http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/6d09888a93d550f8d2a1f94df00bd238.pdf 10e6332f8898939f7208894ea33b5831 PDF Text Text Salute to the class of 2020 Ohio Valley Business NHL shapes a play plan INSIDE BUSINESS s 5 SPORTS s 8 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 86, Volume 74 Sheriff ’s budget discussions continue By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — Several months after the Meigs County Commissioners approved a resolution to place the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office on a quarterly spending plan, commissioners discussed updated spending during Thursday’s meeting. Commissioner Randy Smith, reading from a report which showed the expenditures, allocations and remaining balances as of the April 2020 month end, explained that the sheriff’s office continues to be over spending where it should be by this point in the year. The commissioners unanimously approved a resolution in February to put the sheriff’s office budget on a quarterly spending plan, stating that the office had exceeded heir allocation in 2019 by more than 10 percent. An appropriation report printed on May 1, showing finances through April 30, 2020 shows that the sheriff’s office line items have spent $550,134.94 of the $1,376,531.50 originally appropriated for the line items. The report shows an adjusted overall appropriation of $1,428,315.93 with additional revenue having been added to the appropriation amounts in salaries and sup- plies. In addition to the money already spent, $76,506.05 has been encumbered, but not yet paid out for 2020. The end of April marks one-third of the way through the year, meaning in an ideal world, said Smith, one-third of the budget would be spent. Smith noted in the weekly commissioner meeting that a way to see where the percentage spent should be is to look at the elected official’s salary line which is set by the state. That line item is paid out in equal amounts over the course of the year. At the end of April, 34.62 percent of that line had been paid out. The expenditures as of April 30, including money paid out and encumbrances, have totaled 43.87 percent of the overall budget. The total paid out as of April 30 is approximately 38.5 percent of the appropriation ($550,134.04 of $1,428,315.93). As of April 30, 42.58 percent of the employee salary line item has been used, with $362,561.56 having been paid out in salaries of the $851,430.90 appropriated. Inmate housing, which has traditionally been a big ticket item, has spent $86,462 of the $252,000 which See BUDGET | 3 Gallia-Meigs CAA awarded funds for CARES Act program OHIO VALLEY — Gallia- Meigs Community Action Agency has been chosen to receive supplemental funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Beginning June 1, 2020, GMCAA will begin helping clients with this fund and will continue until Dec. 31, 2020, or until funds are exhausted. Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency is now making appointments for the CARES Act program which begins on June 1, 2020. Possible assistance may be for current electric, natural gas, water, or rent/mortgage payments. Food vouchers may also be available to residents 60 years of age and older, if food stamps are not available. For further information on the program or to make an appointment, please call 740-367-7341 or 740-992-6629 ext. 110. Placing the Memorial Day Flags Courtesy photos Left, A flag is placed on the grave of Revolutionary War veteran David Sayre at Letart Falls Cemetery. Right, A flag is placed in honor of a War of 1812 veterans in Letart Falls Cemetery. Thousands placed on graves of veterans By Lorna Hart Special to OVP OHIO VALLEY — Flags waving in cemeteries across the country are a familiar site on Memorial Day. As families and friends place flowers on the graves of their loved ones, they are surrounded by flags marking the grave sites of Veterans who have served since the establishment of the United States. But who puts those flags out every May? They have become such an integral part of Memorial Day their source is often overlooked. The people who place the flags begin their efforts several weeks before Memorial Day (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. and are always finished by the holiday weekend. When visitors arrive the flags are in place with no trace of the distributors in sight. According to Meigs County Veterans Service Officer Douglas Dixon, his office provided 6,000 flags for distribution by American Legion Post 602 in Racine, Post 39 in Pomeroy, and Post 128 in Middleport; Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9053; Disabled American Veterans; Brooks Grant Camp #7; and VFW Post 9926 in Mason County, West Virginia. John Thomas, Gallia Veteran’s Affairs director, said their office also provided 6,000 flags to be placed. According to See MEMORIAL | 3 Serving meals for independent living By Dean Wright deanwright@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS — As area residents continue to take precautions surrounding concerns with the COVID-19 Ohio outbreak, Gallia Senior Resource Center drivers and kitchen staff continue to provide meals to seniors of the county in need. According to kitchen staff member Beth Sheets, around 115 meals were delivered to seniors Tuesday. Numbers may vary depending on whether a senior client may be going to a doctor’s appointment or have another obligation for the day. Hot meals are delivered most days throughout the entirety of the county and then frozen Dean Wright | OVP meals are shared with clients Gallia Senior Resource Center stack hot meals for for days that drivers aren’t delivering. senior home delivery in portable heaters. Kitchen staff receive menus prepared by a nutritionist in advance for the month of meal deliveries. Meals are delivered Monday through Thursday. Kitchen staff begin packaging meals in plastic in an assembly line fashion around 9:15 a.m. after cooking. Drivers then stack meals inside portable heaters that connect with a vehicle’s automobile power socket, sometimes called a cigarette lighter socket, to power the heaters. “I got 19 (meals) today,” said driver Randy Carpenter. “We go all over the county through different routes… We take it to their door and see how they are. Sometimes we might be the only person they see all day.” Carpenter said most of the See MEALS | 6 Mason County currently at zero ‘active’ cases By Beth Sergent bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC Thursday, May 28, 2020 s 50¢ MASON COUNTY — As of Wednesday afternoon, Mason County had no “active” confirmed COVID-19 cases, with the county’s 15 total confirmed cases now considered “recovered.” The information was released in a statement drafted to Ohio Valley Publishing (OVP) by Dennis Zimmerman, director of Mason County Office of Emergency Services/Emergency Communications-911/Emergency Medical Service. The statement to OVP was also reviewed by Jennifer Thomas, nursing director/administrator of the Mason County Health Department, prior to release. Zimmerman further stated it has been three weeks since the county’s last confirmed positive test of COVID-19. The 15 of 15 recovery status was “directly related to each person’s underlying health,” Zimmerman stated. An uptick in positive COVID19 cases in West Virginia have recently been reported in the Eastern Panhandle as well as within some of the prison population. On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported Gov. Jim Justice said he wants widespread coronavirus testing at all the state’s correctional facilities as cases continue to rise inside a rural prison. The AP article continued, “At least 102 inmates and eight staffers at the Huttonsville Correctional Center “The recommendation to our residents, as the county and the country open up, is to remember that this virus is still out there.” — Dennis Zimmerman in Randolph County have tested positive for the virus, according to state records. Around 360 tests are still pending.” Ohio prisons have been facing a similar rise in COVID-19 cases. When asked about Mason County’s numbers, Zimmerman added, “The 15 people being isolated and monitored, along with contact See CASES | 6 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, May 28, 2020 OBITUARIES DENCIL R. YOST SR. BIDWELL — Dencil R. Yost Sr., 83, Bidwell, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. He was born in Rome County, West Virginia on March 16, 1937 to the late Homer B. and Louella Cottrill Yost. Dencil married Joan E. Spires on August 18, 1959 and she survives. He was a retired coal miner and a lifelong farmer. Dencil was a member of Rose of Sharon Holiness Church, Middleport. Also surviving his wife of sixty years, Joan are their children, daughters: Linda (Willie) Wilson, Vinton, Ohio, Brenda (Rick) Cadle, Bidwell, Ohio and Carol Yost, Gallipolis; son Dencil “Denny” (Laura) Yost, Vinton; grandchildren: James (Crystal) Cadle, Melissa (Mike) Conkle, both of Bidwell, Amber (Bobby) Armbrust, Pomeroy, Dylan Erit, Lexie Yost, both of Vinton and Scott Yost, Gallipolis; great-grandchildren: Nathan, Becka and Anna Cadle, Michael, Matthew, Myles and Mariah Conkle and Taylor Armbrust; brothers: John (June) Yost, Rutland, Charlie Yost and Cecil (Rita) Yost, Sr., both of Bidwell. In addition to his parents, Dencil was preceded in death by sister, Thelma Yost and brothers, Paul and Bobby Yost. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and CDC Recommendations, there will be no visitation. Graveside services for friends and family will be held noon, Friday, May 29, 2020 at Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Bidwell, Ohio with Pastors Mike and Dawn King officiating. McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton is honored to serve the Yost Family. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.mccoymoore.com STONE POMEROY — Thomas Stone, 76, of Pomeroy, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his residence. Private graveside services will be held at Howell Hill Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted with the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. LYNCH CHESHIRE — Rhonda Lynch, 67, of Cheshire, Ohio, died at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio. JOHNSON WEST COLUMBIA — John Charles Johnson, 68, of West Columbia, W.Va., died at his home with his family after a long battle with cancer. A graveside service will be held at Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant, W.Va., Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 1 p.m., with Pastor Donny Dye officiating. Burial will follow the committal of his body. Social distancing will be observed, and face masks are highly recommended to protect the elderly. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant is serving the family. DOWLER SR. POINT PLEASANT — Roger Dean Dowler Sr., 65, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died May 26, 2020 with his family by his side. A graveside ceremony will be held at Henderson Cemetery (Redmond Ridge) on Friday, May 29 at 1 p.m. with Rob Grady and Dr. Richard Sargent officiating the service. Due to COVID-19, social distancing and face masks are recommended. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to cover funeral expenses. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant is serving the family. Ohio Valley Publishing US communities face tough choices on pools MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Public pools will look very different this summer if they open at all with the coronavirus threat still looming, as teenage lifeguards will be tasked with maintaining social distancing and spotting COVID19 symptoms in addition to their primary responsibility of preventing drownings. Pools that do plan to open will take precautions, including screening temperatures on entry, requiring lifeguards to wear masks and significantly reducing the number of swimmers allowed in the water and locker rooms, said Dr. Justin Sempsrott, the medical director for the lifeguard certification program Starguard Elite and executive director of Lifeguards Without Borders, which works to reduce drownings worldwide. “It’s definitely not going to be business as usual this season,” he said. Amid the uncertainty, sales of inflatable pools that cost less than $150 have increased by 165% over the seven-week period that began March 15, compared with the same period last year, according to NPD Group, a data and consulting firm. Meanwhile, most of the people who were planning to install in-ground pools in their yards before the COVID19 shutdown caused economic havoc have decided to proceed, said Sabeena Hickman, the CEO of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, an industry trade group, which reached out to the country’s top 25 residential pool builders. “It appears as if a lot of people are looking for pools and hot tubs for staycations,” she said. “We are anticipating that it will be a strong season for backyard pools.” Walmart reported an uptick in the sales of pools and swimming gear such as foam noodles, and Bass Pro Shops said more people have been buying fishing gear and kayaks, though neither company provided specifics. “If there is a bright spot in this horrible COVID-19 tragedy, it’s the unprecedented interest from fathers, mothers, grandparents, aunts and uncles all wanting to take their family out to enjoy nature,” said Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops’ founder and CEO. Properly chlorinated pools can kill the virus, but youngsters splashing around together could be unwittingly spreading it without knowing they are infected, said Sempsrott, who is also an emergency room doctor in Boise, Idaho, who has treated COVID19 patients. Some pool operators have decided to delay opening or just offer lap swimming and lessons, while others have already called it quits. The National Recreation and Park Association, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of public parks, recreation and conservation, said 31% of agencies with pools have decided not to open them this summer and 46% were awaiting additional guidance from government and health officials before making a decision. Of those that are opening, only 5% plan to operate fully; the other 18% will do so with truncated offerings. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. more information, contact Courtney Midkiff at 740992-6626 ext. 1028 or via email at courtney.midkiff@meigs-health.com. LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road. All members are urged to attend. Card shower Tuesday, June 2 Marge Reuter will be celebrating her 96th birthday May 29, cards may be sent to her at 138 Beech St., Pomeroy, OH 45769. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 Auxiliary will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, to hold elections for the up coming year. All members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — FW Post #4464 will meet at 6 p.m, at the post home on Third Ave. All members POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conserva- are urged to attend. tion District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at noon at the district office. The office is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association plans to have their regular board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Chester Court House. You can wear a mask if you are more comfortable with one, RACINE — Carmel Sutton UMC will be having a however they are not required. We will practice Drive Thru/Pickup Community Dinner from 4-5:30 social distancing during the meeting. Everyone is welcome. p.m. Beef or chicken noodles, green beans, cole GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion slaw, dessert. This is a free dinner for anyone in our Squadron will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home community. You can reserve your dinner by callon McCormick Road. All members are urged to ing Saturday morning 31435 Pleasant View Road, attend. Racine, Ohio, 740-949-2229. Thursday, May 28 Thursday, June 4 Saturday, May 30 Monday, June 1 Monday, June 8 POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative, Inc. (MCCI) will meet beginning at noon via a conference call in response to COVID 19. The call in information is: +1.202.602.1295 Conference ID: 504-919-740 # New members are welcome. For GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Disabled American Veterans Chapter 141 and American Veterans Post 23 will have nomination and elections at 6pm at the Post. Food will not be served and members will be practicing social distancing. IN BRIEF Disney, SeaWorld plan for Florida parks to reopen FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to plans a city task force approved Wednesday. The proposals will now be sent to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for final approval. The plan calls for SeaWorld to open to the public on June 11. Disney plans a tiered reopening, with Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom opening on July 11, followed by Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15. Last week, Universal Orlando presented its plan to reopen on June 5. That plan also has been approved by the Orlando task force, which sent its recommendation to the governor. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Woods Mill Road will be closed beginning Monday, April 20-Friday, June 19, weather permitting. The road is closed from Ohio State Route 325 to Deckard Road for slip repair. Local traffic will need to use other county roads. MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 124 will be closed between Old State Route 338 (Township Road 708) and Portland Road (County Road 35) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Groundhog Creek. Temporary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 7 will be closed between Storys Run Road (County Road 345) and Leading Creek Road (County Road 3) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Leading Creek. Temporary traffic signals and an 11 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 guardians are asked to bring a birth certificate, shot records, social security card, registration packet and proof of residency. Families will be asked to remain in their vehicles and a staff member will collect their enrollment packet and get copies of required documentation. Families are encouraged to call the schools ahead of time. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools Early Childhood programs are taking registering students between the ages of three and five. A drivethrough registration will be held at Washington Elementary between 9 a.m.and 2:30 p.m. on June 15. Rio Grande Elementary, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., June 17, and Greene Elementary June 16, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Families are encouraged to call the schools to schedule an appointment. Families will need to bring birth certificates, social security cards, health insurance, shot records and proof of income. Enrollment packets can also be picked up and dropped off at 61 State Street, Gallipolis. If there are any questions, call the Gallipolis City Schools Board Office at 740-446-3211. ROCKSPRINGS — Kindergarten registration packets for the 2020/2021 school year are currently available for pick-up at Meigs Primary School. Packets will be in a tote, labeled “Kindergarten Registration Packets”, on the porch of the primary school. You may pick-up a packet at any time. Instructions to return your child’s registration information are in the packet. For questions or concerns please contact: kristin.baer@meigslocal.org or chasity. martin@meigslocal.org. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Road construction, closures SALISBURY TWP. — Salisbury Township will be doing culvert pipe replacement on Ball Run Road. Open to local traffic only. Closer will be 6/10 miles in off State Route 143 on June 1. GALLIPOLIS — Kriner Road (CR-26) will be closed .5 mile from Neighborhood Road beginning 7 a.m., Monday, May 18 for approximately 75 days for slip repair, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other state and county roads as a detour. OLIVE TWP. — Mt. Olive Road in Olive Township is currently closed due to slip repair by Olive Township Trustees. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Kindergarten registration GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools will be holding kindergarten registration drive-ins in early May. Washington Elementary will register students June 3, 4, and 5 and can be called at 740-446-3213 while Green Elementary will register students June 1-2 an can be called at 740-446-3236. Rio Grande Elementary will register students June 8-9 and can be called at 740-245-5333. To be eligible, children must be five years of age before Aug. 1. Parents are �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 28, 2020 3 Mayor: Officer who put knee on man’s neck should be charged By Amy Forliti and Jeff Baenen He later added: “I saw no threat. I saw nothing Associated Press that would signal that this kind of force was necessary.” MINNEAPOLIS — But despite the offiThe mayor of Minneapocers’ swift dismissals, lis called Wednesday for whether the death will be criminal charges to be considered a criminal act filed against the white or something less, like police officer seen on excessive force, is a more video kneeling on the complicated question that neck of a handcuffed will likely take months to black man during an arrest, even after the man investigate. Floyd’s death prompted said he couldn’t breathe protests Tuesday, with and stopped moving. thousands taking to the Based on the video, streets at the intersection Mayor Jacob Frey said where he died. he believes officer Many protesters Derek Chauvin should marched more than 2 be charged in Monday’s miles (3.2 kilometers) to death of George Floyd. the police precinct station Chauvin and three other in that part of the city, officers were fired Tueswith some damaging the day. The video recorded building’s windows and by a bystander shows Chauvin with his knee on squad cars and spraying graffiti. Police in riot gear Floyd’s neck for several eventually confronted minutes as Floyd is on them with tear gas and the ground with his face projectiles. Tense skiragainst the pavement. mishes stretched late into “I’ve wrestled with, the evening. more than anything else Bridgett Floyd told over the last 36 hours, NBC’s “Today” show that one fundamental question: Why is the man who the officers involved in her brother’s death should killed George Floyd not in jail?” said Frey, who is be charged with murder because “that’s exactly white. Richard Tsong-Taatarii | Star Tribune via AP Protesters and police face each other during a rally for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of the black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander’s video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man’s neck, even after he pleaded that he could not breathe and stopped moving. what they did.” She said she had not watched the video, but she told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that she does not understand “how someone could possibly let an individual go out like that.” The FBI and state law enforcement were investigating Floyd’s death, which immediately drew comparisons to the case of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died in 2014 in New York after he was placed in a chokehold by police and pleaded for his life, saying he could not breathe. In the Garner case, local prosecutors, the NYPD’s internal affairs unit and the Justice Department all finished investigations into the case before the officer was ultimately fired. Garner’s family and activists spent years begging for the officer to be removed. The officers in the Minneapolis case have not been publicly identified, though one defense Search for fugitive Conn. man stretches to Maryland From page 1 Budget immediately respond to a request for Chauvin’s service record. In Minneapolis, kneeling on a suspect’s neck is allowed under the department’s use-of-force policy for officers who have received training in how to compress a neck without applying direct pressure to the airway. It is considered a “non-deadly force option,” according to the department’s policy handbook. Two use-of-force experts told The Associated Press that the officer clearly restrained the man too long, noting that the man was under control and no longer fighting. Andrew Scott, a former Boca Raton, Florida, police chief who now testifies as an expert witness in use-of-force cases, called Floyd’s death “a combination of not being trained properly or disregarding their training.” “He couldn’t move. He was telling them he couldn’t breathe, and they ignored him,” Scott said. “I can’t even describe it. It was difficult to watch.” IN BRIEF Memorial the Ohio Revised Code, it is the responsibility of Township Trustees to place the flags in each of their township’s cemeteries. “They are always willing to place the flags,” Thomas said. “They do all 381 cemeteries in the county, except for three in Gallipolis.” He said the exceptions are the cemeteries in Gallipolis: VFW Post 4464 place the flags in Mound Hill Cemetery and Boy Scout Troop #200 in both Pine Street Cemeteries. The Veterans Affairs Office also provides brass markers that hold the flags for each soldier’s grave. Most flag holders have the emblem of the war in which the Veteran served from the American Revolution (1775-1783) to the Global War on Terror (Oct 2001-). If the Veteran’s service was during peacetime, the marker denotes Veteran without a reference to a war. Honoring those who were killed in battle has a long history in the United States, but the Civil War brought the tradition to the national conscious with the deaths of over 600,000 soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Decoration Day across the United States was originally a time to honor Civil War soldiers by placing flowers on their graves. It was later renamed Memorial Day when it was established attorney has confirmed he is representing Chauvin. The attorney, Tom Kelly, declined to comment further. The police union asked the public to wait for the investigation to take its course and not to “rush to judgment and immediately condemn our officers.” Messages left with the union after the firings were not returned. During Tuesday’s protests, some chanted and carried banners that read, “I can’t breathe” and “Jail killer KKKops.” Some stacked shopping carts to make a barricade at a Target store across the street from the station. News accounts show Chauvin was one of six officers who fired their weapons in the 2006 death of Wayne Reyes, who police said pointed a sawed-off shotgun at officers after stabbing two people. Chauvin also shot and wounded a man in 2008 during a struggle after Chauvin and his partner responded to a reported domestic assault. Police did not HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of a fugitive college student said Wednesday the 23-year-old suspect in two Connecticut slayings has no outdoor survival training and his parents are begging him to bring a peaceful end to the search that has stretched to Maryland. Since the first homicide on Friday, investigators have followed the trail of Peter Manfredonia through New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where police on Wednesday said someone matching his description took a ride-hailing service to the Hagerstown, Maryland, area. An attorney for Manfredonia’s family, Michael Dolan, told The Associated Press they are worried for the well-being of the University of Connecticut senior. Tennessee to halt sharing COVID-19 patient data Courtesy photo A flag and marker pay tribute to Civil War veteran J.C. Hayman in Greenwood Cemetery in Racine. as a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday in May as a day to honor and remember all those who died while serving in the U.S. military. Although there is debate on the origin of the day, the first official “Decoration Day,” was held at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868. Flags were placed on each of the headstones, and so the tradition of placing flags on a special day began. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for The Daily Sentinel. sending a letter to Sheriff Keith Wood asking for an update on the weekly From page 1 budget meetings he was to be having with administrative staff. Prior to was appropriated (39.68 COVID-19 Sheriff Wood percent). Oil and gas and his administrative expenditures have been team had been meeting $19,759.62, with an on Wednesday’s at 10 additional $10,240.38 encumbered for a total of a.m. On occasion, one $30,000. The $19,759.62 commissioner would attend the meeting, but is approximately 33 perwith social distancing cent of the appropriated amount. The encumbered they have not been meeting with the sheriff’s amount could include amounts already included office. That letter, said Smith, in a purchase order, but was sent by email to not yet spent/paid out. Sheriff Wood following The commissioners the meeting. unanimously approved NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will soon stop providing the names and addresses of COVID-19 patients to first responders, after initially arguing that doing so would protect those on the front line. Gov. Bill Lee’s administration decided on the change this week, conceding that the data may have created a false sense of security to those responding to emergency calls. The data sharing will stop at the end of the month. The announcement follows an Associated Press review that found public officials in at least twothirds of states are sharing the addresses of people who tested positive with first responders. A small handful of those states, including Tennessee at the time, also shared the patients’ names. Lake of the Ozarks business owner defends actions A flag is displayed on the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Thomas Love in Letart Falls Cemetery. The commissioners stated that they are not sure what the next step is, but given the uncertainty of revenue due to COVID-19 it is particularly important to keep a handle on the budget. The exact impact of COVID-19 on revenue, particularly sales tax, may not bee known for months. Editor’s note: The appropriation report numbers as provided by the Meigs County Commissioners. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The owner of a business that hosted crowded pool parties over the Memorial Day weekend at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks says no laws were broken and safety measures were in place to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. Social media postings over the weekend showed large crowds of mostly young people without masks and not adhering to social distancing guidelines at pools along the central Missouri lake that is a popular weekend getaway for people in the state and the surrounding region. Many of photos and videos showed people in an area of the lake nicknamed “Party Cove.” GENERAL NEWS ASSIGNMENT REPORTER WANTED for the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. Must have writing skills and a passion for telling stories while being fair and accurate. Degree in journalism or English preferred but not required. Previous employment in prior journalism preferred but not required. Photography skills a bonus. Send resume, along with three writing samples, to Ohio Valley Publishing Editor Beth Sergent at bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com. OH-70188897 �Opinion 4 Thursday, May 28, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing THEIR VIEW A message to Ohio’s 2020 graduates At this time of year, thousands of Ohio students would normally be walking across stages in auditoriums, gyms and arenas to proudly accept their high school, college, or graduate school diplomas. With graduations canceled this year, students and their teachers, friends, and families will miss the chance to celebrate together. I will, too. I was really looking forward to being at several Ohio Sen. Rob community college graduation Portman ceremonies as the commencement Contributing speaker. It’s always inspiring to be columnist with students as they achieve one of the great milestones in life. To the graduates, even if we can’t all get together this year at a ceremony, know that we are all proud of you and we congratulate you for your hard work and persistence. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you look forward to the future. First, just as you didn’t let the coronavirus stop you from earning your degree, don’t let it keep you from achieving your goals. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, you had plans and dreams for after graduation — to pursue another degree, start work, maybe get a new job with the skills you’ve learned, or enter the military. Stay the course. When times are tough, as they have been for many these past couple of months, it can be easy to get sidetracked and chalk it up to bad luck. Life is full of unexpected roadblocks, but I have found in my own life that luck is what you make of it. As a wise man once told me, the harder I work, the luckier I get. No matter what else happens around you, you alone control how much effort you give, and you alone have the power to determine your future. Whatever you end up doing in the coming years, give it your all. Second, with your diploma in hand, chart your own path in life, not the path that someone lays out for you. Whatever the passion is that gets you out of bed in the morning is the one worth pursuing, even if achieving it is difficult and full of risk. So many people have worked to get you to this point — your family, your friends, your teachers, and more — but what you do next is up to you. And if you don’t know what your passion is yet, that’s okay. Don’t be afraid to try new things and see what sticks with you. Trust me — I didn’t plan on being a United States Senator when I graduated! For me, it was only after I had the chance to see the influence government can have that I realized I wanted to be involved in trying to help people through public service. And finally, I’ll share with you an old Portman family motto: Be ever kind and true — BEKAT. So much of succeeding in life is based on relationships built on trust, and kindness and honesty matter every single day and in everything you do. That’s as true in a family as it is in a business, and as true on the shop floor as it is on the Senate floor. The coronavirus has hit our country hard, and make no mistake — these are uncertain times. But with every dark cloud comes a silver lining. I think one of the unintended effects of this pandemic has been to slow us all down a little and give us time to appreciate the importance of family and friends and to reflect a little more on what’s important — life’s simple gifts are often the best. I know we are going to bounce back as a state and as a country, and so much of that faith comes from what I see in the next generation, including those students graduating this year. Ohio is starting to get back on its feet and reopen, and that’s good. Of course, we need to do it safely, and we all have a role to play in that. Our recent graduates will help lead the way to get us back to an America that once again moves forward with confidence and continues to be a beacon of hope and opportunity for everyone. Rob Portman represents Ohio in the United States Senate. THEIR VIEW When, how to feed your plants There’s no better way to feed your plants than mixing the fertilizer with the soil when you plant. This has a “timedrelease” effect because the roots find the food as the plant grows. It helps the roots spread quickly so the plant can get established. Good root systems help plants survive drought, and prevent them from being toppled by wind. For established plantings you should sprinkle powdered fertilizers generously around your plants before mulching. This way the fertilizer doesn’t have to find its way through the mulch to get to the roots. Either way, plants don’t really start to digest fertilizers until the soil temperature warms to 60 or 70 degrees. Timed-release powdered fertilizers work better than liquids because they are stable and will remain in the soil until the plant uses them. Liquid fertilizers are easily washed away, so they may not be there anymore by the time Espoma Organthe soil gets warm ics. These are enough for plants balanced meals to feed. containing lots Modern gardenof wholesome ers are hungry natural ingredifor a return to ents like gypsum, traditional gardengreensand and ing methods, like Steve bone meal to help building garden Boehme soil with organic Contributing break up clay soil. They also contain compost and fertil- columnist Micorrhizae, soil izers. Petro-chemmicro-organisms ical based fertilizers actually weaken soils that help your plants digest fertilizer and over time, defeating trace minerals. Espoma the natural process of renewal that makes good Organics is a modern garden soils and healthy version of the old-fashioned fertilizer mill; a plants. factory where ground-up For one thing, petnatural ingredients like rochemicals don’t do anything to improve soil bone meal, cottonseed texture. Good soil needs meal and other compo“looseners” like compost nents are blended into and peat moss, and turn- powdered fertilizers that build and replenish tired ing the soil to mix it soils. We call Espoma with air. Well-rounded fertilizers the “magic nutrition depends on dust”. living organisms and An exception would trace mineral elements, be plantings where neither of which can be found in a bag of 12-12- there are carnivorous 12 or a bottle of Miracle- animals like dogs, raccoons or coyotes, who Gro. In our own gardens we are attracted to the bone meal and blood meal in use organic powdered organic fertilizers and plant foods like Holly will dig in your landTone, Plant Tone, Rose scaping. In these situaTone and Bulb Tone by tions, Osmocote works better. Many commercial nurseries use Osmocote in their container crops; it’s a timed-release fertilizer in tiny “beads” that release the nutrients gradually so they don’t burn the plants. Consider using mushroom compost instead of commercial fertilizers, for new gardens and existing plants. Mushroom compost has well-balanced nutrition including soil microbes and trace minerals. Good mushroom compost is completely sterile, so you can actually apply it as mulch to prevent weeds, and it will gradually improve your soil quality. Just be careful using mushroom compost around new plants and seeds; it’s strong and could burn them. With new plantings it’s best to mix it with other soils. Steve Boehme is a landscape designer/installer specializing in landscape “makeovers”. “Let’s Grow” is published weekly; column archives are online at www. goodseedfarm.com. For more information call GoodSeed Farm Landscapes at (937) 587-7021. YOUR VIEW Student offers concerns, solutions Dear Editor, I come to you with concerns about Governor Mike DeWine’s two for two plan in the 202021 school year. I am concerned about the two for two plan, because most of my fellow classmates and some staff do not have internet, wifi and/or electronics. One out of three of my teachers have reliable internet or wifi. Where I live I only have the internet when I am outside, and it only works about half the time. I also can only do my schoolwork on my phone which is not ideal as it puts more strain on eyes than tablets or laptops/computers. People outside of southeast Ohio do not understand the struggle of having to drive 10-20 minutes just to get cell service, to complete the online assignments. Without cell service and/ or internet, there is not much you can do. I have a couple of solutions to this problem. My first solution is paper packets. Paper packets can be taken home by any child and then returned to school and recycled after the staff look through them. My second solution is to do college like or smaller classes. Thank you for your time and consideration. Julia M. Neal Future seventh grader at Gallia Academy Middle School TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 28, the 149th day of 2020. There are 217 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On May 28, 1912, the Senate Commerce Committee issued its report on the Titanic disaster that cited a “state of absolute unpreparedness,” improperly tested safety equipment and an “indifference to danger” as some of the causes of an “unnecessary tragedy.” On this date In 1533, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declared the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid. In 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, made up of freed blacks, left Boston to fight for the Union in the Civil War. In 1908, British author Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond as well as “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” was born in London. In 1918, American troops fought their first major battle during World War I as they launched an offensive against the German-held French village of Cantigny (kahn-tee-NYEE’); the Americans succeeded in capturing the village. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington signaling that vehicular traffic could begin crossing the just-opened Golden Gate Bridge in California. Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of Britain. In Nazi Germany, Volkswagen was founded by the German Labour Front. In 1940, during World War II, the Belgian army surrendered to invading German forces. In 1957, National League owners gave permission for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to move to Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1959, the U.S. Army launched Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, aboard a Jupiter missile for a suborbital flight which both primates survived. In 1964, the charter of the Palestine Liberation Organization was issued at the start of a meeting of the Palestine National Congress in Jerusalem. In 1977, 165 people were killed when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky. In 1987, to the embarrassment of Soviet officials, Mathias Rust (mah-TEE’-uhs rust), a young West German pilot, landed a private plane in Moscow’s Red Square without authorization. (Rust was freed by the Soviets the following year.) �BUSINESS Ohio Valley Publishing ‘BANKit’ recognizes program winners GALLIPOLIS, Ohio – The 2019-20 academic year was certainly different, but thanks to support from area teachers and schools, Ohio Valley Bank was once again able to offer the BANKit program. OVB partnered with area high schools in Ohio and West Virginia to present the program, which brings real life banking lessons to the classroom. Lessons are presented throughout the entirety of the academic year or semester. Created in 2010, OVB BANKit utilizes a game format, where students open mock bank accounts, including savings, checking, money market and certificate of deposit. Students also have the option to both buy and sell shares of Pseudosoft stock, the fictional OVB BANKit company. In addition, students draw a “Real Life” card for each BANKit session, which may provide them with unexpected cash or force them to pay a bill. Students are expected to manage their accounts throughout the program with the goal being to end the year with the highest portfolio total. OVB BANKit features a variety of banking lessons, including: 1. Bank account types 2. Check writing as well as basic bank paperwork, including deposits and withdrawals 3. Credit/Credit Scores/Credit Reports 4. Debit vs. Credit 5. Budgeting 6. Identity Theft While this school year presented challenges due to flu outbreaks in February and eventual closures due to COVID-19, thanks to cooperation with partnered teachers, the program was still able to wrap in an adjusted format. Teachers were sent BANKit materials and lessons to include in their distance learning plans, while student portfolio totals were updated and adjusted to close out the academic year. OVB Financial Literacy Leader Hope Roush commended area teachers for being both flexible to work with as well as their efforts to still have a successful BANKit year. “The teachers and schools we partner with for OVB BANKit have always been very welcoming and excellent to work with. This year was quite different, but we were able to make things work. I am still proud to recognize this year’s program winners,” Roush said. “I appreciate the work our area teachers do not only with our program, but also with their own class curriculum. Our teachers have stepped up in a time of crisis to make sure our area kids continue to get an education. That is the epitome of Community First, which is something we value very much at OVB.” OVB BANKit reached students at Gallia Academy High School and River Valley High School in Ohio as well as Point Pleasant High School and Wahama High School in West Virginia. Due to scheduled visits being canceled with school closures, South Gallia High School and Mason County Career Center BANKit sessions were unable to be completed, however both schools are still valued partners with the program. Approximately 352 students completed the program this academic year. Once again, this year’s OVB BANKit program was competitive across the board. All participating students did a great job, however, a few stood out as the overall BANKit winners at their respective schools. Congratulations to the following school winners: 1. River Valley High School (semester 1): Elijah Garnes 2. River Valley High School (semester 2): Shaelyn Huffman 3. Gallia Academy High School: Brant Rocchi 4. Point Pleasant High School: Cheyenne Durst 5. Wahama High School: Wesley Plants Individual classroom winners also included the following students: 1. River Valley High School: Nathan Brown, Morissa Barcus, Ethan Campbell and Eric Swartz 2. Gallia Academy High School: Yahshua Parks, Aryan Cox, Grantland Bryan and Tristan Preece 3. Point Pleasant High School: Brady Sayre, Blake Towe, Caleb Stewart and Kaydean Ella 4. Wahama High School: Kody Hollis, Chris Jones and Dalton Berkley Winners are typically awarded a prize at the end of the program, however as final in person visits were canceled, prizes were either awarded as bonus points to final class grades or will be presented during the upcoming academic year. Finally, OVB also wants to give special recognition to South Gallia High School’s Jeff Fowler, who will be retiring this month after many years of incredible service to his community and students. Fowler has been a wonderful support system for OVB’s education programs, especially BANKit, and will be greatly missed. “It’s been a pleasure to work with Mr. Fowler over these past several years. When I started this job, he welcomed me into his class as if we were old friends. He is supportive of BANKit as well as OVB. He always brought his students to the bank’s annual shareholders meeting as he not only wanted them to learn, but also wanted to stress the importance of community. I, along with my fellow OVB bankers, wish him a happy, well deserved retirement,” Roush said. For more information on OVB BANKit and other financial education programs, e-mail hdroush@ovbc.com. Also, be sure to check out our new Virtual Classroom, https://www.ovbc. com/kids/virtual-classroom, which has a variety of financial lessons and activities. Ohio Valley Bank, established in 1872 and based in Gallipolis, operates 16 offices throughout southern Ohio and western West Virginia. The company is a subsidiary of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. whose stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. The company’s website is www.ovbc.com. Submitted by Hope Roush on behalf of OVB. Thursday, May 28, 2020 5 Stuckey’s Guppies & More opens in Point Shannon Johnson | Courtesy Photos Stuckey’s Guppies & More, a pet store and bait shop in downtown Point Pleasant, recently held a ribbon cutting with city officials. Pictured are Mayor Brian Billings, Chloe and William Stuckey and City Clerk Amber Tatterson, celebrating the new business and its inhabitants. Business hours are Sunday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., closed on Thursdays. Owners are William and Sonia Stuckey. Stuckey’s Guppies & More is located at 514 Main Street. Call 304-812-5182 for more information or find them on Facebook. OVB donates masks to Holzer facilities GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Holzer Health System recently received a donation of masks from Ohio Valley Bank (OVB) for use in its facilities. “We want to express our sincere appreciation to Ohio Valley Bank for their donation of masks for our facilities,” Brent Saunders, chairman, Board of Directors, Holzer Health System, said. “From a Community First entity to our Community Health System, we are proud to provide quality care for our friends, family and neighbors.” Tom Wiseman, chairman and CEO, Ohio Valley Bank, said, “At Ohio Valley Bank, we are dedicated to putting Community First. Most of the time that means being open when you need us Holzer | Courtesy Pictured, from left, Michael Canady, MD, CEO, Holzer Health System, Kathy Brammer, loan officer, OVB Banking Center at Holzer, Tom Wiseman, chairman and CEO, Ohio Valley Bank, and Brent Saunders, chairman, Board of Directors, Holzer Health System. and providing the services to get the job done. But in times like these, it also means thinking beyond the teller line and giving a helping hand to do what we can to protect our community.” “Masks are a vital part of providing safe care for our communities,” shared Dr. Michael Canady, MD, CEO, Holzer Health System. “This donation will further assist our system to continue opening services and providing quality care for our patients. We appreciate the thoughtfulness of Ohio Valley Bank and their generous donation.” Holzer Health System, a not-for-profit entity, is a regional health system consisting of two hospital locations; multiple clinical locations; a dental care facility; long-term care entities; over 160 providers and more than 30 medical specialties and over 2400 employees. The system includes specialized services including Holzer Center for Cancer Care, Holzer Cardiovascular Institute; and Holzer Wound Care Centers. For more information, visit www.holzer. org or call 1-855-4-HOLZER. Information provided by Holzer Health System. Supporting the Pediatric Fund Submitted story The Earl Neff Pediatric Fund at Holzer Health System continues to be supported by area businesses and organizations. The Pediatric Fund, in existence for nearly 50 years, has supplied needed toys, equipment and entertainment to the thousands of pediatric patients who have received care on Holzer’s Pediatric Units. The Medical Shoppe, represented in the photo by Dodie Vallee, and Farmers Bank, represented by (from left) Brittany McAvenda, Jessica Edwards and Amber Cavender, are this month’s sponsors. The entire staff of Photos courtesy of Holzer The Medical Shoppe, represented in the photo by Dodie Vallee. Holzer joins in expressing their gratitude, along with the young children and their families, for these generous contributions to the Earl Neff Pediatric Fund. For more Farmers Bank, represented by (from left) Brittany McAvenda, Jessica Edwards and Amber Cavender. information on the Pediatric Fund, contact Linda Jeffers Lester, Holzer Heritage Foundation, 740-446-5217. Submitted by Holzer Health System. OVP STOCK REPORT Wendy’s Company(NASDAQ).…....................................$21.78 Walmart Inc(NYSE).................................................….$122.48 Big Lots, Inc(NYSE).…...................................................$39.02 Harley-Davidson Inc(NYSE)…......................................$24.83 PepsiCo, Inc.(NASDAQ)…............................................$130.81 Peoples Bancorp Inc.(NASDAQ)…................................$24.19 Kroger Co(NYSE)….......................................................$33.28 City Holding Company(NASDAQ).............................….$67.09 American Electric Power(NYSE)…................................$81.44 Ohio Valley Bank Corp(NASDAQ).….............................$26.77 Century Aluminum(NASDAQ)……...............................….$5.74 Rocky Brands Inc(NASDAQ)……...................................$21.92 Apple(NASDAQ)…........................................................$318.11 Coca-Cola Co(NYSE)…............................................…..$46.73 Post Holdings….............................................................$89.57 Far Eastern New Century Corp (TPE) …...................….$27.30 McDonald’s(NYSE)…....................................................$187.72 Stock reports are the closing quotes of transactions on May 27. �NEWS 6 Thursday, May 28, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing OHIO BRIEFS Father, daughter politicians report receiving threats Seth Wenig | AP Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada works on a 20,000-square-foot mural of a healthcare worker near the Queens Museum, back left, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, back center, in the Queens borough of New York on Wednesday. The mural is to honor those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic, especially minority healthcare workers. The portrait was inspired by Dr. Ydelfonso Decoo, an immigrant doctor who died from coronavirus complications while serving hard-hit communities of color. US on cusp of marking 100K deaths By Carla K. Johnson, Hannah Fingerhut and Lisa Marie Pane in Missouri. “We have a situation in which you see that type Associated Press of crowding with no mask and people interacting. WASHINGTON — The That’s not prudent and United States was on the that’s inviting a situation that could get out of cusp of marking at least control,” he said during 100,000 deaths from an interview Wednesday the coronavirus, a onceunthinkable toll that now on CNN. “Don’t start leapfrogging some of the appears to be just the recommendations in the beginning of untold misguidelines because that’s ery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and really tempting fate and Walt Disney World make asking for trouble.” After months of plans to reopen, crowds lockdowns in countries of unmasked Americans swarm beaches and public around the world, places have begun reopening in health officials predict a stages. Mediterranean resurgence by fall. The stark reality comes beaches and Las Vegas as only half of Americans casinos laid out plans to welcome tourists again. said they would be willChurches began opening to get vaccinated if ing up. And humans scientists are successful restless at being cooped in developing a vaccine, up indoors for weeks according to a new poll released Wednesday from began venturing outside in droves, often without The Associated Presspracticing safe social NORC Center for Public distancing or wearing Affairs Research. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the protective coverings. Summertime is already nation’s top infectious a time when more people disease expert, issued head outdoors. This year, a stern warning after it also means the everyviewing video showing four-years national politiMemorial Day crowds cal conventions in the gathered at a pool party United States where the two major political parties anoint a presidential candidate. The events generally draw thousands of delegates and others who converge for several days. Fauci said it’s too early to say whether this year’s conventions should be held as normal. “If we have a really significant diminution in the number of new cases and hospitalizations and we’re at a level where it’s really very low, you might have some capability of gathering,” he said. “But I think we need to reserve judgment right now, because we’re a few months from there. Hopefully we will see that diminution. If we don’t, then I would have significant reservation about that.” And other public health experts cautioned that even more death is in the offing. “Despite the terrible losses seen and the many difficulties Americans have faced to date in this pandemic, we’re still probably only in the early stages,” said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington. “In the U.S. we could be looking at a long pandemic summer with a slow burn of cases and deaths. There’s also reason to be concerned about a new wave of infections in the fall. So, we’re definitely not out of the woods yet.” South Korea announced a spike in new infections and considered reimposing social distancing restrictions, revealing the setbacks ahead for other nations on the road to reopening. That country reported 40 newly confirmed cases — the biggest daily jump in nearly 50 days. All but four of the cases were in the densely populated Seoul region, where officials are scrambling to stop transmissions linked to nightclubs, karaoke rooms and a massive e-commerce warehouse. All were reopened last month when social distancing measures were relaxed. Dean Wright | OVP Gallia Senior Resource Center kitchen staff prepare and package hot meals for area seniors. Meals the next one.” According to Gallia Senior Resource Center Executive Director From page 6 Shirley Doss, the center serves around 130 climeal deliveries were ents in the home meal completed during the delivery program. morning hours of the “We cover all of Galday. lia County for people 60 “Sometimes you’re in and out a littler quicker and older who qualify and sometimes depend- for the home-delivered meal program,” said Galing on what kind of lia Senior Resource Cenmood they’re in you might chat with them for ter Administrative Assisawhile,” said driver Tim tant Danette McCabe. “We talk about the difPetrie. “I enjoy it and I ferent things that people like it. I’m retired so it are doing now that this gives me something to pandemic is here. Durdo in the mornings and ing this pandemic, our feel needed and I like the people. I enjoy drop- staff has not missed a ping their meals off and beat. The meals are still chitchatting for a minute being delivered. The folks are still helping… or two and seeing their Our seniors are still smile and moving onto able to live in their own home independently and safely.” “We’re doing more than just delivering a meal,” said McCabe. “We see this person so then we can also check on this person. If our drivers see a problem, they let their supervisors know unless it’s an obvious emergency. Then they call 911.” Doss and McCabe also lauded the efforts of the center’s home care department. The senior resource center started in 1973 and has roughly 40 employees, both parttime and full-time. The center serves as a socialization hub for a variety of community groups and events but primarily focuses on the senior community. The center holds monthly Monday dinners which often serve as birthday celebrations. The center hosts educational classes for seniors, loved ones and staff that focus on topics like falls prevention and increased quality of life techniques. For those who qualify for such programs, the center also has a day program where seniors may meet and hold pool tournaments, art classes, crochet gatherings, card games and more. Dean Wright is a staff writer with Ohio Valley Publishing and can be reached at 740-446-2342. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Politicians from both political parties are condemning threats of harm made against the Ohio House Minority leader and her father, a state senator. State Rep. Emilia Sykes, a Democrat from Akron, told Akron police she received the threatening call this past weekend. Her father is state Sen. Vernon Sykes, also an Akron Democrat. Akron police Lt. Michael Miller said Tuesday that he believes the call was made to Emilia Sykes’ personal phone and the threat was politically motivated. The caller has not been identified. Both Sykeses declined to comment. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says it’s “reprehensible” that someone has threatened lawmakers for doing their jobs. Republican Senate President Larry Obhof and Senate Minority Leader Kenny Yuko, a Democrat, issued a joint statement Tuesday. “We ask all Ohioans to join us in calling for civility and compassion, while condemning the hatred that seeks to divide us,” their statement said. Police ID barricaded man killed after he shot at officers PARMA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was shot and killed by police when he emerged from an Ohio home after an hours-long standoff and fired at them. The standoff started shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, when Parma Heights police responded to a report that John Vik, 47, of Parma, had pointed a gun at another man’s head. Parma police then went to Vik’s home and tried to contact him, but they say he instead barricaded himself inside. A tactical response team comprised of officers from a number of departments responded and joined Parma and Parma Heights police at the scene, while crisis negotiators tried to get the man to surrender. Just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Vik came out of the front door and fired at officers, authorities said. At least one Parma officer returned fire, and Vik was pronounced dead there a short time later. The officer who shot at Vik has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure for officer-involved shootings. Authorities have not said how many shots were fire overall or how many hit Vik. Cases From page 1 tracing isolation is what helped keep our numbers in Mason County low. “Our residents should be very proud of their efforts in combating this disease, and as the county opens up, they need to continue to practice social distancing, good hand hygiene and remain vigilant to their own health. If you are not feeling well, stay out of the public and wear a mask when in public.” On a day of no active COVID-19 cases in Mason County (the first confirmed case was reported in March), Zimmerman stressed the virus is not gone. “The recommendation to our residents, as the county and the country open up, is to remember that this virus is still out there,” he said, advising the public to continue to do what it has been doing to slow the spread. “It works.” Locally, in Meigs County, Ohio, there have been six total cases, five of which have been lab confirmed and one probable. Three of those cases (two confirmed and one probable case) have been listed as recovered. The remaining three cases are active, with symptom onset dates of May 20 (age 10-19 female and age 70-79 female) and May 22 (age 20-29 male). The younger female has been quarantined at a facility in Columbus, according to the Meigs County Health Department. The older female has been quarantined at Overbrook Rehabilita- tion Center, with the most recent case having been an employee at Overbrook who had contact with the individual. No other residents or staff have tested positive. A statement by Overbrook on Wednesday stated, “We are pleased to announce the remaining test results are all negative. That is, 92 COVID test completed with only the original affected resident and one employee positive. We are continuing to monitor all residents for a 14 day period. We will extend quarantine efforts and conduct additional testing if a resident/employee exhibits symptoms per guidance from MCHD and ODH.” None of the six Meigs County cases have required hospitalization. OVP recently reported, in Gallia County, Ohio, there have been two probable cases of COVID-19 in county residents and five confirmed. Of those, one has died, one is currently hospitalized and five have recovered. On Wednesday, the Gallia health department reported there have been 381 tests given for COVID-19. Of antibody tests given, the department reports there have been two positive and 97 negative results. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Dean Wright and Sarah Hawley contributed to this report in regards to information concerning Meigs and Gallia counties in Ohio. Anthony Izaguirre reported for the Associated Press. Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 28, 2020 7 State shutters police training academy, cuts positions CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio’s police training academy will no longer offer advanced training to law enforcement officers at a facility outside Columbus, a move that will leave 39 employees looking for jobs. Attorney General Dave Yost in a statement on Friday said advanced police training in Ohio was being revamped and will be held in regions throughout the state. He said the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London has not been self-supporting financially for more than a decade, but did not mention that positions would be cut. “Law enforcement deserves the best education and training we can offer and our current structure falls short,” Yost said. “This redesign means better, more thorough training.” Attorney General spokeswoman Bethany McCorkle said Tuesday that Yost’s office would work with OPOTA employees, who include training officers, clerks, administrators and deputy directors, to apply for other positions for which they qualify. Gwen Callender, executive director of the Columbus-based Fraternal Order of Police/ for advanced training that officers can review Ohio Labor Council, decried how 27 police training officers were told they no longer had jobs and were immediately locked out of their computers and offices. “The way the Attorney General abruptly got rid of these employees was a poor recognition of their loyalty to OPOTA and we believe disrespectful,” Callender said. Advance training in areas such as fingerprinting, firearms and evidence collection will be held regionally by agencies and instructors certified to teach those classes. Yost said five or fewer students were enrolled in dozens of classes held last year at the academy roughly 28 miles (45 kilometers) west of downtown Columbus. McCorkle said the decision to revamp training was not a direct result of COVID19, but the pandemic “exacerbated the issue.” The London academy also will no longer hold certification testing for new police officers, said Fayette County Sheriff and OPOTA chairman Vernon Stanforth. That testing will instead be done at regional sites as well, he said. The academy is developing software 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) 6 PM 27 (LIFE) 29 (FREE) 30 (PARMT) 31 (NICK) 34 (USA) 35 (TBS) 37 (CNN) 38 (TNT) 39 (AMC) 40 (DISC) 42 (A&E) 52 (ANPL) 57 (OXY) 58 60 61 (WE) (E!) 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Under the plan approved last week by players and agreed to by the NHL, the top four teams in each conference will play for seeding while the other 16 face off in best-of-five series to determine the field to vie for the Stanley Cup. tainties. “Obviously, there are lots of Associated Press things to be done,” Bettman said, noting health and safety come first. “But this marks a Rosy as the news might sound, Gary Bettman made no very important step along the journey that we’re undertakpromises in announcing the ing.” NHL has the framework of a Under the plan, the top four plan in place to return to the teams in each conference have ice. “We hope,” the commission- already qualified for the round er said, “that this is a step back of 16, and will play a roundrobin tournament to determine toward normalcy.” seeding. The remaining eight The league and its players teams in each conference will overcame a significant hurdle Tuesday when Bettman formal- be seeded and take part in bestly unveiled a 24-team expanded of-five series to determine the remaining playoff teams. playoff format in which games The NHL might be ahead could start as early as late July of Major League Baseball and in two yet-to-be-determined the NBA in terms of when and cities. The plan — as with anything how it might return to action, but numerous questions remain involving forming a timetable before a puck is dropped in a around the coronavirus panmeaningful game for the first demic —- comes with no cer- time since hockey was put on pause in March. “You have to do these in a sequence. You have to prepare for what we hope is going to be a consensus that we can and should play,” NHL Players’ Association executive director Don Fehr told The Associated Press. “This is but a meaningful start, I think. But it’s only a start.” Timing is an issue. The NHL projects players might be allowed to begin returning for voluntary workouts next week. Another concern is how long it might take players, including the dozens who have spent the past few months with their families overseas, to return to their home cities and whether they will have to spend two See NHL | 10 NFL clarifies rules proposal on alternate for onside kicks NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has clarified the rules proposal for an alternative to an onside kick. The Philadelphia Eagles have proposed allowing one fourth-and-15 scrimmage play from 25-yard line of the team kicking off. It can only be done in regulation time, and be used twice. Should the team attempting the play succeed, it would keep the ball. If the defense is successful, its offense gets the ball at the spot where the play is blown dead. A regular onside kick would remain an option. Team owners will discuss and possibly vote on the Eagles’ suggestion on Thursday during a league-wide conference call. The idea is to virtually eliminate the onside kick that is considered more dangerous than most other football plays, while offering a substitute that could be exciting — and game changing. Recent rules changes regarding alignments on onside kicks and run-ups for kicking team players have turned the exercise into something of a relic attempted only in desperate situations. In the last two years, less than 10% of onside kicks succeeded. After the kicking team notifies the referee it wants to attempt the fourth-and-15 play, it would See NFL | 10 OVP SPORTS BRIEFS Rio hosting Jim Marshall Memorial golf outing JACKSON, Ohio — The Veterans Association at the University of Rio Grande will host their 3rd annual Jim Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 13, at Franklin Valley Golf Course in Jackson County. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start and the format is a 4-man scramble. The cost is $50 per player, plus mulligans are available for $10 per individual. There is also a $20 skins fee per team, with cash prizes available for skins. Prizes will be awarded, plus breakfast and lunch will be provided. Beer will be available for purchase at the event as well. Hole and tee box sponsorship is available at a cost of $100 per hole or tee box. All funds raised from the event helps Rio Grande honor veterans at the 2020 Jim Marshall Veteran of the Year Award Banquet — an annual event held every year the last Saturday of October. This year’s banquet is slated for Oct. 31. For more information, to register or to set up a sponsorship, contact Delyssa Edwards by email at dedwards@rio.edu or by phone at 740-245-4427. Rio Grande cancels all summer camps RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande has announced the cancellation of its entire 2020 summer camp schedule due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellations include all athletic camps, as well as all sessions of band camps. The school has also announced its schedule for summer courses. Term No. 1, which will be online only, is set for June 1-July 3. Term No. 2, which will see the return on face-toface instruction, will take place July 6-Aug. 7. School officials have also announced that the start date of the 2020-21 Fall Term has been moved back one week to Monday, Aug. 31. For more information, visit www.rio.edu Tony Gutierrez | AP A home plate perspective gives a view of Globe Life Field, the newly built home of the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. The park that was supposed to have its home opener on March 31 against the Los Angeles Angels has yet to see one game played in it this season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Players call MLB proposal ‘disappointing’ NEW YORK (AP) — A rookie at the major league minimum would keep about 47% of his original salary this year while multimillionaire stars Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole would lose more than 77% under a slidingscale proposal by big league teams that players found “extremely disappointing.” Major League Baseball made the proposal to the players’ union on Tuesday during a digital meeting rather than the 50-50 revenue-sharing plan that owners initially approved for their negotiators on May 11, several people familiar with the plan told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because details were not announced. In addition to its reaction on the economics, the union said “the sides also remain far apart on health and safety protocols” aimed at starting the pandemic-delayed season around the Fourth of July. The sides have been grappling with how to aim for an opening day originally scheduled for March 26 but pushed back because of the new coronavirus. “We made a proposal to the union that is completely consistent with the economic realities facing our sport,” MLB said in a statement. “We look forward to a responsive proposal from the MLBPA.” Players agreed March 26 to a deal in which they would receive prorated shares of their salaries based on what percentage of each team’s 162-game schedule is played. In exchange, players were guaranteed that if no games are played they would receive service time for 2020 matching what they accrued in 2019. MLB has proposed an 82-game schedule and says the March 26 deal would result in huge losses because it did not necessarily account for a season with no fans in ballparks. Under the plan given the union Tuesday, a player would keep 90% of his salary up to the $563,500 big league minimum, including those with lower salaries while on optional or outright assignments in the minor leagues, according to information obtained by the AP. The amount would decrease to 72.5% from $563,501 though $1 million, to 50% from $1,000,001 through $5 million, to 40% from $5,000,001 through $10 million, to 30% from $10,000,0001 through $20 million and to 20% from $20,000,001 and up. Each player’s figure then would be prorated by the 82/162 formula agreed to in March, causing a loss of 49.4%. There would be an additional $200 million in postseason bonus money that would be given in a higher proportion to players with larger salaries. As a result, a player at the minimum would earn $262,217, according to calculations MLB gave the union. A $1 million salary would be cut to $434,143, $5 million to $1,642,113, $10 million to $2,947,895, $15 million to $4,049,497, $20 million to $5,151,099, $25 million to $6,048,520, $30 million to $6,945,942 and $35 million to $7,843,363. Any performance or award bonuses earned would be received at the rate for the income level they fall in. MLB estimates 2020 player salaries would drop from roughly $4 billion to $1.23 billion, including the postseason bonus pool. The revenue-sharing plan earlier this month was met with immediate hostility from the union the day owners gave their negotiators the go-ahead. That plan was not presented to players when talks began the following day. During that session, MLB gave the union a presentation claiming billions of dollars of anticipated losses and held off making an economic proposal for two weeks. Salaries in the major leagues range from the $563,500 minimum to $36 million each for Trout, the three-time MVP outfielder on the Los Angeles Angels, and Cole, the pitcher signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent this offseason. According to a study by the AP, 369 of 899 players have salaries of $600,000 or less, according to the rosters frozen in March. Under MLB’s proposal, the playoffs would expand from 10 teams to 14 and players would get bonus money if a complete postseason is played. Usually, salaries are earned during the regular season only and players receive money from the postseason pool, a maximum of about $382,000 last year for a full share on World Series champion Washington. MLB told the union on May 12 it hoped to play a season in which teams would face each division rival 13 times and every club in the corresponding division in the other league six times: AL East vs. NL East, for example. Several governors have said teams are welcome to play in their regularseason ballparks but without fans due to the new coronavirus and mandates for social distancing. MLB told the union during the May 12 presentation if teams paid players prorated salaries in a 2020 season with no fans in ballparks, the clubs would combine to have negative $3.58 billion earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. 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There might be a solution for that. “We’ve reached an understanding with the Canadian government that players can cross the Canadian border as well both internationally from overseas but also from the United States so they can return to their home city without problem,” Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said. The next phase will feature a roughly threeweek training camp starting no earlier than July 1. The league hopes all 24 teams are cleared to hold full practices based on local health regulations. There are also outstanding questions on health and safety protocols, and determining which two cities will serve as hubs. Bettman announced the NHL has narrowed the list to 10: Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis/St. Paul in the U.S. and Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver in Canada. Should all those issues be resolved, the NHL can then proceed with playing games. On the bright side, the NHL still has time on its hands in the event of needing a contingency plans, with Bettman saying the 2020-21 season could start at late as January. “If it has to slide more, then it’ll slide,” Bettman said, referring to the timetable. “There’s a reason that we’re not giving you dates now because anybody who gives you a date is guessing, and we think we’d rather take a more holistic approach to doing this.” Hockey is benefiting from what’s been an effective and collaborative approach conducted by its Return to Play committee, which features player and league representatives. The committee not only proposed the 24-team format, but also devised a list of protocols for teams to follow once players return to their facilities. Teams will be responsible for testing players during workouts and training camp, with the league taking over when games begin. Daly said players would be tested for COVID-19 daily and he added that medical advisers contend, for now, “that one single positive test depending on the circumstance should not necessarily shut the whole operation down.” “Obviously we can’t be in a situation where we have an outbreak, and that will affect our ability to continue playing,” Daly said. “But a single positive test or isolated positive tests throughout a two-month tournament should not necessarily mean an end to the tournament. The decision to call off the 189 regular-season games that were not played ends the season for Buffalo, New Jersey, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose, Ottawa and Detroit. Those seven teams will now prepare for one of potentially two draft lotteries to determine the top 15 selections. The lottery will be held June 26, with another scheduled later depending on which of the remaining eight teams qualify for the 16-team playoff. Sabres co-owner and president Kim Pegula said the emphasis was placed on completing the season and ensuring the Stanley Cup will be awarded, even if it came at Buffalo’s expense. The Sabres extended their playoff drought to a ninth season, finishing just behind Montreal. “We’re all trying to find that right chord, what’s best for the league,” Pegula told The AP. “It’s one of those times when you’ve just got to look at it that way.” (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN ROGERS BASEMENT WATERPROOFING 8QFRQGLWLRQDO /LIHWLPH *XDUDQWHH (VWDEOLVKHG ���� %DVHPHQW :DOOV %UDFHG +XQGUHGV 2I /RFDO 5HIHUHQFHV /LFHQVHG� %RQGHG ,QVXUHG FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hours (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com Ohio Valley Publishing NASCAR champ Busch backs masks in public CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch says he supports wearing a mask in public so “we all can take care of our neighbor” amid the coronavirus pandemic, a rare instance of the two-time NASCAR champion wading into a social issue. The reigning Cup champion rarely speaks on non-racing issues, but Busch entered the debate after images from short tracks over the weekend showed packed grandstands with little social distancing and few people wearing masks. Busch retweeted a photo from South Alabama Speedway in Ozark, Alabama, and added his own message Sunday before the CocaCola 600. He applauded fans for supporting their local short tracks but suggested mandatory masks for admission for “healthier practices.” The responses were mixed, not unexpected when it comes to the most polarizing driver in NASCAR. Busch is beloved by his “Rowdy Nation” base but loathed by others for his overwhelming success and confident, sometimes confrontational manner. After winning the Xfinity Series race Monday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway — his 97th career victory in that series — Busch was asked why he stepped into the debate on mask usage. “With where we’re at today, people are saying that masks don’t mean anything,” Busch said. “I still think there’s a sense of human hygiene and taking care of your neighbor. You go to a racetrack and you cough because you get water down the wrong pipe or whatever it might be, or if you sneeze or whatever, at least you are keeping some of that to yourself rather than just NFL From page 8 need to reach its 40-yard line to convert. However, penalties incurred on the previous play, such as a field goal or extra point, would apply and would change the line of scrimmage for the play, which would remain a fourthand-15 attempt. Once a team has opted for the scrimmage play, that decision sticks — unless the team calls a timeout before running the fourthand-15 play. It could then notify the referee it has decided to kick off instead, and do so. That would seem like a waste of a timeout. If the offense has run the alternative play and been flagged for a penalty, the yardage is marked off and another scrimmage play is run. Switching to kicking off MLB results in MLB receiving $787 million in broadcast revenue this year. There is room for From page 8 maneuvering in the ecobe given up. Tampa Bay nomic negotiations, but no commitment on what Rays All-Star pitcher areas to delve into. Blake Snell, the 2018 Players could propose AL Cy Young Award a longer regular season, winner, said he would not take the mound this which would result in year if his pay is cut fur- receiving a higher percentage of their salary ther, proclaiming: “I’m not playing unless I get in the initial calculation of cuts. For instance, mine.” increasing to 94 games Teams are worried would reduce the initial about being at risk if a second wave of the virus cut from 49.4% to 42%. 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I just think it’s common courtesy.” Under the health plan NASCAR is using since resuming its season on May 17, masks are required for all personnel on track property. Spectators are currently not permitted and NASCAR does not expect that to change through Talladega on June 21, which is as far as the schedule has been revised to date. Everyone permitted to attend a race is on a preapproved list and must pass through a health screening area before they can enter the venue. Masks must be worn starting at the health screening area, and NASCAR has said anyone not following guidelines is subject to a $50,000 fine and removal from the property. There have been no flagrant violations, but fans did note that Busch and Chase Elliott were not wearing masks or socially distancing when Busch briefly consoled Elliott on pit road moments after Elliott had lost the 600. In that instance, both had just removed their helmets and climbed from their cars and neither had yet retrieved his mask. instead is barred in that scenario. The game clock would not run for the play, though a 25-second play clock would be in force. Some people within the NFL find the proposal gimmicky, and there’s some support for trying it in the preseason as an experiment, then evaluating its impact. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s uncertain if the NFL will have a preseason or what it would look like. week, inserting a few additional doubleheaders and eliminating a couple of off days. In addition, the sides could start to address next offseason’s market for spending on free agents and players eligible for arbitration. The union could propose suspending the luxury tax for 2020 and 2021, which in theory would give the higher-revenue teams more money to spend, and eliminating the loss of amateur draft picks for clubs signing qualified free agents. Lower-revenue clubs would want something in return. One possibility would be to give them additional competitive balanceround picks in amateur drafts, where a pick in the 42-52 range overall yields prospects with slot values of $1.4 million to $1.8 million who have a better chance historically of becoming big leaguers. As protection to teams against a lost postseason, salaries could be deferred with interest. 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