the previous year. That’s early this week, which tuition and fees schedan all-time high for ule that exempts in-state was shared with the Marshall,” Taylor said. president. and metro undergraduHe also reported the “We should be treate students from the six-year graduation rate 1.76% core fee increase mendously proud of is up. the accomplishments that will be implementBoard members were ed this coming academic that we have completed under Dr. Gilbert’s lead- briefed on Marshall’s year. COVID-19 measures ership,” Farrell said. According to a news including a campaign “Whoever replaces him release from the unito provide vaccinations will need to address versity, out-of-state for students to reach undergraduate students, three challenges: finanherd immunity by the cial stability, affordgraduate and profesability and adaptability. fall semester. It is estisional students will mated by the Centers We will go through the see the minimal rise in presidential search pro- for Disease Control and fees. Secondary fees Prevention that herd cess with transparency like housing and meal immunity is met when and inclusion.” plans will also slightly 70% of the population The board also heard increase depending on from Provost and Senior is vaccinated. Marshall’s the options chosen. employees have already The decision followed Vice President for Acaa lengthy budget discus- demic Affairs Dr. Jaime met that threshold and sion. President Jerome Gilbert, in his first public remarks since announcDepartment of Job & Family Services ing his decision to step down in July 2022, said � ������� #��"��%� �������� ������������ stressors over the past year and the unexpected — REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL — death of his brother led Gallia County DJFS is seeking a to his decision. “I intend to continue request for proposal for TANF Summer doing great things at Youth Project (16-24 years of age) for Marshall University 2021 from Gallia County DJFS. for the next fourteen Operations - May 1, 2021 – months running full September 30, 2021. Funding speed,” Gilbert said. “I will keep on working availability (Estimated) - $500,000 for the best interests of Copy of proposal requirements may be Marshall.” obtained on gallianet.net. In response to specuStaff Report it is hoped the student group will as well. The athletic committee was briefed on a number of projects including the availability of vaccines for athletes, other COVID-19 outreaches and plans to have full attendance for fall sports. Coaches Dan D’Antoni and Charles Huff also reported on their programs to the athletic committee. Four coaching contracts were also approved at the meeting. Information provided by Marshall University. Gallia County APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE at www.Gallianet.net and at all GALLIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS APPLICATION DEADLINE – MAY 14, 2021 OH-70233430 OH-70232899 Return applications to your local high school. If not in school, place in the Dropbox at DJFS 848 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio �NEWS 4 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing The role of a public Blystone announces candidacy for 8overnor successfully founded the Blystone reaching government has taken CANAL WINCHESTER — health nurse away. Joe promises to make Ohio a Farm in 2004 and his nonprofit, Republican Joe Blystone of Canal Public health revolves around the motto — Prevent, Promote, Protect the health of all population groups making sure the community is healthy and safe. Public health nursing is an integral component of the overall public health system. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meigs County Health Department (MCHD) and its public health nursing staff have been put to the test. Public health nursing has done its best to prevent the spread of the virus; promote infection control; and protect the public with education and administration Meigs Health of vaccines. Matters COVID 19 has changed many Terri things in all facets of the overall Hoschar nursing world. MCHD nurses have worked with its external nursing partners to track COVID cases within the communities, schools, businesses and other stakeholder groups it serves by providing education about new concerns associated with the virus including, but not limited to how to prevent the spread of the disease and vaccinating stakeholders. Even though it may seem that COVID -19 has been the big focus for the MCHD, there still are many other duties and services that are being offered. Adult services include pregnancy testing, blood pressure checks, HIV/AIDS and Hep C testing, tobacco cessation and referrals for other services as appropriate. There also are available vaccines for adults such as Hep A, Hep B, Varicella, Influenza, Pneumonia, Shingles, Tetanus and MMR. As for the childhood population, public health nursing collaborates with local schools as needed. Vaccines available to children include MMR, DTaP, Hep B, Hep A, Influenza, Pneumonia, Varicella, HPV, meningitis and many more. The Children with Medical Handicaps (CMH) Program assists with needed services for children who may benefit from it. MCHD nurses perform lice screenings and lead poisoning testing. So as busy as public health has been during the pandemic, MCHD nurses continue as usual to prevent, promote, protect the health of its constituents. A local tax levy as well as grants funds these services. A renewal one mil levy was passed by voters in November 2020 and allows for funding of general operating expenses of the MCHD. In conclusion, I invite you to join me in honoring my fellow nurses during National Nurses’ Week (May 6-12) for the sensitivity, perseverance and a commitment to care for others on their worst and best days. Terri Hoschar, BSN, RN, is a Public Health Nurse at the Meigs County Health Department. Winchester announced his candidacy for Ohio Governor earlier this spring. The official announcement from the campaign reads as follos: “Joe Blystone is officially running for Governor of Ohio in order to give a loud conservative voice to all Ohioans. Joe is a constitutional Republican who wants to restore integrity to the leadership of Ohio. Joe Blystone cares passionately about Ohio’s future. Joe believes our constitutional rights are at stake and now is the time we secure them. He wants to restore the freedoms the over- more affordable state to live in and friendly to large and small businesses! Joe knows he is the right leader for Ohio and will put Ohioans first every day. He knows what Ohioans truly want and need. Ohio will be revitalized, and Joe Blystone will get it done. The future of Ohio depends on the strength of Ohioans.” The announcement also stated “Joe is going above and beyond to take the next step in protecting the American Dream in Ohio. He built the path to his American Dream - and is dedicated to make sure every Ohioan can too. Joe has Blystone Agricultural Community, Inc. in 2019. For more than a decade he has dedicated his time to serving the community and helping young adults and children learn the importance of hard work and living a happy and healthy lifestyle. The Blystones care deeply about their community and provide many agricultural classes to kids and their parents. Joe and Jane are freedom loving patriots, who have encouraged many to value and practice their God-given freedoms.” Information provided by Blystone for Governor. TODAY IN HISTORY Adolf Hitler took his own life, Admiral Karl Today is Saturday, May Doenitz effectively 1, the 121st day of 2021. became sole leader of There are 244 days left in the Third Reich with the suicide of Hitler’s prothe year. paganda minister, Josef Today’s Highlight in History Goebbels. In 1960, the Soviet On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama Union shot down an American U-2 reconannounced the death of Osama bin Laden during naissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured a U.S. commando operation (because of the time its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. difference, it was early In 1963, James W. May 2 in Pakistan, where Whittaker became the the al-Qaida leader met first American to conhis end). quer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide On this date In 1707, the Kingdom Nawang Gombu reached of Great Britain was cre- the summit. In 1971, the intercity ated as a treaty merging passenger rail service England and Scotland Amtrak went into operatook effect. tion. In 1915, the RMS In 1975, Hank Aaron Lusitania set sail from of the Milwaukee BrewNew York, headed for ers broke baseball’s allLiverpool, England (it was torpedoed and sunk time RBI record previby Germany off the coast ously held by Babe Ruth of Ireland six days later). during a game against the Detroit Tigers (MilIn 1941, the Orson waukee won, 17-3). Welles motion picture In 1992, on the third “Citizen Kane” preday of the Los Angeles miered in New York. riots, a visibly shaken In 1945, a day after Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, pleading, “Can we The Associated Press It is not my imagination you are if you have received his salvation and are doing his will ,you are his mother his sister and his brother and all of us that do his will are the children of God. Jesus said himself when he was on the Earth and they came and told him his mother was at the door and wanted to see him and it seemed they were mimicking him a little obedient child just running to do what his mother said and he turned around and said who is my mother my sister and my brother, he that doeth the will of God is my father is the same as my mother my sister and my brother. If we're doing the will of God we should pray one for the other because we are the children of God and we represent his mother his sister and his brother because Joseph 'sperm and Mary's egg did not create Jesus they were chosen to be his earthly parents the world has the DNA of Jesus. He placed himself in the mother Mary because that was part of his plan to put on the flesh and give us a second chance to eternal life, that is why we have to do good to all men that is (hey Google what's the date Sunday April 25th 2021 10:39 a.m. (mankind )especially the household of faith so he states that as much as possible we shall try to get along with all men I am nellie.ruby.taylor@gmail.com Nellie Ruby Taylor, evangelist all get along?” In 1998, Eldridge Cleaver, the fiery Black Panther leader who later renounced his past and became a Republican, died in Pomona, California, at age 62. In 2009, Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement effective at the end of the court’s term in late June. (President Barack Obama chose federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed him.) In 2015, Baltimore’s top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray, who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van. Ten years ago: Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood in a Vatican Mass attended by some 1.5 million pilgrims. Five years ago: A wildfire broke out near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada; in the days that followed, the blaze Let us help clean out your stuff... We safely search buildings, barns, garages & homes... 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No paper applications will be considered destroyed 2,400 homes and other buildings and forced more than 80,000 people to evacuate. After a half-century of waiting, Cuban-born passengers set sail from Miami on a historic cruise to Havana, the first such trip from the U.S. since recent policy changes. Elephants performed for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, Rhode Island. One year ago: A security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, was shot and killed after a confrontation with the family of a woman he had told to leave the store because she wasn’t wearing a face mask. (Three people, including the woman’s mother, were charged with first-degree murder.) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the state’s stay-at-home order would remain in place for two more weeks; her statement came on the same day that President Donald Trump tweeted that she should “make a deal” with protesters who gathered at the state Capitol a day earlier, some carrying assault weapons. U.S. regulators allowed emergency use of remdesivir, the first drug that appeared to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden emphatically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, declaring flatly that “this never happened.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a ban on the sale and use of assault-style weapons in Canada, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia. Today’s Birthdays: Singer Judy Collins is 82. Actor Stephen Macht is 79. Singer Rita Coolidge is 76. Pop singer Nick Fortuna (The Buckinghams) is 75. Actor-director Douglas Barr is 72. Actor Dann Florek is 70. Singersongwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 67. Actor Byron Stewart is 65. Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is 61. Actor Maia Morgenstern is 59. Actor Scott Coffey is 57. Country singer Wayne Hancock is 56. Actor Charlie Schlatter is 55. Country singer Tim McGraw is 54. Rock musician Johnny Colt is 53. Rock musician D’Arcy Wretzky is 53. Movie director Wes Anderson is 52. Actor Julie Benz is 49. Actor Bailey Chase is 49. Country singer Cory Morrow is 49. Gospel/ rhythm-and-blues singer Tina Campbell (Mary Mary) is 47. Actor Darius McCrary is 45. Actor Jamie Dornan is 39. Actor Kerry Bishe is 37. TV personality Abby Huntsman is 35. Actor Lizzy Greene is 18. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, May 1, 2021 5 Moving pictures and ‘talkies’ The original variety show, vaudeville shows were made up of a dozen or more acts by singers, dancers, comedians, strongmen, acrobats, lecturers, minstrels, Ohio Valley and more History that travChris eled the Rizer country in companies like A.L Fields’ Minstrels and The Bostonians. In 1896, while G.W.M. Hooff was building his new opera house here in Point Pleasant, vaudeville was the height of American entertainment. Yet, that same year, 1896, was the beginning of the end for vaudeville. On April 20th, Thomas Edison’s Vitascope premiered at Koster & Bial’s Music Hall in New York City. It was just a montage of short clips without any sound, each hardly any longer than today’s commercials, but this was the first display of moving pictures in the United States. Within a year, there were three major film companies cranking out new silent films: Edison, Biograph, and Vitagraph. It took about a decade before moving pictures made it here and began to replace vaudeville, which happened in 1907 when the Edisonia Moving Pictures Theater opened on Main Street. (This was in the Hein Building, now occupied by the Register offices.) Not much is known about this early theater, but the name alone tells me that it was licensed by and partnered with the Edison Trust, which later controlled rivals Biograph and Vitagraph. Here, Mason County saw Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks on screen in their earliest roles; watched the first movie adaptations of Frankenstein and Robin Hood; and were convinced to support the World War I war effort by war bond commercials. About 1918, a second The historic State Theater on Main Street in downtown Point Pleasant. theater opened in Mason County, followed quickly by a third. These were the Hartford Theater and New Haven’s Star Theater. Again, little is known about the origins of the Star Theater, but the Hartford Theater was owned and operated at times by Lewis Juhling, John Ginther, Norman Wein, and Emil Knight and stood next to the present post office. Both of these theaters are still fondly remembered by the older folks of both towns. But the real change came in 1922, when the Lyric Amusement Palace was built opposite Hooff’s old opera house. Custom built as a theater (as opposed to the Edisonia in an old saloon) and operated by Ross Filson, the Lyric was a catch-all for the entertainment of the day. Opera, concerts, vaudevilles, and moving pictures all had a home there, and it was wildly successful. Such was Filson’s success that when the Stock Market crashed in 1929 and theaters were closing all over the nation, including the Edisonia here in Point, the Lyric Theater survived. In 1930, it was enlarged and rebranded the State Theater under the ownership of Ross Filson and Homer Smith. This was the beginning of the State Amusement Company, which lasted for three generations and ninety years. Odds are, it was about this same time that the first “talkies” were shown in Point Pleasant. These were the first films with both picture and sound, earlier movies having been accompanied by orchestras, theater organs, and narrators. For the first time, moviegoers could hear Will Rogers, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, and Joan Crawford the same as if they were standing there on stage. In 1936, trying to stay afloat in what was still the middle of the Great Depression, the State was sold to the Alpine Theater Company, with Ross Filson staying on as manager. It was a good move, and this popular theater showed the most popular movies of the day, including Gone with the Wind, the Wizard of Oz, and Walt Disney’s Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Then finally, in 1942, with the war boom and the Ordnance Works bringing thousands of people to Point Pleasant, came the theater that we all know today. Filson’s State Amusement Company reorganized and built the State Theater still standing, originally described as having over 700 seats (though only about 400 now), nearly double the size of the old Lyric-State-Alpine. Chris Rizer | Courtesy It was a modern theater, completely up-to-date, and people absolutely loved it! The new State Theater really put the old one to shame, and by 1946, had put the old one out of business. Filson then bought it back and remodeled it, renaming it the Park Theater. Not long after, he built the Mason Drive-In, and for quite some time, the State Amusement Company was operating three successful theaters in Mason County. This business was passed down through co-owner Homer Smith’s family until finally being forced out by major multiplexes and theater chains, but even after closing, Lynn and Kevin Durst maintained the State Theater and have always made sure it’s open for special events like the Mothman Festival. The State Theater sold in 2020 to Dr. Kyle McCausland, and plans are being developed to restore and reopen the theater. Information primarily from the Weekly Register, Point Pleasant Register, The Film Daily, and the 1987 History of Mason County. Chris Rizer is the president of the Mason County Historical & Preservation Society and director of Main Street Point Pleasant, reach him at masonchps@gmail.com. Key piece of Biden’s families plan expires after 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own $1.8 trillion families plan. His proposed child tax credit is set to expire after 2025. It would provide parents with $300 a month for each child under age 6 and $250 a month for older children. Democratic lawmakers are pushing hard to make the credit a permanent policy, but the administration told them that the annual costs of roughly $100 billion were too high. Biden is embracing a dramatic shift from four decades of politics in which presidents from both parties focused more on containing government than expanding it. But the resistance to making the child tax credit permanent is a sign that even in a White House that embraces big government, there are some limits. “This is a very expensive policy, probably another $500 billion-plus to extend this for the rest of the decade,” said Shai Akabas, director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. “According to the principles they’ve laid out, they would want to show they’re paying for it, and the current ‘pay-fors’ would be insufficient even on a 15-year basis.” Still, the tax credit is integral to the administration’s goal of reducing child poverty to the single digits and improving the well-being, education and earnings of America’s next generation. It was first introduced in part of Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus package as a yearlong benefit that increased the size of the existing credit, opened it up to almost every family and enabled it to be paid out monthly. “With two parents, two kids, that’s up to $7,200 in your pocket to help take care of your family,” Biden said in his joint address to Congress on Wednesday night. The policy gets at the essence of Biden’s belief that people should feel that government policies are bettering their lives. That philosophy is a fundamental difference from the response to the 2008 financial crisis where the focus was on regulation and buttressing major banks as millions lost their homes to foreclosure. For the child tax credit, the challenge is that it is part of an already colossal series of spending packages that, along with infrastructure, totals $4 trillion and would be paid for by tax hikes on corporations and the wealthy. Biden has proposed a permanent change to the child tax credits so that parents with no income tax burden can qualify. But the payments would drop down to $1,000 annually — or $83 monthly — in 2026. This choice by Biden reflects a political calculation about who controls Congress and the White House after the 2024 elections. There is a belief that no lawmaker would favor an increase in child poverty, yet there is a risk that Democrats could fall out of power or have to make deep sacrifices to Republicans in order to preserve the payments. The credit could also get caught up in negotiations as parts of the 2017 tax cuts by former President Donald Trump are also expiring at the same time. It’s all part of a pattern as other presidents — most notably George W. Bush with his tax cuts — eventually saw their expiring policies become bargaining table grist. “I’ve been around here long enough to know that bad things happened in the middle of the night during fiscal cliffs,” Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., who has championed the tax credit expansion, said on a call with reporters. “We shouldn’t take that chance with our kids.” Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about making the expanded payments permanent, only to be told the cost was too great, according to people familiar with the conversation who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks. That echoes remarks Tuesday by White House press secretary Jen Psaki that she expects cost to be a discussion with lawmakers going forward. There is also the possibility that it would be cheaper to make the child tax credit permanent now, since renewing it might simply mean financing it with debt later or making additional concessions that would increase the cost, said Chuck Marr, senior director of federal tax policy at the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. While the upfront price is expensive, the potential benefits suggest a high return. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. reports 1st quarter earnings GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [Nasdaq: OVBC] (the “Company”) reported consolidated net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, of $3,531,000, an increase of $2,529,000 from the same period the prior year. Earnings per share for the first quarter of 2021 was $.74, compared to $.21 for the first quarter of 2020. Return on average assets and return on average equity were 1.20% and 10.47%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2021, versus .40% and 3.14%, respectively, for the same period the prior year. “A fantastic quarter as our communities begin to emerge from the pandemic and move into 2021. However, our management team remains vigilant as interest rates continue at an extreme low and the boon seen from government pandemic recovery programs wane,” said Chairman and CEO Tom Wiseman. Wiseman also noted an encouraging increase in income from mortgage banking and interchange fees for the quarter. According to a news release from OVBC, for the first quarter of 2021, net interest income increased $44,000 from the same period last year. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, average earning assets increased $170 million from the same period the prior year. The increase was partly due to average loans, which increased $72 million from the first quarter of last year in relation to higher commercial loan balances. Approximately $27 million of the growth in average loans was related to the Company’s participation in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to assist various businesses in our market during the pandemic. Also contributing to earning asset growth was the $83 million increase in average balances maintained at the Federal Reserve. In relation to the various stimulus payments received by customers, the Company experienced a significant increase in deposit balances and, to the extent those deposits are not invested in loans or investments, they are invested at the Federal Reserve to be readily available for future funding needs. The earnings contribution from the higher balance of earning assets was mostly offset by a decrease in the net interest margin. For the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the net interest margin was 3.73%, compared to 4.34% for the same period the prior year. The decrease was primarily related to the actions taken by the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates by 150 basis points in March of 2020. In relation to the decrease in market rates, the Company experienced a greater decrease in yield on earning assets than the average cost on interest-bearing liabilities. This trend was partly due to certain deposits already being at or near their interest rate floor, which limited the Company’s ability to reduce deposit costs to the same magnitude as experienced on earning assets. Furthermore, the current rate on balances maintained at the Federal Reserve is .10% and, when combined with the heightened balances it has a dilutive effect on the net interest margin. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the provision for loan loss expense was negative $52,000, a decrease of $3,898,000 from the first quarter of 2020. The negative provision for loan loss expense for the first quarter of 2021 was primarily related to lower general reserves in association with improved economic risk factors and a decrease in loan balances since December 31, 2020, which was partly offset by quarterly net charge-offs of $222,000. The decrease in provision for loan loss expense from the prior year first quarter was due to a decrease in net loan chargeoffs of $1,168,000 and to the provision expense associated with the establishment of an economic risk factor for the pandemic during the first quarter of 2020, which resulted in additional provision expense of $1,942,000. The allowance for loan losses was .83% of total loans at March 31, 2021, compared to .84% at December 31, 2020 and 1.13% at March 31, 2020. For the first quarter of 2021, noninterest income totaled $3,339,000, a decrease of $1,103,000 from the first quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the receipt of a $2,000,000 settlement payment from a third-party tax software product provider for early termination of its contract during the first quarter of 2020. As part of the settlement agreement, the Bank is scheduled to process a certain amount of tax items starting in 2021 and ending in 2025. For the first quarter of 2021, the Bank recognized $540,000 of additional income under the agreement. This income along with higher interchange fees of $107,000, lower losses on foreclosed properties of $102,000 and higher mortgage banking income of $89,000, partially offset this year’s decrease in noninterest income related to the litigation settlement payment received the prior year. Noninterest expense totaled $9,187,000 for the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of $332,000, or 3.5%, from the same period last year. The Company’s largest noninterest expense, salaries and employee benefits, decreased $185,000, or 3.4%, from the first quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily related to the expense savings associated with a lower number of employees. Further contributing to lower noninterest expense was professional fees. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, professional fees decreased $168,000 from the same period last year due to lower legal fees associated with collecting troubled loans. Partially offsetting the expense reductions above was an increase in software expense, which increased $68,000 from the prior year first quarter. The increase was mostly due to software utilized to process PPP loan applications. Lastly, FDIC insurance expense increased $79,000 from the first quarter of last year since See BANC | 11 �COMICS 6 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Robin Fowler OH-70224938 Providing Insurance and Financial Services HELLO, NEIGHBOR! CALL ME TODAY Robin H Fowler, Agent 342 2nd Avenue | Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-446-4191 | www.agentrobinfowler.com robin.fowler.pich@statefarm.com BLONDIE Please call or stop by and say, “Hi!” I’m looking forward to serving your needs for insurance and financial services. 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And because the NFL is a copycat league, you didn’t have to be a general manager, scout or even Mel Kiper Jr. to make an educated guess about how Day 1 of the draft would unfold. On the one hand, some of the strangeness was gone. Commissioner Roger Goodell was on stage in Cleveland along with a dozen top prospects and smaller-than-usual, but just-as-frenzied-as-ever crowd of draftniks. On the other, the selections made clear that tossing the pigskin around the NFL is in like never before. Quarterbacks occupied the top three slots — Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence to Jacksonville; BYU’s Zach Wilson to the New York Jets, and North Dakota State’s Trey Lance to San Francisco — and five of the first 15. Receivers filled the next three and totaled five among the 32 picks. Most every selection after that — weighted toward cornerbacks, edge rushers and left tackles, who protect the QB’s blind side — was designed solely to make life harder or easier for those first two groups to play pitch and catch. There’s increasingly scant rewards for rushing the football compared to throwing it these days. That’s why only two running backs and one guard made the cut in the first round. The NFL and its draft have been heading in this direction for nearly two decades. Rule changes made it easier for high-flying offenses to operate, while wisely cutting down on the brain-rattling hits that made the game hard to watch without wincing. Why build a team patiently when a great quarterback can turn a franchise around on a dime? We saw 43-year-old Tom Brady turn the trick in Tampa last season, and 24-year-old Josh Allen nearly do it in Buffalo. Small wonder the clubs’ brain trusts are more willing than ever to risks millions in search of the next one. Some draftniks were skeptical whether Wilson, who grew up in Utah, could be that guy, especially under the withering glare of Jets fans and New York’s quick-tempered media. They quickly learned one thing Wilson doesn’t lack is confidence. “When a team isn’t doing super well and you can go in there and actually be a key piece to actually flip that organization around, I think that’s so special,” he said. See QBS | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, May 3 Baseball Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Belpre at Southern, 5 p.m. Waterford at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Nitro at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. River Valley at Wellston, 5 p.m. Wahama at Huntington, 7 p.m. Softball Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Ripley at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Belpre at Southern, 5 p.m. Waterford at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Warren at Eastern, 5 p.m. Wahama at Tyler Consolidated, 6 p.m. Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. River Valley at Wellston, 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 Baseball Marietta at Meigs, 5 p.m. Eastern at Southeastern, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Wayne, 7 p.m. Hannan at Elliott County, 5:30 Softball Gallia Academy at Point Pleasant, 5:30 River Valley at Meigs, 5 p.m. Ravenswood at Southern, 5 p.m. South Gallia at South Webster, 5 p.m. Track and Field Fairland, Meigs at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Wahama at Roane County (LKC Challenge), 4 p.m. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports River Valley’s Kade Alderman takes the baton from Nathan Young in the final exchange of the 4x200m relay on April 13 in Bidwell, Ohio. Raiders, Eastern win RV quad titles Staff reports The River Valley boys and Eastern girls claimed the top spots at a quad meet hosted by RVHS on Tuesday. On the girls side, the Lady Eagles’ total of 83 was six ahead of second-place River Valley. Meigs claimed third at 47, with South Gallia taking fourth with 20. The Lady Eagles won one relay, with the team of Sydney Sanders, Brielle Newland, Alisa Ord and Karey Schreckengost finishing the 4x200m with a time of 2:00.9. Erica Durst was first in three events for EHS, running the 1600m in 5:30, while completing the 100m dash in 13.62 and the 200m dash in 28.07. Layna Catlett won both throwing events for the Lady Eagles, with a distance of 104-2 in the Eastern senior Alisa Ord clears the final hurdle in the 100m race, during the discus and 33-0 in the shot put. Ord claimed first in the April 13 quad meet in Bidwell, Ohio. 100m hurdles at 18.09, while of 1:48.02, and the 4x400m and eighth place finishes, team of Schultz, Wooten, Sydney Sanders won the respectively, at the Vinton Lollathin and Moffett turnlong jump at 13-7. County Invitational held at ing in a time of 3:58. The Lady Raiders won a VCHS. Young was champion of trio of relays with the team The Lady Eagles trailed of Kate Nutter, Becka Cadle, the 100m hurdles at 18.91, only eventual champion Lollathin won the 300m Lauren Twyman and BrookJackson (108) and runner-up hurdles with a time of 47.68, Waverly (86.5) in the final lin Clonch posting a time Schultz was first in the of 11:31 in the 4x800m, the standings as EHS mustered 400m dash at 58.37, while team of Emmary Phoenix, three event titles and a final Wooten won the 800m run Aleigha Pennington, Emilee tally of 81 points. Gallia at 2:11. Lambert and Shasta CrayAcademy joined Alexander The Marauders won the craft recording a time of in a ninth place tie with 35 4x100m relay, with the team points, while Meigs was last 1:00.9 in the 4x100m, and of Connor Cooper, Dillon the team of Nutter, Cadle, of 11 scoring teams with 33 Howard, Logan Eskew and Twyman and Lambert turnpoints. Brennan Gheen setting a ing in a time of 4:42 in the The quartet of Erica pace of 48.72. Howard was 4x400m. Durst, Brielle Newland, Sydalso first in the 100m dash Twyman won the 400m ney Sanders and Alisa Ord and 200m dash, with respec- won the 4x200m relay with dash with a time of 1:05.01, tive times of 11.09 and Nutter claimed first in the a time of 1:58.45. Layna 24.57. 3200m run at 15.28, while Catlett took titles in both Meigs also made some his- the shot put (31-10.5) and Clonch claimed first in the tory on Tuesday, with Matpole vault at 7-6. discus (104-2.25) events, thew Barr winning the pole The Lady Marauders had while Emma Hayes was secvault at 12-9.25 — a new a trio of first place finishes, ond in the discus (98-3). program record. with Maggie Musser winDurst was third in the The Rebels won four ning the high jump at 4-6, 800m run (2:22.36) and Ord and the 300m hurdles with a events, with Levi Wolford placed third in the 300m setting the mark at 18-6.5 in hurdles (55.16) as well. time of 52.03, while Andrea the long jump and 5-6 in the Mahr paced the field in the Callie Wilson paced the high jump. Gabe Frazee won Blue Angels by winning 800m run with a time of the 3200m run with a time 2:52. the pole vault (10-6) event, of 11:17 for SGHS, while In the boys competition, while Sarah Watts was secGarrett Frazee was first in the Raiders’ 95 points were ond in the 800m run with the 1600m run at 4:53. 30 ahead of Meigs in seca time of 2:21.34. Carolina The Eagles had a pair of ond. SGHS was third with Sola was also third in the 37, just five ahead of Eastern first place finishers, with high jump (4-6). Ethan Short’s mark of 103-4 in fourth. Maggie Musser led the in the discus, and Steven The RVHS boys also won Lady Marauders with a Fitzgerald’s mark of 44-0.5 three relay events, with runner-up finish in the 300m in the shot put. the 4x800m team of Cody hurdles (54.83). Charlotte Wooten, Ryan Lollathin, Hysell was also third in the John Siciliano and Ethan 400m dash with a mark of Meigs, EHS, GA Schultz recording a time of 1:07.45. at VC Invitational 9:05, the 4x200m team of Huntington Ross won the The Eastern girls and GalAndrew Huck, Joshua Moflia Academy boys came away boys title with 121 points, fett, Nathan Young and Kade with local bragging rights with Waverly finishing secAlderman posting a time ond out of 12 teams with Thursday night with third 102 points. GAHS ended the day with 34 points, while the Marauders (32) and the Eagles (30) respectively placed ninth and 10th overall. Riley Starnes led the Blue Devils with a pair of victories in the shot put (43-1) and discus (133-2) events, while Daunevyn Woodson won the 100m dash with a time of 11.56 seconds. Matthew Barr paced Meigs by winning the pole vault (10-6) competition. The quartet of Logan Eskew, Dillon Howard, Conlee Burnem and Brennan Gheen also won the 4x100m relay with a time of 47.73 seconds. Brayden O’Brien led Eastern with a pair of runner-up efforts in the 1600m run (4:50.50) and 3200m run (10:33.18). Steven Fitzgerald was also second in the shot put with a throw of 42 feet, 6 inches. Southern at OVRC Invitational Southern finished seventh in both sides of the field Wednesday at the Ohio Valley Running Company Invitational held at Joe Burrow Stadium on the campus of Athens High School. The Tornadoes ended up seventh out of eight boys teams with seven points, while the Lady Tornadoes were seventh out of seven girls squads with six points. Both the Athens girls and boys won team titles with 179.5 and 207.5 points, respectively. Warren was the runner-up in both with respective tallies of 149.5 and 181.5 points. The foursome of Brayden Kingery, Garrett Smith, Braxton Crisp and Jacoby Hall had the top boys finish for SHS after placing fifth with a time of 58.82 seconds. Isaac McCarty was also seventh in the 200m dash (25.79) and eighth in the 100m dash (12.80). The top girls finish came from the 4x200m relay team of Grace Hoover, Kelly Shaver, Jacelynn Northup and Hannah Smith, who placed sixth with a mark of 2:21.58. Isabella Fisher was also seventh in the shot put with a throw of 27 feet, 10 inches. Visit baumspage.com for complete results from the River Valley quad on Tuesday, the OVRC Invite on Wednesday and the Vinton County Invite on Thursday. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �SPORTS 8 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Roush still leads Riverside senior league Staff Report MASON, W.Va. — Gary Roush continues to lead the 2021 Riverside senior men’s golf league. Roush has total of 58.5 through four weeks, leading runner-up Cecil Gillette Jr. by 7.5 points. A total of 64 players made up 16 four-player teams on Tuesday, with a winning 12-under par 58 fired by the team of Roush, Dave Seamon, Dave Biggs and Harry Griffin. Two shots back, in second place was team of Gillette Jr. Kenny Pridemore, Dale Miller and Cliff Gordon. In third place at eight-under was the team of Kenny Greene, Albert Durst, Jim Lawrence and Jay Rees. The closest to the pin winners were Bob Hill on the ninth hole, and Mike Wolfe on No. 14. The top-10 standings from the 2020 Riverside Senior men’s golf league are as follows: Gary Roush (58.5), Cecil Gillette Jr. (51.0), Cliff Gordon (50.0), Jay Rees (49.0), Carl Stone (47.0), Kenny Pridemore (46.0), Ed Coon (43.0), Rick Northup (41.5), Kenny Greene (40.5) and Albert Durst (40.0). QBs From page 7 But that wasn’t even the gutsiest move of Thursday night. That belonged to the last quarterback taken — Alabama’s Mac Jones, at No. 15 by New England — who promptly took to Twitter to hype his own draft trading card. “Can’t imagine a better place to be than #PatsNation,” Jones tweeted, a move sure to endear him to grumpy Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Speaking of Alabama, the Crimson Tide tied the record of six first rounders, set by the Miami Hurricanes’ in 2004. In this case, all but one of the six were offensive players. Alabama’s conference, the SEC, had an additional six players chosen, and they lined up mostly on the attacking side of the ball, too. The conference that once served as a kind of Amazon fulfillment center for fearsome defenders, bruising running backs and 10-3 final scores, is now, like the NFL, squarely in favor of lighting up the scoreboard. Toward that end, LSU receiver Ja’Marr Chase was drafted with the fifth pick by Cincinnati, where he’ll be reunited with his former Tiger teammate, quarterback Joe Burrow; and Alabama receiver Jaylen Waddle was taken at No. 6 by Miami, where he’ll, too, get to sing the Crimson Tide fight song with his college quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa. As if the position needed any more attention, the hottest rumor hanging over the draft was whether Aaron Rodgers, one of the best quarterbacks in the game, will have anything more to do with his employers of the last 15 years, the Green Bay Packers. Last year, the club used its late first-round pick on Utah State QB Jordan Love, a move that reportedly upset Rodgers. “I’m not going to speak for Aaron, but I think obviously we have a really good team and I do think he’ll play for us again,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said, after the Packers’ first-round selection of Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes this time around. “Like I said, we’re going to work toward that and we’ve been working toward that on a number of different fronts. The value that he adds to our football team is really immeasurable, you know what I mean?” Trust us, we get it. Ohio Valley Publishing Kansas hires Buffalo’s Lance Leipold LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hired Buffalo’s Lance Leipold on Friday, turning over one of college football’s worst programs to a longtime Division III coach with strong Midwestern roots. Leipold signed a six-year contract and takes over for Les Miles, who won a national championship at LSU. Miles parted with Kansas after two losing seasons and amid sexual harassment allegations dating to his time with the Tigers. “It is an exciting and humbling opportunity and this is a day I will never forget,” Leipold said in a statement. “We are going to build this program through developing players, discipline and determination. The philosophies engrained in our programs along the way will be key as we turn this around. This is a program that has a lot of young talent on the roster and has the infrastructure in place to succeed. The best days for this program are ahead.” Leipold has been with the Bulls the past six years, building a downtrodden program into a perennial bowl contender. He is 37-33 with Buffalo, leading the school to its best seasons since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1999. Before jumping to the Division I level, the 56-year-old Leipold won six national championships in eight seasons while going 109-6 as the head coach of his alma mater, Wisconson-Whitewater. At one point, the Warhawks won three straight titles to cap perfect seasons, then after a seven-win “down year,” put together two more undefeated seasons. Now, new Kansas athletic director Travis Goff — who was hired away from Northwestern in April — hopes a coach with all those D-III championships on his resume can do what a coach who won a D-I title could not. “His track record of sustained excellence is exactly what we were looking for in our next leader,” Goff said in a statement Friday, “and is what the University of Kansas and our fans deserve.” Miles was hired nearly three years ago by then-AD Jeff Long to turn around one of the worst Power Five programs in college football history. Instead, the Jayhawks went winless in nine games during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, the 12th straight in which they failed to hit the .500 mark or win more than one Big 12 game. Miles was then let go in March after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced. A law firm’s review of LSU’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints campuswide described how Miles “tried to sexualize the staff of student workers in the football program” before he was fired four games into the 2016 season. Leipold played quarterback for Wisconsin-Whitewater in the 1980s before beginning a long grind through college football’s lower ranks. He spent time at Doane, an NAIA school in Nebraska, and several seasons coaching at Nebraska-Omaha, whose football team was later disbanded to save money. His only Division I experience before Buffalo hired him in 2015 was a stint as a graduate assistant under Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin in the early 1990s and some time with Frank Solich at Nebraska in the early 2000s. Leipold took over a Bulls team that had regressed under Jeff Quinn and had played in only two bowl games before his arrival. Leipold endured two losing seasons before winning at least six games each of the past four years, twice playing for a MAC title and going 6-1 during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. That put him on the radar for several high-profile openings earlier in the coaching carousel. The Jayhawks certainly have higher hopes for Leipold than the last coach they hired from Buffalo. Turner Gill was just 5-19 over two seasons in Lawrence before he was fired, beginning a whirlwind of hirings and firings: Charlie Weis lasted parts of three seasons, David Beaty survived four and Miles was let go after two. Along with the Jayhawks’ history of losing, Leipold will have to overcome a substantial talent gap in the Big 12, fan apathy that has only grown over the past decade and facilities — despite a new indoor practice field — that are woefully outdated. “I can’t thank Lance enough for everything he has done for our football program,” Buffalo athletic director Mark Alnutt said. “His vision and leadership helped elevate the UB football brand. We are grateful for what Lance has done here and we wish him and his family all the best as they embark on this new journey.” Browns select Newsome in first round CINCINNATI (AP) — Ja’Marr Chase didn’t know if former LSU teammate Joe Burrow was being serious when the quarterback started telling him the Cincinnati Bengals planned to reunite the pair in the NFL. Chase, the star LSU wide receiver chosen by the Bengals with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft, said he thought it might actually happen when Burrow texted him Thursday morning and told him to pack his bags. “I believed him,” said Chase, who showed up on the draft stage in Cleveland with Bengals orange shoes, although he insisted that was nothing more than a style choice. Chase and Burrow won the national championship together at LSU in 2019. Besides a player who will have instant chemistry with his quarterback, the pick gives the Bengals a potent offensive weapon and a legitimate deep threat that has been lacking. “I’m going to break every record they have,” Chase said. Chase won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the best receiver in college football in 2019 but opted out of the 2020 season. In 2019, he set SEC records with 1,780 yards receiving and 20 TDs. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Metairie, Louisiana, native was considered one of the best receiver prospects in recent years. He’s got sub-4.4 speed in the 40 and plays like a bigger receiver on contested catches. “Really, they’re not 50-50 balls when the ball is in the air — he does such a phenomenal job of positioning his body and going up and making plays and then finishing plays off,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “He’s got speed, he’s got good hands, but his ability to make that first man miss or break that first tackle to get additional yardage there is really exciting to watch.” Cincinnati opted for Chase over Oregon tackle Penei Sewell, a player that many speculated the Bengals would grab first as they try to beef up their moribund offensive line. But the offensive line class is deep, and the Bengals are counting on getting a plug-and-play player later in the draft, possibly with their second-round pick, the 32nd overall, on Friday. “That is a position we will continue to address, but we felt good about adding Ja’Marr with the fifth pick,” Taylor said. He will likely line up alongside Tee Higgins, the team’s 2020 leader with 908 receiving yards and six touchdowns, and Tyler Boyd, who had 841 yards and four touchdowns. “He’s going to be one of the three receivers who will be on the field quite a bit,” offensive coordinator Brian Callahan said. Burrow is working his way back after suffering a seasonending knee injury in Week 11 last year and having surgery to repair it. He was on his way to setting rookie passing records when he was injured, and Cincinnati finished 4-11-1. Taylor said Burrow didn’t actively lobby for Chase but made his feelings clear when Taylor approached him to ask for a briefing. “I don’t know that I needed a lot of convincing necessarily,” Taylor said. “I just said on a scale of one to 10, what would be your excitement level if we added Ja’Marr Chase — and he said 10. That’s a pretty good answer.” Steelers turn to Alabama star Harris to jump-start run game PITTSBURGH (AP) — The conversation was short. Maybe because there really wasn’t a reason to have one. The Pittsburgh Steelers were on the clock. Alabama star Najee Harris was available. During an opening round of the NFL draft that lagged at times, the Steelers practically made NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sprint to the podium. The sooner the Steelers could bring Harris into the fold — and more importantly, into the backfield alongside quarterback Ben Roethlisberger — the better. Pittsburgh is turning to the explosive Harris to give the NFL’s worst running game a jolt while simultaneously providing Roethlisberger with another playmaker in the huddle in what could be his final season. The Steelers selected Harris with the 24th overall pick Thursday night, confident he can help a rushing attack that finished 32nd in the NFL in yards rushing in 2020. “I mean, I understand they did finish last in rushing last year,” Harris said. “But … I’ve been put in a lot of situations … I feel like it’s nothing I can’t do in time for sure.” Unlike at Alabama, Harris likely won’t have to wait around for his opportunity in Pittsburgh. The running game has been erratic at best since Le’Veon Bell’s AllPro season in 2017. James Conner had trouble staying healthy in four seasons before leaving in free agency earlier this month. Benny Snell was erratic at best last season and Anthony McFarland Jr. saw little playing time. Rather than use their top pick on an offensive lineman after losing three starters in retirement or free agency, the Steelers instead made Harris the first running back they’ve selected in the first round since Rashard Mendenhall in 2009. “We were ecstatic he was there and we took him quickly with little to no dialogue,” coach Mike Tomlin said. Maybe because Harris’ actions during his four years at Alabama spoke so loudly. The 6-foot-1, 232-pounder ran for 3,843 yards and 46 touchdowns in four seasons with the Crimson Tide, including 26 last fall while helping Alabama to the national title. He also evolved into a capable receiver out of the backfield, catching 43 passes for 425 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. It’s a year Harris felt he owed himself after what he considered a subpar 2019, at least by his own high standards. So rather than enter the 2020 draft, he opted to return for one more run with the Crimson Tide, becoming a star on a team full of them in the process. The Steelers could use some Pittsburgh is looking to maximize whatever time left it has with veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The 39-year-old restructured his contract to ensure he would be back for an 18th season and Harris provided the opportunity to grab a player who could make an immediate impact. The Steelers went 12-5 last year but wilted down the stretch, dropping five of their final six, including a blowout loss to Cleveland in the opening round of the playoffs. A running game that consistently sputtered allowed defenses to tee off on Pittsburgh’s short passing game. Harris believes he can help in more ways than one. Sure, he can carry a heavy workload out of the backfield — he ran it 251 times last season alone — but he considers himself a wide receiver, too. His pedigree isn’t that much different than Bell, who arrived in Pittsburgh in 2013 after serving as a workhorse at Michigan State. Bell quickly became one of the NFL’s best all-around backs. Harris will have the chance to make the same leap. “They added more games on,” Harris said, referring to the NFL expanding the regular season to 17 games. “Now we’re playing more games so I feel like you need someone who can carry the load for sure.” Putting in the work comes naturally to Harris. He survived a turbulent childhood in the Bay Area in California, including a stint at a homeless shelter. On Thursday, he spent a portion of his day at the shelter hanging out with kids and reminding organizers that while he might be heading east, he never plans to forget his roots. Roots that will now extend to a team with a rich history at the position he plays. It’s a history Harris is aware of — he’s well-versed in the careers of Hall of Famers Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis — and one he’s eager to add to even if he waited a little longer than he anticipated to hear his name called by Goodell. “Running backs are devalued,” Harris said, before later adding, ‘But just to finally see it happen, (I’m) blessed.” �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, May 1, 2021 9 GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Raised Around Rio returns The scholarships are based on academics. To apply, applicants must send a transcript of grades, current RIO GRANDE — Raised Around Rio Farmers and photo, name of grandparent or great grandparent and the year of their graduation from Pomeroy High Artisan Market returns 4-7 p.m., May 5, North ColSchool. Applicant needs to list the activities they lege Avenue. participated in in high school and where they plan to attend college. Mail applications to Pomeroy Alumni ROCKSPRINGS — Meigs Trade Days will host its Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Applicanext flea market/craft show/farmers market on May 1 and 2 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Vendors will PORTER — The American Legion Auxiliary of Vin- tions must be received by the association by May 15, 2021. be indoors and outdoors. Admission and parking are ton is hosting its annual sale on Friday, May 7 from free. For more information contact Tara at 740-4169:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Trinity Methodist Church, on 5506 or Wendi at 740-416-4015. Route 160 at Porter. The sale features flowers, plants, baked goods, hot dogs and drinks. Money raised benefits scholarships awarded to graduates from River MEIGS COUNTY — A tree trimming project Valley High School. begins on May 3 on State Route 124, between U.S. 33 and State Route 248. The road will be closed from POMEROY — The Friends of the Meigs County 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated Library are having a Spring Book Sale on May 6, 9 completion: May 7, 2021 a.m.-3 p.m. and May 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Pomeroy GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Library. Brett A. Boothe announces Scenic Drive (CR-127) The Gallia Academy Alumni Association has estab- will be closed between State Route 160 and Summit Road, beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April 26 for lished a scholarship program which awards two one approximately two months for slip repair, weather time $1,000 scholarships to current Gallia Academy permitting. Local traffic will need to use other county High School graduating seniors. Awards are based roads as a detour. on academic accomplishments, financial need, and GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Library announces that MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement projpublic computers and online services such as the Ohio involvement in civic and extracurricular activities. All ect began on April 12 on State Route 143, between amounts awarded will be paid directly to the accredDigital Library and hoopla will be unavailable for a Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road ited college/university/institution of higher learning period of time on Thursday, May 6, due to a system(Township Road 20A). One lane will be closed. Temwhere the recipient will be attending. Scholarship wide computer upgrade. Patrons must present their porary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction applications are available in the Guidance Office and library card for the checkout of materials. The public will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 15. on the Gallia Academy Guidance Office web page. is encouraged to visit or call the Library at 740-4467323 on May 6 to check the status of the public access Completed applications are due in the Guidance computers. Patrons may also check the Library’s Face- Office by Friday, May 7. book page or webpage at www.bossardlibrary.org for status updates. CROWN CITY — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced a rehabilitation project that began Monday, March 22 GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis will hold on State Route 7 in the Crown City area of Gallia its annual City-Wide Yard Sale, May 14-15, 9 a.m. to County. The project will be between Westbranch dusk. On those days anyone may display goods for Road (County Road 162) and Sunnyside Drive sale outside their residence or place of business, so long as it’s “done in a manner not to impede sidewalk (County Road 158). The project is estimated to GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools hosts a be completed in June 2022. ODOT states the road make-up drive-through registration day for kindergart- traffic.” No permit for this sale is necessary. Call the will be closed now through Dec. 1. The detour for city building at 740-441-6022 for more information. ners and their families from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., May 5. motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Call your home school today to sign up. Washington Route 218 to State Route 553 and back to State Elementary, 740-446-3213; Green Elementary, 740Route 7. Trucks will be detoured from State Route 446-3236, Rio Elementary, 740-245-5333. Bring 7 to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 West into West Viryour child’s birth certificate, shot records, social ginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT security card, registration packet, proof of resisaid those wishing to access the K.H. Butler Fishdency. To be Kindergarten eligible, your child must POMEROY —The Pomeroy High School Alumni be five years old on or before Aug. 1, 2020. Please Banquet will not be held this year due to the coronavi- ing Access must be coming from the north. Northremain in your vehicle. A staff member will colrus pandemic. 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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Gallia CountyLocal Schools reserves the right to waive any informalities or relect any or all bids.Gallia County Local Schools adheres to all state policies pertaining to Handicapped Accessibility and Equal Employment Opportunities. �Along the River 10 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing A tale of the tape Comparing Point’s 3-peat championship runs in wrestling By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — It’s hard to compare similar things that happened roughly a decade apart. Then again, it sure does make for an interesting conversation. As the Point Pleasant wrestling program secured its sixth Class AA-A state championship — and its second-ever 3-peat — last week at the 74th annual WVSSAC Championships at Mountain Health Arena, some of the most common discussions heard in the aftermath were those wondering which 3-year run was better? In all fairness, the 201012 teams and the 2019-21 squads had entirely different obstacles to tear down en route to their historic accomplishments. Yet, their stories are somewhat similar. The first reign was hard enough to even start, as the 2010 squad — Point’s first-ever Class AA-A state championship group — took its first lead of the tournament during the third and final day of competition that year. Those same Big Blacks also became the first team not named Oak Glen to win the Class AA-A championship in 14 years. On the other hand, the 2019 squad was simply looking for its first individual champion after consecutive Class AA-A postseasons without a winner. Those Big Blacks — like the 2010 group — came away with three individual titles en route to securing the program’s fourth state crown. That PPHS squad led wire-to-wire throughout the tournament and ended up dethroning 5-time defending champion Independence in the process. Both 3-peat groups had at least a dozen state qualifiers every year, and the last four championship runs have come with a PPHS athlete competing in each of the 14 weight classes that postseason. A grand total of three grapplers from both 3-peat teams — one and two, respectively — failed to record at least one win throughout the course of those 3-year title runs. That means 77 of the 80 qualifiers from those state title teams have at least one win at the highest level of competition in West Virginia. Those half-dozen seasons account for 22 individual state championships and 62 podium finishes at Point Pleasant, all while gradually re-writing the program’s history books along the way. PPHS currently has 36 individual state championships and 150 top-6 placers at the state level over its entire history. With all of the dominance associated with these six teams, there are also significant differences between the two … even though they both managed to accomplish the same basic things. And this, as they say, is where the discussion gets good — particularly in the details behind each of the 3-year runs. The 2010-12 squads posted a combined record of 114-53 at the state tournament, with 49 of those victories coming by pinfall. Point Pleasant averaged 191.8 team points in the three tournaments and beat the field by an average of 50.5 points during that span. That same 3-year reign welcomed seven individual state champions and 30 state placers, as well as two repeat champions and the program’s only 4-time champion in Rusty Maness (2008-11). The 2010 and 2012 teams each came away with three individual champions as well The 2012 squad proved to be the best of the best during that run, with those Big Blacks becoming the first team in program history to qualify athletes in all 14 divisions. All but one of those grapplers won a single match that year. PPHS rolled to a pair of school records, at the time, with a dozen placers and 224 points en route to beating runnerup Independence by a full 85 points. It was also the first of only three times in school history that Point Pleasant posted 40-ormore wins (42-19) at the Class AA-A tournament. Of their 30 podium finishers, the 2010-12 squad had 18 placers earn top-3 spots. The 2012 squad also set a then-record of 11 straight wins to start the Class AA-A tournament. The 2019-21 teams, conversely, combined for a 123-47 record at the state tournament, with 65 of those wins coming by pinfall. Point Pleasant averaged 239 team points in the three tournaments and beat the field by an average of 124.7 points during that span. The current 3-year run has ushered in 15 individual state champions and 32 state placers, as well as five repeat champions and three of the program’s four 3-time winners. Both Derek Raike and Justin Bartee — currently juniors — potentially have the chance to join Maness next year in the rare 4-title club. Current senior Isaac Short won titles in each of the last three tournaments as well. The 2020 team has proven to be the best of the best from the current reign, even though all three of their championship teams qualified athletes into all 14 weight classes. The 2020 squad also set the current school record by going unbeaten in its first 15 matches, which included a first-ever perfect 14-0 mark on Day 1. The 2020 group set the current school record with 266.5 points and set a state record for winning margin at the Class AA-A level after defeating runner-up Braxton County (111) by 155.5 points. It was also the first of two straight postseasons where the program came 2021 Point Pleasant High School WVSSAC Class AA-A wrestling champions. Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports 2020 Point Pleasant High School WVSSAC Class AA-A wrestling champions. 2019 Point Pleasant High School WVSSAC Class AA-A wrestling champions. away with a half-dozen individual champions. Of their 32 podium finishers, the 2019-21 squad had 24 placers earn top-3 spots. The 2020 squad also set the new program record for most wins (44-14) at a tournament. The 2021 squad went 41-15 at the Class AA-A tournament last week and set the school record for most pinfall wins (24) at a single state tournament. In comparing the final numbers, the more recent 3-peat group accumulated nine more wins, six fewer losses and 16 more pinfall wins than their predecessors. PPHS has also scored more than 200 points in its last four state championship runs, and its only happened four times in the program’s history. There is also one major difference between the 3-peat groups in this discussion. This year’s squad will have the chance to not only defend its Class AA-A title next year, but it can also become the new standard for wrestling at PPHS by capturing a fourth consecutive crown. After winning titles from 2010 through 2012, the 2013 squad found itself in the Class AAA ranks for the first time since the end of the 2002 campaign. PPHS came away with only three individual state champions during the next four years (2013-16) at the 2011 Point Pleasant High School WVSSAC Class AA-A wrestling champions. 2010 Point Pleasant High School WVSSAC Class AA-A wrestling champions. 2012 Point Pleasant High School WVSSAC Class AA-A wrestling champions. triple-A level. So, which 3-peat group was better? Depends on who you ask. In the end, they were all state champions of a record-setting caliber at the time. Maybe that is the most important thing to remember in all of this. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, May 1, 2021 11 Banc From page 5 there was no FDIC insurance expense incurred in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of assessment credits received from the FDIC. The Company’s total assets at March 31, 2021 were $1.225 billion, an increase of $38 million, or 3.2%, from December 31, 2020. The increase in assets was related to a $38 million increase in cash and cash equivalents. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was related to the heightened deposit balances received during the first quarter of 2021 from additional stimulus payments received by customers. At March 31, 2021, total deposits increased $39 million, or 3.9%, from year end 2020. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. The holding company owns The Ohio Valley Bank Company, with 15 offices in Ohio and West Virginia, and Loan Central, with six consumer finance offices in Ohio. Learn more about Ohio Valley Banc Corp. at www.ovbc.com. Ishay Jerusalemite | Behadrei Haredim via AP COVID-19 37 deaths, 1 less case) On Friday, Mason County was designated From page 1 as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason 0-9 — 56 cases County’s latest infec10-19 — 140 cases tion rate was 5.39 on (1 hospitalization) Thursday with a 1.12 20-29 — 214 cases percent positivity rate. (1 new case, 1 less case, 1 hospitalization) Surrounding counties are green, yellow and 30-39 — 183 cases gold. (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 216 cases (1 new case, 6 hospiOhio talizations) ODH reported a 50-59 — 221 cases 24-hour change of (2 new cases, 8 hospi- 1,541 new cases on talizations) Friday (21-day aver60-69 — 210 cases age of 1,750), bringing (22 hospitalizations, 6 Ohio’s overall case deaths) count since the begin70-79 — 156 cases ning of the pandemic (1 new case, 26 hospi- to 1,072,312 cases. talizations, 14 deaths) There were 128 new 80-89 — 65 cases hospitalizations (21(11 hospitalizations, day average of 116) 16 deaths) and 21 new ICU admis90-99 — 29 cases sions (21-day average (6 hospitalizations, 3 of 13). On Friday, 96 deaths) deaths were reported 100-109 — 2 cases (since Tuesday), with (1 hospitalization) a 21-day average of 22 To date, the Meigs deaths. As announced County Health Depart- earlier this year, ODH ment has administered will only be reporting 2,290 first doses of deaths approximately COVID-19 vaccinatwice per week, those tions and 1,961 second updates have typically doses for a total of been made on Tuesday 4,251 vaccinations. Of and Friday. the vaccines given by Ohio’s cases per the health department, 100,000 population for 2,389 were Moderna, the past two weeks fell 1,768 were Pfizer, and to 155.6 on Thursday, 94 were Johnson & down from 183.6 last Johnson. This does not week. include vaccinations by As of Friday, a total other agencies or phar- of 4,683,125 first macies. doses of COVID-19 For more data and vaccine have been information on the given in Ohio, which cases in Meigs County is 40.06 percent of the visit https://www. population. A total meigs-health.com/ of 3,785,650 people, covid-19/ . 32.29 percent of the Meigs County is population, are fully “orange” on the Ohio vaccinated. Scheduling Public Health Advisory a vaccine in Ohio can System after meeting be completed on the two of the seven indiwebsite gettheshot. cators. coronavirus.ohio. gov or for assistance in scheduling call Mason County 833-4-ASK-ODH (833DHHR reported 427-5634). 1,974 total cases (since March 2020) for Mason County in West Virginia the 10 a.m. update on As of the 10 a.m. Friday, two more than update on Friday, Thursday. Of those, DHHR is reporting a 1,922 are confirmed total of 153,128 cases cases and 52 are prob- with 2,679 deaths. able cases. DHHR has There was an increase reported 36 deaths in of 395 cases from Mason County. Thursday and five Case numbers per new deaths. The daily age group reported by positivity rate in the DHHR are as follows: state was 4.42 percent. 0-9 — 44 cases (plus There are 7,089 cur3 probable cases, 1 rently active cases in new case) the state. 10-19 — 185 cases DHHR recently (plus 3 probable reported 777,074 first cases) doses of the COVID20-29 — 333 cases 19 vaccine have been (plus 10 probable administered to resicases, 1 new case) dents of West Virginia. 30-39 — 317 cases So far, 622,595 people (plus 11 probable have been fully vaccases, 1 new case) cinated. Gov. Justice 40-49 — 279 cases urges all residents to (plus 10 probable pre-register for a vaccases) cine appointment on 50-59 — 284 cases vaccine.wv.gov. (plus 3 probable cases, Sarah Hawley and 2 deaths) Kayla (Hawthorne) 60-69 — 252 cases Dunham contributed (plus 5 probable cases, to this story. 7 deaths) © 2021 Ohio Valley 70-plus — 228 cases Publishing, all rights (plus 7 probable cases, reserved. Israeli security officials and rescuers stand around the bodies of victims who died during a Lag Ba’Omer celebration at Mt. Meron in northern Israel on Friday. At least 45 people died in a stampede at the religious festival to honor Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a 2nd-century sage and mystic who is believed to be buried there. Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede By Josef Federman and Isaac Scharf Associated Press JERUSALEM — The holiday of Lag Ba’Omer is one of the happiest days on the calendar for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community — a time of mass celebrations in honor of a revered sage. But in a split second Friday, the festive gathering in northern Israel turned into one of the country’s worst-ever tragedies, with at least 45 people crushed to death and dozens injured in a stampede. The disaster prompted a national outpouring of grief as devastated families rushed to identify their dead relatives and bury them ahead of the Jewish Sabbath. There was also anger toward authorities over an accident that experts had long feared, further clouding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hopes of remaining in office. Netanyahu, who briefly visited Mount Meron at midday, offered his condolences. “In these moments our people unite and that is what we are doing at this moment as well,” he said. He announced Sunday would be a day of national mourning and said he had joined the masses of people who donated blood for the victims. Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin lit 45 candles in honor of the dead. Messages of condolences poured in from around the world. President Joe Biden said he was heartbroken and had called Netanyahu to offer support. “The people of the United States and Israel are bound together by our families, our faiths, and our histories, and we will stand with our friends,” he said. The stampede erupted around 1 a.m. as people began to leave and thronged a narrow, tunnel-like passage. According to witnesses, people began to fall on a slippery ramp, causing others to trip and sparking panic. Avigdor Hayut, who survived the stampede, described slipping on the ramp and getting trapped in the crowd with his two sons, ages 10 and 13. “My son screamed, ‘I’m dying,’” he told Israel’s public TV station Kan. A policeman tried to pull him and his younger son out of the crowd but couldn’t move them. “The policeman threw up and started crying, and I understood what he was looking at, what I couldn’t see,” said Hayut, 36, who suffered a broken ankle and ribs. “I thought this was the end.” He said he began to pray and “simply waited.” Hours later, in hospital with Shmuel, his 10-yearold, they learned that his other son, Yedidya, had died. Lag BaOmer is very popular with Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community. The main event takes place each year at Mount Meron. Tens of thousands, mostly ultraOrthodox, celebrate to honor Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a 2nd-century sage and mystic who is believed to be buried there. This year, authorities said some 100,000 people attended. The crowds light bonfires, dance and have large festive meals as part of the celebrations. Across the country, even in secular areas, smaller groups gather in parks and forests for barbecues and bonfires. Video footage from the scene of the disaster showed large numbers of people, most of them black-clad ultra-Orthodox men, squeezed in the tunnel. Witnesses complained that police barricades had prevented people from exiting properly. “The officers who were there couldn’t care less,” said Velvel Brevda, a rabbi who witnessed the stampede. He blamed the government for the deaths of “beautiful holy Jews that were killed here for no reason whatsoever.” At least 45 people were killed, according to the Israeli Health Ministry, with four people remaining in critical condition and dozens more hospitalized. Bodies were later taken to Israel’s central forensic institute for identification, where distraught families waited to identify their loved ones. Israel’s Army Radio said some 40 people remained unaccounted for. By Friday night, 32 victims had been identified. Israeli media earlier published a partial list of the victims, including a 9-year-old boy, a pair of brothers, 12 and 14, and a father of 11 children. An unknown number of American citizens, two Canadians and an Argentinian were also among the dead. In a race against time, a number of funerals were held before sundown Friday, the start of the Jewish Sabbath when burials do not take place. The death toll at Mount Meron exceeded the 44 people killed in a 2010 forest fire, previously believed to be Israel’s deadliest civilian tragedy. The Justice Ministry said the police were launching a probe into possible criminal misconduct by officers. Experts have long warned that the Mount Meron celebrations were ripe for disaster due to the crowded conditions, large fires and hot weather. In a 2008 report, the state comptroller, a watchdog government office, warned conditions at the site, including escape routes, “endanger the public.” Probe includes look at move to oust ambassador By Eric Tucker Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal authorities investigating Rudy Giuliani are seeking information related to a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her job two years ago on orders of then-President Donald Trump, a lawyer for Giuliani said Friday. Robert Costello confirmed via text message that a search warrant served this week on Giuliani made reference to Marie Yovanovitch, who as a central player in the first impeachment case against Trump detailed a smear campaign by Giuliani and other Trump allies that preceded her 2019 removal from the job. Costello said the warrant also referenced Ukraine’s former top prosecutor Yuri Lutsenko, who met with Giuliani and was also part of efforts to remove Yovanovitch from her position. The fact that the warrant makes mention of Yovanovitch, and that Jacquelyn Martin | AP file Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, was the target of a search this week by federal agents on a warrant that made reference to Marie Yovanovitch, who was a central player in the first impeachment case against Trump. Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine, detailed a smear campaign by Giuliani and other Trump allies that preceded her 2019 removal from the job. it seeks communication between Giuliani and several Ukrainians, suggests authorities are attempting to determine whether Giuliani’s efforts to remove the ambassador were being done at the behest of Trump or of Ukrainians. That distinction matters because federal law requires anyone lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign country or entity to register their work with the Justice Department. Giuliani has denied any wrongdoing. The New York Times was first to report on the warrant’s reference to Yovanovitch. The May 2019 ouster of Yovanovitch was one of the pivotal episodes of the Trump impeachment case, coming just months before a phone call in which Trump urged his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Giuliani advanced those same efforts in his own discussions with Ukrainian officials, meeting with a Ukrainian lawmaker who released audio recordings during the 2020 presidential campaign in an effort to discredit Biden’s candidacy. Yovanovitch, a career diplomat who served for decades under both Republican and Democratic presidents and was first appointed by Ronald Reagan, testified in chilling detail during the impeachment trial about a “smear campaign” against her by Giuliani and others before her firing. Yovanovitch also told House impeachment investigators that she’d been told by Ukrainian officials that Giuliani was in touch with Ukraine’s former top prosecutor Lutsenko “and that they had plans, and that they were going to, you know, do things, including to me.” She said she was told Lutsenko “was looking to hurt me in the U.S.” A lawyer for Yovano- �NEWS/WEATHER 12 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Daily Sentinel IN BRIEF Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics By Andrew Welsh-Huggins clothed with the awesome power of the state, run amok,” Marbley wrote. The city opposed had the lawsuit, arguing that the police department has since changed its policies to implement most of what the protesters who sued had demanded. But elected officials have also been continuously critical of the 1,900-officer police department. Earlier this week, Mayor Andrew Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein — both Democrats — invited the Justice Department to review the police department for “deficiencies and racial disparities” in recruitment, hiring and use of force, among other categories. orders to leave the demAssociated Press onstrations, said Judge Algenon Marbley. His 88-page opinion COLUMBUS, Ohio — ordered police to stop Police in Ohio’s capital city ran “amok” last year using such tactics on nonviolent protesters when responding to who aren’t harming peodemonstrations against racial injustice and police ple or destroying propbrutality by using physi- erty. Marbley also said police can’t inflict pain cal violence, tear gas and pepper spray against to punish or deter protesters, and must ensure protestors without body-worn and cruiser provocation, a federal judge said Friday in a rul- cameras are working and badge numbers are vising ordering officers to approach such scenarios ible even when officers are wearing riot gear. differently. He also said individuMost participants were als clearly identifying peacefully protesting or observing when they fell themselves as reporters, victim to such nonlethal medics or legal observers must be allowed to responses by officers, record protests and help with “a mountain of injured people. evidence” that protest“This case is the sad ers were targeted while tale of police officers, trying to follow police Ex-reality star Josh Duggar faces child porn charges “We need to change the culture of the Columbus Division of Police,” the letter said, echoing language Ginther has used for years. More recently, the mayor has said the division’s next police chief must be a “change agent” who will come from outside the department. “Last summer, the city was faced with extraordinary circumstances not seen in more than two decades,” Ginther said in a Friday statement. “Today’s ruling tells us we fell short in our response.” Subsequent protests that took place without confrontation illustrate the city’s commitment to the types of changes the judge ordered, he said. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar faces charges of downloading and possessing child pornography under a federal indictment unsealed Friday. Federal prosecutors announced the indictment a day after Duggar was arrested by U.S. Marshals in northwest Arkansas. Prosecutors said Duggar possessed the material, some of which depicts the sexual abuse of children under the age of 12, in May 2019. Duggar, 33, pleaded not guilty at a hearing Friday. His attorneys said they planned to defend his case “aggressively and thoroughly.” “In this country, no one can stop prosecutors from charging a crime,” the attorneys said in a statement. “But when you’re accused, you can fight back in the courtroom — and that is exactly what Josh intends to do.” Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in small ceremony CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the “doctor of the poor” is one step away from sainthood after being beatified Friday in the South American country’s capital. Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919, was beatified in a simple and emotional ceremony, culminating decades of efforts by Venezuela’s Catholics. Mass celebrations were postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Apostolic Nuncio Aldo Giordano, representing the Vatican, said during the ceremony that Hernández “will be called blessed and celebrated every year.” Events From page 1 This is an outdoor event. People may bring lawn chairs for seating. COVID-19 guidelines will be followed. In the case of inclement weather the event will move to Trinity Church. Signs will also be posted on the walking paths in Pomeroy, Middleport and Racine from May 2-6 to encourage people to walk and pray for those listed on the signs. The Meigs County Commissioners also recently approved a proclamation naming May 6 as a Day of Prayer in Meigs County. The proclamation read, Our Nation’s motto “In God We Trust” was not chosen lightly. It reflects a basic recognition that there is a divine authority in the universe to which this Nation owes homage. Throughout our history Americans have put their faith in God and no one can doubt that we have been blessed for it. The earliest settlers of this land came in search of religious freedom. Landing RVHS From page 1 Courtesy photo The 2021 National Day of Prayer ceremony will take place on Thursday on the Meigs County Courthouse steps. on a desolate shoreline, they established a spiritual foundation that has served ever since. It was the hard work of our people, the freedom they enjoyed and their faith in God that built this country and made it the envy of the world. In all of our great cities and towns evidence of the faith of our people is found; houses of worship of every denomination are among the oldest structures. Prayer is today as powerful a force in our TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 41° 60° 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. 69° 52° 72° 49° 92° in 1942 30° in 2008 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.35 4.47 3.44 15.17 13.38 SUN & MOON Today 6:31 a.m. 8:21 p.m. 12:58 a.m. 10:18 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New First Full May 3 May 11 May 19 May 26 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 4:25a Sun. 5:30a Mon. 6:30a Tue. 7:22a Wed. 8:09a Thu. 8:49a Fri. 9:26a Minor 10:40a 11:45a 12:14a 1:10a 1:57a 2:38a 3:16a Major 4:56p 5:59p 6:57p 7:47p 8:32p 9:11p 9:47p POLLEN & MOLD Minor 11:11p ---12:43p 1:35p 2:20p 3:00p 3:36p WEATHER HISTORY Hartford, Conn., had its worst flood of the 19th century on May 1, 1854. After 66 hours of steady rain, the flood crested at 28.9 feet. This height was not eclipsed until the great flood of March 1936. 73° 61° Warmer with sun and clouds Not as warm with a shower and t-storm Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Low Moderate High Moderate High Very High 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. Fri. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 13.29 18.42 21.95 12.77 13.28 25.26 12.58 26.21 34.39 12.48 23.00 34.40 23.70 24-hr. Chg. +0.19 +1.98 +0.40 -0.08 +0.35 -0.19 -0.20 +0.65 +0.25 -0.10 +4.80 none +5.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 WEDNESDAY 80° 60° A strong afternoon t-storm in spots Ashland 70/54 Grayson 70/54 FRIDAY 67° 47° A couple of morning showers; cooler Mostly cloudy 61° 43° Cloudy; rain at night NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 65/53 Belpre 66/54 Athens 67/52 St. Marys 66/53 Parkersburg 66/53 Coolville 66/53 Elizabeth 66/52 Spencer 66/51 Buffalo 68/51 Ironton 70/54 Milton 69/53 St. Albans 69/51 Huntington 70/53 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 61/46 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 64/53 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 78/59 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front THURSDAY 66° 41° Wilkesville 68/51 POMEROY Jackson 69/51 68/52 Ravenswood Rio Grande 68/51 69/53 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 69/58 GALLIPOLIS 70/51 68/51 69/51 South Shore Greenup 70/54 70/55 55 Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Portsmouth 70/56 TUESDAY Murray City 66/54 McArthur 67/52 Lucasville 71/56 Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 68/57 Very High Primary: oak, mulberry, pine Mold: 950 Logan 67/56 Adelphi 67/56 Waverly 69/55 Pollen: 736 Low MOON PHASES Last 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme MONDAY 82° 55° 0 Primary: ascospores, unk. Sun. 6:29 a.m. 8:22 p.m. 1:56 a.m. 11:23 a.m. SUNDAY 64° HEALTH TODAY Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. EXTENDED FORECAST Mostly sunny and pleasant today. Mainly clear tonight. High 70° / Low 51° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. of Prayer in Meigs County. On this day we ask all who believe to join with us in giving thanks to Almighty God for the blessings He has bestowed on our county and country. Let us as a county join together before God, fully aware of the trials that lie ahead and the need for divine guidance. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Nation as it has ever been. We as a Nation should never forget this source of strength. And while recognizing that the freedom to choose a Godly path is the essence of liberty, as a Nation we cannot but hope that more of our citizens would, through prayer, come into a closer relationship with their Maker. Now, Therefore, We, the Meigs County Commissioners, do hereby proclaim Thursday, May 6, 2021, as a day 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low can contact their ESC Family and Community Partnership Liaison for resources and information regarding several areas of service. Some of those services include connecting to resources to facilitate implementation of best practices in delivering high-quality family engagement, identifying opportunities to connect students and families of identified vulnerable populations with community partners and resources, and locating direct service providers and community partners and agencies. In addition, Smith is actively seeking funding opportunities to provide students and their families with financial supports in order to increase their ability to engage with and succeed in school. He recently discussed the program with the Meigs County Commissioners, asking about the possibility of allocating a small percentage of COVID relief money toward the program to begin the funding for local students. He is also expected to make a similar proposal to the Athens County Commissioners. The Athens-Meigs ESC Family and Community Partnerships Liaison can be reached by calling 740-797-0064 ext. 1026, by visiting the AMESC website at www.athensmeigs.com, and by Facebook at www.facebook.com/athensmeigsesc Clendenin 67/51 Charleston 68/50 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 72/42 Billings 73/48 Montreal 51/41 Minneapolis 81/56 Toronto 55/49 Detroit 69/60 Chicago 82/62 Denver 83/52 New York 65/55 Washington 69/55 Kansas City 82/63 Sun. 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