http://66.213.69.5/files/original/464896017da3038890ef3a8722f23be6.pdf fa477aba272fa989d4be971957b3dc8f PDF Text Text STANDING WITH UKRAINE We at AIM Media stand with SUPPORT the Ukrainian people to support their freedom and UKRAINE sovereignty. www.aimmediacares.com Please visit AIMMediaCares.com/Ukraine or scan the QR code for links to organizations working to help the Ukrainian people in their time of need. 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 38° 42° 41° Breezy today with a shower or two. Low clouds tonight. High 45° / Low 31° Today’s weather forecast Meigs Health Matters WEATHER s 4 NEWS s 3 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 70, Volume 76 Saturday, April 9, 2022 s $2 Historical Society’s levy to be withdrawn 13 new COVID cases reported By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com File photo The museum is located on South Third Avenue in Middleport. Director, board concerned about clarity, wording of levy planned for May 3 ballot By Lorna Hart Special to OVP MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society has encountered some difﬁculties with their proposed levy initiative for the May 3 ballot. As a result, the levy will ofﬁcially be withdrawn from voter consideration early next week. Due to changes made by the Ohio Secretary of State’s ofﬁce, the proposal reads Meigs County Levy instead of Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society Levy. According to Museum Director Mary Cowdery, both she and the society board are concerned that voters will not know who the levy is for, and plan to withdraw it from the May ballot. Cowdery went on to say the levy submitted for the 2022 ballot had the exact wording of the 2019 proposal. Since that levy was not approved by voters, the board had decided it was time for another attempt. The proposal had been approved by the Meigs County Commissioners before the ﬁling deadline and sent to the secre- tary of state’s ofﬁce for placement on the May ballot. According to the Meigs County Board of Elections (BOE), the reason they were given for the change by the secretary of state’s ofﬁce was, “it was not reﬂective to the resolution, and so marked off the proposed ballot language”. According to additional information given to the Meigs County Board of Elections by the Ohio Secretary of State’s ofﬁce, the levy was “approved to form by the State because they couldn’t ﬁnd the statute in the ORC that it pertained to.” The Meigs BOE advised the society that the levy could remain on the ballot, but the decision has been made to withdraw it from voter consideration. The levy will still appear on the ballot as it is too late to make any physical changes, but once the levy is ofﬁcially withdrawn, the BOE will post signs indicating the deletion of the levy. Paperwork for the removal is expected early next week, but until that time, the BOE cannot advise voters of any changes. Cowdery indicated they are See LEVY | 12 Motion to disqualify judge filed in doctor’s murder trial By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS — The weekslong trial of an Ohio doctor charged in multiple hospital deaths hit a bump in the road this week after a motion was ﬁled seeking to disqualify the judge overseeing the case. Dr. William Husel is accused of ordering excessive painkillers for 14 patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases involving at least 500 micrograms of the power- ful painkiller fentanyl. The prosecution and defense both rested last week but closing arguments have been repeatedly rescheduled and are now set for Monday, a week after their original date. On Thursday, Ohio Supreme Court spokesperson Lyn Tolan conﬁrmed that an afﬁdavit for disqualiﬁcation — a motion for removing judges — was ﬁled in the Husel case. Tolan said the afﬁdavit has been sealed and no further details were available. Janet Grubb, Franklin County ﬁrst assistant prosecutor, declined comment. Messages were left for attorneys for Husel and with Franklin County Judge Michael Holbrook. Prosecutors have said ordering such dosages for a nonsurgical situation indicated an intent to end lives. His attorneys say he was providing comfort care for dying patients, not trying to kill them. Husel has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of murder. Jurors seated for the trial heard from 53 prosecution witnesses since the trial began Feb. 22, including medical experts, Mount Carmel employ- ees, investigators, and family members of all 14 patients. Prosecutors took ﬁve weeks to present their case. Defense lawyers called a single witness on March 30 — a Georgia anesthesiologist who testiﬁed that Husel’s patients died from their medical conditions and not Husel’s actions. The defense rested the following day. Mount Carmel has reached settlements totaling more than $16.7 million over the deaths of at least 17 patients, with more lawsuits pending. Ohio collects items for Ukraine defense AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday the state will collect hundreds of donated helmets, protective vests and other surplus police equipment for the civilian defense of Ukraine. Distribution of the equipment will be coordinated by the Fund to Aid Ukraine, a nonproﬁt organization based in Parma in suburban Cleveland, which has a large UkrainianAmerican population. More than two dozen law enforcement agencies have offered approximately 75 ballistic and riot helmets and 840 pieces of body armor, including vests and plates, said DeWine, who requested an inventory of such surplus. DeWine issued an executive order last month, meant to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, prohibiting state purchases from Russian companies and directing state pension funds to divest themselves of Russian holdings. Attorney General Dave Yost made a similar request. The state’s ﬁve pension funds and the Ohio insurance fund for injured workers have all said they’ve divested their Russian assets, which are a fraction of holdings but overall total just over $200 million. Editor’s note: Due to recent changes in the frequency of data reported by the Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Valley Publishing’s COVID Update will now only appear once a week, in Saturday editions. OHIO VALLEY — Since the publication of last week’s update, there were 13 new COVID-19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. Statistics reported on Friday, April 8: In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported six new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported two new COVID-19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported ﬁve new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 7,481 total cases (6 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 403 hospitalizations and 124 deaths. Of the 7,481 cases, 7,306 (18 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,495 cases (1 new), 12 hospitalizations 20-29 —1,202 cases (1 new), 22 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 30-39 — 1,093 cases, 20 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 1,091 cases, 37 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 988 cases, 65 hospitalizations, 14 deaths 60-69 — 808 cases (2 new), 72 hospitalizations, 22 deaths 70-79 — 494 cases (1 new), 103 hospitalizations, 32 deaths 80-plus — 310 cases (1 new), 72 hospitalizations, 43 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 14,612 (48.86 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 13,465 (45.03 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 4,615 total cases (2 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 234 hospitalizations and See COVID | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, April 9, 2022 GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS DEATH NOTICE MORRIS RACINE — Olivia Ann Morris, of Racine, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial services will follow at Meigs Memory Gardens in Pomeroy. 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. Cars shower GALLIPOLIS — Violet Jeffers will be celebrating her 95th Birthday on April 17, cards may be sent to 4341 Teens Run Rd Gallipolis, Oh 45631. Egg hunt rescheduled 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. Monday, April 11 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia CPR Meeting at noon. Hybrid options: Gallia County Health Department conference room or virtually via Zoom: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/85237143752?pwd=UHF6eGR xaGlVdDZ6NlFVbHpncVZ4QT09 Tuesday, April 12 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the 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, 112 E. Memorial Drive, Pomeroy. POMEROY — Computer Basics Class at the Pomeroy Library will be at 5 p.m. Registration is required. Call 740-992-5813 to register. Wednesday, April 13 HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees will be holding their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Thursday, April 14 MIDDLEPORT — The ofﬁce of Senator Sherrod Brown will be hosting a town hall meeting to discuss the proposed closing of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. A representative from Senator Brown’s ofﬁce will be attending to address issues and answer questions. The town hall is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the American Legion Post 128, Middleport. WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district ofﬁce in Wellston. Friday, April 15 POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Class of 1959 will be meeting at noon at Fox’s Pizza in Pomeroy. Saturday, April 16 RUTLAND — Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter NSDAR’s next meeting will be an outing at United Plant Savers, 35703 Loop Rd, Rutland. The meeting/outing will begin at 1 p.m. The program will be by Katie Patterson of United Plant Savers. Need a ride, call Opal at 740-992-3301. RACINE — The Easter egg hunt at the Racine Library has been reschedule to Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. due to inclement weather. Cemetery clean-up VINTON — The Vinton Memorial Cemetery 16478 State Route 160 will begin the regular mowing maintenance season very soon. The deadline for any decorations that families want to preserve and reuse is April 15. All decorations removed by caretaker will be discarded. Yoga classes in Syracuse Middleport alumni scholarships MIDDLEPORT — Scholarship applications are now available for six different scholarships for high school seniors who are children or grandchildren of Middleport High School Alumni. The guidance counselors at Meigs, Eastern, Southern and Wahama high schools now have the applications available. The deadline for applications to be returned is May 2. For more information about the criteria and to obtain applications, please email or call the scholarship trustees below: mblake1967@yahoo.com; jecrooks@suddenlink.net; clhglh@suddenlik.net; drg453@yahoo. com; Diane Lynch - 740-992-3225. 39° More hoops highlights Marauders for the win SPORTS s 5 SPORTS s 5 clouds today. Increasing Times of sun and 54° / Low 32° clouds tonight. High Issue 21, Volume Breaking news 135 at mydailytri bune.com Tuesday, February 1, 2022 s 50¢ Search results in seizure of suspected drugs Staff Report — GalGALLIPOLIS Matt lia County Sheriff an Champlin reports led investigation which in the to a search warrant 2 PM early morn8 AM ing hours of Monday, 47° 25° Jan. 31 resulted in the seizure of a “large quantity” of George suspected drugs. According to a news release from Sheriff Champlin, in the eveSexton ning hours of Sunday, with Jan. 30, a deputy Ofﬁce the Gallia Sheriff’s stop conducted a trafﬁc allege an on a vehicle for Through trafﬁc violation. trafﬁc the course of that reportedly OVP | stop, deputies Beth Sergent quantity” in search of seized a “large through the ice water to chisel narcotics today through 46, (frozen) and on suspected 40 of 55, walking of the vehic to reach highs could be spotted and cash from when several anglers temperatures which are expected possibly on the horizon. Park over the weekend out with milder threat of icy weather Latest from Meigs, and from the occupants frozen lake at Krodel freeze, this week has started low 30’s with the Mason Pictured is the deep to a high in the DRUGS SeeGallia, Despite the recent expected to drop 8 PM 39° More hoops highlights Marauders for the win SPORTS s 5 SPORTS s 5 Increasing and clouds today.Low 32° Times of sun High 54° / clouds tonight. at mydailytribu Breaking news To thaw or not to Issue 21, Volume 135 ne.com thaw? Tuesday, February 1, 2022 s 50¢ Search results in seizure of suspected drugs Staff Report — GalGALLIPOLIS Matt lia County Sheriff an Champlin reports led which investigation in the to a search warrant early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 31 resulted in the seizure of a “large quantity” of George suspected drugs. According to a news release from Sheriff Champlin, in the eveSexton ning hours of Sunday, with Jan. 30, a deputy Ofﬁce the Gallia Sheriff’s stop trafﬁc conducted a for an alleged on a vehicle Through trafﬁc violation. trafﬁc that of course the reportedly | OVP stop, deputies quantity” Beth Sergent of ice in search seized a “large through the narcotics water to chisel 46, today through of suspected the vehicle of 55, 40 and walking on (frozen) to reach highs horizon. and cash from could be spotted on the which are expected occupants. several anglers weekend when out with milder temperaturesthreat of icy weather possibly and from the Park over the the 8 lake at Krodel low 30’s with See DRUGS | week has started this frozen high in the deep freeze, Pictured is the to drop to a are expected Despite the recent the big one. Friday, temperatures Thursday. However, 324 new COVID cases es are the big one. Friday, temperatur Thursday. However, khawthorne@aimmediamidwe — Since OHIO VALLEY there were 324 Friday’s update, cases reported new COVID-19 Publishing in the Ohio Valley area on Monday. the Ohio In Gallia County, of Health (ODH) Department new COVID-19 reported 94 cases. ODH In Meigs County, new COVID-19 reported 44 cases. the In Mason County, of Department West Virginia Resources Health and Human 186 new (DHHR), reported cases of COVID-19. look at the Here is a closer data: local COVID-19 Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason ne) Dunham By Kayla (Hawthor id est com reported Dunham By Kayla (Hawthorne) st.com Primary filing deadline i Wednesd Ted Jackson | AP cases (5 new), 60-69 — 714 (1 new), 12 66 hospitalization deaths cases (6 new), 70-79 — 439 (2 new), 22 94 hospitalizations deaths cases (9 new), 80-plus — 290 (1 new) , 36 63 hospitalizations deaths rates in Gallia Vaccination follows, County are as ODH: according to 13,776 Vaccines started: cases (15 of the 30-39 — 989 (1 new), 1 since the beginning hospitalizations 19 hospitalizations pandemic, 368 deaths. Of the 94 are death — 1,007 cases (14 (7 new) and 5,448 (78 new) 40-49 8 6,762 cases, new), 34 hospitalizations, presumed recovered. as follows: Case data is cases (22 new), deaths — 878 cases (13 new), 50-59 0-19 — 1,322 (1 new), 12 Gallia County 60 hospitalizations the 2 p.m. 11 hospitalizations According to cases (10 deaths ODH on Monday, 20-29 —1,112 (1 update from 6,762 total 21 hospitalizations there have been in Gallia County new), cases (94 new) (5 new), 60-69 — 714 cases new), 12 (1 66 hospitalization deaths (6 new), 70-79 — 439 cases new), 22 it li ations (2 By Brittany Hively st bhively@aimmediamidwe Primary filing deadline is Wednesday vaccine percent of the gets her COVID-19receiving (46.07 away as she population); of students bravely looks Nila Carey, 8 Carey was one of dozens Charter School in New Vaccines completed: of the Third grader Believe Castro. against the percent Jan. 25 at KIPP from LPN Sandra to get vaccinated in the 12,580 (42.07 vaccination on will be required big districts their COVID-19 population). in New Orleans becomes one of the first city Orleans. Students of Feb. 1 as the requirement to go to school. coronavirus as a vaccine County 2 p.m. new), 1 death country to implement new), Meigs the According to ODH on Monday, update from 4,189 total there have been in Meigs County cases (44 new) of the since the beginning hospitalizations pandemic, 211 See COVID | 8 k ty to stay By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.co m Needlework Network Family dinner GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 will have a family dinner at 6 p.m., April 12 at the post home on Third Ave. All members are urged to attend. Public welcome. 2022-23 Kindergarten and Preschool registration Road closures TODAY IN HISTORY E-edition Only Subscription 8 PM 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 Thursdays at 1 p.m. at Middleport Library. VFW scholarships anywhere, anytime with an 47° Storytime at the library Library book sale Access your Hometown Newspaper 2 PM POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Alumni Association will be awarding scholarships again this year to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or great-grandchild of a Pomeroy alumni. Applicants need to send an ofﬁcial transcript of grades, a current photo and list the activities they have been involved in during their high school years. In addition, they need to state where they plan to attend college, course of study, parents’ names and the names’ of the grandparents who are Pomeroy Alumni. The scholarships are based on academics. Applications are to be sent to the Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, OH 45769 and are to be received no later than May 13, 2022. 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. GALLIPOLIS — Preschool Registration for the POMEROY — A book sale at the Pomeroy Library Gallipolis City School District will take place on folwill be on Wednesday, May 4 from 5-7 p.m.; Thursday, lowing dates: Washington Elementary-Thursday, April May 5 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; and Friday, May 6 from 9 7; call 740-446-3213 for an appointment. Green Elementary-Wednesday, April 6; call 740-446-3236 for an a.m. - 1 p.m. appointment. Rio Grande Elementary Friday, April 8; call 740-245-5333 for an appointment. Preference will be given to children who will be 4 by Oct. 1. However, students ages 3-5 may apply. OHIO VALLEY — The Stewart-Johnson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9926 will be awarding up to ﬁve tuition scholarships of $1,000 each to qualifying area college students and high school seniors who have been accepted into a college or university program. MEIGS COUNTY — A culvert replacement project Members of V.F.W. Post 9926 and their immediate begins on April 4 on SR 681, between Devenny Road families will receive ﬁrst consideration for these schol- (Township Road 258) and Bentz Cemetery Road arships, but other veterans and their families might (Township Road 158). The road will be closed from also be considered. Applications can be picked up at 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated the V.F.W. Post in Mason. Completed forms must be completion: April 22. received by the V.F.W. Post no later than May 11. Late MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project applications will not be considered. Scholarships must is taking place on County Road 163, between Rockbe utilized by Dec. 1. For additional information, con- springs Road and Hemlock Grove Road. The road is tact school guidance counselors or Robert Caruthers, closed. The detour is Rocksprings Road to U.S. 33 Quartermaster Post 9926, at 304-812-5905 or 740west to SR 681 east to Hemlock Grove Road. Esti416-5262. mated completion: May 6. On this date In 1413, the corona825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 tion of England’s King Today is Saturday, 740-446-2342 Henry V took place in April 9, the 99th day of All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel 2022. There are 266 days Westminster Abbey. edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be In 1939, Marian left in the year. reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Today’s highlight ADVERTISING DIRECTOR REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 GROUP PUBLISHER Memorial in Washington, in history mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com Lane Moon D.C., after the Black On April 9, 1865, lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER singer was denied the Confederate Gen. Robert Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 EDITOR use of Constitution Hall E. Lee surrendered his dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com gdtnews@aimmediamidwest.com by the Daughters of the army to Union Lt. Gen. SPORTS EDITOR American Revolution. Ulysses S. Grant at Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 In 1940, during World Appomattox Court House bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com War II, Germany invaded in Virginia. Denmark and Norway. In 1942, during World War II, some 75,000 Philippine and American defenders on Bataan surrendered to Japanese troops, who forced the prisoners into what became known as the Bataan Death March; thousands died or were killed en route. In 1959, NASA presented its ﬁrst seven aw? astronauts: Scott To thaw or not to th Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 91, died in Phoenix, Arizona. d rte po re s 324 new COVID case In 1968, funeral services, private and public, were held for Martin Luther King Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta, ﬁve days after the civil rights leader was Mail payment to: Gallipolis Daily Tribune assassinated in Memphis, 825 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Tennessee. In 1979, ofﬁcials 25° Pomeroy alumni scholarships SYRACUSE — Yoga classes offered at the Syracuse Community Center will be as follows: Beginning Yoga POMEROY — Join the Needlework Network on will start on Monday, April 11 from 10-11 a.m. InterWednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Riverview mediate Yoga continues Monday evenings from 6-7:30 Room at the Pomeroy Library. Socialize and craft with p.m. Call 740-992-2365 for further information. experienced fabric artists. Bring your work in progress to share with the group. Beginners welcome. Associated Press CONTACT US 8 AM Ohio Valley Publishing $10.00 monthly EZ pay $58.00 6 months $105.00 1 year — With GALLIPOLIS on the the clock ticking election 2022 primary those ﬁling deadline, potential canconsidering out didacy are runningcertiﬁof time to submit cates of announcement. for The ﬁling deadline Gallia Councandidacy in Feb. 2 at ty is Wednesday, 4 p.m. of Filing certiﬁcate counfor announcements3:45 p.m. of ty ofﬁces as 31, accordMonday, Jan. County ing to the Gallia ofﬁce Board of Elections are: — CharCommissioner Harold lie Dean (R); (R); Montgomery Auditor — Robbie Nicholas Kevin Jacks (R); Short (R); (R) and Terri Court of Judge of the — M. Common Pleas (R); E ans OH-70272056 Call 740-446-2342 to Sign-up Today! declared an end to the crisis involving the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, 12 days after a partial core meltdown. In 1996, in a dramatic shift of pursestring power, President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the veto in 1998.) In 2003, jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad and embracing American troops as liberators. In 2005, Britain’s Prince Charles married longtime love Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall. In 2010, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement. (His vacancy was ﬁlled by Elena Kagan.) In 2020, the government reported that 6.6 million people had sought unemployment beneﬁts in the preceding week, bringing the total to 16.8 million in the three weeks since the coronavirus outbreak took hold. The Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones, telling him to stop pitching bogus remedies for the coronavirus. Today’s Birthdays: Satirical songwriter and mathematician Tom Lehrer is 94. Actor Michael Learned is 83. Country singer Margo Smith is 80. Actor Dennis Quaid is 68. Comedian Jimmy Tingle is 67. Country musician Dave Innis (Restless Heart) is 63. Talk show host Joe Scarborough is 59. Actorsports reporter Lisa Guerrero is 58. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is 58. Actor Mark Pellegrino is 57. Actor-model Paulina Porizkova is 57. Actor Cynthia Nixon is 56. Rock singer Kevin Martin (Candlebox) is 53. TV personality Sunny Anderson is 47. Rock singer Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) is 45. Actor Keshia Knight Pulliam is 43. Rock musician Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes) is 42. Actor Charlie Hunnam is 42. Actor Ryan Northcott is 42. . Actor Annie Funke is 37. Actor Jordan Masterson is 36. Actor Leighton Meester is 36. Actor-singer Jesse McCartney is 35. R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan is 35. Actor Kristen Stewart is 32. Actor Elle Fanning is 24. Rapper Lil Nas X is 23. Classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho is 22. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 9, 2022 3 Be aware of the dangers of toxic waste In the 1984 cult classic movie, The Toxic Avenger, a cowardly janitor falls into a drum of toxic waste and becomes a hideous looking superhero that stops crime and saves the day. Unfortunately, most real exposures to toxic substances leads to injury, illness or even death. A chemical or product is considered toxic if it is poisonous, radioactive, explosive, ﬂammable, carcinogenic (causing cancer), mutagenic (causing damage to chromosomes), teratogenic (causing birth defects), or bioaccumulative (that is, increasing in concentration at the higher ends of food chains). A horriﬁc, real-life example of exposure to toxic waste happened shortly before the The Toxic Avenger debuted. Citizens of New York living just south of Niagara Falls discovered they miscarriages. Folwere living on top lowing a slow reacof an actual, toxic tion from local and waste dump nickstate governments, named, The Love the federal governCanal. In the early ment stepped in to 1950’s an abandeclare the site a doned canal project was the location Meigs State of Emergency used for dumping Health and began relocatmore than 21,000 Matters ing the families to safety. The disaster tons of toxic waste. Steve opened the eyes of The dumpsite was Swatzel many to the hazcovered over with ards of the forgotclay and sold for ten dumpsites and lead $1. The property was later developed for a pub- to the adoption of the lic school, 800 homes and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com240 low-income apartments. By the late 1970s, pensation, and Liability the drums of toxic waste Act — better known as, “Superfund.” had eventually disinteAccording to the US grated and began leaking EPA, the act otherwise into the storm drains, known as CERCLA, prostreams, ground water vided a Federal “Superand even into the basements of the homes. Resi- fund” to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned dents of the neighborhood experienced a series hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, of inexplicable illnesses such as epilepsy, asthma, and other emergency migraines, kidney disease releases of pollutants and contaminants into the and abnormally high rates of birth defects and environment. Through ‘Get used to it’: Outbreaks give taste of living with virus By Carla K. Johnson tested positive, followed by his wife and co-star, Sarah Jessica Parker. Daniel Craig, The U.S. is getting too, has been sidelined a ﬁrst glimpse of what from his revival of it’s like to experience “Macbeth.” COVID-19 outbreaks Large indoor gathduring this new phase of living with the virus, erings with masks optional have led to and the roster of the infections, with a highnewly infected is studproﬁle party in Washded with stars. ington, D.C., now seen Cabinet members, as a possible superHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Broadway actors spreader event. Other infection clusters outand the governors of side of groups that are New Jersey and Connecticut have all tested regularly tested might go undetected, said positive. Outbreaks at Josh Michaud, associate Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins director of global health University are bringing policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in back mask requirements to those campus- Washington. “It’s harder now than es as ofﬁcials seek out it was before to know quarantine space. The known infections what’s happening. The future is a little fuzzier likely reveal only the because we don’t have tip of the iceberg — as much information with actors and politiat our ﬁngertips,” cians regularly tested Michaud said. “If you’re at work. Ofﬁcial case not an actor in a Broadﬁgures are certain to way play or a politician be vast undercounts of how widely the virus is you might fall through the testing cracks.” circulating because of The public health home testing and mildly sick not bothering to response will vary from community to comtest at all. munity based on what’s Across the nation, happening locally, mask-wearing is at its lowest level since April Michaud said. “We’re ﬁghting 2020, said Ali Mokdad, smaller ﬁres instead of a professor of health metrics sciences at the a raging blaze across University of Washing- the country and those ton in Seattle. For every smaller ﬁres can be disruptive,” Michaud said. 100 infections, only “It leaves everyone to seven are recorded in choose their own advenofﬁcial tallies, accordture when it comes to ing to his modeling group’s latest estimate. pandemic response and That means a place like individual behaviors.” In Washington D.C., New York City that’s averaging 1,600 cases a the outbreak has been particularly high proday has a dramatically ﬁle — striking multiple higher true number of Cabinet secretaries infections. and Congress memMokdad expects bers along with Mayor the high level of U.S. immunity built up from Muriel Bowser and the previous infections and president of Georgetown University. vaccinations will proAt least a dozen of tect the nation from a those infections can be large surge. “We’re going to have traced to the Gridiron Club dinner, an annual some infections here ﬁxture of the D.C. social and there, but it’s not going to shut down the calendar that took place country,” Mokdad said. Saturday for the ﬁrst time in three years. The “Life has to go on. We dinner is an example of have to be vaccinated a return to near-total and boosted. We need normality that’s takto protect the vulnerable, but we have to get ing place around the country, leading to a used to it.” On Broadway, several spike in positive tests, but not necessarily a performances of the corresponding spike in comedy “Plaza Suite” serious illnesses or hoswere canceled after pitalizations. Matthew Broderick AP Medical Writer CERCLA, EPA was given power to seek out those parties responsible for any release and assure their cooperation in the cleanup. Currently, there are 1,344 “Superfund” sites in the US, 34 of those sites are in Ohio. The closest “Superfund” site to Meigs County is in Washington County. The events that led to the enactment of CERCLA helped fuel the environmental justice movement and pushed the reduction of the use of products containing toxic or hazardous materials. Also, individuals became more aware of the hazardous products in their own homes and the need to safely handle, treat, store and dispose of the wastes. Currently, the term “hazardous waste” has replaced the words,“toxic waste” but it has also expanded the meaning to cover much more. Manu- facturers are required to label any products that contain hazardous substances. These labels may contain the wording “Danger”, “Warning” or “Caution”. A label with the word, “Danger” means it is highly toxic and may be considered a poison that can cause illness or death. People should limit the use of products containing this label as it will be difﬁcult to use properly and hard to dispose of. A label with the words, “Warning” and “Caution” are considered less of a threat but still must be handled with care. A product with a “Warning” label may be considered to be a caustic cleaner that will breakdown substances such most detergents. Household bleach will normally contain a “warning” label that informs the user how to safely use the product. The best way to prevent or reduce exposure to hazardous or toxic substances is to limit the amount coming into your home. There are several ways to make alternative cleaners or polishes with natural ingredients. Read the labels and determine the safest or the least harmful product to use. Only purchase the amount of the product you need. Protect yourself by following the directions for use of the product. Using more product than required does not mean better results. Finally, store products safely and securely. Never store hazardous chemicals near food or beverages or where children or pets could access them. Real life exposure to toxic waste is no joke. Do your part to keep your family and your community safe. Steve Swatzel is director of Environmental Health at the Meigs County Health Department. SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station Passenger from Dayton, Ohio aboard; Cost of ride $55M each By Marcia Dunn AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destination. It’s SpaceX’s ﬁrst private charter ﬂight to the orbiting lab after two years of carrying astronauts there for NASA. Arriving at the space station Saturday are an American, a Canadian and an Israeli who run investment, real estate and other companies. They’re paying $55 million apiece for the rocket ride and accommodations, all meals included. Russia has been hosting tourists at the space station — and before that the Mir station — for decades. Just last fall, a Russian movie crew ﬂew up, followed by a Japanese fashion tycoon and his assistant. NASA is ﬁnally getting into the act, after years of opposing space station visitors. “It was a hell of a ride and we’re looking forward to the next 10 days,” said former NASA astronaut and chaperone Michael Lopez-Alegria on reaching orbit. The visitors’ tickets include access to all but the Russian portion of the space station — they’ll need permission from the three cosmonauts on board. Three Americans and a German also live up there. Lopez-Alegria plans to avoid talking about politics and the war in Ukraine while he’s at the space station. “I honestly think that it won’t be awkward. I mean maybe a tiny bit,” he said. He expects the “spirit of collaboration will shine through.” The private Axiom Space company arranged the visit with NASA for its three paying customers: Larry Connor of Dayton, Ohio, who runs the Connor Group; Mark Pathy, founder and CEO Joel Kowsky | NASA via AP A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule attached lifts off with the first private crew from Launch Complex 39A on Friday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. It’s SpaceX’s first private charter flight to the orbiting lab after two years of carrying astronauts there for NASA. of Montreal’s Mavrik Corp.; and Israel’s Eytan Stibbe, a former ﬁghter pilot and founding partner of Vital Capital. Before the ﬂight, their enthusiasm was obvious. Stibbe did a little dance when he arrived at the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX and NASA have been upfront with them about the risks of spaceﬂight, said Lopez-Alegria, who spent seven months at the space station 15 years ago. “There’s no fuzz, I think, on what the dangers are or what the bad days could look like,” Lopez-Alegria told The Associated Press before the ﬂight. NASA’s Kathy Lueders, head of space operations, said there’s a lot to learn from this ﬁrst wholly private station visit. “But man, was this launch a great start,” she told reporters. Each visitor has a full slate of experiments to conduct during their stay, one reason they don’t like to be called space tourists. “They’re not up there to paste their nose on the window,” said Axiom’s co-founder and president, Michael Suffredini, a former NASA space station program manager. The three businessmen are the latest to take advantage of the opening of space to those with deep pockets. Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin is taking customers on 10-minute rides to the edge of space, while Virgin Galactic expects to start ﬂying customers on its rocket ship later this year. Friday’s ﬂight is the “There’s no fuzz, I think, on what the dangers are or what the bad days could look like.” — Michael Lopez-Alegria, Former NASA astronaut and chaperone second private charter for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which took a billionaire and his guests on a threeday orbit ride last year. SpaceX’s ﬁfth ﬂight of NASA astronauts to the station is coming up in just a couple weeks. Axiom is targeting next year for its second private ﬂight to the space station. More customer trips will follow, with Axiom adding its own rooms to the orbiting complex beginning in 2024. After about ﬁve years, the company plans to detach its compartments to form a selfsustaining station — one of several commercial outposts intended to replace the space station once it’s retired and NASA shifts to the moon. At an adjacent pad during Friday’s launch: NASA’s new moon rocket, which is awaiting completion of a dress rehearsal for a summertime test ﬂight. As a gift for their seven station hosts, the four visitors are taking up paella and other Spanish cuisine prepared by celebrity chef José Andrés. The rest of their time at the station, NASA’s freeze-dried chow will have to do. The automated SpaceX capsule and its four passengers are due back April 19 with a splashdown off the Florida coast. Connor is honoring Ohio’s air and space legacy, is bringing along a fabric swatch from the Wright brothers’ 1903 Kitty Hawk ﬂyer and gold foil from the Apollo 11 command module from the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta. Only the second Israeli in space, Stibbe will continue a thunderstorm experiment begun by the ﬁrst — Ilan Ramon, who died aboard shuttle Columbia in 2003. They were in the same ﬁghter pilot squadron. Stibbe is carrying copies of recovered pages of Ramon’s space diary, as well as a song composed by Ramon’s musician son and a painting of pages falling from the sky by his daughter. “To be a part of this unique crew is a proof for me that there’s no dream beyond reach,” he said. SUPPORT VINTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. The Vinton Volunteer Fire Dept. is sponsoring a fund raising program to raise money. These funds will be used to improve service to our community. Department representatives will be contacting all homes in the area over the coming weeks asking for a donation of $20. Department representatives will be going door to door and will carry identiﬁcation or an ID badge. TheVinton Volunteer Fire Dept. wishes to THANK everyone for their donation by giving a complimentary certiﬁcate for a 8x10 color portrait to be taken at the station. OH-70280698 �NEWS/WEATHER 4 Saturday, April 9, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Cheers for Jackson, who declares ‘We’ve made it, all of us’ By Zeke Miller and Will Weissert the ﬁrst Black woman to attain her high ofﬁce. Associated Press Jackson will take the bench later this year, ﬁlling the seat of retiring WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer Tearfully embracing a history-making moment, on a court that was made up entirely of white men Judge Ketanji Brown for almost two centuries, Jackson said Friday her that declared her race conﬁrmation as the ﬁrst unworthy of citizenship Black woman to the and endorsed American Supreme Court showed the progress of America, segregation. “It has taken 232 years declaring, “We’ve made and 115 prior appointit — all of us.” ments for a Black woman Jackson delivered to be selected to serve on emotional remarks on the Supreme Court of the the sunny White House United States,” Jackson South Lawn a day after said. “But we’ve made it. the Senate approved her nomination, saying, it was We’ve made it, all of us.” Jackson, at times speaka development the entire country could be proud of. ing through tears as she thanked her family and “We have come a long mentors for their support, way toward perfecting promised to follow in our union,” she said. “In Breyer’s footsteps on the my family, it took just bench. one generation to go “I have done my level from segregation to the best to stay in my lane Supreme Court of the and to reach a result United States.” that is consistent with President Joe Biden, my understanding of the who made his own hislaw,” she said, “And with tory by nominating her, the obligation to rule stood by her side for independently, without Friday’s event, celebratfear or favor.” ing her conﬁrmation as Jackson’s remarks on “a moment of real change in American history.” On the White House lawn Jackson’s other side: Vice might be the most, and President Kamala Harris, the last, the public hears told the boisterous crowd on the South Lawn. “I believe so strongly that we needed a court that looks like America.” Racial questions aside, a number of Republican senators aggressively questioned Jackson during conﬁrmation hearings, accusing her of liberal activism as an appeals court judge and being soft on crime in some of her sentencing. Biden praised Jackson’s “incredible character and integrity” during the conﬁrmation process, saying she put up with “verbal abuse, the anger, constant Andrew Harnik | AP interruptions, the most President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris applaud Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as Harris vile baseless assertions speaks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday to celebrate and accusations.” He the confirmation of Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court. praised the three Repubserved his pathway to the lican senators who joined bench won’t upend the from her for some time. White House, and Biden Democrats to back her current 6-3 conservative She won’t formally join for the court: Maine Sen. said the promise of putthe court until early sum- balance. But in addition ting someone like Jackson Susan Collins, Alaska to the racial history, it mer, and the justices will for the ﬁrst time put on the court helped moti- Sen. Lisa Murkowski and won’t hear cases again Utah Sen. Mitt Romney. four women on the court vate his bid for the Oval until October. In any Jackson will be the high Ofﬁce. at one time. event, justices tend not court’s ﬁrst former public “I could see it as a day Biden nominated to say much about themdefender — with the elite of hope, a day of promselves in their early years Jackson on the second legal background of other anniversary of his pledge ise, a day of progress, a on the court, though some make sporadic pub- ahead of the South Caro- day when once again the justices as well. She has lina presidential primary moral arc of the universe degrees from Harvard lic appearances and sevand Harvard Law School — as Barack (Obama) to select a Black woman eral have done speaking used to quote all the time and held top clerkships, tours to pitch memoirs or for the court. The move including for Breyer himtheir books about the law. helped resurrect his ﬂail- — bends a little more self. toward justice,” Biden Jackson’s arrival on the ing campaign and pre- Whitmer kidnap plot: 2 men acquitted, hung jury for 2 more By John Flesher and Ed White after lunch to say they still were deadlocked on Associated Press some counts. Daniel Harris, 24, and Brandon Caserta, 33, GRAND RAPIDS, were found not guilty of Mich. — A jury on Friconspiracy. In addition, day acquitted two men of all charges in a plot to Harris was acquitted of charges related to explokidnap Michigan Gov. sives and a gun. Gretchen Whitmer but The jury could not couldn’t reach verdicts reach verdicts for Adam against the two alleged leaders, a stunning defeat Fox, 38, and Barry Croft for the government after Jr., 46, which means the government can put them a weekslong trial that centered on a remarkable on trial again. “Obviously we’re FBI sting operation just before the 2020 election. disappointed with the outcome. ... We have The results were two defendants that are announced a few hours awaiting trial and we’ll after the jury said it was get back to work on that,” struggling to ﬁnd unaU.S. Attorney Andrew nimity on all 10 charges. The judge on the ﬁfth day Birge said. Harris and Caserta of deliberations told the embraced their lawyers panel to keep working, but jurors emerged again when U.S. District Judge TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 38° 42° 41° 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. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.08 1.25 0.95 15.22 11.58 SUN & MOON Today 7:01 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 12:35 p.m. 3:20 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Apr 9 Full Last New Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. 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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 12.83 22.23 24.17 12.58 13.16 27.68 12.24 29.39 35.76 12.42 28.28 35.41 26.82 Portsmouth 45/33 24-hr. Chg. -0.32 +2.43 +1.07 -0.62 +0.16 +1.25 -0.10 +2.39 +1.18 +0.07 +4.58 +0.91 +3.82 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 77° 53° 77° 59° Clearing and warmer Cloudy and warm with a few showers 72° 43° Mostly cloudy Belpre 45/30 St. Marys 45/30 Parkersburg 45/31 Elizabeth 45/30 Spencer 44/31 Buffalo 43/31 Milton 45/32 St. Albans 45/32 Huntington 46/33 NATIONAL FORECAST Clendenin 44/31 Charleston 46/32 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Prosecutors said the group was steeped in anti-government extremism and furious over Whitmer’s pandemic restrictions. There was evidence of a crudely built “shoot house” to practice going in and out of her vacation home, and a night ride by Croft, Fox and covert operatives to check the property. But defense lawyers portrayed the men as credulous weekend warriors prone to big, wild talk and often stoned on marijuana. They said agents and informants tricked and cajoled the men into targeting the governor. 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High 45° / Low 31° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation EXTENDED FORECAST 61° 37° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 49° 40° 66° 43° 90° in 1893 23° in 2018 Capitol protests over COVID-19 restrictions ordered by Whitmer and other governors. By late May, anger over racial injustice and the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police erupted into demonstrations in cities nationwide. In a Grand Rapids courtroom, during 13 days of testimony, pros- Robert Jonker said they were free after 18 months in jail awaiting trial. Family members moments earlier gasped and cried with joy when the verdicts were read. Their arrests in Michigan in 2020 came amid upheaval in the U.S. during a year that started with pandemic lockdowns then shifted to armed 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Kent County Sheriff and Delaware Department of Justice via AP, File Booking photos, from left, show Barry Croft, Daniel Harris, Adam Fox and Brandon Caserta, who were accused of plotting to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. The jury on Friday acquitted Harris, 24, and Caserta, 33, of all charges but could not reach verdicts for Fox, 38, and Croft, 46, which means the government can put them on trial again. ecutors offered evidence from undercover agents, a crucial informant and two men who pleaded guilty to the plot. Jurors also read and heard secretly recorded conversations, violent social media posts and chat messages. Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and is serving a sixyear prison sentence, said the plan was to get Whitmer and cause enough chaos to trigger a civil war before the election , keeping Joe Biden from winning the presidency. Garbin and Kaleb Franks, who also pleaded guilty and testiﬁed for the government, were among the six who were arrested in October 2020 amid talk of raising $4,000 for an explosive to blow High 116° in Nawabshah, Pakistan Low -35° in Konstantinovskaya, Russia Miami 82/58 Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �COMICS Saturday, April 9, 2022 5 OH-70280590 Ohio Valley Publishing 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 � � � � � CRANKSHAFT � � � � � � By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO �� THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne �� Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE � 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 ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� � � �A round O hio A collection of stories from AIM Media Midwest’s Ohio newspapers 6 Saturday, April 9, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing A second chance at life at 27 Trevor Henry, 27, underwent heart transplant surgery at The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center in February. Henry hopes to one day meet the family of his organ donor to offer closure for their loss. By Mackenzi Klemann mklemann@limanews.com Mackenzi Klemann | The Lima News LIMA — Trevor Henry was hours away from being induced into a coma when he got the call: he’d been placed atop the waiting list for a heart transplant. The perfect heart was now available. At just 27 years old, Henry was set to undergo his ﬁrst heart transplant surgery at The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center on Feb. 14, weeks after he learned he was experiencing heart failure. The diagnosis is so rare for adults Henry’s age that he initially blamed his breathing troubles, chest pain and nausea on COVID19. But now his age, combined with the poor condition of his heart, meant Henry would be given top priority on the waiting list. “I woke up and felt like I was reborn,” Henry said. “It was a whole new life.” See LIFE | 7 Veteran presented with Quilt of Valor By Jordan Green jgreen@aimmediamidwest.com TROY — John Clarke, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq, was presented with a Quilt of Valor on Thursday at the Troy-Miami County Public Library. The quilt was presented by Operation Veteran and Caregiver Support (OVCS), a non-proﬁt organization operating in the Miami Valley. The organiza- tion seeks to assist veterans and their caregivers by connecting them to resources and empowering them to use resources they have earned to improve their quality of life. Clarke, accompanied by his wife and children, was given his quilt after working with the organization for a little over a year now and for his exceptional See VETERAN | 11 Miami Valley Sunday News J.D. Pooley | Sentinel-Tribune Mark Zuchowski with the city of Rossford. Connecting Crossroads dots ‘Architect’ reflects on Rossford creation By Roger LaPointe He was mayor of Rossford from 1991-2003. He became the zoning inspector, a part-time ROSSFORD – Mayor job, when he retired as a Neil MacKinnon III has dubbed Mark Zuchowski mechanical engineer nine years ago. — a former mayor — as He said he laughs when the architect of the Crossreading stories about roads. the overnight success of “He says that, yes,” Rossford. Zuchowski, who is the “Architect is a good city zoning inspector, word, but it was by said sheepishly, but proudly. “It’s 1,500 acres committee really, I happened to be the one, as of booming property. mayor, I brought the It’s being recognized by the big developers of the right people together, I United States, mostly it’s guess,” Zuchowski said. distribution right now. … “I’m really not an architect. I’m a mechanical It’s the crossroads of the engineer. Everything had United States, the two to be new. There were biggest roads crossing, no roads, no utilities, no with access. zoning.” “The Crossroads is a The connection patch of land that opened up when the state ﬁnally announcement came during the time Zuchowski connected the turnpike was mayor and he quickly and Interstate 75. For recognized that a number decades they ran over top of one another. They of forms of infrastructure have both been improved, would be needed to turn family farms into what since 20 years ago, with would one day become additional lanes, and it the Crossroads. just got trafﬁc galore I-75 extends from going through there. Northern Michigan down That’s what Amazon to the tip of Florida. The recognized,” Zuchowski Ohio Turnpike, with said. rlapointe@aimmediamidwest.com Miami Valley Today John Clarke being presented with his Quilt of Valor. Calming by practicing mindfulness How students can cope with stress “But this type of stress should be temporary and in response to an actual situation,” said Reed. By Jordan Green Bad stress is when jgreen@aimmediamidwest.com it negatively affects someone’s ability to MIAMI COUNTY focus. This often occurs — The school year during traumatic events is beginning to wind down, and for students, in one’s life, or for students, when they this means things are become overworked. starting to wind up. Bad stress changes the Finals, AP exams, and way bodies respond to end of term projects mean student stress lev- situations. Researchers at Harels will reach their peak vard have demonstrated in the coming weeks. through experiment “Not all stress is that prolonged periods bad,” said Brad Reed, director of Community of stress decrease the Resource Development activity in the prefrontal cortex, which hanfor the Tri-County Board of Recovery and dles higher order tasks like thinking and learnMental Health Sering, in the brain. An vices. It is the body’s increase in the activity natural response to a of the amygdala, which new situation. Stress focuses more on surprompts the release of the hormone known as vival instincts, was also found. cortisol, among other “The ﬁght or ﬂight glucocorticoids, which help keep the brain alert See PRACTICING | 7 and focused. Miami Valley Today Built on the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call to create a better “Today” Interstate 80 goes east to west. Zuchowski recognized the manufacturing that had already grown up at I-75 exits, which are increasingly becoming more than just spots with a gas station and a hotel. He said the Crossroads started as a curb-cut called Simmons Road, allowed by the Ohio Department of Transportation for a truck stop. The concept they started with was based on the demographics of the nearby major cities: Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and Cincinnati, and all the manufacturing along the expressways. “It’s how many people can you serve? It’s phenomenal, if you look at the ﬁrst 100 miles … it’s a tremendous amount of population, even into Canada,” Zuchowski said of the needs for zoning and utilities — and each kept growing, back and forth. “You had to design the infrastructure, get it in and have a creative way to get it approved by the jurisdictions,” he said. He pointed out that there were no utilities and the expressways crossed multiple jurisdictions, including townships which had limited resources. “It was quite a challenge to get that, because you had to go through multi-jurisdictions and they were all open ends that didn’t work together at the time. Still, it’s a hard thing to do, even today, to work together on projects, so that was the goal, for property owners to get access to those utilities,” Zuchowski said. He pointed out that Rossford has ﬁve interchanges, with a sixth from the turnpike. Zuchowski connected a number of dots. They were planning for big development, the could handle high volumes of trafﬁc, back in 1990, with a feasibility study that did include architects. See CROSSROADS | 11 Ohio turkey hunting seasons begin in April Record-Herald day youth season. Eastern and southern counties typically record the highCOLUMBUS, Ohio – est number of harvested One of the joys of an Ohio birds. times to be aﬁeld, and is Saturday, April 9, and spring is hearing a wild The top 10 counties in we anticipate that 50,000 turkey gobble. Beginning Sunday, April 10. Folin April, hunters have the lowing the youth season, licensed hunters will par- 2021 were: Columbiana (454), Belmont (444), ticipate this year,” said chance to experience this Ohio is divided into two Division of Wildlife Chief Meigs (437), Tuscarawas zones for the remainder phenomenon up close (417), Jefferson (408), Kendra Wecker. “As a of spring hunting: a when turkey hunting south zone, which opens reminder, the 2022 spring Monroe (408), Ashtabula seasons open, according (401), Washington (398), season limit is one gobto hunters on Saturday, to the Ohio Department Guernsey (378), and bler for all hunters.” April 23, and a northof Natural Resources Ohio hunters harvested Muskingum (373). east zone, which opens (ODNR) Division of The upcoming youth14,546 wild turkeys durto hunters on Saturday, Wildlife. only turkey season is for ing the 2021 spring seaThe season limit is one April 30. “The spring wild turkey son. Included in that total those with a valid youth gobbler. are the 1,463 turkeys Ohio’s 2022 youth wild hunting season is one checked during the twoof Ohio’s most exciting turkey hunting season See TURKEY | 11 Submitted article �AROUND OHIO/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 9, 2022 7 Mother goose Life From page 6 Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News A goose sits on its nest inside a tree by Hussey’s Restaurant in Port Jefferson on Wednesday, March 30. have to get to that point. There are mechanisms to deal with stress and prevent it from becoming From page 6 a long-term problem. Mindfulness, a self-care response [produced by concept that has surged the amygdala] is supin popularity since the posed to be short-lived, onset of the COVID-19 but if we are constantly pandemic, is a set of on alert, then both the techniques designed to brain and body can keep people present in become fatigued,” said the current moment and Reed. control your body and This consistent level mind. of alertness can impact Taking a moment to be many aspects of a stuaware of your surrounddent’s well-being. It ings, sensations you feel, can disrupt sleep patand things you see can terns, cause headaches, increase blood pressure, keep you grounded in and contribute to anxiety the present moment and help your brain underand depression. Reed even said he knows “peo- stand that you are not in danger. The basis for ple who have cracked their teeth while clench- mindfulness is structured breathing — control ing their jaws during your breathing with deep sleep from stress.” breaths, and focus on the However, it does not Practicing (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN cial role in reducing the stress levels of teenagers. Teenagers should be getting eight to 10 hours of sleep per night. However, studies show that is rarely the case. Reed suggests students create a sleep routine and stop all brain-stimulating activities, such as social media, video games, and even studying, an hour before bed. He also notes that caffeine can keep people awake, as well as negatively affect sleep quality. To combat this, Reed advises that students limit their caffeine intake to one to two servings per day and have none after dinner time. Lastly, students should make time for activities they enjoy and use them to break up their study (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN 825 3rd Ave. Gallipolis, OH has a Part-Time Position Mail Clerk-Dock Worker Call or email Derrick Morrison 304-674-9208 or dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com OH-70272850 rhythm and the sensations that occur on each inhale and exhale. “When we can control our breathing, we can control our thoughts. And when we can control our thoughts, we can control our emotions. When we can control our emotions, we can reduce stress, increase happiness, and be healthier and more productive,” said Reed. Slowing down your breathing in a controlled manner can prompt the release of endorphins that “can be an effective intervention for emotion enhancement, including a reduction in anxiety, depression, and stress,” said Xiao Ma in a paper published in the National Library of Medicine. Sleep also plays a cru- Doctors had previously told Henry he had hours left to live, according to his mother, Vonessa Henry. His failing heart was causing other organs to stop functioning. His liver, kidneys and pancreas had stopped processing waste, causing Henry to gain weight. And his health was in rapid decline. “He started saying he wanted to give up,” Vonessa Henry said. “I wasn’t seeing the end,” Henry said. “I wasn’t seeing any progression. … We were just waiting.” But Henry’s outlook changed when he was elevated to the highest priority on the transplant list. A new heart that ﬁt his doctor’s liking was available shortly after. Henry went into surgery on sessions. Test anxiety is another issue students face. It is a form of performance anxiety where students tend to worry about the outcome of the test while they’re taking it, rather than focus on actual task at hand. Reed suggests that following the mindfulness techniques and taking a moment to ground yourself in the present situation can help reduce test anxiety. Reed says, “Frankly, much of the test anxiety or stress-related performance issues come from parents.” The culture in the U.S. has become outcome based rather than effort based. Rewarding only the outcome and punishments for a less than desirable outcome can majorly contribute Valentine’s Day. Now in recovery, Henry is waiting to see whether his body will reject the heart or if his immune system can be lowered just enough to accept the new organ without causing new problems. He’ll soon learn what caused his ﬁrst heart to fail — was it genetic or the result of the virus? — and will see how long his current heart will last before another transplant is needed. But until then, Henry and his mother are relishing his second shot at life. He hopes to one day write to the family of his organ donor, whose decision saved Henry’s life. “Somebody’s loved one’s heart is beating in my son’s chest,” Vonessa Henry said. “If it wasn’t for that person being so awesome with being an organ donor, I may not have mine.” to high levels of stress and anxiety surrounding exams for students. Reed suggests parents should support their children by rewarding them for the effort they put into studying. This encourages the formation of long-term habits that will help students in all aspects of life. More coping mechanisms for student stress and ways parents can support their children can be found at the TriCounty Board’s website at: www.tcbmds.org/ resilience Stress is a natural part of life, but it does not have to control it. Practice these tips to reduce the stress in your life and seek help from your support system when needed. (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN 0RUJDQ 7RZQVKLS� Gallia County is currently taking sealed bids on the repair of Chamberlain Road, Bidwell Ohio thru 05/01/22. All bids to be opened at regular Township meeting 05/07/22 @ 6am. If interested please mail bids or questions to Morgan Township PO Box 64 Bidwell, Ohio 45614 or email PRUJDQWRZQVKLS�#\DKRR�FRP 1HZV 5HOHDVH The Gallia County Engineer, Brett A. Boothe, would like to announce the Gallia County Engineer / Highway Department will be accepting applications for Summer Interns. Applicants MUST be a minimum of 18 years old and show proof of attending college in the fall term of 2021. Applications are available at the Gallia County Engineer's Office, 1167 State Route 160, Gallipolis, Ohio. Those interested should pick up and drop off the completed application with resume and references to the Engineer's Office by Thursday, April 21st. 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And if it is missile hit a train stanot punished, then it will tion where thousands of never stop.” Ukrainians had gathered Pavlo Kyrylenko, the Friday, killing at least 50 regional governor of and wounding dozens Donetsk, which lies in more in an attack on a the Donbas, said that 50 crowd of mostly women people were killed, includand children trying to ﬂee ing ﬁve children, and a new, looming Russian many dozens more were offensive in the country’s wounded. east, Ukrainian authori“There are many people ties said. in a serious condition, The attack that some without arms or legs,” denounced as yet another Mayor Oleksandr Gonwar crime in the 6-weekcharenko said. Even with old conﬂict came as workAndriy Andriyenko | AP 30 to 40 surgeons workers unearthed bodies from Ukrainian servicemen stand next to a fragment of a Tochka-U missile with a writing in Russian “For ing to treat them, the a mass grave in Bucha, children” after Russian shelling at the railway station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Friday. The attack local hospital was struga town near Ukraine’s killed at least 50 people in a crowd of mostly women and children and wounded dozens more. gling to cope, he said. capital where dozens of Britain’s Defense killings have already been Minister Ben Wallace ofﬁce of Ukraine’s prose- blamed Ukraine, saying children” painted on it documented following a denounced the attack as a its forces don’t use the cutor-general said. in Russian. About 4,000 Russian pullout. war crime, and U.N. Seckind of missile that hit Ukrainian President Photos from the station civilians were in and retary-General Antonio around the station at the Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the station — a contenin Kramatorsk showed Guterres called it “comtion experts dismissed. other leaders accused time of the strike, heedthe dead covered with pletely unacceptable.” “Without the strength ing calls to leave the area Russia’s military of delibtarps on the ground and “There are almost or courage to stand up before ﬁghting intensiﬁes erately attacking the the remnants of a rocket no words for it,” Euroto us on the battleﬁeld, in the Donbas region, the station. Russia, in turn, with the words “For the pean Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is on a visit to Ukraine, told reporters. “The cynical behavior (by Russia) has almost no benchmark anymore.” Ukrainian authorities and Western ofﬁcials have repeatedly accused Russian forces of atrocities in the war that began with Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 and has since forced more than 4 million of Ukrainians to ﬂee the country and displaced millions more. Some of the most startling evidence of atrocities has come from towns around Ukraine’s capital that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops pulled back from in recent days. In Bucha, Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk has said investigators found at least three sites of mass shootings of civilians and were still ﬁnding bodies in yards, parks and city squares — 90% of whom were shot. Doctors, crater disprove Russia’s maternity hospital airstrike misinfo By Lori Hinnant and Mstyslav Chernov Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine — A woman on the verge of giving birth with her leg ﬂayed open by shrapnel. A shockwave that shattered the glass and ceramic lining of a room with medical waste. A nurse who suffered a concussion. This is what the Ukrainian doctors remember of the Russian airstrike that destroyed the Mariupol maternity hospital where they once worked. And these memories are now all they have from a day they wish they could forget: Russian soldiers purged the evidence from their phones when they ﬂed Mariupol. “With just one blow, there was simply nothing, no children’s clinic, it was simply blown away, “ said Dr. Lyudmila Mykhailenko, the acting director at Hospital No. 3 in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. The sprawling courtyard of the hospital complex was — and remains — “one continuous shell crater.” Three doctors and a paramedic spoke with The Associated Press to offer new details from a March 9 airstrike that happened when communications were all but severed, and to counter fresh Russian misinformation. They left the city separately in private cars, as have thousands from Mariupol in recent weeks, and are now scattered in other towns around Ukraine and in Poland. Their testimony, along with AP reporting, AP footage from the scene and interviews with munitions experts who analyzed the size of the shell crater, directly contradicts Russian claims that there was no airstrike. Russian ofﬁcials have repeatedly tried to sow doubt about atrocities in Mariupol, the shattered city in eastern Ukraine that is a key Russian military objective. In particular, Russia has made great efforts to falsely blame the death and destruction in the city on Ukrainian shelling. Two of the three doctors, like most who passed through Russian checkpoints on the way out of Mariupol, said their cell phones were searched and videos and photos of the city were deleted. People with what was considered suspect imagery or who lacked documents were separated out, but it’s not clear what ultimately happened to them. “I had lists on my phone, I had photos, I had everything, but we were strongly told to delete all of this,” said Mykhailenko, who spoke for two hours with hardly any interruptions with a ﬁerce determination to describe the attack and her narrow escape. “The trash bin was deleted. … We had dashcam footage of everything that was going on in the city, but they made us delete that as well.” Most recently, a Russian government-linked Twitter account shared an interview last week with Mariana Vishegirskaya, one of the women in the maternity hospital. Vishegirskaya, wearing polka dot pajamas and looking dazed, emerged almost unscathed from the hospital airstrike. In the latest interview, the new mother said the hospital was not hit by an airstrike last month. She described the explosions as a pair of shells that struck nearby, saying she heard no airplanes. She left vague who could be responsible. She said fellow survivors from the basement agreed when they discussed it in the moments afterward. “They did not hear it either. They said that it was a shell that ﬂew in from somewhere else. That is, it did not come from the sky,” she said in the interview. Gerald Herbert | AP file A man walks past boxes that were moved out of the Eisenhower Executive Office building, just outside the West Wing, inside the White House complex, on Jan. 14, 2021, in Washington. The State Department says it’s unable to compile a complete accounting of gifts presented to U.S. officials by foreign governments during the final year of the Trump administration due to missing White House data. State Dept.: Gift records for Trump, Pence missing By Matthew Lee National Archives and Records Administration and the General Services Administration, but was WASHINGTON — told that “potentially The State Department relevant records” are says it is unable to compile a complete and not available because of access restrictions related accurate accounting of gifts presented to former to retired records. The State DepartPresident Donald Trump ment’s Ofﬁce of Protocol and other U.S. ofﬁcials by foreign governments reported the situation in footnotes to a partial during Trump’s ﬁnal list of gifts received by year in ofﬁce, citing U.S. ofﬁcials in 2020. missing data from the The ofﬁce publishes such White House. lists annually in part to In a report to be pubguard against potential lished in the Federal conﬂicts of interest. Register next week, the A preview of the 2020 department says the report was posted on the Executive Ofﬁce of the President did not submit Federal Register website on Friday ahead of its information about gifts formal publication on received by Trump and Monday. his family from foreign The report notes that leaders in 2020. It also says the General Servic- the lack of gift informaes Administration didn’t tion could be related to internal oversights as the submit information protocol ofﬁce neglected about gifts given to former Vice President Mike to “submit the request for Pence and White House data to all reporting agencies prior to January 20, staffers that year. The State Department 2021,” when the Trump administration ended and said it sought the missthe Biden administraing information from AP Diplomatic Writer tion began. However, it also noted that there had been a “lack of adequate recordkeeping pertaining to diplomatic gifts” between Jan. 20, 2017, when Trump took ofﬁce, and his departure from the White House four years later. The State Department report comes as House lawmakers have opened an investigation into reports that Trump had taken boxes of classiﬁed materials with him to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after leaving ofﬁce last year. The National Archives and Records Administration has asked the Justice Department to look into the matter. The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, meanwhile, has identiﬁed an almost 8-hour gap in ofﬁcial White House records of Trump’s phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, according to two people familiar with the probe. Regarding the 2020 gifts, the department said it had “made attempts to collect the required data from the current authoritative sources ... but it has conﬁrmed that potentially relevant records are not available to the State Department’s Ofﬁce of the Chief of Protocol under applicable access rules for retired records of the Executive Ofﬁce of the President and the Ofﬁce of the Vice President.” “As a result, the data required to fully compile a complete listing for 2020 is unavailable,” it said. Gift records for Trump administration ofﬁcials such as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and former Central Intelligence Agency chief Gina Haspel are included in the limited 2020 report, as are records for other senior diplomats, Pentagon and CIA ofﬁcials. Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills By Scott Bauer Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is up for reelection in November, on Friday vetoed a package of bills passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have made a series of changes to the battleground state’s election laws. Republicans who fasttracked the bills don’t have the votes to override his vetoes. The bills are part of a nationwide Republican effort to reshape elections following President Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump. The bills were quickly passed earlier this year amid Trump’s insistence that the 2020 election was stolen from him and that there was widespread fraud, despite no evidence to back up his claims. Courts, recounts, independent audits and partisan reviews have all upheld President Joe Biden’s nearly 21,000vote victory. In vetoing the eight bills, Evers told lawmakers that “The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy; it should not be subject to the whim of politicians who do not like the outcome of an election.” �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 9, 2022 9 Locals hoopsters play in BACF Classic By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Meigs senior Mallory Hawley (32) releases a shot attempt during a Feb. 14 Division II sectional girls basketball game against Circleville in Rocksprings, Ohio. GSU coach Kim Stephens wins Furfari Award PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Meigs senior Mallory Hawley and South Gallia senior Brayden Hammond both scored eight points apiece in the ﬁnal high school basketball games of their respective careers on Saturday at the 19th annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Classic held at Oldham Gymnasium at Parkersburg South High School. Hawley and Hammond — a pair of 1,000-point career scorers — were the lone representatives from the Ohio Valley Publishing area in the annual event, which pits athletes from Ohio and West Virginia against one another in a fundraising event that beneﬁts Cystic Fibrosis research and charities. Hammond went out a winner with high 8-point effort as the Ohio squad pulled off a 116-101 victory over West Virginia. The Buckeye State improved its all-time record to 7-12 in the boys competition. The Mountain State, however, exacted a little revenge in the girls contest as Hawley and Team Ohio fell 56-55. West Virginia, with the win, broke a tie and now leads the all-time series by a 10-9 count. Leslie Huffman of Parkersburg South and Abbie Smith of Warren won Most Valuable Player honors on behalf of the West Virginia and Ohio girls squads, respectively. Hannah Archer of Fort Frye won the girls 3-point shootout as well. Grant Barnhart of St. Marys and Colin James of Morgan won Most Valuable Player honors on behalf of the West Virginia and Ohio boys teams, respectively. Barnhart won the boys 3-point shootout, while Bryson Singer of Parkersburg won the dunk contest. See BACF | 10 THURSDAY ROUNDUP By Kerry Patrick For Ohio Valley Publishing GLENVILLE, W.Va. — A national title has correlated into additional hardware for the Glenville State University women’s basketball team and coach Kim Stephens. On the strength of guiding GSU to the NCAA Division II National Championship, the Parkersburg South High School graduate has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Furfari Award, which recognizes the College Coach of the Year for the state of West Virginia. Stephens also won the award in 2019. “Anytime you are seen as one of the top coaches in a state with great sports like West Virginia, it’s mind boggling to be in the conversation,” Stephens said. On the heels of GSU’s 85-72 win over Western Washington in the championship game, Stephens was honored as the WBCA National Coach of the Year in Division II and received the Pat Summit Trophy. “I almost cried when I got the phone call,” Stephens said. “It’s amazing. When I looked back and saw who won the award it was mind blowing. It was one of the coolest conversations I have ever had.” The experience at the National Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., was a treat in itself for the GSU program. From the complimentary gifts to the television interviews, Stephens compared the trip to being like a rock star. The senior-dominated GSU roster closed out their careers in spectacular fashion as the Pioneers turned in a near-perfect season at 35-1. Coach Stephens knew from the outset this was a special group and special things were in store. See AWARD | 10 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Saturday, April 9 Baseball Gallia Academy at Warren (DH), 11 a.m. South Harrison at Wahama (DH), noon Rose Hill Christian at Hannan, 1 p.m. Point Pleasant at Chapmanville, 2:30 Softball Roane County at Southern (DH), 10 a.m. Midland Trail at Wahama (DH), 1 p.m. South Gallia at New Boston (DH), 11 a.m. Meigs at Sissonville, noon Track and Field Eastern, SGHS, RVHS at Wellston, 10 a.m. Gallia Academy at Fairﬁeld Union, 10 a.m. Monday, April 11 Baseball Meigs at River Valley, 5 p.m. Southern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Eastern at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Trimble, 5 p.m. Softball Meigs at River Valley, 5 p.m. Southern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Eastern at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Trimble, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Myrtle Beach tournament, TBA Tennis Point Pleasant at Huntington St. Joe, 5 p.m. Colton Jeffries|OVP Sports South Gallia senior Alex Oram (16) connects with a Golden Rocket pitch during a baseball game against Wellston Thursday evening in Mercerville, Ohio. South Gallia falls to Rockets By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — These Rockets had fuel to spare. The South Gallia baseball team were defeated 15-1 in six innings Thursday evening by the Wellston Golden Rockets at home. After the Golden Rockets (1-1) got a run in the opening inning, the Rebels (0-3) got a run of their own when Jahvin Davis hit a grounder to help bring home Briar Williams. However, this was the only run the Rebels were able to score. The Blue and Gold scored 14 more runs across four innings to put the home team away early. The Rebels were outhit 11-3 by their opponents in Thursday’s ballgame. Leading the Red and Gold was Williams with two hits. Scoring the third hit was Alex Oram. Getting the loss on the mound for the Rebels was Oram, who allowed 10 hits, 13 runs and 10 walks while striking out eight in ﬁve innings pitched. Eagles walk it off against Wildcats, 8-7 TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The Eastern baseball team scored a 8-7 victory at home over the Waterford Wildcats in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup. After the ﬁrst three innings of Thursday’s ballgame went scoreless, the Eagles (4-1, 2-0 TVC Hocking) got on the board when Ryan Ross reached home on a wild pitch. In the sixth inning, the Wildcats (0-1, 0-1) scored two runs of their own to take the lead. However, the Green and Gold scored two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, with Jace Bullington and Sean Stobaugh scored two runs of their own to take the lead back. In the top of the seventh inning, the Wildcats scored a further ﬁve runs, putting the home team in a 7-3 hole. The Eagles started their comeback when Alex Collins reached home base. Things continued to go the Green and Gold’s way when Brady Yonker was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, advancing Peyton Buckley home. Bryce Newland singled to right ﬁeld to bring home Bullington, Stobaugh and Yonker to give Eastern the win. Both teams put up seven hits in Thursday’s ballgame. Leading the Eagles in hits were Stobaugh and Newland with two hits. Rounding out the Eastern hitting were Buckley, Bullington and Trey Hill. Bullington and Stobaugh led in runs with two each while Newland led in RBIs with three. Leading the Wildcats in hits was Taylor with two. Getting the win on the mound for the Eagles was Brady Rockhold, who allowed three hits, ﬁve runs and one walk in 1.1 innings pitched. and Wolfe to give the Lady Falcons a 6-2 lead. In the top of the third, Wolfe hit a sac-ﬂy to help Bumgarner score. Another walk got Lieving home to give the road team a 8-2 advantage. In the top of the fourth, Wolfe doubled to let Kalyn Christian score. Noble capped things off with a 3-run homer to bring herself, Lieving and Wolfe home. The Lady Falcons outhit their opponents 11-3. Leading the White and Lady Falcons take down Red in hits were Wolfe, Devilettes, 12-2 RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. Noble and Christian with two each. — The Wahama softball Rounding out the team kept its winning Wahama hitting were streak going with a 12-2 Lieving, Knapp, Moore, road win in ﬁve innings Bumgarner and Elissa against the Ravenswood Devilettes Thursday eve- Hoffman. Lieving led in runs and ning. RBIs with four and three, The Lady Falcons (10-0) got things started respectively. Leading the Devilettes early, scoring three runs in hits were Emily Curtis, at the top of the ﬁrst Macy Casto and Brooke inning. Meadows with one each. The scoring started Getting the win on when Mikie Lieving hit a the mound for the Lady leadoff home run. Bailey Moore hit a line Falcons was Lieving, who drive to left ﬁeld to bring allowed three hits, two runs and one walk while home Amber Wolfe and striking out 11 in ﬁve Lauren Noble. However, the Devilettes innings pitched. (5-3) scored two runs of their own to cut in the Lady Eagles hang tough Wahama lead. against Waterford, 3-2 In the second, the TUPPERS PLAINS, White and Red got Ohio — The Eastern another run when Bailee softball team picked up a Bumgarner walked home 3-2 home win against the with the bases loaded. Waterford Lady Cats Emma Knapp singled See ROUNDUP | 10 to bring home Lieving �SPORTS 10 Saturday, April 9, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Recipe for success at Martinsville: Beating and banging Shorter race The historically 500-lap race has been reduced to 400 laps this season, and Blaney expects that to yield more bumping and banging on Saturday night. “I feel like it’s going to be a little bit more physical tomorrow night, not only because it’s 100 laps shorter. The cars can take more,” Blaney said. “That’s what Martinsville is all about, and I think you get a car that can take it, you’re gonna see more of it. I don’t see anything kind of dumb happening or stupid aggressive, but I think you’re gonna use the bumper a little bit more, and you might use it a little quicker than you would with the previous car,” he said. By Hank Kurz Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. — A lot of the talk in NASCAR has been about how the sturdiness of the Next Gen car allows for more physical racing, a point the ﬁrst six winners — all 30 years old and under — have celebrated with playoff spots likely secured. That physicality is likely to be more evident than anywhere at Martinsville Speedway, the circuit’s shortest track at 0.526 miles and oldest at 75 years. The racing is always done in close quarters, and tempers frequently ﬂare. Ross Chastain has, in some circles, become something of a poster boy for aggressive driving. Two weeks ago, he bumped and banged his way around the ﬁnal overtime lap at Circuit of the Americas in Texas for his ﬁrst career win. Last week at Richmond, he ticked off Ryan Blaney by moving him up the track. “Aside from the ﬁnish at COTA and my little momentary lapse in judgment last week in Richmond, I feel like I’ve done a better job,” Chastain said Friday. “And then two weeks in a row, I’ve put myself in Steve Helber | AP William Byron, front left, talks with a crew member Friday prior to practice for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Martinsville Odd and ends Speedway in Martinsville, Va. the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. So yeah, I mean, people are going to gravitate quickly and pass judgment very quickly on major sporting events, and this is no different.” It hasn’t helped his popularity that he and his team seem to have ﬁgured out the Next Gen car pretty quickly, with four top-three ﬁnishes, as others struggle. For the second season in a row, the ﬁrst seven Byron races to first NASCAR Truck win since 2016 MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — William Byron raced to his ﬁrst NASCAR Truck Series victory since 2016 on Thursday night at Martinsville Speedway. Byron, in just his second Truck Series start since 2016, led a race-high 94 of the 200 laps and grabbed the lead after Stage 2. Byron outdueled Johnny Sauter and Kyle Busch down the stretch for his eighth career victory in the series — with seven coming in a dominating 2016 season. “It was a lot of fun. Great crowd here at Martinsville. I had never won a race at Martinsville,” Byron said. “I struggled here when I was in late model’s. Just awesome to get the win tonight.” Sauter was second, trailing Byron by 1.138 seconds, for his 11th career top-ﬁve ﬁnish at Martinsville. Busch ﬁnished third in the third of his ﬁve series races this season. John Hunter Nemechek was fourth and Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes ﬁfth after taking Stage 2. Defending Martinsville champion Zane Smith, who had won two of the opening four races this season, started from the pole and led the ﬁrst 50 laps to take the opening stage. Smith received a penalty near the midway point of the race for speeding on pit road and ﬁnished ninth. Practice and qualifying were canceled earlier Thursday due to rain. BACF From page 9 19th annual BACF Basketball Classic GIRLS West Virginia 56, Ohio 55 Ohio 13-15-16-11 —55 W.Va. 11-19-10-16 —56 OHIO (9-10) Abbie Smith (Warren) 6 3-5 15, Brooklin Harris (Logan) 2 0-0 4, Allison Egnot (Caldwell) 0 0-0 0, Hannah Archer (Fort Frye) 3 0-0 8, Mackenzie Dalton (Fort Frye) 3 2-3 8, Ella Guthrie (Logan) 0 0-0 0, Lilly Franchino (Waterford) 0 0-0 0, Tegan Bartee (Vinton County) 1 4-6 6, Sheridan Archer (Caldwell) 3 0-0 6, Mallory Hawley (Meigs) 3 2-3 8; TOTALS: 22 9-15 55; 3-point goals: H. Archer 2 WEST VIRGINIA (10-9) Taylor McHenry (Gilmer County) 0 0-2 0, Lainie Ross (Parkersburg Catholic) 3 0-0 7, Carrah Ferguson (Gilmer County) 1 2-2 5, Emma Taylor (Gilmer County) 1 0-0 2, Leslie Huffman (Parkersburg Catholic) 3 3-5 9, Savannah Cunningham (Calhoun County) 0 2-6 2, Hannah Wingrove (Parkersburg South) 2 1-2 7, Josie Montgomery (Calhoun County) 3 1-4 7, Lakyn Joy (Williamstown) 0 0-0 0, Caleigh Phillips 3 0-0 9, Josey Moore (St. Marys) 0 0-0 0, Skylar Bosley (Parkersburg South) 2 3-5 8; TOTALS: 18 12-26 56; 3-point goals: Phillips 3, Wingrove 2, Ross, Ferguson, Bosley 1 MVPs — Leslie Huffman, Parkersburg Catholic; Abbie Smith, Warren 3-point shootout: Hannah Archer (Fort Frye) champ; Josey Moore (St. Marys) runner-up BOYS Ohio 116, West Virginia 101 Ohio 30-18-33-35 —116 W.Va. 26-23-20-32—101 OHIO (7-12) Tanner Bills (Frontier) 5 0-0 10, Drew Carter (Nelsonville-York) 1 0-0 3, Tegan Myers (Logan) 3 0-0 7, Blake Guffey (Trimble) 9 5-7 24, Jet Lori (Caldwell) 1 0-0 2, Mat Kowalsky (Caldwell) 2 0-0 4, Brayden Hammond (South Galia) 4 0-0 8, Tyler Kytta (Marietta) 9 1-2 18, Brayden Sallee (Warren) 5 1-2 12, Dennis Pettey (Warren) 2 0-0 4, Colin Janes (Morgan) 7 6-8 24; TOTALS: 47 13-19 116; 3-point goals: Carter 1, Myers 1, Guffey 1, Kytta 1, Sallee 1, Janes 4 WEST VIRGINIA (12-7) Tyler Lanham (Wood County Christian) 1 2-2 4, Gavin Bosgraf (Williamstown) 2 2-4 7, Bryson Singer (Parkersburg) 3 0-0 6, Brandon Lawhon (St. Marys) 2 0-0 6, Ashton Mooney (Parkersburg South) 8 0-0 20, Trevor Williamson (Magnolia) 2 0-0 4, Sammy McCale (Parkersburg) 3 0-0 6, Waylon Moore (St. Marys) 1 4-4 6, Brady McMullen (Parkersburg South) 3 0-0 6, Caleb Strode (Tyler Consolidated) 3 0-0 8, Grant Barnhart (St. Marys) 10 0-1 26, Ashton Miller (Ravenswood) 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 39 8-11 101; 3-point goals: Barnhart 6, Mooney 4, Strode 2, Lawhon 2, Bosgraf 1 MVPs — Colin Janes, Morgan; Grant Barnhart, St. Marys 3-point shootout: Grant Barnhart (St. Marys) champ; Colin Janes (Morgan) runner-up Dunk contest: Bryson Singer (Parkersburg) champ; Mat Kowalsky (Caldwell) runner-up © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Defending series champion Kyle Larson is the betting favorite according to FanDuel Sportsbook. ... Just like last week at Richmond, Martin Truex Jr. arrives having won three of the last ﬁve races here. ... Blaney said he hasn’t been so bold as to determine where to put the grandfather clock trophy should he win one, but “I’ll put it right in the center of my living room, if anything, but you’ve got to get it ﬁrst and then you kind of ﬁgure that out.” penultimate race of the season. He spun Hamlin, a championship contender, out of the lead and then won in overtime, perhaps a harbinger of what race fans will see this time. “Obviously, it’s a really special trophy,” Bowman said. “We had some controversy, but still super cool to be able to win here. It means a lot to me.” Joey Logano has one Martinsville win, and said the attention being paid to the durability of the new cars — and to some degree a shortage of replacement parts if you damage the ones you have — might be being overblown. “My aggression level, to be honest with you, is the same all the time, whether we have a bunch of parts or not or we got 10 wins or no wins,” he said. “I’m going to win. That’s the goal.” get as much credit as it should. We do take some chances on defense. We take gambles. Defense is From page 9 deﬁnitely what won the championship.” “For one thing, we GSU women’s basketwere older — this group learned after not winning ball resumed celebration mode this week with a anything the year before parade through Glenville they needed to work on Wednesday followed harder,” Stephens said. by lunch with Governor “They worked harder than anybody I have ever Jim Justice on Thursday. The nine players who coached. played their ﬁnal game as “Early on, you could a Pioneer had one more tell — just because of their work ethic and how instruction day remaining under coach Stephens. focused they were. They “Lunch with the govnever took a day off. They ernor gives me one last were in the gym more opportunity to teach my than any other team I’ve girls which fork to use,” coached. They had this Stephens laughed. level of focus you don’t In the offseason, the see at this age level.” GSU roster undergoes Ranked No. 1 in the major changes for Stenation with a 95.8 scorphens’ seventh season ing average, GSU actuas head coach. If there ally based its success on were any doubts she defense. The old adage would return following that defense wins chamher team’s success at the pionship continued to National Tournament, be a mantra for the GSU Stephens quickly diswomen. missed those discussions. “We scored a lot of The reception GSU points because we turned women’s basketball people over,” Stephens said. “Our defense didn’t receives in the Glenville community goes beyond what various programs at the Division I level bring to the table. “I’ve loved coaching at my alma mater — I’m not chasing anything and I am content here where we have been successful every year,” Stephens said. “I am not climbing any ladders. I have no big interest taking another step. I am happy here. “The community is what makes leaving here tough. Women’s basketball at Glenville State has the best support in the country, hands down. It’s a small town, but you are treated right. Don’t go looking for something, especially when it is in front of you.” As for a possible repeat next season, Stephens takes a realistic stance. Along with her coaching staff, they are hitting the recruiting trail hard during the offseason. Whether or not it can be considered a rebuild, GSU are a constant on the radar now that they have reached the pinnacle of women’s basketball. “A repeat is not happening,” Stephens said. “We lose a lot of very good basketball players. You don’t lose than many and not rebuild. We are going to work hard. We still want to win championships. When you win one National Championship, you are on the radar for a while.” Finishing runnerup in the voting was Chris Grassie of the D-I national champion Marshall men’s soccer team last spring. Third place went to Ernie McCook, who led Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference member Shepherd University to a ﬁnal No. 6 ranking and the Division II national football semiﬁnals. Stephens will be honored as the 75th annual Victory Awards Dinner on Sunday, May 1 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. The Lady Knights (6-4) responded with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Things got started when Tayah Fetty hit a double to bring Hayley Keefer home. Fetty herself got home on a double hit by Kaylee Byus. A single by Havin Roush got Byus home, while the former scored on a Victoria Musser double. However, the visitors scored two more runs in the second inning to tie Thursday’s ballgame up. The Black and Red took the lead back with another 4-run inning in the fourth. Fetty, Byus, Kylie Price and Chelsea Supple all scored to give the Lady Knights a 8-4 lead. The home team hit a combined ﬁve runs in the ﬁfth and sixth innings, outscoring the visitors 5-1 to take the win. The Lady Knights outhit their opponents 13-6. Leading the Black and Red in hits were Byus and Supple with three each. Behind them was Fetty with two hits. Rounding out the Point Pleasant hitting were Keefer, Price, Roush, Musser and Haley Bryant. Byus led in runs with three while Supple led in RBIs with four. Leading the Lady Patriots in hits were Taylor Lamp and Siann Danieles with two each. Getting the win on the mound for the Lady Knights was Krysten Stroud, who allowed six hits, ﬁve runs and three walks while striking out one in six innings pitched. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. races have been won by seven drivers. Denny Hamlin ended a string of 12 straight races won by the 30-and-under crowd at Richmond Raceway, and leads active drivers with ﬁve Martinsville victories, even though his last of those victories came in 2015. Alex Bowman picked up one of the most unique trophies in sports — race winners here get a grandfather clock — last fall in the Award Roundup Leading the Green and Gold in hits were Maxon, Carleton and Edwards From page 9 with two. Rounding out the in a Tri Valley ConferEastern hitting were Juli ence-Hocking Division Durst and Emma Putman. matchup. Edwards also led in It was the Lady Cats RBIs with two. (0-1, 0-1 TVC Hocking) Leading the Lady Cats who struck ﬁrst, getting a run in the top of the ﬁrst. in hits was Cara Taylor with two. The Lady Eagles (4-1, Getting the win on 3-0) got on the board in the mound for the Lady the bottom of the fourth Eagles was Carleton, inning, when Emma Edwards hit a solo home who allowed ﬁve hits, three runs and one walk run. In the same inning, Ella while striking out three in seven innings pitched. Carleton hit a homer of her own to put the Lady Eagles up 2-1. Lady Knights defeat Lady The Green and Gold Patriots, 13-5 picked up another run in POINT PLEASANT, the sixth when Megan W.Va. — The Point PleasMaxon scored on a ant softball team picked Edwards double. up a 13-5 home victory The Lady Cats were over the Parkersburg able to pick up one more South Lady Patriots run in the seventh, but Thursday evening. were shut down with the The Lady Patriots (7-6) tying run on second. got on the board ﬁrst, The Lady Eagles outhit scoring two runs in the their opponents 8-5. top of the ﬁrst inning. Kerry Patrick is a sports writer for the Parkersburg News and Sentinel and issued this story on behalf of the WVSWA. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �Ohio Valley Publishing NEWS/AROUND OHIO Saturday, April 9, 2022 11 Crossroads Carlos Giusti | AP Traffic lights are out of service on a street in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early Thursday. Thousands remained without electricity on Friday nearly two days after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the U.S. territory, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices. Puerto Rico struggles to emerge from outage By Dánica Coto well, but what about people like us?” she said, adding that she’s been forced to throw out all SAN JUAN, Puerto her food. Rico — Shuttered busiOfﬁcials with Luma, nesses. Sleepless nights. which took over transCanceled classes. Hunmission and distribudreds of thousands of people across Puerto Rico tion from Puerto Rico’s remained without power Electric Power company last year, have said they on Friday, nearly two days after a ﬁre at a main don’t know exactly when power would be fully power plant sparked an restored but note crews island-wide outage. have been working nonCrews have restored stop. power to some 650,000 “The system is customers out of nearly extremely fragile,” said 1.5 million, but people in several neighborhoods Shay Bahramirad, an engineering vice presihave complained that dent with Luma. the electricity went out The company has said once again as the island struggles to emerge from that a circuit-breaker the blackout that also left failure could have caused more than 160,000 clients the blackout after a ﬁre erupted late Wednesday without water. at the Costa Sur power The outage forced the plant in southern Puerto government to cancel classes and shutter agen- Rico, but that it will be cies for the second day in weeks before they’ll know the exact cause of the a row on this U.S. territory of 3.2 million people interruption. Meanwhile, the lack of as frustration and anger power prompted at least bubbled over. one city to distribute food “This is unbearable,” said Maribel Hernández, to the elderly and ice to 49, as she wiped her fore- those with health conditions including diabetes head with a small blue as many wonder when washcloth that she hung exactly they’ll have lights over her left shoulder. again. Hernández, who is “I haven’t slept,” said recovering from cancer, Fernando García, a has been sleeping on 51-year-old construction the concrete ﬂoor in her worker who is more worhome’s narrow outdoor ried about not being able patio with only a sheet to ﬁnd work in the past because her mattress doesn’t ﬁt there. She wor- two days given the outries about being mugged age. “I don’t have a budget right now.” because she lives in a García stood outside a working-class neighborsmall outdoor cafeteria hood with a high crime selling eggs and greasy rate, but the heat inside turnovers known as her house is overwhelmempanadillas, grateful ing. that the owner allowed “Those who have him to charge his phone generators are doing Associated Press for the day as he continued to look for work. Luma CEO Wayne Stensby has called the outage “very unusual” and said it demonstrated the fragility of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, which Hurricane Maria razed in 2017 as a powerful Category 4 storm. Emergency repairs were made at the time, but reconstruction efforts have yet to start on the crumbling electrical grid that has caused weekly outages in dozens of communities Late Thursday, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said it had approved nearly $9.5 billion to Puerto Rico’s power company in September 2020 to rebuild the grid, but that it has not yet received any transmission and distribution projects for evaluation and approval of construction funds. In addition, the Costa Sur generation plant, one of four main ones on the island, was damaged during a series of strong earthquakes that struck southern Puerto Rico in recent years. Kevin Acevedo, a vice president for Luma, said Friday that the company hopes to have restored power to 1 million customers by late Friday night. Those who have power back said they are relieved but worry about the impact the outage had on shrinking budgets already hard hit by the island’s more than decade-long economic crisis. Right now there are developers from Kansas and North Carolina looking at building on the property, which continues to receive national From page 6 attention for the Amazon distribution center. From there a port authority “It’s been retail for the last 20 was created and a transportation improvement district, which he said years. It’s got the shopping center were then taken over by the county, with Target, Home Depot. I think there are 80-plus businesses out as they grew. He gives a lot of credit to the Wood there on the Crossroads right now,” County government, including Engi- Zuchowski said of the popular retail area. neer John Musteric, and his staff. Public service and love for the “Wood County is a real asset today. Their engineering department city of Rossford runs in the family. has really stood out. I would say that Zuchowski’s father, Frank, was also John Musteric has done a great job,” mayor in the 1950s, and his daughZuchowski said. “His group came in ter, Caroline Zuchowski-Ecke, is the and supported us on access. There’s current president of city council. Local respect for Zuchowski is a lot of challenges to all projects, but having them participate is really, represented in the annex building; it was named, renovated and remodreally nice.” He also gives credit to Vince Lan- eled during 2021, as the Mark G. gevin, the Rossford city administra- Zuchowski Safety, Planning and Zoning Complex. tor he worked with while mayor, Turkey From page 6 hunting license and turkey permit. Youth hunters are required to be accompanied by a nonhunting adult, 18 years of age or older. Hunting hours during the two-day youth season are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. Wild turkeys were extirpated in Ohio by 1904 and were reintroduced in the 1950s by the Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s ﬁrst modern day turkey season opened in 1966 in nine counties, and hunters checked 12 birds. The turkey harvest topped 1,000 for the ﬁrst time in 1984. Spring turkey hunting opened statewide in 2000, and Ohio hunters checked more than 20,000 turkeys for the ﬁrst time that year. The 2022 spring wild turkey season ends on Sunday, May 22, in the south zone, and Sunday, May 29, in the northeast zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties). The spring and youth seasons are open statewide, except for Lake La Su An Wildlife Area in Williams County, which requires a special hunting permit. The spring hunting season limit is one bearded wild turkey. A turkey is required to be checked no later than 11:30 p.m. the day of harvest using the automated game-check system, which is available at wildohio.gov, through the HuntFish OH app, by phone at 877-TAG-IT-OH (877-8244864), or at a participating license agent. The free HuntFish OH mobile app provides convenient resources while out in the ﬁeld beyond the game check. HuntFish OH is available for Android and iOS users through the app store. When a hunter checks game without a clear signal, information is recorded and stored until the hunter moves to a location with better reception. Users can also purchase licenses and permits and view wildlife area maps through the app. Anyone interested in learning to hunt or becoming a mentor to a new hunter can visit the Wild Ohio Harvest Community page for information on how to get started, huntingrelated workshops, as well as special hunting opportunities for mentors and new hunters. The mission of the Division of Wildlife is to conserve and improve ﬁsh and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all. Visit wildohio. gov to ﬁnd out more. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the beneﬁt of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr. gov. �¦¤® HEALTH FAIRS For those 60 years of age and older. Gene Salem Senior Center: Tuesday, April 19th (101 Second Street, Point Pleasant, WV) Mason Senior Center: Wednesday, April 20th (2103 Second Street, Mason, WV) 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Free Health Screenings! Lab Testing: A1C and CBC Blood Pressure Miami Valley Today John Clarke and his family after he was presented with the Quilt of Valor on Thursday at the TroyMiami County Public Library. Veteran his family participate in our programming,” said Valerie Mullikin, the From page 6 director of OVCS. The quilt awarded to service in post-9/11 Iraq Clarke was made by the Miami Valley Quilters where he earned the Guild and presented on rank of E5 (Sergeant). “We are excited to see behalf of Quilts of Valor. The quilt is a symbol how John is beginning of thankfulness for the to heal and gain emotional strength as he and service of Clarke to the United States. Following the ceremony, OVCS held their monthly Muster and Mingle – a “non-alcohol safe environment where veterans could get together for some camaraderie and support,” according to Mullikin. Skin Cancer Check Fall Risk Assessment Grip Strength Rating COPD Screening Nisar Amin, MD Internal Medicine Pleasant Valley Hospital Regional Health Center OH-70280571 �12 Saturday, April 9, 2022 NEWS Daily Sentinel Gallipolis residents deal with multiple slips By Brittany Hively the properties a couple of times since the slip to monitor the issue. Gardner said the area GALLIPOLIS — Durthat is slipping now, was ing the recent Gallipolis promised to be included City Commission meeting, commissioners heard in the area ﬁxed. The work began in the about a few mud slips residents are dealing with fall of 2020 and Gardner said he quickly noticed in the city. the construction area was Richard Gardener and Pamela Conley, Gallipolis not going over far enough and he started asking residents, attended the questions. meeting to inform the Gardner said the geocommission of a slip causing issues accessing their tech engineer who cut the section out, inspected the properties above State slides on what was ﬁxed Street. and when asked what Gardner said a project would happen, he had no was done in 2020, one answer for Gardner. completed by the Ohio “I said, well, you can Department of Transsee that it is starting portation in an effort to slip,” Gardner said. to reopen 588 and that “But they maintain that Gardner had to sign a “right of entry” “with the District 10 in Marietta, that nothing they did, at promise and map showall, would affect my proping that this section that slipped would be included erty.” Gardner said the propin the project to repair, erty started to slip at the only to be left out once end of February of 2022. the funds from FEMA “As a matter of fact, had been obtained.” it’s continuing to slip. It’s Gardner had a map showing the commission- dropped the last week, ers the work area bound- another ﬁve feet,” Gardner said. aries, including his and Gardner said even if Conley’s properties. someone could pay to City Manager Dow have the slip ﬁxed, not Saunders has been to many are answering the phone or wants to take on the project. The latest email from Marietta informed Gardner that private property is not something they ﬁx. Conley said not only is she concerned her driveway is not usable, but there is no way for emergency services to get to them if needed. “The only way I have to get out at all is to walk through [a neighbor’s] ﬁeld and then back and it’s like a half a mile walk,” Conley said. “To try to carry groceries and stuff, we’ve been out once in the last month, to try and bring back ﬁve or six bags of groceries. We’re feeling pretty helpless.” Conley said they are stuck not knowing what to do, as getting an easement is not going anywhere. Since the driveway covered by the slip is private, the city is unable to do much. “There is wording in that permanent easement that says that I can’t even alter the slope of that piece of ground for ﬁve years,” Gardner said. “Well, it’s being altered anyway, by mother nature. So, my question, if I had a deep pocket, and went in there to do anything, what’s my liability?” This is a question that no one has been able to answer for Gardner. Gardner and Conley are also worried that if they tried to clear their driveway, more of the hillside would slip. The slip had cracked more on Monday, the day of the commission meeting, Gardner said. He does not think it will be much longer before it will eventually be down into State Street. Gardner said he understands Saunders cannot do much in his position, but he wants to keep communication open. Craig Richards, of Burgess and Niple, came to the meeting to discuss an additional slip on Oakwood Drive. “I’ve been here once myself, and we came back here a few weeks ago with our geotechnical engineer, [from] our Columbus ofﬁce to get an idea of what it would take for us to do some preliminary engineering [and] provide a copy of that agreement,” Richards said. Richards said due to the steepness of the terrain, “a little bit dangerous in front of that slide, or the backside of that slide, we’ve closed the ground to develop some topographic mapping.” Right now what needs to be done can only be speculated, Richards said. “Until we get some soil borings done, we core through that rock up there a couple locations,” Richards said. “But the ﬁx, if there is a ﬁx that’s feasible up there, it will be to preserve the road.” Due to the steepness of the hill, it has been proposed to use a drone to do the surveying. “We will do three full borings,” Richards said. “we expect we’re going to get rock about 10 feet deep, roughly. Our scope includes about 130 feet total rock quarries, we’re going to do one that’s at least 80 feet deep out there.” Richards said the city will get a preliminary plan after the borings. COVID the population, according to DHHR, with 10,265 fully vaccinated or 38.7 percent of the population. Mason County is currently green on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 28 conﬁrmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. There are six conﬁrmed cases of the Omicron variant reported in Mason County. COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 1,244; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 65,673; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 4,471. cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 92 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 83,869 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 806 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 6,753 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with four since the last update. There are 358 currently active cases in in 2020, and 92 deaths. DHHR reports there are currently two active cases and 6,547 recovered cases From page 1 in Mason County. (Editor’s note: Case 87 deaths. Of the 4,615 cases, 4,503 (11 new) are data includes both conﬁrmed and probable presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: cases.) Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 900 cases, 11 0-4 — 146 cases hospitalizations 5-11 — 319 cases 20-29 — 659 cases (2 12-15 — 333 cases new), 5 hospitalizations, 16-20 — 472 cases 1 death 21-25 — 540 cases (1 30-39 — 606 cases (1 new), 15 hospitalizations, new) 26-30 — 609 cases 1 death 31-40 — 1,103 cases, 2 40-49 — 673 cases, 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths deaths 41-50 — 1,025 cases, 3 50-59 — 654 cases (1 deaths fewer), 37 hospitaliza51-60 — 858 cases (1 tions, 10 deaths new), 12 deaths 60-69 — 553 cases, 61-70 — 648 cases (2 57 hospitalizations, 14 new), 16 deaths deaths 71+ — 588 cases (1 70-79 — 356 cases, new), 59 deaths 53 hospitalizations, 31 Additional county case deaths data since vaccinations 80-plus — 214 cases, began Dec. 14, 2020: 38 hospitalizations, 27 Total cases since start deaths of vaccinations: 5,737 (5 Vaccination rates in new); Meigs County are as folTotal cases among lows, according to ODH: individuals who were not Vaccines started: 11,389 (49.71 percent of reported as fully vaccinated — 4,810 (3 new); the population); Total breakthrough Vaccines completed: 10,446 (45.60 percent of cases among fully vaccinated — 927 (2 new); the population). Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuMason County als — 74; According to the 10 Total breakthrough a.m. update on Friday deaths among fully vaccifrom DHHR, there have been 6,641 cases (5 new) nated individuals — 7. A total of 12,123 people of COVID-19, in Mason County (6,161 conﬁrmed in Mason County have received at least one dose cases, 480 probable of the COVID-19 vaccine, cases) since the beginwhich is 45.7 percent of ning of the pandemic Levy Cowdery. “We were not given a chance to explain or correct any of the information before the From page 1 secretary of state’s ofﬁce made the decision to omit very disappointed and frustrated, and said, “We the title of our organization.” did all the work in 2019 She said this time they to make sure the levy had are still trying to underthe proper wording, and it was placed on the ballot stand what will need to as submitted at that time, be changed or included to meet the secretary of with changes only to the date. This time, the secre- state’s requirements to tary of state’s ofﬁce took avoid a recurrence. “We were counting “Pioneer and Historical Society and Museum” out on the levy’s passage to assist with operating of the levy title. There and development costs,” just isn’t enough time Cowdery said. “Now we and resources to inform will just have to wait voters, so we decided to withdraw it from the bal- longer for additional funds, and some of our lot and try again in the buildings just won’t wait fall.” for repairs,” she said in So, what does that mean for future levy pro- reference to the collapse of the roof the former posals? Ford Building, part of “We thought everythe museum. “Thank thing was in order,” said Ohio According to the update on Thursday from ODH, there have been 3,828 cases in the past seven days (21-day average of 3,533), 257 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 249), 13 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 17) and 124 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21-day average of 186) with 38,166 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: ODH now updates COVID-19 data once per week.) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 7,288,047 (62.35 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,755,011 (57.79 percent of the population). As of April 7, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 23,301; goodness we didn’t have anything of value in that building. We knew it needed a new roof, but we didn’t have the funds to replace it, and now we have lost most of it.” She said in order for the society’s mission of “Preserving Meigs County’s Past for the next generation,” to be achieved, funding and additional volunteers are desperately needed. “The museum is for everyone,” Cowdery said. “It contains so much of our county’s history; it is something to remind us of what we have accomplished and of what we can achieve in the future.” © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 498,414 total “What we will attempt to do, based on what the soil borings tell us, we attempt to possibly do this thing in phases,” Richards said. “Preserve what’s in the worst location, and then give you an estimate of what it may take to do it in a second phase if we can do that. So, the bottom line is we won’t know until we do this [work].” Richards also said the quality of the rock is also unknown until the drilling is done. Richards said the total project is an estimated $500,000. The drilling will cost around $22,000. The Ohio Public Works Commission has an emergency grant fund with about $2.1 million, but Richards said the funds go fast at this time of year. Richards presentation was to get the contract to the commission to review and potentially move forward. © 2022, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Brittany Hively is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her on Twitter @britthively; reach her at (740) 446-2342 ext 2555. the state, with a daily positivity rate of 1.59 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.18 percent. Statewide, 1,122,265 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (62.6 percent of the population). 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