http://66.213.69.5/files/original/27d2b4daa6696c41716617eec8c842ae.pdf c32ab6a85527d238100fd82e3305a73a PDF Text Text Marauders beat Belpre More H.S. football scores SPORTS s 4 SPORTS s 4 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 72° 74° 73° A few thunderstorms today. Tropical Rainstorm Ida tonight. High 76° / Low 68° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 8 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 75, Volume 171 HEAP Summer Crisis Program ends Sept. 30 Tuesday, August 31, 2021 s 50¢ Growing the Cloverbuds Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Ohio Development Services Agency and Gallia-Meigs CAA have been helping incomeeligible Ohioans maintain their utility service through the Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program since July 1. According to a news release from Gallia-Meigs CAA, the program helps eligible Ohioans pay an electric bill, purchase an air conditioning unit or fan, or pay for central air conditioning repairs. This year, the program will be ending Sept. 30. “This year, again, we extended the length of the program and expanded eligibility requirements so we can help more Ohioans during this health crisis,” stated the news release. ABOUT THE PROGRAM In 2020, 372 families in Gallia and Meigs counties were assisted through the Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program. Included in those families, 122 received air conditioners and 196 received fans, according to the Gallia-Meigs CAA. In 2020, 372 families in Gallia and Meigs counties were assisted through the Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program. Included in those families, 122 received air conditioners and 196 received fans, according to the GalliaMeigs CAA. The news release also included the following See HEAP | 8 Holzer updates on visitor policy, employee vaccines By Beth Sergent not apply to Maternity or Pediatric units. Also, this policy does not apply to patients attending ofﬁce/doctor GALLIPOLIS — appointments in clinic Holzer Health System facilities. has updated its visitor All visitors must also policy in an effort to reduce the effects of ris- wear a mask while in the facilities. ing COVID-19 cases in Holzer’s ofﬁcial statethe area on patients and ment also included the staff, according to the following: “Our priority, organization. Follownow and any time, is to ing the updated policy on visitors, Holzer also protect the communities we serve. We have a released information high number of patients regarding vaccinations in our hospitals who as it relates to employare requiring much care ees and vendors. and are very sick. Our Holzer announced hospitals are reaching on Friday, in an effort capacity. Our Emerto avoid restricting gency Departments are visitors as a whole, it is requiring any visitor reaching capacity. 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Photos by Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham | OVP Some Cloverbuds brought in animals during the show and tell at the recent Meigs County Fair. 4-H offers programming for young members By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham For youth to become a Cloverbud, parents can khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. speak with a 4-H advicom sor or contact the Meigs County Extension Ofﬁce at (740) 992-6696 for POMEROY — The assistance in ﬁnding a 4-H organization offers club. programs for younger Sydenstricker said members, known as clubs are eligible to parCloverbuds, to get them ticipate in the “Cloverbot prepared for 4-H competiChallenge,” which is a tions and careers. statewide program where According to Nancy Sydenstricker, Meigs Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham | OVP Cloverbuds use Legos to County OSU Extension Cloverbuds discussed various projects they learned about at the build a project, which is then showcased at the Educator for 4-H Youth show and tell. Ohio State 4-H Center. In Development, for a child ing them to showcase the past years, some Meigs Throughout the year, to participate in the CloCounty clubs have participrojects they completed Cloverbuds will work verbud program, they with their peers and advi- and gain public speaking pated in the challenge. must be 5 years old and © 2021 Ohio Valley enrolled in kindergarten. sors to complete projects skills. This year, CloverPublishing, all rights buds brought in animals These members belong to to display in the club’s reserved. booth at the fairgrounds. shown in open class or regular 4-H clubs within by siblings, talked about During the recent the county, but do not Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a Meigs County Fair, some their gardens, showed compete in traditional staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishtheir baking skills, and 4-H projects, Sydenstrick- Cloverbuds participated ing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, in a show and tell, allow- more. er said. ext. 1992. FFA members gain livestock judging experience By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham opportunities to all members participating in fair khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. activities. com During the judging, members examined beef steers, hogs, lambs and ROCKSPRINGS — Local FFA Chapters from goats — four animals in each class — to deterMeigs and Southern mine which animal they high schools hosted the would place best in the ﬁrst ever livestock judgclass. Participants had ing contest for 4-H and FFA members during the to rank the animals from recent Meigs County Fair. ﬁrst to last place in each FFA advisors said they species’ class. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham | OVP take members to judgIn addition to ranking Pictured here are the top five finishers in each age group. the animals, competitors ing competitions as part Pictured from left are: Shelby Runyon, Kendall Schagel, Whitney Durst, Wyatt Smith, Jaycie Jordan, Tyson Hupp, Steven Fitzgerald, of the FFA program and See JUDGING | 8 wanted to bring these McKenna Rankin, Cassidy Runyon, and Maveryk Lisle. 125 additional virus cases reported over weekend Latest school updates By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — A total of 125 new COVID-19 cases were reported from over the weekend in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on BY THE NUMBERS Monday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. In Mason County, 65 additional cases of COVID-19 were reported on Monday, according to the West Virginia Department of Health New COVID-19 cases reported on Monday Gallia County —47 Mason County — 65 Meigs County — 13 and Human Resources (DHHR). In Meigs County, 13 new COVID-19 cases were reported by ODH on Monday. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH, there have been 2,902 total cases (47 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 178 hospitalizations and 52 deaths. Of the 2,902 cases, 2,520 (20 new) are See CASES | 8 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, August 31, 2021 TODAY IN HISTORY Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES KAYLYN HILL The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2021. There are 122 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 31, 1980, Poland’s Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day-old strike. On this date: In 1886, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, South Carolina, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1972, at the Munich Summer Olympics, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his fourth and ﬁfth gold medals in the 100-meter butterﬂy and 800-meter freestyle relay; Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut won gold medals in ﬂoor exercise and the balance beam. In 1986, 82 people were killed when an Aeromexico jetliner and a small private plane collided over Cerritos, California. The Soviet passenger ship Admiral Nakhimov collided with a merchant vessel in the Black Sea, causing both to sink; up to 448 people reportedly died. In 1992, white separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that had claimed the lives of Weaver’s wife, son and a deputy U.S. marshal. In 1994, the Irish Republican Army declared a cease-ﬁre. Russia ofﬁcially ended its military presence in the former East Germany and the Baltics after half a century. In 1996, three adults and four children drowned when their vehicle rolled into John D. Long Lake in Union, South Carolina; they had gone to see a monument to the sons of Susan Smith, who had drowned the two boys in Oct. 1994. In 1997, Prince Charles brought Princess Diana home for the last time, escorting the body of his former wife to a Britain that was shocked, griefstricken and angered by her death in a Paris trafﬁc accident earlier that day. In 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and around the world: “It is time to turn the page.” In 2018, Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” was laid to rest after an eight-hour funeral at a Detroit church, where guests included Bill and Hillary Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. In 2019, a gunman carried out a shooting rampage that stretched ten miles between the Texas communities of Midland and Odessa, leaving seven people dead before police killed the gunman outside a movie theater in Odessa. Ten years ago: The Wartime Contracting Commission issued a report saying the U.S. had lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stood to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awarded and managed contracts for battleﬁeld support and reconstruction projects. Five years ago: On Mexican soil for the ﬁrst time as the Republican presidential nominee, a ﬁrm but measured Donald Trump defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern ﬂank, standing up for the centerpiece of his immigration plan during a joint press conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. One year ago: At a rally in Pittsburgh, Democrat Joe Biden resoundingly condemned violent protesters and called for their prosecution; he accused President Donald Trump of causing the divisions that had ignited the violence. Trump reiterated that he blamed radical troublemakers who he said were stirred up and backed by Biden. The U.S. Open, the ﬁrst Grand Slam tennis event in nearly six months, began in New York with no fans in attendance because of the pandemic. Today’s Birthdays: Rock musician Jerry Allison (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 82. Actor Jack Thompson is 81. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 76. Singer Van Morrison is 76. Rock musician Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) is 73. Actor Richard Gere is 72. Actor Stephen Henderson is 72. Olympic gold medal track and ﬁeld athlete Edwin Moses is 66. Rock singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) is 64. Rock musician Gina Schock (The Go-Go’s) is 64. Singer Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family) is 62. R&B musician Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) is 58. Actor Jaime P. Gomez is 56. Rock musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) is 52. Singer-composer Deborah Gibson is 51. Actor Zack Ward is 51. Golfer Padraig (PAH’-drig) Harrington is 50. Actor Chris Tucker is 49. Actor Sara Ramirez is 46. R&B singer Tamara (Trina & Tamara) is 44. 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 REEDSVILLE — Kaylyn Hill, 12, of Reedsville, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 29, 2021. Kaylyn was an avid reader and writer. She loved to play Roblox on her iphone, music, Marvel, Disney and Harry Potter. She is loved dearly by her parents, Jered and Raberta; her brother, Tyler and her sister, Breanna. Also left to mend their broken hearts are her grandparents, Christy (Bob) Barnhart, Howie Caldwell and Pat and Nancy Hill. She was a part of an amazing group of extended family who loved her which include her aunts and uncles, Keri and Travis Smith, Cynthia and Brody Bauers, Joe and Lara Hill and John Hill. She enjoyed time with her cousins, Bobby, Lauren, Rachel, Daniel, Landen, Lyddia, JP, Joely, Carter and Cameron; her extended family of great-grandparents, aunts and uncles, Howard Caldwell, Bob Hill, Bob and Terri Caldwell, Tim and Martie Baum, Jay and Brenda Hill and Chris Hill. Kaylyn attended many basketball and football games in support of her brother, Tyler, and her grandpa, Howie. Thank you to the Trimble Community for loving her as your own. Thank you to the Eastern Community for loving our girl so much especially Kaylyn’s day, September 2, 2021 at the Eastern Middle School Gymnasium, with Chris Stewart ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in the Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. Visitation will be held in the gymnasium prior to the service on Thursday, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers contributions can be made to A Foundation Building Strength for Nemaline Myopathy, 3825 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, friend, Paula Buckley. CA 94306. Thank you to the teachYou are invited to sign ers who fostered a love of learning especially Bobbi the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh. Harbour, Mildred Wilson, Julie Spaun, Debbie com Arrangements have Pratt, Christi Lisle and been entrusted to WhiteDebbie Barber. Funeral services will be Schwarzel Funeral Home held at 5:30 p.m., Thurs- in Coolville. DEATH NOTICES ISREAL VINTON — Donald Lee Isreal, 86, Vinton, Ohio, died Friday, August 27, 2021 in Holzer Medical Center, Jackson, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2021 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. Burial will follow in PendletonMarcum Cemetery, Vinton. Family and friends may call at the funeral home Monday, 11 a.m. to the hour of service. FLEMING OAK HILL — Harold “Eugene” Fleming, 54, Oak Hill, Ohio died Sunday, August 29, 2021 in his home following an extremely short illness Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 1, 2021 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, with Pastor Jerry Colburn ofﬁciate. Burial will follow in the Old Pine Cemetery, Rio Grande, Ohio. Family and friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday 11 a.m. to the service hour. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family requests donation consideration to aid in funeral expenses be sent to The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home P O Box 208 Vinton OH 45686 or made online. ROBERTS GALLIPOLIS — Glenn C. Roberts, age 95, of Gallipolis, died Monday August 30, 2021 at Arbors at Gallipolis, Ohio. There will be no services. Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home is serving the family. ARTHURS GALLIPOLIS — Brian Wesley Arthurs, Sr., 57, of Gallipolis, Ohio died on Friday, August 27, 2021 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Willis Funeral Home. Friends may call on the family from noon until the start of the service. The burial will follow at Centenary Cemetery. PRESTON NORTHVILLE — John L. “Bud” Preston, 85, of Northville, Michigan, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Friday, August 27, 2021 at his residence. A memorial service will be held October 2, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home. A complete obituary with service time will be published later. LEHEW PORTLAND — Norma Elaine Lehew, 63, of Portland, Ohio, died August 28, 2021, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Roush Funeral Home in Ravenswood is in charge of arrangements. SCOTT MOUNT STERLING — Donald E. Scott, 85, Mount Sterling, Ohio, died at 5:29 p.m., Sunday, August 29. 2021, in the Mount Carmel Grove City Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio. Some teachers push back on vaccine mandates By Gillian Flaccus and Bobby Caina Calvan real-world evidence that serious side effects are Associated Press extremely rare. Philadelphia parent Rebecca Smith, who has PORTLAND, Ore. daughters in the third — Some of the biggest and sixth grades, said she school systems in the should not have to worry U.S. are taking a hard about school employees line with teachers and making them sick. staff members who “School employees are are not yet vaccinated tasked with caring for against COVID-19: Get a some of the most vulnerjab or lose your job. able members of our Most teachers already AP Photo | Mary Altaffer society — our children are vaccinated, and Teachers rally at a demonstration against COVID-19 vaccination under 12, who right now national teachers’ unions mandates Wednesday in New York. are the ONLY group who have endorsed vaccine can not get a vaccine to mandates, but the poliprotect themselves,” she they would leave their adopted similarly strict cies have sparked prosaid in written testimony tests from educators and, vaccination policies state- jobs before taking the to the school board. shots. in some cases, pushback wide. While teachers unions Marlene Washington, As a new school year from local district leaders including the United begins, governments are an elementary school who fear large numbers teacher in New York City, Federation of Teachers, taking a harder line on of departures. which represents New said as she protested de vaccinations to ward off In Oregon, where York City teachers, have Blasio’s order outside the highly contagious school staffers statesupported the no-opt out City Hall last week that delta variant, which has wide are required to be she is considering retire- rules for vaccines, they sent children to hospital fully vaccinated by Oct. also advocate on behalf ment after two decades intensive care beds in 18, the board for the of dissenting members in the classroom. She record numbers. Many 7,500-student district in negotiations with the students are too young to said she questions the of Redmond last week city. Some of those talks get the vaccine, which is long-term safety of the passed a resolution profocus on severance packtesting the mandate and available only to those 12 vaccines. ages for those who leave “I’m still undecided mandatory mask-wearing and over. their jobs and leaves of “This is to ensure that about what to do,” said in schools after “signiﬁabsences that could allow Washington, 62. “But I the children we all chercant” opposition. do know that I’m not tak- some teachers to return “This could do serious ish are safe, that their once the public health ing the vaccine.” damage to the other man- families are reassured,” Kiara Coleman, a food crisis passes. date that we have, which New York Mayor Bill de “We will represent Blasio, a Democrat, said service worker for Philais to provide excellent delphia schools, said she them and we will protect education to the children last week. their interests. But there Underscoring the risks isn’t budging despite and the families of our uncertainty over the con- is a deep disagreement of classroom infections, district,” board member here,” said Randi Weinsequences of refusing a the U.S. Centers for Michael Summers said. garten, the president of Disease Control and Pre- vaccine. “We’re attempting to the American Federation “I’ll just have to cross vention presented a case speak for people.” of Teachers, the parent study in its weekly report that bridge when I ﬁnd Teachers in many organization of the New out more details of the school districts with vac- Friday detailing how an mandate. I would hate to York City teachers union. unvaccinated teacher in cine requirements can “At the end of the day, throw away all that time Marin County, Califoropt out as long as they I have with the schools,” employers have the right submit to regular testing nia, spread the virus to to impose these kinds of said Coleman, who also 22 of the instructor’s 24 for the coronavirus, but vaccination policies and has concerns about students at school. The New York City, Philadelthey will do that,” she potential effects of vacCDC said the teacher phia, Chicago and St. said. cines. Louis are among a grow- sometimes read aloud At least 72% of the The U.S. Food and ing list of places that are to the students while Drug Administration last 75,000 public school unmasked. limiting exemptions to teachers in New York Some school staff mem- week gave full approval bona ﬁde medical and City have gotten at least to Pﬁzer’s COVID-19 bers who have held off religious reasons. Washon getting vaccinated say vaccine, citing months of one shot of a vaccine. ington and Oregon have �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, August 31, 2021 3 West Virginia woman pleads guilty to entering US Capitol GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS By John Raby POMEROY — Meigs County Health Deptartment will be closed on Monday, Sept. 6 for Labor Day. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Sept. 7. Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A college student from West Virginia who was seen taking a “Members Only” sign near the Senate chambers after entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with supporters of former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count Monday. Gracyn Dawn Courtright of Hurricane, West Virginia, entered the plea by conference call before a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to a charge of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Other charges were dismissed in a plea agreement with prosecutors, including one count of theft of government property under $1,000. She faces up to six months in prison and a $9,500 ﬁne. Sentencing was set for Nov. 16. She remains free on a personal recognizance bond. Courtright, a mathematical economics major at the University of Kentucky, initially bragged that the occupation of the Capitol was making “history” and said she thought “it was cool,” according to an FBI afﬁdavit in support of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant. Later, she deleted her Instagram account. She told the judge Monday that she also withdrew from the school, and that she’s scheduled to appear before a college board in December. Courtright, who was 23 when she was charged, was inside the Capitol for 24 minutes, prosecutors said. According to the afﬁdavit, a witness who saw a video of Courtright in the Capitol messaged her on Instagram asking if she was there. The witness provided a screenshot of the messages to the FBI. The witness expressed embarrassment after Courtright admitted she went inside, according to the FBI. Courtright allegedly wrote, “I’m not embarrassed so you 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. Closed for Labor Day shouldn’t be.” When the witness accused her of treason, Courtright said she did not know what treason was, according to the afﬁdavit. Before Courtright deleted her Instagram account, she wrote, “Infamy is just as good as fame. Either way I end up more known. XOXO.” According to the afﬁdavit, in two Instagram photos in which she is raising her arms in the air, Courtright wrote, “can’t wait to tell my grandkids I was here!” The FBI said Courtright wore a black coat and a hat with a yellow band at the Capitol. A woman with matching clothes and physical features was seen on surveillance video near the Senate chamber carrying the “Members Only” sign before a law enforcement ofﬁcer conﬁscated it. A newspaper photo also appeared to place Courtright in a crowd that initially clashed with police in the halls of the Capitol, the FBI said. Road closures, construction BIDWELL — SR 160/554 roundabout construction. A roundabout construction project begins on July 26 at the intersection of SR 160 and SR 554. From July 26-Sept. 6, SR 554 will be closed between SR 160 and Porter Road. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 through Cheshire to SR 735 to U.S. 35 to SR 160 to SR 554. Begin- Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest. com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Card showers AP Photo | Eric Gay NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s ﬂoodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stiﬂing, latesummer heat. Residents living amid the maze of rivers and bayous along the state’s Gulf Coast retreated desperately to their attics or roofs and posted their addresses on social media with instructions for search-and-rescue teams on where to ﬁnd them. More than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi — including all of New Orleans — were left without power as Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, pushed through on Sunday. The damage was so extensive that ofﬁcials warned it could be weeks before the power grid was repaired. As the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression Monday afternoon and continued to make its way inland with torrential rain, it was blamed for at least two deaths — a motorist who drowned in New Orleans and a person hit by a falling tree outside Baton Rouge. SALEM CENTER — Meigs county Pomona Grange will meet on Friday, Sept. 3 with refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Star Grange. Contest judgings will be held. Saturday, Sept. 4 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet on Saturday, Sept. 4 with potluck at be 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Election of ofﬁcers will be held. Monday, Sept. 6 MEIGS COUNTY — All branches of the Meigs County District Public Library will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Thursday, Sept. 2 Tuesday, Sept. 7 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association annual board meeting, Academy dining room, 6:30 p.m., open to all. 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FROM POMEROY, OH TAKE RT 733N (CHESTER RD), TO NEW RD., TURN ONTO RT 33 EAST, GO 8 MILES AND FOLLOW SIGNS. SELLING THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GARY GIBBS. BE ADVISED THIS IS PHASE 1 OF 2 AUCTIONS. TOOLS, LUMBER AND FARM EQUIPMENT TO BE SOLD AT THIS AUCTION. Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans down the back door and ﬁlled the brick home with 4 feet of water. They retreated to the second ﬂoor, but then screaming winds collapsed the roof. They were ﬁnally rescued by boat after waiting in the only dry spot, ﬁve people sharing the landing on the stairs. “When I rebuild this I’m out of here. I’m done with Louisiana,” said Greco’s father, 85-year-old Fred Carmouche, a lifelong resident. Elsewhere in LaPlace, people pulled pieces of chimneys, gutters and other parts of their homes to the curb and residents of a mobile home park waded through ﬂoodwaters. The hurricane blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees, devastated the city and was blamed for 1,800 deaths. This time, New Orleans appeared to escape the catastrophic ﬂooding city ofﬁcials had feared. Stephanie Blaise returned to her home with her father in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after evacuating. The neighborhood suffered devastating ﬂooding in Katrina, but only lost some shingles in Ida. However, with no idea when electricity would be restored, Blaise didn’t plan to stay long. “We don’t need to go through that. I’m going to have to convince him to leave. We got to go somewhere. Can’t stay in this heat,” she said. Storytime resumes at all Meigs Library locations the week of Sept. 13. Mondays – Racine Library, Tuesdays – Eastern Library, Wednesdays – Pomeroy Library, Thursdays – Middleport Library. All locations are at 1 p.m. ESTATE AUCTION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 @ 10:00 A.M. New Orleans Firefighters assess damages as they look through debris after a building collapsed from the effects of Hurricane Ida, Monday in New Orleans, La. But with many roads impassable and cellphone service out in places, the full extent of its fury was still coming into focus. Christina Stephens, a spokesperson for Gov. John Bel Edwards, said that given the level of destruction, “We’re going to have many more conﬁrmed fatalities.” The governor’s ofﬁce said damage to the power grid appeared “catastrophic” — dispiriting news for those without refrigeration or air conditioning during the dog days of summer, with highs forecast in the mid-80s to near 90 by midweek. “There are certainly more questions than answers. I can’t tell you when the power is going to be restored. I can’t tell you when all the debris is going to be cleaned up and repairs made,” Edwards told a news conference. “But what I can tell you is we are going to work hard every day to deliver as much assistance as we can.” Local, state and federal rescuers combined to save at least 671 people by Monday afternoon, Edwards said. In hard-hit LaPlace, squeezed between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, rescuers saved people from ﬂooded homes in a nearconstant operation. Debbie Greco, her husband and son rode out the storm in LaPlace with Greco’s parents. Water reached the ﬁrst-ﬂoor windows, then knocked Library storytime resumes Sept. 13 GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Jean Miller-Fisher will be celebrating her 94th birthday on Sept. 8, cards may be sent to 1470 Orchard Hill Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Bonnie Krautter will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Sept. 11, cards may be sent to 1712 Chester Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769. By Rebecca Santana, Jay Reeves and Kevin McGill ning July 26, one lane of SR 160 will be closed and temporary trafﬁc signals will be in place between Homewood Drive and Porter Road. Estimated completion: Oct. 1. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project began on April 12 on State Route 143, between Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road (Township Road 20A). One lane will be closed. Temporary trafﬁc signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 15. AUCTION CONDUCTED BY: RICK PEARSON AUCTION CO. #66 304-773-5447 OR 304-593-5118 www.auctionzip.com for pics �S ports 4 Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Raiders rip South Gallia, 31-0 By Bryan Walters annual Battle for Gallia County contest. The Raiders (1-0) opened BIDWELL, Ohio — The big- their 2021 campaign on a solid gest question by night’s end was note as the hosts produced whether or not the clock would three rushing scores and two more passing touchdowns while continuously run. By the time senior Will Hash limiting the Rebels (0-2) to just 65 yards of total offense. scored his third consecutive RVHS ﬁnished the game touchdown of the second half, plus-2 in turnover differential the Raiders ofﬁcially got the and claimed a 16-6 edge in ﬁrst ball rolling on the answer. downs, with half of the SGHS Hash scored three touchdowns — including two on the ﬁrst downs coming in the openground — on seven second half ing period of play. The Silver and Black built touches, and the River Valley a 6-0 lead at the 10:17 mark football team notched their of the ﬁrst period following a fourth consecutive win over 1-yard Justin Stump run, then visiting South Gallia on SaturStump found Michael Conkle day with a 31-0 decision in the bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports River Valley defensive lineman Elijah Perry (46) wraps up South Gallia quarterback Noah Cremeens for a tackle during the first half of Saturday night’s Week 2 football contest in Bidwell, Ohio. with a 41-yard touchdown pass at the 2:18 mark of the second en route to a 12-0 halftime advantage. Hash hauled in his ﬁrst score — a 22-yard pass from Stump — with 7:11 left in the third, then followed up a fumble recovery by Riley Evans with a 4-yard scamper at the 2:38 mark that gave the Silver and Black a 28-0 cushion entering the fourth. Hash’s ﬁnal scoring run of three yards came at the 6:49 mark of the ﬁnale … starting the continuous clock after surpassing the 30-point lead See RAIDERS | 6 Blue Devils roll past Athens, 34-0 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com THE PLAINS, Ohio — The best way to beat the heat? Don’t be outside any longer than you need to be. Visiting Gallia Academy had six different players score points en route to a running second half clock and also held Athens to just 93 yards of total offense on Friday during a 34-0 victory in a Week 2 non-conference matchup at Joe Burrow Stadium. The Blue Devils (2-0) established leads of 8-0 and 25-0 after each of the ﬁrst two quarters of play, and a Paolo Jones 3-yard run with 10:38 remaining in the third period put the guests over the 30-point threshold for a continuous clock the rest of the way. Senior Preslee Reed — a ﬁrst-year backup kicker from the girls soccer program — tacked on a successful point-after try that completed the scoring at 34-0. Hudson Shamblin provided the guests with their initial lead following a 5-yard run at the 2:05 mark of the ﬁrst quarter. Brody Fellure hit Hunter Shamblin with a successful 2-point conversion pass for an 8-0 advantage. Fellure added second quarter touchdown runs of one yard and six yards, with Hunter Shamblin squeezing in a 1-yard scamper in between that resulted in 19 points and extended the Blue and White halftime cushion out to 25-0. The Blue Devils outgained the Bulldogs (0-2) by See DEVILS | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Aug. 31 Volleyball South Gallia at Eastern, 7:15 Meigs at Marietta, 7 p.m. River Valley at Wellston, 7:30 Gallia Academy at South Point, 6:30 Soccer Gallia Academy girls at South Point, 5:30 Gallia Academy boys at South Point, 7:30 Point Pleasant boys at Lincoln County, 6:30 Golf Meigs boys, River Valley boys at Vinton County, 4 p.m. Williamstown, Ravenswood, Tyler, Parkersburg Catholic at Wahama, 4 p.m. Point Pleasant at Hurricane, 4 p.m. TVC Hocking at Lakeside GC, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1 Volleyball Wellston at Southern, 7:15 Golf Point Pleasant at Ripley, 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 College Football Ohio State at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Volleyball Athens at Eastern, 7:15 Tyler Consolidated at Wahama, 6p.m. Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 6:30 Point Pleasant at Doddridge County, 6 p.m. Soccer Chesapeake at Gallia Academy girls, 5:30 Chesapeake at Gallia Academy boys, 7:30 Teays Valley at Ohio Valley Christian, 5:30 Golf Chesapeake, Fairland at Gallia Academy, 4:30 Dave Harris | OVP Sports Meigs receiver Jake McElroy (11) prepares to elude a pair of Belpre defenders during the second half of Friday night’s Week 2 football contest at Farmers Bank Stadium in Rocksprings, Ohio. Marauders roll past Belpre, 81-36 By Dave Harris For Ohio Valley Publishing ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Meigs Marauders scored on four of their ﬁrst ﬁve plays and produced a school record 81 points in defeating the Belpre Golden Eagles 81-36 Friday night at Holzer Field/Farmers Bank Stadium. The 81 points passes the previous high of 79, when the Marauders defeated Fairland 79-69 in 2014. The maroon and gold scored 35 points in the ﬁrst period and added 27 more in the second to take a 62-30 lead into the locker room at the half. The starters played one series in the third period before Coach David Tennant went to his bench. The teams combined for 962 total yards, with Meigs racking up 536 in just 29 plays, for an average of 18.5 yards a play. The 62 points Meigs scored in the ﬁrst half was the third most points Meigs has scored in an entire game in the school’s history. On the ﬁrst play of the game, sophomore Conlee Burnem set the stage for Meigs with a 34 yard run, quarterback Coulter Cleland scored on the next play from 29 yards out. Belpre came back with a quick score on a 62 yard pass from Willis Starcher to Jordan Martin. But back came the Marauders, Cleland hooked up with his younger brother Grifﬁn from 31 yards out, then followed with another scoring pass to Morgan Roberts from 60 yards out. Burnem scored on a 72 yard run sandwiched in between two Belpre scores. Cleland closed out the wild ﬁrst period with a 34 yard run giving Meigs a 35-18 lead after one period. Burnem scored on runs of 54 and six yards in the second period to go along with two touchdown passes by Cleland, one to Jake McElroy, and the second to Braylon Harrison to give the Marauders a 62-30 advantage at the half. Meigs outscored Belpre 19-6 in the second half, McElroy scored on a 17 yard dash, and Connor Imboden added a 58 yard punt return in the third period. Jake Martin scored the record breaking points in the fourth period with a 54 yard run. Burnem led Meigs with 226 yards on just eight carries. Coulter Cleland added three for 62, McElroy four for 38 and Martin one for 54. Wyatt Howard added one for 10, Wade Howard carried once for a yard and Seth Hagaman one for minus ﬁve. Cleland was 10 of 12 in the air for 224 yards and four touchdowns. Roberts had two receptions for 92, McElroy two for 57, Grifﬁn Cleland one for 31, Kolten Thomas one for 21, Burnem one for 16, and Harrison one for seven. Andrew Dodson had an interception on defense for Meigs Jordan Martin led Belpre with seven carries for 85 yards. Julian Martin added one for 11. Starcher was 10 of 17 for 249 yards, Luke Davis added 87 yards on nine of 16 passing with an interception. Julian Martin had a game high 11 receptions for 159, Jordan Martin added six for 146. Meigs (1-1) will host Coal Grove next week. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Dave Harris is a sports correspondent for Ohio Valley Publishing. Eagles fall at Symmes Valley, 28-12 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com WILLOW WOOD, Ohio — You could say the Vikings got the ‘Best’ of this one. Levi Best ran for two scores and hauled in another while guiding host Symmes Valley to a 28-12 victory over the Eastern football team on Friday night in a Week 2 non-conference matchup in Lawrence County. The visiting Eagles (1-1) never led and ﬁnished the night minus-1 in turnover differential, and an Eli Patterson 25-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown late in the third turned a tightlycontested 14-6 game into a comfortable 22-6 cushion headed into the ﬁnale. The Vikings (2-0) stretched their lead out to 28-6 early in the fourth when Best tacked on his third score of the night, this one on an 8-yard scamper. Best had a 25-yard touchdown run in the second period for a 7-0 SVHS halftime lead and caught a 30-yard pass from Grayson Walsh midway through the third for a 14-6 advantage. EHS closed the deﬁcit down to 7-6 early in the third as Ryan Ross hauled in a 21-yard pass from Brandon Smith. Jayden Evans added a late 2-yard TD run to See EAGLES | 6 �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, August 31, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! 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Bryce Young was Ohio State is also mostly a spectator for Alabama’s march to the going with the youth movement in picking College Football Playthe redshirt freshman offs last season. Ditto Stroud to replace Justin for Ohio State’s C.J. Fields. Notre Dame is Stroud. turning to the more seaDJ Uiagalelei was soned Coan, a graduate a superb ﬁll-in when transfer from WisconClemson needed him sin. most. Notre Dame’s They all have big Jack Coan was at a different school altogether. arms to ﬁll. Fields and Alabama’s Jones were All four teams from also ﬁrst-rounders while last season’s playoffs the New Orleans Saints sent its starting quarpicked Notre Dame’s terback on to the NFL, Ian Book in the fourth ushering in successors round. trying to carry their Young was the teams into contention nation’s top-rated dual again. And they’re all ranked in the preseason threat quarterback coming out of high top 10 so it doesn’t school and No. 2 overseem far-fetched headall, according to the ing into the foursome’s 247Sports composite ﬁrst games as the fullrankings. He was mosttime starter. They don’t get to set- ly relegated to mopup duties as a freshman. tle into their new roles Alabama coach Nick with cupcakes either. Saban doesn’t usually Defending national rave about his newly champion Alabama is anointed quarterbacks preseason No. 1 headuntil they’ve got some ing into Saturday’s wins under their belts. opener against No. 14 Saban, however, does Miami in Atlanta. No. like how Young has han3 Clemson faces ﬁfthranked Georgia in Char- dled the job even with a number of other new lotte, North Carolina. starters around him. Stroud and No. 4 “Bryce has a really Ohio State are visiting good knowledge of the Minnesota Thursday offense,” Saban said. night. Coan and the “He’s a really bright ninth-ranked Fighting guy. He makes good Irish play at Florida choices and decisions. State on Sunday. He has a really good The Crimson Tide feel in the pocket. And have turned to the he’s played really, really much-ballyhooed well.” Young, whose last Uiagalelei had the few successors have best chance among the set high bars on their new guys to ﬂash his way to the NFL. Not potential last season even Tua Tagovailoa while Lawrence was arrived in Tuscaloosa sidelined with COVIDwith as much anticipation as Young, a 6-foot, 19. He directed the larg194-pounder who’s built est comeback in Memorial Stadium when he more like Tagovailoa led the Tigers back and Kyler Murray than from an 18-point deﬁcit Trevor Lawrence. “Bryce is a young guy against Boston College in his starting debut. but he doesn’t act like Then, his 439 yards it,” Alabama offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor Jr. against Notre Dame were the third-most in said. “He has a lot of character and he carries school history. After that, it was himself pretty well so back to waiting his turn I think the rest of the behind Lawrence. team respects that and “D.J. probably could respects him and his have started at about play. 125 schools, realistical“So it’s really good ly, but he chose to come to see our quarterback to Clemson,” Tigers take that leadership coach Dabo Swinney role just like how Mac said. “He wanted to, to (Jones) did last year grow and develop and and I think the team he wanted to learn from is pretty much under Trevor and I think that his wing and following speaks volumes about him.” Clemson’s Uiagalelei, his mentality and his successor to No. 1 over- long-term goals and just his maturity.” all pick Lawrence, did AP Sports Writer Classifieds LEGALS ANNOUNCEMENTS Legals Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Point Pleasant junior Gavin Jeffers, left, picks up yardage while being chased by a pair of Greenbrier East defenders during the first half of Friday night’s Week 1 football contest at OVB Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Spartans rally past Point, 32-22 By Bryan Walters found Bryson Ormsbee unguarded with an 18-yard touchdown pass, making it a 32-22 contest POINT PLEASANT, with 10:13 left. W.Va. — The biggest Point Pleasant coundifference came down to turnovers … and it made tered with a 9-play drive that pushed the ball down a big difference. to the GEHS 17, but The Point Pleasant football team committed Bennett came up with a fumble recovery on the turnovers on both of its fourth quarter drives and next snap — allowing the visiting Greenbrier East Green and Gold to take over possession at their scored 13 unanswered own 17 with 5:59 remainpoints down that same ing. Greenbrier East ran stretch Friday night en nine consecutive running route to a 32-22 victory in the 2021 season open- plays through Ian Cline and picked up four ﬁrst er for both programs at downs before ultimately Ohio Valley Bank Track draining the clock down and Field. to triples zeroes. The host Big Blacks Point Pleasant out(0-1) ﬁnished the night with more total yards of gained the guests by a 303-299 overall margin, offense and held leads in each of the ﬁrst three with PPHS claiming a 293-163 advantage on the quarters — including a ground. Greenbrier East 22-19 edge entering the won the aerial contest by ﬁnale — but the Spartans (1-0) strung togeth- a 136-10 count and also er a 7-play, 40-yard drive had a 14-13 edge in ﬁrst that resulted in a perma- downs, as well as ﬁnishing plus-3 in turnover nent lead when Garrett Bennett plunged in from differential. “You could tell tonight four yards out with 11:38 that we are a young footremaining in regulation ball team. Young guys are for a 25-22 edge. Two plays into Point’s going to make some misensuing drive, Jake Pate takes, but this is something that we are going recovered a fumble for to have to overcome real GEHS at the PPHS 30 quick if we want to have with 10:53 showing in the fourth. The Spartans better outcomes,” PPHS coach David Darst said needed only two plays afterwards. “There were to cover the distance some things we can build as Monquell Davis on and some things we need to improve on, but I thought we played a pretty competitive game against a pretty good opponent in Greenbrier East. They made the plays and didn’t turn the ball over. That was the difference tonight.” The Big Blacks fumbled the ball away on the ﬁrst play of their opening drive, but ultimately took a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard touchdown run by Evan Roach at the 1:36 mark of the ﬁrst quarter. Greenbrier East needed only two plays to cover 50 yards and tie the game at 7-all as Cline hauled in a 48-yard scoring pass from Davis with 45 seconds left in the opening canto. The Spartans took their ﬁrst lead of the night on an 18-yard scoring run by Davis at the 3:55 mark of the second period, but a missed extra point made it only a 13-7 edge. Roach capped a 10-play, 74-yard drive with a 1-yard run with 36 seconds left in the half, and Elicia Wood added the second of two successful PAT kicks for a 14-13 PPHS cushion. Cline, however, hauled in a 40-yard pass from Davis and strolled into the end zone as the ﬁrst half expired, giving the guests a 19-14 lead entering the break. Roach scored his third rushing touchdown — this time also from a yard out — with 2:26 remaining in the third stanza. Cody Schultz hauled in a successful 2-point conversion pass from Roach and the hosts owned a 22-19 advantage. Gavin Jeffers paced PPHS with 193 rushing yards on 14 carries, while Roach added 57 yards on 22 attempts and also went 2-of-3 passing for 10 yards. Jeffers had one catch for seven yards and Pearson hauled in one pass for three yards. Cline had 98 rushing yards on 25 carries to lead Greenbrier East, while Davis churned out 45 yards on six attempts and also completed 8-of11 passes for 136 yards. Cline led the GEHS wideouts with two catches for 88 yards. Point Pleasant — which has now dropped four of its last ﬁve season openers in football — returns to action Friday when it hosts Gallia Academy at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. which River Valley defeated SGHS by a 31-point count following last year’s 38-7 outcome. Conkle paced RVHS with 120 rushing yards on 18 carries and Stump added 45 yards on 13 attempts while also completing 3-of-6 passes for 74 yards and two scores. Conkle also led the wideouts with two catches for 52 yards. Stump ﬁnished the game with six carries for 31 yards and also had one catch for 22 yards. Drew Loveday also recovered a fumble for the Raiders midway through the ﬁrst quarter. Ean Combs paced South Gallia with 36 rushing yards on 17 carries and also misﬁred on a single pass attempt. Noah Cremeens was 0-for-3 passing as well for the Red and Gold. Both teams return to action Friday as South Gallia hosts Sciotoville East and River Valley travels to South Point for a pair of non-conference matchups at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 25 ﬁrst downs in the contest. Briar Williams led the Blue Devils with 95 rushing yards on nine carries, while Fellure added 62 yards on 11 attempts and also went 7-of-10 passing for 131 yards. Kenyon Franklin led the wideouts with three catches for 79 yards, with Williams hauling in two passes for 26 yards as well. Jones also came up with an interception on the defensive side of things for GAHS. Luke Brandes paced the AHS rushing attack with 56 yards on 13 carries and also caught one pass for six yards. Gallia Academy returns to action Friday when it travels to Point Pleasant in the annual Battle for the Bridge contest at 7:30 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 122 edge on the ground and a 51-33 advantage through the air. Both teams produced 11 ﬁrst downs apiece. Bryce Newland led the Eastern ground attack with 83 yards on 16 carries, while Evans added 42 yards on 11 totes. Smith completed 5-of-9 passes for 33 yards. Ross led the wideouts with one catch for 21 yards. Patterson paced SVHS with 57 rushing yards on eight attempts and Walsh completed 3-of-3 passes for 51 yards. Best hauled in two receptions for 45 yards. The Eagles host Fair- bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Raiders From page 4 requirement. The Raiders outgained the guests by a 244-65 overall margin, including a 170-65 edge in rushing yards and all 74 passing yards in the contest. It was also the second consecutive matchup in Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Lost & Found Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD, Buckeye Hills Career Center, is applying for reaffirmation of accreditation with the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education. Any persons wishing to make comments should write to: Executive Director, Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Bldg. 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350, or submit their comments via the Council web site (www.council.org 8/31/21 /RVW EHQFK RQ 5W � � PLOH XS IURP �� ,I IRXQG� RU SLFNHG XS SOHDVH FDOO �� Wanted /DQG SDUFHO �� DFUHV ZDQWHG ZLWK DFFHVV WR UXUDO FRXQW\ ZDWHU FDOO &KULV �� ROGERS BASEMENT WATERPROOFING 8QFRQGLWLRQDO /LIHWLPH *XDUDQWHH (VWDEOLVKHG �� %DVHPHQW :DOOV %UDFHG +XQGUHGV 2I /RFDO 5HIHUHQFHV /LFHQVHG� %RQGHG ,QVXUHG FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hours (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com Devils From page 4 a sizable 367-93 margin in total yards of offense, including a 236-88 edge on the ground and another 131-5 cushion through the air. GAHS also produced 19 of the Eagles From page 4 wrap up the 16-point outcome. The Vikings outgained the guests by a 220-155 margin in total yards of offense, including a 169- Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. ﬁeld Christian Academy on Friday in a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �Ohio Valley Publishing NEWS Tuesday, August 31, 2021 7 Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters Most of those defenBy Alanna Durkin Richer, dants received deferred Michael Kunzelman resolution agreements, and Jacques Billeaud Associated Press Department of Defense via AP In this image provided by the Department of Defense, a CH-47 Chinook from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Saturday. Last troops exit Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns others seeking to escape a country once again ruled Associated Press by Taliban militants. In announcing the WASHINGTON — The completion of the evacuaUnited States completed tion and war effort. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, U.S. Central Command, ending America’s longest said the last planes took war and closing a chapter off from Kabul airport at 3:29 p.m. Washington in military history likely time, or one minute to be remembered for before midnight in Kabul. colossal failures, unfulHe said a number of ﬁlled promises and a frantic ﬁnal exit that cost American citizens, likely numbering in “the very the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. low hundreds,” were left behind, and that he service members, some barely older than the war. believes they will still be able to leave the country. Hours ahead of Biden said military President Joe Biden’s commanders unanimously Tuesday deadline for favored ending the airlift, shutting down a ﬁnal not extending it. He said airlift, and thus ending he asked Secretary of the U.S. war, Air Force State Antony Blinken to transport planes carried coordinate with internaa remaining contingent of troops from Kabul air- tional partners in holdport. Thousands of troops ing the Taliban to their promise of safe passage had spent a harrowing for Americans and others two weeks protecting a who want to leave in the hurried and risky airlift days ahead. of tens of thousands of The airport had Afghans, Americans and become a U.S.-controlled island, a last stand in a 20-year war that claimed more than 2,400 American lives. The closing hours of the evacuation were marked by extraordinary drama. American troops faced the daunting task of getting ﬁnal evacuees onto planes while also getting themselves and some of their equipment out, even as they monitored repeated threats — and at least two actual attacks — by the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan afﬁliate. A suicide bombing on Aug. 26 killed 13 American service members and some 169 Afghans. The ﬁnal pullout fulﬁlled Biden’s pledge to end what he called a “forever war” that began in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and rural Pennsylvania. His decision, announced in April, reﬂected a national weariness of the Afghanistan conﬂict. Now he faces condemnation at home and abroad, not so much for ending the war as for his handling of a ﬁnal evacuation that unfolded in chaos and raised doubts about U.S. credibility. The U.S. war effort at times seemed to grind on with no endgame in mind, little hope for victory and minimal care by Congress for the way tens of billions of dollars were spent for two decades. The human cost piled up — tens of thousands of Americans injured in addition to the dead, and untold numbers suffering psychological wounds they live with or have not yet recognized they will live with. More than 1,100 troops from coalition countries and more than 100,000 Afghan forces and civilians died, according to Brown University’s Costs of War project. EU takes US off safe travel list; backs restrictions By Samuel Petrequin Europe before the coronavirus crisis, and new travel restrictions could cost European businesses BRUSSELS — The billions in lost travel European Union recomrevenues, especially in mended Monday that tourism-reliant countries its 27 nations reinstate like Croatia, which has restrictions on tourists been surprised by packed from the U.S. because of beaches and hotels this rising coronavirus infecsummer. tions there, but member “Nonessential travel to countries will keep the the EU from countries or option of allowing fully entities not listed (on the vaccinated U.S. travelers safe list) ... is subject to in. temporary travel restricThe decision by the tion,” the council said European Council to in a statement. “This is remove the U.S. from without prejudice to the a safe list of countries possibility for member for nonessential travel states to lift the temreverses the advice that it gave in June, when the porary restriction on bloc recommended lifting nonessential travel to the EU for fully vaccinated restrictions on all U.S. travelers before the sum- travelers.” U.S. travelers would mer tourism season. have to be immunized The EU’s decision with one of the vaccines reﬂects growing anxiety approved by the bloc, that the rampant spread which includes Pﬁzer, of the virus in the U.S. could jump to Europe at a Moderna, AstraZeneca time when Americans are and Johnson&Johnson. Possible restrictions allowed to travel to the on U.S. travelers could continent. Both the EU include quarantines, and the U.S. have faced rising infections this sum- further testing requirements upon arrival or mer, driven by the more contagious delta variant. even a total ban on all nonessential travel from The guidance issued the U.S. Monday is nonbindIn Washington, White ing, however. American House press secretary tourists should expect a Jen Psaki stressed Monmishmash of travel rules across the continent since day that the EU travel restrictions applied to the EU has no uniﬁed COVID-19 tourism policy the unvaccinated, adding that “the fastest path to and national EU governments have the authority reopening travel is for to decide whether or how people to get vaccinated, to mask up and slow they keep their borders the spread of the deadly open during the panvirus.” demic. Paski told reporters More than 15 million Americans a year visited that the U.S. government Associated Press is working across federal agencies to develop its own policy for international travel, with the possibility of strengthening testing protocols and potentially ensuring that foreign visitors are fully vaccinated. But she said no ﬁnal decision has been made yet. The EU recommendation doesn’t apply to Britain, which formally left the EU at the beginning of the year and opened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from the U.S. earlier this month. The United States remains on Britain’s “amber” travel list, meaning that fully vaccinated adults arriving from the U.S. to the U.K. don’t have to self-isolate. A negative COVID-19 test within three days before arriving in the U.K. is required and another negative test is needed two days after arriving. The EU also removed Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro and North Macedonia from the safe travel list on Monday. Meanwhile, the United States has yet to reopen its own borders to EU tourists, despite calls from the bloc to do so. Adalbert Jahnz, the European Commission spokesperson for home affairs, said Monday that the EU’s executive arm remained in discussions with the Biden administration but so far both sides have failed to ﬁnd a reciprocal approach. In addition to the epidemiological crite- ria used to determine the countries for which restrictions should be lifted, the European Council said that “reciprocity should also be taken into account on a case-by-case basis.” The European Council updates the safe travel list every two weeks, based criteria related to coronavirus infection levels. The threshold for being on the EU safe list is having not more than 75 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last 14 days. The U.S. , meanwhile, is averaging more than 155,000 new coronavirus cases and 1,200 deaths per day, and several U.S. states have more COVID19 patients in the hospital now than at any other time during the pandemic. Authorities in Oregon are seeking extra refrigerated trucks because morgues are at capacity and Florida is in a similar situation after a week in which more than 1,700 people died from the virus in the state. Hospitals are desperately running out of staff in several states, and the start of the school year has brought even more fears that the outlook will worsen as millions of unvaccinated students return to their classrooms. U.S. school districts have been struggling over whether to impose mask mandates, sometimes even suing in states where ofﬁcials are against such requirements. It’s a common refrain from some of those charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their Republican allies: The Justice Department is treating them harshly because of their political views while those arrested during last year’s protests over racial injustice were given leniency. Court records tell a different story. An Associated Press review of court documents in more than 300 federal cases stemming from the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death last year shows that dozens of people charged have been convicted of serious crimes and sent to prison. The AP found that more than 120 defendants across the United States have pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of federal crimes including rioting, arson and conspiracy. More than 70 defendants who’ve been sentenced so far have gotten an average of about 27 months behind bars. At least 10 received prison terms of ﬁve years or more. The dissonance between the rhetoric of Capitol rioters and their supporters and the record established by courts highlights both the racial tension inherent in their arguments — the pro-Donald Trump rioters were largely white and last summer’s protesters were more diverse — and the ﬂawed assessment at the heart of their claims. “The property damage or accusations of arson and looting from last year, those were serious and they were dealt with seriously, but they weren’t an attack on the very core constitutional processes that we rely on in a democracy, nor were they an attack on the United States Congress,” said Kent Greenﬁeld, a professor at Boston College Law School. To be sure, some defendants have received lenient deals. At least 19 who have been sentenced across the country got no prison time or time served, according to the AP’s review. Many pleaded guilty to lower-level offenses, such as misdemeanor assault, but some were convicted of more serious charges, including civil disorder. In Portland, Oregon — where demonstrations, many turning violent, occurred nightly for months after a white Minneapolis police ofﬁcer killed Floyd — about 60 of the roughly 100 cases that were brought have been dismissed, court records show. under which prosecutors promise to drop charges after a certain amount of time if the defendant stays out of trouble and completes things like community service. Some Jan. 6 defendants have complained it’s unfair they aren’t getting the same deals. But President Joe Biden’s Justice Department has continued the vast majority of the racial injustice protest cases brought across the U.S. under Trump and has often pushed for lengthy prison time for people convicted of serious crimes. Since Biden took ofﬁce in January, federal prosecutors have brought some new cases stemming from last year’s protests. Conservatives have sought to equate the attack on the Capitol with the Black Lives Matter protests, accusing Democrats of being hypocrites for not denouncing the violence after Floyd’s death as loudly as the Jan. 6 insurrection. And some Republicans have seized on the handling of the protest cases in Portland to suggest that the Jan. 6 defendants are being politically persecuted. That has not been borne out when comparing the sentences that federal judges have given to Jan. 6 defendants and those who are accused of crimes during the protests against police brutality across the country. Only a handful of the nearly 600 people who’ve been charged in the insurrection have received their punishments so far, and just three people have been sentenced to time behind bars. The vast majority of the most serious cases — involving those accused of assaulting police ofﬁcers or conspiring to block the certiﬁcation of Biden’s victory — remain unresolved. The catalysts for the riot and the demonstrations for racial justice were also fundamentally different. The mob of Trump supporters whipped up by the former president’s lies about the election descended on the Capitol and pushed past police barriers, assaulted ofﬁcers, smashed windows and sent lawmakers running in a stunning attempt to overturn the presidential election. The demonstrations after Floyd’s death were largely peaceful calls to address racial inequality and police brutality that occasionally turned violent. In some cities, protests descended into chaos after dark, with people smashing windows, looting stores, setting ﬁres and assaulting ofﬁcers. Great Bend Self Storage “Online Auction” 52691 SR 124 Racine, Ohio 45771 Breanna Laudermilt-Unit C6 (10x10) Kenneth Carter-Unit B13 (10x10) Bryan Branham-Unit C25 (10 x 15) Online auction will run 9am Sept. 1st to 9am Sept.8th OH-70250799 StorageTreasures.com �LOCAL 8 Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Cases From page 1 presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 428 cases (9 new), 3 hospitalizations 20-29 —481 cases (10 new), 7 hospitalizations 30-39 — 390 cases (5 new), 6 hospitalizations 40-49 — 442 cases (7 new), 16 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 416 cases (3 new), 23 hospitalizations, 4 deaths 60-69 — 346 cases (6 new), 32 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 70-79 — 235 cases (4 new), 48 hospitalizations, 12 deaths 80-plus — 164 cases (3 new), 43 hospitalizations, 25 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 11,437 (38.25 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 10,357 (34.64 percent of the population). At the end of last week, Gallipolis City School District conﬁrmed on social media “two student/staff members at Gallia Academy High School and one Judging From page 1 had to answer questions, including: which animal is the most sound, which is the deepest sided, student/staff member at Washington Elementary have tested positive for COVID.” Later, the district posted “one student/staff member at Green Elementary and one student/staff member at Washington Elementary have tested positive for COVID.” cases (8 new), 7 probable cases (2 new) 21-25 — 180 conﬁrmed cases, 8 probable cases 26-30 — 225 conﬁrmed cases (2 new), 13 probable cases (1 new) 31-40 — 380 conﬁrmed cases (4 new), 15 probable cases (1 new) 41-50 — 348 conﬁrmed cases (12 new), 23 probable cases (4 new), 1 death 51-60 — 337 conﬁrmed cases (7 new), 11 probable cases (2 new), 2 deaths 61-70 — 283 conﬁrmed cases (2 new), 5 probable cases, 7 deaths Mason County 71+ — 247 conﬁrmed According to the 10 cases (3 new), 12 a.m. update on Monday probable cases, 30 deaths from DHHR, there have A total of 9,713 people been 2,463 cases of in Mason County have COVID-19, in Mason County (2,358 conﬁrmed received at least one dose cases, 105 probable cases) of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 36.6 percent of since the beginning of the population, according the pandemic and 40 deaths. Of those, 65 cases to DHHR. There have been a total of 17,307 (54 conﬁrmed and 11 doses administered in probable) were newly Mason County. reported on Monday. Mason County is Case data is as follows: currently orange on the 0-4 — 30 conﬁrmed West Virginia County cases, 1 probable case Alert System. 5-11 — 69 conﬁrmed On Monday, Mason cases (10 new), 6 County Schools probable cases (1 new) 12-15 — 90 conﬁrmed announced Hannan High cases (6 new), 4 probable School will be closed to in-person instruction cases 16-20 — 169 conﬁrmed from Tuesday, Aug. 31 sion, which were juniors under 13 years old and seniors 14-19 years old. The top 10 ﬁnishers in the senior division were: Shelby Runyon, Whitney Durst, Jaycie Jordan, Steven Fitzgerald, Cassidy Runyon, Kaden Hall, Kyra Zuspan, Lizzie with COVID-19 in 2020, have a disconnect notice, have been shut off, or are trying to establish new service on their electric bill are From page 1 also eligible for assistance. Ohioans can visit energyinformation: The Summer Crisis Program help.ohio.gov to start their application prior to their assists low-income households with an older household member required appointment. This year appointments will be held (60 years or older), or households that can provide physician through phone interviews at Gallia-Meigs CAA.. To schedule documentation that cooling an appointment call our IVR assistance is needed for system at 740-444-4371. a household member’s health. “We have installed 3-drop Examples of conditions can box’s where all documentations include lung disease, Chronic required can be put into an enveObstructive Pulmonary Dislope and dropped off,” stated the ease, asthma, etc. This year, households that were diagnosed news release. HEAP TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 8 PM HEALTH TODAY 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. 86° 72° 84° 63° 101° in 1953 43° in 1946 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date Trace 4.72 3.83 38.28 32.16 SUN & MOON Today 6:57 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 12:32 a.m. 3:54 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New Sep 6 First Full Last Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 28 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Major 7:08a 7:54a 8:41a 9:28a 10:15a 11:02a 11:50a Minor 12:55a 1:42a 2:28a 3:15a 4:02a 4:50a 5:38a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Major 7:32p 8:20p 9:07p 9:55p 10:41p 11:28p ---- Minor 1:20p 2:07p 2:54p 3:41p 4:28p 5:15p 6:02p WEATHER HISTORY Hurricane Carol roared northward just off the New Jersey coast during the morning of Aug. 31, 1954. It was the ﬁrst of three hurricanes to hit New England that year and left 60 people dead in the region. WEDNESDAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. THURSDAY Low Moderate High Moderate High Very High AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Mon. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 13.18 16.24 21.58 12.78 13.44 25.30 13.02 25.54 34.24 12.77 16.50 34.10 14.60 24-hr. Chg. +0.17 +0.02 -0.25 -0.48 +0.19 -0.16 -0.20 +0.07 -0.06 +0.02 +0.40 +0.40 none Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 375-1333, ext. 1992. and we ask that you respect these guidelines during a very difﬁcult time for all.” According to Holzer CEO, Dr. Michael Canady, MD, FACHE, FACS, who spoke with Ohio Valley Publishing (OVP), the decision comes after rising area COVID numbers and Holzer’s effort to diminish unintentional virus exposure to patients and staff via visitors - a situation which Canady said had already occurred. 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Reach her at (304) 6751333, ext. 1992. 82° 55° Humid with a thunderstorm possible NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 76/67 Ashland 75/67 Grayson 75/69 West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Monday from DHHR, there have been 188,670 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 1,141 reported since Friday. There have been a total of 3,074 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 10 since Friday. There are 16,372 active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 11.77 percent and a cumulative positivity rate of 5.19 percent. As of Monday, statewide, 1,119,637 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (62.5 percent of the population). A total of 50.8 percent of the population, 911,123 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Holzer Wilkesville 75/67 POMEROY Jackson 76/68 75/67 Ravenswood Rio Grande 77/67 75/68 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 75/65 GALLIPOLIS 76/68 78/67 77/67 South Shore Greenup 75/67 74/68 29 Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Portsmouth 75/68 Vaccines started: 6,055,514 (51.80 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 5,594,819 (47.86 percent of the population). Clay Buckley and Kylie Meeks. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Murray City 76/65 McArthur 76/66 Lucasville 76/67 Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 76/65 Very High Primary: ragweed/other/grass Mold: 3118 Logan 78/66 Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Monday from ODH, there have been 3,091 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 3,399), 104 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 137), 19 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 13) and 0 new deaths (21-day average of 12). (Editor’s Note: Deaths are reported two days per week) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: must be at or below $46,375.00. Also Ohioans enrolled in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus Program (PIPP) who meet the above criteria may be eligible for assistance towards their default PIPP payment, ﬁrst PIPP payment, central air conditioning repairs, or may receive an air conditioning unit and/or fan. For more information about the Summer Crisis Program locally and what is needed to apply, call 740-444-4371. Additional information can be found at www.energyhelp.ohio.gov or by calling (800) 282-0880. Information provided by Gallia-Meigs CAA. 79° 54° Adelphi 75/66 Waverly 74/66 Pollen: 54 Low MOON PHASES EXTENDED FORECAST 3 Primary: cladosporium Wed. 6:58 a.m. 7:59 p.m. 1:15 a.m. 4:49 p.m. 8010 SR 7, Cheshire; 1369 Powell St., Middleport; 1176 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Eligible households can receive up to $500 if they are a customer of a regulated utility, or $800 if they are a customer of unregulated utilities such as electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. The assistance is applied to their utility bill, and/ or to purchase an air conditioning unit or fan, or pay for central air conditioning repairs. Ohioans must have a gross income at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines to qualify for assistance. For a family of four the annual income Some rain from Sunshine and patchy 72° 74° 73° A few thunderstorms today. Tropical Rainstorm Tropical Rainstorm Ida clouds Ida tonight. High 76° / Low 68° Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Parry, Melinda Lawson and Rachel Jackson. The top 10 ﬁnishers in the junior division were: Kendall Schagel, Wyatt Smith, Tyson Hupp, McKenna Rankin, Maveryk Lisle, Casey Williams, Peyton Richmond, Cade Newland, 79° 56° ALMANAC through Friday, Sept. 3, due to the effects of COVID-19 in the school and community. Ashton Elementary School also remains closed to in-person instruction through Sept. 3. Also on Monday, Mason County Schools’ COVID-19 Dashboard reported the following current conﬁrmed active cases (includes both staff and students in totals): Ashton — 22; Beale — 2; New Haven — 2; Point Pleasant Intermediate — 2; PPJ/SHS — 9; Wahama — 2; Hannan Jr/Sr High —3; Transportation — 2 Total — 44. deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 8,392 (36.64 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 7,633 (33.32 percent of the population). As of the end of last week, Eastern Local updated it’s COVID-19 dashboard to report two active COVID-19 cases in students and one recovered faculty/staff cases. Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH, there have been 1,674 total cases (13 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 88 hospitalizations and 40 deaths. Of the 1,674 cases, 1,517 (11 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 227 cases (3 new), 1 hospitalization 20-29 — 243 cases (3 new), 2 hospitalizations 30-39 — 204 cases (4 new), 4 hospitalizations 40-49 — 247 cases (1 new), 8 hospitalizations 50-59 — 238 cases (1 new), 10 hospitalizations, 1 death 60-69 — 236 cases (1 new), 23 hospitalizations, 6 deaths 70-79 — 172 cases, 22 hospitalizations, 12 deaths 80-plus — 107 cases, 18 hospitalizations, 20 which is the heaviest muscled, which is the most restricted, and which is the widest based. 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