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Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from OHIO VALLEY ODH on Wednesday, — Since yesterday’ there have been 6,865 update, there was one additional death, as well total cases (58 new) in Gallia County as 143 new COVID-19 since the beginning cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing of the pandemic, 373 hospitalizations (5 new) area on Wednesday. In Gallia County, the and 95 deaths. Of the 6,865 cases, 5,628 (113 Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported new) are presumed recovered. 58 new COVID-19 Case data is as cases. follows: In Meigs County, 0-19 — 1,359 ODH reported 23 new cases (18 new), 11 COVID-19 cases. hospitalizations In Mason County, 20-29 —1,115 the West Virginia cases (1 new), 21 Department of Health hospitalizations, 1 death and Human Resources 30-39 — 1,001 (DHHR), reported cases (4 new), 19 the additional death associated with COVID- hospitalizations, 1 death 19 of an individual in See COVID | 8 the 51-60 age range. Judge again blocks Ohio law regulating aborted fetal remains By Julie Carr Smyth ing “humane.” Under current law the new rules seek to replace, fetal remains COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge again from what are known as surgical, or procedural, blocked an Ohio law abortions fall under Wednesday that would existing rules for hanrequire fetal remains from surgical abortions dling infectious waste, meaning they could be to be cremated or burdisposed of with mateied. rial from other medical It was the second procedures. time in a year that Abortion opponents Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Alison lobbied for the new Hatheway prevented the language, which they say assures human law from taking effect, dignity. Abortion rights in a case brought by a group of clinics and the groups have called it another effort by the ACLU of Ohio. state’s Republican-led Republican Gov. Legislature to obstruct Mike DeWine signed a legally available prothe law in December 2020. It was intended to cedure. In seeking to keep the replace an earlier Ohio law blocked, abortion law requiring aborted providers and their fetuses to be disposed of “in a humane manSee REMAINS | 8 ner,” but without defin- Associated Press 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 © 2022 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. Beth Sergent | OVP Birds of a feather are pictured sticking together on icy tree limbs in the Ohio Valley Publishing readership area. More winter weather is expected for Gallia, Meigs and Mason counties this week. New winter storm system moves into area By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — Crews throughout Meigs and Gallia counties are preparing for the rain, ice and snow expected to round out the week. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) urged motorists to not travel unnecessarily Wednesday through Friday, according to a press release on Tuesday. In ODOT’s release, crews in the northern part of the state are expecting larger amounts of snow than the southeastern area. “The forecast for the southern portion of Ohio shows serious potential for heavy rain that could lead to flooding issues before it changes over to freezing rain or snow. Please remember to never drive through high water or around barricades,” the press release stated. District 10 Public Information Officer Ashley Rittenhouse said crews in Meigs and Gallia counties are not pre-treating roads, but are preparing for the ice expected to cover the area. “We will not be pretreating ahead this storm,” Rittenhouse said. “Any brine we put on the road would be washed away by the rain.” Rittenhouse said the crews would be preparing Wednesday and Thursday morning by checking equipment, putting chains on tires, and loading trucks with salt. ODOT crews are preparing for downed Emergency HEAP Program continues through March 31 the recording. At the end you will be given a confirmation number. You CHESHIRE — The must have that for your Emergency HEAP Proappointment to be comgram is continuing to assist qualified residents pleted. You will have to have your social security at Gallia-Meigs Comnumber or client number munity Action Agency and your gas and electric (GMCAA). account number in order “We are continuto make your appointing to assist customment. Please note, an ers with their main appointment may not heating source and/or extend a scheduled utilfurnace repair through ity shut-off.” our Emergency HEAP Emergency HEAP Program and will continue through March 31,” provides assistance to households that have had stated a news release from GMCAA. “To make utilities disconnected, face the threat of disconan appointment you nection, or have 25% or can call our IVR phone less supply of bulk fuel, number (Interactive Voice Response System), or less than 10 day supwhich stills gives the cus- ply of wood or coal. The tomers access seven days program allows a onetime payment per heata week, 24 hours a day. ing season to restore or The number is 1-740444-4371, and please See HEAP | 8 listen until the end of Staff Report trees, which Rittenhouse said would be a result of the ice. Rittenhouse said ice causes extra challenges for road crews and ODOT asks motorists to stay home if they can. As previously reported by Ohio Valley Publishing, there are 440 lane-miles in Gallia County and 492 in Meigs County, under ODOT’s jurisdiction. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) out of Charleston, W.Va., as of press time on Wednesday, a Winter Storm Warning was in effect from 7 a.m. today until 7 a.m. Friday for Meigs and Gallia counties in Ohio with heavy mixed precipitation expected and total snow accumulations of up to two inches and ice accumulations of one tenths of an inch. This was causing concerns regarding power outages and tree damage due to ice. As of press time on Wednesday, a Winter Weather Advisory was in effect from 7 p.m. today until 1 p.m. Friday in Mason County with mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of up to two tenths of an inch. The warnings, reported by the NWS, also noted travel could become hazardous in Meigs, Mason and Gallia counties. The NWS also reported a Flood Watch for Mason County, effective this morning through late tonight. (Editor’s note: In anticipation of severe See WEATHER | 8 Former House speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge By Andrew Welsh-Huggins “essential facts” needed for an indictment. Associated Press The “federal government here oversteps its COLUMBUS, Ohio — role in seeking to impose its standards of good The former Republican government on Ohio,” house speaker accused the filing said. “Even of helping orchestrate worse, the government a $60 million bribery does so by alleging that scheme has asked that the criminal case against campaign contributions, which are protected by him be dropped, arguthe First Amendment, ing prosecutors haven’t presented evidence that formed an illegal bribe.” Householder and four backs up the indictment. others were accused of Federal investigators using money secretly charged Larry Householder eighteen months funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to win ago with conspiring to oversee the funneling of passage of the bailout energy company money legislation and engaging in a dirty tricks caminto a legislative effort paign to prevent a voter to bail out two nuclear referendum on the bill. power plants. HouseHouseholder political holder has pleaded not strategist Jeffrey Longguilty. streth and lobbyist Juan In a court filing late Cespedes have Tuesday, his attorneys argue the government See SPEAKER | 8 hasn’t provided the �NEWS 2 Thursday, February 3, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS $1B approved to clean up abandoned wells 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. By Drew Costley Thursday, Feb. 3 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Academy dining room, weather permitting, everyone invited to attend, COVID-19 protocols observed. Friday, Feb. 4 POMEROY — Meigs County Public Employee Retirees Inc., Chapter 74 will meet at 1 p.m., Mulberry Community Center. Meigs County Auditor Mary Byer-Hill will be the guest speaker. PERI District 7 Representative Greg Ervin will also be present to share state information and views that may effect retirees. All PERI retirees are urged to attend. Saturday, Feb. 5 RIO GRANDE — The Beta Alpha Chapter of DKG will meet 10:30 a.m., in the Rio Room at the Rio Grande Bob Evans. Lynn Arnott will have the program for the meeting. Please bring a an item for the silent auction. Members will order from the menu after being seated. Notify Debbie Rhodes via call, text or email for a reservation. SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #788 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with a potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by a meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Monday, Feb. 7 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 meets 6 p.m., post home on McCormick Road, all members urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — GAHS Class of 1957 meeting and luncheon, 65th class reunion, noon, meeting room at Holzer Wellness Center, 735 Second Ave., call Shirley Graham to RSVP at 740-446-1304. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Township Garage. POMEROY — The Friends of the Library Meeting will be at 11:30 p.m. LETART TWP. — Regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Letart Township Building, 49380 SR 124. BIDWELL — Gallia County Beekeepers Association meets, 6:30 p.m., Fellowship of Faith church, 20344 State Route 554, Bidwell, discussion on late winter beekeeping and spring build up; meeting open to anyone interested in or currently involved with beekeeping. Tuesday, Feb. 8 GALLIPOLIS — The Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library Board of Trustees meets, 5:30 p.m., at the library. GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 meets 6 p.m., post home on Third Ave., all members urged to attend, RIO GRANDE — The regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center Governing Board will be held at 5 p.m. at the University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. Call (740) 245-0593 for more details. POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library will be at 6 p.m. Bring an instrument and play along in this informal jam session at the library. Acoustic Night is held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. A proposed meeting agenda is located at www.meigs-health.com. GALLIPOLIS — The Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library board of trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the library. Thursday, Feb. 10 BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees regular monthly meeting 7 p.m., Bedford Townhall, there will be no meeting on Feb. 14. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Retired Teachers organization will meet at noon at the Courtside Restaurant. Friday, Feb. 11 GALLIPOLIS — Regular monthly Board meeting of O. O. McIntyre Park District, 11 a.m., Park Board office at the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St. 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 AP Science Writer The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to cap abandoned oil and gas wells across the United States. There are over 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells in the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency. And Interior officials say that wells have been exposing millions of people to air and water pollution for decades. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement Monday that the funding will help the country “confront the legacy pollution and long-standing environmental injustices that for too long have plagued underrepresented communities.” Much of the funding is focused on plugging wells in communities of color and in rural and tribal communities. The funds are coming from $4.7 billion set aside from the bipartisan infrastructure bill to create a federal program to clean up wells. Officials hope the well cleanup effort also will create jobs and help stimulate economic growth. “We’re particularly excited about these investments because they will be job creators,” said Winnie Stachelberg, infrastructure coordinator at Interior. “In addition to creating immediate jobs addressing the pollution, these investments will build a foundation for future job growth once sites are cleaned up.” Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma and California — states an Associated Press examination found have among the most abandoned wells — are eligible to get the largest shares of funding from the $1.15 billion. States will have to apply for funding set aside for well cleanup. The Interior Department said nearly every state with documented abandoned wells expressed interest in applying. Abandoned wells are a growing problem around the U.S. as oil and gas companies leave them behind and communities shift away from fossil fuel production. About two-thirds of the millions of the abandoned wells haven’t been plugged, and many are releasing methane, a potent greenhouse gas. In California, which has 4,844 documented abandoned wells, there is a statewide push to shift away from fossil fuel production. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to phase out oil and gas drilling in the state completely by 2045. Last week, the Los Angeles City Council voted to ban new oil and gas drilling and phase out hundreds of existing wells. Decades of well abandonment in states such as California, Texas and Pennsylvania — along with industry and government plans to shut down more wells — have left communities around the country scrambling to figure out how to clean up well sites. Biden aims to cut cancer deaths by 50% over 25 years By Josh Boak can be uneven, such that Biden is setting an aspiration for the country more than 50 years after President Joe Biden President Richard Nixon is committing to reduce signed the National Canthe cancer death rate by cer Act and launched a 50% — a new goal for the “moonshot” initiative war on the disease. The benefits of that act were against the disease that seen recently in areas was announced in 2016 outside of cancer as well when he was vice presias vaccines that were dent. Biden has set a 25-year developed for the coronavirus. timeline for achieving The pain experienced that goal, part of his by Biden is shared by broader effort to end many Americans. The cancer as we know it, American Cancer Society according to senior estimates that there will administration officials be 1,918,030 new cancer who previewed Wednescases and 609,360 cancer day’s announcement on the condition of anonym- deaths this year. What the president is aimity. The issue is deeply per- ing to do is essentially save more than 300,000 sonal for Biden: He lost lives annually from the his elder son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015. Yet disease, something the the rollout comes without administration believes is possible because the ageany new funding elements at a time when the adjusted death rate has gains from new research already fallen by roughly Associated Press 25% over the past two decades. The cancer death rate is currently 146 per 100,000 people, down from nearly 200 in 2000. “The progress in cancer research is slow — some of the fruits of Nixon’s 1971 declaration were only harvested with the development of the COVID mRNA vaccine,” said Dr. Otis Brawley, a professor of oncology and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University and former chief medical and scientific officer for the American Cancer Society. The research progress that has occurred has led to a “better understanding of the biology of cancer and will do even more for us in the future.” Better public health practices, reducing cancer risks such as smoking and informing people about the best cancer research could reduce deaths. Brawley said that one of his studies found that 130,000 people die annually from cancer because they do not benefit from known science. Dr. Barron Lerner, a professor of medicine and population health at New York University Langone Health, said that “hyperbolic goals” can be needed to attract public attention but achieving the 50% reduction is “extremely unlikely.” “Similar past efforts like the ‘War on Cancer’ have made gains, but they have been more modest,” said Lerner, the author “The Breast Cancer Wars.” “Cancer is many diseases and requires very complicated research. Translating these advances to the clinical setting is never easy either.” TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Thursday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2022. There are 331 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On Feb. 3, 1943, during World War II, the U.S. transport ship SS Dorchester, which was carrying troops to Greenland, sank after being hit by a German torpedo in the Labrador Sea; of the more than 900 men aboard, only some 230 survived. (Four Army chaplains on board gave away their life jackets to save others and went down with the ship.) On this date In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a shipboard peace conference off the Virginia coast; the talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratified. In 1917, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, the same day an American cargo ship, the SS Housatonic, was sunk by a U-boat off Britain after the crew was allowed to board lifeboats. In 1959, rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. In 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 became the first manmade object to make a soft landing on the moon. In 1988, the U.S. House of Representatives handed President Ronald Reagan a major defeat, rejecting his request for $36.2 million in new aid to the Nicaraguan Contras by a vote of 219211. In 1994, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off, carrying Sergei Krikalev the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a U.S. spacecraft. In 1995, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off with a woman, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins, in the pilot’s seat for the first time in NASA history. In 1998, a U.S. Marine plane sliced through the cable of a ski gondola in Italy, causing the car to plunge hundreds of feet, killing all 20 people inside. In 2006, an Egyptian passenger ferry sank in the Red Sea during bad weather, killing more than 1,000 passengers. In 2009, Eric Holder became the first black U.S. attorney general as he was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden. In 2020, in closing arguments at President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, Democratic prosecutors urged senators to stop a “runaway presidency” and recognize Trump’s actions in Ukraine as part of a pattern of behavior that would allow him to “cheat” in the 2020 election; Trump’s defenders accused Democrats of trying to undo the 2016 election and said voters should decide Trump’s fate. murder in the December 2020 shooting death of a Black man, Andre Hill. (Coy has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.) Country star Morgan Wallen was suspended from his label and his music was pulled by radio stations and streaming services after Ten years ago: The breast cancer char- a video surfaced showed him shouting a racial ity Susan G. Komen for the Cure abandoned plans slur. Tennis Hall of Famer Tony Trabert, a five-time to eliminate its funding Grand Slam singles chamfor Planned Parenthood, pion, died at his Florida following a three-day home at the age of 90. furor that resounded across the Internet, in Congress and among Today’s birthdays: Komen affiliates. Federal Football Hall of Famer prosecutors dropped their Fran Tarkenton is 82. investigation of Lance Actor Bridget Hanley is Armstrong, ending a 81. Actor Blythe Danner nearly two-year effort is 79. Football Hall of aimed at determining Famer Bob Griese is 77. whether the seven-time Singer-guitarist Dave Tour de France winner Davies (The Kinks) is and his teammates had 75. Singer Melanie is 75. participated in a doping Actor Morgan Fairchild is program. (In January 72. Actor Pamela Franklin 2013, Armstrong pubis 72. Actor Nathan Lane licly admitted taking is 66. Rock musician Lee performance-enhancing Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) drugs.) Actor-director is 66. Actor Thomas Ben Gazzara, 81, died in Calabro is 63. Rock musiNew York. cian/author Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) is 63. Actordirector Keith Gordon Five years ago: is 61. Actor Michele President Donald Trump launched his long- Greene is 60. Country promised attack on bank- singer Matraca Berg is ing rules that were rushed 58. Actor Maura Tierney into law after the nation’s is 57. Actor Warwick Davis is 52. Actor Elisa economic crisis, signing new orders after meeting Donovan is 51. Reggaeton with business and invest- singer Daddy Yankee ment chiefs and pledging is 46. Actor Isla Fisher further action to free big is 46. Human rights activist Amal Clooney banks from restrictions. is 44. Singer-songwriter Jessica Harp is 40. Actor One year ago: Matthew Moy is 38. A white Columbus, Ohio, police officer, Adam Actor Brandon Micheal Hall is 29. Coy, was charged with �Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, February 3, 2022 3 MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN WOMEN’S HEALTH with Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery Dr. Sam Badran is a board-certified surgical gynecologist. When a woman needs surgery, Dr. Badran believes the most important priority is managing her safety as a patient. His second priority is to perform the woman’s surgery in a minimally invasive way so that she can recover and get back to living life quickly. Dr. Badran has the expertise and Pleasant Valley Hospital has the technology to do both things well. These are among the many ways that Pleasant Valley Hospital is making a difference in women’s health. 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Kyler D’Augustino poured The River Valley boys basin seven of his 11 second half ketball team managed only points during the third canto, 13 field goals and cracked which resulted in a 17-11 double digits in a quarter AHS charge that pushed the only once on Tuesday night during a 48-34 setback to vis- lead out to double digits (3828) headed into the finale. iting Alexander in a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division Alexander closed regulation with a 10-6 run to complete contest in Gallia County. the 14-point outcome. The Raiders (2-15, 1-6 The Spartans also claimed TVC Ohio) got seven points a season sweep after posting from Kade Alderman in the a 64-49 decision in Albany first quarter and built an back on Dec. 14, 2021. early 8-7 advantage, but the Both teams hauled in 37 hosts ultimately trailed 12-9 rebounds apiece, with RVHS after one period of play. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters|OVP Sports River Valley senior Mason Rhodes, middle, dribbles through a double team during the first half of Tuesday night’s boys basketball contest against Alexander in Bidwell, Ohio. claiming a 20-16 edge on the offensive glass. The hosts also committed 18 of the 34 turnovers in the contest. The Raiders — who were 5-of-7 at the free throw line for 71 percent — were led by Mason Rhodes with 13 points, followed by Alderman with nine points and Jance Lambert with seven markers. Caunnor Clay completed the RVHS tally with five points. D’Augustino paced Alexander with a game-high 18 points, followed by Braydin McKee with 11 points and Dylan Allison with seven markers. See SPARTANS | 6 Blue Devils burn Chesapeake, 83-61 in OVC matchup By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — The Blue Devils threw one ‘big’ welcome back party. Junior Isaac Clary returned from a 2-week layoff due to injury by pouring in a career-high 43 points while guiding the Gallia Academy boys basketball team to an 83-61 victory over visiting Chesapeake on Tuesday night in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Gallia County. The Blue Devils (12-5, 6-5 OVC) found themselves in an early 15-3 hole, but the 6-foot-8 center rallied the hosts by scoring a dozen points as part of a 13-6 charge to close the opening canto trailing 21-16. Clary — who scored at least five field goals in each period — tacked on another 11 points in the second frame, with Zane Loveday and Kenyon Franklin also adding four points each as part of a 23-7 surge that propelled GAHS to a 39-28 advantage entering the break. The Panthers were never closer than seven points (41-34) the rest of the way as the Blue and White got 10 points from Clary and another nine from Loveday during a 23-21 run that increased the cushion out to 62-49. Clary tacked on his final 10 points during a 21-12 fourth quarter push that wrapped up the 22-point triumph. GAHS outrebounded Chesapeake by a substantial 57-21 overall margin, including a 26-10 edge on the offensive boards. The hosts committed 18 of the 30 turnovers in the contest, but also outscored CHS by a 68-20 margin in the paint. The Blue Devils made 37-of-67 field goal attempts for 55 percent, including a 1-of-6 performance from behind the arc for 17 percent. Gallia Academy was also 8-of-19 at the free throw line for 42 percent. Clary ended the night 20-of-27 from the floor and just 3-of-9 at the free throw line. The big man also recorded a double-double with a game-high 17 rebounds, with 13 of those coming on the offensive glass. Loveday followed Clary for GAHS with 19 points, while Carson Wamsley and Brody Fellure See DEVILS | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 3 Boys Basketball Wahama at Wirt County, 7 p.m. OVCS at Parkersburg Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Meigs at River Valley, 7 p.m. Eastern at Southern, 7 p.m. Trimble at South Gallia, 7 p.m. OVCS at Parkersburg Christian, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 7 p.m. Wahama at Wirt County, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4 Boys Basketball Waterford at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Covenant Christian at Hannan, 7 p.m. River Valley at Vinton County, 7 p.m. Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 7 p.m. Meigs at Alexander, 7 p.m. Southern at Trimble, 7 p.m. Eastern at Belpre, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Wahama at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 7 p.m. Hannan at Calvary Christian, 6 p.m. Eastern at Berne Union, 6 p.m Colton Jeffries|OVP Sports Gallia Academy freshman Kenya Peck (42) takes the ball to the hoop during a basketball game against the Point Pleasant Lady Knights Tuesday evening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Blue Angels take down Point, 48-39 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Lady Knights had opportunities … and they just couldn’t cash them in. The Point Pleasant girls basketball team fell at home 48-39 Tuesday evening to the Gallia Academy Blue Angels. Gallia also won the teams’ first meeting in the season, a 35-29 win in Centenary, Ohio Dec. 4. The Blue Angels (4-15) started Tuesday’s game with a 4-0 lead, getting around the Lady Knight (4-12) defense. With the score being 6-2, both teams went on a pair of cold streaks as the first quarter drew on. The Black and Red did cut the deficit down to one point, but the Blue and White maintained a 6-5 lead at the end of the first. The Lady Knights did get the lead in the second minute of the second quarter. However, the Blue Angels picked up back up on their next possession, and wouldn’t relinquish it the rest of the evening. The home team got over half of their second quarter points from free throws, scoring five times from the charity stripe. A large part of Points’ offensive problems stemmed from the Lady Knights making poor decisions inside the paint, getting many of their passes intercepted Point Pleasant senior Tayah Fetty (34) gets the ball around the Blue Angel defense during a basketball game against Gallia Academy Tuesday evening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. by Gallia. On the other end of the court, the Blue and White warmed up behind the 3-point line, hitting three shots from the arch to go into halftime with a 19-12 lead. Many problems of the first half continued to give the Lady Knights problems, with the hosts not capitalizing on their chances to make the game more manageable. This allowed the Blue Angels to keep the score hovering around the 10-point mark for much of the second half. The visitors did a great job in continuing to guard the paint, forcing the Lady Knights to shoot from the outside. Up 31-19 at the start of the fourth quarter, the Blue and White extended their lead all the way to 18 points. Midway through the fourth, the Lady Knights attemped one last comeback, but they were ultimately unable to get back into contention. In shot totals, the visitors led in 3-pointers and field goals by tallies of 6-3 and 9-6, respectively. The Black and Red led in free throws 18-12. Leading the Blue Angels in points was junior Chanee Cremeens, who recorded four 3-pointers and two free throws for a total of 14 points. Behind her was freshman Kenya Peck, who got four field goals and five free throws for 13 points. Rounding out the Gallia Academy scoring were Preslee Reed with nine points, Asia Griffin with eight points, Regan Wilcoxon with two points and Emma Hammons with two points. The Lady Knights were led by senior Tayah Fetty, who notched one 3-pointer, five field goals and 10 free throws for a total of 23 points. Rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring were Brooke Warner with five points, McKenna Young with four points, Kierra Smith with three points and Baylie Rickard with two points. In rebounds, the Blue and White had 11 offensive and 23 defensive for a total of 34 and were led by Peck with 16. The Black and Red had five offensive boards and 17 defensive for a total of 22 and were led by Rickard and Kendal Connolly with five each. The Lady Knights also hosted the Poca Lady Dots (4-8) Monday evening, winning 41-14. Warner led the Black and Red in points during Monday’s game, netting See ANGELS | 6 �SPORTS 6 Thursday, February 3, 2022 Chances of on-time spring training start all but vanish By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Whatever little chance there was of an on-time start to spring training all but vanished Tuesday during a contentious 90-minute negotiating session between locked out players and Major League Baseball. Players made two slight moves during the first meeting in a week. The union lowered its proposed pool of money for pre-arbitration-eligible players from $105 million to $100 million. The union also cut the number of players it wants credited with an additional year of major league service to the top 20 at each position in each league by WAR, or the top seven, depending on position, down from 30 and 10. Players and owners did not attend the session Tuesday but participated by video. A session on noneconomic issues is set for Wednesday and there is no date for the resumption of talks on the core matters, such as luxury tax thresholds. Owners are scheduled to meet from Feb. 8-10 in Orlan- do, Florida, making it less likely there could be negotiations over those days. Given the lack of urgency in talks to end a work stoppage that began Dec. 2, both sides are behaving as if it is a foregone conclusion that spring training workouts will not start as scheduled on Feb. 16. Players don’t start accruing salaries until the regular season, scheduled to start on March 31, making it unlikely there will be great movement until mid- to late February at the earliest. A minimum of three weeks of training and exhibition games are needed to start the season, with additional time beforehand for players to report to training camps and undergo COVID-19 protocols. In a sign of the lack of progress, the players’ association is making $5,000 stipends available to its members. The union had $178.5 million in cash, U.S. Treasury securities and investments on Dec. 31, 2020, according to its latest financial disclosure form filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Ohio Valley Publishing Black Knights fall to Warriors, 43-31 By Colton Jeffries The struggles continued into the second, with the Black and Red putting up only three points POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleas- to go into the locker ant boys basketball team rooms down 27-8. The Warriors put up a suffered a 43-31 home further 12 points in the loss to the Riverside third quarter, going into Warriors Tuesday evethe fourth with a 39-14 ning. advantage. The Black Knights Even though the Black (5-10) struggled offensively to start Tuesday’s Knights outscored the Warriors 17-4 in the ballgame, trailing the final quarter, they still Warriors (3-10) by a came up short at the final score of 11-5 at the end buzzer. of the first quarter. cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Leading the Black Knights in points was sophomore Connor Lambert, who recorded three 3-pointers for a total of nine points. Rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring were Josh Chapman with seven points, Eric Chapman with six points, Grant Barton with three points, Wesley Lee with two points, Zach Beckett with two points and Peyton Murphy with two points. Leading the Warriors was Braydin Ward, who got six field goals and three free throws for a total of 15 points. The Black Knights will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Saturday when they travel to face the Gallia Academy Blue Devils. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Tomcats tame South Gallia, 60-25 By Colton Jeffries into the second. Things didn’t improve much for the Red and GLOUSTER, Ohio — Gold in the second quarter, with the road team The South Gallia boys basketball team fell 60-25 putting up seven points to the hosts’ 19, heading on the road Tuesday into halftime at a 36-13 evening to the Trimble disadvantage. Tomcats in a Tri-Valley The offensive struggles Conference Hocking hit a high for the Rebels Division matchup. in the third quarter, putThe Rebels (7-8, 4-5 ting up only one point TVC Hocking) put up and heading into the final only six points in the first quarter, trailing the quarter down 53-14. Although the Red and Tomcats (15-0, 9-0) by Gold outscored their a score of 17-6 heading cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com opponents 11-7 in the fourth quarter, it wasn’t enough for the victory. Leading the Rebels in points was sophomore Noah Cremeens, who recorded two 3-pointers and two free throws for a total of eight points. Rounding out the South Gallia scoring were Tanner Boothe with six points, Ean Combs with five points, Gabe Frazee with two points, Devin Siders with two points and Alex Oram with two points. Leading the Tomcats was Blake Guffey, who had 10 field goals and three free throws for a total of 23 points. The Rebels will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they host the Waterford Wildcats in another TVC Hocking contest. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. when they travel to face the Rock Hill Redwomen in a Ohio Valley Conference matchup. From page 5 The Lady Knights will be back in action at 7:30 five 3-pointers and two p.m. Friday when they field goals for a total of host the Wahama White 19 points. Leading the Lady Dots Falcons. © 2022 Ohio Valley was Brooke Campbell, who had six free throws Publishing, all rights reserved. for six points. The Blue Angels will Colton Jeffries can be reached at be back on the court 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Angels Patrick Semansky | AP Devils The Panthers netted 22-of-60 shot attempts for 37 percent, including an 8-of-25 effort From page 5 from 3-point range for 32 percent. The guests chipped in five markers sank 9-of-15 charity each. tosses for 60 percent. Both Franklin and Levi Blankenship Carson Call added four paced CHS with 26 points apiece, with Wespoints, followed by ley Saunders and Drake Dannie Maynard with Phillips completing the 19 points and Braxton winning tally with two Oldaker with eight points and one point. markers. J.D. Daniels Franklin also had nine rebounds to go along with and Ben Bragg completed the scoring with a team-high four assists. five and three points, respectively. Gallia Academy returns to action Friday when it travels to Chesapeake for the rematch at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils will also host Point Pleasant on Saturday evening in a non-conference tilt at 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Spartans OH-70272185 From page 5 River Valley was at Nelsonville-York on Wednesday and returns to the hardwood on Friday when it travels to McArthur to face Vinton County in a TVC Ohio matchup at 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. The Washington Commanders, unveil the team’s new identity Wednesday in Landover, Md. The new name comes 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old Redskins moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans. Washington unveils new name: Commanders By Stephen Whyno AP Sports Writer Washington has some new Commanders in town. The NFL team announced its new name on Wednesday, 18 months after fresh pressure from sponsors helped convince the once-storied franchise to drop its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans. The organization committed to avoiding Native American imagery in its rebrand after being called the Washington Football Team the past two seasons. Washington is the latest American major professional team to abandon its name linked to Native Americans, and it was considered one of the most egregious. Richard Sneed, principal chief of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians based in Cherokee, North Carolina, has stressed Native Americans have more to worry about than names of sports teams, but said during the World Series that Washington was “the only name I felt was derogatory. Yeah, that’s offensive. The rest of them never really bothered me and still don’t bother me to this day.” While Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians have changed 90th season, it is important for our organization and fans to pay tribute to our past traditions, history, legacy and the greats that came before us,” Snyder said. “We continue to honor and represent the Burgundy and Gold while forging a pathway to a new era in Washington.” President Joe Biden welcomed the name change by posting a picture on Twitter of Commander, his recently acquired German shepA Washington Commanders sign is diplayed at the team’s facility herd puppy, in front of in Landover, Md. the White House. “I suppose there’s room rates of depression, their name, the NFL’s for two Commanders in self-harm, and violence Kansas City Chiefs, this town,” Biden wrote. against Native youth. NHL’s Chicago BlackFrom 1932 until two “Washington is not the hawks and baseball’s seasons ago, Washington Atlanta Braves have said only professional team had used the name Redthat has done harm to they are not planning to Native peoples. The con- skins — which offended make a similar change. tinued deliberate inaction Native Americans and That doesn’t sit well from the NFL, NHL, and others. with IllumiNative, a As the Commanders, Native American woman- MLB that continue to Washington keeps the shield the Kansas City led social justice organisame burgundy and gold Chiefs, Atlanta Braves, zation, though founder and Chicago Blackhawks colors that were around and executive director for the three Super Bowl perpetuates and enables Crystal Echo Hawk championships in the an ecosystem of racism praised the move by the and bigotry that directly 1980s and early ‘90s Commanders. glory days. It follows the impacts Native peoples. “Native mascots are desire of team president The Washington Cominaccurate and stereoJason Wright and coach manders are proof that typical depictions of Native culture,” she said ending the use of Native Ron Rivera for the new name to have a connecin a statement. “They do American imagery in tion to the U.S. military. sports is possible. The not honor or celebrate Commanders was Cleveland Guardians are Native peoples but are chosen over other finalfurther proof.” rather a tool of white Washington owner Dan ists such as Red Hogs, supremacy created to Admirals and Presidents. dehumanize and objectify Snyder said the change that pays “homage to our Red Wolves, an initial us. Research has shown fan favorite, was ruled local roots and what it time after time that out earlier in the process means to represent the Native mascots lead to because of copyright and nation’s capital.” lowered self-esteem and trademark hurdles. “As we kick off our self-worth, and increases �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, February 3, 2022 7 Explainer: COVID vaccines for kids under 5: What’s next? Parents who thought their children under 5 would have to wait several more months for COVID-19 vaccinations instead just might get them as early as March. Here’s what needs to happen first, and some things to expect if they do become available in the U.S. Government review Pfizer has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize extralow doses of its COVID19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 4 years. 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TO THE MOTHER MARIE BUSH, WHOSE RESIDENCE IS UNKNOWN. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO PROBATE/JUVENILE DIVISION GALLIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE 18 LOCUST STREET ROOM 1293 GALLIPOLIS, OHIO 45631 IN THE MATTER OF: J.C.B. ALLEGED DEPENDENT CHILD COMPLAINANT HAS BROUGHT THIS ACTION NAMING YOU THE MOTHER IN THE GALLIA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PROBATE/JUVENILE DIVISION BY FILING A COMPLAINT OF DEPENDENCY FOR SAID CHILD. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT DAYS AFTER THE LAST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED ONCE EACH WEEK FOR SIX SUCCESSIVE WEEKS, AND THE LAST PUBLICATION WILL BE MADE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022. IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND AS PERMITTED BY THE OHIO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE WITHIN THE TIME STATED, JUDGMENT IN THE ABOVE MATTER WILL BE MADE BY THE COURT. The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: https://epa.ohio.gov/actions or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov Final Issuance of Indirect Discharge Permit Electrocraft Ohio Inc 250 McCormick Rd, Gallipolis, OH Facility Description: Wastewater-Indirect Discharge Receiving Water: POTW of the City of Gallipolis ID #: 0DP00022*EP Date of Action: 01/24/2022 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. 2/3/22 THOMAS S. MOULTON JR., JUDGE CLERK OF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO GALLIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE GALLIPOLIS, OHIO 45631 A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT MAY BE OBTAINED IN THE JUVENILE COURT OFFICE AT THE COURTHOUSE. 2/3/22,2/10/22,2/17/22,2/24/22,3/3/22,3/10/22 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by the BOARD OF EDUCATION, Gallia County School Board of Patriot, Ohio, Office of the Treasurer – 4836 State Route 325, Patriot, OH 45658 until 1:30 PM, Thursday, March 10, 2022, and will be opened and read publicly immediately thereafter for the Gallia County Schools by the School Treasurer. The project consists of adding DX cooling, adding ductwork insulation, mounting galvanized steel platform framing to both the River Valley and South Gallia High School Gyms with new UV lights in the existing roof mounted AHU. The owner has pre-purchased both 60- ton air cooled condensing units due to long lead times, which shall be installed under this contract. All work shall be performed according to the plans and specifications, dated February 4, 2022, prepared by Kramer Engineers, Inc. Partial demolition work of the existing system(s) as shown shall be a part of this contract. There will be a NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting on Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 9:30 am starting at the River Valley High School site and then moving to South Gallia High School site, which is strongly suggested contractors attend by the design firm. The total estimated cost for materials and labor for the River Valley Site is $162,950.00, and 163,550.00 for the South Gallia Site, which includes all the new mechanical, electrical and demo work. The installation contractor shall install the air-cooled condensing units and carry the first-year labor warranty according to the bid documents. The owner has purchased a parts extended warranty for the condensing units. This contractor shall also receive and unload both condensing units at each site per the project documents. Plans and Specifications may be secured by electronic transmittal from Kramer Engineers at no charge. Drawings and specifications in hard copy are NOT available for purchase, but a hard copy may be viewed at the Gallia County School Board Offices from 8 am to 4 pm M-F. Inquiries concerning these plans and specifications shall be directed to Kramer Engineers, Attn: Phil Griffith, 394 Oak Street, Columbus, OH 43215; PH 740-656-4773, FX 614-299-6914, email: pgriffith@kramerengineers.com. Any written addendum will be sent to all known plan holders. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guaranty and contract bond meeting the requirements of Section 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code. The use of US domestic steel is required for this project. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Prevailing Wage Rates do not apply to this Invitation to Bid. By Order of the Board of Education, Mr. Jack Webb, District Treasurer 1/27/22,1/28/22,1/29/22,2/1/22,2/2/22,2/3/22,2/4/22,2/5/22, 2/8/22,2/9/22 OH-70269207 Gallia County Schools River Valley and South Gallia GYM DX Cooling Renovations �NEWS 8 Thursday, February 3, 2022 Daily Sentinel Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter Barry Reeger | AP Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Wednesday. HEAP From page 1 retain home heating. The potential dollar amount will be up to $175 for regulated utilities, up to $750 for unregulated utilities, up to $550 for wood, coal or pellets and up to $900 for propane/fuel oil, etc., and up to eight cylinders of propane. The income guidelines for Regular HEAP and Emergency HEAP are the same. However, Regular HEAP requires the previous 12 months income while the past month income is acceptable for Emergency HEAP. The 12-month period or one month period for the help is determined from date of application making it possible for some with decreased income during these periods to qualify later in the program. Examples of these types of situations could occur from layoff, strike, retirement, disability or death of a spouse or household member and this year changes due to the COVID-19 virus. Documentation verifying all household income must be provided when applying for E-HEAP or Regular HEAP. Also a copy of the applicant’s most recent gas/electric bill is required. ”It is also required that you provide social security cards, for all household members,” stated the news release. “You will also be asked for proof of landlord, including address and phone number. If the grandparents have custody of the children in the home, we will need the custody papers also.” The following income levels by household size should be used to determine eligibility. These income guidelines represent the 175% calculation and are revised annually. Allowable annual income for a 1 person household is $22,540.00, 2- $30,485.00, 3- $38,430.00, 4- $46,375.00, 5- $54,320.00, 6- $62,265.00, 7- $70,210.00, 8$78,155.00. Households with more than eight members should add an additional $7,945.00 per member to the Weather PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow Wednesday to perform his Groundhog Day duties. Thousands of people from around the nation and other countries gathered at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he had seen his shad- yearly income. Both Emergency HEAP and Regular HEAP applications will be completed at GMCAA’s new main office, located at 8317 S.R. 7 N , Cheshire. All information needed for an appointment must be turned in before the day of an appointment. Required Documents: Proof of gross income for everyone in the household for the past three months - Wages: Weekly – Last four paystubs/ Biweekly – last two paystubs; - Utility Allowance/ Lease; - SS/SSI/SSD – Bank Statement or Current Award Letter; - PERS/VA/SERS/ PENSION – Copy of Current Award Letter; - OWF/TANF/DAPrint Out of the Last 3 Months or Bank Statement; - Child Support received or paid out, (documented proof for the last month). Social Security Cards for everyone in the household Current heating bill or statement (Columbia Gas/Knox, Propane, Fuel Oil, Coal, or Wood) Current electric bill (AEP or Buckeye) If you pay out of pocket for health insurance, documented proof for three months (Aflac, AARP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, etc.) Medicaid card or case number (if applicable) Landlord’s name, address, and phone number (if renting). For an appointment call 1-740-444-4371. Important changes: There are no face t face interviews, all are by telephone calls at the time of appointment. There is one drop box for client’s convenience to drop of documentation before day of appointment, location is 8317 SR 7, Cheshire. There are two walkins per day. Paperwork will be accepted and clients will be contacted before end of day. “We apologize for any inconvenience that the virus has caused,” stated the news release. “We are doing everything we can to make sure that you and our staff are protected.” (today) and Friday. We hope you will use this free service and From page 1 accept it as a gesture of thanks for being a weather conditions reader of Ohio Valley and for the safety of Publishing.) our carriers, our print Beth Sergent editions may be delayed contributed to this for the next couple story. of days. We will open © 2022 Ohio Valley our online editions Publishing, all rights at mydailytribune. reserved. com/today and mydailysentinel. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham com/today and is a staff writer for Ohio Valley mydailyregister.com/ Publishing. Reach her at (304) today for Thursday 675-1333, ext. 1992. ow, a message they said Phil communicated in “groundhogese.” After Phil’s prediction was announced, the crowd repeatedly chanted “six more weeks!” According to folklore, spring would come early if he didn’t see it. The event took place virtually last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, depriving the community, which is about 65 miles (105 kilometers) north- east of Pittsburgh, of a boost from tourists. It was streamed live and seen by more than 15,000 viewers worldwide at one point. About 150 cardboard cutouts of fans were there to “watch.” According to records dating back to 1887, Phil has predicted winter more than 100 times. Ten years were lost because no records were kept, organizers said. The 2020 forecast called for an early spring. Punxsutawney Phil may be the most famous groundhog seer but he’s certainly not the only one, and one competitor disagreed with his prediction. New York City’s Staten Island Chuck expects an early spring, according to Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon, who presided over a ceremony that was livestreamed from Chuck’s home at the Staten Island Zoo. Remains granted will stand until a lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Health and others determines From page 1 the permanent fate of the law. The litigation lawyers argued the law challenges the law as an imposes a funeral ritual on every patient, regard- unconstitutional hurdle to women’s legal right to less of religious or spiritual belief, removing their an abortion, as well as “frivolous and medically autonomy. unnecessary.” Hatheway delivered Clinics that sued them a victory, deterinclude Planned Parentmining the law violates hood, Preterm-Cleveland, the clinics’ and patients’ rights to due process and Women’s Med Group and Northeast Ohio Women’s equal protection. Center. The injunction she “Compliance with this law would have a devastating impact on the ability of Ohioans to access time-sensitive health care, and intentionally denies them autonomy over their own lives, especially harming people with low-incomes, our Black, Latino and Indigenous communities, and people in rural communities,” they said in a joint statement. The fetal remains law is one of several Ohio abortion restrictions that are on hold. Others include a ban on most abortions after a “detectable fetal heartbeat,” as early as six weeks into pregnancy; part of a ban on D&E, or dilation & evacuation, abortions, the most common method used in the second trimester; a ban on the use of telemedicine in medication abortions; and certain restrictions on clinic operations that were tucked into Ohio’s two-year operating budgets back in 2013 and 2015. Speaker ment. At best, the allegations “show that Householder took political positions that benefitted From page 1 FirstEnergy, which conpreviously pleaded guilty. tributed campaign contriFormer GOP state party butions to Householder and Generation Now,” the chair Matt Borges has also pleaded not guilty, as attorneys said. In July, FirstEnergy did lobbyist Neil Clark, and the U.S. Attorney’s who later died by suiOffice announced the cide. Generation Now, a company would pay a dark money group also $230 million fine as part accused in the scheme, of a deferred prosecution pleaded guilty in Februagreement. If the compaary 2021. Householders’ lawyers ny abides by all the proargue there’s no evidence visions in the agreement, of a quid pro quo arrange- a charge of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud will be dismissed in three years, under the deal. A message was left with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is expected to oppose the request to drop charges against Householder. The House stripped Householder of his speakership in July 2020. But he kept his seat until June, when he became only the second state lawmaker in Ohio history to be expelled by fellow lawmakers. Householder, a Perry County Republican, has long insisted he never took or solicited a bribe. “Just think of the precedent this will set: Allegations are enough to remove anyone from office,” Householder testified to fellow lawmakers before they expelled him. “That’s absurd.” Until the charges were announced, Householder was widely believed to have been positioning himself to run for governor after two stretches as a state lawmaker. COVID vaccinated — 4,289 (46 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 644 (15 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 63 (1 new); Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 4. A total of 11,903 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 44.9 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,992 fully vaccinated or 37.7 percent of the population. Mason County is currently red on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 27 confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. There are two confirmed case of the Omicron variant reported in Mason County. COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 17,996; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 872; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 58,688; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 3,618. 27 deaths 80-plus — 191 cases (1 new), 31 hospitalizations (1 new), 22 deaths From page 1 Vaccination rates in 40-49 — 1,023 cases (9 Meigs County are as new), 34 hospitalizations, follows, according to ODH: 8 deaths Vaccines started: 50-59 — 898 cases (10 new), 61 hospitalizations 10,439 (45.57 percent of the population); (1 new), 13 deaths (1 Vaccines completed: new) 9,472 (41.35 percent of 60-69 — 726 cases (7 new), 67 hospitalizations the population). (1 new), 12 deaths 70-79 — 447 cases (5 Mason County new), 95 hospitalizations According to the (1 new), 22 deaths 10 a.m. update on 80-plus — 296 cases (4 Wednesday from DHHR, new), 65 hospitalizations there have been 5,813 (2 new), 36 deaths cases (62 new) of COVIDVaccination rates in 19, in Mason County Gallia County are as (5,335 confirmed cases, follows, according to 478 probable cases) since ODH: the beginning of the Vaccines started: pandemic and 78 deaths 13,790 (46.11 percent of (1 new). DHHR reports the population); there are currently 247 Vaccines completed: active cases and 5,488 12,605 (42.15 percent of recovered cases in Mason the population). County. (Editor’s note: Case data includes both Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. confirmed and probable cases.) update from ODH on Case data is as follows: Wednesday, there have 0-4 — 111 cases been 4,239 total cases (23 5-11 — 285 cases (3 new) in Meigs County new) since the beginning 12-15 — 311 cases of the pandemic, 212 16-20 — 429 cases (3 hospitalizations (1 new) new) and 74 deaths. Of the 21-25 — 483 cases (5 4,239 cases, 3,548 (47 new) new) are presumed 26-30 — 533 cases (5 recovered. Case data is as follows: new) 31-40 — 970 cases (11 0-19 — 833 cases (5 new), 2 deaths new), 6 hospitalizations 41-50 — 888 cases (11 20-29 — 612 cases (3 new), 5 hospitalizations, new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 750 cases (8 1 death new), 12 deaths (1 new) 30-39 — 567 cases (1 61-70 — 566 cases (9 new), 15 hospitalizations, new), 14 deaths 1 death 71+ — 487 cases (6 40-49 — 625 cases (2 new), 18 hospitalizations, new), 47 deaths Additional county case 2 deaths data since vaccinations 50-59 — 582 cases (3 new), 33 hospitalizations, began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start 9 deaths of vaccinations: 4,933 (61 60-69 — 511 cases (4 new), 54 hospitalizations, new); Total cases among 11 deaths individuals who were 70-79 — 318 cases (3 new), 50 hospitalizations, not reported as fully West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday from DHHR, there have been 451,910 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 2,988 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 67,676 “breakthrough” cases as of Wednesday with 532 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of Ohio According to the 2 p.m. COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There update on Wednesday have been a total of 5,814 from ODH, there have deaths due to COVIDbeen 8,601 cases in the 19 since the start of the past 24 hours (21-day pandemic, with 36 since average of 16,597), 369 new hospitalizations (21- the last update. There are 11,491 currently active day average of 358), 32 new ICU admissions (21- cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of day average of 31) and 17.79 and a cumulative zero new deaths in the positivity rate of 8.12 previous 24 hours (21day average of 148) with percent. Statewide, 1,105,118 33,537 total reported West Virginia residents deaths. (Editor’s Note: have received at least Deaths are reported two one dose of the COVIDdays per week.) 19 (61.7 percent of the Vaccination rates in population). 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