http://66.213.69.5/files/original/9a42d01bc24c60c8a7a71e7168bcddb3.pdf b59d16817f005a87143085d0c1cbfec2 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 28° 46° 44° Sun and areas of high clouds today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 55° / Low 35° Today’s weather forecast Weekly church columns Rio wins title WEATHER s 9 CHURCH s 3 SPORTS s 7 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 44, Volume 76 Friday, March 4, 2022 s 50¢ A visit from ‘Batman’ Middleport discusses projects Updated on fire department’s anniversary Staff Report The legislation — often known as “permitless carry” or “constitutional carry” — has been a longtime goal of the ﬁrearms lobby. Its opponents include Democrats, organizations representing police ofﬁcers, anti-gun violence activists, and public health researchers, the latter of whom have MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council met in regular session on Monday at the village hall to discuss committee appointments and projects, as well as the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Middleport Fire Department. Present during the meeting were council members Shawn Arnott, Brian Conde, Larry Byer, Matt Lyons, and Ben Reed. Council Member Susan Page was not in attendance at the meeting. Also present: Mayor Fred Hoffman, Fiscal Ofﬁcer Susan Baker, Police Chief Mony Wood, and Village Attorney Richard Hedges. According to a news release provided to the Sentinel by Mayor Hoffman: Minutes of the Feb. 14 meeting and the special meeting on Feb. 22 were approved unanimously, along with the payment of current bills. BJ Smith-Kreseen discussed with council her candidacy for Meigs County Commissioner. She reportedly described some of her qualiﬁcations, what she was presently involved in and some of her goals as a county commissioner. Council members wished her well in her candidacy for that position. Joe Powell appeared before council to discuss the Middleport Fire Department’s 150th anniversary celebration. He said a banquet is being planned at the Blakeslee Center for May 7 and that all council members and their spouses were invited to attend. He stated that the cost of the banquet was $1,180 to serve a total of 60 people. Powell asked if the village would be willing to assist in the funding of the banquet. Hoffman said Baker had informed him an anonymous donor had agreed to provide the $1,180 cost of the banquet. Hoffman said the Community Reinvestment Area legislation would be taking effect on April 1 and that the required committees need to be formed. After a short discussion, it was agreed that council would try to have all members of this committee in place by the next council meeting. Hoffman said the other committee that needed formed was the Tax Incentive Review Council. Hoffman stated he spoke with Paul Reed and Reed would be willing to serve as one of these appointees. Council approved the appointment of Reed to the committee and the mayor stated he will bring another name See BILL | 10 See PROJECTS | 10 Photos by Brittany Hively | OVP Batman, John Buckland, shed his mask to show students he was real and had nothing to hide. Delivering message of hope, helping others By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The one and only Batman made his appearance at Gallia Academy Middle School (GAMS) Thursday morning, bringing a special message of hope and helping others. Silver Screen VII with TriCity Theatres hosted the event, bringing Batman to not only GAMS but to ﬁve total schools in Gallia and Jackson counties. “We are just getting a grand opening together for the theater that’s in Chillicothe,” said Cora Willett, president of TriCity Theatre LLC. “[It’s] been closed for a year-and-a-half and we wanted to do some special events in coordination with the grand opening, but when we do events, we don’t want to just beneﬁt one theater.” Batman spoke to the students on a number of challenging issues that he faced growing up and said some of the students may be facing now, encouraging them See BATMAN | 9 to seek assistance and avoid his mistakes. Langsville man sentenced to prison Staff Report On June 22, 2020, Davis was arrested and was found POMEROY — Meigs County in possession of methamphetProsecuting Attorney James K. amine and oxycodone. Davis was indicted for two counts Stanley announced on March 1, Anthony Davis, 34, of Langs- of possession of drugs, each a ville, was sentenced to 9.5 years felony of the ﬁfth degree with a maximum prison sentence of 12 in prison for multiple convicmonths for each count. tions including Possession of On June 29, 2021, Davis Drugs, Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Police Ofﬁ- failed to appear in the Meigs County Court of Common cer, and Failure to Appear. Pleas for a scheduled hearing, According to a news release and a warrant for his arrest from Stanley, Davis was previwas issued. As Davis had four ously sentenced to eight years in prison on unrelated offenses pending cases, he was indicted for four counts of Failure to and will serve a total of 17.5 Appear, each a felony of the years in prison. fourth degree with a maximum The remainder of the news prison sentence of 18 months release appears as follows: 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. total since the counts merged for the purpose of sentencing. On July 14, 2021 and July 20, 2021, Davis ﬂed from law enforcement after receiving visible and audible signals from law enforcement to stop, and his operation of his motor vehicle caused a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons and property. Davis was indicted for two counts of Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Police Ofﬁcer, each a felony of the third degree with a maximum prison sentence of 36 months for each count. Stanley requested the maximum sentence of 12 months for each of the Possession of Drugs convictions, the maximum sentence of 36 months for each of the Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Police Ofﬁcer convictions, and the maximum sentence of 18 months for the merged Failure to Appear convictions. Meigs County Court of Common Pleas Judge Linda R. Warner sentenced Davis to the maximum prison sentence of 114 months, or 9.5 years. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce and the Meigs County Major Crimes Task Force investigated these matters while the Gallia County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce, See PRISON | 10 Bill ending conceal carry permit mandate heads to governor By Jake Zuckerman For Ohio Capital Journal Republicans in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation Wednesday removing permitting, training, and background check requirements to carry a concealed weapon. Senate Bill 215 now goes to GOP Gov. Mike DeWine, who can sign it into law or veto the legislation. It passed 57-35 in the House on Wednesday, mostly along party lines. The Senate passed it in a party line vote hours later. If signed into law, all Ohioans 21 and older would be allowed to carry a concealed weapon, so long as they’re legally allowed to possess it in the ﬁrst place. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, March 4, 2022 OBITUARIES Ohio Valley Publishing SHERMAN KENNETH GERLACH KENNETH SIMPSON LOTTRIDGE — Kenneth Simpson, 74, of Lottridge, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born Nov. 15, 1947, in Columbus, son of the late Ned and Mildred Ballmer Simpson. Kenneth was a selfemployed long-haul truck driver, who saw most of the country, for many years. He loved tractor pulls and antique tractors. He was an avid outdoorsman and reader. He spent many years farming and enjoyed hunting. He is survived by his wife, Mary Shephard Simpson; two sons, Ned (Deanna) Simpson, Nicholas (Stacie) Simpson; three grandsons, Austin, Bow and Max; granddaughter, Athena; brother, Tim (Cathy) Simpson; stepson, David (Susan) Bates; step-daughter, Karen Cerbus; step-grandsons, Ryan, DJ and Kurtis; stepgreat-grandson, Logan; several nieces, nephews and cousins and his Boxer dog, Sassy Boots Simpson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his ﬁrst wife, Nancy Jackson Simpson. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5, 2022, at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville. Burial will follow in the Coolville Cemetery, Visitation will be held at the funeral home Saturday, from 11 a.m. until time of service. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com DEATH NOTICE TAWNEY GALLIPOLIS — Timothy Edward Maxwell Tawney, 57, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Friday, February 25, 2022 at his home. Memorial services will be conducted at noon, Saturday, March 19, 2022 in the Grace United Methodist Church, Gallipolis, with Rev. Ray Kane ofﬁciating. The Tawney Family will receive friends at the church 11 a.m. to the time of service. The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis is in care of arrangements. 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. Friday, March 4 SALEM CENTER — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet with refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Final plans for Soup Dinner to be held on March 6 will be made. Sunday, March 6 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange will hold their annual Soup Dinner, serving from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Monday, March 7 LETART TWP — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building, 49380 SR 124. Tuesday, March 8 SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. REEDSVILLE — Monthly Board meeting of the Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District, 7 p.m., district ofﬁce. 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. Wednesday, March 9 HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees will be holding their regular township meeting on at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. 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 LETART, W.Va. — Sherman Kenneth Gerlach, 87, of Letart, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at his home, following a brief illness. He was born October 29, 1934, in Letart, a son of the late Clyde Elbert and Vella Lavonna (Howell) Gerlach. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by ﬁrst wife of 37 years, Garnet “Tudor” Gerlach; brothers, Sidney, Clyde Jr., Ray, Johnny, Bobby, Gerald Gerlach, and three sisters, Elsie Pratt, Velma Burris, and Ruth Wallenhaupht. Sherman was a 1952 graduate of Wahama High School. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation Maintenance Department with over 20 years of service and was a member of the United Steelworkers Union Local #5668, Ravenswood. Sherman was a well-known and respected drag racer and engine builder. He lived and enjoyed the muscle car era and loved any type of motorsport. Sherman shared his knowledge and abilities with racing enthusiasts locally and throughout the country. He was an original member of the New Haven Road Angels and was a 2017 inductee into the West Virginia Drag Racers Hall of Fame. Sherman earned national and world records in the National Hot Rod Association and the International Hot Rod Association. He will be remembered locally and nationally as a legend in the motorsport community and will be missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife, Judy Carson; sons, Kenny Gerlach and his wife, Cheryl of Letart, Sheldon Gerlach and his wife, Ketrina of New Haven; daughters, Kim Gerlach of Point Pleasant, Sherry Williamson of Letart, Susan Gerlach of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; brother, Harold Gerlach of Point Pleasant; grandchildren, Brittany (Judith) Watkins-Rimmey, Chase Williamson, Rebecca Geralch, and Shelby Gerlach; also, nieces, nephews, a host of friends and the racing community. Service will be 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va., with Pastor Mike Finnicum ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in the Letart-Evergreen Cemetery, Letart. Friends may visit with the family from 5-9 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2022, at the funeral home. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family requests donations be made to the following: New Haven Road Angels, P.O. Box 721 New Haven, WV 25265, Letart Community Center, or a memorial donation to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.foglesongfuneralhome.com Arrangements are under the direction of Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. 14-16; Green Elementary 740-446-3236 — March 7-8; Rio Elementary 740-245-5333 — March 21-22. Call home school to register. Lenten Fish Fry returns Flea market GALLIPOLIS — The Lenten Fish Fry menu returns SYRACUSE — A Flea Market will be held at the to St. Louis Catholic Church, 85 State Street, each Syracuse Community Center on Saturday, March 5 Friday in March. Serving is set for 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The kitchen will be open to sell March 4 (today), as well as March 11, 18 and 25. concessions. Offering meal packages from $12 to $15, as well as a child’s menu for $6. Serving shrimp, fried and sauteed ﬁsh, side dishes, desserts, drinks. LETART TWP — According to an announcement from Letart Township Trustees, cemetery patrons are asked to remove all decorations not secured POMEROY — Mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics are to the foundation of gravesites in the cemetery by being offered across Meigs County. The schedule is as March 15. Per Letart Township cemetery policy, any decorations or other items remaining in the grass follows: Friday, March 4, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m at Coolspot around the foundation of the gravesite after that date Country Market, 41670 Ohio Route 7, Reedsville; will be removed and disposed of by cemetery personFriday, March 18, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at The Roadside nel. Hot Spot, 53160 Nu Beginning Road, Portland. First and second doses as well as boosters will be available, as well as other childhood vaccines. Walk-ins are welcome. There is no charge for the vaccine. For clinic questions call 740-593-2432. MEIGS COUNTY — Story Time is held at each Meigs Library location weekly. Bring preschoolers for stories and crafts. Mondays at 1 p.m. at Racine Library; Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at Eastern Library; Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Pomeroy Library; and ThursGALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Veterans Serdays at 1 p.m. at Middleport Library. vice Ofﬁce will be closed Friday, March 4 and will reopen Monday, March 7. Cemetery cleanup COVID-19 vaccine clinics Storytime at the library Office closed ‘Stand Up Comedy’ show MIDDLEPORT — The Blakeslee Center’s Farmers Bank Theatre will host a Stand Up Comedy Show with Jeff Oskay, Gabe Kea and Lee Kimbrell on Saturday, March 5. Doors open 6 p.m., show starts 7 p.m. For ticket purchasing call 740-992-2161, or during box ofﬁce hours on Friday’s from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Kindergarten registration GALLIPOLIS — Registration will be held for children who will be ﬁve-years-old before Aug. 1, 2022. Bring birth certiﬁcate, shot records, social security, proof residency and registration packet. Remain in vehicle for staff to collect packet and documents. Washington Elementary 740-446-3213 — March Kindergarten and preschool registration at Southern RACINE — Registration for Kindergarten will be held on April 12-13 for children that will be 5 years old before Aug. 1, 2022. Registration for Preschool will be held on April 11-12 for children turning 4 years old by October 1, 2022. To make an appointment, call the ofﬁce at 740-949-4222. Needlework Network POMEROY — Join the Needlework Network on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Riverview Room at the Pomeroy Library. Socialize and craft with experienced fabric artists. Bring your work in progress to share with the group. Beginners welcome. Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement By Geoff Mulvihill and John Seewer cally offered in the past. And victims are to have a forum, by videoconference, in court to address Sackler family members — someOxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday thing they have not been able to do in a public setting. over its role in the nation’s deadly The settlement, outlined in a opioid crisis that includes virtually report ﬁled in U.S. Bankruptcy all U.S. states and thousands of local governments, with the Sackler Court in White Plains, New York, family members who own the com- still must be approved by a judge. “The Sackler families are pleased pany boosting their cash contributo have reached a settlement with tion to as much as $6 billion. The deal follows an earlier settle- additional states that will allow very substantial additional resourcment that had been appealed by es to reach people and communities eight states and the District of in need,” the apology reads. “The Columbia. They agreed to sign on families have consistently afﬁrmed after the Sacklers kicked in more that settlement is by far the best cash — including a portion that way to help solve a serious and just those jurisdictions would concomplex public health crisis. While trol — and accepted other terms, including apologizing. In exchange, the families have acted lawfully in the family would be protected from all respects, they sincerely regret that OxyContin, a prescription civil lawsuits. medicine that continues to help In all, the plan could be more people suffering from chronic pain, than $10 billion over time. It calls unexpectedly became part of an for members of the Sackler family to give up control of the Stamford, opioid crisis that has brought grief and loss to far too many families Connecticut-based company so it and communities.” can be turned into a new entity The new plan was hammered with proﬁts used to ﬁght the crisis. An apology is something Sackler out with attorneys general from family members have not unequivo- the eight states and D.C. who had Associated Press opposed the earlier one, arguing that it did not properly hold Sackler family members accountable. Families of overdose victims see the settlement in different ways. For Suzanne Domagala, of Millville, Delaware, even a modest payout to victims from the Sackler family is important, though she is still upset that the wealthy family is getting protection from lawsuits. Domagala’s son Zach, a Marine Corps reservist, became addicted after injuring his shoulder during boot camp. When he died in 2017, she said, she didn’t have the money to bury him, and it took a few years before she could afford a headstone. “That’s why when you’re looking at the costs of these things, money is such a trivial thing,” she said, “but it’s the only way to exact any justice.” Ed Bisch, whose 18-year-old son died of an overdose 20 years ago, is glad states pushed Sackler family members to pay more but still called the settlement “a horrible deal” because so many parents who buried loved ones won’t see money — and the Sacklers will still be wealthy and free. �CHURCH/NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Actor Paula Prentiss is 84. Movie director Adrian Lyne is 81. Singer Shakin’ Stevens is 74. Author James Ellroy is 74. Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry is 72. Singer Chris Rea is 71. Actor/rock singermusician Ronn Moss is 70. Actor Kay Lenz is 69. Musician Emilio Estefan is 69. Movie director Scott Hicks is 69. Actor Catherine O’Hara is 68. Actor Mykelti (MY’-kultee) Williamson is 65. Actor Patricia Heaton is 64. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., is 64. Actor Steven Weber is 61. House backs bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that would dramatically boost health care services and disability beneﬁts for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan won approval Thursday in the House. The measure has the backing of the nation’s major veterans groups and underscores the continued cost of war years after the ﬁghting has stopped. The bill’s fate is unclear in the Senate, but if passed into law, it would increase spending by more than $300 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Ofﬁce. “If we’re not willing to pay the price of war, we shouldn’t go,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The bill passed by a vote of 256-174 with 34 Republicans joining all House Democrats in voting for it. The bill would open up Department of Veterans Affairs health care to millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service even if they don’t have a service-connected disability. The bill also would provide new or increased disability beneﬁts to thousands of veterans who have become ill with cancer or respiratory conditions such as bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The VA would presume that veterans developed their illness as a result of exposure to toxic substances during their service. Supporters say the bill is a clear recognition from Congress that veterans were exposed to toxic substances, are suffering as a result and that the process of proving to the VA that their illness was caused by their exposure is too burdensome. Opponents say the legislation would grant health and disability beneﬁts to many veterans whose conditions may not have anything to do with their military service. They expressed worry that the inﬂux of cases would tax an already stressed VA system, leading to longer wait times for health care and processing disability claims. 15 E * 10 TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! ** LIFETIME WARRANTY NATIO 1 R TT D 2 TH 5 GU TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: this way, the dove tan village refused be under no illusion as to the reality of the world became a symbol of to receive Jesus, around them. It was ﬁlled hope. because they Later in the Old understood that He with wicked men who Testament, as God was going to Jeru- would seek to destroy both message and meswas establishing salem. Offended, senger. But rather than the Levitical priesttwo of Jesus’ disSearch the ciples, James and responding with anger, hood, with all its ceremonies and Scriptures John, asked Jesus violence, or wrath, Jesus Jonathan commands that His folif He desired for sacriﬁces, God McAnulty lowers respond with them to call down recognized that not gentleness, kindness and ﬁre from heaven everyone would be in order to destroy patience (cf. 2 Timothy able to afford bulls 2:24-25), that they be as the village. Such an attior lambs or goats when innocent and harmless as tude drew a rebuke from they came to worship doves. Him. Though these were Jesus (cf. Luke 9:51-55). If the Spirit thought Some manuscripts record the preferred animals the dove was the perfect for sacriﬁces, for those Jesus as saying, “You do with smaller incomes not know what manner of symbol with which to commemorate the beginGod allowed the use of spirit you are of; for the ning of the ministry of pigeons and turtledoves Son of Man came not to in His worship (cf. Leviti- destroy people’s lives but Christ, then who are we to disagree? If God, in all cus 5:7, 12:8, 14:22). The to save them.” His power and majesty dove therefore was repElsewhere, Jesus in could condescend to visit resentative of those birds counseling His apostles which God considered as to the proper demean- men with the gentleness clean, as well as being or they needed to develop of a dove, the servants of Jesus should strive to do emblematic of the mercy towards the world into likewise, holding forth a and grace of God, for which He was sending message of hope, grace, God did not want to put them to preach, told insurmountable obstacles them, “Behold, I am send- love and peace to all the world, showing the same in the way of His people’s ing you out as sheep in in all of our conduct. spiritual life, but rather the midst of wolves, so desired all men to come be wise as serpents and Jonathan McAnulty is minister to Him for salvation. innocent as doves (Matof Chapel Hill Church of Christ. When we consider thew 10:26; ESV).” Jesus Viewpoints expressed in the article the mission of Jesus, wanted His followers to are the work of the author. the Spirit descending in a form which spoke to students of the Word BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND concerning connotations CLOG-FREE of hope, righteousness, GUARANTEE and grace seems highly EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER! appropriate. Jesus did not come in order to show% & % case the wrath of God, OFF OFF SENIORS & YOUR ENTIRE for the world was already MILITARY! PURCHASE WE INSTALL condemned and an object % OFF YEAR-ROUND! + of that wrath; He instead came in a spirit of gentleFINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET! ness and peace, a gesture 1 Promo Code: 285 of God’s love and desire CALL US TODAY FOR to save His people (cf. 1-844-980-4667 A FREE ESTIMATE John 3:16-21). Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST As the ministry of Jesus began to draw to a close, a certain Samari’S Ann Moody is a retired pastor, formerly of the Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. When Jesus was baptized by John, coming up out of the water He beheld the heavens open and the Spirit of God descending as a dove (Matthew 3:16-17). John bore witness to all of this, telling others, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him (John 1:32).” When one considers all the various possibilities of the animal world open to the Spirit of God, why did He, in His inﬁnite wisdom, choose that particular form at that particular time? Why did He not descend as a majestic eagle? Why not manifest as a roaring lion, a majestic wolf, or a massive bear? Or, leaving the animal world, why not even descend from heaven in some ﬁery form of strength and power? Why settle upon manifesting in the likeness of a small, gentle dove? What is the meaning and purpose of such a sign? Doves and pigeons are common birds worldwide, and in the Bible they are mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. Two such mentions of the animal from the Old Testament are perhaps particularly relevant to understanding the symbolism of the dove. In the book of Genesis, in the account of Noah, as the ﬂood waters receded, Noah sent forth a raven from the window of the ark to test whether or not it was safe to leave the ark. When that bird failed to return to the window, Noah chose to send forth a dove instead. It was the dove which returned, on its second voyage, with an olive leaf in its beak, signifying that life was returning to the earth. In N This week, I’d like to talk about a big word — temptation. Temptation, or being tempted, is when you want to do something even though you know it’s not the best choice. Adults and children are all tempted, so it never really goes away. The temptations just may change somewhat as we grow older. Some of these may seem minor, but some are very big ones and hard to resist, and you will have to decide what you will do right then. Maybe it God’s Kids will be something just like sneaking a piece of candy after your Mom has Korner told you not to, or it may be someAnn thing like cheating on a test at school Moody or keeping money you just found on the ground. Doing what is right versus what we’d like to do are often hard, hard decisions that face us all throughout our lives. The ﬂicker that goes through our minds is that no one will know or ﬁnd out, so just this once won’t hurt, but in our hearts, we know differently. Yes, all of us are tempted to make wrong choices now and then. That is not a sin; it’s what we do when tempted that sometimes turns into sin. But guess what: even Jesus was tempted in our story this week as found in Luke 4: 1-13. After Jesus’ baptism, He went into the wilderness all by Himself to pray. He was there for forty days and forty nights—over a month! He prayed and prepared Himself to begin His ministry of preaching and teaching to the people about God. He didn’t even eat during these forty days and forty nights. At the end of His pilgrimage in the wilderness, the Bible tells us He was tempted by the devil. As I said, He hadn’t eaten for over a month, so He was really, really hungry. He noticed some smooth stones that looked like loaves of bread on the ground. The devil said, “I know you’re super hungry. Turn these stones into loaves of bread if You are the Son of God, that is.” Jesus was tempted because He had never been so hungry, but He answered, “No. The Bible says man does not live by bread alone.” Jesus knew He shouldn’t use His power for selﬁsh reasons. Jesus knew God sent Him to do more important things. Next, the devil told Jesus that Jesus could have power over all the kingdoms of the world—all the armies and castles and riches—Jesus could have it all. He could be the boss of everybody and everything! He just needed to do one, tiny thing. He would have to worship the devil instead of the one, true God. Jesus said, “No. The Scripture tells us to worship the Lord, and to serve only God.” Jesus knew that God was the One truly in charge, and that to be faithful to God was right - to follow the devil, even for all the money and power in the world, would be absolutely wrong and lead to misery. The devil took one, last shot at tempting Jesus away from what He was meant to do and be in this world. The devil took Jesus to Jerusalem and lifted Him up to the very tippy-top of the Temple. He said, “Okay now, show me Your stuff. Throw Yourself down from this high place, and let’s watch God save You.” Jesus said, “No. It is not right to test God in such a way.” Jesus knew His power was not for show, but to do good and bring people to God. The devil gave up, and Jesus got to work, teaching and preaching about God, God’s love and forgiveness, and showing people how to be God’s faithful servant. Everyone is tempted to do the wrong thing now and again. Making the good choice to say “No” to temptation is what Jesus did and what we can do too. But when we sometimes make the wrong choice, Jesus understands and promises to forgive us, so that we can move on and make the right choice the next time. All we have to do is pray to Him. Let’s pray together. 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CSLB# 1035795 DOPL #10783658-5501 License# 7656 License# 50145 License# 41354 License# 99338 License# 128344 License# 218294 WA UBI# 603 233 977 License# 2102212986 License# 2106212946 License# 2705132153A License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 License# WC-29998-H17 Nassau HIC License# H01067000 Registration# 176447 Registration# HIC.0649905 Registration# C127229 Registration# C127230 Registration# 366920918 Registration#�3&��5HJLVWUDWLRQ��Ζ5��5HJLVWUDWLRQ��9+��5HJLVWUDWLRQ��3$��6X΍�RON�+Ζ&��/LFHQVH�� 52229-H License# 2705169445 License# 262000022 License# 262000403 License# 0086990 Registration# H-19114 ARRESTED IN THE CITY OF GALLIPOLIS (DID YOU KNOW) Did you know during the Civil War that the Union army came with the gunboats and arrested two men and a woman after the death of President Abraham Lincoln they were rejoicing and excited about his death so they were arrested and taken away to prison. Did you know that the old Harris Colored Church was burned down by brigadier general John Hunt Morgan during the Civil War and this took place across the old 554 bridge which runs right across through our family home place at the intersection of State route 554 and tycoon lake road did you know that there was so much confusion about the addresses of that area and it still is, the area around State route 554 and tycoon lake is called Harrisburg to this day and during the Civil War both sides of the raccoon Creek on the old bridge was called Harrisburg but the address was Bidwell post ofﬁce and our children went to Rio Grande School that is one of the complication that we dealt with and getting the real history of the Civil War in Ohio. You may learn more about the Civil War in Ohio in this area from my book all over this land. You can ﬁnd that book in the Shaker heights library in Shaker heights Ohio. It is important to notice that we have confusion on the addresses of these areas because that area is still referred to as Harrisburg and the addresses are Bidwell and the children go to Rio Grande School. I’m just saying the reason it was very difﬁcult to get the real information about the Civil War in Ohio was because of the addresses of the post ofﬁce were so difﬁcult to ﬁnd. But we were able to get the information from the governor ofﬁce in Columbus from the ofﬁce of the governor of the sitting Governor during the Civil War and from the paperwork of a brigadier general John Hunt Morgan and from the records of the New Hope Baptist Church and from the people themselves who gave and have historic documents of that time period. You probably didn’t think about it but during the Civil War we had the telegraph and that was a plus in military strategies for the Union army. My book all over this land focuses on the Civil War in Gallipolis and Gallia county but emraces The History of the United States from the landing of Ponce de Leon in Florida to the end of the Barack Obama administration. I encourage you to read as much as you can about the Civil War and how your ancestors play the part in establishing the one nation under God which came out of this war, I lost relatives on both sides of the war my family consisted of Union soldiers as well as Confederate soldiers so sad family was ﬁghting family and belonging to the same Nation. This is not history today this is history of yesterday but we are The descendants of those who died and we give praise to God himself and in the words of President Lincoln he said God would cause this war to turn out right his thoughts action and Hope was freedom would be forever upon this Land. Let us today make that come true. Nellie Ruby Taylor. Author of All over this land with contributing authors Paul LaRue, Nathan Kirk, and Penny Pletikapich. A very good resource to ﬁnd this information to be true with the President Abraham Lincoln library. The historic marker at New Hope Baptist Church at the intersection of State route 554 and tycoon lake road was placed there by you and American people to remind us of the price we paid to be free and that our God and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was with us so let us give thanks. OH-70275219 �4 Friday, March 4, 2022 Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Street, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, Wednesday 6 PM Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garﬁeld Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7pm Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 am and Friday 9 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Sunday school, 10a.m: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Wednesday 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m Karl Kebler III, CPA OH-70265800 OH-70270224 Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. EPISCOPAL Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. Wealth & Tax Advisor Email: keblerk@keblerfinancial.com Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave Middleport, OH 45760, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11:15 am United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Sunday service at 7pm Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers 6:30 p.m. WESLEYAN White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Veteran Care, Memory Care & Rehabilitation topeslifestylefurn@hotmail.com Gallia County Council On Aging OH-70265775 NAZARENE 446-9295 OH-70266030 Securities offered through Avantax Investment ServicesSM, Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Avantax Advisory ServicesSM. Insurance services offered through an Avantax affiliated insurance agency. Advisory Services are provided through Creative Financial Designs, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser, and Securities are offered through cfd Investments, Inc., a Registered Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA & SIPC. Faith Investment Services is not owned or controlled by the CFD companies. �� &�&��&�� #"��%��"�*� �� OH 70265923 OH-70265921 EXCAVATING OH-70265773 CROWN Neither Faith Investment Services or the cfd companies are owned or controlled by Gleaner Life Insurance Society. Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Prearrangement Center Garﬁeld Ave. • Gallipolis, OH Web Page: www.keblerfinancial.com 111 W 2nd Street PO Box 112 Pomeroy OH 45769 FREE METHODIST service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Willis Funeral Home Kebler Financial P.O. Box 802, 19 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-441-9941; 877-545-7242 A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. CONGREGATIONAL OH-70266031 BAPTIST Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 State Route 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm, Vrable Healthcare Companies 311 Buckridge Road Bidwell, OH 45614-9016 OH-70266032 Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm www.abbyshire.com OH-70266029 McCoy Moore Funeral Homes, Inc. (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 Jared A. Moore Herb, Jean and Jared Moore W. Fred Workman and Charlotte “Charlie” Workman Director www.mccoymoore.com OH-70266028 506 State Route 7 N Gallipolis, OH 45631 Monday–Friday 9-5 Closed Saurday & Sunday Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap G & W Auto Parts LLC OH-70266033 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, ﬁrst and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the ﬁrst and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springﬁeld Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. OH-70265894 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 12 p.m. Bible study and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2022 5 MEIGS COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY APOSTOLIC Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740/446-1813 FAX: 740/446-4056 www.napagallipolis.com �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70272014 6 Friday, March 4, 2022 BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green %\�'DYH�*UHHQ By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis � � � � � � � �� Today’s Solution �� THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HI AND LOIS By Bil and Jeff Keane � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO THE FAMILY CIRCUS By Chris Browne By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner � � � 'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO HAGAR THE HORRIBLE � � � � � � � � � � CRANKSHAFT � � � � ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� � � �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, March 4, 2022 7 Black Knights fall at Winfield, 62-47 By Colton Jeffries board, hitting a 3-pointer to tie the game 9-9 going into the second quarter. The Green and White WINFIELD, W.Va. — hit another 3-pointer at The Point Pleasant boys the beginning of the secbasketball team suffered ond to take the lead. a 62-47 road loss to the After missing all but Winﬁeld Generals (12-10) one of their shots behind in the opening round of the arch in the ﬁrst, the the Region IV, Section 1 Generals warmed up in Tournament on Wednesthe second quarter, hitting day evening. three such shots in the The Black Knights ﬁrst three minutes. (7-16) started WednesThis allowed the home day’s ballgame hot, going on a 7-0 scoring run right team to extend their lead throughout the eight minout of the gate. However, the Black and utes. Meanwhile, the Black Red scored only two more Knights had trouble scorpoints from there, allowing the Generals to make a ing themselves, managing only six points to go into Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports comeback. halftime down 33-15. The home team slowly Point Pleasant freshman Grant Barton (1) takes the ball to the basket during a basketball game against the Winfield Generals Wednesday evening in Winfield, W.Va. In the third quarter, the climbed back up the scorecjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com RIO GRANDE ROUNDUP Eagles knock off Rio men in straight sets Both teams advance to NAIA tourney By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Midway University pulled away down the stretch in sets one and three while, in between, cruising to an easy win in set two and post a 3-0 victory over the University of Rio Grande, Wednesday night, in Mid-South Conference men’s volleyball action. The Eagles evened their overall record at 7-7 and improved to 3-7 in league play with the 25-22, 25-16, 25-22 triumph. Rio Grande dropped to 1-15 overall and 0-10 in the MSC with the loss. The RedStorm trailed just 21-19 in set one after a kill by freshman Jose Perdomo (Venado Tuerto, Argentina), but Midway scored consecutive winners to push its lead to four points and eventually took the set. The Eagles opened up a 19-8 lead in the second stanza and never looked back, hitting .471 as opposed to Rio’s .095 swing percentage over the same time frame. Set three remained tied as late as 19-19, but Midway recorded six of the ﬁnal nine winners — four of which were the result of two attack errors and two service errors by the RedStorm — to ﬁnish off the match. Franzso Severre led the Eagles with 13 kills, while Daniel Cogo had 31 assists and three of his team’s eight service aces. Colton Marsh added seven digs for the Midway, while Steven Tippenhauser had two solo blocks and one block assist. The Eagles’ win came despite 16 service errors in the match. Freshman Tyler Miller-Bross (Loveland, OH) had a match-best 14 kills in the loss for Rio RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The atmosphere was ﬁtting of a championship. The game itself wasn’t half bad either. The University of Rio Grande built a 16-point third quarter lead, but had to fend off a furious comeback attempt by Midway University in the ﬁnal period for a 95-86 win over the Eagles in the River States Conference Women’s Basketball championship game, Tuesday night, at a rowdy Newt Oliver Arena. Just over 1,300 vocal spectators saw the RedStorm — the tourney’s top seed overall and the No. 1 seed from the RSC’s East Division — win for the ninth straight time and for the 31st time in 33 outings this season. The 31 wins represent a new single-season-high in the program’s history. Midway, the league’s West Division champion, had a 10-game winning streak snapped and slipped to 25-7 with the loss. Both teams will advance to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, though, beginning March 11 at 16 sites across the country. The 64-team tournament ﬁeld and ﬁrstround pairings will be revealed on Thursday, at 7 p.m., via the NAIA’s PlayNAIA Facebook page. After a back-and-forth opening quarter, Rio Grande opened up a seven-point halftime advantage and then methodically stretched the lead to as many as 16 points, 64-48, following a layup by junior Hailey Jordan (Columbus, OH) with 3:46 left in the third period. Midway refused to fold its tent, though, and closed the gap to nine, 69-60, by the close of the period. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, March 4 Wrestling WVSSAC Championships at Mountain Health Arena, 11:30 a.m. D-2 Districts at Gallia Academy HS, 4 p.m. D-3 Districts at Heath HS, 4 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Wrestling D-2 Districts at Gallia Academy HS, 9 a.m. D-3 Districts at Heath HS, 9:30 a.m. WVSSAC Championships at Mountain Health Arena, 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 11 Wrestling OHSAA championships at Schottenstein Center, 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12 Wrestling OHSAA championships at Schottenstein Center, 11 a.m. Sunday, March 13 Wrestling OHSAA championships at Schottenstein Center, 11 a.m. See FALL | 8 RedStorm women win RSC title By Randy Payton See ROUNDUP | 8 hosts extend their lead past 20 points. However, the Black Knights began to make a comeback, going on a 8-0 scoring run in the middle of the third. They eventually fought the deﬁcit down to 13 points, going into the ﬁnal quarter down 49-36. Both teams hit a 3-pointer to start the fourth quarter. Throughout the eight minutes, Point Pleasant got the score all the way down to 10 points, but that was the farthest they got. Black Knight head coach Josh Williams said Courtesy | Justyce Stout Rio Grande’s Hailey Jordan puts up a shot during the second half of Tuesday night’s River States Conference Women’s Basketball Championship against Midway University at the Newt Oliver Arena. Jordan tied a career-high 29 points in the RedStorm’s 95-86 win over the Eagles. The Eagles maintained their momentum in the fourth quarter as well and sliced the deﬁcit down to just one point, 87-86, after a layup by Dezeree White with 1:28 left to play. However, those would prove to be the ﬁnal points scored by the visitors. Rio Grande ﬁnished the game on an 8-0 run, with a pair of buckets by Jordan serving as bookends to four free throws by freshman Harlei Antritt (Newark, OH). Jordan, who was limited to a season-low eight points in Saturday’s semiﬁnal round win over WVU-Tech, equaled a career-high with 29 points in the victory — 23 of which came after halftime. She also ﬁnished with eight rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots. Three other Rio players also reached double ﬁgures in the win. Freshman Kaylee Darnell (Wheelersburg, OH) scored 17 points, Antritt tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds and junior Ella Skeens (Chillicothe, OH) — whose playing time in the opening half was limited due to foul trouble — tossed in 11. The RedStorm also got a game-high 11 rebounds from freshman Aleea Crites (Parkersburg, WV), while senior Chyna Chambers (Columbus, OH) had nine points to go along with a game-high seven assists and a game- and career-high four blocked shots. Rio Grande ﬁnished 35-for-75 from the ﬂoor (46.7%) and 22-for-31 at the free throw line (71%), while enjoying a commanding 56-37 edge in rebounding. Midway was 32-for-79 from the ﬂoor overall (40.5%), 8-for-24 from three-point range (33.3%) and 14-for-16 at the free throw line (87.5%). White, who represented the Eagles on the All-RSC First Team, was a one-woman wrecking crew, scoring a gamehigh 35 points — including 21 in the second half. She also had a team-best 10 rebounds, a game-high seven steals and a pair of blocked shots. Jalyn Jackson tied a season-high with 17 points in a losing cause, while Talley chipped in with 15 points. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Friday, March 4, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing MLB, union meet for 1½ hours, discuss next step By Ronald Blum tive Vice President Morgan Sword also participated in the session. The players’ association executive board was to hold a conference call later Thursday. The sides then may decide the next step in the drawn-out negotiations. Baseball’s ninth work stoppage was in its 92nd day Thursday and is the sport’s ﬁrst labor conﬂict to cause games to be canceled since the 1994-95 strike wiped out the World Series for the ﬁrst time in 90 years. Negotiations broke off Tuesday after the ninth straight day of meetings in Jupiter, Florida, and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that opening day on March 31 and the ﬁrst two series for each team this season had been canceled. He said there would be insufﬁcient training time for the March 31 openers. Negotiating teams then headed home. The sides had made progress during 16 1/2 hours of bargaining that ended at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday but were still far apart on areas that include the key economic components of the luxury tax, pre-arbitration bonus pool and minimum salaries. The sides expressed anger at each other’s proposals when talks resumed later that day. and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the week of Feb. 21-27. From page 7 Brisker, a sophomore from Oak Hill, Ohio, hit .353 and hit safely in four Grande, while freshman of the ﬁve games the RedSeth Mohr (Canton, OH) Storm played at the tourhad 29 assists, seven digs, nament in Columbus, Ga. a solo block and two block While facing several ranked assists. opponents, she was 6-for-17 The RedStorm had 14 with two home runs and six service errors of their own RBIs to lead Rio Grande to in the loss. a 3-2 record. Rio Grande returns to Brisker’s biggest game action Friday night when was a 2-for-4 performance it hosts Campbellsville University for a 6 p.m. ﬁrst with a homer and four RBIs versus (RV) Truett McConserve. nell (Ga.). She was also 2-for-4 with a homer and Rio Grande duo two RBIs in a 4-3 victory recognized by RSC MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — over Ave Maria (Fla.). Brisker slugged .706 on University of Rio Grande the weekend, stole a base shortstop Caitlyn Brisker and turned a double play. and pitcher Raelynn HastHastings threw three ings had productive weekcomplete games during the ends at the NFCA Leadoff Classic and both have been Classic. The Commercial Point, honored as the River States Conference Softball Player Ohio senior won two games and logged 20.0 innings in all. She struck out 11, walked four and allowed seven earned runs during on the weekend. Hastings beat No. 16 — and previously unbeaten — William Carey (Miss.) with a complete game, 3-2. She allowed just one earned run on nine hits, struck out two and walked one. Hastings also got the win versus Ave Maria. In a complete game, the right-hander spread out three runs, struck out six and walked one. She was saddled with the loss to (RV) Mobile (Ala.) despite giving up three earned runs in 6.0 innings of another complete game. Rio Grande (6-4) will be at Alice Lloyd (Ky.) for its next games on March 4. — Sophomore Mackenzie McCarthy will be representing the University of Rio Grande at the 42nd Annual NAIA Women’s Indoor Track and Field National Championships, which are scheduled for Thursday-Saturday at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D. The New Franklin, Ohio native is among those participating in the semiﬁnal round of the 5,000-meter run on Thursday, at 3 p.m. EST. McCarthy’s qualifying time of 17:43.97 was the eighth-fastest in the ﬁeld. Runners advancing from Thursday’s semiﬁnal race will be part of Saturday’s ﬁnal in the event beginning at 4:35 p.m. EST. Rio’s McCarthy part of NAIA Indoor Championships RIO GRANDE, Ohio Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and chief union negotiator Bruce Meyer met for 1 1/2 hours Thursday and discussed the major issues in the stalled talks to reach a deal that would end Major League Baseball’s lockout. Union general counsel Ian Penny and MLB Execu- Roundup (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN LEGALS REAL ESTATE FOR RENT Legals PUBLIC NOTICE The annual report of the Gallia County Charitable Foundation is available at the address noted below for inspection during normal business hours, by any citizen who so requests within 180 days after the publication of the notice of its availability. 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This Institution is an Equal Housing Opportunity Provider and Employer Fall From page 7 he is proud of the way his team grew throughout the season. “We’re not the same ball team we were at the start of the year,” he said. “We knew we were in a big hole and they did everything they could to try and dig themselves out of it.” Williams went on to talk about how much leadership his group of seniors showed. “You can never put a price on senior leadership,” he said. “I’ve known these kids since youth league. They’ve been through so many battles together and I know they’ve taught the younger kids well.” In point totals, Winﬁeld led in 3-pointers and free throws with tallies of 10-2 and 6-3, respectively. Point Pleasant led in ﬁeld goals at 19-13. Leading the Black Knights in scoring was junior Eric Chapman, who recorded 11 ﬁeld goals and two free throws for a total of 24 points. Rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring were Grant Barton with six points, Connor Lambert with six points, Peyton Murphy with ﬁve points, Luke Derenberger with two points, Zach McDaniel with two points and Josh Chapman with two points. Leading the Generals was Ross Musick, who had ﬁve 3-pointers and one ﬁeld goal for a total of 17 points. In rebounds, the Black and Red had three offensive and 16 defensive for a total of 19 and were led by Eric Chapman with nine. The Green and White had 12 offensive boards and 21 defensive for a total of 33 and were led by Elijah Crompton with eight. The Generals will host the Nitro Wildcats in the section ﬁnals at 7 p.m. Friday. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. 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It is available for public inspection at the office of the City Auditor, 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. A copy is also available for public inspection at the Bossard Memorial Library and on our Web Site @ www.cityofgallipolis.com under the City Auditor Department tab. 3/4/22,3/19/22 ROGERS BASEMENT WATERPROOFING 8QFRQGLWLRQDO /LIHWLPH *XDUDQWHH (VWDEOLVKHG �� %DVHPHQW :DOOV %UDFHG +XQGUHGV 2I /RFDO 5HIHUHQFHV /LFHQVHG� %RQGHG ,QVXUHG FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hours (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com 3XEOLF 1RWLFH Green Township will be accepting proposals for the 2022 mowing of township cemeteries and township roadsides. Proposals must be submitted at the Green Township Trustee meeting on March 14th 2022 at 6:00 P.M. The meeting will be held at 160 Centenary Church Road, Gallipolis, Ohio. A meeting will be held at 5 P.M. March 7, 2022, to discuss requirements for these projects. Cemeteries included are as follows: Centenary, Mina Chapel, Fairfield, Hulbert, and Northup. Also included will be the township property located at 596 Centenary Road, Gallipolis. For additional information contact Seth Montgomery, Green Township Trustee, at (740)645-2129. Howard J. Foster Green Township Fiscal Officer 3/3/22,3/4/22,3/5/22 �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, March 4, 2022 9 Batman weeks to bring Batman to Poland/Ukraine. He encouraged the students to make a card or write From page 1 a letter, nothing too big, and bring it to him Willett said she at the event at Silver originally reached out to Screen VII and he will John Buckland, known take those letters and as the “Huntington give them to the children Batman” in West Virhe visits on the trip. ginia, about making an Willett said Batman appearance at the grand will take any letters or reopening of Danbarry cards students from the Cinemas, which turned community bring to into visiting all three him for the children in theaters with the comUkraine. pany. Batman and Sean “And he [Buckland] Langley, illustrator, will said, ‘let’s make it a full be at Silver Screen VII ﬂedged tour,’” Willett on March 12. said. “‘See if any schools Langley will have a are interested in having table set up in the lobby me and we’ll do a partPhotos by Brittany Hively | OVP doing some on-site drawnership with the schools Gallia Academy Middle School students filled the school gym to hear the testimony and inspiring message of Huntington’s Batman. ings, selling his art and before we come to [the offering prints for sell. theater event].’” Willett said he will be Willett said she had there starting around 3 done research on Buckp.m. land and after talking Batman will have the with a teacher friend, Batmobile at the theater she found only good from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. things said about the collecting letters/cards, Batman. meeting visitors and takWillett said Batman ing pictures. visited all ﬁve schools Willett said tickets are on Thursday delivering not required for the Bathis message and he will man visit. However, as later visit the theaters mentioned above, prior with the Batmobile, to the screening of the allowing visitors to get a new Batman movie, he picture with the car and Batman sent a special message of solidarity to those in Ukraine, with Batman, himself. with Gallia Academy Middle School students sharing their love Batman will return to Silver Screen VII on March 12, inviting all will give a quick ﬁve to and support. students to come out and see the Batmobile in person. 10 minute special talk to He will then deliver a viewers. Movie tickets short ﬁve-10 minutes are on sale now, Willett you are the age that I at 21-years-old, where “I was getting bigmessage to those attend- he is currently the only said. another inmate reached was when I lived my ger, taller and the kid full-time Batman in the ing the Batman movie. “We look forward to nightmare,” Batman out to him, asked why who hated so much to world. “It wasn’t about prodoing more events like he had so much hate and asked. be bullied in elemenSharing his testimoting the movie,” Wilthis,” Willett said. “With He encouraged stuencouraged him to get tary school became let said. “It wasn’t about mony with the young COVID, we haven’t dents to be the “chain into therapy. one of the meanest teenagers, Buckland that kind of promotion, been able to, but we like Not only did Buckland breakers” and seek help kids in middle school,” encouraged them to be but having that good incorporating things to work through the eventually follow the Buckland said. “When mindful of not only the message to spread.” that get the community troubles they may be inmate-turned-friend’s I walked down the hallthings he spoke about, The GAMS gymnaexcited and things that having, informing the advice, he obtained his way, you moved to the sium ﬁlled with applause but the friends sitting we’re able to share.” GED and studied college group that their story other said. Because I around them because as the Batman entered This was the ﬁrst offcould one day save thought for survival was courses. the same things could the room. site event the theater On a quest to turn his someone else. be happening to anyone. treating others like I was Batman opened his “We’ve got to make the has hosted. life around, Buckland treated.” He encouraged anyone message by telling the “We’ve never brought decision to do the work,” worked hard from busSpeaking of his years going through abuse of students he would be sing tables to eventually Buckland said. “I turned things to the schools, any kind to not keep it a bullying, getting in talking about life and but we sponsored him reaching management of my life full circle.” some of the hard things secret, like he once had, to drugs and eventubeing here today and at Buckland said there a restaurant. He made but to reach out for help. ally ﬁnding himself in from child abuse and the other four schools,” were four things he prison, Buckland said he it to the ﬁre academy, a “Hate has a way of drug use to suicide Willett said. “It was wanted the students to dream of his. Throughduplicating itself,” Buck- gravitated towards othattempts and prison never forget: never give great to work with the out the year the state land said. “And that gets ers in similar situations time. school to bring him, they up, always do the right of Georgia recognized and vice versa. passed down from one After saying this, thing, help other people were very accommodathis change in life and “I was a magnet that generation to the next Buckland said he proming. And I think it was a pardoned him, and even- and never be a bully. attracted others that to become worse, more ised to always be transgood thing that we look Before ﬁnishing off were broken too,” Buck- tually his record was destructive.” parent as he shed the forward to doing again.” his message, he shared Buckland said not only land said. “I was the bad expunged. Batman mask, citing he © 2022, Ohio Valley a video on his Facebook Buckland said one boy they wanted to ﬁx. did the abuse, bullying has “nothing to hide.” Publishing, all rights page, with the students night he woke up with You can’t ﬁx someone and events of his childBuckland, who has reserved. who doesn’t want ﬁxed.” the words, “Be Batman” in the background sharhood ﬁll him with hate, been in the “Batman ing their love for the playing in his head Buckland said he but they turned him into army” and sharing his Brittany Hively is a staff writer for children of Ukraine. and that has led him to became a person he message as Batman with an even bigger bully Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her Buckland will be hitnever wanted to be, ﬁnd- where he is now. then those who bullied Heroes 4 Higher for on Twitter @britthively; reach her at ting the road in two “Do you understand ing himself in prison more than 10 years, said him. (740) 446-2342 ext 2555. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 28° 8 PM 46° 44° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. 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. Precipitation 60°/47° 52°/33° 80° in 1976 -2° in 1980 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. Trace Month to date/normal Trace/0.41 Year to date/normal 10.72/6.88 Snowfall (in inches) POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.0 Month to date/normal 0.0/0.6 Season to date/normal 17.7/15.8 Primary: maple, elm Mold: 95 SUN & MOON Primary: alternaria, other Today 6:57 a.m. 6:24 p.m. 8:14 a.m. 8:41 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Low Sat. 6:55 a.m. 6:25 p.m. 8:38 a.m. 9:45 p.m. MOON PHASES First Full Last Mar 10 Mar 18 Mar 25 New Apr 1 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Major 12:36a 1:25a 2:14a 3:04a 3:54a 4:43a 5:32a Minor 6:47a 7:36a 8:25a 9:15a 10:05a 10:55a 11:44a Major 12:58p 1:47p 2:36p 3:27p 4:17p 5:07p 5:57p Minor 7:09p 7:58p 8:47p 9:38p 10:28p 11:19p ---- WEATHER HISTORY An area from New York to Vermont suffered one of its worst ice storms on record on March 4, 1991. Ice one inch thick accumulated between Buffalo and Rochester, snapping power lines and tree limbs. Moderate Warmer with clouds and sunshine Rather cloudy, showers around; mild Cloudy, rain and a t-storm in the p.m. Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Thu. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.32 22.97 25.16 12.89 12.96 28.02 12.29 33.55 38.68 12.36 36.20 40.00 41.00 Portsmouth 57/40 24-hr. Chg. -0.41 -1.36 -0.99 +0.19 -0.02 -1.42 -1.50 -5.27 -4.98 -4.47 -6.10 -4.70 -4.40 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 47° 32° Belpre 52/38 Athens 52/35 St. Marys 51/38 Parkersburg 52/36 Coolville 52/37 Elizabeth 53/39 Spencer 53/38 Buffalo 55/37 Ironton 58/41 Milton 56/39 Clendenin 55/37 St. Albans 57/37 Huntington 56/41 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 48/39 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 57/46 0s Los Angeles -0s 61/49 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Partial sunshine Marietta 51/37 Wilkesville 53/34 POMEROY Jackson 54/35 54/36 Ravenswood Rio Grande 54/37 55/35 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 53/40 GALLIPOLIS 55/35 54/37 55/35 Ashland 57/41 Grayson 57/42 THURSDAY 54° 37° Low clouds may break; cooler Murray City 51/35 McArthur 52/34 South Shore Greenup 58/42 56/40 64 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 52/37 WEDNESDAY 56° 32° Cloudy, a couple of showers possible NATIONAL CITIES Logan 51/35 Adelphi 52/37 Very High Very High TUESDAY 68° 37° Lucasville 56/39 High MONDAY 68° 58° Waverly 53/38 Pollen: 74 SUNDAY 75° 65° 0 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme (in inches) SATURDAY Sun and areas of high clouds today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 55° / Low 35° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST Charleston 57/40 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 19/17 Billings 36/19 Montreal 23/3 Minneapolis 39/34 Detroit 42/29 Toronto 35/24 New York 38/30 Chicago 43/38 Denver 66/33 Washington 47/36 Kansas City 73/59 Chihuahua 83/49 Sat. Hi/Lo/W 58/32/pc 38/30/r 76/58/pc 51/47/pc 58/47/pc 26/11/sn 48/30/sn 40/35/pc 76/61/pc 74/57/pc 30/13/sn 68/48/c 73/62/pc 64/58/pc 70/61/pc 77/64/t 37/19/sn 66/27/t 55/52/c 81/66/pc 80/66/pc 70/58/pc 72/34/t 57/40/pc 74/65/c 58/41/pc 75/63/pc 82/75/pc 47/27/r 74/62/pc 80/65/c 46/42/c 78/43/pc 83/63/pc 55/46/pc 68/46/s 67/57/pc 35/30/pc 72/60/pc 67/58/pc 75/52/t 52/34/r 57/43/pc 49/35/pc 64/54/pc EXTREMES THURSDAY High Low 86° in Key West, FL -27° in Embarrass, MN Global Houston 74/60 Monterrey 82/59 Today Hi/Lo/W 66/35/pc 40/32/c 75/54/pc 38/37/s 45/31/s 36/19/c 50/34/pc 34/22/s 57/40/pc 62/46/c 61/28/c 43/38/pc 55/43/pc 40/32/s 49/36/pc 75/60/pc 66/33/pc 59/52/pc 42/29/s 80/66/pc 74/60/pc 53/43/pc 73/59/pc 62/49/c 75/55/pc 61/49/pc 63/51/pc 81/74/s 39/34/c 75/54/pc 77/62/pc 38/30/s 73/56/pc 85/61/s 42/31/s 69/53/pc 43/29/s 28/13/s 58/43/pc 52/37/pc 65/54/pc 60/42/c 57/46/pc 48/39/c 47/36/s National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 75/54 El Paso 78/47 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC High Low Miami 81/74 109° in Julia Creek, Australia -45° in Khonuu, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �NEWS 10 Friday, March 4, 2022 Daily Sentinel Judge blocks Ohio Bill abortion rules that linked the policy to in violent crime. clinics call harmful increases Wednesday’s votes From page 1 By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio judge has blocked preemptive enforcement of a law imposing additional requirements on consulting physicians at abortion clinics — requirements that abortion providers say threaten operations at two of the last clinics in the state. While the bill’s stated goal was to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to provide lifesaving measures in rare instances where abortion attempts are unsuccessful, it also included additional restrictions on clinic operations. In Wednesday’s ruling, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway barred the Ohio Department of Health from enforcing the law before it takes effect March 23. A hearing on whether the law will be blocked after that date, while a legal challenge proceeds, is scheduled for March 16. The ACLU and two southwest Ohio clinics argue that compliance with the law will be onerous and impede Ohio women’s access to their right to an abortion. Under Ohio law, all ambulatory surgical facilities must have a written transfer agreement with a local hospital in case of emergency. Facilities that face undue hardship striking such an agreement can get a variance from the state by signing an agreement for medical back-up with a local doctor who has admitting privileges at a hospital within 25 miles. The latest bill, signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in December, adds restrictions that say qualifying doctors may not work for or be afﬁliated with a medical school or osteopathic medical school at a public college or university, including as a professor or instructor. That’s the part that threatens the two clinics in southwest Ohio. Amy Gilbert, staff attorney for the ACLU of Ohio, has called that “piling yet another medically unnecessary, arbitrary and onerous requirement on abortion facilities in an attempt to put abortion out of reach for Ohioans.” Both Women’s Med in Dayton and Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio in suburban Cincinnati operate under state variances that include partnerships with several doctors. Some are afﬁliated with medical schools at public universities. Planned Parenthood has described the law as another in a series of TRAP laws, or “targeted restrictions on abortion providers,” aimed to eventually make abortion unavailable. Abortions remain constitutionally protected for now. The bill was sponsored by Republican state Sens. Terry Johnson, a retired doctor, and Steve Huffman, a practicing physician. Huffman has called the bill “another step in our continued commitment to uphold the sanctity of human life.” Ohio Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest anti-abortion group, calls the new law “anti-infanticide.” The U.S. Supreme Court currently has before it an abortion case from Mississippi, in which the court’s conservative majority signaled in December they might limit abortion rights and could even overrule Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the landmark cases declaring a nationwide right to an abortion. If that happens, each state would determine abortion rights for its residents. Projects From page 1 before council in the near future. Hoffman said he and Conde discussed the possible sale of the old village hall property to the Meigs County Commissioners. He said council can do this without advertising and simply pass an ordinance outlining the sale. The commissioners are in the process of having a title search done on the property and then there will be further discussion on the price. Council voiced their approval to sell the property. Hoffman said he felt public works employees deserved a wage increase and the subject had been brought up in May and June of last year when the police department raises were given but no discussion had been held on this since that time. Hoffman said the Middleport were somewhat expected — both chambers have already passed various versions of a permitless carry bill during this legislative session. DeWine, however, has declined to state his position on the proposal for months. He drew scorn from gun advocates in the past for championing a modest gun control package in the wake of a mass shooting in Dayton in 2019. In contrast, he signed a “stand your ground” bill into law in 2020, removing a requirement to ﬁrst seek retreat from a perceived attack before responding with lethal force. He also privately told Buckeye Firearms Association, a gun lobby organization, that he would sign the legislation on a candidate questionnaire in 2018. “We are reviewing the bill, but I would note Governor DeWine has long supported the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms,” said DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney in a statement Wednesday evening. Rep. Shane Wilkin, R-Hillsboro, said in a ﬂoor speech the legislation is a means of enshrining the right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution and shielding gun owners from “intrusive government overreach.” He said while Ohioans are still encouraged to seek training before carrying, he trusts them enough to remove the requirement. Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, the bill’s lead sponsor, said the bill “makes it so you will be able to better enjoy your Second Amendment right,” especially in the wake of “lawlessness” in the country today. As they have in the past, House Democrats tried to amend into the bill language closing a loophole that allows buyers at gun shows to skirt background checks; anoth- Public Works Department has not had departmentwide raises since an employee retired over a year ago and this salary was used for raises. The mayor reportedly presented a list of these employees and recommended 50 cents per hour increase in wages. Hoffman said this would cost $16,000-$17,000 per year and be taken from the various funds from which they are paid. After a brief discussion where council members report- Access your Hometown Newspaper anywhere, anytime with an E-edition Only Subscription OVCS hoops action Healthy Words to Live By Healthy Living Guide SPORTS s 5 NEWS s 2 PAGES 9-13 heo"�E^_e C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[ Issue 18, Volume 76 Breaking news Middleport discusses vacant properties at mydailysen tinel.com 27, 2022 Thursday, January s 50¢ reported 217 new COVID cases said the line. Hoffman about the village had the 7-8 inches of snow — MIDDLEPORT night and with Village same and two OVCS The Middleport only one truck regular s, it Healthy hoops Council met in or three employeeto Healthy Words to action difﬁcult session on Monday, Living Live By prop- was very SPORTS s 5 discussing vacant up with. 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MIDDLEPORT night and with that Village same and two Supervisor Joe The Middleport ing parts for equipmen Wednesday only one truck regular it Ben Council met in the or three employees, to study released on Monday, is onstill difﬁcult to session Council member shots in September. A prop- was very were very difﬁcult and up with. He said discussing vacant from shot in New York California concludes getting the agenda keep erties and other there were numerous a COVID-19 booster Reed was absent obtain very quickly items. in New York and equipment problemsany the home resident receives Present during and and vaccination which did not help Powell the meeting. meeting were counbut that he felt more spare parts A 62-year-old nursing protection from prior infection with cil members Shawn did a “great job” manand Arnott, Brian Conde, Hoffman said council equipment are needed compares coronavirus COVID-19. Lyons the equipment Larry Byer, Matt power he had. Also and Susan Page. Powell discussed safest way to prevent discussed problems are on hand for such emerpresent were Fiscal with council members that of the problems Ofﬁcer Susan Baker, a-and some with properties Building Inspector and how they were gencies. Obtainingalso a statMike Hendrickson, delinbeing corrected, Powell. (25 new), 20 hospitaliz Supervisor Joe salt was ing parts for equipment vacant and have to adequate member Ben difﬁcult very Council were of and some was absent from tions, 1 death Reed obtain very quickly ODH and problem and as quent taxes for the meeting.(11 more spare parts In Meigs County, village major night, they had Hoffman said council equipment are needed 30-39 — 959 cases ne) problems COVIDfor such emerdiscussed time and felt the Mason Counties ations, Monday that are on hand Obtaining By Kayla (Hawthor with properties reported 57 new gencies. initiafrom Meigs, Gallia, delinalso a (25 new), 20 hospitalizanew), 18 hospitaliz vacant and have adequate salt was as of Latest updatesIn Meigs should take the some tions, 1 death no salt left. Hoffman problem and (11 quent taxes for County, ODH Dunham 19 cases. village major night, they had 30-39 — 959 cases get dwest. COVIDsevertime and felt the 1 death Monday By Kayla (Hawthorne) the reported 57 new the initianew), 18 hospitalizations, tive in trying to should take (17 no salt left. Hoffman khawthorne@aimmediami said he had made be total cases Dunham 19 cases. get severIn Mason County, 1 death the about (17 tive in trying to cases said he had made be 40-49 — 981 cases In Mason County, nt been 6,543 Gallia Counbeen 6,543 total 40-49 — 981 cases done about may and may Counsomething al contacts and something done com ations, West Virginia Department (113 new) in Gallia of new), 34 hospitalizations, some of the properties. able to get salt to hold s. al contacts hospitaliz West Virginia Departme of Health and Human (113 new) in ty since the beginning deaths until the — to hold (13 Hoffman presented (DHHR), 361 hospi- 8 the village over of new), 34 OHIO VALLEY some of the propertie 50-59 — 843 cases update, Resources47 new cases of the pandemic, 94 deaths. able to get salt a resolution urgingfore- shipment arrives. 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Source: Ohio Department of Health. Created with Datawrapper. er creating a legal mechanism to allow families and law enforcement to petition judges to temporarily seize weapons from people experiencing a mental health crisis; and a third requiring gun sellers to distribute a one-page pamphlet at the point of sale outlining Ohio’s gun laws. All three failed largely along party lines. Ohio has steadily relaxed its gun laws over the last 20 years. The state created the concealed carry program in 2004, originally requiring 12 hours of training. It has since passed a preemption law blocking cities from enacting stricter gun policies than those of the state. In 2020, DeWine signed the “stand your ground” bill. “Once again, the Republican supermajority has passed dangerous permitless carry legislation that puts our communities at an even greater risk of gun violence than before,” said House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington. “This completely ﬂies in the face of Ohioans who have called time after time for commonsense gun safety legislation, not extreme bills that endanger the lives of our children and families.” Gun bills, especially as elections near, are regularly introduced of varying shapes and sizes. Rep. Joe Miller, D-Amherst, who said he owns several guns, said permitless carry is a bad idea. He also questioned why so many gun bills come up for so many votes. “These are more political gun bills,” he said. “This goes too far.” At least 21 states allow for the carrying of con- cealed ﬁrearms without a permit, according to a count from the U.S. Concealed Carry Association. Several states including Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming passed such laws last year. Passage would come as data shows 2021 overtook 2020 for the most gun deaths on record in Ohio, according to data from the state health department . The data shows gun deaths in Ohio increased by 66% between 2007 and 2021. Public health researchers and anti-gun violence researchers draw links between relaxed gun policies and homicide rates and others. For instance, researchers with the American Journal for Public Health found states with permitless carry laws were associated with an 11% increase in handgun homicide rates. The National Bureau of Economic Researchers found states experienced about a 14% higher rate of violent crime after adopting a new concealed carry permitting system similar to Ohio’s current one. Gun advocates — including Wilkin in his ﬂoor speech and a Buckeye Firearms Lobbyist in the past — cite 2018 research published by the American College of Surgeons that identiﬁed no statistical association between states loosening their gun laws and homicide or violent crime rates. (The ACS advocates, however, for limiting gun sales to people with mental illnesses, increasing penalties for illegal gun sales, and funding public health research on guns.) In a statement, the Ohio Mayors Alliance called the bill a “dangerous step in the wrong direction” and said cities will bear the brunt oﬁt. “Moreover, because our right to local control has been erased by a previously passed state law prohibiting cities from regulating gun laws, local communities will have no ability to protect themselves,” the Alliance said in a statement. Doug Rogers, a retired lawyer and volunteer with the Ohio chapter of Moms Demand Action, has appeared before lawmakers repeatedly urging them to vote down the bill. On Wednesday, he called on DeWine to veto it. “This bill should not have gone this far. Law enforcement ofﬁcers agree – getting rid of our permitting system will put our communities at risk,” he said. “Governor DeWine should stand with law enforcement and public safety advocates and veto SB 215.” In a news alert to followers, Buckeye Firearms Association called the vote “historic” and said no permitless carry bill has ever made it this far in Ohio. “Twenty one other states have some form of Permitless Carry, and Ohio is poised to become number 22,” the alert states. “Stay tuned” This story shared for republication by, and with permission from, the Ohio Capital Journal, an independent, nonproﬁt news organization. For more information go to www. ohiocapitaljournal.com. edly voiced their approval of needed wage increases, it was requested from Baker that she analyze the cost of the raises and how it would effect the ﬁnances. It was agreed to table the request until the next meeting. Hoffman said the six dugouts at the park were in need of new roofs. He said Powell discussed this with Dave Boyd and Boyd said the youth league did not have funds for their repair. Hoffman said Powell received a quote from Haning’s Construction to replace the roofs on the dugouts with metal for a total cost of $2,728. After a short discussion, it was agreed to accept this quote and pay for the work from the Recreation Fund. Chief Wood said the K9 was approved on the village’s insurance and he was now working for the village with Patrolman Darst. He also stated the new tasers had been received and training was recently held for all the police ofﬁcers. Wood said part of the purchase was training for an instructor for one of the police ofﬁcers, who would then be able to train other ofﬁ- cers. Wood recommended approval of a jail contract with Washington County, in case it is ever needed. Council approved the contract. Hendrikson discussed with council his current application with the land bank for demolition of properties in Middleport. He reported the criteria now does not include mobile homes and also requires that he have approval from the property owners for their demolition. He said this has reduced the number of properties that are eligible. He said, as of now, Middleport is allocated $157,000 of these funds and he is proceeding to adopt the new guidelines and will be obtaining permission slips from a number of the units. Conde inquired if the water trenches on North Second were going to be concreted even though they will be paved later. Hoffman said they were. Conde said a meeting on the new piece of playground equipment with the company representative was being held at Hartinger Park this Wednesday. Conde said they would be looking at a site for installation. Conde also said he had talked to Penny Mullen about the layout for the handicapped-accessible park. Baker said she had been contacted by a company which might be helpful in this. After a lengthy discussion, it was agreed to reach out to other sources in order that the park could be installed this spring. Conde said that he felt that a large project such as the recent renovation of the village garage should have been brought to council. Hoffman said he would “take full responsibility for this as he had neglected to discuss it with council before proceeding,” according to the news release. Lyons inquired about the truck, which had been on order for some time. Powell said the truck would be needed soon in carrying out many of the summer activities. It was agreed that if the truck could not be delivered soon, the village would look elsewhere. Council adjourned with the next scheduled meeting set for March 14. 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