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In Mason County, GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau (GCCVB) will be once again a part of National Plan for Vacation Day on Monday, Jan. 25. According to a news release from GCCVB, National Plan for Vacation Day (NPVD), powered by U.S. Travel Association, encourages Americans to plan their vacation days for the entire year at the start of the year. ”After nearly two years of pandemic stress and fatigue, NPVD is an opportunity for Americans to look ahead to brighter days and make plans for getaways or vacations over the coming months,” stated the news release. “Planning is the key to taking time off and traveling. A new Intel to build Ohio chip facility the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported 81 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Friday, there have been 6,269 total cases (122 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 351 hospitalizations (1 new) and 91 deaths. Of the 6,269 cases, 5,083 (32 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,230 cases (25 new), 11 hospitalizations (1 new) See COVID | 12 National Plan for Vacation Day set for Jan. 25 Staff Report Saturday, January 22, 2022 s $2 study from Destination Analysts, commissioned by U.S. Travel Association, reveals that Americans who plan out their paid time off take more time off to travel, but one-quarter (24%) of American households don’t take this simple step. National Plan for Vacation Day comes at a time when American workers report feeling extreme levels of burnout. According to Destination Analysts, more than two-thirds (68%) of American workers feel at least moderately burned out and 13% are extremely burned out.” “There are real benefits to getting vacation plans on the calendar at the start of the year which include the happiness associated with travel and committing See PLAN | 12 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. Intel Corporation via AP An undated rendering shows early plans for two new Intel processor factories in Licking County, Ohio. Intel announced on Friday that it will invest $20 billion in the new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors used in everything from phones and cars to video games. Construction is expected to begin in late next year, with production coming online at the end of 2025. $20B project comes amid global shortage of microprocessors By John Seewer and Andrew Welsh-Huggins the future, the company announced Friday. Associated Press Intel said two planned factories, or fabs, will support its own line of COLUMBUS, Ohio processors as well as its — Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer new “foundry” business, chip facility in Ohio amid which will build chips tailored for other firms. a global shortage of The foundry approach to microprocessors used in making chips is currently everything from phones and cars to video games, led by rivals such as the Taiwan Semiconductor with plans to grow the Manufacturing Co., or massive development in TSMC, and Samsung. The investment outside Columbus in central Ohio is unique and unlike other forms of economic development, said Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger. The chips built there will not just reduce supply chain pressures, but be part of national security and bring more tech jobs into the region. The two factories on a 1,000-acre site in Licking County, just east of Columbus, are expected to create 3,000 company jobs and 7,000 construction jobs, and to support tens of thousands of additional jobs for suppliers and partners, the company and local and state officials said Friday. “A semiconductor See INTEL | 12 Promoting local tourism Meigs Guide being compiled or call 740-444-1606; or email the Sentinel’s main address at tdsnews@ aimmediamidwest. com (please note Meigs Staff Report Guide in subject line) The deadline to The annual Official advertise in this year’s Guide to Meigs County, official guide is Friday, a partnership between Jan. 28. Ads are The Daily Sentinel customized to meet the and the Meigs County customer’s request in Chamber and Tourism, promoting their business will arrive next month and/or organization. with opportunities to be Don’t miss your a part of this project now Courtesy opportunity to be part available. 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Ohio map lawsuit winners must submit own plans By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The winners of lawsuits challenging Ohio’s gerrymandered legislative maps submitted their own plan for new lines to the state’s redistricting panel Friday, signaling a possible path to ending legal wrangling as 2022 elections approach. “Our teams worked with redistricting experts and data analysts to create constitutional maps that are technically perfect, and that accurately reflect Ohio voter preferences and Ohio communities,” ACLU of Ohio legal director Freda Levenson said in a statement. The submission came as members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission and their staff experts were shuttling between private and public meetings to negotiate a fix by Saturday to earlier Republican-drawn maps of Ohio House and Ohio Senate districts. Those lines were tossed Jan. 12 by the Ohio Supreme Court, which found they unduly favored the GOP. Both the Republican and Democratic caucuses have submitted their own updated plans as the starting point to compromise. Its seven members include three statewide officials, Gov. Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Auditor Keith Faber, all Republicans; Senate President Matt Huffman and House Speaker Bob Cupp, both Republicans; and Sen. Vernon Sykes and incoming House Minority Leader Alison Russo, both Democrats. Under a 2015 constitutional amendment, both Democrats must support the map for it to remain in place for a full 10 years, reflecting population changes recorded in the 2020 census. Otherwise, the map lasts only four years. See MAP | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, January 22, 2022 GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS OBITUARY 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. GALLIPOLIS — James “Jim” Basil Walton Jr., age 76, of Gallipolis, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday January 4, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born in Ronceverte, W.Va. on March 2, 1945 and the only son to the late James Basil Walton, Sr. and E. Margaret Ingram Walton. As a young boy, he spent his summers with his cousins and was involved in little league, Babe Ruth league and Boy Scouts. He graduated Greenbrier High School in 1963 where he was active in football, baseball and basketball. He was in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam and upon his return, attended Beckley College where he graduated with a Food distribution POMEROY — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, will be hosting a mobile market at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Friday, Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. “Fresh produce and other food items” will be given to families who are residents of Meigs County and under 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, according to organizers. Photo I.D. and proof of residency no more than 60 days old is required. Pre-registration is required for this event. Visit freshtrak.com and enter your Meigs County zip code. Straw for pets MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of 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 740-9926064. Grief support group MIDDLEPORT — GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group meets at Middleport Church of Christ, 437 Main St., each Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” For more information, call the church at 740-992-2914. Women’s cancer screenings RUTLAND — Through its Women’s Health Clinic, the Ohio University Heritage Community Clinic, in collaboration with OhioHealth Mobile Mammography, OU’s Women’s Health Clinic will offer same-day mammography at the Rutland Civic Center, 337 Main Street, Rutland, Thursday, Feb. 10, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Services are available to all women, uninsured, underinsured or insured. Appointments are required and women should call 740-593-2432 or 1-800-844-2654 for an appointment. Services offered include breast health education, PAP tests, breast and pelvic exams, and navigation through the continuum of care. Same-day mammography is available provided by OhioHealth Mobile Mammography onsite. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP) will be available for no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic testing to qualified women who meet eligibility criteria. 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 Ernestine Byus Hirth, formerly of Henderson, W.Va., will celebrate her 104th birthday on Jan. 29, cards may be mailed to her at 4112 West Oklahoma Ave., Tampa, Florida, 33616. Tuesday, Jan. 25 RUTLAND — The Leading Creek Conservancy District will hold their organizational and regular board meeting at 4 p.m. at the office on Corn Hollow Road. Saturday, Jan. 29 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a fish fry. Serving begins at 11 a.m. at fire station. The Jan. 22 fish fry was postponed due to weather. GALLIPOLIS — Launch party for the new book “Sheila’s Men” by Jenna Ashlyn, 5 p.m., Zach & Scotty’s. Monday, Jan. 31 MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meeting, 9 a.m., 97 N. Second Ave., Suite, 2. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 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 Ohio Valley Publishing JAMES ‘JIM’ BASIL WALTON JR. degree in Business Administration. Upon relocating to Gallipolis, Jim, helped rebuild the Silver Bridge and the Gavin Power Plant. He was a member of Morning Dawn Lodge#7 where he served on the Fellowcraft team for several years, was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Aladdin Temple Shrine. Jim’s interests included spending time with family, antiquing and watching West Virginia University football. He graduated from ministry school in 2012. He retired as a business owner with his close friend Nick Johnson after 32 years in 2016. He was an active mem- ber of River City Fellowship and enjoyed continuously studying the Bible with his church, family and men’s Bible study. Jim is survived by his beloved wife of 23 years, Joyce Campbell Walton; two daughters, Alisia Walton of Charlotte, N.C. and Ashley Walton Lilly, who along with her husband Shannon Lilly and three grandchildren Noah, Ava, and Owen also reside in Charlotte, N.C.; Charles Colin McKean and his wife Amy McKean and grandchildren, Cadha, Calyn, Cori, Benjamin and Analeigh of Gallipolis. John S. (Shawn Patrick Stevens) McKean and granddaughter, Abi- gail McKean-Cremeans of Gallipolis. A memorial service will be held to celebrate his life at River City Fellowship on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at noon. Masonic services will be conducted by Morning Dawn Lodge #7 and Military Funeral Honors will be presented by the VFW #4464 Honor Guard. All COVID protocols will be in place with social distancing and masks will be required. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to River City Fellowship 252 3rd Ave. Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 in Jim’s memory. An online guest registry is available at waughhalley-wood.com. THEIR VIEW Protection from surprise medical bills For years we have worked to protect Ohioans from out of control surprise medical bills, and thanks to the No Surprises Act, which went into effect on January 1st, most of those surprise bills will now be banned under federal law. We know that health care is one of the most stressful costs families face, and millions of Americans have faced surprise medical bills. Patients wake up from surgery, expecting to pay their standard co-pay, only to find out the anesthesiologist was out-ofnetwork. A doctor sends a sample out for analysis, unaware that the lab doesn’t take the patient’s insurance, and the 1st, most of those patient is responsurprise bills will sible for covering be banned under the cost. federal law. In all of these The new law cases, the patient ensures that doesn’t have the patients are only time or the inforrequired to pay mation to make a Sen. the in-network choice to avoid a Sherrod co-pay required by crippling medical Brown their insurance for bill – despite the Contributing most emergency fact that they spend Columnist services, even if their hard-earned they’re treated at money on health insurance to protect them an out-of-network facility or by an out-of-network in times like these. It’s why I’ve led efforts provider. It will make in the Senate since 2017 the costs of medical care more transparent, and to stop these surprise make resources available bills, protect Ohioans from unexpected charges, to Ohioans so they know their rights. and give patients more It’s a critical step that control over their health will deliver real savings care. And last year, we for Ohioans, and give finally got it done. people peace of mind to Thanks to the No Surfocus on their health and prises Act, which went recovery – not exorbitant into effect on January medical bills. Any Ohioan – regardless of their form of health insurance – can call 1-800-985-3059 between 8am and 8 pm or visit CMS.gov/nosurprises to ask questions, report a potential violation of this law, or find additional information on what this new law means for you. I’ll continue to work with my colleagues on ways to continue to lower costs for Ohioans, from lowering folks’ monthly premiums to addressing the cost of prescription drugs. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) represents the state in the U.S. Senate. Sherrod Brown (D) represents Ohio in the United States Senate. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Point Pleasant Writers Guild greets new year Members of the Point Pleasant Writers Guild met recently for their first meeting of 2022. Patrecia Gray opened with prayer. William Jeffers shared his New Year’s Resolution by first relating the ills and troubles taking place in the past couple of years during which people have suffered the loss of vital income, loss of hope and loss of loved ones. It seems that everyone has experienced, in one way or another, the grim tidings brought about by the lingering Pandemic. On a more positive note, he has had hopeful opportunities come his way for his family’s future and a return to his writing. He shared with the Guild his Resolution and prays for the patience and strength to carry it out. Will has 32 books published so far; he also has one that is being edited and another one currently being written. Other members commented that they had made a resolution not to write a Resolution. A round table discussion followed regarding how they had spent the Christmas holidays. A few had opted to celebrate Christmas with pizza instead of the traditional ham or turkey. One member had found that an interesting way to do this was to make six or seven crusts and let the kids put on the toppings. Gray discussed opportunities to market stories, etc. by sending them to newspapers, “Chicken Soup,” and “Reader’s Digest.” She shared the following writing tips: (1) Write according to your passion, not just what is popular; (2) Create answers to basic problems experienced by many people; (3) Anything and everything has a story; and (4) Write no matter what your circumstances are…don’t wait for “the right or perfect moment.” The Writing Assignment for the next meeting is “When you felt the proudest of your accomplishments.” In addition to Gray and Jeffers, the meeting was attended by Carol Newberry, Phil Heck, April Pyles, and guest, Thomas Dunn. The Point Pleasant Writers Guild meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at the Mason County Library on Viand Street, from noon until 2 p.m. All writers, and people interested in becoming writers, are welcome. Contact information includes: ppwritersguild@yahoo.com and ppwritersguild.blogspot. com. Submitted by April Pyles. Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74 By Hillel Italie AP National Writer NEW YORK — Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” has died. He was 74. The singer born Marvin Lee Aday died Thursday, according to a family statement provided by his longtime agent Michael Greene. “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight,” Charles Dharapak | AP file Singer Meat Loaf performs in support of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, in 2012. Meat Loaf, whose “Bat Out Of Hell” album is one of the all time bestsellers, died Thursday, according to a family statement provided by his longtime agent. the statement said. “We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man... From his heart to your souls… don’t ever stop rocking!” No cause or other details were given, but Aday had numerous health scares over the years. “Bat Out of Hell,” his mega-selling collaboration with songwriter Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren, came out in 1977 and made him one of the most recognizable performers in rock. Fans fell hard for the roaring vocals of the long-haired, 250-plus pound singer and for the comic non-romance of the title track, “You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” an operatic cautionary tale about going all the way. �Ohio Valley Publishing LOCAL Saturday, January 22, 2022 3 Grow a few vegetables indoors this winter Remove overLimited outdoor Melinda crowded plants, growing space or Myers called thinning, cold winters may Contributing to provide suffihave you missing columnist cient space for the fresh homegrown remaining plants vegetables. Make to reach full size. this the winter you Begin harvesting the try growing a few vegetables in a sunny window outer leaves when four to six inches tall. or under artificial lights. Extend the time Greens are one of the between watering and easiest to grow indoors. increase success when Most leafy vegetables growing these and other tolerate the lower light indoors, require minimal vegetables by amending the soil with a moisturespace, and prefer cool retaining product, like temperatures. Select a container with Wild Valley Farms’ wool pellets (wildvalleyfarms. drainage holes that will com). This organic and fit near a sunny window or under an artificial light sustainable product set up. Keep the artificial holds 20% of its weight in water and slowly lights about six inches releases moisture into above the top of these and other plants. Fill the the soil when needed. Add some crunch to container with a wellyour salads with quick drained potting mix and maturing salad radishes. sprinkle seeds of your favorite leafy greens over Plant seeds ¼” deep and thin to one to two inches the soil surface. Lightly apart. Use scissors to cover the seeds and the thin the plantings at moisten the soil. reach two inches tall, thin the plantings. Leave one plant in each individual pot and seedlings spaced four inches apart in larger containers. Cut the extra sprouts at ground level and use them in salads, sandwiches and stir fries. Peas are self-fertile, so no bees are needed. Harvest pods when they reach the size you prefer. Don’t forget the tomatoes. These take longer and are a bit more chalPhoto courtesy of MelindaMyers.com lenging but that is the Dwarf sugar snap peas are pictured sprouting under artificial joy of gardening. Start lights. your plants from seeds if transplants are not availground level and use the increase success. able. Select shorter varietgreens to add a bit of Consider growing one ies that will be easier to zip to salads and sandof the many small-scale train. Patio Pride grows wiches. only nine to 16” tall while tomato varieties that Expand your indoor require less space and Sugar Ann and Little edible garden by growincrease your chance Marvel grow up to 18” ing dwarf sugar snap of success. All-America tall. peas. These and other Plant two seeds in each Selections winners Patio vegetables that you eat Choice Yellow, Lizzano, three-inch pot or several the fruit or flowers need seeds two inches apart in Torenzo as well as Tiny more light. SupplementTim and Micro tomatoes ing natural sunlight with a long rectangular container. Once the seedlings are some varieties you artificial lights will help may want to try. Grow small plants in one- to two-gallon pots and larger varieties in three- to five-gallon size containers. Water thoroughly when the top few inches of soil begin to dry. Once flowers form, lightly shake the stem to aid in pollination. Growing vegetables indoors is a fun way to enjoy edible gardening year-round. With every planting you’ll increase your overall gardening experience and success. Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and was commissioned by Wild Valley Farms for her expertise to write this article. Myers’ website is www. MelindaMyers.com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Rare blast of snow, ice takes aim at Southeast US coast By Ben Finley forecasters said temperatures likely won’t rise above the 30s in North Carolina and Virginia NORFOLK, Va. — during the day and will Freezing rain began to drop into the 20s and glaze parts of the Carolieven teens in some placnas late Friday afternoon, es on Saturday night. while light snow started The snow will “probfalling in southeastern ably be sticking around Virginia — marking the for a little bit,” said Alec beginnings of a storm Butner, a meteorologist that forecasters say could with the National Weathsnarl a region that’s unaccustomed to winter preStephen M. Katz | The Virginian-Pilot via AP er Service in Wakefield, cipitation. Virginia Beach, Va., Public Works crews prepare Thursday for snow Virginia. “We finally get from an impending winter storm. into the 40s on Sunday. “From now through We might have some overnight, we’re expectmelting by that point.” east of there stretching Carolina. ing to get our greatest Transportation officials into Virginia could see Authorities along the accumulation of snow several inches (centime- in the southeast corner North and South Caroand ice,” said David of Virginia said Friday ters) of snow. lina coast warned that Glenn, a meteorologist Most of that precipita- morning that crews had with the National Weath- ice accumulations could been working overnight tion is expected to pass cause major power outer Service in Newport/ to treat the roads, but by sunrise today. But ages, while areas northMorehead City, North OH-70262781 Associated Press warned people to stay off of them. “Road temps are below freezing on all roads in the area, which means high potential for slick spots, black ice and slushy conditions. Stay home where it’s safe and warm, unless travel is unavoidable,” the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Hampton Roads District said in a tweet. In the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area, a fire chief warned that even walking out the front door could be treacherous. “One of our biggest concerns are slips, trips and falls. We’re not used to the ice around here as much. Be very careful just stepping out of your own home,” Horry County Fire Chief Joey Tanner said. Near Raleigh, an ambulance transporting a patient slid off an icy road early Friday, injuring two workers aboard, according to the state Highway Patrol. The patient died after the crash, but the cause of death hasn’t been confirmed. The governor’s office said numerous crashes were reported Friday morning after the storm’s first wave, and a wave of heavier snow and ice was expected later in the day. �NEWS 4 Saturday, January 22, 2022 Gallipolis Tribune Omicron surge undermining care for other health issues By Ben Finley and Kate Brumback it has also caused frightening moments and major Associated Press headaches for people trying to get treatment for other ailments. Roger Strukhoff was Less-urgent procedures being treated for intestinal bleeding at a hospital have been put on hold around the country, outside Chicago this month when he suffered a such as cochlear implant surgeries and steroid mild heart attack. injections for rheumatoid Normally, the 67-yearold would have been sent arthritis. And people with to the intensive care unit. all sorts of medical comBut Strukhoff said it was plaints have had to wait in emergency rooms for overrun with COVID-19 hours longer than usual. patients, and the staff Mat Gleason said he instead had to wheel a wheeled his 92-year-old heart monitor into his room and quickly admin- father, Eugene Gleason, into a Los Angeles-area ister nitroglycerin and emergency room last morphine. “A doctor I know pretty week for a transfusion to treat a blood disorder. It well said, ‘Roger, we’re should have taken about going to have to improseven to 10 hours, Gleavise right here,’” said son said, but his dad was Strukhoff, who lives in there for 48 hours. DeKalb, Illinois. He said his father called The omicron surge him after 10 hours, askthis winter has not only ing for a blanket. swamped U.S. hospitals “He told me later, ‘I with record numbers of patients with COVID-19, just assumed they forgot Charles Rex Arbogast | AP Roger Strukhoff 67, of DeKalb, Ill., was being treated for intestinal bleeding at a hospital outside Chicago this month when he suffered a mild heart attack. Normally, the medical staff would have sent Strukhoff to the intensive care unit, but, overrun with COVID-19 patients, the staff instead had to wheel a heart monitor into his room and quickly administer nitroglycerin and morphine. about me,” said Gleason, 57, who works as an art critic. “And yet he wasn’t the only person in that room. There were dozens of people” But Gleason added: “I’m not begrudging the hospital at all. They did a great job.” An average of almost 144,000 people were in the hospital in the U.S. with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, the highest level on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitals in a few states such as New York and Connecticut that experienced early omicron surg- es are starting to see an easing of the patient load, but many other places are overwhelmed. Hospitals say the COVID-19 patients aren’t as sick as those during the last surge. And many of them are being admitted for reasons other than COVID-19 and only incidentally testing positive for the virus. Rick Pollack, CEO and president of the American Hospital Association, said the surge has had a widespread effect on the availability of care for people who have non-COVID-19 health problems. He said a number of factors are at play: More people are in the hospital, and a high number of health care workers are out with COVID-19, worsening staffing shortages that existed well before the pandemic. As of Wednesday, roughly 23% of hospitals nationwide were reporting critical staff shortages, Pollack said. Many people are also unable or unwilling to seek care for symptoms that do not seem like emergencies, he said. Pollack said that has led to delays in diagnosing conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure that get worse the longer they go untreated. Dr. Claudia Fegan, chief medical officer for Cook County Health in Chicago, said some people, particularly older patients, have been avoiding checkups and other routine care during the pandemic out of fear of COVID-19. And as a result, “the patients we’re seeing now are much sicker,” she said, citing cases of advanced heart failure and cancer that might have been diagnosed earlier. OHIO BRIEFS Official: Child, 2 adults killed in fire RIPLEY, Ohio (AP) — A child and two adults were killed when a fastmoving fire roared through a home in southern Ohio early Friday, officials said. Scott Eagan with the Ripley Fire Department told WLWT-TV that two boys were able to escape the burning home, They were taken to the hospital for evaluation, but their names and further details on their conditions were not disclosed. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. The bodies of the three victims were found after firefighters had brought the blaze under control. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal and the Brown County Sheriff’s Department. Ripley is a town along the Ohio River, about 50 miles southeast of Cin- cinnati. Mom charged in baby’s fentanyl death CLEVELAND (AP) — A mother whose infant son was found dead in her Cleveland home last week with suspected fentanyl in his system has been charged with felony child endangerment. A judge set Casey Bisner’s bail at $50,000 during a court hearing Friday, rejecting prosecutors request for a higher bond. It wasn’t known if she’s retained an attorney, and authorities say she could face more serious charges if an autopsy shows her 15-monthbold son, Ricardo Johnson, died from an overdose. The child was found Jan. 14 after Bisner, 37, waved down emergency responders who were headed to an unrelated call and told them her son was unconscious. Alex Brandon | AP, pool Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting Friday in Geneva, Switzerland. US, Russia to try more diplomacy amid tensions over Ukraine OH-70268965 By Matthew Lee and Jamey Keaten out rejections already expressed by Washington Associated Press and its allies, clouding future diplomatic efforts. “We didn’t expect any GENEVA — Top U.S. major breakthroughs and Russian diplomats to happen today, but I agreed Friday to keep believe we are now on talking in the standoff a clearer path to underover Ukraine, even standing each other’s though their meeting positions,” Blinken said produced no movement after the meeting. in the crisis that has Blinken said he also seen Moscow mass tens wanted to use the opporof thousands of troops tunity to share directly at the border and the West ramp up supplies of with Lavrov some “concrete ideas to address weapons to Kyiv. some of the concerns With fears of an invathat you have raised, as sion of Ukraine running well as the deep concerns high and seemingly that many of us have intractable demands, about Russia’s actions.” U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said Lavrov Antony Blinken and repeated Russia’s insisRussian Foreign Ministence that it has no plans ter Sergey Lavrov met to invade Ukraine, but for about 90 minutes the U.S. and its allies in Geneva at what the were not convinced. American said was a “We’re looking at what “critical moment.” Expectations were low is visible to all, and it is deeds and actions and going in, and there was not words that make no breakthrough. all the difference,” he Blinken told Lavrov the U.S. would give Rus- said, adding that Russia should remove its troops sia written responses to Moscow’s proposals next from the Ukrainian border if it wanted to prove week and suggested the its point. two would likely meet Lavrov, meanwhile, again shortly after that called the talks “con— offering some hope structive and useful” but that any invasion would declined to characterize be delayed for at least a the U.S. pledge. few more days. “I can’t say whether we Blinken said the U.S. are on the right track or and its allies remain not,” he told reporters. resolute in rejecting “We will understand that Russia’s most imporwhen we receive the U.S. tant demands, which written response to all of were reiterated Friday. our proposals.” Moscow wants NATO Blinken suggested to promise that Ukraine there was no leeway on will never be added as a member, that no alliance Russia’s demands, saying weapons will be deployed firmly: “There is no trade space there: None.” near Russian borders, The U.S. and its allies and that it pull back its say Russian President forces from Central and Vladimir Putin knows the Eastern Europe. Despite that, there was demands are nonstarters, adding that they’re open no indication the U.S. to less-dramatic moves. responses would be any Blinken said the U.S. different from the flat- would be open to a meeting between Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden, if it would be “useful and productive.” The two have met once in person in Geneva and have had several virtual conversations on Ukraine that have proven largely inconclusive. An estimated 100,000 Russian troops have been sent to areas near Ukraine, and more were moving into the neighborhood for training exercises with neighboring Belarus. Western allies were supplying weaponry and equipment to Ukraine. Britain sent anti-tank missiles earlier this week, while the defense ministers of the Baltic nations issued a statement saying they received U.S. approval to send Stinger air defense missiles and Javelin antitank missiles to strengthen Kyiv’s defenses. “Today Ukraine is at the forefront of separating Europe from the military conflict with Russia,” said Estonian Defense Minister Kalle Laanet. “Let´s face it -- the war in Ukraine is ongoing and it is important to support Ukraine in every way we can so that they can resist the aggressor.” The Pentagon said the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier and its strike group will participate in a NATO maritime exercise in the Mediterranean, which will continue through Feb. 4 — something that has been planned since 2020, said Pentagon press secretary John Kirby. He said officials considered whether to go ahead with the exercise, because of the ongoing tensions, and decided to move ahead. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, January 22, 2022 5 Protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC By Ashraf Khalil, Kevin Freking, Paul J. Weber and Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press WASHINGTON — The annual anti-abortion rally in the nation’s capital sounded more like a victory celebration Friday as speaker after speaker expressed a growing sense of optimism that their long-sought goal was finally in reach: a sweeping rollback of abortion rights in America. Thousands of antiabortion protesters rallied in the bitter cold and then marched to the Supreme Court, which has indicated it will allow states to impose tighter restrictions on abortion with a ruling in the coming months — and possibly overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that affirmed the constitutional right to an abortion. “It doesn’t feel real. There’s so much hope and vibrancy and happiness and joy at this thing,” said Jordan Moorman of Cincinnati. “I really do believe that we’re in a post-Roe generation.” The annual March for Life rally, held one day before the 49th states are in line to further limit abortion access if Roe is weakened or overturned. In December, the court indicated in a major case that it would uphold a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and allow states to ban abortion even earlier. The Mississippi case directly challenges Roe. Courts have also dealt Texas abortion providers a string of defeats over efforts to block a law that since September has banned abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is usuSusan Walsh | AP ally around six weeks People attend the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington on Friday. The March for Life, for decades an annual protest against abortion, arrives this year as the Supreme Court has indicated and before some women know they are pregnant. it will allow states to impose tighter restrictions on abortion with a ruling in the coming months. Another loss for Texas chants that included: “We clinics came Thursday, diocese of New Orleans from New Orleans, was when the Supreme Court love babies, yes we do, attending his 11th event. includes the Catholic “Hopefully this will be the high school that educated we love babies, how bout refused to speed up the ongoing challenge over you?” and “Hey hey, ho Trump’s last appointee, last March for Life,” he the law, which providers ho, Roe v. Wade has got Supreme Court Justice said. say is now likely to stay to go!” Amy Coney Barrett. Rudmann said previin effect for the foreseeThe celebratory and “Sometimes I would ous marches may have able future. triumphant mood of the had larger crowds but he come to the March and “This law is cruel and day was perhaps best it would be great to be doesn’t recall this level encapsulated by a contin- unconstitutional, and I of optimism. He said the united with people who gent from New York City am deeply disappointed share my beliefs, but crowds grew “gigantic” that our judicial system that bounced past the there would also be this under former President has done very little to heaviness,” he said. “This Supreme Court building Donald Trump and the stop it,” said Amy Hagwith dancing nuns and time the whole language movement’s enthusiasm strom Miller, president of drummers playing Latin and vibe is different.” grew with each Trump Whole Woman’s Health, rhythms. After the rally, the Supreme Court appoinAbortion rights groups which operates four aborcrowd marched to the tee. He proudly pointed tion clinics in Texas. worry that at least 26 Supreme Court with out that his home Arch- anniversary of the Roe decision, took place amid a COVID-19 surge that limited turnout at the National Mall. Some abortion opponents posted on the event’s Facebook page that they would not attend because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for people going to restaurants and other places in the District of Columbia. Still, the rally drew a crowd of thousands, with a heavy contingent of young people and students bussed in by schools and church groups. The mood was overwhelmingly upbeat, with many treating the end of Roe v. Wade as inevitable. Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, told the crowd that Roe is not settled law and “we are hoping and praying that this year, 2022, will bring a historic change for life.” “If Roe falls, the battle lines will change, but make no mistake the fight for life will need to continue in the states and here in D.C.,” Mancini said. The Rev. Andrew Rudmann, a Catholic priest Facing tough ’22 elections, Dems want a year of achievements By Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON — Staring at midterm elections that could cost them control of Congress, Democrats are trying to sculpt a 2022 legislative agenda that would generate achievements and reassure voters that they’re addressing pocketbook problems and can govern competently. Last year, President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats notched two massive accomplishments: a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and a $1 trillion infrastructure package. Yet also imprinted on voters’ minds are the months of Democratic TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 5° 25° 23° Mostly sunny and cold today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 32° / Low 18° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. 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Biden has predicted “big chunks” of the original bill will be enacted, including money for free pre-Kindergarten and over $500 billion for climate change efforts. THURSDAY 24° 7° Murray City 28/21 McArthur 30/21 South Shore Greenup 32/20 31/22 38 40° 31° Adelphi 30/23 Chillicothe 31/24 TUESDAY Partly sunny and chilly Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 A: Yes. This is due to the structure of a water molecule. Precipitation 24°/18° 43°/26° 70° in 1935 -16° in 1985 SUNDAY 32° 15° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM with omicron, the highly contagious COVID-19 variant. Agency budgets run out Feb. 18 and bipartisan cooperation will be needed for a deal. But revisiting the social and environment measure — which initially contained popular programs to restrain prescription drug prices, send monthly checks to families with children and curb global warming — is seen as a political imperative by many Democrats. “We have to put everything to the metal for the next six weeks” to rewrite and pass that bill, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who leads the Congressional Progressive Caucus. She said bills and essentially daring GOP lawmakers to defeat them, producing fodder for campaign ads but reminding constituents of Democrats’ 2021 failures. Other Pelosi priorities include benefits for veterans who served near toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan that could cost hundreds of billions of dollars, a measure addressing the computer chip shortage and other competitiveness issues, and a bill combating Russia’s threatened invasion of Ukraine with sanctions and other steps. An early focus will be a $1.5 trillion bill financing government through September and perhaps providing further aid to cope “People want to see government work and expect us to help move things forward,” said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., chair of the New Democrat Coalition, a House centrist group. She said voters will assess Democrats’ agenda for “the impact it has on their communities, on their families. That’s going to be what people think about when they vote in November.” To achieve that, Democrats are looking to claim election-year wins in a Congress they steer with almost no votes to spare, often against solid Republican opposition. They’re also debating the value of crafting other popular infighting over priorities that saw holdouts embarrass Biden and party leaders by scuttling two top goals: their roughly $2 trillion, 10-year social and environment measure and voting rights legislation. 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Walker AP Pro Football Writer OVP file photo Former Eastern varsity baseball coach Brian Bowen — pictured talking with his infielders during a Division IV district semifinal baseball contest on May 14, 2018, in Chillicothe, Ohio — was voted into the Southeast Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 21. In 20 years with the Eagles, Bowen won eight sectional titles, seven district championships and accumulated 298 wins while winning district coach of the year honors five different times. Lady Rebels sweep Eastern, 68-50 By Bryan Walters NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have survived using more players than any NFL team in a non-strike season and still earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed. They’re as rested and healthy as they’ve been all season, and now they have back Derrick Henry, the NFL’s top rusher in 2019 and 2020, for the postseason. It’s time to take the next step Saturday in their AFC divisional game with Cincinnati. “Everything that we dream about since we were kids is right there in front of us,” All Pro safety Kevin Byard said. The Titans (12-5) start their third straight postseason before a sold-out crowd at Nissan Stadium trying to take advantage of home-field advantage where they went 7-2 during the regular season. They lost a wild-card game to Baltimore here a year ago and haven’t won a playoff game at home since Jan. 11, 2003. The two-time AFC South champs have won three straight and four of five. One more win puts See BENGALS | 8 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — There’s a first time for everything. The South Gallia girls basketball team notched its first season sweep of host Eastern since becoming members of the Tri-Valley Conference on Thursday night during a 68-50 victory in a TVC Hocking Division matchup at The Nest. The Lady Rebels (12-4, 6-2 TVC Hocking) — who officially joined the TVC back in the fall of 2010 — had lost 16 consecutive league decisions to the Lady Eagles (8-8, 4-4) prior to this winter, but the guests ultimately wrapped up their first-ever league win at EHS with a pivotal 23-6 third quarter surge that turned a slim 1-point halftime lead into a comfortable 53-35 cushion headed into the finale. SGHS built early leads of 6-0 and 10-3 en route to a 16-12 first period advantage, but Eastern countered with a 17-10 surge out of the second quarter gates for its largest lead of the night at 29-26. South Gallia, however, closed the half with four straight points and never trailed the rest of the way after scoring the first 16 points of the second half en route to a 46-29 advantage. The guests closed the third quarter with a small 7-6 run to take an 18-point lead into the fourth. Both teams produced 15 points apiece down the stretch and the Lady Eagles were never closer than 18 points at any point in the fourth frame. SGHS took its largest lead of the night at 68-43 with under two minutes remaining. The Lady Rebels — who had previously only defeated EHS in league play (52-51) back in January of 2012 prior to this winter — also claimed a 67-36 win in the first matchup this year at SGHS back on Dec. 28, 2021. South Gallia — which also had a 52-50 non-league win at Eastern back in December of 2008 — outrebounded the hosts by a 41-33 overall margin, OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports South Gallia senior Jessie Rutt releases a shot attempt during the second half of Thursday night’s girls basketball contest against Eastern in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Saturday, Jan. 22 Boys Basketball Wahama at Eastern, 7 p.m. River Valley at Portsmouth ND, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant at Ripley, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Wahama at Meigs, 1:30 Gallia Academy at South Point, noon Wrestling Quad at Point Pleasant, TBA John Deno INV at Athens HS, 10 a.m. Wahama at Williamstown, 10 a.m. Swimming River Valley at Greenfield, 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24 Girls Basketball Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 7 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 7 p.m. River Valley at Jackson, 7 p.m. Eastern at Trimble, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant at Nicholas County, 7 p.m. including a 17-16 edge on the offensive glass. The Lady Rebels made 25-of57 field goal attempts for 44 percent, including a 3-of-16 effort from behind the arc for 19 percent. The guests made 15-of21 free throw attempts for 71 percent and also committed 12 turnovers. Tori Triplett led SGHS with a game-high 20 points, followed by Jessie Rutt with a doubledouble effort of 17 points and 14 rebounds. Emma Clary was next with 14 points, while Macie Sanders and Lindsey Wells completed things with respective efforts of 10 and seven points. Eastern netted 20-of-58 shot attempts for 35 percent, including a 2-of-15 performance from 3-point territory for 13 percent. The hosts sank 8-of-14 charity tosses for 57 percent and committed 16 turnovers in the setback. Sydney Reynolds paced EHS with 19 points and 10 rebounds, followed by Erica Durst with 14 points and Juli Durst with eight markers. Hope Reed and Eastern junior Juli Durst (32) throws a pass during the second half of Thursday See REBELS | 8 night’s girls basketball contest against South Gallia in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Tuesday, Jan. 25 Boys Basketball River Valley at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Eastern at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Sherman at Wahama, 7 p.m. Meigs at Vinton County, 7 p.m. Gallia Academy at Fairland, 7 p.m. OVCS at Cross Lanes Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Calvary Christian at Hannan, 6:30 OVCS at Cross Lanes Christian, 6 p.m. �8 Saturday, January 22, 2022 SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Number of early NFL draft entrants hits nine-year low at 73 Blue Angels fall at Fairland, 73-33 By Ralph D. Russo PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — The Gallia Academy girls basketball team suffered a 73-33 road loss Thursday evening to the Fairland Lady Dragons in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup. The Blue Angels (3-13, 0-9 OVC) were able to score five points in the first quarter, trailing the Lady Dragons (15-2, 10-0) 16-5 heading into The NFL announced Friday that 73 underclassmen have been granted special eligibility for the draft, the fewest in the last nine years. All-American linebacker Nakobe Dean was one of four players from national champion Georgia on the list, along with receiver George Pickens, safety Lewis Cine and defensive lineman Travon Walker. Mississippi’s Matt Corral is one of only two quarterbacks on the list, and a contender to be one of the first quarterbacks selected in the draft scheduled for April 28-30 in Las Vegas. Alabama, which lost Rebels From page 7 Ella Carleton wrapped things up with seven points and two points. Both teams return to TVC Hocking action on Monday as South Gallia to Georgia in the College Football Playoff title game, also had four underclassmen granted special eligibility for the draft, including AllAmerica receiver Jameson Williams, who tore a ligament in his left knee in the championship game. Fellow Crimson Tide receiver John Metchie, who injured his knee in the Southeastern Conference championship game, has also declared for the draft, along with Alabama tackle Evan Neal and linebacker Christian Harris. Before this year, the only time since 2014 the number of underclassmen entering the NFL draft with special eligibility fell below 95 was 2015 when the number was 74. hosts Federal Hocking, while Eastern travels to Glouster to face Trimble. Both games will start at approximately 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com the second. The Blue and White offense upped their production in the second, putting up 14 points, but they still went into halftime with a 42-19 disadvantage. In the third quarter, the hosts put up a further 26 points to the road team’s 10, going into the final quarter up 68-29. Ultimately, the Blue Angels were unable to cover the needed ground in the fourth quarter. Bengals the Raiders to snap that 31-year drought. Now these young Bengals (11-7) must From page 7 end another playoff skid them in their second AFC to reach Cincinnati’s first AFC championship championship game in game since January 1989 three seasons. and third overall. The “These guys were preBengals are 0-7 in the pared to play long into 2022,” Titans coach Mike playoffs away from home, and Houston is the only Vrabel said. other NFL team that has This is the revival yet to win a road playoff of an old AFC Central game. rivalry between fourth“We’re here to win,” seeded Cincinnati and the former Houston Oil- Bengals running back Joe Mixon said. “We don’t ers. The Bengals won care about some theory the only playoff game I guess that everybody’s between these teams pretty much worried 27-14 on Jan. 6, 1991. about. We know what That was their last we’ve got in front of us. postseason win until second-year quarterback We know what we have to do in order to get where Joe Burrow led them we want to be. We’ve got to a 26-19 victory over (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Leading the Blue Angels in scoring was freshman Kenya Peck, who recorded seven field goals and three free throws for a total of 17 points. Rounding out the Gallia Academy scoring were Preslee Reed with six points, Callie Wilson with five points, Asia Griffin with three points and Regan Wilcoxon with two points. Leading the Lady Dragons was Bree Allen, who got two 3-pointers, seven field goals and two free throws for a total of 22 points. The Blue Angels will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Monday when they host the Portsmouth Lady Trojans in another OVC contest. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. the path laid out for us.” 6-foot-3 and 247 pounds. He’s back! Of course, the Titans running back who wears No. 22 would return for a game on Jan. 22, 2022. Henry, the 2020 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year, has been taken off injured reserve and will start his first game since breaking his right foot Oct. 31. Henry has practiced since Jan. 5, and teammates couldn’t be happier to have back the man averaging 117.1 yards rushing in the postseason. The unknown is how much the Titans can hand the ball to someone who hasn’t played in a game in 12 weeks, even if Henry is Would-be triplets reunited The Titans had Henry along with wide receivers A.J. Brown and Julio Jones for all of 120 snaps over five games because of injuries. 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I enjoyed the work, and the platform we used in the classes allowed me to log in at the specified time, mount my PowerPoint, and begin conversing with my students located in Florida, Minnesota, New York, wherever. I taught them to write poetry, short stories, memoirs, plays, and novels, and my mantra was always, “You are American authors, and your writing is meant to be read.” As we workshopped their writings, I was always pleased with their camaraderie, their support for each other, and Vivian the ways in which they suggested Blevins options for alterations. I worked with Contributing them year after year, and now that columnist the company is closed, I hear from them via email or Facebook. I continue to encourage them: Pamela Lawson of Florida to complete her memoir which features early black-and-white photos of herself and the persons she has known and loved. I hear from Karen Wallace whose photographs, poems, and stories have been featured in college publications and who has a collection of exemplary short stories and a novel which she is close to finishing. There is Lynette Piotrowski, a very competent writer with twists and turns in her stories which surprise and baffle readers, and who promised to start submitting once she retired from AT&T. She is now retired. And there is Paul Beckles of New York who is now enjoying the sun and sand of Florida. My list could go on, but for the column this week, I’m focusing on Michelle Jones. Several years ago, we produced a play of hers on veteran suicide at Edison State Community College and at the Mayflower Arts Center with Vietnam War U.S. Army veteran John Looker (recipient of two Purple Hearts) handling the Q &A component with the audiences. Recently, Jones emailed me to indicate that she had received notice that her work would be published in an upcoming edition of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series. The book, subtitled “Navigating Elder Care and Dementia” with a publishing date of 2021, arrived in my mailbox last weekend. I, of course, immediately turned to her story entitled “Mother and Daughter” under the section “Accepting a New Reality.” I wanted to ascertain if Jones was writing at her best. Did she take an important story (Isn’t telling stories what we always do as creative writers? Am I telling you a story as you read this column?)? Did she choose a point of view that worked well for the story? Had she plotted it so that the characters, the dialogue, the narrative presented the theme(s) in ways that resonated with an intended audience? The preface to her story/essay is by Kristin Hannah and reads: “My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, rich and strong.” Jones details a moment when she is sitting with her mother in a facility for patients with dementia and thinking of the “pathway of thousands of moments rolled together like a quilt intertwining both our lives.” And in her reverie, she catalogues the moments of her life in which she wishes she had more often hugged her mother, expressed her appreciation, communicated with her when she was away at college or traveling abroad. She thinks of the beautiful opal ring her mother gave her for her fiftieth birthday, something her mother no longer remembers. And she reflects on how she is handling matters that some consider routine now that her mother is no longer able to do so. The pandemic/endemic has taught us all that our realities no longer exist, allowing us to connect in ways we once did with those we love. It’s important that we use the alternate approaches that we are now forced to consider. In conclusion, as an educator and a teacher of creative writing, I am always encouraging those I know to write, to use the written word to express feelings: frustrations, joy, sadness, regret, anger. Know there are publishers out there who want to know how you are processing your life. Go to the Chicken Soup for the Soul web site where you will discover the topics on which they are currently working: Angels, Cats, Counting Your Blessings/Attitude of Gratitude, Dogs, Messages from Heaven, Miracles, Preteens, Teenagers, and Crazy, Eccentric, Wacky, Lovable, Fun Families. Surely you have stories to tell on one or more of these themes. The editors have done an exemplary job at the site in explaining what they want and don’t want. They also have series of prompts to get you considering what you might share. And their proofreading/editing of what you submit and they publish is outstanding. Vivian B. Blevins. Ph.D., teaches telecommunication employees from around the country and students at Edison State Community College and works with veterans. You may reach her at 937-778-3815 or vbblevins@woh.rr.com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. THEIR VIEW Glimpses of America, 1957 A couple of years ago, one of my sweet and gentle readers, Mary Crider, gave me a large stack of my favorite childhood magazine, Sports Illustrated, mostly from the year 1957, about three years before Mom and Dad got me my own subscription to what was then a weekly magazine, both to satiate my growing interest in sports and to encourage me to read. It was Mary’s husband, Frank, whose name appears on each mailing label, someone I’m guessing followed the sporting scene as closely as I have pretty much all my life. I’ve been working my way through the stack of issues, reading several articles along the way to see the world as it once was, a welcome respite from so much that is so very depressing now, from a pandemic that simply won’t release its grip on us to the chaos on our southern border to the escalating prices we pay at the pump and in our grocery stores and to children gunning down classmates in the same type of school hallways I walked for over three decades without one thought something like that could ever happen. As I turn the pages of the magazines now more than six decades old, there’s so very much that provides a history lesson about how the collective “we” in our country once were. First of all, I’m always interested in old magazines when the subscrip- only first-year playtion card is still er Brown brought stapled in, and on. there was for When asked by this issue, dated reporters what December 9, 1957. the key to the For what was then turnaround was a weekly magazine from one season (rather than the John monthly publicaGrindrod to the next, Brown succinctly replied, tion that it is now), Guest “We got rid of the Frank Crider paid columnist people who were his $7.50 for a full no longer willing year, not quite 15 to pay the price.” In so cents per issue. In my perusals, I always many instances these spend some time looking days it seems to me that it may just be a bit harder at the advertising, feelto get rid of those who ing that always gives an simply aren’t willing to indication of what the largely male demographic expend the effort and energy to ensure our the magazine has always national success. had saw as desirable. In the cover story There were ads for dress in that old magazine, shoes, shaving lotions and colognes, sportswear, entitled “Dixie’s Yankee men’s watches, and lots of Hero” about native New liquor, like Old Smuggler Yorker Frank McGuire, the North Carolina basscotch. ketball coach ready to However, the most head into a new season interesting aspects as I read that issue came from following the previous year’s NCAA champiquotes from two very prominent coaches of that onship, his crowning era, quotes that spoke to a coaching achievement, couple of pretty important I found a quote that speaks so mightily to the core values, values some importance of humility, a might say were far more virtue so often missing in on display in the 1950s. As for the core value of today’s “It’s-all-about-me” era sports figures. industry, the quote came The previous March, from arguably the greatest McGuire coached his Tar influence on professional football the game has ever Heels to a perfect 32-0 season, culminating the known, Paul Brown. Folseason with a 54-53 win lowing a poor 1956 seaover a heavily favored son, when his Cleveland Kansas Jayhawk team in Browns went 5-7 in that era of 12-game schedules, triple overtime. McGuire devised a game plan that the Browns were in the neutralized the most process by early December of making a huge turn- dominant force in his or, for that matter, any around, thanks in large part to their superb rookie era, 7’1” Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain. running back, Jimmy In the article, writer Brown. And, he wasn’t the Gerald Holland told of McGuire’s being asked to be the keynote speaker in Columbus at the newly opened St. John Arena at a clinic for 1,800 high school coaches. In his concluding remarks that day before a full house hanging on his every word, he reminded his fellow coaches of the significance of a single point. He said, because of that one point, he was named college basketball’s coach of the year. He went on to say that, because of that same single point, he was invited to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. And, because of that same single point, he was asked to speak to them that day, and, in his dramatic conclusion, holding up one single finger, he finished thusly: “One point and the players and I don’t ever forget that’s the difference between us and a lot of teams and a lot of coaches.” Although I enjoyed the ads in that 1957 magazine and wished I had one of those now classic cars in the same pristine condition I saw in those ads, what I enjoyed more, thanks to Mary Crider’s gift, was a reminder of the core values of industry and humility that I found in the words of two iconic coaches — values I’m not sure are as prevalent in today’s world. John Grindrod is a regular columnist for The Lima News, a division of AIM Media Midwest, a freelance writer and editor and the author of two books. Reach him at grinder@wcoil.com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy. In 1947, America’s first commercially licensed Today’s highlight in history television station west of the Mississippi, KTLAOn Jan. 22, 1973, the TV in Los Angeles, made U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, its official debut. In 1995, Rose declared a nationwide Fitzgerald Kennedy died constitutional right to at the Kennedy comabortion. pound at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, at age 104. On this date In 1997, the Senate In 1901, Britain’s confirmed Madeleine Queen Victoria died at age 81 after a reign of 63 Albright as the nation’s years; she was succeeded first female secretary of by her eldest son, Edward state. In 1998, Theodore VII. Today is Saturday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2022. There are 343 days left in the year. Kaczynski pleaded guilty in Sacramento, California, to being the Unabomber responsible for three deaths and 29 injuries in return for a sentence of life in prison without parole. In 2007, a double car bombing of a predominantly Shiite commercial area in Baghdad killed 88 people. Iran announced it had barred 38 nuclear inspectors on a United Nations list from entering the country in apparent retaliation for U.N. sanctions imposed the previous month. In 2008, actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead of an accidental prescription overdose in a New York City apartment. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within a year. (The facility remained in operation as lawmakers blocked efforts to transfer terror suspects to the United States; President Donald Trump later issued an order to keep the jail open and allow the Pentagon to bring new prisoners there.) �NEWS 10 Saturday, January 22, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing How to motivate your child to exercise Sometimes, it can be a real challenge for kids (and adults) to get enough daily activity. Some days, I feel like there is no way I can add in one…more… thing. With busy family work schedules, school demands, and extracurricular commitments, trying to fit in “exercise” can feel so overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to! It doesn’t even have to be called ‘exercise’! That word itself can feel intimidating sometimes. It may be best to think about it more in terms of just being ACTIVE. Being physically active has so many important benefits for our bodies, young and old. Strong muscles and bones, healthy weight, reduced risk of certain diseases, better sleep and mood, and even better attention span are just a few of these benefits that regular physical activity can do for us. The best way for kids (and adults) to get physical activity is by incorporating it into a daily routine, into things they’re already doing, that are age-appropriate, and things that are interesting or fun for their fitness personality. Kids won’t do something long-term that they don’t enjoy, and if it’s not ageappropriate, the child will to get active and easily get bored, stay at it. An adult frustrated, or overwith a positive attiwhelmed. tude can help guide So, what in the a child that is relucworld is a “fitness tant to be active. personality?” Kids, On the flip side, just like adults, a child with an are all different. Meigs athletic personalSome may be Health ity will likely not nonathletes, some Matters be content by just casual athletes, Juli going on walks and some natural Simpson with you a few athletes. Likewise, times a week. This there are differpersonality type usually ent ways to motivate and incorporate physical gravitates toward sports and competitive settings. activity into all types of personalities. Finding the Even though physical activity is naturally right activities for the included in practices/ personality type—-both kids and adults—-means games for these kids and you may not need to add a much better chance of those activities becoming in much extra activity at home, it is still imporsomething they’re not overly intimidated by and tant to encourage these something they’ll actually kids to stay active in their free time and not enjoy doing regularly. solely depend on a sport For example, a nonto stay fit. Youth sports athlete that has little don’t last forever. Even interest in sport related kids that are involved in events will likely not be sports can run the risk comfortable playing on of getting way too much a sports team and could screen time and being get very discouraged if sedentary. pressured to do so. It is The “casual athlete” is important for adults to somewhere in between. stay open-minded and This could be a child that patient with kids of this personality type. It’s OK is somewhat interested in being active, but may be if it takes several tries before something ‘sticks’. happy with just shooting Remember that there are hoops on the playground or by being an occasional many non-sport things player in a recreational to do for exercise (see below). With that said, a (not a star player role) non-athlete is much more league. This type of kid can get easily discourlikely to need an adult’s help and encouragement aged and intimidated if the environment is too competitive or intense, so finding the right team or the right league can be important. Regardless of which “fitness personality” a child fits into, or maybe even somewhere in between, there are some easy things families can do to help keep everyone’s fitness on track and motivate each other to stay active. There are so, so many ideas! Here are just a few to get you thinking: - When going to the store, park in the spot farthest away. The kids have to walk in with you anyways, so everyone might as well get in some extra steps for the day! Walk whenever, and wherever you can. - Set up your child’s electronic device with a screen time limit. If your family views screen time as a privilege, you can make the agreement that once a limit is up, the child has to do some activity—or the child can earn some screen time by doing an activity. - If you have pets, part of the child’s daily responsibilities may be to walk those pets. - Many digital watches can be programmed to send an alert when a person has been sitting too long and not active withing a certain amount of time (this one is good for adults with desk jobs also!). These watches usually have a pedometer built in too, so one can track how active they’ve been throughout the day. - If your child is a gamer, there are several video game options out there that use dance, exercise, and similar movements as part of the game. These are especially fun when adults try the game with the kids. Lots of laughs guaranteed! - Anytime a commercial/ad break comes up, you can make it into an “activity break” for the family—-for example, everyone has to do 20 jumping jacks (many choices here!) before the show comes back on. If someone doesn’t, that person has to do the dishes (or some other agreed upon household chore). - Take the stairs instead of the elevator anywhere that it is an option and reasonable for the child’s age. - Walking/hiking, swimming, skating, bicycling, golf, gymnastics, martial arts, dance, running & jogging, frisbee, yard work, house work, table tennis, trampoline, tag, jump rope, 4-square, FREE PLAY, shooting basketball, whiffle ball, backyard volleyball, team sports, archery, playing catch, kayaking/ canoeing, hunting & fishing, playing at the park, gardening and farming, etc. - Yoga or fitness classes. Some of these cost money, but there are also many free follow-along videos on the internet for these activities, many specifically for kids! There are also many ideas out there for zeroequipment movements that use solely body weight for exercise (air squats, pushups, etc.). Start slow and work your way up. Do these things together with you kids (age-appropriate) regularly and you will both be amazed at how you improve as time goes on. Kids learn by example, and they look to adults for guidance and encouragement, in all areas— -not just as it relates to exercise. Be active yourself and support your kids’ interests. Try some of these ideas alongside your child. Who knows? You may even find something you didn’t even know you liked. When healthy physical activity habits are started early in life, kids will come to regard it as a regular and fun part of everyday routine. But it is never too late to start! Juli Simpson, RN, BSN, LSN, is Program Director for the Maternal & Child Health, for the Meigs County Health Department Giuliani associate gets year in prison in foreign donor case By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK — A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 Friday in an unrelated campaign finance case. Igor Fruman was told to report to prison March 14. He pleaded guilty in September to a single charge of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national. As part of the plea, he Your Guide To cal campaigns was serious and deserved incarceration. “It undermines the integrity of elections in our country,” he said as he announced the sentence. “It undermines democracy.” Fruman, 55, the father of four children, told the judge he had reflected on his crime. “It’s a shame that will live with me forever,” he said through a white face mask as several family members watched from wooden benches in an area for spectators. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten had urged a sentence of at OH-70270129 MEIGS COUNTY 2022 admitted soliciting a million dollars from a Russian entrepreneur, Andrey Muraviev, to donate to Republicans in Nevada, Florida Fruman and other states as part of an effort to launch a recreational marijuana business. Federal prosecutors in New York had urged Judge J. Paul Oetken to sentence Fruman to between three and four years in prison. 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Scotten said the crime does “grave damage to the integrity of the electoral system.” Defense lawyer Todd Blanche said his client had suffered from eight days in jail after his arrest and two years and four months of home incarceration. “That’s punishment enough, your honor,” he said. Fruman was charged in the case along with Lev Parnas, another Florida businessman who helped Giuliani’s attempt to spoil Biden’s quest for the presidency on the Democratic ticket. The pair served as liaisons between Giuliani and Ukrainian officials and business tycoons as the former New York City mayor tried to persuade prosecutors in that country to investigate Biden’s son, Hunter, over his work for an energy company. U.S. prosecutors haven’t brought any charges in connection with the Ukrainian influence campaign, which was the subject of one of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials, but focused instead on donations that Fruman and Parnas made to U.S. politicians as they sought to build influence in Republican political circles. Parnas was convicted in October of campaign finance crimes and awaits sentencing. Politicians who got the illegal donations, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, have said they were unaware the money secretly came from a foreign source. �OH-70269791 Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, January 22, 2022 11 �NEWS 12 Saturday, January 22, 2022 Daily Sentinel Comedian Louie Intel Anderson dies at 68 From page 1 By Lynn Elber AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES — Louie Anderson, whose fourdecade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Friday. He was 68. Anderson died at a hospital in Las Vegas of complications from cancer, said Glenn Schwartz, his longtime publicist. Anderson had a type of nonHodgkin lymphoma, Schwartz said previously. “’Baskets’ was such a phenomenal ‘second act’ for Louie Anderson. I wish he’d gotten a third,” Michael McKean said on Twitter. George Wallace wrote: “You’ll be missed, Louie. What an awesome friend. One in a million.” Gilbert Gottfried posted a photo of himself, Anderson and Bob Saget, who died Jan. 9, with the caption: “Both good friends that will be missed.” The portly, round-faced Anderson used his girth and a checkered childhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as fodder for his early stand-up routines. In a 1987 interview with The Associated Press, Anderson compared himself to another comedian who mined his childhood for comedy. “Bill Cosby and I had similar goals,” Anderson told AP. “I wanted parents to be able to bring their children and children to be able to bring their parents to my concerts. I feel a family that can laugh about family problems is better off. The difference between Cosby and myself is that he sees it from an adult perspective and I tell it from a child’s viewpoint.” He had a life-long battle with weight, but said in 1987 that he’d put a stop to using his size as stage material. “I’ve always been big,” he said. “But I don’t do fat jokes anymore.” In later years, his life as one of 11 children in a family headed by a troubled father and devoted mother was a deeper source of reflection and inspiration for Anderson, both in his screen work and in his best-selling books. His latest book, 2018’s “Hey Mom,” was a tribute in letters to the lessons he learned from her and how-to tips on facing life’s challenges. He also gave the late Ora Zella Anderson a shout-out for the “Baskets” role. “I just started writing with one letter, saying, ‘Hey Mom, I’m playing you on TV. I hope you see it. I hope you’re a part of it...” Anderson told AP that year. He won the best supporting actor Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Christine Baskets, mother to twins played by Zach Galifianakis, in FX’s “Baskets.” factory is not like other factories,” Gelsinger said during a White House event. “It’s more like a small city supporting a vibrant community of services, suppliers and ancillary businesses. You can think about this as a magnet for the entire tech industry.” President Joe Biden used Intel’s Ohio announcement to push a $52 billion bill awaiting House approval that would invest in the chip sector and help ensure more production occurs in the U.S. “We are going to invest in America,” Biden said at the White House. “We’re investing in American workers. We’re going to stamp everything we can, ‘Made in America,’ especially these computer chips.” Construction is expected to begin this year, with production coming online at the end of 2025. The company is also investing an additional $100 million for an education pipeline to help provide jobs for the facility. Total investment could top $100 billion over the decade, with six additional factories, Gelsinger said. Intel said one of the products it will make in Ohio is the Intel 18A, “among the most advanced chips ever made,” according to Forrester analyst Glenn O’Donnell. Those will likely to be used in the high-end computers that are popular with video game enthusiasts and needed for the data cen- Plan Map of maps, Republicans were favored to win 62 of 99 seats (62%) in the Ohio House and 23 of From page 1 33 seats (almost 70%) in the Ohio Senate, a Litigants behind the alternative plan submit- striking departure from the state’s political mix ted Friday include the of 54% Republicans and League of Women Vot46% Democrats. ers of Ohio, the legal The petitioners’ plan arm of the National is likely to result in 56 Democratic RedistrictRepublicans and 43 ing Committee, Ohio voter Bria Bennett and Democrats being elected to the Ohio House, others. They said it “satisfies and 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats being every technical lineelected to the Ohio Sendrawing rule set forth” ate. in the Constitution, Marina Jenkins, litiLevenson said, “as well gation director for the as the constitutional National Redistricting requirements that the Action Fund, said jusseat share correspond closely to voters’ state- tices laid out a path to creating constitutional wide preferences and maps and this “offers a that the plan avoid fair and constitutionalprimarily favoring or disfavoring one political ly-compliant map that more accurately reflects party.” Under the first round the will of the people.” ters run by tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft. “Such chips are not likely to power automobiles or consumer electronics because most of those chips do not need such advanced manufacturing,” O’Donnell said. But making more computer chips in the U.S. won’t entirely protect the industry from supply chain disruptions and shortages because the chips still will be sent to Asia for assembling and packaging, said Nina Turner, a research analyst at IDC. After years of heavy reliance on Asia for the production of computer chips, vulnerability to shortages of the crucial components was exposed in the U.S. and Europe as they began to emerge economically from the pandemic. The U.S. share of the worldwide chip manufacturing market has declined from 37% in 1990 to 12% today, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, and shortages have 11 deaths 70-79 — 307 cases (2 new), 49 hospitalizations, 27 deaths From page 1 80-plus — 181 cases (1 new), 28 hospitalizations, 20-29 —1,030 22 deaths cases (25 new), 20 Vaccination rates in hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 913 cases (18 Meigs County are as new), 17 hospitalizations, follows, according to ODH: 1 death Vaccines started: 40-49 — 931 cases (22 new), 34 hospitalizations, 10,371 (45.27 percent of the population); 7 deaths Vaccines completed: 50-59 — 814 cases (14 new), 58 hospitalizations, 9,389 (40.99 percent of the population). 12 deaths 60-69 — 666 cases (9 new), 61 hospitalizations, Mason County 12 deaths According to the 10 70-79 — 415 cases (5 a.m. update on Friday new), 89 hospitalizations, from DHHR, there have 21 deaths been 5,030 cases (81 80-plus — 260 cases (4 new) of COVID-19, in new), 61 hospitalizations, Mason County (4,653 35 deaths confirmed cases, 377 Vaccination rates in probable cases) since Gallia County are as the beginning of the follows, according to pandemic and 76 deaths. ODH: DHHR reports there are Vaccines started: currently 158 active cases 13,726 (45.9 percent of and 4,801 recovered cases the population); in Mason County. Vaccines completed: (Editor’s note: Case 12,531 (41.9 percent of data includes both the population). confirmed and probable cases.) Case data is as follows: Meigs County 0-4 — 101 cases (4 According to the 2 p.m. new) update from ODH on 5-11 — 260 cases (4 Friday, there have been new) 3,924 total cases (50 12-15 — 286 cases (5 new) in Meigs County new) since the beginning 16-20 — 363 cases (6 of the pandemic, 205 new) hospitalizations and 21-25 — 412 cases (11 74 deaths (1 new). Of new) the 3,924 cases, 3,253 26-30 — 441 cases (8 (11 new) are presumed new) recovered. 31-40 — 788 cases (16 Case data is as follows: new), 2 deaths 0-19 — 774 cases (8 41-50 — 748 cases (17 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 569 cases (12 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 658 cases (5 new), 5 hospitalizations, new), 11 deaths 1 death 61-70 — 507 cases (3 30-39 — 516 cases (8 new), 15 hospitalizations, new), 13 deaths 71+ — 446 cases (2 1 death new), 47 deaths 40-49 — 572 cases (4 Additional county case new), 18 hospitalizations, data since vaccinations 2 deaths began Dec. 14, 2020: 50-59 — 528 cases (9 Total cases since start new), 32 hospitalizations, of vaccinations: 4,177 (76 9 deaths (1 new) new); 60-69 — 477 cases (6 Total cases among new), 52 hospitalizations, COVID tors Bureau is joining thousands of organizations across the country to celebrate From page 1 National Plan for Vacation Day and encourage to take off all the time that is earned for a well- Americans to take some much-needed time off,” deserved break,” said Amanda Crouse, execuU.S. Travel President tive director of GCCVB, and CEO Roger Dow. said. According to the The Bureau offers visnews release: “Data itors and Gallia County also shows that while residents resources to vacation is essential plan for vacation 2022. to Americans’ mental Visit its website, health and well-being, it is also a crucial benefit www.VisitGallia.com, for a full listing of resfor American workers. taurants, places to stay, Nearly 70% of U.S. workers agree that their and fun attractions and ability to take vacations events. Visitors can also request a physical is an important factor copy of the official visiin keeping them in the workforce. In fact, paid tor guide. The Bureau office is open to the time off is the second most important employ- public and has free information about Galee benefit an employer could offer after health lia County and many other Ohio and West insurance benefits.” Virginia tourism desti“The Gallia County nations. Convention and Visi- Andrew Harnik | AP President Joe Biden, accompanied by from left, Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, leaves after speaking about Intel’s announcement to invest in an Ohio chip making facility at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington on Friday. become a potential risk. Shortages of chips have crimped the ability of U.S. automakers to produce vehicles and last year, General Motors was unseated by Toyota as the nation’s top-selling automaker for the first time. The U.S. and Europe are pushing to aggressively to build chip making capacity and reduce reliance on producers that are now mostly based in Asia. Semiconductor businesses have also been trying to diversify their operations to avoid bottlenecks caused by problems — such as a natural disaster or pandemic lockdown — in a specific region. Several chipmakers last year signaled an interest in expanding their American operations if the U.S. government is able to make it easier to build chip plants. Samsung said in November it plans to build a $17 billion factory outside of Austin, Texas. As Biden alluded to, lawmakers have been urging House and Senate leaders to fully fund a law meant to address individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 3,743 (66 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 434 (10 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 61; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 4. A total of 11,830 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID19 vaccine, which is 44.6 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,929 fully vaccinated or 37.4 percent of the population. Mason County is currently orange on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 25 confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. No confirmed cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in Mason County. Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Friday from ODH, there have been 19,697 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 22,118), 476 new hospitalizations (21day average of 378), 37 new ICU admissions (21day average of 34) and 742 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21day average of 121) with 31,987 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: 7,130,638 (61.0 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,543,032 (55.98 percent of the population). As of Jan. 19, the semiconductor chip shortage. They want Congress to fully fund the $52 billion CHIPS for America Act, allowing for stateside investment in semiconductor factories. Not only has the chip shortage disrupted the U.S. economy, it is creating a vulnerability in the country’s defense system since eight of every 10 chips are produced in Asia, lawmakers say. Intel executives made clear Friday that the size of its Ohio complex will depend on passage of the federal subsidies sought by the Biden administration and Ohio lawmakers. “The scope and pace of Intel’s expansion in Ohio,” said a statement from Keyvan Esfarjani, Intel’s senior vice president of manufacturing, “will depend heavily on funding from the CHIPS Act.” The Intel project is the largest single privatesector investment in Ohio’s history, on par with an agreement in 1977 that brought Honda to central Ohio, where it now employs more than 14,000 people. Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., announced plans last year to spend $20 billion for two new factories in Arizona. It’s also pitching for European subsidies to build a big plant somewhere within the European Union and last month said it will invest $7.1 billion to expand its decades-old manufacturing operation in Malaysia, home to roughly 10% of the company’s global workforce. Along with the U.S. and Malaysia, Intel also has existing plants in Ireland, Israel, Vietnam and China. ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 16,820; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 804; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 55,481; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 3,372. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 407,131 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 5,335 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 53,856 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 496 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,609 deaths due to COVID19 since the start of the pandemic, with 19 since the last update. There are 16,742 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 23.78 and a cumulative positivity rate of 7.55 percent. Statewide, 1,098,601 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (61.3 percent of the population). A total of 52.8 percent of the population, 945,371 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 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. 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