http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/55b50a783d6ad32e8ca175849543f771.pdf 3b06064af4ac1273c120e3b3ffecffc3 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 50° 57° 59° Mostly cloudy today. Mostly cloudy tonight. High 66° / Low 38° Today’s weather forecast Latest softball roundup Area baseball highlights WEATHER s 8 SPORTS s 5 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 73, Volume 75 3 new cases, hospitalization reported Wednesday, April 14, 2021 s 50¢ Meeting the need Latest case data in Gallia, Mason, Meigs Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Three additional COVID-19 cases and one hospitalization were reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Tuesday. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported two additional cases of COVID-19 in Mason County on Tuesday. One additional COVID-19 case and one additional hospitalization were reported in Gallia County on Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Health. Here is a closer look at COVID-19 cases in the region: Gallia County ODH reported a total of 2,324 cases of COVID19 (since March 2020) in Gallia County as part of Tuesday’s update, one new case since Monday. ODH has reported a total of 46 deaths, 143 hospitalizations (one new), and 2,220 presumed recovered individuals (four new) as of Tuesday. Age ranges for the 2,324 total cases reported by ODH on Tuesday are as follows: 0-19 — 298 cases (1 less case, 1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 382 cases (6 hospitalizations) 30-39 — 311 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 333 cases (8 hospitalizations, 1 death) 50-59 — 348 cases (1 new case, 15 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 297 cases (30 hospitalizations, 7 deaths) 70-79 — 200 cases (1 new case, 1 new hospitalization, 41 total hospitalizations, 11 deaths) 80-plus — 155 cases (39 hospitalizations, 24 deaths) Gallia County is currently “Orange” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map after meeting two of the seven indicators on Thursday. Meigs County The Meigs County Health Department reported a total of 20 active cases and 1,460 total cases (1,307 conﬁrmed, 153 probable) since April 2020 as part of Monday’s update. There have been a total of 37 deaths, 1,403 recovered cases, and 79 hospitalizations since April 2020. Age ranges for the 1,460 Meigs County cases, as of Monday, were as follows: 0-9 — 53 cases 10-19 — 134 cases (1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 209 cases (1 hospitalization) 30-39 — 183 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 211 cases (5 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 216 cases (7 hospitalizations) 60-69 — 208 cases (20 hospitalizations, 6 deaths) 70-79 — 152 cases (24 hospitalizations, 12 deaths) 80-89 — 65 cases (11 hospitalizations, 16 deaths) 90-99 — 29 cases (6 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 2 cases (1 hospitalization) To date, the Meigs County Health Department has administered 2,208 ﬁrst doses of COVID-19 vaccinations and 1,799 second doses for a total of 4,006 vaccinations. Of the vaccines given by the health department, 2,204 were Moderna, 1,708 were Pﬁzer, and 94 were Johnson & Johnson. This does not include vaccinations by other agencies or pharmacies. See CASES | 3 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2021 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Courtesy photo Subcommittee members Barbara Musser, Tricia McNickle, and Laura Sheets are pictured preparing for the first distribution of food at the Meigs County Schools Food Pantry. Over 150 families will be served through new fund Staff Report POMEROY — The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced how pervasive food insecurity is in local communities, including in Meigs County. According to a news release from the Meigs County Community Fund (MCCF), “One of the best ways to address this need is by meeting fami- lies where they spend the most time. Inspired by a schoolbased food distribution program in Athens City Schools, the Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Fund, a new initiative of MCCF, has gathered community members across organizations and school districts to come together See NEED | 8 Ohio providers react to latest on J&J vaccines By Kantele Franko while investigating blood clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination with reduced COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio providers including platelet counts that would the nation’s largest tradi- make the usual treatment tional supermarket chain for the clots dangerous. Johnson & Johnson and some college camsaid no clear causal link puses suspended using has been established the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine Tues- between its vaccine and day while federal ofﬁcials the clots. Millions of doses of the investigate reports of J&J vaccine have been potentially dangerous given around the country, blood clots. the vast majority with The Centers for Disease Control and Preven- no or mild side effects. The majority of vaccines tion and the Food and administered in the U.S. Drug Administration recommended that pause have been from Pﬁzer and Associated Press Phil Long | AP, File Kent State University student Regan Raeth of Hudson, Ohio, has her COVID-19 vaccination administered by Kent State nurse Kristen Barath in Kent, Ohio. The nation’s largest traditional supermarket chain and some college campuses are among the Ohio providers that temporarily stopped using the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine Tuesday, while federal officials investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. Kent State University said it was postponing its J&J clinics until further notice. Moderna, which aren’t affected by the pause. Ohio health ofﬁcials were expected to discuss the state impact and response at a news conference Tuesday after- noon. They’ve been using the single-dose J&J shot for vaccination clinics on university campuses and to expand availability in See VACCINES | 3 US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J shots By Zeke Miller, Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, setting off a chain reaction worldwide and dealing a setback to the global vaccination campaign. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they were investigating unusual clots in six women between the ages of 18 and 48. One person died. The acting FDA commissioner expected the pause to last only a matter of days. But the decision triggered swift action in Europe and elsewhere as the drugmaker and regulators moved to halt the use of the J&J vaccine, at least for now. Hundreds of thousands of doses were due to arrive in European countries this week. The European Union has been plagued by supply shortages, logistical problems and concerns over blood clots in a small number of people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine. Any slowdown in the dissemination of the shots could have broad implications for the global vaccination effort. The J&J vaccine held immense promise because its single-dose regimen and relatively simple storage requirements would make it easier to use, especially in less afﬂuent countries. The clots, which happened 6 to 13 days after vaccination in veins that drain blood from the brain, occurred together with low platelets, the fragments in blood that normally form clots. More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been given in the U.S., the vast majority with no or mild side effects. Seth Shockley of Indianapolis received the J&J vaccine Sunday and was initially worried when he See SHOTS | 8 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS JASON ELDON MYERS Jason Eldon Myers passed away unexpectedly at his home on March 29, 2021, to be with his Lord. He was 34 years old and a 2004 graduate of Meigs High School. Jason had attended the Harmony Hill Baptist Church, Brownsville, Ohio. He started working as a general laborer and found that he enjoyed working as a diesel mechanic. He is preceded in death by his grandfather Kermit Gilkey and grandmother Carol Cross. Jason leaves behind two wonderful children that he loved dearly, Lillian and Wyatt Myers. He is also survived by parents Ellis and Alisha (Gilkey) Myers of Langsville; grandmother Martha Gilkey of Darwin; brother, Jordan Myers of Langsville; sisters, Emily Myers of Langsville, and Jami Myers of Middleport; half brother, Justin (Samantha) Gilkey of New Matamoras; step brother, Brandon Myers of Gallipolis; step sister, Alicia (Rusty) Blamble of St. Marys, W.Va.; several nieces, nephews and cousins he loved. Also surviving are uncles Tim (Linda) Gilkey of Danville, Tony (Chrissy) Gilkey of Syracuse and aunt Jessica (Keith) Williams of Rio Grande. Jason’s wishes was to be cremated and a private service to be held at a later date. God has set you free our son. In lieu of ﬂowers any donations towards his cremation expenses would be greatly appreciated to Birchﬁeld Funeral Home, P. O. Box 188, Rutland, OH 45775. Online condolences at birchﬁeldfuneralhome. com. LAWRENCE EDWARD MANLEY Lawrence Edward Manley, 82, of Middleport, Ohio passed away on April 8, 2021. He was born on December 1, 1938 in Middleport son of the late Lawrence Sherdan Manley and Julia Marie Casto Manley. He is survived by his children, Dave Manley, Mike Manley, Lisa Haggy and Susan (Chris) Meldau; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; brother, Roger 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. (Connie) Manley; and nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Manley; a son, Stevie Manley; brother, Raymond Manley; and sister, Rosemary Hysell. Cremation services are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Red Cross blood drives GALLIPOLIS — According to the American Red Cross, the following opportunity to give blood in Gallipolis is 12:30-6 p.m., April 15, Saint Peters Episcopal Church, 541 2nd Avenue. RACINE — Red Cross Blood Drive will be held April 26, at Southern High School from 8:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Southern NHS. Special board meetings REEDSVILLE — Eastern Local School District will be having a Special Board Meeting to appoint and ﬁll the board vacancy will be held on April 14 at 6:30 p.m. Pomeroy Alumni Scholarships POMEROY — The Pomeroy Alumni Association will be awarding scholarships to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or great grandchild of a Pomeroy High School Alumni. The scholarships are based on academics. To apply, applicants must send a transcript of grades, current photo, name of grandparent or great grandparent and the year of their graduation from Pomeroy High School. Applicant needs to list the activities they participated in in high school and where they plan to attend college. Mail applications to Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Applications must be received by the association by May 15, 2021. CLAYTON MATTHEW FINDLEY smile. RACINE — Clayton Clayton was preceded Matthew Findley, 29, passed away at his home in death by a brother, Ricky Allan II; his paterin Racine, Ohio on April 8, 2021, following extend- nal grandmother, Ann Findley; and his maternal ed health issues. grandmother, Minnie Clayton was born on Feb. 13, 1992, in Athens, Harris. He is survived by his Ohio, son of Rick and parents, Rick and Alisa Alisa Findley. Findley; sister, Makayla Clayton’s passion was for music and writing. He Findley; grandparents, played piano and sang at Charles Findley and Paul church and other events. and Lillian Harris; and BRANDON LEVI STEWART As a young boy, he would several aunts, uncles and cousins. Destiny of Bidwell, Ohio; enter many singing conYOUNGSTOWN — Private funeral services brother, David McDaniel test and play and sing for Brandon Levi Stewart, are under the direction 25, of Youngstown, Ohio, of Langsville, Ohio; sister, anyone that would listen of Anderson McDaniel Alisha McDaniel of South to him. formerly of Langsville, Funeral Home with Jerry He worked at sevCarolina; grandparents, Ohio, returned to the Powell ofﬁciating. Burial eral nursing homes and Lord, March 17, 2021, at Minnie Thompson, St. Elizabeth Health Cen- Langsville, Ohio and Wes- enjoyed taking care of the will follow at Letart Falls elderly and making them Cemetery. ley Wise, Vinton, Ohio, ter, Youngstown, Ohio. also aunts, uncles and Born Oct. 12, 1995, at ROBERT EUGENE ‘BOB’ BUSH Gallipolis, Ohio, to Teresa cousins. There is to be a private Leigh Wise, Middleport, both daughters, Lecta WEST JEFFERSON celebration of Brandon’s Ohio and Brian Stewart, life at a later date. In lieu — Robert Eugene “Bob” Mae and Tammy Kay; Wellston, Ohio, he had also both brothers, James Bush I, age 79 of West attended Silver Run Bap- of ﬂowers the family ask Edward Bush and Roger that donations be given to Jefferson, Ohio, passed tist Church, Middleport, Birchﬁeld Funeral Home, away Wednesday, April 7, Lee Bush, and a sister, Ohio and was a general Karen Sue McCoy. 2021 at the home of his P. O. Box 188, Rutland, laborer when working. He is survived by loving son. He fought a Ohio 45775 to help with “His smile will never be his son, Bret B. Bush, long battle with cancer. Brandon’s expenses. forgotten”. two sisters, Linda Kay Bob was born March 8, Brandon is survived by Online condolences at (Roger) Kemper and 1942 to William Moodbirchﬁeldfuneralhome. his parents; son, Aaron Patricia Ann (Jeff) Watspaugh and Lecta Mae com. Stewart and his mother son, as well as several Criner Bush in Mason, grandchildren and great West Virginia. CLARA CORDELIA BENTZ He married Peggy Jean grandchildren. He is also great great grandchildren; Gardner March 10, 1961 survived by nieces, nephPOMEROY — Clara to that union they raised ews, half-brothers, one and several nieces and Cordelia Bentz, 101, of half-sister, stepsisters, four children; Robert nephews. Pomeroy, Ohio, passed and one stepbrother. He Eugene Bush, II, Lecta In addition to her paraway on April 5, 2021. She was born on Jan. 29, ents, she was preceded in Mae Bush, Bret B. (Mari- was greatly loved and he will be missed tremenlyn) Bush and Tammy 1920, in Pomeroy, daugh- death by her husband of 46 years, Thomas Bentz; Kay (Randy) Might, and dously. ter of the late Roy and Funeral services will be they lost a son at birth. sisters, Dorthy Evelyn Clara Curtis. He was a United States 1 p.m., Saturday April 17, Sheets and Sarah Rose Cordelia was a 1937 Army Veteran. Bob had a 2021 at the Waugh-HalDill; children, Thomas graduate of Pomeroy great gift of gab and loved ley-Wood Funeral Home. High School and attended Edwin Bentz, William Burial will follow in the “Bill” Bentz and Marjorie meeting people. He had the New Beginnings several booths at the Mil- Mound Hill Cemetery. Mullins; granddaughter, Church. ton Flea Market for years. Friends may call at the She is survived by three Deanna Mullins; great funeral home on Saturday grandson, Eric Case; and He loved going to yard children, Thomas Bentz from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. sales and ﬂea markets. great great granddaughof Orlando, Florida, An online guest regisHe was preceded in ter, Evie Pounds. Mike (Marie) Bentz try is available at www. death by his parents; his Cremation services of Willshire, Ohio and wife; his son Robert, and waugh-halley-wood.com Brenda (Gary) Barnes of are under the direction Ashville, North Carolina; of Anderson McDaniel JAMES FREDRICK PARSONS Funeral Home. A memodaughter-in-law, Ginger rial service will be held at Bentz of Orlando, Floribrothers, Norman (Betty) CROWN CITY — a later date. da; 17 grandchildren; 31 Parsons, of Crown City James Fredrick Parsons, great grandchildren; four and Melvin Parsons, of age 79, of Crown City, Ohio, died Tuesday April Crown City; two sisters, DEATH NOTICES 13, 2021 at Arbors at Gal- Doris Kusan of Galena, Ohio and Hazel Woodlipolis, Ohio. ERLEWINE worth, also of Galena; Born October 7, 1941 BIDWELL — Gail B. Erlewine, 93, Bidwell, Ohio, and by several nieces and in Gallia County, Ohio, died Friday, April 9, 2021 in the Holzer Medical Cen- he was the son of the late nephews. Funeral services will be ter. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, April Leslie Parsons and Eliza1 p.m., Friday April 16, 14, 2021 in the Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro, West Vir- beth Shriver Parsons. In 2021 at the Waugh-Haladdition to his parents, ginia. Pastor Andrew Robinson will ofﬁciate. Burial ley-Wood Funeral Home he was preceded by two will be in the Grandview Memorial Park in Dunbar, with Pastor Richard brothers, Sherman LawWest Virginia. Friends may call one hour prior to the Unroe ofﬁciating. Burial rence Parsons and Stanfuneral service. Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Galley “Buddy” Parsons; and will follow in the Crown lipolis, Ohio, is serving the family. by three sisters, Beatrice City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral Parsons, Freda Blamer, THOMAS home on Friday from 11 and Joan Parsons. CROWN CITY — Richard A. Thomas, 76, of He was a farmer and a a.m. - 1 p.m. Crown City, Ohio, died Sunday, April 11, 2021. A An online guest regismember of Victory Bapgraveside service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, April try is available at www. tist Church. 15, 2021 at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Hunwaugh-halley-wood.com He is survived by two tington, W.Va. No visitation will be held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio is assisting the family with arrangements. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. 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 Road closures, construction MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Road 46, Success Road, will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, April 12th. It is estimated that the road will remain closed during these hours through Thursday, April 22nd, in order to complete a slip repair. The slip is located between County Road 43, Joppa Road, and Township Road 264, Osborn Road. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on April 12 on State Route 143, between Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road (Township Road 20A). One lane will be closed. Temporary trafﬁc signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 15. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe, announces Keystone Road will be closed intermittently between State Route 160 and Mount Tabor Road, beginning Monday, April 12-Friday, April 16, for culvert replacement, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other county roads as a detour. CROWN CITY — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced a rehabilitation project that began Monday, March 22 on State Route 7 in the Crown City area of Gallia County. The project will be between Westbranch Road (County Road 162) and Sunnyside Drive (County Road 158). The project is estimated to be completed in June 2022. ODOT states the road will be closed from March 22 through Dec. 1, 2021. The detour for motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Route 218 to State Route 553 and back to State Route 7. Trucks will be detoured from State Route 7 to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 West into West Virginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT said those wishing to access the K.H. Butler Fishing Access must be coming from the north. Northbound trafﬁc must take the detour, then enter the parking area traveling southbound on State Route 7. MIDDLEPORT — A landslide repair project on Middleport Hill began in March on County Road 5 (Mill Street). The road will be closed. Estimated completion: May 1. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on March 8 on County Road 1 (Salem School Lot Road). The road will be closed between Ogdin Road (Township Road 25) and Dyesville Road (County Road 27). The detour is County Road 1 to SR 143 north to SR 32 west to SR 689 south to SR 124 east to County Road 1. Estimated closure end date: May 6. MEIGS COUNTY — One northbound lane of State Route 7 is closed between Howell Hill Road (Township Road 207) and State Route 124 due to a rockfall hazard. Estimated completion: Dec. 31. Make up day for kindergarten registration GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools hosts a make-up drive-through registration day for kindergartners and their families from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., May 5. Call your home school today to sign up. Washington Elementary, 740-446-3213; Green Elementary, 740-446-3236, Rio Elementary, 740245-5333. Bring your child’s birth certiﬁcate, shot records, social security card, registration packet, proof of residency. To be Kindergarten eligible, your child must be ﬁve years old on or before Aug. 1, 2020. Please remain in your vehicle. A staff member will collect your enrollment packet and get copies of the required documentation. 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. Card shower Violet Jeffers will be celebrating her 94th birthday on April 17, cards may be sent to 4341 Teens Run Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631. has been cancelled due to the pandemic. Thursday, April 15 POMEROY — Pomeroy High School Class of 59 will be having lunch at Fox’s Pizza in Pomeroy at noon. Friday, April 16 KANAUGA — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, SubCancellation chapter 102, Gallia & RIO GRANDE — Southwestern retired staff Jackson Counties, meets at 2 p.m., State Route 7 dinner set for April 30 N, rest area, in Kanauga, members are asked to wear a mask and to follow all CDC guidelines. Monday, April 19 MIDDLEPORT — Painting with Michele Musser, 6 p.m. Class size limited to 20. Riverbend Arts Council, 290 N. 2nd Ave., Middleport, Ohio. Call Donna, 740-9925123, to register. See CALENDAR | 3 �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing US court lifts hold on Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion law COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided federal appeals court lifted the hold Tuesday on an Ohio law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome, a case considered nationally pivotal. Judges of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals narrowly ruled to reverse two earlier decisions blocking enforcement of the 2017 law based on the likely success of overturning it as unconstitutional. A majority of the court, which has moved rightward in recent years with six appointments by former President Don- ald Trump, said the law doesn’t impede a woman’s right to an abortion. The majority said Planned Parenthood and several other abortion providers represented by the American Civil Liberties Union erred in basing their case on a woman’s “absolute right” to an abortion until the fetus is viable outside the womb, because that right is neither absolute nor germane to the case. “In this case, Ohio does not rely on its interest in protecting potential fetal life,” the ruling said. Its interests in passing the law, instead, were to protect the Down syndrome Calendar From page 2 LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 3 Cases (plus 7 probable cases, 30 deaths) On Tuesday, Mason County was designated From page 1 as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert For more data and information on the cases System map. Mason County’s latest infection in Meigs County visit rate was 10.24 on Tueshttps://www.meigsday with a 2.03 percent health.com/covid-19/ . positivity rate. SurMeigs County conrounding counties are tinues to be “orange” green, yellow and gold. on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting two of Ohio the seven indicators on The Ohio DepartThursday. ment of Health reported a 24-hour change of 2,340 new cases on Mason County Tuesday (21-day averDHHR reported 1,920 total cases (since age of 1,948), bringing March 2020) for Mason Ohio’s overall case count since the beginCounty in the 10 a.m. update on Tuesday, two ning of the pandemic more than Monday. Of to 1,043,729 cases. There were 167 new those, 1,870 are conﬁrmed cases and 50 are hospitalizations (21probable cases. DHHR day average of 95) and has reported 40 deaths 13 new ICU admissions (21-day average in Mason County. of 10). On Tuesday, 90 Case numbers per deaths were reported age group reported by (since Friday), with a DHHR are as follows: 0-9 — 43 cases (plus 21-day average of 25 deaths. As announced 2 probable cases) 10-19 — 179 cases earlier this year, ODH (plus 3 probable cases) will only be reporting 20-29 — 321 cases deaths approximately (plus 10 probable twice per week, those cases, 1 new case) updates have typically been made on Tuesday 30-39 — 311 cases and Friday. (plus 10 probable cases) As of Tuesday, a 40-49 — 271 cases total of 4,160,582 ﬁrst (plus 9 probable cases) doses of COVID-19 50-59 — 279 cases vaccine have been (plus 3 probable cases, given in Ohio, which 3 deaths) is 35.59 percent of the 60-69 — 246 cases population. A total (plus 6 probable cases, of 2,705,814 people, 7 deaths, 1 new case) 23.15 percent of the 70-plus — 220 cases population, are fully community from “the stigma it suffers from the practice of Down-syndrome-selective abortions,” to protect women who suspect Down syndrome from coerced abortions and to protect the medical community from unethical doctors, they wrote. The ACLU had sued the state health department, state medical board and county prosecutors in 2018 on behalf of abortion providers, arguing the law infringes on a woman’s constitutional right to a procedure that is legal. The state argued the law does not ban the procedure but instead regulates doctors. event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department, 41861 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. Items accepted include outdated/unused prescription medications, over-the-counter medications and sharps. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a ﬁsh fry at the ﬁre station. Serving starts at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular Monday, April 26 monthly meeting, 4:30 p.m. at the AdminCHESTER — Meigs County Ikes istrative Ofﬁces, 77 Mill Creek Road. will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Sugar Run Road, Chester. Members need to pick up a Thursday, April 22 new key as the lock on the gate has POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & been changed. Water Conservation District Board MIDDLEPORT — The meeting of of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at noon at the district the Meigs County Veterans Service Commission will take place at 9 a.m. at ofﬁce. The ofﬁce is located at 113 E. the ofﬁce located at 97 North Second Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. Avenue, Suite 2 in Middleport. Friday, April 23 GALLIPOLIS — The Qualiﬁcations- Saturday, May 1 Based Selection Committee of the GalPOMEROY — Pancake Breakfast lia County District Library Board of sponsored by the Middleport-Pomeroy Trustees will meet at 2 p.m., Bossard Rotary Club will be held at the MulberLibrary, to interview architectural ry Community Center from 8-11 a.m. ﬁrms. $5 pancakes, sausage biscuits and gravy. Public invited. Proceeds beneﬁt various civic projects of the Club. Masks and Saturday, April 24 social distancing will be observed. POMEROY — A drug take back vaccinated. Scheduling a vaccine in Ohio can be completed on the website gettheshot. coronavirus.ohio.gov or for assistance in scheduling call 833-4-ASKODH (833-427-5634). West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Tuesday, DHHR is reporting a total of 146,790 cases with 2,747 deaths. There was an increase of 328 cases from Monday and two new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 2,560,842 lab tests have been completed, with a 5.22 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 4.16 percent. There are 7,347 currently active cases in the state. DHHR recently reported 665,930 ﬁrst doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 465,793 people have been fully vaccinated. Gov. Justice urges all residents to pre-register for a vaccine appointment on vaccine.wv.gov. Social distancing and mask mandates remain in effect for West Virginia. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham and Sarah Hawley contributed to this story. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Let Your GRADUATES’ Accomplishments SHINE! HONOR YOUR SENIORS in this special way on a Yard Sign. These 18” x 24” signs can be made in Graduates’ school colors. Vaccines From page 1 other areas. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. halted administering the J&J vaccine at pharmacies and clinics in its supermarkets. Patients who were scheduled to receive that vaccine will instead get the Pﬁzer or Moderna two-dose vaccination if those are available, and if not, Kroger will work to reschedule those vaccination appointments, spokesperson Kristal Howard said. Cleveland State University announced it was pausing its student vaccination center as a pre- caution, and Kent State postponed its J&J clinics until further notice. The University of Cincinnati said its arena was still accepting walk-in patients on Tuesday, but they would get the Pﬁzer vaccine. Ohio University said it will also switch to using Pﬁzer doses at its upcoming student clinics. Its statement acknowledged that the halt in J&J vaccines may be especially concerning to those who have received that type, but it noted that the blood clotting occurrences have been rare. In Toledo, where health providers are racing to vaccinate more people as cases surge in neighboring Michigan, the J&J pause hinders efforts to get vaccines out faster, said Eric Zgodzinski, health commissioner for Lucas County. Providers who planned to use the J&J vaccine in a coordinated campaign to reach those who are homebound will need to use a different vaccine, he said. A mass clinic scheduled Tuesday was switching from J&J to doses of Moderna. “We do have vaccine available for everybody who wants it this week and in the coming weeks,” Zgodzinski said. 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Complete the order form and call 740-446-2342 ext 2093 or email gdtclassiﬁeds@aimmediamidwest.com Order forms can be mailed to our ofﬁce: Tribune-Sentinel Grad Yard Signs 825 Third Ave Gallipolis OH 45631 For the best local news coverage, visit MyDailyTribune.com or MyDailySentinel.com OH-70232281 �NEWS 4 Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press William Howard Taft became the ﬁrst U.S. chief executive to throw Today is Wednesday, April 14, the 104th day of the ceremonial ﬁrst pitch 2021. There are 261 days at a baseball game as the Washington Senators left in the year. beat the Philadelphia Today’s Highlight in History: Athletics 3-0. In 1935, the “Black On April 14, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic Sunday” dust storm descended upon the collided with an iceberg central Plains, turning in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship’s time and a sunny afternoon into began sinking. (The ship total darkness. In 1960, Tamla went under two hours and 40 minutes later with Records and Motown Records, founded by the loss of 1,514 lives.) Berry Gordy Jr., were incorporated as Motown On this date: Record Corp. The MonIn 1759, Germantreal Canadiens won born English composer their ﬁfth consecutive George Frideric Handel died in London at age 74. Stanley Cup, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs In 1828, the ﬁrst edi4-0 in Game 4 of the tion of Noah Webster’s “American Dictionary of Finals. In 1965, the state of the English Language” Kansas hanged Richwas published. ard Hickock and Perry In 1865, President Smith for the 1959 “In Abraham Lincoln was Cold Blood” murders shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes of Herbert Clutter, his wife, Bonnie, and two of Booth during a performance of “Our American their children, Nancy and Cousin” at Ford’s Theater Kenyon. In 1970, President in Washington. Richard Nixon nomiIn 1910, President nated Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court. (The choice of Blackmun, who was unanimously conﬁrmed by the Senate a month later, followed the failed nominations of Clement Haynsworth and G. Harrold Carswell.) In 1981, the ﬁrst test ﬂight of America’s ﬁrst operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 warplanes mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people, including 15 Americans. In 1999, NATO mistakenly bombed a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees; Yugoslav ofﬁcials said 75 people were killed. In 2004, in a historic policy shift, President George W. Bush endorsed Israel’s plan to hold on to part of the West Bank in any ﬁnal peace settlement with the Palestinians; he also ruled out Palestinian refugees returning to Israel, bringing strong criticism from the Palestinians. Ten years ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhaﬁ rolled deﬁantly through the streets of Tripoli the same day NATO air strikes shook the city. North Korean conﬁrmed it was holding an American who was detained in November 2010, reportedly for proselytizing. (Eddie Jun was freed in May 2011.) ABC canceled two of its longtime soap operas, “One Life to Live” and “All My Children.” Five years ago: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders aggressively challenged each other’s judgment during a Democratic debate in Brooklyn, New York, sparring over Wall Street banks, how high to raise the minimum wage and gun control. The ﬁrst of two strong earthquakes struck southern Japan; the temblors killed at least 50 people. One year ago: President Donald Trump announced that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the U.N. health agency, the World Health Organization; Trump said it had not done enough to stop the coronavirus from spreading. Louisiana again delayed its presidential primary, rescheduling it for July 11. (The late date made the primary irrelevant to the selection of the nominees.) NASCAR driver Kyle Larson was ﬁred by the Chip Ganassi Racing team, two days after he used a racial slur on a live stream of a virtual race. Hank Steinbrenner, the oldest son of George Steinbrenner and one of four siblings who owned controlling shares of the New York Yankees, died at 63. Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Loretta Lynn is 89. Actor Julie Christie is 81. Retired MLB All-Star Pete Rose is 80. Rock musician Ritchie Blackmore is 76. Actor John Shea is 73. Actor Peter Capaldi is 63. Actor-turned-race car driver Brian Forster is 61. Actor Brad Garrett is 61. Actor Robert Carlyle is 60. Rock singer-musician John Bell (Widespread Panic) is 59. Actor Robert Clendenin is 57. Actor Catherine Dent is 56. Actor Lloyd Owen is 55. Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is 55. Rock musician Barrett Martin is 54. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 53. Actor Adrien Brody is 48. Classical singer David Miller (Il Divo) is 48. Rapper Da Brat is 47. Actor Antwon Tanner is 46. Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar is 44. Actor-producer Rob McElhenney is 44. Roots singer JD McPherson is 44. Rock singer Win Butler (Arcade Fire) is 41. Actor Claire Coffee is 41. Actor Christian Alexander is 31. Actor Nick Krause is 29. Actor Vivien Cardone is 28. Actor Graham Phillips is 28. Actor Skyler Samuels is 27. Actor Abigail Breslin is 25. Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist By Josh Boak the United States is losing its status atop the global economy because of its deteriorating infraWASHINGTON — structure. President Joe Biden “He says that we’re a wants Congress to know he’s sincere about cutting declining superpower, the United States is no longer a deal on infrastructure, No. 1,” Wicker said afterbut Republican lawmakward. “I just fundameners have deep-seated tally disagree with that.” doubts about the scope The meeting came of his proposed package, as the Biden’s team is its tax hikes and Biden’s making a direct argupremise that this is an ment for lawmakers to inﬂection point for the put their constituents U.S. as a world power. ahead of their ideoloBiden met Monday gies. The White House afternoon with a bipartireleased state-by-state san group of lawmakers breakdowns Monday that and tried to assure them that the Oval Ofﬁce gath- show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power ering was not “window dressing.” One of the core grid and housing affordability, among other disputes is over what issues. An appeal to the counts as infrastructure broader public is unlikely in his $2.3 trillion proto resonate much with posal. “I’m prepared to negoti- Republican lawmakers ate as to the extent of my who have already blasted infrastructure project, as the plan. Among the Republicans well as how we pay for it,” Biden said. “It’s going at the meeting were Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska to get down to what we and Reps. Garret Graves call ‘infrastructure.’” Republican Sen. Roger of Louisiana and Don Young of Alaska. DemoWicker of Mississippi crats attending were indicated after the meeting that he was willing to Sens. Maria Cantwell negotiate with Biden and of Washington and Sen. Alex Padilla of California called it a “good discusand Reps. Donald Payne sion.” But a more fundamental disagreement also Jr. of New Jersey and David Price of North emerged about whether Associated Press Carolina. In the room, “nobody said we didn’t need infrastructure investment,” Cantwell, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, said in an interview. The lawmakers said Biden will seek to drive a consensus by having his team revisit with them and others, as soon as Tuesday. Graves said the president talked about how he was open to discussion and open to negotiation on the size, scope and deﬁnition of infrastructure. “Those are all the exact words that I wanted to hear going into the meeting. And so that was really encouraging,” Graves, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told The Associated Press. “Is this truly going to be a two-way discussion where we talk about better ways to deliver infrastructure, what the appropriate size and scope are, ways of funding, things like that?” The ﬁgures in the state summaries paint a decidedly bleak outlook for the world’s largest economy after years of repairs being deferred and delayed. They suggest that too much infrastructure is unsafe for vehicles at any speed, while highlighting the costs of extreme weather events that have become more frequent with climate change as well as dead spots for broadband and a dearth of child care options. Drawn from an array of private and public data, the state reports show there are 7,300 miles (11,748 kilometers) of highway in Michigan alone that are in poor condition. Damaged streets in North Carolina impose an average yearly cost of $500 on motorists. Iowa has 4,571 bridges in need of repair. There is a roughly 4-in10 chance that a public transit vehicle in Indiana might be ready for the scrap yard. Pennsylvania’s schools are short $1.4 billion for maintenance and upgrades. Most states received a letter grade on their infrastructure. West Virginia earned a D. So did Biden’s home state of Delaware. Of the states rated, the highest grade went to Georgia and Utah, which each notched a C-plus. The lowest grade, D-minus, went to the territory of Puerto Rico. The administration is banking that the data will conﬁrm the everyday experiences of Americans as they bump over potholes, get trapped in trafﬁc jams and wait for buses that almost never correspond to published schedules. There is already a receptive audience to the sales pitch, and the strategy is that public support can overcome any congressional misgivings. “We don’t have a lot of work to do to persuade the American people that U.S. infrastructure needs major improvement,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Sunday” ahead of the reports’ release. “The American people already know it.” Republican lawmakers have been quick to reject the infrastructure proposal from Biden. They say just a fraction of the spending goes to traditional infrastructure, as $400 billion would expand Medicaid support for caregivers and substantial portions would fund electric vehicle charging stations and address the racial injustice of highways that were built in ways that destroyed Black neighborhoods. The reports give some data to back up their argument that more money should be spent on roads and bridges. Biden’s plan would modernize 20,000 miles (32,187 kilometers) worth of roadways, but California by itself has 14,220 miles (22,885 kilometers) of highway in poor condition. Republican lawmakers also object to funding the package by increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% and increasing the global minimum tax, among other tax changes including stepped-up IRS enforcement being proposed by the Biden administration. “This plan would impose the biggest tax hikes in a generation when workers need an economic recovery. It would gut right-to-work protections for bluecollar workers,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a Monday ﬂoor speech. “It would throw hundreds of billions at the far-left’s ‘green’ fads.” What’s known about COVID vaccines and rare clots By Lauran Neergaard Tuesday while authorities examine six reports of the unusual clots, including a death, out of more than A rare, rogue immune 6.8 million Americans response is the main given the one-dose vacsuspect as authorities investigate highly unusual cination so far. But the small number blood clots following use of cases sparked concern of two similar COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & because just last week, Johnson and AstraZeneca. European authorities said The U.S. recommended similar clots were possibly linked to the Astrathat states pause givZeneca vaccine, which is ing the J&J vaccine on AP Medical Writer not yet OK’d in the U.S. That led some countries to limit its use to certain age groups. Also Tuesday, J&J delayed its imminent European rollout. These are not typical blood clots. They’re weird in two ways. First, they’re occurring in unusual parts of the body, such as veins that drain blood from the brain. Second, Gallia County Department of Job & Family Services � �� #��"��%� �� OH-70230447 — REQUEST FOR BID — The Gallia County Department of Job and Family Service (GCDJFS) is now accepting bids for the provision of transportation services through the agency’s Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program. The provision of the service will require the transporting of Medicaid eligible consumers to schedule non-emergency medical appointments in the GCDJFS designated “medical community”. Organizations interested in submitting a bid may obtain an RFB packet from the gallianet.net/bid notices. Completed Bid Packets must be submitted no later than April 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to the Gallia County Board of Commissioners located at 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. those patients also have abnormally low levels of platelets — cells that help form clots — a condition normally linked to bleeding, not clotting. Scientists in Norway and Germany ﬁrst raised the possibility that some people are experiencing an abnormal immune system response to the AstraZeneca vaccine, forming antibodies that attack their own platelets. That’s the theory as the U.S. now investigates clots in J&J vaccine recipients, Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, said Tuesday. The ﬁrst clue: A widely used blood thinner named heparin sometimes causes a very similar side effect. Very rarely, heparin recipients form antibodies that both attack and overstimulate platelets, said Dr. Geoffrey Barnes, a clot expert at the University of Michigan. “It kind of can cause both sides of the bleeding-clotting spectrum,” Barnes said. Because heparin is used so often in hospitals, that reaction is something “that every hospital in America knows how to diagnose and treat.” There also are incredibly rare reports of this weird clot-low platelet combination in people who never took heparin, such as after an infection. Those unexplainable cases haven’t gotten much attention, Barnes said, until the ﬁrst clot reports popped up in some AstraZeneca vaccine recipients. Health ofﬁcials said one reason for the J&J pause was to make sure doctors know how to treat patients suspected of having these clots, which includes avoiding giving heparin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later Tuesday provided advice on how to spot and treat the unusual clots. In two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, research teams from Norway and Germany found platelet-attacking antibodies in the blood of some AstraZeneca vaccine recipients who had the strange clots. The antibodies were similar to those found with the heparin side effect even though the patients had never used that blood thinner. It’s not yet clear if there’s a similar link to the J&J vaccine. But the J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines, as well as a Russian COVID-19 vaccine and one from China, are made with the same technology. They train the immune system to recognize the spike protein that coats the coronavirus. To do that, they use a cold virus, called an adenovirus, to carry the spike gene into the body. �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5 MONDAY BASEBALL ROUNDUP Eastern shuts out Southern, 10-0 From Staff Reports Alex Hawley|OVP Sports Eastern junior Brayden Smith (4) fires one of his 97 pitches in his no-hitter, during the Eagles’ 10-0 victory on Monday in Racine, Ohio. WEEKEND TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP Eastern 10, Southern 0 The Eastern baseball team claimed a 10-0 over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Southern in six innings at Star Mill Park, with EHS junior Brayden Smith pitching a complete game no-hitter. The Eagles (4-1-1, 3-1 TVC Hocking) were ahead 3-0 after three straight walks followed by an error to start the game. The guests didn’t break into the hit column until the ﬁfth inning, when they scored four runs on ﬁve hits for a 7-0 lead. Eastern went ahead 10-0 with three runs on three hits in the top of the sixth. The Tornadoes made it to third base in each of the ﬁnal two innings — with Derek Grifﬁth walking and stealing two bases in the ﬁfth, and Damien Miller reaching on an error and advancing on a wild pitch in the sixth — but couldn’t bring either runner home. Smith’s no-hitter featured seven strikeouts, and only three walks. Ryan Laudermilt took the pitching loss in ﬁve innings for SHS, striking out six. Jonah Diddle pitched the last inning for the hosts, striking out one. Leading the Eagle offense, Bruce Hawley was 2-for-2 with three runs scored, while Matthew Blanchard was 2-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and one RBI. Rock Hill 5, Gallia Academy 2 One costly mistake, followed by two others. An error and a pair of wild pitches allowed visiting Rock Hill to break a 2-all tie with three runs in the top of the sixth en route to a 5-2 victory over Gallia Academy in an Ohio Valley Conference contest at Bob Eastman Field. Both the Blue Devils (1-7, 1-3 OVC) and Redmen were deadlocked at 2-all after an inning of play, which is where the score remained until that fateful sixth frame. See BASEBALL | 6 MONDAY SOFTBALL ROUNDUP Eastern, River Valley, South Gallia compete at Wellston By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com The Eastern girls and Waterford boys came away with top honors on Saturday during the 2021 Golden Rocket Invitational held at Wellston High School. The Lady Eagles had a half-dozen top-2 efforts en route to claiming the girls title with 99 points. Huntington Ross was second out of 13 scoring teams with 74 points, while River Valley (55) and South Gallia (3) respectively ﬁnished sixth and 13th overall. Erica Durst posted a pair of ﬁrst place ﬁnishes in the 400-meter dash (1:02.5) and 800m run (2:33.23) for EHS. Layna Catlett also claimed titles in both the discus (110-11) and shot put (310) events. The quartet of Durst, Ashton Guthrie, Karey Schreckengost and Abby Guthrie ended up second in the 4x800m relay with a time of 11:17.16. The Eastern foursome of Sydney Sanders, Brielle Newland, Alisa Ord and Emma Doczi also ﬁnished second in the 4x100m relay with a mark of 56.26 seconds. Lauren Twyman paced the Lady Raiders with a ﬁrst place ﬁnish in the 1600m run (5:40.17) and also ended up second in the 800m run (2:33.23). Becka Cadle was second in the 300m hurdles (52.95) as well for RVHS. Ryleigh Halley accounted for all three of the Lady Rebel points after placing sixth in the shot put with a heave of 27 feet, 1.5 inches. The Wildcats claimed the boys crown with a ﬁnal tally of 85 points, with runner-up Huntington Ross just two points behind. The Raiders placed sixth with 49.5 points and Eastern was seventh with 48 points, while the Rebels ended up 12th out of 13 teams with 10 points. The quartet of Cody Wooten, Ryan Lollathin, John Siciliano and Ethan Schultz captured the 4x800m relay title for RVHS with a winning mark of 9:12.31. Wooten, Schultz, Lollathin and Josh Moffett also placed second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:55.69. See TRACK | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, April 14 Boys Basketball Gilmer County at Hannan, 7 p.m. Baseball River Valley at Meigs, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Southern, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at Eastern, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Coal Grove, 5 p.m. Softball River Valley at Meigs, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Southern, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at Eastern, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Lincoln County, 5:30 Gallia Academy at Coal Grove, 5 p.m. Tennis Athens at Gallia Academy, 4:30 Thursday, April 15 Boys Basketball Wayne at Wahama, 7:30 Huntington St. Joseph at Hannan 6:30 Baseball Ravenswood at Wahama, 6 p.m. Spring Valley at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. River Valley at Ironton St. Joseph, 5 p.m. Softball Point Pleasant at Spring Valley, 5:30 Photos by Alex Hawley|OVP Sports Point Pleasant second baseman Julia Parsons (left) catches the ball for a force out, as Meigs’ Mara Hall (right) slides in, during the Lady Knights’ 11-2 win on Monday in Rocksprings, Ohio. Knights cruise to 11-2 win From Staff Reports Point Pleasant 11, Meigs 2 Back in a big way. The Lady Knights built an 11-run lead through four-and-a-half innings and eventually cruised to a season-opening 11-2 win over host Meigs in a non-conference matchup. The Lady Knights (1-0) pounded out 13 hits — all of which came in the ﬁrst ﬁve frames — as the guests gradually built a 1-0 lead after one inning and 4-0 through three complete. Hayley Keefer capped a 3-run fourth with a 2-run homer for a 7-run advantage, then PPHS produced four runs on four hits and an error in the ﬁfth to build an 11-0 edge. Jerrica Smith singled home Mara Hall and Melia Payne in the bottom of the ﬁfth as the Lady Marauders (6-4) trimmed the deﬁcit down to nine runs. Both teams combined for three baserunners the rest of the way. Keefer and Kaylee Byus each had three hits to pace the Lady Knights. Five different MHS players had a hit apiece in the setback. Rylee Cochran walked four and struck out six in seven scoreless innings for the win. Eastern 19, Southern 3 The Eastern softball Eastern first baseman Faith Smeeks catches the ball just after Southern’s Michelle Camp crosses the base, during the Lady Eagles’ 19-3 victory on Monday in Racine, Ohio. team claimed its fourth win in a row, defeating Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Southern 19-3 in ﬁve innings at Star Mill Park. The Lady Eagles (4-2, 4-0 TVC Hocking) took the lead on a two-run single from Sydney Reynolds with two outs in the top of the ﬁrst inning. Six hits and three walks led to eight runs and eight run second for Eastern, which was up 12-0 after a run in each the third and fourth innings. Southern (3-5, 1-2) ended the shut out with three runs on four consecutive singles to lead off the bottom of the fourth, but EHS capped off the 19-3 victory with a seven-run ﬁfth inning, highlighted by a two-run home run from Megan Maxon. Tessa Rockhold earned the pitching victory, striking out seven in a complete game. Kassidy Chaney took the loss in 2.1 innings for SHS, striking out three. Leading See SOFTBALL | 6 �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS L O C A L R E S U LT S SOFTBALL Point Pleasant 11, Meigs 2 PP 103 340 0 — 11-13-0 M 000 020 0 — 2-5-4 WP: Rylee Cochran (7IP, 6K, 4BB). LP: Jess Workman (7IP, 6K, 2BB). Point Pleasant (1-0): Hayley Keefer 3-5 (3RBI, 4RS), Kaylee Byus 3-3 (RBI, 2RS), Havin Roush 2-3 (RBI, RS), Tayah Fetty 1-5 (RBI, RS), Julia Parsons 1-4 (2RBI, RS), Rylee Cochran 1-4, Kylie Price 1-3 (RBI, RS), Krysten Stroud 1-3 (RS). Meigs (6-4): Mara Hall 1-3 (RS), Jerrica Smith 1-4 (2RBI), Delana Wright (1-4), Mallory Adams 1-4, Melia Payne 1-3 (RS). 2B: Byus 2, Fetty; Payne. 3B: Roush, Keefer. HR: Keefer. Eastern 19, Southern 3 E 281 17 — 19-15-2 S 000 30 — 3-6-1 WP: Tessa Rockhold (5IP, 3R, 6H, 7K, 1BB) LP: Kassidy Chaney (2.1IP, 17R, 12H, 3K 1BB) Eastern (4-2, 4-0): Whitney Durst 3-3 (3RS, 4RBI), Tessa Rockhold 3-4 (2RS, 2RBI), Cidney Gillilon 3-4 (2RS, 4RBI), Megan Maxon 2-5 (2RS, 5RBI), Kelsey Roberts 1-2 (3RS, RBI), Sydney Reynolds 1-3 (RS, 2RBI), Faith Smeeks 1-3 (2RS), Juli Durst 1-3 (2RS) Southern (3-5, 1-2): Michelle Camp 2-3 (RS), Ally Shuler 1-3 (RS, 2RBI), Kassidy Chaney 1-2 (RS), Lexi Smith 1-2 (RBI), Lily Allen 1-2. 2B: Maxon, Rockhold, Gillilon, W. Durst; Allen. HR: Maxon. Rock Hill 10, Gallia Academy 8 (8 innings) RH 420 000 22 — 10-12-4 GA 121 010 30 — 8-11-3 WP: Kylee Howard (8IP, 4K, BB). LP: Bella Barnette (6.2IP, 4R, 7H, 6K, 4BB). Rock Hill: Neveah Hackworth 3-5 (RBI, RS), Aleigha Matney 2-6 (RS), Kylee Howard 2-6 (RBI, 3RS), Karlee Gillispie 2-4 (RS), Makenzie Hanshaw 1-2 (RS), Tori Adkins 1-5 (RBI, RS), Madison Barber 1-1 (RS), Abbi Morrison (RBI, RS). Gallia Academy (4-4, 2-1 OVC): Abby Hammons 3-3 (RBI, 2RS), Jenna Harrison 2-5 (2RBI, RS), Taylor Mathie 2-5 (RBI, 2RS), Addy Burke 2-3, Grace Truance 1-3 (2RBI, RS), Bailee Young 1-5, Kyla Miller (RS), Preslee Reed (RS). 2B: Matney, Howard, Hanshaw; Hammons, Mathie, Young. 3B: Harrison. HR: Mathie. BASEBALL Eastern 10, Southern 0 E 300 043 — 10-8-2 S 000 000 — 0-0-5 WP: Brayden Smith (6IP, 7K, 3BB). LP: Ryan Laudermilt (5IP, 7R, 5H, 6K, 8BB) Eastern (4-1-1, 3-1): Bruce Hawley 2-2 (3RS), Matthew Blanchard 2-3 (3RS, RBI), Jace Bullington 1-1 (RBI), Conner Ridenour 1-3 (RS, 2RBI), Preston Thorla 1-3 (RS, RBI), William Oldaker 1-3 (RS, RBI). Southern (5-1, 2-1): none. 2B: Blanchard, Thorla. Rock Hill 5, Gallia Academy 2 RH 200 003 0 — 5-6-1 GA 200 000 0 — 2-8-1 WP: Nick Blankenship (3.2IP, H, 5K, BB). LP: Dalton Mershon (5.2IP, 5R, 5H, 3K, 2BB). Rock Hill: Nick VanKuern 3-4 (2RS), Isaiah Kelly 1-2 (RS), Hayden Harper 1-3 (2RBI), Jake Schwab 1-3, Brayden Friend (2RS). Gallia Academy (1-7, 1-3 OVC): Maddux Camden 2-4 (RBI, RS), Grant Bryan 1-4 (RS), Beau Johnson 1-3, Zane Loveday 1-4 (RBI), Dalton Mershon 1-2, Trent Johnson 1-3, Cole Hines 1-3. 2B: Camden. 3B: Loveday. Rock Hill 10, Gallia Academy 8 Gallia Academy clawed back from an early 6-1 deﬁcit and forced extra innings with From page 5 three runs in the home half of the seventh, but visiting the guests at the plate, WhitRock Hill beneﬁtted from ney Durst was 3-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and a 2-out error in the eighth that resulted in a pair of runs four runs batted in, Cidney that ultimately led to a 10-8 Gillilon was 3-for-4 with a win during an Ohio Valley double two runs and four Conference matchup at the RBIs, Rockhold was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored Eastman Athletic Complex in Gallia County. The host Blue and two RBIs, and Maxon was 2-for-5 with a home run, a Angels (4-4, 2-1 OVC) were double, two runs scored and a down 4-1 after one inning of game-best ﬁve RBIs. Michelle play, but rallied to close to within 6-4 following a solo Camp led Southern, going 2-for-3 with a run scored. Ally homer by Taylor Mathie in the home half of the ﬁfth. The Shuler had the hosts’ only extra-base hit, doubling once, Redwomen answered with while scoring once and driving two runs in the top seventh as Kylee Howard doubled home in two runs. Karlee Gillispie and then later scored on a passed ball for an 8-5 edge. Mathie doubled to start the GAHS seventh, then consecutive singles by Abby Hammons, Grace Truance and Addy Burke resulted in three runs and an 8-all contest headed into extra frames. With the bases loaded and two away, Aleigha Matney reached safely on an error that allowed both Madison Barber and Neveah Hackworth to come home for a 10-8 lead. Hammons paced the Blue Angels with three hits, while Hackworth led RHHS with three safeties as well. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Track en route to a ﬁnal team tally of 63.5 points. FUHS won the girls championship with 187 points, while Teays Valley was the runner-up out of six teams with 158.5 points. Chanee Cremeens scored the lone Blue Angel championship in the shot put with a winning heave of 35 feet, 9.5 inches. Sarah Watts was also second in both the 1600m (5:19.50) and 3200m (11:47.55) events. Visit baumspage.com for complete results of the Wellston Golden Rocket Invitational and the Fairﬁeld Union Falcon Invitational held this past Saturday. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Softball From page 5 Baseball From page 5 Hayden Harper singled home Nick VanKuern and Brayden Friend for a quick 2-0 lead, but Maddux Camden doubled home Grant Bryan two batters into the home half of the first for a 2-1 deficit. Zane Loveday tripled home Camden two batters later to knot things up at two. VanKuern singled to start the sixth and Isaiah Kelly followed with a walk, then Friend reached on an error that allowed VanKuern to score for a 3-2 edge. Kelly and Friend respectively scored later on wild pitches with one and two outs at the time, making it a 5-2 contest. GAHS stranded runners at first and second with two away in the second, then left the bases loaded with one away in the fourth and again with two outs in the fifth. Camden paced GAHS with two hits, an RBI and a run scored. VanKuern led the guests with three hits and also scored twice. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Ohio Valley Publishing Steven Fitzgerald led Eastern with a pair of ﬁrst place ﬁnishes in the shot put (39-8) and discus (121-5) events. Brayden O’Brien was also second in the 1600m run with a time of 4:51.76. Garrett Frazee accounted for all 10 of the Rebel points after ﬁnishing fourth in both the 1600m run (5:00.81) and 3200m run (11:03.93). Gallia Academy at Fairfield Union The Gallia Academy boys placed ﬁfth out of eight teams and the girls joined New Lexington in a tie for ﬁfth on Saturday at the 2021 Fairﬁeld Union Falcon Invitational. The Blue Devils came away with a half-dozen top-2 efforts en route to a ﬁnal score of 68 points. Teays Valley won the boys title with 138.5 points, while the host Falcons were runner-up with 136 points. Daunevyn Woodson captured a pair of ﬁrst place titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, posting respective winning marks of 11.47 seconds and 23.44 seconds. Riley Starnes also won both the shot put (47-6) and discus (134.8) events on behalf of GAHS. Tristin Crisenbery was the 300m hurdles runner-up with a time of 44.12 seconds. Blake Skidmore was also second in the high jump with a cleared height of 5 feet, 10 inches. The Blue Angels mustered only a trio of top-2 ﬁnishes Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. 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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to, Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Room 1A, Washington, D.C. 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to, Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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The pantry makes distributions on the third Thursday of every month on a ﬁrstcome, ﬁrst-served basis. The pantry is able to serve 150 families at the present time. Proof of Meigs County residency is required for service. The Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Fund was created as an initiative of the Meigs County Community Fund (MCCF) through partnership between MCCF and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund. According to the news release, the Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Fund will support students and their families throughout the COVID19 pandemic and beyond by addressing the critical need of food security. The pantry’s goal is to assist families of schoolage children dealing with food insecurity throughout Meigs County. It will provide a monthly, year-round distribution of healthy and nutritious food to school-age children and their families. Foods distributed include fresh eggs, milk, bread, and other healthy shelfstable pantry items. “The Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Fund will provide monthly food staples to families across Meigs County,” heard about the potential side effects Tuesday. But his concerns faded when he learned there were only six conﬁrmed cases of blood clots. “I would much rather take the risk with the vaccine — a much smaller risk — than to risk it with COVID,” he said. Now he’s more worried that the reports could result in more people refusing to get vaccinated. The FDA said the cases under investigation appear similar to the clots that European authorities say are possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is not yet cleared in the U.S. European regulators have stressed that the AstraZeneca risk appears to be lower than the possibility of developing clots from birth control pills. Federally run mass vaccination sites will pause the use of the J&J shot, and states and other providers are expected to follow. But authorities stressed they have found no signals of clot problems with the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. — from Moderna and Pﬁzer. “I’d like to stress these events appear to be extremely rare. However COVID-19 vaccine safety is a top priority,” acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said at a news conference. Speaking at the White House, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top expert on infectious disease, said the pause would allow the FDA and the CDC to investigate the clotting cases “to try and understand some of the mechanisms” and “to make physicians more aware of this.” A CDC committee will meet Wednesday to discuss the cases, and the FDA has also launched an investigation into the cause of the clots and low plate- Courtesy photo Volunteers helping with the first distribution at the Meigs County Schools Food Pantry included, (left to right) Jack Musser, Cameron Davis, Jennifer Sheets, James Sheets, Barbara Musser, Chrissy Musser (partially hidden), and Maggie Musser. shared Sheets. “We know many of our neighbors face food insecurity and this new Fund will help to address that need closest to the source.” The Fund was originally developed to serve the Meigs County community as a result of the impact of COVID-19. A large percentage of Eastern, Southern, Meigs, and Alexander Local students receive free and reducedprice lunch. The Meigs County Schools Food Pantry hopes to continue its efforts to reduce food insecurity in the present and future by supporting up to 200 families in the county each month. In addition to funding provided by MCCF and the I’m a Child of Appalachia Fund of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, additional funding was provided by the Sisters Health Foundation and many individual donors to support start-up costs including shelving, a commercial refrigerator and freezer, and food for distribution. Monthly donations of food are being made to the Fund by Snowville Creamery and Heiner’s Bakery of Athens. Powell’s Food Fair and Walmart of Athens also help to support the pantry. Scot Gheen, Super- TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 50° 57° 59° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 1.10 1.45 11.80 11.39 SUN & MOON Today 6:53 a.m. 8:05 p.m. 8:20 a.m. 10:42 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Full Apr 20 Apr 26 Last New May 3 May 11 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Major Today 1:42a Thu. 2:30a Fri. 3:22a Sat. 4:15a Sun. 5:09a Mon. 6:03a Tue. 6:56a Minor 7:53a 8:42a 9:34a 10:28a 11:22a 12:16p 12:43a Major 2:04p 2:53p 3:46p 4:40p 5:35p 6:29p 7:22p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Lucasville 65/40 Moderate High Very High Minor 8:15p 9:05p 9:58p 10:53p 11:48p ---1:09p WEATHER HISTORY The famous “Easter Blizzard” hit Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota on April 14, 1873. A strong gale blew wet snow into huge drifts; many settlers were lost. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. 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 12.97 16.90 21.84 12.78 12.96 25.83 12.88 26.35 34.23 12.18 21.50 34.30 20.90 24-hr. 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Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 65/39 Pollen: 863 Low MOON PHASES Mostly cloudy 0 Primary: cladosporium, other Thu. 6:52 a.m. 8:06 p.m. 8:50 a.m. 11:41 p.m. FRIDAY Mostly cloudy today. Mostly cloudy tonight. High 66° / Low 38° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation THURSDAY 57° 37° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 67° 43° 67° 44° 90° in 1906 26° in 1990 To mail your donation, please designate the Fund and mail to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, PO Box 456, Nelsonville, OH 45764. For a limited time, all gifts to the Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Endowment Fund are eligible for a special match opportunity. The Endowment Fund was created to provide long-term permanent support to ensure continuity of this critical program, in addition to the current fund that supports day-to-day operations. The Endowment Fund was created with an initial gift from Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and 2019 Heisman Trophy winner. To learn more about how you can support the Fund with a matched donation, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org or call 740.753.1111. About the Meigs County Community Fund The Meigs County Community Fund was created in 2011 to increase and advance philanthropic activities in Meigs County. The Meigs County Community Fund works to attract philanthropic resources in the form of gifts, grants, or bequests to beneﬁt the broader community. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low intendent of Meigs Local School District, and John Hood, Commander of the American Legion Post 39, have also provided valuable support for the program by providing space for the pantry and many other services. Members of the Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Fund subcommittee include: Robin Burrow, K-4 Principal, Eastern Local School District; Tricia McNickle, Pre K-6 Principal, Southern Local School District; Chrissy Musser, Food Service Director, Meigs Local School District; Barbara Musser, Member of MCCF; Paul Reed, Member of MCCF; and Laura Sheets, Subcommittee Chair and Member of MCCF. Anyone interesting in volunteering or helping with the food pantry in any way should contact one of these members or the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio at 740-7531111 or info@ffao.org. Gifts to the Meigs County Schools Food Pantry Fund are tax deductible and can be made in many ways, including cash, bequests, and life insurance. To give online, visit www. AppalachianOhio.org. let counts. FDA ofﬁcials emphasized that Tuesday’s action was not a mandate. Doctors and patients could still use J&J’s vaccine if they decide its beneﬁts outweigh its risks for individual cases, said Dr. Peter Marks. The agencies recommend that people who were given the J&J vaccine should contact their doctor if they experience severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks. J&J said in a statement that it was aware of the reports of blood clots, but that no link to its vaccine had been established. The company also said it would delay the rollout of its vaccine in Europe as a precaution. U.S. health authorities cautioned doctors against using a typical clot treatment, the blood-thinner heparin. European authorities investigating the AstraZeneca cases have concluded clots appear to be similar to a very rare abnormal immune response that sometimes strikes people treated with heparin, leading to a temporary clotting disorder. While it’s not clear yet if the reports among J&J recipients are related, doctors would treat these kinds of unusual clots like they treat people who have the heparin reaction — with different kinds of blood thinners and sometimes an antibody infusion, said Dr. Geoffrey Barnes, a clot expert at the University of Michigan. Even without J&J’s vaccine, White House ofﬁcials said they remain on track to have enough supplies to vaccinate most American adults by the summer. “We believe there’s enough vaccine in the system — Moderna and Pﬁzer — for all Americans who want to get vaccinated by May 31 to do so,” said Jeff Zients, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator. Clendenin 62/41 Charleston 63/42 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 34/22 Montreal 64/43 Billings 35/26 Minneapolis 47/36 Detroit Toronto 57/34 60/40 Chicago 49/37 Denver 47/34 New York 67/50 Washington 62/54 Kansas City 58/34 Today Thu. 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