http://66.213.69.5/files/original/d3e730d22dc30c8430ffde41307731c9.pdf da26d43afdce69ace6117587577b64a4 PDF Text Text District baseball teams The last full measure SPORTS s 9 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 69° 72° 82° Today’s weather forecast Mostly cloudy today and tonight with a thunderstorm. High 87° / Low 67° RIVER s 11 WEATHER s 14 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 121, Volume 75 Meigs Board approves personnel matters Staff Report POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education approved several agenda items, including personnel matters during the first meeting of June. Supplemental positions for the 2021-22 school year were approved as follows: Betty Ann Wolfe, high school yearbook advisor; Kelly Drummer, middle school yearbook advisor; Samantha Carroll, high school newspaper advisor; Lisa Froehlich, middle school newspaper advisor; Jennifer Henson, lead mentor; Calee Pickens, 8th grade class advisor; Janel Kennedy, quiz team advisor and junior class advisor; Sarah Lee, TAG coordinator; Toney Dingess, head band director; Nicholas Michael, assistant high school instrumental music director; Abby Harris, high school student council advisor and senior class advisor; Tom Cremeans, CTE lead instructor; Richelle Jose’, Spanish National Honor Society advisor. David Tennant was hired as the head varsity football coach. Assistant coaches were approved as follows: Bryan Zirkle, middle school football coach 8th grade; Frank Blake, middle school football coach 7th grade; Dave Barr, assistant varsity football coach; Kemp Kelly, assistant varsity football coach; Jeff McElroy, assistant varsity football coach; Joseph Scowden, assistant varsity football coach; Scott Cooper, assistant varsity football coach. Mike Kennedy was hired as the middle school cross country coach. The board accepted the resignation of Dean Harris, Transportation Director, for retirement purposes. The board accepted the resignation of Blue Scott, middle school math teacher, and Savannah Sahr, intermediate school intervention specialist. The following bus drivers were hired for summer school: Jackie McDaniel, Linda Harrison, William Milliron, Jayson Tillis, Kyle Russell, Michelle Shuler, David Tucker, Aja Blackwell-Collins, Gerry Lee, Kara Teaford, and Bill Johnson. Meigs Intermediate School summer school teachers were approved as follows: Jesse McKendree and Benjamin Stairs. The board approved to re-hire the following non-certified personnel on continuing contracts commencing the 20212022 school year, pending completion of all administrative requirements: Lee Burnem, Gary King, Raschel Whobrey, Kyle Russell, Jayson Tillis, Beverly Vickers, Tara Reynolds, Shara Tucker, Ashlee Love. In other business, the board, Approved the minutes of the May 26, 2021 regular meeting as submitted. Approved the financial report for the month of May 2021 as submitted. Approved the bills (expenditures) for payment for the month of May 2021. Approved an HVAC Preventative Maintenance Agreement with Columbus Building Services, Inc., for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The district will be invoiced on a quarterly basis. Approved an agreement with Kone, Inc to repair the High School elevator. Approved the voluntary Student Accident Insurance for the 202122 school year from K&K Insurance Group, Inc. Reed and Baur Agency (Pomeroy) is the broker. Approved the service agreement with the AMESC to provide OT/ PT services retroactive from June 7-Aug. 13, 2021 for students compensatory school year services. Approved to re-enter into a service agreement with the Meigs County General Health District to provide 40 Saturday, June 19, 2021 s $2 Demo in progress Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Demolition work at the former Veterans Memorial Hospital continued on Thursday, with debris being loaded into trucks. Former hospital torn down By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — Demolition work has been taking place at the former Veterans Memorial Hospital over the past few weeks, clearing the structure which had been vacant for more than two decades. Prep work and demolition work, which is being completed by Raze International of Shadyside, Ohio, began in late April on the structure and is scheduled to be completed by early August, although it is believed to be ahead of scheduled according to the Meigs County Commissioners. Once the demolition is completed and the area cleared, the plan is to utilize the property to be the new public transportation hub for Meigs County. As previously reported, the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services has received grant funding for mobility The former hospital building was demolished over the past few weeks after being closed for two decades. management and public transportation to begin a public transportation system in Meigs County with the first rides expected in 2022. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Pomeroy FD responds to structure fires Staff Report POMEROY, Ohio — The Pomeroy Fire Department was busy on Thursday with multiple runs, including responding to two working structure fire calls, one of which involved providing assistance in Mason County, W.Va. According to a run report posted by the Pomeroy Fire Department via it’s Facebook page, firefighters from Pomeroy, Middleport and Rutland responded to the scene of a working structure fire at the Meigs Motel on Thursday evening along Laurel Road in Salisbury Township and upon arrival, reportedly found a motel room opened with the contents Dave Harris | Courtesy Firefighters from Pomeroy, Middleport and Rutland responded to a working structure fire call at the Meigs Motel on Thursday evening. The fire was reportedly contained to the room of origin. Pomeroy also responded to assist at a house fire in Mason, W.Va. Thursday afternoon. of the room on fire. Also according to the report, “Ladder 2 crews pulled a hand line to extinguish the contents as additional personnel arrived to assist with ventilation and overhaul.” “Thankfully, with the assistance of other tenants using multiple fire extinguishers, the fire was contained to the room of origin,” stated the Pomeroy Fire Department via its Facebook post. “Due to the suspicious nature of the fire, and solid information from eyewitnesses, a potential suspect was identified. With the information from eyewitnesses and the quick work of deputies from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, a suspect was apprehended within an hour of the original call. Personnel were released from the scene with two motel tenants sustaining minor injuries while working to control the fire.” Responding to the motel fire were Pomeroy See FD | 14 See BOARD | 14 AEP Ohio planning project near Darwin, Rocksprings AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Public comments currently being accepted Staff Report 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. POMEROY — AEP Ohio officials plan to upgrade the electric transmission grid serving customers in Meigs County. Public comments on the project are currently being accepted on the Hemlock-Bryson Transmission Line Project through the AEP Ohio website. The Hemlock-Bryson Transmission Line Project involves: Upgrading Hemlock Substation at the intersection of Abbott Road and Rocksprings Road; Installing Bryson Switch at the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and Rocksprings Road; Building approximately 4 miles of 69-kilovolt power line between Hemlock Substation and Bryson Switch. The 4-mile power line and Bryson Switch provide electric service to Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s Dar- win Substation located in Darwin. These upgrades to the local transmission system improve operational performance and provide additional electric reliability to the area. AEP representatives are evaluating route options for the 4-mile transmission line and seek public input to help determine a final power line route. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the physical distancing recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, landowners and community members are invited to a virtual open house to learn more about the project and provide feedback. Please visit AEPOhio. com/Hemlock-Bryson to access project information, view an interactive map, enter the virtual open house and submit comments through a “Contact Us” link by June 30. Company officials expect construction to begin in fall 2022 and conclude in spring 2023. �DEATH NOTICES/NEWS 2 Saturday, June 19, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Elks presents grants DEATH NOTICES WILLIAMS GALLIPOLIS — Beth L. Williams, 64, Gallipolis, died Thursday, June 17, 2021, at her home. Family and friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 5-7 p.m. There will be no funeral service. Cremation service will follow. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, P.O. Box 148, Vinton, OH 45686. PIERCE BIDWELL — Bonnie Pierce, 77, of Bidwell, died Thursday, June 17, 2021, in the Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University, Columbus. Cremation services are entrusted to the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, at 75 Grape St. Gallipolis. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest. com. Saturday, June 19 POMEROY — A $5 rabies shot clinic will be held from 10 a.m.-noon at the Meigs County Health Department. The clinic is sponsored by the health department and Meigs Veterinary Clinic. Sunday, June 20 PORTLAND — The Portland Community Center is having a Fathers Day Dinner starting at noon. Baked steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans and a dessert cost will be $10. Eat in or carry out along with a bake sale. Monday, June 21 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27, Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27, and the Ladies Auxiliary, joint E-Board meeting at 5 p.m., post home on McCormick Road, all E-Board members urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 meets at 6 p.m., post home on McCormick Road, all members urged to attend. MIDDLEPORT — Painting with Michele Musser, 6 p.m. at Riverbend Arts Council, 290 N. 2nd Ave., Middleport. All supplies furnished. Call Donna at 740-992-5123 to register. LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Tuesday, June 22 POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library, 6 p.m. Bring a guitar, or other instrument to the Pomeroy Library for an informal jam session. Listeners welcome. Wednesday, June 23 POMEROY — Needlework Network, 6 p.m. Bring your crochet, quilt, knitting, or other projects to the Pomeroy Library and share patterns, tips, and more with fellow artists. Each Wednesday at 10:00 at the Pomeroy Library. Thursday, June 24 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 24, at noon at the district office. The office is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. Friday, June 25 POMEROY — Local Author Chelsa Dilcher will be at the Pomeroy Library with her novel “Colors in Me” from 12-2 p.m. Saturday, June 26 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a fish fry at fire station. Serving starts at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 4 MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will be closed in observance of Independence Day. 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 Kay Davis | Courtesy photo Gallipolis Elks 107 Past Exalted Ruler Nelson Dray, South Central District Cerebral Palsy Chairman, presented Cerebral Palsy grant checks to Laura Johnson, director of Guiding Hand School with the Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities (DD) and Kay Davis, superintendent, Meigs County Board of DD. The grants, which totaled $16,700, were provided by the Ohio Elks Association Cerebral Palsy Fund Board. Presenting the grants is PER Nelson Dray (pictured center) to Laura Johnson, left, and Kay Davis on the right. Three-alarm fire destroys home By Mindy Kearns resident, who was reportedly asleep, was notified by a neighbor that smoke was coming from the MASON, W.Va. — A three-alarm house. Wood added both she and the couple’s dogs escaped without fire destroyed a home in Mason Thursday afternoon, according to injury. Firefighters from Mason, New Mason Volunteer Fire Department Haven, and Pomeroy responded to Chief Howard Wood. Wood said the call was received the fire and arrived to find heavy black smoke coming from the at 3:45 p.m. for the house at the side of the house, the chief said. corner of Fourth and Horton They entered from the front door streets, owned by Shawn Vanand found the fire coming from Meter. Although VanMeter was the back porch and kitchen area, not home at the time, a second Special to OVP where the couple had been using a generator for power. Wood said there was extensive smoke and water damage to the home. The couple had no insurance, according to the chief, and Red Cross was called in to give assistance. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her at mindykearns1@hotmail. com. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY 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. COVID supplies giveaway CLAY TWP. — The trustees of Clay Township will be distributing COVID supplies June 19 from 9 a.m. to noon, at their site on Teens Run Road, approximately two tenths of a mile from Ohio 7, south of Gallipolis. ID required as proof of residency (driver’s license, utility bill, etc). Applications can be picked up from Gordon Fisher at 1402 Dusky Street in Syracuse. Applications must be returned by July 1. Legal residents of Syracuse can qualify for the scholarship awards for a maximum of two years. Road closures, construction MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on July 12 on SR 143, between Smith Run Road (Township Road 170) and Zion Road (Township Road 171). The road will be closed. ODOT’s detour is SR 143 to SR 684 to SR 681 to U.S. 33 to SR 7 to SR 143. Estimated reopening date: Aug. 11. MEIGS COUNTY — Carr Road, T-231, will be closed Tuesday, June 22, in order to perform test drilling on the bridge located between Elk Run Road, MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County libraries C-238, and Henderson Road, T-239. have returned to in=person story time each week. GALLIA COUNTY — A bridge deck replacement Story times happen at 1 p.m. following this schedproject began on June 1 on SR 141, between Dan ule: Mondays - Racine Library; Tuesdays - Eastern Library; Wednesdays - Pomeroy Library; and Thurs- Jones Road (County Road 28) and Redbud Hill Road days - Middleport Library. Wiggle Giggle Read hap- (Township Road 462). This section will be closed. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 to SR 588 to SR 325 to SR pens each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Pomeroy 141. Estimated completion: Aug. 23. Library. Bagged lunches are provided for all chilMEIGS COUNTY — U.S. 33/SR 833/SR 124 dren’s events this summer. resurfacing. The project includes U.S. 33 near the intersection of Rocksprings Road (County Road 20) and continues east to the SR 7 interchange. From there, paving continues onto SR 833 south/124 east POMEROY — River City Players will be perform- to the traffic signal in Pomeroy, where SR 833 and ing “Singin’ in the Rain” as their first show of 2021. 124 diverge. One 12 foot lane will be maintained at all times using construction barrels on the four-lane secAuditions will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, tion and flaggers on the two-lane sections. Estimated June 24 at the Meigs Council on Aging, 112 E Memorial Drive, Pomeroy, Ohio. Those wishing to completion: July 15. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer audition need to: Prepare to sing 16-20 measures Brett A. Boothe announces Scenic Drive (CR-127) of a song from the musical – a cappella or bring will be closed between State Route 160 and Sumyour own music; Bring a list of July and August mit Road, beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April 26 for conflicts; Dress in clothes/shoes in which you can approximately two months for slip repair, weather move; bring tap shoes if possible; Read from the permitting. Local traffic will need to use other county script; Learn a short dance; Bring a list of acting roads as a detour. experience. You can contact the director, Laura MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement projMiller, through the River City Players Facebook ect began on April 12 on State Route 143, between page. Performances will be Sept. 4, 5, 11, and 12, Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road 2021, at the newly renovated Blakeslee Center in (Township Road 20A). One lane will be closed. TemMiddleport. porary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 15. Meigs Library story times RCP auditions Free meals for Gallia kids BIDWELL — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank & Regional Kitchen is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Free meals are provided to all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Meals will be provided at the site and time as follows: Gallia Metropolitan Estates, 301 Buck Ridge Rd., Bidwell. Lunch, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 13. No identification required. Carleton College Scholarship applications SYRACUSE — Applications for the 2021-22 Carleton College Scholarships for higher education are available for legal residents of the Village of Syracuse. Southeast Ohio Foodbank to host food distribution POMEROY — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, will be hosting a mobile food distribution at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Friday, June 25 from 10 a.m.- noon. Food items will be given to families who are residents of Meigs County and within 230% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Photo I.D. and proof of residency no more than 60 days old is required. Pre-registration is required for this event. Visit freshtrak.com and enter your Meigs County zip code. Please contact the Southeast Ohio Foodbank at 740-385-6813 or at info@hapcap.org with questions. This event is sponsored by Indivisible Appalachian Ohio. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 19, 2021 3 A look at sugar consumption The drug silently taking over your life: Sugar. The most popular ingredient added to foods in the United States is sugar. If you were to look at the nutrition labels on your groceries, you would be surprised to find that nearly all contain sugar as an ingredient. This does not only include desserts, but many other foods such as bread, peanut butter, yogurt, pasta sauce, and much more. Although, Americans have not always included this much sugar in our diet. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, over 100 years ago the average American consumed 2 pounds of sugar a year. Today, the average American consumes over 3 pounds of sugar per week. This is equivalent to over 150 grams of sugar per day, yet nutri- sugar diets and tionists suggest a key role in the adults consume drastic rise in no more than 24 obesity throughgrams per day. out America. Why do AmeriGenerally, foods cans consume so that contain high much sugar? It is addictive, Meigs Health amounts of sugar also have more and in a recent Matters calories than study by AmsterMichael other healthy dam’s health serDavis options. These vices, it was conincreased calocluded that sugar ries result in accelerated can be as addictive as weight gain. Excessive alcohol and tobacco and amounts of sugar can also even cause withdraws. cause the body to develop These food companies understand this, and as a a resistance to leptin. result include them in all Leptin is a hormone that allows your body to their products. However, is sugar really understand when it is full and alerts the body to that bad for you? Yes, increased amounts stop eating. Take a moment today of sugar over a long and look in your kitchen. period of time can result in increased weight gain, Glance at the nutrition labels on your groceries. heart disease, diabetes, This will help you underincreased risk of cancer, stand just how much tooth decay, and many sugar you and your family others. Weight gain is a are consuming. common result of high After reviewing these labels, you will find that some products, such as sodas, can contain nearly 3x the daily recommended sugar intake. A healthier alternative can be as simple as drinking water, which contains no sugar and zero calories. Other healthy substitutes are fruits, vegetables, and lean meats. This article is brought to you by Creating Healthy Communities and the Meigs Health Department. We are dedicated to making Meigs County a happy and healthier place by promoting active living and healthy eating to our community. For more information call us at 740-992-6626 or visit our website at meigs-health. com. Michael Davis is the Creating Healthy Communities Program Director. ANNIVERSARY Crothers Anniversary Courtesy photo Bud Crothers and Doris Wray were united in marriage on June 15, 1961 in Thurman. Bud was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, and returned there for a short while to finish his service to the Army. Doris stayed behind in Gallipolis and worked at Holzer Hospital. When Bud returned from his military service they began their life together. They moved to Atlanta, Ga. Bud had a successful career with PACCAR Parts and Doris retired after a successful career with JC Penney Parts Distribution. Bud and Doris are blessed with two children and five grandchildren who they love dearly. They have been avid travelers and have seen 49 of the 50 United States. They have also visited other countries. They say their many road trips have been a great time for their marriage and is one of the many reasons why their marriage has flourished. They also enjoy spending time with family and friends and attend their local church when it is possible to do so. TODAY IN HISTORY War I, King George V ordered the British royal Today is Saturday, June family to dispense with 19, the 170th day of 2021. German titles and surThere are 195 days left in names; the family took the name “Windsor.” the year. In 1944, during World Today’s Highlight in History War II, the two-day Battle of the Philippine On June 19, 1865, Sea began, resulting in a Union troops arrived in decisive victory for the Galveston, Texas, with Americans over the Japanews that the Civil War nese. was over, and that all In 1945, millions of remaining slaves in Texas New Yorkers turned out were free — an event to cheer Gen. Dwight celebrated to this day as D. Eisenhower, who was “Juneteenth.” honored with a parade. In 1953, Julius RosenOn this date In 1775, George Wash- berg, 35, and his wife, ington was commissioned Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. by the Continental Conatomic secrets to the gress as commander in Soviet Union, were exechief of the Continental cuted at Sing Sing Prison Army. in Ossining, New York. In 1911, Pennsylvania In 1964, the Civil became the first state to establish a motion picture Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Sencensorship board. ate, 73-27, after surviving In 1917, during World The Associated Press a lengthy filibuster. In 1975, former Chicago organized crime boss Sam Giancana was shot to death in the basement of his home in Oak Park, Illinois; the killing has never been solved. In 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creation science as well. In 2009, Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford was indicted and jailed on charges his international banking empire was really just a Ponzi scheme built on lies, bluster and bribery. (Stanford was sentenced to 110 years in prison after being convicted of bilking investors in a $7.2 billion scheme that involved the sale of fraudulent certificates of deposits.) In 2013, actor James Gandolfini, 51, died while vacationing in Rome. 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A day before President Donald Trump’s indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the state reported its second-biggest daily increase in its coronavirus case load. SWISHER & LOHSE LATEST LIVESTOCK REPORT GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The latest livestock report as released by United Producers, Inc., 357 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio, 740-4469696, appears below. Date of Sale: June 9 Total Headage: 242 four strokes. (McIlroy shot 2-under 69 to close the four days at Congressional in Bethesda, Maryland, at 16-under 268.) Five years ago: LeBron James and his relentless Cavaliers pulled off an improbable NBA Finals comeback to give the city of Cleveland its first title since 1964 as they became the first team to rally from a 3-1 finals deficit by beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89. Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new “Star Trek” films, was killed by his own car as it rolled down his driveway in Los Angeles; he was 27. 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Lederer Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Congress and President Joe Biden acted with unusual swiftness this week in approving Juneteenth as a national holiday, a move that sent many states scrambling to clarify their policies on the observance with less than a business day’s notice. Nearly all states recognize Juneteenth in some fashion, at least on paper. But most have been slow to move beyond proclamations issued by governors or resolutions passed by lawmakers. At least seven states have designated it in law as an official paid state holiday — Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington. This year alone, legislation to formally recognize Juneteenth died in Florida and South Dakota and is stalled in Ohio, all states controlled by Republicans. But even in Maryland, where Democrats control the Legislature, a Juneteenth bill passed one chamber only to die in the other. The effort recalls the drawn-out battles over recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the last time the federal government designated a new holiday. That legislation, finally passed in 1983, scheduled the holiday to begin three years later. It set off bitter debates in the states over whether to enact their own holidays. Only a handful of states headed into Thursday’s signing of the federal Juneteenth law with the paid holiday on the books to be celebrated in 2021. The governors of Washington, Illinois and Louisiana, by contrast, all signed more recent laws that were set to kick in for 2022, adding to the muddled rollout. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, announced that state offices would be closed for a half-day on Friday, only a few days after he signed Juneteenth legislation. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed government offices in his state as well, though the new holiday would not have been observed until 2023, since June 19 falls on a Sunday in 2022. In another twist, many states have laws with provisions that automatically recognize all federal holidays — even those not named in state statute. Such was the case in Ohio, where Republican Gov. Mike DeWine issued his Juneteenth statement on Thursday evening. In the manner of a hastily called school snow day, he noted the state’s automatic observance of all federal holidays and declared that most government offices would be closed Friday. State Sen. Hearcel Craig, a Columbus Democrat who is Black, is sponsoring the bill making Juneteenth a paid state holiday in Ohio. He said Friday that it remains essential that lawmakers pass the legislation even after the federal holiday was declared. His bill cleared the Ohio Senate unanimously last session, but time ran out for its consideration in the House. violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID19 crisis restricted movement worldwide, the U.N. refugee agency said in a report Friday. In its latest Global Trends report, UNHCR said the world’s cumulative number of displaced people rose to 82.4 million — roughly the population of Germany and a new post-World War II record. Filippo Grandi, the United Nations’ high commissioner for refugees, said conflict and the fallout from climate change in places such as Mozambique, Ethiopia’s Tigray region and Africa’s Sahel area were key drivers of refugees and internally displaced people in 2020. Such factors added hundreds of thousands to the overall count, the ninth consecutive annual increase in the number of forcibly displaced people. The millions who have fled countries such as Syria and Afghanistan due to protracted wars or fighting have dominated the U.N. agency’s tally for Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi | AP file Displaced families arrive after being rescued by boat from a flooded area of Buzi district 120 miles outside Beira, Mozambique. The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi said Friday that conflicts and the impact of climate change in places like Mozambique were among the leading sources of new flows of refugees and internally displaced people in 2020. years. “This is telling, in a year in which we were all locked down, confined, blocked in our homes, in our communities, in our cities,” Grandi said in an interview before the report’s release. “Almost 3 million people have had to actually leave all that behind because they had no other choice.” “COVID-19 seems to have had no impact on some of the key root causes that push people to flee, he said. “War, violence, discrimination, they have continued, no matter what, throughout the pandemic.” UNHCR said 1% of all humanity is now displaced, and there are twice as many forcibly displaced people than a decade ago. Some 42% of them are under 18, and nearly 1 million babies were born as refugees between 2018 and 2020. “Many of them may remain refugees for years to come,” the agency’s report said. UNHCR, which has its headquarters in Geneva, said that 99 of the more than 160 countries that closed their borders because of the coronavirus did not make exceptions for people seeking protection as refugees or asylum-seekers. Grandi acknowledged the possibility that many internally displaced people who couldn’t leave their own countries will eventually want to flee abroad if the pandemic eases and borders ing in recent months,” Grandi said, referring to a a U.S. provision called Title 42 that let authorities temporarily block asylum-seekers from entry for health reasons. “Title 42 will be lifted eventually — and I think this is the right thing to do — but this will have to be managed.” Asked about U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent trip to Central America, where she told people hoping to migrate to the U.S. “do not come,” Grandi expressed hope that the remark was not reflective of overall U.S. policy. “I think that messaging indeed, as it was reported, is stark, and maybe shows only one part of the picture now,” Grandi said, adding that he had heard a “more complex response” from other officials in Washington when he was there recently. Among recent hotspots, Grandi said hundreds of thousands of people were newly displaced in Mozambique and the Sahel last year, and up to 1 million in the Tigray conflict that started in October. DeWine: House expulsion vote should be respected COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House’s decision to expel former representative Larry Householder was a choice to be respected, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday while repeating his belief that Householder should have resigned. Pleasant Valley Hospital MARKET LEADER IN B E N E F I T S A N D C O M P E T I T I V E WAG E S $3,000 SIGN-ON BONUS Respiratory Therapists Householder, a Republican like DeWine, was removed from the House Wednesday by a bipartisan vote in the chamber’s first expulsion in 150 years. Householder, a former House speaker, is under federal indictment in an alleged bribery scheme. The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution that stated Householder was not suited for office because of the indictment. The state Constitution allows expulsion for “disorderly conduct” without defining it. DeWine said the decision to remove Householder was a matter for a separate branch of government. “I felt that he should have resigned, but this was a decision that was made by the House and we should respect that decision,” DeWine said. House Speaker Bob Cupp, a Lima Republican, set a June 23 deadline for applicants interested in an appointment to Householder’s seat. A screening committee will conduct interviews June 24. The seat includes Coschocton, Licking and Perry counties. Householder reiterated his innocence in a House floor speech before the vote and predicted again he would be acquitted of accusations that he orchestrated a $60 million bribery scheme meant to approve legislation to prop up two nuclear power plants and then kill a ballot issue trying to overturn the law. Householder and four associates were arrested in July in an investigation connected to the nuclear bailout legislation, House Bill 6, which contained a $1 billion ratepayer-funded rescue that would have added a new fee to every electricity bill in the state and directed over $150 million a year through 2026 to the plants near Cleveland and Toledo. Householder faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Householder’s expulsion came five days after Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives on June 11 to expel Republican Rep. Mike Nearman after he let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21. It was the first time the Oregon House expelled a member in its 160-year history. Two of Householder’s codefendants and an involved nonprofit have pleaded guilty in the case. FirstEnergy, the energy company at the heart of the latest scandal, has acknowledged in court filings making the bulk of the payments in the alleged bribery scheme. The last time the Ohio House expelled a sitting lawmaker was in 1857 when John P. Slough was removed for punching a fellow legislator. In 2004, Householder left the House the first time due to term limits while he and several top advisers were under federal investigation for alleged money laundering and irregular campaign practices. The government later closed the case without filing charges. Householder ultimately returned to the chamber and, after a nasty battle, was again elected speaker in 2019. Now is the time to join Pleasant Valley Hospital’s dedicated team of Respiratory Therapists! PVH is offering a $3,000 sign-on bonus for respiratory therapists with a 2 year commitment. Care for the ones you love right here at home with the area’s market leader in benefits and competitive wages. incredible offer! 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The Associated Press checked them ized double-blind studies are the gold standard out. Here are the facts: in medical research. In such studies, patients are not told whether they are receiving the drug being tested or a placebo. They allow for even distribution across groups and take into account potential differences among subjects that researchers may not have anticipated. In an observational study, like CLAIM: The new COVID-19 variants were named the one being touted in the false posts, researchers simply observe patients without randomizing who after brain wave frequencies. THE FACTS: Both virus variants and brain wave gets what treatment. These studies are susceptible frequencies are named using letters from the Greek to bias and cannot prove cause and effect, Meyer said. The study cited in the false posts examined alphabet. But the names have no connection. As news about the delta COVID-19 variant made head- 255 COVID-19 patients on ventilators starting on May 1, 2020. It was conducted by the Smith Cenlines, posts online began falsely claiming that the ter for Infectious Diseases & Urban Health in East new variants were being named after brain waves Orange, New Jersey, which is run by Dr. Stephen or frequencies. Some posts falsely claimed this M. Smith, an early proponent of hydroxychloroconnection had to do with a secret conspiracy to quine to treat COVID-19. The study offers no inforcontrol humans through technology. For example, mation on how it was funded and the center did not posts suggested that one COVID-19 variant was respond to an AP request for comment. The study named delta because it largely impacts children, itself notes that it should not be used to guide cliniand they claimed that delta is a brain wave specal practice. Hydroxychloroquine has since been cific to children. But delta waves are actually tested on thousands of COVID-19 patients. Data more closely associated with deep sleep. “Sleep is from randomized studies has shown the drug is critical for development so in a contorted way you not effective for treating the disease — alone or could say kids have more delta waves,” said David with other drugs like azithromycin. These included McCormick, professor of biology and director of major studies published in The New England Jourthe Institute of Neuroscience at the University of nal of Medicine and The Journal of the American Oregon. The brain has billions of neurons that are all oscillating or generating brief signals, which are Medical Association. also known as brain waves. The first brain wave that was discovered was the alpha rhythm, which is the rhythm prominent in the visual cortex when you close your eyes, McCormick said. The delta COVID-19 variant was first discovered in India and is known for being more transmissible than other variants. But the variant did not get its name as CLAIM: Photos show a boy who, at 11 years old, part of a plot to control brains. The delta variant hacked the computer system of a Swiss bank and was named after the World Health Organization transferred $75 billion to his father’s account. announced in May it would change its system for THE FACTS: The caption on the photos is incorlabeling COVID-19 variants. The Greek alphabet rect. An AP photo dated May 20, 2009, matches is often used for naming purposes in math and sci- one of the images in the post. Its caption explained ence, not just for brain waves. Before the change, the handcuffed suspect, who was 14 at the time, COVID-19 variants were referred to by the locawas appearing in court in Caldwell, Idaho, on a tion where they were found along with complex charge of first degree murder for killing his father. alphanumeric identifiers that have to do with how He was charged as an adult. Photos shared more a given variant has descended from those that than a thousand times on Facebook on Tuesday came before. For example, a variant found in South showed the boy in a courtroom in a yellow jumpAfrica was known as the South Africa variant, or suit and handcuffs. “At 11, he hacked the computer B.1.351. In order to get away from naming varisystem of a Swiss bank and transferred $ 75 billion ants after their locations, which WHO said was to his father’s account,” said a caption with the “stigmatizing and discriminatory,” the system was post. Commenters on the post reacted to the false changed, and the Greek alphabet was selected as claim, calling him a “genius” who should be recruitthe source for labeling. The variants would now be ed by NASA. However, a reverse-image search publicly known as alpha (B.1.7), beta (B.1.351), reveals the boy was in court for allegedly killing his gamma (P.1) and delta (B.1.617.2). father, not stealing from a bank. According to the —- Associated Press writer Beatrice Dupuy in AP and the Idaho Press-Tribune, the boy pleaded New York contributed this report. guilty in 2010 to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter after testifying that his father had sexually abused him. Five years into a seven-year sentence, a judge determined him fit to be released Brain waves not a factor in naming COVID-19 variants to probation, allowing him back into society in August 2014. — Associated Press writer Ali Swenson in Semora, North Carolina, contributed this report. FBI headquarters in Washington is open as usual CLAIM: The FBI headquarters building in Washington is completely closed, empty and walled off. THE FACTS: A video spreading the false claim shows the back of the building rather than the main entrance, which was open and fully operational this week, according to a statement from the FBI. The 30-second video, posted Monday on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, shows a view of the FBI headquarters, also known as the J. Edgar Hoover Building, from E Street NW in Washington. A narrator identifies the date as June 14, then claims the building is “completely closed.” “No one’s in there,” the narrator says. “In fact, it’s even walled off. You can’t even get inside.” The bogus claim spread to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and other platforms, with users speculating that the federal government is shutting down buildings in preparation for some kind of large-scale event or attack. There’s no evidence this is the case. “The FBI Headquarters building at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW is open and fully operational, as are all of our field offices,” the FBI said in an emailed statement. An AP reporter who works near the building confirmed that people have been entering and leaving the building all week, including on Monday, when the video was filmed. The main entrance to the building is located along Pennsylvania Avenue, not E Street NW, where the video was filmed. — Ali Swenson Boy in courtroom images was Interview with boy who claims charged with manslaughter he shot burglar is satire Study touting malaria drug flawed, experts say CLAIM: The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, when used with the antibiotic azithromycin, can improve survival by nearly 200% when given to COVID-19 patients on ventilators. THE FACTS: Experts say the small study that this claim is based on proves nothing, and that enough evidence now exists from well-run studies to indicate that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating COVID-19. The study in question is being misrepresented online to falsely suggest that top health officials were wrong when they found that hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria, had no benefit as a COVID-19 treatment. The observational study, which has not been vetted by independent scientists, gained attention on social media after it was posted on May 31 to Medrxiv, a website that displays medical papers that have not been published. Posts online, many from supporters of former President Donald Trump, claimed the study shows that health officials and media were wrong to discount the benefits of hydroxychloroquine against COVID- CLAIM: Video shows a television interview with Lucas Armitage, an 8-year-old boy who used his dad’s gun to shoot a burglar several times and then laughed so loudly it woke his dad. THE FACTS: A video purporting to show a daytime talk show interview with a child who laughed after shooting a burglar to death was being shared as real on social media on Monday, despite the fact that it originated as satire. The video, produced by The Onion, a satirical website, appeared to show two eager television hosts interviewing an 8-year-old boy and his father, with a logo reading “Today Now” in the corner. Text on the screen read, “MORNING INSPIRATION: Hero Eight-Year-Old Uses Dad’s Gun to Stop Burglar.” The two hosts and the boy’s father egged him on as he described using his father’s gun to shoot a burglar several times, including shooting off “each one of his fingers” until he stopped screaming. The hosts asked the father if the burglar’s screaming woke him. “Actually, it was Lucas laughing that woke me up,” the father said. 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Matheny & Co. TSG Consultants United Bank, Inc. REGISTER TODAY! Become a sponsor by calling 304-372-2731 WVUMedicine.org/Jackson �NEWS 6 Saturday, June 19, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing COLLEGE NEWS AND NOTES Marshall University spring President’s List Jacob D. Rankin, and Macenzie A. Simmons; Gallipolis, Ohio — Miranda D. Bennett, Corinne J. Boyer, Garrett R. Burns, Benjamin L. Cox, Abigail S. HUNTINGTON — Marshall University recently announced it’s Spring Cremeans, Karen L. Deel, Jie Lu Dong, Olivia J. Harrison, Allison M. McGhee, 2021 President’s List. Dekota A. Metzler, Elisjsha D. Miller, To make the president’s list, stuKatie M. Westfall, Michaela D. Wildents must have a 4.0 grade point liams, and Jenna E. Wood; average for a minimum of 12 graded Ironton, Ohio — Brady Doyle; hours. Marshall has nearly 900 stuLong Bottom, Ohio — Addie E. dents included in this category for McDaniel; Spring 2021. Portland, Ohio — Emily E. Hall; Local student’s named to the PresiRacine, Ohio — Valerie M. Hamm; dent’s List include the following: Vinton, Ohio — Thomas S. HamilGallipolis, Ohio — Joshua B. Davis, ton; Joshua A. Grube, Kirsten L. Hesson, Apple Grove, W.Va. — Marlee K. Marcie F. Kessinger, Brianna D. Miller, Bethany H. Purdum, and Reece W. Bruner, Eric L. Carver, Tara B. Johnson, Andrew M. McComas, and Emmie Thomas; Racine, Ohio — Baylee P. Grueser; M. Waugh; Ashton, W.Va. — Heather M. HarRutland, Ohio — Paige R. Dill; ris, Sydnee E. Holley, and Samantha J. Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. — Karson E. Bonecutter, Peyton S. Hughes, and Saunders; Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. — Hannah N. Kendra L. Williams; Glenwood, W.Va. — Sarah F. Smith; Blain, Kenlee D. Bonecutter, Christopher Ellison Jr., Kaydean A. Eta, Mark Leon, W.Va. — Hayley E. Russell, A. Oliver, Zoe L. Pearson, and Jenna Khori L. Rutter, and Savannah J. M. Snyder; Ward; Glenwood, W.Va. — Christopher M. Letart, W.Va. — Karissa L. Grose, Mackenzie F. Mount, Korah Cochran; U. Runyon, Charles M. Simpson, and Mason, W.Va. — Aaron Clarke, Holly L. Spurlock; Krista N. Clay, Abram X. Pauley, and Hartford, W.Va. — Brodee S. Howard Braden L. Petry; New Haven, W.Va. — Avery M. King ; Henderson, W.Va. — Tristan M. and Johannah D. Standridge; Pearson; Point Pleasant, W.Va. — Monica J. Leon, W.Va. — Autumn R. Lambert, Cook, Caroline F. Foreman, Grace E. MicKayla J. Norville, and Shyanna L. Haddox, Jovone D. Johnson, Kassidy Utterback; A. Jordan, Izabella J. King, ChristoLetart, W.Va. — Braedon R. Bumgarpher S. Pinkerton, Heidi M. Rainey, ner, Brandon C. Duncan, Tanner R. Shawn M. Sexton, Peyton E. Taylor, King, Tammy Snyder, and Matthew R. and Cohen W. Yates; Wood, Southside, W.Va. — Samantha R. Mason, W.Va. — Philip W. Hoffman, Birchfield and Jacob R. Shull Tanner R. McDaniel, Tori E. Robinson, and Zachary T. Roush; New Haven, W.Va. — Nicholas R. Roe; Point Pleasant, W.Va. — Victoria M. HUNTINGTON — Marshall Univer- Allensworth, Lauren J. Bates, Delaney sity recently announced it’s Spring 2021 Bronosky, Jacob L. Bryant, Nicole R. Burt, Andrea L. Dalton, Isaac J. DanDean’s List. To make the dean’s list, students must iels, Austin L. Detty, Blake A. Diddle, Cheyenne R. Durst, Amber E. Hatfield, have a 3.3 grade point average for a minimum of 12 graded hours. Marshall Ethan L. Herdman, Charles B. Hill, has more than 1,800 students included Rylee D. Holland, Jiya Khatiwada, Joseph G. Killingsworth, Nathan S. in this category for Spring 2021. Lloyd, Dylan L. Lunsford, Eddie M. Local student’s named to the Dean’s Mayes, Haley M. Milhoan, Morgan List include the following: R. Miller, Sydnee I. Moore, Lacie G. Bidwell, Ohio — Josie M. Jones; Mullins, Leigh A. Musgrave, Cason Crown City, Ohio — Damon L. Hill, Marshall University spring Dean’s List Have you heard these words before someone said that I took one look and I knew this was your child a second glance removed any chance of me of being wrong the child talks gestures and walks like you as we approach Father’s Day we’re beginning to buy gifts and plan celebrations our fathers. We should be reminded that God gave us our father and thought they ought to be honored so much so that he made a commandment for them (and mothers). Honored thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God has commanded thee that thy days may be prolonged and that it may go well with thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. KJV chapter Deuteronomy 5 verse 16. We honor our heavenly Father first because he gave us our fathers and the Earth are to have dominion over he loves us and we are made in His image so if we haven’t we should open the book and take a look and see how much he loves us and how much he cares and how we are made In His Image. We can think of men whose names are familiar to us through television radio newspapers that we esteem to be good Fathers Denzel Washington, President Barack Obama, President Jimmy Carter, Presidents George H and George W bush and many more but we are focusing on fathers in our region and I locality who are also names that we are familiar with Kendall Mullins are the Mullins Brothers who wrote and sang many of the songs that his bands sang and played he had several bands: C. Payne, Revanna M. Preston, Carlee J. Sang, Dedric K. Silva, Nicholas P. Smith, Carson M. Taylor, Autumn P. Trent, Ronald L. Wickline, Douglas E. Workman, and Cole M. Young; Soouthside, W.Va. — Kirsten C. Abrams; West Columbia, W.Va. — Amy L. Jividen and Cassandra L. Roach Coon earns Dean’s List Recognition Freed-Hardeman University lists HENDERSON, Tenn. — FreedHardeman University has released the names of students who made the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester. To be on the President’s List, a student must be full-time and have a 4.0 grade point average. Students on the Dean’s List have earned a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the semester. Hannah McAnulty, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was named to the President’s List. McAnulty is earning a Bachelor of Arts in English. dean’s list for the 2021 spring semester at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The dean’s list includes all students who carried a minimum of 12 credit hours and have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the semester. Jackson, a sophomore majoring in Accounting, has attained the dean’s list for the Spring time. He is a 2019 graduate of Meigs High School, and the son of Tricia Adams of Racine, Ohio, and MARIETTA — About 100 Marietta College students were named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List, which features any full-time student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.74. The following local students were named to the Dean’s List: Jalea Caldwell of Oak Hill, Ohio, is majoring in Psychology and is a graduate of Oak Hill High School. Breanna Zirkle of Pomeroy, Ohio, is majoring in Mathematics and is a graduate of Meigs High School. CONWAY, S.C. — 898 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the President’s List for the Spring 2021 semester, including Ty Smittle, a Sociology major from Bidwell, Ohio. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, located just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Delta variant blamed for southwest Missouri virus increase SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Frustrated health officials in the Springfield area are imploring residents to get COVID-19 vaccinations as the fasterspreading Delta variant pushes case numbers and hospitalizations higher. Random testing of virus samples have determined that the Delta variant, which is more infectious and potentially more deadly than other variants, has become dominant around Springfield and in much of southwest Missouri, Kendra Findley, administrator of community health and epidemiology with Greene County, said Thursday. Administrators at the two largest hospitals serving the state’s southwestern region — Mercy and CoxHealth — are pleading with residents to get vaccinated because COVID-19 patient loads are increasing at a rate they have not previously seen during the pandemic, The St. Louis PostDispatch reported. In Greene County, 36% of the population has begun vaccination. In most surrounding counties the figure is below 30%. Erik Frederick, chief administrative officer at Mercy Hospital Springfield, said hospitalizations averaged in the teens a month ago but have increased until reaching 72 by Thursday. CoxHealth has seen similar River City Players are proud to announce their showing of We join America and on and our father and our fathers to all the fathers who is not name is not written here you are being honored and we love you too Happy Father’s Day "Singing in the Rain"! All Singers-Dancers & Actors are welcome to audition on Thursday June 24th, 6pm at the Meigs County Council on Aging, 112 Memorial Drive, Pomeroy, Ohio Father’s Day June 20th 2021 Everyone has something to say Just a note to say, Kendall Mullins as we honor fathers we honor You, (thanks for restoring my Jacob’s well) Interviewing people about today Happy Father’s Day everyone! Marietta announces Dean’s List for Spring Jackson named to Dean’s List at MVNU Smittle earns a spot MOUNT VERNON, OHIO – Maton the President’s List thew Jackson has been named to the Bob Hope stated that it if it didn’t say Made in the USA he wouldn’t buy it so we honor Kendall Mullins. Performances will be September 4, 5, 11 & 12 at the new Blakeslee Center in Middleport OH-70241783 nellie.ruby.taylor@gmail.com Ruby Taylor Marietta announces Dean’s High Honors MARIETTA — About 160 Marietta College students were named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s High Honors List, which features any full-time student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.75 or better in a given semester. The following local students were DELAWARE — Hunter Coon of Vin- named to the Dean’s High Honors ton, Ohio, has been named to the 2021 List: Allison Hanstine of Pomeroy, Ohio, spring semester Dean’s List at Ohio is majoring in Sports Medicine and is Wesleyan University. To earn Dean’s List recognition, Ohio a graduate of Meigs High School. Elizabeth Hoover of Gallipolis, Wesleyan students must achieve a grade Ohio, is majoring in Music Education point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 and Vocal Performance and is a graduscale in all applicable classes. Learn more about Ohio Wesleyan and ate of Gallia Academy High School. Laura Pullins of Long Bottom, its academics at www.owu.edu/academOhio, is majoring in Special Educaics. tion/Elementary Dual Degree and is a graduate of Eastern High School. But before adding the ending, two songs you are familiar with are Made in the USA and So Am I Your daughter, Jennifer had this to say, I love him he’s so educated and talented and I think he’s the greatest father in the land, David Jackson of Gallipolis, Ohio. For audition be prepared: * Sing 15-20 minutes of a song from the musical ( a Capella or bring your music) * Provide a list of July & August conflicts * Dress in comfortable clothing & shoes (bring tap shoes if possible) * Read from the script *Learn a short dance *Provide acting experience Contact Director Laura Miller on the River City Players fb page numbers. “Before, it took a few weeks or longer to ramp up like that,” Frederick said. Many of the new patients are young, healthy adults and pregnant women, he said. Finley said when the pandemic began, every person with the virus would infect about two people. “With Delta, that estimation can be anywhere from five to eight. That is staggering,” she said. Vaccinations are the most important tool against the variant, she said. “It’s hard for this virus to move through a population if the population has some immunity against it,” she said. “Right now, we just don’t have that immunity, and it’s just burning through the population.” The variant “has become prevalent” across the state, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said in a news release this week. As of Thursday, Missouri ranked second among states with most new cases per capita in the past seven days. Data from Johns Hopkins University showed one in every 1,487 people in Missouri was diagnosed with COVID-19. Statewide, just 37% of Missouri’s population have been fully vaccinated. Steve Edwards, CEO of CoxHealth, said the uptick in hospitalizations and cases could happen anywhere where vaccination rates are low. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 19, 2021 7 Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner By Jon Gambrell limited from seeking the office again. As night fell, turnout appeared far lower than in Iran’s last presidential election in 2017. At one polling place DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — inside a mosque in central Tehran, a Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election dominated by Supreme Leader Shiite cleric played soccer with a young boy as most of its workers napped in a Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hard-line protege after the disqualification of his courtyard. At another, officials watched videos on their mobile phones as state strongest competition, fueling apathy television blared beside them, offering that left some polling places largely only tight shots of locations around deserted despite pleas to support the the country — as opposed to the long, Islamic Republic at the ballot box. snaking lines of past elections. Opinion polling by state-linked orgaAs fear over turnout mounted, Iran’s nizations, along with analysts, indicated Interior Ministry extended voting by that judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi — who already is under U.S. sanctions — two hours, to 2 a.m. Saturday, citing the need to accommodate “crowds” at sevwas the front-runner in a field of only eral polling stations nationwide. four candidates. 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The disqualifications affected reformists and those backing Rouhani, whose administration both reached the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and saw it disintegrate three years later with then-President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal of America from the accord. Former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also blocked from running, said on social media he’d boycott the vote. Voter apathy also has been fed by the devastated state of the economy and subdued campaigning amid months of surging coronavirus cases. Poll workers wore gloves and masks, and some wiped down ballot boxes with disinfectants. If elected, Raisi would be the first serving Iranian president sanctioned by the U.S. government even before entering office over his involvement in the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988, as well as his time as the head of Iran’s internationally criticized judiciary — one of the world’s top executioners. 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Just 17 of the 25 runs allowed have been earned, and the WHS sophomore has SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three wins away from surrendered just 90 hits this spring. the ultimate prize. On offense, Lieving has a The Wahama softball team team-best 51 hits on the seabrings a perfect 24-0 record son, leading the way with a into the Class A State Cham.607 batting average, 43 runs pionship on Tuesday and scored and 14 stolen bases. Wednesday on Craft Field at Lieving and Amber Wolfe are Little Creek Park in South tied for the team lead with four Charleston. home runs apiece, while LievThe Lady Falcons — who ing and Lauren Noble are tied defeated Man 2-0 and 11-4 in for the most triples at three 10 innings for the Region IV championship — have 14 shut apiece. Noble leads the Red outs on the year, and have out- and White with 17 doubles, as well as 35 runs batted in. scored opponents 208-to-25. The Lady Falcons have a Pitching all-155 innings team-batting average of .371, of all-24 games for Wahama, with 17 home runs, eight Mikie Lieving has struck out ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Members of the Wahama infield celebrate a double-play, during the Lady Falcons’ 2-0 victory over Man on June 15 in Hartford, W.Va. triples and 62 doubles. The WHS defense has committed two dozen errors this season, for a team fielding percentage of .962. The Region IV final was Wahama’s third extra-innings game of the year, with 2-1 10-inning victory over Tug Valley, and a 4-3 eight-inning win over Ripley. The Lady Falcons match up against Region II champion Petersburg, which defeated Clay-Battelle 4-1 and 8-0 for the regional title. Petersburg (21-5) enters play with an eight-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 96-11 in that time. Four of the See TOURNAMENT | 10 Parkersburg rallies past Post 39, 14-13 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Everything was more than perfect for one inning. Unfortunately, there were six more innings to get through. Meigs Post 39 produced 13 runs in the top of the fifth inning on Wednesday night, but Parkersburg Post 15 rallied with eight runs in the final two frames and ultimately handed Meigs its first loss of the season with a thrilling 14-13 decision in an American Legion Baseball contest in Wood County. Post 39 (4-1) found itself in a 6-0 hole through four complete, but the guests countered by sending the entire lineup to the plate twice apiece in the top half of the fifth. Eight hits, five walks and two hit batters later, Post 39 had turned a 6-run deficit into an overwhelming 13-6 cushion midway through five complete. Post 15 trimmed that deficit down to 13-10 after a 4-run outburst in the home half of the sixth, then plated three more runs in the seventh to tie the game before Corey delivered a 1-out single that allowed Meranchek to come plateward with the game-clinching score. Parkersburg scored five runs, all with two outs, in the bottom half of the third, as the guests sent 10 batters to the plate. Five hits, two walks and a fielder’s choice later, the hosts owned a 5-0 advantage. Haskins doubled in Menarchek with two away in the fourth to increase the lead out to 6-0 after four complete. Post 31, however, received four bases-loaded walks and scored a pair of runs on wild pitches to go along with an Ethan Stewart RBI single that gave Meigs its first lead of the night at 7-6 with one away in the fifth. Wyatt Hoover followed with a double that plated both Hunter Wood and Colton Reynolds for a 9-6 contest, then Bailey Jones singled in Hoover for a 4-run cushion. Coltin Parker singled home Jones for an 11-6 edge, then Stewart singled in Theron Eberts to double the lead out to 12-6. Parker completed the 13-run outburst by scoring on a wild pitch. Post 15 answered with a McPeek RBI double, who came around one batter later on a 2-run See POST 39 | 10 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, June 22 Softball* G1: Ritchie County (21-5) vs. Midland Trail (20-4), 9:30 a.m. G2: Petersburg (21-5) vs. Wahama (24-0), 30 minutes after Game 1. G3: RCHS-MTHS loser vs. PHS-WHS loser, 4:30 p.m. G4: RCHS-MTHS winner vs. PHS-WHS winner, 30 minutes after Game 3. Baseball Legion Post 39 at Beverly/ Lowell Post 389/750, 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 23 Softball* G5: Game 3 winner vs. loser of Game 4, 9:30 a.m. G6: Championship, 2 p.m. * — indicates all games played at Craft Field. Friday, June 25 Baseball Legion Post 39 at Jim Jadwin Memorial at Chillicothe VA Memorial Stadium, TBA Saturday, June 26 Baseball Legion Post 39 at Jim Jadwin Memorial at Chillicothe VA Memorial Stadium, TBA Sunday, June 27 Baseball Legion Post 39 at Jim Jadwin Memorial at Chillicothe VA Memorial Stadium, TBA Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports GAHS junior Zane Loveday pitches during the Blue Devils’ April 9 game against Ironton in Centenary, Ohio. 14 locals named to district baseball teams By Bryan Walters Brayden Osborne, Miami Trace. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com A total of 14 boys from the Ohio Valley Publishing area were named to the 2021 all-district teams on behalf of the Ohio Southeast District Baseball Coaches Association. Southern led all of the local programs with four selections, while Gallia Academy came away with a trio of picks as well. River Valley, Eastern and South Gallia came away with two honorees each, while Meigs ended up getting a single pick. The Tornadoes came away with a first team honoree in Division IV with Will Wickline, while teammate Ryan Laudermilt was a second team selection. Both Arrow Drummer and Lance Stewart were honorable mention picks as well for SHS. Matthew Blanchard was a first team honoree for the Eagles in Division IV, while Conner Ridenour was a second team pick on behalf of EHS. Andrew Small was a second team choice for the Rebels in Division IV, with teammate Jaxxin Mabe coming away with special mention honors as well for SGHS. The Blue Devils had a first team selection in Divisions I-II with Zane Loveday, while team- SECOND TEAM Tanner Warner, Hillsboro; Henry Pierce, Logan; Jesse Gillenwater, Sheridan; Chris Brison, Sheridan; Drew Bragg, Jackson; Mason Ratcliff, McClain; Seth Dennis, Warren; Hunter McBee, Miami Trace; Isaac Kuhn, Jackson; Nate Metzger, New Lexington; A.J. Dallmayer, Washington Court House; Caden Sheridan, Sheridan; Caeleb McGraw, Jackson; Derrick Welsh, Athens; Zack Bartoe, Vinton County; Hunter Green, Hillsboro; Josh Tipton, Fairfield Union; Max Brooks, Southern junior Will Wickline pitches during the Tornadoes’ April Circleville; Micah Geise, Unioto. 19 game against Waterford in Racine, Ohio. mates Trent Johnson and Colton Roe were each chosen as special mention picks for GAHS. The Raiders came away with a pair of special mention choices in Division III with Chase Barber and Alex Euton. Meigs had a second team pick in Wyatt Hoover at the Division III level as well. Here is the 2021 Ohio Southeast District Baseball Coaches Association teams for all four divisions. Divisions I-II FIRST TEAM Ryan Scott, Hills- boro; Cameron DeBord, Unioto; Connor Bucher, Miami Trace; Drew Seymour, Chillicothe; Evan Gandee, Warren; Ty Broermann, Jackson; Holden Blankenship, Jackson; Peyton Gail, Athens; Josh Gilmore, Miami Trace; Kurt Taylor, Warren; Carson DeBord, Unioto; Derek Eblin, Waverly; Ethan Hyme, Fairfield Union; Adam Coil, Marietta; Evan Justice, Circleville; Titus Lotz, Washington Court House; Braylen Baker, Logan Elm; Zane Loveday, Gallia Academy; Nate Johnson, Sheridan; Alex Boles, Waverly; Bryson Brown, Jackson; HONORABLE MENTION Blake Elliott, New Lexington; David Evans, Logan Elm; Owen Morgan, Fairfield Union; Mikey Vandagriff, Circleville; Ethan Malone, Sheridan; Shaun Pletcher, New Lexington; Tyler Talbot, Sheridan; Weston Roop, Waverly; Karson Runk, Washington Court House; Landyn Patterson, Unioto; Nathan Hoffman, Fairfield Union; Owen Angle, Logan. SPECIAL MENTION Theodore Dennis, Logan; Jordan Hawk, See TEAMS | 10 �SPORTS 10 Saturday, June 19, 2021 Post 39 From page 9 homer off the bat of Menarchek. Corey also provided a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth to cut the deficit down to 13-10. Parkersburg loaded the bases with its first three at-bats in the seventh, then Menarchek received a 1-out walk that made it a 13-11 contest. Menarchek eventually worked his way around to third after back-to-back RBI singles from Haskins and Corey tied the game at 13. Meranchek scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch just two tosses later. Parkersburg outhit the guests by a 15-12 overall margin and neither squad committed an error in the contest. Meigs left six runners on base, while Post 15 stranded four on the bags. A total of 11 pitchers were used between the two teams, with Parkersburg having none of its seven hurlers work more than two innings in the affair. Wiggins worked an inning of scoreless relief and walked one for the winning decision. Matt Teams Gilkey took the loss after surrendering four runs, five hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning of relief while fanning one. Stewart and Hoover led Post 39 with three hits and also drove in two RBIs apiece, while Parker added two hits and a pair of RBIs as well. Hoover and Parker also scored twice each in the setback. Corey and Baldwin paced Post 15 with three hits and also scored three times apiece. Corey also knocked in a team-high five RBIs. Meigs returns to action Saturday when it travels to Lancaster to face Post 11 in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Parkersburg (Post 15) 14, Meigs (Post 39) 13 P39 000 0(13)0 0 — 13-12-0 P15 005 104 4 — 14-15-0 WP: Wiggins (1IP, BB) LP: Matt Gilkey (0.2IP, 4R, 5H, K, 2BB) Post 39 (4-1): Ethan Stewart 3-5 (2RBI, RS), Wyatt Hoover 3-4 (2RBI, 2RS), Coltin Parker 2-3 (2RBI, 2RS), Alex Pierce 1-3 (RS), Colton Reynolds 1-3 (RBI, 2RS), Bailey Jones 1-4 (RBI, RS), Theron Eberts 1-2 (2RS), Matt Gilkey (RBI, RS), Hunter Wood (RBI, RS). Post 15: Corey 3-5 (5RBI, 3RS), Baldwin 3-4 (3RS), Menarchek 2-3 (2RBI, 3RS), Haskins 2-5 (3RBI, RS), Reeves 2-3 (2RBI, RS), Wiggins 1-4 (RBI), Manley 1-3 (RS), McPeek 1-3 (2RS), Woofter (RS). 2B: Hoover; Haskins, Reeves, Menarchek. HR: Corey. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. Howard, Portsmouth West; Ethan Ison, Wheelersburg; Luke Blackburn, From page 9 Westfall; Ben Nichols, Zane Trace; Seth Meade, Logan; Jake Bell, Circlev- North Adams; Titan Williams, Westfall; Chase ille; Wyatt Allison, CirSmaltz, Lynchburg-Clay; cleville; Gavin Rowland, Colton Vaughn, Eastern Fairfield Union; Dewey Brown; Tait Matney, Coal Dailey, Unioto; Caleb Grove; Easton Lansing, Eplin, Logan Elm; Gabe Chalfin, Logan Elm; Ben Piketon; Nick VanKeuren, Flanders, Waverly; Haydn Rock Hill; Adam Crank, Minford; Dakota Secrest, Shanks, Waverly; Trent Johnson, Gallia Academy; Northwest; Nate ThrockColton Roe, Gallia Acade- morton, Adena; Rylan my; Shaun Pletcher, New Sams, Oak Hill; Cole Lexington; Blake Elliott, Freeman, Ironton; Dacoda Chapman, Fairland; New Lexington; Scott Reynolds, Warren; Dalton Tyler Duncan, Portsmouth; Brock Eggers, Higgins, Warren; Josh Wellston; Luke Bradford, Martin, Marietta; Mark Portsmouth West. Duckworth, Marietta; Boston Kuhn, Jackson; Logan Camp, Jackson; SECOND TEAM Luke Henry, Miami Kyle, Howell, Ironton; Trace; Dylan Bernaard, Noah Martin Minford; Miami Trace; Will MatPeyton Weiss, Westfall; ters, Athens; Will Ginder, Travis Grim, Chesapeake; Athens. Tyler Sammons, Fairland; Caleb Hazelbaker, Portsmouth West; Jacob Division III Smeeks, Belpre; Jarrett FIRST TEAM Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis, Garrison, Adena; Alex Minford; Cameron Deere, Rogers, Fairland; Cade Ironton; Matthew Risner, Meade, North Adams; Dillon McDonald, Adena; Minford; Eric Green, Jacob Sloan, Ironton; Wheelersburg; Daewin Levi Lawson, South Spence, Portsmouth; Point; Michael Duncan, Gavin Hunt, Fairland; Jon Wylie, Ironton; Luke Portsmouth; Xander Ohio Valley Publishing OHSAA championships headed to Canton By Tim Stried For Ohio Valley Publishing CANTON, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced a three-year agreement for the Hall to host the state football championships. The games, across Ohio’s seven divisions, will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium beginning in 2021. Pro Football Hall of Fame Chief Administrative Officer Steve Strawbridge and OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute outlined the partnership at a news conference in the Hall of Fame’s James Allen Family Gold Jacket Lounge. “The OHSAA is excited for this three-year agreement with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as our student-athletes, schools and communities will get to experience Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and all that Canton and the Hall of Fame Village have to offer,” Ute said. “We are grateful to the Hall of Fame for their partnership, and we look forward to collaborating with the Hall year-round.” Canton, Massillon and Ohio State University have hosted the state football championships at various points over the past 30 years. With its ties to the game and Canton’s rich history, the OHSAA believed the Pro Football Hall of Fame was the ideal place to host the state football championships. “The Hall of Fame prides itself Tim Stried is the Director of Communications for the OHSAA. Carlisle steps down as Dallas Mavericks coach By Tim Reynolds Associated Press Rick Carlisle stepped down as coach of the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, the second major departure for that franchise in as many days. Carlisle spent 13 seasons in Dallas, leading the Mavericks to the 2011 NBA title. His decision was announced one day after general manager Donnie Nelson and the team agreed to part ways, Keaton, Coal Grove; Blake Trevathan, Fairland; Cooper Cummings, Fairland; Cooper McKenzie, Wheelersburg; Drew Roe, Portsmouth; Jeremiah Frisby, Wellston; Trevor Kleinman, Ironton; Tyler Brammer, Rock Hill; Jacob Phillips, Alexander; Trey Lewis, NelsonvilleYork; Patrick Meddock, Lynchburg-Clay; Zach Ward, Portsmouth; Aodhan Queen, Minford; Elias Robson, Wheelersburg; Ethan Sprankle, Crooksville; Flint Barger, Oak Hill; R.J. Taylor, North Adams; Wyatt Hoover, Meigs; Zac Cline, South Point; Dylan Cox, Belpre; Ethan Tracy, Eastern Brown; Grant Wheeler, Minford; Johnny Burton, Piketon; Roger Woodruff, Piketon. HONORABLE MENTION Kadin Mount, Crooksville; Kaleb Seals, Northwest; Orville Tackett, Northwest; Andres Vargas, Eastern Brown; Caden Sparks, Crooksville; Evan Wells, Belpre; Matthew Bayne, Belpre. SPECIAL MENTION Ryan Ashley, Ironton; Adam Marcum, Fairland; 75 YEARS EXPERIENCE Brayden Friend, Rock Hill; Hayden Harper, Rock Hill; Brendan Dillon, South Point; Hunter McCallister, South Point; Thomas Sentz, Chesapeake; Ethan Sprankle, Crooksville; Chase Barber, River Valley; Alex Euton, River Valley; Case Dyer, Wheelersburg; D.J. Horton, Wheelersburg; Evan Whitt, Portsmouth West; Steven Sadler, Portsmouth West; Hayden Yerardi, Portsmouth; Christian Keys, Portsmouth; Jerrod Tackett, Piketon; Brody Fuller, Piketon; Isaac York, Alexander; John Hobbs, Alexander; Kazane Akimoto, Northwest. ending a 24-year run for Nelson as part of the organization. “This was solely my decision,” Carlisle said in a statement released to ESPN shortly before the team announced that he was leaving. Dallas becomes the seventh team with an coaching vacancy, joining New Orleans, Washington, Orlando, Indiana, Portland — and Boston, where Carlisle played for the team that won the 1986 NBA title. Beaver Eastern; Billy Jones, South Webster; Jackson Rowe, St. Joseph; Robert Martin, South Webster; Andrew Andronis, Lucasville Valley; Luken Roades, Whiteoak; Shaden Malone, Portsmouth Clay; Carter Nickel, Lucasville Valley; Devin Renfroe, Symmes Valley; Landon Barnett, Whiteoak; Trent Mettler, Paint Valley. SECOND TEAM Logan Bell, Manchester; Wyatt Collins, Leesburg Fairfield; Michael Mahlmeister, St. Joseph; Breckon Williams, Lucasville Valley; D.J. Crocker, Huntington Ross; Emery Woods, Huntington Ross; Tabor Lackey, Trimble; Caden Brammer, Symmes Division IV Valley; Jacob Huffman, Waterford; Ryan LauderFIRST TEAM milt, Southern; Braylon Clay Cottle, PortsLeach, Huntington Ross; mouth Clay; Matthew Blanchard, Eastern; Brock Conner Ridenour, Eastern; Ethan Rase, SciotoBlanton, Paint Valley; ville East; Ian Griffith, Dax Estep, Paint Valley; George Arnett, Lucasville Whiteoak; Trae Zimmerman, South Webster; A.J. Valley; Jude Huffman, Littreal, Symmes Valley; Waterford; Kyle Reaves, Andrew Small, South Manchester; Will WickGallia; Blake Stuntebeck, line, Southern; Braden St. Joseph; Braden Miller, Webb, Symmes Valley; Waterford; Cade Miller, Gavin Free, Huntington Leesburg Fairfield; Jaden Ross; Logan Clemmons, Jessee, Portsmouth Clay; Jimmy Mahlmeister, St. 20,000 SURGERIES 3 AWARD WINNING DOCTORS 1 AREA TEAM FROM SHOULDERS TO HIPS TO KNEES, THE AREA’S MOST EXPERIENCED TEAM IN JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY IS ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. Camden Clark’s award-winning joint replacement team—backed by West Virginia’s most trusted name in medicine. Visit camdenclark.org. OH-70239288 in treating OHSAA football teams and their fans the same way we treat the NFL teams and their fans,” Strawbridge said. “We give them a first-class experience while they are here. We take the teams through the museum and promote the values of the game. We look forward to providing an exceptional experience for the players, coaches, families and fans attending the games in Canton – the pinnacle of football.” Visit Canton, which first hosted the state football championships starting in 1990 and most recently in Canton from 201719, will continue to be a sponsor and partner of the events. Joseph; Kyle Winston, Sciotoville East; Levi Best, Symmes Valley; Zane Porter, Peebles; Levi Niece, Symmes Valley. HONORABLE MENTION Arrow Drummer, Southern; Chase Morrow, Lucasville Valley; Cole Miller, Waterford; Jackson Poole, Manchester; Jacob Morgan, Leesburg Fairfield; Lance Stewart, Southern; Easton Wesley, Peebles. SPECIAL MENTION J.C. Damron, St. Joseph; Max Weber, St. Joseph; Colton Shriver, Waterford; Cameron Justice, Seciotoville East; Landehn Pernell, Sciotoville East; Blayton Cox, Miller; Evan Woods, Portsmouth Clay; Aidan Andrew, South Webster; Devin Wiley, Lucasville Valley; Blake Wood, Lucasville Valley; Devlen Spradlin, Paint Valley; Jaxxin Mabe, South Gallia; Wyatt Cluxton, Peebles; Connor Myers, Peebles. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Tournament From page 9 Lady Vikings’ five losses came in the first eight games of the season. PHS was the Class AA runner-up in 2019, and also made the state tournament in 2018. Petersburg’s six seniors are the most among the four teams in the Class A state tournament. Wahama and Petersburg will play in the second game on Tuesday, starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1. The opening matchup — starting at 9:30 a.m. — pits Region I champion Ritchie County (21-5) against Region III champion Midland Trail (20-4). The Lady Rebels defeated Madonna 7-2 and 4-1 for the Region I championship, and have won five games in a row overall. Wahama is the last team to defeat Ritchie County, doing so 6-0 on May 27 in Hartford. WHS also topped RCHS 5-0 on May 7 in Mason County, and 5-0 on May 27 in Ellenboro. Like Wahama, RCHS also has just three seniors on the team. The Lady Rebels are the only team among the four with a previous state championship, winning Class AA-A in 1992 and Class AA in 2011. The Lady Patriots topped James Monroe 9-2 and 11-4 to claim their regional title, and have won 17 games in a row since starting the year 3-4. Midland Trail has five seniors on its squad, which has four shut out wins on the year. The losing teams from Game 1 and Game 2 will meet in Game 3 at 4:30 on Tuesday, with the winner’s bracket final starting 30 minutes after the end. A 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the winner of Game 3 will meet the loser of Game 4, with the winner advancing to the championship game at 2 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �Along the River The last full measure Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 19, 2021 11 Funeral services held for fallen WWII soldier By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY/LONG BOTTOM, Ohio — It was a homecoming nearly 77 years in the making. Military services, proclamations, presentation of medals, and a procession through flag-lined streets welcomed home Army Pfc. James Wilmer White last Saturday nearly 77 years after he was killed in Burma during World War II. The city of Chillicothe, as well as village of Pomeroy and Meigs County all declared Saturday, June 12, 2021, as Army Private First Class James Wilmer White Day in honor of the late soldier. Presentations from both Pomeroy and Chillicothe, as well as the Ohio VFW were made before the services at the EwingSchwarzel celebration center (former Maple Lawn Brewery) with veterans from across the state in attendance. Major Patrick Hernandez, who is part of the Casualty Operations division of the Ohio National Guard, had been working with the White family leading up to the services and spoke briefly during the presentations. During the public visitation, veterans and active duty military members were given the opportunity to pass by the casket to pay their respects to White and his family. Following the funeral service, military pallbearers carried the flag draped casket to the horse drawn hearse as a bagpiper played “Going Home.” Doves were also released from the hillside above. As the procession moved from the EwingSchwarzel Funeral Home toward Main Street, local band members under the direction of Toney Dingess played patriotic music. Hundreds of people lined the streets, waving flags in tribute to White. Local fire departments also took part in the tribute with an American Flag draped from the Middleport and Pomeroy ladder trucks. It was at that location that local veterans served as pallbearers, moving the flag draped casket from the horse drawn hearse to the motorized hearse. The procession then moved to the White family cemetery off Bashan Road for burial of White with his family. At the cemetery, military members and veterans lined the walkway where the casket was carried. Military honors were conducted, with the flag from the casket folded and given to the family at the conclusion of the service. White, who grew up in Meigs County, later moved to Chillicothe, married his wife, Mary Frances Hunt, and joined the United States military. On July 2, 1944, Pfc. James Wilmer White was killed in action and unidentifiable outside Myitkyina, Burma (now known as Myanmar). He was fighting with the famed 5307thComposite Unit Provisional — The Merrills Marauders. His Army Infantry Unit was conferred the Congressional Gold Medal by both Houses of Congress this past fall. He was temporarily buried in U.S. Military Cemeteries in Burma and India. In 1949, one set of remains, designated Unknown X-52 Kalaikunda, was still unable to be identified and was buried in the National Veterans and active duty military salute as the casket is transferred from the horse drawn hearse to the motorized hearse. The top of the vault for White told of his military service. Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel The flag draped casket of Army Pfc. James Wilmer White sits in Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in advance of services on Saturday. Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu, Hawaii. In July 2018, the remains of service members from that battle were transferred to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. White was accounted for by the Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Jan. 29, 2020 after his remains were identified using dental, anthropological and mitochondrial DNA Veterans, many in American Legion or VFW posts, stand as the casket is carried from the funeral analysis and circumstan- home. tial evidence. His name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City, Philippines, along with others still missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. A portion of the information provided by the United States military and Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Veterans lined the walkway as White’s flag draped casket was carried for burial. Military pallbearers place the flag draped casket in the horse drawn hearse. Numerous veterans lined the walkway at the cemetery. �SPORTS 12 Saturday, June 19, 2021 CFP expansion will push conferences to reconsider divisions ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The proposed 12-team College Football Playoff would make winning a conference more important than ever, with six spots reserved for league champions. Every major college football conference plays a title game, but how the participants are determined — division winners or best overall records —- differs. On Thursday at the Big Ten Conference office outside Chicago, the college football leaders who manage the playoff opened two days of meetings they hope will end with consensus around the core piece of the plan: How many teams? Already, though, the trickle down issues are starting to pop up, including finding the optimal way to determine a conference champion while also best positioning the league for playoff participation. During the first seven seasons of the CFP, a conference has twice placed more than one team in the field of four. In 2017, Georgia and Alabama, which didn’t even win its division, made it from the Southeastern Conference. Last year, the Atlantic Coast Conference, benefitting from Notre Dame’s pandemic-induced league participation, placed both the Fighting Irish and Clemson in the playoff. Notre Dame became the first team to lose a conference title game and reach the playoff. If and when the playoff grows to 12, ideally conferences will want to create title game matchups that bolster their chances to get more than one team in the field because the other six slots will be filled by a selection committee. The ACC did that last year by scrapping its divisions. Divisions are back in the ACC in 2021 and Notre Dame is gone, returning to its cherished independence. But the future of conference’ being split into divisions is uncertain. “My initial reaction would be, you know, divisional play has been pretty fun,” Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “You look across the conferences, it’s created some new rivalries. It’s enhanced some longstanding rivalries. It’s been great for a lot of fan bases in some leagues.” Among Power Five conferences, the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Pac-12 use divisions to determine their championship game matchups; the Big 12 goes with the top two teams in the regular-season standings. In the Group Five, the American Athletic Conference has no divisions but the others do. Fitzgerald’s fondness for divisions becomes apparent when looking back at those Northwestern teams. Ohio Valley Publishing DOJ: 2 states’ trans restrictions unconstitutional CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday challenged bans involving transgender people that target athletes in West Virginia and children in Arkansas, slamming them as violations of federal law. The department filed statements of interest in lawsuits that seek to overturn new laws in those states. In West Virginia, a law prohibits transgender athletes from competing in female sports. Arkansas became the first state to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. The DOJ said the laws in both states violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. It also said the West Virginia law violates Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal funds. And in a third case, West Virginia’s Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender male student who said an assistant principal harassed him when he tried to use the boys bathroom. The American Civil Liberties Union, its West Virginia chapter and LGBTQ interest group Lambda Legal challenged the athlete ban on behalf of an 11-year-old transgender girl who had hoped to compete in cross-country in middle school. “A state law that limits or denies a particular class of people’s ability to participate in public, federally funded educational programs and activities solely because their gender identity does not match their sex assigned at birth violates both Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause,” the Justice Department filing said. The state law “does exactly this.” In Arkansas, the ACLU filed a lawsuit last month challenging the transgender youth prohibition, which is set to take effect on July 28. It prohibits doctors from providing gender confirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to anyone under 18 years old, or from referring them to other providers for the treatment. The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of four transgender youth and their families, as well as two doctors who provide gender confirming treatments. The lawsuit argues the prohibition will severely harm transgender youth in the state and violate their constitutional rights. “A state law that specifically denies a limited class of people the ability to receive medically necessary care from their healthcare providers solely on the basis of their sex assigned at birth violates the Equal Protection Clause,” the Justice Department filing said. “These restrictions explicitly target transgender people.” Republican lawmakers enacted the ban in April, overriding a veto by GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The Arkansas governor vetoed the ban following pleas from pediatricians, social workers and the parents of transgender youth who said the measure would harm a community already at risk for depression and suicide. Hutchinson said the law went too far, especially since it wouldn’t exempt youth already receiving the care. Gender confirming surgery is currently not performed on minors in Arkansas. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, also a Republican, asked a federal judge this week to dismiss the lawsuit over the state’s ban. And West Virginia Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Thursday asked a judge to allow him to intervene on the state’s behalf to defend the athlete ban. Rutledge’s office rejected the Justice Department’s argument, saying the state’s prohibition “absolutely doesn’t discriminate based on transgender status.” “The Biden Administration’s brief makes the frivolous argument that it does,” Stephanie Sharp, a spokesperson for Rutledge, said in a statement. “But that brief illustrates the weakness of its position — so weak that the Administration resorts to pages of personal attacks against Arkansans’ elected representatives.” Several other states also have enacted bills this year over school sports participation bans. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem implemented the move by executive order. Other states, including Kansas and North Dakota, passed bans only to have them vetoed by the governor. In February, the Biden administration withdrew government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls high school sports. A federal judge dismissed that lawsuit in April. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, which oversees scholastic sports, said earlier this year that it had not received any complaints about trans- gender athletes on girls teams. Several Democrats said the West Virginia bill was discriminatory, but supporters have argued that transgender athletes would have physical advantages in female sports. Republican Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill despite warnings from some lawmakers that the NCAA could retaliate and decide not to hold college tournaments in the state. Justice had said that while it concerned him that the state could miss out on a sporting event, he believed the benefits of the law “way outweigh the bad part of it.” In the transgender bathroom case, the West Virginia Supreme Court reinstated some negligence claims and sent the lawsuit back to a lower court for further proceedings. A circuit judge had dismissed the lawsuit, saying the Harrison County school board was immune from liability for the actions of an assistant principal. The lawsuit filed on behalf of student Michael Critchfield accused the board of failing to create a safe school environment. The ACLU had said Liberty High School Assistant Principal Lee Livengood followed Critchfield into the boys bathroom in November 2018 at the school and said, “You freak me out.” Critchfield said he also was ordered to prove his gender by using a urinal. He was 15 at the time. An attorney for Livengood had previously argued that his client was unaware of Critchfield’s gender identity and was not told of an arrangement Critchfield had with the principal to use the boys restrooms. WE BELIEVE GREAT CARE IS EVEN BETTER WHEN IT’S CLOSE TO HOME OhioHealth Physician Group Heritage College Primary Care Racine Morgan Gordon, DO 33 124 Nicole Humphrey, CNP You call Meigs County home. So do we. 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OH-70238610 Well Checks, Sick Visits, Walk-In Care and Telehealth Appointments Schedule an Appointment Today at 304.675.4500 �NEWS/WEATHER 14 Saturday, June 19, 2021 Daily Sentinel IN BRIEF Palestinians call off 1M dose vaccine exchange with Israel JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Authority called off an agreement whereby Israel would transfer 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to it in exchange for a similar number later this year, hours after the deal was announced on Friday. The Palestinians said the doses, which Israel began shipping to the occupied West Bank, are too close to expiring and do not meet their standards. In announcing the agreement, Israel had said the vaccines “will expire soon” without specifying the date. Palestinian officials had come under heavy criticism on social media after the agreement was announced, with many accusing them of accepting subpar vaccines and suggesting they might not be effective. There was no immediate comment from Israel, which had largely shut down for the weekly Sabbath. Israel said Friday it would transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year. Israel, which has fully reopened after vaccinating some 85% of its adult population, has faced criticism for not sharing its vaccines with the 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Andre Penner | AP file In this March 4 file photo, patients infected with COVID-19 fill the beds at a field hospital built inside a sports coliseum in Santo Andre, Brazil. As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000, its Senate is publicly investigating how the pandemic death toll got so high, focusing on why the government ignored opportunities to buy vaccines while pushing hydroxychloroquine. Brazil still debating dubious virus drug By David Biller and Débora Álvares FD earlier in the afternoon. Via the Pomeroy FD’s run report: “Crews from Pumper 2 and Rescue 4 From page 1 assisted with extinguishment, salvage and overLadder 2 and Rescue 4, haul, and clean-up before Middleport Engine 13 returning to quarters. No and Rescue 17, Rutland Engine 42 and Truck 40, fire personnel suffered injuries during the call. Meigs County EMS, the Also responding were Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio State Fire Mason PD, Mason County EMS, and AEP.” Marshal’s Office. More on this fire More information will be made available on this appears inside this edition and online at www. fire as it is released. mydailysentinel.com and Pomeroy was also called to assist the Mason www.mydailyregister. com. and New Haven fire Follow the Pomeroy departments on a working house fire on Horton Fire Department on Facebook. Street in Mason, W.Va. Board From page 1 hours annually of IT services, effective July 1, 2021June 30, 2022. Approved the public comment requirements of the ARP ESSER as directed by section 2001 of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund as found in Meigs Local School District’s Learning Recovery Extended Learning Plan. Set Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the Central Office , at 6:30 p.m., for the next regular meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 8 PM 72° 82° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 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. 83° 56° 84° 62° 98° in 1944 50° in 1968 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 3.76 2.47 21.93 20.55 SUN & MOON Today 6:03 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 3:09 p.m. 2:27 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last Full Jun 24 Jul 1 New Jul 9 First Jul 17 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 7:39a 8:24a 9:10a 10:00a 10:56a 11:56a 12:26a Minor 1:27a 2:11a 2:56a 3:45a 4:40a 5:40a 6:45a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Lucasville 85/70 Very High Major 8:03p 8:49p 9:38p 10:30p 11:27p ---12:29a Minor 1:51p 2:37p 3:24p 4:15p 5:11p 6:12p 7:17p WEATHER HISTORY A tornado struck New Brunswick, N.J., on June 19, 1835, killing five people and laying waste to a 17.5-mile-long path that ended at lower New York Bay. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 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 Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.50 15.95 21.49 12.78 12.61 24.55 12.43 26.10 34.39 12.52 18.50 34.50 17.90 Portsmouth 86/70 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates 24-hr. Chg. -0.55 -0.79 -0.32 -0.05 -0.40 -0.53 +0.14 -0.19 -0.19 -0.19 -0.90 +0.30 -1.30 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 A thunderstorm late in Cloudy with a couple the afternoon of thunderstorms Beautiful with plenty of sun Logan 82/66 Belpre 80/67 Athens 83/65 87° 64° Chance for an afternoon thunderstorm St. Marys 79/66 Parkersburg 78/66 Coolville 81/66 Elizabeth 81/67 Spencer 82/68 Buffalo 85/68 Milton 87/69 St. Albans 86/68 Huntington 85/69 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 74/56 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 78/59 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 83/63 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front FRIDAY 84° 65° Variable clouds, a t-storm possible NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 87/69 Ashland 86/69 Grayson 87/69 drug amid mounting evidence it isn’t effective and could cause serious side effects. Nevertheless, the notion that medicines like hydroxychloroquine work against COVID19 is one of the main things the fact-checking agency Aos Fatos has been forced to debunk continually for the past year, according to Tai Nalon, its executive director. “This didn’t change, mostly because there is a lack of accountability of doctors and other medical authorities who propagate this sort of misinformation, and the government supports it,” Nalon said. “Basically it takes only the president to make any fact-checking efforts not useless, but less effective.” In fact, the Senate hearings that began in April have turned into a forum for dueling testimony from doctors who are either pro- or anti-hydroxychloroquine, creating what some experts fear is a misimpression that the drug’s usefulness is still an open question in the international scientific community. THURSDAY Marietta 79/66 Murray City 81/65 Wilkesville 84/65 POMEROY Jackson 85/66 85/66 Ravenswood Rio Grande 84/67 86/67 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 84/70 GALLIPOLIS 87/67 84/68 86/66 South Shore Greenup 87/69 86/69 62 79° 54° McArthur 82/65 Very High Primary: pine, grasses, other Mold: 1306 WEDNESDAY 73° 48° Adelphi 82/67 Chillicothe 83/68 TUESDAY 90° 63° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 83/69 Pollen: 40 Low MOON PHASES MONDAY Clouds and sun, a t-storm in the p.m. 5 Primary: cladosporium, other Sun. 6:03 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 4:21 p.m. 2:55 a.m. SUNDAY Mostly cloudy today and tonight with a thunderstorm. High 87° / Low 67° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 91° 67° 69° the economy humming. He dismissed the scourge early on as “a little flu” and has scorned masks. He was not chastened by his own bout with COVID19. And he kept touting hydroxychloroquine long after virtually all others, including President Donald Trump, ceased doing so. As recently as last Saturday, Bolsonaro received cheers upon telling a crowd of supporters that he took it when infected. “The next day,” he declared, “I was cured.” He pushed hydroxychloroquine so consistently that the first of his four health ministers during the pandemic was fired and the second resigned because they refused to endorse broad prescription of the medicine, they told the Senate investigating committee. The World Health Organization stopped testing the drug in June 2020, saying the data showed it didn’t reduce deaths among hospitalized patients. The same month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked emergency authorization for the epidemiologists saying the real figure is signifiAssociated Press cantly higher — perhaps hundreds of thousands higher. BRASILIA, Brazil — Dr. Abdel Latif, who As Brazil hurtles toward oversees an intensive an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — care unit an hour from Sao Paulo, said the fear second-highest in the and desperation caused world — science is on by the coronavirus have trial inside the country been compounded by and the truth is up for misinformation and grabs. opinions from self-styled With the milestone likely to be reached this specialists and a lack of weekend, Brazil’s Senate proper guidance from is publicly investigating the government. “We need real humane how the toll got so high, public health policy, far focusing on why Presifrom the political fight dent Jair Bolsonaro’s and based on science far-right government ignored opportunities to and evidence,” he said. Brazil’s reported death buy vaccines for months toll is second only to while it relentlessly that of the U.S., where pushed hydroxychlorothe number of lives lost quine, the malaria drug has topped 600,000. that rigorous studies have shown to be ineffec- Brazil’s population of 213 million is two-thirds tive in treating COVIDthat of the U.S. 19. Over the past week, The nationally televised hearings have con- official data showed tained enough scientific some 2,000 COVID-19 deaths per day in Brazil, claims, counterclaims and outright falsehoods representing one-fifth the global total and to keep fact-checkers a jump public health busy. experts warn may The skepticism has reflect the start of the extended to the death country’s third wave. toll itself, with BolsoBolsonaro has waged naro arguing the offia 15-month campaign cial tally from his own Health Ministry is great- to downplay the virus’s ly exaggerated and some seriousness and keep Clendenin 85/68 Charleston 84/67 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 75/57 Billings 89/55 Montreal 80/60 Minneapolis 82/62 Chicago 88/64 Denver 88/62 Toronto 79/62 Detroit 83/64 New York 88/69 Washington 86/73 Kansas City 94/77 El Paso 103/77 Sun. 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