http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/6ef20ec5ab4e9f2e7538b36d94ad29ef.pdf 8e8e13b2a007123cc6bdce47277a7364 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 15° 24° 16° Cold today with clouds and sun. Frigid tonight. High 27° / Low 6° Today’s weather forecast Weekly church columns Blue Devils sweep WEATHER s 3 CHURCH s 5 SPORTS s 9 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 14, Volume 76 1 death, 201 new COVID cases reported Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason Counties Friday, January 21, 2022 s 50¢ Voting bill collapses data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. ODH on Thursday, com there have been 6,147 total cases (89 new) in Gallia County OHIO VALLEY since the beginning — Since yesterday’s of the pandemic, 350 update, there was one additional death, as well hospitalizations and 91 deaths. Of the as 201 new COVID-19 6,147 cases, 5,050 (25 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing new) are presumed recovered. area on Thursday. Case data is as In Gallia County, the follows: Ohio Department of 0-19 — 1,205 Health (ODH) reported cases (13 new), 10 89 new COVID-19 hospitalizations cases. 20-29 —1,005 In Meigs County, cases (15 new), 20 ODH reported 70 new hospitalizations, 1 death COVID-19 cases. 30-39 — 895 In Mason County, cases (17 new), 17 the West Virginia hospitalizations, 1 death Department of Health 40-49 — 919 and Human Resources cases (23 new), 34 (DHHR), reported hospitalizations, 7 a death associated deaths with COVID-19 of an 50-59 — 800 individual in the 71-plus cases (11 new), 58 age group. DHHR also hospitalizations, 12 reported 42 new cases deaths of COVID-19. 60-69 — 657 Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 See COVID | 12 By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham Gov. DeWine: Put brakes on proposal to halt added Ohio gas tax COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine wants lawmakers to put the brakes on a proposal to halt the collection of Ohio’s newly increased taxes on gas and diesel fuel. The Republican governor and GOP lawmakers reached a deal in 2019 to boost Ohio’s tax on gas by 10.5 cents a gallon and the tax on diesel fuel by 19 cents to help maintain deteriorating roads and bridges. Ohioans now pay a state tax rate of 38.5 cents per gallon on gas and 47 cents a gallon on diesel fuel. State Sen. Steve Huffman, a Tipp City Republican, has introduced a bill reducing both the gas and diesel tax to 28 cents per gallon, a proposal coming as Ohio prepares to receive millions in federal infrastructure improvement dollars. But DeWine said halting the new gas tax now would be a mistake. “Infrastructure is vitally important to the economic development of the state and the creation of jobs,” he told Gongwer News Service. As one example, the governor cited the proposed overhaul of the Brent Spence Bridge, which carries traffic over the Ohio River and connects Cincinnati with Northern Kentucky. 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 © 2022 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. Senate Television via AP Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have steadfastly refused to support Democrats’ desire to change Senate rules on the filibuster. Democrats unable to change filibuster By Lisa Mascaro AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate. The outcome Wednes- day night was a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden and his party, coming at the tumultuous close to his first year in office. Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster was deployed by opponents of civil rights legislation, Democrats could not persuade holdout senators Kyrsten Sinema of Ari- zona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia to change the Senate procedures on this one bill and allow a simple majority to advance it. “I am profoundly disappointed,” Biden said in a statement after the vote. However, the president said he is “not deterred” and vowed to “explore every measure and use every tool at our disposal to stand up for democracy.” Voting rights advocates are warning that Republican-led states nationwide are passing laws making it more difficult for Black Americans and others to vote by consolidating polling locations, requiring certain types of identification and ordering other changes. Vice President Kamala Harris briefly presided over the Senate, able to See VOTING | 12 1B free COVID tests offered, many more needed By Matthew Perrone and Kate Brumback Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, people across the U.S. can log on to a government website and order free, at-home COVID-19 tests. But the White House push may do little to ease the omicron surge, and experts say Washington will have to do a lot more to fix the country’s longtroubled testing system. The website, COVIDTests.gov, allows people to order four at-home tests per household, regardless of citiCOVIDTests.gov now includes a link for Americans to access an order form run by the U.S. Postal zenship status, and have Service. People can order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the Postal them delivered by mail. But the tests won’t arrive Service. kind of mass government available for free at The White House also for seven to 12 days, investments long seen in pharmacies and commuannounced Wednesday after omicron cases are nity health centers. Both expected to peak in many that it will begin making See TESTS | 12 initiatives represent the 400 million N95 masks parts of the country. Organizational meeting held for Meigs Board of Ed Staff Report POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education met last week for the annual organizational meeting and to approved agenda items. Present during the meeting were members Roger Abbott, Heather Hawley, Barbara Musser, Tony Hawk and Ryan Mahr. During the organizational meeting, Mahr and Hawley took the oath of office. Hawley was elected at the president of the board and Abbott was elected at vice president of the board of education for the year. The board approved meeting times of the second and fourth Wednesdays at the Central Office at 6:30 p.m. Mahr was appointed as the Ohio School Boards legislative liaison for 2022. Musser as Ohio School Boards student achievement liaison for 2022. The board approved the standing authorizations so that the business of the district may be done expediently, as recommended by the Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer. The board appointed Bricker & Eckler LLP as Legal Counsel for the Meigs Local School District. The board designated The Daily Sentinel and/or Ohio Auditor of State website and/or Meigs Local School District website as official resources for the publication of those notices required by law for the Meigs Local School District. Following the organizational meeting, the board held the first regular meeting of the year. See MEETING | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, January 21, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES DOUGLAS CLAYTON GLOYD GALLIPOLIS — Douglas Clayton Gloyd, 60, of Gallipolis, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born June 6, 1961, in Columbus to the late William Howard and Audrey Marie Curnutte Gloyd. He retired as a nursing assistant at different nursing homes and home health. Survived by two daughters Jessica Renee Gloyd and Jacklyn Marie Forrester, two stepchildren Chuck and Angel. Siblings Diane (Charles) Knight, Vicky Barrett, Sherry Miller, and Bill Gloyd; four grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and friends. Besides his parents preceded by his wife Dela Gloyd, sisters Sandra Miller, Mamie Dawn Harmond, and Judy Althouse. Graveside Services are Monday, January 24, 2022 at 1 p.m. at Standish Cemetery, Dexter. A short viewing at cemetery before services. Arrangements with Birchfield Funeral Home, Rutland. Share online condolences at birchfieldfuneralhome. com. DEATH NOTICES RUSSELL L. FERGUSON GALLIPOLIS — Russell L. Ferguson, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at his residence. Russell was born on February 9, 1950 in Boone County, West Virginia, son of William Jack Ferguson, who preceded him in death in 2001. Russell was a retired Union Boilermaker with Local #105. He was a graduate GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY 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. Retiree meeting cancelled Due to weather conditions, the Friday, Jan. 21 Ohio AFSCME Retiree meeting has been cancelled. Food distribution POMEROY — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, will be hosting a mobile market at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Friday, Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. “Fresh produce and other food items” will be given to families who are residents of Meigs County and under 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, according to organizers. Photo I.D. and proof of residency no more than 60 days old is required. Pre-registration is required for this event. Visit freshtrak.com and enter your Meigs County zip code. Straw for pets RACINE — Judy Constance Ward, 73, of Racine, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born February 14, 1948, at Pomeroy to the late Mylli William Jacks and Lula Myrtle Chapman Jacks. She was a Women’s cancer screenings RUTLAND — Through its Women’s Health Clinic, the Ohio University Heritage Community Clinic, in collaboration with OhioHealth Mobile Mammography, OU’s Women’s Health Clinic will offer sameday mammography at the Rutland Civic Center, 337 Main Street, Rutland, Thursday, Feb. 10, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Services are available to all women, uninsured, underinsured or insured. Appointments are required and women should call 740-593-2432 or 1-800-8442654 for an appointment. Services offered include breast health education, PAP tests, breast and pelvic exams, and navigation through the continuum of care. Same-day mammography is available provided by OhioHealth Mobile Mammography onsite. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP) will be available for no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic testing to qualified women who meet eligibility criteria. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 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. 2102 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com devoted homemaker, and attended The Full Gospel Lighthouse, Pomeroy. Judy is survived by her daughters Renee Fish, Diana Cleland, Lula Whitt, Sheila Dewees and Hope Sorrell. Two brothers Robert Jacks and David Jacks, 18 grandchildren, ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com preceded in death by a brother, Gary Ferguson; his mother-in-law, Reba Wilcoxon; and a sisterin-law, Carol Sue Reynolds. In accordance with Russell’s wishes, there will not be any public services. Willis Funeral Home is in care of his arrangements. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. 8 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Judy was preceded by her parents, first husband Freddie Joe Nease, second husband Alfred Eugene Ward, daughter Delialh Jo Nease, 5 sisters and 4 brothers. Services are Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Birchfield Funer- al Home, Rutland, with Pastor Michael Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Miles Cemetery, Rutland. Visitation Friday, January 21, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Share online condolences at birchfieldfuneralhome. com. ANNABEL R. VANMETER merly of Racine. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, James L. Jr. and Thomas J. Rose. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Dana VanMeter, son David (Janet) VanMeter of Hillard, and daughter Lori Kress of Pensacola, Fla., two grandsons, Lewis Lowers III of Columbus, and Zackery (Haley) Kress of Springfield, and many friends and neighbors. There will be no traditional viewing or funeral service. Her body will be cremated and her cremated remains returned to the earth at a later date. Historic bridge reopening delayed COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The reopening date of the John A. Roebling Bridge between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati has been delayed again. The suspension bridge over the Ohio River will not reopen on Monday as planned because winter weather has delayed concrete reaching its full strength on the southside approach, the Kentucky Department of Transportation said in a statement. It wasn’t immediately clear when the span would reopen. Officials said the new date would be announced when it was confirmed. The suspension bridge over the Ohio River has been closed since Feb. 15. It was originally scheduled to reopen in November, but engineers determined that addi- tional repairs were needed. The iconic bridge was the longest in the world when it first opened in 1867, according to the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee, a citizens group dedicated to the bridge’s preservation. It is now one of several bridges over the river but still regularly carries more than 8,000 vehicles a day. 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. Friday, Jan. 21 VINTON — Regular Vinton Vil- MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of January and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport for a fee of $2. For more information call 740-992-6064. Ferguson of Gallipolis; one sister, Phyllis Jeannie Beaver of Gallipolis; father-in-law, Lawrence Wilcoxon of Gallipolis; four sisters-in-law, Jeannie (Keith) Williams, Tara (Rick) Whaley, Judy Wilcoxon, and Jody Wilcoxon all of Gallipolis; several nieces and nephews; and his pet sidekick, Peach. In addition to his father, Russell was JUDY CONSTANCE WARD WHITRIGHT RIPLEY — Margie Colleen (Curtis) Whitright, 89, of Ripley, W.Va., formerly of Palm Bay, Fla., died January 18, 2022, at Mountain View Care Center, Ripley, following an extended illness. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va., with Pastor Randy Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in Letart-Evergreen Cemetery, Letart, W.Va. Visitation will be from noon until time of service Saturday at the BELPRE — Annabel R. funeral home. VanMeter, 81 of Belpre, went to be with her Lord SEARLES Jesus Christ on ThursMINERSVILLE — Howard Searles, 79, of Minersday, January 20, 2022. ville, died on January 18, 2022 in the Holzer Meigs She was the daughter Emergency Department. of James Lawrence and A memorial graveside in the Pine Grove CemVerna Buckley Rose foretery will be at the convenience of the family. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy, is entrusted with the arrangements. SIGLER RUTLAND — Kathy Sigler, 62, of Rutland, died on January 19, 2022 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy. of Southwestern High School Class of 1967. Russell served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam. Russell is survived by his wife of 40 years, Barbara Wilcoxon Ferguson of Gallipolis; one daughter, Megan Ferguson Remy of Gallipolis; one son, Russell “Rusty” Ferguson of Gallipolis; two grandchildren, Jude Remy and Coralee Remy; one brother, Richard lage Council meeting scheduled for Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. has been rescheduled for Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. Also, the Village of Vinton will hold a special meeting on Friday, Jan. 21 5 p.m. at Vinton Town Hall to approve 2022 appropriations. Immediately following will be an organizational meeting, followed by the regular council meeting. Tuesday, Jan. 25 RUTLAND — The Leading Creek Conservancy District will hold their organizational and regular board meeting at 4 p.m. at the office on Corn Hollow Road. Saturday, Jan. 29 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a fish fry. Serving begins at 11 a.m. at fire station. The Jan. 22 fish fry was postponed due to weather. GALLIPOLIS — Launch party for the new book “Sheila’s Men” by Jenna Ashlyn, 5 p.m., Zach & Scotty’s. Monday, Jan. 31 MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meeting, 9 a.m., 97 N. Second Ave., Suite, 2. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Friday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2022. There are 344 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On Jan. 21, 2010, a bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, vastly increased the power of big business and labor unions to influence government decisions by freeing them to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress. On this date In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine. In 1910, the Great Paris Flood began as the rain-swollen Seine River burst its banks, sending water into the French capital. In 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53. In 1950, former State Department official Alger Hiss, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring, was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss, who proclaimed his innocence, served less than four years in prison.) In 1976, British Airways and Air France inaugurated scheduled passenger service on the supersonic Concorde jet. In 1977, on his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. In 2009, the Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. In 2020, the U.S. reported its first known case of the new virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the outbreak’s epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle; U.S. officials stressed that they believed the overall risk of the virus to the American public remained low. Ten years ago: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich scored an upset win in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, dealing a sharp setback to Mitt Romney. Five years ago: A day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, more than 1 million people rallied at women’s marches in the nation’s capital and cities around the world to send the new president an emphatic message that they wouldn’t let his agenda go unchallenged. The Southeast saw the beginning of a weekend outbreak of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms; sixteen people were killed in Georgia, four people died in Mississippi and one death was reported in Florida. One year ago: On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders aimed at combating the coronavirus pan- demic, including one broadening the use of the Defense Production Act to expand vaccine production; he also signed an order mandating masks for travel, including in airports and on planes, ships, trains, buses and public transportation. After being largely sidelined in the final months of the Trump administration, Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to the White House briefing room to provide an update on the pandemic. The U.S. said it would resume funding for the World Health Organization; the funding had been halted by the Trump administration. Today’s Birthdays: World Golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus is 82. Opera singerconductor Placido Domingo is 81. Actor Jill Eikenberry is 75. Country musician Jim Ibbotson is 75. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 72. Former U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke is 72. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is 71. Actor-director Robby Benson is 66. Actor Geena Davis is 66. Actor Charlotte Ross is 54. Actor John Ducey is 53. Actor Karina Lombard is 53. Actor Ken Leung is 52. Rock DJ Chris Kilmore (Incubus) is 49. Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 46. Actor Jerry Trainor is 45. Country singer Phil Stacey is 44. Actor Izabella Miko is 41. Actor Luke Grimes is 38. Actor Feliz Ramirez is 30. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, January 21, 2022 3 Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump By Jill Colvin and Farnoush Amiri Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate as lawmakers make their first public attempt to arrange an interview with a Trump family member. The committee sent a letter Thursday requesting a meeting in February with Ivanka Trump, a White House adviser to her father. In the letter, the committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Ivanka Trump was in direct contact with her father during key moments on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to halt the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential win. The riot followed a rally near the White House where Donald Trump had urged his supporters to “fight like hell” as Congress convened to certify the 2020 election results. The committee says it wants to discuss what Ivanka Trump knew about her father’s efforts, including a telephone call they say she witnessed, to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject those results, as well as concerns she may have heard from Pence’s staff, members of Congress and the White House counsel’s office about those efforts. “Ivanka Trump just learned that the January 6 Committee issued a public letter asking her to appear,” her spokesperson said. “As the Committee already knows, Ivanka did not speak at the January 6 rally.” The committee cited testimony that Ivanka Trump implored her father to quell the violence by his supporters and investigators want to ask about her actions while the insurrection was underway. “Testimony obtained by the Committee indicates that members of the White House staff requested your assistance on multiple occasions to intervene in an attempt to persuade President Trump to address the ongoing lawlessness and Otto Warmbier’s parents to get $240K seized from North Korea NEW YORK (AP) — The parents of Otto Warmbier, a U.S. student who died after being imprisoned by North Korea and released by the country in a coma in 2017, should receive $240,300 seized from a North Korean bank account, a federal judge ruled last week. The amount would be a partial payment toward the more than $501 million Fred and Cindy Warmbier of Wyoming, Ohio, were awarded in 2018 by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. The couple have claimed their college student son was tortured by North Korea after being convicted in 2016 of trying to steal a propaganda poster and imprisoned for months. The 22-yearold suffered severe brain damage and died shortly after being returned to the United States in a vegetative state in 2017. North Korea has denied that it tortured or cruelly treated the University of Virginia student and has called itself the “biggest victim” in his death while accusing Washington and Seoul of orchestrating a smear campaign. The partial payment was ordered by a federal judge in New York, who has directed the state comptroller to give the Warmbiers the money that was seized from North Korea on the grounds it could be used for terrorism, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Wednesday. Neither North Korea nor the North Korean bank from which the funds were seized responded to the legal action brought by the Warmbiers last March. It’s unclear how much of the 2018 award has been paid to the Warmbiers. violence on Capitol Hill,” Thompson wrote. The letter is the committee’s first attempt to seek information from inside the Trump family. Earlier this week, it issued subpoenas to lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other members of Trump’s legal team who filed meritless court challenges to the election that fueled the lie that the race had been stolen from Trump. The committee is narrowing in on three requests to Ivanka Trump, starting with a conversation alleged to have taken place between Donald Trump and Pence on the morning of the attack. The committee said Keith Kellogg, who was Pence’s national security adviser, was also in the room and testified to investigators that Trump questioned whether Pence had the courage to delay the congressional counting of the electoral votes. The Constitution makes clear that a vice president’s role is largely ceremonial in the certification process, and Pence had issued a statement before the congressional session that laid out his conclusion that a vice president could not claim “unilateral authority” to reject states’ electoral votes. “You were present in the Oval Office and observed at least one side of that telephone conversation,” the letter to Ivanka Trump said, adding that the committee “wishes to discuss the part of the conversation you observed” between the then-president and Pence. The letter also mentioned a message, in the days before the scheduled vote certification on Jan. 6, 2021, between an unidentified member of the House Freedom Caucus to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows with an explicit warning: “If POTUS allows this to occur ... we’re driving a stake in the heart of the federal republic.” POTUS is an abbreviation for president of the United States. The other requests in the letter to Ivanka Trump concern conversations after Donald Trump’s tweeted, “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution.” The committee said White House staff and even members of Congress requested Ivanka Trump’s help in trying to convince her father that he should address the violence and tell rioters to go home. “We are particularly interested in this question: Why didn’t White House staff simply ask the President to walk to the briefing room and appear on live television — to ask the crowd to leave the capital?” Besides the subpoenas issued this week, the committee had a victory Wednesday when the Supreme Court rejected a bid by Trump to block the release of White House records sought by lawmakers. The National Archives began to turn over the hundreds of pages of records to the ninemember committee almost immediately. They include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes dealing with Jan. 6 from the Meadows’ files. The committee’s investigation has touched Poll: Biden approval hits new low at 1-year mark By Aamer Madhani and Hannah Fingerhut presidency. In July, 59% of AmeriAssociated Press cans said they approved of Biden’s job performance in an AP-NORC WASHINGTON — poll. His approval ratPresident Joe Biden ends his first year in the ing dipped to 50% by White House with a clear late September in the aftermath of the chaotic majority of Americans and bloody U.S. military for the first time disapwithdrawal from Afghaniproving of his handling stan and amid surging of the presidency in the coronavirus infections face of an unrelenting and the administration’s pandemic and roaring fitful efforts to push inflation, according to economic, infrastructure a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC and tax policies through Center for Public Affairs Congress. The latest poll shows Research. More Americans disap- that Americans’ confidence in Biden’s handling prove than approve of of the pandemic — seen how Biden is handling his job as president, 56% as a strength early in his administration — has to 43%. As of now, just further eroded as the 28% of Americans say omicron variant strains they want Biden to run the health care system for reelection in 2024, and further exhausts an including only 48% of American electorate that Democrats. had hoped life would be Asked on Wednesday back to a semblance of at a wide-ranging news conference about his flag- normalcy by now. Just 45% say they ging popularity, Biden approve of Biden’s hanresponded, “I don’t dling of COVID-19, down believe the polls.” from 57% in December It’s a stark reversal and from 66% in July from early in Biden’s 2021. Americans are even more downbeat about his handling of the economy, with just 37% approving. Growing angst about his economic policies comes as inflation rose at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses and eating into wage gains. Joyce Bowen, 61, of Knoxville, Tennessee, said Biden deserves credit for encouraging Americans to get vaccinated, but she expressed frustration about the administration’s response to soaring inflation. The part-time cleaner at a public library said she and her older brother, who she helps support, have been eating less meat to offset rising grocery costs and intermittent spikes at the gas pump that have whittled the purchasing power of her $754 biweekly paycheck. Only about a quarter were very confident that PORTSMOUTH FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY HIGH 27 TONIGHT LOW 9 nearly every corner of Trump’s orbit in the nearly seven months since it was created, from strategist Steve Bannon to media companies such as Twitter, Meta and Reddit. The committee says it has interviewed nearly 400 people and issued dozens of subpoenas as it prepares a report set for release before the November elections. Still, the committee has run into roadblocks from some of Trump’s allies, including Bannon and Meadows, who have refused to fully cooperate. Their resistance has led the committee to file charges of contempt of Congress. The seven Democrats and two Republicans on the committee have also faced defiance from fellow lawmakers. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and GOP Reps. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Jim Jordan of Ohio have denied the committee’s requests for voluntary cooperation. While the committee has considered subpoenaing fellow lawmakers, that would be an extraordinary move and could run up against legal and political challenges. Biden “has the mental capability to serve effectively as president” or “is healthy enough to serve effectively as president.” Close to half are not confident in Biden’s mental capability or health. Asked by a reporter at Wednesday’s news conference about other polling that shows a significant percentage of Americans had concerns about Biden’s mental health, the president shrugged off those findings. Gary Cameron, 66, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, said the president’s verbal gaffes and age — at 79 Biden is the oldest U.S. president in history — don’t give him confidence that Biden has the skill or energy to pull the country out of its malaise. “Whenever he does a speech on television, in your mind, you’re thinking ‘God, is this guy even going to get through this this speech?’” said Cameron, an independent who voted for Donald Trump in 2020. 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The patented AccuWeather. com RealFeel Temperature is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70268477 4 Friday, January 21, 2022 BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green %\�'DYH�*UHHQ CRANKSHAFT � � By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ���� 'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO Today’s Solution ���� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane �����&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner �����&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� � � � �CHURCH Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, January 21, 2022 5 Lost and found: What’s missing from your life? just any parents — it Have you ever miswas Mary and Joseph placed something? — the parents of Jesus. Of course, you have. Mary and Joseph didn’t We have all done that, misplace something like haven’t we? Perhaps we a book or some keys. were reading a book and They misplaced Jesus! put it down and then later couldn’t remember God’s Kids Here is how it happened. Mary and Joseph where we put it. Maybe Korner went to Jerusalem every we were watching Ann year for the Feast of the television and couldn’t Moody Passover. When Jesus remember where we put was twelve years old, the remote control. I have even put my coffee cup in they went up to Jerusalem just as they always did. After Passthe microwave oven and later over, they began their journey couldn’t remember where it home, but Jesus stayed behind was. What do we do when we in Jerusalem. Joseph and Mary misplace something? We usually retrace our steps to all the didn’t know it. They thought He was with some friends or places we have been until we family members who were find it. traveling with them. After they Our Bible lesson today is had gone a day’s journey, they from Luke 2: 41-51 and about began to look for Jesus among some parents who misplaced something. Now, these weren’t their relatives and friends, but He wasn’t there. When they couldn’t find Him, they were very worried, so they decided to return to Jerusalem to look for Him. After searching for three days, they finally found Him. Guess where He was? He was in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions. When Mary and Joseph saw Him, they were astonished. His mother asked him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Your father and I were so scared that something had happened and were looking for You everywhere.” Jesus answered, “Why were you looking for Me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” You see, even as a child, Jesus knew that He must follow the path that His heavenly Father had laid out for Him, and at that moment, the most important place for Him to be was in His Father’s house - the temple. Sometimes you and I may lose Jesus too. We get so busy in our daily routine that we never give Him a thought. Then, one day we realize that He is missing from our lives. Do you know what we need to do when that happens? We need to retrace our steps and go back to the place we left Him. Where do we usually find Him? In His Father’s house the church! Jesus said it was important for Him to be in His Father’s house. It is also important for you and me to be in His Father’s house too every week. Why? Because His Father’s house is our Father’s house too! It is a house of worship, a house of prayer, a house of peace, a house of love, a house of joy. What better place could there be for a child of God than to be in the Father’s house? Many of you already attend a church. If not, ask your parents or a friend to take you to a church this Sunday - God’s house. Let’s say a prayer together. Dear Father, we come into Your house to worship You. Thank You for giving us a place to worship, pray, and find Christian love. Help us to remember that there is no better place for your children to be than in Your house every week. Amen. Ann Moody is a retired pastor, formerly of the Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. What are the qualities of a good sermon? Chuck Burton | AP file Ausar Vandross takes a photo of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. in 2016. The church is among those that have been assisted by a fund to help historic Black churches, and a new, $20 million donation will help additional ones. Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20 million donation that will go to help congregations including one that was slammed during the tornado that killed more than 20 people in Mayfield, Kentucky, last month. Lilly Endowment Inc., which supports religious, educational and charitable causes, contributed the money to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund as seed funding for the Preserving Black Churches Project, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which launched the fund. The announcement about the donation from the Lilly Endowment was timed to coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday on Monday. Rather than simply replacing broken windows or straightening rafters, the project will provide assistance with things including asset management and helping historic churches tell their own stories, said Brent Leggs, executive director of the fund. St. James AME Church, founded in 1868 just three years after the Civil War and crumpled by the Mayfield twister, will receive $100,000 as the first recipient of the project’s special emergency funding, Leggs said. With its sanctuary virtually destroyed and only 15 or so active members, all of whom are older, St. James AME needs all the help it can get, said the Rev. Ralph Johnson, presiding elder of a church district that includes the congregation. Black churches served a vital role after the war ended and Black people no longer were considered the property of white people. “Once the slaves were freed one of the things they wanted to start was a church home. They wanted to work out their spiritual salvation and have a place to congregate, and they also were used as schools and other things,” he said. Black churches have been a key element of the African American community through generations of faith and struggle, and preserving them isn’t just a brick-and-mortar issue but one of civil rights and racial justice, Leggs said in an interview. ority, creating gratenjoyable it was itude that we are as an activity, and not like those poor, whether they left deluded souls who feeling better after are on the wrong the sermon than path. Paul called before. One must such an attitude wonder how such listeners would feel Search towards preaching, “itching ears about the preachthe (2 Timothy 4:3)” ing of the apostle Paul, who though Scriptures and Jesus warned Jonathan against such spirihe could be eloquent, purposefully McAnulty tual sentiments (cf. Luke 18:10-14). avoided those oraIn all things spiritual, torical tricks which made for “good listening” as he our opinions as to what did not want his listeners is desirable or good should be based not upon to miss the whole purpose of the sermon (cf. 1 our own inclinations or Corinthians 2:1-5). Like- opinions, but upon God’s wise, when one considers revealed truth, and so that the preaching of the too it is with discerning apostle Peter on the day what constitutes a good sermon. of Pentecost, contained A good place to begin not a single humorous in analyzing the quality anecdote or illustrative of any given biblical homstory, one must wonder ily or spiritual discourse how well his preaching would be received today is that advice given to the young preacher Timothy in many congregations. And would people today by the apostle Paul: “I charge you in the presthink that the preachence of God and of Christ ing of Jesus, the master preacher, was satisfactory Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, if they had to sit and listen to Him preach His and by his appearing Sermon on the Mount, or and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in would they want someseason and out of season; thing different? What does it say about what we reprove, rebuke, and desire in a sermon if the exhort, with complete patience and teaching (2 sermons of Jesus, Peter Timothy 4:1-2; ESV).” and Paul do not satisfy? Paul had little to tell A related pitfall is that Timothy about how temptation to seek from many points each of his the sermon a confirmalessons should have, or tion of prior biases, especially when such con- about how to make his firmation allows for some sermons more interestfeeling of spiritual superi- ing through the use of humor. Rather Timothy needed to focus on the substance and the purpose of his preaching. Concerning the substance, Timothy needed to make sure he was preaching the Word. His sermons needed to be focused on and filled with the message of God for man, and the truth of the Gospel of Christ. Anything else would be a disservice to his calling. Concerning the purpose, Timothy was to use his moments spent teaching to prepare men for Christ through reproval, rebukes and exhortations. He was to tell instruct them in those areas in which they needed to improve and encourage them in the things they were doing right. Still today, the purpose of Biblical preaching remains the same as it was then, and we should seek preaching and sermons which fulfills God’s plan for the activity. We should desire to hear lessons which are built upon God’s word, and which instruct us in how to be pleasing to God. Sermons which fail in these regards, no matter how pleasing they may be in other ways, are squandered opportunities. Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. OH-70268073 By Jay Reeves What makes a sermon good? Seeing as how sermons constitute such a large percentage of our periods of worship, at least in regards to time, it seems sensible to understand what makes for a good sermon. God has only given us so much time in this world, and a poor sermon not only wastes the time of the participants but is, by its very nature, detrimental to the spiritual health of those same listeners who might be tempted to think the preaching better than it is and act accordingly. If we are going to engage in the activity of listening to the preaching of sermons, an activity both commended and by implication commanded in Scripture (cf. Acts 6:2, 10:42; Romans 10:14; 2 Timothy 4:2, etc.), then a basic grasp as to the purpose of the preaching as well as an appreciation for the basic necessary ingredients of good preaching, can only aid us in the pursuit of that activity. It seems unfortunately true that many who are destined to listen to sermons, week after week, have opinions as to what constitutes a good sermon which are both misguided and wrong. These individuals judge the sermon by how pleasing it was to their senses, how JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Visit us on social media to share your thoughts. �6 Friday, January 21, 2022 Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Street, Vinton. 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Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, Wednesday 6 PM Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7pm Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 am and Friday 9 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday unified service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Sunday school, 10a.m: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Wednesday 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m Karl Kebler III, CPA OH-70265800 OH-70270224 Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. EPISCOPAL Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. Wealth & Tax Advisor Email: keblerk@keblerfinancial.com Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting first Thursday, 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; first Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Sunday service at 7pm Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers 6:30 p.m. WESLEYAN White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. L&S SALVAGE LLC Sellers of NEW STEEL 740-446-3368 Main 740-446-7150 x11 Fax 740-446-0785 — Devyn M. �� ����()�'$��+�����"" &%" (����� OH-70270224 Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Veteran Care, Memory Care & Rehabilitation topeslifestylefurn@hotmail.com Gallia County Council On Aging OH-70265775 NAZARENE 446-9295 OH-70266030 Securities offered through Avantax Investment ServicesSM, Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Avantax Advisory ServicesSM. Insurance services offered through an Avantax affiliated insurance agency. 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Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Willis Funeral Home Kebler Financial P.O. Box 802, 19 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-441-9941; 877-545-7242 A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. CONGREGATIONAL OH-70266031 BAPTIST Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 State Route 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm, Vrable Healthcare Companies 311 Buckridge Road Bidwell, OH 45614-9016 OH-70266032 Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm www.abbyshire.com OH-70266029 McCoy Moore Funeral Homes, Inc. (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 Jared A. Moore Herb, Jean and Jared Moore W. Fred Workman and Charlotte “Charlie” Workman Director www.mccoymoore.com OH-70266028 506 State Route 7 N Gallipolis, OH 45631 Monday–Friday 9-5 Closed Saurday & Sunday Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap G & W Auto Parts LLC OH-70266033 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, first and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springfield Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. OH-70265894 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 12 p.m. Bible study and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2022 7 MEIGS COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY APOSTOLIC Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740/446-1813 FAX: 740/446-4056 www.napagallipolis.com �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS OHIO BRIEFS Prosecutors want 11 murder counts against doc dismissed COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday requested that 11 of 25 murder counts be dismissed against an Ohio doctor charged in multiple hospital patient deaths. William Husel is accused of ordering excessive painkillers for patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases involving at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. Prosecutors said ordering such dosages for a nonsurgical situation indicated an intent to end lives. Husel has pleaded not guilty and says he was providing comfort care for dying patients, not trying to kill them. Franklin Judge Michael Holbrook is expected to approve the dropping of the charges, but first held a closed-door hearing to allow family members of the alleged victims to comment on the request. The charges were brought in 2019 by a different prosecutor. Current Prosecutor Gary Tyack told The Dispatch in January 2021 that he favored dismissing some of the counts against Husel and proceeding “with a small number of cases.” AEP plans transmission center in Louisiana SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A major electric utility company plans to develop a $100 million transmission center in north Louisiana, state officials said Thursday. Ohio-based American Electric Power’s new Shreveport Transmission Control Center is projected to create 20 new jobs with average salaries of $115,000. A news release from Gov. John Bel Edwards, AEP and the state economic development office said the center will feature a new substation and additional electric grid infrastructure with state-of-the-art equipment. Construction is to begin in the first quarter of 2022. AEP expects to start operations projected for mid-year 2023. (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Ohio Valley Publishing Biden warns Russia over Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani and Frank Jordans with a “severe and coordinated economic response” His comments came as Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to meet Friday in Geneva GENEVA — U.S. President Joe Biden said with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a highThursday that any Russtakes bid to ease tensions sian troop movements that appears likely to fail. across Ukraine’s border Biden said the U.S. was would constitute an preparing for Russia to invasion and that Moscow would “pay a heavy take action that fell outprice” for such an action. side the parameters of a It was the latest White conventional warfare. “Russia has a long hisHouse effort to clear up tory of using measures comments Biden made other than overt milia day earlier when he tary action to carry out suggested that a “minor incursion” by Russia into aggression--paramilitary Ukrainian territory could tactics, so-called gray zone attacks and actions result in a more meaby Russian soldiers not sured response by the United States and allies. wearing Russian uniforms,” he said. Facing an avalanche On Wednesday, Biden of criticism from Repubsaid he thinks Moscow lican lawmakers and will invade and warned Ukrainian officials that Putin that Russia would Biden’s comments had pay a “dear price” in lives invited limited military action by Russian Presi- lost and a possible cutoff from the global banking dent Vladimir Putin, system if it does. Biden sought to clarify But Biden also his remarks at the start prompted consternation of a meeting at the White House focused on among allies by saying the response to a Russian domestic policy. invasion “depends on “I’ve been absolutely what it does.” clear with President “It’s one thing if it’s a Putin,” Biden said. “He minor incursion and then has no misunderstandwe end up having a fight ing: Any, any assembled about what to do and not Russian units move across the Ukrainian bor- do, et cetera,” he said. Ukrainian President der, that is an invasion,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy was said Biden, adding that an invasion would be met among those expressing (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN concern. “We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations. Just as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones,” he tweeted. Before traveling to Geneva, Blinken warned in Berlin that there would be a “swift, severe” response from the United States and its allies if Russia sent any military forces into Ukraine. “If any Russian military forces move across the Ukrainian border and commit new acts of aggression against Ukraine, that will be met with a swift, severe, united response from the United States and our allies and partners,” Blinken told a news conference with his German counterpart. Later, Blinken accused Russia of threatening the foundations of world order with its buildup of an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine. Russia must face a concerted and severe global response if it invades, he said in a speech in Berlin, the city that symbolized the Cold War split between East and West. “These are difficult issues we are facing, and resolving them won’t happen quickly,” Blinken said. “I certainly don’t expect we’ll solve them in Geneva tomorrow.” He said Russia’s actions toward Ukraine are an attempt to subvert international norms and just the latest in a series of violations of numerous treaties, agreements and other commitments Moscow has made to respect the sovereignty and territory of other countries. “To allow Russia to violate those principles with impunity would drag us all back to a much more dangerous and unstable time, when this continent -– and this city -– were split in two, separated by no-man’s-lands patrolled by soldiers, with the threat of all-out war hanging heavily over everyone’s lives,” Blinken told an audience at the BerlinBrandenburg Academy of Sciences. “It would also send a message to others around the world that these principles are expendable.” “We will not treat the principles of sovereignty or territorial integrity as negotiable,” he said, adding that the situation is “bigger than a conflict between two countries, and it’s bigger than a clash between Russia and NATO. 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The Red and Gold extended their lead throughout the second quarter, netting 17 points to go Colton Jeffries|OVP Sports into halftime with a 36-27 advanSouth Gallia sophomore Macie Sanders (4) led the Lady Rebels tage. with 24 points during a basketball game against the Symmes The tide started to change the Valley Lady Vikings Wednesday evening in Willow Wood, Ohio. visitors’ way starting in the third quarter, with the Lady Rebels scoring 19 more to go into the fourth up 55-37. The South Gallia defense kept the Lady Vikings to only five points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Leading the Lady Rebels in scoring was sophomore Macie Sanders, who recorded five 3-pointers, three field goals and three free throws for a total of 24 points. Behind her was fellow sophomore Tori Triplett, who got one 3-pointer, three field goals and three free throws for 12 points. Rounding out the South Gallia scoring were Emma Clary with 11 points, Lindsey Wells with 10 points, Jessie Rutt with eight points, Madison Summers with three points and Dafney Clary with two points. Leading the Lady Vikings was Desiree Simpson, who notched two 3-pointers, seven field goals and three free throws for a total of 23 points. The Lady Rebels were supposed to face Eastern on Thursday and will be back on the court at 7 p.m. Monday when they host the Federal Hocking Lady Lancers. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Titans RB Henry will see banged-up Bengals D-line By Mitch Stacy AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI — If Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry returns for the playoffs Saturday, he’ll be running into a Cincinnati Bengals defensive line that is already banged up. The Bengals had been relatively healthy until last week in the first-round playoff win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Stalwart defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi suffered a foot injury that will sideline him for the rest of the playoffs. Edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, the team’s sacks leader, had been in concussion protocol all week but has been cleared to play Saturday. Defensive end Sam Hubbard has sore ribs, and defensive tackle Mike Daniels left the Raiders game with a groin injury and and likely will be out Saturday. Defensive tackle Josh Tupou is hobbled by a sore knee. Henry, the 6-foot-3, 247-pounder who was the AP Offensive Player of the Year in 2020, is expected to return for the playoff game Saturday against the Bengals in Nashville. He’s been out since breaking his right foot on Oct. 31. “He definitely weighs on you,” Bengals defensive tackle D.J. Reader said. “He’s a big back, but you’ve got to do your job of not letting him get See BENGALS | 10 Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior Zane Loveday releases a shot attempt over a Fairland defender during a Dec. 17, 2021, boys basketball contest in Centenary, Ohio. Jack Dempsey | AP Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard (94) battles Denver Broncos offensive tackle Bobby Massie (70) during the first half Dec. 19 in Denver. Blue Devils sweep Coal Grove By Bryan Walters a small 11-9 run before the break to close to within 29-13 at the intermission. CENTENARY, Ohio GAHS had six different — It was practically over players score as part of a before it started. 21-7 third quarter surge The Gallia Academy boys basketball team shot that extended the lead 53 percent from the field out to 50-20 headed into the finale. and scored the first 15 Zane Loveday — who points of regulation on had seven points in the Wednesday night durinitial frame — tacked ing a 65-27 victory over visiting Coal Grove in an on five points down the stretch as part of a 15-7 Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Gallia County. run to close regulation and complete the 38-point The host Blue Devils triumph. (9-3, 3-3 OVC) hit 9-ofGallia Academy — 15 shots in the opening which has now won six frame and surrendered straight decisions — also only a Perry Kingery basket en route to a 20-2 claimed a season sweep of the Hornets after posting advantage through eight a 51-29 decision at CGHS minutes of play. back on Dec. 10, 2021. The Hornets were The Blue Devils outnever closer than 16 points the rest of the way, rebounded Coal Grove but the guests did muster by a sizable 40-18 overall bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Jan. 21 Boys Basketball Parkersburg Catholic at Wahama, 6 p.m. River Valley at Meigs, 7 p.m. Waterford at Eastern, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Gallia Academy at South Point, 7 p.m. Southern at Federal Hocking, 7 p.m. OVCS at Calvary Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball OVCS at Calvary Christian, 6 p.m. Swimming River Valley at Athens, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 Boys Basketball Wahama at Eastern, 7 p.m. River Valley at Portsmouth ND, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Wahama at Meigs, noon Gallia Academy at South Point, noon Wrestling Quad at Point Pleasant, TBA John Deno INV at Athens HS, 10 a.m. Wahama at Williamstown, 10 a.m. Swimming River Valley at Greenfield, 10 a.m. margin, including a 14-4 edge on the offensive glass. The Hornets also committed 13 of the 23 turnovers in the outing. GAHS made 29-of-55 field goal attempts overall, including a 6-of-12 effort from behind the arc for 50 percent. The hosts were also 1-of-5 at the free throw line for 20 percent. Loveday poured in a game-high 17 points, followed by Isaac Clary with a double-double effort of 13 points and 15 rebounds. Brody Fellure was next with 12 points and Kenyon Franklin chipped in eight markers as well. Carson Wamsley and Carson Call each added five points, while Drake Phillips and Wesley Saunders completed the winning mark with three and two points respectively. Fellure also provided six assists and three steals for GAHS, with Loveday also coming away with three steals. Coal Grove netted 10-of-41 shot attempts for 24 percent, including a 3-of-12 effort from 3-point territory for 25 percent. The guests also sank 4-of11 charity tosses for 36 percent. Owen Johnson led the Hornets with 13 points and Trevor Hankins followed with four points, while Hunter Staton was next with three markers. The Blue Devils travel to South Point on Friday for an OVC contest at 7 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �10 Friday, January 21, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing NBC will not send announcers to Beijing for Winter Games cast center and venues,” he said. Olympic athletes, media and workers will NBC will not be sendbe cut off from the rest of ing its announcers and China during the Games, most hosts to the Beijing with the only places they Olympics due to contincan go being competition ued concerns about rising venues, their accommodaCOVID-19 cases worldtions and transportation wide and China’s strict between the two. China policy about those who plans to isolate anyone test positive. who tests positive for It will be the second COVID-19 for at least two straight Games for days, pending a negative which the broadcast result. The country also teams will work mostly has a mandatory 21-day out of NBC Sports headisolation period for anyquarters in Stamford, one entering the country Connecticut, rather than who isn’t vaccinated. the host city. USA Today was first to “Something signifiDavid J. Phillip | AP report on NBC’s decision. cant has changed virtuA person wearing a face shield walks past the Olympic rings Wednesday inside the main media center Most of NBC’s ally every day for the last at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. announcers were statethree months, forcing us side for the Summer we move through this,” for Alpine skiing, figure to adjust our plan numer- complexity to all of this, Games, but the marquee Hughes said. skating and snowboardso we need to make sure ous times. And I expect sports of track and field, NBC Olympics presiwe can provide the same ing to China. Those had that to continue as well swimming and gymnasdent Gary Zenkel is one as the challenge of doing quality experience to the been among the handful of 250 people the network tics had announcers in the Olympics,” said Molly American viewers. That’s of announcers expected Tokyo. why we are split between to travel, but NBC’s plans already has in Beijing. Solomon, the head of NBC is expected to be Most of those are technichanged over the past NBC’s Olympics produc- the two cities.” transparent about the fact cal staff. NBC Sports spokesman couple of weeks. tion unit. that its announcers are “We are in a closed “Our plans will con“With COVID’s chang- Greg Hughes said in a not onsite. loop. It is restrictive tinue to evolve based on phone interview the neting conditions and ChiPrime-time host Mike the conditions, and we’re access, but it does allow na’s zero-tolerance policy, work no longer plans to Tirico will anchor coverus to access the broadgoing to stay flexible as send announcing teams it’s just added a layer of By Joe Reedy AP Sports Writer gios got two breakpoint chances when he bunted away a backMELBOURNE, Aus- hand from Medvedev directed at his body tralia — Daniil Medand then took off on a vedev faced a hostile crowd and a full array circular run behind the baseline to celebrate of Nick Kyrgios’ outlike he’d scored a goal. bursts and tricks, and When he converted still remained calm for the break, he danced long enough to reach in the change-over and the third round at the worked up the crowd. Australian Open. Medvedev lowered The 115th-ranked the volume with two Kyrgios worked up the crowd, hit ‘tween- service breaks in the fourth set to beat the ers and drop shots, talented but erratic mixed up the pace of his groundstrokes and Kyrgios for the first tossed in an under-arm time in three attempts. serve in a bid to ruffle He served 31 aces to the second-ranked Rus- 17 for the Aussie, and converted four of his sian. 11 break-point chances Medvedev kept his while saving seven of composure, taking a quick trip to the locker nine on his own serve. Told later that he room after losing the may have misheard the third set and recovering to win 7-6 (1), 6-4, boos, and that Kyrgios’ supporters were mim4-6, 6-2 Thursday on icking the “siiiuuu” a rowdy Rod Laver sound that soccer fans Arena. yell when Cristiano In an on-court TV interview with former Ronaldo scores goals, champion Jim Courier, Medvedev said still “it’s not easy to play Medvedev was asked against the crowd.” how he managed to “But they stay as fun stay so composed. matches afterwards “That’s the only because in the end, choice when you get yeah, we gave the booed between first and second serve,” he crowd a big show,” he said. “Probably Nick said, triggering some more, because, well, boos from the crowd. Kyrgios usually likes he’s a big entertainer. “I think it was a to play on John Cain great match to watch. Arena, known locally Already got a lot of as the People’s Court messages, not just conbecause fans with ground passes can get gratulations like usual, in and the singing and but like, ‘Wow, what a chanting can get wild. match!’” Medvedev was the He managed to turn runner-up last year the all-ticketed stadium court into some- but avenged that loss by beating Novak thing more akin to a Djokovic in the U.S. soccer stadium. In the seventh game Open final. of the third set, Kyr- By John Pye AP Sports Writer Julio Cortez | AP file Ron Besaw, right, operates a laptop computer as home plate umpire Brian deBrauwere gets signals from radar with the ball and strikes calls during the fourth inning of the Atlantic League All-Star minor league baseball game in York, Pa. The Atlantic League announced Thursday it is restoring its pitching mound to 60 feet, 6 inches from home plate and returning strike zone judgement to umpires after experimenting with moving the rubber back a foot and using an automatic ball-strike system. first American professional league to let a computer call balls and strikes at its All-Star Game in July 2019 and experimented with ABS during the second half of that season. It also was used in the Arizona Fall League for top prospects in 2019, drawing complaints of its calls on breaking balls. There were no minor leagues in 2020 due to the pandemic, and robot umps were used last season in eight of nine ballparks at the Low-A Southeast League. The Major League Baseball Umpires Association agreed in its labor contract that started in 2020 to cooperate and assist if Commissioner Rob Manfred decides to utilize the system at the major league level. “It’s hard to handicap if, when or how it might be employed at the major league level, because it is a pretty substantial difference from the way the game is called today,” Chris Marinak, MLB’s chief operations and strategy officer, said last March. MLB said the robot umpires will be used at some spring training ballparks in Florida, remain at Low A Southeast and could be used at nonMLB venues. More AP MLB coverage: https:// apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports NCAA ratifies new constitution; way to restructuring more of a “declaration of independence” that will allow each of the association’s three divisions to govINDIANAPOLIS — NCAA mem- ern itself. The new constitution is 18 1/2 ber schools voted to ratify a new, pared-down constitution Thursday, pages, down from 43, and mostly paving the way for a decentralized lays out guiding principles and core values for the NCAA, the largest approach to governing college governing body for college sports sports that will hand more power in the United States with more to schools and conferences. The vote was overwhelmingly in than 1,200 member schools and some 460,000 athletes. favor, 801-195, and was the main The move is just part of a sea order of business at the NCAA’s change for the NCAA and the first annual convention. major shift in its governance model NCAA President Mark Emmert since 1996. It comes with the hope said in his state of college sports that it will reduce college sports’ address the new constitution was By Ralph D. Russo AP College Football Writer Bengals More AP Winter Olympics: https:// apnews.com/hub/winter-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Medvedev withstands Kyrgios, crowd to advance in Australia Robot umpires at home plate moving up to Triple-A for 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires have been given a promotion and will be just one step from the major leagues this season. Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A, the highest level of the minor leagues. MLB’s website posted a hiring notice seeking seasonal employees to operate the Automated Ball and Strike system. MLB said it is recruiting employees to operate the system for the Albuquerque Isotopes, Charlotte Knights, El Paso Chihuahuas, Las Vegas Aviators, Oklahoma City Dodgers, Reno Aces, Round Rock Express, Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, Sugar Land Skeeters and Tacoma Rainiers. The independent Atlantic League became the age from Beijing from Feb. 3-10 before flying to Los Angeles to host the next three days and the network’s coverage of the Super Bowl. NBC said it would determine over Super Bowl weekend where Tirico would be based for the final week of the Games. Some reporters from NBC’s sports and news divisions will be based in Beijing during the Games. With Beijing 13 hours ahead of Connecticut, most announcers will be up at night calling the action. NBC has called action remotely for some sports during past Olympics, including basketball and hockey. Remote coverage became common on all networks during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in 2020 and early last year when fans were not allowed in many arenas and stadiums. depth, the Bengals this week signed defensive tackle Zach Kerr from the Arizona CardiFrom page 9 nals practice squad. Coach Zac Taylor said Kerr could play going out there and put hits on Saturday. “I think everybody’s excited him. Make sure we’re wearing about it, but it always starts on him just as much as he’s with us up front,” Reader wearing on us.” said. “So we’ve got to always Reader and B.J. Hill will create that special moment up occupy the middle of the Cinfront and just create the game cinnati line, and if Hendrickgoing from there. It’s going to son isn’t able to go, rookie start and end up front, every Cam Sample and second-year game.” player Khalid Kareem will Henry said he felt good need to step up. To add some exposure to legal challenges after a resounding rebuke from the Supreme Court last spring. For Division II and III, where there are no athletic scholarships, there will be little if any change, though most of the dissenting voices during the NCAA’s open forum that preceded the full membership vote came from those ranks. “”Why are we still trying to stick together,” Betsy Mitchell, athletic director at CalTech. In Division I, the goal is a potentially massive overhaul that figures to be more challenging and contentious. in full-contact practices this week, even with a steel plate in his foot. He said he doesn’t know how much he’ll play Saturday. It’s likely he’ll split time with D’Onta Foreman and Dontrell Hilliard, the backs who carried the load while he was out. “They did a great job this whole year,” Henry said of the Bengals defense. “Watching them against the Raiders, I feel like they did a great job. They had a couple guys go down, but overall they are physical penetrators.” Titans offensive coordinator Todd Downing said the game plan won’t change even with a compromised Cincinnati D-line. “They have some versatile guys so maybe I think you have to look more at the structure than the personnel,” he said. “Obviously, we had three quarters of a game or more of the playoff game against the Raiders to take a peek at them, but overall we’ve got to let our rules be our rules and go in with one-on-one matchups.” Notes: The Bengals earlier this week released guard Xavier Su’a-Filo, but then signed him to the practice squad on Thursday. The eight-year pro had started the first two games before going down with a knee injury. ... Cincinnati also released punter Drue Chrisman and long snapper Colin Holba from the practice squad and added defensive tackle Doug Costin. �Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, January 21, 2022 11 OMICRON IS HERE. THE TIME IS NOW. 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Yes, but we’re doing more now,” President Joe Biden said Wednesday, recapping his first year in office. Experts say the plan to distribute 1 billion tests is a good first step, but it must become a regular part of the pandemic response. In the same way that it has made vaccines free and plentiful, the government must use its purchasing power to assure a steady test supply, they say. “The playbook for rapid tests should look exactly like the playbook for vaccines,” said Zoe McLaren, a health economist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. “They’re both things that help keep cases down and help keep COVID under control.” A home test two-pack commonly sells for more than $20 at the store — if you can find one, amid the omicron-triggered rush to get tested. Since last week, insurance companies have been required to cover the cost of up to eight athome rapid tests bought at drugstores or online retailers. The four tests per home made available through the government website may not go very far in some households. Kristen Keymont, 30, is a voice and piano teacher who teaches online and shares a house in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with her partner and two other people. When one of her housemates tested positive just before Christmas, she and her partner spent $275 buying more than a dozen tests. “One test each is nice, I guess,” she said. “I’m glad we have them, but we’re still going to need to buy more if one of us gets exposed.” Meeting It would be better, she said, if requests were linked to each person rather than each residential address. Also, some people who live in buildings with multiple units had their requests for tests rejected, with the website saying tests had already been ordered for that address. As those complaints surfaced on social media, people began sharing advice on how to enter apartment or unit numbers in a way that the website would accept them. There have been nearly 50 million visits to the test-ordering website since it went online Tuesday, according to a federal analytics site. The U.S. bungled its initial rollout of government-made COVID-19 tests in the early days of the outbreak and has never really gotten back on track. While private companies are now producing more than 250 million at-home tests per month, that is still not enough to allow most Americans to frequently test themselves. The Biden administration focused most of its early COVID-19 efforts on rolling out vaccines. As infections fell last spring, demand for testing plummeted and many manufacturers began shutting down plants. Only in September — after the delta surge was in full swing — did the Biden administration announce its first federal contracts designed to jump-start home test production. Countries like Britain and Germany purchased and distributed billions of the tests soon after they became available last year. “If you leave the manufacturers to their own devices, they’re just going to respond to what’s happening right now,” said Dr. Amy Karger, a testing specialist at the University of Minnesota Medical School. “And then there’s not a lot of bandwidth if something surprising happens, as it did with omicron.” ment, Jamie Casey, Personal Assistant, and James Carnahan, Bus Driver. From page 1 The board hired the following for 2022: KaiThe board approved tlyn Gilkey as Assistant the minutes from the Varsity Softball Coach; previous meeting Steve Wood, Assistant and financial reports Varsity Baseball Coach; for Dec. 2021. The Shawn Arnott, Junior board also approved Varsity Baseball Coach; issued credit cards, Eddie Fife, Volunteer per board policy. The Assistant Varsity Basemembership to the ball Coach; Matt Finlaw, Ohio School Boards Volunteer Assistant Association (OSBA) Varsity Baseball Coach; for 2022 and subscripCole Arnott, Volunteer tions was approved. The membership to the Assistant Junior VarOSBA Legal Assistance sity Baseball Coach; Wes Smith, Volunteer Fund for 2022 was Assistant Junior Varsity approved. The board also approved renewing Baseball Coach; Jarrett membership in the Ohio Otworth, substitute bus driver, Destiny Education Policy InstiMundy, substitute cook; tute for 2022. Dan Thomas, Archery A donation from Coordinator; Michele the Fraternal Order Vanaman, substitute of Eagles 2171 in the secretary amount of $1,000 The board hired Kim was accepted for after Eads and Phyllis Johnschool programming son as assistant workfood. A donation in ers through the Meigs memory of Phillip R. County Health DepartHarrison to purchase ment Covid Grant for new scoreboards was the 2021-2022 school accepted. The board purchased year. The payment to 155 iPads from Apple. teachers for work done The board also purthrough the Ohio Unichased 158 Lenovo versity Student Teacher Laptops from Quality program for the 2021Sales & Service, Inc. 2022 school year was These purchases will be reimbursed at a later approved. The next meeting of date via the Emergency the Meigs Local Board Connectivity Funds. of Education is set for The board accepted the resignations of Sha- Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Central Office at ron Black, Meigs High School Cook, for retire- 6:30 p.m. Voting From page 1 break a tie in the 50-50 Senate if needed, but she left before the final vote. The rules change was rejected 52-48, with Manchin and Sinema joining the Republicans in opposition. The nighttime voting brought an end, for now, to legislation that has been a top Democratic priority since the party took control of Congress and the White House. “This is a moral moment,” said Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. The Democrats’ bill, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, would make Election Day a national holiday, ensure access to early voting and mail-in ballots — which have become especially popular during the COVID-19 pandemic — and enable the Justice Department to intervene in states with a history of voter interference, among other changes. It has passed the House. Both Manchin and Sinema say they support the legislation, but Democrats fell far short of the 60 votes needed to push the bill over the Republican filibuster. It failed to advance 51-49 on a largely party-line vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cast a procedural vote against so the bill could be considered later. Next, Schumer put forward a rules change for a “talking filibuster” on this one bill. It would require senators to stand at their desks and exhaust the debate before holding a simple majority vote, rather than the current practice that simply allows senators COVID From page 1 deaths 70-79 — 410 cases (3 new), 89 hospitalizations, 21 deaths 80-plus — 256 cases (1 new), 61 hospitalizations, 35 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,722 (45.89 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,524 (41.89 percent of the population). According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 3,874 total cases (70 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 205 hospitalizations and 73 deaths. Of the 3,874 cases, 3,242 (13 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 766 cases (12 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 557 cases (15 new), 5 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 508 cases (13 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 568 cases (7 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 519 cases (14 new), 32 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 60-69 — 471 cases (5 new), 52 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 305 cases (3 new), 49 hospitalizations (2 new), 27 deaths 80-plus — 180 cases (1 new), 28 hospitalizations, 22 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: Daily Sentinel “We don’t need, we do not need a repeat of 2020 when by all accounts our last president, having lost the election, sought to change the results.” — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R- Alaska to privately signal their objections. But that, too, failed because Manchin and Sinema were unwilling to change the Senate rules a party-line vote by Democrats alone. Emotions were on display during the floor debate. When Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., asked Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky whether he would pause for a question, McConnell left the chamber, refusing to respond. Durbin said he would have asked McConnell, “Does he really believe that there’s no evidence of voter suppression?” The No. 2 Republican, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, said at one point, “I am not a racist.” McConnell, who led his party in doing away with the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees during Donald Trump’s presidency, warned against changing the rules again. McConnell derided the “fake hysteria” from Democrats over the states’ new voting laws and called the pending bill a federal takeover of election systems. He admonished Democrats in a fiery speech and said doing away with filibuster rules would “break the Senate.” Manchin drew a roomful of senators for his own speech, upstaging the president’s news conference and defending the filibuster. He said changing to a majorityrule Senate would only add to the “dysfunction that is tearing this nation apart.” Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus walked across the Capitol for the proceedings. “We want this Senate to act today in a favorable way. But if it don’t, we ain’t giving up,” said Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., the highestranking Black member of Congress. Manchin did open the door to a more tailored package of voting law changes, including to the Electoral Count Act, which was tested during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. He said senators from both parties are working on that and it could draw Republican support. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said a bipartisan coalition should work on legislation to ensure voter access, particularly in far-flung areas like her state, and to shore up Americans’ faith in democracy. “We don’t need, we do not need a repeat of 2020 when by all accounts our last president, having lost the election, sought to change the results,” said Murkowski. She said the Senate debate had declined to a troubling state: “You’re either a racist or a hypocrite. Really, really? Is that where we are?” At one point, senators broke out in applause after a spirited debate 10,365 (45.25 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,381 (40.95 percent of the population). Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 61; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 4 (1 new). A total of 11,833 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 44.6 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,920 fully vaccinated or 37.4 percent of the population. Mason County is currently gold on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 24 confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. No confirmed cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in Mason County. Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Thursday from DHHR, there have been 4,949 cases (42 new) of COVID-19, in Mason County (4,578 confirmed cases, 371 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 76 deaths (1 new). DHHR reports there are currently 123 active cases and 4,750 recovered cases in Mason County. (Editor’s note: Case data includes both confirmed and probable cases.) Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 97 cases 5-11 — 256 cases (2 new) 12-15 — 281 cases (2 new) 16-20 — 377 cases (1 new) 21-25 — 401 cases (4 new) 26-30 — 433 cases (1 new) 31-40 — 772 cases (12 new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 731 cases (8 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 653 cases (6 new), 11 deaths 61-70 — 504 cases (3 new), 13 deaths 71+ — 444 cases (1 new), 47 deaths (1 new) Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 4,101 (38 new); Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 3,677 (29 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 424 (9 new); Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Thursday from ODH, there have been 21,664 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 22,161), 508 new hospitalizations (21day average of 368), 39 new ICU admissions (21day average of 33) and zero new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21day average of 117) with 31,245 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: Deaths are reported two days per week.) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 7,125,436 (60.96 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,537,464 (55.93 percent of the population). As of Jan. 19, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully between Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, among the more experienced lawmakers, and new Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., over the history of the Voting Rights Act. Sinema sat in her chair throughout much of the day’s the debate, largely glued to her phone, but rose to her feet to deliver her vote against the rules change. In a statement, Sinema said the outcome “must not be the end of our work to protect our democracy.” But she warned, “these challenges cannot be solved by one party or Washington alone.” Schumer contended the fight is not over and he ridiculed Republican claims that the new election laws in the states will not end up hurting voter access and turnout, comparing it to Trump’s “big lie” about the 2020 presidential election. Democrats decided to press ahead despite the potential for highstakes defeat as Biden is marking his first year in office with his priorities stalling out in the face of solid Republican opposition and the Democrats’ inability to unite around their own goals. They wanted to force senators on the record — even their own party’s holdouts — to show voters where they stand. Once reluctant himself to change Senate rules, Biden has stepped up his pressure on senators to do just that. But the push from the White House, including Biden’s blistering speech last week in Atlanta comparing opponents to segregationists, is seen as too late. Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri and Brian Slodysko contributed to this report. vaccinated — 16,820; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 804; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 55,481; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 3,372. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Thursday from DHHR, there have been 401,796 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 5,453 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 52,176 “breakthrough” cases as of Thursday with 491 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,590 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 14 since the last update. There are 15,687 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 25.01 and a cumulative positivity rate of 7.48 percent. Statewide, 1,098,521 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (61.3 percent of the population). A total of 52.7 percent of the population, 945,340 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-6751333, ext. 1992. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 01. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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