http://66.213.69.5/files/original/750a40edbcfabb156eade176a8693f6b.pdf 543515bf6496a028e64bbad87a4dcae4 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 60° 79° 75° Mostly sunny and pleasant today. Becoming cloudy tonight. High 85° / Low 62° Today’s weather forecast On this day in history Battle of the Bridge WEATHER s 8 NEWS s 2 SPORTS s 4 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 176, Volume 75 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 s 50¢ 104 new Church welcomes national speakers ‘Northbend Nights’ COVID cases set for Sept. 10 reported By Beth Sergent bsergent@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — Gallia and Meigs counties combined to report a total of 104 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 50 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. In Meigs County, ODH reported 54 new COVID-19 cases, also on Monday. The latest numbers from Mason County will be reported in Wednesday’s update. Schools In Gallia County, on Friday, Gallipolis City Schools reported one student/staff member at Gallia Academy High School and two students/staff members at Green Elementary had tested positive for COVID. Those students or staff members had repotedly not been on district property since testing positive. The district, according to its post on its Facebook page, is working with the “releveant Health Department for contact tracing and following their procedurel guidance.” On Monday, River Valley High School announced via its Facebook page that until further notice, all indoor athletic events at River Valley High School would require masks to be worn by all spectaors. Also, on Monday, South Gallia Middle/ High School posted the following via its Facebook page: “As a reminder for school and those attending volleyball games (indoor events) this week (regardless of vaccination status)… In accordance with the GCLSD Reopening Plan, South Gallia is requiring masks for all students, staff, and visitors through at least Friday, September 9, 2021. We appreciate the coopera- BY THE NUMBERS New COVID-19 cases reported Monday Gallia County — 50 Meigs County — 54 tion of students, staff and visitors of South Gallia.” In Meigs County, here are the latest updates from Southern, Eastern and Meigs Local regarding active and recovered cases via the districts’ respective reporting dashboards: Eastern — 1 recovered faculty/staff case; 3 active student cases; Southern — 3 active faculty/staff cases; 12 active student cases; Meigs Local — 1 active faculty/staff; 1 active student case. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Monday, there have been 3,051 total cases (50 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 195 hospitalizations (1 new) and 53 deaths. Of the 3,051 cases, 2,600 (38 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 477 cases (17 new), 4 hospitalizations 20-29 —502 cases (6 new), 9 hospitalizations 30-39 — 416 cases (10 new), 8 hospitalizations 40-49 — 460 cases (5 new), 19 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 432 cases (4 new), 25 hospitalizations, 4 deaths 60-69 — 358 cases (7 new), 33 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 70-79 — 239 cases (1 new), 52 hospitalizations, 13 deaths 80-plus — 167 cases, 45 hospitalizations (1 new), 25 deaths See CASES | 8 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2021 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Northbend Church | Courtesy Trevor Barton is pastor of The Creek Church in London, Kentucky. try to share a reason for the hope that we have in Christ.” Trevor Barton will be speaking on the Friday night. He is pastor of The Creek Church in London, Kentucky. Saturday By Mindy Kearns Special to OVP night’s speaker will be Josh Bingle, who started and pastors MASON, W.Va. — Christian Genesis Church in Spokane, leaders from across the country Washington. Speaking both Sunday morning and evening will converge at Northbend will be Nathan Finochio of New Church in Mason for a threenight experience in September. York, founder and president of TheosU and TheosSeminary. “Northbend Nights” will be He also teaches and is the held Sept. 10 through 12 at 7 author of “Hearing God.” p.m. at the church, located at “In a world that is ever 500 Adamsville Road. changing, there is still a mes“These nights are designed sage of hope that remains,” to strengthen and encourage Pastor Simpkins said. “Now people in their faith,” said more than ever we need to Jason Simpkins, pastor at Northbend. “We have speakers See SPEAKERS | 8 coming from across the coun- Brittany Hively | OVP Ground was broken for the new Gallia County Jail June 4, 2021 with an estimated 16 months to complete. Update on new Gallia Jail project More crews to arrive By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Construction on the new Gallia County Jail is moving along with only reported minor delays. The Gallia County Board of Commissioners met with Granger Construction and DLZ consulting, Thursday afternoon for an update on the building. Granger Construction is the managing contractor over the project and DLZ is the architecture and engineering company working with the county. Commission President Harold Montgomery said the meeting was a progress report. “AEP has removed the overhead lines and we’ve connected the courthouse with the new service,” Montgomery said. “[They’re] presently putting in footers.” This week more workers will arrive on-site as the project moves to the next step. Montgomery said there will be a few nuisances at times, but asks for the public’s patience and understanding. “[I’d] also like to make mention next week, midweek… they’re going to start driving some piling and it’s going to create some noise,” Montgomery said. “That’s going to last for about, maybe six to seven working days and then after that, [it] should reduce any excess noise in the area, just general construction after that. This is something we need to do in order to shore up some of the edges of our construction site where we’re going to locate a basement in the jail.” Montgomery said the original estimated completion date was September of 2022. He said the change in overhead electric service to underground took a little extra time, but he thinks it will get back on track. The county has been able to avoid a COVIDrelated supply delay due to the contractor preordering materials earlier in the year. “We were told when they were delivering the steel, had we not had an early order in, it would be a year out [from] now receiving that,” Montgomery said. “So, our construction manager… they’re working very diligently and staying ahead of the game trying to keep materials and equipment at pace, ahead of construction.” Ground was broken for the 32,000 squarefoot facility in June and will increase the overall holding capacity. “Our current jail is certified as 11 and this jail is 120 beds,” Montgomery said. “We have a population of approximately 65-70 right now. So, this will be an adequate jail for Gallia County and allow us to have the ability to rent out some extra bed space.” Montgomery said the original jail, housed in the basement of the Gallia County Courthouse was built in 1964. “And previous to that, the jail was where the parking lot is on the front corner and that was built in the thirties,” Montgomery said. “The jail has always been right here, where it’s not like us bringing in [a] jail into downtown.” Given the location is hardly moving, Montgomery said most of the community have been supportive. He said there is a reason for its location. “The main purpose is that being adjacent to your courts, where you can walk prisoners to and fro, and you’re not having to transport them in a vehicle and bring them in and transport them back,” he said. Montgomery said the county is spending around $700-800,000 over the present budget for transporting individuals to housing. He said the new jail will help eliminate that issue, relieve stress on transporting and allow the available space to be rented to neighbors. Montgomery said the new jail is “probably the largest project the county has ever taken on.” As previously reported by the Tribune, the project is estimated to cost roughly $20 million, with funding secured via the issuance of tax-exempt bonds.” “We just ask for See JAIL | 8 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 TODAY IN HISTORY Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES ELEANOR LEE MILLER ATKINS The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2021. There are 115 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Sept. 7, 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos. On this date In 1812, the Battle of Borodino took place as French troops clashed with Russian forces outside Moscow. (The battle, ultimately won by Russia, was commemorated by composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky with his “1812 Overture.”) In 1936, rock-and-roll legend Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. In 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London. In 1986, Desmond Tutu was installed as the first Black clergyman to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa. In 2007, Osama bin Laden appeared in a video for the first time in three years, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they wanted the war in Iraq to end. In 2008, troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship. In 2015, Hillary Clinton, interviewed by The Associated Press during a campaign swing through Iowa, said she did not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because “what I did was allowed.” In 2017, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country’s southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing at least 90 people. (A deadlier quake would strike central Mexico nearly two weeks later.) In 2019, President Donald Trump said he had canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghan leaders, just days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, after a bombing in Kabul that killed 12 people, including an American soldier. Ten years ago The latest in a series of Republican presidential debates brought together Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum in Simi Valley, California. A private Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff from the airport near the western city of Yaroslavl, killing 44 people. Five years ago In back-to-back appearances, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton confronted their perceived weaknesses during a national security forum in New York, with Clinton, who went first, arguing that her email practices did not expose questionable judgment while Trump defended his preparedness to be commander in chief. President Barack Obama, during a visit to Laos, pledged to help to clear away the 80 million unexploded bombs the U.S. dropped on the Southeast Asian country decades earlier. One year ago Many big Labor Day gatherings were canceled across the U.S. as health authorities pleaded with people to keep their distance from others so as not to cause another surge in coronavirus cases like the one that followed Memorial Day. India’s increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world’s second-worst-hit country behind the United States. About 80% of the small eastern Washington farming town of Malden was leveled by flames from a fast-moving wildfire. Today’s Birthdays Jazz musician Sonny Rollins is 91. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 78. Singer Alfa Anderson (Chic) is 75. Actor Susan Blakely is 73. Rock musician Dennis Thompson (MC5) is 73. Actor Julie Kavner is 71. Rock singer Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) is 70. Rock musician Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 68. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 67. Actor Michael Emerson is 67. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 65. Singer/songwriter Diane Warren is 65. Singer Margot Chapman is 64. Actor J. Smith-Cameron is 64. Actor W. Earl Brown is 58. Actor Toby Jones is 55. Actor-comedian Leslie Jones (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 54. Modelactor Angie Everhart is 52. Actor Diane Farr is 52. Country singer Butter (Trailer Choir) is 51. Actor Monique Gabriela Curnen is 51. Actor Tom Everett Scott is 51. Rock musician Chad Sexton (311) is 51. Actor Shannon Elizabeth is 48. Actor Oliver Hudson is 45. Actor Devon Sawa is 43. Actor JD Pardo is 42. Actor Benjamin Hollingsworth (TV: “Code Black”) is 37. Actor Alyssa Diaz (TV: “Ray Donovan”; “Zoo”) is 36. 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 Proverbs 31:10 “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” Eleanor Lee Miller Atkins, 93, of Gallipolis, Ohio, entered her Heavenly home on Saturday, September 4, 2021 following a brief illness. Eleanor was born July 17, 1928 in Leon, W.Va., to the late Otmer and Lucy Hill Miller. She married Carlos T. Atkins on September 10, 1948. Carlos preceded her in death in 2012. She was also preceded in death be her sister, Connie Jane Miller Moffitt and Connie’s husband Frank, her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Edith and Toral Atkins, and a brother-in-law and sisterin-law, James and Evelyn Ruth Atkins, along with many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; too many to name, but never forgotten. Eleanor and Carlos were blessed with three children: Sharon (David) Rees, Lisa (Keith) Jeffers, and Gregory “Greg” (Lorna) Atkins, all of Gallipolis. She had a double blessing of love from her thirteen grandchildren. They are as follows: Jeff Jeffers, Dax (Stephanie) Hill, Joe Jeffers, David (Mica) Rees, Dustin (Cassandra) Hill, Danny (Samantha) Rees, Amber Wolfe (Mark) Oliver, Jeremy (Ashley) Wolfe, Carly Atkins (Sidney) Saunders, Sarah Sydnor (Kyle) Burnett, Stephen (Sabryna) Atkins, Seth Atkins, and Grace Sydnor. In addition to her grandchildren, she is survived by twenty great grandchildren who loved her dearly. Many names came from those great grandchildren such as Mommaw Great, Mommaw Bate, Mommaw Grape, and Mommaw Bape. Proverbs 31:26-30 states: “She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eats not the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed: her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but you exceed them all. Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the Lord, she shall be praised.” Eleanor was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Gallipolis where she served as a Sunday School teacher, a deaconess, and as Church Secretary; all at different JUDITH MCCARTHY Judith McCarthy, age 53, gained her angel wings on September 3, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Judy was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 26, 1967 to Carol Mowery and the late Dolly (Frazier) Mowery. Mrs. McCarthy spent 30+ years in education at Meigs Local Schools shaping the young lives of many students in the area. Her greatest joy outside of work was spending time with her family and spoiling her three grandchildren. Judy loved cooking and hosting family gatherings being surrounded by loving family and child laughter. Her lap was never bare relishing in cuddles from her loving grandchildren. Judy is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Gregory McCarthy. Additionally, she leaves behind a daughter, Kayla (Ryan) Buckley and a son, Jonathan (Amanda) McCarthy; three grandchildren, Brynn Buckley, Zane Buckley, and Avary McCarthy; two sisters, Kim (Ben) Dowell and Tammy Regevig; and several nieces and nephews. Judy made numerous friends in the education sector and loved many as family that will miss her dearly. The family invites friends and family wishing to express condolences at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Private family graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com points in her life. She was a collector of “stuff” be it knickknacks, seashells, newspaper articles, and a family joke—butter bowls. Of all of the “stuff” she collected, her favorite was “collecting” time with her family and she indeed loved each and every one of them immensely. She loved the Lord and was always in constant prayer for her family. She made it known that her most important wish and prayer in life was to see each of her family members come to know the Lord as their personal Savior. She prayed for each of them at night when she went to bed and she named each one by name…no one was ever omitted. She often laughed and said she would be so tired and sleepy when she went to bed and by the time she got done praying for all of them by name, she was wide awake again. Her grandkids gave her the nickname “Night Owl” because of this pattern. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles, coloring, jigsaw puzzles, quilting, sewing, Hallmark movies, cats, and playing board games around the table with her family. She loved the ocean and vacationed many years at Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was the epitome of the Proverbs 31 woman as she worked many hours with her hands sewing clothes for her family, making quilts and braiding rugs, giving home permanents, and all agree that she was a good cook. A few of her personal favorite Bible verses were Matthew 11:28, John 11:26, and II Timothy 4:7. One special quote that she had written in her Bible was, “Sin will keep you from the Bible, or the Bible will keep you from sin.” The private funeral will be Thursday, September 9, 2021. Family is respecting COVID restrictions; therefore, there will be no calling hours. There will be a private viewing for the family one hour prior to taking her to her body’s final resting place at Centenary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests monetary donations to Holzer Assisted Living, Holzer Hospice Care, First Baptist Church library, or Ohio Valley Christian School. Willis Funeral Home is serving the family. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. DEATH NOTICES ALTHOUSE GALLIPOLIS — Judy C. Althouse, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Friday, September 3, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. The funeral service for Judy will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home. Those in attendance are encouraged to wear face masks and practice social distancing. FACEMIRE GALLIPOLIS — Shari L. Facemire, 54, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Friday, September 3, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. The funeral service for Shari will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Leland “Bud” Allman officiating. Burial will follow in Mina Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call prior to the service Friday from noon - 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Those in attendance are encouraged to wear face masks and practice social distancing. BOWENS CROWN CITY — Ruby Mae Bowens, 82, Crown City, Ohio, died at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, September 5, 2021, in the Holzer Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in the Centenary Cemetery in Green Township. Rev. Jake Watson will officiate. Cremeens-King Funeral Home is serving the Bowens family. Parts shortage will keep auto prices sky-high By Tom Krisher goods ranging from farm equipment and industrial machinery to sportswear and kitchen accessories TOLEDO, Ohio — are also bottled up at Back in the spring, a ports around the world as shortage of computer demand outpaces supply chips that had sent auto in the face of a resurgent prices soaring appeared, finally, to be easing. Some virus. “It appears it’s going to relief for consumers get a little tougher before seemed to be in sight. it gets easier,” said Glenn That hope has now Mears, who runs four dimmed. A surge in COVID-19 cases from the auto dealerships around Canton, Ohio. delta variant in several Squeezed by the parts Asian countries that are shortfall, General Motors the main producers of auto-grade chips is wors- and Ford have announced one- or two-week cloening the supply shortage. It is further delaying sures at multiple North American factories, some a return to normal auto of which produce their production and keeping hugely popular full-size the supply of vehicles pickup trucks. artificially low. Late last month, shortAnd that means, analysts say, that record-high ages of semiconductors and other parts grew so consumer prices for vehicles — new and used, acute that Toyota felt compelled to announce it as well as rental cars — will extend into next year would slash production by at least 40% in Japan and and might not fall back North America for two toward earth until 2023. The global parts short- months. The cuts meant a reduction of 360,000 age involves not just vehicles worldwide in computer chips. Automakers are starting to see September. Toyota, which largely avoided sporadic shortages of wiring harnesses, plastics and glass, factory closures that have plagued rivals this year, too. And beyond autos, now foresees production vital components for AP Auto Writer losses into October. Nissan, which had announced in mid-August that chip shortages would force it to close its immense factory in Smyrna, Tennessee, until Aug. 30, now says the closure will last until Sept. 13. And Honda dealers are bracing for fewer shipments. “This is a fluid situation that is impacting the entire industry’s global supply chain, and we are adjusting production as necessary,” said Chris Abbruzzese, a Honda spokesman. The result is that vehicle buyers are facing persistent and once-unthinkable price spikes. The average price of a new vehicle sold in the U.S. in August hit a record of just above $41,000 — nearly $8,200 more than it was just two years ago, J.D. Power estimated. With consumer demand still high, automakers feel little pressure to discount their vehicles. The roots of the computer chip shortage bedeviling auto and other industries stem from the eruption of the pan- demic early last year. U.S. automakers had to shut factories for eight weeks to help stop the virus from spreading. Some parts companies canceled orders for semiconductors. At the same time, with tens of millions of people hunkered down at home, demand for laptops, tablets and gaming consoles skyrocketed. As auto production resumed, consumer demand for cars remained strong. But chip makers had shifted production to consumer goods, creating a shortage of automotivegrade chips. Then, just as auto chip production started to rebound in late spring, the highly contagious delta variant struck Malaysia and other Asian countries where chips are finished and other auto parts are made. In August, new vehicle sales in the U.S. tumbled nearly 18%, mainly because of supply shortages. Automakers reported that U.S. dealers had fewer than 1 million new vehicles on their lots in August — 72% lower than in August 2019. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, September 7, 2021 3 Biden directs flood aid to NY, NJ LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — President Joe Biden approved major disaster declarations Monday greenlighting federal aid for people in six New Jersey counties and five New York counties affected by devastating flooding last week from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. At least 50 people were killed in six Eastern states as record rainfall last Wednesday overwhelmed rivers and sewer systems. Some people were trapped in fast-filling basement apartments and cars, or swept away as they tried to escape. The storm also spawned several tornadoes. Biden is scheduled to visit New Jersey and New York City on Tuesday to survey storm damage, the White House said. The storm killed at least 27 people in New Jersey and 13 in New York City. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, touring flood-damaged areas of Lambertville on Labor Day, said Biden’s major disaster declaration will allow individuals to receive assistance, including grants for temporary housing and home repairs and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses. An existing emergency declaration issued last week enabled state, county and local governments to get reimbursed for disaster spending, Murphy said. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said an initial assessment found that the storm damaged more than 1,200 homes and caused about $50 million in damage to public infrastructure and property. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said damage to city infrastructure was estimated at $35 million. In the Hudson Valley, Metro-North said commuter rail service will return for Tuesday morning’s rush hour after crews removed several feet of mud from the tracks and and restoring washed out slopes and ballast. Two of the four tracks on the Hudson line remain out of service for repairs between Riverdale and Tarrytown. Biden’s disaster declarations cover Bergen, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Passaic, and Somerset counties in New Jersey and allow for individual assistance for people in Bronx, Queens, Kings, Richmond and Westchester counties in New York. Murphy said he would be talking to Biden during his visit to about adding other counties to the major disaster declaration. Murphy joined state and local officials on a walking tour of Lambertville, passing homes with belongings piled outside as residents spent their Labor Day clearing flood debris, aided at one point by a bulldozer. The major disaster declaration could help people like Nick Ceppa- rulo, who told Murphy all of his family’s first-floor possessions were washed away soon after they got in their car and raced for higher ground. “We’ll be all right,” Cepparulo told reporters after speaking with Murphy. “We need a little help getting there.” In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Sen. Chuck Schumer and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent part of the morning touring of storm damage in Queens with Deanne Criswell, the former city emergency management chief who’s now administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. One resident greeted de Blasio with an arm on his shoulder and a quip about their flooded homes. “Welcome to Woodside,” she said. “We have swimming pools in each house. So you can get your bathing suit on and take a dip with us.” GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Card showers Jean Miller-Fisher will be celebrating her 94th birthday on Sept. 8, cards may be sent to 1470 Orchard Hill Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Updates on 2022 reunion Bonnie Krautter will on event’s social media be celebrating her 90th page. birthday on Sept. 11, cards may be sent to 1712 Chester Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769. Tuesday, Sept. 7 CHESHIRE — Western Style Square Dance lessons will begin Sept. 13 at the Gavin Employees RUTLAND — The Rut- Clubhouse in Cheshire from 7-8 p.m. for adults land township Trustees PATRIOT — St. Marand children over 12 will meet on Tuesday, tin’s Lutheran Church Sept. 7 at 7:30 a.m. at the years of age. For more Homecoming, German information call 740-446township garage. Ridge, of Patriot set for GALLIPOLIS — VFW 4213. Sept. 19 has been postBEDFORD TWP. poned. A new date will be Post #446 meets 6 p.m., post home on Third Ave., — Bedford Township set at a later time. Trustees, regular monthly all members urged to meeting, 7 p.m., at the attend. Postponed Canceled GALLIPOLIS — The Sept. 13 meetings of DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 and AMVETS Post #23 have been canceled. TYN RHOS — Richards Family Reunion has been canceled for 2021 at the House on the Moor. Wednesday, Sept. 8 Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia this spring, its 2,900 workers went on strike. The company soon dangled what looked like a tempting offer — at least to the United Auto Workers local leaders who recommended it to their members: Pay raises. Signing bonuses. Lowerpriced health care. Yet the workers overwhelmingly rejected the proposal. And then a second one, too. Finally, they approved a third offer that provided even higher raises, plus lump-sum bonuses. For the union, it was a breakthrough that wouldn’t likely have happened as recently as last year. That was before the pandemic spawned a worker shortage that’s left some of America’s long-beleaguered union members feeling more confident this Labor Day than they have in years. With Help Wanted signs at factories and businesses spreading across the nation, in manufacturing and in service industries, union workers like those at the Volvo site are seizing the opportunity to try to recover some of the bargaining power — and financial security — they feel they lost in recent decades as unions shrank in size and influence. “We were extremely emboldened by the labor shortage,” said Travis Wells, a forklift driver at the Volvo plant in Dublin, Virginia, near Roanoke. “The cost of recruiting and training a new workforce would’ve cost Volvo 10 times what a good contract would have.” In addition to 12% pay raises over the six-year contract, the Volvo deal provided other sweeteners: Many of the union workers will be phased out of an unpopular twotier pay scale that had left less-senior workers with much lower wages than longer-tenured employees. All current workers will now earn the top hourly wage of $30.92 after six years. And by holding out as long as they did, the workers achieved a six-year price freeze on health care premiums. Volvo conceded that it’s had difficulty finding workers for the Virginia plant but says it offers a strong pay and benefits package “that also safeguards our competitiveness in the market.” The improvements achieved by the Volvo workers in Virginia pro- vided a case study of how union workers may be gaining leverage as companies scramble to find enough workers to meet customer demand in an economy that’s been steadily recovering from the pandemic recession. The growing demand for labor has also benefited lower-paid workers at restaurants, bars and retailers. But the financial gains for union workers mean that a category of jobs that have long been seen as supportive of a middle-class lifestyle may now be moving closer to that realty. Chris Tilly, a labor economist at UCLA, said the shortages among burger-flippers and cashiers is notable “because those low-end jobs more typically have a labor surplus.” “But there are also shortages,” Tilly noted, “at higher skill levels — including jobs where there are chronic shortages like nurses, machinists and teachers.” In Ventura County, California, 37 transit workers voted in July to join the Teamsters. They plan to negotiate with management to seek higher pay and eliminate split work shifts. Ruby McCormick, a bus driver who voted to join, said the booming job market was a big factor in her decision. 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. Humane Society benefit MIDDLEPORT — Meigs County Humanity Society Thrift Shop, 253 N. Second Street, will be having a “Bag Sale” starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, and continuing through Friday, Sept. 10. Library storytime resumes Sept. 13 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. Portland Community Center flea market PORTLAND — Portland Community Center hosts a flea market, Sept. 18-19 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Book your spot by calling Fay Westfall at 740949-1388 or 740-447-1303. Hot dogs on Saturday, Sept. 18 and chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans with cupcakes on Sunday, Sept. 19, starts at noon. Engineer announces road closures, construction GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Swan Creek RD (CR 152) will be closed between Horse Creek RD (TR862) and Peters Branch (TR-846), Tuesday, Sept 7 for culvert replacement. Local traffic will need to use other County roads as a detour. 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. Beginning 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 Thurs Sept 9 2021 5:30pm HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Harrisonville Fire House. Labor shortage leaves union workers feeling more emboldened By Ben Finley and Tom Krisher Monday, Sept. 13 Located at the Auction Center Rt62 Mason WV Selling the collection of Adv signs and local advertising of the late Lowell Hansmann. Plus much more! Advertising and Collectibles J.A, Franz and Sons Bottle with Eagle Pomeroy Ohio, 1911 JW McCormick Middleport Ohio Calendar, Adv Signs Porceline 2 sided Imperial Ice Cream, 2 Coke, Pepsi, Buckeye Food, Quaker State, Reg Holsteins, Sugar Run Mill, MIG, Old Gold Cigarettes Plus More. JD Pedal Tractor and Wagon, Int. Pedal Tractor and Wagon, Apple Butter Kettle, Sleds, Ave Thermometers, Pomeroy National Bank Plus others, NYC RR Lantern, Adv Buckets, Bob Evans, Burkhardt, Mrs Smith Pretzels, Spray Baby Pig Feed, Tobias Edinger Lard Bucket, Southern Ohio Coal Belt Buckles, 7CW Brewing Beer Bottle Pomeroy Ohio, 4 Purity Bottles Middleport Ohio, Money Banks from different banks, Year Books, 1937 Racine, 1922 -36,40, 1962,63,64. 72 Easterner, 4 Bolin & Roush Dairy bottles Pomeroy Ohio, Rick Valley Pt Pleasant Wv, Plus More, 2 Texico Barrels, Quaker State Barrels, Remington Display Shelf, 1955 WV Pulp & Paper Co Calendar, Local Paper Memorbilia, Airdome Theater Photo 1st in country Pomeroy, Ohio. Plus More. Furniture 2 Secretary Bookcase, Dressers, Hi Boy Chest, Tables Chairs, File cabinets, Wash Stands and More! Auction - Food Conducted by Rick Pearson Auction co#66 OH-70252599 Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. 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For Ohio Valley Publishing Courtesy | Mike Thompson RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande rebounded from an opening match loss to rival Shawnee State by dropping St. Andrews (NC) University in straight sets and earning a split in the first day of the Emileigh Cooper Memorial Tournament, Friday night, at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm fell 25-20, 25-13, 25-12 to the Bears in the opener, but cruised past the Knights in their nightcap 25-19, 25-20, 25-21. Rio Grande trailed just twice in its victory — 1-0 in set two and 2-1 in set three. The RedStorm finished with a .242 attack percentage, tallying 37 kills and just 13 errors in 99 swings. St. Andrews (0-6) had just five more kills (33) than it had attack errors (28) and had just a .046 attack percentage. Junior Beth Arnold (Williamstown, WV) and sophomore Shalea Byrd (Canal Winchester, OH) led Rio at the net with 12 and 11 kills, respectively, while freshman Avery Huntzinger (Canal Winchester, OH) tallied 36 assists and three service aces. Byrd also had a solo block and four block assists. Sophomores Darcie Walters (Sparta, OH) and Amanda Rarick (Canal Winchester, OH) had 14 and 10 digs, respectively, in the winning effort. Ashley McGuan totaled 10 kills in a losing cause for St. Andrews, while Carmen Wright had 25 assists. Karina Lozada had 18 digs for the Knights and Kandon Luquer added 10 digs of her own. Things didn’t go as smoothly in the opening match against Shawnee State. The Bears (6-1) scored seven of the final nine points in the opening set to take an early match lead and then trailed just three times over the final two sets — by only one point on each occasion — to wrap up an easy win. Shawnee State had a .266 attack See RIO | 6 Black Bears maul Meigs, 47-14 By Dave Harris For Ohio Valley Publishing ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — River View took advantage of a 24-point second period and went on to defeat host Meigs 47-14 in football action Friday night at Holzer Field/Farmers Bank Stadium. Meigs was originally scheduled to play Coal Grove, but the Hornets had to cancel late Wednesday afternoon, due to COVID concerns. River View from Warsaw in Coshocton County also has an open date and made the trip to Meigs County. The Black Bears took advantage of a threeheaded monster to defeat the Marauders. Quarterback Carter Fry, Slater Sempsel and Mason Griffin combined for 279 of the Black Bears 33 yards to lead the way. Meigs received the opening kickoff and took the lead first when Wes Metzger pulled in a nine yard pass from Coulter Cleland, Matt Barr made it a 7-0 lead at the 7:50 mark of the first period. Sempsel returned the ensuing kickoff 76 yards for the score; Cruz Mobley gave River View the lead at 8-7. Mobley added a 10 yard run to increase the lead to 16-7, before Meigs came back on the last play of the period on a Cleland 34 yard pass to Morgan Roberts to pull the maroon and gold to within 16-14. But two Mobley added scores on runs of six and 13, yards and Sempsel added a 22 yard reception from Fry late in the half and the Black Bears went into the locker room with a 40-14 advantage at the half. Sempsel closed out the scoring on a 60 yard pass from Fry at the 5:14 mark of the third period. The rest of the game was played with a running clock. Fry completed 12 of 20 with an interception for 234 yards, Sempsel had four receptions for 142, Mason Griffin added four for 77. Mobley led the Black Bears with 11 carried for 65 yards. Matt Barr led the Marauders on the ground with 36 yards in five carries, Kolten Thomas added 32 See BEARS | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Sept. 7 Volleyball Fairland at Gallia Academy, 6:30 Lincoln County at Wahama, 6 p.m. Trimble at South Gallia, 7:30 Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 7:15 Belpre at Southern, 7:15 River Valley at Athens, 7:30 Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7:15 Point Pleasant at Capital, 5:30 Soccer Scott at Point Pleasant girls, 7 p.m. Fairland at Gallia Academy girls, 5:30 Fairland at Gallia Academy boys, 7:30 Golf WV Girls State Tournament at Mingo Bottom, 10 a.m. Gallia Academy boys at Lancaster, 1 p.m. TVC Hocking at Forrest Hills GC, 4 p.m. Cross Country Fairland at Gallia Academy, 4:30 Wednesday, Sept. 8 Volleyball South Point at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Wahama at Calhoun County, 6 p.m. Soccer Parkersburg South at Point Pleasant boys, 7 p.m. Golf Gallia Academy at Waterford, 4 p.m. Cross Country Eastern, Meigs, South Gallia, Southern at River Valley, 5 p.m. Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Point Pleasant junior Cody Schultz (13) tries to break away from a Gallia Academy defender during Friday night’s football contest at OVB Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point rallies past Blue Devils, 26-22 By Bryan Walters yards — ended up being named MVP of the contest, which was televised as part of the Par Mar POINT PLEASANT, Friday Night Rivals game W.Va. — Celebrating a of the week. century in the most fitThe Big Blacks outting of fashions. gained the guests by a The Point Pleasant football team shook off a 433-389 overall margin in total yards of offense 16-point first half deficit and also finished the and took a permanent night with the only two lead with 3:24 left in regulation Friday night as takeaways in the game the Big Blacks rallied for — one of which led to seven points just before a thrilling 26-22 victory over visiting Gallia Acad- halftime. The contest also turned emy in the annual Battle into a bit of a laundryfor the Bridge contest held at Ohio Valley Bank fest as both programs combined for 24 accepted Track and Field. penalties that covered The Big Blacks (1-1) 211 yards by night’s end. trailed after each of GAHS was flagged 16 the first three quarters times for 136 yards, while of play, but the hosts strung together an 8-play, the hosts were penalized 63-yard drive that result- eight times for 75 yards. The Blue and White ed in a 4-point lead as built a 3-0 lead after Evan Roach scored from three yards out with 3:24 Caleb Stout booted a 24-yard field goal with left in regulation. 3:25 showing on the first The Blue Devils (2-1) quarter clock, then added pushed their ensuing a pair of quick-strike passpossession down to the ing scores from Brody PPHS 33, but a trio of Fellure. penalties and a pair of Fellure found Mason sacks left the Blue and White facing a 4th-and-58 Skidmore wide open down the left side on the with just over a minute left. GAHS was unable to opening play of the second quarter. Skidmore’s convert and turned the ball over on downs at the touchdown catch covered hosts 19-yard line with 55 62 yards and gave GAHS a 10-0 edge with 11:49 seconds remaining. showing in the second Point Pleasant — quarter. which was celebrating Point Pleasant punted 100 years of varsity football at the school — took on its ensuing drive, then Fellure hit Kenyon a pair of kneel-downs to Franklin with a 73-yard run out the clock … and TD pass on the next snap the celebration erupted that gave Gallia Academy on the Red and Black a 16-0 edge with 8:56 sideline. remaining in the half. Roach — who had The Red and Black, three touchdown runs, however, answered with 152 rushing yards and an impressive 12-play, another 122 passing bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com 80-yard drive that ended with a 26-yard scamper by Gavin Jeffers — cutting the deficit down to 16-7 with 3:59 left. The opening play of Gallia Academy’s ensuing drive ended up being a major turning point as Caleb Hatfield picked off deflected pass and returned the ball to the GAHS 35. Seven plays and 35 yards later, the Big Blacks closed the deficit down to 16-14 as Roach provided the first of his three scoring runs — this one from seven yards out — with 1:18 remaining until halftime. Point opened the second half with a 7-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard Roach run, giving the hosts their first lead of the game at 20-16 with 9:34 showing in the third canto. The Blue Devils later responded with a 7-play, 74-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard Fellure run, giving GAHS a 22-20 edge with 25.5 seconds remaining in the third. Both teams traded punts to start the fourth, then the Big Blacks put together their gamewinning drive by running the ball eight consecutive times — with Roach’s hat trick effort sealing the deal. Afterwards, PPHS coach David Darst was obviously pleased with the outcome. More importantly, he was proud of the way his kids, his coaches, his community, and even his rivals, stepped up and made one hundred years of football special … almost all over again. “It’s just like the whole week. This game has been building … the atmosphere, the hundred years of football and the rivalry with Gallia Academy. It was a night that really felt like we had brought high school football back to Point Pleasant,” Darst said. “When you look out here and see two sides of bleachers full of fans wearing their school’s colors — especially after a year and whatever of dealing with limited crowds — and then you have two teams come out here and just put all of their hearts into this one … that’s what it’s all about. “We were fortunate to beat a really good football team over there in Gallia Academy, and Coach Penrod and his staff deserve a lot of credit for this one. Our kids grew up a lot tonight, especially in the second half. It’s a proud night for our community … and this is what Friday nights are all about.” Besides the outcome, GAHS was also unfortunate after losing starting running back Hudson Shamblin to injury in the first quarter. The guests later lost a pair of starting linemen throughout the second half, leaving an already depleted 28-man roster that much thinner. As GAHS coach Alex Penrod noted though, his troops kept finding ways to stay in the hunt. And for as much as the outcome might sting now, See POINT | 6 �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, September 7, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! 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This impromptu matchup was made when the Tornadoes’ game against Shenandoah was canceled. The Cougars got the scoring started in the first quarter, notching a pick-six. The rest of their points came in the second, from two runs, a pass completion and another interception. The Purple and Gold passing game had some struggles during Friday’s game, committing five interceptions, including two being returned for touchdowns. The Tornadoes were led by Josiah Smith under center, who completed seven passes for a total of 32 yards. Leading the team in receptions was Damien Miller, who made four catches for 26 yards. Derek Griffith had one for four yards and Blake Shain made two for two. Logan Hensler and Blake Shain led the ground attack for the Tornadoes, with both having 43 rushing yards. Smith also had some rushing yards for this team, netting nine yards on 11 carries. Finishing the running attack for the home team was Carson Reuter who had one carry for two yards. Total yardage for Southern bottomed out at 129 yards, compared to the Cougars’ 295. FCA knocks off Eagles, 21-14 TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Visiting Fairfield Christian Academy led wire-to-wire and notched its first win of the season on Friday night during a 21-14 win over Eastern at East Shade River Stadium. The Eagles (1-2) trailed 7-0 at halftime and found themselves in a 21-6 hole entering the fourth, but the hosts did manage to make things interesting with a late score that whittled the lead down to a single possession. The Knights (1-2) produced their first points of the year and also handed EHS its first home loss of the 2021 campaign, as well as its second straight Schwindel has tiebreaking hit as Cubs beat Reds By Mark Gonzales “A couple times along the way I almost gave him an off day, but it’s hard to keep him out of the lineup,” manager David Bell said. “But today felt like the right day.” Associated Press CHICAGO — Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Monday for their season-high seventh straight win. Schwindel’s single through the right side scored Alfonso Rivas, who started the rally with a pinch-hit single off Michael Lorenzen (0-2) and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Schwindel is batting .441 (15 for 34) with six homers and 14 RBIs during his current eightgame hitting streak. The Reds (73-66) lost for the seventh time in nine games. They began the day in third in the NL wild-card standings, a half-game back of San Diego. Codi Heuer, Scott Effross (2-0) and Adam Morgan combined for three scoreless innings in relief of Justin Steele. Chicago’s bullpen has allowed two earned runs in its last 35 innings. Tyler Stephenson reached on an infield Ross still boss Despite being sidelined by a positive COVID-19 test, Cubs manager David Ross continues to submit the Matt Marton | AP Cincinnati Reds’ Nick Castellanos (2) scores past Chicago Cubs lineup. Bench coach relief pitcher Codi Heuer, left, on a wild pitch during the sixth Andy Green said he often speaks to Ross inning of a baseball game on Monday in Chicago. multiple times before down the left-field line. hit with one out in the and after games. Heuer then retired seventh, but Heuer got Ross and President pinch-hitter Mike Nick Castellanos to of Baseball Operations Moustakas on a popup, Jed Hoyer, who also ground into a double stranding runners on play. was vaccinated and second and third. Ian Happ hit a threetested positive, will be After allowing the run homer in the first required to remain in homer to Happ, Reds for the Cubs. Happ is isolation through Sept. batting .349 (30 for 86) starter Sonny Gray 12. retired 15 of his final 16 with eight homers and batters. 20 RBIs in his last 23 Trainers room games. Cubs: INF David Bote Steele sailed into the (right ankle sprain) Rare rest for Votto sixth, but the rookie leftwas activated from the Reds first baseman hander departed after Joey Votto was out of the 10-day injured list. INF he hit Asdrubal Cabrera starting lineup despite Austin Romine was deswith a pitch with the his .422 batting average ignated for assignment. bases loaded and none ... INF Nico Hoerner this season against the out. Heuer then threw a Cubs heading into the (right oblique strain) wild pitch, allowing Cas- series. He pinch-hit in performed baseball drills tellanos to score, and prior to Monday’s game the ninth and lined out Max Schrock tied it at 3 to center for the final but isn’t close to returnwith a pinch-hit double ing. out. say enough good things about our guys tonight. We kept battling, and we showed a lot of fight From page 4 and determination. We showed some real grit Penrod feels that the and growth, and that’s Blue Devils are better prepared for the start of good … because it isn’t going to get any easier Ohio Valley Conference as we head into league play next week. play next week. “For the rivalry and “Congratulations to what this game is to both Coach Darst and his kids us and to Coach Darst for winning a football and his staff, this was a heck of a game to be part game like this. It’s a of,” Penrod said. “It was tough one to handle, but a game like this is truly a dog fight and we kept getting beat up and beat what high school football is all about.” up, and we lost some Roach finished the key guys as the game went along, but I cannot night with 27 carries for Point 152 yards and also connected on 6-of-10 passes for 122 yards. Cody Schultz led the PPHS wideouts with three catches for 91 yards. Fellure led the Blue Devils with 55 rushing yards on 12 attempts and also connected on 9-of158 passes for 314 yards, including two picks and two scores. Skidmore hauled in a team-high four passes for 76 yards and Franklin had 110 yards on three grabs. Point Pleasant’s Brooks Pearson also picked off a pass in the early part of the third quarter, but no points came from the ensuing drive. After 84 matchups, Gallia Academy still leads the all-time series by a 41-38-5 count. Point Pleasant will host Mingo Central on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Gallia Academy welcomes Chesapeake to Memorial Field on Friday at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Classifieds 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 LEGAL NOTICE Sale of Real Estate Gallia County Foreclosure Auction. overall. week after originally Individual stats were being scheduled to play unavailable by press time. Hannan. WHS also lost its original season opening game at Southern Tornadoes topple last week due to COVID Wahama, 54-12 implications. MASON, W.Va. — A The Tornadoes (3-0) good start and a bad start trailed 12-7 after one periall in one. od of play, but reeled off The Wahama football 20 second quarter points team built a 12-0 lead that secured a 27-12 early in the first quaradvantage at the break. ter, but visiting West Muskingum reeled off 54 WMHS also tacked on another 27 points along unanswered points and cruised to a 54-12 victory in the fourth to complete the 42-point outcome. at Bachtel Stadium on Individual stats were Saturday. unavailable by press time. It was the season © 2021 Ohio Valley opener for the host White Falcons (0-1), who added Publishing, all rights reserved. this game later in the Olympic champs Zverev, Bencic reach US Open quarterfinals By Brian Mahoney the last few months for me, right there,” he said. Bencic also had her best result in a major at NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev and Belinda the U.S. Open, reaching the semifinals in 2019 in Bencic want a trophy in her last appearance. The their hands to go with the gold medals they had 24-year-old from Switzerland is a victory away around their necks. from getting back there The Tokyo Olympics after beating 2020 French tennis champions both moved into the quarterfi- Open champion Iga Swiatek 7-6 (12), 6-3. nals of the U.S. Open on The 11th-seeded Bencic Monday, getting a step closer to their first Grand pulled out the lengthy first-set tiebreaker, then Slam titles. Zverev beat Jannik Sin- took the second set in 43 minutes — only about 20 ner 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7) for his 15th straight victory. more than the tiebreaker The No. 4 seed from Ger- lasted. “The set was so even, many started that run in Japan, carried it through so I think in the tiebreak it’s always a little bit a title in Cincinnati and about luck,” Bencic said. then kept right on going But luck doesn’t explain at the U.S. Open, where her results in New York, he was the runner-up to Dominic Thiem last year. where she has reached the last eight in three of Zverev said his gold medal is with him in New her six appearances. She was a quarterfinalist in York. The 24-year-old, 2014 in her debut. who has been accused Zverev’s winning streak by a former girlfriend of domestic abuse, joked in includes a victory over Novak Djokovic in the his on-court interview semifinals at the Olymthat he cuddles with the pics. The top-ranked medal when he’s in bed because he doesn’t have a Djokovic was in action later Monday against girlfriend. 20-year-old American He said keeping the Jenson Brooksby in the medal with him is a way same stage where he was to remind himself of his eliminated at last year’s success over the last month. He pointed to the U.S. Open. It was in the fourth confidence he’s gained round that Djokovic was from it as a reason he defaulted for accidentally pulled out a couple of hitting a line judge in the close games late in the throat with a tennis ball second set, then came after dropping a game in from behind to take the his match against Pablo tiebreaker. Carreño Busta. “I think that’s maybe AP Sports Writer Walters finiwshed with a team-high nine digs. Emily Boggs led a balanced attack at the net From page 4 for SSU with nine kills, while Maria Kolinoff had percentage, while Rio had two more errors (28) nine assists and Emilee than it had kills (26) for a Cochran had eight digs. The Bears also had one swing percentage of -.021. solo block and 18 block Rarick and junior Jess assists in the victory. NasYouse (Pettisville, OH) had nine kills each for the hail Shelby had five block assists. RedStorm, while Huntzinger tallied 22 assists. Randy Payton is the Sports InforRarick also had three ser- mation Director at the University of vice aces. Rio Grande. Rio Case# 21CV000022. U.S. Bank National Association vs Larsen, John , et al. .The description of the property to be sold is as follows: Property Address: 36 Henkle Avenue, Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, 45631; Legal Description: Full Legal Listed on Public Website; Parcel Number:00707702900 Bidding will be available only on www.Auction.com opening on 09/28/2021 at 10:00 AM for a minimum of 7 days. Property may be sold on a provisional sale date should the third party purchaser fail to provide their deposit within the allotted time. Provisional Sale date: 10/12/2021 at 10:00 AM. Sales subject to cancellation. The deposit required is $5000.00 to be paid by wire transfer within 2 hours of the sale ending. No cash is permitted. Purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. To view all sale details and terms for this property visit www.Auction.com and enter the Search Code 21CV000022 into the search bar. 9/7/21,9/14/21,9/21/21 Cleland one for 32. Meigs falls to 1-2 on the season, they will host Vinton County next From page 4 Friday to kickoff conferon eight tries and Conlee ence play, the Vikings Burnem added 30 in eight are 2-1 on the season and are coming off a tries. Cleland was seven 28-21 loss to Zane Trace of 14 in the air for 147 Friday. yards, Morgan Roberts © 2021 Ohio Valley had two receptions for Publishing, all rights 41, Metzger added two reserved. for 34, and each had a touchdown reception. Dave Harris is a sports corresponKolten Thomas had a dent for Ohio Valley Publishing. catch for 34 and Griffin Bears �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, September 7, 2021 7 EXPLAINER What are some key decisions in fighting fires? By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press AP Photo | Jalaluddin Sekandar In this Aug. 25, 2021, file photo, armored vehicles are seen in Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the Afghan capital. Taliban say they have taken Panjshir Last holdout Afghan province doubted that the holdout efforts could succeed long-term against the Taliban, whose rapid advance through Afghanistan met little resistance By Kathy Gannon Associated Press in the final days of America’s 20-year war in the country. KABUL, Afghanistan The U.S. withdrew its — The Taliban said last troops a week ago Monday they seized the last province not in their and ended a harrowing airlift to evacuate control after their blitz Western citizens and through Afghanistan their Afghan allies that last month, overrunning was marred by scenes of forces who had opposed desperation and horrific their takeover. violence. Thousands of Taliban During that evacuafighters charged into tion, thousands of people eight districts of Panjshir province overnight, descended on Kabul’s airport, hoping to flee according to witnesses from the area who spoke the country because they feared what the on condition of anonymTaliban’s rule might ity because they feared hold, given their history for their safety. Taliban of repression, particuspokesman Zabihullah larly of women. At one Mujahid confirmed that point, an Islamic State the province, which is suicide bomber targeted north of the capital, was now held by their fighters. the crowds, killing 169 Afghans and 13 American “We tried our best service members. to solve the problem Many people are still through negotiations, and hoping to leave the they rejected talks and country, but with Kabul’s then we had to send our airport not yet running forces to fight,” Mujahid told a news conference in international flights, their choices are few. In the Kabul later Monday. country’s north, officials The resisting forces said Sunday that at least were led by the former vice president, Amrullah four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred Saleh, and also the son of the iconic anti-Taliban people have been unable to leave the country for fighter Ahmad Shah days. But there were conMassoud. Experts had flicting accounts about why. The U.S. is under pressure to help the remaining Americans and green card holders leave the country, and it has promised to work with the new Taliban rulers do that — but it has given no timeframe. An Afghan official at the airport in the northern city of Mazare-Sharif said that the would-be passengers were Afghans, many of whom did not have passports or visas, and thus were unable to leave. Speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters, he said they had left the airport while the situation was being sorted out. But the top Republican on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said that the group included Americans and that they had boarded planes but the Taliban were not letting them take off, effectively “holding them hostage.” Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas told “Fox News Sunday” that American citizens and Afghan interpreters were being kept on six planes. He did not say where that information came from, and it was not immediately possible to reconcile the two accounts. The State Department has said it has no reliable way to confirm information about such charter flights. But the U.S. has helped a family of four American citizens to flee through an overland route, according to American official. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly due to the sensitivity of the matter, would not give details of the evacuation or say which country they went to. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to the Persian Gulf and Europe this week to discuss Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the Taliban say they are working to repair Kabul’s airport, where only domestic flights have resumed and just during the day for now. Mujahid, the group’s spokesman, told reporters Monday that American soldiers destroyed equipment before departing, including the critical radar system. The U.S. has said troops destroyed military equipment but left equipment useful for running a civilian airport, like fire trucks. Plea, trial loom for Giuliani associates By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani — and a guilty plea set to occur this week by a second associate — puts a spotlight on Giuliani as a criminal probe of the former mayor and his dealings with Ukraine move closer to a decision on whether he’ll face arrest. A judge last week refused to delay the Oct. 12 trial of Lev Parnas and Andrey Kukushkin on charges that they made illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians. Both have pleaded not guilty. Meanwhile, a review of electronics materials seized in raids on Giuliani continues before prosecutors decide whether his dealings with Ukrainian officials while he worked as a personal lawyer for then-President Donald Trump required him to register as a foreign agent. A decision on whether to charge Giuliani with a crime is unlikely to occur before a former federal judge finishes the court- AP Photo | Mark Lennihan, File In this Oct. 23, 2019 file photo, Igor Fruman, left, arrives for his arraignment in New York. appointed task of separating privileged materials from other data pulled from 18 phones taken during raids of Giuliani’s home and law office earlier this year. Some phones belonged to employees of the former New York mayor’s firm. Igor Fruman, a Sovietborn Florida businessman who assisted Giuliani in seeking damaging information about Joe Biden in Ukraine when Biden was running for president, is scheduled to plead guilty on Friday in the illegal campaign contribution case. Fruman and Parnas worked with Giuliani to try to convince Ukraine to open an investigation into Biden’s son, Hunter, over his connection to a Ukrainian energy company. When Parnas was arrested in October 2019, Democrats in the U.S. House were seeking his testimony about his involvement with Giuliani’s Ukrainian effort. Giuliani, a Republican, has acknowledged working extensively with the pair in connection with Ukrainian figures but said he had no knowledge of any illegal campaign contributions. Giuliani, who was widely praised for his actions as New York City’s mayor after the Sept. 11 attacks, has insisted his Ukrainian activities were conducted on behalf of Trump, not a foreign entity or person. Trump’s efforts to press Ukraine for an investigation of the Bidens led the House to impeach Trump, though he was acquitted by the Senate. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken in Manhattan rejected a request by lawyers for Parnas and Kukushkin to postpone next month’s trial, set to start October 12, until February. Oetken noted that the trial was set to occur a year after it had been first scheduled and two years after the charges were brought. “Further delay would potentially prejudice the Government in its ability to prosecute this case at trial, and it would undermine the public’s significant interest in timely resolution of these charges,” he wrote. Parnas, a Soviet-born Florida businessman who came to the U.S. as a young child, and Kukushkin, a Ukrainianborn U.S. citizen, face trial in a scheme to make illegal campaign donations to local and federal politicians in New York, Nevada and other states to try to win support for a new recreational marijuana business. SPOKANE, Wash. — Thousands of wildfires ignite in the U.S. each year, and each one requires firefighters to make quick decisions, often in difficult conditions like high winds and lightning. Crews and managers must determine when to bring in aircraft, what time of day is best to battle flames, whether to evacuate residents and even if certain fires should be extinguished at all. In the West, which sees many of the country’s largest fires, they do all this amid the backdrop of prolonged drought and other climate change-induced conditions that have made wildfires more destructive. Other challenges include a century of reflexive wildfire suppression and overgrown forests, experts say, and communities that have crept into fire-prone areas. Russ Lane, fire operations chief for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources, explains how some key firefighting decisions are made: Why do fire managers let some wildfires burn? Sometimes fires fit a beneficial land management goal, like when they burn in a wilderness area or national park. Fires are part of the natural forest cycle, and “at times that’s the right approach,” said Lane, who is in his 35th season as a firefighter, much of that spent in western Oregon. He joined Washington’s natural resources agency in 2019. Also, wildfires sometimes burn in areas where it is unsafe to put firefighters. When do fire managers deploy aircraft? Planes or helicopters are used if a wildfire is burning too intensely to send in ground forces, or if aircraft are the best way to deliver water or retardant, Lane said. “You want to hit a fire quick so it stays small,” Lane said. The goal is to keep them from erupting into megafires. Cal Fire, California’s firefighting agency, keeps an average of 95% of blazes to 10 acres (4 hectares) or less. But Lane said aircraft alone are usually not enough to extinguish a fire. “It takes boots on the ground.” Aircraft also can face numerous visibility limitations when trying to make water drops on a wildfire. How has technology helped? When it comes to early detection, one innovation is replacing fire lookout towers staffed by humans with cameras in remote areas, many of them in high-definition and armed with artificial intelligence to discern a smoke plume from morning fog. There are 800 such cameras scattered across California, Nevada and Oregon. Fire managers also routinely summon military drones to fly over fires at night, using heat imaging to map their boundaries and hot spots. They can use satellite imagery to plot the course of smoke and ash. What is the best time of day to attack a blaze? Generally the heat of a summer day is not the best time to fight wildfires. “We are pretty successful in the morning, late evening or overnight,” Lane said. Ex-Marine held without bond in shooting of Florida family By Terry Spencer and Freida Frisaro armored vehicle during their standoff. After Associated Press it was over, an officer rushed into the home and rescued an 11-yearFORT old girl, who was still LAUDERDALE, Fla. conscious despite being — A former Marine shot seven times. She sharpshooter accused was in critical condition of invading the home on Monday, the sheriff’s of apparent strangers office said. in Florida and fatally According to Polk shooting a woman, her County Sheriff Grady 3-month-old baby and two others was ordered Judd, Riley told interroheld without bail during gators that the victims “begged for their lives, his first court appearand I killed them anyance Monday. way.” Authorities did not Judd said Riley told give a motive for the detectives, “You know grisly attack, but they why I did this.” But said Bryan Riley may Brian Haas, the local have a mental illness and that he told investi- prosecutor, said investigators said he was high gators don’t. “The big question on methamphetamines that all of us has is, at the time. His girl‘Why?’” Haas said. “We friend said had been will not know today or saying for weeks that maybe ever.” he could communicate On Saturday evedirectly with God. At this court appear- ning, hours before the ance Monday, Riley, 33, attack began, Riley said that he intended to stopped by the victims’ home in Lakeland, hire a lawyer, but one about 30 miles (50 will be appointed for kilometers) from him in the meantime. Riley surrendered on Tampa, where he lives, Judd said. Authorities Sunday morning after have found no conneca furious gunbattle tion between Riley and with authorities who the victims. brought in at least one �NEWS/WEATHER 8 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Daily Sentinel First responders nationwide resist vaccine mandates By Stefanie Dazio first became eligible for their shots in late January and Tokley was eager to March 11, 2021. It was get it as soon as he could. supposed to be a turning But he fell ill in early February, before it was his point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, turn to roll up his sleeve. The resurgence of a longtime Philadelphia COVID-19 this summer police officer, Baptist and the national debate minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was sup- over vaccine requireposed to be the day of his ments have created a fraught situation for the vaccine appointment. Instead it was the date nation’s first responders, who are dying in larger of his funeral. Tokley — “Toke” to his numbers but pushing friends and family — died back against mandates. It’s a heartbreaking siton March 3, becoming uation for Tokley’s widow, the Philadelphia Police Octavia, as the 21st anniDepartment’s sixth conversary of their first date firmed COVID-19 death. approaches on Sept. 10. Philadelphia officers She said she has moved beyond her anger at other police officers who are refusing the vaccine, and is now disappointed. Her husband’s life couldn’t be saved, but theirs still can. “I don’t want to have to be there to support your family for this,” she said. “Nobody deserves this, especially when it can be prevented.” Her husband is one of 132 members of law enforcement agencies who are known to have died of COVID-19 in 2021, as of Monday, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. In Florida alone last month, Virginia set to remove Richmond’s Lee statue Speakers Associated Press From page 1 everyone to be patient and we will try to be good neighbors with this,” Montgomery said. “I know it’s going cause some disruption. There’s gonna be some 2 PM From page 1 Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 11,617 (38.86 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 10,529 (35.22 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Monday, there have been 1,792 total cases (54 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 60° 79° 75° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date Trace 1.00 0.69 41.22 32.97 SUN & MOON Today 7:03 a.m. 7:49 p.m. 7:29 a.m. 8:35 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Full Last Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 28 New Oct 6 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Major 12:15a 1:05a 1:58a 2:53a 3:51a 4:50a 5:50a Minor 6:26a 7:17a 8:10a 9:06a 10:04a 11:04a 12:05p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Major 12:10p 1:29p 2:22p 3:18p 4:18p 5:19p 6:20p Minor 6:51p 7:41p 8:34p 9:31p 10:31p 11:33p ---- WEATHER HISTORY Record-breaking temperatures on Sept. 7 included 101 at New York City. Two days earlier, the same hot, dry air helped to spread wildfires in Michigan on Sept. 5, 1881. 91 hospitalizations (1 new) and 41 deaths. Of the 1,792 cases, 1,546 (10 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 253 cases (15 new), 2 hospitalization 20-29 — 263 cases (9 new), 2 hospitalizations 30-39 — 225 cases (7 new), 4 hospitalizations 40-49 — 260 cases (4 new), 9 hospitalizations (1 new) 50-59 — 255 cases (7 new), 10 hospitalizations, 1 death 60-69 — 243 cases (3 new), 24 hospitalizations, 7 deaths 70-79 — 184 cases (9 new), 22 hospitaliza- tions, 12 deaths 80-plus — 109 cases, 18 hospitalizations, 20 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 8,600 (37.54 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 7,746 (33.81 percent of the population). 5 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 16) and zero new deaths (21day average of 16) with 20,947 total reported deaths.(Editor’s Note: Deaths are reported two days per week) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 6,126,173 (52.41 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 5,662,948 (48.45 percent of the population). © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Adelphi 84/65 Low Moderate High Lucasville 85/64 High Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Mon. 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 12.54 16.85 22.06 13.05 13.03 25.07 12.89 26.78 34.85 12.77 20.10 34.40 19.20 24-hr. Chg. -0.52 -0.80 +0.37 +0.60 -0.28 -0.80 -0.29 +0.68 +0.49 +0.31 +0.60 +0.40 -2.10 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Belpre 83/64 St. Marys 83/64 Parkersburg 83/63 Coolville 83/63 Elizabeth 84/64 Spencer 84/65 Buffalo 85/65 Ironton 85/66 Milton 85/64 Clendenin 85/65 St. Albans 86/66 Huntington 83/64 Charleston 84/64 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Hi/Lo/W 93/65/s 59/49/c 83/70/t 80/73/s 85/68/s 83/54/s 96/63/pc 79/65/s 84/64/s 87/68/t 82/51/s 85/60/t 84/65/s 84/65/s 83/65/s 95/72/pc 86/56/s 83/57/pc 85/62/t 87/75/pc 94/71/pc 84/63/pc 89/57/s 107/83/s 90/68/pc 86/64/s 86/67/s 89/77/t 76/58/pc 87/65/c 86/76/t 80/69/s 94/67/s 92/75/t 83/69/s 105/86/s 80/64/s 75/55/s 89/70/s 88/69/s 90/63/s 94/62/pc 74/58/s 78/58/pc 86/71/s Hi/Lo/W 89/65/s 56/49/c 83/68/t 80/70/sh 88/66/pc 88/60/s 97/65/s 82/69/pc 80/59/pc 86/69/t 86/55/s 76/58/s 79/57/pc 77/57/pc 76/56/s 95/69/s 90/60/s 77/55/s 76/56/s 87/74/s 93/72/pc 78/57/s 82/56/s 108/83/s 89/61/s 86/68/s 80/59/sh 90/78/t 73/55/s 85/59/s 86/74/t 83/69/sh 89/61/s 91/75/t 86/67/t 106/85/s 72/55/sh 77/64/pc 87/69/t 89/69/pc 80/60/s 94/65/s 75/59/s 78/58/pc 88/69/pc EXTREMES MONDAY Atlanta 83/70 National for the 48 contiguous states High Low El Paso 94/70 Chihuahua 88/59 84° 64° NATIONAL CITIES NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s 90s Seattle 78/58 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 74/58 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 86/64 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front MONDAY Clouds and sun; thunderstorms at night Marietta 83/63 Athens 83/63 Ashland 84/65 Grayson 85/66 Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. 84° 62° Partly sunny and pleasant Wilkesville 83/61 POMEROY Jackson 85/61 84/61 Ravenswood Rio Grande 84/64 85/64 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 85/66 GALLIPOLIS 85/62 86/66 85/64 South Shore Greenup 85/66 84/64 53 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 86/65 Partly sunny and pleasant Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her at mindykearns1@hotmail.com. SUNDAY 84° 60° Murray City 83/62 McArthur 83/62 Very High Primary: ragweed, other Mold: 2086 Moderate Chillicothe 84/65 SATURDAY 79° 53° Partly sunny and pleasant Logan 83/64 Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Monday from ODH, there have been 3,944 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 4,551), 61 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 161), FRIDAY 79° 54° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 84/63 Pollen: 51 Low MOON PHASES reserved. THURSDAY A shower in the morning; partly sunny 2 Primary: cladosporium, other Wed. 7:04 a.m. 7:48 p.m. 8:38 a.m. 9:03 p.m. WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny and pleasant today. Becoming cloudy tonight. High 85° / Low 62° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation take the message to those around them. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights 79° 53° Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. 80° 63° 83° 61° 100° in 1954 45° in 1962 Christians have in Christ. He said his belief is the nights will strengthen faith and help Christians EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Northbend Church | Courtesy Josh Bingle pastors Genesis Nathan Finochio of New York, is the founder and president of Church in Spokane, Washington. TheosU and TheosSeminary. Cases Brittany Hively is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (740) 444-4303. 8 AM WEATHER have a reason for the hope that we believe in. As culture changes and challenges the core of who we are as Christ followers, it’s important to solidify in our hearts the life-giving message of Jesus.” The pastor continued that the motivation behind “Northbend Nights” is not only to encourage but to equip The Church to give a reason for the hope that noise, there’s gonna be some dust, but it will be short-lived and it will be an asset to Gallia County. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. TODAY sion to termination. It’s a stark contrast from the beginning of the vaccine rollout when first responders were prioritized for shots. “It makes me sad that they don’t see it as another safety precaution,” Octavia Tokley said. “You wear masks, you wear bulletproof vests. You protect each other. That’s what you do, you protect and you serve.” Nearly 3,000 miles away, San Francisco firefighter Christopher Salas offers his condolences to Tokley’s family. “I feel for her, I feel for her husband,” he said. From page 1 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state officials said Monday. “Virginia’s largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week,” Gov. Ralph Northam said in news release on Monday. “This is an important step in showing who we are and what we value as a commonwealth.” The imposing, 21-foot (6.4-meter) tall bronze likeness of Lee on a horse sits atop a granite pedestal nearly twice that high in the grassy center of a traffic circle on Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue. Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans to take down the statue in June 2020, 10 days after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, sparking nationwide protests against police brutality and racism. The plans were stalled for more than a year by two lawsuits filed by residents opposed to its removal, but rulings last week by the Supreme Court of Virginia cleared the way for the statue to be taken down. Jail tant to get the vaccine and their cases continue to grow. No national statistics show the vaccination rate for America’s entire population of first responders but individual police and fire departments across the country report figures far below the national rate of 74% of adults who have had at least one dose. Frustrated city leaders are enacting mandates for their municipal employees — including police officers and firefighters — as the delta variant surges. The mandates’ consequences range from weekly testing to suspen- six people affiliated with law enforcement died over a 10-day period. In the first half of 2021, 71 law enforcement officials in the U.S. died from the virus — a small decrease compared to the 76 who died in the same time period in 2020, per data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Last year, the total figure was 241 — making the virus the the leading cause of law enforcement line-of-duty deaths. Despite the deaths, police officers and other first responders are among those most hesi- 103° in China Lake, CA 23° in Yellowstone N.P., WY Global Houston 94/71 Monterrey 93/73 High Low Miami 89/77 118° in Basrah, Iraq 15° in Isachsen, Canada Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 09. September Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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