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According to the In Mason County, 2 p.m. update from the West Virginia ODH on Friday, there Department of Health have been 2,020 and Human Resources total cases (26 new) (DHHR) reported in Meigs County two additional deaths since the beginning associated with COVID- of the pandemic, 99 19 on Friday. DHHR hospitalizations (1 also reported an new) and 42 deaths. Of additional 31 cases of the 2,020 cases, 1,623 COVID-19 on Friday. (4 new) are presumed In Gallia County, the recovered. Ohio Department of Case data is as Health (ODH) reported follows: 25 new COVID-19 cases 0-19 — 323 cases (7 on Friday. new), 2 hospitalization In Meigs County, 20-29 — 296 cases (3 ODH reported 26 new new), 2 hospitalizations COVID-19 cases, also 30-39 — 257 cases (4 on Friday. new), 7 hospitalizations Here is a closer look (1 new) at the local COVID-19 40-49 — 291 cases (4 data: new), 9 hospitalizations 50-59 — 285 cases (3 new), 12 Gallia County hospitalizations, 1 death According to the 60-69 — 259 2 p.m. update from cases (2 new), 25 ODH on Friday, there hospitalizations, 7 have been 3,360 total deaths cases (25 new) in 70-79 — 192 Gallia County since cases (1 new), 23 the beginning of hospitalizations, 13 the pandemic, 199 deaths hospitalizations and 80-plus — 117 54 deaths. Of the cases (2 new), 19 3,360 cases, 2,812 (19 hospitalizations, 20 new) are presumed deaths recovered. Vaccination rates in Case data is as Meigs County are as follows: follows, according to 0-19 — 598 cases (5 new), 5 hospitalizations ODH: Vaccines started: 20-29 —548 cases (3 new), 9 hospitalizations 8,853 (38.65 percent of 30-39 — 456 cases (8 the population); Vaccines completed: new), 8 hospitalizations 7,936 (34.64 percent of 40-49 — 492 the population). cases (4 new), 20 hospitalizations, 2 deaths Mason County 50-59 — 460 According to the 10 cases (2 new), 27 a.m. update on Friday hospitalizations (1 from DHHR, there have new), 5 deaths been 2,961 cases of 60-69 — 380 COVID-19, in Mason cases (2 new), 33 See DEATHS | 12 hospitalizations, 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 © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Southern High School | Courtesy Pictured are members of the 2021 Homecoming Court, including king candidates, queen candidates and attendants from seventh grade through 11th grade. Not pictured is Jace Hill, sophomore escort. A complete list of the court appears in the story. Festivities begin next week; crowning at halftime of football game By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham High School at 7 p.m. Crowning of the 2021 khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. Homecoming King and com Queen will take place at halftime. Candidates for Homecoming Queen are: RACINE — Southern High School’s Homecom- Kelly Shaver, McKenna ing festivities will kick off Walker, Molly Hill, Casnext week with activities sidy Roderus and Jacelyn Northup. Candidates for students. The homecoming game for Homecoming King are: Isaac McCarty, is scheduled for Friday, Aiden Hill, Tanner Lisle, Sept. 24 against Trinity Brayden Kingery and Hunter Person. The homecoming attendants and members of the court are: Kindergarten — Trey Jenkins (crown bearer) and Norah McDaniel (flower girl); Seventh Grade — Molly Haye with escort Cohen Roush; Eighth Grade — Laynee Hill with escort Noah Leachman; Ninth Grade — Ava Circle with escort Gryphon Thomas; 10th Grade — Gracie Hill with escort Jace Hill; and 11th Grade — Hannah Smith with escort Jake Roush. This past week, students completed “service week” activities, including a food drive for a local See SOUTHERN | 12 ‘Until they come home’ National POW/ MIA Recognition Day event held By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Veterans and community members gathered in Gallipolis City Park to observe National POW/ MIA Recognition Day on Friday. The day is recognized each year on the third Friday of September to remember and honor those prisoners of war (POW) or those missing in action (MIA). Jim Cozza opened the ceremony with the reading of a news article on the Fourth of July festivities in the early nineties. The article spoke of the we appreciated that so much. After that, when General Westmoreland was finished speaking, vets turned to each other and said, ‘is that all that we’re going to do? Can we get our group back together?” Cozza said a couple of years later the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 709 was organized. Veteran Keith Sheets spoke about his father Brittany Hively | OVP Veterans and community members gathered to honor those POW who was a POW and the impact that time had on and MIA military members. his father. “Now I don’t know was, ‘welcome home to 1992 Independence what these guys went Vietnam vets,’ and with Day parade being led by through; I was there but the help of a number retired Army General I was blessed enough to of people, we’ve had William Westmoreland, come [home] without a commander of the United a big showing… of scratch,” Sheets said. “My States Forces in Vietnam Veterans and piecemeal uniforms, that assembled dad was incarcerated for from 1964 to 1968. together up at the Duke’s approximately 22 months. “He had rekindled Horrible conditions. He Cleaners and marched the interest of Vietnam had been shot three down Second Avenue veterans in the county,” for the first Vietnam Cozza said. “The theme See HOME | 12 veteran parade. And of that particular parade Fatal crash reduction effort planned Gallia, Meigs to see increased enforcement Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Gallia County Sheriff’s Office, and Meigs County Sheriff’s Office will be working together to reduce crashes and save lives in Meigs County and Gallia County, according to a joint news release from the agencies. Troopers and deputies will be focusing on crash causing violations such as impaired driving, speed, and distracted driving to reduce fatal crashes in the two counties. “Poor decisions behind the wheel can have lifelong consequences,” said Lieutenant Jason Roe, Gallipolis Post commander. “We will be impressing upon the motoring public that responsibility, awareness and wearing safety belts are essential to everyone getting to their destinations safely.” According to the news release, in 2021, the top routes for fatal and injury crashes in the two county region were state Route 7 (46), state Route 160 (13) and state Route 124 (13). Fatal and injury crashes occurred most frequently between the hours of noon - 4:59 p.m., accounting for 40 percent of these crashes. “The safety of our motoring public is a top priority for all of us. Unfortunately, with distracted driving and other accident causing violations on the rise, we continue to see an uptick in traffic crashes, many of which cause serious injury or even death,” said Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin. “We will See CRASH | 12 �2 Saturday, September 18, 2021 OBITUARIES MERRILL E. NULL GALLIPOLIS — Merrill E. Null, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Holzer Senior Care. Born on June 13, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio, Merrill was the son of the late Ernest E. and Clarice Howard Null. Merrill was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School. He ran Hub Clothiers in Gallipolis, and later Ball Furniture with his father. Merrill was a U.S. Army Sergeant, serving during the Korean War. He also served with the Ohio Guard and was a Merchant Marine during WWII. Merrill was a member of the American Legion and BPOE #107. Merrill is survived by his son, Mike E. Null (Donna Thompson) of Gallipolis; daughter, Susan Calhoun of Athens, Ohio; granddaughter, Nicole Calhoun; nephews, Bill (Brandy) Richards of Gallipolis and Ron (Barbara) Dille of Texas; nieces, Lori R. Fowler of Hilliard, Ohio, Bethany (Bob) Oder of Arizona, and JoEllen (Mark) Kueck of Springfield, Missouri; and a special friend and neighbor, Lisa Donnet Foley of Gallipolis. In addition to his parents, Merrill was preceded in death by three sisters, Marianna Null Dille, Barbara Null Richards, and Bette Null Horan and brothers-in-law, John R. “Jack” Richards and Donald Horan. A Graveside Service for Merrill will be held at noon on Friday, September 24, 2021 at Mound Hill Cemetery with Pastor Ray Kane officiating. Military honors will be given by the Gallia County Funeral Detail at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Merrill’s memory to American Legion, P.O. Box 357, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. DEATH NOTICES PARSLEY EWINGTON — Inis F. Pugh Parsley, 85 of Ewington, Ohio, formerly of Laurel Springs, N.C., died Thursday, September 17, 2021 at the Holzer Assisted Living, Gallipolis, Ohio. Arrangements will be announced by the Boone Family Funeral Home, West Jefferson, N.C.. The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel is serving the Parsley Family. MEADOWS GALLIPOLIS — Sean Meadows, 48, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Holzer Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home. GREAVES GALLIPOLIS — Ruth Greaves, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center in Middleport, Ohio. Arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home. WVPSC schedules public comment hearing regarding coal-fired plants Staff Report case on a petition by APCo and WPCo, and CHARLESTON, W.Va. set a procedural schedule including an evidentiary — The West Virginia hearing date of Sept. Public Service Commission has scheduled a pub- 24. On Sept. 15, West Virginia Citizen Action lic comment hearing for a reopened case that will Group, Solar United Neighbors, and Energy affect the future of three Efficient West Virginia, coal-fired power plants. an intervenor in the case, According to a news filed a request for a public release from the agency, on Aug. 4, the PSC grant- comment hearing. The Commission will ed Appalachian Power hold a public comment Company and Wheeling hearing on Sept. 24, from Power Company a cer8 a.m. until 9 a.m. in the tificate of convenience Howard M. Cunningham and necessity to make Hearing Room of the internal modifications necessary to comply with Public Service Commission, 201 Brooks Street in federal environmental Charleston, W.Va. regulations at the Amos, Given the current Mountaineer and Mitchstatus of the COVID-19 ell coal-fired generatpandemic, masks are ing plants. That Order encouraged. The Comreportedly provided an opportunity for the plants mission will hold the evidentiary hearing on to remain operational through 2040. The Com- the issues raised in the Petition to Reopen and mission also authorized responses following the the companies to implement a surcharge in order public comment hearing. The evidentiary hearing to recover the construcwill begin at 9:30 a.m. tion costs, the release Information provided further stated. by West Virginia Public On Sept. 9, the ComService Commission. mission reopened this 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. 2102 bsergent@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 OBITUARIES/NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing ‘See Something, Say Something’ “If You See Something, Say Something®” is a national campaign that raises public awareness of the indicators of terrorism and terrorismrelated crime, as well as the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement. The “If You See Something, Say Something®” campaign works with partners year-round to empower and educate the public on suspicious activity reporting. September is National Preparedness Month, and Sept. 25 has been designated as National “If You See Something, Say Something®” Awareness Day, also known as #SeeSayDay. An informed and alert public play a critical role in keeping our nation and communities safe. By learning the indicators of terrorism-related crimes, paying attention to your surroundings, and reporting suspicious activity to local law enforcement, you keep our commucan help keep your nities safe by paycommunity safe, ing attention to too. our surroundings To raise awareand reporting susness on how to picious activity to recognize and local law enforcereport suspicious ment. activity during Meigs National PreparedHealth Protecting Citizens’ ness Month, we Matters invite you to share Civil Rights & Civil Shawn on social media Liberties Cunningham why you say The “If You See something when Something, Say you see something suspi- Something®” campaign cious using #WhyISeerespects citizens’ privaSay and #SeeSayDay. cy, civil rights, and civil With the help of the liberties by emphasizing Nationwide Suspicious behavior, rather than Activity Reporting appearance, in identify(SAR) Initiative (NSI), ing suspicious activity. the campaign has identiFactors such as race, fied indicators of terror- ethnicity, and/or reliism-related suspicious gious affiliation are not activity. These include, suspicious. The public but are not limited to, should only report suspiunusual items or situacious behavior and situations, eliciting informations (e.g., an unattendtion, and observation/ ed backpack or package, surveillance. Some of or someone breaking these activities could into a restricted area) to be innocent—it’s up your local law enforceto law enforcement to ment. Do not act on or determine whether the move/remove suspicious behavior warrants inves- items. Only reports that tigation. document behavior that But we can all help reasonably shows crimi- nal activity related to terrorism will be shared with federal partners. How to Report Suspicious Activity Public safety and security are everyone’s responsibility. If you see suspicious activity, report it to local law enforcement or a person of authority using the “5W’s.” Whether you are on your way to work, walking in your neighborhood, or out and about in your community, remember: We all play a role in keeping our communities safe. Remember to stay vigilant and say something when you see signs of suspicious activity. Information within was provided by the US Department of Homeland Security website. For more information visit them at dhs.gov/ see-something-say-something. Shawn Cunningham is the Meigs County Health Department Emergency Response Coordinator. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a spaceavailable basis. Community Action moving offices CHESHIRE — Gallia-Meigs Community Action will be closed to the public on Sept. 20-24 in order to move their offices. The new office will be located at 8317 SR 7 N, Cheshire, (old Gallco building) beginning Monday, Sept. 27. New phone numbers will be announced in the coming days. Road closures, construction MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Road 2 (Briar Ridge Road) in Salem Township will be closed to traffic from Monday, Sept. 13 to Friday, Oct. 1. County crews will be working on the second of two large culvert replacements between State Route 325 and Goff Road (Township Road 45). 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. TODAY IN HISTORY ballot cast doubt on the legitimacy of the embattled government. In 2014, voters in Scotland Today is Saturday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2021. There are 104 rejected independence, opting to remain part of the United Kingdays left in the year. dom in a historic referendum. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club Today’s Highlight in History: at St. Andrews, Scotland, ended On Sept. 18, 1975, newspaper years of male-only exclusivity as heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, its members voted overwhelm19 months after being kidnapped ingly in favor of inviting women to join. by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Ten years ago: On this date: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International In A.D. 14, the Roman Senate Monetary Fund, broke his silence officially confirmed Tiberius as the second emperor of the Roman four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual Empire, succeeding the late assault, calling his encounter with Augustus. the woman a “moral failing” he In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created deeply regretted, but insisting in an interview on French television a force of federal commissioners that no violence was involved. A charged with returning escaped magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook slaves to their owners. In 1851, the first edition of The northeastern India and Nepal, resulting in some 100 deaths. For New York Times was published. a second year, Emmy Awards for In 1947, the National Security drama and comedy went to “Mad Act, which created a National Men” and “Modern Family.” Military Establishment and the position of Secretary of Defense, went into effect. Five years ago: In 1961, United Nations SecreAt the United Nations, the tary-General Dag Hammarskjold United States, Japan and South (dahg HAWM’-ahr-shoold) was Korea roundly condemned North killed in a plane crash in northern Korea’s latest nuclear test and Rhodesia. called for tough new measures In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix to further isolate the communist died in London at age 27. state. The Los Angeles Rams In 1990, the organized crime defeated the Seattle Seahawks drama “GoodFellas,” directed by 9-3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Martin Scorsese, had its U.S. pre- Coliseum in a game that marked miere in New York. the return of pro football to the In 2001, a week after the Sept. nation’s second-largest market for 11 attack, President George W. the first time in nearly 22 years. Bush said he hoped to “rally the “Game of Thrones” was honored world” in the battle against terat the Emmy Awards as top drama rorism and predicted that all for the second consecutive year; “people who love freedom” would “Veep” repeated as best comedy join. Letters postmarked Trenton, series. N.J., that later tested positive for anthrax were sent to the New One year ago: York Post and NBC anchorman Supreme Court Justice Ruth Tom Brokaw. Bader Ginsburg, a towering womIn 2010, despite Taliban rocket en’s rights champion who became strikes and bombings, Afghans the court’s second female justice, voted for a new parliament in the died at her home in Washington first election since a fraud-marred at the age of 87 of complications The Associated Press from pancreatic cancer; her death set off a battle over whether President Donald Trump should nominate a successor, or the seat should remain vacant until the outcome of the election six weeks away. (Trump would nominate Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed by the Republican-led Senate days before the election.) The Commerce Department said it would ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores, citing national security and data privacy concerns. (Courts temporarily blocked the attempted ban, and the Biden administration backed off from those efforts.) Today’s Birthdays: Actor Robert Blake is 88. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 83. Singer Frankie Avalon is 81. Actor Beth Grant is 72. Rock musician Kerry Livgren is 72. Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, is 70. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino is 69. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is 67. College Football Hall of Famer and retired NFL player Billy Sims is 66. Movie director Mark Romanek is 62. Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is 62. Alt-countryrock musician Mark Olson is 60. Singer Joanne Catherall (Human League) is 59. Actor Holly Robinson Peete is 57. R&B singer Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe and New Edition) is 54. Actor Aisha Tyler is 51. Former racing cyclist Lance Armstrong is 50. Actor Jada Pinkett Smith is 50. Actor James Marsden is 48. Actor Emily Rutherfurd is 47. Actor Travis Schuldt is 47. Rapper Xzibit is 47. Comedian-actor Jason Sudeikis is 46. Actor/comedian Billy Eichner is 43. Actor Alison Lohman is 42. Designer Brandon Maxwell is 37. Congressman and former NFL player Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, is 37. Actors Brandon and Taylor Porter are 28. Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger is 28. Country singer Tae Dye (Maddie and Tae) is 26. Actor C.J. Sanders is 25. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Card showers Inez Windland will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Sept. 21, cards may be sent to 524 Dutch Ridge Road, Guysville, OH 45735. Sara Cullums will be celebrating her 100th birthday on Oct. 1, cards may be sent to 36690 Rock Springs Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769. The family hopes to receive 100 cards. Helen Dailey will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Oct. 4, cards may be sent to 4574 State Rt. 325, Patriot, OH 45658. Saturday, Sept. 18 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport fire department will be hosting the last chicken BBQ of 2021. Serving starts at 11 a.m. To pre-order, call (740)992 7368 and leave a message. Monday, Sept. 20 POMEROY — Chess Night at the Pomeroy Library at 5:30 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27, Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27, and the Auxiliary hosts a joining E-Board meeting, 5 p.m, post home on McCormick Road, all E-Board members urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 meets 6 p.m. after E-Board meeting at post home on McCormick Road, all members urged to attend. LETART TOWNSHIP — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Tuesday, Sept. 21 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Auxiliary meets at 6 p.m., post home on McCormick Road, all members urged to attend. Thursday, Sept. 23 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting at noon at the district office, 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D. Saturday, September 18, 2021 3 GOP Congressman won’t run again Gonzalez voted to impeach Trump after Jan. 6 riots By Jill Colvin and Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press One of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol announced he will not seek reelection in Ohio next year. U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a former NFL player with a once-bright political future, cited his two young children for his decision and noted “the chaotic political environment that currently infects our country.” He is the first Latino to represent Ohio in Congress. “While my desire to build a fuller family life is at the heart of my decision, it is also true that the current state of our politics, especially many of the toxic dynamics inside our own party, is a significant factor in my Susan Walsh | AP file Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, the first of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, announced Thursday he will not seek re-election next year. decisions,” Gonzalez said in his statement Thursday night. Gonzalez, 36, would have faced Max Miller in the 2022 primary. Trump has endorsed Miller, his former White House and campaign aide, as part of his bid to punish those who voted for his impeachment or blocked his efforts to overturn the results of the election. Trump rallied for Miller this summer. In a statement, Miller’s campaign called Gonzalez’s announcement “good news for the voters of our district,” said Gonzalez had “dishonored the office by betraying his constituents” with his impeachment vote. Gonzalez represents northeast Ohio’s 16th Congressional District, in the northeastern part of the state. The Ohio Republican Party censured Gonzalez in May for voting in February to impeach Trump. Gonzalez has stood by his impeachment vote in the face of fierce pushback from his party’s conservative wing. It remains unclear whether any of the other House Republicans who joined Gonzalez in voting for impeachment will follow in his footsteps. In an interview with The New York Times announcing his decision, Gonzalez called Trump “a cancer for the country” who represents a threat to democracy and said that Jan. 6 had been “a line-in-the-sand moment” for him. While he said there seemed to have been a moment then when the party might break with the former president, he has been dismayed by its decision to instead embrace Trump. “This is the direction that we’re going to go in for the next two years and potentially four, and it’s going to make Trump the center of fund-raising efforts and political outreach,” Gonzalez told the newspaper. “That’s not something I’m going to be part of.” He said he plans to spend his time now working to prevent Trump from being elected to the White House again. “Most of my political energy will be spent working on that exact goal,” he said. Trump called Gonzalez’s decision not to seek reelection “no loss for Ohio or our Country.” In a statement Friday that also praised Miller, the former president said Gonzalez quit after losing popularity following his vote for impeachment. Weather slows fire near California’s giant sequoias THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Cooler weather on Friday helped crews trying to keep California wildfires away from a grove of gigantic ancient sequoias, including the world’s largest tree, nestled in a national park. Unlike raging wildfires that have burned vast swaths of the drought- stricken U.S. West this summer, the blazes in Sequoia National Park were not explosive. Flames were about a mile (1.5 kilometers) from the famous Giant Forest, a grove of some 2,000 massive sequoias on a plateau high in the Sierra Nevada. “It’s been slow growth,” fire information officer Katy Hooper said. Lower temperatures and a layer of smoke blanketing the area have been suppressing the flames. Firefighters have placed a fire-resistant aluminum wrapping around the base of the General Sherman Tree, the world’s largest by vol- ume at 52,508 cubic feet (1,487 cubic meters), as well as some other trees and buildings. The material can withstand intensive heat for short periods and has been used in national parks and forests for several years throughout the West to protect sensitive structures from flames. The Regional Health Center at Pleasant Valley Hospital is pleased to welcome Jay D. Akin, M.D., to its medical staff as a family medicine and pediatric physician. Dr. Akin is a highly trained, board-certified family medicine physician who has managed all aspects of family medicine and pediatrics including minor illness to chronic medical conditions for more than 12 years. He is board-certified by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. OH-70253646 “My wife and I believe that family is the most important thing in the world and providing healthcare to help keep families healthy is what I enjoy. I love getting to know patients and work with them to improve their health and the health of their entire family. We’ve been wanting to get back to a smaller town and Point Pleasant is the right fit for us. I look forward to developing long-term healthcare relationships with families in Mason, Meigs, Gallia, and Jackson (WV) counties,” stated Dr. Akin. Dr. Akin earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in San Antonio, TX. He completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Jackson, TN. Dr. Akin provides walk-in visits, as well as appointments for patients newborn and older. 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Though it is unclear Associated Press how big the rally will be, the Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police WASHINGTON — Department are fully Burned before, Capitol Police say they are taking activating in an effort to avoid a repeat of the no chances as they prepre-inauguration attack. pare for a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol in sup- Under-prepared police port of rioters imprisoned were overwhelmed as Introducing Harold Cohen, MD » Ophthalmology Holzer welcomes Dr. Harold Cohen to the Ophthalmology team in Gallipolis & Jackson! Dr. Cohen specializes in: "���������� "� ������� ����������� ������������ "� ����������� "���������� ��������� "��������� "����� ������� ������������������� He received his Doctor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and completed his residency in Ophthalmology at University of Iowa. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. 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Many commenters on online platforms popular with the far right like Telegram disavowed the rally, saying they believed law enforcement was promoting the event to entrap Trump supporters. Some urged their followers not to attend what they said was a “false flag” event they believed was secretly organized by the FBI. At the same time, however, some commenters continued to promote rallies planned for Saturday in cities and state capitals across the country. In a notice to House members this week, Sergeant at Arms William Walker urged lawmakers to stay away from the Capitol complex on Saturday. And lawmakers who supported Trump’s efforts to overturn his election defeat distanced themselves from the event. “I don’t know what it is,” said Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said when asked about the rally. Trump is still using his platform as the most popular leader in the GOP to express sympathy for those who were arrested and continue spreading election misinformation. In a statement Thursday, he said: “Our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly relating to the January 6th protest concerning the Rigged Presidential Election.” THURSDAY 72° 48° Wilkesville 86/61 POMEROY Jackson 87/62 86/61 Ravenswood Rio Grande 85/64 86/62 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 85/62 GALLIPOLIS 87/63 87/64 86/63 Ashland 84/65 Grayson 84/65 110s 100s Seattle 90s 63/54 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 70/60 20s 10s 0s Los Angeles -0s 75/57 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front ary 6th obviously was an underreaction and it escalated.” Intelligence collected ahead of Saturday’s rally has suggested that extremist groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers will turn up. But some prominent members of the groups have sworn they aren’t going and have told others not to attend. Far-right online chatter has been generally tame, and Republican lawmakers are downplaying the event. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved a request for about 100 members of the D.C. National Guard to be stationed at a city armory near the Capitol, to be called if needed as backup for other law enforcement agencies. They will primarily protect the Capitol building and congressional offices. They’ll be without firearms, but will be equipped with batons and protective vests for self-defense. Meanwhile, a Homeland Security intelligence report warned of social media posts that discussed possibly storming the Capitol the night before the rally. One user also “commented on kidnapping an identified member of Congress,” the document said, though the lawmaker wasn’t identified by name in the report. No lawmakers were expected to be in the building Saturday, as Congress is out of session. “Other references to violence identified on social media include Murray City 84/58 McArthur 85/60 South Shore Greenup 84/64 84/62 54 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 86/59 Lucasville 86/63 High Logan 85/58 Adelphi 86/58 Very High Primary: ragweed/other Mold: 2178 Not as warm; a shower in the afternoon J. Scott Applewhite | AP Security fencing has been reinstalled around the Capitol in Washington ahead of today’s planned rally by far-right supporters of former President Donald Trump. The protesters plan to demand the release of rioters arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection. TUESDAY 76° 67° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 86/61 Pollen: 31 Low MOON PHASES MONDAY Mostly sunny, very warm and humid 3 Primary: cladosporium, other Sun. 7:14 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:19 p.m. 5:32 a.m. SUNDAY 87° 64° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 84° 62° 79° 57° 96° in 1931 38° in 2000 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low but he said that “chatter” online and elsewhere has been similar to intelligence that was missed in January. A permit for the protest allows 700 people. Manger said he believes the most likely possibility for for violence Saturday will involve clashes between the protesters and counter-protesters who may show up. “We’re not going to tolerate violence, and we will not tolerate criminal behavior of any kind,” Manger said. “The American public and members of Congress have an expectation that we protect the Capitol. And I am confident that the plan we have in place will meet that expectation.” After multiple missteps in January, law enforcement is out in full force. The fence around the Capitol is back up, temporarily. Police are preparing for the possibility that some demonstrators may arrive with weapons. The D.C. police department is at the ready, and U.S. Capitol Police have requested assistance from nearby law enforcement agencies. The rally, organized by former Trump campaign strategist Matt Braynard, is aimed at supporting what the rally’s organizers call the “political prisoners” of the Jan. 6 insurrection — about 60 people held behind bars out of the more than 600 charged in the deadly riot. It’s the latest attempt to downplay and deny the January violence. Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans serving on a House committee investigating the January attacks, said he supports the aggressive law enforcement efforts. “Hopefully the overreaction of law enforcement is actually the thing that can keep this from getting out of hand,” Kinzinger said in an interview Thursday. He predicted that people will criticize the effort if the protest is small and nonviolent, “but that’s what needs to happen because Janu- High Low Miami 90/78 116° in Adadan, Iran 14° in Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, September 18, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! By Dean Young and John Marshall By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS ���� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane � � � � � � � � � HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne �����&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HAGAR THE HORRIBLE � � � � � � � � � CRANKSHAFT By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman � � � � � � � � � BEETLE BAILEY BABY BLUES � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO BLONDIE By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner �S ports 6 Saturday, September 18, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP Lady Knights win tri-match to take a quick 7-2 lead. The Lady Knights closed out the first set by scoring the final POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. seven points. — Who can’t resist a 2-for-1 Point Pleasant had five assists special? in the first set, with four of The Point Pleasant High School volleyball team went 2-0 them being given by sophomore Maddie Thomas and one by in a tri meet at home, winning senior Baylie Rickard. 2-0 against the Wayne Lady They also had five kills, with Pioneers (25-14, 25-18) and the seniors Brooke Warner and Cabell Midland Lady Knights Addy Cottrill having two wach. (27-25, 25-20) Thursday eveThe fifth was made by Rickning. ard. The Lady Knights (9-2) first Set two of game one was a bit faced the Lady Pioneers (2-7) in more competitive, having three game one of the evening. ties and three lead changes. The first set had one tie and It didn’t start out very comone lead change. petitive, with Point Pleasant The Red and Black got hot scoring the first six points of quickly, going on a 4-point run Staff report Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Point Pleasant junior Kierra Smith (13) jumps to tip the ball against the Wayne Lady Pioneers in game one of the tri Thursday evening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. the set, but 9-4, the Lady Pioneers powered back to tie the set 14-14, even briefly taking the lead a serve later. However, the Lady Knights regained the lead and they didn’t look back, scoring seven of the last eight points to seal the win. In set two, Point had four assists (Thomas 3, Rickard) and four kills (Cottrill 2, Rickard and Warner). In service points, the Lady Knights were led by Thomas with 10, and followed by Warner with eight and Cottrill with seven. See KNIGHTS | 7 Belpre wins TVC Hocking golf title By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com BELPRE, Ohio — Here’s one golden egg that the Golden Eagles didn’t mind laying. The Belpre golf team captured the 2021 league championship in an unbeaten fashion on Tuesday following a 26-stroke victory over the field in the final Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division match at Oxbow Golf Club in Washington County. The Golden Eagles (30-0) recorded four of the top six individual scores en route to winning tally of 164. Waterford (23-7) was both the overall runner-up on the season and also on the day with final score of 190. Eastern (19-11) was third with a 195 and Federal Hocking (209) placed fourth with a 209, while Southern (236) was fifth with a 236. Trimble was last with a 241 and went 0-36 this fall. Jacob Smeeks of Belpre won medalist honors with a 2-over par round of 37 and teammate Connor Copeland was the runner-up with a 38. Kasey Savoy led EHS with a 44, followed by Ethan Short with a 47 and Colton McDaniel with a 51. Jacob Spencer completed the Eastern score with a 53, while Logan Bailey and Wyatt McCune also chipped in efforts of 54 and 58. Tanner Lisle paced the Tornadoes with a 56 and Aaron Vance was next with a 59. Cruz Brinager and Dylan Haye completed the team scoring with respective scores of 60 and 61, while Jesse Caldwell also shot a 67 for SHS. Gavin Brooker led Waterford with a 46 and Mason Jackson had a 43 to lead the Lancers. Matt Reed posted a 53 to pace the Tomcats. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, Sept. 20 Volleyball Jackson at Gallia Academy, 6:30 South Gallia at River Valley, 7:15 Eastern at Alexander, 7 p.m. Soccer Gallia Academy boys at Ohio Valley Christian, 5:30 Golf TVC Invitational at Athens CC, 9 a.m. LKC Tournament at Mingo Bottom, 10 a.m. Gallia Academy at Warren, 4 p.m. Meigs boys at River Valley boys, 4 p.m. Parkersburg South at Point Pleasant, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 Volleyball Ritchie County at Wahama, 6 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 7:15 Waterford at South Gallia, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Ripley, 5:30 Meigs at Alexander, 7 p.m. Gallia Academy at Marietta, 7 p.m. River Valley at Rock Hill, 7 p.m. Soccer Calvary at Ohio Valley Christian, 5:30 Gallia Academy girls at Athens, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant girls at Scott, 6 p.m. Bryan Walters|OVP Sports First-year Ohio University head football coach Tim Albin, middle, has a word with quarterback Kurtis Rourke (7) coming off the field during a Sept. 4 football game against Syracuse at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. Ragin’ Cajuns roll past Ohio, 49-14 By Bryan Walters five UL rushing touchdowns. Johnson finished the night with 84 yards and LAFAYETTE, La. — scoring runs of six yards, Not exactly the place to try and end this voodoo. one yard, one yard and one yard, while Emani The Ohio University Bailey led the hosts with football team fell to 0-3 11 carries for 89 yards. for the first time in 13 John Stephens hauled years following a 49-14 setback to host Louisiana in a 2-yard pass from Levi on Thursday night during Lewis at the 7:54 mark a Week 3 non-conference of the first quarter for a 7-0 edge, then Johnson matchup held at Cajun Field in the Pelican State. plowed in from six yards out for a 14-0 cushion 41 The winless Bobcats seconds into the second never led and were frame. outgained by a sizable O’Shaan Allison got 562-250 overall margin the Bobcats on the board in total yards of offense, which included a 312-112 with a 25-yard touchdown advantage on the ground. catch on a pass from Kurtis Rourke, making it a The Ragin’ Cajuns 14-7 contest with 2:26 left (2-1) had four different in the half. running backs produce Johnson plunged in at least 61 rushing yards, from a yard out on the with Montrell Johnson accounting for four of the final play of the first half, bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com allowing Louisiana to secure a 21-7 lead headed into the break. UL added to its fortunes as it took the opening second half kickoff and marched 78 yards in 10 plays, with Johnson adding his second 1-yard run at the 10:07 mark for a 28-7 edge. Rourke found Ty Walton with a 21-yard TD pass with 2:37 left in the third, cutting the gap in half at 28-14. The Green and White were never closer the rest of the way. Johnson added his final TD run at the 11:51 mark of the fourth, then Chris Smith plowed in from nine yards out with 6:04 remaining for a 42-14 cushion. Stephens hauled in a 13-yard pass from Chandler Fields with 48 seconds left to wrap up the 35-point outcome. The Bobcats surrendered a season-high 562 yards of total offense and gained a season-low 250 yards of total offense. The 312-112 differential in rushing yards were also the worst efforts for OU this fall. Through three games, Ohio is allowing an average of 436 yards of total offense, with 254 of those coming on the ground. Conversely, the Bobcats are producing 301 yards of offense — with 128 of those coming from the ground attack. The Ragin’ Cajuns claimed a 33-17 advantage in first downs and limited the Bobcats to just 3-of-11 on third down conversions. UL was See OHIO | 7 Black Knights shut out Panthers, 8-0 By Colton Jeffries got their second goal 90 seconds later with Jaden Reed getting his first of two goals on the POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleas- evening. Point Pleasant got ant High School boys soccer team trounced the their next group of goals Lincoln County Panthers halfway into the first half, with Cael McCutcheon 8-0 at home Thursday and Alex Shrader both evening. The Black Knights (9-0- finding the back of the 0) got their first goal nine net. Nick Cichon-Ledderminutes in, with Colton hose headed the ball into Young getting the assist the Panther net with just from Cooper Tatterson. over two minutes to go to The Red and Black cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com have the Black Knights go into halftime with a commanding 5-0 lead. Reed got his second goal after Kanaan Abbas drew out the Lincoln County goalie, passing the ball to Reed for the easy tap-in score. The final two Black Knight goals came with under 10 minutes to go in the match. Cichon-Ledderhose dribbled the ball 70 yards through the Panther defense for his second goal, and Sean Wilson got his goal with two minutes left on the clock. Point Pleasant racked up 41 shots during Thursday’s game. The Black Knights will be back on the field at 11 a.m. Saturday when they host the Hurricane Redskins in a top-10 matchup. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, September 18, 2021 7 Pridemore extends Riverside Seniors lead MASON, W.Va. — Kenny Pridemore of Point Pleasant holds a 50-point lead over the field in the 2021 Riverside Senior men’s golf league, with two weeks remaining in the 2021 season. Pridemore has a cur- rent total of 287 points, while Charlie Hargraves is now second in the overall standings with 237 points. Dale Miller holds down third place with 227.5 points. A total of 58 players were divided into 13 foursomes and a pair of Disheveled No. 9 Buckeyes look to rebound against Tulsa By Mitch Stacy AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — The upset of Ohio State by twotouchdown underdog Oregon last weekend led to some serious introspection at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Third-year coach Ryan Day, who was dealt his first regularseason loss, said every detail is being evaluated. On the hot seat immediately is defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs, whose unit was shredded by freerunning ball-carriers in the first two games. “Took a long, hard look the last 48 hours at everything that’s going on and certainly going to make some adjustments,” Day said this week. “Not only of how we’re attacking other offenses, but also just structurally how we’re doing our day-today operations.” Working in favor of the No. 9 Buckeyes is the schedule. They face Tulsa on Saturday and second-tier Mid-American Conference squad Akron the week after. Tulsa (0-2) comes in as a 24 1/2-point underdog, according to FanDuel SportsBook. “The energy and just the attention to detail the last two days, I feel like it hasn’t been like that since camp started,” receiver Garrett Wilson said. “We knew we had some problems, but whenever you lose, it magnifies them all. There’s no room for messing up in practice anymore. If there was before, there’s none at all.” The Ohio State defense, whose issues have lingered from the pandemic-delayed 2020 season, can really use the tune-up games. Mohamed Ibriham ran all over the Buckeyes in their Week 1 win over Minnesota until going down with a leg injury in the third quarter. CJ Verdell romped for 161 yards and two touchdowns in Oregon’s win, sometimes without being touched until he reached the secondary. 3-man teams for Tuesday’s latest round. The low score of the day was a 13-under-par 57, fired by the team of Kenny Pridemore, Larry Burns, Harry Griffin and Duck Ramsey. The quartet of Jimmy Gress, Bill Carney, Larry Davis and Jeff Circle, as well as the team of Charlie Hargraves, Bob Humphreys, Siebert Belcher and Scott Crawford, both posted runner-up efforts of 12-under par 58. The closest to the pin winners were Jimmy Wil- Knights into extra serves. Point Pleasant eventually won out 27-25 to take the first game. From page 6 The Lady Knights of After a game two which Point Pleasant had two assists (both by Thomas) saw Cabell Midland and Cottrill, Rickard and (4-3) win 2-1 (12-25, Kianna Smith each get25-15, 25-20) against ting one kill. Wayne, it was time for a Game two had a comduel between both Lady petitive beginning, with Knight squads. five ties and four lead Set one of game three was the most competitive changes. The Scarlett and Silver game of the night, with 11 ties and six lead changes. got the first three points of the set, but Point Midland jumped out Pleasant came back to to an early 4-1 lead, but Point Pleasant came back quickly tie the game. Facing a 9-9 tie, the to tie things up 6-6. Red and Black took the The two teams traded points and leads through- lead and didn’t relinquish out much of the first set, it again, completing the sweep and their 2-0 evebut the Red and Black ning. held a 20-15 advantage Rickard had all three late in the game. assists for her Lady However, the Lady Knights in set two, while Knights of Cabell MidSmith (2) and Warner land staged a late comemade up the kills. back, tying things up at In service points, Baylie 24-24 and forcing set one Rickard led the way with six, followed by Cottrill with five and senior libero Katelynn Smith with four. The Lady Knights will be back on the court at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when they travel to take on the Ripley Vikings. Ohio with the lone Ohio takeaway following an interception late in the second quarter. Lewis completed 21-of29 passes for 212 yards and a score. Thirteen different UL wideouts caught passes in the triumph. The Bobcats started the 2008 campaign with an 0-4 record and went 4-8 overall that season. The Ragin’ Cajuns also evened the all-time series From page 6 5-of-12 on third downs and a perfect 2-for-2 on fourth down attempts. Both teams committed one turnover apiece in the contest and the hosts won the time of possession battle after having the ball for 33:14 of the 60-minute affair. Armani Rogers led the Bobcats with 58 rushing yards on seven carries and also completed 2-of4 passes for 16 yards. Allison was next with 48 rushing yards on 11 totes. Rourke completed 12-of-22 passes for 122 yards and two scoring passes. Walton hauled in five passes for 50 yards, while Allison caught two balls for 44 yards. Alvin Floyd came up Gress (224.0); Cecil Gillette, Jr. (220.0); Ralph Six (206.5); Bob Humphreys (202.5); Carl Stone (194.0); Albert Durst and John Williams (185.5). © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. son on the ninth hole and John Williams on No. 14. The current top-10 standings of the 2021 Riverside Senior men’s golf league are as follows: Kenny Pridemore (287.0); Charlie Hargraves (237.0); Dale Miller (227.5): Jim 22-20 before breaking serve and reeling off another four consecutive points for a quick 1-0 match edge. There were three ties and two lead changes in the middle game, but the Lady Tornadoes (3-3, 1-2) ultimately led 3-1 before ending up tied at 4-all — and never led again. EHS Lady Eagles top Southern built a 6-1 lead in Game TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Spirited, just as a 3 and finished off the sweep. rivalry should be. Sydney Reynolds led Eastern volleyball never Eastern with 18 service trailed in Game 3, but points and four aces, the hosts had to battle while Megan Maxon through numerous lead produced a team-high 22 changes in the first two kills. Emma Edwards also sets before ultimately arriving at a 25-22, 25-20, added 10 kills and three 25-17 victory over South- blocks. Juli Durst handed out 42 assists and Camern on Thursday night eron Barber had 15 digs. in Tri-Valley Conference Jacelyn Northup paced Hocking Division action. SHS with eight service The Lady Eagles (4-3, 4-1 TVC Hocking) battled points in the setback. © 2021 Ohio Valley through 10 ties and seven Publishing, all rights lead changes in Game 1 reserved. alone, and were down at two games apiece with their second consecutive victory in this matchup. Ohio returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 25, when it travels to Evanston (IL) for its final non-conference contest against the Northwestern Wildcats at noon. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Pleasant Valley Hospital welcomes Matthew Thompson, MD Opthalmologist Accepting New Patients | 304.343.3937 | Call Now! 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Secretaryter future unless govGeneral Antonio Guterres ernments make more said. ambitious pledges to cut Experts say the planet greenhouse gas emishas already warmed by sions, the head of the 1.1 C since pre-industrial United Nations said Fritimes. day. “We need a 45% cut A new U.N. report reviewing all the national in emissions by 2030 to reach carbon neutrality commitments submitted by signatories of the Paris by mid-century,” Guterres said. climate accord until July Some 113 countries 30 found that they would result in emissions rising including the United nearly 16% by 2030, com- States and the European Union submitted updates pared with 2010 levels. Scientists say the world to their emissions targets, also known as nationally must start to sharply determined contributions curb emissions soon or NDCs, by the end of and add no more to the atmosphere by 2050 than July. Their pledges would result in a 12% drop in can be absorbed if it is emissions for those counto meet the most ambitries by the end of the tious goal of the Paris accord — capping global decade — a figure that Associated Press Martin Meissner | AP file A ThyssenKrupp coking plant steams around the clock for the nearby steel mill in Duisburg, Germany. The cuts in greenhouse gas emissions pledged by governments around the world aren’t enough to achieve the headline goal of the Paris climate accord, according to a United Nations report published Friday. The U.N. climate office said all the national commitments would result in emissions of planet-warming gas rising nearly 16% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels. could more than double if some governments’ conditional pledges and assurances about aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 are translated into action. “That’s the positive side of the picture,” said U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa, whose office compiled the latest report. “The other one is more sobering.” Dozens of countries, including major emitters such as China, India and Saudi Arabia, failed to submit new pledges in time for the report. Espinosa called for leaders at next week’s annual U.N. gathering in New York to put forward stronger commitments in time for the global body’s upcoming climate summit in Glasgow. “Leaders must engage in a frank discussion driven not just by the very legitimate desire to protect national interest, but also by the equally commanding goal of contributing to the welfare of humanity,” she said. “We simply have no more time to spare, and people throughout the world expect nothing less.” Espinosa added that some public pledges, such as China’s aim to be carbon neutral by 2060, haven’t yet been formally submitted to the U.N. and so weren’t taken into account for the report. An update, which would include any further com- mitments submitted by then, will be issued shortly before the Glasgow summit, she said. Still, environmental campaigners and representatives of some vulnerable nations expressed their disappointment at the findings. “We must ask what it will take for some major emitters to heed the scientific findings and deliver our world from a point of no return,” said Aubrey Webson of Antigua and Barbuda, who chairs the Association of Small Island States. “The findings are clear – if we are to avoid amplification of our already devastating climate impacts, we need major emitters and all G20 countries to implement and stick to more ambitious NDCs and make strong commitments to net-zero emissions by 2050.” Milley: Calls to China were part of job By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — The top U.S. military officer said Friday that calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final stormy months of Donald Trump’s presidency were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his job. In his first public comments on the conversations, Gen. Mark Milley said such calls are “routine” and were done “to reassure both allies and adversaries in this case in order to ensure strategic stability.” The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to The Associated Press and another reporter traveling with him to Europe. Milley has been at the center of a firestorm amid reports he made two calls to Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army to assure him that the United States was not going to suddenly go to war with or attack China. Descriptions of the calls made last October and in January were first aired in excerpts from the forthcoming book “Peril” by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. The book says Milley told Li that he would warn Li in the event of an attack. Eric Gay | AP Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico on Friday in Del Rio, Texas. Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in Del Rio presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge as it tries to manage large numbers of asylum-seekers who have been reaching U.S. soil. 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Thousands of Haitian migrants converge on Texas border town By Eric Gay and Elliot Spagat Migrants pitched tents and built makeshift shelAssociated Press ters from giant reeds known as carrizo cane. Many bathed and washed DEL RIO, Texas — clothing in the river. Thousands of Haitian The vast majority of migrants have assembled under and around a the estimated 12,000 bridge in a small Texas migrants at the bridge on Friday were Haitian, said border town as chaos Val Verde County Judge unfolded Friday and Lewis Owens, who is presented the Biden the county’s top elected administration with a new challenge as it tries official and whose jurisdiction includes Del Rio. to manage large numSome families have been bers of asylum-seekers who have been reaching under the bridge for as long as six days. U.S. soil. Trash piles were 10 Haitians crossed the feet (3.1 meters) wide Rio Grande freely and in and at least two women a steady stream, going have given birth, includback and forth between ing one who tested posithe U.S. and Mexico through knee-deep water tive for COVID-19 after being taken to a hospital, with some parents carOwens said. rying small children on Haitians have been their shoulders. Unable to migrating to the U.S. buy supplies in the U.S., in large numbers from they returned briefly to Mexico for food and card- South America for board to settle, temporar- several years, many of ily at least, under or near them having left the Caribbean nation after a the bridge in Del Rio, a devastating earthquake city of 35,000 that has been severely strained by in 2010. After jobs dried up from the 2016 Summigrant flows in recent mer Olympics in Rio months. Classifieds OH-70253195 Now Hiring Leaders OH-70253533 Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 3rd. 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The Federal Aviation Administration, acting on a Border Patrol request, restricted drone flights around the bridge until Sept. 30, generally barring operations at or below 1,000 feet (305 meters) unless for security or law enforcement purposes. Some Haitians at the camp have lived in Mexican cities on the U.S. border for some time, moving often between them, while others arrived recently after being stuck near Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala, said Nicole Phillips, the legal director for advocacy group Haitian Bridge Alliance. A sense of desperation spread after the Biden administration ended its practice of admitting asylum-seeking migrants daily who were deemed especially vulnerable. “People are panicking on how they seek refuge,” Phillips said. �Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, September 18, 2021 9 It’s time to get more for your money at Mark Porter! 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MIDDLEPORT — Each week throughout the summer, property owners in the village of Middleport are recognized for the care they take of their yards. Listed are winners for Weeks 9 - 12. Week 9 — Mike and Sharon Stewart 553 South Fourth Ave. Mike and Sharon purchased this home together in 1984. Mike is originally from Meigs county living in various villages until settling down on S. 4th. Sharon is a Middleport native growing up and going to school both just a stones throw from her home now. Mike retired with 32 years at Sporn Power Plant. Sharon was a beautician for 25 years and now loves her art and crafts. Their yard is beautifully decorated with rhododendron, vinca, dune sunflowers, hostas, day lilies, irises, stargazer, zinnia, and petunias with one volunteer petunia flourishing in an old chamber pot she had in her backyard. Week 10 — Kathy Mullins 548 South Second Ave. Week 10 winner Kathy Mullins. Courtesy photos Week 9 winners Mike and Sharon Stewart. Week 12 winner Richard and Julie Gilkey. looks great. Her yard man, Jay Rowe, does a great job. She has a wide variety of planting which was originally built in include azalea, creeping 1922and she purchased flocks, hostas, butterfly it in 1984. Kathy, and later Randall, completely bush, peonies, bleeding heart, crepe myrtle, renovated it adding hibiscus, and a geranium on a beautiful kitchen, which she has nursed sunroom, huge deck, and pool. Kathy’s yard is through eight winters. fantastic too and always Week 11 winner Don and Mary Poole. Kathy and her family are long time Middleport residents. She worked for AEP for 34 years and her late husband Randall was a contractor and later Middleport’s Building Inspector. The home Week 11 — Don and Mary Poole 367 South Sixth Ave. Don and Mary Poole have been married for 40 years and built this home in 1988. Don is originally from Scioto County and Mary is from Wheeling West Virginia. Mary retired from teaching after 38 years and Don Week 12 — Richard and Julie Gilkey 1284 Powell St. Richard and Julie moved into their home in 2018, prior to that his grandmother lived there. Richard was born and raised in Middleport and Julie is originally from Gallipolis. Julie is a homemaker and Richard works at IPL-IP in Gallipolis Ferry after 16 years in law enforcement. Richard usually does the yard work and Julie works with the flowers, which includes vincas, chrysanthemum, ferns, hostas, petunia, elephant ear, and geranium. Their yard is always neat, clean, and nicely manicured, with nice touches like antique wash tubs and birdhouses for decorations. Information provided by Middleport Village Yard of the Week committee. Home From page 1 Southern High School | Courtesy Pictured are Southern Homecoming King and Queen candidates, front row, from left, Jacelyn Northup, Cassidy Roderus, Molly Hill, McKenna Walker, Kelly Shaver; back row, from left Hunter Person, Brayden Kingery, Tanner Lisle, Aiden Hill, Isaac McCarty. show, boys volleyball, the district pep rally and a parade. Each day during From page 1 spirit week, students food pantry and directly can dress up each day for a theme. Monday is to families in need, “pajama day”, Tuesday “Mad Hatters” to raise is “tourist Tuesday”, money for a local charWednesday is “we ity, and penny wars to look alike Wednesday,” raise money for a local Thursday is “class color charity. By meeting goals for these services, day,” and Friday is “purple and gold day.” students could earn © 2021 Ohio Valley various activities for Publishing, all rights “spirit week.” Spirit week activities reserved. include a float buildKayla (Hawthorne) Dunham ing competition, girls is a staff writer for Ohio Valley dodge-ball competition, Publishing. Reach her at (304) hula hoop rock-paper675-1333, ext. 1992. scissors race, talent Southern Crash From page 1 continue to be vigilant in our enforcement efforts to ensure the safety of our citizens and we ask that when you’re on the roadway, you partner with us to employ safe driving behaviors in an effort to reduce the amount of accidents and injuries which we are experiencing.” The news release further stated: Awareness and education to the motoring public about the dangers of these violations will be the main focus for the three agencies. Crash data and enforcement statistics show that a concerted effort is needed to address fatal and injury crashes in the two counties. “The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is proud to partner with the Patrol and Gallia County Sheriff’s Office to curb these deadly crashes in our area,” said Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood. “Deputies will work diligently with troopers to make Meigs County a safer place to live and travel.” The news release added, “Roadway safety is a shared responsibility. All motorists can contribute to safer roads by always driving sober, strictly following speed limits and never driving distracted. “The public is encouraged to use #677 to report dangerous or impaired drivers, as well as drug activity. Additional crash information is available from the OSTATS dashboard at: https:// www.statepatrol.ohio. gov/ostats.aspx#gsc. tab=0.” times, different locations.” Sheets said there were “quite a few stories, but they’re too sad, too heartbreaking to tell,” of what some of these men experienced. After World War II, Sheets said 60% of those who served (including him) were volunteers because of the honorable example those before them set. A table honoring those POW and MIA soldiers was assembled at the event, where selected veterans did a ceremony explaining the contents on the table and encouraging everyone to, “remember.” The table held a red rose to “keep faith [while] waiting the return of comrades. The red ribbon tied around the vase are for the “red ribbons worn on the lapel.” The salt shaker is to “remind us of their bitter fate.” There is an inverted glass to remember “they cannot Deaths From page 1 County (2,742 confirmed cases, 219 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 45 deaths (2 new). Of those, 31 cases (29 confirmed and 2 probable) were newly reported on Friday.As previously stated in this article, DHHR reported two additional deaths associated with COVID19 on Friday. One individual was a female in the 61-70 year age range and the other was a female in the 71+ age range. Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 44 confirmed cases, 2 probable case 5-11 — 100 confirmed cases, 14 probable cases (1 new) 12-15 — 146 confirmed cases (4 new), 18 probable cases (1 fewer) 16-20 — 207 Brittany Hively | OVP Selected veterans presented a POW/MIA table ceremony in honor of those who have yet to come home. toast.” An empty chair sits at the table “because they are not here.” “Remember, remember until they come home,” was read by the veteran. The guest speaker was Army Chaplain, Pastor Col. John Jackson. Jackson spoke of the impact of having someone loved missing or being held as a POW. He spoke of not having closure when someone does not come home. He spoke of the way large men would come out of being a POW barely weighing anything. “We need to support these families, of people that are serving in every way we can,” Jackson said. A rifle salute by the VFW Honor Guard closed out the ceremony. The Presentation of colors was by VFW Post 4464 Honor Guard, Army Chaplain, Pastor Michael Geise gave the invocation and closing prayer. The singing of the national anthem and special music was by Jenny Henchey. The ceremony was presented by Gallia County Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter #709 and Post #4464 of the Gallia County Veterans of Foreign Wars. ©2021, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. confirmed cases (4 new), 16 probable cases (2 fewer) 21-25 — 211 confirmed cases (2 new), 13 probable cases (1 new) 26-30 — 254 confirmed cases (1 new), 18 probable cases 31-40 — 435 confirmed cases (2 new), 37 probable cases (1 new) 41-50 — 396 confirmed cases (4 new), 32 probable cases (2 new), 1 death 51-60 — 379 confirmed cases (9 new), 33 probable cases (1 fewer), 3 deaths 61-70 — 307 confirmed cases (1 new), 16 probable cases (1 fewer), 8 deaths 71+ — 263 confirmed cases (2 new), 20 probable cases (2 new), 31 deaths A total of 10,175 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID19 vaccine, which is 38.4 percent of the population, according to DHHR. There have been a total of 18,131 doses administered in Mason County. Mason County is currently red on the West Virginia County Alert System. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 219,439 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 2,320 reported since Thursday. There have been 3,370 deaths due to COVID19 since the start of the pandemic, with 57 since Thursday. There are 29,744 active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 11.43 percent and a cumulative positivity rate of 5.63 percent. Statewide, 1,157,896 residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (64.6 percent of the population). A total of 52.2 percent of the population, 935,803 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Friday from ODH, there have been 8,447 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 6,349), 307 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 216), 33 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 20) and 206 new deaths (21day average of 32) with 21,471 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: 6,221,395 (53.22 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 5,755,992 (49.24 percent of the population). Brittany Hively is a staff writer at Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (740) 444-4303 ext 2555. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 6751333, ext. 1992. � 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. 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