http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/7b1a9385089e39744d43ed8b9b93754b.pdf 512de5e24ef0f1d2abcd0af6344dbcaa PDF Text Text STANDING WITH UKRAINE We at AIM Media stand with SUPPORT the Ukrainian people to support their freedom and UKRAINE sovereignty. www.aimmediacares.com Please visit AIMMediaCares.com/Ukraine or scan the QR code for links to organizations working to help the Ukrainian people in their time of need. 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 59° 76° 74° Sunny and nice today. Mainly clear tonight. High 83° / Low 52° Today’s weather forecast OHSAA meet has begun WEATHER s 9 SPORTS s 7 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 110, Volume 76 Saturday, June 4, 2022 s $2 230 new COVID cases reported By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Meigs High School | Courtesy Meigs High School graduated 103 seniors in the Class of 2022 last weekend. Meigs graduates 103 Staff Report Meigs High School graduated 103 students on Friday, May 27th. The Valedictorian of the Class of 2022 was Cameron Davis and the Salutatorian was Coulter Cleland. Also in the top ten of the class were Alexis Medley, Caleb Burnem, Amara Barrett, Layne Stanley, Mallory Hawley, Kylan Stone, Gretchen Frontz, and Bostic Eason. Graduates earning diplomas were: Lindsey Adkins, Haley Ash- burn, Abbie Barrett, Garis Batey, James Beach, Chase Belcher, Jaiden Bell, Richard Bennett, Sawyer Bratton, Cadan Broderick, Georgia Brown, Nicole Buckley, Kelly Burns, Mollee Buskirk, LeeAnn Call, Kayla Chapell, Stephon Chappell, Shelbe Cochran, Kenneth Cooke, Meredith Cremeans, Damion Dailey, Emilee Davis, Davey Denney, Andrew Dodson, Molly Eads, Cadence Eakins, Theron Eberts, Samantha Eblin, Kyan Edwards, Bethan Engle, Jaret Fackler, Logan Fink, Lucas Finlaw, Hunter Fisher, Jadyn Floyd, Chase Garcia, Charles Gilkey, Kamerin Hagaman, Samantha Haggy, Kastle Hall, Mara Hall, Tia Harris, Jayda Hawkins, Garrett Howard, Kody Hubbard, Shelby Hudnall, Nathaniel Hysell, Tucker Ingles, Shawna Joseph, Jacob Leach, Jonathan Lee, Tipton Lee, Jozlynn Litchfield, Christopher Mahan, Corbin Martin, Lukkas Mays, Jacob McElroy, John Logan McGee, Chloerena McKinney, Wesley Metzger, Christopher Miles, Layla Milliron, Jacob Musser, Alexis O’Brien, Hunter Partlow, Adam Pierce, Cadence Richards, Joclyn Robbins, Hailey Roberts, Morgan Roberts, Benjamin Robinette-Sawyer, Aaliyah Robinson, Aiden Roush, Breanna Rowley, Sky Rowley, Linda Ruiz, Chloe Runyon, Heaven Runyon, Rayleigh Sheets, Caleb Shuler, Morgan Smith, Baylee Spaun, Hannah Spencer, Arthur Tobin III, Cadence Vance, Donald “Trey” Vaughan III, Josie Ward, Matthew Will, Emalie Willis, Kadynce Wolfe, Jessica Workman, Brayden Young. Troopers to participate in ‘National Secure Your Load Day’ Staff Report GALLIPOLIS — On June 6, troopers will be participating in National Secure Your Load Day. This day is aimed at encouraging motorists to secure cargo with tie-down straps and/or coverings in an effort to reduce crashes. Loads that are not properly secured can fall, shift or spill, causing a hazard to those traveling behind them. In fact, a 20-pound object traveling at 55 mph has a force of 1,000 pounds on impact. On average in Ohio, there are two fatal and 94 injury crashes each year involving improper load securement. Troopers issue an average of 501 citations each year. Before you go out, make sure you follow these steps to secure your load: -Tie it down with rope, netting or straps; -Tie large objects directly to your vehicle or trailer; -Consider covering the entire AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. 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Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com load with a sturdy tarp or net; -Don’t overload your vehicle or trailer; -Always double-check your load to make sure it’s secure; and -Don’t forget animals should also be properly secured. “Our goal is to educate drivers on the importance of securing their load before hitting out roadways,” said Lieutenant Jason Roe, Gallipolis Post Commander. “The potential dangers of incorrectly securing your load can be devastating.” In addition, unsecured loads are responsible for up to 40 percent of the litter on the roads each year. Incorrectly securing your load is a minor misdemeanor unless there is serious injury or death, in which case the charge can be escalated. If you see an unsecured load, contact the patrol at #677. Information provided by Gallipolis Post of the State Highway Patrol. WVa plant to start making electric school buses in September CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Canadian electric school bus manufacturer will begin production at a West Virginia facility in September, officials said. In January, GreenPower Motor Co. Inc. signed a lease-purchase agreement for a 9.5-acre (3.8 hectares) manufacturing facility in South Charleston. The company announced Thursday that it will take possession of the facility in August and start producing zeroemission buses the following month. Gov. Jim Justice said at a news conference that his administration will work with the company to demonstrate the electric buses in school districts statewide. Under President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan, the Environmental Protection Agency will offer rebates to school districts of up to $375,000 toward the purchase of larger electric buses and $285,000 for smaller ones to replace diesel-powered vehicles. An additional $20,000 per bus is available for battery-charging infrastructure, GreenPower spokesman Mark Nestlen said. “In essence, they can almost get those buses for free,” Nestlen said. The buses can run 140 miles (225 kilometers) on a single charge and recharge in as little as 3.5 hours. Vancouver, British Columbiabased GreenPower plans to hire up to 200 workers initially with the potential to add up to 900 new jobs when full production is reached in two years. 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 230 new COVID19 cases reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. Statistics reported on Friday, June 3: In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 118 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported 21 new COVID19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported 91 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 7,788 total cases (118 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 413 hospitalizations (1 new) and 127 deaths. Of the 7,788 cases, 7,409 (27 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,542 cases (15 new), 13 hospitalizations (1 fewer) 20-29 —1,249 cases (14 new), 22 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 30-39 — 1,134 cases (15 new), 21 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 1,128 cases (14 new), 37 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 1,031 cases (15 new), 65 hospitalizations, 14 deaths 60-69 — 854 cases (24 new), 75 hospitalizations (1 new), 22 deaths 70-79 — 519 cases (8 new), 106 hospitalizations (1 new), 32 deaths 80-plus — 331 cases (13 new), 74 hospitalizations, 45 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 14,684 (49.10 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 13,560 (45.35 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 4,763 total cases (21 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 243 hospitalizations (1 new) and 88 deaths. Of the 4,763 cases, 4,594 See COVID | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, June 4, 2022 OBITUARIES Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS PEGGY SUE YOST RACINE — Peggy Sue Yost, 60, of Racine, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 2, 2022. She was born on August 15, 1961, in Gallipolis, to Simon Johnson and the late Ellen (Might) Johnson of Pomeroy. She is preceded in death by her mother, Ellen Johnson; grandmother, Evelyn Might; grandfather, Clifford Might; husband, Donald Yost Sr.; and son, Donald Yost Jr. Peggy is survived by her father, Simon Johnson; daughter, Dawn Marie Yost of Belpre; grandchildren, Caden and Braden McConnell of Washington, W.Va.; several nieces and nephews; and four siblings, Mary (Jim) Purdue of Point Pleasant, W.Va., Robert (Sandy) Johnson of Peebles, Sharon (Charlie) Keeder of East Liverpool, and Andrea (Bill) Doerfer of Pomeroy. Peggy was employed by Meigs County since 1999. She started as a deputy clerk in the treasurer’s office and was elected as treasurer in 2008. She was dedicated to serving Meigs County and all of its residents. She was also affiliated with the Republican Party, Ladies of Meigs County Republican Party, Farm Bureau, and the Big Bend Antiques Club. Peggy had a bright personality and loving smile. Anyone that had the privilege of knowing Peggy, knew what an extremely hard worker she was. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire. Visitation for friends and family will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Cards may be sent to Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. TINA MARIE COOPER GALLIPOLIS — Tina Marie Cooper, age 61 of Gallipolis, died Tuesday May 31, 2022 at her residence. Born July 20, 1960 in Blackfork, she was the daughter of William Armstrong Sr. and Imogene Borden both of Gallipolis. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Arnold F. Cooper Jr. of Gallipolis, children, Matthew (Krista) Cooper of Gallipolis, Tia (Mike) Stevens of Columbus and Nika Cooper (Eric Simpson) of Gallipolis, several grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, sisters Tanya Lewis of Gallipolis and Twana Fisher of Blackfork, brothers Bruce Galliamore of Blackfork and Billy Armstrong of Gallipolis, and a sisterin-law Diana Cooper. Tina was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother. She was preceded by her grandparents Edison and Nellie Galliamore, Aurilla McWhorter, sister Terry Armstrong Holland, brothers William ‘Big John’ Armstrong and Tony Armstrong, grandson Jayden Cooper and mother and father-in-law Nancy and Arnold Cooper Sr. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday June 7, 2022 at Pine Street Cemetery with Pastor Christian Scott officiating. Pallbearers will be: Darnell Stanford, Wade Stanford, Austin Lewis, Zachariah Lewis, James Griffin and Mike Stevens. In honor of Tina’s love of dresses, the family would like ladies attending to wear colorful sundresses. Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home is assisting the family. An online guest registry is available at waugh-halley-wood. com DEATH NOTICES BEACH VINTON — Charlotte A. Beach, 86, of Vinton, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Willis Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to help the family with funeral expenses. KEMPER GALLIPOLIS — Joan Kemper, 83, Gallipolis, died Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Graveside services will be conducted noon Thursday, June 9, 2022 the Vinton Memorial Park. McCoy-Moore Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. 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 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 spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest. com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Sunday, June 5 RACINE —Racine American Legion Post 602 will be serving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be their last dinner until they resume in October. Menu includes fried chicken, pulled pork, homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, potato salad, baked beans, roll, dessert, drink. GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27 will be meeting at 6 p.m. at the post home on McCormick Road. Tuesday, June 7 GALLIPOLIS — The VFW Post #4464 will meet at 6 p.m. the post home on Third Avenue. Wednesday, June 8 HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees will be holding the regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Friday, June 10 GALLIPOLIS — The monthly meeting for the O.O. McIntyre Park District Board will be at 11 a.m. at Raccoon County Creek Park, 518 Dan Jones Road. Monday, June 6 Monday, June 13 POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative (MCCI) will meet at noon in the conference room at the Meigs County Health Department. New members are welcome. LETART — The Letart Township Trustee Meeting will be at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. GALLIPOLIS — The DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet at 5 p.m. the post home on Liberty Avenue. GALLIPOLIS — The AMVETS Post #23 will meet at the post home on Liberty Avenue at 6 p.m., after the DAV meeting. BEDFORD TWP. — The Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting on June 13 at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Townhall. Tuesday, June 14 TUPPERS PLAINS — The monthly meeting for the Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will be at 7 p.m. at the district office. GALLIPOLIS — The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 will meet at the post home on McCormick Road at 5 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — The Legion Auxiliary will meet at the post home at 6 p.m. after the Sons of the American Legion meeting on McCormick Road. GALLIPOLIS — The VFW Post #4464 will hold a family dinner at the post home on Third Avenue at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — The Board of Trustees for Bossard Memorial Library will have it’s regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the library. Monday, June 20 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27, Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and the Auxiliary will hold a joint E-Board meeting at the post home on McCormick Road at 5 p.m. 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 CROWN CITY — Mable Halley will be celebrating her 92nd birthday on June 10. Cards may be sent to 254 Lane Branch Road, Crown City, OH 45623 Gordon Fisher, 1402 Dusky St. in Syracuse, and must be returned by June 24. Legal residents of Syracuse can qualify for the scholarship awards for a maximum of two years. located between the Holzer Hospital entrance and Shawnee Lane will be closed from June 6-Aug. 12. Detour will be SR 160 South to the Jackson Pike intersection to SR 160 to U.S. 35. Elks Scholarships Storytime at the library 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 GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard on the applicant’s financial need, Memorial Library will be closed scholastic achievements and leadSunday, June 19 in observance of the holiday. Normal hours of opera- ership qualities. Deadline to return tion will resume Monday, June 20. 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. SYRACUSE — Applications for the 2022-2023 Carleton College Scholarships for higher education are available for legal residents of the Village of Syracuse. Applications can be picked up from GALLIPOLIS — The ramp Holiday hours Carleton College Scholarships Upcoming road closures 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. Needlework Network POMEROY — Join the Needlework Network on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Riverview Room at the Pomeroy Library. Socialize and craft with experienced fabric artists. Bring your work in progress to share with the group. Beginners welcome. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812. The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome. Today is Saturday, June 4, the In 1967, “Mission: Impossible” 155th day of 2022. There are 210 won outstanding dramatic series, days left in the year. “The Monkees” outstanding comedy series at the 19th Primetime Today’s highlight in history On June 4, 1942, the World War Emmy Awards. In 1985, the Supreme Court II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American victory upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providagainst Japan and marking the ing for a daily minute of silence in turning point of the war in the public schools. Pacific. In 1986, Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence anaOn this date lyst, pleaded guilty in Washington In 1812, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, 79-49, a to conspiring to deliver informadeclaration of war against Britain. tion related to the national defense to Israel. (Pollard, sentenced to life In 1919, Congress approved in prison, was released on parole the 19th Amendment to the U.S. on Nov. 20, 2015; he moved to Constitution, which said that the Israel after completing parole in right to vote could not be denied December 2020.) or abridged based on gender. The In 1989, a gas explosion in the amendment was sent to the states Soviet Union engulfed two passing for ratification. In 1939, the German ocean liner trains, killing 575. In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian carMS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, ried out his first publicly assisted suicide, helping Janet Adkins, a was turned away from the Florida 54-year-old Alzheimer’s patient coast by U.S. officials. from Portland, Oregon, end her life In 1940, during World War II, in Oakland County, Michigan. the Allied military evacuation In 1998, a federal judge senof some 338,000 troops from tenced Terry Nichols to life in prisDunkirk, France, ended. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal declared: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the land- Building in Oklahoma City. In 2020, in the first of a series of ing grounds, we shall fight in the memorials set for three cities over fields and in the streets, we shall six days, celebrities, musicians and fight in the hills; we shall never political leaders gathered in front surrender.” of George Floyd’s golden casket in In 1944, U-505, a German subMinneapolis. marine, was captured by a U.S. Navy task group in the south Atlantic; it was the first such capTen years ago: ture of an enemy vessel at sea by With President Barack Obama standing off to the side, former President Bill Clinton warned during a fundraiser in New York that a Mitt Romney presidency would be “calamitous” for the nation and the world. Al-Qaida’s second-incommand, Abu Yahya al-Libi (ahBOO’ yah-HEE’-ah ahl LIH’-bee), was killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, Pakistan. Five years ago: Alfredo del Mazo of the governing PRI (pree) party was elected governor of the state of Mexico in a hotly disputed contest marred by charges of irregularities. Elite rock climber Alex Honnold became the first to climb alone to the top of the massive granite wall known as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without ropes or safety gear. One year ago: A federal judge overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violated people’s constitutional right to bear arms. Facebook said former President Donald Trump’s accounts would be suspended for two years, following a finding that Trump stoked violence ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed their second child, a girl born in California and named Lilibet Diana in a tribute both to Queen Elizabeth II and to the prince’s late mother, Princess Diana. Actor Clarence Williams III, who played undercover cop Linc Hayes on the TV series ‘The Mod Squad,’ died in Los Angeles at 81. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 4, 2022 3 Raising stress awareness Would you agree that many to most of us are facing challenges that can be stressful, overwhelming, and cause strong emotions in both adults and children? Stress is actually a normal part of life. At times, it serves a useful purpose. But if you don’t get a handle on your stress and it becomes long-term, it can seriously interfere with your job, family life, and health. WebMD reports more than half of Americans say they fight with friends and loved ones because of stress, and more than 70% say they experience real physical and emotional symptoms from it. Everyone has different stress triggers. Work stress tops the list, according to surveys. Forty percent of U.S. workers admit to experiencing office stress, and one-quarter say work is the biggest source of stress in their lives. Causes of work stress include: being unhappy in your job; having a heavy workload or too much responsibility; working long hours having poor management, unclear expectations of your work, or no say in the decision-making process; working under dangerous conditions; being insecure about your chance for advancement or risk of termination; having to give speeches in front ing, and making of colleague; facdecisions ing discrimination 5. Physical reacor harassment at tions, such as headwork, especially if aches, body pains, your company isn’t stomach problems, supportive. and skin rashes Life stresses 6. Worsening also can have a big Meigs of chronic health impact. Examples Health problems of life stresses are Matters 7. Worsening of the death of a loved Courtney C. mental health conone; divorce; loss Midkiff, BSC ditions of a job; increase 8. Increased use in financial obligaof tobacco, alcohol, and tions; getting married; other substances moving to a new home; Learning healthy ways chronic illness or injury; to cope and getting the emotional problems right care and support (depression, anxiety, can help reduce stressful anger, grief, guilt, low feelings and symptoms. self-esteem); taking care of an elderly or sick fam- Below are ways that you can help yourself and othily member; traumatic ers manage stress. event. 1. Take breaks from Sometimes the stress comes from inside, rather watching, reading, or listening to news stories, than outside. You can stress yourself out just by including those on social media. It’s good to be worrying about things. informed but hearing All of these factors can about the traumatic event lead to stress: fear and constantly can be upsetuncertainty; attitudes ting. Consider limiting and perceptions; unrenews to just a couple of alistic expectations; times a day and disconchange. necting from phone, TV, Stress symptoms may be physical or emotional. and computer screens for a while. Common reactions to 2. Take care of yourself. a stressful event can Eat healthy, exercise, get include: plenty of sleep, and give 1. Disbelief yourself a break if you feel 2. Feelings of fear, stressed out. shock, anger, sadness, 3. Take care of your worry, numbness, or frusbody. tration 4. Take deep breaths, 3. Changes in appetite, energy, desires, and inter- stretch, or meditate. 5. Try to eat healthy, ests 4. Difficulty sleeping or well-balanced meals. 6. Exercise regularly. nightmares, concentrat- 7. Get plenty of sleep. 8. Avoid excessive alcohol, tobacco, and substance use. 9. Continue with routine preventive measures (such as vaccinations, cancer screenings, etc.) as recommended by your healthcare provider. 10. Talk to others. Talk with people you trust about your concerns and how you are feeling. Share your problems and how you are feeling and coping with a parent, friend, counselor, doctor, or pastor. 11. Connect with your community- or faithbased organizations. 12. Avoid drugs and alcohol. These may seem to help, but they can create additional problems and increase the stress you are already feeling. 13. Recognize when you need more help. If problems continue or you are thinking about suicide, talk to a psychologist, social worker or professional counselor. Remember — It’s OK not to be OK. Help can be found by texting 4HOPE to 74174 (the Crisis Text Line, which is a free 24/7 service for those in crisis) or by visiting https:// www.apa.org/topics/ crisis-hotlines. Sources: Centers for Disease Control; WebMD Courtney C. Midkiff, BSC, is Administrator for the Meigs County Health Department. More job gains point to a solid economy and Fed rate hikes By Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and rising interest rates. Last month’s gain reflects a resilient job market that has so far shrugged off concerns that the economy will weaken in the coming months as the Federal Reserve steadily raises interest rates to fight inflation. The unemployment rate remained 3.6%, just above a half-century low, the Labor Department said Friday. The job growth in May, though healthy, was the lowest monthly gain in a year. But it was high enough to keep the Fed on track to pursue what’s likely to be the fastest series of rate hikes in more than 30 years. Stock market indexes fell Friday after the government released the jobs report, reflecting that concern. Businesses in many industries remain desperate to hire because their customers have kept spending freely despite intensifying concerns about high inflation. Americans’ finances have been buoyed by rising pay and an unusually large pile of savings that were accumulated during the pandemic, particularly by higher-income households. “Given all the talk we’ve heard about recession and economic headwinds, it was very reassuring to see a solid jobs number,” said Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo. One encouraging sign, Vitner said, was that hiring was broad-based across most of the econ- Nam Y. Huh | AP file A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Schaumburg, Ill., in April. Employers added 390,000 jobs in May, according to a federal jobs report. The unemployment rate remained 3.6%, just above a halfcentury low, the Labor Department said Friday. omy. “When the economy loses momentum,” he said, hiring tends to occur in just a few sectors, “and that’s not what we’re seeing today.” Nearly every large industry added workers in May. One major exception was retail, which shed nearly 61,000 positions. Some large retailers, including Walmart and Target, have reported disappointing sales and earnings. Last month, Walmart said it had overhired and then reduced its head count through attrition. Construction companies added 36,000 jobs, a hopeful sign for Americans who have bought new homes that aren’t yet built because of labor and parts shortages. Shipping and warehousing companies, still struggling to keep up with growing online commerce, added 47,000 jobs. Restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues hired 84,000. Last month, Friday’s report showed, more Americans came off the sidelines of the workforce and found jobs, a sign that rising wages and plentiful opportunities are encouraging people to look for work. Still, the proportion of people who either have a job or are looking for one remains below pre-pandemic levels. Rising prices might also have led some to take jobs: The number of people ages 55 or over who are working rose last month, suggesting that some older Americans are “unretiring” after leaving their jobs — or being laid off — during the pandemic and its aftermath. Average hourly wages rose 10 cents in May to $31.95, the government said, a solid gain but not enough to keep up with inflation. Compared with 12 months earlier, hourly pay climbed 5.2%, down from a 5.5% year-overyear gain in April and the second straight drop. Still, more moderate pay raises could ease inflationary pressures in the economy and help sustain growth. Workers, in general, are enjoying nearly unprecedented bargaining power. The number of people who are quitting jobs, typically for better positions at higher pay, has been at or near a record high for six months. Layoffs are at their lowest level on records dating back 20 years. Yet there are signs that some companies, facing rising costs for parts and labor, are starting to resist demands for higher pay. One such executive is Jackie Bondanza, CEO of Hounds Town, a chain of doggie daycares with 30 locations in 14 states. Bondanza said people are applying for jobs at the company’s headquarters in Garden City, New York, who don’t necessarily have relevant experience yet are demanding pay above the listed salary. “People are coming in demanding 30% more,” she said. “We can’t afford to overpay for somebody.” Even so, Bondanza plans to keep hiring to support the company’s expansion. Hounds Town, which expects to open 50 new franchised outlets in the next 18 months, is seeking to fill three jobs, including a training director and a marketing director. The company now has 17 employees at its corporate office, up from five a year ago. Former Trump aide Navarro indicted for defying Jan. 6 panel By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker and Farnoush Amiri Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro Navarro is former President Donald Trump’s second aide to be charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6, 2021, investigation, His arrest comes months after the indictment of former White House adviser Steve Bannon. Navarro, 72, was charged with one contempt count for failing to appear for a deposition before the House committee. The second charge is for failing to produce documents the committee requested. He was taken into federal custody Friday morning and was expected to appear in federal court in Washington later in the afternoon. If convicted, each charge carries a minimum sentence of a month in jail and a maximum of a year behind bars. The indictment underscores that the Justice Department is continuing to pursue criminal charges against Trump associates who have attempted to impede or stonewall the work of congressional investigators examining the most significant attack on U.S. democracy in decades. The Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland have faced pressure to move more quickly to decide whether to prosecute other Trump aides who have similarly defied subpoenas from the House panel. The indictment alleges that Navarro, when summoned to appear before the committee for a deposition, refused to do so and instead told the panel that because Trump had invoked executive privilege, “my hands are tied.” After committee staff told him they believed there were topics he could discuss without raising any executive privilege concerns, Navarro again refused, directing the committee to negotiate directly with lawyers for Trump, according to the indictment. The committee went ahead with its scheduled deposition on March 2, but Navarro did not attend. The indictment came days after Navarro revealed in a court filing that he also had been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department’s sprawling probe into the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Navarro, who was a trade adviser to Trump, said he was served the subpoena by the FBI at his Washington, D.C., home last week. The subpoena was the first known instance of prosecutors seeking testimony from someone who worked in the Trump White House as they investigate the attack. Navarro made the case in his lawsuit Tuesday that the House select committee investigating the attack is unlawful and therefore a subpoena it issued to him in February is unenforceable under law. He filed the suit against members of the committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the U.S. attorney in Washington, Matthew M. Graves, whose office is now handling the criminal case against him. In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Navarro said the goal of his lawsuit is much broader than the subpoenas themselves, part of an effort to have “the Supreme Court address a number of issues that have come with the weaponization of Congress’ investigatory powers” since Trump entered office. Members of the select committee sought testimony from Navarro about his public efforts to help Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election, including a call trying to persuade state legislators to join their efforts. The former economics professor was one of the White House staffers who promoted Trump’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud. Trump, in turn, promoted a lengthy report Navarro released in December 2020, which Navarro falsely claimed contained evidence of the alleged misconduct and election fraud “more than sufficient” to swing victory to his former boss. OHIO BRIEF Police fatally shoot man who bit off officer’s finger CLEVELAND (AP) — A man was shot and killed by police at a public housing complex in Cleveland during a confrontation in which an officer’s finger was bitten off, authorities said. The shooting at the Union Square apartment complex occurred around 5:45 p.m. Thursday, shortly after Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority police were told Demond Eskridge, 42, of Cleveland, had thrown multiple objects — including a bed frame, a door and chairs — from the seventh-floor balcony of the building. Officers found Eskridge and a struggle soon ensued. Eskridge was shot at least once and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The injured officer was also being treated at a hospital, but further details were not disclosed. 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The queen skipped the event at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, which came on the second of four days of festivities marking her Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old monarch has had difficulty moving around in recent months and experienced “some discomfort” after smiling and waving to throngs of supporters from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Thursday afternoon. But royal watchers quickly shifted their focus to Harry and Meghan, who held hands as they walked down the long central aisle accompanied only by a military officer in a scarlet dress tunic. Other guests craned their necks to watch the couple take their places in the second row, underscoring their lesser roles as nonworking members of the royal family. Prince Charles, who represented the queen, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, had special chairs in the front row on the other side of the central aisle. Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge were seated next to them. Harry and Meghan sparked tensions within the royal family when they moved to California and signed lucrative By Terry Wallace and Jill Bleed telephone poles and a fence, Soward said. Associated Press “He exited his truck. He fired additional A convicted murderer rounds. At least four on the run since escap- officers returned fire at the suspect,” who was ing a prison bus last killed, Soward said. month was fatally shot The search by law enforcefor Lopez, who ment in Texas escaped while after he killed being transportfive members of ed in a caged the same family, area of a prison including four bus, heightened children, and Thursday when stole a truck Lopez someone called from their rural police because weekend cabin, they were concerned officials said. they had not heard from Gonzalo Lopez, 46, died in a shootout with an elderly relative. That led officers to police late Thursday in a rural cabin near CenJourdanton, about 35 terville in Leon County, miles (55 kilometers) in the same area where south of San Antonio, after driving the pickup Lopez had escaped the bus. The names of more than 200 miles the five people found (322 kilometers) from dead inside the cabin the cabin, said Jason were not immediately Clark, spokesman for released by authorities. the Texas Department The Tomball school of Criminal Justice. He district in suburban had been on the run since stabbing a prison Houston said Friday that the four children bus driver on May 12. were students in its disWhen Lopez was trict and the adult was shot, he had an ARtheir grandfather. 15-style rifle and a pis“There are no words. tol that authorities say During this difficult may have been taken time, the Tomball comfrom the cabin, Clark munity is continuing to said. Authorities in Atasco- pull together following sa County — about 220 the tragic loss of four miles (354 kilometers) students,” said school district Superintendent southwest of the cabin Martha Salazar-Zamora. — spotted the stolen The victims were pickup late Thursday thought to have arrived evening and followed it, staying behind so as Thursday morning at to not alert him of their the cabin, which they owned, Clark said. The presence, said Sheriff David Soward. Officers five are believed to with Jourdanton police have been killed that afternoon and had no then used spike strips link to Lopez, he said. to flatten the truck’s Authorities don’t yet tires. But Lopez was know whether Lopez still able to keep drivhad been staying in the ing and stick his rifle cabin and whether he out the window and fire several shots at offi- ambushed them upon their arrival, Clark said. cers before he hit two Matt Dunham | AP pool Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive for a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on Friday on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years of service. media contracts. The rift deepened after they made allegations of racism and bullying in the royal household. But they flew back to Britain for the jubilee celebrations, bringing their son, Archie, and daughter, Lilibet, who had never met her great grandmother the queen. “This is, again, Elizabeth II trying to put on a united front, bringing her family together one last time, probably, during her reign, so that ... handing over to the next monarch, she can be seen to have done at least publicly her best to try and unite the divisions that have opened up within the family group over the last couple of years,” Ed Owens, author of “The Family Firm: Monarchy Mass Media and the British Public 1932-53’’ said in an interview before the jubilee. The service of thanksgiving took place a day after the celebrations opened with the glittering military parade known as Trooping the Color, an event that has marked the sovereign’s official birthday for some 260 years. Following the event, tens of thousands of royal supporters cheered wildly as Elizabeth joined other senior royals on the palace balcony and 70 military aircraft roared overhead in salute. The queen doggedly appeared later in the evening outside her home at Windsor Castle for the final moments of an international beacon lighting ceremony. Moving slowly and with some difficulty she pressed an illuminated globe that sent a river of lights flooding toward Buckingham Palace, where a sculpture of living trees was lit up. Though the palace said she had enjoyed the festivities, the queen apparently decided that another trip from Windsor back into London on Friday might be a bit much. Prince Charles again stood in for his mother at the church service, as he has often done of late. But the queen was still part of the service as participants assumed she was watching on television. Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell spoke directly to her in his sermon, playfully riffing on her love of horse racing. “I’m afraid I don’t have any great tips for the Derby tomorrow, but since the scriptures describe life as a race set before us, let me observe that your long reign reflects the distance of Aintree rather than the sprints of Epsom …,’’ he joked. “But with endurance, through times of change and challenge, joy and sorrow, you continue to offer yourself in the service of our country and the commonwealth.” “Your Majesty, we’re sorry you’re not with us this morning, but we are so glad you are still in the saddle,’’ he added. “And we are all glad that there is still more to come.’’ 2 monkeypox strains in US suggest possible undetected spread Lease Want To Buy 'U� 6KDK V 1HZO\ UHQRYDWHG PHGLFDO RIILFH LV DYDLODEOH IRU OHDVH� 1900 sq ft fully furnished with multiple exam rooms, private office space, x-ray machine, digital x-ray processor, lab area, and ample parking. 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The full text of this legislation is available at the Office of the City Auditor, on the City's website (www.cityofgallipolis.com), and at the Bossard Library. �NEWS 6 Saturday, June 4, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing What did police know as the Texas school shooting unfolded? By Sean Murphy Associated Press As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the deadly attack was unfolding. Did they know children were trapped in a classroom with the gunman? Was that potentially critical information relayed to the incident commander on the scene? And did officers challenge the commander’s decision not to promptly storm the classroom? Authorities have not released audio of the 911 calls or radio communications but have confirmed dispatchers received panicked 911 calls from students trapped inside the locked classroom with the gunman while officers waited in a hallway outside. In an apparent breakdown in communications, Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez said Thursday that the commander overseeing police at the crime scene, school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo, was never informed that children were calling 911 from inside the school. Gutierrez told The Associated Press on Friday that the state Virginia Tech, where a student killed 32 people. In that case, the gunman first killed two people at a dormitory. Police and school authorities thought that the gunman had fled the campus and that the danger had passed. But he instead moved on to another part of campus a couple of hours later and continued his murderous rampage. Warner said the protocols stress that dispatchers should not think a shooting is over “just because that caller can no longer see the shooter or hear shots being fired.” The protocols also outline key questions for 911 dispatchers to ask callers in active-shooter cases, including the types of weapons involved, the Eric Gay | AP number and location of A truck passes crosses placed to honor the victims killed in last week’s shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. suspects and whether the caller can safely evacuate Nineteen children and were not relayed critical ultimately killing three agency investigating the the building. officers and seriously two teachers were killed information by a police shooting determined The gunman in Uvalde, dispatcher, often because wounding two. Arredondo was not carry- in the attack last week 18-year-old Salvador “It’s an old case, but at Robb Elementary, the the dispatcher wasn’t ing a police radio as the Ramos, spent roughly 80 following protocols, said it’s still very relevant deadliest school shootmassacre unfolded. minutes inside the school today,” Warner said. Dave Warner, a retired ing in nearly a decade. Arredondo also has before law enforcement Protocols for 911 dispolice officer and an Seventeen others were come under criticism patchers handling calls in officers killed him, expert at the Internainjured. The funerals for not ordering officers active-shooter situations according to an official tional Academies of began this week. to immediately breach timeline. also specifically caution Emergency Dispatch. Arredondo has not the classroom and take Since the shooting, law He cited a 2009 domes- against changing a law responded to repeated down the gunman. Steenforcement and state enforcement response tic disturbance call in ven McCraw, the head of interview requests from officials have struggled based solely on the Pittsburgh in which The Associated Press, the Texas Department to present an accurate amount of time that has and telephone messages a woman told a 911 of Public Safety, said operator that her son was elapsed since shots were account of how police that Arredondo believed left at the school police responded, sometimes last heard, Warner said. armed. That informaheadquarters were not the active shooting had providing conflicting Warner said those tion was never relayed returned. turned into a hostage protocols were developed information or withdrawThere have been other to responding officers. situation, and that the ing some statements in part as a result of the When they arrived, cases in which officers chief made the “wrong hours later. 2007 mass shooting at the man opened fire, on the scene of a crime decision.” Satellite images suggest new Chinese carrier close to launch By Jon Gambrell and David Rising By Nicholas Riccardi recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2020. Redistricting is the once-a-decade adjustAfter nearly a year ment of legislative lines of partisan battles, number-crunching and to match the Census’ findings. 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Likewise, for Republicans, that’s good for Republicans,” the typical congressaid Adam Kincaid, sional district voted executive director of for Biden by about 2 percentage points, also the National Republican Redistricting Trust, almost identical to which coordinates redis2020. tricting for the party. “It’s almost perfect Democrats noted stasis,” said Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a Har- that’s still a far better vard law professor who place than where they were after the last round follows congressional of redistricting in 2011, redistricting. “If you fresh off a GOP sweep of compare the maps we had in 2020 to the maps statehouses that allowed them to draw a far more we’re going to have in slanted series of con2022, they’re almost gressional maps. identical” in terms of “We are in a stronger partisan advantage, he position than in 2020 added. and in a way stronger The specific lines position than in 2012,” of congressional dissaid Kelly Ward Burton, tricts have, of course, changed, as some states executive director of the National Democratic added new ones — or Redistricting Commitlost old ones — to match population shifts tee. Associated Press Associated Press BANGKOK — China’s most advanced aircraft carrier to date appears to be nearing completion, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Friday, as experts suggested the vessel could be launched soon. The newly developed Type 003 carrier has been under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard northeast of Shanghai since 2018. Satellite images taken by Planet Labs PBC on May 31 suggest work on the vessel is close to done. The launch has been long anticipated, and constitutes what the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank called a “seminal moment in China’s ongoing modernization efforts and a symbol of the country’s growing military might.” CSIS noted in a report that China often pairs military milestones with existing holidays and anniversaries. It suggested that the vessel could be launched as soon as Friday to coincide with the national Dragon Boat Festival, as well as the 157th anniversary of the founding of the Jiangnan Shipyard. In the satellite images, the carrier’s deck can be clearly seen. In an image taken Tuesday through wispy clouds, equipment behind the carrier appears to have been removed, a step toward flooding the entire drydock and floating the vessel. Pictures earlier this month showed work ongoing. Cloud cover blocked Planet Labs satellites from capturing images of the shipyard from Wednesday to Friday. China’s Ministry of National Defense did not immediately respond to a Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP China’s Type 003 aircraft carrier at the Jiangnan Shipyard northeast of Shanghai, China, shown on May 31, appears to be nearing completion. Experts suggested the vessel could be launched soon. request for comment. Though no launch was announced, the state-run Global Times newspaper on Tuesday ran a story quoting reports that it “could be launched soon.” It added that the Chinese navy in April had released a promotional video on the country’s carrier program “in which it implied that the country’s third aircraft carrier will be officially revealed soon.” Though the U.S. Department of Defense estimates that the carrier won’t be fully operational until 2024, first needing to undergo extensive sea trials, the carrier is China’s most advanced yet. As with its space program, China has proceeded extremely cautiously in the development of aircraft carriers, seeking to apply only technologies that have been tested and perfected. Its development is part of a broader modernization of China’s military as it seeks to extend its influence in the region. China already has the largest navy in the world in terms of numbers of ships, but not near the capabilities of the U.S. Navy. Among other assets, the U.S. Navy remains the world’s leader in aircraft carriers, with its forces able to muster 11 nuclear-powered vessels. The Navy also has nine amphibious assault ships, which can carry helicopters and vertical-takeoff fighter jets as well. The expected launch of the new Chinese carrier comes as the U.S. has been increasing its focus on the region, including the South China Sea. The vast maritime region has been tense because six governments claim all or part of the strategically vital waterway, through which an estimated $5 trillion in global trade travels each year and which holds rich but fast declining fishing stocks and significant undersea oil and gas deposits. China has been far and away the most aggressive in asserting its claim to virtually the entire waterway, its island features and resources. The U.S. Navy has sailed warships past Chinese-held humanmade islands in the sea, which are equipped with airstrips and other military facilities. China insists its territory extends to those islands, while the Navy says it conducts the missions there to ensure the free flow of international trade. Once mainly a coastal force, China’s navy has in recent years expanded its presence into the Indian Ocean, the Western Pacific and beyond, setting up its first overseas base over the last decade in the African Horn nation of Djibouti, where the U.S., Japan and others also maintain a military presence. The carrier is China’s second domestically developed carrier, following a Type 002 ship that is currently undergoing sea trials. Its other carrier is a modified former Soviet ship bought as a hulk from Ukraine and refurbished over several years as an experimental platform that nevertheless packs considerable combat capability with an airwing of Chinese-built fighters developed from the Russian Su-33. In addition to being the largest of its three carriers, the new Type 003 class is fitted with a catapult launch system that will “enable it to support additional fighter aircraft, fixed-wing earlywarning aircraft, and more rapid flight operations and thus extend the reach and effectiveness of its carrier-based strike aircraft,” the U.S. Defense Department said in its annual report to Congress on China’s military in November. �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 4, 2022 7 OHSAA meet off and running By Bryan Walters Southern senior Kayla Evans and Eastern sophomore Emma Hayes are both scheduled to COLUMBUS, Ohio — They compete in the high jump and discus finals, respectively. are off and running, but the Gallia Academy, on the Ohio Valley Publishing area other hand, had their first two was still looking for its first competitors take action Friday person to stand still on the podium after the morning ses- morning as senior Daunevyn sion of the 2022 OHSAA Track Woodson placed 13th in the and Field Championships held Division II boys long jump final Friday at Jesse Owens Memori- with a leap of 20 feet, 9 inches. It was the first of four events al Stadium in Franklin County. for Woodson to participate Neither Southern nor Eastin on Friday. Woodson is also ern had a competitor in the Division III qualifying meet on competing in the 100-meter dash and 200m dash semifiFriday morning, but each of nals, as well as the 4x100m their competitors were slated Bryan Walters | OVP Sports relay semifinal with teammates to go Friday afternoon — durGallia Academy junior Chanee Cremeens releases a throw in the Division II discus Mason Skidmore, Brayden Simfinal on Friday at the 2022 OHSAA Track and Field Championships held at Jesse ing the Division II qualifying mons and Hunter Shamblin. meet. Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Junior Chanee Cremeens finished 11th overall in the D-2 girls discus final with a throw of 117 feet even. It was the second straight appearance at the state meet for Cremeens in this event, although it was her first at Jesse Owens Stadium. Any semifinal qualifiers will advance to Saturday’s finals. River Valley senior Lauren Twyman will compete in the Division II 800m final on Saturday, while Gallia Academy junior Callie Wilson will partake in the D-2 pole vault final Saturday morning. Only the two morning event finals Friday were finished See MEET | 8 ANALYSIS Celtics in 2022 have parallels to Warriors in 2015 By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO — When the Golden State Warriors look at the tape of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, they’ll see both the present and the past. They’ll see the Boston Celtics, the 2022 version. They’ll also see a team that looks a lot like the 2015 Warriors. Consider the parallels: The 2015 Warriors had a first-time, first-team All-NBA player in Stephen Curry, a first-year coach in Steve Kerr and a trio of young standouts — Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — serving as the franchise cornerstones. The 2022 Celtics have a first-time, first-team All-NBA player in Jayson Tatum, a first-year coach in Ime Udoka and a trio of young standouts — Tatum, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown — serving as the franchise cornerstones. Those Warriors won their NBA Finals debut, on the way to a championship. These Celtics won their NBA Finals debut. The rest of the story — whether they’ll win a championship or not — will play out over the next week or two. But make no mistake: If there was any doubt about whether this Boston team could truly contend for a title, it surely evaporated with a dazzling fourth quarter that fueled a 120-108 win over the Warriors in Game 1 of the finals on Thursday night. “It just says what we’ve been doing all year,” Smart said. “We’ve been counted out all year. Rightfully so. We’ve had moments. But we continue to fight. That’s who we are. I think over the last couple months, that’s our identity. I think it stuck with us for a reason.” In their first finals game in 2015, the Warriors erased a 14-point deficit to win. On Thursday night, the Celtics did that one better. They erased a 15-point deficit to win their finals debut — literally. Nobody in a Boston uniform had played a single second in a finals game before Thursday night. “We have a lot of great guys here, guys that have really bought into what we’re trying to do,” Celtics center Al Horford said. “It’s just fun to see all that come together.” It’s been well-chronicled how this has been a tale of two seasons for the Celtics, who were 25-25 in their first 50 games and have gone 39-12 in 51 games since, including the postseason. Boston handed Golden State its third loss in the Warriors’ last 24 Game 1s by coming up with a massive fourth quarter, outscoring them 40-13 to turn a 12-point deficit into a 15-point lead in the final seconds. All they won is a game. Not a championship. But a confident team coming into Thursday is now going to be even more confident coming into Game 2 on Sunday. “I think everybody had nerves today from our side,” Celtics reserve guard Payton Pritchard said. “Like I said, it’s our first time being here. But it’s more being excited and ready for the moment. Just getting up and down, I think it went away quick. But it’s definitely exciting.” And Boston got Game 1 despite a 3-for-17 shooting night from Tatum, who more than made up for that by finishing with 13 assists — more than any other two players in the game had combined. Horford, who had gone a record 141 playoff games without making the NBA Finals, scored 26 points. Brown and Smart combined for 42. Derrick White came off the bench and scored 21. The Celtics were 9 for 11 from 3-point range to start the fourth quarter, an absurd shooting performance. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Meigs junior Ethan Stewart releases a pitch during a May 11 baseball contest against Warren in Rocksprings, Ohio. 22 locals named all-district in baseball By Bryan Walters Alex Oram led South Gallia as a second team selection, with Wendel Unroe and Tristan Saber A total of 22 athletes from the Ohio Valley Pub- joining the list as special lishing area were chosen mention honorees. The Marauders paced to the 2022 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches the local area in Division III as Ethan Stewart and Association’s Southeast Drew Dodson were both District baseball squads throughout divisions one first team picks on the through four, as voted on east side, while Theron by the coaches within the Eberts and Caleb Burnem each brought in special area. mention accolades. All six local programs Mason Rhodes was the from Gallia and Meigs top Raider after being counties had at least three players selected on named to the first team the East Division squads, in D-3, while Braden McGuire and Cole Johnwith Eastern leading all son landed special menof the local squads with tion considerations for five total choices. RVHS. Meigs and Southern The Blue Devils landed — the only two sectional champions from the area Zane Loveday on the east side’s Division I-II — were next with four picks apiece, while Gallia first team, while Maddux Camden was a second Academy, River Valley team selection. Dalton and South Gallia each Mershon was also chosen came away with three to the D-2 special menhonorees each. tion squad. Starting in the east Jackson’s Josh McGraw side of Division IV, the was named the coach Eagles landed a pair of of the year for divisions first team selections in 1-2, while Michael Hill Sean Stobaugh and Jace of Fairland captured the Bullington. D-3 COY honors. Chad Ryan Ross was a secRenfroe of Symmes Valley ond team pick for EHS, was the Division IV coach while Brayden Smith and Bryce Newland were of the year on the east side as well. named to the special mention squad. Will Wickline was the 2022 OHSBCA Southeast lone first team honoree District Teams for the Tornadoes, while Divisions I-II Lincoln Rose was chosen FIRST TEAM EAST to the second team. Malachi Morton, Both Cade Anderson Marietta; Bryson Brown, and Tanner Lisle were Jackson; Caden Sheridan, named to the special Sheridan; Tatem Toth, mention squad in D-4. New Lexington; Derrick bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Welsh, Athens; Zane Loveday, Gallia Academy; Ronnie Rowley, Fairfield Union; Caleb Davis, Warren; Caeleb McGraw, Jackson; Holden Blankenship, Jackson; Simon Pierce, Logan. Coach of the year: Josh McGraw, Jackson. SECOND TEAM EAST Maddux Camden, Gallia Academy; Dawson Brown, Vinton County; River Hayes, Vinton County; Blaine Hannan, Sheridan; Trent Taylor, Warren; Coyle Withrow, Sheridan; Westin Davis, Marietta; Colin Cook, Logan; Landon Wheatley, Athens. HONORABLE MENTION EAST Malachi Palmer, Fairfield Union; Hayden Pelletier, Warren; Isaac McGill, New Lexington. SPECIAL MENTION EAST Hunter Kellogg, New Lexington; Donovan Shriner, New Lexington; Drew Bragg, Jackson; Kevin Wallace, Marietta; Jonah Emery, Marietta; Hunter Vincent, Warren; Dalton Mershon, Gallia Academy; Bryant Brisker, Vinton County; Jarrett Wells, Vinton County; Corey Amspaugh, Sheridan; Sam Taylor, Sheridan; Jude Wakeman, Athens; Jake Goldsberry, Athens; Kaiden Patton, Logan; Owen Angle, Logan; Wyatt West, Fairfield Union; Owen Morgan, Fairfield Union. Division III FIRST TEAM EAST Tyler Sammons, Fair- land; Rylan Sams, Oak Hill; Ethan Stewart, Meigs; Mason Rhodes, River Valley; Trevor Kleinman, Ironton; Jon Wylie, Ironton; Jeremiah Frisby, Wellston; Isaiah Kelly, Rock Hill; Jace Ervin, Alexander; Logan Martin, Wellston; Ethan McCune, Federal Hocking; Hudson Stalder, Nelsonville-York; Blake Trevanthan, Fairland; Drew Dodson, Meigs; Ethan Sprankle, Crooksville. Coach of the year: Michael Hill, Fairland. SECOND TEAM EAST Tyler Brammer, Rock Hill; Connor Harrison, Coal Grove; Copper Cummins, Fairland; Brycen Hunt, Fairland; Lucas Fullerton, Belpre; Blaine Freeman, South Point; Nick Wright, Chesapeake; Brady Moatz, Ironton; Alex Rogers, Fairland; Trent Williams, Rock Hill; Nate Bias, Ironton; Gavin Howell, Oak Hill; Christopher Copen, Belpre; Austin Love, Crooksville. HONORABLE MENTION EAST Peyton Aldridge, Ironton; JD Daniels, Chesapeake; Brayden Hanshaw, South Point. SPECIAL MENTION EAST Matthew Deems, Belpre; Noah Fullerton, Belpre; Dylan Venegas, Oak Hill; Isaiah Needham, Oak Hill; Tristan Pemberton, Rock Hill; Jaedon Stevens, Rock Hill; Noah Dickerson, Crooksville; Jacob Sloan, Ironton; See BASEBALL | 8 �SPORTS 8 Saturday, June 4, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Nadal to French Open final after Zverev injury; Ruud next By Howard Fendrich AP Tennis Writer PARIS — Rafael Nadal was locked in a tight, compelling and lengthy French Open semifinal Friday when his opponent, third-seeded Alexander Zverev, ran to to chase a shot and twisted his right ankle. Zverev crumpled to the ground, wailing in agony and clutching at his lower leg. His black outfit, arms and legs caked with rustcolored clay, Zverev was helped up by a trainer, then taken away from the court in a wheelchair. Minutes later, after Nadal saw him crying in a small room in the stadium, Zverev came back out onto Court Philippe Chatrier on crutches, his right shoe removed, and conceded the match, unable to continue. The sudden end to a contest that was 3 hours old but not even through two full sets allowed Nadal to become, on his 36th birthday, the of 15,000 repeatedly chanting “Ra-fa! Ra-fa!” he emerged to claim a tight-as-can-be, draining first set by a 7-6 (8) score after 1 1/2 hours. The second set also was headed to a tiebreaker after another 1 1/2 hours when Zverev tumbled behind the baseline and lost a point that allowed Nadal to hold serve for 6-all. A trainer came out to attend to him, and Nadal walked around the net to check on Zverev, too. After Zverev returned to the court to say he would need to retire from the match, he shook the chair umpire’s hand and then Christophe Ena | AP Spain’s Rafael Nadal walks alongside Germany’s Alexander Zverev who retired with an ankle injury in hugged Nadal. Nadal has been dealing the semifinal match at the French Open in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, on Friday. Nadal with chronic pain in his will face Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday. left foot and was coming off a pair of victories second-oldest men’s final- say is I hope he’s not too that way is not the way that each lasted more that we want it to be. ... bad. Hopefully it’s just ist in French Open histhan 4 hours — includIf you are human, you the normal thing when tory. Now he will try to should feel very sorry for ing his quarterfinal become the oldest cham- you turn your ankle, against defending chama colleague.” and hopefully nothing pion at a tournament pion Novak Djokovic With the pitter-patter he’s already won a record (is broken). That’s what everybody hopes,” Nadal of rain audible against the that ended at 1:15 a.m. 13 times, facing firstsaid. “Even if for me it’s a closed retractable roof at on Wednesday — but time Grand Slam finalist showed no signs of age, dream to be in the final of Court Philippe Chatrier, Casper Ruud on Sunday. injury or fatigue against Roland Garros, of course and many in the crowd “Only thing that I can Joe Girardi fired by Phillies By Dan Gelston AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Joe Girardi managed a Phillies team with the reigning NL MVP, five 2021 All-Stars, a $224 million payroll that nudged the franchise above the luxury tax and expectations of ending the longest playoff drought in the National League. Buried deep in the NL East standings, and with a sagging bullpen, defensive deficiencies and slumbering starts from some of their high-priced veterans, Girardi paid the price for Philadelphia’s miserable start. He was fired Friday, becoming the first major league manager to lose his job this season after failing to turn a team with a record payroll into a playoff contender. Bench coach Rob Thomson was named interim manager. Expected to contend for the NL East title, the Phillies are 22-29 and 12 games behind the firstplace New York Mets. The Phillies entered Friday 5 1/2 games out of the second NL wild-card spot. “Oh, I think we can make the playoffs. I think we’re in a position where we can battle back to do that. I do believe that,” president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. Girardi’s first year with Philadelphia was the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The Phillies went 82-80 last year and he ends his tenure with a 132-141 record. Girardi managed the New York Baseball From page 7 Dylan Phillips, Alexander; Theron Eberts, Meigs; Caleb Burnem, Meigs; Zach Wilbur, Wellston; Austen Fetherolf, Wellston; Braden McGuire, River Valley; Cole Johnson, River Valley; Hayden Blankenship, Chesapeake; Mason Jackson, Federal Hocking; Nakian Dawson, South Point; Landon Johnson, Coal Grove; Connor Sansom, Fairland. Division IV John Bazemore | AP Joe Girardi was fired Friday as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, who have failed to live up to expectations to contend for the NL East title. The Phillies are 22-29 and 12 games behind the first-place New York Mets. Bench coach Rob Thomson was named interim manager. Yankees from 2008-17 and the Florida Marlins in 2006. The Phillies have lost 12 of 17 games heading into the opener of Friday’s three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. “We underperformed and that falls on me. This is what happens,” Girardi told SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio. “I think there’s more talent in that room than the way we have played.” The Phillies still boast NL MVP Bryce Harper and NL Cy Young Award runner-up Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto and free-agent sluggers Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber. Yet Philadelphia hasn’t made the playoffs since 2011, hasn’t won the World Series since 2008 and has watched fan interest plummet through a decade-plus of mediocre baseball. “It’s not something that can’t be fixed and changed,” Dombrowski said. “I think we already started some of those changes this winter time when we made some changes within our system, our organization, a lot of changes, but those things don’t show up overnight.” Harper has been plagued most of the season with right forearm and elbow soreness and was forced to give up right field and play designated hitter. Second baseman Jean Segura is out for up to three months with a fractured right index finger. The Phillies are 12-15 at home and are 4-10 in one-run games. They are 3-7 over their last 10 games. “I think realistically we should have been 7-3. Well, that’s going to fall on me because we weren’t,” Girardi said. “I just pray that they get better and that they get to the playoffs.” The lowlight was a May 5 loss at home to the New York Mets when they blew a six-run deficit in the ninth inning and lost 8-7. The Mets had lost the previous 330 FIRST TEAM EAST Brayden Webb, Symmes Valley; Blake Stuntebeck, Ironton St. Joseph; Robert Martin, South Webster; Will Wickline, Southern; Caden Brammer, Symmes Valley; Tabor Lackey, Trimble; Jacob Huffman, Waterford; Jaren Lower, South Webster; Jace Bullington, Eastern; Lane Cline, Waterford; Dylan Mortan, Pike Eastern; Sean Stobaugh, Eastern. Coach of the year: Chad Renfroe, Symmes Valley. SECOND TEAM EAST Elijah Rowe, Ironton St. Joseph; Levi Best, Symmes Valley; Michael Mahlmeister, Ironton St. Joseph; Austin Wisor, Trimble; Kolton Zimmer, Waterford; Riley Cook, South Webster; Alex Oram, South Gallia; Gaige Canter, Miller; Ryan Ross, Eastern; Lincoln Rose, Southern; Bryce Downs, Trimble. HONORABLE MENTION EAST Levi Niece, Symmes Valley; Kai Coleman, Ironton St. Joseph; Nate Havens, Pike Eastern. SPECIAL MENTION EAST Tyson Moore, Waterford; David Simpson, Waterford; Nick Strow, times they trailed by six runs in the ninth. “I think there’s a number of reasons we didn’t win. We gave too many extra outs that cost us four or five games, maybe even more,” Girardi said. Girardi replaced Yankees manager Joe Torre after the 2007 season and spent a decade in pinstripes. Girardi led New York to its 27th World Series title, beating the Phillies in six games in 2009, and his 910 wins were sixth most in team history. Girardi said last week the season was “frustrating” but he was not concerned about losing his job. Girardi, though, likely had to make the playoffs this season after the Phillies declined to pick up his option for 2023. Philadelphia’s struggles go well beyond Girardi. Gabe Kapler was fired after a 161-163 record in two seasons and then led the San Francisco Giants to a 107-55 record and the playoffs last season. The Phillies also fired coaching assistant Bobby Meacham and promoted Mike Calitri to bench coach. Thomson was Philadelphia’s bench coach and coordinated spring training for the last five seasons. He was hired before the 2018 season. “I am ready to lead this team and look forward to getting to work and turning this around,” he said. His first game is against an Angels team that has lost eight straight games overall and six straight on the road. Symmes Valley; Logan Justice, Symmes Valley; Hunter Griffith, Miller; Gavin Baker, South Webster; Cam Carpenter, South Webster; Blake Guffey, Trimble; Wendel Unroe, South Gallia; Tristan Saber, South Gallia; Lance Barnett, Pike Eastern; Brayden Smith, Eastern; Bryce Newland, Eastern; Cade Anderson, Southern; Tanner Lisle, Southern. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. the 25-year-old Zverev. What Nadal said afterward did give him trouble was the way the heavy humidity affected things, with clay sticking to the tennis balls and making it harder for him to apply his thick topspin. “The conditions were not the ideal for me this afternoon — or the way that I like to play, normally, here,” Nadal said. “That’s why I was not able to create the damage that I wanted.” In addition to bidding for a 14th trophy from the French Open, Nadal can claim his 22nd Grand Slam title to add to the men’s record he already holds after his triumph at the Australian Open in January. Djokovic and Roger Federer are tied at 20. There’s also this on the line for Nadal in Sunday’s final against Ruud: It would be the first time the Spaniard ever has won the first two legs of the calendar-year Grand Slam. McCarthy rides his good putting to early lead at Memorial By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio — Denny McCarthy’s name was mentioned prominently even before the Memorial began, and then he lived up to the praise over two days at Muirfield Village. McCarthy took only 25 putts Friday — he only had 24 putts the day before — for a 3-under 69 that gave him a one-shot lead and set the target for the rest of the afternoon. McCarthy was at 7-under 137, one shot ahead of PGA Tour rookie Davis Riley (71) and two clear of Rory McIlroy (69) among the early starters. In his fifth year on the PGA Tour, McCarthy is winless in 127 starts and has yet to make it to the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event. In two previous appearances at Muirfield Village, he had not broken 70. For those who don’t pore over the litany of statistics available on the PGA Tour, it was a little surprising when McIlroy was asked earlier in the week whom he considered the better putters in today’s game. He mentioned Jordan Spieth. Everyone knows him. He was impressed with Sam Burns, a three=time winner over the last eight months. And he mentioned McCarthy. “These are my kind of greens,” McCarthy said of the fast, contoured greens on the course Jack Nicklaus built. He has a knack for being able to read long, sweeping breaks and making his share of them. One of those Friday was from 40 feet in the closely mown fairway short of the green on the par-3 fourth hole. He had another birdie from 15 feet on the 17th. The others were inside 10 feet. Told of McIlroy’s comments earlier in the week, McCarthy smiled and said, “I would like to drive it like Rory.” “Everyone has the best part of their game. Obviously putting is part of mine,” said McCarthy, who is No. 5 in the key putting statistic for the year. “Driving the ball is the best part of his game. I’m no slouch around the course, like putting is not the only thing I do well. Everyone brings up my putter; yes, I’m a good putter. But I need to do good things to get to those putts.” McIlroy has only played with McCarthy once, in the final round of The Players Championship. Darron Cummings | AP Denny McCarthy hits from the 14th tee during the second round of the Memorial on Frida in Dublin, Ohio. Meet of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Point Pleasant Register and The Daily Sentinel. From page 7 © 2022 Ohio Valley ahead of press deadline. Publishing, all rights reserved. The remainder of the 2022 OHSAA Track Bryan Walters can be reached at and Field Champion740-446-2342, ext. 2101. ships will appear in the Tuesday sports editions �SPORTS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, June 4, 2022 9 Women’s golf youth movement includes rising stars Ko, Korda By Steve Reed this week after surgery to repair a blood clot in her arm, earned $3.5 million in endorsements with SOUTHERN PINES, more than 10 sponsors, N.C. — Women’s golf is on the rise, a momentum per Forbes. She has more than 504,000 followers on swing not lost on fans Instagram. and sponsors. Lexi Thompson With an abundance of remains one of the bigemerging stars gaining gest draws in women’s notoriety, the sport is golf with her powerful drawing more attention — and sponsorships — in swing along with former NCAA champion and the post-Covid era. TickAugust National Women’s ets sales for this week’s Amateur winner Jennifer U.S. Women’s Open are Kupcho, who is coming up more than 50% over off her first major champithe three-year, pre-COVonship. ID average, according to Then there’s 19-yearthe USGA. The LPGA old Rose Zhang, who in said its broadcast numbers are up 20% over that the next few years might become the biggest crossspan. over player on the LPGA South Korea’s Jin Tour since Michelle Young Ko and America’s Wie West, who received Nelly Korda are not yet household names, but are immense media attenleading the charge. They tion when she turned pro a week before her 16th combined to win nine LPGA Tour tournaments birthday in 2005. Zhang won the 2020 last year. Ranked 1-2 in the world, both landed on U.S. Women’s Amateur Forbes’ 2022 list of top 10 and has been the topranked amateur in the highest-paid female athworld since. She won the letes in the world. Ko collected $4 million NCAA championship last from endorsements deals month as a freshman at with LG Electronics, Jeju Stanford and helped the SamDaSoo mineral water, Cardinal to a national title while amassing an Korean Air and Rejuran skincare products. Korda, NCAA record 69.68 scoring average. who returned to action AP Sports Writer cially overseas, where it is incredibly popular. There are about 30 credentialed international media members on site at Pine Needles this week and approximately 200 more in the USGA’s virtual media hub. Of the top 10 players in the women’s world ranking, eight are international players. It’s been Steve Helber | AP that way for years, as Nelly Korda hits off the ninth tee during the first round of the U.S. the LPGA Tour was well Women’s Open golf tournament at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf ahead of the PGA Tour in Club in Southern Pines, N.C. on Thursday. attracting the best players 20 competing at the U.S. from every corner of the The youth parade also Women’s Open this week globe. includes 16-year-old On Thursday, Sweden’s and 29 amateurs. The Anna Davis. She turned three U.S. major winners Ingrid Lindblad recorded heads after winning the August Women’s Amateur last year were 19, 21 and the lowest round by an amateur in the 77-year 23 years old. and twice receiving a history of the U.S. “Look at all the amasponsor’s exemption to Women’s Open, a 6-under teurs that continue to play on the LPGA Tour 65 that left her one shot either be exempt or — making the cut both behind first-round leader qualify into this chamtimes. Like the other Mina Harigae. pionship,” said Shanplayers this week at the Lydia Ko, who was non Rouillard, a senior U.S. Women’s Open, born in South Korea and director with the UGSA. Davis was gifted with raised in New Zealand, “We’ve averaged somea new rental car to use won her first LPGA event where in the vicinity of to get around Southern 30 amateurs in this cham- as an amateur when she Pines. was 15. She reached No. pionship over a number Only problem is she 1 in the world for the of years. I think right doesn’t have a driver’s first time at age 17 and there that just speaks to license. “Yeah, it’s all right,” she the future of the women’s now has 17 LPGA Tour victories. game moving forward.” said with a shrug. “It’s a Yuka Saso, with dual While tomorrow looks pretty car, though, so I’m citizenship in The Philippromising for the womOK just sitting in it.” pines and Japan, won the en’s game, it’s not doing In all, there are 22 U.S. Women’s Open last too bad today — espeplayers under the age of year at age 19. And corporations are taking notice. New Jersey-based technology firm Cognizant invested in golf by becoming a global partner for the Presidents Cup, but not without investing in the LPGA Tour as title sponsor of the Founders Cup. It raised the purse to $3 million, the largest among regular LPGA events. Aon, the London-based financial risk insurance company, created the “Aon Risk-Reward Challenge” bonus for men and women, awarding a $1 million prize to the winner of each tour. KPMG and Chevron initially entered the men’s golf market. Both are now title sponsors for women’s majors and have raised prize money to record levels. Total prize money this season has crested $90 million, a big leap from $67 million two years ago. That still pales in comparison to the men, which has a deeper heritage and has leaned on the powerful appeal of Tiger Woods. Purses top $425 million on the PGA Tour. FitzMagic runs out: 39-year-old journeyman QB is retiring By John Wawrow Bills running back Fred Jackson was the first to reveal on Twitter that the veteran QB planned to retire. Jackson shared an image from Fitzpatrick with the names of hundreds of teammates, along with the message: “Forever grateful for the magical ride.” Jackson responded by writing: “Congrats on a Helluva career, Fitzy!! Loved sharing the field with you!! The gratitude is all mine!!” The 39-year-old Fitzpatrick’s last stop was in Washington. Named the starter ahead of last season, he suffered a hip injury in the team’s season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and never returned to the field. One blemish on his career: Fitzpatrick never made the limitations and modest college roots to become the NFL’s first player to throw four touchdown passes in a single game with BUFFALO, N.Y. — The five different teams. FitzMagic has run out. Chan Gailey, who coached Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick at three is retiring, he confirmed separate stops, called to The Associated Press Fitzpatrick’s leadership in a text message on ability “the best I’ve Friday, ending a career been around.” that spanned 17 seasons “He’s a fierce comand nine teams and petitor. He’s extremely made him one of the smart. So he had NFL’s most colorful and Fitzpatrick answers for players. And beloved journeymen. players always respect It was a career of perseverance in which Fitzpat- somebody that has answers,” Gailey said. “But he never rick never settled for being a backup. Carrying himself with lorded it over them that he was smarter than everybody else. playful determination and a He was humble smart.” swashbuckling style reflected Fitzpatrick informed former by his unruly beard, the seventh-round draft pick out of teammates of his decision on Harvard overcame his physical Thursday, and former Buffalo AP Sports Writer TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 59° 76° 74° Sunny and nice today. Mainly clear tonight. High 83° / Low 52° 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. 77° 58° 80° 59° 95° in 1951 42° in 1966 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.03 0.03 0.41 21.91 19.46 SUN & MOON Today 6:04 a.m. 8:50 p.m. 10:13 a.m. 12:36 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Jun 7 Full Last New Jun 14 Jun 20 Jun 28 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 4:11a Sun. 5:03a Mon. 5:52a Tue. 6:37a Wed. 7:20a Thu. 8:01a Fri. 8:42a Minor 10:23a 11:14a 12:03p 12:25a 1:09a 1:50a 2:30a Major 4:35p 5:26p 6:14p 6:59p 7:42p 8:24p 9:07p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Minor 10:47p 11:37p ---12:48p 1:31p 2:13p 2:55p WEATHER HISTORY High and low records were set on June 4, 1985. Williston, N.D., had a low of 31 that broke the record from 1910. Macon and Augusta, Ga., reached 100 degrees or higher. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. 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 12.97 17.88 21.92 13.01 13.18 26.20 12.75 25.67 33.97 12.35 19.50 34.25 18.55 Portsmouth 82/54 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone 24-hr. Chg. +0.27 +1.64 +0.40 +0.36 +0.20 +0.42 +0.06 -0.32 -0.17 +0.10 -0.60 -0.45 -1.75 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Logan 78/52 Ashland 81/55 Grayson 81/54 the change was made at quarterback. I hated that for him. I really did. But he handled that with class just like he handled everything else with class.” Fitzpatrick finished with a 59-87-1 record as a starter in a career that began with St. Louis in 2005, with other stops in Cincinnati, Tennessee, Houston and Tampa Bay. For a player who initially considered himself more likely to land a job on Wall Street than play an NFL down, Fitzpatrick ranks 32nd on the career list with 34,990 yards passing, 36th with 223 touchdown passes and 49th with 169 interceptions. Always considered a backup, Fitzpatrick wound up becoming the starter — because of injury or performance — for every team. 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Waverly 80/53 Pollen: 104 Low MOON PHASES MONDAY Warm with clouds and sun 2 Primary: ascospores, other Sun. 6:04 a.m. 8:50 p.m. 11:14 a.m. 1:10 a.m. SUNDAY 85° 59° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM playoffs. The closest he came was in 2015 with the New York Jets, who were eliminated from contention when he threw three fourth-quarter interceptions in a season-ending 22-17 loss at Buffalo. The Jets finished that season 10-6, the best record for a team with Fitzpatrick under center. Gailey was the Jets’ offensive coordinator that year and held the same role when Fitzpatrick was in Miami in 2020. He led the Dolphins to a 3-3 start before losing the starting job to rookie Tua Tagovailoa. “He deserves better than he got. He never made the playoffs. I hate that for him. It ate at me,” Gailey said. “And I thought we were going to make it in Miami. 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A four-term senator, state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn has been here Cornyn walked straight from the floor of the U.S. plenty of times before, a central figure at the Senate into Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s forefront of on again, off again talks with Demooffice. crats over gun policy The Texas Republican changes that almost never had just returned to make it into law. As gun Washington from the owners and the powerful scene of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde gun lobby wield influence, Congress has provwhen he was summoned by McConnell to lead the en unable to substantively respond even as more GOP in fraught negogruesome mass shootings tiations over a potential legislative response to the rip through communities tragedy. Eager, if wary, he all across America. With his previous negotook the job. tiating partner, Sen. Chris “I’m not interested in Murphy-D-Conn., Cornyn making a political stateconvened a small group ment,” Cornyn said at of four senators to meet the time. “I’m actually interested in what we can privately this week, some who are part of a broader do to make the terrible Murphy-led group in a events that occurred in desperate search for posUvalde less likely in the sible compromise gun future.” Cornyn is at the center safety measures. President Joe Biden of a bipartisan group of AP Congressional Correspondent J. Scott Applewhite | AP file In the aftermath of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and a bipartisan group of senators including Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., are holding private virtual meetings to try to strike a compromise over gun safety legislation. implored Congress — and particularly the Republican senators, who have spent years blocking almost every gun control measure — to act. “This time, it’s time for the Senate to do something,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. Biden, too, is looking at Cornyn to lead. “I think there’s a realization on the part of rational Republicans — and I think Senator McConnell is a ratio- nal Republican; I think Cornyn is as well — I think there’s a recognition in their party that they — we can’t continue like this,” Biden said earlier in the week after visiting Texas. Expectations are low that even the most modest gun control measures could find support among Republicans in Congress, particularly in the evenlysplit 50-50 Senate where at least 60 votes are needed to advance legislation past a filibuster. Senators aren’t expected to even broach ideas for an assault weapon ban or other restrictions that are popular with the public as potential ways to curb the most lethal mass shootings. Instead, the bipartisan group is intensifying talks to reach a deal on incremental changes to the nation’s gun laws, after a decade of mostly failed efforts ever since a gunman killed 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. At most, the senators may be able reach consensus in a few distinct areas — bolstering school security measures; adding more mental health resources in communities; and possibly sending money to the states to encourage red flag laws to keep firearms out of the hands of those who would do harm. “That may be all they can do,” said Matthew Bennett, a longtime gun policy advocate at the centrist Third Way think tank. It’s been nearly 30 years since Congress approved sweeping gun safety legislation with the passage of the 1994 assault weapons ban, which has since expired. In 2013, Congress rejected proposals to expand background checks and ban some assault-style rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines. One of the only gun-related bills that has become law in the decade since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was Cornyn’s fix-NICS bill — a modest effort he and Murphy developed to encourage states to comply with the recordkeeping of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Cornyn first pushed the bill forward after another tragedy in his state, the 2017 church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, when the gunman’s Air Force record of court-martial for domestic violence had not been sent for inclusion in the federal database used for gun purchases. Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war Associated Press When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the country. But as the invasion reached its 100th day Friday, Moscow seemed increasingly unwilling to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war. The ruble is now an official currency in the southern Kherson region, alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia. Residents there and in Russia-controlled parts of the Zaporizhzhia region are being offered expedited Russian passports. The Kremlininstalled administrations in both regions have talked about plans to become part of Russia. The Moscow-backed leaders of separatist areas in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, which is mostly Russian-speaking, have expressed similar intentions. Putin recognized the separatists’ self-proclaimed republics as independent two days before launching the invasion, and fierce fighting has been underway in the east for weeks as Russia seeks to “liberate” all of the Donbas. COVID intends to stay,” said Andrei Kolesnikov, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. To Russia, “it’s a pity to give away what has been occupied, even if it was not part of the original plan.” Russian forces captured much of Kherson and neighboring Zaporizhzhia early in the war, gaining control over most of Ukraine’s Sea of Azov coast and securing a partial land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Natacha Pisarenko | AP They completed the takeThe mother, right, and sister of Army Col. Oleksander Makhachek mourn over his coffin during a over last month with the funeral in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on Friday. According to combat comrades Makhachek was killed fighting capture of the port city Russian forces when a shell landed in his position on Monday. of Mariupol following a But in a video message they should and shouldn’t three-month siege. The Kremlin has largely Residents of the cities do.” kept mum about its plans marking the war’s first of Kherson and Melitopol Initially, at least, 100 days, Zelenskyy made for the cities, towns and annexing more land from took to the streets to villages it has bombarded, it clear Ukraine will not Ukraine was not believed protest the occupation, submit easily. encircled and finally to be the main goal of the facing off with Russian “We have defended captured. Kremlin spokessoldiers in plazas. Ukraiinvasion. It was widely Ukraine for 100 days man Dmitry Peskov has thought that the Kremlin nian officials warned already. Victory will be said it will be up to the intended to install a pro- that Russia might stage ours,” he said. people living in seized a referendum in Kherson Moscow government in U.S. President Joe areas to decide their stato declare the region an Kyiv that would prevent Biden, meanwhile, said tus. independent state. he believes “there’s going Ukraine from joining Ukrainian President Petro Kobernyk, 31, an NATO and pulling further to have to be a negotiVolodymyr Zelenskyy away from Russia’s influ- activist with a nongovernsaid this week that enemy ated settlement” to end mental organization who forces now control almost the war. Asked if Ukraine ence. fled Kherson with his But now, Moscow is 20% of the country’s terri- should give up territory wife, said Russian secutory. Before the war, Rus- in exchange for peace, the unlikely to let go of its sia controlled 7%, includ- president said, “It’s their military gains, according rity forces are cracking down on pro-Ukrainian to political analysts. ing the Crimea Peninsula territory” and “I’m not activists. “Of course (Russia) and parts of the Donbas. going to tell them what Vaccines completed: 10,526 (45.95 percent of the population). new) 31-40 — 1,146 cases (14 new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 1,080 cases From page 1 (26 new), 3 deaths Mason County 51-60 — 905 cases (7 (24 new) are presumed According to the 10 new), 12 deaths recovered. a.m. update on Friday 61-70 — 684 cases (8 Case data is as follows: from DHHR, there have new), 17 deaths 0-19 — 917 cases (1 been 6,936 cases (91 71+ — 621 cases (7 new), 11 hospitalizations new) of COVID-19, in new), 60 deaths 20-29 — 675 cases), 5 Mason County (6,414 Additional county case hospitalizations, 1 death confirmed cases, 522 data since vaccinations 30-39 — 627 cases (2 probable cases) since new), 15 hospitalizations, the beginning of the pan- began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start 1 death demic in 2020, and 94 of vaccinations: 6,023 (89 40-49 — 691 cases (4 deaths. DHHR reports new); new), 19 hospitalizations there are currently 48 Total cases among (1 new), 2 deaths active cases and 6,794 50-59 — 675 cases (5 recovered cases in Mason individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinatnew), 38 hospitalizations, County. ed — 4,992 (52 new); 10 deaths (Editor’s note: Case Total breakthrough 60-69 — 570 cases (5 data includes both concases among fully vaccinew), 58 hospitalizations firmed and probable nated — 1,031 (37 new); (1 new), 14 deaths cases.) Total deaths among not 70-79 — 375 cases (3 Case data is as follows: fully vaccinated individunew), 57 hospitalizations 0-4 — 158 cases (5 als — 76; (1 new), 33 deaths new) Total breakthrough 80-plus — 233 cases (1 5-11 — 326 cases (2 deaths among fully vaccinew), 40 hospitalizations new) nated individuals — 7. (1 new), 26 deaths 12-15 — 341 cases (3 A total of 12,281 people Vaccination rates in new) in Mason County have Meigs County are as fol16-20 — 483 cases (4 received at least one dose lows, according to ODH: new) Vaccines started: 21-25 — 564 cases (11 of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 46.3 percent of 11,436 (49.92 percent of new) the population, according the population); 26-30 — 628 cases (4 to DHHR, with 10,413 fully vaccinated or 39.3 percent of the population. Mason County is currently 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. Ohio According to the update on Thursday from ODH, there have been 17,530 cases in the past seven days (21-day average of 18,871), 482 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 487), 34 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 32) and 29 new deaths (21-day average of 36) with 38,657 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: 7,338,145 (62.78 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,812,443 (58.28 percent of the population). As of June 2, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 23,763; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 1,273; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 68,584; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 4,733. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 518,061 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 812 reported since DHHR’s update last update. “Hundreds of proUkrainian activists, including my friends, are being held in the basements of security services,” Kobernyk said by phone. “Those who actively express their position are kidnapped and tortured, threatened and forced out of the region.” Russian forces keep people in an “information vacuum,” with Ukrainian websites no longer available, Kobernyk said. His claims could not be independently verified. But some in captured areas of Ukraine have welcomed a Russian takeover. “I’ve wanted to live in Russia since I was little, and now I realize I don’t even have to move anywhere,” said Vadim Romanova, a 17-year-old from Mariupol. In Russian-occupied cities in southern Ukraine, people with pro-Kremlin views replaced mayors and other local leaders who disappeared in what Ukrainian officials and media said were kidnappings. Russian flags were raised, and Russian state broadcasts that promoted the Kremlin’s version of the invasion supplanted Ukrainian TV channels. DHHR reports 91,973 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 886 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 6,974 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with three since the last update. There are 2,321 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 6,77 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.14 percent. Statewide, 1,132,638 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (63.2 percent of the population). 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