http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/d771a4e9cce36875b4675b71563ee73b.pdf ebb39e5d94da980f4bb5c97426feb0c3 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 13° 21° 16° Very cold today with clouds and sun. Bitterly cold tonight. High 25° / Low 9° Today’s weather forecast Lady Raiders fall More area basketball WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 17, Volume 76 3 deaths, 97 new COVID cases reported Wednesday, January 26, 2022 s 50¢ LaRose tests positive for COVID-19 By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — Since Friday’s update, there were three additional deaths, as well as 97 new COVID-19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Tuesday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported three additional deaths associated with COVID19. Those individuals were each in the 40-49, 70-79, and 80+ age ranges. ODH also reported 42 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported eight new COVID-19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported 47 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Tuesday, there have been 6,430 total cases (42 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 361 hospitalizations and 94 deaths (3 new). Of the 6,430 cases, 5,220 (61 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,263 cases (10 new), 11 hospitalizations 20-29 —1,058 cases (6 new), 20 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 948 cases (7 new), 18 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 964 cases (6 new), 34 hospitalizations, 8 deaths (1 new) 50-59 — 830 cases (8 new), 59 hospitalizations, 12 deaths Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Workers at a West Virginia franchise of a regional fast-food restaurant on Tuesday rejected efforts to form a union that would have been the first its kind in West Virginia. The effort was part of a larger national trend of organizing among retail and food service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mood was somber at the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 office in Charleston, where pro-union workers from the Tudor’s franchise in Elkview watched as a National Labor Relations Board official counted ballots over a Zoom call and anounced that employees had Ohio Secretary of State continues to work, symptoms ‘very minor’ COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s election chief has COVID-19. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose began experiencing “very minor” symptoms Sunday evening, spokesperson Rob Nichols said. That would have been about 24 hours after he cast a vote on new state legislative maps as a member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission. He was joined by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and others at that meeting. LaRose, 42, tested positive Monday using a rapid test. He has postponed public events, but continues to work and says, “I feel fine.” DeWine, 75 with asthma, is not quarantining. His spokesperson Dan Tierney says he was not a close contact, because he and LaRose sat at opposite ends of the expansive hearing room. Ohio House Democratic Leader Allison Russo sat next to LaRose. She said she’s following CDC guidelines for exposure and also has instructed her staff to do so. LaRose, DeWine and Russo are all vaccinated and have received booster shots. See CASES | 10 Biscuit World workers say no to 1st W.Va. fast-food union By Leah Willingham OVP File Photo Secretary of State Frank LaRose talks to local poll workers who were in training during LaRose’s visit to Meigs County in 2019. rejected the union by a vote of 7-5. Roughly two dozen people work at the franchise. Of the 20 workers eligible to vote, 14 did so. Two ballots were challenged and not counted. “It’s disheartening,” said employee Cynthia Nicholson, who wore a UFCW Local scarf. “We’re going to keep fighting because you just cannot let this injustice go on. … That battle is not over yet.” Relatively unknown outside the region, Tudor’s Biscuit World is a staple of West Virginia where diners can get made-from-scratch biscuits doused in gravy; country-fried steak and sandwiches including the Miner or the Mountaineer. Founded in Charleston in 1980, the See UNION | 10 DeWine announces MARCS grant recipients Seven departments from Meigs to benefit The MARCS Grant is available annually to fire departments with service areas of 25,000 residents or less and up to $50,000 per department is available through this grant. This funding cycle, the State Fire Marshal Staff Report received more than $8.5 million in requests for COLUMBUS — Ohio the $3.5 million in total Gov. Mike DeWine on available funding. Tuesday announced the “This is a highlyrecipients of the 2022 competitive selection MARCS (Multi-Agency process, so our emphasis Radio Communications OVP File Photo has been on growing the Systems) grant, which The Rutland Fire Department is one of seven departments in Meigs MARCS program with totals $3.5 million County to receive MARCS Grant funding. the goal that one day awarded to 212 fire every department in Ohio an incident. MARCS and be more effective in departments in 57 is on this communication radio system technology counties throughout Ohio responding to everyday operations and emergency is advanced and the costs system,” said State — this includes several Fire Marshal Kevin S. to acquire and operate in both Meigs and Gallia situations across the Reardon. “Having first can be significant. state.” counties. responders with these Priority funding goes to According to a “We are dedicated state-of-the-art radios departments applying news release from the to helping Ohio’s first improves emergency as part of a regional or responders by equipping governor’s office, the services for these county-wide effort, as MARCS radio system them with state-ofallows first responders to well as departments that counties, which increases the-art wireless digital the level of safety for the seamlessly communicate, show they are prepared communications,” Gov. communities they to immediately begin not only with each DeWine said. “This using the MARCS radios other, but with other grant will help our first See MARCS | 10 upon receiving the award. agencies responding to responders save lives Meigs County Public Transit system operational By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham 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. tor Chris Shank. There are currently khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. six vehicles used for the com transit system, four of which are handicap accesMIDDLEPORT — The sible vans. The transit system is an “on-demand” Meigs County Public appointment based sysTransit system is now in tem. Rides are available operation, transporting Meigs Countians to medi- for non-emergency transport to Medicaid appointcal appointments. ments. To arrange a ride The public transit, to a Medicaid appointwhich is operated by the ment, call 740-444-5555. Meigs County DepartShank said the transit ment of Jobs and Family Service (DJFS), officially is currently averaging 15 trips per day, Monday started at the beginning of the year, but the agen- through Friday. From Jan. 1 to Jan. 24, 83 trips were cy “experimented” with made, transporting 109 operations in the fall, according to DJFS Direc- people. Shank said the department will work to expand the transit system, eventually assisting agencies in transportation and transporting the public to places such as grocery stores, pharmacies and the license bureau. The transit system currently has nine interagency agreements. Shank said these agreements provide some funding in addition to the grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Those funds have totaled over $938,000, and allowed the transit system to hire employees and purchase vehicles. Shank said the agency will apply for those grants again in the spring, which would be funded next year. Shank said the trips are billed internally with the state for patients. If the transit is available for the public, Shank said there would be an “affordable” fare for the cost of the ride. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, ext. 1992. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS OBITUARY TIMOTHY R. MCCARTNEY RIO GRANDE — Timothy R. McCartney, 31, of Rio Grande, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022 from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident in Richmond Dale, Ohio. Tim was born on March 20, 1990 in Gallipolis, Ohio son of the late Catherine Ann McCartney who preceded him death in 2019. Tim is survived by his dad, Delbert F. McCartney of Rio Grande; his girlfriend, Kelly Nolan and her daughter, Lexie Taylor both of Gallipolis; two brothers, Kevin and Edward Smith of Caldwell, Ohio; and an aunt, Susan Stutler of Rio Grande. Tim was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School Class of 2008 and was recently employed at General Mills. He loved animals, the outdoors, and fishing. In addition to his mother, Tim was preceded in death by two aunts, Shelly Itin and Sandra McCartney. Visitation for Tim will be on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022 in Centerpoint Cemetery with Pastor Aaron Young officiating. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. DEATH NOTICES EDWARDS CHESAPEAKE — Alma Elaine Edwards, 91, of Chesapeake, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at home. A graveside service and burial will be held 2 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2022, at Perkins Ridge Cemetery, Willow Wood. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. EADS COOLVILLE — Cynthia J. Eads, 64, Coolville, died Monday, January 24, 2022 in the Hickory Creek of Athens Nursing Center, The Plains. Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Middleport-Pomeroy Chapel, is serving the family. BEACH RADCLIFF — Isaiah Paul Oran Franklin Beach, 23, of Radcliff, died January 18, 2022 in Columbus. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. KLINGER CROWN CITY — Susannia Klinger, 68, of Crown City, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, in Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, W.Va. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2022, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Entombment with follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. MALDONADO GALLIPOLIS — Wanda G. Maldonado, 67, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Memorial services will be announced at the convenience of the family. Cremation services are under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. Ohio settles VW emissions case for $3.5 million COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has settled an environmental lawsuit with Volkswagen over the company’s 2015 emissions scandal for $3.5 million, state Attorney General Dave Yost announced. As that scandal unfolded, the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. and ultimately paid more than $33 billion in fines and settlements. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office also sued the company, alleging Volkswagen’s conduct — affecting about 14,000 vehicles sold or leased in Ohio — violated the state’s anti-air pollution law. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in June that the federal Clean Air Act did not preclude Ohio from seeking its own compensation against Volkswagen. In November the U.S. Supreme Court turned away Volkswagen’s appeals. Yost’s office will split the settlement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. “These dollars will be put directly toward fighting other environmental cases now and in the future that protect Ohio and its residents,” Yost said last week. In settling the lawsuit, Volkswagen did not admit liability. “This agreement fully resolves Ohio’s legacy claims and puts this matter behind the company as we focus on building a future of sustainable mobility,” Volkswagen said in a statement. 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. 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Food distribution at fairgrounds 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. Grief support group offered Women’s cancer screenings MIDDLEPORT — GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group meets at Middleport Church of Christ, 437 Main St., each Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. For more information, call the church at 740-992-2914. 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 same-day 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 1-800-844-2654 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. Humane society offers straw for pets 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 740-9926064. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@ aimmediamidwest.com. Card shower Ernestine Byus Hirth, formerly of Henderson, W.Va., will celebrate her 104th birthday on Jan. 29, cards may be mailed to her at 4112 West Oklahoma Ave., Tampa, Florida, 33616. roll and dessert. Everyone is welcome. Thursday, Jan. 27 Saturday, Jan. 29 RACINE — Southern Local School District Special Board Meeting, 6:15 a.m., Board of Education Central Office, employment of personnel. 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. Friday, Jan. 28 MIDDLEPORT — The monthly free community dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center will be at 5 p.m. while supplies last. Meals will be passed out in the parking lot and will include meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, Monday, Jan. 31 MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meeting, 9 a.m., 97 N. Second Ave., Suite, 2. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2022. There are 339 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On Jan. 26, 2020, the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, said it would evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. Five cases of the new coronavirus were now confirmed in the United States, including new cases in California and Arizona; all involved people who had traveled to Wuhan. On this date In 1861, Louisiana passed an Ordinance of Secession, becoming the sixth state to break free from the United States. In 1911, the Richard Strauss opera “Der Rosenkavalier” (The Cavalier of the Rose) premiered in Dresden, Germany. In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act, which created America’s 10th national park. In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scientific instruments on the moon. (The probe ended up missing its target by more than 22,000 miles.) In 1992, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton, appearing with his wife, Hillary, on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” acknowledged “causing pain in my marriage,” but said past problems were not relevant to the campaign. In 1993, Vaclav Havel (VAHTS’lahv HAH’-vel) was elected president of the newly formed Czech Republic. In 1994, a scare occurred during a visit to Sydney, Australia, by Britain’s Prince Charles as college student David Kang lunged at the prince, firing two blank shots from a starter’s pistol. (Kang was later sentenced to 500 hours of community service.) In 1998, President Bill Clinton forcefully denied having an affair with a former White House intern, telling reporters, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” In 2005, a U.S. Marine helicopter crashed in western Iraq, killing 30 Marines and a Navy medic aboard. A man parked his SUV on railroad tracks in Glendale, California, setting off a crash of two commuter trains that killed 11 people. (The SUV’s driver, Juan Alvarez, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 11 consecutive life terms.) In 2009, Nadya Suleman gave birth at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in California to six boys and two girls; criticism came after the public learned that the unemployed, single mother had gotten pregnant with the octuplets and six elder children through in vitro fertilization. In 2016, the FBI arrested the leaders of an armed group that was occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon for more than three weeks during a traffic stop that left one man, Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, dead. Character actor Abe Vigoda, 94, died in Woodland Park, New Jersey. In 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California; the former Lakers star was 41. Ten years ago: The Pentagon outlined a plan for slowing the growth of military spending, including cutting the size of the Army and Marine Corps, retiring older planes and trimming war costs. Capping three days of mourning, some 12,000 people — including Penn State students, fans and football stars — paid tribute to the late Joe Paterno in a campus memorial service that exposed a strong undercurrent of anger over his firing. Police, in prepared testimony to lawmakers, apologized for failing to prepare for what became a violent insurrection on Jan. 6 despite warnings that white supremacists and far-right groups would target Congress. President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first phone conversation as counterparts; Biden raised concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny and other issues. The Biden administration said it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump administration’s cutoff. The Justice Department rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations. The San Francisco school board voted to remove the names of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and others from public schools after officials deemed them unworthy of the honor. (The plan was later suspended.) Today’s Birthdays: Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 93. Sportscaster-actor Bob Uecker is 87. Actor Scott Glenn is 83. Singer Jean Knight is 79. Activist Angela Davis is 78. Actor Richard Portnow is 75. Rock musician Corky Laing (Mountain) is 74. Actor David Strathairn is 73. Producerdirector Mimi Leder is 70. Alt-country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is 69. Reggae musician Norman Hassan (UB40) is 64. Actor-comediantalk show host Ellen DeGeneres is 64. Rock musician Charlie Five years ago: Gillingham (Counting Crows) Tensions flared between is 62. Hockey Hall of Famer President Donald Trump and Wayne Gretzky is 61. Musician Mexico, with Mexican President Andrew Ridgeley is 59. R&B Enrique Pena Nieto (PAYN’-yuh nee-EH’-toh) scrapping a planned singer Jazzie B (Soul II Soul) is visit to Washington and the White 59. Actor Paul Johansson is 58. Director Lenny Abrahamson is House threatening a 20 percent tax on imports to pay for Trump’s 56. Actor Bryan Callen is 55. proposed wall along the southern Gospel singer Kirk Franklin is 52. Actor Nate Mooney is 50. border. Actor Mike Connors, 91, Actor Jennifer Crystal is 49. who starred as TV’s hard-hitting private eye “Mannix,” died in Los Rock musician Chris Hesse Angeles. Actor Barbara Hale, 94, (Hoobastank) is 48. Actor Matilda Szydagis is 48. Actor who played steadfast secretary Gilles Marini (ZHEEL ma-REE’Della Street on “Perry Mason,” nee) is 46. Gospel singer Tye died at her home in Sherman Tribbett is 46. Retired NBA Oaks, California. player Vince Carter is 45. Actor Sarah Rue is 44. Actor Colin One year ago: The interim chief of the Capitol O’Donoghue is 41. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, January 26, 2022 3 Ukrainian leaders say Russian invasion not imminent By Yuras Karmanau Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s leaders sought Tuesday to reassure the nation that an invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and received a shipment of U.S. military equipment to shore up their defenses. Moscow has denied it is planning an assault, but it has massed an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine in recent weeks and is holding military drills at multiple locations in Russia. That has led the United States and its NATO allies to rush to prepare for a possible war. U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin “continues to build forces along Ukraine’s border,” and an attack “would be the largest invasion since World War II. It would change the world.” Several rounds of high stakes diplomacy have failed to yield any breakthroughs, and tensions escalated further this week. NATO said it was bolstering its deterrence in the Baltic Sea region, and the U.S. ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert for potential deployment to Europe as part of an alliance “response force” if necessary. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also said he is prepared to send troops to protect NATO allies in Europe. “We have no intention of putting American forces or NATO forces in Ukraine,” Biden said, adding that there would be serious economic consequences for Putin, including personal sanctions, in the event of an invasion. In a show of European unity in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Alexei Alexandrov | AP A serviceman prepares his machine gun in a shelter on the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants at the frontline with Ukrainian government forces in Slavyanoserbsk, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real. and French President Emmanuel Macron called for an easing of the crisis. Scholz said he wanted “clear steps from Russia that will contribute to a de-escalation of the situation.” Macron, who said he would talk to Putin by phone Friday, added: “If there is aggression, there will be retaliation and the cost will be very high.” The U.S. and its allies have threatened sanctions like never before if Moscow sends its military into Ukraine, but they have given few details, saying it’s best to keep Putin guessing. The U.S. State Department has ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the country, and it said that nonessential embassy staff could leave. Britain said it, too, was withdrawing some diplomats and dependents from its embassy, and families of Canadian diplomatic staff also have been told to leave. Ukrainian authorities, however, have sought to project calm. Speaking in the second televised speech to the nation in as many days, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians not to panic. “We are strong enough to keep everything under control and derail any attempts at destabilization,” he said. The decision by the U.S., Britain, Australia, Germany and Canada to withdraw some of their diplomats and dependents from Kyiv “doesn’t necessarily signal an inevitable escalation and is part of a complex diplomatic game,” he said. “We are working together with our partners as a single team.” Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told parliament that “as of today, there are no grounds to believe” Russia will invade imminently, noting that its troops have not formed what he called a battle group to force its way over the border. “Don’t worry, sleep well,” he said. “No need to have your bags packed.” In an interview late Monday, however, he acknowledged “risky scenarios” are possible. Russia has said Western accusations it is planning an attack are merely a cover for NATO’s own planned provocations. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov again accused the U.S. of “fomenting tensions” around Ukraine, a former Soviet state that has been in a conflict with Russia for almost eight years. Biden caught on hot mic swearing at Fox News reporter By Josh Boak Reporters in the room shouted questions after Biden’s remarks. Fox News’ Peter WASHINGTON — Doocy asked Biden President Joe Biden responded to a question about inflation, which is about inflation by calling at a nearly 40-year high and has hurt the presia Fox News reporter a dent’s public approval. vulgarity. The president was in Doocy’s network has been relentlessly critical the East Room of the of Biden. White House on MonDoocy called out, “Do day for a meeting of his you think inflation is a Competition Council, political liability ahead which is focused on of the midterms?” changing regulations Biden responded with and enforcing laws sarcasm, “It’s a great to help consumers asset — more inflation.” deal with high prices. Associated Press Cedric Hohnstadt via AP In this courtroom sketch, Samantha Trepel, who works for the Justice Department’s civil rights division, gives opening statements during the trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights before U.S. District Judge Magnuson on Monday in St. Paul, Minn. Floyd, a Black man, was killed May 25, 2020, when Derek Chauvin pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck as Floyd, who was handcuffed, said he couldn’t breathe. Prosecutors show video of George Floyd’s last day By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski and Tammy Webber and eventually putting into an ambulance, and a growing group of onlookAssociated Press ers become increasingly frantic as Floyd stops moving. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Police had responded to Prosecutors at the federal trial of three former Min- a 911 call that Floyd tried to use a counterfeit $20 neapolis police officers bill to buy a pack of cigacharged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights rettes at a corner store on May 25, 2020. His killing played videos Tuesday triggered worldwide prothat showed the Black tests and a reexamination man gasping for air as of racism and policing. bystanders warned that Floyd died after fellow Officer Derek Chauvin was killing him. Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes Footage shown at the as the 46-year-old Black trial of former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thom- man was facedown, handcuffed and gasping for air. as Lane and Tou Thao was from police body cam- Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back, Lane held his legs eras, street surveillance and Thao kept bystanders video and widely viewed bystander video that also back, according to prosecutors. was played extensively Kueng, Lane and Thao in the state criminal trial that eventually convicted are broadly charged with depriving Floyd of his Chauvin of murder last year. It shows Floyd strug- civil rights while actgling with officers as they ing under government authority. Chauvin pleadtry to put him in a police ed guilty in November vehicle, the officers holdto a federal civil rights ing him on the ground violation. One video that prosecutors played for jurors was from Thao’s body camera, which showed him pushing an onlooker. It was shown during the testimony of the cashier who had taken the counterfeit bill. Christopher Martin, 20 — who also testified at Chauvin’s trial — said he had recorded about 30 seconds of video as bystanders were yelling at Thao to check Floyd’s pulse, but stopped when Thao pushed the other man. He said he didn’t have a good view of Kueng or Lane. Some of the video played Tuesday showed an extended view of what happened before and after Floyd’s restraint. Part of Kueng’s body camera video showed Kueng going into the corner store after the ambulance left and investigating the report that Floyd used a counterfeit bill. Your Guide To MEIGS COUNTY 2022 2022 Experience Meigs County Pomeroy Daily Sentinel and Meigs Chamber of Commerce demned as offensive, outrageous and historically ignorant. It’s the second time since 2015 that KenAnti-vaccine activist nedy has apologized for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., referencing the Holocaust apologized Tuesday for during his work sowing suggesting things are doubt and distrust about worse for people today vaccines. than they were for Anne “I apologize for my Frank, the teenager who died in a Nazi concentra- reference to Anne Frank, especially to families that tion camp after hiding with her family in a secret suffered the Holocaust horrors,” Kennedy said annex in an Amsterdam in a tweet Tuesday mornhouse for two years. ing. “My intention was to Kennedy’s comments, use examples of past barmade at a Washington rally on Sunday put on by barism to show the perils his anti-vaccine nonprofit from new technologies of control. To the extent group, were widely con- Associated Press my remarks caused hurt, I am truly and deeply sorry.” Kennedy’s wife, the actress Cheryl Hines of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, distanced herself from her husband in her own tweet about 20 minutes later. She called the reference to Anne Frank “reprehensible and insensitive.” “The atrocities that millions endured during the Holocaust should never be compared to anyone or anything. His opinions are not a reflection of my own,” Hines tweeted. OH-70270405 RFK Jr. apologizes for Frank comment By Michelle R. Smith Then he shook his head and added, “What a stupid son of a bitch.” The president’s comments were captured on video and by the microphone in front of him. Doocy laughed it off in a subsequent appearance on his network, joking, “Nobody has fact-checked him yet and said it’s not true.” Doocy told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that Biden called him later to the clear the air. 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Nearly 80% of bachelor’s degree-granting institutions are not requiring test scores from students applying for fall 2022, according to a December tally by the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, a watchdog group that opposes standardized testing. The group, known as FairTest, said at least 1,400 of them have extended the policy through at least the fall 2023 admissions cycle. About 1.5 million members of the class of 2021 took the SAT at least once, down from 2.2 million in the previous year. A College Board survey found many students want to take the SAT to preserve the option of submitting the scores and qualifying for certain scholarships. Rodriguez said the digi- of College Readiness Assessments at the New York City-based College Board, which adminisThe SAT exam will ters the SAT and related move from paper and pencil to a digital format, PSAT. “We’re not simply administrators announced putting the current SAT Tuesday, saying the shift on a digital platform. will boost its relevancy as We’re taking full advanmore colleges make stan- tage of what delivering an assessment digitally dardized tests optional makes possible.” for admission. Once essential for colTest-takers will be allowed to use their own lege applications, scores from admission tests like laptops or tablets but they’ll still have to sit for the SAT and rival ACT carry less weight today as the test at a monitored colleges and universities testing site or in school, pay more attention to the not at home. sum of student achieveThe format change ments and activities is scheduled to roll out internationally next year throughout high school. Amid criticism that and in the U.S. in 2024. It will also shave an hour the exams favor wealthy, from the current version, white applicants and disadvantage minorbringing the reading, writing and math assess- ity and low-income ment from three hours to students, an increasing number of schools have about two. in recent years adopted “The digital SAT test-optional policies, will be easier to take, easier to give, and more which let students decide whether to include scores relevant,” said Priscilla Rodriguez, vice president with their applications. Associated Press Alex Brandon | AP A student looks at questions during a college test preparation class in 2016 at Holton Arms School in Bethesda, Md. The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, administrators announced Tuesday, saying the shift will boost its relevance as more colleges make standardized tests optional for admission. tal version will be delivered in a format more familiar to students who regularly learn and test online at school. Also, student score reports will not only focus on connecting students with four-year colleges and scholarships, but also provide information about two-year college and workforce training options. That reflects an increase in the number of students who are given the exam during a designated SAT day at school, with some districts requiring students take it. About 60% of students who take the SAT do so at school, Rodriguez said. “We want to present students with a wider range of information and resources about their post-secondary options,” she said. Scores will be avail- able in days, rather than weeks, she said. There have been cases through the years of sets of paper exams getting lost in the mail. “The digital version, I thought, was a lot less stressful than the paper and pencil version. It felt a lot more familiar,” said Natalia Cossio, 16, of Fairfax County, Virginia, who took part in a November pilot after first taking the PSAT on paper. She said the digital format would solve some logistical issues she’s seen, like students bringing mechanical pencils instead of the required No. 2 variety, or advanced calculators that are not allowed. The digital version includes a basic calculator for the math section. The College Board said students without a personal or school-issued device will be provided one for test day. Abortion opponents eye priorities as high court ruling looms By Thomas Beaumont in November. If the Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade ruling that women have a constitutional right to an abortion, governors in Michigan and Wisconsin would be powerless to overturn restrictions in their states that were already in place before the 1973 decision. But these governors would be the only obstacle to new measures passed by GOP legislatures, including outright bans on the procedure. A Supreme Court decision is “really just the beginning of the work,” said Terry Schilling, president of the socially conservative American Principles Project. “Groups have actually been really well-connected with state leaders and investing in campaigns at the local level in these swing states, trying to win control in divided governments.” ally guarantees that the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling, anticipated by the summer, will do In the nearly two months since a conserva- little to quell what has become one of the most tive majority of justices animating issues in the on the Supreme Court United States. Abortion indicated openness to dramatic new restrictions opponents say they will pump their newfound on abortion, money has resources into the poured into the politiNovember elections. cal fundraising arm of Once a decision is the anti-abortion group issued, “there will be a Susan B. Anthony List. lot of focus on all the The organization states and the midterm secured $20 million in elections,” said Marjopledged financial conrie Dannenfelser, the tributions, five times president of Susan B. more than it has had at the outset of an election Anthony List. The Supreme Court is year over its 30-year history, according to figures considering a Mississippi shared with The Associ- law that bans abortions after 15 weeks. If the law ated Press. Before the is upheld, anti-abortion recent surge, the group activists said much of had already signed off on its largest-ever politi- the attention would shift to Wisconsin, Michigan, cal budget, $72 million, Pennsylvania and Kanfor 2022. That’s nearly $20 million more than it sas. These are states spent in 2020, a year that with Republican legislatures but Democrats in included a presidential the governorship, each of election. whom is up for election The cash pile virtu- Associated Press TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 13° 21° 16° Very cold today with clouds and sun. Bitterly cold tonight. High 25° / Low 9° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. 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Major 6:08a 6:59a 7:53a 8:50a 9:48a 10:47a 11:13a Minor 12:21p 12:45a 1:38a 2:33a 3:32a 4:32a 5:32a Major 6:35p 7:28p 8:24p 9:22p 10:20p 11:18p ---- Minor ---1:14p 2:09p 3:06p 4:04p 5:03p 6:01p WEATHER HISTORY Record warmth spread along the East Coast on Jan. 26, 1950, with highs of 74 at Philadelphia and 80 at Richmond, Va. During the winter of 1949-1950, no measurable snow fell in Philadelphia. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme A: 176 Days. Landon, N.D.; 10/17/354/10/36 Today 7:40 a.m. 5:43 p.m. 1:52 a.m. 12:23 p.m. FRIDAY Not as cold with increasing cloudiness AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.78 16.51 21.79 12.90 12.87 25.28 13.15 26.54 34.72 12.59 19.00 34.20 19.10 Chillicothe 21/6 Waverly 23/8 Lucasville 26/10 Portsmouth 26/12 24-hr. Chg. -0.20 -0.26 +0.14 none -0.26 +0.18 +0.26 -0.09 -0.03 none -0.40 none -0.90 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Ashland 27/12 Grayson 28/14 23° 4° overturned. But the political fallout from such a move could be volatile for both parties. A decision drastically reducing access to abortion could energize Democrats heading into the fall campaign. The issue is already rising in priority for Democrats, according to a December poll from The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll found that 13% of Democrats listed abortion or reproductive rights as an issue they want the federal government to address. That’s up from less than 1% of Democrats who named it as a priority for 2021 and 3% who listed it in 2020. Lawson predicted a court ruling sharply restricting or ending a federal right to abortion would “drive anger and outrage and cause a realignment at the voting booth.” MONDAY 33° 19° TUESDAY 39° 20° Partly sunny and very Rather cloudy and not cold as cold Mostly sunny 45° 27° Clouds to start, then sunshine returns NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 22/3 Belpre 22/3 Athens 22/3 St. Marys 22/3 Parkersburg 21/4 Coolville 22/4 Wilkesville 23/7 POMEROY Jackson 24/6 24/8 Ravenswood Rio Grande 24/8 25/9 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 20/9 GALLIPOLIS 25/9 25/9 25/9 Elizabeth 24/6 Spencer 24/7 Buffalo 26/10 Ironton 27/13 Milton 27/11 St. Albans 28/12 Huntington 28/13 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 44/33 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 60/45 10s 0s Los Angeles -0s 71/47 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front SUNDAY Murray City 21/2 McArthur 22/4 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Logan 20/2 Adelphi 19/4 South Shore Greenup 27/14 25/11 59 Chilly; a period of snow; trace-1” I’ll do,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said during a news conference last week marking the 49th anniversary of the Roe decision. “I’m proud to stand with so many Michiganders to protect the right to safe and legal abortion,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tweeted last week on the same day organizers of a ballot drive to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution cleared a procedural step. Over the weekend, Whitmer tweeted that the right to abortion “hangs by a thread” in the Supreme Court. For their part, abortion opponents are undeniably upbeat as the Supreme Court decision nears. Thousands gathered on a bitterly cold day in Washington last week for the March for Life, expressing joy and optimism about the prospect of Roe being SATURDAY 33° 15° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 2 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) THURSDAY 39° 29° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 41°/28° 43°/26° 79° in 1950 -10° in 1948 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low Supporters of abortion rights, already feeling a heightened sense of alarm by the prospect of a defeat at the Supreme Court, are well aware of how important the governors’ races may be to their cause. “Really truly, governors in many states are going to be our backstop,” said Jenny Lawson, vice president of organizing and electoral campaigns for Planned Parenthood Action Fund. “As the decisions come down to the states, these governors are the ones who can protect access.” She declined to specify how much money the group was budgeting to support candidates who back abortion rights. Some of the Democratic governors up for reelection are increasingly highlighting their commitment to protecting some form of access. “And as long as I’m governor, that’s what Clendenin 26/11 Charleston 27/12 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 31/-6 Billings 41/25 Montreal 1/-10 Minneapolis 22/20 Detroit 17/4 Toronto 14/10 New York 26/15 Chicago 12/8 Denver 41/21 Washington 34/19 Kansas City 34/27 Monterrey 58/54 Thu. 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Rio Grande suffered a second straight loss, falling to 11-10 RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Bob Barker was nowhere to be found overall and 5-4 in the RSC. However, for much of the inside the Newt Oliver Arena on night, the RedStorm appeared Monday night, but for Indiana University Southeast there was as if they might survive the absence of their second-leading no denying that the Price was scorer, sophomore forward Shiright. loah Blevins (South Webster, Ahmad Price scored 20 of OH), who was injured late in his career-high 29 points in the Saturday’s loss at Alice Lloyd second half and the Grenadiers withstood a dramatic last-second College. Head coach Ryan Arrofinish to post a 70-69 win over the University of Rio Grande in wood’s squad thrice trailed by five points early and midway River States Conference men’s through the opening half before basketball action. IU Southeast, which improved grabbing a five-point lead of its own, 41-36, at the intermission. to 7-2 all-time against the RedRio maintained the advantage Storm, upped its season record until Price capped an 8-0 run by to 8-14 overall and evened its For Ohio Valley Publishing Courtesy | Nickie Wallis Rio Grande’s Miki Tadic is double-teamed by Indiana University Southeast’s Jared Osborne (10) and Ahmad Price (right) during the second half of Monday night’s game at the Newt Oliver Arena. The Grenadiers scored the final seven points and survived a pair of RedStorm shots in the closing seconds for a 70-69 victory. the Grenadiers which produced a 49-46 lead for IUS with 12:52 remaining in the contest. Price had all but two of his team’s points in the scoring spurt. The RedStorm tied the game on their ensuing possession thanks to a three-pointer by sophomore Miki Tadic (Hilversum, The Netherlands) — himself playing with a shoulder injury which also occurred Saturday at Alice Lloyd — and regained the lead, 51-49, as a result of an offensive rebound and stick back by freshman Exauce Manissa (Point Noire, The Congo) with 11:28 left. The next seven minutes produced one of the game’s nine See RIO | 7 WRESTLING ROUNDUP Point Pleasant wins home tri-match By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Big wins against some big names. The Point Pleasant wrestling team took down a pair of state powers on Saturday during a trimatch with visiting Legacy Christian Academy and Huntington within The Dungeon. The Big Blacks claimed a 48-20 victory over Legacy Christian Academy — the reigning Division III champion and current top-ranked D-3 team in the Buckeye State — during the opening round, then notched a 46-30 win over the Class AAA Highlanders in the finale. PPHS had six different grapplers go unbeaten on the day, with Gunner Andrick (126), Ciah Nutter (132), Justin Bartee (145), Derek Raike (152), Josh Woyan (160) and Colby Price (220) all posting 2-0 marks. Andrick and Nutter each recorded pinfall wins in those two matches, while the other unbeaten grapplers notched only one pinfall victory apiece. Andrick also scored a pinfall win over Air Force commit Logan Attisano (LCA). Raike scored a 9-6 decision over Ohio State commit Gavin Brown (LCA) for his second win over Brown this season. Raike won a 5-2 decision over Brown at the Ironman Tournament earlier this winter. Tanner Epling (106), Donavan Rainey (113), Mackandle Freeman (138), Ethan Marcum (170), Dylan Keefer (195) and Kolton Weaver (285) also earned one win apiece on the day. See WRESTLING | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Jan. 26 Boys Basketball Ironton at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Girls Basketball Ironton at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 6:30 Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 6:30 Miller at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 Boys Basketball Meigs at Crooksville, 7 p.m. Wahama at Wayne, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Jackson at Eastern, 7 p.m. St. Albans at Wahama, 7 p.m. Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Waterford, 6:30 Southern at Belpre, 6:30 River Valley at Athens, 7 p.m. Meigs at Vinton County, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28 Boys Basketball Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Wellston at River Valley, 7 p.m. Nitro at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 7 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 7 p.m. Trimble at Eastern, 7 p.m. Belpre Christian at OVCS, 7:30 South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 7 p.m. Wrestling WSAZ Invitational (Day 1), 2 p.m. Bryan Walters|OVP Sports River Valley freshman Haylee Eblin, right, dribbles past Jackson defender T.J. Carpenter during the first half of Monday night’s girls basketball contest in Jackson, Ohio. Lady Raiders fall at Jackson, 54-31 By Bryan Walters with five unanswered points while building a 12-6 advantage through JACKSON, Ohio — It’s eight minutes of play. A Brooklin Clonch trihard to win if the ball fecta with 6:03 left in the won’t go in. half trimmed the deficit The River Valley girls basketball team shot just down to 14-9, but the 27 percent from the field guests were ultimately and trailed the final 26:05 never closer the rest of of regulation on Monday the way. JHS reeled off night during a 54-31 set- seven straight points from back to host Jackson in a there and eventually led non-conference matchup by double digits the rest of the way. in the Apple City. Morissa Barcus providThe visiting Lady Raided back-to-back baskets ers (5-11) built a quick 5-1 lead and never trailed for River Valley while cutting the gap down to in the opening 5-plus 21-11 and again down to minutes of regulation, but the Ironladies (12-5) 23-13 with 2:58 left in the secured a permanent lead half, but the hosts reeled at 7-6 on a Katelyn Webb off a 6-2 run to close out the half for a 29-15 cushbasket with 2:05 left in ion. the first canto. The Lady Raiders RVHS went on to were never closer than miss its final seven shot 12 points the rest of the attempts of the initial way as a Carlee Manley frame, and the Red and White closed the quarter offensive putback cut it bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com down to 31-19 with 6:25 remaining in the third. T.J. Carpenter, however, scored the next six points and gave Jackson its largest lead of the third stanza at 37-19 with 3:48 left. The Silver and Black closed the quarter with a small 6-4 spurt and trailed 41-25 headed into the finale. Carpenter capped a 9-0 run at the start of the fourth with an old-fashioned 3-point play with 4:56 left in regulation, giving the hosts their largest lead of the game at 50-25. Abbigail Browning hit the first of two consecutive RVHS baskets at the 3:33 mark and sparked a 6-4 run to close the game, which ultimately resulted in the final 23-point outcome. Both teams hauled in 22 rebounds apiece in the contest, with JHS claiming a 10-5 edge on the offensive glass. River Valley also committed 23 of the 34 turnovers in the contest. The Lady Raiders made 12-of-44 field goal attempts overall, including a 2-of-12 effort from behind the arc for 17 percent. The guests also sank 5-of-8 free throw attempts for 63 percent. Lauren Twyman led RVHS with seven points, followed by Browning and Barcus with six markers each. Manley was next with four points and a team-best five rebounds. Clonch and Savannah White chipped in three points apiece, while Emma Truance completed the scoring with two points. Twyman also grabbed four caroms in See RAIDERS | 7 Portsmouth outlasts Blue Angels, 40-39 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy girls basketball team lost a nailbiter at home 40-39 to the Portsmouth Lady Trojans Monday evening in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup. At the end of the first quarter, it was the Lady Trojans (4-9, 2-8 OVC) who had the 12-9 lead over the Blue Angels (3-15, 0-11). The Blue and White were only able to put up seven points in the second quarter, going into halftime down 28-16. However, the home team started a comeback in the third quarter, keeping the Lady Trojans to five points while scoring 12 of their own, going into the final quarter down 33-28. The Blue Angels outscored Portsmouth 11-7 in the fourth, but narrowly missed out on that final point to tie the game. Leading the Blue Angels in scoring was freshman Kenya Peck, who recorded seven field goals and three free throws for a total of 17 points. Rounding out the Gallia Academy scoring were Asia Griffin with six points, Preslee Reed with five points, Chanee Cremeens with five points, Regan Wilcoxon with three points and Emma Hammons with three points. Leading the Lady Trojans was Daysha Reid, who got three 3-pointers, two field goals and five free throws for 18 points. The Blue Angels will be back on the court at 6 p.m. Wednesday when they host Ironton in another OVC contest. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Lancers take down Southern, 68-48 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE, Ohio — The Southern boys basketball team fell 68-48 at home to the Federal Hocking Lancers Friday evening in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup. The two squads traded baskets in the first quarter with the Lancers (11-4, 6-0 TVC Hocking) holding a 25-17 lead over the hosting Tornadoes (4-13, 0-7). The Purple and Gold ran into difficulties in the second quarter, scoring only six points in those eight minutes and going into halftime down 45-23. Things didn’t improve much for the home team in the third, scoring eight points and going into the fourth quarter at a 59-31 disadvantage. Although Southern outscored the Lancers 17-9, it was not enough to cover the deficit by the final buzzer. Leading the Tornadoes in scoring was senior Cade Anderson, who recorded three 3-pointers and two field goals for a total of 13 points. Behind him was fellow senior Aiden Hill, who got two 3-pointers and six free throws for 12 points. Rounding out the Southern scoring were Cruz Brinager with eight points, Tanner Lisle with five points, Issac McCarty with four points, Lincoln Rose with four points and Brayden Otto with two points. Leading the Lancers was Lane Smith, who notched two 3-pointers and six field goals for a total of 19 points. The Tornadoes will be back in action at 6 p.m. Friday when they host the Waterford Wildcats in another TVC Hocking contest. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Rio women keep rolling, dump Alice Lloyd By Randy Payton ing a 10-point cushion at the close of the opening quarter and a 12-point PIPPA PASSES, Ky. — halftime lead to as many Not even an 11-day hiatus as 19 points, 66-47, after an offensive rebound for COVID-19 protocols and stickback by freshcould slow down the University of Rio Grande man Jocelyn Abraham women’s basketball team. (Exchange, WV) with 2:38 remaining in the The RedStorm built third quarter. a 19-point third quarter But the host Eagles lead before using an 11-0 roared to life over the fourth quarter run to next seven minutes and put down a late rally by closed the gap to just Alice Lloyd College and seven, 75-68, following a secure a 90-77 victory over the Eagles, Saturday basket by Katie Jo Moore afternoon, in River States with 5:50 left in the game. Conference action at the The RedStorm survived Perry Campus Center. Rio Grande, which was the onslaught, though, by scoring 11 consecutive ranked 18th in the latest points over the next 3-1/2 NAIA coaches’ Top 25 minutes to restore an poll, improved to 20-1 overall and 8-0 in the RSC 18-point edge and put the win on ice. with a fourth straight Junior Hailey Jordan win. (Columbus, OH) finished Alice Lloyd slipped to with a game-high 24 12-6 overall and 5-4 in points and 10 rebounds conference play with the in the winning effort. Ten loss. of the points came in the Rio Grande led from first period and allowed start to finish, stretch- For Ohio Valley Publishing her to surpass the 1,000point mark for her career. Four other Rio players also finished in double figures. Junior Ella Skeens (Chillicothe, OH) narrowly missed a double-double of her own, tallying 12 points and nine rebounds. She also shared team- and game-high honors with five assists and had a game-best three steals. Freshman Kaylee Darnell (Wheelersburg, OH) added 11 points for the RedStorm, while senior Chyna Chambers (Columbus, OH) and freshman Harlei Antritt (Newark, OH) netted 10 points each in the win. Chambers also had five assists. Rio Grande shot just under 53 percent from the floor in the opening quarter, but finished the game at 41.3 percent (33for-80). Sixteen of the 47 missed shots were the result of blocked shots by the Eagles. The RedStorm also had just 12 turnovers and enjoyed a commanding 63-42 edge in rebounding. Haley Hall led Alice Lloyd with 23 points, but finished just 7-for-25 from the floor. She also had two steals. Moore tallied a careerhigh 12 points and five assists in a losing cause, while Hannah Dash finished with 10 points. Alex Clifton and Maddie Thompson pulled down eight rebounds each for the Eagles and Clifton had six blocked shots. Alice Lloyd shot just 35.4 percent as a team (28-for-79) and finished 7-for-25 from three-point range (28.0%). Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Thursday night when it travels to St. Mary-ofthe-Woods College. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. Sean Payton resigns as head coach of Saints By Brett Martel only NFL head coaching job with a 152-89 regular-season record — and nine playoff appearances NEW ORLEANS — — in 15 seasons. The New Orleans Saints Saints won the NFL title coach Sean Payton, in 2009. whose 15-year tenure “I don’t like the word with the club included retirement,” he said. “I its only Super Bowl still have a vision for championship and also doing things in foota one-season suspension stemming from the ball. And I’ll be honest with you, that might be NFL’s bounty investigation, is leaving coaching. coaching again at some point. I don’t think it’s Payton informed the team on Tuesday that he this year, I think maybe in the future. That’s not is leaving his first and AP Sports Writer Wrestling From page 6 Locals partake in John Deno INV THE PLAINS, Ohio — Meigs, River Valley and Eastern all took part in the 2022 John Deno Invitational held Saturday at Athens High School. The Marauders came away with 11th place with 101 points, finishing three points ahead of the 12th place Raiders (98). The Eagles ended up 15th out of 18 teams with 67 points. Meigs landed only two fourth-place finishes at the event, with Joey Young (120) and Damion Dailey (150) both posting 3-2 marks in their respective divisions. Dailey recorded three pinfall wins and Young had a pair of pinfall victories. Raiders From page 6 the setback. The Ironladies went 23-of-45 from the field for 51 percent, including a 1-of-4 performance Michael Conkle was the lone Raider and only local to come away with a divisional title after scoring four pinfalls and a 5-0 record at 165 pounds. Evan Wilbur also went 4-1 with four pinfall wins while placing third for RVHS at 126 pounds. Eastern’s lone top-4 finish came from Jayden Evans, who was the 175pound runner-up after going 4-1 overall with four pinfall victories. where my heart is right now.” The Saints made Payton a first-time head coach in 2006, when he oversaw a stunning turnaround in the franchise’s first season back in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. The club had been displaced from the city during the entire 2005 season, going 3-13. The Saints went 10-6 and advanced to the NFC championship ished the day with 93.5 points, with Garytt Schwall leading the charge by winning the 144-pound weight class with two pinfalls and a perfect 4-0 mark. Both Cole Hines (3-1) and Brayden Easton (2-1) came away with runner-up honors in the 165- and 190-pound divisions, respectively. Hines recorded two pinfall wins, while Easton notched a pinfall victory and a 17-1 technical fall decision. Steven Davis was fourth at 157 pounds for GAHS after going 3-2 overall with three pinfalls. Campbell County won the team title with 212 pounds, while the host Blue Lions were the eventual runner-up with 137 points. Blue Devils 6th at Blue Lion Brawl WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — Gallia Academy came away with one weight class champion and four top-4 efforts on Saturday while placing sixth out of 23 teams at the 2020 Blue Lion Brawl hosted by Wahama competes Washington High School. at Bob Zide Rumble The Blue Devils finWILLIAMSTOWN, from behind the arc for 25 percent. The hosts also netted 7-of-11 charity tosses for 64 percent. Carpenter paced Jackson with a game-high 18 points, followed by Mattie Walburn with 13 points and Kenzie Davis with 11 markers to go along with a game-best seven boards. Webb chipped in six points and Sophia Metzler provided four points, while Olivia Kennedy completed the winning tally with two points. River Valley returns to game in Payton’s first season. He has coached the Saints to the postseason eight other times in his 15 seasons since. New Orleans narrowly missed the playoffs this season, going 9-8 in its first campaign since the retirement of Drew Brees. Payton had lured the quarterback to New Orleans as a free agent in 2006 and Brees went on to set every significant franchise passing record. W.Va. — Wahama placed 14th out of 18 varsity scoring teams on Saturday at the 2022 Bob Zide Rumble held at Williamstown High School. The White Falcons came away with 58 points and had a pair of fourth-place finishers in Connor Lambert and Kase Stewart. Lambert went 3-2 overall with three pinfall wins at 120 pounds, while Stewart was 3-2 and had two pinfall victories at 138 pounds. Braxton County won the event with 202 points. Both Winfield and Riverside tied for second with 146.5 points apiece. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. action Thursday when it travels to The Plains to face Athens in a TVC Ohio contest at 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Wednesday, January 26, 2022 7 Harris, Jolly pace Rio track at Otterbein By Randy Payton relay unit to headline the efforts of the University of Rio Grande women’s track & field WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Spencer Harris team in the Otterbein posted a pair of runner- Invitational, which took place on Saturday afterup showings to lead noon at the Clements the University of Rio Recreation Center. Grande men’s track & Jolly, a freshman from field team in Saturday’s Wheelersburg, Ohio, Otterbein Invitational at the Clements Recre- finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with ation Center. a time of 9.79 and fifth Harris, a sophomore in the long jump with a from Gallipolis, Ohio, leap of 4.69m. finished second in the Jolly was part of the long jump with a leap RedStorm’s 4x400 relay covering 6.68m and squad, which placed also was second in the second with a time of high jump at 1.86m. Rio Grande had nine 4;20.39. The quartet also included sophoother Top 10 performores Alyssa Dingus mances in the event, (Wheelersburg, OH) which was not scored. and Mackenzie McCarFreshman Skylar thy (New Franklin, OH) Gries (Williamsburg, and freshman Jayden OH) led the other Roach (Baltimore, performances by the MD). RedStorm, taking Rio Grande had sixth third in the pole vault other Top 10 perfor(3.70m) and fifth in mances in the event, the 60-meter hurdles which was not scored. (9.14). Sophomore Freshman Cassidy Haden Karshner (Circleville, OH) was third Vogt (North Robinson, OH) was responsible for in the shot put with a two of the six notable heave of 13.73m and showings, taking fifth in placed 10th in the the high jump (1.49m) weight throw with an and finishing sixth in effort of 12.00m. the 60-meter hurdles Sophomore Travis with a time of 10.60. Hunt (New Paris, Also for the RedOH) also had a pair of notable outings, taking Storm, Roach was fourth in the 500-meter fifth in the triple jump dash with a time of (12.25m) and finishing seventh in the long 1:23.10; Dingus was fifth in the 400-meter jump (6.08m). Also for Rio Grande, dash after crossing in sophomore Eric Weber 1:03.99; McCarthy, who placed seventh in the (Bidwell, OH) placed mile run with a time of third in the weight 5:23.95; and junior Beth throw with a toss of 14.13m; graduate senior Arnold (Williamstown, Daniel Everett (Fletch- WV), who was ninth in the shot put with a er, OH) was fourth in the shot put at 13.21m; heave of 10.03m. Rio Grande returns to and freshman Andrew Skaggs was sixth in the action on Friday at the long jump with an effort Cedarville Indoor Invitational. of 6.08m. Lauren Jolly had a pair of Top 10 showings Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the as an individual and University of Rio Grande. was part of a runner-up For Ohio Valley Publishing Rio From page 6 ties and two of its nine lead changes, but a 5-0 Rio run — capped by a bucket from freshman Caleb Wallis (Jackson, OH) — gave the RedStorm their largest lead of the night, 69-63, with 3:23 still to play. Unfortunately, Wallis’ basket produced Rio’s final points of the night. IU Southeast scored the game’s final seven points, the final two of which were free throws by Glenn Hill, Jr. with 21.3 seconds remaining, to grab a 70-69 lead. The RedStorm’s last gasp to rescue victory from the jaws of defeat came up empty when a fadeaway jumper in the lane by Tadic with four seconds left and a tip-in try by Manissa with one second showing on the clock were both off the mark. Price, who was playing in just his fifth game after joining the Grenadiers at the semester break, finished 10-for18 overall, 3-of-4 from three-point range and 6-for-6 at the foul line. Hill provided plenty of help in the winning effort as well, totaling 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists, three steals and a pair of blocked shots. Anthony Wales, Jr. added 12 points and five steals for IUS, while Jared Osborne netted 11 points. The Grenadiers were outrebounded, 37-28, but went 17-for-18 at free throw line while their hosts were just 2-for-2 at the charity stripe. IUS also enjoyed an 18-7 edge in points off of turnovers thanks to 14 Rio miscues. The RedStorm averaged just over nine turnovers per game entering the contest. Tadic had a team-high 23 points to go along with six assists, while Wallis had 15 points, a game-high seven assists and six rebounds. Freshman Eythan House (Montrose, Australia) added a career-high 13 points in a losing cause, while fellow frosh Khamani Smith (Fort Wayne, IN) had 10 points and sophomore Taylor Mack (Akron, OH) had a team-best seven rebounds. Rio Grande finished 27-for-61 overall (44.3%) and hit a season-best 13 three-point goals on 33 attempts (39.4%). The RedStorm return to action on Thursday night at RSC newcomer St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults ing their shots to better match omicron in case global health authorities decide the change is Pfizer is enrolling needed. healthy adults to test a Omicron is more likely reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the than previous variants to cause infection even hugely contagious omicron variant, to see how in people who’ve been vaccinated, but it’s not it compares with the yet clear that a change original shots. to the vaccine recipe Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced the will be ordered. 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Heater, Meigs County Probate Court Clerk Filed January 18, 2022 (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com 01/26/22, 02/2/22, 02/9/22, 02/16/ 22, 02/23/22, 03/2/22 OH-70269207 By Lauran Neergaard LEGAL NOTICE The parties listed below whose last known address is listed below, the place of residence of each being unknown, will take notice that on the date of filing listed below, the undersigned Plaintiff filed its Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, of Gallia County, Ohio, alleging that Plaintiff is the holder of certain tax certificates (listed below), purchased from the Gallia County Treasurer in conformity with statutory authority, and is vested with the first lien previously held by the State of Ohio and its taxing districts for the amount of taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and interest charged against the subject parcel. Plaintiff further alleges that the certificate redemption price of each certificate is due and unpaid, and that it has filed a Notice of Intent to Foreclose with the Gallia County Treasurer, which the Treasurer has certified indicating the certificate has not been redeemed. Plaintiff further alleges that there are also due and payable taxes, assessments, penalties and charges on the subject parcel that are not covered by the certificate, including all costs related directly or indirectly to the tax certificate (including attorney's fees of the holders' attorney and fees and costs of the proceedings). Plaintiff further alleges that it is owed the sums shown below on each tax certificate, plus interest at a rate of 18% per annum on the first tax certificate, and on any other subsequently purchased tax certificate, which are a first and prior lien against the real estate described below, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the subject parcel shown below. Plaintiff prays that the defendants named below be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same; that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees, on the tax certificates be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises; that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named below are required to answer on or before the 2nd day of March 2022. By Suzanne M. Godenswager (00846422), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Avenue, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44115, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff listed below. 21CV000109 TAX EASE OHIO, LLC V. CECILIA GOETT, ET AL. Date of Filing: October 27, 2021 Published on: Cecilia Goett and John Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse if any of Cecilia Goett whose last known addresses are: 3607 N State Route 7, Cheshire, OH 45620; 1285 Eastern Avenue, Unit 1, Gallipolis, OH 45631 and 1281 Eastern Avenue, Unit 2, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Base Lien: 18-001 Certificate Purchase Price: $2,109.40 (Less payment made of $2,165.97) Additional Liens: 19-002 Certificate Purchase Price: $2,027.86 20-001 Certificate Purchase Price: $2,111.52 Permanent Parcel No.: 00100502900 Also known as: 3607 N State Route 7, Cheshire, OH 45620 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Gallia County Recorder's office) 1/19/22,1/26/22,2/2/22 �Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, January 26, 2022 9 MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN WOMEN’S HEALTH with Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery Dr. Sam Badran is a board-certified surgical gynecologist. 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Just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the average number of booster shots dispensed per day in the U.S. has plummeted from a peak of 1 million in early December to about 490,000 as of last week. Also, a new poll from The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that Americans are more likely to see the initial vaccinations — rather than a booster — as essential. “It’s clear that the booster effort is falling short,” said Jason Schwartz, a vaccine policy expert at Yale University. Overall, the U.S. vaccination campaign has been sluggish. More than 13 months after it began, just 63% of Americans, or 210 million people, are fully vaccinated with the initial rounds of shots. Mandates that could raise those numbers have been hobbled by legal challenges. Vaccination numbers are stagnant in states such as Wyoming, Idaho, Mississippi and Alabama, which have been hovering below 50%. The U.S. and many other nations have been urging adults to get boosters because the vaccine’s protection can wane. Also, research has shown that while the vaccines have proved less effective against omicron, boosters can rev up the body’s defenses against the threat. As for why an estimated 86 million Americans who have been fully vaccinated and are eligible for a booster have not yet gotten one, Schwartz said public confusion is one important reason. “I think the evidence is now overwhelming that the booster is not simply an optional supplement, but it is a foundational part of protection,” he said. “But clearly that message has been lost.” The need for all Americans to get boosters initially was debated by scientists, and at first the government recommended only that certain groups of people, such as senior citizens, get additional doses. The arrival of omicron, and additional evidence about falling immunity, showed more clearly a widespread need for boosters. But the message “has been lost in the sea of changing recommendations and guidance,” Schwartz said. The AP-NORC Center poll found that 59% of Americans think it is essential that receive a vaccine to fully participate in public life without feeling at risk of COVID-19 infection. Only 47% say the same about a booster shot. Keller Anne Ruble, 32, of Denver, received her two doses of the Moderna vaccine but hasn’t gotten her booster. She said she had a bad reaction to the second dose and was in bed for four days with a fever and flu-like symptoms. “I believe in the power of vaccines, and I know that’s going to protect me,” said Ruble, the owner of a greeting card sending service. But the vaccine “just knocked me out completely and freaked me out about getting the booster.” She said she does plan to get the booster in the next few weeks and in the meantime wears an N95 mask and tries to stay home. “I just don’t want to get COVID in general,” she said. “It does scare me.” Blake Hassler, 26, of Nashville, Tennessee, said he doesn’t plan to get the booster. He received Pfizer’s two doses last year after having a mild case of COVID-19 in 2020. He said he considers himself to be in a low-risk category. “At this point, we need to focus on prevention of serious illness at the onset of symptoms rather than creating a new shot every six weeks and more divisive mandates,” he said. ___ AP writer Mike Stobbe in New York contributed to this report. hours and at different store locations and then were reprimanded for working overtime. From page 1 The vice president of Tudor’s Biscuit World chain now has more did not respond to a than 70 locations, mostly in West Virginia voicemail or text message from The Associand in parts of neighboring states Ohio and ated Press on Monday, and no one from the Kentucky. chain’s corporate offices Some of the workers in Elkview, a mountain responded to phone calls. town of fewer than A representative of 2,000 people, decided the company attending to unionize because the Zoom call, Michael they said they were Moore, said he accepted treated unfairly and the vote, as did the have worked in unsafe organizing director conditions during the of the United Food & COVID-19 pandemic. Commercial Workers Among the employLocal 400, Alan Hanees’ allegations were son. that they were not Employees sent in informed when worktheir ballots over the ers tested positive for COVID-19 and that they past few weeks before were asked to work long they were read Tuesday. Union Daily Sentinel 2nd NYPD officer dies after shooting By Michael R. Sisak and Bobby Caina Calvan Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York City police officer gravely wounded last week in a Harlem shooting that killed his partner has also died of his injuries, the city’s police commissioner said Tuesday, adding to what she called “incalculable” grief within the department. Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, was taken off life support at a Manhattan hospital four days after a gunman shot him and Officer Jason Rivera as they responded to a domestic disturbance call. Rivera died Friday. Mora had been in critical condition since the shooting. He was moved Sunday from Harlem Hospital to NYU Langone Medical Center, where he died. “It’s with great sadness I announce the passing of Police Officer Wilbert Mora,” Sewell said in a tweet. “Wilbert is 3 times a hero. For choosing a life of service. For sacrificing his life to protect others. Cases From page 1 60-69 — 681 cases (4 new), 65 hospitalization, 12 deaths 70-79 — 421 cases, 92 hospitalizations, 22 deaths (1 new) 80-plus — 265 cases (1 new), 62 hospitalizations, 36 deaths (1 new) Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,743 (45.96 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,545 (41.96 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Tuesday, there have been 4,017 total cases (8 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 209 hospitalizations and 74 deaths. Of the 4,017 cases, 3,320 (28 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 792 cases (1 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 581 cases (1 new), 5 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 532 cases (1 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 589 cases (1 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 543 cases (2 new), 32 hospitalizations, 9 deaths 60-69 — 488 cases (2 new), 53 hospitalizations (1 new), 11 deaths 70-79 — 308 cases, 50 hospitalizations (1 new), 27 deaths 80-plus — 184 cases, 29 hospitalizations (1 new), 22 deaths Vaccination rates in MARCS From page 1 protect.” The MARCS system provides statewide, secure, reliable public service wireless communication for first responders. There are currently over 120,000 voice units and over 1,800 mobile data units on the MARCS system with over 2,800 local, state, and federal agencies statewide. officers, loved by many. The pain their families feel is immeasurable. We pray for them; we will be strong for them,” Sewell said in the message. The officers’ deaths echoed the 2014 killings of another pair of officers, Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, who were fatally shot by a man who ambushed them as they sat in their patrol car. Mora and Rivera were the first NYPD officers killed in the line of duty by a gunman since 2017, when Miosotis Familia, 48, was ambushed as she wrote in a notebook in a mobile command post in the Bronx. Two officers killed in 2019 died by friendly fire. Police said McNeil used a handgun with a high-capacity magazine that had been stolen years ago in Baltimore and that they also found a loaded semi-automatic rifle under his mattress. Mora entered the police academy in October 2018 and was assigned to the Harlem precinct where the shooting happened since November 2019. He made 33 arrests, police records show. Irina Zakirova, a professor who taught Mora at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, remembered the officer as an earnest and engaged student. “He was so certain about becoming a police officer — a good police officer — and he was looking forward to taking the next step for a police career,” she said Tuesday. “He cared about people and the community,” Zakirova said, adding that he was particularly interested in finding different and innovative ways in improving relationships between police and the neighborhoods they patrolled. The head of the city’s largest police union, the Police Benevolent Association, said Tuesday “True heroes never die” and that Mora will “live on in the heart of every New York City police officer from this day forward.” cases among fully vaccinated — 495 (11 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 61; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 4. A total of 11,845 people in Mason County have Mason County received at least one dose According to the 10 of the COVID-19 vaccine, a.m. update on Friday which is 44.7 percent of from DHHR, there have the population, accordbeen 5,322 cases (47 ing to DHHR, with 9,927 new) of COVID-19, in fully vaccinated or 37.4 Mason County (4,910 percent of the population. confirmed cases, 404 Mason County is curprobable cases) since rently red on the West the beginning of the pandemic and 76 deaths. Virginia County Alert System. DHHR reports there are There have been 25 currently 301 active cases and 4,945 recovered cases confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason in Mason County. County. There is one (Editor’s note: Case confirmed case of the data includes both conOmicron variant reported firmed and probable in Mason County. cases.) Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 103 cases (3 Ohio fewer) According to the 2 p.m. 5-11 — 270 cases (4 update on Tuesday from new) ODH, there have been 12-15 — 297 cases (3 4,163 cases in the past 24 new) hours (21-day average of 16-20 — 406 cases 20,335), 565 new hospi21-25 — 433 cases (2 talizations (21-day avernew) age of 378), 45 new ICU 26-30 — 473 cases (1 admissions (21-day avernew) age of 33) and 502 new 31-40 — 861 cases (16 deaths in the previous 24 new), 2 deaths hours (21-day average of 41-50 — 806 cases (10 134) with 32,489 total new), 3 deaths reported deaths. (Editor’s 51-60 — 691 cases (7 Note: Deaths are reported new), 11 deaths two days per week.) 61-70 — 527 cases (3 Vaccination rates in new), 13 deaths Ohio are as follows, 71+ — 456 cases (4 according to ODH: new), 47 deaths Vaccines started: Additional county case 7,145,161 (61.13 percent data since vaccinations of the population); began Dec. 14, 2020: Vaccines completed: Total cases since start 6,557,321 (55.10 percent of vaccinations: 4,457 (46 of the population). new); As of Jan. 19, ODH Total cases among reports the following individuals who were not breakthrough informareported as fully vaccition: nated — 3,962 (35 new); COVID-19 Deaths Total breakthrough among individuals not reported as fully 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. The complete list of the 212 fire departments in 57 Ohio counties receiving MARCS Grants funding is available on the State Fire Marshal website. Appearing below are departments from both Meigs and Gallia counties which received the grant funding. (OVP Editor’s note: Amount listed is the Fiscal Year 22 Total MARCS Grant Award only.) Crown City Fire Dept. — $43,183.38; District Two Volunteer Fire Dept. — $50,000; Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Dept. — $46,296.75; Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Dept. — $47,691.75; Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Dept. — $49,985.57; Rio Grande Fire Dept. — $43,299.96; Springfield Township Fire Dept. — $47,457.53; Vinton Volunteer Fire Dept. — $49,969.07. For giving life even in death through organ donation. Our heads are bowed & our hearts are heavy.” In a message to officers announcMora ing Mora’s death, Sewell said: “The grief in this Department is incalculable. We will stand, salute and shed tears, yet manage to smile as we remember him during the extremely difficult days ahead.” The two officers were fatally wounded Friday after they were called to a Harlem apartment by a woman who said she needed help with her adult son. The gunman, Lashawn J. McNeil, threw open a bedroom door and shot the officers as they walked down a narrow hall, authorities said. A third officer, Sumit Sulan, a rookie who was shadowing Mora and Rivera — shot McNeil as he tried to flee. The gunman, 47, died Monday, authorities said. Mora and Rivera “were dedicated, courageous and compassionate Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 10,401 (45.40 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,420 (41.11 percent of the population). Meigs County Bashan Volunteer Fire Dept. — $10,914.90; Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. — $12,871.25; Columbia Township Volunteer Fire Dept. — $13,750.65; Middleport Fire Dept. — $120; Olive Township Volunteer Fire Dept. — $9,870.40; Racine Volunteer Fire Dept. — $28,579.65; Rutland Fire Dept. — $21,667.80. Gallia County Centerville Fire Dept. — $16,373.85; West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Tuesday from DHHR, there have been 425,013 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 2,748 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 59,363 “breakthrough” cases as of Tuesday with 503 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,650 deaths due to COVID19 since the start of the pandemic, with five since the last update. There are 19,277 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 24.27 and a cumulative positivity rate of 7.80 percent. 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