http://66.213.69.5/files/original/b10f74029824e33fe49a6d972b91a231.pdf 5fa6d49499bca1fe7e0ff29e7f177819 PDF Text Text On this day in history NEWS s 3A 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 41° 48° 50° Mostly cloudy and chilly today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 54° / Low 35° Today’s weather forecast Southern softball team WEATHER s 4A SPORTS s 1B C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 52, Volume 74 DeWine suggests stay-at-home order to be extended Announces order to prevent water shutoffs Staff Report COLUMBUS — During his daily news conference on Tuesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced an order from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to prevent water shutoffs during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor also hinted that the stay-athome order is likely to be extended beyond April 6, extending the work from home ability for state workers. “We cannot let this monster up. We have to keep battling it. We can’t walk away or it’s going to rear up and it’s just going to kill more Ohioans,” the governor said. “So we’re not to the point where we can let up.” Regarding water service, DeWine stated that the order from the EPA deals with main- taining public water service during the state of emergency. The order prevents a water system from shutting off someone’s water service due to non-payment during a declared state of emergency. It also requires a water system to reconnect service to anyone who has had their water shutoff since Jan. 1, 2020. As DeWine explained, those who are eligible to have their water service reconnected must contact their water provider and request the reconnection, which will be done without fees. DeWine added that this does not excuse the person from paying the bill, which ultimately must be paid moving forward. The Governor also spoke about the new rapid testing available by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Battelle. This will allow for a faster turnaround on results. DeWine emphasized the importance of See DEWINE | 3A Wednesday, April 1, 2020 s 50¢ Neighbors helping neighbors Courtesy photo | Matt Easter Vehicles line up for a Southeast Ohio Foodbank food distribution outside of Bob Evans Farms Hall on the campus of Rio Grande Community College and the University of Rio Grande. Hundreds line up for food donations By Dean Wright deanwright@aimmediamidwest.com Holzer Health System requests homemade masks ﬁles/public/1274/MaskSewing-instructions. pdf. This type of mask GALLIPOLIS — does allow for a ﬁlter to Holzer Health System be added into the mask. would like to ask for A YouTube tutorial link community assistance is available on Holzer’s with handmade masks Facebook page for this to be utilized by nonsample. patient facing staff. Per the Centers for “These masks would be utilized for our phar- Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), macy, housekeeping, homemade masks are and other non-clinical staff who would like an not considered personal extra layer of protection protective equipment (PPE) since their at this time,” said Lisa capability to protect is Detty, MSN, RN, chief unknown. Holzer frontnursing ofﬁcer, executive vice president, Hol- line patient care staff will continue to utilize zer Health System. CDC recommended In order to provide PPE for all care provide the best protection, to a potential COVIDwe do ask that donations are modeled off a 19 patient. prototype available at See HOLZER | 4A www.holzer.org/app/ Staff Report A NEWS Obituaries: 2A News: 3A Weather: 4A B SPORTS Comics: 2B Classifieds: 3B-4B JOIN THE CONVERSATION Our online edition is open to the public at mydailysentinel.com What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. RIO GRANDE — In light of layoffs across the country and health concerns, hundreds lined up in their vehicles in the parking lot of the Rio Grande Community College and the University of Rio Grande’s Bob Evans Farms Hall for food donations from a community partnership, Monday. “It’s going to be somewhere around 22,000 pounds,” said Southeast Ohio Foodbank Development Coordinator David Keller of the amount of food donated to those in need. “That’s about the limit for our semi truck Dean Wright | OVP Members of the Ohio National Guard assist with food supply distribution. here. We’re going to be distributing to about 400 families here in Gallia County. It’s really only made possible through a partnership with the Village of Rio Grande, the university here, Columbia Gas and (TC Energy) and all these wonderful volunteers who showed up.” From 10 a.m to the event’s end at 3 p.m., several members of the Ohio National Guard appeared to assist in food distribution along with members of local churches, Gal- lipolis Rotary and the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board. Area elementary teachers were noted to assist in the distribution. Rio Grande See NEIGHBORS | 4A Emergency response Don’t let thieves snatch your COVID-19 fund to support stimulus money COVID-19 effort Yost offered these tips COLUMBUS, Ohio — does not have the same capacity for the grants and partnerships that are NELSONVILLE — so crucial in responding The Foundation for to moments like this one. Appalachian Ohio has The Foundation for launched the AppalaAppalachian Ohio (FAO) chian Ohio Emergency has been working to Response Fund because change that every day, there are urgent needs facing our communities, but this philanthropy gap makes it all the and our region’s nonproﬁt and public organi- more important for our region to band together zations are stepping up to support the nonproﬁts to meet this expanding and public organizaneed head-on. tions responding to the Across the country, current crisis. Through we see needs that have many gifts coming emerged in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. together, there will be Appalachian Ohio’s com- a far greater impact. As everyone looks to ﬁnd a munities, however, face way to help, a gift to the the increased needs of Appalachian Ohio Emertheir citizens with an gency Response Fund, added challenge — a signiﬁcant philanthropy which can be made at www.AppalachianOhio. gap. With nine times fewer philanthropic dol- org/Coronavirus, is a lars per capita than the See COVID-19 | 4A rest of Ohio, our region Staff Report Attorney General Dave Yost urged Ohioans to watch out for thieves as stimulus payments arrive from the federal government. “Thieves are drooling at the thought of getting their hands on your stimulus money,” Yost said. “Use these tips to send them home with nothing but the bitter taste of defeat.” Under the plan, the federal government will provide stimulus checks under these general guidelines (some exceptions apply): $1,200 payment to individual taxpayers making under $75,000; $2,400 payment for married couples ﬁling jointly making under $150,000 combined; An additional $500 per qualifying child under the age of 17. to help Ohioans avoid scams related to the stimulus payments: Know that you don’t have to sign up to get a stimulus payment. For most consumers, the IRS will use information from prior tax returns to calculate payment. Don’t fall for scams claiming you need to pay money to receive your stimulus payment. The government will not ask for any upfront payment. Watch out for anyone telling you they can get you an instant payment or speed up the process. Do not provide personal information or pay a “processing fee” to supposedly receive a quicker payment. According to the government, payments through direct See THIEVES | 4A �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2A Wednesday, April 1, 2020 OBITUARIES DONALD FREDERICK JOHNSON PORTLAND — Donald Frederick Johnson, 80, of Portland, passed away at his home on March 28, 2020. He was born on May 12, 1939, in Gallipolis, the son of the late Thereon and Mary Lew Philson Johnson. As a child and teenager, he worked alongside his father on the family’s dairy and produce farm in Plants, Ohio, where he developed a lifelong love of farming and boating. Don married Shirley Ann McKelvey on April 9, 1961, at the Portland United Methodist Church in Portland. To their union were born two sons, Brian Arthur Johnson and Bruce Donald Johnson. He attended Ohio State University after graduating from Racine High School in 1957. He served in the U.S. Army while stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, until 1964. He then came home to Portland to continue farming and raise his family. He worked at Shell Chemical Plant in Belpre until his retirement in 1994. Upon retirement, he began farming full time, raising soybeans, wheat, and cattle. His hobbies included hunting, competitive riﬂe shooting, and water skiing on the Ohio River. He could be found at the family’s riverside camp picnicking and boating with family and friends every Sunday during the summer. He was a member of the Pomeroy Racine Lodge #164, F & AM. He was a dedicated member and trustee of First United Methodist Church of Ravenswood, West Virginia. He is survived by his sons, Brian (Susan) Johnson of Ravenswood, Bruce (Elizabeth) Johnson of Portland; grandchildren, Kassie, Brett, Marissa, and Mallory; sisters, Mary Kay Konicek (Ken) of Strongsville and Virginia Wheeler (Scott) of Cincinnati; motherin-law, Hazel Irene (Hilldore) McKelvey of Portland; as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Ann Johnson; parents, Thereon and Mary Lew Johnson; and father-inlaw, William Arthur McKelvey. Due to the coronavirus public health crisis, a private family graveside service with Pastor Ken Peters ofﬁciating will be held for the immediate family. A Celebration of Life and Memorial Service for family and friends is being planned for the summer. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 719 Flinn Avenue, Ravenswood, WV 26164. Please send any condolences to Roush Funeral Home’s Facebook page. The obituary may also be viewed on our website at www.roushfuneralhome. net. ARNOLD NEW HAVEN — Gerald William “Jerry” Arnold, 80, of New Haven, W.Va. died on March 30, 2020. Due to the coronavirus public health crisis, private services with Pastor Mark Bell ofﬁciating will be held. Burial will be at Sunrise Cemetery. JONES MOCKVILLE, N.C. — Paul Joseph Jones, 62, of Mockville, N.C., died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at the W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, N.C. A graveside service and burial will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2020, at the Rocksprings Cemetery in Pomeroy, Ohio, with Randy Shobe ofﬁciating. Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress Jane Powell is 91. Actor Don Hastings is 86. Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro is 81. Actress Ali MacGraw is 81. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rudolph Isley is 81. Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff is 72. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is 70. Rock musician Billy Currie (Ultravox) is 70. Actress Annette O’Toole is 68. Movie director Barry Sonnenfeld is 67. Singer Susan Boyle is 59. Actor Jose Zuniga is 58. Country singer Woody Lee is 52. Actress Jessica Collins is 49. Rapper-actor Method Man is 49. Movie directors Albert and Allen Hughes are 48. Political commentator Rachel Maddow is 47. Former tennis player Magdalena Maleeva is 45. Actor David Oyelowo (ohYEHLOH’-oh) is 44. Actor JJ Field is 42. Singer Bijou Phillips is 40. Actor Sam Huntington is 38. Daily Sentinel In bad times, gardening is therapy CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dig. Plant. Breathe. As spring’s arrival in the Northern Hemisphere coincides with government stay-at-home orders, the itch to get outside has turned backyard gardens into a getaway for the mind in chaotic times. Gardeners who already know that working with soil is a way to connect with nature say it helps take away their worries, at least temporarily. “I love to see things grow,” Lindsay Waldrop said. “It’s incredibly therapeutic.” Now more than ever. Waldrop, a resident of Anaheim, California, has an anxiety disorder. Exercise is supposed to help, but her new job as a college biology professor had prevented her from getting into a routine. Her grandfather, who introduced her to gardening by showing her how to plant seeds, died about a year ago. Add the global coronavirus pandemic to all that, and it’s easy to see where her focus is these days. “Sometimes I just like to sit and dig holes in the quiet with my own thoughts,” she said. “Outside, it takes my mind off. It gives something for my hands to do. It gives you a separate problem to think about than whatever else is going on. It gets you off of social media.” Waldrop and her husband moved last summer from New Mexico, where she didn’t have much luck gardening in a scorching climate. At her new home, she got rid of the lawn, installed an irrigation system, and recently planted dozens of tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and other vegetables. Over the years, Waldrop converted her skeptical husband, who initially wondered why digging in the dirt and moving things around was considered fun. After tasting his ﬁrst homegrown tomatoes, he was converted. Families, too, are discovering that gardening gives cooped-up kids something to do, builds their self-esteem and brings variety to what has suddenly become a lot of time spent together. In Miami, Annika Bolanos isn’t a fan of the south Florida heat and mosquitoes. But going outdoors lately has been a lifeline. Bolanos works at home making cakes and doing bookkeeping with her husband’s golf cart business. Her three young children add an extra layer of busy, and together they’ve seeded a variety of vegetables and herbs. “We have always loved the idea of growing our own food,” Bolanos said. “It feels good to eat something that you grew yourself too. It also helps my kids eat more fruits and veggies since they ﬁnd it cool to eat what they have grown.” Her children water the plants daily and concentrate on what’s growing. “You’re feeling the sun and the breeze and don’t have to worry about anything in the moment,” JobsOhio, AGC to provide businesses capital Staff Report NELSONVILLE — JobsOhio announced Tuesday that it has made a $2 million investment in Appalachian Growth Capital, LLC (AGC). This investment was made as a long-term, low interest loan to AGC that will allow AGC to help more small companies in Appalachian Ohio with ﬁnancing during this economically difﬁcult time. “JobsOhio’s assistance to Appalachian Growth Capital will boost its sustainability at a time when small businesses in the region need reliable capital and partnerships to move forward,” said J.P. Nauseef, JobsOhio president and chief executive ofﬁcer. “Southeastern Ohio companies supported by AGC can be conﬁdent they will have lending support to sustain their businesses during this pandemic and to help them grow after it has passed.” Nauseef also thanked JobsOhio managing director Julie Battles, who sits on the Appalachian Growth Capital Board, and the AGC team for working closely together to develop investment solutions that will beneﬁt businesses in the region. AGC is a U.S. Treasury-Certiﬁed Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides small business ﬁnancing in the 32-Appalachian Counties of eastern and southern Ohio. AGC was formed in 2017 as a subsidiary of Appalachian Partnership Inc. (API), which also serves as the corporate parent of JobsOhio’s regional partner for Appalachian Ohio, Ohio Southeast (formerly APEG). Since its inception in 2017, AGC’s involvement in projects has leveraged private investment, resulting in $100 million in ﬁnancing with small companies in eastern (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon 937-508-2313 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 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769. and southern Ohio. “This investment comes at a critical time as AGC gears up its efforts to help small businesses in the region address the economic disruptions caused by COVID-19,” said Brad Blair, AGC executive vice president and CEO. “We will be able to leverage the funds to secure additional investment in our region’s companies by commercial banks and other small business lenders.” “Since its founding in 2011, JobsOhio has been a tremendous partner and resource for Appalachian Ohio,” said John Molinaro, president of API. “This investment in AGC complements the investments JobsOhio has made in attracting and expanding businesses through our Ohio Southeast subsidiary and gives us a powerful new tool that is especially useful for the smaller businesses that make up the bulk of our Appalachian Ohio economy.” About JobsOhio JobsOhio is a private nonproﬁt economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention and expansion. The organization also works to seed talent production in its targeted industries and to attract talent to Ohio though Find Your Ohio. JobsOhio works with six regional partners across Ohio: Ohio Southeast, One Columbus, Dayton Development Coalition, REDI Cincinnati, Regional Growth Partnership and Team NEO. Learn more at www. jobsohio.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. For more information about Appalachian Growth Capital, please go to www.appcap.org. Information provided by JobsOhio. MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. County council on aging AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC Bolanos said. In Britain and Germany, there’s a premium on allotments — popular parcels of land rented for growing food crops. “Those with a garden are the lucky ones,” said Heidi Schaletzky, standing on the lawn beneath a cherry tree in the north of Berlin. Schaletzky and her husband have been cultivating a plot in the “Free Country” community garden for the past eight years, growing strawberries, salad greens and kohlrabi. So far, access to garden plots remains exempt from restrictions intended to stop the spread of the virus in Germany. “We’ll be able to see other people, too,” she said. “As long as they stay on their side of the fence.” As the weather warms, garden shops are bustling as other businesses shut during the outbreak. At the Almaden Valley Nursery in San Jose, California, rose expert John Harp has seen a mix of new gardeners and regulars. Customers can’t come into the shop, so their online orders are brought to their vehicles in the parking lot. “Around town everyone is gardening right now,” Harp said. “They’re looking to be a little bit more self-sufﬁcient.” This home-grown attitude goes back to World War II, when millions of people cultivated victory gardens to protect against potential food shortages while boosting patriotism and morale. The Meigs County Council on Aging is providing delivered meals for seniors age 60 and older, as well as an errand/sopping service during this COVID-19 pandemic. For more information contact 740-9922161. Veterans Service Office MIDDLEPORT — Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Meigs County Veterans Service Ofﬁce will be conducting all business via phone or email at this time. Veterans Service Ofﬁcers will be in the ofﬁce Monday thru Friday 8 a.m.-noon. Transportation is still open. Please leave a detailed message if calling after hours. Food Pantry Meigs Cooperative Parish food pantry is open Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m.-noon. The kitchen and thrift store are closed at this time. Pet food assistance In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meigs County Commissioners have partnered with the Meigs County Humane Society to provide pet food for residents who have found themselves in need of assistance. Please call 740-992-6064 and lis- ten to the directions on the recording. Banquet canceled POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Alumni Association has canceled their annual alumni banquet scheduled for May 23, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Services canceled MIDDLEPORT — The First Baptist Church of Middleport will be canceling our Evening Services on Wednesdays and Sundays during the pandemic as long as the Federal and State of Ohio bans/ restrictions are in place. Cemetery cleanup RUTLAND TWP. — The Rutland Township Trustees request that all decorations be removed from cemeteries in Rutland Township by March 15 and remain off until April 1 in preparation for spring cleanup. BURLINGHAM — The trustees of the Burlingham Cemetery will soon begin spring cleaning. Families with grave decorations that they wish to keep should remove them no later than April 1st. OLIVE TWP. — Cemetery Cleanup in Olive Township will begin April 1st. Trustees are asking that all ﬂowers and grave blankets be removed by the end of March. CHESTER TWP. — All cemeteries in Chester Township need to be cleaned of winter ﬂowers by March 30th in preparation for spring mowing. �NEWS Daily Sentinel Wednesday, April 1, 2020 3A Those without broadband struggle in stuck-at-home nation NEW YORK (AP) — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as the setting for the movie “On Golden Pond,” broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netﬂix, much less working or studying from home. Even the police department has trouble uploading its reports. Julie Dolan, a 65-yearold retiree in Sandwich, has asthma. Her husband has high blood pressure. Dolan doubts her substandard home internet could manage a remote medical appointment, and these days no one wants to visit the doctor if they can help it. That leaves 19th-century technology — the phone. “That is all I would have,” she says. As schools, workplaces and public services shut down in the age of coronavirus, online connections are keeping Americans in touch with vital institutions and each other. But that’s not much of an option when fast internet service is hard to come by. Although efforts to extend broadband service have made progress in recent years, tens of millions of people are still left out, largely because phone and cable companies hesitate to invest in far-ﬂung rural areas. Government subsidies in the billions haven’t fully ﬁxed the problem. Many more simply can’t afford broadband. U.S. broadband costs more than in many comparable countries — an average of $58 a month compared to $46.55 across 29 nations, according to a 2018 Federal Communications Commission report. Such disconnected people “already have to work harder to tread water,” said Chris Mitchell, who advocates for community TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 1, the 92nd day of 2020. There are 274 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On April 1, 1976, Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. On this date In 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its ﬁrst full meeting in New York; Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the ﬁrst House speaker. In 1891, the Wrigley Co. was founded in Chicago by William Wrigley, Jr. In 1917, Scott Joplin, “The King of Ragtime Writers,” died at a New York City hospital; he was believed to have been 49 years old. In 1945, American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II. (U.S. forces succeeded in capturing the Japanese island on June 22.) In 1954, the United States Air Force Academy was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1963, New York City’s daily newspapers resumed publishing after settlement was reached in a 114-day strike. The daytime drama “General Hospital” premiered on ABC-TV. In 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and television, to take effect after Jan. 1, 1971. In 1972, the ﬁrst Major League Baseball players’ strike began; it lasted 12 days. In 1984, Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father, Marvin Gay (correct), Sr. in Los Angeles, the day before the recording star’s 45th birthday. (The elder Gay pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received probation.) In 1987, in his ﬁrst speech on the AIDS epidemic, President Ronald Reagan told doctors in Philadelphia, “We’ve declared AIDS public health enemy no. 1.” In 1992, the National Hockey League Players’ Association went on its ﬁrst-ever strike, which lasted 10 days. In 2003, American troops entered a hospital in Nasiriyah (nah-sih-REE’-uh), Iraq, and rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who had been held prisoner since her unit was ambushed on March 23. Ten years ago: Roman Catholic cardinals across Europe used their Holy Thursday sermons to defend Pope Benedict XVI from accusations he’d played a role in covering up sex abuse scandals. Dayton denied the previous year’s national champs another title as the Flyers beat North Carolina 79-68 to win the NIT. Actor John Forsythe, 92, died in Santa Ynez, California. Five years ago: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was charged with accepting nearly $1 million worth of gifts and travel from a longtime friend in exchange for a stream of political favors on the donor’s behalf; a deﬁant Menendez, maintaining his innocence, declared he was “not going anywhere.” (The Justice Department dropped charges after a trial ended in a hung jury.) Eleven former Atlanta public school educators were convicted of racketeering for their role in a cheating scheme to inﬂate students’ scores on standardized exams. California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered ofﬁcials to impose statewide mandatory water restrictions for the ﬁrst time in history. Cynthia Lennon, the ﬁrst wife of John Lennon, died at her home in Spain; she was 75. One year ago: Britain’s parliament rejected four alternatives to the government’s European Union divorce deal, options that would have softened or even halted the departure; the votes left the U.K. with 12 days to come up with a new plan or crash out of the bloc in chaos. A second woman said former Vice President Joe Biden had acted inappropriately, touching her face with both hands and rubbing noses with her in 2009. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteﬂika (ahb-DUL’-ah-ZEEZ’ boot-uh-FLEE’kuh) agreed to step down before the end of his fourth term in April, yielding to growing calls for his resignation after two decades in power. broadband service at the Institute for Local SelfReliance. “I don’t think people appreciated the magnitude of the problem.” Even in cities, the high cost of internet access means many go without. Low-cost local alternatives such as libraries and cafes have shut down. In St. Louis, Stella Ashcraft, 63, lives from check to check and can’t afford internet. Her senior center, where she plays bingo, does puzzles and gets lunch ﬁve days a week, is closed. So is her church and the library where she checks email. She’s gotten texted photos of her newborn grandchild, but forget about a Zoom call to see the baby. “I feel very withdrawn, isolated, alone,” she said. There are no deﬁnitive numbers on those without broadband. The FCC puts the number at 21 million, but its data is faulty and most likely undercounts the problem. An independent group called BroadbandNow pegs it at 42 million. The digital divide disproportionately affects rural areas, African-Americans, Latinos and Native Americans on tribal lands. Phone and cable companies have pledged not to cut people off if they can’t pay bills and opened their Wi-Fi hotspots to the public. Some are expanding low-cost programs for poor people and lifting data caps so more people can get and stay connected. Millions of Americans working from home are learning to use online video in place of face-toface meetings, but that’s not an option for those with only a trickle of data service. Brie Morrissey, who owns a building outﬁt- ted with broadband in Dublin, New Hampshire, would prefer to maintain social distance by working from home. But she keeps heading into the ofﬁce for the connection, and as a result, is constantly cleaning the place — wiping down door knobs, the bathroom sinks and “every inch of the building,” she says. Morrissey avoids other tenants and won’t rent space to anyone else. Most people recover from the virus, but the elderly and those with underlying conditions are more likely to get seriously ill or die. “I have to tell people to stay home and that we can’t accommodate them, which is a hard thing to do for a small business owner in a small town,” she said. “You obviously want to help. But following guidelines means for the most part we can’t.” Students, meanwhile, struggle with a “homework gap” when they can’t get or submit assignments, much less watch online lectures or participate in discussions. Online schoolwork is now the norm, but the millions of students who don’t have home internet or access to computers at home require creative solutions as schools shut down. In rural western Alabama, less than 1% of Perry County’s roughly 9,100 residents have high-quality internet at home, so online lessons are out. County teachers spent three days manually loading scanned images of math worksheets and other materials on to iPads and Chromebooks for the system’s 1,100 students to take home while out of class, said Superintendent John Heard. Justice admits order may be unconstitutional CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday acknowledged that his directive to have police monitor roads and check in on travelers from coronavirus hotspots might be unconstitutional but will continue for safety reasons. Justice has issued an executive order mandating that people entering the state from places hard-hit by the virus must quarantine for two weeks or face an obstruction charge, saying authorities will watch roads and conduct home checks to make sure people comply. “If they don’t quarantine themselves for 14 days, you know, I’m going to take a big time issue with it, and I may lose at the end of the day but I’m going to try to protect our people,” Justice, a Republican, said in response to a question about the legality of the directives. The instruction trig- gered constitutional concerns almost immediately, with the leader of the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia saying the order was overly broad and could violate constitutional rights on unreasonable searches and seizures. “From a real practical standpoint it’s hard to imagine how they would enforce this order without violating the Fourth Amendment,” Joseph Cohen, executive director of the ACLU chapter, said in an interview. The order, which went into effect Tuesday, follows similar moves by governors in Rhode Island, Texas, Florida, Maryland and South Carolina, at least one of which triggered constitutional concerns over whether it is legal to pull someone over on the basis of the origin state of his or her license plate. Justice said it’s important for people entering the state from New York, DeWine The Columbus mayor, the local homeless board and the YMCA plan to open a shelter to house homeless people who have COVID-19 but don’t require hospitalization. to leave to get food or medical attention. It doesn’t apply to people Justice on Tuesday traveling into West Viralso announced he ginia for work, health, was banning elective emergency or essential surgeries and closing business purposes. private campgrounds to At least 162 people new arrivals from people who aren’t from West in West Virginia have Virginia, which he said the virus, with a total was intended to further of 4,143 residents have deter visitors. tested, state health ofﬁcials said Tuesday. The state reported its New Jersey, Louisiana, ﬁrst virus fatality on Connecticut, Italy or Sunday, with the death China to self-isolate and of an 88-year-old Marion that he “wants to be really respectful of consti- County woman. West Virginia was the tutional rights but people last U.S. state to report a are dying all over this conﬁrmed case, though country right and left.” Justice attributed that to Clay Marsh, a higha lack of testing. Testing ranking West Virginia University health ofﬁcial remains limited, meantapped to lead the state’s ing most people now spreading the highly coronavirus response, contagious virus may said the self-quarantine not know they have directive is in line with federal guidance but did been infected, and state health ofﬁcials have not mention the order’s admitted their count criminal and policing lags behind the actual components. total as results pour in The directive allows for people who are under from counties around the state. the ordered quarantine THE LATEST ment. The Ohio Manufacturing Alliance, a coalition of From page 1A manufacturers and hospitals, is urging companies to produce personal profast results, reminding tective equipment such testing sites to send their as masks, gowns and face tests to the Ohio Departshields. ment of Health or a Cases Attorney General Dave neighboring hospital with Nearly 2,200 cases are testing capabilities in conﬁrmed, with 55 deaths Yost urged Ohioans to be order to get a result back as of Tuesday and nearly careful of scams as federal stimulus payments begin as soon as possible. 600 people hospitalized, to arrive, such as groups As of 2 p.m. on Tuesofﬁcials reported. That day, Ohio reported 2,199 doesn’t reﬂect all cases in promising faster payment for a fee. positive coronavirus Ohio, because the state cases in 71 counties. limits testing to those Twenty percent of the who are hospitalized and Prisons cases (429 cases) are to health care workers. DeWine signaled that healthcare workers, For most people, some state prisoners according to the Ohio COVID-19 displays mild could be released soon on Department of Health. or moderate symptoms, a case-by-case basis based Meigs County continues such as fever and cough on their age and medical to have zero reported that clear up in two to condition. No sex offendcases, while Gallia Coun- three weeks. For some, ers or serious offenders ty has had one case. especially older adults would be included, he There have been 55 and people with existing said. reported fatalities. To health problems, it can The federal Bureau of date there have been 585 be more severe, causing Prisons conﬁrmed two hospitalizations, 198 of pneumonia or death. inmates at a federal pristhose requiring admison in Elkton in eastern sion to the intensive care Economy Ohio have tested positive. unit. A total of 29,191 The Columbiana County State utility regulators tests have been reported have extended programs Health Department is to the Ohio Department working with the prison, to help people with cold of Health. according to The Review. weather-related utility A look at coronavirusbills. The Ohio Environrelated developments mental Protection Agency Education in Ohio on Tuesday as director ordered water Miami University will reported by the Associsystems to reconnect have a “virtual recogniated Press: anyone whose water was tion” of graduates on May disconnected after Jan. 1. 16 and in-person recogniLt. Gov. Jon Husted tion of 2020 graduates Care said property and casuSept. 11-13. DeWine ordered manalty insurance companies, datory weekly online which coverage damage reporting of ventilator Abortion access to property and belongmanufacturing, distribuOhio Attorney General ings, have been told they Dave Yost is considering tion, retail supplies and overall availability, in case must provide a 60-day an appeal or issuing a grace period before canthe state needs to move newer, narrower order celing policies for nonpay- regarding elective sursupplies around quickly. geries and abortions. A federal judge ruled late Monday that a state order banning elective surgeries is unconstitutional if it prevents abortions from being carried out. Election The state is expected to respond to a Monday lawsuit by voting rights groups suing to extend Ohio primary election voting past the new April 28 date set last week. The new normal DeWine indicated Ohio ofﬁcials will likely soon extend the stay-athome order issued on March 22 that runs out April 6. “We cannot let this monster up. We have to keep battling it. We can’t walk away or it’s going to rear up and it’s just going to kill more Ohioans,” the governor said. “So we’re not to the point where we can let up.” In Lorain, a man shot in the leg March 29 was charged by police with violating Gov. Mike DeWine’s stay-at-home order after he couldn’t give a good reason for being outside, according to The Morning Journal. The Daily Sentinel managing editor Sarah Hawley contributed to this report. Associated Press information written by Andrew Welsh-Huggins. Associated Press writers Dan Sewell in Cincinnati, Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Mark Gillispie in Cleveland and John Seewer in Toledo contributed to this report. �NEWS/WEATHER 4A Wednesday, April 1, 2020 COVID-19 MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday, April 4 GALLIPOLIS — OH-Kan Coin Club event scheduled for today has been canceled, as well as the group’s monthly meeting. Thieves to a bank account or paper check. If you receive a stimulus check and it is for an From page 1A odd amount of money (i.e. $1499.50) or if it deposit could go out in states you need to verify three weeks, but it may the check online or over be longer, especially if you are expecting a paper the phone, it’s a scam. You should get a paper check. notice in the mail a couDon’t click on links or ple weeks after your paydownload attachments ment is sent, letting you unless you have veriﬁed know where it was sent the source and know it and when. If you can’t is legitimate. Doing so could infect your devices locate the payment at that point, call the IRS at a with malicious software legitimate phone number. designed to steal your For more information, personal information or lock your computer until consumers should visit the IRS website and other you pay a ransom. legitimate government The government will agency websites and stay not call you asking for tuned for updates from Social Security, credit reliable news sources. card or bank account Consumers who susnumbers. Also, do not pect an unfair or decepdisclose your PayPal information — no PayPal tive sales practice should contact the Ohio Attoraccount is necessary to receive your stimulus pay- ney General’s Ofﬁce at www.OhioProtects.org or ment. All payments will be through direct deposit 800-282-0515. Neighbors From page 1A ﬁrst responders were also on scene. TC Energy has recently been working on natural gas infrastructure in the region. “It really shows there’s a need, not only on a normal day but especially in a national emergency like this,” said Rio Grande Mayor Matt Easter of events surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak across the country. “We started working Holzer From page 1A “We appreciate our communities inquiries to help. Our system and staff are honored to provide care and live in an area where people are helping out others during this pandemic,” continued Detty. “With the donation of handmade masks, Holzer can continue to provide safe, quality services for our patients.” Donations should be delivered to Holzer in Gallipolis to Detty’s attention. For any questions, call 740-441-5005. TODAY 8 AM 2 PM 41° 48° 50° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date Trace 4.04 3.90 12.24 10.05 SUN & MOON Today 7:13 a.m. 7:52 p.m. 12:33 p.m. 2:56 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Apr 1 Full Apr 7 Last New Apr 14 Apr 22 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 6:41a 7:36a 8:30a 9:21a 10:11a 11:00a 11:50a Minor 12:31a 1:22a 2:15a 3:07a 3:57a 4:46a 5:36a Major 7:09p 8:05p 8:58p 9:50p 10:39p 11:27p ---- Minor 12:55p 1:50p 2:44p 3:35p 4:25p 5:13p 6:03p WEATHER HISTORY The snowiest April ever in New York and New England began on April 1, 1874. Snow fell at Cape Cod, Mass., every Saturday that month. Up to 60 inches of snow accumulated in parts of New Hampshire and Vermont. OH-70180808 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD SATURDAY 65° 38° Plenty of sunshine Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Low Moderate High Moderate High Very High AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 12.60 27.17 29.00 12.35 12.59 31.43 14.04 35.96 40.13 12.41 38.70 39.60 37.70 24-hr. Chg. -0.29 -2.00 +0.73 -0.10 -0.38 +1.79 +2.25 +3.02 +2.28 +0.54 +3.30 +1.90 +2.70 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Ashland 54/37 Grayson 54/37 71° 48° FAO at info@ffao.org or 740.753.1111. The children of Appalachian Ohio, past and present, have a history of banding together. Together, we can do more. With a gift, we can show our support for the nonproﬁts and community organizations protecting our seniors, caring for patients, feeding our children, and carrying Appalachian Ohio forward. About the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is a regional community foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. A 501(c)(3) public charity, the Foundation creates opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy. For more information about FAO, visit www. AppalachianOhio.org. Information provided by the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio. need to. We’re feeding a lot of families.” The Southeast Ohio Foodbank is a program of Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action. Individuals taking part in the food donation had to be income eligible families who are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and residents of Gallia County. “As long as there are people who are needing help,” said Keller. “We’ll be there to assist them.” Dean Wright is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing and can be reached at 740-446-2342. MONDAY 68° 43° TUESDAY 73° 54° Pleasant with times of A shower in the a.m.; clouds and sun clouds and sun Mostly cloudy with rain possible 78° 58° Chance for a couple of showers NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 54/33 Belpre 54/33 Athens 54/34 St. Marys 55/34 Parkersburg 54/35 Coolville 54/33 Wilkesville 53/34 POMEROY Jackson 54/35 53/35 Ravenswood Rio Grande 54/34 54/35 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 50/34 GALLIPOLIS 54/35 54/34 54/35 South Shore Greenup 54/37 52/36 40 Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Portsmouth 53/37 SUNDAY Murray City 53/33 McArthur 53/34 Lucasville 53/35 Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 51/34 Very High Primary: cedar/juniper/maple Mold: 175 Logan 52/34 Adelphi 51/34 Waverly 52/34 Pollen: 8 Low MOON PHASES FRIDAY Partly sunny 2 Primary: cladosporium Thu. 7:11 a.m. 7:53 p.m. 1:35 p.m. 3:49 a.m. THURSDAY Mostly cloudy and chilly today. Partly cloudy tonight. High 54° / Low 35° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation “Honestly, I could cry seeing how much people care,” said Easter. “We’ve been able to ﬁll pantries and do doorto-door delivery for our senior citizens.” “We’re happy to be a small part of it,” said Rio Grande Community College and University of Rio Grande President Ryan Smith who next credited Easter and the village with a large portion of the work. “It’s nice to see the community pull all together. The village is small but it has a big heart and they come together when they 60° 34° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 50° 43° 63° 40° 85° in 1986 18° in 1923 on this right when this happened. We weren’t sure we’d be able to get a truck. TC Energy and US Pipeline offered to fund it and they’ve been out here today to see the need in our community. I said yes when they called and said we had a truck. We called Rio President Smith and said we needed their parking lots. He said absolutely and it’s been ﬂuid and everyone has done a good job. We’re sanitizing and being socially distant as best you can do.” Easter lauded the efforts of volunteers. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Ross, Scioto, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington counties. The Fund was created with dollars from FAO and a number of individual donors, who are showing their support for their neighbors and the communities they love. This week, the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations joined FAO as a partner in our work to grow the Emergency Response Fund and connect funding to nonproﬁt and public organizations that are meeting the ever-growing needs of the people who call Appalachian Ohio’s communities home. Every gift to the Emergency Response Fund, no matter its size, will allow the Fund to make a greater difference for the nonproﬁts and communities of Appalachian Ohio. To support the Appalachian Ohio Emergency Response Fund with a gift today, visit www. AppalachianOhio.org/ Coronavirus or contact powerful way to make a difference. The Emergency Response Fund will make grant awards to help 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public organizations whose resources are, and will continue to be, strained by this unprecedented event, as they work to expand and modify how they deliver their services. The Fund will begin making grant awards over the coming weeks, focusing on immediate needs, including basic necessities and the health and safety of our most vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 outbreak. Nonproﬁts and public organizations that are interested in sharing their needs or learning more should visit www. AppalachianOhio.org/ Coronavirus. “Our nonproﬁts are feeding our neighbors, Sunday, April 5 WEATHER serving our seniors, providing vital childcare, and protecting all of our health,” said Foundation for Appalachian Ohio President & CEO Cara Dingus Brook. “They play an essential role in our communities every day, but now we see them all stepping in to grow their services, reach more individuals and families, and help us all weather these unprecedented times. They cannot do it alone. I hope those who are able will join us with a gift to provide the help that is needed now more than ever.” FAO and the Appalachian Ohio Emergency Response Fund serve Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties: Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, From page 1A BURLINGHAM — The Burlingham Cemetery Association public meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2020, has been canceled. Daily Sentinel Elizabeth 55/34 Spencer 54/34 Buffalo 53/35 Ironton 55/37 Milton 54/36 St. Albans 54/37 Huntington 54/37 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 50/37 90s 80s Billings 28/9 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 60/45 Denver 0s 70/31 -0s -10s Los Angeles T-storms 74/57 Rain Showers El Paso Snow 83/57 Flurries Ice Cold Front Chihuahua 86/54 Warm Front Stationary Front Clendenin 53/33 Charleston 53/37 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 46/25 Montreal 42/31 Minneapolis 52/44 Detroit 50/34 Toronto 49/31 Chicago 51/36 New York 54/40 Washington 57/41 Kansas City 71/55 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 Thu. Hi/Lo/W 70/47/c 37/29/s 62/43/pc 50/39/pc 56/38/c 28/9/sn 46/27/pc 44/36/c 53/37/sh 63/40/pc 57/21/pc 51/36/pc 54/35/c 46/33/c 50/36/c 71/54/pc 70/31/pc 65/50/pc 50/34/pc 82/69/pc 75/58/s 53/37/pc 71/55/s 82/57/s 72/50/s 74/57/s 58/39/c 86/68/pc 52/44/c 60/39/s 75/62/s 54/40/pc 70/53/pc 78/56/s 55/38/pc 86/62/c 51/33/c 45/37/c 57/44/pc 57/40/pc 63/48/s 53/33/r 60/45/s 50/37/sh 57/41/c Hi/Lo/W 74/45/pc 36/30/c 70/47/pc 55/45/s 60/42/s 23/11/sn 48/27/s 46/39/r 58/34/pc 67/41/s 26/8/sn 59/45/pc 60/39/pc 52/33/s 55/34/pc 71/63/t 38/16/pc 65/48/r 57/33/s 81/69/r 79/66/pc 60/41/pc 69/49/sh 73/52/s 72/52/pc 70/55/pc 65/45/pc 82/69/s 57/41/r 66/45/pc 81/67/c 56/44/pc 70/52/t 80/57/s 59/43/s 85/61/pc 53/32/s 47/41/r 64/44/s 62/41/s 67/52/c 47/30/s 62/47/s 49/37/sh 59/44/s EXTREMES TUESDAY National for the 48 contiguous states High Low Atlanta 62/43 Global Houston 75/58 Miami 86/68 Monterrey 83/66 96° in Harlingen, TX 13° in Alamosa, CO High Low 112° in Birnin Konni, Niger -46° in Shepherd Bay, Canada Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �Sports Daily Sentinel Wednesday, April 1, 2020 s Section B 2020 Southern High School softball team Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2020 Southern varsity softball team. Kneeling in the front row, from left, are Valerie Ritchhart, Ciera Whitesell, Caitlynn DeLaCruz and Kassie Barton. Standing in the middle row are Caelin Seth, Ella Cooper, Diamond Call, Ally Shuler, Kylee Rife, and Brooke Crisp. Standing in the back row are Kylee Circle, C. Nakita Thaker, Jordan Hardwick, Lily Allen, Natalie Porter and Sierra Proffitt. As MLB ponders season, players worry about health By Howard Fendrich Associated Press As Major League Baseball and the players’ union contemplate various ways to create a schedule for whenever the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart raised a concern that is surely shared by others around the sport: Could trying to cram in games, and maybe extend the season into late November or December, lead to injuries? “The player safety piece is a big thing,” Barnhart, a union representative, said Monday on a conference call with reporters. That involves how many off-days are salvaged in 2020, how many times teams are told to play in any given week and how 2021 could be affected if there is a shorter-than-usual offseason. “Moving forward, I don’t think you can do things that are going to compromise the integrity of next season, as well. What I mean by that is forcing the issue of getting so many games in that you risk injury, and you risk major injury to players, because you are trying to get in as many games as you can,” Barnhart said. “This is all assumptions and thoughts from me speciﬁcally — it’s not from the union — but you’re going to have to protect us as players,” he continued. “And if you can’t do that, I think that would be where I personally would kind of draw the line.” That’s also top of mind for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon, who already has been ruled out for 2020 while recovering from a second reconstructive surgery on his right elbow. He’s brought up the idea of trying to return if the season goes into November, but said that’s been “shut down pretty quickly.” Speaking more generally about the effect an altered season could have on guys around the majors, Taillon said: “This is a unique situation. We’re going to have to be careful health-wise.” No one knows when baseball and other suspended sports will resume, because no one knows when life might return to normal in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak. Three-quarters of See MLB | 4B Ross D. Franklin | AP File Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart pauses in the dugout during the third inning of a spring training game against the Oakland Athletics on Feb. 28 in Goodyear, Ariz. As Major League Baseball and the players’ union consider various ways to try to schedule things once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Barnhart raised a concern that is surely shared by others around the sport: Could trying to cram in games, and maybe extend the season into late November or December, lead to injuries? Paths might have changed under expanded NFL playoffs By Josh Dubow The Associated Press Lovie Smith’s coaching tenure in Chicago might not have ended had the Bears made the playoffs his ﬁnal three seasons instead of missing out by one spot his last two years. Playoff droughts in Cleveland and Tampa Bay wouldn’t be nearly as long or painful had the Browns and Bucs sneaked their way into the postseason as the third wild card in 2007 and ‘16, respectively. The last two Super Bowl champions could have had a tougher time winning titles if Kansas City (2019) and New England (2018) had to play games on wildcard weekend instead of earning byes. The NFL’s decision to expand the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams this season could have a major impact on the league based on how things have played out in the past. While some might complain of a dilution of quality, the percentage of teams that made the playoffs with 32 franchises under the new format (43%) is essentially the same as it was from 1990-94 (44%) when the then-28 team league last expanded the playoffs from 10 to 12 qualiﬁers. The NFL has been playing under this format of eight division winners and four wild-card teams since Houston was added as an expansion franchise in 2002. During that span, the difference in the average record of the seventh-place team (9.1 wins per season) in each conference was negligible when compared to the worst team that made the playoffs each season (9.2), whether it was as the fourthseeded division winner or the second wild- card team. In all, 23 franchises would have beneﬁted from at least one more playoff berth, led by Minnesota and Pittsburgh with four extra trips each. New Orleans, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Tennessee and Tampa Bay — yes, Tampa Bay, which hasn’t made the postseason since 2007 — all would have had two more playoff appearances if the seasons had played out the same way. Under the format in place since 2002, no team with a losing record would have gotten the third wild-card spot and the extra team would have been more likely to be a double-digit winner (nine times) than a .500 team (eight times). Here’s a look at some of the impact the new format could have had if things played out the same way since 2002: Best matchups In many years the extra games would have either looked like duds or massive mismatches on paper. Devlin Hodges and the 8-8 Steelers matching up with eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City last season, for example. But in other years, the extra game would be an intriguing one. Here are a few of the best: 2018: No. 7 Pittsburgh at New England. The Steelers beat the Patriots 17-10 at home in Week 15 and could have had another shot in the wild-card round. 2010: No. 7 New York Giants at Chicago. Eli Manning and the Giants proved they are more than capable of making a Super Bowl run out of wild-card weekend. The 10-win 2010 version that missed the playoffs thanks to the strength of victory MLB extends support to minors NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is extending its ﬁnancial support to minor league players through May while suspending their contracts because of the new coronavirus pandemic. MLB announced March 19 that it was giving minor leaguers $400 weekly allowances through April 8, the day before the minor league season was scheduled to start. The commissioner’s ofﬁce said Tuesday that minor leaguers will continue to receive those allowances and health beneﬁts through May 31 or the minor league opening day, whichever comes ﬁrst. Minor league contracts have a provision allowing them to be suspended “during any national emergency.” MLB said Tuesday it had told the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor league governing body, that it was unable to supply players to minor league afﬁliates because of the emergency. Major and minor league seasons are on hold due to the new coronavirus. Weekly minimum salaries on full-season minor league teams range from $290 at Class A to $502 at Triple-A over the ﬁvemonth season, meaning many players are making more during this hiatus than they do in-season. The allowances are meant to help players cover costs for housing, See MINORS | 4B Bengals release Dre Kirkpatrick in overhaul Tougher paths While much of the focus has been on the extra team that would have made the playoffs, the bigger impact might be on the team that misses out on the bye. In the past seven seasons, no team that has played on wild-card weekend has gone to the Super Bowl. While much of that can be attributed to the quality of the top teams, the extra rest and one less chance of an upset are also major factors. Nine times in the 18 years of the current format, a team seeded second in its conference made it to the Super Bowl, with the Chiefs and Patriots winning it all that way the past two seasons. The other champions are Tampa Bay (2002), New England (2004) and Pittsburgh (2008). The Steelers (2010), 49ers (2012), Falcons (2016) and Rams (2018) all lost the Super Bowl as No. 2 seeds. Would they have gotten that far without CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals released starting cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick on Tuesday, another move to overhaul their secondary after a 2-14 season. Kirkpatrick was a ﬁrstround pick in 2012 and started 67 games in eight seasons. He missed 10 games last season with a knee injury. Kirkpatrick was involved in the most signiﬁcant play of coach Zac Taylor’s ﬁrst season. He bumped into A.J. Green while breaking up a pass during a 7-on-7 drill in the ﬁrst practice of training camp in Dayton, Ohio. Green landed awkwardly and suffered a severe injury to his left ankle, requiring surgery and sidelining him for the season. “Dre was a part of the Bengals’ organization for many years, and displayed passion, energy and competitiveness both on and off the ﬁeld,” Taylor said. In his six games last season, Kirkpatrick had one sack, broke up four passes, and didn’t get an See NFL | 4B See BENGALS | 4B tiebreaker with eventual champion Green Bay, might have been a better overall team than the 2007 and ‘11 Super Bowl winners. The Giants at least would have been a good match for the Bears team that made it to the NFC title game thanks to the bye and a win at home over seven-win Seattle in the division round. 2003: No. 7 Minnesota at St. Louis. A Week 17 collapse in Arizona cost the Vikings a playoff berth. 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Unknown Heirs, Fiduciaries, Beneficiaries, Devisees and Donees of Tommy Smith Defendant (Case No. 19-CV-027) In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, inside the door of the County Office Complex in the above named County, on Friday, the 17th Day of April, 2020, at 10:00AM, the following described real estate: SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Said Premises Located at 32923 Sidehill Road, Rutland, OH 45775 Said Premises Appraised at $25,000.00 And cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. In the event that the property remains unsold after the above scheduled sale, this property shall be offered again at a second sale without regard to the minimum bid requirement in §2329.20 on May 1, 2020 at the same place and time. TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §2329.211, if the appraised value is less than or equal to $10,000.00 the deposit shall be $2,000.00. If the appraised value of the property is greater than $10,000.00 and less than or equal to $200,000.00, the deposit shall be $5,000.00. If the appraised value is greater than $200,000.00, the deposit shall be $10,000.00 and shall be due the day of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for all costs, allowances and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. Ohio Revised Code §2327.02 (c) requires successful bidders pay recording and conveyance fees to the sheriff at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price is due within 30 days of the confirmation of sale. DISCLAIMER: The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is not responsible for the condition of the buildings or property and therefore there are no guarantees. Neither the Sheriff's Office nor any affiliates have access to the inside of said property. There was not an inside inspection of the property and Sheriff is not liable for the condition of the property upon confirmation of the sale. Property is sold as is/where is. Keith Wood Sheriff of Meigs County Christopher G. Phillips Shapiro, Van Ess, Phillips & Barragate, LLP Attorney EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION SITUATED IN RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, MEIGS COUNTY, IN THE STATE OFOHIO, IN SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 6N, RANGE 14W, OF THE OHIO COMPANY PURCHASE AND BEING A PARCEL OUT OF THE RODIE R. AND LENA J.HATFIELD PROPERTY (VOLUME 270, PAGE 737, MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS) BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING IN THE CENTER OF SIDE HILL ROAD (COUNTY ROAD 7) AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID HATFIELD PROPERTY, FROM WHICH A STONE FOUND AT HATFIELD'S SOUTHWEST CORNER BEARS SOUTH 03DEGREES 17 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST 655.62 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD, SAID CENTER BEING HATFIELD'S NORTH BOUNDARY, THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES: 1) SOUTH 82 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST 76.69 FEET;2) SOUTH 85 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST 141.22 FEET; 3) SOUTH 83 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 97.05 FEET; 4) SOUTH 75 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST 120.50 FEET; 5) SOUTH 67 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST 25.85 FEET; THENCE ALONG A NEW PARCEL LINE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 09SECONDS WEST 249.55 FEET TO THE THREAD OF A CREEK, PASSING IRON PIN SET BY THIS SURVEY AT 14.22 AND 236.12 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE THREAD OF SAID CREEK, SAID THREAD BEING A NEW PARCEL BOUNDARY AND BEING APPROXIMATED BY THE FOLLOWINGS EVEN COURSES: 1) NORTH 68 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST 47.20 FEET;2) NORTH 85 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST 80.59 FEET;3) NORTH 41 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST 55.01 FEET; 4) NORTH 70 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST 66.36 FEET; 5) NORTH 28 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST 94.46 FEET; 6) NORTH 67 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST 53.23 FEET; 7) NORTH 71 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST 36.32 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID HATFIELD PROPERTY; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE NORTH 03 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 09SECONDS EAST 118.47 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, PASSING AT AN IRON PIN SET BY THIS SURVEY BESIDE A POST AT 53.48 FEET, AND CONTAINING 1.890 ACRES. SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL EASEMENTS. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION WAS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACTUAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY JAMES STEWART PS 7426 ON MAY 31, 1994.BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE OHIO STATE PLANE GRID DIRECTION AS OBTAINED BY CELESTIAL OBSERVATION. SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL HIGHWAYS, EASEMENTS, RIGHT OF WAYS,ZONING ORDINANCES, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS OF RECORD. 3/25/20, 4/1/20, 4/8/20 THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE, TO-WIT: SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF MEIGS, IN THE STATE OF OHIO, AND IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CHESTER AND IN THE OHIO COMPANY'S PURCHASE AND FURTHER BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING IN SECTION 24, TOWN 3, RANGE 12, BEING IN A PART OF A TRACT OF LAND LAID OUT IN LOTS AND SOLD BY G. W. MCCLENATHAN, GUARDIAN OF MINOR HEIRS OF LYMAN STEADMAN, DECEASED, AND DESIGNATED ON THE PLOT OF SAID LOTS AT LOT NO. 3, AND TRANSFERRED FROM JOHN P. KIMES AND WIFE TO MILO RIDENOUR, JAN. 3, 1895. BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EMMA REIBELS LOT AND THE CHESTER AND LONG BOTTOM ROAD TO FOLLOW THE ROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION FOR 24 FEET; THENCE IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION 130 FEET TO A STAKE 16 FEET FROM THE OF THE CORNER OF THE FOSTER HOUSE; THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION 80 FEET TO A STONE; THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION 110 FEET TO THE EMMA REIBEL LOT; THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION 150 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BEING THE SAME REAL ESTATE CONVEYED BY FRED W. CROW, JR., COMMISSIONER OF JAMES L. WICKHAM, DECEASED, TO ELIZABETH WICKHAM BY DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 191, PAGE 293 OF THE MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS. REFERENCE DEED: VOLUME 312, PAGE 339, MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY THE NEW SURVEY MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE SITUATED IN CHESTER TOWNSHIP, MEIGS COUNTY, STATE OF OHIO, SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 12 OF THE OHIO COMPANY PURCHASE; BEING THE RUTH SAMATOWITZ PROPERTY (VOLUME 312, PAGE 339. MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS) BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A STONE FOUND AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SAMATOWITZ PROPERTY THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 8' 0" WEST 107.77 FT. TO A STONE FOUND ON THE EAST LINE OF THE HENRY &/OR NARA HARMAN PROPERTY (VOLUME 313, PAGE 797, MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS, FORMERLY EMMA REIBEL'S LOT); THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREE 46' 22" EAST 237.19 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID HARTMAN PROPERTY TO AN IRON PIN FOUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NEW HOPE ROAD AT A WESTERN CORNER OF THE LEWIS E. & BARBARA A. PULVER PROPERTY (VOLUME 275, PAGE 331, MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS); THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 37' 48" EAST 128.59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY TO AN IRON PIN SET 16 FEET FROM THE OLD EASTERLY CORNER OF THE FORMER SUSIE FOSTER RESIDENCE; THENCE SOUTH 2 DEGREES 52' 39" EAST 158.37 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF TWO PARCELS CONVEYED TO SUSIE FOSTER IN VOLUME 146, PAGE 173 AND VOLUME 146, PAGE 562 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING CONTAINING 0.451 ACRE. SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL EASEMENTS. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION WAS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACTUAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY EUGENE TRIPLETT RS 6766 ON MARCH 12, 1991. BEARING ARE ASSUMED AND ARE INTENDED TO DENOTE ANGLES ONLY. A COPY OF A PLAT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE APART HEREOF. THE OLD DESCRIPTION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS ALSO SUBJECT TO TERMS OF A BOUNDARY LINE AGREEMENT, RECORDED IN VOLUME 3223, PAGE 687 OF THE MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS, WHICH BOUNDARY LINE AGREEMENT IN EFFECT ESTABLISHES THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF .451 ACRE SURVEY DESCRIPTION ABOVE. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AUDITOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS: 03-01116.000 THE GRANTOR FURTHER STATES THAT FRANK SAMATOWITZ, THE GRANTOR IN A DEED DATES OCTOBER 19, 1988, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 312, PAGE 339 OF THE MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS, AT THE TIME OF THE SIGNING OF THAT DEED WAS SINGLE PARCEL TWO: ALSO A 15-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO NEW HOPE ROAD (T-91) MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN VOLUME 323, PAGE 689 OF THE MEIGS COUNTY DEED RECORDS, WHICH IS INCORPORATED AND MADE A PART HEREOF AS IF FULLY REWRITTEN HEREIN. The property has been set for sale on the courthouse steps. The sale date is Friday, APRIL 17, 2020 at 10 am. Per H.B. 390, if the above property is a NO BID on APRIL 17, 2020, this is the second sale date. Friday, MAY 1, 2020 @ 10 am. This will also have no minimum bid. The PROPERTY appraised for $35,000.00. *Also please note that all third-party purchasers shall make sale deposits as follows: </= $10,000= Deposit of $2,000.00 >$10,000</= $200,000= Deposit of $5,000.00 >$200,000= Deposit of $10,000.00 Payment shall be made in the form of a certified/cashier’s check (cash and personal checks are not accepted). No deposit is required by the bank. All properties are as is and not to be entered until the deed is in the purchaser’s possession. *All remote bids are to be submitted by email or fax by 4:30pm the day prior to the sale. Email:cheyenne.trussell@meigssheriff.org, Fax: 740-992-2654 3/18/20, 3/25/20, 4/1/20 �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 4B Wednesday, April 1, 2020 ‘The Last Dance’ look at Jordan’s last title starts April 19 By Tim Reynolds Associated Press The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan’s last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is ﬁnally set for release. ESPN and Netﬂix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called “The Last Dance” will run in the U.S. over ﬁve consecutive Sunday nights starting April 19 and running through May 17. There will be two hour-long episodes on each of those nights, airing back-to-back at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern. “April 19th can’t come fast enough. I CAN NOT WAIT!!” Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James tweeted upon hearing news of the series’ long-awaited release. The series will include never-before-seen footage from that season, one where the team chased its sixth championship in a span of eight years. “As society navigates this time without live sports, viewers are still looking to the sports world to escape and enjoy a collective experience,” ESPN said in a statement. “We’ve heard the calls from fans asking us to move up the release date for this series, and we’re Bengals From page 1B interception. During his eight seasons, he had 10 interceptions and three sacks. It’s the Bengals’ third move in free agency to improve the secondary. They also released cornerback B.W. Webb, who started 12 games last season in part because of Kirkpatrick’s injury, and agreed to a deal with former Vikings cornerback Trae Waynes. Waynes and William Jackson III — a ﬁrstround pick in 2016 — are expected to start next season. Slot cornerback Darqueze Dennard — another ﬁrst-round pick — is a free agent after six seasons in Cincinnati. He agreed to a three-year deal with Jacksonville, but couldn’t agree on ﬁnal details and parted ways with the Jaguars. Minors ment last week with the Major League Baseball Players Association, which covers players in From page 1B the minors who have big- league contracts. The food and training. Most players were instructed to teams are providing $170 leave their spring training million in advance salaries to that group. complexes just over two MLB’s minor league iniweeks ago, sending them scrambling to make ends tiative also does not cover meet because they hadn’t players on the restricted, received a paycheck from voluntary retired, disteams since the end of the qualiﬁed or ineligible 2019 season. Exceptions lists; and those already receiving housing or food were made for players from Venezuela and other from teams. In addition, each team will make high-risk areas, many of arrangements for players whom remained at the on Dominican Summer spring camps. MLB reached an agree- League rosters. Daily Sentinel NCAA to grant extra year of eligibility By Ralph D. Russo pleted all or most of their regular seasons, the council decided. The council is made up of The NCAA will permit Division college sports administrators representing all 32 D-I conferI spring-sport athletes — such ences, plus two members of the as baseball, softball and lacrosse players — who had their seasons student-athlete advisory commitshortened by the coronavirus pan- tee. Earlier in the day, 60 SAAC members released a letter calling demic to have an additional year for the council to provide the of eligibility. extra eligibility to all athletes The NCAA Division I Council whose seasons were impacted by voted Monday to give springthe COVID-19 related shutdown. sport athletes regardless of their Voting is weighted to give the year in school a way to get back the season they lost, but it did not Power Five conferences more guarantee ﬁnancial aid to the cur- say. Chairwoman Grace Calhoun, rent crop of seniors if they return who is Penn’s athletic director, declined to reveal the ﬁnal vote. to play next year. “At the end we really did Winter sports, such as basketball and hockey, were not included coalesce around all of the decisions that we made today,” Calin the decision because many athletes in those sports had com- houn said. “They were strongly Associated Press MLB supported.” How much scholarship money will be made available to each athlete whose college career would have ended this spring will be determined by the athlete’s school. The amount could range from nothing to as much the athlete received had been receiving. The added scholarships could cost a school hundreds of thousands of dollars more than it would usually spend on springsport athletes. The extra expenses come at a time when athletic departments could be facing cutbacks. The pandemic forced the cancellation of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which cut the association’s distribution to members by $375 million this year. brainpower and manpower, along with the 30 clubs, to come up with some ideas and what’s From page 1B the best way to play a regular season in as a million people around many games as possible the world have become infected and over 35,000 and get to a playoff scenario,” said Washington have died, according to a running count kept by Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, whose Johns Hopkins University, counts that include team has turned over more than 140,000 infec- the grounds of its spring facility to public testing tions and more than 2,500 deaths in the U.S. for the coronavirus. “As the commissioner Spring training was said, we’re going to need halted on March 12; to get creative,” Rizzo opening day was supadded. “But beyond posed to be last week that, we’re just specuand won’t happen any lating on all of these earlier than mid-May. things.” “At this point, it’s MLB and its players hard to say what can or should be done. MLB is are hoping to complete initial discussions on exhausting all of their scheduling by April 10, and among the proposals under consideration: pushing back the end of the season, even if it involves using neutral sites and domes to avoid colder weather in many cities; increasing doubleheaders to get more games in per week than usual; playing games without spectators; changing the postseason format. “We’ve been told,” said Taillon, a union rep, “there’s no such thing as a bad idea right now. “ Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus, also a union rep, described a recent call about scheduling options with other players this way: “We were basically talking about potential scenarios and how crazy this season will be, how challenging it will be.” Barnhart, for one, is realistic about what is going to drive the ultimate decisions about what a season might look like. “It goes without saying that, as players, we want to play as many games (as possible), not only because we love playing, but also we want to make as much money as possible. That’s the God’s honest truth about it,” he said. “And the same goes with ownership and all of that. So everybody wants to make money.” NFL come in seventh four times since 2010, while making the postseason the other six years. In fact, coach Mike Tomlin would have made it to the playoffs in 12 of his 13 seasons in Pittsburgh. New England would have an even longer run of 17 straight playoff berths, having coming in seventh with an 11-5 record in 2008 when Matt Cassel replaced an injured Tom Brady as starter in the season opener. The two teams with the longest current play- off droughts would have had a little less pain. The Bucs, who last made it under Gruden in 2007, would have qualiﬁed the following year and in 2016 under the new format. The Browns, who haven’t been to the postseason since 2002, would have made it as a 10-win team in 2007 under coach Romeo Crennel. So maybe the Bucs have even more going for them in their 2020 playoff chase than that new quarterback — what’s his name? From page 1B the wild-card bye? Fired coaches Four coaches were ﬁred after ﬁnishing seventh in the conference, decisions that could have been different had their teams made the postseason those years. Smith had back-to-back seventh-place ﬁnishes for Chicago in 2011-12 after making it to the NFC title game the pre- vious year. He was ﬁred after winning 10 games in 2012 and the Bears have made it to the playoffs just once in eight seasons since. The other coaches to get axed after coming in seventh place are Detroit’s Jim Caldwell (2017), Tampa Bay’s Jon Gruden (2008) and Minnesota’s Mike Tice (2005). Streaks and droughts The Steelers would have a 10-year run of playoff appearances with an extra berth, having Classifieds Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate The State of Ohio, Meigs County SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE The State of Ohio, Meigs County: Bruner Land Company, Inc. , Plaintiff vs Derak L. Harold, deceased, et. al., Defendants Case No. 18CV063 In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction to be held on the Courthouse steps at 100 East Second Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 on April 17, 2020 at 10:00am., the following described real estate, to wit: The following real property, situated in the Township of Olive, County of Meigs and State of Ohio. A more complete description of the above named real estate may be found in the Meigs County Recorder's Office, Volume 371, Page 667, Official Records. Said premises located at: Township Road 274, Coolville, Ohio PN: 09-00670.014 Subject to any statutory rights of redemption. Sold subject to accrued 2020 real estate taxes and to any ongoing or uncertified special assessments or delinquent charges, as well as any reservations, restrictions or covenants of record. The above described real estate is sold "as is" without warranties or covenants. Said premises appraised at $12,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. In addition, the purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes determined by the Court that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. No employees of the Sheriff's Office or any of its affiliates have access to the inside of said property, and no interior inspection may have been made by the appraisers. All properties are as is and not to be entered until the deed is in the purchaser's possession. If the property is not sold at the above sale date, it will be offered for sale at auction again on May 1, 2020 at 10:00am and the same location above. The second sale will start with no minimum bid. In addition, the purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes determined by the Court that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Payment shall be made in the form of a certified/cashier's check (cash and personal checks are not accepted). If the appraisal is less than or equal to $10,000.00 = deposit $2,000.00; greater than $10,000.00 but less than $200,000.00 = $5,000.00; greater than $200,000.00 = deposit $10,000.00. Deposits due at the time of sale and made payable to the Sheriff. Balance due within 30 days of the confirmation of sale. All remote bids are to be submitted by email or fax by 4:30p.m. the day prior to the sale. Email: Cheyenne.trussell@meigssheriff.org; Fax: 740-992-2654 Keith Wood, Sheriff of Meigs County Bryan C. Conaway #0089625 Attorney for Plaintiff 126 North 9th Street Cambridge, OH 43725 740-439-2719 3/18/20, 3/25/20, 4/1/20 Sheriff Sale of Real Estate Case Number 19-CV-052 CASE NUMBER 19CV055 Peoples Bank, National Association Quicken Loans Inc. Plaintiff vs The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Terrence D. Conlin Sr., et al. -vsGreggory Ousley Defendants Court of Common Pleas, Meigs County, Ohio. In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs and state of Ohio, and in the Township of Scipio to-wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE MEIGS COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE PROPERTY ADDRESS: 39325 Horner Hill Road (aka W Side TR 141, Scipio Township), Pomeroy, (Scipio Township) OH 45769 PPN#: 1700324002 Auction will take place on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse on April 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.. If the property remains unsold after the first auction, it will be offered for sale at auction again on May 1, 2020 at the same time and place. Said Premises Appraised at $200,000.00 The Sheriff’s Office nor any affiliates have access to the inside of said property. Required Deposit: $5,000.00 TERMS OF SALE: Property cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraised value. Required deposit in cash or certified funds due at the time of sale and balance in cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale. If Judgment Creditor is purchaser, no deposit is required. TERMS OF 2ND SALE: Property to be sold without regard to minimum bid requirements, subject to payment of taxes and court costs; deposit and payment requirements same as the first auction. Pursuant to ORC 2329.21, purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. REIMER LAW CO. Attorneys for Plaintiff Keith O. Wood, Sheriff Meigs County, Ohio 3/18/20, 3/25/20, 4/1/20 In pursuance of an order of sale to me directed from said court in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale at public auction on the front steps of the Meigs County Court House on Friday April 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., with a provisional sale date on May 1, 2020 at 10:00 am, the following described real estate: Copy of full legal description can be found at the Meigs County Courthouse. Parcel Number: 1100919000 Property Located at: 32709 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 96, Page 265 Property Appraised at: $55,000.00 Terms of Sale: Cannot be sold for less than 2/3rds for the appraised value. 10% down on day of sale, case or certified check, balance due on confirmation of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of sale are insufficient to cover. Keith O. Wood, Meigs County Sheriff Emily A. Hubbard Ohio Supreme Court Reg. #0096032 Attorney for the Plaintiff Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45202-4007 (513) 241-3100 3/18/20, 3/25/20, 4/01/20 � 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 04. April Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper 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/. 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