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High 65° / Low 32° Today’s weather forecast Eagles rally past Meigs WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 75, Volume 76 20 new COVID cases reported Saturday, April 16, 2022 s $2 Banquet, auction set By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Editor’s note: Due to recent changes in the frequency of data reported by the Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Valley Publishing’s COVID Update will now only appear once a week, in Saturday editions. OHIO VALLEY — Since the publication of last week’s update, there were 20 new COVID-19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. Statistics reported on Friday, April 15: In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported seven new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported seven new COVID-19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported six new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: lows: 0-19 — 1,497 cases (2 new), 13 hospitalizations (1 new) 20-29 —1,204 cases (2 new), 22 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 30-39 — 1,094 cases (1 new), 20 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 1,090 cases (1 fewer), 37 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 989 cases (1 new), 65 hospitalizations, 14 deaths 60-69 — 811 cases (3 new), 72 hospitalizations, 22 deaths 70-79 — 493 cases (1 fewer), 103 hospitalizations, 32 deaths 80-plus — 310 cases, 72 hospitalizations, 43 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 14,613 (48.88 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 13,475 (45.07 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the update from ODH on Gallia County Thursday, there have According to the been 4,622 total cases update from ODH on (7 new) in Meigs Thursday, there have County since the beginbeen 7,488 total cases ning of the pandemic in (7 new) in Gallia County since the begin- 2020, 235 hospitalizaning of the pandemic in tions (1 new) and 86 2020, 404 hospitalizadeaths. Of the 4,622 tions (1 new) and 125 cases, 4,513 (10 new) are presumed recovdeaths. Of the 7,488 cases, 7,313 (7 new) are ered. presumed recovered. See COVID | 12 Case data is as fol- AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 John Bentley | Courtesy Syracuse Community Center will host Chester Shade Historical Association Banquet and Auction Friday, April 22. Chester Shade Historical Association event is Friday, April 22 By Lorna Hart Special to OVP CHESTER — Following a two-year absence, Chester Shade Historical Association (CSHA) will be holding its banquet and auction Friday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. CSHA is a non-profit organization formed to preserve and operate the historic Courthouse and Academy buildings in Chester, and to promote the history of Meigs County. The Syracuse Community Center in Syracuse, is the venue for the fundraising event. While the academy does include a dining hall, it does not supply enough space for this large event. Previous banquets have been See BANQUET | 12 Deputies arrest man for March 18 incident Staff Report onto Happy Hollow Road and when deputies POMEROY — Sheriff attempted to make Keith Wood reports on a traffic stop, the Thursday shortly before vehicle pulled 8 a.m., Meigs County into a residence. 9-1-1 received a tip that Cody Casteel was report- Casteel was report- Casteel edly a passenger edly at the 124 Mart on in the truck and fled State Route 124. the scene on foot. He Deputies were diswas apprehended in the patched to the location and located a 1990 Chevy woods moments later. According to the truck traveling westrelease, on March 18, bound on State Route 124, according to a press deputies attempted to stop a vehicle driven release from Wood’s office. The vehicle turned by Casteel. Casteel was reportedly involved in a traffic crash, exited the vehicle, pointed a firearm at deputies and fled into the woods. The arrest Thursday was pertaining to charges to this previous incident. The Sheriff’s Department stated deputies will be presenting the case to the Meigs County Prosecutor’s Office for prosecution on pending drug charges, resisting arrest, failure to comply with the signal of a police officer and aggravated menacing. Casteel is currently housed in the Middleport Jail awaiting a court appearance. There are also felony arrest warrants on Casteel from Athens County, according to Wood’s office. Sheriff Wood added, “The citizens of Meigs County and surrounding areas are much safer with Casteel being taken off the street.” Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Hawkins named president of PVH medical staff POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Randall Hawkins, M.D., FACP, was recently elected to the position of Medical Staff President at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Dr. Hawkins serves as an internal medicine physician at PVH. In his care for the people role as Medical of the Ohio Valley Staff President, Dr. Region. Hawkins will work Dr. Hawkins with the medical replaces Timothy staff and board of Damron, M.D., trustees to advance FACC, an invasive the hospital’s Hawkins cardiologist at clinical agenda PVH, who will now and ensure highserve as Vice President of quality, patient-centered the Medical Staff. John Wade, M.D., FAAOA, will serve as Secretary/ Treasurer. Hawkins has provided medical care at Pleasant Valley Hospital since 1990, holding various See HAWKINS | 12 OH-70280312 Weight Loss Microneedling Chemical Peels IV Vitamin Infusions Botox 2409 Jackson Avenue, Point Pleasant WV 25550 By Appointments Only: 304-532-4177 Follow us on Facebook Book online at: remedimed.com Stacy Cales, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, April 16, 2022 GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS OBITUARY 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. GALLIPOLIS — Roscoe D. “Buck” Edwards, 86, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Buck was born on September 24, 1935 in Mason County, W.Va., son of the late Ernest and Olva Sergent Edwards. He was the retired owner of E & E Trucking for 30-plus years. Buck was married to Sena Emogene Clay Saturday, April 16 RUTLAND — Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter NSDAR’s next meeting will be an outing at United Plant Savers, 35703 Loop Rd, Rutland. The meeting/outing will begin at 1 p.m. The program will be by Katie Patterson of United Plant Savers. Need a ride, call Opal at 740-992-3301. Monday, April 18 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27, The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #26 and The Auxiliary E-Board members will meet at 5 p.m. at the post home. All E-Board members are urged to attend. The American Legion Lafayette Post #27 will meet right after the E-Board meeting at 6 p.m.. All members are urged to attend. LETART TWP — The Letart Township Trustee meeting will be at 5 p.m. in the Letart Township Building. Ohio Valley Publishing ROSCOE D. ‘BUCK’ EDWARDS Edwards on August 6, 1960; and she preceded him in death on September 8, 2009. He is survived by four daughters, Linda Taylor, Barbara Edwards, Sallie Edwards Teal, and Lisa Gann; ten grandchildren, Joshua Davies, Adam Lee, Cassondra King, Kelly Pressley, Amanda Baker, Tyler Ring, Sarah Walker, John Stevens, Brandon Edge, and Nicole Edge; eighteen great grandchildren; one sister, Ruble Sizemore; and one brother, Buzz Edwards. In addition to his parents and his wife Sena, Buck was preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Edwards; two brothers, James Edwards and Art Edwards; and three sisters, Louisa Toppins, Ruby Gillispie, and Roberta McFarland. The funeral service for Buck will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Sidney Clay officiating. His burial will follow in Letart Falls Cemetery in Letart Falls, Ohio. Friends may call on Monday, April 18, 2022 from 6-8 p.m. at Willis Funeral Home. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. Church youth deliver baskets Tuesday, April 19 POMEROY — Backyard Poultry Class: Part 1 “Which Breeds for Which Goals?” will be at the Pomeroy Library at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities will hold a regular monthly board meeting at 5 p.m. at the Administrative Offices, 77 Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 will meet at 5: 30 p.m. at the post home on McCormick Road. All members are urged to attend. The Auxiliary will meet right after The Sons of the American meeting at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Board of Trustees will hold the regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the library. Thursday, April 21 MIDDLEPORT — Meigs County retired teachers will meet at noon for luncheon at Blakeslee center in Middleport. Come in from Pearl Street; parking in rear. Friday, April 22 POMEROY — Inspirational Book Club is at 10:30 a.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Read and discuss titles from the library’s Inspirational Fiction collection. MIDDLEPORT — The free community dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center will begin service at 5 p.m. Meals will be served inside beginning this month. The menu includes cream baked chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll and dessert. All are welcome. Saturday, April 23 POMEROY — A pancake breakfast sponsored by the Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club will be at the Mulberry Community Center from 8-11 a.m. The public is invited. MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a fish fry. Serving begins at 11 a.m. St. Paul UMC | Courtesy The Sonshine Kids of Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Tuppers Plains, packed 50 Easter baskets for the residents of Arcadia Valley Skilled Nursing Facility. The children raised money for the baskets and filled them with personal hygiene products and snacks. They were able to hand deliver the baskets to the residents on Good Friday. This is the second year the youth have completed this project. Pictured from left are (front) Jennifer Caldwell, Madalynn Babb, Maverick Babb, Marshall Caldwell, Canon Babb, Emmalyn Caldwell, (back) Sue Shaw, Nevada Johnson, Susan Buffington, Sophia Shaw, Vickey Joseph, and Lily Lawrentz. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Card shower Cemetery cleanup Holiday hours RACINE — A Red Cross Blood Drive will be at Southern High School from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org (enter SouthernLocalHS) to schedule an appointment. CHESTER — The monthly meeting of the Meigs County Ikes Club will be held at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Sugar Run Road. MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission will have a public meeting at 9 a.m. at 97 N. Second Ave., Suite 2, in Middleport. Fire hydrant flushing POMEROY — Backyard Poultry Class: Part 2 “Caring for Your New Flock” is at the Pomeroy Library at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 30 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum will have a Grand Opening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station on 918 Third Ave. Public is welcome. 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 gdtnews@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com VFW scholarships OHIO VALLEY — The Stewart-Johnson Veterans GALLIPOLIS — Violet Jeffers will be celebrating of Foreign Wars Post 9926 will be awarding up to her 95th Birthday on April 17, cards may be sent to five tuition scholarships of $1,000 each to qualifying area college students and high school seniors 4341 Teens Run Rd Gallipolis, Oh 45631. who have been accepted into a college or university program. Members of V.F.W. Post 9926 and their immediate families will receive first consideration for these scholarships, but other veterans and their SALISBURY TWP — Cemeteries in Salisbury families might also be considered. Applications township must have all decorations cleaned up can be picked up at the V.F.W. Post in Mason. Comimmediately for the mowing season. pleted forms must be received by the V.F.W. Post no later than May 11. Late applications will not be considered. Scholarships must be utilized by Dec. 1. For additional information, contact school guidGALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Library will be closed Sunday, April 17 in observance of the Eas- ance counselors or Robert Caruthers, Quartermaster Post 9926, at 304-812-5905 or 740-416-5262. ter Holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume Monday, April 18. Monday, April 25 Tuesday, April 26 day, May 5 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; and Friday, May 6 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis Maintenance Crews will be flushing Fire Hydrants throughout the City on April 18-19, at approximately 7:30 p.m. The city performs this procedure twice a year to ensure that any sediments in the main lines are removed, therefore improving water quality. During this process, customers may experience temporary low pressure and possible discoloration to your water. If any problems should occur, the pressure does not return, or you continue to have water discoloration please contact our water office between the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday at 740-441-6006. Middleport alumni scholarships MIDDLEPORT — Scholarship applications are now available for six different scholarships for high school seniors who are children or grandchildren of Middleport High School Alumni. The guidance counselors at Meigs, Eastern, Southern and Wahama high schools now have the applications available. The deadline for applications to be returned is May 2. For more information about the criteria and to obtain applications, please email or call the scholarship trustees below: mblake1967@yahoo. com; jecrooks@suddenlink.net; clhglh@suddenlik. net; drg453@yahoo.com; Diane Lynch - 740-9923225. Library book sale POMEROY — A book sale at the Pomeroy Library will be on Wednesday, May 4 from 5-7 p.m.; Thurs- Pomeroy alumni scholarships POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Alumni Association will be awarding scholarships again this year to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or great-grandchild of a Pomeroy alumni. Applicants need to send an official transcript of grades, a current photo and list the activities they have been involved in during their high school years. In addition, they need to state where they plan to attend college, course of study, parents’ names and the names’ of the grandparents who are Pomeroy Alumni. The scholarships are based on academics. Applications are to be sent to the Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, OH 45769 and are to be received no later than May 13, 2022. Elks scholarships GALLIPOLIS — the Gallipolis Elks Lodge #107 scholarships are now available for graduating high school seniors from Gallia and Meigs counties and Mason County, W.Va. Applications are available in guidance counselor offices at area high schools. Awards will be based on the applicant’s financial need, scholastic achievements and leadership qualities. Deadline to return the application to the Elks Lodge is July 5. Applications can be mailed to Past Exalted Ruler’s Association, Gallipolis Elks Lodge #017, 408 Second Avenue, P.O. Box 303, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Storytime at the library MEIGS COUNTY — Story Time is held at each Meigs Library location weekly. Bring preschoolers for stories and crafts. Mondays at 1 p.m. at Racine Library; Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at Eastern Library; Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Pomeroy Library; and Thursdays at 1 p.m. at Middleport Library. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 16, 2022 3 Understanding the 3 main types of hepatitis Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver and is usually caused by a virus. The three main types of hepatitis are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, and all may result in serious illness by causing several weeks to several months or lifelong disease, even death. The great news is there are vaccines available for prevention of two types, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. While there is more recently treatment available for Hepatitis C, there is no preventative vaccine. Symptoms of hepatitis, no matter which type, often include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, light-colored stools, joint pain, and jaundice, and can develop weeks to months after exposure. Rarely does Hepatitis A cause death, but chronic Hepatitis B and chronic Hepatitis C may lead to liver cancer and death. Hepatitis A is caused when a person ingests even the tiniest amount of fecal matter from a person who is infected by the virus. This can happen very easily when a person who is infected doesn’t properly wash his hands, and contaminates something the other person touches or eats or drinks from. A person becomes sick anywhere from 15 to 50 days after exposure, for advancing liver usually by day disease is recom28. Treatment of mended, and in Hepatitis A is the some cases, antisupport of sympviral medications toms, and a person are given. Many can be sick for people may be carweeks or months. Hepatitis A is Meigs riers of Hepatitis spread from person Health B and not even know it; this is one to person and is Matters reason it is vital to spread through Leanne receive the Hepatithe stool from two Cunningham tis B vaccine, which weeks before he is a series of three becomes sick to vaccines given starting at ten days after symptoms birth and finishing by six begin. The CDC does months of age. Like the not recommend routine Hepatitis A vaccine, the testing for Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B vaccine can The Hepatitis A vaccine is given beginning at age be given or started at any age. Hepatitis B testing is 12 months and may be recommended for people started at any age. It is born in countries with a routine childhood vac2% or higher HBV prevacine, and just two shots provide lifelong coverage. lence, men who have sex with men, people Hepatitis B (HBV) is who inject drugs, people caused when a person comes into contact with a with HIV, household bodily fluid of an infected and sexual contacts of people with Hepatitis B, person. Common methpeople requiring immuods of exposure are the sharing of drug parapher- nosuppressive therapy, people with end-stage nalia, such as needles or renal disease (including snorting straws and sexual contact, but exposure hemodialysis patients), people with Hepatitis C, may also happen during people with elevated ALT birth from a mother to levels, pregnant women her baby or the sharing and infants born to HBVof items, such as razors or toothbrushes or medi- infected mothers. Hepatitis C (HCV) is cal equipment, such as glucose monitors. Symp- also caused when a person comes into contact toms, if present, happen about 90 days after expo- with a bodily fluid of an infected person. In sure. Like Hepatitis A, treatment of symptoms is addition to the sharing supportive care. In those of drug paraphernalia or other medical equipment diagnosed with chronic or objects contaminated Hepatitis B, monitoring with the blood of a person who has Hepatitis C, people who received blood products or organ transplants prior to 1992, when Hepatitis C screening became widespread, are also at increased risk for the virus. Like Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C may not cause symptoms in the infected person. Acute infection with Hepatitis C has no recommended treatment; once the condition becomes chronic, an eight-to-twelve-week regimen of oral medication will cure over 90% of people. There is no vaccine to prevent Hepatitis C infection. The CDC recommends Hepatitis C testing for all adults aged 18 years and older, all pregnant women during each pregnancy, people who have ever injected drugs and shared needles, syringes, or other drug preparation equipment, including those who injected once or a few times many years ago. Regular testing is recommended for people who currently inject and share needles, syringes, or other drug preparation equipment. Testing is also recommended for people with HIV, people who have ever received maintenance hemodialysis (regular testing), people with persistently abnormal ALT levels, people who received clotting factor concentrates produced before 1987, people who received a transfusion of blood or blood components before July 1992, people who received an organ transplant before July 1992, people who were notified that they received blood from a donor who later tested positive for HCV infection, health care, emergency medical, and public safety personnel after needle sticks, sharps, or mucosal exposures to HCV-positive blood, children born to mothers with HCV infection and any person who requests hepatitis C testing. Because Hepatitis A, B and C are reportable diseases in the state of Ohio, the Meigs County Health Department (MCHD) monitors for cases in Meigs County residents through the Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS) and attempts to contact those who have received a positive test result for the virus. Our case investigation is an attempt to identify that the person has been able to follow up with a physician for proper diagnosis and treatment as well as to manage infectious diseases in sensitive work or other settings, such as food service and daycare, which require exclusion from the setting for ten days after symptom onset of Hepatitis A due to its ability to spread from person-to-person. Case investigation helps identify other residents who may not be vaccinated against Hepatitis A and educates contacts in what to watch for after exposure. In June 2018, Ohio became part of the multi-state Hepatitis A outbreak, in which Meigs County had several cases, but moreover, the MCHD was able to provide over 200 adult and nearly 100 pediatric Hepatitis A vaccinations to help prevent illness and help control spread of the outbreak. Often contributed to the lifestyle of people who are addicted to illegal drugs, chronic Hepatitis C is often Meigs County’s top reportable disease with anywhere from 25 to 86 new cases diagnosed yearly just since 2017. Some reportable diseases are more easily controlled or addressed than others, but with timely notification and preventative measures and response plans in place, public health is an integral factor in the prevention and spread of serious infectious diseases. For more information about Hepatitis or other infectious diseases, please call the MCHD at 740-992-6626, visit us at www.meigs-health.com or visit cdc.gov. Leanne Cunningham is the Director of Nursing at the Meigs County Health Department. New Mexico village seeks prayers as deadly wildfire rages By Susan Montoya Bryan More than 200 homes already have burned and an elderly couple was found dead outside their With towering pine charred residence. trees and cool mountain Crawford said the vilbreezes, a pocket of lage is overflowing with southern New Mexico draws thousands of tour- donations from surroundists and horse racing fans ing communities. “So we have plenty of every summer. It’s also a food, we have plenty of community that knows how devastating wildfire clothes, those kinds of things but we still apprecican be. It was a decade ago that ate and need your prayers and your thoughts,” the fire ripped through part of the village of Ruidoso, mayor said during a briefputting the vacation spot ing. “Again, our hearts go on the map with the most out to the family of the deceased, to those that destructive wildfire in have lost their homes.” New Mexico’s recorded Authorities have yet to history when more than release the names of the 240 homes burned and nearly 70 square miles of couple who died. Their forest were blackened by bodies were found after a lightning-sparked blaze. worried family members contacted police, saying Now, Mayor Lynn the couple had planned Crawford is rallying to evacuate Tuesday heartbroken residents once again as firefighters when the fire exploded but were unaccounted for on Friday tried to keep later that day. wind-whipped flames While many older resifrom making another run at the village and the dents call Ruidoso home year round, the populahundreds of homes and tion of about 8,000 people summer cabins that dot expands to about 25,000 the surrounding mounduring the summer tainsides. Associated Press months as Texans and New Mexicans from hotter climates come seeking respite. Horse races at the Ruidoso Downs also draw crowds, as it’s home to one of the sport’s richest quarter-horse competitions. The racing season was expected to start May 27, and horses that board there aren’t in any danger as fire officials use the facility as a staging ground. Authorities said Friday evacuations for close to 5,000 people remain in place and that it was too early to start letting people in to see the damage. They asked for patience as fire crews continued to put out hot spots in the burned neighborhoods and tried to build a stronger perimeter around the blaze. Incident commander Dave Bales said Friday that crews were bracing for stronger winds Friday after having a successful day on Thursday. Helicopters were making water drops and more engines and firefighters were arriving from elsewhere in the West to help with the effort. New Mexico authorities said they suspect the fire, which has torched more than 9.5 square miles (24 square kilometers) of forest and grass, was sparked by a downed power line and the investigation continued Friday. Crews also were dealing with toppled trees and downed power lines from the winds that battered the area earlier in the week. �œ˜˜¦š“¤® HEALTH FAIRS For those 60 years of age and older. 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ODH In Meigs County, new COVID-19 reported 44 cases. the In Mason County, of Department West Virginia Resources Health and Human 186 new (DHHR), reported cases of COVID-19. look at the Here is a closer data: local COVID-19 Primary filing deadline i Wednesd Gallia County the 2 p.m. According to ODH on Monday, update from 6,762 total there have been in Gallia County cases (94 new) By Brittany Hively st bhively@aimmediamidwe Ted Jackson | AP cases (5 new), 60-69 — 714 (1 new), 12 66 hospitalization deaths cases (6 new), 70-79 — 439 (2 new), 22 94 hospitalizations deaths cases (9 new), 80-plus — 290 (1 new) , 36 63 hospitalizations deaths rates in Gallia Vaccination follows, County are as ODH: according to 13,776 Vaccines started: Primary filing deadline is Wednesday vaccine percent of the gets her COVID-19receiving (46.07 away as she population); of students bravely looks Nila Carey, 8 Carey was one of dozens Charter School in New Vaccines completed: of the Third grader Believe Castro. against the (42.07 percent Jan. 25 at KIPP from LPN Sandra to get vaccinated in the 12,580 vaccination on will be required big districts their COVID-19 population). in New Orleans becomes one of the first city Orleans. 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By Luis Andres Henao, Holly Meyer and Peter Orsi Associated Press Easter’s message of renewal will be especially poignant this year for four U.S. congregations rebounding from disasters. Their churches were destroyed by a tornado in Kentucky, gutted by a blaze in New York City, shattered when Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana coast, and filled with smoke and ash by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. For the pastors, Easter’s promise of hope couldn’t be more timely. Louisiana The windows at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic church were blown out, and its ceiling, sacristy and vestibule crumbled after Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in August, hitting the small fishing community of Point-auxChenes, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of New Orleans. Since then, its pastor, the Rev. Rajasekar Karumelnathan, has celebrated Mass in the rectory and under a tent in the parking lot. Attendance dwinKentucky dled after the storm: from Members of Mayfield about 80 people who used First United Methodist Brynn Anderson | AP file to attend Sunday services Church won’t be celThe roof is collapsed between the pews and the organ pipes in the First United Methodist church in Mayfield, Ky., after a deadly tornado ebrating Easter in their ravaged the city on Dec. 10. In a string of post-tornado firsts, church members will be celebrating Easter Sunday at their temporary to about 15 now. Celebrating Christmas 100-year-old sanctuary. home, Christ United Methodist Church. under the ruins was espeThey can’t. amid the despair, like choir. from suffering to sercially emotional for the lenges. As the church A Dec. 10 tornado the pieces of the church’s The multicultural concongregation, the pastor rebuilds, its congregants ripped apart their stately vanthood. Congregants gregation aspires to “take- said. But he expects a walked through the disas- baptismal font rescued were recently welcomed building as it carved a ter zone assessing needs, from a landfill. “We are all to gather in-person at the it-to-the-streets activism.” lighter mood for their deadly path through the about finding those bright East End Temple. Members have provided passing out gift cards, first, post-Ida Easter serwestern Kentucky comspots,” Reed said. helping residents rescue vice, with its promise of “It was very clear when meals to people with munity of about 10,000 belongings. eternal life. the tragedy fell on Middle AIDS, worked on storm people. A demolition “The example of Jesus New York City “We have lots of hope,” Collegiate Church that we recovery, demonstrated crew tore down the rest. Christ is the suffering serhe said. “Easter strengthneeded to live out our val- for racial justice and for Instead, on Easter The Middle Collegiate vant,” he said. “When we Church gospel choir ens us.” ues, open our doors,” said LGBTQ and women’s Sunday, members will rights. Parishioner Teddy Rabbi Joshua Stanton, walk into their temporary turn away from our own swayed to the beat of a The church’s belfry difficulties … we are able live band during a joyful Neal, who lives a half who will offer prayer durhome, Christ United housed New York’s Libto let go of our own pain rehearsal at a synagogue mile from the church, is ing the church’s Easter Methodist Church, to erty Bell, which tolled to still rebuilding his stormfor a minute and focus on that has become their celebration. mark the holy day. mark the country’s birth our neighbor.” damaged home. He would On Palm Sunday, the “That’s going to be new home. Only in recent weeks love to see his church and choir belted out hymns in in 1776 and has rung in tough,” said the Rev. Joey “It’s Passover and our remembrance of the 9/11 home restored. – after performing his preparation for Easter. Reed. He rode out the Jewish friends are exerterror attacks. The bell daughter’s wedding, “I see Easter as a new “It feels like a miracle, storm at Mayfield First, cising the most radical and the skeletal façade escaping to a cabin with beginning,” said Neal, a wondering if he would hospitality,” said the Rev. going through the fire live to officiate his daugh- his wife, mourning the Jacqui Lewis, the church’s and the pandemic world- were the only parts of the truck driver. “I’m pretty sanctuary to survive. death of their cat – did much humbled, where it wide, all that we’ve gone ter’s wedding. senior minister. Amid the grief of losing doesn’t matter what the Reed realize he was still Reed started ministerHer church was gutted through… to now have a their church, Lewis asks carrying around trauma conditions are -- as long ing soon after, encourby a fire on Dec. 5, 2020, place to call home,” said from the storm. as I’m present with Jesus Joy Lau, a member of the parishioners to “woraging his roughly 100 a grim coda to year of ship God with joy” and But there has been hope pandemic-related chalduring the Eucharist.” Jerriese Johnson gospel church members to pivot Ohio State settles more suits over sex abuse by team doctor Associated Press TODAY 8 AM 2 PM The hundreds of survivors who have sued the university said it failed to stop Strauss despite students raising concerns during his 20 years at Ohio State as far back as the late 1970s. No one has publicly defended Strauss, who died in 2005. Ohio State has said that an a law firm investigation for the university announced Friday ends lawsuits brought by 57 survivors whose cases had been dismissed by a federal judge who last year ruled that the legal window for such claims had passed. Dozens of men whose cases were dismissed have appealed that decision and have yet to reach settlements. settlement agreements to nearly 290. The payouts by the university have now reached TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio State University will just under $60 million to former athletes and other pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who alleged Strauss carried out the abuse at men who said they were campus athletic facilities, sexually abused decades ago by now-deceased team a student health center, his home and an off-camdoctor Richard Strauss, pus clinic. increasing the number of The latest settlement survivors who’ve reached By John Seewer EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM SUNDAY MONDAY 56° 41° WEATHER 54° 61° 58° Mostly cloudy today. Mainly clear tonight. High 65° / Low 32° ALMANAC HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low 73° 40° 69° 45° 85° in 2012 27° in 1957 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 1.66 1.82 15.63 12.45 SUN & MOON Today 6:51 a.m. 8:06 p.m. 8:16 p.m. 6:56 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset MOON PHASES Full Last New Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 First May 8 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 12:00p 12:25a 1:20a 2:22a 3:28a 4:36a 5:43a Minor 5:48a 6:38a 7:34a 8:37a 9:44a 10:52a 11:58a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Very High Low Moderate High Very High Primary: maple/other Mold: 277 Major ---12:51p 1:48p 2:52p 3:59p 5:08p 6:14p Minor 6:12p 7:04p 8:02p 9:07p 10:15p 11:23p ---- WEATHER HISTORY A late-season snowstorm and cold wave hit the Southeast on April 16, 1849. A 32-degree reading was the latest freezing temperature ever in Wilmington, N.C. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.74 21.29 23.92 12.56 12.75 27.04 12.27 29.56 36.01 12.50 27.00 35.50 28.00 Portsmouth 64/33 24-hr. Chg. -0.33 -0.21 -0.12 -0.48 -0.34 -0.12 -0.25 +0.32 +0.10 none +0.70 +0.40 +1.10 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 64° 46° Some sun with a shower in spots; cold Warmer with clouds and sun Cloudy with a passing shower Marietta 61/31 Belpre 62/32 Athens 59/30 St. Marys 63/32 Parkersburg 61/32 Coolville 62/32 Elizabeth 65/32 Spencer 64/32 Buffalo 65/33 Milton 65/34 St. Albans 68/35 Huntington 64/36 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 48/36 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 60/45 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 68/52 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front FRIDAY 63° 50° Murray City 58/29 Ironton 65/35 Ashland 65/35 Grayson 64/35 THURSDAY 48° 33° Wilkesville 62/31 POMEROY Jackson 63/31 61/31 Ravenswood Rio Grande 64/33 64/32 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 59/30 GALLIPOLIS 65/32 65/34 64/32 South Shore Greenup 66/35 63/33 41 0 50 100 150 200 Lucasville 63/32 WEDNESDAY settlement call for the survivors to receive $35,000 on average, according to the university. “Our clients are pleased to have resolved this matter and wish to express their support for all the victims of Richard Strauss,” said John Camillus, an attorney representing some of the men covered in the settlement. 68° 43° A blend of sun and clouds NATIONAL CITIES Logan 58/28 McArthur 59/29 Waverly 60/30 Pollen: 66 Cool with periods of rain Adelphi 58/28 Chillicothe 58/28 TUESDAY 52° 37° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 1 Primary: cladosporium, other Sun. 6:49 a.m. 8:07 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 7:25 a.m. Mostly sunny and cool and lawsuits filed against the school have revealed more than 170 total instances of rape and more than 2,600 instances of fondling attributed to Strauss. Many of the accusers said they were groped during required physicals or when they sought treatment for injuries. The terms of the latest Clendenin 66/34 Charleston 66/34 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 26/7 Montreal 47/33 Billings 36/28 Toronto 47/29 Minneapolis 40/27 Detroit 50/29 Denver 63/40 New York 66/42 Chicago 47/32 Washington 71/46 Kansas City 56/40 Monterrey 97/70 Sun. Hi/Lo/W 77/49/s 42/30/pc 71/59/t 53/43/pc 55/39/pc 44/22/pc 52/40/pc 52/39/pc 55/40/s 70/48/pc 53/27/pc 44/35/pc 53/39/c 41/35/s 52/37/s 82/58/c 65/30/s 42/31/r 47/35/s 84/71/pc 88/67/t 52/38/pc 47/34/r 84/60/s 60/46/r 73/55/s 59/42/pc 85/74/pc 43/30/c 65/49/r 83/67/t 52/40/s 71/44/pc 88/69/t 54/38/pc 91/64/s 46/36/pc 50/34/pc 69/46/s 64/41/s 52/41/r 59/44/s 60/46/s 56/43/c 57/42/s National for the 48 contiguous states High Low Global Houston 89/71 Chihuahua 89/54 Today Hi/Lo/W 78/49/pc 43/32/c 75/59/t 58/47/c 71/43/c 36/28/pc 52/31/sh 63/41/c 66/34/c 70/55/t 52/36/c 47/32/pc 61/34/pc 49/32/pc 56/31/pc 81/61/c 63/40/pc 49/32/s 50/29/pc 82/71/sh 89/71/pc 57/32/pc 56/40/pc 78/56/s 67/51/t 68/52/pc 66/39/pc 85/74/pc 40/27/pc 70/46/c 83/71/pc 66/42/c 59/51/t 89/70/pc 70/43/c 90/64/s 52/32/sh 57/37/sh 70/54/t 71/49/c 59/40/pc 63/42/t 60/45/r 48/36/sh 71/46/pc EXTREMES FRIDAY Atlanta 75/59 El Paso 85/57 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC High Low Miami 85/74 92° in San Angelo, TX -6° in Big Trails, WY 114° in Jacobabad, Pakistan -35° in Eureka, Canada Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �S ports 6 Saturday, April 16, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Eyes on favored Phoenix in NBA playoffs By Tim Reynolds They were the NBA’s worst team in those days. They were the NBA’s best team in this just-concluded regular season. Devin Booker does not take And now comes the big test — having another chance at an the playoffs, and the Suns enter NBA championship lightly. as the overwhelming favorites Over his first four years in to become the team that takes Phoenix, among players who appeared in at least 200 games the Larry O’Brien Trophy from Commissioner Adam Silver’s spanning the 2015-16 through hands sometime in June. the 2018-19 seasons, nobody The first four games on the in the NBA experienced more official playoff slate — the playlosing than Booker did. He appeared in 272 games in those in games don’t count, officially years, and the Suns lost 197 of — are Saturday, the other four Game 1’s are on Sunday. LeBthem. “A lot has shifted since then,” ron James and the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t in the postseason, Booker said. “We’ve watched after their season became a it grow. We’ve watched it stunning failure and cost coach develop. I obviously don’t forget those days. All those times Frank Vogel his job less than two years after winning an make now even better, make NBA title. Chicago, Golden now even more important.” AP Basketball Writer Larger than life: Mets unveil Seaver statue at Citi Field State, Minnesota and Toronto are back in the postseason after not getting there a year ago. And the longest active run of postseason appearances belongs to the Boston Celtics, in the playoffs now for an eighth consecutive year. The Celtics get a Round 1 showdown; former Boston guard Kyrie Irving and two-time champion Kevin Durant will lead the Brooklyn Nets into an Eastern Conference first-round series against the Celtics. “Excited for the opportunity,” Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said. Everybody at this time of year should feel the same way. Phoenix went 64-18 this season, eight games better than anybody else in the NBA; Western Conference No. 2 seed Memphis was 56-26. Only four other teams in the last 49 seasons finished the regular season with at least eight more wins than the second-best club, and all four of those teams — most recently the 2000 Lakers — went on to win the NBA title. “People don’t understand what it really takes to win a championship,” said Suns center JaVale McGee, a threetime NBA champion and part of the team that won Olympic gold for USA Basketball at the Tokyo Games last summer. “They think, like, you compile all the best players together and there it is. It’s not. There’s definitely a percentage of luck, and by luck I mean staying healthy.” There are a few people in the league who understand what it takes to win a championship. Many of them reside in Milwaukee. Oddsmakers at FanDuel Sportsbook predict an NBA Finals rematch, with Phoenix favored to win this year’s title and Milwaukee the second choice, ahead of Miami, Golden State, Boston and Brooklyn. The Bucks are the defending NBA champions, rallying from a 2-0 series deficit to beat Phoenix in six games a year ago, and most of the principal parts of that team — Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday among them — are back, and ready for more. DIAMOND ROUNDUP By Mike Fitzpatrick AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — The Franchise is finally on display outside Citi Field. A long-awaited statue of pitcher Tom Seaver was unveiled Friday by the New York Mets in a 40-minute ceremony that began about 2 1/2 hours before their home opener against Arizona. With thousands of fans gathered around, cell phones held high and craning their necks to see, the late Hall of Famer’s wife and two daughters were front and center for the festivities. Following an introduction from longtime Mets radio announcer Howie Rose and speeches by owner Steve Cohen and former slugger Mike Piazza, the blue curtain was pulled away to reveal a striking monument that stands 10 feet tall and 13 1/2 feet long. It depicts Seaver in the middle of his classic drop-and-drive delivery, baseball in his right hand. “Hello, Tom,” said his emotional widow Nancy, choking back tears. “It’s so nice to have you here where you belong.” The sculpture by William Behrends — who also designed and created statues of Willie Mays in San Francisco and Tony Gwynn in San Diego — weighs 3,200 pounds (2,000 pounds of bronze and 1,200 pounds of structural stainless steel). The granite pitcher’s mound came in nine pieces that weighed 33,600 pounds and added about 3 feet in height. “Tom Seaver is our royalty,” Piazza said. The statue was placed next to the Mets’ popular home run apple from old Shea Stadium in front of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda that serves as the main entrance to Citi Field. Fans streaming off the elevated No. 7 subway train are now greeted by the Seaver memorial just beyond the foot of the steps they descend. “When I was a kid, when I thought of the Mets, I thought of Tom Seaver,” said Cohen, a longtime fan even before he bought the club. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Saturday, April 16 Baseball Nitro at Wahama, 2 p.m. South Gallia at Sciotoville East, 11 a.m. Gallia Academy at Symmes Valley, noon Point Pleasant at Lewis County, 3 p.m. Softball Federal Hocking at Meigs (DH), 11 a.m. Pike Eastern at Southern (DH), noon Sissonville at Wahama (DH), 1 p.m. South Gallia at Sciotoville East, 11 a.m. Eastern at Marietta (DH), 11 a.m. Gallia Academy at Russell, 5 p.m. Track and Field Wahama at Parkersburg, 10 a.m. Monday, April 18 Baseball South Gallia at Southern, 5 p.m. Belpre at Eastern, 5 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Fairland, 5 p.m. River Valley at Alexander, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Winfield, 7 p.m. Softball South Gallia at Southern, 5 p.m. Belpre at Eastern, 5 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Point Pleasant, 5:30 Grace Christian at Hannan, 5:30 Gallia Academy at Fairland, 5 p.m. River Valley at Alexander, 5 p.m. Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Meigs junior Lily Dugan (99) swings at a pitch during Thursday night’s softball game against Eastern in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Lady Eagles rally past Meigs, 7-6 From Staff Reports TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — It’s never over until it’s over. Junior Sydney Reynolds delivered 2-RBI double with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, allowing the Eastern softball team to cap a 4-run rally and claim a 7-6 victory over visiting Meigs on Thursday night in a non-conference matchup at Don Jackson Field. The Lady Marauders (2-5) and the host Lady Eagles (6-2) combined for 26 hits and exchanged leads on four different occasions, all of which came after a scoreless first two innings of play. Meigs built a 2-0 lead in the top of the third as Mara Hall scored on an error that allowed Delana Wright to reach safely, then a 2-out single from Lily Dugan brought Wright home. EHS answered with a run in the fourth and took their first lead of the game in the fifth as Megan Maxon doubled in a pair of runs for a 3-2 edge. MHS answered with four runs in the top half of the sixth as Wright doubled in two runs for a 4-3 lead. Mallory Smith scored on a ground out and Wright came around on a Dugan single for a 6-3 cushion. Eastern started the bottom of the seventh with of RBIs. Dugan and Liyah Smith both led the Lady Marauders with three hits each, followed by Hall and Abbie Fife with two safeties apiece. Wright, Adams, Mia Smith and Jess Workman also had a hit each for the guests. Wright and Dugan both knocked in a team-high two RBIs, with Wright leading MHS with two runs scored as well. Blue Angels power back against Ironton IRONTON, Ohio — The Gallia Academy softball team picked up a win on the road 4-2 Thursday evening against the Ironton Lady Tigers in a Ohio Valley Conference matchup. It was the home team who got on the scoreEastern junior Juli Durst fields a ground ball during Thursday board first, as the Lady Tigers (4-1, 4-1 OVC) night’s softball game against Meigs in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. scored a run in the first Ella Carleton was the three straight singles and third innings. winning pitcher of record to load the bases, then The Blue Angels (3-3, after allowing two earned 3-2) tied the game up in Emma Putman lifted a runs and six hits over two the fourth inning, scoring sacrifice fly to left that innings of relief work. allowed Hope Reed to two runs. Hailey Roberts took the score for a 6-4 contest. The Blue and White loss after surrendering Ella Carleton followed took the lead in the next with a single that allowed four earned runs and five inning with another two Juli Durst to come home hits over 2.1 frames while runs. fanning one. for a 6-5 deficit, then The visitors held the Reed led the Lady Reynolds followed with hosts off to complete the a double that plated both Eagles with three hits, win. followed by Maxon, Reed and Carleton with The Blue Angels outhit the game-tying and game- Carleton, Reynolds and their opponents 8-5. Juli Durst with two safewinning scores. Leading the Blue and Meigs outhit the hosts ties apiece. Putnam also White in hits were Grace by a 14-12 overall margin, had one hit for the vicTruance and Emma Hamtors. Reynolds drove in with Eastern also commons with two each. a team-high three RBIs mitting all four errors in See ROUNDUP | 7 and Maxon added a pair the contest. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Roundup game of the Myrtle Beach tournament, falling 9-1 Thursday evening to the Greenbier Christian Lady From page 6 Gators. The Lady Knights (9-6) Rounding out the Gallia Academy hitting were got their lone run at the top of the first inning, Jenna Harrison, Maddi when Riley Cochran hit a Meadows, Bree Cemini single to bring home Hayand Colbie Nida. ley Keefer. Hammons led in RBIs From there, the Black with two. and Red struggled to get Getting the win on runners on base. the mound for the Blue The Lady Gators (8-5) Angels was Bella Barnette, took the lead back in the who allowed two hits, no runs and four walks while bottom of the inning and didn’t look back from striking out seven in 4.1 there. innings pitched. 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In Touch. �Along the River 8 Saturday, April 16, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Spring is blooming By Lorna Hart Special to OVP OHIO VALLEY — If daffodils are the beautiful harbingers of Spring, then those flowers and trees that follow are the encore. Just as the daffodils are taking a final bow, a variety of other bulbed flowers emerge from their slumber, as well as flowering trees and bushes. Suddenly, color is everywhere. Mixed with the yellows are purple, pink, red and purple white — Spring has surely arrived. Every flower has its own origin story; they have journeyed from all parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and been propagated and bred to be heartier and more colorful than their ancestors. They bring joy after cold and bleak winters, they surprise us with their heartiness, diversity, and beauty, and they thrive in the soil and climate of the Ohio Valley. While they quickly fade as the temperature rises, they are a reminder that many things in nature are fleeting, and we should take a moment to enjoy their displays of color before they are gone. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Kimberly Wolfe | Courtesy Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculate)and Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulate) are easy to grow perennials. Their bright colors and fragrance attract a variety of pollinators. Lorna Hart | Courtesy Tulips (Tulipa) originated in Central Asia, but are usually associated with Holland. There is some disagreement as to who brought the Kimberly Wolfe | Courtesy first tulip to the Netherlands, but it was sometime in the 16th Lilly of the Valley is a woodland flowering plant native to the Northern Hemisphere Century. So popular and rare, they were sometimes used as in Asia and Europe. Although cherished for it light sent and delicate white flowers, it currency, and the theft of bulbs was a problem for growers. can become invasive. Lorna Hart | Courtesy Danna Kessinger | Courtesy Grape hyacinths (Muscari) are not directly related to true hyacinths, but bloom around the same time and require the same care, so are usually included in information about true Hyacinths. Crabapple trees, tired of waiting for winter to end, have burst on the scene in colors of pink and white. These trees are ornamental and do not bear fruit. Lorna Hart | Courtesy Depending on your view of violets, they are either weeds, or a cherished part of a spring flower garden. Bridal wreath spirea (Spiraea aprunifolia) is an heirloom shrub that is easy to care for and can be pruned as a bush, or if left to its natural growth, will cascade with branches of clustered white blossoms. While we do not know for sure where the name originated, it seems to be associated with spring weddings. Kimberly Wolfe | Courtesy Lorna Hart | Courtesy The fragrance of Hyacinths (Hyacinthus) is so intoxicating that they are often called “nature’s perfume.” The original flower was pale blue or violet, but they now come in a variety of colors. �A round O hio A collection of stories from AIM Media Midwest’s Ohio newspapers Ohio Valley Publishing Monday, April 18, 2022 9 A bright TORCH UVCC instructor receives state recognition By Jordan Green jgreen@aimmediamidwest. com PIQUA — Jeffrey Bertke, an instructor at the Upper ValJordan Green | Miami Valley Today ley Career Center Jeffrey Bertke (center) with co-presenter Joy McKarns (left) after the presentation (UVCC), was presentof the award. ed with the TORCH Miami Valley Today Built on the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call to create a better “Today” Award on Monday, April 11. TORCH stands for Teachers of Ohio Representing Character and Heart and is given out to five teachers in the state annually. “These [awards] are for those educators who go above and beyond in their communities, serving their students and their families, and are really the heartbeat for their schools,” said 2021 Ohio Teacher of the Year Anthony CoyGonzalez, who copresented the award on behalf of the Ohio See TORCH | 10 Say ‘I do’ to new exhibit ‘Allure & Illusion’ opens at Wood County Museum By Debbie Rogers daughter’s wedding — and her bridesmaid dress … is here,” Kirkendall said. “Beverly is Fall in love with a their historian.” new exhibit featuring Kirkendall had con40 wedding dresses tact with the families of worn by women of every family except for Wood County dating two that are on display. back to 1855. One of the most strik“Allure & Illuing things about the sion: A Rose Colored Romance,” showcasing frocks is the tiny waists. The smallest is 18 inchWood County weddings and the American es, Kirkendall said. The dress from Dream, is open at the Wood County Museum. Laverne Snyder’s wedding to Harold Patten The exhibit features is featured toward 41 gowns from 1855the beginning of the 2001. exhibit. They were both Within five customemployees at the county created life-size home and were married dioramas, the exhibit on Jan. 12, 1846. addresses the foundaHer dress was made tion of marriage culture and how modern ideol- from silk parachute sent ogy is changing what it to LaVerne by Harold’s brother, Frank, while he means to get married and strive for the Amer- was stationed in Germany. ican Dream. The gowns are mostly The dresses are all white or candlelight. displayed on manneBut the one from 1855 quins, for visitors to is a jade shade, that was fully take in the fabric, quite expensive at the design and detail. They range from syn- time, Kirkendall said. According to her thetic — which were research, the dress was very hard to get all the handmade by Sarah wrinkles out of— to Ann Crago, a teacher cotton, said curator who married Benedict Holly Kirkendall. Snyder in Lake TownA nice accompaniship. The couple lived ment is a picture of on 63 acres at Ohio 795 the bride and groom alongside the dress, and and Oregon Road and a few paragraphs about raised seven children. There are surpristheir wedding and ties ingly few veils and head to Wood County. pieces. Kirkendall said Many of the dresses many of the women are grouped by family said they borrowed ties. In the first part of them for their ceremothe exhibit, there are nies or just didn’t have three generations of brides from the Beverly them anymore. The dresses were all (Hansen) Miner family. She married Charles in donated to the museum over the years, KirkendJune 1965. all said. “Beverly’s dress, her “We had a lot of these daughter’s dress, her dresses already in our mother-in-law’s dress collection,” she said. — her mother-in-law made these for her son’s wedding and her grandSee MUSEUM | 10 drogers@aimmediamidwest.com Gary Budzak | The Gazette Piece Corps quilters show off their works Thursday morning at the Sunbury United Methodist Church. Piece Corps VP Ruthie Hoover, left, made a quilt in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag. Member Cheryl Taylor, right, made a quilt featuring Ukrainian children. Quilters help Ukrainian refugees By Gary Budzak gbudzak@aimmediamidwest.com SUNBURY — On Thursday morning, the Piece Corps held a meeting at Sunbury United Methodist Church. The meeting featured a “show and tell” portion where two dozen or so ladies showed the club the quilts they had been working on and told how they made them. However, some of the pieces shown were among 210 quilts being packed up this morning from Piece Corps member Cheryl Taylor’s Delaware home, which will be sent to Poland for Ukrainian refugee children at the Polish Christian Ministries (PCM) church camp in Ostroda. Taylor, who joined the group just before the COVID-19 pandemic, showed off two quilts. The colorful quilts feature Ukrainian children, using a print pattern she had acquired years ago. She wasn’t pleased with the results, but the other women were impressed. Good quilting takes time, Taylor said later, meaning at least a month’s worth of work instead of the week she took to produce the pieces. Ruthie Hoover is vice president of the Piece Corps group. One of her quilts featured blue and yellow fabric, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. She said quilts are often given to people who are sick or having a bad time. “Hopefully, See UKRAINE | 10 Submitted photos Children received Amtrykes to fit their adaptive needs during the 11th Annual Visibility Day hosted by Greenebucs. Non-profit shares custom Amtrykes Bikes built to fit adaptive needs of local kids J.D. Pooley | Sentinel-Tribune Wedding dress worn by Mabel Minnie May Wilson on Dec. 26, 1909, when she married Daniel Smith. BEAVERCREEK — Greenebucs hosted its 11th Annual Visibility Day at The Mall at Fairfield Commons April 3 during which three children received Amtrykes to fit their adaptive needs. During the event — which was also held to spread awareness about the organization — Beavercreek Mayor Bob Stone and the Beavercreek council as well as Greene County Commissioner Dick Gould and State Rep. and Greenebucs member Brian Lampton provided proclamations in support of the Greene County A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Chapter of AMBUCS (Greenebucs). The special trykes are made possible through local donors and are built by members of the club as well as local supporters. Greenebucs will be giving away additional Newspaper Serving Greene County adaptive trykes to area veterans and children at the 21st Annual Blessing of the Bikes that will be held at 12 p.m. Sunday, May 22 at Kil-Kare Raceway. The annual event is dedicated to all veterans See AMTRYKES | 10 �NEWS 10 Saturday, April 16, 2022 Museum ALLURE & ILLUSION This exhibit was sponsored by Ohio Humanities and made possible with support from BGSU Brown Popular Culture Library, American Frame, Your Perfect Day, Waddington Jewelers, Downtown Deco, BGSU Music Library & Bill Schurk Sound Archives, Edwin & Irma Wolf, the children of LaVerne (Snyder) and Harold Patten and the Wood County Historical Society. The museum and exhibit is open for self-guided tours Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and weekends from 1-4 p.m. (closed on government holidays). Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children, with discounts for seniors, students, and military. Historical society members receive free admission as well as a gift shop discount. The museum is handicap accessible and group tours are welcome. All events detailed at woodcountyhistory. org or by following the Wood County Museum on social media. The museum is located at 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, Ohio From page 9 Special gallery spaces feature the Frank Kalan Harlequin Romance cover art collection from the Bowling Green State University Browne Popular Culture Library. There are 23 of Kalan’s covers leading into the dress exhibit. Kirkendall — inspired by Taylor Swift — wrote the romance fiction that accompanies the illustrations. “The idea is to feel romantic as you walk in,” the grant I talked about she said. “When I wrote how curation and writ- ing exhibit text panels is difficult because people Amtrykes May 4 at Harbor Chase of Beavercreek. Greenebucs is the Greene County ChapFrom page 9 ter of AMBUCS, a and event proceeds will non-profit organization inspiring people benefit Greenebucs. to conquer challenges Greenebucs’ next meetings will be held at related to mobility and 6 p.m. April 20 at Lofi- independence through a nationwide network no Plaza and 12 p.m. of volunteer chapters. The chapters work in partnership with physical, occupational, and speech therapists; provide Amtryke adaptive trykes and scholarships for therapists; and perform many forms of community service. Torch Sunday school superintendent at his church. He also finds time to provide upgrades the Miami Valley Veterans Museum and write a grant to facilitate the installation of fire alarms in low-income housing by his students. “I just try to build relationships. Then everything else falls in place,” said Bertke. This award comes off the back of being named a winner of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence in October of 2021. He was joined by his students and fellow teachers for a surprise presentation of the award. the process.” Bertke, a graduate of the UVCC, has been an educator there for the From page 9 past 11 years and teaches Electrical Trades. He Department of Educaand his class recently tion. helped transform a Many teachers are vacated church into a nominated from across the state. Nominees are community learning centhen reviewed by a com- ter. After applying for and receiving a grant, mittee made up of the Bertke and his students current Ohio Teacher Fellow (Coy-Gonzalez) rewired sections of the building and set up a along with the 2021 wireless network for Ohio Teacher of the the center. The work Year finalists to select they did was integral in the five recipients. creating this after-school Bertke’s nominaspace for students. tor wrote, “This is an He is an active voluneducator who is always teer with the American looking for ways to Red Cross, SkillsUSA, improve his school and community while Big Brothers and Big always working to Sisters of America, Cub involve his students in Scouts, and works as a Q U A R T E R L Y Wellness Lab Panels During the Month of April Monday - Friday | 7:30am - 11:00am | PVH Lab During the month of April, Wellness Lab Panels are available in the Pleasant Valley Hospital Laboratory Monday Ohio Valley Publishing bring the exhibit to life. Waddington Jewelers loaned engagement rings for a display. Your Perfect Day did the decor for the reception room, which has a china setting. Christopher Jones, the technician at the museum, used his theater background to build sets and displays for the dresses. One room uses a former staircase at the museum to showcase several of the dresses. Kirkendall said the BGSU Popular Culture Library was invaluable, providing the large screens for one of the rooms, in addition to the Harlequin book covers. Alexandra Hutchings was the guest curator. “Allure & Illusion” will be open at the museum for at least the next year. It is expected to be quite popular. Over 130 people were planning to attend Friday’s opening reception. Marissa Muniz, marketing and events coordinator at the museum, said that other activities throughout the year will expand on the exhibit. They include the popular “Tea & Talk Series. Wedding Food Traditions, in that series, is set for May 12. things and crises they go through, and boy, quilters rally around you. They’re just wonderful.” From page 9# Her goal was to receive they’ll like them as much 180 quilts, which was exceeded, but the extras as we liked making won’t go to waste, Taylor them,” Hoover said of the 26 Piece Corps quilts said. The refugee camp can hold 180 people. going to the refugees. The last time she spoke The Piece Corps is a to PCM, she was told play on words, Taylor said. “Piecing is what we 135 children were in the camp, and the rest were do to make the (blocks mothers. for the) tops.” “It changes because A former teacher who people go in and out,” has been quilting since she said. They didn’t 2000, Taylor said she have fathers — some was moved into action following the invasion of were orphans, some have fathers who were fighting Ukraine by Russia. — it’s individual situa“I just felt so strongly. tions. They come with a I was reading about all carry-on bag, and that’s the devastation in the about all their earthly Ukraine, and I thought, goods.” there’s not anything we There are four Ukraican do as private citizens nian million refugees in — we can’t influence Poland, she said, more military or government than in any other country. — but we can make a quilt and give it to a child Some sources say more than 10 million Ukrainiwho’s lost everything.” She knew the ministry ans have fled their homeland, nearly one-fourth of planted 26 churches in that nation’s population. Poland after the comIn an article this month munists had left and for The Conversation, saw in their newsletter they had opened up their University of Richmond usual children’s camp as Professor Sandra Joireman wrote that many a refugee center. Taylor “Ukrainian refugees asked PCM Executive might not return home, Director David Hatfield even long after the war if they would accept eventually ends.” quilts, and he said yes, “I can’t fix anything for but they couldn’t afford them, but I can give them to have them shipped. Taylor reached out to her a quilt they can lie under fellow quilters and guilds and keep warm,” Taylor said. throughout the country Taylor reiterated what via Facebook, and being Hoover said about quila close-knit community, ters being kind-hearted they responded in-kind and good people, spendwith handmade quilts ing hundreds of their and hard-earned donaown dollars on materials tions. “I had quilts that I have and countless hours in constructing colorful, no idea how they heard yet practical, works of about me,” Taylor said. art that are given away Quilts have arrived from to provide warmth and 20 states, with the most comfort. Taylor said quiltcoming from guilds in California and Pennsylva- making can be comfortnia. “We’re our own little ing and therapeutic to the happy world … They’re so quilter as well, although she joked that she’s not supportive and kind and sure if it is cheaper than caring. Every family has going to therapy. However, there is also a competitive aspect to the hobby. For example, there is a week devoted to the craft at Quilt City USA (and home of the National Quilt Museum) in Paducah, Kentucky, at the end of April. In addition, Taylor said she has spent six months creating “a masterpiece” for Houston’s International Quilt Festival in November, with competitors from 32 nations in what she called the Olympics of quilting. As for the charity work, Taylor said she’s praying the 15 boxes of quilts fit in her minivan when a friend and herself go to deliver them to the post office. Taylor said the weekend donation will be the extent of her involvement in assisting the refugees, but if anyone wants to help, they can donate money to Polish Christian Ministries at pcmusa.org. The organization’s website said, “We assist Polish Christians in becoming healthy, growing, self-supporting, and reproducing congregations. We do this by planting churches, providing resources and building friendships.” “They are providing food, housing, shelter, belongings, everything they can do for all these refugees, and they are helping more than the 180 refugees at the camp,” Taylor said. She said the PCM members are also taking refugees into their homes. Also in Sunbury this afternoon, across the street from SUMC, there will be Ukrainian Easter egg decorating being done at the Community Library. The preregistered event fee included a donation to US Together, which assists refugees and immigrants “to find a safe haven in Ohio.” don’t read them. “But they read fiction, right? 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Visit us on social media to share your thoughts. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 16, 2022 11 Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region By Adam Schreck, Robert Burns and Yesica Fisch Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia’s withdrawal — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were “simply executed.” The jarring number emerged shortly after Russia’s Defense Ministry promised to step up missile attacks on Kyiv in response to Ukraine’s alleged assaults on Russian territory. That ominous warning followed the stunning loss of Moscow’s flagship in the Black Sea, which a senior U.S. defense official said Friday was indeed hit by at least one Ukrainian missile. Amid its threats, Moscow continues preparations for a renewed offensive in eastern largest number of victims were found in Bucha, where there were more than 350, he said. According to Nebytov, utilities workers in Bucha gathered and buried bodies in the Kyiv suburb while it remained under Russian control. Russian troops, he added, were “tracking down” people who expressed strong pro-Ukrainian views. More violence could be in store for Kyiv after Russian authorities accused Ukraine of wounding seven people and damaging about 100 residential buildings with Rodrigo Abd | AP airstrikes in Bryansk, a Volunteers carry the body of a man killed during the war to a refrigerated container in Bucha, in the region bordering Ukraine. outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Police said Friday that many people were “simply executed” Authorities in another by Russian soldiers. border region of Russia also reported Ukrainian gunshot wounds. wounded 34, according Ukraine. Fighting also shelling Thursday. “Consequently, we to regional governor Oleh continues in the pum“The number and the understand that under meled southern port city Sinehubov. scale of missile attacks the (Russian) occupaAround Kyiv, Andriy of Mariupol, where locals on objects in Kyiv will be tion, people were simply Nebytov, the head of the reported seeing Russian ramped up in response executed in the streets,” troops digging up bodies. capital’s regional police to the Kyiv nationalist Nebytov said. force, said bodies were In the northeastern city regime committing any More bodies are being abandoned in the streets of Kharkiv, shelling of terrorist attacks or diveror given temporary buri- found every day, under a residential area killed sions on the Russian terrubble and in mass als. He cited police data seven people, including ritory,” Russian Defense indicating 95% died from graves, he added. The a 7-month-old child, and Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. Russia used missiles to destroy a facility for the repair and production of missile systems in Kyiv, Konashenkov said. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed striking targets in Russia, and the reports could not be independently verified. However, Ukrainian officials said their forces did strike a key Russian warship with missiles. A senior U.S. defense official backed up the claim, saying the U.S. now believes the Moskva was hit by at least one, and probably two, Neptune missiles. Earlier, the Pentagon said it could not confirm the cause of the large fire aboard the guided-missile cruiser. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an intelligence assessment. The Neptune is an anti-ship missile recently developed by Ukraine based on an earlier Soviet design. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Saturday, April 16, the 106th day of 2022. There are 259 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On April 16, 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers; it’s estimated that up to 7,000 people died. On this date In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York. In 1889, comedian and movie director Charles Chaplin was born in London. In 1945, In his first speech to Congress, President Harry S. Truman pledged to carry out the war and peace policies of his late predecessor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1947, the cargo ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate, blew up in the harbor in Texas City, Texas; a nearby ship, the High Flyer, which was carrying ammonium nitrate and sulfur, caught fire and exploded the following day; the blasts and fires killed nearly 600 people. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of local clergymen who had criticized him for leading street protests; King defended his tactics, writing, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” In 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon with astronauts John W. Young, Charles M. Duke Jr. and Ken Mattingly on board. In 1996, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced they were in the process of divorcing. In 2003, Michael Jordan played his last NBA game with the Washington Wizards, who lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 107-87. In 2007, in one of America’s worst school attacks, a college senior killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life. In 2010, the U.S government accused Wall Street’s most powerful firm of fraud, saying Goldman Sachs & Co. had sold mortgage investments without telling buyers the securities were crafted with input from a client who was betting on them to fail. In 2020, the Trump administration gutted an Obama-era rule that compelled the country’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards. One year ago: Jon Ryan Schaffer, a member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and a heavy metal guitarist, became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland revoked a series of Trump-era orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a new order that prioritized climate change in agency decisions. Raul Castro said he was stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades. Iran began enriching uranium to its highest-ever purity, edging the country closer to weapons-grade levels as Iran tried to pressure negotiators in talks on restoring its nuclear deal with world powers. Today’s birthdays: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is 95. Singer Bobby Vinton is 87. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II is 82. Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 75. Former Massachusetts first lady Ann Romney is 73. NFL coach Bill Belichick is 70. Rock singer and former politician Peter Garrett is 69. Actor Ellen Barkin is 68. Actor Michel Gill is 62. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is 60. Rock musician Jason Scheff (Chicago) is 60. Singer Jimmy Osmond is 59. Rock singer David Pirner (Soul Asylum) is 58. Actorcomedian Martin Lawrence is 57. Actor Jon Cryer is 57. Actor Peter Billingsley is 51. David Zalubowski | AP file A sign advising visitors to don face coverings stands outside the main entrance to UCHealth University of Colorado hospital April 1 in Aurora, Colo. COVID cases are starting to rise again in the United States, with numbers up in most states and up steeply in several. One expert says he expects more of a “bump” than the monstrous surge of the first omicron wave, but another says it’s unclear how high the curve will rise and it may be more like a hill. It’s not over: US COVID cases on the rise again By Laura Ungar nation. They worry that hospitalizations, which are already ticking up in some parts of the NorthYet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could east, will rise in a growing number of states in be another COVID-19 the coming weeks. And surge, with cases rising the case wave will be nationally and in most states after a two-month bigger than it looks, they say, because reported decline. numbers are vast underOne big unknown? counts as more people “We don’t know how test at home without high that mountain’s reporting their infections gonna grow,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an or skip testing altoinfectious disease expert gether. At the height of the at Johns Hopkins Uniprevious omicron surge, versity. No one expects a peak reported daily cases nearly as high as the last reached into the hundreds of thousands. As one, when the contagious omicron version of of Thursday, the sevenday rolling average for the coronavirus ripped through the population. daily new cases rose to 39,521, up from 30,724 But experts warn two weeks earlier, accordthat the coming wave ing to data from Johns – caused by a mutant Hopkins collected by The called BA.2 that’s Associated Press. thought to be about Dr. Eric Topol, head of 30% more contagious Scripps Research Trans– will wash across the AP Science Writer lational Institute, said the numbers will likely keep growing until the surge reaches about a quarter the height of the last “monstrous” one. BA.2 may well have the same effect in the U.S. as it did in Israel, where it created a “bump” in the chart measuring cases, he said. Keeping the surge somewhat in check, experts said, is a higher level of immunity in the U.S. from vaccination or past infection compared with early winter. But Ray said the U.S. could wind up looking like Europe, where the BA.2 surge was “substantial” in some places that had comparable levels of immunity. “We could have a substantial surge here,” he said. Both experts said BA.2 will move through the country gradually. The Northeast has been hit hardest so far — with more than 90% of new infections caused by BA.2 last week compared with 86% nationally. As of Thursday, the highest rates of new COVID cases per capita over the past 14 days were in Vermont, Rhode Island, Alaska, New York and Massachusetts. In Washington, D.C., which also ranks in the top 10 for rates of new cases, Howard University announced it was moving most undergraduate classes online for the rest of the semester because of “a significant increase in COVID-19 positivity” in the district and on campus. Some states, such as Rhode Island and New Hampshire, saw the average of daily new cases rise by more than 100% in two weeks, according to Johns Hopkins data. Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid By Matt O’Brien al shares at a discount, thereby diluting Musk’s stake in the company and PROVIDENCE, R.I. — making it harder for him to corral a majority of Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has shareholder votes in favor of the acquisition. unanimously adopted a Twitter’s plan would “poison pill” defense in take effect if Musk’s response to Tesla CEO roughly 9% stake grows Elon Musk’s proposal to 15% or more. to buy the company for The poison pill injects more than $43 billion another twist into a meloand take it private. The move would allow drama surrounding the possibility of the world’s existing Twitter sharerichest person taking over holders — except for Musk — to buy addition- a social media platform AP Technology Writer he described Thursday as the world’s “de facto town square.” Twitter said its plan would reduce the likelihood that any one person can gain control of the company without either paying shareholders a premium or giving the board more time to evaluate an offer. Such defenses, formally called shareholder rights plans, are used to prevent the hostile takeover of a corporation by making any acquisition prohibitively expensive for the bidder. Even if it discourages his takeover attempt, Musk could still take over the company by waging a “proxy fight” in which shareholders vote to retain or dismiss the company’s current directors. Twitter said its plan doesn’t prevent the board from negotiating or accepting an acquisition proposal if it’s in the company’s best interests. �NEWS 12 Saturday, April 16, 2022 Daily Sentinel States scale back food stamp benefits By Scott McFetridge Associated Press Paul Vernon | AP J.D. Vance, a Republican running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump despite efforts by state GOP leaders to persuade Trump to remain neutral in the race. Trump backs Vance in US Senate primary in Ohio By Jill Colvin and Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump is endorsing “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance in Ohio’s competitive Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying in a race where his backing could be pivotal. In a statement, Trump described Vance as “the candidate most qualified and ready to win in November.” “We cannot play games. It is all about winning!” he wrote. The decision is a major blow for former state treasurer Josh Mandel, investment banker Mike Gibbons and former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken, who have been locked in a heated and contentious race for both the nomination and Trump’s backing in a primary that is now less than three weeks away. On Thursday night, dozens of Republican leaders in Ohio mounted a last-minute effort to urge Trump not to endorse Vance following a news report that said Trump was planning to do just that. While Gibbons and Mandel had been leading in recent polls, officials backing various candidates had long conceded that Trump’s coveted support would likely push his pick to the front of the pack in a race that has revolved, for a large part, around him. In addition to trips down to Mar-a-Lago, the candidates and their affiliated super PACs have spent millions trying to paint one another as insufficiently loyal to the former president, who remains deeply popular with the GOP base, despite being impeached twice, and won the state in both 2016 and 2020. Vance, in particular, has come under fire for old audio and since-deleted tweets in which he called himself a “never-Trump guy,” called Trump an idiot, and said he might have to hold his nose and vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016. But Vance has since changed his tune, saying he regrets his past comments. He has closely aligned himself with the former president, making frequent appearances on Fox News and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast, where he has echoed Trump’s rhetoric on issues including immigration. In an interview earlier this week, Vance told talk radio host Hugh Hewitt that he wasn’t sure whether Trump would end up endorsing in the race, but thought if he did it would come before Trump returns to the state for a rally on April 23. “I think that he will. I’m not sure that he will,” said Vance. “He wants to endorse the person he thinks can beat Tim Ryan. He also wants to endorse a winner.” auction will follow the dinner. The public is invited to this event. For more From page 12 information on this event and a look at some of the items that held at Meigs Local have been donated for High School, but the the auction, visit the Syracuse location was association’s Facebook chosen for this year’s event as part of an effort page: Chester Shade to reach out to all parts Historical Association, or call 740-985-9822. of the county. The schedule of The Chester CourtCSHA events for the house, now a museum, year are as follows: is officially listed on April 22: Banquet & the National Register Auction of Historic Places as April 28, 29, 30: Yard the Old Meigs County Sale Courthouse, and is the Sept. 10: Genealogy oldest standing courthouse in the Northwest Fair and Class Sept. 9-18: Open Territory. The adjacent Doors Genealogy in academy is home to a conjunction with Ohio genealogy library. Efforts like this event History Connection Oct. 1: Meigs Heriprovide funds to maintain the courthouse and tage Festival and Car Show academy, and allows Dec. 3: Christmas CSHA to offer educational and genealogical Open House Regularly scheduled resources free to the monthly meetings are public. The banquet includes held the first Thursday a home-cooked chicken of each month at 6:30 and noodle dinner made p.m., and the public is fresh by members of the invited to attend. © 2022 Ohio Valley Syracuse Community Center, and homemade Publishing, all rights desserts baked fresh by reserved. CSHA members. The dinner will also be avail- Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. able for takeout. The Banquet DES MOINES, Iowa — Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge even as the nation struggles with the biggest increase in food costs in decades. The payments to lowincome individuals and families are dropping as governors end COVID19 disaster declarations and opt out of an ongoing federal program that made their states eligible for dramatic increases in SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps. The U.S. Department of Agriculture began offering the increased benefit in April 2020 in response to surging unemployment after the COVID-19 pandemic swept over the country. The result is that depending on the politics of a state, individuals and families in need find themselves eligible for significantly different levels of help buying food. Nebraska took the most aggressive action anywhere in the country, ending the emergency benefits four months into the pandemic in July 2020 in a move Republican Gov. Pete Rickett said was necessary to “show the rest of the country how to get back to normal.” Since then, nearly a dozen states with Republican leadership have taken similar action, with Iowa this month being Charlie Neibergall | AP Tara Kramer sits in her apartment with her cat Busy last week in Des Moines, Iowa. Kramer, 45, saw her monthly SNAP benefit plunge from $250 in March to $20 in April. Kramer, who has a genetic disorder that can cause intense pain, said the extra money enabled her to buy healthier food that made her feel better and help her to live a more active life. the most recent place to slash the benefits. Benefits also will be cut in Wyoming and Kentucky in the next month. Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Tennessee have also scaled back the benefits. Republican leaders argue that the extra benefits were intended to only temporarily help people forced out of work by the pandemic. Now that the virus has eased, they maintain, there is no longer a need to offer the higher payments at a time when businesses in most states are struggling to find enough workers. But the extra benefits also help out families in need at a time of skyrocketing prices for food. Recipients receive at least $95 per month under the program, but some individuals and families typically eligible for only small benefits can get hundreds of dollars in extra payments each month. The entire program would come to a halt if the federal government decides to end its public health emergency, though the Biden administration so far hasn’t signaled an intention to do so. For Tara Kramer, 45, of Des Moines, the decision by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to end the emergency payments starting April 1 meant her monthly SNAP benefit plunged from $250 in March to $20 in April. Kramer, who has a genetic disorder that can cause intense pain, said the extra money enabled her to buy healthier food that made her feel better and help her to live a more active life. “My heart sank,” Kramer said. “All the memories from before the emergency allotment came rushing back.” Alex Murphy, a spokesman for Reynolds, noted the extra benefits were always intended to help cases in Mason County. (Editor’s note: Case data includes both confirmed and probable From page 1 cases.) Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 146 cases Case data is as follows: 5-11 — 319 cases 0-19 — 901 cases (1 12-15 — 334 cases (1 new), 11 hospitalizations new) 20-29 — 659 cases, 5 16-20 — 471 cases (1 hospitalizations, 1 death fewer) 30-39 — 608 cases (2 21-25 — 540 cases new), 15 hospitalizations, 26-30 — 609 cases 1 death 31-40 — 1,106 cases (3 40-49 — 675 cases (2 new), 18 hospitalizations, new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 1,026 cases (1 2 deaths new), 3 deaths 50-59 — 655 cases (1 51-60 — 859 cases (1 new), 38 hospitalizations new), 12 deaths (1 new), 10 deaths 61-70 — 649 cases (1 60-69 — 553 cases, new), 16 deaths 57 hospitalizations, 14 71+ — 588 cases, 59 deaths deaths 70-79 — 357 cases (1 Additional county case new), 53 hospitalizations, data since vaccinations 31 deaths began Dec. 14, 2020: 80-plus — 214 cases, Total cases since start 38 hospitalizations, 26 of vaccinations: 5,743 (6 deaths new); Vaccination rates in Total cases among Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: individuals who were not reported as fully vacciVaccines started: 11,392 (49.72 percent of nated — 4,813 (3 new); Total breakthrough the population); cases among fully vacciVaccines completed: 10,465 (45.68 percent of nated — 930 (3 new); Total deaths among not the population). fully vaccinated individuals — 74; Mason County Total breakthrough According to the 10 deaths among fully vaccia.m. update on Friday nated individuals — 7. from DHHR, there have A total of 12,153 people been 6,647 cases (6 new) in Mason County have of COVID-19, in Mason County (6,165 confirmed received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, cases, 482 probable which is 45.8 percent of cases) since the beginthe population, according ning of the pandemic to DHHR, with 10,283 in 2020, and 92 deaths. DHHR reports there are fully vaccinated or 38.8 currently six active cases percent of the population. Mason County is curand 6,547 recovered rently green on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 34 confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. There are 15 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant reported in Mason County. Medicine degree from the Joan C Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in Huntington, From page 1 W.Va. Dr. Hawkins is a Fellow of the American leadership positions. College of Physicians and Dr. Hawkins is a board is board certified by the certified internal mediAmerican Board of Intercal physician with more than 32 years’ experience. nal Medicine. “Dr. Hawkins has He earned a Doctor of served the people of our community his entire career and has built deep and meaningful relationships along the way,” said Jeff Noblin, CEO, FACHE for Pleasant Valley Hospital. “He will lead the medical staff in their mission to administer the highest quality care for the people COVID Hawkins Ohio According to the update on Thursday from ODH, there have been 4,808 cases in the past seven days (21-day average of 3,913), 317 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 290), 29 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 20) and 100 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21-day average of 158) with 38,266 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: ODH now updates COVID-19 data once per week.) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 7,295,208 (62.41 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,763,815 (57.86 percent of the population). As of April 14, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 23,397; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 1,248; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not people who lost jobs because of the pandemic and said, “we have to return to pre-pandemic life.” Murphy pointed out that Iowa has over 86,000 job openings listed on a state unemployment website. But Kramer said she’s not able to work and that even getting out of her apartment can be a struggle at times. Vince Hall, who oversees public policy for the nationwide food bank network Feeding America, said ending the extra benefits ignores the reality that even as the pandemic wanes there hasn’t been a decline in demand at food banks. Wages have been increasing in the United States and the national unemployment rate in March dropped to 3.6%, but those gains have been offset by an 8.5% increase in inflation compared to a year ago. Food is among items rising the fastest, leaving many families unable to buy enough groceries. “The COVID pandemic is giving way to a hunger pandemic,” Hall said. “We’re in a real, real struggle.” Feeding America, which represents 200 food banks, reports that demand for food has increased just as these organizations are seeing individual donations dwindle and food costs rise. The organization estimates the nation’s food banks will spend 40% more to buy food in the fiscal year ending June 2022 as in the previous year. reported as fully vaccinated — 65,972; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 4,477. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 498,890 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 117 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 84,076 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 822 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 6,794 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with three since the last update. There are 437 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 2.51 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.15 percent. Statewide, 1,123,880 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (62.7 percent of the population). A total of 54.2 percent of the population, 971,701 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 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