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According to a news The Ohio Department release from the comof Rehabilitation and missioners’ office, GalCorrection’s (ODRC) lia County will receive Bureau of Adult Detencapital funding in the tion administered the amount of $5.5 million application process and to use toward the ongoing construction of a selected jails based on those with the greatest new jail facility. The current jail is 57 need for construction years old and located in and renovation work to the basement of the Gal- improve conditions and lia County Annex. The operations, stated the jail has a recommended news release. The ability of each jail to serve capacity of 11 but neighboring jurisdicexceeds this number on a regular basis. The tions was also considered. new jail is designed to President of the Galhouse 120 individuals with enhanced program- lia County Board of Commissioners Harold ming space allowing for focus on individuals Montgomery stated: “It with mental health and is a great day for substance abuse rehaSee JAIL | 12 bilitation. The surplus Opportunities for early voting remain prior to Tuesday By Brittany Hively Saturday, Oct. 30, the offices will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct 31, the OHIO VALLEY— Ohio’s general Election offices will be open to is Tuesday, Nov. 2 with voters from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. polls opening at 6:30 The last day for early a.m. and closing at 7:30 in-person voting is p.m. Monday, Nov. 1 from 8 Those Gallia and Meigs County residents a.m. until 2 p.m. The last day for unable to vote on Tuesday’s election still have absentee applications is Saturday, Oct. 30 at a couple of opportuninoon and the absentee ties to vote early. ballot postmark deadGallia County resiline is Monday, Nov. 1. dents can vote early at “If not returned by the Gallia County Board mail, absentee ballots of Elections Office on must be received by the second floor of the your board of elections Gallia County Courtby 7:30 p.m.,” accordhouse; Meigs County ing to the Ohiosos.gov/ residents can vote at elections website. the Meigs Board of © 2021, Ohio Valley Elections at the Annex Publishing, all rights Building, 113 East reserved. Memorial Drive Suite A, in Pomeroy. Brittany Hively is a staff writer at Both offices will be Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her open for early voters on Twitter @britthively; reach her over the weekend and at (740) 446-2342 ext 2555. Monday. bhively@aimmediamidwest.com 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. OVP File Photo Shoppers will return to Pomeroy on Monday for the annual Christmas open house shopping day at the downtown merchants. Pomeroy Merchant’s Association prepares for Monday event POMEROY, Ohio — The Pomeroy Merchant’s Association is hosting its annual, upcoming Christmas Open House event this Monday, Nov. 1. Several of the shops are offering extended hours, refreshments, sales, prize drawings and definitely those one-ofa-kind gifts. The event is officially set for 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to a representative from the merchants. Inside this edition see advertisements from Clark’s Jewelry Store, Weaving Stitches, Front Paige Outfitters and The Fabric Shop, which are just some of those Pomeroy shops gearing up for Monday’s big event. Now in it’s nineteenth year, this is the “official” kickoff to the holiday shopping season in Pomeroy and the merchant’s largest annual event. Eakins to keynote Veterans Day program with the 2nd Battalion 34th Armor Regiment, GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — leading his platoon on more than 300 combat The Gallipolis Veterans patrol missions in Iraq in Day program, including 2005. a parade and ceremony, Eakins earned decorawill be held Thursday, tion for meritorious serNov. 11. vice seven times during The parade will begin his career in the Army, at 10:30 a.m. followed including Bronze Star with a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Gallipolis City for his combat service in Iraq. He was also proPark. moted to major. This year’s ceremony Later Eakins joined speaker will be Daniel the Ohio National Guard R. Eakins, administraserving as Company tor Office of Policy and Veterans Programs, Ohio Commander and Battalion executive officer Department of Veterans with the 16th Engineer Services. Brigade. Eakins is the son of a Eakins has served as a Vietnam Veteran, raised veteran policy advocate in Jefferson, Ohio. After with the state of Ohio for the September 11, 2001 attacks in Washington and the last 13 years, 12 of those being with the Ohio New York, he enlisted in Department of Veterans the United States Army. Services. During his military During his time as a career, Eakins earned his policy advocate, Eakins commission at Officer Candidate School, served has “authored and implemented state legislation as a tank platoon leader Staff report Gallia County Veterans Service Office | Courtesy Daniel R. Eakins, administrator Office of Policy and Veterans Programs, Ohio Department of Veterans Services, pictured, is this year’s keynote speaker at the Gallipolis Veterans Day program on Nov. 11. and initiatives that have expanded opportunities in higher education, professional licensing, business, and employment for veterans, service members, and their families,” according to a recent press release. In both 2011 and 2017, Eakins was recognized as Veteran Advocate of the year bu the Ohio chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America and Governor John Kasich. In 2012, he was the recipient of the Governor’s Award for Employee Excellence and named Veteran Small Business Champion by the U.S. Small Business Administration in Ohio in 2016. Eakins is a 1998 graduate of Miami University and currently resides in Columbus. The event is sponsored by the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission. All veterans, veteran service groups and community organizations are welcome to participate in the parade. Those interested are asked to contact the Gallia County Veterans Service office at 740-446-2005, no later that Nov. 5, to confirm participation. Dayton man facing drug charges in Meigs LETART TWP. — Meigs County Sheriff Keith O. Wood reports that in the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 29, the Major Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant in the 22000block of Bucktown Road in Letart Township after an ongoing investigation into alleged drug trafficking at the residence, according to information contained in a news release sent from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. The execution of the search warrant was conducted by the Major Crimes Task Force, the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office SRT. Once entry was made into the residence Task Force Groce Agents reportedly located “a large amount” of suspected heroin, crack cocaine, prescription drugs, cash, and drug paraphernalia, according to the news release. Arrested at the scene was Donnil “Half Pint” Groce, 40, of Dayton, Ohio who was also known as “D”. Groce was transported to the Middleport Jail awaiting his arraign- ment in Meigs County Court on charges of Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the second degree and Possession of Drugs, also a felony of the second degree, stated the news release sent Friday afternoon. The news release also reported the Major Crimes Task Force previously executed a search warrant at the same residence on Bucktown Road on Aug. 15 of this year and alleges, “however, drug trafficking has continued at the residence.” The Washington, Morgan, Noble, Monroe and Meigs Major Crimes Task Force is part of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Organized Crime Investigation Commission and is comprised of representatives of Post 84 of the Ohio State Highway Patrol; Washington, Monroe, Morgan, Noble and Meigs County Sheriff’s Offices; the Marietta, Belpre, Middleport and McConnelsville Police Departments; and the Washington, Morgan, Noble and Meigs County Prosecutor’s Office’s. Information provided by the Meigs Sheriff’s Office. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, October 30, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES AMY ARDENEA DONOHUE THORNTON In 80 years she put a lot of life into living and on October 27, 2021 at 6:09 a.m. she made her final move to enter the Kingdom of Our Lord. Amy Ardenea Donohue Thornton was a loving mother, sister, wife, grandmother, daughter and friend. Amy was born in Atwater, Ohio to her loving parents Gale and Lillian Donohue on December 13th 1940. She spent her life doing what she loved the most raising her children to continue her legacy. She was an avid craftier, quilter and homemaker who found joy around her kitchen table with her family. She always found a way to add to our community from starting a 4-H group with her sister and children to volunteering with the Brownies and Girl Scouts with her daughters. She loved caring for others from her family to the careers she held outside the home. Through each of her adventures her circle of friends and family would grow. She enjoyed many years of laughter and love on the farm she shared with her husband and family. She spent her last years making friends at Holzer Assisted Living and even then she would find a way to remodel and move. She was a faithful visitor of White Oak Baptist Church. Amy is survived by her children Kathy Hanks of Thurman, Ohio; Gale and Anita Gill of Mason, W.Va.; Linda Stanley of Southside, W.Va.; Cinda and Greg Stalnker of Point Pleasant, W.Va. and Tina and Mike Elkins of Bidwell, Ohio. A sister Doris and Mike Martin of Letart, W.Va. And many loved grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gale and Lillian Donohue; her husband, Lloyd GRACE TABOR GALLIPOLIS — Grace Tabor, 101, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Holzer Assisted Living. Grace was born on March 26, 1920 in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, daughter of the late James W. and Louise Shaw Tucker. She was a homemaker, a member of White Oak Baptist Church, and a former member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary. Grace was married to Frank Jay Tabor and he preceded her in death on December 11, 1992. Grace is survived by her children, Doyle (Marsha) Smithson, of Cortland, Ohio, Willa Fae Loveday of Lenoir City, Tennessee, Melvin (Jan) Tabor of Gallipolis, Kay (Gail) Sims of Columbus, Ohio, Connie (Freddie) Skaggs of Ladson, S.C., Karen Tabor Watterson of Gallipolis, and David (Shirley) Tabor of Cincinnati, Ohio; 25 grandchildren, 40 greatgrandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren; one brother Harold Tucker of Detroit, Michigan; one sister Lila Ramey of Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition to her parents, and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter Loida Doyle, three sisters, Ida Beryl Bogdanowicz, Della Raper, and Mary Bailey; one brother Corbin Tucker. A family service for family and close friends will be held on 2 p.m. Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Carl Ward officiating. Her burial will be in the Ohio Valley Memory EMILY FAITH OHLINGER Thunder Thornton; five sisters, Bearnice Donohue, Bernadine Bowling, Maomi Schirtzinger, Joy Thompson, Bonnie Icenhower; one brother, Johnny Donohue; two son in laws, Lester Chubby Hanks and James Mike Stanley; two granddaughters Amy Michelle Stanley and Bridgette Marie Boster Hall; and one great-granddaughter, Misty Maxine Hall. Visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 11 a.m.. Emily Faith Ohlinger, 32, passed away unexpectedly at her place of residence on October 25, 2021. She was the daughter of Kimberly Seth and the late Jeffrey Ohlinger. Emily is survived by her mother, Kimberly Seth; grandmother, Lorna Seth; siblings, Clayton Ohlinger, Elsa Ohlinger, and Karl Ohlinger; aunts and uncles, Lori Joy, Brinley Seth, and Jennifer Smith; nieces and nephews, Braelynn, Gemma, Payton, and Mila; and cousins, Shawn, Rachel, Alex, Regan, Ivy, Nicole, and Audry. She is preceded in death by her father, Jeffrey Ohlinger; grandfather, Herbert Seth; grandparents, Troy and Gail Ohlinger; and aunts and uncles, Dorothy McDaniel, Alan Seth, and Rick Joy. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 2 p.m. with visitation two hours prior (noon-2 p.m.) at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. ROGER ZIEGLER Rosen, and Nicholas POMEROY — Roger (Megan) Rosen; three Ziegler, 69, of Pomeroy, grandchildren, Sydney, Ohio, passed away on Trent, and Levi; and his Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Holzer Meigs sister, Lola Signom. He is preceded in death Emergency Room in Gardens. by his parents. Special thanks is given Pomeroy. He was born A graveside service will to Tammy McCoy and the on June 10, 1952 in Galbe held on Wednesday, lipolis, Ohio to the late entire staff including the November 3, 2021, at George and Mildred kitchen crew at Holzer 11 a.m. at Burlingham Ziegler. Assisted Living for their Cemetery. Visitation He is survived by his care given. will be held on Tuesday, wife of 15 years, Sherrie In lieu of flowers, Ziegler; five sons, Jeremy November 2, 2021 from please consider making 6-8 p.m. at Anderson a donation in memory of (Amanda) Rosen, Eric McDaniel Funeral Home Rosen, Craig (Rebecca) Grace to GLAM (Give in Pomeroy. Rosen, Darren (Kira) Like A Mother) PO Box 68 Batavia, Ohio 45103 www.givelikeamother. DEATH NOTICE com or to White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nib- MOUNT BIDWELL — Lola Avenell Mount, 85, Bidwell, ert Road Gallipolis, Ohio Ohio died at her home Friday, October 29, 2021 fol45631 Please visit www.willis- lowing a brief illness. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monfuneralhome.com to send day, November 1, 2021 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral e-mail condolences. Home, Vinton Chapel, with cremation services to follow. Family and friends may call at the funeral home 10 a.m. to the service hour. Supporting mothers makes all the difference Support can make all the difference! Did you know dads play a very important role in breastfeeding? Mothers who receive support from their partner are proven to have a higher success rate than those who do not. Breastfeeding can come easy to some, but others need extra encouragement and support to be successful. There are many ways dads can be involved with breastfeeding and support their partner. Learning the basics of breastfeeding and knowing what to expect in those first few days can go a long way. WIC offers classes to pregnant mothers who are interested in breastfeeding their child after birth. Dads too can come and support their partner all while learning the core points of breastfeeding. Having a plan for the hospital is a good way to ensure your pany during feedsupporting your ings and making partner. sure she has plenty Mothers who to eat and drink. plan to breastfeed Dads can also help should always let her with chores, the hospital know running errands, before the baby Meigs cooking, cleanarrives. Once the baby is born Health ing, and laundry. dad can hold his Matters If you have other children, helping baby skin to skin Amber her with them can between feedings Evans let her focus on to give mom a breastfeeding. break. This not Another way dad can only helps mom, but it help by bringing the is a great way to bond with your baby. If mom is pump to mom and preparing it for a pumping struggling, ask the staff session. He can help get for help or encourage mom to contact her local things cleaned up and properly sterilized for WIC breastfeeding staff next use, safely store or peer helper. The support doesn’t have to stop pumped milk, and even feed baby some of the there! milk that mom pumps Once you are home with your baby there are out. It is not recommended to give a breastmany ways to continue fed baby a bottle until supporting mom. Dads they are a least a month can help with basic care and needs such as sooth- old and breastfeeding is going well. This makes ing, bathing, changing, sure that mom and baby dressing, and burping baby. Keeping mom com- have developed a good breastfeeding technique and has a lesser chance of developing a preference to the bottle. Lift mom up with encouraging words! Help her feel good by reminding her she is doing a great job and you are proud of her. Breastfeeding is something mom and baby learn together. Celebrate small milestones. Do something special for her. Not everyone agrees with breastfeeding but you can be the first one to stand up against the negative comments and discouragement. Dads’ support is one of the more important factors in breastfeeding success. For more information about breastfeeding or other WIC services, please call 740-992-0392 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - noon or 1-4 p.m. Amber Evans is a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Helper at the Meigs County Health Department. Crown City updates trick-or-treat CROWN CITY — Trick-or Treat in the Village of Crown City was postponed to Saturday, Oct. 30 due to inclement weather. The village has announced via Facebook that in the event of rain, trick-or-treat will be held at the fire department from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone who would like to come and hand out candy is welcome, the post said. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Straw for pets MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport for a fee of $2. For more information call 740-992-6064. Election day lunch 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 shower Former Gallipolis resident Anne Romaine will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Nov. 9, cards may be sent to her at: 4645 Carriage Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23462. . Mon., Nov. 1 RIO GRANDE — The Gallia County Beekeep- 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 ers Association monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Fellowship of Faith, topic will be overwintering your bees—late fall and over winter feeding, wrapping your hives and wind blocks. Meetings are open to the public. LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Letart Township Building. Thurs., Nov. 4 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association, monthly board meeting, Academy Dining Hall at 6:30 p.m. Everyone will be welcome and COVID-19 rules will be followed. CHILLICOTHE — — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. at SOCOG 167 West Main St., Chillicothe. Meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more info, call 740-775-5030. Fri., Nov. 5 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills Regional Council (BHRC) Executive Committee will hold its regular meeting at 11 a.m., prior to the Executive Committee meeting, the Audit Budget Committee and Personnel Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 6 RACINE — Southern Local Craft Show, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Southern Local Schools. Sun., Nov. 7 GALLIPOLIS – Open Rail, the bluegrass and gospel group will perform in concert at New Life Lutheran Church, 6 p.m. A fellowship meal will be provided afterwards. All are welcome. New Life is located at 900 Jackson Pike. LANGSVILLE — The Salem Township Volunteer Fire Department will host an “Election Day Lunch” on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Soups, sloppy joes, hot dogs and desserts; take-out only. Please bring containers for soups. Sponsored by: Salem Township Firebelles. More info, call 740-669-4245. Veterans Day Parade GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will be on Nov. 11, sponsored by the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission. Participation in the parade is open to all veterans, veteran service groups, and community organizations. The parade will be Thursday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. and end at the Gallipolis City Park, with the ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. Please contact the Gallia County Veterans Service Office at 740-4462005 no later than Friday, Nov. 5, to confirm participation in the parade. Library closed GALLIPOLIS — Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11 in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume on Friday, Nov. 12. Road closures, construction 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. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, October 30, 2021 3 Body found in Letart area Incident being investigated as a homicide By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com LETART, W.Va. — A tree-trimming crew working in the Letart area on Thursday afternoon reportedly discovered a man’s body along Gill Ridge Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Corey Miller. Miller told Ohio Valley Publishing the man’s cause of death was unknown at this time but the case is currently being investigated as a body was reported to authorities around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The body has been sent for an autopsy, Miller said Friday. Deputies with the Mason County Sheriff’s Department are investigating, along with assistance from the West Virginia State Police. Personnel with Mason County EMS were also on the scene Thursday. This story will be Brittany Hively | OVP Investigators on the scene of a body found along Gill Ridge Road in updated when more information becomes the Letart area on Thursday afternoon. available. © 2021, Ohio Valley homicide. The sheriff did further information was Publishing, all rights confirm the victim’s body available at this time. reserved. Miller said it is was found in the bed of believed the body was left a pickup truck. Miller at the location sometime Brittany Hively is a staff writer with also added investigators Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her are currently working on Wednesday night. The on Twitter @britthively; reach her at sheriff also said the active leads though no (740) 4440-4303. ‘Veteran of the year’ to be honored at Rio Ohio. The 2020 banquet and award was postponed due to the RIO GRANDE — pandemic. The University of Rio Dr. Johnson retired Grande and Rio Grande as a Colonel and Senior Community College Flight Surgeon, announces it “is who’s last posihonored once tion held was again to celebrate Ohio State Surour veterans who geon, Army. He continue to serve also served 21 their communiyears in the Ohio ties and country,” Army National according to a Guard. news release Johnson A celebration from the instituand award dinner tion. is also scheduled for this Rio’s “Jim Marshall Saturday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 Veteran of the Year p.m. in the Heritage Award” recognizes vetRoom at Rio Grande. erans who have gone The event will honor Dr. above and beyond the Johnson as well provide call of duty. The will be the fifth year for the a free dinner for veterans. award and will honor Information provided Dr. Terry A. Johnson, by Rio. D.O. of Scioto County, Staff Report West Virginia: First to worst in COVID-19 vaccine efforts By John Raby Associated Press KENOVA, W.Va. — When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, Ric Griffith’s family-owned drugstore was among 250 mom-and-pop pharmacies that helped West Virginia get off to the fastest start of any state in vaccinating its residents. Republican Gov. Jim Justice went on national news shows to declare West Virginia — a place that regularly ranks near the bottom in many health indicators — “the diamond in the rough.” Nine months later, those days are a distant memory. Demand for the vaccine has almost dried up, the question of whether to get a shot has become a political hot button, and West Virgin- ia’s vaccination rate has plummeted to the lowest among the states, by the federal government’s reckoning. The governor, who spent months preaching the virtues of the vaccine to reluctant West Virginians, is still doing that but is also promoting a new law that would allow some exemptions to employer-imposed vaccination requirements. And those shots? They’re mostly sitting on shelves. “I’m afraid that while taking a victory lap, we discovered that there were more laps to go in the race,” Griffith, who is also a Democratic member of the state House of Delegates, said Monday of West Virginia’s descent from first to worst. The druggist has since turned his attention to preparing 3,000 pumpkins for a big Halloween event that was waylaid by the pandemic last year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 41% of West Virginia’s 1.8 million residents are fully vaccinated against COVID19, while 49% have had at least one dose. The CDC says the state’s rate of about 89,000 doses administered per 100,000 population is the nation’s worst. Officials with West Virginia’s coronavirus task force claim that the state’s percentage is actually higher and that the CDC reports only part of the data. Nationally, 57.5% of the population is fully vaccinated and 66.5% has gotten at least one dose. In West Virginia, it wasn’t for lack of trying. For months, Justice offered an assortment of giveaways to encourage people to get vaccinated. Toting his dour-faced pet bulldog around the state, he dispensed cash, cars, pickup trucks, ATVs, rid- Entry level position for full-time news reporter at Ohio Valley Publishing, which includes Gallipolis Daily Tribune, The Daily Sentinel and Point Pleasant Register. Team player wanted for our award winning, Associated Press-affiliated newsrooms. Write the stories of OVP's communities in this fast-paced, self-starting environment. Background in Journalism, English, Communications or Public Relations preferred though a degree is not required. 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By the fall, a new wave of sickness and death arrived. Hospitals saw a �NEWS/WEATHER 4 Saturday, October 30, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing The legend of Chief Cornstalk’s curse May it even be force their way past blighted in its Captain Arbuckle hopes. May the and murder the strength of its peofour chiefs. ples be paralyzed Cornstalk, as by the stain of our he lay dying on blood.” the floor, has just With that, the enough time to Ohio curse those who Valley feared and respecthave betrayed him. History ed War Chief of the Shawnee sucNow, everyone was Chris cumbed to his injua bit in shock at the Rizer ries and was buried time, so nobody outside the fort. wrote down anyThe other three chiefs thing about a curse. But were, reportedly, unceraccording to the legend, the version that has been emoniously thrown into passed down is, roughly: the Ohio. It didn’t take long for “I was the border man’s Cornstalk’s Curse to friend. Many times I take effect. Within two have saved him and his people from harm. I never years, ferocious Shawnee warred with you, but only attacks and British victories in the Revolution’s to protect our wigwams Southern Theater forced and lands. I refused to the abandonment of Fort join your paleface eneRandolph and delayed the mies with the red coats. I came to the fort as your settling of Point Pleasant friend and you murdered for another decade. When it was finally was me. You have murdered settled, Point Pleasant by my side, my young never experienced the son…. For this, may the success of other early setcurse of the Great Spirit tlements. Despite being rest upon this land. May the second town estabit be blighted by nature. Tomorrow is Halloween, so that means another local legend for this week’s article. It’s November 10th, 1777. For at least a month now, Shawnee War Chief Cornstalk, Delaware Chief Red Hawk, and an unknown third chief (possibly Rene Chartier) have been at Fort Randolph as both hostages and peace envoys. The hope is that if their chieftains are held by the Americans, the Shawnee and Delaware won’t side with the British. But just in case, the chiefs have helped Captain Matthew Arbuckle make a map of the Ohio Country. Yesterday, Cornstalk’s son Elinipsico appeared at the fort, hoping to see his father. This morning, two of Captain John Hall’s militiamen were hunting on the other side of the Kanawha River when one was ambushed and killed by unknown Native Americans. In a blind fury, Hall’s men lished below Pittsburgh (the first being Wheeling), despite having perhaps the best location in the entire Ohio Valley, despite having direct access to two major navigable rivers, despite the support of persons such as George Washington and Daniel Boone, it simply never grew. Nearly 30 years after it was settled, Point Pleasant still only had a single mill. It didn’t even have a church! And it wasn’t only during the first 30 years that Point Pleasant grew slowly. The first railroads were built in the U.S. in 1830. It reached the Ohio Valley in 1853. It didn’t reach Point Pleasant until 1883. “May it be blighted in its hopes…” “May it be blighted by nature…” I think we can all connect the dots here. We’re no strangers to floods. In 1832, 1884, 1913, and 1937, the mighty Ohio threatened to wipe Point off the map. Hundreds of other times, it caused thousands of dollars in damages. Curiously enough, one Algonquin Native American spirit is the Underwater Panther, ruler of the underworld, master of the waters, and bringer of death and misfortune. Opposing the Underwater Panthers are the Thunderbirds, representatives of the Great Spirit on earth. The Thunderbird, it is said, controls the air, rain, and… lightning. On July 21st, 1909, the crane assembling the Battle Monument was struck by lightning. On July 4th, 1921, the Monument itself was struck. Did I mention both nights were completely clear? “May the strength of its peoples be paralyzed…” I think we can safely put the 1990s C-8 and 2014 Elk River spills, that contaminated the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, in this category. The Superfundworthy pollution once in the TNT Area probably fits, too. Pollution in gen- eral? The Ohio Valley is becoming known as Cancer Valley, after all. Then, of course, there’s the Silver Bridge collapse. It’s unusual, because none of the things I’ve mentioned so far immediately killed anyone. Even the pollution takes a while. This has led some to suggest that the Mothman, said to have been seen leading up to the collapse, was a warning. Sent by who? Some say it is the totem spirit of Chief Red Hawk, who in the afterlife grew tired of Cornstalk’s vengeance. Other suggest it was one of the Thunderbirds, sent as a warning from the Great Spirit. Either way, Point Pleasant is still here, and I’d say we’re doing better every year! I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see what Cornstalk has up his sleeve next. the first woman to lie in honor in the Rotunda; President George W. Bush and congressional leaders paused to lay wreaths by her casket. from displays in U.S. stores because of “civil unrest” in some areas of the country, the retailer said the items had been restored to displays because the unrest had remained isolated. A Connecticut prosecutor said Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel would not face a second trial in the 1975 killing of Martha Moxley; he had served more than 11 years in prison before being freed in 2013. Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 74. Actor Leon Rippy is 72. Actor Harry Hamlin is 70. Actor Charles Martin Smith is 68. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 67. Actor Kevin Pollak is 64. 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However, as the minutes ticked by, the Blue and White started chugging along, finding KINNIKINNICK, Ohio — themselves on the Athens half When it rains, it pours. In the middle of a rainstorm, of the field more often. With the wet and slick field the Gallia Academy boys soccer team fell 1-0 to the Athens conditions, both teams had trouble connecting with passes Bulldogs in the Division II and centers, making shots on district championship held at Zane Trace High School Thurs- goal difficult to come by. That isn’t to say the game day evening. was shotless. Both goalies The two teams met once made some great saves over the before in the regular season, course of the game, including with the Blue Devils (17-2-1) Blue Devil senior goalkeeper besting the Bulldogs (12-3-4) Bryson Miller making a kicking by a 3-1 count in Athens. save on the Bulldogs’ first shot. The Bulldogs controlled However, both teams didn’t much of the offense through find the back of the net, leadthe first part of the first half, keeping the Blue Devils out of ing to a 0-0 stalemate heading cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior Ayden Roettker (8) attempts to get the ball away from Bulldog forward Brady Jaunarajs (14) during the District Final Thursday evening at Zane Trace High School in Chillicothe, Ohio. into halftime. In the opening minutes of the second half, the Blue Devils started trying the deep ball, seeing if they could get a forward fast enough to beat out the Bulldog defenders, but they were unsuccessful. As the game ticked down to the final five minutes of regulation, it appeared overtime was in both teams’ future, but it wasn’t to be. With two minutes to go, the Bulldogs got fouled right on the boundry of the Blue Devils’ box, which the game officials ruled was enough to line up a penalty shot. See DEVILS | 7 Rio Athletic HOF induction set for Nov. 13 By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — It may have taken an extra year to officially happen, but the University of Rio Grande’s Athletic Hall of Fame Class for 2020 is finally getting its due. Brad Warnimont, the winningest baseball coach in school history will join former basketball standouts Troy Donaldson and Jenna (Smith) Wickersham for formal induction as part of the school’s annual Hall of Fame banquet on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m., in the Rio Alumni Heritage Room of Davis University Center. The 2020 banquet was cancelled as a result of COVID-19, delaying the trio’s induction. Because of the delay, a Class of 2021 was not selected. The banquet follows the conclusion of the annual Bevo Francis Invitational Tournament, which is slated for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12-13, at the Newt Oliver Arena. The Class of 2020 — and all other Hall of Fame members in attendance — will be recognized immediately following the Rio Grande women’s game on the 13th at approximately 4:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet, which are $15 each, can be purchased through the Alumni Relations office at 740-245-7221. Athletic Hall of Fame members and one guest will be admitted free. Warnimont has spent the past 20 seasons as the head coach of the Rio Grande baseball program, compiling a 597-478-3 record (.563) in the process. The Napoleon, Ohio native has an overall record of 860-760-10 in a 32-year head coaching career, which also included stints at Bethany (WV) College, Ashland (OH) University and Salem (WV) University. Warnimont’s 860 career victories rank 29th alltime and 10th among active head coaches. His Rio teams have averaged just over 30 wins per season during his tenure. In 2010, Warnimont guided Rio to its first conference title since 1978 and first-ever national tournament appearance. Since then, the RedStorm have captured Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament crowns in both 2015 and 2016 before winning the River States Conference Tournament in 2019 to secure three more trips to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. His 2015 squad finished as the runner-up in the Daytona Beach Bracket, narrowly missing a trip to the NAIA World Series. Warnimont has coached a number of All-Americans during his time at Rio, while also serving as an Associate Scout for the Boston Red Sox since 2015. Donaldson was a member of the then-Redmen men’s basketball team for four seasons (1990-93) and is widely regarded as one of the top post players in program history. The Sebring, Ohio native currently ranks eighth See HOF | 7 Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Members of the Southern volleyball team pose for a picture with the Division IV Southeast district runner-up trophy following Thursday night’s 3-0 setback to Trimble at Piketon High School in Piketon, Ohio. Lady Tomcats top Southern By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com PIKETON, Ohio — Unfortunately, the third time wasn’t a charm. The Southern volleyball team had its memorable 2021 season come to an end with a third straight loss to Trimble this year following a 25-11, 25-15, 25-21 decision on Thursday night in a Division IV Southeast district championship match held at Piketon High School. The sixth-seeded Lady Tornadoes (12-11) held leads in each of the three sets and battled through 17 ties and 11 lead changes by night’s end, but the second-seeded Lady Tomcats (22-2) ultimately had all of the answers en route to securing their third consecutive straight-game triumph over SHS this fall. With the win, Trimble Tuesday, Nov. 2 College Football Miami (OH) at Ohio, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 Boys Soccer Point Pleasant vs. Herbert Hoover at Beckley, 9:30 a.m. Football Point Pleasant at Winfield, 7:30 Wahama at Buffalo, 7:30 Tornadoes rallied back from a 17-12 deficit with a 7-1 surge to claim their final lead of the night at 19-18. Trimble countered with seven of the final 10 points to complete the 4-point win and straightgame decision. It was the second time in three years that Southern ended its season as a D-4 district runner-up, joining the 2019 squad. Kayla Evans led the SHS service attack with seven points and an ace, followed by both Cassidy Roderus and Marlo Norris with three points apiece. Kassidy Chaney was next with two points, while Lauren Smith and Emilee Barber added a point each. Roderus paced the guests with six kills, while Evans added four kills and two blocks. Chaney chipped in two kills, and the duo of Logan Greenlee and Kelsey Lewis also added a kill apiece. Lila Cooper provided a team-high four blocks and Barber dished out 13 assists in the setback. Faith Handley paced Trimble with nine service points, with Brianna Orsborn and Laikyn Imler adding eight points apiece. Imler led THS with 10 kills and Adelynn Stevens followed with seven kills and three blocks. It was the final volleyball match for seniors Brooke Crisp, Jacelynn Northup, Kelly Shaver, Kayla Evans, Kelsey Lewis, Logan Greenlee and Cassidy Roderus in the Purple and Gold. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Rio Grande men remain unbeaten in RSC By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE — the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division champions — advance to next week’s Division IV regional tournament. All three of the Game 1 ties came on the way to a 3-all contest, but THS countered with 12 of the next 15 points to open up a 15-6 cushion. The Lady Cats ended up going 2-for-1 the rest of the way (10-5) and claimed a 14-point win, their largest lead of the entire match. SHS built leads of 6-4, 7-5 and 8-6 in Game 2, then broke away from an 11-all tie to take its final 2-point lead at 11-9. Trimble countered by tying things at 13-all, then made a 7-1 charge to secure a 20-14 edge. THS scored five of the final six points for a 10-point win and a 2-0 match cushion. There were seven ties and five lead changes in the finale, and the Lady EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Rio Grande men’s soccer team made an early lead stand up and, in the process, unofficially nailed down the top seed in the upcoming River States Conference Tournament. The RedStorm scored just over seven minutes into the match and went on to post a 3-0 win over Oakland City University, Thursday afternoon, at the Goebel Soccer Complex. Rio Grande, which posted a 10th straight victory while also running its unbeaten streak to 11 consecutive outings, improved to 13-2-1 overall and 8-0 in conference play. The 14th-ranked RedStorm, who have allowed just one goal over the course of their winning streak, have a 1-1/2 game lead over Brescia Univer- sity with one game left to play. That matchup actually comes against the Bearcats on Saturday. Head coach Scott Morrissey’s club will have a first-round bye in the upcoming RSC Tournament and will host a semifinal round contest on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Oakland City, which saw its hopes on earning a first-round bye in the tourney dashed with the loss, slipped to 9-5-1 overall and 5-3 in the RSC. Rio Grande got what proved to be the only goal it would need with 37:40 left in the opening stanza when senior Caio Mazzo Nogueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored off a touch from sophomore Benjamin Cam Orellana (Santiago, Chile). That’s how things stayed until freshman Diego Martinez (Santiago, Chile) scored off a See UNBEATEN | 7 �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Devils Sullivan leads Rio women past Oaks By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing EVANSVILLE, Ind. — McKenna Sullivan scored a pair of second half goals to help the University of Rio Grande past Oakland City University, 4-1, Thursday afternoon, in River States Conference women’s soccer action at the Goebel Soccer Complex. The RedStorm improved to 9-5-2 overall and 9-1 in the RSC with the victory, extending their win streak to five straight and their unbeaten streak to 10 consecutive outings. Unofficially, head coach Tony Daniels’ squad also wrapped up a first-round bye in the upcoming RSC Tournament with the win. Oakland City slipped to 7-8-1 overall and 3-6-1 in league play with the loss. The match remained a scoreless draw until Rio senior Chase Davis (Huntington, WV) found the back of the net on a breakaway with 2:49 left in the first half. Sullivan, a sophomore from Canal Winchester, Ohio, scored the first of her two goals just 1:57 into the second half off a touch by senior Ashton Snider (Lancaster, OH), following a corner kick by sophomore Lorna Campos (Santiago, Chile). Sullivan scored again with 30:54 left to play when her shot slipped through the hands of Oakland City keeper Annabelle Lansdale, who took over in net at halftime for starter Jillian Beem, and into the goal to make it 3-0. Sophomore Morgen Nutter (Ashville, OH) recorded one save in goal for Rio Grande. “Losing such a great group of guys is such a major thing,” he said. “These guys helped keep From page 6 the atmosphere light when the rest of us were The Bulldogs’ Owen feeling down. This is an Buckley scored on the penalty shot, giving Ath- amazing group of young men that have come ens the victory on their through the program and one shot in the second I’ve been so lucky to get half. Blue Devils head coach to coach these guys.” On the other hand, Cory Camden heaped tons of praise of all of his Camden said the group seniors, saying they will of juniors he has is ready to take the reins next be missed next season. season. “They’re going to be looking to avenge what all has happened over the last few years,” he said. “We’re battle-tested.” The Blue Devils had four shots on goal over the course of Thursday’s game, shot by juniors Maddux Camden, Carson Wamsley, Keagan Daniels and Brayden Burris. The Bulldogs accounted for five shots, led by Austin Jaunarajs with as a senior after being named an honorable mention selection to both lists during his junior From page 6 season. Donaldson, who curon the school’s all-time rently serves as a case scoring list with 1,960 manager at the Ross points and fourth in rebounds with 1,084. He County Correctional Facility, is married to also was a part of Rio’s current Rio Grande head 1990-91 team, which volleyball coach and fellost to eventual national champion Central Arkan- low Rio Hall of Famer Billina Donaldson. sas in the second round Wickersham spent of the NAIA National four seasons (2007-11) Championship. as a member of the Rio Donaldson, who shot 65 percent or better from Grande women’s basketball program where she the field in each of his earned All-America Midfour seasons, finished second nationally in field east Conference honors goal percentage (68.4%) as a sophomore and AllMid-South Conference during his senior camkudos over the course paign. of each of her final two He also earned Allseasons. Mid-Ohio Conference Wickersham, who was and All-District honors an honorable mention NAIA All-American as a senior, is the school’s all-time leader in both three-point goals (294) and three-point field goal percentage (44.5%), while ranking both first and third on the singleseason three-point goals list with 110 in the 201011 season and 79 one year earlier. The sharp-shooting native of Bellefontaine, Ohio is ninth on Rio’s all-time scoring list with 1,544 points, while also ranking 11th in steals (163) and 15th in assists (235). She finished with an 86.5% career free throw shooting mark and was a member of the school’s 2007-08 NAIA Division II National Tournament team. HOF Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. OH-70258794 Re -E le ct Unbeaten tiple corner kick chances, with the RedStorm holding an 8-5 cushion in the category. From page 6 A total of 31 fouls feed from junior Charlie were whistled — 21 on the host team — and Chechlacz (Liecesterfour yellow card caushire, England) just tions were issued — two under 17 minutes into against each team — the second half to make during the contest. it 2-0. Freshman keeper Junior Nicolas Cam Daniel Merino Correa Orellana (Santiago, Chile) set the final score (Madrid, Spain) had by intercepting an errant four saves for Rio. Hill had two saves in pass and lofting a shot the loss for the Mighty over OCU net-minder Arthur Hill and into the Oaks. Rio’s regular season back of the net with 2:03 remaining in the match. finale at Brescia University on Saturday has a 1 Rio Grande had a p.m. start. 14-10 edge in overall shots and a 5-4 advanRandy Payton is the Sports Infortage in shots on goal. mation Director at the University Both teams enjoyed mul- of Rio Grande. Saturday, October 30, 2021 7 two. In saves, both Miller and the Bulldogs’ Nathan Kallet had four. The Bulldogs will advance to the Region 7 semifinals, facing the winner between the Dover Crimson Tornadoes and the Maysville Panthers. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100 The University of Rio Grande takes great pride in awarding outstanding alumni, athletes and former faculty members with various recognition awards. Nominations from alumni and former faculty and staff are encouraged. Nomination forms for alumni awards, Athletic Hall of Fame and Educators Hall of Fame are available through the resources link on the Alumni Relations webpage at rio.edu/alumni. Nominations are due by Feb. 1 of each year. Please e-mail alumni@ rio.edu for more information. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. For Continued Progress HARRY DEAN BROWNELL Gallipolis Twp. Trustee John W. Clem Recovery House Wake Up for Recovery Paid by Cand. KEEP MIDDLEPORT ON THE MOVE!!! 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To date, $127,916 has been raised for local organizations and causes, including The Blakeslee Center, Save the Music, and Square One Domestic Violence Center. The film “Mommy’s Friends” was written and produced by Bitanga’s own Ben Nease who headed the project, and wrote the script for the film. Nease said he hopes the movie will raise even more money for the event, and also be an inspiration. “My overall goal through writing and directing the film was to inspire those in the world living without faith in anything to understand there are no coincidences in our lives and there is always cause for hope.” Nease said writing a story to fit into a short film format was tricky, and that the film took over a year to make, with a goal of having it completed in time to premier at Breakathon. “The budget was only $700 and my team could only work on Sunday afternoons, so it took a year for us to complete,” Nease explained. In choosing the subject for the film, Nease said, “We needed something that could justify an action element, and also something that would be fun to watch around Halloween.” He did caution the film is for audiences over 12 years of age, as there are elements that may not be appropriate for younger audiences. This year, with the theme “From the Heart”, Breakathon proceeds will be used to support the establishment of a program to provide youth athletes free heart screenings, as well as education about undetected heart conditions. “This year our goal is to raise the necessary funds to provide free heart screenings for the area’s youth athletes on an annual basis,” explained Nease. “Statistics suggest that 1 in 300 youth have an undetected heart condition that can lead to a sudden cardiac arrest.” Nease said that numbers like these make it easy to understand why we have all been connected in some way Photos by Ben Nease | Courtesy The film “Mommy’s Friends” was written and produced by Bitanga’s with its own Ben Nease who headed the project, and wrote the script for the film. Nease said he hopes the movie will raise even more money for the event, and also be an inspiration. There are options to view the trailer and stream the film via the Breakathon’s website. Pictured is a portion of the movie’s official poster. The film was produced and filmed in Meigs County, Ohio. Bitanga’s owner and Breakathon organizer Ben Nease is pictured during the filming of “Mommy’s Friends.” “My overall goal through writing and directing the film was to inspire those in the world living without faith in anything to understand there are no coincidences in our lives and there is always cause for hope.” — Ben Nease, Writer and producer to such sudden tragedies in our local communities, and the best way to prevent these from occurring is to identify the condition. The Blakeslee Center will host this year’s Breakathon on November 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will include the traditional board breaking and karate demonstrations, a craft show, food, and the screening of “Mommy’s Friends.” Admission to both the Breakathon and craft show is free. To view a promotional video of Breakathon 2021, visit https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=FDsrji0b3e8. The movie trailer for “Mommy’s Friends” is available on the Breakathon website, and purchase of the film will support their goal of providing free heart screenings and raising awareness of the medical condition. To donate to “From the Heart”, to sponsor one of the youth competitors, and for business and individual ABOUT THE MOVIE “Mommy’s Friends” is a short film produced in Meigs County, Ohio about a widower who bears the burden to keep his son safe from his mother’s past. This picture includes scenes of paranormal activity, action and more. Proceeds from purchasing/streaming the film will benefit this year’s Breakathon. sponsorship, visit https:// thebreakathon.com/ or call 740-992-5715. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Participants in the third annual Breakathon in 2019, took turns breaking board to benefit the local school band programs. Pictured is Ben Nease supporting a student. The Blakeslee Center will host this year’s Breakathon on Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will include the traditional board breaking and karate demonstrations, a craft show, food, and the screening of “Mommy’s Friends.” Admission to both the Breakathon and craft show is free. Pictured is Bitanga’s instructor Cindy Bowling encouraging student Garrett Blackwood. This year’s Breakathon proceeds will be used to support the establishment of a program to provide youth athletes free heart screenings, as well as education about undetected heart conditions. �NEWS 10 Saturday, October 30, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Smith named 38th president of Marshall University meeting with students, faculty, staff and members HUNTINGTON, W.Va. of the community. According to a news — The Marshall Univerrelease from the university Board of Governors sity, the decision on Thursday to hire Smith named Marshall was made by the alumnus, Wing 2 Marshall UniWing Foundation versity Board of co-founder and Governors with a former Intuit CEO unanimous vote Brad D. Smith the Thursday morning institution’s 38th Smith at its regular Octopresident. Smith ber meeting. will assume the Thursday afternoon, at presidency Jan. 1, 2022. Earlier this month, the an event to introduce the president-elect to the unipresidential search committee announced Smith versity community, Smith as one of five finalists for said he was inspired to throw his hat in the ring the position following a national search. The five for the Marshall presidency because of his desire to candidates took part in level the playing field of open forums on the university’s Huntington and opportunity in West Virginia and in Appalachia, South Charleston campuses earlier this month, and to invest in those Staff Report ers who are first in their families to go to college. I consider the opportunity to be its president the greatest privilege to pay it forward. “I also believe that the journey that’s led me to this moment has prepared me to be an active contributor, along with our students, our faculty, our staff, our Board of Governors and our community—to help advance our institution to its next chapter of great.” At the event, Patrick J. Farrell, chairman of the Board of Governors, said, “Brad Smith is undoubtPaige Leonard for Marshall University edly the right person, at Brad D. Smith is introduced to the Marshall University community as its 38th president at an event the right place and at the Thursday at the university’s Joan C. Edwards Playhouse. right time to lead Marshall University as our potential and possibility. who have invested in him. the opportunity it offers as the great equalizer. It It did that for me and my Smith said, “I see See SMITH | 11 Marshall University and transforms obstacles into brothers, and many oth- 304-373-1521 | WVUMedicine.org/Jackson Jackson Premier Health Jackson Premier Health 146 Pinnell Street, Ripley WV, 25271 146 Pinnell Street, Ripley WV, 25271 OH-70259849 304-373-1521 | WVUMedicine.org/Jackson Stop by and say “Hi!” during Pomeroy's 19th Annual OPEN HOUSE The Fabric Shop 110 W. Main Street Pomeroy, Ohio ���� ������������� �� ����� �� ��� �� Weaving Stitches Gift Shop 19th Annual Christmas Open House Monday, November 1st 9:00am-9:00pm 106 E Main St. Pomeroy, Oh (740) 992-1702 Shop Local Bring Your Christmas Shopping List Hourly Door Prizes! 25% OFF Storewide 30% OFF Wide Backings Regular priced & Flannels merchandise only Over 100 Bolts of Fabric at $6/yard OH-70259600 Come see us for some great Christmas gift ideas! OH-70259598 Register for Our $100 Gift Basket �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Smith Kenova, West Virginia, Smith’s commitment to giving back to West Virginia runs deep, and the From page 10 work of the foundation has focused on providing next president. As the search concluded, we dis- educational and economic covered there is only one development resources to the Appalachian region, Brad Smith … only one is a Son of Marshall, and where many communities have been disproportiononly one had seemingly been preparing his whole ately affected by techlife for just this moment. nological and economic change. “Whether you know “During Smith’s 11-year him as ‘Brad from tenure as Intuit’s CEO, Kenova,’ ‘Intuit Brad’ or he was able to transform anything else, from now the company’s business on we’ll all know him as structure from a North President Smith.” American desktop softSince stepping down ware company to a global as the CEO of Intuit at cloud-based platform with the beginning of 2019, a portfolio that included Smith has been focused TurboTax, QuickBooks on unlocking economic and Mint. The transforand lifestyle prosperity mation was born from an for all West Virginians innovation culture built and beyond through the Wing 2 Wing Foundation, around data-driven deciwhich he co-founded with sion-making and rapid experimentation. The his wife Alys. According to the news drive to innovate across all layers of the company release, “A native of transformed the way Intuit was able to serve its consumers, small businesses and partners. This led to record growth that nearly doubled the company’s revenues and increased its stock price more than 500%, and positioned Intuit as the industry leader. “Under his leadership, the company consistently was recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. Intuit placed on the Fortune Best Companies to Work For list each year during his tenure, ranking #13 in the United States and #1 in India, Singapore and Canada in 2017. “Smith has also championed issues facing consumers and small businesses. He helped lead the coming together of government and the private sector to combat identity-theft tax fraud. He has also served on the President’s Advi- Saturday, October 30, 2021 11 “Whether you know him as ‘Brad from Kenova,’ ‘Intuit Brad’ or anything else, from now on we’ll all know him as President Smith.” — Patrick J. Farrell, Board of Governors chairman sory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans (2014-15) and testified before Congress on increasing financial literacy. In 2016, he was ranked among the top CEOs in the United States by Fortune, coming in at #6 on their list. “Before his time at Intuit, Smith’s career spanned four industries, including stints at PepsiCo, 7-UP, ADVO and ADP, where he led large, global organizations through turn- around, transformation and high-growth environments.” He currently serves as the executive chairman of Intuit’s board of directors, chairman of Nordstrom’s board of directors and a member of the board of directors of Momentive (formerly Survey Monkey). Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marshall and a master’s degree in management from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Smiths are the parents of two grown daughters, Devon and Payton. Smith will succeed the current president, Jerome A. Gilbert, who announced in April that he would not seek an extension of his contract. Gilbert will continue to serve as president through Dec. 31. After that, he will continue in an advisory role until his contract expires in July 2022. “This is, of course, a bittersweet moment for me. When I made the decision to step away from the presidency, I knew it would be difficult,” said Gilbert at this afternoon’s event. “I love Marshall University. I love the students. I love the faculty. I love the staff. I want nothing but the best for Marshall.” Gilbert directed his closing comments to Smith, saying, “With President-elect Smith at the helm, I know Marshall University has a bright future ahead of it. It is truly my pleasure to congratulate you, Brad. You are going to lead the greatest university in the nation, with the greatest people, in the greatest community.” Information submitted by Marshall University. Vote “YES” Carleton School/ Meigs Industries RENEWAL Levy It Will NOT Raise Property Taxes! Meigs County Board of Developmental Disabilities Paid for by the Carleton School/Meigs Industries Committee for the levy, Karl Kebler III, Treasurer Celebrate the Season... Beautiful Fine Jewelry Gifts to Give & Receive Shop Local Holiday Open House A Jewelry Tradition Serving the Bend Area for over 100 years 113 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2054 OH-70259596 OH-70259601 November 1st 9am-9pm OH-70256391 OH-70259420 * 2 mill, 5 year RENEWAL Levy * Ensure services for children & adults with developmental disabilities for another 5 years �NEWS 12 Saturday, October 30, 2021 Daily Sentinel IN BRIEF Queen Elizabeth II advised to rest for 2 weeks LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks, accepting doctors’ advice to cut back on her busy schedule, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The 95-year-old monarch can continue to undertake light, desk-based duties during this time — including some virtual audiences. But she will be unable to travel to the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday, Nov. 13. “However, it remains The Queen’s firm intention to be present for the National Service of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday, on 14th November,’’ the palace said, noting a major event on the monarch’s annual calendar. The decision comes just days after Elizabeth canceled her planned appearance at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow — a move that dashed the hopes of Britain’s Conservative government which is anxious to show the importance of the session to the fate of the planet. The conference runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 and her attendance was meant to kick it off in style. Arpaio legal tab hits $100M as taxpayers foot latest bills PHOENIX (AP) — Nearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers have covered one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman’s headline-grabbing tactics inspired — and the overall legal tab has hit $100 million. Officials in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, agreed last week to pay $3.1 million to cover the county’s portion of a settlement with a restaurant owner who alleged Arpaio defamed him and violated his rights when raiding his businesses. The payout boosted the cost stemming from the Republican sheriff’s six terms to $100 million for attorney fees, settlements and other costs the county has paid from lawsuits over things such as jail deaths, failed investigations of the sheriff’s political enemies and immigration raids of businesses. That doesn’t include the separate $178 million and counting taxpayers have shelled out in a 2007 racial profiling case stemming from Arpaio’s signature traffic patrols targeting immigrants, though about 75% of that spending has occurred during his successor’s watch as he works to comply with court-ordered overhauls of the sheriff’s office. Russia hits another virus death record as cases soar MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday recorded another daily record of coronavirus deaths as authorities hoped to stem the contagion by keeping most people off work. The government’s coronavirus task force reported 1,163 deaths in 24 hours, the largest daily number since the pandemic began. That brought Russia’s official total to 236,220 deaths, by far the highest in Europe. The task force counts only deaths directly caused by the virus. The state statistics service Rosstat, which counts COVID-19 deaths by wider criteria, released figures Friday indicating a much higher toll. Rosstat counted 44.265 deaths in September caused directly by the virus, or in which it was a contributing cause or of patients believed to have been infected. That would bring Russia’s pandemic-long death toll to about 461,000 as of the end of September, nearly twice the task force’s count. Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in submarine deal ROME (AP) — Working to patch things up with an old ally, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday the U.S. had been “clumsy” in its handling of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia, an arrangement that left France in the lurch and rattled Europe’s faith in American loyalty. Biden and Macron greeted each other with handshakes and shoulder grabs before their first face-to-face meeting since the deal was publicly announced in September, marking the latest American effort to try to smooth hurt French sensibilities. Biden didn’t formally apologize to Macron, but conceded the U.S. should not have caught its oldest ally by surprise. “I think what happened was — to use an English phrase — what we did was clumsy,” Biden said, adding the submarine deal “was not done with a lot of grace.” NYC braces for fewer cops as vax deadline looms NEW YORK (AP) — Mounting trash. Closed firehouses. Fewer police and ambulances on the street. That’s the possibility New York City is bracing for come Monday as a COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and thousands of municipal workers remain unwilling to get the shots. Police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors and most other city workers face a 5 p.m. Friday deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Workers who don’t comply will be put on unpaid leave starting Monday. Mayor Bill de Blasio held firm on the mandate as firefighters rallied Thursday outside his official residence, sanitation workers appeared to be skipping garbage pick ups in protest and the city’s largest police union went to an appeals court seeking a halt to the vaccine requirement. Thomas Peipert | AP Stella, 2, looks up at a peg-legged pirate on stilts during a Halloween celebration at Denver’s Union Station on Thursday. Though the pandemic remains a concern, top health officials are largely giving outside activities like trick-or-treating the thumbs up. More fun, less fear this Halloween By Lindsay Whitehurst and Terry Tang ily didn’t do much for the holiday in 2020 besides Associated Press putting out candy for trick-or-treaters, so this fall they’ve been trying to PHOENIX — Witches and warlocks, ghosts and make up for it. “We did a pumpkin ghouls can breathe a little patch and we had a little easier this year: Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are Halloween get-together at our house with other little generally on the decline, kids,” Montierth said at and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy. a trick-or-treat event at Discovery Gateway ChilAnd while a new poll dren’s Museum in nearby indicates Halloween Salt Lake City. “At this participation is reboundage they need to be playing but still short of ing with other kids, and pre-pandemic levels, an industry trade group says they need the socialization aspect.” people who are celebratA new poll from The ing are driving recordAssociated Press-NORC level spooky spending Center for Public Affairs this year. Research found that 35% Sales of candy, costumes and décor are up at of Americans plan to hand out candy this Halleast 25% over last year and are predicted to set a loween, down from 42% new high, between $10 to in pre-pandemic 2019 $11 billion, said Aneisha — but still higher than McMillan, spokeswoman the 25% mark seen in a separate NORC survey in for the trade group Hal2020. loween and Costume Meanwhile 16% said Association. they intend to take their “People are really kids trick-or-treating, getting the Halloween compared with 25% in spirit,” she said. 2019 and 12% last year. Though the pandemic Among those skipis still a worry, outdoor ping the door-knocking activities like trick-oragain this year is Rolando treating have gotten Cadillo of Phoenix, whose the thumbs up from Dr. family includes a 15-yearAnthony Fauci, the govold daughter and 4-yearernment’s top infectious old son. Last year they diseases expert, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, direc- opted for a pandemic-safe Halloween at home and tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- skipped giving out candy. This year they are stockvention. Experts advise ing the sweet stuff but people to keep sanitizer keeping the face masks and masks handy and continue to steer clear of on. Cadillo’s son will dress crowded, poorly ventiup as Spider-Man but lated spaces, however. won’t be trick-or-treating, Angela Montierth of and he’s on the fence Sandy, Utah, said watching her 4-year-old daugh- about whether to let his daughter go with her ter, Justina, celebrate friends. Halloween this year has “We plan to stay home, been “magical.” The fam- but we’re going to give candies to the kids that knock on the door,” Cadillo said as the family left a Halloween Spirit costume store. “I think it’s better than last year. More people got vaccinated.” Nearly 191 million people in the United States are fully inoculated against COVID-19, about 58% of the population. The country is on the verge of expanding its vaccination effort to children aged 5 to 11, but that won’t come until after Halloween pending final approval from the CDC. Last year Halloween arrived as cases rose to about 81,000 a day around the country in the start of what ended up being a deadly winter surge. Many parades, parties and haunted houses were canceled due to bans on large gatherings and concerns that celebrations would spread the coronavirus. Others went ahead but with pandemic wrinkles and, at times, a nod to the nation’s penchant for turning to fear as entertainment in times of turmoil. Today infections are on a downward swing in the U.S., currently averaging about 73,000 new cases per day compared with 173,000 in mid-September. Concerns still remain, especially where rural hospitals remain strained. Also in the Phoenix area, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has banned Halloween activities after a 140% jump in cases. But in many places, people are ready for a Jail From page 1 Gallia County. Out of 52 requests state-wide totaling $320 million, we are truly honored and appreciative to have been selected to receive this $5.5 million grant award. This announcement has come at a time when increased funding is needed to offset the steep increase in project costs.” In addition, Commissioner Montgomery said: “This entire project has been a cooperative endeavor between the Gallia County Commissioners, Sheriff Matt Champlin and the staff of both our offices. Lastly, we want to thank Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Legislature for their vision and concern for Southeastern Ohio. Also thank you to our State Representative Jason Stephens and State Senator Bob Peterson.” OVP File Photo Pictured turning dirt at the groundbreaking for the new Gallia County Jail in June, from left, were Greg Galieti, director of architecture for DLZ, Jamie Brundrett, senior project manager for Granger, Sheriff Matt Champlin, Commissioners Q. Jay Stapleton, Harold Montgomery, former commissioners Dr. David K. Smith, Brent “Coach” Saunders, Commissioner M. Eugene Greene. Sheriff Champlin also provided a statement following Friday’s announcement: “The receipt of funding to support our jail project is vital to Gallia County. During my time in office, my staff and I have focused on providing the most professional law enforcement services to the citizens we serve and this new jail will be just one more piece to the level of service we can provide. The new jail will not only allow us to be selfsufficient and maximize the use of our tax dollars, but it will also allow us to bring in revenue from our surrounding counties.” Also included in the holiday weekend full of festivities. In Denver, families visited Union Station for a trick-or-treat parade, a face-painting station, a DJ playing Halloween tunes and a children’s train ride. A dad dressed as a chef carrying a tiny baby dressed as an ice cream sundae led his cupcake children through the halls, collecting candy as “Monster Mash” played in the background. Sara Castiglione and her 5-year-old daughter, Emma, were back in the swing of Halloween this year. After hitting the parade on Thursday, Castiglione said their weekend plans include a pumpkin patch and more trick-or-treating. Last year Emma “was very disappointed and sad that she wasn’t able to do anything because of coronavirus,” Castiglione said. “She even said today, ‘I’m so glad we can go outside and I don’t have to wear a mask and we get to do something. I don’t even care (about) dressing up, I just wanna do something!’” Among the costume set, classics remain hotsellers this year with Google search trends indicating witches, rabbits and dinosaurs are in the top spots. More contemporary get-ups inspired by the likes of the South Korean Netflix smash “Squid Game” and “WandaVision,” the hit Marvel series, are also popular, McMillan said. There are even a few topical offerings, like a couples costume of a vaccine and syringe, she said. news release was a statement from the governor. “Upgrading these jails is about more than just safety, it’s also about providing an environment that can influence positive change,” said Governor DeWine. “These jails have fallen into such disrepair because the counties simply couldn’t afford the cost to rebuild on their own. With this help from the state, the improved county jails will better meet the demands of our modern criminal justice system and better address inmates’ underlying issues that may be causing criminal behavior, such as mental health or substance use concerns.” Information in the news release provided on behalf of the Gallia County Board of Commissioners. 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