http://66.213.69.5/files/original/987a74fe886d311e85ae8c07ed3a527e.pdf 123d0748b54c6a9e876d4ebe10e2744b PDF Text Text Sports Year in Review Eastern girls track and field INSIDE SPORTS s 1B COVID-19 cases, deaths Meigs County Confirmed cases ........... 1 Deaths ..........................0 Ohio Confirmed cases .... 4,782 Deaths .......................167 Updated 4/7/20 Updated 2 p.m. 4/7/20 C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 56, Volume 74 Meigs County reports first COVID-19 case By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com MEIGS COUNTY — Nearly one month after the state of Ohio conﬁrmed its ﬁrst case of COVID-19, Meigs County has its ﬁrst conﬁrmed case. On Tuesday morning, the Meigs County Health Department released a statement conﬁrming the positive test result in a man in his 50s. “The Meigs County Health Department is reporting the ﬁrst conﬁrmed case of COVID19 in our county. The patient is a male in the 50 to 59 year-old age range. At this time, we please ask residents to refrain from calling the Health Department for questions regarding this case while we complete our disease investigation and notify relevant individuals. Individuals identiﬁed as contacts of the case will be advised to selfquarantine for 14 days,” read a statement from Meigs County Health Commissioner Marc Barr. Health department emergency response coordinator and public information ofﬁcer Brody Davis stated that the man is not hospitalized and is quarantined at home as of Tuesday. This is a case of community spread, stated Davis. The person in the conﬁrmed Meigs County case is not connected to the Constellium plant in Ravenswood, W.Va., which announced last week that it had four employees test positive for the virus, according to Davis. Two additional conﬁrmed cases See COVID-19 | 4A Rep. Jay Edwards appointed to House COVID-19 task force Staff Report COLUMBUS – Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) has announced the appointment of State Representative Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) to OHIO 2020, a bipartisan task force that will focus on reviving Ohio’s economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I appreciate the opportunity to represent Southeast Ohio on this economic recovery task force,” said Edwards. “Now is the time to begin working to alleviate the hardships being faced by Ohio’s families and businesses and lay the groundwork for economic renewal.” OHIO 2020 consists of 24 members of the Ohio House of Representatives. The panel is geographically diverse, with members representing urban, suburban and rural communities throughout Ohio. Speaker Householder said that as the critical work of doctors, nurses, ﬁrst responders and public health leaders continues in an effort to keep Ohioans safe and healthy, it’s equally important to focus on planning Ohio’s economic recovery. OHIO 2020 began meeting remotely Monday. Each meeting, there will be guest speakers from business, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, services and recreational sectors. Information provided by State Rep. Jay Edwards. State Rep. Edwards is serving his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 94th District, which includes Athens, Meigs, Washington, and Vinton Counties. Kayla Hawthorne | OVP A sign in front of Eastern Elementary and Middle School reads “We love and miss our students. Eagles have pride.” Schools providing meals during closure By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com MEIGS COUNTY — As students throughout Ohio spend their fourth week out of the classroom due to COVID-19, schools and their staff are ﬁnding ways to reach out to students, meeting not only academic needs, but nutrition needs as well. Meigs, Eastern and Southern local school districts have been providing meals, either through pick up or delivery, since the decision came from Governor Mike DeWine to close the buildings beginning on March 16. With the closure now extended until at least May 1, the meal programs have also been extended. The pick up and delivery of meals is also a time when students can receive enrichment work from their teachers or other items which need to be sent home to the students. Many teachers and schools are also placing the class work on line for students who are able to access it through the internet. This week, Eastern Local will be delivering meals to locations on Thursday (the ﬁrst delivery for the week took place on Tuesday) from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Locations are Reedsville Dam, Eastern Local Bus Garage in Tuppers Plains, Bashan See STUDENTS | 4A State officials provide COVID-19 update Staff Report COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID19 pandemic during a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. Liquor Control Commission vote The Ohio Liquor Control Commission passed an emergency rule to allow establishments with an existing on-premises liquor permit to sell and deliver alcohol, including highproof liquor in limited quantity, for off-premises consumption. Breweries can also Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File In this March 26, 2020, file photo Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, and Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health, leave the State Room before their daily update on the states response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. now sell beer and wine that are not their own without food purchase, but food purchase is required for the sale of high-proof liquor. Under the rule, patrons can purchase no more Questionnaire can be completed online, by phone or mail B SPORTS Classifieds: 2B Comics: 3B By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION mydailysentinel.com Supporting students than two drinks per meal. All drinks must be See UPDATE | 3A Census 2020 ongoing during COVID-19 outbreak A NEWS Obituary: 2A TV: 3A Weather: 4A Our online edition is open to the public at Wednesday, April 8, 2020 s 50¢ What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. MEIGS COUNTY — Every 10 years, the United States Census takes place to count residents of the country. Beginning in mid-March, individuals were invited to complete the 2020 Census online, by mail or by phone. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, in-person and door-to-door census taking have been delayed. “The Census is ongoing, and is something we should not forget about,” said Meigs County Complete Count Committee Chairman Chris Shank. Shank noted that in the past some people wait for a person to knock on their door in order to respond to the Census, rather than completing the process on their own. This year, he said, it is not known when those doorto-door meetings could take place so it is more important than in the past to complete the census on your own. “The Census is not canceled due to coronavirus,” added Shank. Through April 5, the most recent data available, the Meigs County self-response rate is at 41 percent, the sixth lowest in the state. In 2010, the county’s ﬁnal self-response rate was 65.7 percent. Self-response can be com- pleted online, by phone or by mail. Many households have received mailers with information about completing the Census, including an invitation code. Those who receive mail at a P.O. Box have likely not received the mailings which are sent to physical residences, not post ofﬁce boxes. If you have not received that code, you can still complete the Census. For online response visit 2020census.gov. For response by phone call 844330-2020 from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m., seven days a week. Currently in Meigs County, Chester Township has the highest See CENSUS | 3A �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2A Wednesday, April 8, 2020 OBITUARIES JOAN RIGGS JOHNSON On Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020, Joan Riggs Johnson left this earth at the age of 88 to join loved ones in singing, “Hosanna in the highest.” Joan was born on Sept. 13, 1931, in Pomeroy, Ohio, to Perry and Gladys (Morgan) Riggs. Her parents had a farm near the Ohio River where she and her sister, Nora Eason, grew up and to which she loved going back through the years and was able to enjoy several annual Pomeroy High School reunions. She and her husband, Martin L Johnson met as students at The Ohio State University and were married on July 1, 1955. Joan graduated with a liberal arts degree in 1954 and taught English in the early 1960s at Misawa High School on the air base in Japan. She also taught a few years at Dresden Elementary and at Summerour Middle School in the Atlanta area. After living for short periods in Michigan, Missouri, Texas, Japan, Nebraska, and Massachusetts, she and her husband settled down in Atlanta in 1965 and raised their three children. Although tiny in stature she was indomitable in spirit and might. She took care of her son, Mark, until his death in 2017 through his multiple sclerosis struggle even though she herself fought a long battle with osteoporosis and COPD. Joan leaves behind her husband, Martin, and two daughters Marta (Van) Sliger of Cookeville, Tennessee and Paula (Ed) Hampton of Lawrenceville, Georgia. She is survived by ﬁve grandchildren, Lauren (Jeremy) Hudson, Ben (Christine) Hampton, Chase, Haley and Matthew Sliger. She was blessed with ﬁve great- grandchildren, Luci and Martin Sliger and Isabelle, Savannah and Eli Hudson; and two very special nephews Rob (Bev) Eason, Huey (Susan) Eason and wonderful niece, Linda (Jeff) Warner. She had just moved to Life Care Assisted Living in Sparta, Tennessee and her family would like to thank the caregivers for their wonderful care these last ﬁve weeks. There will be a memorial service at a later date. Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)5266111 Share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals. com. DRESSEL GALLIPOLIS — Patrick Edward Dressel, 58, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at home after a long battle with cancer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendation of the CDC Guidelines, there will be no visitation. Private funeral services will be held at the St. Louis Catholic Church for family members under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. KIRKHART Daily Sentinel Brooks-Grant Camp No. 7 installation held Courtesy photo The Brooks-Grant Camp No. 7 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War installation of officers for 2020 was conducted in Middleport. Sitting from left, Ohio Commander Shane Milburn and Brooks-Grant Camp Commander Tom Galloway. Standing from left, John Frank, Secretary-Treasurer Alan Holter, Chaplain-Patriotic Instructor Greg Michael, Brian Ash and Senior Vice Commander Dale Colburn. TODAY IN HISTORY In 1913, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, providing for Today is Wednesday, On this date April 8, the 99th day of In 1513, explorer Juan popular election of U.S. senators (as opposed to 2020. There are 267 days Ponce de Leon and his left in the year. expedition began explor- appointment by state ing the Florida coastline. legislatures), was ratiﬁed. President Woodrow In 1904, Longacre Today’s Highlight in History Square in Manhattan was Wilson became the ﬁrst On April 8, 1864, the chief executive since renamed Times Square United States Senate after The New York Times. John Adams to address passed, 38-6, the 13th Congress in person as In 1911, an explosion Amendment to the U.S. at the Banner Coal Mine he asked lawmakers to Constitution abolishing enact tariff reform. in Littleton, Alabama, slavery. (The House of In 1952, President claimed the lives of 128 Representatives passed Harry S. Truman seized men, most of them conit in January 1865; the the American steel amendment was ratiﬁed victs loaned out from industry to avert a prisons. and adopted in DecemThe Associated Press ber 1865.) nationwide strike. (The Supreme Court later ruled that Truman had overstepped his authority, opening the way for a seven-week strike by steelworkers.) In 1973, artist Pablo Picasso died in Mougins (MOO’-zhun), France, at age 91. In 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth’s record. MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS EDINBURG, Texas — Donald Kirkhart, 85, Edinburg, Texas, formerly of Ohio, died April 5, 2020, after living with a massively debilitating stroke and progressive polycystic kidney disease for the last years of his life. CLARK GALLIPOLIS — Carl Lynn Clark, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died peacefully at his home with family on April 6, 2020 after a long battle with dementia. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, there will be a Celebration of Life later. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family requests donations be made to Holzer Hospice, Gallipolis in Lights, or the Gallia County Fair Relocation. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family. Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates 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. Wednesday, April 8 SCIPIO TWP. — Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Due to COVID-19, if visitors need or want to ask questions, feel free to call during the meeting at 740-742-2110. Thank you for understanding. Thursday, April 9 SUTTON TWP. — The regular monthly meeting of the Sutton Township Trustees will be held in the Racine Village Hall Council Chambers starting at 7 p.m. Monday, April 13 BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall. MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event infor- Program have decided to cancel the National Crime mation that is open to the public and will be printed Victims’ Rights Week program planned for April 20, on a space-available basis. 2020. Despite the cancellation of the program, Meigs County homicide victims and 2019 victims of crime will still be honored through the annual parking lot display April 17-24. National Crime Victim Right’s Week program cancelled Road construction restrictions Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated local, state, and federal precautions, the Meigs County MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge deck repair project Prosecuting Attorney’s Ofﬁce and Victim’s Assistance begins on April 13 on State Route 7 in Meigs County. The project is taking place between McGuire Road (Township Road 196) and State Route 124 (near the Route 7/124 intersection near 124 Mart). One lane will be closed and trafﬁc will be maintained with temporary signals. A 14 foot width restriction will be in place. The estimated completion date is April 24, AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC 2020. ATHENS COUNTY — A bridge deck overlay proj(USPS 436-840) ect begins on April 13 on U.S. 33 in Athens County. Telephone: 740-992-2155 The project is taking place on a bridge over East State Street. One lane will be closed in each direction. A 12 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. foot width restriction will be in place. The estimated Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. completion date is October 15, 2020. Prices are subject to change at any time. ATHENS COUNTY — A landslide repair project begins on April 13 on State Route 124 in Athens CONTACT US County. The project is taking place between Old SR 124 and Bowman Road (Township Road 174). One SPORTS EDITOR REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 lane will be closed and trafﬁc will be maintained with Lane Moon bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com temporary signals. An 11 foot width restriction will 937-508-2313 be in place. The estimated completion date is October ADVERTISING DIRECTOR lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 21, 2020. EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com 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. Pomeroy Alumni scholarships POMEROY — Although the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association is not having their annual banquet this year due to the Covid19 pandemic, they will be awarding scholarships to deserving 2020 high school graduates. Applicants must be a grandchild or a great-grandchild of a Pomeroy alumni and are based on academics. There are no application forms, but applicants need to send a transcript of grades, a cur- rent photo, name of parents, name of alumni they’re applying under, activities they have participated in and where they plan to attend college and their course of study. Applications must be in the hands of the scholarship committee by May 13th. They are to be mailed to the Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. 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. Service changes MIDDLEPORT — The First Baptist Church of Middleport will be live-streaming our Morning Worship Services on Facebook on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. until the “stay-at-home” is lifted. Our Evening Services on Wednesdays and Sundays will be canceled during the pandemic as long as the Federal and State of Ohio bans/restrictions are in place. Please join us on Facebook to listen to our services preached by Pastor Billy Zuspan. County Council on Aging 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. �NEWS Daily Sentinel Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3A Ohio, Oklahoma courts rule abortions can continue amid virus COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Court decisions in two U.S. states Monday allowed abortions to continue after the procedure was caught in the crosshairs of governors’ orders suspending all non-essential elective surgeries due to the new coronavirus. The decisions in Ohio and Oklahoma responded to chal- Update From page 1A closed and remain closed during transport as per the open container law cited in ORC 4301.01(B) (6). Drinks cannot contain more than two ounces of spirituous liquor per container. This rule will remain in effect for up to 120 days unless rescinded by the Liquor Control Commission, whichever occurs ﬁrst. Similar emergency rulings have been enacted recently in other states, such as New York and Texas, to provide some ﬁnancial relief to restaurants and bars that have had to close their dining rooms to contain the spread of COVID-19. As always, patrons are encouraged to drink responsibly and obey all applicable laws. Office of Small Business Relief A new ofﬁce has been developed within the Ohio Development Services Agency to better coordinate Ohio’s efforts to identify and provide support for Ohio’s nearly 950,000 small businesses. The Ofﬁce of Small Business Relief will serve as the state’s designated agency for administrating federal recovery funds awarded to Ohio for small business support and recovery; Work with federal, state, and local partners to evaluate and determine possible regulatory reforms that encourage employment and job creation; and Coordinate efforts of Ohio’s Small Business Development Centers and Minority Business Assistance Centers. More information on all resources currently available to small businesses is available at coronavirus. ohio.gov/BusinessHelp. Ohio prisons Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette lenges by abortion rights groups. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to hear an appeal by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost seeking to reverse a judge’s temporary restraining order allowing abortion facilities in the state to continue performing surgical abortions. Chambers-Smith recommended to the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC) that certain inmates scheduled to be released in the next 90 days be released sooner to allow for increased social distancing between prison staff and inmates, pursuant to Ohio’s overcrowding emergency statute (ORC 2967.18). A total of 141 inmates are under consideration for release. The state currently has a prison population of nearly 49,000. “We’re not looking to release every inmate scheduled to be released in the next 90 days, rather we’re talking about speciﬁc cases that ﬁt very speciﬁc criteria,” said Governor DeWine. “We will not be sending murderers, sex offenders, and the like home early.” In determining which inmates may qualify for early release, inmates were disqualiﬁed if they were convicted of serious charges such as sex offenses, homicide-related offenses, kidnapping, abduction, ethnic intimidation, making terroristic threats, or domestic violence; Had been denied judicial release in the past; Have a prior incarceration in Ohio; Are an inter-state offender; Have active warrants or detainers; Have had a serious prison rule violation in the last ﬁve years. The ﬁnal decision on whether to authorize the emergency release rests with Governor DeWine. An additional 26 inmates who are over the age of 60 and suffering from one or more chronic health conditions are also under consideration for release. These inmates have served more than half of their sentences and meet similar criteria to the list above. Due to these individuals’ medical vulnerability and other factors, Governor DeWine is asking judges and prosecutors associated with these cases to waive the required 60 days’ notice so that these cases can move straight to the parole board. The parole board is prepared to begin meeting on Friday to address these matters. In cases where there are speciﬁc victims who must be notiﬁed, those victims will receive notice and have the opportunity for their voices to be heard. After the parole board makes a recommendation on these 26 cases, Governor DeWine committed to acting quickly to decide in favor of or against a commutation in each case. If the parole board recommends that a sentence be commuted, the board can also recommend additional conditions upon the release of the inmate. The governor can accept those conditions or add to them. If the conditions are violated, the offender would be sent back to prison to complete his/ her sentence. According to Associated Press writer Andrew Welsh-Huggins, the plan came after ﬁve inmates each at Marion and Pickaway correctional facilities tested positive, along with 27 staff members at four prisons but most at Marion. The inmates would be low-level offenders likely near the end of their sentences and wouldn’t include violent or sex offenders. The Associated Press also reported that, in eastern Ohio, members of the Ohio National Guard began arriving at the federal prison in Elkton to help after seven inmates tested positive, BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) CABLE Census Stephanie Ranade Krider, vice president of Ohio Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest anti-abortion organization, said foes of the procedures were grateful to Yost for trying to hold abortion providers accountable. Her organization and others had criticized clinics for carrying on with abortions that said guard spokeswoman Stephanie Beougher. Of three additional inmates who have died, one tested positive for COVID-19 and tests are pending on the two others. The guard members are medical workers, including doctors and nurses. Education The state school board provided additional guidance to schools for ending the academic year, including how to determine students’ eligibility SNAP update for graduation, Gongwer The Ohio DepartNews Service reported. ment of Job and Family The board says decisions Services announced that those who did not already should rest with a student’s principal, in conreceive the maximum sultation with teachers monthly allotment for their household size from and counselors, or with a special ed student’s the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program “individualized education program team.” (SNAP) in March will be issued an additional payment beginning this Economy week. House Speaker Larry All SNAP-eligible Householder said in an households will also soon interview on WOSUbe able to pick up a preRadio’s “All Sides With packaged box of food Ann Fisher” that lawmakat their local food bank. ers are considering dipOhio obtained federal ping into the state’s $2.7 approval to waive the billion rainy-day fund, as administrative veriﬁcawell as borrowing money tion normally required at for public works projects food banks to streamline to help jump start the the process and limit economy after the panperson-to-person contact. demic. Husted said that 30,000 jobs are currently availCurrent Ohio data able at companies includThere are 4,782 coning grocery stores, delivﬁrmed cases of COVIDery services, and busi19 in Ohio and 167 nesses making personal deaths. A total of 1,354 protective equipment. people have been hosIn Fairﬁeld in southpitalized, including 417 western Ohio, Shared admissions to intensive care units.To date, a total Harvest Foodbank’s of 50,838 tests have been director said the agency has distributed as much administered according food in two weeks as it to the Ohio Department normally would in two of Health. months, the HamiltonMiddletown JournalAdditional updates News reported. The Ohio In addition to the Foodbanks Association update provided by the has asked DeWine for ofﬁce of Governor DeW- 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News 3 (N) WTAP News (N) ABC 6 News at 6pm (N) Arthur NBC Nightly News (N) NBC Nightly News (N) ABC World News (N) Newswatch 6:30 $25 million in emergency funding because of the overwhelming statewide demand. The association says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has waived requirements through April 30 for gathering detailed information on ﬁrst-time recipients, making it easier to distribute food. The new normal Columbus police planned to begin issuing citations after 10 complaints of people holding large gatherings in off-campus neighborhoods over the weekend, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Trafﬁc crashes across Ohio fell 44% in March compared to March 2019 as trafﬁc plummeted, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. The annual outdoor drama, Tecumseh!, held in Chillicothe and telling the story of the 19th century Shawnee leader Tecumseh, canceled its entire season, according to the Chillicothe Gazette. Police in Elyria cited a man for violating the stay-at-home order, explaining to the man that “buying drugs was not essential reason to travel,” The ChronicleTelegram said. Information from the office of Governor Mike DeWine and the Associated Press. Associated Press writers Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Mark Gillispie, in Cleveland, Dan Sewell in Cincinnati and Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus contributed to this report. The Daily Sentinel managing editor Sarah Hawley contributed to this report. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 7 PM 7:30 Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune (N) (N) Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune (N) (N) Columbus Ent. Tonight (N) (N) PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. (N) Eyewitness ABC World Judge Judy Ent. Tonight News (N) News (N) (N) 10TV News CBS Evening Jeopardy! Wheel of (N) News (N) (N) Fortune (N) America Eyewitness The Big Bang The Big Bang Says News (N) Theory Theory BBC Outside BBC World PBS NewsHour Providing inSource News: depth analysis of current events. 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Overall, Ohio has a 49.1 complete the questionnaire online via his phone percent response rate as in about ﬁve minutes. of April 5. “I encourage everyone “This effects the next to take the easy route 10 years. If our response and take the online is low it could really option. This keeps people impact our county in a from having to come bad way,” said Shank. Census data is utilized knock on your door to complete the questions,” for funding of local govsaid Smith. He added ernment, schools, parks, grants and much more, as that given the COVID-19 pandemic it is unknown well as setting represenwhen those door-to-door tation in Congress and questionnaires could haphelping to set district pen. lines. For more on the 2020 “Billions of dollars worth of grants and fund- Census visit 2020census. gov. ing are ﬁgured based on © 2020 Ohio Valley Census data,” said ComPublishing, all rights missioner Randy Smith. reserved. “Most people do not realize that grants such Sarah Hawley is the managing as CDBG and other editor of The Daily Sentinel. programs are based on In Oklahoma, a judge issued a similar temporary restraining order against Republican Gov. 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A cybersecurity expert investigates his friend's suspicious death. TVMA The Thing The discovery of an (:45) Hanna Saoirse Ronan. Trained as alien craft leads to a dispute between a an assassin by her father, a young girl is scientist and a student. TV14 sent on a mission across Europe. TV14 Twin Peaks "The Return: Twin Peaks "The Return: Twin Peaks "The Return: Part Fifteen" There's some Part Sixteen" No knock, no Part Seventeen" The past fear in letting go. doorbell. dictates the future. �NEWS/WEATHER 4A Wednesday, April 8, 2020 ‘We appreciate you’ COVID-19 From page 1A have been announced by other media outlets since that initial news release. According to the Ohio Department of Health data, the person in the Meigs County case began to show symptoms on March 28. (Editor’s note: this is not the testing date, but a date of the person’s ﬁrst onset of symptoms). “We urge residents to continue to practice good social distancing and follow the state issued stay at home order. We were fully aware this was only a matter of time and we urge residents not to panic. Grocery stores and other services not already closed will remain open,” stated Barr. He added that a large inﬂux of customers to those businesses would put Meigs County residents at a “greater risk.” “The changes we make now will save lives, thank you for your continued cooperation,” stated Barr. Gallia County continues to have four conﬁrmed COVID-19 cases. Gallia’s ﬁrst conﬁrmed COVID19 case was announced March 20 and its ﬁrst COVID-19 death was announced March 24. Information found on the Ohio Department of Health’s website coronavirus.ohio.gov states that Gallia’s earliest onset case was recorded on March 12 in a woman between the ages of 30 and 39 years-old. The second onset case was noted in a man between 60 and 69 years of age on March 18. The next onset case was document March 19 in a woman between 60 and 69 years of age who then died March 23. Gallia’s most recent COVID-19 patient was noted with an onset date of March 31 in a man between the age s of 50 to 59. According to the Gallia Health Department, all cases discovered in Gallia have been documented as caused by community spread. Mason County has ﬁve conﬁrmed COVID-19 cases, including two new cases which were reported on Monday. Four of those ﬁve cases were believed to be community acquired, while one of those cases involved a person who had a history of international travel, according to the Mason County Health Department. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Photos courtesy of Holzer Health System Sometimes a little encouragement goes a long way. On Monday, Jody Rife and Kayla Rife, pictured sitting six-feet apart, took their popular “face painting skills” and applied them to the sidewalk outside Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Inspirational messages could be viewed by those both inside and outside the facility. Sentiments like “Bless you” and “We appreciate you” as well as “It’s a beautiful day to save lives” were reflected back to those who stopped to notice. Columbia gas suspends late charges Students From page 1A Fire Department, Chester Elementary, Karr Contracting, and Eastern Elementary. Eastern has been announcing the schedule on a weekly basis. For Meigs Local, meals are distributed each Wednesday from 10 a.m. 8 AM 2 PM 62° 70° 69° Sunny to partly cloudy and mild today. A t-storm this evening. High 75° / Low 53° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.01 0.04 0.78 12.57 10.83 SUN & MOON Today 7:02 a.m. 7:59 p.m. 8:57 p.m. 7:41 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last New First Apr 14 Apr 22 Apr 30 Full May 7 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 12:16a 1:12a 2:12a 3:15a 4:18a 5:20a 6:18a Minor 6:29a 7:26a 8:26a 9:29a 10:33a 11:34a 12:02a Major 12:43p 1:40p 2:40p 3:44p 4:47p 5:48p 6:45p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Lucasville 75/51 Moderate High Very High Minor 6:56p 7:53p 8:54p 9:58p 11:01p ---12:31p WEATHER HISTORY In the middle of the nation on April 8, 1963, Williston, N.D., had 5 inches of snow, while Laredo, Texas, had a record high of 104 degrees. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. 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 12.36 18.15 22.45 12.63 13.21 25.18 12.08 28.21 35.56 12.66 23.70 34.70 24.60 24-hr. Chg. -0.28 -0.95 -0.49 +0.02 -0.04 -0.56 -0.13 -0.48 -0.26 -0.13 -1.20 -0.30 -1.50 OH-70180808 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Ashland 77/55 Grayson 76/54 Mostly sunny TUESDAY 53° 33° Cloudy and cool with a chance of rain Mostly cloudy and cool Marietta 72/50 Murray City 72/49 Belpre 73/52 Athens 73/50 St. Marys 73/51 Parkersburg 73/51 Coolville 73/50 Elizabeth 73/52 Spencer 73/53 Buffalo 73/54 Ironton 77/55 Milton 75/54 Clendenin 73/55 St. Albans 74/55 Huntington 75/54 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 61/42 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 61/52 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 63/51 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front MONDAY 59° 40° Wilkesville 73/51 POMEROY Jackson 75/52 74/50 Ravenswood Rio Grande 74/53 74/52 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 72/43 GALLIPOLIS 75/53 74/53 74/53 South Shore Greenup 77/54 75/52 70 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 76/52 SUNDAY 67° 44° Clouds, a couple of showers possible NATIONAL CITIES McArthur 73/49 Very High Primary: hackberry, oak Mold: 238 Logan 71/47 Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. 60° 40° Chilly with times of clouds and sun Adelphi 72/46 Chillicothe 72/47 SATURDAY 49° 30° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 74/49 Pollen: 422 Low MOON PHASES An a.m. shower; clouds and sun, cooler 6 Primary: Ascospores Thu. 7:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 10:12 p.m. 8:15 a.m. FRIDAY 59° 34° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 78° 54° 65° 42° 89° in 1929 21° in 1982 THURSDAY and Economic Security) Act has allocated additional funding to programs like the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Community Services Block Grant to help support income qualiﬁed customers. These programs can help individuals and families covers costs related to energy bills, employment, education, transportation, food, housing and more. Customers with questions can call 1-800-344-4077. the evening from 5-7 p.m. behind the school. For more on the steps being taken by each district ﬁnd them on Facebook or visit the district website. Information is also being distributed through the respective district all-call systems. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. to noon at the elementary and middle schools. Each students receives ﬁve days of meals each Wednesday. Southern Local distributes ﬁve days worth of meals each Monday. Pickups are from 9:30-11:30 at Star Mill Park, behind the school, former Letart Elementary parking lot, Syracuse Community Center, Portland Community Center, and Minersville Water Works Park. Additionally, there is a pick up in EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low program that allows customers to pay about the same amount each month, and we calculate that amount based on usage, weather and projected costs. Customers are urged to reach out to Columbia Gas at the ﬁrst sign they may have trouble paying their bill, so the company can work with them. Customers may qualify for assistance for a number of human services. The CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, COVID-19.” According to a press OHIO VALLEY — Accord- release from the company: Support for all residential ing to a press release from customers is offered. Columbia Gas of Ohio, the Columbia offers a variety company will be suspending of options to help customlate payment charges until ers manage their billing and June 1. payment including: payment Additionally, Columbia Gas has also voluntarily sus- plans that spread the balpended shutoffs for nonpay- ance due across multiple months; suspended late ment and is offering what it payment charges until June calls “the most ﬂexible payment plans to customers who 1, 2020. Columbia Gas will continue to assess the need indicate either an impact to extend this deadline; or hardship as a result of Staff Report TODAY WEATHER Daily Sentinel Charleston 74/56 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 42/26 Montreal 48/35 Billings 50/29 Minneapolis 52/31 Detroit 67/40 Toronto 56/38 Chicago 69/37 Denver 66/34 New York 63/48 Washington 79/54 Kansas City 80/35 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 74/46/pc 35/19/pc 82/67/t 64/48/sh 77/51/pc 50/29/c 68/41/s 48/39/r 74/56/c 85/61/pc 56/27/pc 69/37/t 75/45/pc 61/44/pc 71/44/pc 91/60/c 66/34/pc 63/33/pc 67/40/pc 82/69/pc 89/68/pc 72/41/s 80/35/pc 62/46/t 88/54/pc 63/51/sh 80/50/pc 92/73/s 52/31/sh 83/56/pc 88/70/c 63/48/sh 86/47/pc 89/71/pc 74/51/sh 75/51/t 67/46/sh 50/36/r 85/60/t 83/55/t 82/42/pc 69/47/s 61/52/pc 61/42/s 79/54/pc Hi/Lo/W 69/42/pc 36/19/s 78/49/pc 60/41/pc 63/40/pc 57/37/pc 71/45/s 51/36/r 57/36/pc 80/46/pc 55/33/pc 48/32/pc 54/34/s 48/34/pc 51/34/pc 64/52/t 58/39/pc 49/28/s 48/32/pc 81/68/pc 82/60/t 50/32/s 57/28/s 60/48/pc 67/46/pc 58/51/sh 60/39/s 93/75/s 43/26/pc 64/40/c 86/63/t 56/41/sh 61/42/pc 89/71/pc 62/40/t 71/54/sh 51/32/sh 46/35/r 83/46/pc 76/44/pc 56/33/s 65/43/pc 64/52/pc 65/42/pc 64/43/pc EXTREMES TUESDAY National for the 48 contiguous states El Paso 81/57 Chihuahua 82/60 High Low Atlanta 82/67 92° in Gage, OK 16° in Gould, CO Global High 114° in Matam, Senegal Low -39° in Summit Station, Greenland Houston 89/68 Monterrey 90/69 Miami 92/73 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 8, 2020 s Section B 2020 Eastern girls track and field team Silver does not expect any NBA decisions before May By Tim Reynolds Associated Press “It allows for immediacy of a schedule, where you might be able to begin it and televise it, provide Major League Baseball to America,” said Scott Boras, baseball’s most prominent agent. “I think players are willing to do what’s necessary because I think they understand the importance of baseball for their own livelihoods and for the interest of our country and providing a necessary product that gives all the people that are isolated enjoyment.” “It gives them a sense of a return to some normalcy,” Boras added. “You talk to a psychologist about it and they say it’s really good for a culture to have sport and to have a focus like that, where for a few hours a day they can take their minds off the difﬁcult reality of the virus.” Baseball’s season had been set to start March 26 but spring training was halted NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is bracing for several more weeks of uncertainty about the remainder of this halted season, revealing Monday night that he does not expect the league will be able to decide anything until at least May. Silver spoke on the NBA’s Twitter account as part of the league’s new NBATogether initiative, in a conversation hosted by Turner Sports’ Ernie Johnson. Silver touched on many topics, including how the league is looking at numerous scenarios for a return, but in every case the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible right now to move too far forward. “Essentially, what I’ve told my folks over the last week is that we just should just accept that, at least for the month of April, we won’t be in a position to make any decisions,” Silver said. “And I don’t think that necessarily means on May 1 we will be.” The NBA was the ﬁrst of the major U.S. pro leagues to shut down because of the COVID19 threat, doing so after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the ﬁrst player in the league to test positive for the virus. The league’s regular season was to end April 15, and the playoffs were to begin April 18. That isn’t going to happen, and that has been known for some time. The NBA wants this season to resume, but simply cannot say with any certainty if it will or will not happen. “We miss it badly,” Silver said. “To all the families watching this, I know the NBA is a big part of their lives. We just want to assure everybody that while we’re putting the health and safety of everyone ﬁrst, we’re looking at every possibility to get our players back on the ﬂoor and to play NBA basketball again.” Among the decisions that have yet to be made, Silver said: whether the regular season will resume in some form or if the NBA would go immediately into the playoffs — assuming the league can salvage this season at all. Also on the drawing board: if games would be played in NBA arenas or practice facilities, how televising games would work and if the league would take everybody to one site to ﬁnish the season. Cities have expressed interest in that option and have reached out to the NBA to say as much, Silver said. “We’re in listening mode right now,” he said. The news likely wasn’t unexpected, but it still hit All-Star center Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat hard when told that no decision on the fate of the season is expected See MLB | 2B See NBA | 2B Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2020 Eastern High School varsity girls track and field team. Standing in front, from left, are Lexa Hayes, Trinity Reed, Jaymie Basham, Sydney Sanders, Brielle Newland, Emma Doczi, Tessa Coates and Alysa Howard. Standing in back are Ella Carleton, Erica Durst, Ashton Guthrie, Alisa Ord, Layna Catlett, Whitney Durst, Isabella Blair and Natalie Browning. NFL going with virtual format for draft The Associated Press The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell outlined procedures for the April 23-25 draft. The guidelines include no group gatherings. “We have reviewed this matter in the past few days with both the competition committee and CEC (a group of league executives),” Goodell wrote, “and this will conﬁrm that clubs will conduct their draft operations remotely, with club personnel separately located in their homes.” All team facilities were closed on March 26 and Goodell has ordered them to remain shut indeﬁnitely. “We will reopen facilities when it is safe to do so based on medical and public health advice, and in compliance with government mandates,” he wrote. The draft originally was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, but the NFL canceled all public events last month as a AP photo In this April 25, 2019, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks ahead of the first round at the NFL football draft in Nashville, Tenn. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Mondayand obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell outlined procedures for the April 23-25 draft. The guidelines include no group gatherings. safeguard against the coronavirus. On Monday, Goodell instructed the teams on how they should plan to make their selections. “We have made this decision for several reasons,” he wrote. “All clubs will not have access to their facilities, which is contrary to the fundamental equity principle that all clubs operate in a consistent and fair way. “Moreover, we want all NFL personnel to comply with government directives and to model safe and appropri- ate health practices. Our staff will carry out its responsibilities in the same way, operating in separate locations outside of our ofﬁces. And after consulting with medical advisers, we cannot identify an alternative that is preferable from a medical or public health perspective, given the varying needs of clubs, the need properly to screen participants, and the unique risk factors that individual club employees may face.” Several team general managers had sought a delay in the draft, basi- cally citing an unfair playing ﬁeld. But the owners pushed for the draft, the NFL’s biggest offseason event, to take place as scheduled. It is up to each team to ensure not only safe and healthy conditions, but to offset any perceived competitive imbalance under the guidelines set forth by Goodell. “We are operating in an environment unlike anything we have experienced before,” Goodell added, “one that requires ﬂexibility, patience, and cooperation.” The ruling bars the New Orleans Saints from operating out of an expansive space in the Dixie Brewery. Saints coach Sean Payton said last week that the he, general manager Mickey Loomis and a handful of other staffers were set up with video conferencing and other equipment at the brewery. The brewery is part of Saints owner Gayle Benson’s business empire in Louisiana and across town from team headquarters. Payton said the club had gone to great lengths to ensure the setup conforms to Centers for Disease Control social distancing guidelines for workplaces. He said no one could enter the room without having their temperature scanned ﬁrst and that everyone was remaining more than six feet apart. The Saints did not immediately comment on the NFL’s decision or on the time and effort lost in having to vacate the setup and ultimately dismantle it. Plans for televising the draft have not been ﬁnalized, though it is expected that ESPN and NFL Network will do so, perhaps in a joint effort. MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona NEW YORK (AP) — Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The sides held a telephone call to talk about paths forward for a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the discussion told The Associated Press. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no details were announced. Ideas are still in the early stage, and the Arizona option would have many obstacles to overcome, the people said. “MLB has been actively considering numerous contingency plans that would allow play to commence once the public health situation has improved to the point that it is safe to do so,” the commissioner’s ofﬁce said in a statement Tuesday. “While we have discussed the idea of staging games at one location as one potential option, we have not settled on that option or developed a detailed plan.” Baseball ofﬁcials intend to study which options may be viable. “While we continue to interact regularly with governmental and public health ofﬁcials, we have not sought or received approval of any plan from federal, state and local ofﬁcials, or the players’ association,” MLB said. “We are not ready at this time to endorse any particular format for staging games in light of the rapidly changing public health situation caused by the coronavirus.” Half of the MLB clubs hold spring training in Arizona, the other half in Florida. Arizona’s advantage is 10 spring training ballparks plus the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Chase Field all within about 50 miles. Florida’s spring training ballparks are spread out by as much as 220 miles. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 2B Wednesday, April 8, 2020 NBA cials and by our government … we’re going to be ready to go. But ﬁrst and foremost is the health and safety of From page 1B everyone involved.” It has been, by far and for anytime soon. obvious reasons, the most “It’s a whole spectrum of the unknown,” Adebayo told personally trying season of Silver’s tenure as commisThe Associated Press after Silver spoke. “But at the end sioner. The NBA got into a major and costly rift with of the day, it’s about safety, it’s about our families and it’s China in October after Houston general manager Daryl bigger than us. It’s a global Morey tweeted support for thing and we’ve all got to take it even more seriously.” anti-government protesters in Hong Kong around the same Silver also discussed Saturday’s 45-minute conference time as the league was making its annual visit to that call that he and other major basketball-wild nation for two U.S. sports leaders had with preseason games that became President Donald Trump. incredibly awkward. CommisThe president said he had sioner Emeritus David Stern, been watching some replays Silver’s predecessor and menof past major sports events, tor, died Jan. 1. Kobe Bryant, then asked the commiswho was announced as a Hall sioners and others for their of Fame inductee on Saturthoughts. day, died Jan. 26 in a helicop“It wasn’t just a pep talk, but I think it was a reminder ter crash with his daughter Gianna and seven others. of what the meaning is of Silver spoke in mid-Februsports to Americans, to our ary about how he had conculture in particular,” Silver cerns about the coronavirus said. “What came back from threat. By mid-March, it had all the leagues collectively was once we get the all-clear, shut down his league and however that’s determined, of now, in many ways, much of course with public health ofﬁ- the world is shuttered. As he said in an interview with AP late last month, Silver said he feels a responsibility for 55,000 people who generate at least some of their income by working in the NBA or at NBA games. “That’s what’s keeping me up at night,” Silver said. There is also some very personal worry for Silver right now: His wife is expecting their second daughter, due to arrive in mid-May. “There’s a bit of additional anxiety in terms of going into a New York City hospital in the middle of all this,” Silver said. New York has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, and its healthcare system has been tested perhaps like never before by the demands of the pandemic. “I think we’re going to see a new approach to a lot of these problems,” Silver said. “And maybe we were a little bit behind. This is a cruel wake-up call in many ways, given that we’re talking about an enormous number of human lives, but we will come out of this better.” Daily Sentinel MLB group of people. You’re going to have a constantly tested group of people. And you’re going to have a very limited From page 1B access of those people to the outside world so that you can on March 12. After the Cenassure a very uncontaminated ters for Disease Control and league, if you will, to produce Prevention recommended a product that is inspirational restricting events of more to our country.” than 50 people for eight Chase Field, with artiﬁcial weeks, MLB said it would turf and a retractable roof, not open until mid-May at could be the site of daily the earliest. tripleheaders, Boras said. Texas Rangers president MLB and the union of baseball operations Jon Daniels said MLB is examin- reached a deal March 26 to advance $170 million in saling different options and he ary to players for the ﬁrst 60 didn’t want to speculate. days of the season. As part “But, obviously, we’d all of the deal, players would love to ﬁnd a way to play, get only prorated portions of provided we could do safely, their salaries if the regular and that would be the priorseason is cut from its usual ity,” he said. 162 games and would receive The players’ associano additional salary if the tion would want to survey season is scrapped. its members to determine Both sides have agreed to whether they would support such a plan, one of the people attempt to play as full a season as is possible, and this said. “You’re going to be largely plan would enable the season separated from your families to start while waiting for health and government ofﬁand you’re going to have to cials to determine whether function in a very contained it is safe to resume play in way. It’s not a normal life, this idea,” Boras said. “You’re regular-season ballparks, with the travel that would entail. going to have an identiﬁed IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MEIGS COUNTY, OH The State of Ohio, Meigs County Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Plaintiff VS. 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 (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Said Premises Located at 32923 Sidehill Road, Rutland, OH 45775 (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN 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. 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 Best Deal New & Used MARK PORTER FORD OH-70176174 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. 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