http://66.213.69.5/files/original/fc8136d9a155be5e44ba21f8d93e09e4.pdf e466b9ce9183d6f00d5750b85148fbad PDF Text Text Annual ‘Salute to Seniors’ Track and field results GRADUATION s 11 SPORTS s 6 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 65° 78° 80° Warm today with some sun. A thunderstorm late tonight. High 87° / Low 60° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 10 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 104, Volume 75 Thursday, May 27, 2021 s 50¢ Four to interview for Eastern Supt. school position By Sarah Hawley formerly a teacher at Eastern, is currently employed by Nelsonville-York City Schools as the Middle REEDSVILLE — School Principal. He is Ten people submitted applications and letters completing his superintendent certiﬁcation of interest to become the next Eastern Local currently through ConSchool District Super- cordia University of intendent when current Chicago. Edwards is the curSupt. Steve Ohlinger rent principal of River steps down later this Valley High School in year. Gallia County, a posiFour of the 10 tion he has held since applicants will be 2011. Edwards currentinterviewed by the ly holds a superintenEastern Local Board dent license, as well as of Education during treasurer license, and a special meeting on principal license. Thursday afternoon Sullivan is currently at the district ofﬁce. the assistant principal/ Those applicants athletic director at include Shawn Bush, Nick Dettwiller, Timo- Bloom-Vernon Schools thy Edwards and Greg in South Webster, Ohio. He is completSullivan. Bush is currently the ing his Superintendent certiﬁcation currently Principal at Eastern High School, a position through the University he has held since 2011. of Dayton. Bush holds his superintendent certiﬁcation © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. from Salem International University. Sarah Hawley is the managing Dettwiller, who was editor of The Daily Sentinel. shawley@aimmediamidwest. com Memorial Day events planned in Meigs, Gallia OHIO VALLEY — Events are planned in Meigs and Gallia Counties on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel “Woody” Williams will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Memorial Day ceremony at Gallipolis City Park. A member of “the Greatest Generation” who has a U.S. Navy vessel named in his honor, among other accolades, Williams will also be the grand marshal of the Gallipolis Memorial Day Parade which precedes the annual ceremony. The parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. and the program immediately See EVENTS | 4 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. 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Mid-Valley Christian School Class of ’21 By Lorna Hart “Be strong and of good courage, go with God.” Diplomas were then presented, tassels turned, MIDDLEPORT — and the Mid-Valley Class “Take pride in how far of 2021 were now graduyou have come and have ates. faith in how far you can Pastor Mike Foreman go” was the message addressed the new gradufor the 2021 graduates ates before leading them of Mid-Valley Christian and their families in School this past Saturday. prayer. The ceremony began Quoting from Jeremiah with a processional, fol29:11, Pastor Foreman lowed by the invocation said, “For I know the from Mid-Valley board plans I have for you, member Matt Lyons. declares the Lord, plans The graduates then led to prosper you and not to the Pledge of Allegiance, harm you, plans to give Pledge to the Christian you hope and a future. Flag, and Pledge to the Your life is a journey to Bible. ﬁnd out what God has Zephin Hester began planned for you.” the senior speeches by Pastor Foreman thanking everyone for the encouraged them to go experience. out into the world and “When I look back, it know that the people in is with great memories,” their lives were there Hester said. with support and encourElizabeth Oldaker said agement. she was celebrating the Directors Nanette end of one chapter and Swab and Tami Putman the beginning of another. Keynote Speaker Miriam Polley addresses the Class of 2021. were instrumental in She shared that she felt planning and executing with them for security. school great, and for all loved at the school, and the graduation ceremony, “Toys, blankets, those the support.” wished to thank those including a special items provided you with Former Mid-Valley who made the school so presentation for the security when you were teacher Miriam Polley special. was the keynote speaker, younger, but as you grew graduates: a slide show “I have many wonderof the graduates while you needed them less and fondly recalled her ful memories, and I’m and less, until now…they the music of Bruno Mars experiences with the excited to see what the “Count on Me” played in aren’t with you today,” future holds,” she said. “I graduates. the background. she said smiling. “It’s not always easy know God has something “This was a wonderful She told them that now, amazing in store for me.” being in the support class,” Putman said. “The security is placing your Jeremiah Swab said the group,” she said. “But kids were very focused life in God’s hands, and experience at Mid-Valley they are worth it.” and respectful of our she encouraged them to Speaking directly to taught him a lot, and efforts. They are ready to the students, she said, “It choose their path wisely also thanked everyone start a new chapter.” and make it count. who made his time at the was wonderful to watch “Make God your focus as you grew into the perschool “great.” © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all and you will be blessed. son you are today.” “The teachers were rights reserved. You are walking through Polley recalled that in always there to prepare their early days attending the door of life with many Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for us, “Swab said. “I want the school, they each had choices, and I want to see Ohio Valley Publishing. to thank everyone who you blossom,” she said. something they carried made my time at the Special to OVP SS OF Congratulations to the Class of 2021! 202 1 We are proud of you & wish you all the best in your next adventures. S ț From your f riends & family at OH-70238600 ț CO NG R AT U L A O TI N �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, May 27, 2021 OBITUARIES ZENITH L. ‘KITTY’ JOHNSON GALLIPOLIS — Zenith L. “Kitty” Johnson, 90, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Holzer Senior Care surrounded by family. Kitty was born on March 14, 1931 in Sidney Ohio, daughter of the late Palmer and Lucille Owen Watkins. She was the seventh of eleven children; they have all preceded her in death except one brother, Jim (Letha) Watkins of Quincy, Ohio. Kitty was a care giver for the elderly and a member of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Kitty is survived by her two children, Jim (Eva) Johnson and Jan (Rick) Carter, all of Gallipolis; grandchildren, Hallie Carter, Matthew (Kelsey) Ball, Stephen (Mikhayla) Ball, and Benjamin (Lauren) Ball; and great grandchildren, Colby Ferguson, Chloe Carter, Owen Ball, and Emma Ball. A Memorial Service will be held for Kitty at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Chapel Hill Church of Christ with Minister Jonathan McAnulty ofﬁciating. Social distancing and wearing face masks are recommended. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family requests you consider donating to a charity of your choice, donating to Chapel Hill Church of Christ, or planting a tree or plant in memory of Kitty. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR 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. Card showers Marge Reuter will be celebrating her 97th birthday on May 29, cards may be sent to 138 Beech St. Pomeroy, OH 45769. Rev. Warren H. Wilson of Virginia Beach, Virginia, formerly of Gallipolis, will celebrate his 100th birthday on May 29, cards may be sent to him at 1032 Minden Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464-5525. Holiday closure GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Library will be closed for the Memorial Day Holiday. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, June 1. Friday, May 28 MIDDLEPORT — The Free Community Dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ’s Family Life Center. Take-out meals will be handed out in the parking lot beginning at 5 p.m. while supplies last. This month they are serving sloppy joe sandwiches, glazed baby carrots, chips, and dessert. Everyone is welcome. Thursday, June 3 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association will be having their monthly board meeting in the Dining Hall of the Academy in Chester starting at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and we will be observing social distancing rules. Please wear your mask. Tuesday, June 8 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District board will meet at 7 p.m. at the district ofﬁce. GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library trustees regular monthly meeting, 5 p.m. at the library. invites you to their ANNUAL DAY �� !� #"�� %��! Ohio Valley Publishing 7 new COVID-19 cases reported Latest stats from Meigs, Mason and Gallia counties probable cases) 20-29 — 342 cases (plus 13 probable cases (2 new)) 30-39 — 327 cases (plus 12 probable cases) Health Advisory System map 40-49 — 283 cases (plus 11 after meeting two of the seven probable cases (1 new)) indicators. 50-59 — 289 cases (plus 4 Staff Report probable cases, 2 deaths, 1 new case) Meigs County 60-69 — 259 cases (plus 5 OHIO VALLEY — Seven Meigs County currently has probable cases, 7 deaths, 1 new additional COVID-19 cases were 11 active cases and 1,516 total case) reported in Mason and Gallia cases (1,358 conﬁrmed, 158 70-plus — 236 cases (plus 8 Counties on Wednesday. probable) since April 2020, as of The West Virginia Department Monday afternoon’s update from probable cases, 28 deaths) On Wednesday, Mason County of Health and Human Resources the Meigs County Health Departwas designated as “green” on (DHHR) reported ﬁve additional ment. the West Virginia County Alert cases of COVID-19 in Mason There have been a total of 39 System map. Mason County’s County on Wednesday. deaths, 1,469 recovered cases latest infection rate was 5.39 on Two additional cases of (three new), and 86 hospitalizaWednesday with a 1.21 percent COVID-19 were reported in Gal- tions since April 2020. lia County, according to the Ohio Age ranges for the 1,516 Meigs positivity rate. Surrounding Department of Health. County cases, as of Monday, were counties are green, orange and gold. The next update from the as follows: Meigs County Health Depart0-9 — 59 cases ment is expected on Friday. 10-19 — 144 cases (1 hospital- Ohio Here is a closer look at COVID- ization) ODH reported a 24-hour 19 cases in the region and state: 20-29 — 217 cases (1 hospital- change of 987 new cases on ization) Wednesday (21-day average of 30-39 — 183 cases (3 hospital- 993), bringing Ohio’s overall Vaccine Update izations) case count since the beginning DHHR reports 8,028 ﬁrst 40-49 — 223 cases (6 hospital- of the pandemic to 1,099,580 doses have been administered to izations) cases. There were 97 new hosMason County residents, which 50-59 — 227 cases (9 hospital- pitalizations (21-day average is approximately 30.3 percent of izations) of 91) and 18 new ICU admisthe population. Of those, 6,559 60-69 — 214 cases (23 hospisions (21-day average of 10). On have been fully vaccinated, which Wednesday, zero deaths were is 24.7 percent of the population. talizations, 6 deaths) 70-79 — 156 cases (26 hospireported (since Tuesday), with The Ohio Department of talizations, 14 deaths) a 21-day average of 19 deaths. Health reports that, as of 80-89 — 65 cases (11 hospital- As announced earlier this year, Wednesday, a total of 9,704 izations, 16 deaths) ODH will only be reporting people on Gallia County (32.46 90-99 — 29 cases (6 hospitaldeaths approximately twice per percent of the population) have izations, 3 deaths) week, those updates have typireceived at least one dose of the 100-109 — 2 cases (1 hospital- cally been made on Tuesday and COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, ization) Friday. 8,993 people (30.08 percent of Pﬁzer, Moderna and Johnson Ohio’s cases per 100,000 popthe population) have completed & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines ulation for the past two weeks the vaccine process. are now available for free by fell to 90.7 on Thursday, down ODH reports that, as of appointment, Monday through from 119.9 the previous week. Wednesday, a total of 7,275 Friday at the Meigs County This number is updated each people on Meigs County (31.76 Health Department. To make an Thursday. percent of the population) have appointment by internet go to, As of Wednesday, a total of received at least one dose of the www.meigs-health.com or call 5,229,367 ﬁrst doses of COVIDCOVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 740-992-6626 for assistance. A 19 vaccine have been given in 6,541 people (28.55 percent of schedule for the upcoming Covid- Ohio, which is 44.74 percent of the population) have completed 19 vaccination clinics is available the population. the vaccine process. for review. A total of 4,581,171 people, To date, the Meigs County 39.19 percent of the population, Gallia County are fully vaccinated. SchedulODH reported a total of 2,384 Health Department has admining a vaccine in Ohio can be cases of COVID-19 (since March istered 2,543 doses of Moderna completed on the website 2020) in Gallia County as part of vaccine, 1,789 doses of Pﬁzer vaccine and 195 doses of Johnson gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov Wednesday’s update, two more & Johnson vaccine for a total of or for assistance in scheduling than on Tuesday. 4,527 vaccines administered. call 833-4-ASK-ODH (833-427ODH has reported a total of For more data and information 5634). 50 deaths, 147 hospitalizations, on the cases in Meigs County and 2,278 presumed recovered visit https://www.meigs-health. individuals (one new) as of West Virginia com/covid-19/ . Wednesday. As of the 10 a.m. update on Meigs County is “orange” on Age ranges for the 2,384 Wednesday, DHHR is reporting a the Ohio Public Health Advisory total of 160,777 cases with 2,788 total cases reported by ODH on System after meeting two of the Wednesday are as follows: deaths. There was an increase of seven indicators. 0-19 — 311 cases (2 hospital190 cases since Tuesday and six izations) new deaths. The daily positivity 20-29 — 399 cases (6 hospital- Mason County rate in the state was 3.24 percent. izations) There are 5,173 currently active DHHR reported 2,030 total 30-39 — 315 cases (3 hospital- cases (since March 2020) for cases in the state. izations) DHHR recently reported Mason County in the 10 a.m. 40-49 — 341 cases (1 new update on Wednesday, ﬁve more 891,048 ﬁrst doses of the case, 8 hospitalizations, 1 death) than Tuesday. Of those, 1,971 are COVID-19 vaccine have been 50-59 — 354 cases (15 hospiadministered to residents of West conﬁrmed cases (2 additional) talizations, 4 deaths) and 59 are probable cases (three Virginia. So far, 724,152 people 60-69 — 302 cases (1 new additional). DHHR has reported have been fully vaccinated. Gov. case, 30 hospitalizations, 8 37 deaths in Mason County, one Justice urges all residents to deaths) pre-register for a vaccine appointnew. 70-79 — 206 cases (43 hospiment on vaccine.wv.gov. Case numbers per age group talizations, 12 deaths) reported by DHHR are as folSarah Hawley and Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham 80-plus — 156 cases (40 hospi- lows: contributed to this story. talizations, 25 deaths) 0-9 — 47 cases (plus 3 probGallia County is currently able cases) © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. “orange” on the Ohio Public 10-19 — 188 cases (plus 3 Friday --May 28th 8am-5pm EVERYONE WELCOME Sign Up for Our Prize Giveaways! 8 dead in shooting at rail yard serving Silicon Valley By Jocelyn Gecker FREE HOT DOGS & REFRESHMENTS and Terence Chea STOREWIDE SALES We Have new Associated Press OH-70237980 � OOHG� May 28th Specials!!&\��OLQ��À GHUV�IRU� 20 lb cylinder refill-$8.00 $44.50! 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VTA Chairman SAN JOSE, Calif. — Glenn Hendricks said it An employee opened ﬁre took place in the rail yard Wednesday at a California but not in operations conrail yard serving Silicon trol center. Santa Clara Valley, killing eight peoCounty District Attorney ple before ending his own Jeff Rosen said it was his life, authorities said. understanding the shootThe suspect was an ing happened inside the employee of the Valley VTA building during a Transportation AuthorNoah Berger | AP ity, which provides bus, A man comforts a woman near the scene of a shooting at a Santa morning meeting. Victims’ grief-stricken light rail and other tranClara Valley Transportation Authority facility Wednesday in San families sat huddled sit services throughout Jose, Calif. together, holding hands Santa Clara County, the most populated county in at a light rail facility that did not release any of the and crying, after learning they had lost a loved the Bay Area, authorities includes a transit-control victims’ names. one, Rosen told report“These folks were center, parking for trains said. heroes during COVID-19. ers, describing the scene The attacker was iden- and a maintenance yard. The buses never stopped inside a county building. Sheriff’s spokesman tiﬁed as 57-year-old Sam “They’re just sitting Cassidy, according to two Deputy Russell Davis said running, VTA didn’t stop and holding hands and law enforcement ofﬁcials. the attack also resulted in running. They just kept crying,” Rosen said. “It’s “multiple major injuries.” at work, and now we’re Investigators offered no terrible. It’s awful. It’s immediate word on a pos- He did not know the type really calling on them to raw. People are learning be heroes a second time of weapon used. He said sible motive. the victims included VTA to survive such a terrible, they lost their husband, The shooting took their son, their brother.” terrible tragedy,” Santa employees. Authorities place around 6:30 a.m. �Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 27, 2021 3 Better Health Starts With Us. At the Regional Health Center at Pleasant Valley Hospital, we do so much more than treat you or your child when you’re sick. We are here to give preventive care and provide guidance for a healthy lifestyle. We also have the expertise to manage Nisar Amin, MD, ABIM your care if there’s a chronic health need and open doors to specialized services, when and if required. As you look to live your healthiest life, start with one of our experienced primary care providers. Our team welcomes your call or visit today. H. 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When You Need It Most. OH-70238610 Well Checks, Sick Visits, Walk-In Care and Telehealth Appointments Schedule an Appointment Today at 304.675.4500 �NEWS 4 Thursday, May 27, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing OVB names Gallia, Mason, Meigs scholars OHIO VALLEY — Ohio Valley Bank recently announced winners of its 2021 Ohio Valley Bank 4-H Scholarship awards from Gallia, Mason and Meigs counties. Recipients, listed in alphabetical order are as follows: Kenly Arbogast, of Point Pleasant, was recently named the Mason County recipient of the 2021 Ohio Valley Bank 4-H Scholarship. Arbogast is the daughter of David and Kelly Arbogast. She is a member of the Haer Bears 4-H Club. She graduated from Point Pleasant High School this spring. She plans to study at Marshall University this fall. Madison Petro, of Galli- plans to study veterinary medicine at Ohio State ATI and Ohio State University. Other OVB scholarship winners from nearby counties included: Marlee Norris, Cabell; Elizabeth Fannin, Jackson; Riley Welch, Pike. To date, the bank has helped 241 4-H members pay for college through the program. Created in 1986, for Kenly Arbogast, Mason County Madison Petro, Gallia County Caelin Seth, Meigs County OVB over 30 years the Ohio OVB 4-H Scholar. OVB 4-H Scholar. 4-H Scholar. Valley Bank 4-H Scholarship Program has recogOhio Valley Bank 4-H polis, was recently named Academy High School nized outstanding high Scholarship. this spring and plans the Gallia County recipischool seniors for their Seth is the daughter ent of the 2021 Ohio Val- to study nursing at the accomplishments in 4-H. ley Bank 4-H Scholarship. University of Rio Grande of Shaun and Jennifer Seth. She is a member of Recipients receive $3,000 this fall. Petro is the daughter over 4 years which is typithe Meigs County Dairy Caelin Seth, of Long of Chris and Holly Petro. cally presented to them 4-H Club. She graduBottom, was recently She is a member of the named the Meigs County ated from Southern High during the county fair. Triangle 4-H Club. She Winners are deterSchool this spring. She recipient of the 2021 graduated from Gallia mined by 4-H advisors and volunteers. 4-H involvement accounts for 50 percent of the decision. The other half considers the individual’s experiences in other groups and activities, academic accomplishments and potential for success. Ohio Valley Bank, established in 1872 and based in Gallipolis, operates 15 ofﬁces throughout southern Ohio and western West Virginia. The company is a subsidiary of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. whose stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. The company’s website is www.ovbc. com. Information provided by OVB. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Special board meeting REEDSVILLE — Eastern Local School District will be having a Special Board Meeting to interview the applicants to ﬁll the superintendent vacancy on Thursday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Administrative Ofﬁce and Friday, May 28, at 4:30 p.m. at the Administrative Ofﬁce (if needed). Veterans church service GALLIPOLIS — First Baptist Church, 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis, will host its annual observance to honor all who have served, and are currently serving their country, at 9 a.m., this Sunday. “America, Land of the Free, Because of the Brave” is this year’s theme. Col. Jeff Settle will be there’s year’s special speaker. Memorial Day Parade Mindy Kearns | Courtesy Many upgrades and improvements to the New Haven Municipal Swimming Pool have been made this season, including a new ladder and railing in the 10-foot section, and the pool’s new, darker painted color. The pool will open Saturday at noon to the public, and there will be free admission all season. New Haven Municipal Pool reopens Saturday to public Free admission all season By Mindy Kearns Special to OVP NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — The New Haven Municipal Swimming Pool will open Saturday to the public, with many upgrades and improvements. The pool will be open from noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free the entire season. According to Council- man Roy Dale Grimm, holes along the top edge of the pool have been patched, two sections of pump suction line replaced, and a suction line to the pool bottom replaced. In addition, Grimm said the pump ﬁlter has new sand. Although these improvements are not visible to most of those who will be frequenting the pool, there are several new items that are. The councilman said the entire pool has been acid and pressure washed, and painted a darker blue. A ladder was installed on the 10-foot depth end with hand rails. On the grounds, electric was installed at the nearby shelter with two exterior ceiling fans. A new push mower was purchased exclusively to be used at the pool. The portion of the community center used during swim season got upgrades as well. New LED lights line the hallway, with new locks installed on the doors. The restrooms are freshly painted, along with the ﬂoor. Police Chief Dave Hardwick will manage the pool. Lifeguards will include Abbie Lieving, Zachary Roush, Casey Greer, Avery Davis, Lillian Bowles, Alyssa VanMeter, and Ciah Nutter. The pool can be rented by organizations and individuals. The cost is $35 per hour with a twohour minimum, or $150 for the entire day. Those renting the pool must pay a $100 refundable deposit. For more information, call the town hall at 304-882-3203. ery Act, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” legislative program. In 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to pedestrian trafﬁc (vehicles began crossing the next day). In 1942, Doris “Dorie” Miller, a cook aboard the USS West Virginia, became the ﬁrst AfricanAmerican to receive the Navy Cross for displaying “extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety” during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1964, independent India’s ﬁrst prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, died. Today’s Birthdays: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is 98. Author John Barth is 91. Actor Lee Meriwether is 86. Musician Ramsey Lewis is 86. Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 85. R&B singer Raymond Sanders (The Persuasions) is 82. Actor Bruce Weitz is 78. Former Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) is 77. Singer Bruce Cockburn is 76. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is 74. Singer-actor Dee Dee Bridgewater is 71. Actor Richard Schiff is 66. Singer Siouxsie Sioux (The Creatures, Siouxsie and the Banshees) is 64. Rock singer-musician Neil Finn (The Finn Brothers) is 63. Actor Peri Gilpin is 60. Actor Cathy Silvers is 60. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her at mindykearns1@hotmail.com. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Roger Taney, sitting as a federal circuit court judge Today is Thursday, May in Baltimore, ruled that 27, the 147th day of 2021. President Abraham LinThere are 218 days left in coln lacked the authority to suspend the writ of the year. habeas corpus (Lincoln Today’s Highlight in History: disregarded the ruling). In 1896, 255 people On May 27, 1941, the were killed when a torBritish Royal Navy sank nado struck St. Louis, the German battleship Bismarck off France with Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois. a loss of some 2,000 In 1933, the Chicago lives, three days after the World’s Fair, celebrating Bismarck sank the HMS “A Century of Progress,” Hood with the loss of ofﬁcially opened. Walt more than 1,400 lives. Disney’s Academy AwardAmid rising world tensions, President Franklin winning animated short “The Three Little Pigs” D. Roosevelt proclaimed was ﬁrst released. an “unlimited national In 1935, the U.S. emergency” during a Supreme Court, in radio address from the Schechter Poultry Corp. White House. v. United States, unanimously struck down the On this date: National Industrial RecovIn 1861, Chief Justice GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Memorial Day Parade steps off at 10:30 a.m., May 31, downtown Gallipolis, followed by the Memorial Day observance beginning at 11 a.m. at City Park. Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams speaking. Ohio 7 rehabilitation project reminder CROWN CITY — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced a rehabilitation project that began Monday, March 22 on State Route 7 in the Crown City area of Gallia County. The project will be between Westbranch Road (County Road 162) and Sunnyside Drive (County Road 158). The project is estimated to be completed in June 2022. ODOT states the road will be closed now through Dec. 1. The detour for motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Route 218 to State Route 553 and back to State Route 7. Trucks will be detoured from State Route See BRIEFS | 8 Events West Virginia. He and his wife Catherine have been married for 13 years and have three From page 1 children. The Southern Marchfollows at 11 a.m. on ing Band will perform Monday, May 31. In Pomeroy, Captain at the ceremony in Chip Bennett will serve Pomeroy. Flanders Field and the Raggedy as the speaker for the event to be held on the Old Flag will also be Pomeroy Parking Lot at read. In addition to the noon. Captain Bennett has served in the West program, graveside serVirginia Army National vices on Memorial Day Guard for 21 years. He for Post 39 will be at 9 a.m. at Rocksprings is currently the batCemetery; 9:30 a.m. at talion chaplain for the Beech Grove Cemetery; 10/92 Engineers with 10 a.m. at the Catholic units all over the state Cemetery; 10:30 a.m. of West Virginia. He at the Bridge of Honor; is in ministry with the National Guard, includ- 1:30 p.m. at Memory Gardens at; 2 p.m. the ing worship service, Chester Cemetery; and Bible studies, counseling, and generally being 3 p.m. Hemlock Grove. In Racine, a Memopresent with soldiers. rial Day program will In addition to servbe held at 10 a.m. at the ing as a chaplain with American Legion. The the West Virginia Army National Guard, speaker will be Pastor Duke Holbert from the he is also the pastor First Baptist Church of of Bellemead United Racine. The Southern Methodist Church in Band will perform and Point Pleasant until refreshments will be the end of June when served. he will transition to a new role as the district © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all superintendent for the rights reserved. Southern District of �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 27, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green %\�'DYH�*UHHQ � � � CRANKSHAFT � � � � � � � � By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis � � � � � � � � �� 'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO Today’s Solution �� THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner � � � � � ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� � �Sports 6 Thursday, May 27, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Point Pleasant wins home quad By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant track and ﬁeld team won both the boys and girls team competitions, and claimed ﬁrst in a total of 24 events in a quad meet at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field on Tuesday. The Lady Knights won 10 events and ﬁnished with a team score of 92, a full 18 ahead of runner-up Buffalo. Wahama claimed third with 26, while Hannan placed fourth with eight. The PPHS girls won Alex Hawley|OVP Sports Wahama’s Lacey Neal (left) and Point Pleasant’s Elicia Wood (right) lead the way in the 100m dash, a pair of relays with the during a quad meet on Tuesday in Point Pleasant, W.Va. team of Skyla Hall, McK- enna Young, Brooke Warner and Katelynn Smith setting a pace of 56.59 in the 4x100m, and the team of Hall, Smith, Warner and Elicia Wood posting a time of 1:10.59 in the 4x102.5 shuttle hurdles. Wood was ﬁrst in all-3 of her individual events, with a time of 13.52 in the 100m dash, a time of 16.00 in the 100m hurdles, and a height of 5-02 in the high jump. Addy Cottrill claimed ﬁrst in both throwing events, with a distance of 36-06 in the shot put, and 126-02 in the discus throw. Hall was ﬁrst in the pole vault at 8-00, Kady Hughes won the 800m run with a time of 2:37.33, while Kendall Connolly was champion of the 400m dash with a time of 1:10.04. The Lady Falcons’ lone champion was Abbie Lieving, who leaped 15-11 in the long jump. Hannan’s top ﬁnisher was Miranda Smith, who was third in both the 400m dash and 800m run, and was also part of the HHS 4x200m relay that took third. PPHS won the boys team title with a score of 128, winning 14 events. Buffalo was second with 66, Wahama took third with 32, while the See QUAD | 7 DIAMOND ROUNDUP Lady Falcons whip Wirt County, 17-0 From staff reports Mikie Lieving allowed two hits and struck out nine over ﬁve scoreless innings, and Wahama pounded out 16 hits during a 17-0 thumping of host Wirt County on Tuesday in Little Kanawha Conference play. The Lady Falcons (17-0) took a permanent lead in the top of the ﬁrst as Emma Gibbs singled home Lieving for a 1-0 edge, then the guests piled on eight more runs in the second with a 12-batter frame that resulted in a 9-0 cushion. WHS extended that lead out to 12-0 and 13-0 over each of the next two frames, then Amber Wolfe started a 4-run ﬁfth with a solo homer to center that closed the door on the mercy rule outcome. Lieving, Gibbs and Wolfe all had Wahama 17, Wirt County 0 WHS 183 14 — 17-16-1 WCHS 000 00 — 0-2-2 WP: Mikie Lieving (5IP, 9K) LP: Jonna Starcher (5IP, 2K, 5BB) Wahama (17-0, 10-0 LKC): Mikie Lieving 3-4 (2RBI, 2RS), Emma Gibbs 3-4 (2RBI, 2RS), Amber Wolfe 3-4 (2RBI, 3RS), Lauren Noble 2-3 (RBI, 2RS), Victoria VanMatre 1-3 (3RBI, 2RS), Bailey Moore 2-2 (2RBI), Emma Knapp 1-2 (3RBI, RS), Deborah Miller 1-2, Morgan Christian (3RS), Kloe Sigman (RS), Bailee Bumgarner (RBI, RS), Olivia Todd (RBI). Wirt County: Malane Smith 1-2, Lyndsey Powell 1-2. 2B: Gibbs, Knapp, Moore, Noble, VanMatre. 3B: Lieving, Wolfe. HR: Wolfe. three hits to go along with at least two RBIs and two runs scored each. Lauren Noble also added two safeties and scored twice, while Victoria VanMatre and Emma Knapp drove in three RBIs apiece. Malane Smith and Lyndsey Powell had a hit each for the Lady Tigers. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, May 27 Softball Hannan at Wirt County, 5:30 Point Pleasant at St. Marys, 6 p.m. Track and Field OHSAA Region 7 at Southeastern, 4 p.m. Point Pleasant at Nicholas County, 4 p.m. Friday, May 28 Baseball Point Pleasant at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Hannan at Tolsia, 6 p.m. Softball Point Pleasant at Independence (DH), 5:30 Hannan at Tolsia, 5 p.m. Track and Field OHSAA Region 11 at Southeastern, 4 p.m. Wahama at LKC Championships, TBA Saturday, May 29 Track and Field OHSAA Region 7 at Southeastern, 11 a.m. Zeile, Alonso hype vaccines NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball joined many of its clubs in coronavirus vaccination efforts, sending retired players Todd Zeile and Yonder Alonso to a New York City high school as part of an education push Wednesday. “It’s just giving awareness,” said Alonso, now a broadcaster for the MLB Network. keeping people healthy, not just the young kids, but obviously their parents or grandparents.” Some of the students at Cristo Rey New York High School are part of a corporate work-study program with Major League Baseball, which teamed with CVS Health. Michael Conroy | AP file Takuma Sato, of Japan, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Aug. 23, 2020, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Sato is trying to become the sixth driver to win consecutive Indianapolis 500s. Indy 500 winner Sato wants third race victory and a party By Dan Gelston race and it was a great race,” team owner and 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal said. “It was too bad we couldn’t share it with people INDIANAPOLIS — Takuma live, at least with spectators, but Sato held out his ﬁsts and ﬂashed his oversized 2017 and 2020 India- it’s great coming back, great to see people.” napolis 500 championship rings Sato couldn’t even bring the that spend more time in safekeepBorg-Warner Trophy home to ing than as a daily accessory. The rings can be a bit much for a Japan for a victory tour as he did driver who still lives in an upstairs to great fanfare in 2017. Sato’s Indy wins stamped him as bedroom in the house of his longtime business manager in suburban one of the faces of elite Japanese athletes having success in the Indianapolis. States in recent years. Hideki Mat“They’re way too big. Chunky,” suyama became the ﬁrst Japanese Sato said, laughing. “I do wear them for special occasions. But an golfer to win the Masters in April. Naomi Osaka, born in Japan to everyday ring is coming.” a Japanese mother and a Haitian Uncomfortable, perhaps, at the father, has four Grand Slam singles oversized rocks, Sato jokes he can still squeeze a third championship titles. Shohei Ohtani’s incredible two-way game has drawn compariring on one more ﬁnger. Also on the horizon, the overdue sons to Babe Ruth as he blossomed victory celebration at Indianapolis into a star for the Los Angeles Motor Speedway he was denied off Angels. The Tokyo Games, which he one of the weirdest Indy 500s ever. The 44-year-old Japanese driver hoped to attend if done safely, are scheduled for later this summer. — who ﬂirted with another Indy Sato gave Ohtani a signed helmet 500 victory in 2012 — wants and milk bottles when they met another win, yes, to cement his before an Angels game in April legacy as one of the Brickyard’s greats, but also to enjoy the spoils 2018. Sato threw the ceremonial ﬁrst pitch — much slower than the of victory. 230.708 mph four-lap average he The pandemic pushed the 2020 race until August making Sato, the hit to qualify 15th for Sunday’s race — and Ohtani hit his ﬁrst career ﬁrst Japanese-born driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the shortest- MLB home run. Sato tweeted congratulations (“Very happy to see a reigning champion at just nine historic moment for Japanese golf months. world”) to Matsuyama when he Sato held off Scott Dixon and won at Augusta National. won under caution last year in a “I love to see all the Japanese mostly unsatisfying ﬁnish, and his athletes performing on the worldRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team held a muted victory celebra- wide level,” Sato said. Sato has raised awareness for tion inside a largely empty track. causes in his country as he did for “It was kind of a crushing thing victims of the 2011 earthquake in a lot of ways, but yet we had a AP Sports Writer and tsunami and had supporters rally around him like when, also in 2011, a sports writer for The Denver Post was ﬁred for tweeting he was “uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend.” Born in Tokyo, Sato got hooked on racing when he watched his ﬁrst Indy 500 on TV as just a boy. His father took a 10-year-old Sato to the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix Formula One race in Suzuka and his sensation for speed truly kicked in. Sato’s ﬁrst competitive races came on bicycles, and he later moved to karting and a ride in British Formula 3. He learned English at a private school and spent seven seasons in Formula One. When sponsorship dried up overseas, Sato made the move to the United States and landed an IndyCar ride in 2011 with KV Racing Technology. He moved to RLL, drove for A.J. Foyt, won the 2017 Indy 500 for Michael Andretti and started a second stint at RLL in 2018. Sato talked with The AP after a series of interviews with more than 70 members of the Japanese media and promotional photo shoots — though none as controversial as the one Rahal Letterman Lanigan staged on the opening lap of practice last week — to publicize the race in his homeland where his family stayed awake deep into the night to watch him win Indy. Sato usually returns home three times a year, though he was limited to just one in the offseason because of the pandemic. See SATO | 7 �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 27, 2021 7 IN BRIEF Callaway banned through at least 2022 after probe Canada wins; Britain has 1st regulation victory since 1962 RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Adam Henrique had two goals and an assist and Canada beat Norway 4-2 on Wednesday night in the world hockey championship for its ﬁrst victory in four games. Connor Brown added a goal and two assists, Andrew Mangiapane also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 13 saves. Canada moved into a tie with Norway for sixth place in Group B. Canada has never failed to advance from group play in the event. It will face Kazakhstan on Thursday. Thomas Valkae Olsen and Mats Rosseli Olsen scored for Norway. In the other Group B game Wednesday, Kazakhstan ended ﬁrst-place Germany’s three-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory. Pavel Akolzin broke a tie on a breakaway with 4:18 left. Nikita Boyarkin made 28 saves and Alexander Shin and Roman Starchenko also scored. Tom Kuhnhackl and Markus Eisenschmid scored for Germany. The United States (2-1-0) will resume Group B play Thursday against Latvia. In Group A, Britain beat Belarus 4-3 for its ﬁrst regulation victory in the event since 1962, and Russia topped Denmark 3-0. Liam Kirk scored twice for Britain. Ben Davies and Mark Hammond also scored and Ben Bowns stopped 33 shots. Sato From page 6 It was one of a series of adjustments he had to make, starting with crossing the line of bricks without 250,000 fans packed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a feeling he called “a little bit sad.” His popularity at IMS may not rival the levels reached by, say, 2013 champion Tony Kanaan but he is a bona ﬁde A-lister in Japan. “Let’s put it this way, if you go to the racing venue, appearance for example at Suzuka, obviously no way I can walk outside. It’s impossible,” Sato said. “That’s only happening in the racing context. I can go to restaurant, I can go to convenience store, gas station by myself. Daily stuff, I can, no problem. Yes, some people recognize, cheer me. Certainly not the movie star (fame) that has been a problem for this life, no. Not that way.” Sato, who has six career IndyCar wins in a career that dates to 2010, wants to bring his Baby Borg back to Japan. To help give Sato his due, the speedway will break from tradition Sunday and single out Sato during driver introductions. The hope is that the 135,000 fans in attendance will give the Japanese driver the cheers he missed last year. Sato will also take part in a special race day interview in front of the fans. Sato would be closer to the most famous names at Indy had he been able to take advantage in 2012 in his ﬁrst serious run at the Indy checkered ﬂag. Dario Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle, sailing away to the ﬁnish when Sato spun out trying to make one last pass on the inside and slammed into the wall. “Without that, I wouldn’t have achieved ’17 and ’20, probably,” Sato said. “It was the ﬁrst time I realized how hard it was to win that race. The ﬁrst 100, 150 laps, going into Turn 1, it is completely different from the last lap. To compete and win the race, you need to be there to experience it. At the same time, I proved I could be there.” As an Indy rookie in 2010, Sato ﬁnished 30th, two laps off the pace. In 2011, he qualiﬁed 10th and looked like a race day dark horse until he got too high going through one turn and wound up in the wall, the ﬁrst car out. He now feels right at home at the Brickyard. Sato is one of nine former winners in the ﬁeld and faces 20-1 odds to win Sunday and join seven other drivers who have won exactly three times. There are three four-time winners but Sato knows time is short in his career to join the exclusive list. Sato is trying to become the sixth driver to win consecutive Indianapolis 500s. Should he repeat, he’d take home a rollover $380,000 bonus designed for repeat winners — roughly $41,3150,000 yen — from Borg Warner. “It would be lying if I didn’t think about it, of course,” Sato said of a repeat. “I’m ready to take that challenge and I think realistically we have a good opportunity to repeat again.” John Raoux | AP Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence looks for a receiver during an NFL rookie minicamp May 15 in Jacksonville, Fla. Lawrence says Tebow is ‘a guy you want to be around’ By Rob Maaddi awesome shape.” The 33-year-old Tebow is returning to the NFL after playing baseball the past ﬁve years Trevor Lawrence is excited to (2016-20) in the New York Mets’ have Tim Tebow as a teammate. The Jacksonville Jaguars signed organization. He’s reuniting with Urban Meyer, his college coach, Tebow last week, giving the forand joining Lawrence following mer Florida star and 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback the 21-year-old’s standout career at Clemson. an opportunity to revive his pro “I never met Tim until last career as a tight end catching week so I didn’t really know him passes from their rookie No. 1 but I was intrigued by his characoverall pick. “He looks great,” Lawrence said ter, his work ethic and what he’s been able to do throughout his on the AP Pro Football Podcast. life on the ﬁeld and off the ﬁeld,” “He’s just a guy that you want to be around. Character is awesome. Lawrence said. “All those things are really Had a few conversations with him interesting so I was excited to and I can already tell, and just a meet him. When it was ofﬁcial, I hard worker. No one is going to work harder than him. Those are saw him in the locker room and the kind of guys you want in your had a few good conversations and I really like him.” locker room and you want to be Lawrence and Meyer are aiming around every day. And then I’m to immediately instill a winning excited to see what he can do on culture in Jacksonville, which has the ﬁeld as well. We got in a few had one winning season in the days and he looks great. He’s in AP Pro Football Writer past 13 years. “He’s awesome, deﬁnitely a player’s coach,” Lawrence said of Meyer. “What I love is the expectations are very clear. There’s no misconstruing anything. We know what’s expected of us and he takes care of us. He knows how to coach a football team, he knows how to win. And I think with any great leader, especially a coach, you got to have someone where communication is super detailed and precise. And he’s deﬁnitely that way. Everyone’s on the same page and I just like the energy that he’s bringing in here, and that we’re expecting to win this year. We don’t have a ﬁve-year plan. This isn’t let’s get a little bit better and then eventually we’ll win. Let’s win as soon as we can. Let’s win now.” Lawrence is used to winning. He was 34-2 as Clemson’s starter and led the Tigers to the 2018 national championship. Gretzky will be part of Turner’s NHL studio By Joe Reedy AP Sports Writer “The Great One” is headed from the front ofﬁce to a cable television studio. Turner Sports has reached a multi-year agreement with Wayne Gretzky to be a studio analyst when its coverage of the National Hockey League begins in October. He will appear during key moments in the regular season — including opening week and the Winter Classic — and then throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Turner’s seven-year agreement begins next season. Besides regular-season and playoff games, it also includes the 2023, ’25 and ’27 Stanley Cup Finals on the TNT cable network. Gretzky said during a tele- Quad From page 6 Wildcats were held scoreless. Three Point Pleasant relay teams were ﬁrst, with the 4x100m relay team of Gavin Jeffers, Jonathan Grifﬁn, Trey Peck and Preston Taylor posting a time of 44.90, the 4x110m phone interview with The Associated Press that the opportunity to join Turner, as well as some other changes, led to this being the perfect time to move into an analyst role. Gretzky and his wife, Janet, moved to Missouri earlier this year to be closer to his mother-in-law, who turns 100 in August. The move from California also allows them to be closer to their two grandchildren, who are in South Florida. “We just felt like, after the passing of my dad and my youngest going to college this year, maybe this is a good time to move. We’ve kind of become empty nesters,” he said. “Atlanta is an hour from Florida and an hour from St. Louis. So I guess the stars were aligned. We get to spend a lot of time with our fam- shuttle hurdle team of Cael McCutcheon, Ian Wood, Brayden Wise and Luke Derenberger recording a time of 1:03.64, and the 4x400m team of Hector Castillo, Braxton Watkins-Lovejoy, Austin Weikle and Brayden Randolph with a time of 4:00.06. Taylor, Derenberger and Cody Schultz each won two individual OHIO CRUSHING AND SCREENING is accepting Clean, Free Concrete at the recycle yard located at 15041, State Route 7, Gallipolis, Ohio. Call 740-285-4442 ily, and I get to do what I love to do, which is talk about hockey.” Besides Gretzky, Turner has ﬁnalized Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk as its top announcing team. Albert and Olczyk are NBC’s top duo and will move to Turner at the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. “The exciting additions of Wayne, Kenny and Eddie will jumpstart our NHL coverage with some of the best and biggest talents in the sport,” said Tara August, senior vice president of Talent Relations and Special Projects at Turner Sports. “Their incomparable experiences within the game and unparalleled depth of knowledge will bring a distinct dimension to our game and studio coverage. We’re thrilled to welcome them to the Turner Sports family.” events for the hosts. Taylor posted times of 11.57 in the 100m dash and 52.62 in the 400m dash, Derenberger cleared 5-08 in the high jump, and leaped 19-04.25 in the long jump, while Schultz had distances of 40-06 in the shot put, and 145-11 in the discus throw. Grifﬁn won the 200m dash with a time of 23.26, Ian Wood was ﬁrst in the 300m hurdles at 47.78, Wise set the pace in the 110m hurdles at 16.89, Cooper Tatterson was fastest in the 1600m run at 5:03.09, while McCutcheon cleared 14-00 in the pole vault. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. CDL Class A or B OH-70236843 NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway was suspended by Major League Baseball on Wednesday through at least the end of the 2022 season following an investigation of sexual harassment allegations. Shortly after MLB’s announcement of the suspension, the Los Angeles Angels said they had ﬁred Callaway, the team’s pitching coach since October 2019. The Angels suspended him on Feb. 2 at the start of MLB’s investigation. Commissioner Rob Manfred did not release details of what MLB’s probe determined, but said in a statement “I have concluded that Mr. Callaway violated MLB’s policies, and that placement on the ineligible list is warranted.” In a report published on Feb. 1, The Athletic said Callaway “aggressively pursued” several women who work in sports media and sent three of them inappropriate photos. Callaway sent uninvited and sometimes unanswered messages to the women via email, text or social media and asked one to send nude photos in return, according to the report. He often commented on their appearance in a way that made them uncomfortable and on one occasion “thrust his crotch near the face of a reporter” while she interviewed him, The Athletic said. Truck Drivers Needed $20.00 Hr Call 740-778-2242 OH-70237013 �NEWS/SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Thursday, May 27, 2021 Briefs From page 4 7 to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 West into West Virginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT said those wishing to access the K.H. Butler Fishing Access must be coming from the north. Northbound trafﬁc must take the detour, then enter the parking area traveling southbound on State Route 7. Southwestern alumni banquet PATRIOT — The Southwestern High School Alumni Banquet will be held at Southwestern Elementary School on Saturday, May 29. Doors will open at 6 p.m., the meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. A cost of $15 per person will not only pay for the meal, but will also contribute to the Southwestern Alumni Scholarship program. To make a reservation, please contact Jeanie Hively at 740-245 9740 by Monday, May 17. Newspaper calls for Olympic cancellation Area near Rutland. During this day, camp will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and students can participate in a number of hands-on activities to discover the importance of clean water and explore all the critters that make their home in and around streams. Watershed camp is for campers ages 9-14 years old. Registration will be limited to the ﬁrst 50 applicants. Please contact the Meigs SWCD to obtain registration forms. The Meigs SWCD must receive a completed registration form by May 31st. If you would like to register or have any questions, please call the Meigs SWCD ofﬁce at 740992-4282. By Stephen Wade and Kantaro Komiya plans to pull the plug on the games. But opposition is Associated Press mounting with only a tiny percentage of Japanese people now vaccinated. TOKYO — Japan’s Asahi Tokyo organizing commitShimbun newspaper on tee CEO Toshiro Muto said Wednesday called for the Wednesday he was aware of Tokyo Olympics to be canthe editorial, but offered little celed with the games set to open in less than two months. response. Asahi is one of about 70 It is the ﬁrst of Japan’s major newspapers to make the local Olympic sponsors that move and joins some regional have chipped in almost $3.5 newspapers that have recently billion to the organizing comadded to the growing opposi- mittee budget. It is also one of tion to holding the Olympics. a half dozen newspapers that are sponsors. Coming out against the “Of course, different press Olympics could be signiﬁcant organizations have different since the newspaper, like views. And that’s very natumany in Japan, is a sponral,” Muto said, adding local sor of the postponed Tokyo partners, or sponsors, continGames that are scheduled to open on July 23. Asahi is typi- ued to offer “support.” Senior IOC member Richard cally liberal-leaning and often Pound said in an interview opposes the ruling party led with Japan’s JiJi Press last by Prime Minister Yoshihide week that the ﬁnal deadline to Suga. “We cannot think it’s ratio- call off the Olympics was still a month away. nal to host the Olympics in “Before the end of June, the city this summer,” the you really need to know, yes newspaper said in its editoor no,” JiJi quoted Pound as rial under a headline that saying. read: “We Demand PM Suga The British Medical Journal Decide Cancellation.” called last month for a hard “Distrust and backlash look at going forward with the against the reckless national Olympics. Local medical ofﬁgovernment, Tokyo governcials have also been skeptical, ment and stakeholders in and billionaire businessman the Olympics are nothing Masayoshi Son suggested but escalating,” the editorial over the weekend that the added. “We demand Prime Minister Suga to calmly eval- IOC was forcing the Olympics on Japan. uate the circumstances and “Right now, more than 80% decide the cancellation of the of the nation’s people want the summer event.” Olympics postponed or canAsahi has a morning circuceled,” said Son, the founder lation reported at 5.16 miland CEO of SoftBank Group lion, and 1.55 million for its Corp. who also owns the Softevening edition. It is second in circulation behind Yomiuri Bank Hawks baseball team. “Who is forcing this to Shimbun, and subsequently is the second largest circulat- go ahead, and under what rights?” Son added. ing newspaper in the world Asahi also criticized the behind Yomiuri. Despite the editorial, there IOC, calling it “self-righteous” and also lambasted IOC vice is no indication the Internapresident John Coates. Last tional Olympic Committee week, Coates was asked if the or local organizers have any Road closures, construction GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Scenic Drive (CR-127) will be closed between State Route 160 and Summit Road, beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April 26 for approximately two months for slip repair, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other county roads as a detour. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project began on April 12 on State CHESHIRE — The Cheshire High School Alumni Route 143, between Lee Road Reunion will be held this year (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road (Township on May 29. Doors open at Road 20A). One lane will 5 p.m. No charge this year be closed. Temporary trafﬁc ﬁnger food will be provided. Anyone interested call Robert signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Lucas 740-367-7147 or Martha Swisher 740-645-9392 or Estimated completion: Nov. Betty Jo Clark 740-367-0172. 15. Cheshire Alumni Banquet Watershed Camp slated Bean dinner planned RUTLAND — The Meigs SWCD and Leading Creek Watershed Group will hold the Leading Creek Watershed Day Camp on June 9th at the Meigs SWCD Conservation CENTERVILLE — Centerville’s annual Bean Dinner will be held on May 29 with parade at 11 a.m. Parade participants are asked to call 740-245-5635. 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He lead to a Chinese labora- called on China to cooperate with international tory. probes into the origins of After months of minithe pandemic. mizing that possibility Republicans, including as a fringe theory, the former President Donald Biden administration Trump, have promoted is joining worldwide the theory that the virus pressure for China to emerged from a laborabe more open about the outbreak, aiming to head tory accident rather than naturally through human off GOP complaints the contact with an infected president has not been animal in Wuhan, China. tough enough as well as Congratulations Sterling Wilcoxon YOU DID IT! We’ve watched you come this far, and now the sky is the limit! Hold fast to your dreams, & don’t be afraid to reach for the stars! We’re so proud of you & the Class of 2021!! OH-70238020 Love, Mom & Dad TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 65° 78° 80° Warm today with some sun. A thunderstorm late tonight. 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Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 81/60 Pollen: 212 Low MOON PHASES SATURDAY Not as warm with rain and a t-storm 4 Primary: cladosporium Fri. 6:07 a.m. 8:45 p.m. 11:42 p.m. 7:59 a.m. FRIDAY lab leak theory. Rather, they view China’s refusal to cooperate in the investigation — particularly on something of such magnitude — as emblematic of other irresponsible actions on the world stage. Privately, administration ofﬁcials say the end result, if ever known, won’t change anything, but note China’s stonewalling is now on display for the world to see. The State Department, which ended one Trump-era probe into the Chinese lab theory this spring, said it was continuing to cooperate with other government agencies and pressed China to cooperate with the world. “China’s position that their part in this investigation is complete is disappointing and at odds with the rest of the international community that is working collaboratively across the board to bring an end to this pandemic and improve global health security,” said spokesman Ned Price. Research into the origins of the virus is critically important, said Arinjay Banerjee, a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization in Saskatchewan, Canada, because: “If you don’t know where the scientiﬁc community “believe that the most likely scenario is that this was a natural occurrence, but no one knows that 100 percent for sure.” “And since there’s a lot of concern, a lot of speculation and since no one absolutely knows that, I believe we do need the kind of investigation where there’s open transparency and all the information that’s available, to be made available, to scrutinize,” Fauci said at a Senate hearing. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the White House supports a new World Health Organization investigation in China, but she added that an effective probe “would require China ﬁnally stepping up and allowing access needed to determine the origins.” Biden still held out the possibility that a ﬁrm conclusion may never be reached, given the Chinese government’s refusal to fully cooperate with international investigations. “The failure to get our inspectors on the ground in those early months will always hamper any investigation into the origin of COVID-19,” he said. Administration ofﬁcials continue to harbor strong doubts about the 79° 50° Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 87° 67° 78° 56° 93° in 1939 38° in 1988 Stefani Reynolds | Pool via AP Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Diana Bianchi, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, speak after a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee looking into the budget estimates for the National Institutes of Health and the state of medical research Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Biden in a statement said the majority of the intelligence community had “coalesced” around those two scenarios but “do not believe there is sufﬁcient information to assess one to be more likely than the other.” He revealed that two agencies lean toward the animal link and “one leans more toward” the lab theory, “each with low or moderate conﬁdence.” “The United States will also keep working with like-minded partners around the world to press China to participate in a full, transparent, evidencebased international investigation and to provide access to all relevant data and evidence,” said Biden. His statement came after weeks of the administration endeavoring to avoid public discussion of the lab leak theory and privately suggesting it was farfetched. In another sign of shifting attitudes, the Senate approved two Wuhan lab-related amendments without opposition, attaching them to a largely unrelated bill to increase U.S. investments in innovation. One of the amendments, from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., would block U.S. funding of Chinese “gain of function” research on enhancing the severity or transmissibility of a virus. Paul has been critical of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectiousdisease expert, and aggressively questioned him at a recent Senate hearing over the work in China. The other amendment was from GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and it would prevent any funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Both were approved without roll call votes as part of the broader bill that is still under debate in the Senate. 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