http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/0886c8c7201ae2a581129f700d4ca2f7.pdf 73339548c4063d2a6f376170184a27bc PDF Text Text Healthy Living Guide Healthy Words to Live By OVCS hoops action PAGES 9-13 NEWS s 2 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 18, Volume 76 Middleport discusses vacant properties Thursday, January 27, 2022 s 50¢ 217 new COVID cases reported Staff Report the line. Hoffman said the village had about 7-8 inches of snow the MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Village same night and with only one truck and two Council met in regular or three employees, it session on Monday, discussing vacant prop- was very difficult to erties and other agenda keep up with. He said there were numerous items. equipment problems Present during the which did not help any meeting were counbut that he felt Powell cil members Shawn did a “great job” with Arnott, Brian Conde, Larry Byer, Matt Lyons the equipment and manpower he had. and Susan Page. Also Powell discussed present were Fiscal with council members Officer Susan Baker, some of the problems Building Inspector Mike Hendrickson, and and how they were being corrected, statSupervisor Joe Powell. ing parts for equipment Council member Ben were very difficult to Reed was absent from obtain very quickly and the meeting. Hoffman said council more spare parts and equipment are needed discussed problems with properties that are on hand for such emergencies. Obtaining vacant and have delinadequate salt was also a quent taxes for some time and felt the village major problem and as of Monday night, they had should take the initiano salt left. Hoffman tive in trying to get said he had made seversomething done about some of the properties. al contacts and may be able to get salt to hold Hoffman presented the village over until the a resolution urging county officials to fore- shipment arrives. Hoffman stated that close on 36 properties he had been informed in Middleport which by AEP that the street are either condemned vacant houses or vacant light at the end of Brownell Avenue had lots and that the delinquent taxes on these 36 been shot out several times with a BB gun properties are approxiand the next time it mately $246,000. happens, they will Hoffman said he felt remove the light. Hoffthese properties could man said he had not be made useful again been aware of this if someone purchased problem but would talk them who would clean to Chief Mony Wood them up and pay the about it. delinquent taxes. He Hoffman stated that also stated that no one the upper portion of lived on any of these Middleport Hill has properties and most were abandoned houses some very old, outdated guardrail which and many had grown up with weeds. Council needs replaced, and that he was able to get members agreed with it on an Ohio Departthe resolution and ment of Transportation passed it unanimously. (ODOT) safety proHoffman said Vilgram for replacement lage Administrator Joe in July 2023. He said Woodall and his crew village will need to pay had been working on for the design somea water leak on North time in 2022 which Second until early eveis estimated to cost ning and he would not $8,900. The cost of the be at the meeting but that if he was needed he guardrail construction will be approximately could be contacted by $59,600 which will be phone. paid through a grant Hoffman said there from ODOT. After a was a major line break short discussion, it was on North Second decided to discuss the Avenue on Jan. 16 and engineering costs at that he thanked the a later date since no employees for their efforts in working all See PROPERTIES | 14 day in the cold to repair Seth Wenig | AP file A 62-year-old nursing home resident receives a COVID-19 booster shot in New York in September. A study released on Wednesday that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination in New York and California concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19. Latest updates from Meigs, Gallia, Mason Counties By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham (25 new), 20 hospitalizations, 1 death khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. 30-39 — 959 cases (11 com new), 18 hospitalizations, 1 death been 6,543 total cases 40-49 — 981 cases (17 (113 new) in Gallia CounOHIO VALLEY — ty since the beginning of new), 34 hospitalizations, Since yesterday’s update, the pandemic, 361 hospi- 8 deaths there were 217 new 50-59 — 843 cases (13 talizations and 94 deaths. COVID-19 cases reported Of the 6,543 cases, 5,275 new), 59 hospitalizations, in the Ohio Valley Pub12 deaths (55 new) are presumed lishing area on Wednes60-69 — 693 cases (12 recovered. day. Case data is as follows: new), 65 hospitalization, In Gallia County, the Gallia County 0-19 — 1,279 cases (16 12 deaths Ohio Department of According to the 2 p.m. new), 11 hospitalizations Health (ODH) reported update from ODH on See CASES | 14 20-29 —1,083 cases 113 new COVID-19 cases. Wednesday, there have In Meigs County, ODH reported 57 new COVID19 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: Donations support SE Ohio land preservation Staff Report ATHENS — A newly established fund in memory of a passionate, local young woman and aspiring wildland firefighter will support Athens Conservancy’s land conservation efforts in southeastern Ohio for years to come, according to a news release from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO). Selinde Downey Roosenburg, 20, died in March 2021, as a result of a UTV (utility task vehicle) rollover accident in which she was a passenger, while working for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. She was working with a crew on a controlled forest burn at Richland Furnace State Forest, and was looking forward to attending the University of Idaho to specialize in wildland fire management. Her parents, Kate Kelley and Willem Roosenburg, have created the Selinde Roosenburg Memorial Fund/Athens Conservancy Land Preservation in memory of their daughter and to protect the forests and fields of Southeast Ohio for future generations. According to the news release, “The funds donated will be used to acquire areas rich with the flora and fauna that Selinde cherished, and which she aspired to serve as a forester and wildlands firefighter. The memorial fund is designed to enable Athens Conservancy, an Ohio nonprofit land trust, to FAO | Courtesy better leverage matching The Selinde Roosenburg Memorial Fund/Athens Conservancy Land See DONATIONS | 14 Preservation has been created to protect the forests and fields of Southeast Ohio for future generations. Pictured is Roosenburg. 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Evidence to back up their objections was filed at the Ohio Supreme Court, where parties faced a midnight deadline to lay out their exact legal claims. The high court tossed the commission’s first round of maps on Jan. 12, giving the panel 10 days to remove undue favoritism toward the GOP. A new set of maps was approved Saturday — and like the first time, it was OK’d along party lines. These latest maps likely deliver Republicans 57 of 99 Ohio House seats and 20 of 33 Ohio Senate seats. The groups that brought successful lawsuits include the ACLU of Ohio, League of Women Voters of Ohio, Common Cause, CAIR-Ohio and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee’s legal arm. Justices have retained the right to review the new maps. The timeline for doing so is uncertain, given this is the first time Ohio has undertaken the new redistricting system approved by voters in 2015. Time is short, though. The candidate filing deadline for Ohio’s May 3 primary is Feb. 2. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, January 27, 2022 DEATH NOTICES OBITUARY NAZAREWYCZ LETART, W.Va. — Lew Nazarewycz (Naz-a-revitch), 72, of Letart, W.Va., died Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio after a short illness. Memorial service will be held Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at the Mason United Methodist Church in Mason, W.Va. at 2 p.m. with Pastors Donnie Dye and Brian May officiating. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. before the service. Arrangements provided by Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason. EADS COOLVILLE — Cynthia J. Eads, 64, Coolville, died at 11:43 p.m. Monday, January 24, 2022 in the Hickory Creek of Athens Nursing Center in The Plains. In keeping with her wishes, there are no calling hours or funeral service. Private interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery. Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Middleport-Pomeroy Chapel, is serving the family. KING GALLIPOLIS — Clyde “Happy Hippy” King, 74, Gallipolis, died at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in the Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis, is serving the family. Judge temporarily restores New York’s mask mandate By Carolyn Thompson Associated Press An appeals judge restored New York’s mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration lacked the constitutional authority to order people to wear face coverings during the COVID19 pandemic. After hearing brief arguments, Appellate Division Justice Robert Miller granted the state’s request to keep the masking rule in place while the governor’s administration pursues an appeal. He offered no opinion on the mandate’s legality. The stay came after a day of confusion, in which some New York school districts — particularly in areas that lean Republican — rushed to make masks optional for students and teachers, and state education officials told administrators they should continue enforcing the mask mandate. Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said her office would continue defending the mandate in court. “Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that wearing a mask saves lives. This mandate and today’s decision are critical in helping to stop the spread of this virus and protect individuals young and old,” James said. At issue is the legality of an order the state’s health commissioner issued in mid-December as the omicron variant fueled a huge wave of COVID19 infections in the state. The order required masks in schools, health care facilities, homeless shelters, jails, public transportation, and in any indoor public area where vaccination wasn’t required for entry. As of now, the statewide mandate is only set to be in place until Feb. 1. Ruling Monday in a case brought by a group of parents, a judge on Long Island, Thomas Rademaker said the governor and state health commissioner didn’t have authority to issue such a mandate without legislative approval. The mandate “is a law that was promulgated and enacted unlawfully by an executive branch state agency, and therefore void and unenforceable,” the judge said. As school districts waited for the legal questions to play out, parents received mixed instructions, depending on where they live. In the Massapequa School District, on Long Island, administrators immediately made masking optional. “While it is certain this decision will face legal challenges, until otherwise litigated, mask wearing will be optional for students and staff in the Massapequa Schools beginning Tuesday,” the district said on its website. Syracuse City Schools were among those the stuck with the state guidance. “That means that anyone entering any of our schools must continue to wear a mask,” a notice on the district’s website said. New York City also stuck with its masking rule, which pre-existed the state’s order. In Westchester County, Mamaroneck Superintendent Robert Shaps made mask-wearing optional. Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik criticized Hochul for “ignoring” the lower court’s ruling. She told parents in her northern New York congressional district to call her office if their children were not allowed in school without a mask. 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 Ohio Valley Publishing ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com ELLEN MAE (CASTO) DARBY Ellen Mae (Casto) Darby, 78, died Jan. 25, 2022, at Holzer Senior Care in Bidwell, following a lengthy illness. She had a great sense of humor and loved being able to make others laugh. She was fiercely independent, which could sometimes be a challenge because of her health issues, but she clearly adored her family and friends. She was an animal lover and always had a dog until her illness made that impossible. She was born April 30, 1943, in Radnor, to the late Rufus Hoyt and Elena Grace (Sayre) Casto. She was a graduate of Radnor High School and worked for Columbus Southern. She was predeceased by her brother, Allen Edward Casto. She married Dale Darby who also preceded her in death. She and her late partner, Denver Curtis, lived in Bidwell and were active with DAV, helping veterans access benefits and services. Ellen was a member of the DAV Auxiliary. She is survived by two nieces and their families: Joan Casto Lloyd (Ken) and Jennifer CastoBabcock (Richard) and children Zandra, Zoey and Luke. Few people are as lucky as Ellen in having a second loving family as devoted as Denver’s family was to her. Survivors include: son-in-law Lee Harris; son Keith (Linda) Curtis and children Haley, and DJ (Christina); grandson Toby Curtis (Katie, Riley); great grandchil- dren Alexis Kidd and Bentleigh Westfall; and especially close to Ellen was Michelle Smith-Crisenbery, (Kelsey, Kaleb and Tristin) who was the daughter of Denver’s late daughter, Cindy, who cared for Ellen until her recent passing. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Holzer Hospice, 2881 State Route 160, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Services are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. Discussing laparoscopic hysterectomy For women, a hysterectomy is one of the most common types of surgeries they may have to consider in their lives. Used to treat a number of health conditions — often cancer, endometriosis, and issues caused by benign tumors — a hysterectomy means the uterus is removed, and pregnancy is no longer an option. While hysterectomies are extremely common for women, today there are newer, more progressive types of surgical techniques that are making it even easier to bounce back after requires larger incisurgery. That’s why sions, laparoscopic Surgical Gynecolosurgery results in gist Sam Badran, less pain and less MD, FACOG at recovery time. Pleasant Valley That means you’ll Hospital is proud be back to a norto offer minimally invasive laparoHealthy mal routine in no Laparoscopic scopic hysterectoWords to time. surgery also lowers mies to the women Live By the risks of infecin our area. Dr. Sam tion in the days Like typical Badran after, plus smaller laparoscopic proincisions result in cedures, a fiberfewer cosmetic issues as optic camera is inserted well. into small incisions in “I take our role in keepthe abdomen while Dr. ing this wonderful comBadran performs the munity healthy very seriremoval of the uterus ously. That’s why I want itself. When compared with a traditional abdom- to help women tackle inal hysterectomy, which any health problems that she may be having quickly and in the way that’s best for her life. If you’re having any issues, schedule an appointment with us to determine if a laparoscopic hysterectomy is the right type of surgery for you,” stated Dr. Badran. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Pleasant Valley Women’s Services at 304-8576503. This piece submitted by PVH. Dr. Sam Badran, MD, FACOG, is a surgical gynecologist with Pleasant Valley Hospital. 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 spaceavailable basis. 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 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. 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 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 appoint- ment. 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. Grief support 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. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” For more information, call the church at 740992-2914. TODAY IN HISTORY In 1973, the Vietnam peace accords were Today is Thursday, signed in Paris. Jan. 27, the 27th day of In 1981, President 2022. There are 338 days Ronald Reagan and his left in the year. wife, Nancy, greeted the Today’s highlight in history 52 former American hostages released by Iran at On Jan. 27, 1967, the White House. astronauts Virgil I. In 2006, Western “Gus” Grissom, Edward Union delivered its last H. White and Roger B. telegram. Chaffee died in a flash In 2013, Flames raced fire during a test aboard through a crowded nighttheir Apollo spacecraft. club in southern Brazil, killing 242 people. On this date In 2018, a suicide In 1756, composer bombing in the Afghan Wolfgang Amadeus capital of Kabul killed Mozart was born in more than 100 people; Salzburg, Austria. the attacker was drivIn 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent ing an ambulance full of explosives and raced for his electric incandesthrough a security checkcent lamp. point after saying he was In 1888, the National transferring a patient to a Geographic Society hospital. was incorporated in In 2020, China conWashington, D.C. In 1944, during World firmed more than 2,700 War II, the Soviet Union cases of the new coronavirus with more than 80 announced the complete end of the deadly German deaths in that country; siege of Leningrad, which authorities postponed had lasted for more than the end of the Lunar New Year holiday to two years. In 1945, during World keep the public at home. U.S. health officials said War II, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concen- they believed the risk tration camps Auschwitz to Americans remained low and that they had no and Birkenau in Poland. Associated Press evidence that the new virus was spreading in the United States; they advised Americans to avoid non-essential travel to any part of China. charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Today’s birthdays: Actor James Cromwell is 82. Rock musician Nick Five years ago: Mason (Pink Floyd) is President Donald Trump barred all refugees 78. R&B singer Nedra from entering the United Talley (The Ronettes) is 76. Ballet star Mikhail States for four months Baryshnikov is 74. Latin — and those from warravaged Syria indefinitely singer-songwriter Djavan — declaring the ban nec- is 73. U.S. Chief Justice essary to prevent “radical John Roberts is 67. Country singer Cheryl Islamic terrorists” from White is 67. Country entering the nation. singer-musician Richard Young (The Kentucky One year ago: Headhunters) is 67. In an effort to stave Actor Mimi Rogers is off the worst of climate 66. Rock musician Janick change, President Joe Gers (Iron Maiden) is 65. Biden signed executive Actor Susanna Thompson orders to transform the nation’s heavily fossil-fuel is 64. Political and sports powered economy into a commentator Keith Olbermann is 63. Actor clean-burning one, pausing oil and gas leasing on Bridget Fonda is 58. federal land and targeting Actor Alan Cumming is subsidies for those indus- 57. Country singer Tracy Lawrence is 54. Rock tries. The Department singer Mike Patton is of Homeland Security 54. Rapper Tricky is 54. issued a national terrorActor-comedian Patton ism bulletin warning of Oswalt is 53. Actor Josh the lingering potential Randall is 50. Country for violence from people singer Kevin Denney is motivated by antigov44. Tennis player Marat ernment sentiment. Ty Safin is 42. Garbin, one of six men �Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, January 27, 2022 3 Cervical Cancer is not hereditary and does not discriminate. In fact, up to 4 out of 5 women will be affected with the virus that causes cervical cancer at least once in their lifetime. But you can help protect yourself. Detectable A pap smear is a preventive screening test for cervical cancer. Pleasant Valley Hospital encourages women to begin having regular cervical cancer screenings at age 21. Preventable A vaccination can protect against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer. Pre-teens should be vaccinated at age 11 or 12. Teens and young adults should also be vaccinated if they did not receive the HPV vaccine as pre-teens. Women up to age 26 and men up to age 21 can still receive the vaccine. Tr e a t a b l e When caught in the early stages, you have an 80% chance of beating the cancer. This is why it’s so important to keep up with your annual exams. Sam Badran, MD, FACOG Surgical Gynecologist PVH Women’s Services Kylie Scott, WHNP-BC Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner PVH Women’s Services Talk to one of our Women’s Services providers today about how to STOP cervical cancer before it starts. �����9DOOH\�'ULYH�‡�6XLWH�*���‡�3RLQW�3OHDVDQW��:9�������‡��������������‡�SYDOOH\�RUJ� OH-70269438 �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70268477 4 Thursday, January 27, 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� � � �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, January 27, 2022 5 Lady Defenders fall to CLC, 52-17 By Colton Jeffries lead back. The Lady Warriors scored a 3-pointer with just seconds to go to head into the second quarter CROSS LANES, W.Va. — It seemed to be going well at first. up 12-9. The big problems started The Ohio Valley Christian girls basketball team suffered a 52-17 rearing their head for the Lady Defenders in the second quarter. road loss to the Cross Lanes The visitors had problems Christian Lady Warriors Tueswith turning the ball over, which day evening. allowed the hosts to jump ahead The Lady Defenders started on the scoreboard. Tuesday’s game on the right The Lady Warriors also did foot, jetting ahead to a 6-0 lead. a great job in getting offensive However, the Lady Warriors scored 7-straight points to take a rebounds, netting 15 in the second quarter alone. lead of their own soon after. At halftime, the Lady DefendThe Blue and Gold were able ers were unable to put up any to tie the score up on a couple of occasions in the first quarter, points in the second, going into the locker rooms down 28-9. but are unable to fully get the cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Ohio Valley Christian junior Kirsten Groves (31) drives the ball against the Lady Warrior defense during a basketball game against Cross Lanes Christian Tuesday evening in Cross Lanes, W.Va. These problems followed OVC into the third quarter, leading to the road team entering the fourth quarter at a 42-9 disadvantage. Although the Lady Defenders were able to put up some points in the final quarter, the damage was done. In shot totals, the Blue and White led in 3-pointers and field goals with tallies of 4-0 and 19-7, respectively. The Blue and Gold led in free throws 3-2. Leading the Lady Defenders in points was sophomore Madeline Young, who recorded three field See DEFENDERS | 6 Dragons sweep Gallia Academy By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — Simply put, they weren’t as quick out of the gates. Host Fairland used a 41-21 surge in the opening quarters of each half to pull away for a 67-45 victory over the Gallia Academy boys basketball team on Tuesday night in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Lawrence County. The visiting Blue Devils (10-4, 4-4 OVC) — who were without the services of Isaac Clary and Connor Roe — had their 7-game winning streak come to an end as the Dragons jumped out to an early 16-10 advantage through eight minutes of play. Kenyon Franklin provided four of his 10 first half points in the second canto as GAHS made a small 11-10 spurt to close to within 26-21 at the intermission. Aiden Porter hit three trifectas and scored 11 points while teammate J.D. Thacker chipped in 10 points as part of a pivotal 25-11 third quarter push that extended the FHS lead out to 51-32 entering the finale. FHS closed regulation with a 16-13 run to complete the 22-point outcome. The Blue Devils made 20 total field goals — including one 3-pointer — and also went 5-of-6 at the free throw line for 83 percent. Franklin led the guests with 18 points, followed by Brody Fellure with 12 points and Carson Call with six markers. Joey Darnbrough was next with five points, while Wes Saunders and Zane Loveday completed the tally with two points each. Thacker paced Fairland with a game-high 30 points, with Porter adding 18 points and Chase Allen providing 13 markers in the win. The Dragons claimed a season sweep after earning a 62-55 decision at GAHS back on Dec. 17, 2021. FHS was also the last team to defeat the Blue Devils in the regular season this winter. Gallia Academy hosted Ironton on Wednesday and returns to the hardwood Friday when it welcomes Portsmouth for an OVC contest at 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE 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. Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Ohio Valley Christian junior Bradley Haley (4) takes the ball to the basket during a basketball game against the Cross Lanes Christian Warriors Tuesday evening in Cross Lanes, W.Va. CLC tops Defenders, 67-39 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com CROSS LANES, W.Va. — They never stopped fighting. The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team lost a Tuesday evening road game 67-39 to the Cross Lanes Christian Warriors. The Defenders took a brief lead at the start of Tuesday’s game, but the Warriors powered back to take a lead they would not let go of. The home team used their size advantage over the visitors to get their way into the paint, scoring the vast majority of their points from the inside. Down 20-5 heading into the second quarter, the Defender defense kept the Warriors on a 3-minute long cold streak. The Blue and Gold did have some flashes of brilliance in the second quarter, making some good plays to get points on the board. However, the Warriors ended the first half on a 8-0 run to go into the second up 39-13. The second half began with more of the same for the Defenders, although the road team did end the third quarter on a 5-0 scoring run to go into the fourth down 55-22. To their credit, the Defenders never let up their intensity throughout the final quarter, even though the game was relatively out of reach. The Blue and Gold ended Tuesday’s game by outscoring the hosts by five points. In shot totals, the two squads were tied in 3-pointers and free throws at 4-4 and 3-3, respectively. The Warriors held the advantage in field goals 26-12. Leading the Defenders in points were junior Bradley Haley and sophomore Austin Beaver, who both scored 13 points. Haley had one 3-pointer and five field goals while Beaver had two 3-pointers, two field goals and three free throws. Rounding out the OVC scoring were Cash Burnett with six points, Michael Staufer with three points, Ethan Haley with two points and Josh Staufer with two points. Leading the Warriors was Jon Dillion, who recorded seven field goals and three free throws for a total of 17 points. In rebounds, CLC had 13 offensive and 18 defensive for a total of 31 and were led by Dillon with seven. OVC had eight offensive boards and 13 defensive for a total of 21 and were led by Burnett with eight. The Defenders will be back on the court at 7 p.m. Thursday when they hit the road to take on the Covenant Christian Cougars. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Black Knights fend off River Valley, 53-51 By Colton Jeffries The Black Knights righted the ship in the third quarter, scoring 15 points for a 40-34 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleas- advantage going into the ant boys basketball team fourth. The home team was held off the River Valley ultimately able to hold Raiders 53-51 at home off a Raider comeback to Tuesday evening. take the victory. The Black Knights Leading the Black (5-8) held a slight lead Knights in scoring was over the Raiders (2-13) sophomore Grayson by a score of 14-10. However, the Silver and Tucker, who recorded five 3-pointers for a total of 15 Black staged a comeback in the second quarter, out- points. Behind him was junior scoring the Black and Red 14-11 to cut the Point lead Peyton Murphy, who got two 3-pointers and three to one point, going into field goals for 12 points. halftime down 25-24. cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring were Eric Chapman with 11 points, Josh Chapman with seven points, Zach Beckett with five points, Luke Derenberger with two points and Grant Barton with one point. Leading the Raiders was junior Jance Lambert, who notched four 3-pointers and four field goals for a total of 20 points. Next was fellow junior Kade Alderman, who had one 3-pointer and six field goals for 15 points. Rounding out the River Valley scoring were Mason Rhodes with five points, Caunnor Clay with four points, Dalton McGuire with four points and Ethan Schultz with three points. The Black Knights will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they host the Nitro Wildcats. The Raiders will be back on the court at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they host the Wellston Golden Rockets. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS 6 Thursday, January 27, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing White Falcons outlast Sherman in OT By Bryan Walters but the hosts rallied with a furious 28-16 surge that knotted the game up at 59-all at the end of reguMASON, W.Va. — A lation. little extra effort went a Both Harrison Pankolong way. Shields and Josiah Lloyd An 11-9 run in overchipped in four points time ultimately allowed apiece in the extra the Wahama boys bas4-minute session, helpketball team to claim a ing WHS claim a 2-point 70-68 victory over visiting Sherman on Tuesday advantage down the night in a non-conference stretch while picking up its second straight vicmatchup at Gary Clark tory. Court. SHS led 16-12 after The White Falcons (6-5) were overwhelmed one period of play and used an 11-7 run in the through three quarters of play as the Tide estab- second frame to build a lished a 43-31 advantage 27-19 halftime lead. The guests also made a 16-12 headed into the fourth, bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Medvedev saves match point, moves into Australian Open semis By John Pye AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — He lost the first two sets, was low on confidence and was one point from a quarterfinal exit at the Australian Open, so Daniil Medvedev asked himself the question: What would Novak do? Fair question. Topranked Novak Djokovic is a nine-time Australian Open champion who finished one win short of a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2021. Modelling himself after the 20-time Grand Slam champion, Medvedev told himself late Wednesday to make Felix Auger-Aliassime fight for every point. More than one hour after saving a match point on his serve in the fourth set, the U.S. Open champion finished off a 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 comeback victory almost a halfhour after midnight. “He was playing insane, like better than I have ever seen him play. It was unreal,” Medvedev said. “So third set I had zero confidence in myself and in the outcome of the match.” Medvedev mentioned his thoughts about Djokovic during his oncourt TV interview and in a later news conference. He wasn’t joking. “I was not playing my best, and Felix ... was all over me,” Medvedev said. “I didn’t know what to do so I (asked) myself, ‘What would Novak do?’ “And I just thought, OK, I’m going to make him work. If he wants to win it, he has to ... fight to the last point.” Medvedev will have to recover quickly to play Friday against French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in a rematch of last year’s semifinals at Melbourne Park. Medvedev won at the same stage last year but lost in the final to Djokovic, who wasn’t allowed to defend the title this month because he failed to meet Australia’s strict COVID-19 vaccination rules. Tsitsipas had a much easier path to the semifinals, beating No. 11 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 earlier on Day 10. Both men’s quarterfinals had delays midmatch because of rain. Medvedev got a sixminute break at 2-1 in the third-set tiebreaker for the roof on Rod Laver Arena to be closed, and it swung the momentum mostly his way. Auger-Aliassime won only one of the last six points in the tiebreaker after dominating for the first two sets. He missed a match point on Medvedev’s serve in the 10th game of the fourth set. Medvedev saved it with a big first serve out wide and then held with an overhead winner. He broke Auger-Aliassime’s serve in the next game game and held to level the match at twosets all. He then got another service break when the 21-year-old Canadian double-faulted in the third game of the deciding set. It still wasn’t over yet. Serving for the match, Medvedev had to save two break points — he saved six of six in the set and nine of 11 overall — before closing it out. After the 4-hour, 42-minute quarterfinal match, Medvedev is now two wins from becoming the first man in the Open era to win his second Grand Slam title in the next major tournament after his first. The temperature dropped for the men’s quarterfinals from the highs of the afternoon, when Danielle Collins beat Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-1 and 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek defeated 36-yearold Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Collins’ win means there are two Americans in the semifinals. Madison Keys, the 2017 U.S. Open runner-up, will play Wimbledon champion Ash Barty. AP source: Vikings hire Adofo-Mensah away from Browns to be GM By Dave Campbell announced the decision. Adofo-Mensah, the vice president of football operations for the MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings Browns for the last two have hired Kwesi Adofo- years, was one of two Mensah as their general finalists the Vikings manager, according to a identified from an iniperson with knowledge tial pool of eight candidates. of the process, taking The other was an innovative turn by bringing in an analytics Kansas City execuexpert from Cleveland’s tive director of player personnel Ryan Poles, front office who once who was hired as genworked on Wall Street. eral manager of the The person spoke to The Associated Press on Chicago Bears on Tuescondition of anonymity day before he made it to Minnesota for his on Wednesday because scheduled visit. the Vikings had not yet AP Pro Football Writer with six points, with Ethan Gray and Michael VanMatre completing the winning tally with three and two points respectively. A.J. Skeens paced the Tide with 23 points and Dalton Rollo added 17 points in the setback. Wahama returns to action Thursday when it travels to Wayne for a non-conference tilt at 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Are Chiefs the NFL’s new dynasty? By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have won six straight AFC West titles, something never before accomplished, and will be hosting a record fourth consecutive conference championship game when Cincinnati visits Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. They’ve been to the past two Super Bowls. Won a championship. Set so many league-best marks behind the unparalleled play of Patrick Mahomes and the brilliant coaching of Andy Reid that the rest of the NFL has ample reason to be jealous. So, are the Chiefs following in the footsteps of the Patriots as the next football dynasty? Or, are they just the latest “it” team that everyone wants to watch? “I think it was 2008 or 2009 that (Chiefs chairman) Clark Hunt made the statement that we’re going to strive to create an organization that consistently competes for championships,” team president Mark Donovan recalled this week, “and here we are, hosting our fourth straight championship. Never been done before. It’s special times to be a Chiefs fan, and special times to be part of this organization. I know Andy says it, and I’ll say it: We’re grateful for this opportunity we’re given.” Perhaps that’s because they don’t have to look far into their history to remember what it’s like to live at the bottom. When Hunt made that bold proclamation, the Chiefs were a floundering franchise that hadn’t won a playoff game in more than two decades. And they hadn’t even bottomed out, either. That came a few years later when, during a season in which a player killed himself in the practice facility parking lot, the Chiefs were the twowin laughingstock of the league. They soon began the search for a new coach, and in a case of coincidence or fate, the Eagles had just moved on from their own. Hunt quickly flew to Philadelphia and Charlie Riedel | AP Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates with teammates after catching an 8-yard touchdown pass during overtime in an NFL divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 42-36. met with Reid, refused to let him out of the room without agreeing to come to Kansas City, and in one weekend changed the course of the organization. The Chiefs went from two wins to 11 the very next year, one of the great turnarounds in NFL history, and haven’t had another losing season. The past seven have ended in the playoffs, the past four in the conference championship game and, with a win over the Bengals on Sunday, the past three would be in the Super Bowl. But is nearly a decade of relative dominance enough to call the Chiefs a dynasty? Don’t count on Reid to hazard a guess. “Listen, I might down the road somewhere,” he said of putting the past few years into perspective, “but right now, we’re moving onto Cincinnati. There’s no time to wait. ... It’s important that we got on that and make sure our bases are covered.” That doesn’t mean others can’t — and won’t — opine on the subject. After all, dynasties are purely subjective. The textbook definition, at least from Merriam-Webster, is that they involve “a sports franchise which has a prolonged run of successful seasons,” though in truth that doesn’t define anything. How successful? And for how long? Here are some facts: The Chiefs have won six straight home playoff games, one of the 10 longest streaks since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. They are among seven franchises to reach four straight conference title games, and the first to host all of them. A third straight Super Bowl appearance would match the Dolphins of Don Shula in the early ‘70s and the Patriots of Bill Belichick from 2016-18 as the only franchises to make that many in a row with at least one victory. (Yes, the Bills went to four straight Super Bowls. Without winning one, are they worthy of being called a dynasty?) Of course, there are some NFL dynasties that are difficult to debate. The Packers that won six championships under Curly Lambeau from 1929-44. The Bears of George Halas won four titles in seven seasons during the 1940s; Paul Brown’s teams in Cleveland seemingly never lost in the ‘50s. The Vince Lombardi-led Packers of the ‘60s won the first two Super Bowls. The 1970s Steelers of the famed Steel Curtain defense, the 49ers in the ‘80s and the Cowboys of the ‘90s paved the way for the Patriots of the past two decades. Besides longevity and success, most have something else in common: historic quarterback-coach combinations. Lombardi had Bart Starr. Chuck Noll had Terry Bradshaw in Pittsburgh. Bill Walsh coached Joe Montana and George Seifert had Steve Young in San Francisco. Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer relied on Troy Aikman in Dal- Leading the Lady Warriors was Megan Walker, who got two 3-pointers and six field goals for a From page 5 total of 18 points. In rebounds, the Blue goals and two free throws for a total of eight points. and White led with 26 offensive and 18 defenRounding out the sive for a total of 44, led OVC scoring were Lalla Hurlow with four points, by Breanna Webb with 13. The Blue and Gold had Madison Beaver with nine offensive and 22 three points and Kirsten defensive for a total of 31, Groves with two points. led by Groves with nine. The Lady Defenders will be back in action at 5:45 p.m. Thursday when they travel to face the Covenant Christian Lady Cougars. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Defenders Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. las. Belichick had Tom Brady. Kind of like Reid and Mahomes in Kansas City. Whether the Chiefs are already a dynasty or one in the making is up for debate. But with Reid firmly ensconced in the coach’s office, Mahomes signed for most of the next decade and a plethora of playmakers under long-term contracts — guys such as Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill and Chris Jones — the Chiefs don’t appear to be going away soon. “As long as we keep the people that we have in this organization on this team, with the coach we have, I think we have a chance to be good year-in and yearout,” Mahomes said. “There’s a lot of great football teams in this league, you understand that. But at the same time, you just have to try to get better and be better every year you come in.” OH-70271051 Andy Brownbill | AP Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts during his quarterfinal against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada at the Australian Open tennis championships Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia. run in the third for a 12-point cushion headed into the fourth stanza. Wahama made 28 total field goals — including four trifectas — and also went 10-of-13 at the free throw line for 77 percent. The hosts were also a perfect 6-for-6 at the stripe in the fourth period. Lloyd led WHS with a game-high 25 points, with 15 of those coming after the fourth quarter. Sawyer VanMatre was next with 21 points, while Panko-Shields added 13 markers. Bryce Zuspan followed �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, January 27, 2022 7 Opioid-ravaged W. Va. town awaits trial verdict By John Raby Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Sarah Kelly recalls the fleeting moments when she reached out for help during a decadeslong opioid addiction, only to find out no residential treatment beds were available in an overloaded system in her corner of West Virginia. In the hardest-hit county in the nation’s worst-hit state for drug overdose deaths per capita, Kelly’s struggles with prescription pain pills cost her custody of her two children. Her younger sister died of a heart infection from intravenous drug use in 2017. Somehow, the Huntington resident wouldn’t let her addiction win. “I was so tired of living without them,” Kelly said. “I couldn’t live without them anymore.” Six months have passed since closing arguments were held in the first lawsuit over the U.S. addiction epidemic to go to trial. It blames three pharmaceutical companies for their role in the opioid crisis in the Huntington area. For Kelly and others who know the desperation that comes with addiction, the time it’s taken to render a verdict seems out of step with the urgency they feel. Kelly eventually found treatment and went to court to get her kids back. She’s been in recovery since October 2019. But that nightmare of being unable to locate a bed right away comes rushing back as a decision looms in the lawsuit. Cabell County and the city of Huntington sued AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp. A federal judge must rule whether the companies created a public nuisance in distributing 81 million prescription pain pills over eight years — and whether they ignored signs that the Ohio River community was being ravaged by addiction. The plaintiffs are seeking more than $2.5 billion. The money would go toward prevention, treatment and education. Kelly, 38, said the help can’t come fast enough. “There’s people dying every single day,” Kelly said. “So many of us are lucky to be alive and have found treatment. There’s a lot of people that could really benefit from this. There’s a lot of programs that could benefit from this and save lives.” From 2015 to 2020, Cabell County had 8,252 people — about 10% of its population — suffering from opioid use disorder, plaintiffs attorney Paul T. Farrell Jr. said in his closing arguments, citing expert testimony. The county has 106 Medicaid-approved beds for John Raby | AP After struggling with an opioid addiction most of her life, Sarah Kelly has been in recovery since October 2019. As a federal judge mulls a decision in a lawsuit filed by the city of Huntington and Cabell County over the role of three pharmaceutical companies in the local opioid crisis, Kelly said there are many recovery programs that could benefit if the plaintiffs prevail. residential treatment of those patients, according to the state Department of Health and Human Resources. Closing arguments were held in late July after the nearly threemonth bench trial in Charleston. U.S. District Judge David Faber has yet to indicate when he might rule. “It is worrisome that it is taking a long time, even though we know these things take time,” said Kim Miller, an addiction counselor at Prestera Center, a Huntington treatment facility. “The longer it takes, the more questions arise, and the less likely it feels to get a satisfying verdict.” For many people who have abused prescription pain pills, any money from the trial “is going to come too late,” Miller said. In Cabell County last year, there were nearly 900 emergency medical responses for suspected overdoses. In 3% of the cases, the patient was pronounced dead at the scene. An estimated 1,400 emergency room visits in the county were related to overdoses, according to the DHHR. Attorneys familiar with the trial said they’re not alarmed by the months without a verdict. “A lot of people have been waiting for a long time, and maybe people underestimate the complexity of the case and the difficulty of coming to a resolution,” said Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond law professor. “I think Judge Faber is just taking the time that is needed to get it right.” West Virginia Univer- sity law professor Patrick McGinley, representing the newspaper group HD Media, was instrumental in forcing the Drug Enforcement Administration to release a database of distributor pain pill shipments across the United States, including more than 1 billion to West Virginia from 2006 to 2014. The Charleston Gazette-Mail won a 2017 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the state’s opioid crisis. McGinley, who teaches a seminar in prescription opioid litigation, said the trial in Faber’s courtroom “would produce thousands if not tens of thousands of pages of transcripts of testimony, hundreds if not thousands of exhibits,” and then Faber has to research the law. Public nuisance claims drive some 3,000 lawsuits brought by state and local governments against drugmakers, distribution companies and pharmacies. Faber can peek at cases in other states; since the end of closing arguments, other opioid trials have come and gone. In northern Ohio, a federal jury in November ruled that CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two counties. A judge will decide by spring how much the pharmacies must pay in damages. A jury on New York’s Long Island found in late December that drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to the opioid crisis there. A separate trial will determine what Teva will have to pay. Drug companies prevailed in lawsuits decided in November in northern California and in Oklahoma. A judge rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s sweeping settlement of thousands of lawsuits in December. Another judge refused to allow litigation to move ahead against members of the Sackler family who own the company but also ordered negotiations for a reworked settlement. The opioid crisis has been linked to more than 500,000 deaths in the U.S. since 2000, counting overdoses of both prescription opioids and illicit ones such as heroin and fentanyl. McGinley said that although Cabell County and Huntington need resources now to deal with the opioid problem, the case likely won’t end with Faber’s decision. “This is the legal process; we have to ensure fairness and compliance with the rule of law,” McGinley said. “There’s a saying: The wheels of justice grind exceedingly slow. That’s certainly what it seems in a case like this.” Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans’ faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, new survey data shows. It’s the largest gap in nearly five decades of polling by the General Social Survey, a widely respected trend survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago that has been measuring confidence in institutions since 1972. That is unsurprising to more than a dozen scientists reached for comment by The Associated Press, but it concerns many of them. “We are living at a time when people would rather put urine or cleaning chemicals in their body than scientifically vetted vaccines,” University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd told the AP in an email. “That is a clear convergence of fear, lack of critical thinking, confirmation bias and political tribalism.” Science used to be something all Americans would get behind, Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley said. “But we now see it falling prey to the great partisan divide,” he said. “The world of science should be a meeting house where right and left can agree on data. Instead, it’s becoming a sharp razor’s edge of conflict.” Overall, 48% of Americans say they have “a great deal” of confidence in the scientific community, the 2021 General Social Survey data shows. Sixty-four percent of Democrats say that, compared with roughly half as many Republicans, 34%. The gap was much smaller in 2018, when 51% of Democrats and 42% of Republicans had high confidence. The poll also found a gap emerging on confidence in medicine, driven primarily by increasing confidence among Democrats. Forty-five percent of Democrats said they had a great deal of confidence in medicine, compared with 34% of Republicans. The deepening polarization was not evident for other institutions asked about on the poll, according to Jennifer Benz, deputy director of The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “It’s certainly plausible that this is a result of how politicized the pandemic became in the months between when it emerged and when the survey ran,” Benz said. “It is definitely a stark change for these particular trends on confidence in scientific leaders and leaders in medicine, to see this degree of polarization.” The data suggest Republicans and Democrats are following the cues of their leaders, said Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. “We’ve seen so much criticism (and worse) leveled at medical experts since the beginning of the pandemic from the former president, other Republican leaders and the conservative media, and just the opposite from the current president, Democratic leaders, and the mainstream and liberal media,” Leiserowitz told the AP in an email. Kelvin Droegemeier, former science adviser to President Donald Trump, said he thinks the pandemic increased the general public’s insight into how scientific research works but the ever- evolving science probably seemed chaotic at times and the urgency of the pandemic complicated policymaking. “We hear ‘follow the science,’ but which results? The challenge lies in how to best use the scientific results, recognizing that what appears to be an ‘answer’ one day may be overturned, wholly or partly, another day,” Droegemeier told the AP in an email. That messiness, sometimes weak communication and political philosophies play into the trust gap, said Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences, which was set up by President Abraham Lincoln to offer the federal government expert advice. Scientists and policy makers tend to be conservative — not politically but in terms of being cautious and wary of risk — pushing safety, masks and vaccines while “Republicans as a group value individual liberty,” McNutt said. “So no wonder that Republicans are less supportive of the scientifically conservative decisions in the face of uncertainty,” she told the AP in an email. John Holdren, who was President Barack Obama’s science adviser, said he blames GOP leaders’ “nonstop denial and deception.” The consequence of declining trust in the scientific community among Republicans is clear: AP-NORC polling shows Republicans continue to be less likely than Democrats to be vaccinated. Sudip Parikh, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general science organization, said it’s clear that science has become a wedge issue for many politicians. Some have tied themselves to it, he said, and others have seen value in shooting at it “because it helps them politically.” “It’s easy in the abstract to trust science,” Parikh said. “When there are things that come out of that the data that chal- lenge what you are hoping the policy answer would be, you get divergence from wanting to trust the science.” Your Guide To MEIGS COUNTY 2022 2022 Experience Meigs County Pomeroy Daily Sentinel and Meigs Chamber of Commerce OH-70270405 By Seth Borenstein and Hannah Fingerhut Contact Brenda or Sarah at 740-416-4661 740-444-1606 �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Thursday, January 27, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pick By Mark Sherman and Michael Balsamo (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN LEGALS ANNOUNCEMENTS Legals The 2021 Annual Financial Report is complete and available to be viewed at the office of the Deputy Fiscal Officer. 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The owner has pre-purchased both 60- ton air cooled condensing units due to long lead times, which shall be installed under this contract. All work shall be performed according to the plans and specifications, dated February 4, 2022, prepared by Kramer Engineers, Inc. Partial demolition work of the existing system(s) as shown shall be a part of this contract. There will be a NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting on Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 9:30 am starting at the River Valley High School site and then moving to South Gallia High School site, which is strongly suggested contractors attend by the design firm. The total estimated cost for materials and labor for the River Valley Site is $162,950.00, and 163,550.00 for the South Gallia Site, which includes all the new mechanical, electrical and demo work. The installation contractor shall install the air-cooled condensing units and carry the first-year labor warranty according to the bid documents. The owner has purchased a parts extended warranty for the condensing units. This contractor shall also receive and unload both condensing units at each site per the project documents. Plans and Specifications may be secured by electronic transmittal from Kramer Engineers at no charge. Drawings and specifications in hard copy are NOT available for purchase, but a hard copy may be viewed at the Gallia County School Board Offices from 8 am to 4 pm M-F. Inquiries concerning these plans and specifications shall be directed to Kramer Engineers, Attn: Phil Griffith, 394 Oak Street, Columbus, OH 43215; PH 740-656-4773, FX 614-299-6914, email: pgriffith@kramerengineers.com. Any written addendum will be sent to all known plan holders. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guaranty and contract bond meeting the requirements of Section 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code. The use of US domestic steel is required for this project. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Prevailing Wage Rates do not apply to this Invitation to Bid. By Order of the Board of Education, Mr. Jack Webb, District Treasurer 1/27/22,1/28/22,1/29/22,2/1/22,2/2/22,2/3/22,2/4/22,2/5/22, 2/8/22,2/9/22 �HEALTHY LIVING 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, January 27, 2022 9 January 2022 A Special Supplement to How aging adults can maintain a healthy weight Weight loss tips and healthy weight management. Additives & Answers What to know about added sugars Understanding soft tissue injuries How to prevent soft tissue damage Simple strategies to combat stress J ust about everyone experiences stressful situations. Sometimes a measure of stress can provide PRWLYDWLRQ�WR�GR�RQH·V�EHVW�RU�VWULYH� for an especially lofty goal. However, when stress becomes a chronic condition, it can adversely affect LQGLYLGXDOV·�TXDOLW\�RI�OLIH�DQG�HYHQ� their overall health. Harvard Medical School says stress can manifest itself in myriad ways. Stress can cause tension headaches, indigestion, aches and pains, or even heart palpitations, and it may affect the mind by making it hard to concentrate or make decisions. Many people experience stress through emotional or psychological symptoms, such as irritability or feeling down. Learning how to effectively manage VWUHVV�LV�HVVHQWLDO�IRU�LQGLYLGXDOV·� overall well-being. Exercise regularly Exercise serves many functions, including acting as a potent stress relief strategy. The Cleveland Clinic says aerobic exercise releases endorphins, which are natural substances that help a person feel better and maintain a positive attitude. Movement activities like yoga or Tai Chi also can relax the mind and body and promote physical health. Take media breaks Overwhelming oneself with a barrage of negative news stories or constant information can increase stress levels. Individuals can strive to remain informed and still build breaks into their schedules. Shut off news programs, turn over the newspaper or tune out of social media from time to time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that individuals who are stressed out by world events reduce the number of times they read the news or check the headlines each day. Meditate or perform breathing exercises Breathing and meditation can help alleviate stress, according to the American Heart Association. $�TXLFN�PHGLWDWLRQ�FDQ�SURYLGH� some perspective. If a situation is stressful, go for a walk or take a few slow, deep breaths until the body relaxes. Harvard Medical School also says meditation can induce a relaxation response, which is an antidote to stress. Change negatives to positives Negative self-talk may increase stress, but positive self-talk can help a person calm down. Individuals should practice positive self-talk every day. Instead of saying, “I hate when this happens,” say, “I know how WR�GHDO�ZLWK�WKLV��,·YH�GRQH�LW�EHIRUH�µ A small amount of periodic stress can be a good thing. However, chronic stress poses a significant threat to LQGLYLGXDOV·�ORQJ�WHUP�KHDOWK� �Understanding soft tissue injuries F ans of professional baseball are no doubt familiar with soft tissue injuries, especially after the 2021 Major League Baseball season. After a pandemic-shortened 2020 season in which teams played just a 60-game regular season schedule, 2021 marked a return to a normal 162-game schedule for MLB. The 2021 campaign had its up and downs, including what seemed like an unusual number of soft tissue injuries that sidelined some RI�WKH�JDPH·V�ELJJHVW�VWDUV� HEALTHY LIVING 2022 One of the more confounding parts of the seemingly sudden spike of soft tissue injuries in professional baseball was how innocuous they initially seemed to the untrained eye. A seemingly minor hamstring tweak on a routine groundout may not have seemed like something that would sideline a professional athlete for very long, but baseball fans soon realized that such setbacks were sidelining players for weeks, if not months. And if professional athletes with unfettered access to personal trainers and medical services could suffer such injuries while performing, so, too, can weekend warriors and fitness enthusiasts. That reality makes efforts to learn about soft tissue injuries a worthwhile undertaking. What are soft tissue injuries? Soft tissue injuries affect muscles, tendons or ligaments. Sprains, strains, tendinitis, and bursitis are some common examples of soft tissue injuries. How do soft tissue injuries occur? The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons notes that soft tissue injuries often occur when individuals are playing sports or exercising in some RWKHU�ZD\��+RZHYHU��LW·V�DOVR�SRVVLEOH�WR�VXIIHU�D� soft tissue injury in normal everyday situations. For example, an individual may step awkwardly DQG�VXIIHU�D�VRIW�WLVVXH�LQMXU\��$WKOHWHV�ZKR�GRQ·W� give their bodies enough time to recover between workouts may suffer a soft tissue injury as a result. What is the recovery time for soft tissue injuries? Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) is a part of the recovery process for soft tissue injuries. That rather simple approach can give the false impression that recovery from soft tissue injuries ZLOO�EH�TXLFN��+RZHYHU��WKH�H[SHUWV�DW�&RQQHFWLFXW� based Integrated Rehabilitation Services note that recovery from soft tissue injuries depends on a host of factors, including age and overall health. Those Ohio Valley Publishing experts also note that certain soft tissue injuries can cause permanent damage to affected muscles, tendons or ligaments, which not only influences recovery time but also increases the risk of injury UHFXUUHQFH�DQG�SRWHQWLDOO\�WKUHDWHQV�DWKOHWHV·� careers. Integrated Rehabilitation Services also QRWHV�WKDW�FHUWDLQ�VRIW�WLVVXH�LQMXULHV�FDQ�UHTXLUH� longer recovery times than broken bones. Soft tissue injuries became a hot topic throughout professional baseball in 2021. Understanding soft tissue injuries and what they entail can help athletes temper their expectations and take a measured approach to recovery should they be diagnosed with an injury to their muscles, tendons or ligaments. Can soft tissue injuries be prevented? The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons notes that many soft tissue injuries can be prevented with proper conditioning and training. Athletes also can employ some additional strategies to reduce their risk for soft tissue injuries. Use proper equipment. Wear loose-fitting clothing that promotes mobility and flexibility and replace athletic shoes as they wear out. Aim for balance in your fitness routine. Adhere to a fitness regimen that incorporates cardiovascular exercise, strength training and flexibility. Warm up. Warm up by running for a few minutes or engaging in another mild physical activity before starting any high-intensity exercise. Stay hydrated. Drink water before, during and after exercise. Cool down. Gradually reduce the intensity of your movements as your workout winds down. Stretch after exercise. Hold each stretch for 10 to 20 seconds before slowly and carefully releasing it. Exercise daily. Aim for at least 20 minutes of moderate physical activity every day. OH-70270000 10 Thursday, January 27, 2022 �HEALTHY LIVING 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, January 27, 2022 11 The pros and cons of running F ew physical activities inspire the devotion that avid runners have for running. Millions of individuals across the globe lace up their sneakers and run for miles on end each day, and the fitness experts at Fitbit note that running is the most popular activity in the world. 7KH�JOREDO�SRSXODULW\�RI�UXQQLQJ�VXJJHVWV�LW·V�DQ�DFWLYLW\�WKDW·V�DOO� gravy and no grief. However, running can take a toll on a body, and LQGLYLGXDOV�ZKR�FDQ·W�ZDLW�WR�ODFH�XS�WKHLU�VQHDNHUV�DQG�KLW�WKH�URDG� should consider the pros and cons of running before doing so. Pros Running and heart health: Running generally has a positive effect on heart health. The heart is a muscle, and much like weight training can help strengthen muscles like biceps and triceps, running can strengthen the heart and make it more efficient. Cardiologists with the Copenhagen City Heart Study noted that jogging increases oxygen uptake, which makes it easier for the heart to pump a larger amount of blood and do its job more easily. In addition, various studies have found that running can UHGXFH�LQGLYLGXDOV·�ULVN�IRU�KHDUW� disease by a significant percentage. Running and mental health: ´5XQQHU·V�KLJKµ�LV�D�ZHOO�GRFXPHQWHG�� yet not entirely understood SKHQRPHQRQ��7KRXJKW�LW·V�RIWHQ� associated with the release of moodenhancing hormones known as endorphins and characterized as a routine and euphoric byproduct of running, experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine note that research indicates very few runners actually H[SHULHQFH�UXQQHU·V�KLJK��,QVWHDG�� runners may feel good after running because physical activity increases levels of endocannabinoids in the bloodstream. Higher levels of endocannabinoids may promote short-term responses like reduced anxiety and a greater feeling of calm. This is an important distinction, DV�UXQQHUV�ZKR�GRQ·W�IHHO�UXQQHU·V� high after a long run should know WKDW�WKH\·UH�OLNHO\�VWLOO�JDLQLQJ�VRPH� mental benefit from running, even if a long run makes them feel more nauseous than euphoric. Running and brain power: Running also has been found to benefit brain power. Researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany found that individuals who jogged for 30 minutes per day three times a week benefitted from a substantial How different vitamins affect the body A W�WKH�GDZQ�RI�D�QHZ�\HDU��LW·V� not uncommon for people take inventory of their personal health and strive to make positive changes. Being more conscientious of the foods they put into their bodies is a start, but some individuals may wonder if supplementation can help them go one step further. Nutrition Insight reports that 77 percent of American adults consume dietary supplements, and Nutraceuticals World indicates 98 percent of adult supplement users are taking vitamins and minerals. Individuals considering supplements should always discuss them with their physicians prior to including them in their health regimens. Even those who KDYHQ·W�FRQVLGHUHG�VXSSOHPHQWV�FDQ� discuss them with their physicians, as Harvard Health, MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine note that various products can provide some significant benefits. Vitamin A (retinoids/carotene): Beta carotene can be converted into vitamin A as needed. It plays an important role in vision, keeps tissues and skin healthy, and also is involved with bone growth. Vitamin B1 (thiamin): Helps convert food into energy, and is essential for brain health and nerve function. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): This works with other B vitamins by promoting growth and the production of red blood cells. Vitamin B3 (niacin): Helps convert IRRG�LQWR�HQHUJ\��,W·V�DOVR�HVVHQWLDO�IRU� healthy skin, blood cells, brain, and nervous system function. Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): Helps make lipids, neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, and hemoglobin in the body. Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine): This vitamin may reduce the risk of heart disease by helping to lower homocysteine levels. It also helps convert tryptophan into niacin and serotonin, a moodregulating neurotransmitter. Vitamin B9 (folate): Vital for new cell creation, it helps prevent brain and spine birth defects when taken early in pregnancy. It also may lower risk for colon cancer risk. Vitamin B12 (cobalamin): Vitamin B12 is important for metabolism and energy production. It also helps form red blood cells and maintain the central nervous system. Biotin: Biotin helps to metabolize proteins and carbohydrates. It also promotes healthy bones and hair. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): This is an important antioxidant that promotes healthy teeth and gums. It also helps the body absorb iron and maintains healthy tissue by promoting wound healing. Vitamin C may help boost the immune system to help with illness prevention or recovery. Vitamin D (calciferol): Also known as the “sunshine vitamin,” vitamin D is made in the body after individuals spend time in the sun. It is hard to get enough vitamin D from food sources alone. Vitamin D also helps the body absorb calcium, which is vital for healthy bones and teeth. Vitamin E (tocopherol): An antioxidant that helps the body form red blood cells and use vitamin K. Scientists also are studying a potential relationship between vitamin E and a ORZHU�ULVN�IRU�$O]KHLPHU·V�GLVHDVH� Vitamin K (menadione): Vitamin K activates proteins and calcium essential to blood clotting. It also may help prevent hip fractures. In addition to these vitamins, the body needs various minerals, including calcium, iron, copper, iodine, magnesium, and more. Speak with a doctor or nutritionist to learn more about supplementation. improvement in concentration and visual memory. 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The Cleveland Clinic notes as many as 60 percent of runners will experience injuries that sideline them for several weeks or months. 3ODQWDU�IDVFLLWLV��UXQQHU·V�NQHH�� shin splits, and Achilles tendinitis are some injuries commonly suffered by runners. Common running injuries can make it hard to perform any cardiovascular exercise, which can have a significant and adverse effect on UXQQHUV·�RYHUDOO�KHDOWK�� Though medical experts generally suggest the rewards of running outweigh the risks for healthy LQGLYLGXDOV��LW·V�VWLOO�LPSRUWDQW�WKDW� men and women weigh the pros and cons before lacing up their running shoes. �HEALTHY LIVING 2022 12 Thursday, January 27, 2022 How aging adults can maintain a healthy weight Ohio Valley Publishing Age-based health screening guidelines (tetanus, diphtheria) booster shot every 10 years. HPV vaccine: The human papilloma virus vaccine is recommended if you did not receive it as an adolescent. strength training twice a week. C alorie-counting and watching RQH·V�ZHLJKW�LV�RIWHQ�VHHQ� DV�D�\RXQJ�SHUVRQ·V�JDPH�� But even aging men and women should recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy weight. Older adults may experience weight gain or unintentional weight loss. Understanding how to address each in healthy ways is important. Weight loss tips More than two-thirds of Americans, including adults age 65 and older, are overweight and obese, according to U.S. News & World Report. A combination of factors can contribute to weight gain in older adults, including a slower metabolism and a tendency to be more sedentary with age. Empty nesters also may be less likely to cook their own meals, relying on convenience foods — some of which may be high in fat and/or calories. Sustained healthy weight at any age is linked to improved heart health, mental health benefits like increased self-confidence, healthy joints, and much more. These tips can help aging individuals maintain healthy weights. Incorporate strength or resistance training into your weekly routine. Hormone production slows down as the body ages, and that may result in a loss of muscle mass. Lifting weights or engaging in resistance training with elastic bands or body weight can restore muscle tone and speed up metabolism. Adults should aim for Monitor sugar and starch intake. Many older adults have elevated blood sugar levels due to insulin resistance. When cells become UHVLVWDQW�WR�LQVXOLQ��JOXFRVH�GRHVQ·W� get used up and remains in the blood. Eventually this can lead to pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Many people with these conditions have a hard time losing weight. Avoiding added sugars and extra carbohydrates could help. Practice portion control. A ���\HDU�ROG�FDQ·W�HDW�WKH�VDPH� way he or she did at age 30 or 40. Nutritionists say that, with every decade that passes, people generally need about 100 fewer calories a day to maintain their weights. Cutting calories slowly and steadily helps people maintain healthy weights, especially when they couple this with exercise. Avoiding malnutrition -related weight loss Malnutrition is a common component in unintentional weight loss in aging populations. Reduction in senses of small and taste, smaller appetites and lack of desire to make meals can contribute to malnutrition and weight loss. Underlying health problems also may lead to unwanted and unhealthy weight loss. Tracking weight loss and getting sufficient QXWULHQWV�LV�YLWDO�WR�DJLQJ�DGXOWV·� overall health. A 2014 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that having a body mass index at the lower end of the recommended age for adults increased risk for mortality more so than being overweight. Individuals whose BMI is less than 23 could be putting themselves in jeopardy. Older adults need to adjust their routines as they age in order to maintain healthy weights. Such DGMXVWPHQWV�FDQ�UHGXFH�VHQLRUV·� risk for disease and improve their TXDOLW\�RI�OLIH. 40 to 64 E arly detection is crucial to overcoming serious illnesses. Preventive care is something parents prioritize when raising FKLOGUHQ��EXW�LW·V�D�FUXFLDO�FRPSRQHQW� of healthy living as an adult as well. Health professionals recommend various age-specific screenings and tests, and these can serve as a guideline for individuals as they navigate adulthood. The following age-specific health screening recommendations, courtesy of Beaumont Health and Columbia Doctors Primary Care, can serve as an preventive care guideline, though doctors may advise patients to get PRUH�IUHTXHQW�VFUHHQLQJV�GHSHQGLQJ� on their medical histories. 18 to 39 years old Cholesterol: A cholesterol check should occur around age 20, then every five years until age 35. Afterward it can occur annually. Skin screening: An annual full body screening will identify any suspicious moles or skin lesions. Cervical cancer: Women in this age range should receive a Pap smear every three years and an annual pelvic exam. Breast exam: Self-examination of the breasts and examination by a clinical provider should take place every year. Testicular exam: Men should conduct self exams for testicular abnormalities. Doctors may examine the testicles during annual physicals as well. Tdap vaccine: All adults should get the Tdap vaccine if they did not receive it as an adolescent to protect against pertussis, and then a Td Zoster (Shingles) vaccine: Two doses of this vaccine will be administered between two and six months apart starting at age 50 and up. Colorectal screening: A colonoscopy to detect any colorectal illnesses is recommended beginning at age 50. Prostate screening: Prostate screenings begin at age 50 unless you are a high-risk individual, in which case screenings begin at age 40. Osteoporosis: Doctors may recommend a bone density test and osteoporosis screening at age 50 and up if certain risk factors are present. Lung cancer screening: If you are a SDVW�RU�FXUUHQW�VPRNHU��LW·V�ZLVH�WR� have an annual lung cancer screening. The American Lung Association says adults age 55 and up can have this screening covered by health insurance. Mammogram: Women should begin receiving annual mammograms at age 40. 65 years and older Cervical cancer: Most women can stop getting Pap smears at this age if they have no history of cervical cancer. Women who have had a hysterectomy may no longer need pelvic exams after age 65. Pneumococcal and pneumonia vaccines: These are recommended every five years for certain conditions and risk factors. Cognitive health: Doctors may assess your cognitive health to see if there are any risk factors for dementias. In addition to these screenings, doctors may conduct annual depression screenings to assess mental health. Routine blood glucose monitoring may be necessary based on risk factors for diabetes. Individuals are urged to speak to their doctors to map out a health screening schedule specific to their needs. OPEN 24 HOURS! The Holzer Wellness Center includes: » a walking/running track » state-of-the-art exercise equipment » shower and locker area » sauna Personal Training services available! OH-70268663 » vending services » a multipurpose meeting room for a variety of fitness classes and education programs Hydrotherapy Water Massage Table Available Call 740-446-5502 for membership information or to learn more about classes! Free to all Wellness Center Members! �������! �� '� &��*� ����"!��$���� www.holzer.org/wellnesscenter �OH-70269792 Ohio Valley Publishing HEALTHY LIVING 2022 Thursday, January 27, 2022 13 �NEWS 14 Thursday, January 27, 2022 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 Daily Sentinel Possible high court picks President Joe Biden will choose a replacement for Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. His choice could be among these women. Name: Ketanji Brown Jackson Leondra Kruger Sherrilyn Ifill Candace JacksonAkiwumi J. Michelle Childs Holly A. Thomas Undergraduate degree from: Harvard College Harvard College Vassar College Princeton University University of Florida Stanford University Harvard Law School Yale Law School NYU School of Law Yale Law School Univ. of South Carolina Yale Law School Judge on 7th Circuit Court of Appeals since 2021. Worked as staff attorney in the Northern District of Illinois Federal Defender program, representing indigent clients. Federal judge in District of South Carolina since 2010; Biden nominated her in 2021 for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Served as South Carolina state trial judge. Confirmed Jan. 20 to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Served as a judge in Los Angeles Superior Court and Justice Department Civil Rights Division attorney. Law degree from: Experience: SOURCES: AP reports; Senate Judiciary Committee; Led NAACP Legal Federal judge since 2013; California Supreme Court justice since 2015; argued Defense and Educational Biden elevated her in Fund since 2013. Spent cases before the U.S. 2021 to the U.S. Court of two decades on the Supreme Court as a Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Clerked federal lawyer. Clerked for faculty at the University of Maryland School of Law Supreme Court Justice for Breyer early in in Baltimore. John Paul Stevens. her career. White House 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. At least 3 being considered to replace Breyer Thursday, Jan. 27 White House deliberations. Brown Jackson and Krueger have long been Associated Press seen as possible nominees. Since Biden took office WASHINGTON — in January 2021, he President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judg- has installed five Black women on federal appeals es as potential Supreme courts, with three more Court nominees who would fulfill his campaign nominations pending before the Senate. Anothpledge to nominate the first Black woman to the er Supreme Court candidate could come from nation’s highest court, among that group, Biden according to aides and aides and allies said. allies. Almost all of the recent With Justice Stephen Breyer planning to retire, Supreme Court nominees have been federal appeals early discussions about judges. a successor are focusing By the end of his first, on U.S. Circuit Judge Biden had won confirmaKetanji Brown Jackson, tion of 40 judges, the U.S. District Judge J. most since President Michelle Childs and California Supreme Court Ronald Reagan. Of those, 80% are women and Justice Leondra Kruger, 53% are people of color, according to four people according to the White familiar with the matter House. who spoke on condition Brown Jackson, 51, of anonymity to discuss RACINE — Southern Local School District Special Board Meeting, 6:15 a.m., Board of Education Central Office, employment of personnel. 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, roll and dessert. Everyone is welcome. 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. By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo and Jessica Gresko was nominated by President Barack Obama to be a district court judge. Biden elevated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Early in her career, she was also a law clerk for Breyer. Childs. a federal judge in South Carolina, has been nominated but not yet confirmed to serve on the same circuit court. She is a favorite among some high-profile lawmakers, including Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C. Kruger, a graduate of Harvard and Yale’s law school, was a Supreme Court clerk and has argued a dozen cases before the justices as a lawyer for the federal government. Breyer, 83, will retire at the end of the summer, according to two sources who confirmed the news to The Associated Press on Wednesday. They spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to preempt Breyer’s formal announcement. “Every justice should have an opportunity to decide what he or she is going to do and announce it on their own,” Biden said. “There has been no announcement from Justice Breyer. Let him make whatever statement he’s going to make and I’ll be happy to talk about it later.” The Senate can confirm a successor before there is a formal vacancy. When Biden was running for the White House, he said that if he had the chance to nominate someone to the court, he would make history by choosing a Black woman. Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 61; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 4. A total of 11,871 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 Wedneswhich is 44.8 percent of day from DHHR, there the population, accordhave been 5,369 cases ing to DHHR, with 9,952 (47 new) of COVID-19, fully vaccinated or 37.5 in Mason County (4,955 percent of the population. confirmed cases, 414 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 287 active cases and 5,006 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 — 102 cases Ohio 5-11 — 270 cases According to the 2 p.m. 12-15 — 298 cases (1 update on Wednesday new) from ODH, there have 16-20 — 409 cases (3 been 20,752 cases in the new) past 24 hours (21-day 21-25 — 437 cases (4 average of 20,383), 546 new) new hospitalizations (2126-30 — 476 cases (3 day average of 376), 40 new) new ICU admissions (2131-40 — 869 cases (8 day average of 33) and new), 2 deaths zero new deaths in the 41-50 — 814 cases (8 previous 24 hours (21new), 3 deaths day average of 134) with 51-60 — 701 cases (10 32,489 total reported new), 11 deaths deaths. (Editor’s Note: 61-70 — 534 cases (7 Deaths are reported two new), 13 deaths days per week.) 71+ — 459 cases (3 Vaccination rates in new), 47 deaths Ohio are as follows, Additional county case according to ODH: data since vaccinations Vaccines started: began Dec. 14, 2020: 7,150,753 (61.17 percent Total cases since start of the population); of vaccinations: 4,504 (47 Vaccines completed: new); 6,565,771 (55.17 percent Total cases among of the population). individuals who were not As of Jan. 19, ODH reported as fully vaccireports the following nated — 3,992 (30 new); breakthrough informaTotal breakthrough tion: cases among fully vacciCOVID-19 Deaths nated — 512 (17 new); 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. Saturday, Feb. 5 RIO GRANDE — The Beta Alpha Chapter of DKG will meet 10:30 a.m., in the Rio Room at the Rio Grande Bob Evans. Lynn Arnott will have the program for the meeting. Please bring a an item for the silent auction. Members will order from the menu after being seated. Notify Debbie Rhodes via call, text or email for a reservation. Tuesday, Feb. 8 RIO GRANDE — The regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center Governing Board will be held at 5 p.m. at the University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. Call (740) 245-0593 for more details. Properties From page 1 immediate action was needed. Hoffman said he would obtain a firm estimate on the design costs. Hoffman said the Village of Syracuse planned on advertising their water truck for sale with a minimum bid of $15,000. He said that the truck was a 2018 model and had approximately 47,000 miles on it and that it was in good condition. Hoffman said he felt it would be a good truck for Middleport. After a short discussion, council authorized the mayor to offer Syracuse $15,000 for the vehicle. Council unanimously approved the second reading of Ordinance 143-22 which establishes a Community Reinvestment Area with tax abatement. The 2022 Appropriation Resolution was brought up for discussion. Conde said there were several items which he would like to have seen in the appropriations such as funds for recreation and house demolition funds. Lyons also said that he would like to see funds for one house demolition. After a lengthy discussion it was noted that if more funds became available, the appropriations could always be increased using the increased funds for those suggested uses. Council then unanimously passed the Appropriations Resolution. Building Inspector Hendrickson stated that he has been working on the projects for the village for the land bank and anticipated the $500,000 allocated to the land bank for demolition would be a great benefit to the county and should result in a lot of demolition activities. Byer said he has been working on changes to the cemetery guidelines and will meet with the committee and other interested individuals including Powell to finalize these guidelines and then proceed to get them placed on a sign for installation at the cemetery. Conde said Penny Mullen has all the information which she requested in order to give a price on the design of the park for the handicapped. He also stated he had been in touch with several playground equipment companies and was putting together a package of equipment to be purchased for the park with ARPA funds. Conde said he would discuss this with the recreation committee and bring to council in the near future. Minutes of the Jan. 10 meeting were approved by council and there were no bills presented to council. The next regular meeting of council will be Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Information submitted by Middleport Mayor Fred Hoffman. Cases From page 1 70-79 — 429 cases (8 new), 92 hospitalizations, 22 deaths 80-plus — 276 cases (11 new), 62 hospitalizations, 36 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,749 (45.99 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,554 (41.99 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Wednesday, there have been 4,074 total cases (57 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 210 hospitalizations (1 new) and 74 deaths. Of the 4,017 cases, 3,320 (28 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 800 cases (8 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 586 cases (5 new), 5 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 544 cases (12 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 595 cases (6 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 560 cases (17 new), 33 hospitalizations (1 new), 9 deaths 60-69 — 492 cases (4 new), 54 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 309 cases (1 new), 50 hospitalizations, 27 deaths 80-plus — 188 cases (4 new), 29 hospitalizations, 22 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Donations From page 1 funds for land acquisition by providing a source of funding as a foundation for projects.” Selinde Roosenburg’s parents chose to establish the fund with FAO, a regional community foundation serving the 32 Vaccines started: 10,410 (45.43 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,427 (41.14 percent of the population). counties of Appalachian Ohio. Since 1998, FAO has been working with donors who are passionate about Appalachian Ohio, its communities, and its future. “The organization helps donors give back in ways that are meaningful – to them and to our region,” stated the news release. For more information about Athens Conser- vancy, visit athensconservancy.org/ or contact victoria@athensconservancy.org. To learn more about FAO and opportunities to give, grow and create with FAO, visit www. AppalachianOhio.org or contact info@ffao.org or 740-753-1111. About FAO The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday from DHHR, there have been 429,016 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 4,003 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 60,535 “breakthrough” cases as of Tuesday with 506 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,674 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 24 since the last update. There are 18,149 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 22.01 and a cumulative positivity rate of 7.85 percent. Statewide, 1,101,717 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (61.5 percent of the population). A total of 52.9 percent of the population, 948,218 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 304-675-1333, ext. 1992. is a regional community foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. A 501(c)(3) public charity, the Foundation creates opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy. 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