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High 87° / Low 68° SPORTS s 6 Today’s weather forecast Guide to Gallia County Fair WEATHER s 7 FAIR s 9 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 131, Volume 74 Thursday, July 30, 2020 s 50¢ Canceling commencement Ault Cremeans Jett Mattea Sammons Williams Weaver Washburn Eight arrested in ‘Operation Predator’ Staff Report GALLIA COUNTY — On Wednesday afternoon, the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office announced arrests in what it’s calling “Operation Predator” which a news release from the sheriff’s office described as an “effort to eliminate sexual predators from preying on our youth in Gallia County.” A statement from Gallia Sheriff Matt Champlin, read: “In this technological age every day we are seeing the youth of our county being taken advantage of by individuals more and more through electronic devices and social media. As your Sheriff this scares me, as a parent myself this absolutely terrifies me. Over the past several months, I have guided and directed an investigative team as we have performed online investigations to determine if there is a threat to our youth through online platforms which provide for prostitution or other unlawful sexual acts against our children.” The news released stated “Operation See ARRESTED | 4 Latest COVID-19 update for Gallia, Mason, Meigs OVP File Photo Pictured is the University of Rio Grande which returned to face-to-face classes earlier this month. COVID-19 impacts Rio’s graduation ceremony Staff Report RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College have announced the cancellation for the 2020 graduation ceremonies that were to be held Aug. 29. According to a news release from Rio, in an email sent to students on July 24, President Ryan Smith expressed disappointment in the decision and that canceling was an attempt to maintain a safe environment for graduates and their families. Students will have an opportunity to walk next spring during the May 8 graduation and all graduation fees are being returned The 144th Commencement was originally planned for Saturday, May 9. That event was Staff Report khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com department. This brings the total number of cases in Gallia County to 48 — 45 of which are confirmed and three are probable. There are currently 4 hospitalizations. Of the total number of cases, 28 are recovered and 19 are active. On Wednesday, age ranges in the 48 cases, according to the Gallia County Health Department, were as follows: 0-19 — 9 cases 20-29 — 3 cases (1 hospitalization) See COVID-19 | 4 OVP File Photo Local musician Brent Patterson will perform this Saturday at the Meigs County Farmers Market in Pomeroy. bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC 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. 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. POMEROY — The Meigs County Farmers Market will feature a cooking demo and live music this Saturday on the Pomeroy parking lot. According to information provided by Stephanie Rife, market manager, Saturday’s cooking class will focus on another favorite summer culinary endeavor - the picnic. “Tired of the usual sandwiches and chips? Come to the Meigs County Farmers’ Market on Saturday, August 1st from 11 a.m. to noon at the lower gazebo on the Pomeroy parking lot and get some ideas for your next outing,” a market press release stated. “Spoiler alert – all our recipes can be made ahead and the potato salad is mayonnaise-free so it can stand up to the summer heat.” Admission is free but visitors are asked to bring a lawn chair to help facilitate social spacing during the class. Local fan favorite, and Meigs County native, Brent Patterson, will be providing live music during the market as well. Veteran vouchers are also still available to veterans who would like to pick them up at the market booth. Also, with National Farmers Market Week approaching from Aug. 2-8, the Meigs County Commissioners plan to be at the market on Aug. 8 with a proclamation, celebrating the observance. The Meigs County Farmers’ Market typically takes place each Saturday from May 2 through Oct. 31 on the lower end of the Pomeroy Parking Lot. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday. Find local produce and one-ofa-kind items. For more on the Farmers’ Market visit the Meigs County Farmers’ Market on Facebook. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Hearing rescheduled in Joyceann Ruane case By Beth Sergent (USPS 145-966) Information provided by the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College. Farmers market to host cooking demo, music By Kayla Hawthorne OHIO VALLEY — The respective health departments for Gallia and Mason counties are once again reporting new cases of COVID-19, while Meigs County is continuing to hold steady. The Gallia County Health Department reported three additional COVID-19 cases in the county on Wednesday morning. The department said these cases are all active and not the results of antibody tests. The three new cases are contacts of current cases, according to the health rescheduled to August due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rio’s Holzer School of Nursing has also decided to cancel pinning ceremonies, according to the news release. Rio returned to faceto-face classes for the summer session on July 6. The fall semester will proceed in the classroom as well. All resident students will be placed in singleoccupancy dorms with one dorm designated as an isolation location. Students and staff have been provided a required facial covering, ultra-violet light filters are being installed in every building, additional high-point touch cleanings are being done several times of day, and classrooms have been reconfigured for optimal social distancing. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled in regards to a Crown City, Ohio woman who has been charged in the death of her infant daughter. Joyceann Louise Ruane, 25, was first charged with attempted aggravated murder, prior to the child’s death on Friday. She was later charged with aggravated murder. She has since been arraigned in Gallipolis Municipal Court and is being held on a $2-million bond in the Gallia County Jail. Ruane’s court-appointed attorney, Britt T. Wiseman and Gallia Prosecutor Jason Holdren, both appeared before Judge Eric Mulford on Wednesday morning, the day when the preliminary hearing was originally scheduled to take place. Ruane did not appear in the courtroom. Wiseman requested a short continuance of the hearing, telling Judge Mulford the State of Ohio had provided him some early discovery that he and Holdren had been reviewing. Wiseman stated he had not yet had an opportunity to present this information and review it with his client. Judge Mulford said the defendant is typically required to be personally present at the hearing and asked Wiseman if he would like to address her absence. “We would waive her appear- ance for purposes of today, she’s unavailable at this time, she is in the custody of the Gallia County Sheriff, though she is unavailable to be present here with me this morning.” Holdern then stated, “Based on the defendant’s unavailability and the request of the defendant through counsel, the state would have no objection to the continuance…” Judge Mulford then rescheduled the preliminary hearing to 9:15 a.m. on Aug. 5. As previously reported, the official complaint filed in Gallipolis Municipal Court, states on July 23, Gallia County 911 received a See HEARING | 4 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, July 30, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES MARGARET ELLEN JACKS JOHNSON LANGSVILLE — Margaret Ellen Jacks Johnson, 84 of Langsville, passed away at her residence Tuesday July 28, 2020. She was born September 12, 1935 in Meigs County, the daughter of the late Virgil and Doris Jordan Jacks. She was a member of Yahweh Christian Fellowship, Jackson. Margaret married Chester Johnson on August 9, 1952 and he preceded her in death April 30, 2017. Margaret is survived by their children: Sheryl (Dannie) Lambert, Vinton; and Belinda (Tim) Lunsford, Langsville; Stoney (Michelle) Johnson, Chester; and Rocky (Beth) Johnson, Langsville; fourteen grandchildren, thirty-eight greatgrandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; sisters: Marie Mozingo, Rachel (Micky) Hutton, both of Rutland, Wanda (Bud) Thorpe, Manassas, Va., Doris Pooler, Tay- lorsville, Ky. and brother, Mr. & Mrs. Tim Jacks, Columbus. In addition to her husband Chester, Margaret was preceded in death by infant daughter, Kathy Ellen Johnson; greatgrandson, Colton Baird; granddaughter, Julia Johnson; sister, Virginia Kessinger and brother, Earl Jacks. Visitation will be held Friday, July 31, 2020 from 10:30 a..m. – noon in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton. Private funeral services will follow with Pastor Bud Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Cemetery. Facial coverings must be worn, and social distancing protocols will be observed. Online condolences can be sent by visiting www. mccoymoore.com. McCoy-Moore Funeral Home is honored to serve the Johnson Family. LIVINGSTON LEON, W.Va. — Kenneth Leo Livingston, 81, of Leon, W.Va., died on July 27, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Graveside services will be held at Suncrest Cemetery in Point Pleasant, W.Va., on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Pete Cobb officiating. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. Deal Funeral Home is serving the family. NIDAY GRANDVILLE, Ohio — Mary Elizabeth Niday, 84, of Granville, Ohio and formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 28, 2020. McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home in Granville has been entrusted with the services. LATHEY LEON, W.Va. — Charles Murphy Lathey, 59, of Leon, W.Va., died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at home. A private burial will be Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Mount Zion Cemetery in Leon. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. IN BRIEF Pence urges in-class learning during N.C. visit APEX, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday that schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for inperson learning as he visited a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school. The visit comes as President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have threatened to withhold federal funding from K-12 schools that don’t allow all of their students to return to physical classrooms. Critics including Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden have slammed Trump over the threats and argue that his administration hasn’t provided enough resources or guidance to schools. Group alleges greyhounds being trained with live rabbits LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Two U.S. representatives introduced legislation Wednesday that would ban greyhound racing nationwide, after an advocacy group released videos showing greyhounds being trained by chasing, mauling and killing live rabbits in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, a practice that is prohibited by the greyhound racing industry. The nonprofit group, GREY2K, said an animal rights investigator shot the videos on isolated training tracks this spring and summer in Abilene, Kansas; Ketoa, Oklahoma; and Elgin, Texas. Some of the footage shows trainers twirling the rabbits around or dragging them in front of the dogs, while others show the dogs trying to trap or kill the rabbits. Kansas doesn’t have a law specifically banning live lure training. It is a felony in Texas and a misdemeanor in Oklahoma, according to GREY2K. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2020 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Marcio Jose Sanchez | AP Federal officers are surrounded by smoke as they push back demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Wednesday in Portland, Ore. US agents to pull back in Portland By Gillian Flaccus and Mike Balsamo Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal agents who have been guarding the U.S. courthouse during violent protests in downtown Portland, Oregon, will begin withdrawing in the next 24 hours, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday, though Trump administration officials said some would remain in the building and the entire contingent would stay in the city on standby. While each side declared victory in the political fight that the deployment touched off, it was not clear if the complex agreement would reduce tensions on the streets of Portland, where protests have been staged nightly for more than two months. Many demonstrators are peaceful, but smaller numbers have thrown fireworks, flares, rocks and ball bearing at federal agents, used green lasers to blind them and spread graffiti over the face of the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse. The deal also seemed likely to further muddle the situation by adding yet another law enforcement agency to the mix — the Oregon State Police. President Donald Trump earlier this month sent agents to the city from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Marshals Service as protests against racial injustice increasingly targeted federal property, including the stately U.S. courthouse in downtown Portland. The deployment appeared to have the opposite effect, reinvigorating demonstrations with a new focus: getting rid of the federal presence. Brown said agents with CBP and ICE will begin leaving the city’s downtown area on Thursday, but Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf wouldn’t specify where the agents would go. He insisted that a federal presence would remain in Portland until the Trump administration was assured the agreement was working and the Oregon State Police was sufficiently protecting federal property. The plan calls for the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Protective Service agents to remain inside a fence set up around the federal courthouse, along with some state police, to keep protesters out. State police will also be outside the fence to keep protesters back. “I want to be clear about this, the entire DHS law enforcement presence in Portland will remain in Portland, whether they’re staying inside the courthouse, next door or a different location, obviously I’m not going to get into that,” Wolf said on a call with reporters. “If ... we have indicators and warnings that (the state police) deployment is not working, that entire DHS law enforcement presence is available.” Oregon State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton said his agency would deploy a special operations team and some uniformed troopers to the courthouse for a two-week rotation. The agency hopes its efforts will allow the protective fence to be removed and “restore a semblance of normalcy, while meeting community expectations and our obligations to protect the federal property,” Hampton said, adding that the troopers were Oregonians. The agreement also calls for the U.S. govern- ment to clean the graffiti off the courthouse, which is federal property. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has previously said the federal government refused to clean the courthouse, saying that contributed to the mistaken impression that the entire city was under siege. Trump declared victory shortly after the announcement, tweeting that federal agents prevented Portland from being “burned and beaten to the ground.” The conflicts between protesters and the federal agents have been limited to roughly two square blocks around the courthouse and have not affected the rest of the city, which has been much more subdued amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wheeler, meanwhile, also claimed a win in a lengthy Twitter post. “The federal occupation of our community has brought a new kind of fear to our streets. Federal agents nearly killed a demonstrator, and their presence has led to increased violence and vandalism in our downtown core,” he said. One protester was critically injured July 11 and required facial reconstructive surgery after he was struck in the face by a non-lethal round fired by a federal agent. Wednesday’s announcement was an abrupt about-face from just two days earlier, when the U.S. government said it might send more federal agents to Portland instead. In fact, the Marshals Service and Department of Homeland Security had been weighing this week whether to send in more agents. The marshals were taking steps to identify up to 100 additional personnel who could go in case they were needed to relieve or supplement those who work in Oregon, spokesperson Drew Wade said. Like many other protests nationwide touched off by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, the Portland demonstrations sought to highlight and call for an end to racial injustice, but they had increasingly focused on federal property even before the U.S. agents arrived. The deployment of federal agents — against the wishes of both state and city officials — touched off a debate about the role of the federal government and ended up drawing more Portlanders into the streets after protests had begun to devolve into smaller, though still violent, rallies. Brown cautioned Wednesday that the lower visibility of the federal agents — and their ultimate departure — won’t immediately resolve the conflict at the courthouse. “I have grown increasingly concerned at the nightly confrontation between local community members and federal officers. We need to recognize that the protests in Portland are not solely about the federal presence,” Brown said. Many protesters want to see the Portland Police Bureau defunded and are angry that officers used tear gas on protesters multiple times before federal agents arrived. Brown said the departure of the agents was a chance to address that anger and begin to make improvements in community policing. Protesters have tried almost every night to tear down a fence erected to protect the courthouse. Authorities this week reinforced the fence by putting concrete highway barriers around it. Misinformation is proving highly contagious PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures. The phenomenon, unfolding largely on social media, escalated this week when President Donald Trump retweeted a false video about an anti-malaria drug being a cure for the virus and it was revealed that Russian intelligence is spreading disinformation about the crisis through English-language websites. Experts worry the torrent of bad information is dangerously undermining efforts to slow the virus, whose death toll in the U.S. hit 150,000 Wednesday, by far the highest in the world, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Over a half-million people have died in the rest of the world. Hard-hit Florida reported 216 deaths, breaking the single-day record it set a day earlier. And South Carolina’s death toll passed 1,500 this week, more than doubling over the past month. “It is a real challenge in terms of trying to get the message to the public about what they can really do to protect themselves and what the facts are behind the problem., said Michael Osterholm, head of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infec- tious Disease Research and Policy. He said the fear is that “people are putting themselves in harm’s way because they don’t believe the virus is something they have to deal with.” Rather than fade away in the face of new evidence, the claims have flourished, fed by mixed messages from officials, transmitted by social media, amplified by leaders like Trump and mutating when confronted with contradictory facts. �Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, July 30, 2020 3 sign-on bonus for CMAs and RNs Pleasant Valley Hospital is now offering a $7,500 sign-on bonus for full-time RNs and a $3,000 signon bonus for full-time, CMAs with a two-year commitment. Limited time offer. $7,500 SIGN-ON BONUS with a two-year commitment Registered Nurses experience preferred $3,000 SIGN-ON BONUS with a two-year commitment Certified Medical Assistants experience preferred OH-70194410 Apply online at pvalley.org! �����9DOOH\�'ULYH�‡�3RLQW�3OHDVDQW��:9�������‡��������������‡�SYDOOH\�RUJ �NEWS 4 Thursday, July 30, 2020 GALLIA, MEIGS 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. Legion dinner RACINE — The Racine American Legion will serve dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2. The menu will be fried chicken, fish, homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, roll, dessert and drink. Road construction, closures CHESTER — Meigs County Road 36, Sumner Road, will be closed beginning Tuesday, July 21, and will remain closed for approximately two weeks. County forces will be repairing a slip between State Route 7 and State Route 248. SALISBURY TWP. — Bailey Run Road will be closed to through traffic approximately .6 of a mile from State Route 124 going toward State Route 143 due to a slip repair. GALLIPOLIS — Kriner Road (CR-26) will be closed .5 mile from Neighborhood Road beginning 7 a.m., Monday, May 18 for approximately 75 days for slip repair, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other state and county roads as a detour. OLIVE TWP. — Mt. Olive Road in Olive Township is currently closed due to slip repair by Olive Township Trustees. MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 124 will be closed between Old State Route 338 (Township Road 708) and Portland Road (County Road 35) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Groundhog Creek. Temporary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 7 will be closed between Storys Run Road (County Road 345) and Leading Creek Road (County Road 3) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Leading Creek. Temporary traffic signals and an 11 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020. Shop with a Cop fundraiser POMEROY — The Pomeroy Police Department is accepting donation of new items to be auctioned as a fundraiser for the Shop with a Cop program to benefit Meigs County youth. Items may be dropped of at the Pomeroy Police Department, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. If outside those hours or for other arrangements, contact Patrolman Leif Babb via e-mail at lbabb@villagepomeroy.us or by phone at (740)992-6411. Monetary donations can be made to Loyalty is Forever at Farmers Bank. Arrested From page 1 Predator” was successful in receiving indictments on eight individuals who allegedly agreed to meet and pay for sexual conduct with who the offender reportedly believed was a minor under the age of sixteen. “Although I am pleased that these individuals were caught, it is also heartbreaking to know that there are individuals out there victimizing our children,” Champlin stated. “I want the citizens of Gallia County to know that my staff and I are committed to working diligently every day to continue to protect you and your family with outside of the box style efforts like this one which are targeted to prevent our youth from being victimized. It is my hope that with this announcement we will bring a heightened level of awareness to the parents and caregivers throughout our county of the real threat that exists in the electronic world we live in today. Please continue to watch our page as, in the near future, we are working on a project to give our families another tool to use to protect their children on their electronic devices.” Those individuals who have been indicted by a Gallia County Grand Jury are listed below accompanied by the charges which they will face in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas: Ryan A. Washburn, age 31, of Guysville, Ohio charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning Rodney L. Weaver Jr., age 41, of Albany, Ohio charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning Christopher A. Jett, age 41, of Parkersburg, W.V., charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning George M. Cremeans, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning Kyle A. Sammons, age 37, of Kitts Hill, Ohio, charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning Jon A. Mattea, age 43, of Cheshire, Ohio, charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning Willard R. Williams III, age 48, of Ray, Ohio, charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning Rodney L. Ault, age 43, of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, charged with (2) counts of Compelling Prostitution and (1) count of Importuning Sheriff Champlin went on to say “I would like to commend the law enforcement professionals who have worked so hard on this operation. From our detectives and deputies on the street, to our corrections division, to our partners with the United States Marshal Service along with several of our fellow enforcement agencies and Prosecuting Attorney Jason Holdren’s Office, all of these folks have dug their heels in to bring a successful conclusion to this operation.” Information submitted by the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office. Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio House sets Thursday vote to remove speaker COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House plans to vote Thursday (today) on the removal of the disgraced House speaker arrested last week in connection with a $60 million federal bribery probe, after Republicans on Tuesday took a secret vote on the matter prompted by Larry Householder’s refusal to resign. The remaining members of Householder’s leadership team jointly exercised their authority to call the session. “The decision by House Republicans today to proceed with removing Larry Householder as Speaker reflects the reality that while he is entitled to his day in court and a presumption of innocence until proven guilty, it has become abundantly clear that he has lost the trust of his colleagues and the public, and is unable to effectively lead this chamber,” they said in a statement. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost briefed the gathering ahead of the vote, declining to comment to reporters because his advice was privileged. Jane Timken, chair of the Ohio Republican Party, spoke later on the impact of the bribery allegations on fall campaigns. Representatives, many masked, rotated in and out of a confer- ence room because of social distancing requirements. State Rep. Niraj Antani, a Dayton Republican, said he voted with the majority of about 50 representatives gathered behind closed doors at a downtown hotel to make the decision. “While we still need to vote on the floor officially, this is the first step to restoring integrity to the House,” he said in the statement. The meeting follows the release of a July 21 federal affidavit identifying Householder and four associates as part of an alleged payto-play scheme involving millions of dollars of corporate money secretly funneled to them for personal and political use in exchange for passing legislation to bail out two FirstEnergy nuclear plants. The Republican speaker has not returned messages seeking comment and his attorney declined comment Tuesday. A new message left with Householder’s team following the vote didn’t receive an immediate response. During their meeting, House Republicans discussed whether Householder should be removed, various options for removing Householder and any legal consequences they may face, said those who attended. The calls for Householder’s resignation have crescendoed in recent days, with even fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine calling for him to step down, saying it would be impossible for Householder to be an effective legislative leader given the charges against him. Householder has thus far ignored those calls from colleagues in both parties, pushing Democratic leaders in the House to pen a letter Monday “strongly encouraging” the GOP leadership’s swift action in removing the speaker from his post. “While we acknowledge the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, it is clear that given the scale of the charges and restrictions put on him at arraignment that Mr. Householder is incapable of fulfilling the duties of Speaker,” the letter read. Majority Floor Leader Bill Seitz said he spoke to Householder on Friday and shared with him the names of House members who have called for his resignation plus those who have declared candidacies to replace him. “I told him, ‘You’re the master vote counter, you count the noses,’” said Seitz. He said he stuck to “just the facts” in their discussion and didn’t strategize in any way with Householder or discuss the allegations against him. Seitz and the caucus’ other leaders said at least 50 votes will be needed Thursday to remove Householder. If he is removed, a decision on when to schedule a vote on his successor will be made by Assistant Majority Floor Leader Anthony DeVitis, of Green. Potential candidates for the job include Reps. Rick Carfagna, Bob Cupp, Tim Ginter and Speaker Pro Tem Butler. Also Tuesday, DeWine said he plans to present lawmakers with a proposal to provide more transparency by so-called “dark money” groups, which don’t have to disclose their contributors. One such group is alleged to have been the go-between in the bribery investigation. But DeWine cautioned that such groups are legal, and any proposals would have to be constitutional. “We have to distinguish between the allegations in regard to Mr. Householder, that part of those allegations that talk about something that’s illegal, vs. the mere existence of independent expenditure groups, which is not illegal,” DeWine said. 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. ette Post #23 will not meet on Aug. 3 due to the COVID19 increase in the county. GALLIPOLIS — The VFW Post #4464 will not meet on Aug. 4 due to the COVID19 increase in the county. GALLIPOLIS — The Sons of the American Squadron will not meet on Aug. 6 due to the COVID19 increase in the county. Cancellations Tuesday, Aug. 11 GALLIPOLIS — The August meeting of the Gallipolis Garden Club has been cancelled. Plans are to resume in September. GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafay- TUPPERS PLAINS — The monthly board meeting for the Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will be held in the conference room at the office at 7 p.m. Hearing From page 1 call to respond to a shooting in the 900-block of Double Creek Road, Crown City. Upon arrival, a detective with the Gallia Sheriff’s Office found the child victim (described as a 16-month female) with a gunshot wound COVID-19 From page 1 30-39 — 8 cases 40-49 — 8 cases (1 new case) 50-59 — 10 cases (1 new case, 1 new hospitalization, 2 past hospitalizations) 60-69 — 4 cases (2 past hospitalizations, 1 death) 70-79 — 3 cases (1 new case, 2 past hospitalizations) 80-89 — 1 cases (1 new hospitalization) 90-99 — 2 cases (2 hospitalizations) The Meigs County Health Department has no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the fifth day in a row. The department did add three cases to the recovered list. The total case count in Meigs County is 24 — 19 confirmed and five probable. Seventeen of those cases are now considered recovered. to the head but still breathing. Gallia Sheriff Matt Champlin said the officer began to provide immediate medical care to the child as did Gallia EMS personnel. The complaint further alleges Ruane “acknowledged she had developed a plan, retrieved a gun, and shot the child after an argument with the child’s father.” Meigs County previously reported a hospitalization in one of the 50-59 year old cases. Brody Davis, with the county health department, confirmed on Wednesday that case no longer hospitalized. As previously reported, age ranges for the 24 Meigs County cases are as follows: 0-19 — 4 cases 20-29 — 5 cases 30-39 — 4 cases 40-49 — 3 cases 50-59 — 4 cases (1 past hospitalization) 60-69 — 2 cases 70-79 — 2 cases The Mason County Health Department is reporting four new cases of COIVD-19 on Wednesday — bringing the total to 44 cases, 18 of which are active. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported 45 cases for Mason County in the 5 p.m. update on Wednesday. Sheriff Champlin said Ruane was taken into custody without incident. Holdren previously stated, he had requested the $2-million bond in part due to Ruane’s reported past criminal record in Ashtabula County. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. According to DHHR, the age ranges for the 45 COVID-19 cases DHHR is reporting in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 2 cases 10-19 — 2 cases 20-29 — 8 cases 30-39 — 3 cases 40-49 — 5 cases 50-59 — 8 cases (1 death) 60-69 — 8 cases (1 new) 70+ — 9 cases (3 new) As of the 2 p.m. update on Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Health reported a total of 87,893 cases, an increase of 1,396 from Sunday. The daily increase is higher than the 21-day average of 1,320 new cases. A total of 40 new deaths (21day average of 21) were reported, bringing the total to 3,422. There were 128 new hospital admissions (21-day average of 98) and 25 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 18). In West Virginia, as of the 5 p.m. update on Wednesday, DHHR reported a total of 6,326 cases and 112 deaths. These numbers show 153 new cases and one new death since Tuesday at 5 p.m. Also, as previously reported last week, the state of Ohio’s Public Health Advisory System, moved both Meigs and Gallia counties from a Level 1/Yellow classification, which is defined as active exposure and spread of COVID-19, to Level 2/Orange, which is defined as increased exposure and spread, exercise high degree of caution. (Editor’s Note: Statistics reported in this article are tentative and subject to change. This was the information available at press time with more to be added as it becomes available.) © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, July 30, 2020 5 Prosecutors: Agents will probe crimes, not bust protests By Todd Richmond agents have been accused of overstepping that mandate, arresting people without probMADISON, Wis. — Federal able cause, whisking them away in unmarked cars and prosecutors worked Wednesusing excessive force. 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This advertisement is prepared and published pursuant to the provisions of Section 5721.37 and 5721.39 of the Ohio Revised Code. 7/23/20,7/30/20,8/6/20 �Sports 6 Thursday, July 30, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Columbus, Toronto face off in short series By Mitch Stacy res, who had 26 goals and 34 assists when the season was put on hold in mid-March. “I keep reading that a lot of The Columbus Blue Jackets’ people feel that this is probably body-banging, shot-blocking, going to be the hardest Stanley harassing defensive style frusCup to win with everybody trated the offensively gifted Tampa Bay Lightning in a stun- being fresh,” said Auston Matthews, the 22-year-old Toronto ning first-round playoff sweep center who led the team with last year. 44 goals. “I’m not sure anybody After a long break and hurreally knows what to expect.” ried training camp, the Blue Jackets now will see if they can Because of the coronavirus summon that kind of intensity pandemic, the teams will play again. This time the opponent in an arena with no fans and be is the Toronto Maple Leafs, confined at all times inside the another team that relies heavily playoff “bubble” with strict safeon a cadre of goal-scoring stars ty and testing protocols. The to make the difference. 24-team playoffs are being conThe best-of-five playoff ducted in two hub cities, Toronqualifying series opens Sunday to and Edmonton, Alberta. night in Toronto. “This is your legacy as a play“We’ll probably see some er, this is what you’re rememwild hockey games,” said bered for when your career is Maple Leafs captain John Tava- over — not the regular season Associated Press stuff, it’s how you handle yourself in the atmosphere of playoffs,” said Columbus coach John Tortorella, who has stayed in character as the cajoling, irascible taskmaster since his players returned from the break two weeks ago. “This is a little bit different,” he said. “There’s no fans, I’m not sure exactly how it’s all going to play out, but it’s still playoff hockey.” Goals in abundance Toronto boasted the secondhighest goal total in the NHL (237), behind only the Lightning. Four players — Tavares, Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander — had at least 59 points. Columbus’ leading scorer, Pierre-Luc Dubois, had 49. But the Maple Leafs also surrendered the seventh-most goals at 222. That, coach Sheldon Keefe said, must change if the team is going to advance. “There’s no area of our game defensively that we were satisfied with,” said Keefe, promoted after Mike Babcock was fired in November. “We’re not kidding ourselves here, we know that there’s a lot of areas that we need to look at.” injured included star defenseman Seth Jones, top goal-scorer Oliver Bjorkstrand, veteran forward Cam Atkinson and, at different times, both of the top goalies. Thanks to the long break, the black-and-blue Blue Jackets are nearly at full-strength again. Speaking of goalies Tortorella has yet to name a starter at goaltender for the series, but neither Joonas Jackets healthy again Korpisalo nor Elvis Merzlikins Columbus was a hard-luck bunch when it came to injuries were stunning in the final this season. They led the NHL scrimmages before the team with more than 400 man-games left for Toronto. Korpisalo, whose first half missed and were relying on was good enough to get him rookies to help them keep up named the NHL All-Star team with the other playoff conbefore he went down with a tenders in the Metropolitan knee injury Dec. 29, surrenDivision when the season was dered 13 goals in back-to-back halted. scrimmages last week. Among many others, the NBA finally set to see games that count again LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Games were canceled. Practice facilities were shuttered. A season ended unceremoniously for eight teams. The draft process was delayed, as was free agency. Some players tested positive for the coronavirus. Many more took to the streets and used their voices to demand justice and equality as racism and police brutality sparked a nationwide conversation. The world has changed since the NBA stopped on March 11. For 22 franchises, however, there is a goal that remains in place. The NBA, at long last, is officially back. A reopening night doubleheader inside the bubble at Walt Disney World awaits Thursday, when New Orleans takes on Utah before a matchup of the two teams in the Western Conference — the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. There won’t be any fans in attendance, health and safety protocols that were painstakingly written in response to the coronavirus pandemic will be paramount, and teams can’t even shower in the arena after games. But after 20 weeks of waiting, wondering and worrying, the 2019-20 NBA season is ready to hit the restart button with a champion scheduled to be crowned in October. “Nobody’s life is pretty much how they planned it to be at this point with the pandemic, so you take it for what it is,” Clippers forward and reigning NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard said. “Everybody is happy that a champion will be crowned this year, and if that’s the 2020 championship, then we want it. You know, that’s how I look at it. This is what the layout is, as far as to go out there and complete this journey.” The field for the 16-team playoff bracket that will be finalized next month is already largely filled — 12 of the 22 teams at Disney have clinched spots and Dallas is on the brink of another one. It leaves three teams vying for two spots in the Eastern Conference, and six teams for one spot in the Western Conference. For the front-runners like the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks and West-leading Lakers, the eight remaining games before the playoffs are about tuning up their games. For most of the other teams that have clinched berths, it’s about securing the best possible playoff seed. And for the hopefuls, it’s about finding a way to get into the field and stay at Disney at least a couple weeks longer than planned. “We want to get back to work,” said San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, whose Spurs will aim to become the first franchise in league history to make 23 consecutive playoff appearances. “We want to do what we’re all used to doing. We want to do as much as we can, safely, to energize the country, to play the games we all love. And as long as we can do that safely, it’s a big win for everybody.” Starting Friday and running through Aug. 14, there will be at least four and sometimes as many as seven games per day, spread out over a threearena corner of the Disney complex. There will be many instances where three games are happening at once. And there will be days that have games running for more than 10 consecutive hours. After no basketball for what seemed like forever, a hoops smorgasbord awaits. “It’s the biggest and best AAU tournament ever,” New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said. The biggest names are here: reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, LeBron James of the Lakers, scoring champion James Harden of Houston, plus the reigning Finals MVP and All-Star Game MVP in Leonard. Of the 25 players on this season’s All-Star rosters, 23 are at Disney and a 24th — Indiana’s Domantas Sabonis — may return if his injured left foot heals. Alex Brandon | AP Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner jumps into the arms of a teammate after his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park, Sunday, in Washington. Major League Baseball hasn’t been able to totally curb players’ natural tendencies to engage in physical contact despite the coronavirus pandemic. Complying with protocols proves difficult By Kyle Hightower Associated Press From players ignoring prohibitions on handshakes, high-fives and hugs, to some sitting noticeably closer than six feet apart in dugouts during games, the recently launched baseball season has provided ample evidence old habits are hard to shake, even when the changes are meant to mitigate the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The outbreak among Miami Marlins players has highlighted the major leagues’ vulnerabilities, though teams were already reexamining approaches after the first few days of play. “We have to do a better job,” Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “I think we’re saying all the right stuff but when you watch the games we have to do the right thing.” Major League Baseball on Tuesday suspended the Marlins’ season through Sunday following the positive tests on the team and the Philadelphia Phillies, who hosted Miami last weekend, will remain idled until Friday. It’s not clear how the virus spread among Marlins players, though the cascading postponements have focused attention on safety protocols. Teams were aggressive in the ramp up to the season while preparing to return to the field dur- ing the pandemic. Having players dress outside of cramped clubhouses, utilizing empty stands as auxiliary dugout space, giving players the option to wear masks during games and restricting sports reporters’ access to team personnel are the new normal around the league. But they haven’t been able to totally curb players’ natural tendencies to engage in physical contact during the ebb and flow of actual games. In Oakland, a series between the Athletics and visiting Angels featured several instances of suspect social distancing. One of the most glaring was on Friday when A’s players swarmed Matt Olson after a gameending grand slam in the 10th inning that punctuated their 7-3 win. “Instinctually you want to celebrate a big win like that, so I think you try to progress,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “I’m on record saying it’s not going to be perfect at the beginning and maybe something like this that’s going on with the Marlins creates more awareness and more caution as far as that goes. If that’s the case, then it’s probably a good thing.” On Saturday, Boston’s Jackie Bradley exchanged elbow bumps with a few teammates as he entered the dugout after a diving catch, only to get an exuberant natural high-five from teammate J.D. Martinez. In another instance Sunday, Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner jumped into catcher Kurt Suzuki’s waiting arms in the dugout for a bear hug after Turner’s home run. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove said social distancing does have negative effects on team interaction that are hard to overcome. “Feels kind of weird sitting in the stands like a fan and cheering on your team and not being able to be in the dugout and just communicating,” he said. “I think that’s the biggest piece that is missing. Being able to be with your team during the actual game and down in the dugout celebrating together, keeping energy high. That’s the biggest letdown, I guess.” One of the immediate changes Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon said his team plans to implement is having a large room on their next road trip where players can gather but remain spaced out while playing video games or hanging out after night games. There will also be another room for coaches. “I think it’s really important to trace how it (Marlins outbreak) occurred, that’s the one thing we need to know first before you jump to a lot of different conclusions,” Maddon said. “To me, if there was a breach of protocol by any of those players then it’s more easily explainable and if not then it becomes more problematic.” Melvin said the A’s are still working on how, or if, to tweak the protocols they already have in place. Masks aren’t mandatory for players, but they are for the coaching staff. Servais said the violations of protocol he’s seen have been on the field more than off of it. “I don’t really see it in our clubhouse and the batting cage pregame. It’s been really good,” he said. “But when the game starts, and the competitive nature of everybody kind of takes over and your emotions get running high.” If nothing else, Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke hopes the recent developments around the league will help increase players’ awareness. “I’m hopeful that it scares them a little bit into (thinking),” he said. “We’ve been good at this but we could be better.” But the truth is, it may never be perfect. “It’s a little different environment than other work environments that people are trying to stay healthy in, just the nature of the sport,” said Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell. “That’s not an excuse, it’s the reality.” �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing HEALTHY WORDS TO LIVE BY TODAY IN HISTORY Ways to stay active as a family The Associated Press In 2001, Robert Mueller (MUHL’-ur), President George W. Bush’s choice to head the FBI, Today is Thursday, July 30, the promised the Senate Judiciary 212th day of 2020. There are 154 Committee that if confirmed, days left in the year. he would move forcefully to fix problems at the agency. (Mueller Today’s highlight in history became FBI director on Sept. On July 30, 1945, the 4, 2001, a week before the 9/11 Portland class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, having just delivered attacks.) In 2003, President George W. components of the atomic bomb to Tinian in the Mariana Islands, was Bush took personal responsibility for the first time for using distorpedoed by a Japanese submacredited intelligence in his State rine; only 317 out of nearly 1,200 of the Union address, but premen survived. dicted he would be vindicated for going to war against Iraq. On this date Ten years ago: President In 1619, the first representative assembly in America convened in Barack Obama toured Chrysler Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. and General Motors assembly plants, where he offered an In 1792, the French national upbeat assessment of the U.S. anthem “La Marseillaise” (lah auto industry a year after the big mar-seh-YEHZ’), by Claude government bailouts. A 12-yearJoseph Rouget de Lisle, was first old Florida girl was seriously sung in Paris by troops arriving injured when she plunged about from Marseille. 100 feet to the ground from an In 1844, the New York Yacht amusement park free-fall ride in Club was founded. Lake Delton, Wisconsin. (Nets In 1908, the first round-theworld automobile race, which had and air bags that were supposed to catch Teagan Marti (TEE’begun in New York in February, ended in Paris with the drivers of gehn MAHR’-tee) had not been the American car, a Thomas Flyer, deployed.) Five years ago: The Associated declared the winners over teams Press released the results of a from Germany and Italy. five-month independent study it In 1916, German saboteurs had commissioned which found blew up a munitions plant on that athletes competing in the Black Tom, an island near Jersey 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio City, New Jersey, killing about a de Janeiro would be swimming dozen people. and boating in waters so rife with In 1956, President Dwight D. sewage bacteria and viruses, Eisenhower signed a measure they faced the risk of becoming making “In God We Trust” the seriously ill. The Afghan Taliban national motto, replacing “E confirmed the death of longtime Pluribus Unum” (Out of many, leader Mullah Mohammad Omar one). and appointed his successor, In 1960, the recently founded American Football League saw its Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. Singer Lynn Anderson, 67, whose strong, first pre-season game, in which husky voice carried her to the the Boston Patriots defeated the top of the charts with “(I Never host Buffalo Bills 28-7. Promised You a) Rose Garden,” In 1965, President Lyndon B. died in Nashville, Tennessee. Johnson signed a measure creatOne year ago: At a debate ing Medicare, which began operin Detroit, the “Medicare for ating the following year. All” proposal from the leading In 1975, former Teamsters Democratic progressive candiunion president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit; dates came under fire from moderates who warned that “wish list although presumed dead, his economics” would hurt the party’s remains have never been found. In 1980, Israel’s Knesset passed chances for winning the White a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem House in 2020. President Donald as the capital of the Jewish state. Trump marked the 400th anniver- In this digital age, it can be difficult for both adults and children alike to unplug from tablets, phones, and video games that have become such a large part of our daily lives. However, making small changes to your daily routine and incorporating ways to stay fit and active as a family has many health and wellness benefits. Try these three activities for a summer filled with fun for the whole family! Jessica Have an After-Dinner Dance Wilson, DO Party It’s understandable that a long Contributing day at work followed by cooking columnist dinner for the family may leave you tired and unmotivated. Why not turn off the TV, put on your favorite dance music, kick off your shoes, and get the entire family in on some dance time! Not only will you be solidifying a family bond, but you’ll also be burning calories! Gardening Gardening is a great way for some active family time, and it doesn’t have to be a chore. Whether you plant vegetables, flowers, or both, getting a little dirt under your nails won’t harm you! Here are some of the health benefits of tending to a garden. · Boosts your mood · Relieves stress · Helps maintain a healthy weight · Improves cognitive skills · Provides healthier options with a vegetable garden Walk Your Dog Pets can be great motivators when it comes to exercise. A family walk with your pet can keep you active and comes with a host of health benefits such as: · Helps reduce blood pressure · Increases physical and mental health · Helps maintain a healthy weight · Improves balance · Relieves joint and muscle pain · Reduces the risk of heart disease · Can minimize the risk of diabetes Staying active can help reduce your risk of cancer, increase heart health, and many other health benefits. To learn more about how you and your family can lead a healthy and active lifestyle, contact the Pleasant Valley Hospital Wellness Center at 304-675-7222. With exclusive promotions, fitness programs, personal training, and other amenities, you’ll find your way to optimal health and wellness in no time! To schedule an appointment with Jessica Wilson, DO, at PVH Family Practice and Pediatrics please call 304675-4500. This piece submitted by PVH. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 86° 78° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 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. 88° 68° 86° 65° 101° in 1930 52° in 1925 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 2.55 4.26 28.02 26.33 SUN & MOON Today 6:28 a.m. 8:41 p.m. 5:36 p.m. 2:30 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Full Last New First Aug 3 Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 25 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 8:46a 9:37a 10:28a 11:20a 12:12p 12:38a 1:30a Minor 2:32a 3:22a 4:14a 5:06a 5:59a 6:51a 7:42a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Lucasville 84/69 Moderate High Very High Major 9:14p 10:05p 10:56p 11:47p ---1:03p 1:53p Minor 3:00p 3:51p 4:42p 5:33p 6:25p 7:15p 8:05p WEATHER HISTORY Giant hailstones pelted Fort Collins, Colo., on July 30, 1979. Baseballsized hail battered cars, golf ball-sized hail clubbed houses and grapefruit-sized hail left a sour taste for residents. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Ashland 84/70 Grayson 82/70 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. Wed. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.92 16.24 21.83 13.29 13.20 24.96 12.89 25.94 34.76 13.34 16.00 34.20 13.40 24-hr. 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Director Hello, neighbor! CALL ME TODAY www.mccoymoore.com Please call or stop by and say, “Hi!” I’m looking forward to serving your needs for insurance and financial services. Here to help life go right.® Robin H Fowler, Agent 342 2nd Avenue | Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-446-4191 | robin.fowler.pitch@statefarm.com Aug. 3-7 A special supplement to OH-70196952 Jared A. Moore 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 OH-70195374 (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Thursday, July 30, 2020 9 �FAIR 10 Thursday, July 30, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Gallia Fair Queen Contest returns Nine vying for title GALLIPOLIS — Nine young women from across Gallia County will compete for the coveted title of 2020 Gallia County Fair Queen during the annual contest traditionally held on the first night of the fair. Due to changes to the fair schedule related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest will be held earlier than in previous years and is slated to begin at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 3 on the Holzer Main Stage. The nine fair princesses vying for the crown, and their biographies listed in alphabetical order, are as follows: Kristen Clark, of Bidwell, is the daughter of James and Tina Clark. Her corsage is sponsored by Clark Family Farm. A senior at River Valley High School, Kristen has been involved in: band, show choir, the drama department, National Honor Society, Mock Trial, Freshman Foundations, Quiz Bowl, the Beta Club. In her community she has been involved in: Kountry Kritters 4H Club, Gallia County Junior Fair Youth Board, Trippieville United Baptist Church, Faithful Believers Gospel Group. She plans to attend The Ohio State University and will be studying Psychology. Gabrielle Gibson, of Vinton, is the daughter of Tonya and Derek Gibson. Her corsage is sponsored by DeDee Petrie and Bill Buchnaon. A graduate of River Valley High School, she has been involved in: Beta Club, Leo Club, track and field, softball, cheerleading, FFA, school play, Beta Council, class officer council. In her community she has been involved in: 4H, clothing drives, food drives, community park clean ups, flood victim supply collecting, roadside cleanups, competition cheerleading. She plans to attend Marshall University and will be studying SpeechLanguage Pathology. Taylor Kaitlyn Huck, of Gallipolis, is the daughter of Matthew and Paige Huck. Her corsage is sponsored by The Holcomb Family. A senior at River Valley High School, she has been involved in: Volleyball, track and field, FFA holding an office for three years and more specifically president for two years, Beta Club and class officer. In her community she has been involved in: Andrea’s Army, 4-H member for eight years where she has held the office of President for the past three years, member of the White Oak Baptist Youth Group. She plans to attend Texas A&M University and will be studying marketing. Emily Oram, of From the 2019 Gallia Fair Queen contest, pictured from left are Miss Congeniality Destiny Dotson, Ashleigh Miller, Miss Gallia Third Runner-Up Isabella Moore, Miss Gallia First Runner-up Grace Montgomery, Miss Gallia 2019 Skylar Jones, Miss Gallia Second Runner-Up Allivia Runyon, Miss Gallia Fourth Runner-Up Olivia Harrison, Abby VanSickle, Kirsten Hesson and Bailey Walter. (OVP File Photo) Patriot, is the daughter of Nadine Mogensen. Her corsage is sponsored by Abbyshire Place Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center. A graduate of South Gallia High School, she has been involved in: Marching Band for six years, Future Farmers of America for three years, Pep Band for seven years, Show Choir for one year, 4-H for two years, Concert Band, Marshall Band Day, Marshall Honors Band, Solo and Ensemble receiving a Rating 2, Rebel Revue Cast Member, Envirothon, Newspaper, Drama Club, FFA Soil Judging, Dollywood Featured Band. In her community she has been involved in: Wonder of Wonder’s Ministry in Cadmus, SHOCK Youth Drama Team, the Evelyn Miller of the During this time, we would like to remind the community on ways they can stay healthy and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. 6 feet Stay Home If You Are Sick OH-70196615 Wash or Sanitize Hands Often Practice Social Distancing Cover Your Mouth When Coughing or Sneezing Wear a Mask or Face Covering In Public Places Avoid Touching Your Eyes, Nose, Mouth with Unwashed Hands or After Touching Surfaces Annual Thanksgiving Senior Citizen Dinner, Wonder Memorial Garden, Adopt-AHighway, School Field Day Volunteer, Fruit Baskets for Seniors, God’s Hand at Work Prom Fashion Show and Dress Give-Away, WOW Ministries Blessing Box, Drive Through Christmas Cast Member. She plans to attend Marshall University and will be studying Nursing. Erin Michelle Pope, of Gallipolis, is the daughter of Chad and Deanna Pope. Her corsage is sponsored by Johnson Show Cattle. A senior at Gallia Academy High School, she has been involved with: Gallipolis FFA for five years and is currently the chapter president. During this time, she has been recognized for several local, district, and state awards with Livestock Judging, Interview Contest, Urban Soil Judging, Dairy Judging, Parliamentary Procedure, and Food Science Judging. Erin’s Urban Soils team would have been attending National Competition this past spring in Oklahoma. Erin is a National Honor Society member. She was nominated and attended the iBelieve Leadership Summer seminar camp. Erin has been a Gallia Academy cheerleader for four years. She has also been active in Madrigals and jazz band for four years as well as being a cast member in the GAHS musicals. In her community she has been involved in: 4H club Country to the Core, which she has been a member for 12 years (3 years as a Cloverbud). During this time, she has held several club officer positions, been a 4H camp counselor, and volunteered with numerous community service activities. Some of the projects that she has taken to the fair include: market beef and sheep; beef breeding; Master Exhibitor and Skill-a-Thon; hay, wheat, soybeans and tobacco field crops; and sewing, collectibles, quilting, and self-determined Activity Building projects. Erin has also been active with the Gallia County Fair Youth Board for four years. During this time, she has helped with fair preparations and many tasks during the week of the fair. Erin attends First Church of God Gallipolis where she is active in the youth program and enjoys playing the guitar and singing for her church family. She plans to attend The Ohio State University and major in Agriculture Education. Sydnee Runyon of Vinton is the daughter of Steve and Kim Runyon. Her corsage is sponsored by Tri-State Mobile Powerwash. A senior at River Valley High School, she has been involved in: Beta Club member, Student Council member, Leo Club member, RVHS Varsity Cheerleader, RVHS Volleyball, River Valley Show choir. In her community she has been involved in: Tie Knot Blankets for Foster Children, Chartwheels for Cancer, Walmart Heart, Athens County Toy Drive, River Valley Show Choir Christmas Tour, River Valley Youth Raider Cheer Camp, Josie’s Journey, River Recreation Princess Camp, Memorial Day ceremony speaker. She plans to attend the University of Rio Grande and will be studying Business Management with a minor in Banking Emma Gayle Shamblin, of Gallipolis, is the daughter of Bray and Amanda Shamblin. Her corsage is sponsored by the South Gallia High School FFA. A senior at South Gallia High School, she has been involved in: 2020 State Beta President Candidacy, Leader-in-Me Lighthouse Ambassador, Ohio Academy of Science State qualifier, South Gallia Science Fair overall winner, 2020 Marshall University SCORES Academic Festival Top 3, Ohio History Day, Junior Class Vice President, National Beta Club, Leo Lions Club, the 2020 South Gallia FFA President, 2019 FFA Sentinel Officer, FFA Soil Judging Team, FFA Creed Competition, Area 5 Envirothon, FCCLA, Yearbook Club, Varsity Volleyball, Junior Varsity Volleyball Captain,Varsity Cheerleading,Varsity Track, All Tri-Valley Conference Honor Roll, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, South Gallia Musical Spring Revue, Volley For a Cure, South Gallia Prom Committee, University of Rio Grande Business Day and creator of The Hanger, a free clothing shop for South Gallia students in need. In her community she has been involved in: 2019 Gallipolis River Recreation Festival royalty court; River Recreation Festival Family Day; River Recreation Festival Rubber Ducky Race Fundraiser; Gallipolis City Barbeque Festival; Gallipolis City Fall Festival; Gallipolis-inLights 5k Fundraiser, X-treme Dreams 4-H Club holding the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary and Recreation leader; Gallia County Fair Food Booth volunteer; South Gallia Athletic Booster Food Booth volunteer; Beta Club Christmas Outreach; God’s Hands at Work Prom Show; Leo Lions Club Christmas Project; South Gallia Trunk or Treat; South Gallia food drive; Mercerville community Thanksgiving dinner; South Gallia Youth Volleyball Camp; South Gallia Literacy Night; Leader-in-Me Family Night; Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine; a member of Elizabeth Chapel church and EC Teens youth group and she co-constructed the 2020 ticket booths for the Gallia County Junior Fair. She plans to join the Education Specialist program in School Psychology at Marshall University before earning a Master of Arts degree in Psychology specializing in School Psychology. Koren Danielle Truance, of Vinton, is the daughter of Gary and Karen Truance. Her corsage is sponsored by OBS Collision. A senior at Gallia Academy High School, Koren has been involved in: Gallipolis FFA for four years, where she has participated in State soil, dairy, and meat judging and recently received her State Degree; student leadership as a representative of Gallipolis FFA; member of National Honor Society and recurrent honor roll recipient and athletic excellence award winner; varsity soccer for four years, where she has received all league and district recognition; varsity basketball for four years, where she volunteers with youth camps and tournaments; member of the varsity track team for four years. In her community she has been involved in: Raccoon Valley Livestock Club for the past 11 years, where she has held positions as Secretary, Vice-President and President of the club; 4-H camp counselor, a volunteer of Carteens and has helped with Quality Assurance; three-year member of Gallia County Youth Fair Board, participating with animal weigh-ins, hog shows, and master exhibitor events; aided Farm Bureau with fourth grade “Ag Day” events by participating with dairy demonstrations; she is a two-year member of Youth Cattlemen’s Association. She plans to attend The Ohio State University and will be studying meat sciences and agribusiness. 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She has also From page 10 participated in several other projects and won Abby VanSickle, of Gallipolis, is the daughter several awards. Some projects she really of Dale and Danella Newberry. Her corsage is enjoyed were Grill sponsored by Dannie and Master, Cat 1, 2, and 3, You and your dog, Yeast Carlene Greene. bread on the rise, sew A graduate of Gallia fun and cake decorating Academy High School, she has been involved in: which she was a State Fair representative. She Freshman cheerleader, is a six-year member of three-year varsity the Gallia County Jr. cheerleading, four-year Fairboard and a member Madrigal, where she of the Gallia County fair served as dance captain, variety show soloist, and relocation committee. Abby is an employee at received the Outstanding Silver Screen VII Cinema Senior Award. She competed at the Heritage and attends Grace United Music Festival in Boston, Methodist Church. She is the 2020 recipient of Massachusetts and the University of Rio performed in New York Grande Jake Bapst, APG City at Carnegie Hall. Polytech, Brent and She was a member of Teresa Eastman 4-H, Theater Tech and Gallia The University of Rio Academy’s musical Grande Cheerleading, productions “The Little and the Gallipolis River Mermaid,” a leading Recreation Queen role in “The Addams Festival scholarships. Family,” in which she In her community she received the outstanding has been involved in: supporting actress the Gallipolis in Lights award, “The Wizard of 5k, Relay for Life, the Oz,” and a leading role River Recreation Festival in “Sister Act.” She was activities, Princess in also a two-year member the Park, The Hoop of the Gallia Academy Project and Chilifest. A Capella Choir, Leo She has performed at Club, Key Club, served as a peer tutor in a multi- nursing homes and local schools, has worked with handicapped classroom Special Olympics, cheer and a member of the camps, and prior to the Gallia Academy track team. Abby is in her 13th COVID-19 pandemic, had been working on her and final year of 4-H own community service where she is a member project called “Cuddle of the Triangle and K-9 Buddies.” Korps 4-H clubs. She She plans to attend the has raised and exhibited University of Rio Grande market hogs each year this fall pursuing a career at the Gallia Jr. Fair and in special education also The Ohio State Fair. Her most cherished and will be a member of the Rio Redstorm accomplishments are winning Grand Champion Cheerleading squad. Market Hog in 2018 and information submitted Past Showmanship twice. Biographical by queen contest organizers. 800-353-0837 OH-70196879 �FAIR 12 Thursday, July 30, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Gallia County Jr. Fair Schedule 71st annual opening day welcome address by President Ronnie Slone; 6 Monday, Aug. 3 - “Gallia p.m. - Market Goat Show County Night” 9 a.m. - Rabbit judging (following goat showmanand pet rabbit in the Gray ship) in the show arena; 7 p.m., 2020 Gallia County Pavilion; 9 a.m. - Horse Show in the Horse Arena; Queen Pageant on the Holzer Main Stage. 9 a.m. - Tobacco judging in the Show Arena; 11 Tuesday, Aug. 2 a.m. - Poultry (following 11 a.m. - Swine showrabbit show) in the Gray manship; 4 p.m. - Market Pavilion; Noon - Field Hog Show (15 minutes crops in the show arena; 3 after showmanship), both p.m. - Miniature goats in in the show arena. the show arena; 4 p.m. Goat showmanship in the show arena; 5 p.m. - Offi- Wednesday, Aug. 5 10 a.m. - Beef Breedcial opening at the Holzer ing Show; noon - Dairy Main Stage, includes VFW Post #4464, invoca- Heifers Show; 12:30 p.m. - Beef Breeding Showtion by Pastor Christian manship; 3 p.m. - Market Scott, induction of digLamb Showmanship; nitaries by Tim Massie, 6 p.m. - Market Lamb Show. All events are in the show arena. Thursday, Aug. 6 2 p.m. - Market Beef Showmanship; 3 p.m. - Dairy Beef; 4 p.m. Feeder Calf Show; 6 p.m. - Market Beef Show. All livestock shows will be held in the show arena. Friday, Aug. 7 9 a.m. - 60th annual Market Hog Sale; noon, Eighth annual Market Goat Sale; 1 p.m. - 38th annual Tobacco Sale; 1:30 p.m. - 62nd annual Market Lamb Sale; 2:30 p.m. - 69th annual Market Beef Sale; 5 p.m. - Holzer Health Systems Awards on the Holzer Main Stage. All sales on Friday are held in the show arena. (Editor’s note: All track events previously schedule for the fair have been cancelled, including the event that was to take place, Saturday, Aug. 8. This means the last event held at this year’s fair will be the livestock sale on Friday.) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS - Admission is $5 per day - Livestock shows and sale - Limited food vendors - Due to COVID-19, no rides, games, entertainment or commercial exhibits. OVP File photos Livestock shows will take place all week at the fair, culminating in VFW Post #4464 members will return for the fair’s official opening the livestock sale on Friday, Aug. 7. on Monday, Aug. 3. Fair offers showcase for area youth carried it over the following year as a steer. Some of these kids have several months or over a year invested in a project.” The Gallia Junior Fair originally started with a group of interested locals who felt the youth of the area should have a time and area where they could exhibit their projects. During 1949, the adults came together and decided to make the fair GOOD LUCK to all Gallia County Jr. Fair Exhibitors From the Doctors and Staff at RIV IC ER B E ND ANIMAL CLIN Good Luck and Have Fun To All Fair Participants 1740 Eastern Ave., Gallipolis, OH 446-TIRE daileytire.com Visit Us On Facebook OH-70195232 EXPERT TIRES, SALES, AND SERVICE happen in the summer of 1950 as a one-day event. Previously, the fair was held on the lot of a local equipment dealer. There was another fair which Massie believes may have disappeared during the previous war era before the junior fair. Eventually in 1951, a two-day fair was held in the park front area of Gallipolis. In 1952, the fair was held in an area near Eastern Avenue known as the Holzer Airport at the time. The fair would finally move to its current location in 1956. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, events and activites at this year’s fair have been reduced though activities are still being offered. Livestock shows and sale, as well as limited food vendors and the Gallia Queen Contest are set. There will be no rides, games, entertainment or commercial exhibits. Admission is $5 per day. CASH PAID MTS Coins & Acquisitions Fine Jewelry �������� ������� ������������������ ����� �� �� We buy your scrap gold jewelry, gold and silver coins and sterling. 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The board previously decided to only hold junior fair activities and the Miss Gallia County Pageant based on the guidelines set forth in the “Responsible Restart Ohio” plan. The fair board is also planning to have food concessions. The fair is scheduled for Aug. 3-7. In a press release sent by fair board secretary, Tim Massie, the board stated it “must abide by the most up-to-date rules and regulation set by the state, the Gallia County Health Department, the Ohio Fair Managers Association, the Ohio Department of Agricultural and any other appropriate agencies. The fair board will continue to work with these agencies to insure that the necessary health and safety guidelines are utilized.” In the release, the fair board said the health and safety of the participants and attendees is the first priority. The board said as the situation continues to develop and unfold, there may be additional changes to the plan. “In the days ahead, the situation can change which could result in other changes or even in the cancellation of the 2020 fair,” the board stated in the release. The release gave additional information and guidelines for the participants, attendees and volunteers. The guidelines included the following information: - We are dealing with many unknowns and whatever format the 2020 Gallia County Junior Fair should be, we must emphasize the health and safety of all in our decision-making process. - If you attend the 2020 fair, you are agreeing to abide by all COVID-19 guidelines, restrictions, and requirements in place at the time of the fair. - An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public space where people are present. COVID19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness or death. According to the CDC, senior citizens and those with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By attending the 2020 Gallia County Junior Fair, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. If you do not feel comfortable in attending or are in a high-risk group for the COVID-19, it may be in your best interest to not attend. - Individuals should perform a daily health assessment and stay home if they have a fever, cough, or other signs of possible COVID-19. If you have tested positive with COVID-19 within the last 14 days, please refrain from attending the 2020 fair. MASK ON As of press time, Gov. Mike DeWine’s state-wide mask mandate was in effect. Masks are to be worn when out in public or in a place where people are unable to follow social distancing rules, this will include the Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds. Children under 10 or anyone with a medical condition that prohibits wearing a masks, are exempt to the order. Courtesy photo The Holzer Main Stage is home to many fair events. - Due to occupancy reduction requirements, limited seating will be available in all seating/standing areas. - Everyone should wash/sanitize your hands frequently and do not touch your face. - Everyone is expected to follow the posted safety signage. During the meeting, the board also made a few changes regarding junior fair livestock details. The market animals and beef breeding will arrive on Sunday, Aug. 2 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Swine will be weighed as they come off the trailers and not stalled before hand. Livestock exhibitors must also complete their state drug use notification forms in their vehicles. There will not be a barn meeting Cremeens-King Funeral Homes L&S SALVAGE LLC Jay Cremeens Andrea Cremeens Nathan King 823 Elm St. P.O. Box 323 Racine, OH 45771 740-949-3210 75 Grape St. Gallipolis, OH 45631 740-446-6333 800 West Main St. P.O. Box 667 Pomery, OH 45769 740-992-9060 cremeensfh@yahoo.com this year. 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Tentative livestock numbers for this year’s fair, as provided by the OSU Extension Office in Gallia County, are as follows: Market Beef - 50, with 46 exhibitors (down from last year’s 58 exhibitors) Market Hogs - 229, with 144 exhibitors (down from last year’s 246 exhibitors) Market Lambs - 71, with 44 exhibitors (down from last year’s 60 exhibitors) Market Goats - 54, with 40 exhibitors (down from last year’s 47 exhibitors) According to Extension Educator Tracy Winters, other projects are also down overall - this year there are 868 projects, last year there were 1,620. and it’s understandable, there was little time, and resources, to finish 4-H projects. For those who took on the challenge of a livestock project, both the shows and sale will be the culmination of months (if not longer) of hard work. Winters said the fair has secured butcher, R & C Packing which is willing to take every animal that — Tracy Winters, goes through the sale, if the buyers choose to send OSU Extension them to butcher. Producers Livestock Sales will be handling the resale animals. Obviously, COVID-19 was a factor, with the “With meat prices being high and butcher slots pandemic even closing the OSU Extension office in being very hard to get, we are hoping this might help March. The 4-H clubs were forced to meet online encourage individuals who want freezer meat to come which presented its own set of challenges concerning out and support the kids,” Winters said via email to projects and access to advisors and supplies. In the Tribune. terms of livestock, Winters said some families were For those wanting to stay updated on 4-H and concerned about taking a “gamble” to invest in the livestock results, visit the OSU Extension Gallia animals and then be unable to sell them at market. 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What follows the upper end of the grounds were the horse barns where the race horses is his article published in the Tribune, were housed during the days of the July 30, 1963. fair. Along the high board fence that GALLIPOLIS — Fairs have been a enclosed the grounds on the south side part of the Gallia County scene for a great many years going back to shortly were stalls and pens that housed the after the Civil War. The annals of these exhibits of livestock. These early fairs were marked in fairs are recorded in the news columns the beginning by balloon ascensions, of the day and they tell of many exciting and later other sustaining troupes of events that in early days were used as a performers were presented as drawing rallying point for the youthful veterans cards. There was the famous Myria of the war just closed. Peek of bareback fame and eventually In the early part of the latter half of the 19th century, grounds were secured the acts included flights of early airplanes and in the racing an early for the Gallia County Agricultural novelty was the motorcycle races with Society in the east end of Gallipolis, at the driver known as Virginia Creeper what is now the site of the Gallipolis being a stellar attraction. At one time Terminal and they extended in part as there was a race between a plane and far southward as Lincoln Ave, in some an auto, and even with a race horse. areas and from what is now Eastern The great promoter of some of these Ave, to the Chesapeake and Ohio events was the late P.T. Wall, who made Railroad tracks. it so well known that special trains Over a period of several decades, were brought in from all directions permanent buildings were erected with fair throngs. Other names to be in the enclosure. There is only one structure still remaining and it has been remembered with the fair were the late Judge Ross White, Wav McCormick, converted into an apple warehouse. A.C. Safford and Ed Mills. It originally was the grandstand that After the demise of the old fair fronted on the best half mile track in According to former Tribune writer Dwight Wetherholt, Gallia fairs in the past had served as a “rallying point” for youthful veterans at the closing of the American Civil War. organization, the county was without a fair of any type until some semblance of an exposition was started under the name of a fall festival. The prime mever (believed to be a misspelling of mover) in that promotion was the late John McNealy, local manager of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. The event was held on the blocked off Second Ave. at the Public Square starting around 1930. It expanded and was shifted to the river front. With the retirement of Mr. McNealy, the festival was dropped and another period of absence of such events continued until the vocational agriculture instructors of the extension service thought of the idea of a junior fair. The first such was held in the building of the Ohio implement Co. on Pine St. It was such an unqualified success that it was held on the river front in 1951, and in 1952 it was moved to the airport and was held there until 1956, when it was moved to its present ground donated by Evans Grocery Co. Scenes from the Gallia County Jr. Fair EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The 2020 Gallia County Junior Fair schedule of events is subject to change. This was the most current up-to-date information at press time. Look for any updated information in the Gallipolis Daily Tribune both in print and online, the Gallia Fair’s Facebook page and the OSU Gallia County Extension Office Facebook page. Keeping the livestock clean before entering the show ring. 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He said that he had previously posted a home-recorded version of his song before Gallia Sheriff Matt Champlin saw the video and encouraged him to perform during the Big Buck Jamboree featuring local talent at the Gallia County Junior Fair, Saturday evening. A video of the event was subsequently shared on the Ohio Cops Facebook page and has since garnered over 50,000 views. “I’ve had some really good buddies and we’d sit down and just come up with song ideas,” said Clagg, 25, of Gallipolis. “One of my good buddies is getting ready to go into law enforcement and we had just sat down and were having a simple conversation. He said he was excited to go to work and we came to the topic of things that he would endure, see and really do.” Clagg said he and his friend spoke about the differences in how law enforcement was perceived in various media stories or on the internet versus the reality of the job. “I’m always thinking of songs to write about and music is my second favorite thing next to what I’m doing (professionally),” said Clagg. “You want to write songs that reach out to people. That’s how the song came about. It was about showing people a side of law enforcement they don’t always see. Just simple things, like leaving behind your family every day. That was like my go-to line. It doesn’t have to be big (when being influenced by an idea for music). Maybe it’s something simple that people don’t see. On my initial social media post, I thought if this turns four or five people who are against us to understand us, that would be awesome. We’re no different than any other human. Just because we’re wearing uniforms and wear a badge and we’re out to do a job, sometimes people feel there’s a dividing line with the public. I wanted to show people we get up and put our pants on like anybody else.” The main chorus of the song says, “Some nights are harder than others for a stay-at-home mom, a little girl and her brother, hoping Daddy walks back in that door. An alarm set for 7 a.m., to be at the door when he walks in and know they get another day with him. He stands tall and walks a line for me and you. Just a man in blue.” Courtesy photo | Michelle Miller Josh Wellington of Kindred Communications addresses Gallia Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Clagg during the Gallia Junior Fair. The song goes on to tell the story of a father who leaves his family nightly and his family waits for him to return home, unsure of what will happen that day. It ends with the mother hearing the father’s home radio saying “shots fired Baker Road and 27 dispatch.” The song finishes “Some nights are harder than others for a stay-at-home mom, a little girl and her brother because Daddy isn’t walking through that door. But Daddy’s flying high with the Lord. He stands tall and walks the line for me and you, a man in blue.” “As we look around the nation, we see too often our fellow law enforcement officers being slain in the line of duty,” said Champlin. “Upon hearing the song that Nick wrote and performed, it was apparent that this song epitomizes the feelings a law enforcement family feels every time their loved one walks out the door to go to work. I am so glad that Nick chose to share his message with our friends and families in our community at the fair. Additionally, I’m glad to see that the message is spreading across the nation and affecting the hearts of everyone who listens to it.” Clagg received his first law enforcement commission in April 2014 but did not start working as an officer until July the same year. He has served in law enforcement a little over five years and with the Gallia Sheriff’s Office four years. He’s been playing guitar since he was 18 and has been playing consistently in shows for over four years. The musician says he taught himself to play by watching videos on the internet. Clagg was also recognized with 93.7 the Dawg Kindred Communications First Responder of the Week. Clagg said since the song’s posting online he has been contacted by several individuals across the country talking about how the song “touched them.” “That’s what it’s about,” said Clagg. “You just hope to reach somebody emotionally (with music).” Dean Wright was a former staff writer at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. 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