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Wade 3 deaths, 203 new COVID cases reported By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com AP This combination of photos taken Friday outside the Supreme Court in Washington shows abortion-rights activists protesting following Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, at left, and anti-abortion activists celebrating following Supreme Court’s decision, at right. The Supreme Court has ended the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. States can ban abortion By Mark Sherman ing abortions already had been dealing with a near-complete ban in Oklahoma and a prohibition after roughly six weeks in WASHINGTON — The Texas. Clinics in at least five Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s con- other states — Alabama, Kenstitutional protections for abor- tucky, Missouri, Wisconsin and West Virginia — stopped pertion that had stood for nearly forming abortions after Friday’s a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majori- decision. Abortion foes cheered the ty overturned the landmark Roe ruling, but abortion-rights supv. Wade ruling and is expected porters, including President Joe to lead to abortion bans in Biden, expressed dismay and roughly half the states. pledged to fight to restore the The ruling, unthinkable just rights. a few years ago, was the cul“It’s a sad day for the court mination of decades of efforts and for the country,” Biden said by abortion opponents, made at the White House. He urged possible by an emboldened voters to make it a defining right side of the court fortified issue in the November elecby three appointees of former tions, declaring, “This decision President Donald Trump. Both sides predicted the fight must not be the final word.” Outside the White House, over abortion would continue, in state capitals, in Washington Ansley Cole, a college student from Atlanta, said she was and at the ballot box. Justice “scared because what are they Clarence Thomas, part of Friday’s majority, urged colleagues going to come after next? ... The next election cycle is going to overturn other high court to be brutal, like it’s terrifying. rulings protecting same-sex marriage, gay sex and the use of And if they’re going to do this, again, what’s next?” contraceptives. Marjorie Dannenfelser, presiPregnant women consider- Associated Press dent of SBA Pro-Life America, agreed about the political stakes. “We are ready to go on offense for life in every single one of those legislative bodies, in each statehouse and the White House,” Dannenfelser said in a statement. Trump praised the ruling, telling Fox News that it “will work out for everybody.” The decision is expected to disproportionately affect minority women who already face limited access to health care, according to statistics analyzed by The Associated Press. It also puts the court at odds with a majority of Americans who favored preserving Roe, according to opinion polls. Surveys conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and others have shown a majority in favor of abortion being legal in all or most circumstances. But many also support restrictions especially later in pregnancy. Surveys consistently show that about 1 in 10 Americans want abortion to be illegal in all cases. The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step. Alito, in the final opinion issued Friday, wrote that Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 decision that reaffirmed the right to abortion, were wrong had to be be overturned. “We therefore hold that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives,” Alito wrote, in an opinion that was very similar to the leaked draft. Joining Alito were Thomas and Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett. The latter three justices are Trump appointees. Thomas first voted to overrule Roe 30 years ago. Four justices would have left Roe and Casey in place. The vote was 6-3 to uphold the Mississippi law, but Chief Justice John Roberts didn’t join his conservative colleagues in overturning Roe. He wrote that there was no need to overturn See ABORTION | 3 Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden By Alan Fram Associated Press J. Scott Applewhite | AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and other lawmakers speak about the gun violence bill at the Capitol in Washington on Friday. The bill, which has been passed by both House and Senate, would incrementally toughen requirements for young people to buy guns, deny firearms from more domestic abusers and help local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous. 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. WASHINGTON — The House sent President Joe Biden the widest ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. The Democratic-led chamber approved the election-year legislation on a mostly party-line 234-193 vote, capping a spurt of action prompted by voters’ revulsion over last month’s mass shootings in New York and Texas. The Senate approved the measure late Thursday by a bipartisan 65-33 margin. Every House Democrat and 14 Republicans — six of whom won’t be in Congress next year — voted for the measure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., underscored its significance to her party by taking the unusual step of presiding over the vote and announcing the result from the podium, to huzzahs from rankand-file Democrats on the chamber’s floor. Among Republicans backing the legislation was Rep. Liz Cheney of gun-friendly Wyoming, who has broken sharply with her party’s leaders and is helping lead the House investigation into last year’s Capitol insurrection by supporters of thenPresident Donald Trump. In a statement, she said that “as a mother and a constitutional conservative,” she believed the bill would curb violence and enhance safety, adding, “Noth- 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 three additional deaths, as well as 203 new COVID-19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. Statistics reported on Friday, June 24: In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported a death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 60-69 age range. ODH also reported 76 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported a death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 70-79 age range. ODH also reported 34 new COVID19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported an additional death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 51-60 age range. DHHR also reported 93 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: ing in the bill restricts the rights of responsible gun owners. Period.” Impossible to ignore was the juxtaposition of the week’s gun votes with a pair of jarring Supreme Court decisions on two of the nation’s most incendiary culture war issues. The justices on Thursday struck down a New York law that has restricted peoples’ ability to carry concealed weapons, and Friday it overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the protection for abortion that case had ensured for a halfcentury. The bill, crafted by senators from both parties, would incrementally toughen requirements for young people to buy guns, deny firearms from more domestic abusers and help local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous. Most of its $13 billion cost would go to bolster mental health programs and for schools, which have been targeted in Newtown, Connecticut, Parkland, Florida and many other infamous massacres. It omits far tougher restrictions Democrats have long championed like a ban on assault-type weapons and background checks for all gun transactions, but is the most impactful firearms violence measure Congress has approved since enacting a nowexpired assault weapons ban in 1993. The legislation was a direct result of the slaying of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, exactly one month ago, and the killing of 10 Black shoppers days earlier in Buffalo, New Gallia County According to the update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 8,012 total cases (76 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 424 hospitalizations (2 new) and 128 deaths (1 new). Of the 8,012 cases, 7,641 (121 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,571 cases (6 new), 15 hospitalizations 20-29 —1,281 cases (12 new), 22 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 30-39 — 1,156 cases (5 new), 22 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 1,160 cases (11 new), 37 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 1,061 cases (12 new), 65 hospitalizations, 14 deaths 60-69 — 888 cases (14 new), 79 hospitalizations (1 new), 23 deaths (1 new) 70-79 — 550 cases (7 new), 108 hospitalizations, 32 deaths 80-plus — 345 cases (9 new), 75 hospitalizations, 45 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: See GUN | 3 See COVID | 7 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, June 25, 2022 OBITUARY CATHY COOPER Cathy Cooper completed her journey on earth and passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 23, 2022 after a brief courageous battle with cancer. Cathy was the daughter of the late Richard and Doris Bailey and was born on September 15, 1951. Family was so very important to her-she loved hosting gatherings, was interested in genealogy, and traced her family back many generations. She was a graduate of Meigs High School and Ohio University. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Tom; daughters and sons-in-law Sherry and Chris Murphy, and Sharla and Randy Burke; granddaughters Paige Denney, Morgan Denney, and Reagan Burke; siblings Christine (Gary) Sampson; Rich (Rita) Bailey; Carin Taylor, Connie (Chris) Taylor, and Carole (Jeff) Gilkey; and several nieces and nephews. Cathy was a long time member of the Middleport Church of Christ. After retiring from Ohio University, she was a part-owner of The Fabric Shop in Pomeroy and was a talented seamstress with a special love for quilting. Those who knew her best know nothing gave Cathy more joy than being a doting grandmother (Nana) to her beautiful granddaughters Paige, Morgan, and Reagan. Services will be at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Middleport, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 1 p.m. with calling hours from 11am-1pm. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Middleport. 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, June 27 CHESTER TWP. — The Meigs County Ikes Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Sugar Run Road. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Road closures GALLIPOLIS — The ramp located between the Holzer Hospital entrance and Shawnee Lane will be closed from June 6-Aug. 12. Detour will be SR 160 South to the Jackson Pike intersection to SR 160 to U.S. 35. Storytime at the library 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. Needlework Network POMEROY — Join the Needlework Network on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Riverview Room at the Pomeroy Library. Socialize and craft with experienced fabric artists. Bring your work in progress to share with the group. Beginners welcome. Ohio Valley Publishing Mosquito control, awareness you are keeping up with It’s summertime once Meigs the mowing of your lawn. again, and along with all of Health Mosquitoes often like to rest the ice-cream and swimming Matters in tall grasses during the and baseball games comes Bobby Musser day so they can hide from everyone’s least favorite the heat of the sun, only to insect: Mosquitoes. These come out at dawn and dusk bloodsuckers seem to come looking to feed. Mowing your lawn out in hoards every summer just regularly and keeping your grass at to bite and annoy us; however, a low level deprives the mosquitoes they can be more than annoying. on your property of a resting and Due to the diseases that mosquihiding place, and should keep their toes are capable of spreading, population at a lower level. Anoththey are actually considered the deadliest animal on the planet and er simple way of limiting the number of mosquitoes on your property are responsible for killing almost is disposing of all outdoor trash three-quarters of a million people per year. Even though for the most that could hold water. Mosquitoes part we don’t have to worry about need only a tablespoon of standing water that has been left out for the deadliest diseases that mosquitoes carry, like yellow-fever and twenty-four hours to lay their eggs and grow their population. Commalaria, mosquito-borne diseases like West-Nile Virus can still some- mon items found throughout our yards like pop-cans and tires can be times be found here. In order to protect yourself from heaven for a mosquito looking to lay her eggs, and can easily become the annoyance and potential disbreeding grounds for a growing eases that mosquitoes can cause, there are a few simple precautions mosquito population on your propyou can take this summer in order erty. However, sometimes standing to limit the number of mosquitoes water cannot be taken care of as you have to deal with. One way of easily as throwing away a pop-can. limiting the number of mosquitoes Standing bodies of water like drainage ditches, flood plains and wet near your home is to make sure grasslands can often be ideal places for mosquitoes to lay their eggs as well. In these cases, an easy way to stop these bodies of water from allowing more mosquitoes to reproduce is to apply larvicides to these standing bodies of water. Larvicides work by killing mosquitoes while they are still in their larvae form, killing them while they are young and stopping them from growing into full-grown mosquitoes. This means less mosquitoes to deal with for you. Larvicides can often be purchased at local hardware stores, and can also be found at stores like Walmart and Lowe’s. While larvicides are safe, it is important to read and fully follow the directions when applying them. Also remember to never apply larvicides to water that you or someone else may end up drinking from. Hopefully these tips on mosquitoes let you have a summer filled with more fun than bug bites. Bobby Musser, Mosquito Control Technician, works for the Meigs County Health Department and is a student at The Ohio State University. Aftershock in Afghanistan as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead By Ebrahim Noroozi Associated Press GAYAN, Afghanistan — Tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan where thousands were left homeless or injured by this week’s powerful earthquake, which state media said killed 1,150 people. A new aftershock Friday took five more lives and deepened the misery. Among the dead from Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake are 121 children, but that figure is expected to climb, said Mohamed Ayoya, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan. He said close to 70 children were injured. Overstretched aid agencies said the disaster underscored the need for the international community to rethink its financial cut-off of Afghanistan since Taliban insurgents seized the country 10 months ago. That policy, halting billions in development aid and freezing vital reserves, has helped push the economy into collapse and plunge Afghanistan deeper into humanitarian crises and near famine. The quake struck a remote, deeply impoverished region of small towns and villages tucked among rough mountains near the Pakistani border, collapsing stone and mud-brick homes and in some cases killing entire families. Nearly 3,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged in Paktika and Khost provinces, state media reported. The effort to help the victims has been slowed both by geography and by Afghanistan’s decimated condition. Rutted roads through the mountains, already slow to drive on, were made worse by quake damage and rain. The International Red Cross has five hospitals in the region, but damage to the roads Ebrahim Nooroozi | AP Afghans bury relatives killed in an earthquake in Gayan village in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on Thursday. A powerful earthquake early Wednesday killed at least 1,150 people. A new aftershock Friday took more lives and deepened the misery. made it difficult for those in the worse-hit areas to reach them, said Lucien Christen, ICRC spokesman in Afghanistan. Some of the injured had to be taken to a hospital in Ghazni, more than 130 kilometers (80 miles) away that the ICRC has kept running by paying salaries to staff over the past months, he said. Many health facilities around the country have shut down, unable to pay personnel or obtain supplies. “It shows if you don’t have functional health system, people cannot access basic services they need, especially in these sorts of times,” Christen said. On Friday, Pakistan’s Meteorological Department reported a new, 4.2 magnitude quake. Afghanistan’s state-run Bakhtar News Agency said five people were killed and 11 injured in Gayan, a district of Paktika province that is one of the areas worst hit in Wednesday’s quake. Bakhtar’s Taliban director Abdul Wahid Rayan said Friday the death toll from Wednesday had risen to 1,150 people, with at least 1,600 people injured. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has put the death toll at 770 people. It’s not clear how death toll counts are being reached, given the access difficulties. Either toll would make the quake Afghanistan’s deadliest in two decades. At Urgan, the main city in Paktika province, U.N. World Health Organization medical supplies were unloaded at the main hospital. In quake-hit villages, UNICEF delivered blankets, basic supplies and tarps for the homeless to use as tents. Aid groups said they feared cholera could break out after damage to water and hygiene systems. In main villages of Gayan District, residents crowded around trucks delivering aid, an Associated Press team saw Friday. People who had spent the past two nights sleeping outdoors in the rain erected tents in the yards of their wrecked houses. For more than 24 hours after the quake, many had been on their own, digging through the rubble by hand in search of survivors. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Saturday, June 25, the 176th day of 2022. There are 189 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On June 25, 1876, Lt. Col. Colonel George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. 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In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that recitation of a statesponsored prayer in New York State public schools was unconstitutional. In 1973, former White House Counsel John W. Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, implicating top administration officials, including President Richard Nixon as well as himself, in the Watergate scandal and cover-up. In 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its first “right-to-die” decision, ruled that family members could be barred from ending the lives of persistently comatose relatives who had not made their wishes known conclusively. In 1993, Kim Campbell was sworn in as Canada’s 19th prime minister, the first woman to hold the post. In 1996, a truck bomb killed 19 Americans and injured hundreds at a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia. In 2009, death claimed Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” in Los Angeles at age 50 and actor Farrah Fawcett in Santa Monica, California, at age 62. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in a 6-3 ruling that preserved health insurance for millions of Americans. In 2016, Pope Francis visited Armenia, where he recognized the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians as a genocide, prompting a harsh rebuttal from Turkey. Ten years ago: A divided U.S. Supreme Court threw out major parts of Arizona’s tough crackdown on people living in the U.S. without legal permission, while unanimously upholding the law’s most-discussed provision: requiring police to check the immigration status of those they stop for other reasons, but limiting the legal consequences. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Gun a protection key for many voters who own guns. “Today they’re coming after our Second AmendFrom page 1 ment liberties, and who knows what it will be York. Lawmakers tomorrow,” Rep. Jim Jorreturned from their disdan of Ohio, the House tricts after those shootJudiciary Committee’s ings saying constituents were demanding congres- top Republican, said of Democrats. sional action, a vehePelosi said with Frimence many felt could day’s gun ruling by the not be ignored. justices, “the Trump“This gives our community the sorely needed McConnell court is implicitly endorsing the hope that we have been tragedy of mass shootcrying out for, for years ings and daily gun deaths and years and years,” plaguing our nation.” Rep. Lucy McBath, That was a reference to D-Ga., whose 17-yearold son was shot dead in the balance-tipping three 2012 by a man complain- conservative justices appointed by Trump and ing his music was too loud, told supporters out- confirmed by a Senate side the Capitol. “Under- that was run by Majority stand and know that this Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. bill does not answer all But House Republicans of our prayers, but this is used the gun debate to hope.” praise both court deciSpeaking haltingly, sions. “What a great day Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., said he was back- for the babies, and as ing the bill for his father, the speaker described it, the Trump-McConnell shot to death 30 years Supreme Court,” said ago to the day, the 58 Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, people killed in a 2017 R-Wis. mass shooting in Las Rep. Dan Bishop, Vegas “and so many other R-N.C., said the firearms Americans who are victims and survivors of gun decision has “electrified the country and left violence.” radicals seething — the For conservatives who Constitution means what dominate the House it says.” GOP, it came down to In the Senate, every the Constitution’s Second Democrat and 15 RepubAmendment right for licans backed the compropeople to have firearms, Abortion mise. Just two of those GOP senators face reelection next year. But overall, fewer than one-third of GOP senators and just 1-in-15 House Republicans supported the measure. That means the fate of future congressional action on guns seems dubious, even as the GOP is expected to win House and possibly Senate control in the November elections. McConnell kept careful tabs on the negotiations that produced the bill and voted for it, partly in hopes it would attract moderate suburban voters whose support the GOP will need in its November bid for Senate control. In contrast, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and other GOP leaders of the more conservative House opposed it. The legislation was opposed by firearms groups like the National Rifle Association. But groups backing gun curbs like Brady and Everytown for Gun Safety weren’t the only ones backing it. Support also came from the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The talks that produced the bill were led by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Saturday, June 25, 2022 3 John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. Under the compromise, background checks for gun buyers age 18 to 20 will now include an examination of their local juvenile records. The accused shooters in Uvalde and Buffalo were both 18. People convicted of domestic abuse who are current or former romantic partners of the victim — not simply spouses or people who lived or had children with the person they abused — will be prohibited from acquiring firearms. That closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole.” There will be money to help states enforce “red flag” laws that help authorities temporarily take guns from people considered threatening and for other states’ violence prevention programs. More people who sell weapons would have to become federally licensed gun dealers and need to conduct background checks. Penalties for gun trafficking are strengthened, billions of dollars are provided for behavioral health clinics and school mental health programs and there’s money for school safety initiatives, though not for personnel to use a “dangerous weapon.” HIGHLIGHTS OF GUN BILL WASHINGTON (AP) — Highlights of the bipartisan gun violence bill the Senate approved Thursday and the House was expect to pass Friday: s�Expanded background checks: State and local juvenile and mental health records of gun purchasers will be part of federal background checks for buyers age 18 to 20. Three-day maximum for gathering records lengthened to up to 10 days to search juvenile data. If 10 days lapse without resolution, sale goes through. s�“Boyfriend loophole”: Convicted domestic violence offenders denied guns if they have current or past “continuing serious relationship of a romantic or intimate nature” with victim. Abusers’ right to buy firearms restored after five years if no additional violent crimes committed. Firearms currently denied to domestic abusers if they are married, live with or had a child with victim. s�“Red flag” laws: Federal aid to the 19 states, plus the District of Columbia, that have laws helping authorities get court orders to temporarily remove guns from people deemed dangerous. Those states would need strong processes for challenging the taking of firearms. Other states could use money for crisis intervention programs. s�Mental health: Expands community behavioral health clinics. Helps states bolster mental health programs in schools, provide more mental health consultations remotely. s�Education: Increases spending on school mental health, crisis intervention, violence prevention programs, mental health worker training and school safety. s Federally licensed gun dealers: Current law requires people “engaged in the business” of selling guns to be licensed, which means they must conduct background checks. Bill defines that as selling firearms ‘’to predominantly earn a profit” in an effort to prosecute people who evade the requirement. s Gun traffickers: Creates federal crimes for gun traffickers and “straw purchasers” who buy guns for people who would not pass background checks. Penalties up to 25 years in prison. Such offenders are now primarily prosecuted for paperwork violations. s�Cost: Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates $13 billion, mostly for mental health and schools. That is more than paid for by further delaying a 2020 regulation that’s never taken effect requiring drug manufacturers to give rebates to Medicare recipients. That regulation would increase federal Medicare costs. changed,” the liberal jus- the Mississippi law took of American women effect in 2018 and Justice tices wrote. have partly relied on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Mississippi and its right to abortion to gain From page 1 died in September 2020. allies made increasingly economic and political – President Joe Biden power. Both had been members aggressive arguments as of a five-justice majority the case developed, and Changing the makeup the broad precedents to of the court has been cen- two high-court defenders that was mainly protecrule in Mississippi’s favor. would threaten other high tral to the anti-abortion patients Friday. Outside, of abortion rights retired tive of abortion rights. Justices Stephen court decisions in favor In their Senate hearor died. The state initially side’s strategy, as the Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor men used a bullhorn to of gay rights and even tell people inside that argued that its law could ings, Trump’s three dissenters archly noted. and Elena Kagan — the potentially contraception. “The Court reverses they would burn in hell. high-court picks carefully be upheld without overdiminished liberal wing The liberal justices Clinic escorts wearing skirted questions about ruling the court’s aborcourse today for one of the court — were in made the same point in colorful vests used large how they would vote tion precedents. reason and one reason dissent. their joint dissent: The in any cases, including Justice Anthony Kenonly: because the compo“With sorrow—for this speakers to blast Tom majority “eliminates a Petty’s “I Won’t Back nedy retired shortly after about abortion. sition of this Court has Court, but more, for the 50-year-old constitutional Down” at the protesters. many millions of Ameriright that safeguards Mississippi, Alabama, can women who have women’s freedom and today lost a fundamental Kentucky and Missouri equal station. It breaches are among 13 states, constitutional proteca core rule-of-law princimainly in the South and tion—we dissent,” they ple, designed to promote wrote, warning that abor- Midwest, that already tion opponents now could have laws on the books to constancy in the law. In ban abortion in the event doing all of that, it places pursue a nationwide ban in jeopardy other rights, Roe was overturned. “from the moment of Another half-dozen states from contraception to conception and without same-sex intimacy and have near-total bans or exceptions for rape or prohibitions after 6 weeks marriage. And finally, it incest.” undermines the Court’s Attorney General Mer- of pregnancy, before legitimacy.” many women know they rick Garland said in a And Thomas, the statement that the Justice are pregnant. In roughly a half-dozen member of the court Department will protect most open to jettisoning providers and those seek- other states, including prior decisions, wrote a West Virginia and Wising abortions in states separate opinion in which where it is legal and also consin, the fight will be he explicitly called on “work with other arms of over dormant abortion his colleagues to put the bans that were enacted the federal government that seek to use their law- before Roe was decided in Supreme Court’s same1973 or new proposals to sex marriage, gay sex and ful authorities to protect contraception cases on sharply limit when aborand preserve access to the table. tions can be performed, reproductive care.” But Alito contended according to Guttmacher. In particular, Garland Outside the barricaded that his analysis addresssaid that the federal Food es abortion only. “Nothand Drug Administration Supreme Court, a crowd ing in this opinion should of mostly young women has approved the use of be understood to cast Mifepristone for medica- grew into the hundreds doubt on precedents that within hours of the decition abortions. sion. Some shouted, “The do not concern abortion,” More than 90% of he wrote. Supreme Court is illeabortions take place in Whatever the intenthe first 13 weeks of preg- gitimate,” while waves of nancy, and more than half others, wearing red shirts tions of the person who leaked Alito’s draft opinwith “The Pro-Life Genare now done with pills, not surgery, according to eration Votes,” celebrated, ion, the conservatives held firm in overturning the Guttmacher Institute, danced and thrust their Roe and Casey. a research group that sup- arms into the air. In his opinion, Alito The Biden administraports abortion rights. 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Shawn Allen, 37, of Canton, remained defiant and maintained his innocence during sentencing in Akron, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. His attorneys argued there was no direct evidence tying Allen to the deaths of Horace Lee, 43, and 21-month-old Azariah Tucker in June 2020, and said an appeal is planned. Two of Allen’s friends testified at trial that they were passengers in Allen’s SUV that night. Frontseat passenger Tiffany Greenlee testified Allen and Lee had argued outside the SUV after Allen said Lee had made a disrespectful remark and then went searching for Lee. Police said Lee and Azariah were struck around 1:30 a.m. Their bodies were found the next morning in a driveway. A jury found Allen guilty of aggravated murder and other charges May 26. The same jury June 15 recommended to Summit County Judge Susan Baker Ross that Allen be sentenced to life in prison instead of receiving the death penalty. Allen is eligible for parole in 63 years. 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The Chester Community Orchard is located beside the Angela Eason Memorial Ball Fields. The park was established by Nora and Bob Eason for their daughter Angela following her death as a lasting memory to her. Eason family members came out to help with the planting and dedication of the orchard that includes four apple, four peach and four pear trees. Dixie said, “Can’t wait to see the kiddos playing ball up there picking fruit!” The Pomeroy Community Orchard is located beside the Mulberry Community Center kitchen, and contains two apple, two peach and two pear trees. The Rutland Community Orchard is scheduled to be planted Tuesday, Meigs County Farmer’s Market | Courtesy photos From left to right: Meigs County Farmers Market Board members Dixie Hawthorne and Jessica Broderick, are pictured with Eason family members Linda Warner, Susan Eason, Bostic Eason, Hey Eason, David Warner, Marisa Patterson, Amanda Sargent, and Will Sargent during the orchard planting at Chester. The definition of a community garden or orchard is gardeners working collectively to manage a garden or orchard for shared benefit. June 28, at 6:30 p.m. The definition of a community garden or orchard is gardeners working collectively to manage a garden or orchard for shared benefit. “We welcome community involvement,” said Dixie. “Bring your shoves and come out for the planting, then later, enjoy the “fruits of your labor. These orchards are for everyone to enjoy and Pear trees planted in the Meigs Community Orchards are already beginning to develop fruit. participate in.” The orchard project was made possible by a gift from the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection’s Pastor Zorn and the congregation. The church is located in Cincinnati, and Dixie said this is the same group that funded the Mulberry Community Garden in 2021. The Meigs County Farmers Market is a nonprofit organization who derives their funds from grants and community Meigs County Farmers Market board members Jessica Broderick and Jim and Dixie Hawthorne spearheaded the planting of the Community Orchards. support. Visit them on Facebook and their web site at www.meigscountyfarmersmarket.com. The 2022 Market is open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 7 thru Oct. 29. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. The Community Orchard in Chester planted just outside the Angela Eason Memorial Ball Fields includes 12 fruit trees. Jessica Brodrick completes the planting of one of the fruit trees in Chester as Jim Hawthorne supervises her efforts. Meigs County Farmers Market volunteers Jessica Broderick and Dixie Hawthorne place a protective Volunteers added extra protection to the fruit trees planted at the Community Orchard beside the covering around the newly planted tree at the Community Orchard in Chester. Mulberry Community Center in Pomeroy. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 25, 2022 7 Ukrainians cheer nation’s EU candidacy amid wartime woes By Francesca Ebel and John Leicester and adopt other government reforms. Associated Press Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the EU’s embrace of KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukraine was “an imporEuropean Union’s decitant symbolic signal, but sion to make Ukraine it’s the beginning of the a candidate for EU beginning.” membership offered Some Ukrainians war-weary Ukrainians a understood that their morale boost and hope country still has much of a more secure future to do in order to meet Friday as the country’s the tough membership military ordered its criteria. fighters to retreat from “We still need to a key city in the eastern grow,” said Yevhen ZaitDonbas region. sev, another Pokrovsk Ukrainian President resident. “There is much Volodymyr Zelenskyy corruption. There are a hailed the decision of lot of lies.” EU leaders as vindicaWhile the EU fasttion of his nation’s fourtracked its consideration month fight against Rusof Ukraine’s applicasia’s aggression and said tion for membership, he was determined to the ongoing war could ensure Ukraine retained complicate the country’s the ability to decide if it ability to fulfill the entry belonged in Europe or criteria. Russian forces under Moscow’s influAndrii Marienko | AP ence. A Ukrainian serviceman looks at the ruins of the sports complex of the National Technical University in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Friday. The in recent weeks have “This war began just building received significant damage during a night shelling that ignited a fire in part of that building, but firefighters managed to put slowly advanced in their offensive to capture the it out. when Ukraine declared Donbas region, where its right to freedom. To pro-Russia separatists to flee the war abroad, shared their thoughts country’s candidate sta- Russia separatists. its choice of its future. have controlled much of said the decision would everyone who helps Russian Foreign tus but also “bitterness” We saw it in the Eurobring our victory closer. the territory for eight send a strong message Minister Sergey Lavpean Union,” Zelenskyy over the “terrible price to the Russians trying to But it will also be heard years. rov said the European told the nation in a tele- that Ukraine pays for Ukrainian forces were in the bunker,” Ruslan Union - and its potential seize cities and villages vised address late Thurs- the desire to be a free, ordered to retreat from Stefanchuk said. expansion - do not pose a few miles away. independent European day. “That is why this Encouragement aside, the besieged city of “The next stop is a “threat or risk” to Rusdecision of the EU is so state.” Sievierodonetsk, one NATO. There is no way the reality remains that sia because the bloc is “Thank you to our important, motivates of the last Ukrainianthe European Union back now. I was born not a military alliance soldiers - they won this us and shows all this is held areas of Luhansk sometimes is long on during the USSR, but like NATO. But he said needed not only by us.” decision,” Yatsenyuk province, to avoid being words of solidarity and there is no return (to the Kremlin thinks the tweeted. “Ukraine is a Others recalled the completely surrounded. support but short on EU’s stance and outlook that),” Pokrovsk resigreat country that will 2014 revolution that The city has faced the kind of concerted have become more anti- dent Valerii Terentyev inevitably become a ousted Ukraine’s prorelentless Russian action that might deter said. “Ukraine wanted Russian. member of the EU and, Moscow president, bombardment while outside threats, even a different thing, and “We are well aware just as inevitably, a sparked in part by his though a treaty obligates Ukrainian troops fought in my opinion it is the that the EU evolved member of NATO.” decision not to comthe Russians in houseEU countries to assist over the past few years, right thing.” Ukraine applied for plete an association to-house battles before a fellow member facing The chairman of getting an aggressive membership less than a agreement with the retreating to a huge armed aggression. week after Russia invad- ideological background, Ukraine’s parliament EU. Russian President chemical factory on the To gain EU memberVladimir Putin opposed ed the country and must first of all a Russophobic said that a path toward city’s edge. ship, countries must EU membership would background,” Lavrov undergo a complicated that agreement, just as Luhansk Gov. Serhiy meet a detailed host of remind the country’s process of many months said. he demanded before he Haidai said the retreat soldiers that their fight, economic and political In Pokrovsk, a small sent troops into Ukraine to be eligible to join the order was given to preconditions, including a which has won intertown close to the four27-nation bloc. on Feb. 24 that NATO commitment to the rule vent encirclement by national admiration, is month-old war’s frontThe EU also granted never accept Ukraine as Russian forces that made of law and other demoline in eastern Ukraine, worth the hardship. candidate status to the an alliance member. gains around Sievierodocratic principles. The “This is a powerful Arseniy Yatsenyuk, an small nation of Moldova, few residents wanted to netsk and the neighborEU’s executive arm has discuss the EU candida- political message. It another former Soviet opposition leader who ing city of Lysychansk in cy as they hurried to col- will be heard by soldiers indicated that Ukraine republic that borders became prime minister recent days. also will have to curb Ukraine and also has ter- lect their daily aid hand- in the trenches, every after the revolution, entrenched corruption ritory controlled by pro- outs. Some of those who family that was forced expressed joy at the From page 1 Vaccines started: 14,712 (49.21 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 13,578 (45.40 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have Meigs County been 7,152 cases (93 According to the new) of COVID-19, in update from ODH on Mason County (6,612 Thursday, there have confirmed cases, 540 been 4,859 total cases (34 new) in Meigs Coun- probable cases) since the ty since the beginning of beginning of the pandemic in 2020, and 96 deaths the pandemic in 2020, (1 new). DHHR reports 245 hospitalizations there are currently 38 (1 new) and 89 deaths active cases and 7,018 (1 new). Of the 4,859 recovered cases in Mason cases, 4,680 (23 new) are presumed recovered. County. (Editor’s note: Case Case data is as follows: data includes both con0-19 — 928 cases (3 firmed and probable new), 11 hospitalizacases.) tions Case data is as follows: 20-29 — 684 cases (2 0-4 — 169 cases (2 new), 5 hospitalizations, new) 1 death 5-11 — 329 cases (1 30-39 — 645 cases (7 new) new), 15 hospitaliza12-15 — 342 cases tions, 1 death 16-20 — 488 cases (1 40-49 — 702 cases (6 new) new), 19 hospitaliza21-25 — 579 cases (8 tions, 2 deaths 50-59 — 686 cases (3 new) 26-30 — 649 cases (10 new), 38 hospitalizanew) tions, 10 deaths 31-40 — 1,187 cases 60-69 — 583 cases (6 (23 new), 2 deaths new), 58 hospitaliza41-50 — 1,122 cases tions, 14 deaths 70-79 — 391 cases (7 (23 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 929 cases (5 new), 58 hospitalizations (1 new), 34 deaths new), 13 deaths (1 new) 61-70 — 713 cases (10 (1 new) new), 17 deaths 80-plus — 240 cases, 71+ — 645 cases (10 41 hospitalizations, 26 new), 61 deaths deaths Additional county case Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as fol- data since vaccinations lows, according to ODH: began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start Vaccines started: 11,447 (49.96 percent of of vaccinations: 6,234 (91 new); the population); Total cases among Vaccines completed: 10,544 (46.03 percent of individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinatthe population). will not resume reporting weekly trends until the National Center for Health Statistics’ reprocessing is finished.) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: ed — 5,003 (65 fewer); 7,353,149 (62.91 percent Total breakthrough of the population); cases among fully vacVaccines completed: cinated — 1,231 (156 6,828,306 (58.42 percent new); of the population). Total deaths among not As of June 16, ODH fully vaccinated individu- reports the following als — 76 (1 fewer); breakthrough informaTotal breakthrough tion: deaths among fully vacCOVID-19 Deaths cinated individuals — 9 among individuals not (2 new). reported as fully vacciA total of 12,309 people nated — 23,875; in Mason County have COVID-19 Deaths received at least one dose among fully vaccinated of the COVID-19 vaccine, individuals — 1,282; which is 46.4 percent of COVID-19 Hospitalizathe population, according tions since Jan. 1, 2021 to DHHR, with 10,447 fully vaccinated or 39.4 percent of the population. Mason County is currently green on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 34 confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. There are 14 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant reported in Mason County. Cardinal Center Ohio Campground According to the 616 State Route 61 update on Thursday from Marengo,OH 4334 ODH, there have been among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 69,874; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 4,886. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 529,262 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 611 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 100,037 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 985 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 7,056 deaths due to COVID19 since the start of the pandemic, with two since the last update. There are 2,135 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 12.35 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.16 percent. Statewide, 1,135,398 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (63.4 percent of the population). A total of 54.8 percent of the population, 981,644 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-6751333, ext. 1992. JULY 27-30, 2022 Music Festival 16,159 cases in the past seven days (21-day average of 16,858), 467 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 487), 26 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 31), with 38,778 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: ODH now updates COVID-19 data once per week. ODH will be reporting to total COVID-19 deaths in the state, but benefiting 400 Campsites Available for Rental 40 National Top Artists in 4 Days! 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People who can’t sweltering American South, big afford air conditioning and swaths of the Northern Hemipeople who work outdoors sphere continued to sizzle with have only one option, to extreme heat as the start of summer more resembled the dog days suffer. Those of us with of August with parts of China and air conditioning may not Japan setting all-time heat records physically suffer, but we are Friday. prisoners of the indoors.” In the United States a heat AP Science Writer dome of triple digit temperatures in many places combined with high humidity oscillated from west to east. On Thursday, at least 15 states hit 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) and at least 21 high temperature marks were set or broken, according to the National Weather Service, which held 30 million Americans under some kind of heat advisory. The extreme discomfort of Thursday came after 12 states broke the 100-degree mark on Wednesday and 21 records were tied or broken. Since June 15, at least 113 automated weather stations have tied or broken hottemperature records. Scientists say this early baking has all the hallmarks of climate change. In China’s northern Henan province Friday, Xuchang hit 107.8 degrees (42.1 degrees Celsius) and Dengfeng hit 106.9 degrees (41.6 degrees Celsius) for their hottest days on record, according to global extreme weather tracker Maximiliano Herrera. And in Japan Friday, Tokamachi and Tsunan set all-time heat records while several cities broke monthly marks, he said “It’s easy to look at these figures and forget the immense misery they represent. People who can’t afford air conditioning and people who work outdoors have only one option, to suffer,” said Texas A&M climate scientist Andrew Dessler, who was in College Sta- – Andrew Dessler Texas A&M climate scientist tion, where the temperature tied a record at 102 degrees (38.9 degrees Celsius) Thursday. “Those of us with air conditioning may not physically suffer, but we are prisoners of the indoors.” After three deaths, Chicago has changed its cooling rules. In Macon, Georgia, the temperature swept from 64 degrees (17.8 degrees Celsius) to 105 (40.6 degrees Celsius) in just nine hours Wednesday. Then on Thursday the temperature peaked at 104 (40 degrees Celsius), a record for the day. Even Minneapolis hit 100 on Monday. Probably only the Pacific Northwest and Northeast have been spared the heat wave, said National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard at the Weather Prediction Center. On Thursday, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, South Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, Colorado, Nevada and California all hit at least 100. Houston, Dallas, Austin, New Orleans and Orlando all tied high record marks on Thursday. “It’s persistent,” Chenard said. “It’s been over a week and it’s going to continue in some aspects.” It’s not just the U.S. The Russian city of Norilsk, above the Arctic circle, hit 89.6 degrees (32 degrees Celsius) Thursday for its hottest June day on record and tied for its hottest day in any month on record, according to Herrera. Saragt in Turkmenistan rose to 114.6 degrees (45.9 degrees Celsius) but Herrera said in the next days it can get even worse. Herrera said tracking heat records is so overwhelming that he doesn’t have time to eat or sleep. A European heat wave has also caused problems with fires in Germany and Spain. Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini said what’s happening with this early heat wave is “very consistent with what we’d expect in a continually warming world.” “These temperatures are occurring with only 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) of global warming and we are on track for 4 degrees Fahrenheit (2.2 degrees Celsius) more warming over this century,” Dessler said. “I literally cannot imagine how bad that will be.” In Raleigh, North Carolina, it hit 100 on Wednesday and usually the city only gets one 100-degree day a year, but it comes much later than this, said state climatologist Kathie Dello. “In the southeastern U.S. many lack access to sufficient or stable cooling or cannot afford to use their home cooling systems. Heat morbidity and mortality is among our greatest public health risks in a changing climate.” There may be some cooling by the weekend or Monday in some places, including the north central part of the country, Chenard said. But above normal temperatures are forecast for “at least into the first part of July” and he added it’s likely the entire summer will be hotter than normal. UN chief warns of ‘catastrophe’ from global food shortage BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and inequality to produce an “unprecedented global hunger crisis” already affecting hundreds of millions of people. “There is a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022,” he said in a video message to officials from dozens of rich and developing countries gathered in Berlin. “And 2023 could be even worse.” Guterres noted that harvests across Asia, Africa and the Americas will take a hit as farmers around the world struggle to cope with rising fertilizer and energy prices. “This year’s food access issues could become next year’s global food shortage,” he said. “No country will be immune to the social and economic repercussions of such a catastrophe.” Guterres said U.N. negotiators were working on a deal that would enable Ukraine to export food, including via the Black Sea, and let Russia bring food and fertilizer to world markets without restrictions. He also called for debt relief for poor countries to help keep their economies afloat and for the private sector to help stabilize global food markets. The Berlin meeting’s host, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, said Moscow’s claim that Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were to blame for food shortages was “completely untenable.” Russia exported as much wheat in May and June this year as in the same months of 2021, Baerbock said. She echoed Guterres’ comments that several factors underlie the growing hunger crisis around the world. “But it was Russia’s war of attack against Ukraine that turned a wave into a tsunami,” Baerbock said. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted that Russia has no excuse for holding back vital goods from world markets. “The sanctions that we’ve imposed on Russia collectively and with many other countries exempt food, exempt food products, exempt fertilizers, exempt insurers, exempt shippers,” he said. KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Leaders of Commonwealth nations met in Rwanda’s capital Friday to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID19 pandemic. The summit for Commonwealth heads of state in Kigali is the culmination of a series of meetings this week that officials said yielded some success in efforts to improve the lives of people in the 54-nation association that is home to 2.5 billion people. The Commonwealth’s member states range from vast India to tiny Tuvalu. The African nations of Togo and Gabon have asked to join the Commonwealth despite having no colonial history with Britain. The group of nations comprises mostly former British colonies, and its titular head is Queen Elizabeth II. But countries such as Mozambique and Rwanda — a former Belgian colony with an Anglophile leader — previously launched successful bids to join. Prince Charles is representing his mother, who at 96 is restricting her official duties. Charges dropped for Black man stunned by cop NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Black DoorDash driver no longer faces charges in a traffic stop for speeding in which a police officer shot him with a stun gun, an exchange the man caught on video as he declined to leave his car and requested a police supervisor. A judge this week dismissed the case against Delane Gordon, according to Hamilton County district attorney’s office spokesperson Bruce Garner. Gordon had been charged with speeding, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in the March 10 stop while delivering food in Collegedale, about 20 miles east of Chattanooga. The Collegedale Police Department last month cleared Evan Driskill, the white officer, of wrongdoing in the encounter and sharply criticized prosecutors over their handling of the case. The police department said the prosecutor’s office should not have sought to drop the charges against Gordon and was wrong to halt the outside probe it asked the county sheriff’s office to perform and hand it off to the U.S. Department of Justice for further possible investigation. UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to Johnson LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a double blow as voters rejected his Conservative Party in two special parliamentary elections dominated by questions about his leadership and ethics. He was further wounded when the party’s chairman quit after the results came out early Friday, saying Conservatives “cannot carry on with business as usual,” and a former party leader said the country needed “new leadership.” The centrist Liberal Democrats overturned a big Conservative majority to win the rural southwest England seat of Tiverton and Honiton, while the main opposition Labour Party reclaimed Wakefield in northern England from Johnson’s Tories. The contests, triggered by the resignations of Conservative lawmakers hit by sex scandals, offered voters the chance to give their verdict on the prime minister just weeks after 41% of his own MPs voted to oust him. “The people of Tiverton and Honiton have spoken for Britain,” said the area’s newly elected Liberal Democrat lawmaker, Richard Foord. “They sent a loud and clear message: It’s time for Boris Johnson to go, and go now.” Defeat in either district would have been a setback for the prime minister’s party. Losing both increases jitters among restive Conservatives who already worry the ebullient but erratic and divisive Johnson is no longer an electoral asset. European travel runs into pandemic cutbacks LONDON (AP) — The airport lines are long, and lost luggage is piling up. It’s going to be a chaotic summer for travelers in Europe. Liz Morgan arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport 4 1/2 hours before her flight to Athens, finding the line for security snaking out of the terminal and into a big tent along a road before doubling back inside the main building. “There’s elderly people in the queues, there’s kids, babies. No water, no nothing. No signage, no one helping, no toilets,” said Morgan, who is from Australia and had tried to save time Monday by checking in online and taking only a carry-on bag. People “couldn’t get to the toilet because if you go out of the queue, you lost your spot,” she said. After two years of pandemic restrictions, travel demand has roared back, but airlines and airports that slashed jobs during the depths of the COVID-19 crisis are struggling to keep up. With the busy summer tourism season underway in Europe, passengers are encountering chaotic scenes at airports, including lengthy delays, canceled flights and headaches over lost luggage. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 25, 2022 9 Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat By Anita Snow Still, some 1,300 people, most of them elderly, continue to die in Spain each summer because of health complications exacerbated by excess heat. Spain and southern France last week sweltered through unusually hot weather for midJune, with temperatures hitting 104 degrees (40 Celsius) in some areas. Climate scientist David Hondula, who heads Phoenix’s new office for heat mitigation, says that with such extreme weather now seen around the world, more solutions are needed to protect the vulnerable, especially homeless people who are about 200 times more likely than sheltered individuals to die from heat-associated causes. “As temperatures continue to rise across the U.S. and the world, cities like Seattle, Minneapolis, New York or Kansas City that don’t have the experience or infrastructure for dealing with heat have to adjust as well.” In Phoenix, officials and advocates hope a vacant building recently converted into a 200-bed shelter for homeless people will help save lives this summer. Mac Mais, 34, was among the first to move in. “It can be rough. I stay in the shelters or anywhere I can find,” said Mais who has been homeless on and off since he was a teen. “Here, I can stay out actually rest, work on job applications, stay out of the heat.” In Las Vegas, teams deliver bottled water to homeless people living in encampments around the county and inside a network of underground storm drains under the Las Vegas strip. Ahmedabad, India, population 8.4 million, was the first South Asian city to design a heat action plan in 2013. Through its warning system, nongovernmental groups reach out to vulnerable people and send text messages to mobile phones. Water tankers are dispatched to slums, while bus stops, temples and libraries become shelters for people to escape the blistering rays. Still, the deaths pile up. Kimberly Rae Haws, a 62-year-old homeless woman, was severely burned in October 2020 while sprawled for an unknown amount of time on a sizzling Phoenix blacktop. The cause of her subsequent death was never investigated. A young man nicknamed Twitch died from heat exposure as he sat on a curb near a Phoenix soup kitchen in the hours before it opened one weekend in 2018. “He was supposed to move into permanent housing the next Monday,” said Jim Baker, who oversees that dining room for the St. Vincent de Paul charity. “His mother was devastated.” Many such deaths are never confirmed as heat related and aren’t always noticed because of the stigma of homelessness and lack of connection to family. When a 62-year-old mentally ill woman named Shawna Wright died last summer in a hot alley in Salt Lake City, her death only became known when her family published an obituary saying the system failed to protect her during the hottest July on record, when temperatures reached the triple digits. Her sister, Tricia Wright, said making it easier for homeless people to get permanent housing would go a long way toward protecting them from extreme summertime temperatures. “We always thought she was tough, that she could get through it,” Tricia Wright said of her sister. “But no one is tough enough for that kind of heat.” TUESDAY THURSDAY Associated Press PHOENIX — Hundreds of blue, green and grey tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix, a jumble of flimsy canvas and plastic along dusty sidewalks. Here, in the hottest big city in America, thousands of homeless people swelter as the summer’s triple digit temperatures arrive. The stifling tent city has ballooned amid pandemic-era evictions and surging rents that have dumped hundreds more people onto the sizzling streets that grow eerily quiet when temperatures peak in the midafternoon. A heat wave earlier this month brought temperatures of up to 114 degrees (45.5 Celsius) - and it’s only June. Highs reached 118 degrees (47.7 Celsius) last year. “During the summer, it’s pretty hard to find a place at night that’s cool enough to sleep without the police running you off,” said Chris Medlock, a homeless Phoenix man known on the streets as “T-Bone” who carries everything he owns in a small backpack and often beds down in a park or a nearby desert preserve to avoid the crowds. “If a kind soul could just offer a place on their couch indoors maybe more people would live,” Medlock said at a dining room where homeless people can get some shade and a free meal. Excessive heat causes more weather-related deaths in the United States than hurricanes, flooding and tornadoes combined. Around the country, heat contributes to some 1,500 deaths annually, and advocates estimate about half of those people are homeless. Temperatures are rising nearly everywhere because of global warming, combining with brutal drought in some places to create more intense, frequent and longer heat waves. The past few summers have been some of the hottest on record. Just in the county that includes Phoenix, at least 130 homeless people were among the 339 individuals who died from heat-associated causes in 2021. “If 130 homeless people were dying in any other way Ross D. Franklin | AP “Cueball” pets his dog Lindsay at their tent on the edge of a homeless encampment in May in Phoenix. Hundreds of homeless people die in the streets each year from the heat, in cities around the U.S. and the world. The ranks of homeless have swelled after the pandemic as temperatures fueled by climate change soar. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 65° 86° 86° Partly sunny and hot today. Mainly clear tonight. High 94° / Low 70° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 2.08 3.36 23.96 22.41 SUN & MOON Today 6:05 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 3:32 a.m. 6:11 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New Jun 28 First Jul 6 Full Jul 13 Last Jul 20 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 9:30a 10:11a 10:56a 11:44a 12:09a 1:01a 1:55a Minor 3:18a 3:59a 4:44a 5:31a 6:22a 7:14a 8:07a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Major 9:53p 10:35p 11:21p ---1:00p 1:26p 2:19p Minor 3:41p 4:23p 5:09p 5:57p 6:47p 7:39p 8:31p WEATHER HISTORY On June 25, 1988, extreme heat baked the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region. Cleveland, Ohio, hit 104 degrees, and Ft. Wayne, Ind., rose to 106 -- both record high temperatures for these cities. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 Portsmouth 93/73 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 12.68 -0.16 Marietta 34 15.84 -0.59 Parkersburg 36 21.04 -0.70 Belleville 35 12.55 -0.59 Racine 41 13.36 +0.64 Point Pleasant 40 25.62 -0.64 Gallipolis 50 13.32 -0.09 Huntington 50 25.46 -0.03 Ashland 52 34.02 +0.15 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.48 +0.08 Portsmouth 50 16.70 -0.28 Maysville 50 34.30 -0.03 Meldahl Dam 51 16.00 +0.91 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Mostly sunny and beautiful 86° 63° 91° 69° Mostly sunny and hot NATIONAL CITIES Belpre 92/69 St. Marys 93/69 Parkersburg 91/68 Coolville 92/69 Wilkesville 93/69 POMEROY Jackson 94/69 93/71 Ravenswood Rio Grande 92/69 93/71 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 91/74 GALLIPOLIS 94/70 93/70 93/70 Elizabeth 93/69 Spencer 91/69 Buffalo 92/70 Ironton 93/72 Milton 92/70 Clendenin 91/69 St. Albans 91/69 Huntington 91/71 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 84/60 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 75/56 0s -0s Los Angeles 84/64 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Hot with plenty of sunshine Marietta 92/68 Athens 93/69 Ashland 91/71 Grayson 91/72 FRIDAY 90° 67° Delightful with plenty of sunshine Murray City 92/69 McArthur 92/69 South Shore Greenup 93/72 92/72 61 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 92/72 Lucasville 94/72 Very High Logan 92/70 WEDNESDAY 83° 55° A shower in the morning; mostly cloudy Adelphi 92/71 Very High Primary: pine, grasses, other Mold: 626 81° 54° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 93/72 Pollen: 16 Low MOON PHASES MONDAY A strong thunderstorm in the afternoon 1 Primary: cladosporium, other Sun. 6:05 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 4:04 a.m. 7:12 p.m. SUNDAY 89° 65° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 87° 63° 85° 65° 105° in 1930 47° in 1915 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low where population density and few shade trees help drive temperatures up to 106 degrees (41 Celsius) some summer days. The city plans strategies like increasing tree canopy and other kinds of shade, using cooler materials for roofs, and expanding its network of cooling centers during heat waves. It’s not just a U.S. problem. An Associated Press analysis last year of a dataset published by the Columbia University’s climate school found exposure to extreme heat has tripled and now affects about a quarter of the world’s population. This spring, an extreme heat wave gripped much of Pakistan and India, where homelessness is widespread due to discrimination and insufficient housing. The high in Jacobabad, Pakistan near the border with India hit 122 degrees (50 Celsius) in May. Dr. Dileep Mavalankar, who heads the Indian Institute of Public Health in the western Indian city Gandhinagar, said because of poor reporting it’s unknown how many die in the country from heat exposure. Summertime cooling centers for homeless, elderly and other vulnerable populations have opened in several European countries each summer since a heat wave killed 70,000 people across Europe in 2003. Emergency service workers on bicycles patrol Madrid’s streets, distributing ice packs and water in the hot months. it would be considered a mass casualty event,” said Kristie L. Ebi, a professor of global health at the University of Washington. It’s a problem that stretches across the United States, and now, with rising global temperatures, heat is no longer a danger just in places like Phoenix. This summer will likely bring above-normal temperatures over most land areas worldwide, according to the latest seasonal forecast map produced by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University. Last summer, a heat wave blasted the normally temperate U.S. Northwest and had Seattle residents sleeping in their yards and on roofs, or fleeing to hotels with air conditioning. Across the state, several people presumed to be homeless died outdoors, including a man slumped behind a gas station. In Oregon, officials opened 24-hour cooling centers for the first time. Volunteer teams fanned out with water and popsicles to homeless encampments on Portland’s outskirts. A quick scientific analysis concluded last year’s Pacific Northwest heat wave was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change adding several degrees and toppling previous records. Even Boston is exploring ways to protect diverse neighborhoods like its Chinatown, Charleston 90/68 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 69/53 Billings 68/46 Minneapolis 82/60 Denver 72/54 Toronto 87/67 Detroit 89/71 Chicago 90/70 Montreal 84/67 New York 88/71 Washington 89/70 Kansas City 90/66 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Today Sun. Hi/Lo/W 81/61/t 66/53/s 87/72/t 80/70/s 89/66/s 68/46/pc 87/58/s 84/68/s 90/68/s 90/69/pc 70/48/t 90/70/t 91/73/pc 89/72/s 91/72/s 102/77/s 72/54/t 87/61/t 89/71/s 86/73/s 100/76/s 90/73/pc 90/66/t 105/82/s 98/78/s 84/64/s 94/77/pc 90/78/t 82/60/t 94/74/pc 96/80/t 88/71/s 100/71/s 88/74/t 90/70/s 108/88/c 89/68/s 84/60/s 90/67/pc 88/65/s 95/74/t 90/65/s 75/56/s 84/60/s 89/70/s Hi/Lo/W 75/62/t 65/52/pc 90/71/pc 80/69/s 90/70/pc 75/52/s 95/66/s 84/68/pc 85/64/t 91/71/s 69/48/t 80/60/pc 84/64/t 86/64/t 85/62/t 99/74/t 70/53/t 77/57/pc 85/58/t 88/74/sh 100/77/s 84/61/t 77/60/c 104/83/s 91/71/t 87/66/s 90/67/t 89/77/t 74/59/pc 90/69/t 93/78/t 89/70/s 83/60/t 88/74/t 92/71/s 103/87/t 88/61/t 78/62/pc 92/69/s 89/71/pc 84/62/t 92/70/pc 76/57/s 87/61/s 91/73/pc EXTREMES FRIDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 87/72 El Paso 94/73 High Low Global Houston 100/76 Chihuahua 93/66 Monterrey 94/72 104° in Needles, CA 27° in Bodie State Park, CA High Low Miami 90/78 119° in In Salah, Algeria 11° in Balmaceda, Chile Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �S ports 10 Saturday, June 25, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Bowman seeks big Nashville weekend for sponsor Ally By Jenna Fryer race in the Nashville area in 37 years. Ally was all over the city as it hosted industry events LEBANON, Tenn. — Alex Bowman looks back at at popular tourist stops, displayed stock cars on Lower last year’s return to Nashville Superspeedway as a bit Broadway, and branded its logos all over Nashville of a bust. The weekend opened just Superspeedway. Bowman felt an obligafine: Hendrick Motorsports announced a two-year con- tion to perform, but instead finished 14th a s Hendrick tract extension with Bowman that locked him in the teammate Kyle Larson won. “I feel like we definitely No. 48 Chevrolet through underperformed at Nash2023. The deal aligned ville,” Bowman said. “It was Bowman with sponsor a bummer for it being the Ally’s commitment to the Ally 400, so we’re all in on program. Mark Humphrey | AP file trying to get our race car But Ally also had gone Alex Bowman felt he underperformed last year when better. Anything Ally does, all-in on NASCAR’s return NASCAR brought the Cup Series back to the Nashville they are all in on. I’m excitarea for the first time in 37 years. He’s now seeking a to Music City as the title stronger showing Sunday. ed for all of the weekend’s sponsor of the first Cup AP Auto Racing Writer activities and just trying to do our best to put on a good show.” He heads into Sunday’s race with one victory this season — Bowman won a career-best four times last year — and at ninth in the Cup standings he’s currently solidly locked into the playoffs. The pressure still exists, though, in part because of Bowman’s long journey to earn one of NASCAR’s top Cup rides. He drove bad cars for two years, signed a deal with Hendrick in 2016 as a reserve driver for 10 races while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was injured, and then didn’t get a single start in 2017. Hendrick put Bowman in Earnhardt’s car in 2018 when Earnhardt retired, and he stayed in the No. 88 for three seasons. But when seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson said he was leaving NASCAR at the end of the 2020 season, Ally told Rick Hendrick it wanted Bowman in the No. 48. “I’m not going to lie to you, when Mr. Hendrick told me that I was driving the No. 48, I was super nervous,” Bowman said. “I didn’t know anybody at Ally yet. I just didn’t know how it was going to go. It has been awesome.” Backyard Brawl back for 2022 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest. com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Big things are coming the Blue and Gold’s way. The West Virginia football team will be looking to reignite some old rivalries, along with keeping some current ones alive as the Big 12 Conference prepares for some changes. The Big 12 will gain four more teams next season, with the BYU Cougars, UCF Knights, Houston Cougars and Cincinnati Bearcats joining in 2023. The Blue and Gold finished the 2021 season with a 6-7 (4-5 Big 12) record, putting them sixth in their conference. With six wins, the Mountaineers qualified for a bowl game. They ended up falling 18-6 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Perhaps the mostanticipated matchup for the Mountaineers takes place in the very first game of the season. On Sept. 1, WVU will travel to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers, reigniting the Backyard Brawl. The two teams haven’t clashed since 2011, with the Mountaineers winning 21-20 at home. The Mountaineers will also play another old-school foe Sept. 22 in the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Mountaineers and Hokies met in the 2021 season at Morgantown, with WVU winning 27-21. The Blue and Gold have one more out-ofconference game on the 2022 docket, taking on the Towson Tigers of the Football Championship Subdivision. In-conference, WVU will take on several old foes, including Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa State. The Mountaineers will have a few more games against the Sooners and Longhorns before the two schools break off for the Southeastern Conference in 2025. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100 IOC keeps women’s Nordic Combined out of ’26 Games GENEVA (AP) — Nordic Combined will remain the only Olympic event without women at the 2026 Winter Games. The International Olympic Committee decided on Friday not to add a women’s event on the skiing program at the Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Games in four years’ time. The long-term Olympic future of Nordic Combined was also put in doubt with no commitment to keep the men’s event in 2030 unless the IOC sees a bigger global audience and more countries sending athletes to compete. “It’s a travesty,” Billy Demong, a five-time Olympian in Nordic Combined and member of USA Nordic’s board of directors, told The Associated Press. “This is one of the biggest moves against gender equity in the Olympic movement in history.” On a day of tough action by the IOC executive board, boxing’s troubled governing body IBA was also removed from involvement at a second straight Summer Games. The IOC cited longstanding concerns with the integrity of leadership and the judging and refereeing of bouts for leaving the Lausannebased IBA out of organizing the 2024 Paris Olympics tournaments and all qualifying events. Photos by Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Marshall running back Rasheen Ali (22) powers through the Hilltopper defense during a football game against Western Kentucky Nov. 27 in Huntington, W.Va. New and old foes await Marshall By Colton Jeffries all-time advantage against Troy, going 3-2, but the Trojans won the last two games. Their last meeting took place in the 2004 season, with the Trojans winning 17-15 in Huntington. Troy ended their 2021 campaign with a 5-7 record, good enough for fourth place in the Sun Belt’s East Division. cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Sunny days are ahead for the Herd. The Marshall football team enters the 2022 season under a new banner, with this being the Thundering Herd’s first season in the Sun Belt Conference. The Herd joins the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Old Dominion Monarchs in leaving Conference USA, along with the James Madison Dukes, who are making the jump from the Football Championship Subdivision. Leaving C-USA as 3-time East Division champions (2013, 2014 and 2020) and 1-time conference champion (2014), the Green and White face a whole slew of new challenges in their new league. Under first year head coach Charles Huff, Marshall went 7-6 (5-3 C-USA) during the 2021 season, culminating in a 36-21 loss to Louisiana in the New Orleans Bowl. The four teams officially become part of the SBC July 1. Below are brief descriptions of the teams Marshall will face in the 2022 season. vs. GARDNER-WEBB - Oct. 1 Marshall wraps up their out-of-conference schedule with another FCS home game, this time against the Runnin’ Bulldogs. The Thundering Herd last met Gardner-Webb in the 2013 season, besting the FCS team 55-0 at home. Last season, the Bulldogs ended up with a 4-7 record, finishing last in the Big South ConferMarshall wide receiver Jayden Harrison (2) dives toward the end ence. zone during a football game against the UAB Blazers Nov. 13 in Huntington, W.Va. at BOWLING GREEN The Spartans ended Sept. 17 2021 with a 6-5 record, going 2-3 in the Mid-EastThe Falcons hold a 21-8 ern Athletic Conference. all-time record against Marshall. Their last meeting was at NOTRE DAME - Sept. 10 No doubt the marquee in the 2010 season, with Bowling Green winning matchup in the out-ofconference schedule, this 44-28 at home. Last season, the Falwill be the first time Marcons finished 4-8, finishshall crossed paths with ing fourth in the MAC the Fighting Irish. East Division, missing In the 2021 season, Notre Dame finished with out on bowl season. a 11-2 record, finishing up with a 37-35 loss to vs. NORFOLK STATE at TROY - Sept. 24 Oklahoma State in the Sept. 3 The Herd’s conference Fiesta Bowl. schedule kicks off with Marshall last met the The Irish also finished a road game against the Spartans during the 2015 Trojans. season, a 45-7 win at Joan the 2021 season ranked N0. 8 in the AP poll. Marshall holds a slight C. Edwards Stadium. vs. LOUISIANA - Oct. 12 Last season they met as bowl opponents, this time they meet as conferencemates. The Thundering Herd and the Ragin’ Cajuns met only once before, their aforementioned clash in the 2021 New Orleans Bowl. The Ragin’ Cajuns ended their 2021 campaign repeating as Sun Belt Conference Champions, besting East Division Champion Appalachian State 24-16 in the SBC championship game. See MARSHALL | 11 �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 25, 2022 11 Serena Williams practices on Centre Court; 1st foe No. 113 By Howard Fendrich AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams walked out on Centre Court under a closed retractable roof on Friday afternoon, taking advantage of Wimbledon’s new policy of allowing players to practice there and at No. 1 Court before the tournament begins next week. Accompanied by coach Eric Hechtman — who has worked with her older sister, Venus, and replaces longtime coach Patrick Moratoglou, now with Simona Halep — and hitting partner Jarmere Jenkins, Williams returned to the site of her last official singles match anywhere, nearly a full year ago at the All England Club. That ended after less than a set, when Williams slipped on the slick turf and injured her right leg. Wearing an all-white outfit and visor, Williams followed No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek into the main stadium and went through about 45 minutes of training, from groundstrokes to volleys and overheads to her best-in-the-game serve. The courtside a match against Sara Sorribes Tormo, who is seeded 32nd but has never been past the third round in 19 past major appearances. The third round potentially would put Williams against a tougher test: No. 6-seeded Karolina Pliskova, who was the runner-up to Ash Barty last year at Wimbledon and also reached the final of the 2016 U.S. Open — beating Williams in the semifinals there. Barty retired in March and is not defending her title. So the honor of playing the first match at Centre Court on TuesAdam Davy | PA via AP day, a slot traditionally Serena Williams practices on Centre Court ahead of the 2022 Wimbledon Championship at the All reserved for the prior England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday. year’s women’s champion, will go to Swiatek, who While the 40-year-old old from France who is “mph” monitors were just collected her second American’s track record ranked 113th and owns switched off, so there French Open trophy and would merit a seeding, a 2-6 career record in was no way to tell just enters on a 35-match winthe All England Club how fast her serves were Grand Slam matches. ning streak. The tournaadheres strictly to the Because of her lack of zipping, but the echoes ment announced Friday rankings for seeds. produced by her hard-hit activity over the past 12 Williams has won seven that Swiatek was its pick months, Williams — who shots reverberated off for that Tuesday slot on Wimbledon championhas been No. 1 in the the arena’s thousands of ships, part of her total of the schedule. empty green seats and the rankings for a total of The projected women’s 23 Grand Slam singles white cover overhead as a 319 weeks — is outside quarterfinals based on titles, a record for the the WTA’s top 1,200 light rain fell outside. seedings are Swiatek vs. professional era. Tan, The scene played out a and could have ended No. 8 Jessica Pegula, up anywhere in the field. meanwhile, will be makfew hours after the draw ing her debut at the grass- Pliskova vs. No. 4 Paula determined that Williams She only returned to the Badosa, No. 2 Anett tour this week by playing court tournament. will begin her WimbleKontaveit vs. No. 5 Maria If Williams gets past two doubles matches at a don comeback by facing Sakkari, and No. 3 Ons Harmony Tan, a 24-year- tune-up event in England. Tan, next up could be Jabeur vs. No. 7 Danielle Collins. The potential men’s quarterfinals are topseeded Novak Djokovic vs. No. 5 Carlos Alcaraz, No. 3 Casper Ruud vs. No. 7 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime, and No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. No. 8 Matteo Berrettini. Djokovic won his third consecutive Wimbledon title — and sixth overall — by beating Berrettini in last year’s final. Djokovic starts Centre Court play on Monday against 75th-ranked Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea. Although Djokovic’s ranking has slid to No. 3, he leads the men’s seeding because No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and No. 2 Alexander Zverev are not in the field. Medvedev is Russian, and all players from that country and Belarus were banned by the All England Club because of the war in Ukraine. Zverev tore ligaments in his right foot during his French Open semifinal against Nadal, who went on to win his 14th championship there and men’s-record 22nd overall at the majors. Cavs select Agbaji at 14, add another Mobley in NBA draft Ledecky grabs another gold, Aussies set record at worlds By Tom Withers By Ciarán Fahey AP Sports Writer AP Sports Writer John Minchillo | AP Ochai Agbaji is congratulated by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 14th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA draft on Thursday in New York. 6-foot-5 Agbaji, who as a senior led Kansas to the NCAA title last season. Agbaji was named the most outstanding player at the Final Four, and his performance in the spotlight helped separate him from other players. The Cavs are ready win. Agbaji knows how. “It’s a part of his makeup and he’s coming in to a team that wants to win and he’s going to bring some unique ingredients to that,” said Koby Altman, Cleveland’s president of basketball operations. “You’re seeing national champions at OLD DOMINION - Nov. 5 Marshall holds the all-time edge against the Monarchs, with a 6-1 From page 10 record. at JAMES MADISON Last season, the Herd Oct. 22 won at home 20-13 against Old Dominion. Marshall holds a 2-0 The Monarchs ended all-time record against the their 2021 campaign with James Madison Dukes. Their last meeting was a 6-7 record, finishing third in the C-USA East in 1994, with the Herd Division. winning 28-21 on the In the bowl season, road. Last season, the Dukes Old Dominion lost 30-17 finished the 2021 season against Tulsa in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. 12-2, making it to FCS semifinals before falling to eventual-champion vs. APPALACHIAN STATE North Dakota State. Nov. 12 The Mountaineers hold a 15-9 all-time record vs. COASTAL CAROLINA against Marshall. Oct. 29 Their last meeting This will be Marshall’s first matchup against the occured in the 2021 season, with App State winChanticleers. Last season, CCU fin- ning at home 31-30. The Mountaineers ished with a 11-2 record, ended the 2021 season finishing second in the with a 10-4 record, good SBC East. enough for first place in The Chanticleers ended the season with a the SBC East Divison. They finished the sea47-41 win against Northson with a 59-38 loss to ern Illinois in the Cure Western Kentucky in the Bowl. Marshall kind of sprinkled in these conference finals most recently and they definitely bring a chip with them. We hope he brings that to us.” The 22-year-old Agbaji averaged 18.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and made 41% of his 3-pointers for the Jayhawks, and his ability as a defender was another factor in the Cavs’ decision to bring him aboard. He’ll join one of the league’s most intriguing young rosters in Cleveland, and a team with playoff aspirations following a turnaround, 44-win season. Boca Raton Bowl. at GEORGIA SOUTHERN Nov. 19 The Herd and Eagles have met six times so far, with Marshall holding the 4-2 edge. Their last meeting was in the 1996 season, with Marshall winning 29-13. Last season, the Eagles finished 3-9, which put them last in the SBC East. JULY 27-30, 2022 Music Festival benefiting vs. GEORGIA STATE - Nov. 26 The 2022 season will be the first time Marshall took on the Panthers. Georgia State finished the 2022 season 8-5, putting them in second place for the SBC East. They finished up with a bowl win, besting Ball State 51-20 in the Camellia Bowl. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100 Cardinal Center Campground 616 State Route 61 Marengo,OH 4334 400 Campsites Available for Rental 40 National Top Artists in 4 Days! Donating their Talents FOR TICKET & CAMPING INFORMATION CALL 740-548-4199 Thanks to Ticket information on our website: bluegrassclassic.com OH-70283892 CLEVELAND — Ochai Agbaji developed championship DNA in college. The Cavaliers are counting on it staying with him in the pros. Looking to add a perimeter player who can shoot, defend and maybe accelerate their timeline to NBA title contention, Cleveland selected Agbaji with the No. 14 overall pick in the draft Thursday night. Later, the Cavs used the No. 49 pick — acquired in a trade earlier in the day from Sacramento — to select Isaiah Mobley, the older brother of forward Evan Mobley, whose arrival in Cleveland last season triggered the team’s turnaround. The Mobleys played one season together at USC and will now have the chance to do it again with the Cavs. With other options available in the first round, including Ohio State’s Malaki Branham and Duke’s AJ Griffin, the Cavs locked in on the Javier Acevedo, Kayla Sanchez and Penny Oleksiak finished 1.23 behind the Australians for silver, and the United States team of Ryan Held, BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Brooks Curry, Torri Huske and Claire Ledecky extended her record haul Curzan was third, 1.71 behind. of medals and Australia set a world Canada’s silver was the country’s record in the mixed 4x100 meters freestyle final at the world swimming ninth medal this week, eclipsing the eight it won in Gwangju. championships on Friday. Ben Proud won Britain’s first gold American star Ledecky won the 800 freestyle final for the fifth time at the of the championships, clinching the worlds to seal her fourth consecutive men’s 50 freestyle in 21.32 – 0.09 ahead of American Michael Andrew 400/800/1,500 triple at the event. and 0.25 ahead of France’s Maxime She clocked 8 minutes, 8.04 secGrousset. onds to finish more than 10 seconds “We’re missing quite a few key playahead of her rivals. Australia’s Kiah ers in the pool today,” Proud said, Melverton was 10.73 behind in secreferring to the absences of Caeleb ond and Italy’s Simona Quadarella Dressel, Florent Manaudou and Bruno 10.96 behind for third. It’s Ledecky’s 19th gold at a worlds Fratus. “The whole podium from the and her fourth this week including the Olympics last year wasn’t in the final.” Dressel was due to race but with4x200 freestyle relay. drew from the worlds for unspecified “Really good end to a great week,” reasons on Wednesday. Ledecky said. “It’s not the same without him,” Her 22 medals are the most for a Proud said. “As soon as he was out, female swimmer in world championthat quite changed the dynamics of ships history. Only Michael Phelps, the competition. A lot of people had a who won 26, has more. Australia’s mixed relay team of Jack different type of pressure leading in..” Dressel, the world record holder, Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Madiwas also missing from the 200 butson Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan clocked 3:19.38 in the 4x100 to shave terfly. Kristóf Milák followed up his win in two-hundredths of a second off the record set by the United States at the the 100 butterfly – where he lowered last worlds in Gwangju, South Korea, his own world record – by adding the 200. The Hungarian swimmer delightin July 2019. ed the home fans as he clinched the “I don’t think there was any mentitle in 50.14 ahead of Japan’s Naoki tion or any expectation or even a Mizunuma and Canada’s Josh Liendo. thought about being able to break Milák joined Phelps and South that,” Wilson said. “So to do that and African Chad Le Clos as the only male see that at the end was just unbelievswimmers to achieve the 100/200 butable and a real surprise for us.” terfly double at a single worlds. Canada’s team of Joshua Liendo, �� �� �������������� �� ���������� Children 10yrs & under FREE with each paying adult. Children 11-15 yrs old half price. �OH-70287230 12 Saturday, June 25, 2022 Daily Sentinel � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 06. June Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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