http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/3158c7865fa3107a794f107b321b66bf.pdf a698af06b15d55d4f97a4bbfe24fa917 PDF Text Text On this day in history 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 73° 86° 85° Partly sunny, very warm and humid today. Mainly clear tonight. High 92° / Low 68° NEWS s 2 Today’s weather forecast Reds’ Garrett drops fears WEATHER s 3 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 115, Volume 74 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 s 50¢ County fairs moving forward for August Meigs Fair Board approves COVID-19 response plan By Kayla Hawthorne khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com File photo John Turley pedals during the 2019 Meigs County Fair Kiddie Tractor Pull of Champions. OHIO VALLEY — All three counties — Meigs, Gallia and Mason — will be having some type of fair in August while following guidelines set forth by each state. Gallia County decided last month to have a fair that focused on allowing exhibitors to show and display projects from their work this year. The release from the Gallia County Agricultural Society in the beginning of June said, “The current plan for the 2020 fair is to have a series of one day shows during the week of the fair where projects can be shown, judged and market projects sold.” Earlier this week, the Gallia County Fair Board released the official schedule for the 2020 junior fair. The fair week will run from Monday, August 3 through Saturday, August 8. The schedule is reduced from typical years, but does include more activities and events than junior fair shows. On Monday, the schedule includes the rabbit, horse, poultry and goat shows. The tobacco and field crop judging will take place all before the “official opening” at 5 p.m. The 2020 Gallia County Queen Pageant will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday’s events only include the swine shows. Beef and dairy breeding projects and market lamb shows will be throughout the day on See FAIRS | 4 Gallia County Health Department adds COVID-19 case Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — A new COVID-19 case was reported on Tuesday evening by the Gallia County Health Department. “At this time, we are reporting 1 additional case of COVID-19 for Gallia County,” read a post on the health department’s Facebook page. “This case is currently active and not the result of an antibody test. This individual is not connected to one of our current cases. It will be listed as 1 additional confirmed case for a total of 19 cases (16 confirmed, 3 probable). We urge individuals to practice all necessary safety guidelines, including social distancing and the wearing of facial coverings when not able to social distance. Of those 19 cases in Gallia County, seven are considered recovered, with one death and 11 considered active and/or hospitalized. According to the Gallia Health Department update on Tuesday, four patients are currently hospitalized. As reported yesterday, the holiday weekend saw an increase in COVID-19 cases in Gallia, Mason and Meigs Counties. Since March, Mason County has had 22 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Meigs has had 12 reported cases. Nine of the 12 cases in Meigs County are considered recovered. The recovered cases in Mason County are at 16, according to statistics provided by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on Tuesday afternoon. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Governor requires masks for residents of 7 hard-hit counties COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Residents of seven Ohio counties will be mandated to wear a mask when out in public, Gov. Mike DeWine announced during a briefing Tuesday as the number of hospitalizations from COVID-19 reached the highest count in at least 21 days. See MASKS | 4 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Wes Riffle and his daughter Emersyn take part in the Frog Jumping contest on Saturday at Racine’s Star Mill Park. Frog jumping contest held in Racine By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE — A Fourth of July tradition in Racine continued on Saturday with participants of all ages taking part in the Frog Jumping contest. The overall longest jump award went to Chris “Wolfie” Wolfe and his frog named “JF Young Democrat” with a distance of 14 feet, 4 inches. In the 7 and under age group, first place was Jourdyn Johnson jumping “Hopper”; second place was Gavin Brinager jumping “Poppy”’ and third place was Karoline Eastman jumping “Bobbi”. In the 8-12 age group, first place was Libby Yonker jumping “Daisy”; second place was Caleb Kline jumping “Todd”; and third place was One young contestant prepares for the Frog Jumping contest on Saturday in Racine. Jonathan Kline jumping “Zip”. In the 13-17 age group, first place was Will Smith jumping “Weston”; second place was Weston Smith jumping “William”; and third place was Gavin Proffitt jumping “Jumps”. In the 18 and older age group, Chris “Wolfie” Wolfe made it a sweep of all three places with his frogs “JF Young Democrat”, “Andrew Jackson”, and “Robert E. Lee”. Cash prizes given via donations from RACO and Racine Ladies Auxiliary were awarded to the winners. The overall longest jump winner received a cash prize and Telephone: 740-992-2155 a custom made t-shirt donated by Toni Bailey’s Hen House Designs. Winners who did not pick up their prizes at the event should contact organizer Ashli Peterman via Facebook messenger or by calling 740-4160684. A donation from Stacy Warden to pay for the rental fee of the youngest class. Rental frogs were provided by Chris “Wolfie” Wolfe who has provided dozens of frogs for the contest each of the past few years. All money raised from the event goes to the Racine Fire Department to be put toward the fireworks for the following year. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel. 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. Additional weeks of benefits available in Ohio Staff Report COLUMBUS, OHIO – Up to 20 weeks of Extended Benefits (EB) will be available to eligible Ohioans who exhaust both the maximum 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits and 13 weeks of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced today. The additional weeks are possible because Ohio’s insured unemployment rate exceeded a minimum threshold. The insured unemployment rate is a measure of the number of people receiving unemployment benefits as a percentage of the labor force. “We will soon begin notifying individuals who may qualify for this additional assistance to instruct them how to apply,” said ODJFS Director Kimberly Hall. “Although high unemployment rates are never welcome news, we are happy that we can offer this extra support for Ohioans who are unemployed through no fault See BENEFITS | 4 �2 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 OBITUARIES/NEWS OBITUARIES VIRGINIA M. ROOD DEBBIE L. DUFFY in death by four sisters, REEDSVILLE — VirShirley Rood, Marie Bogginia M. Rood, 87, of ard, Gladys Shannon and Reedsville, Ohio, passed her niece, Teena ROSS — Debbie Evalina Pickens and five away Monday, July 6, Raymond and L. Duffy, age 67 of 2020, at Arcadia Nursing brothers, Herbert, John, nephew, Brad Ross, passed away Johnson and their Center in Coolville, Ohio. Albert, Harding and Everon Monday, July 6, ett Rood. She was born July 14, mother Charlene 2020 at Bethesda Graveside services will 1932, in Reedsville, Ohio, Leach; and other North Hospital. be held at 9 a.m., Thursloving relatives and daughter of the late HerShe was born bert and Stella Randolph day, July 9, 2020, at the many friends. on February 28, Eden Cemetery in ReedsRood. Visitation will be held 1953 in Gallipolis, the ville, Ohio, with Pastor Virginia is survived by at Charles C. Young daughter of Homer and Rick Bourne officiating. a sister, Dorothy Snyder Goldie (Miller) Johnson. Funeral Home, 4032 You are invited to sign and a brother, Ernest Hamilton Cleves Road, She graduated from Galthe online guestbook at Rood. lia Academy in Gallipolis Ross, on Friday, July 10, www.whiteschwarzelfh. In addition to her parand from Morehead State 2020 from 5 p.m. until com. ents, she was preceded the time of the funeral University in Kentucky. On June 5, 1976, Debbie service at 7:30 p.m. JEREMY JOE ‘JJ’ LAWRENCE There will be a graveside married Mike Duffy in service at Ohio Valley Gallipolis. Debbie was and several aunts and employed as a 2nd grade Memory Garden in GalRACINE — Jeremy lipolis on Saturday, July uncles. teacher at Colerain EleJoe “JJ” Lawrence, 48, 11, 2020 at 1 p.m. If He was preceded in mentary School for over of Racine, Ohio, passed desired, memorials may death by his maternal 30 years. away Sunday, July 5, be made to the American 2020, in Lancaster, Ohio. grandfather, Jack “Poppa” She is survived by her Codner and paternal husband, Mike Duffy; her Cancer Society, PO Box He was born March 22718, Oklahoma City, grandfather, Clarence mother, Goldie Johnson; 31, 1972, in Gallipolis, OK 73123. Online con“Pap” Lawrence. two children, Mandy Ohio, son of Clarence dolences may be made at Melvin Lawrence and Jill Graveside services Duffy (Chris Huff) and www.charlesyoungfuner- L. Codner Dillon. JJ was will be held at 11 a.m., Andrew (Allie) Duffy; one brother, Ed Johnson; alhome.com a USMC Veteran; a 1990 Saturday, July 11, 2020, graduate of Eastern High at Meigs County Memory INDERJIT KHOSLA Gardens in Pomeroy with School and Vice President of the Leathernecks Jimmy Foreman officiating, where military serNation MC/Long Trang GALLIPOLIS — Indervices will be conducted Chapter. He was also a jit Khosla age 83 of Galmember of the Operating by the American Legion. lipolis, passed away on Visitation will be held Engineer Local 18; the Monday evening July 6, Friday, from 5-8 p.m. at Harrisonville Masonic 2020 at his home. Born White-Schwarzel Funeral Lodge #411, the Athens January 20, 1937, and AMVets Post #76 and the Home in Coolville where raised in Shimla, India, Masonic Services will be Middleport American he was the son of the late conducted at 8 p.m. Legion Post 128. Ishwar Das Khosla and In lieu of flowers, donaHe is survived by his Leelawati Bawa Khosla. mother, Jill and Tim Dil- tions can be made to the In addition to his parents funeral home for the famdren Mira and Jacob and lon; father, Melvin and he was preceded by his Donna Lawrence; fiance’, ily to distribute equally loving daughter, Ritu, and his brother, Ramesh. A visitation will be held Tara Clark; sister, Melody among various charities by three sisters, Santosh, that were near to JJ’s on Thursday July 9, 2020 and Mike Bailey; two Prem and Surakshat. heart. nieces, Kristin McKay Inderjit lived the Amer- at the Waugh-HalleyYou are invited to sign Wood Funeral Home and Tori Bailey; maternal ican dream. As an immithe online guestbook at grant, he came from India from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., grandmother, Beverley www.whiteschwarzelfh. concluding with a time Codner; paternal grandand became a successful com. mother, Iva Lawrence; and generous small busi- of sharing memories, stories and Eulogies. ness owner. He viewed ADKINS All those in attendance being his own boss as are ask to maintain GALLIPOLIS — Erma Barcus Adkins of Gallipolis, a means of making his Ohio, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in Bidwell, Ohio. social distancing and employees happy, which A graveside service for Erma will be held at noon in turn made him happy. are encouraged to wear on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Mound Hill Cemetery He was married for fif- masks. In lieu of flowers, with Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Willis Funeral ty-four wonderful years to Home is in care of the arrangements. Subhash and always smil- contributions can be made to St. Jude’s (www. ing, loving and devoted. stjude.org) or Sankara He was a beloved brother, husband, father, Eye Foundation (www. grandfather and friend to donatenow.networkforGALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS everyone. He is survived good.org) An online guest regisby his wife, Subhash, his try is available at waughdaughter, Sonu, his son in law, Joe, his grandchil- halley-wood.com SALEM TWP. — The Salem Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, State Route 124 in Salem Center, DONALD E. KLINGER will host an ice cream fundraiser on Saturday, July 18 with curbside pickup from 9-11 a.m. Quarts gler of Somerset; two of ice cream will be available for pick up with the CROWN CITY — flavors of banana, butter pecan, cherry nut, chocoDonald E. Klinger, 91, of grandchildren; numerous late, lemon, Oreo cookie, pineapple, strawberry Crown City, passed away great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and vanilla. For more info call 740-669-4245. on Monday, July 6, 2020 and special cousin Rosie at Holzer Emergency Self. Funeral Service Medical Center, Gallipowill be held at 11 a.m., lis. Wednesday, July 8, 2020 He was born on June RACINE — Southern Local Kindergarten reg12, 1929 in New Reading. at Hall Funeral Home and istration is currently taking place. To schedule He was preceded in death Crematory, Proctorville. an appointment and complete paperwork call the by his parents B. and Ger- Entombment will follow school at 740-949-4222. Any child who is age 5 on the service at Rome Cemtrude Klingler. He was a or before Aug. 1, 2020, can register for kindergaretery Mausoleum, Proctruck driver and a park ten. manager at O.O. McIntyre torville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Park, Gallipolis. the service at the funeral He is survived by his home. Condolences may wife Susannia Klinger; IN BRIEF be expressed to the famtwo sons Mike (Erinn) ily at ehallfuneralhome. Klinger of Crown City com. and John (Mary) Klin- Salem Twp. VFD fundraiser Kindergarten registration GREENLEE POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Margaret Mae Greenlee of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died surrounded by her family on July 4, 2020. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Bellemead United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. As per the Governor’s mandate, face masks will be required. Burial will follow at Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant is serving the family. EHMAN PROCTORVILLE — Jennifer L. Ehman, 48, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Monday, July 6, 2020 at her residence. A complete obituary will be published at a later date with services announced. Willis Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2020 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@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 Mississippi governor tests positive for COVID-19 JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his spokeswoman said. That comes hours after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves announced that his own test for the highly contagious virus had come back negative. The announcement about 73-year-old Hosemann came two days after the other top leader in the Mississippi Legislature, Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn, 57, announced his positive test for COVID-19. Mississippi legislators were at the Capitol for most of June and on July 1, wrapping up their annual session that was interrupted for several weeks by the pandemic. Many legislators and others in the building did not wear masks, and people often sat and stood close to one another. Oklahoma sees new daily record of coronavirus cases OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma health officials reported a new daily record of confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with 858 reported in the last 24 hours. The Oklahoma State Department of Health also reported five additional deaths from COVID-19, bringing the statewide death toll to 404. Oklahoma has been experiencing a surge in hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, with 426 people currently hospitalized because of the disease, an increase of more than 100 from the same time last week, according to health department figures. Ohio Valley Publishing TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, July 8, the 190th day of 2020. There are 176 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 8, 2000, Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title, becoming the first Black female champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 195758. On this date: In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, outside the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. In 1889, The Wall Street Journal was first published. In 1947, a New Mexico newspaper, the Roswell Daily Record, quoted officials at Roswell Army Air Field as saying they had recovered a “flying saucer” that crashed onto a ranch; officials then said it was actually a weather balloon. (To this day, there are those who believe what fell to Earth was an alien spaceship carrying extra-terrestrial beings.) Demolition work began in New York City to make way for the new permanent headquarters of the United Nations. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman named Gen. Douglas MacArthur commanderin-chief of United Nations forces in Korea. (Truman ended up sacking MacArthur for insubordination nine months later.) In 1972, the Nixon administration announced a deal to sell $750 million in grain to the Soviet Union. (However, the Soviets were also engaged in secretly buying subsidized American grain, resulting in what critics dubbed “The Great Grain Robbery.”) In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford announced he would seek a second term of office. In 1989, Carlos Saul Menem was inaugurated as president of Argentina in the country’s first transfer of power from one democratically elected civilian leader to another in six decades. In 1994, Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s communist leader since 1948, died at age 82. In 2011, former first lady Betty Ford died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 93. Atlantis thundered into orbit on a cargo run that would close out the three-decade U.S. space shuttle program. In 2012, Roger Federer equaled Pete Sampras’ record of seven men’s singles titles at the All England Club and won his 17th Grand Slam title overall, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. In 2014, President Barack Obama appealed to Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency spending to deal with the immigration crisis on the nation’s southern border, where unaccompanied children were showing up by the thousands (Republican lawmakers rejected the request). Washington became the second state to allow people to buy marijuana legally in the U.S. without a doctor’s note. In 2018, divers rescued four of the 12 boys who’d been trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand with their soccer coach for more than two weeks. (The remaining eight boys and their coach were rescued over the next two days.) Ten years ago: The largest spy swap between the U.S. and Russia since the Cold War unfolded as 10 people accused of spying in suburban America pleaded guilty to conspiracy and were ordered deported to Russia in exchange for the release of four prisoners accused of spying for the West. Violent protests erupted in Oakland, California, after a Los Angeles jury convicted a white former transit officer, Johannes Mehserle (yoh-HAH’-nes MEZ’ur-lee), of involuntary manslaughter (instead of murder) in the videotaped fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, Oscar Grant. During an ESPN prime-time special, basketball free agent LeBron James announced he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat. Five years ago: On a rough day for tech, a “router issue” at United Airlines suspended all of the company’s flights for nearly two hours, leading to 800 flight delays and 60 cancellations; a “technical problem” at the New York Stock Exchange halted trading; and the Wall Street Journal’s website, WSJ.com, had “technical difficulties.” (Government officials said it did not appear that the incidents were related, or the result of sabotage.) Medicare said it planned to pay doctors to counsel patients about end-oflife care, the same idea that sparked accusations of “death panels” and fanned a political furor around President Barack Obama’s health care law. One year ago: Iran began enriching uranium to 4.5%, just breaking the limit set by its nuclear deal with world powers. Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sexually abusing dozens of underage girls; the newly unsealed federal indictment came more than a decade after he secretly cut a deal with federal prosecutors to dispose of nearly identical allegations. (Epstein was found unresponsive in his jail cell a month later; the medical examiner ruled the death a suicide.) After a remarkable run at Wimbledon, 15-year-old American Coco Gauff lost to former No. 1 Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-3, in the fourth round. Today’s Birthdays: Singer Steve Lawrence is 85. Actor Jeffrey Tambor is 76. Rock musician Jaimoe Johanson is 75. Ballerina Cynthia Gregory is 73. Actress Kim Darby is 73. Actress Jonelle Allen is 72. Children’s performer Raffi is 72. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is 71. Actress Anjelica Huston is 69. Writer Anna Quindlen is 68. Actor Kevin Bacon is 62. Actor Robert Knepper is 61. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Wednesday, July 8, 2020 3 GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Meeting changes meeting at 10 a.m. via electronic communication. Please contact the number below for an invitation to participate. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month at 27 West Second Street, Suite 202, Chillicothe Ohio 45601. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. MIDDLEPORT — Feeny-Bennett #128, American Legion, Middleport, Ohio, is resuming monthly business meetings effective July 8, 2020, at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia and Jackson Counties, has cancelled its Friday, July 17 meeting, due to virus concerns. Road construction, closures GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer, Brett A. Boothe, announces that Sowards Ridge Road will be closed between Hannan Trace Road and Double Creek Road and Swan Creek Road between Peters Branch Road and Bladen Road beginning Monday, July 6, 2020 through July 10, 2020 for culvert replacement, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other County roads as a detour. CARPENTER — Meigs County Road 10, Carpenter Hill Road, will be closed beginning Tuesday, June 23. The closure will remain in effect for approximately two weeks to allow county forces to complete a slip repair just south of County Road 11, Carpenter Dyesville Road. SALISBURY TWP. — Bailey Run Road will be closed to through traffic approximately .6 of a mile from State Route 124 going toward State Route 143 due to a slip repair. GALLIPOLIS — Kriner Road (CR-26) will be closed .5 mile from Neighborhood Road beginning 7 a.m., Monday, May 18 for approximately 75 days for slip repair, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other state and county roads as a detour. OLIVE TWP. — Mt. Olive Road in Olive Township is currently closed due to slip repair by Olive Township Trustees. MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 1, one lane of SR 124 will be closed between Old State Route 338 (Township Road 708) and Portland Road (County Road 35) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Groundhog Creek. Temporary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: November 20, 2020 Saturday, July 11 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Rutland Township Garage. This is a change from Monday. SCIPIO TWP. — Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Due to COVID -19, if visitors need or want to ask questions, feel free to call during our meeting at 740-742-2110. Thank you for understanding. Thursday, July 9 CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board #126 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War meeting, Bob Evans Homestead House at Bob Evans Farms, 1 p.m. The SUVCW is the legal heir to the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic), any male that has ancestry who served during the Civil War is invited to attend, new members encouraged. GALLIPOLIS — The DVA Dovel Post #141 will meet at 6 p.m. at the post home on Liberty Ave. All members are urged to attend. The AMVETS Post #23 will meet following the DAV meeting. Tuesday, July 14 ing declared national, state and local emergency. To dial in by phone: +1.202.602.1295 Conference ID: 362-001-590 # Thursday, July 16 RACINE — The Southern Local Board of Education will have a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. to discuss reopening of school. It will be held at the Kathryn Hart Community Center. Saturday, July 18 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a GALLIPOLIS — The chicken BBQ with serving Gallia County District starting at 11 a.m. at the Library Board of TrustBBQ pit. ees will have it’s regular GALLIPOLIS — SilRACINE — Carmonthly meeting at 5 ver Memorial Church mel Sutton UMC hostp.m. at the Library. will host Vacation Bible ing Drive thru/Pick up POMEROY — The School, through July 17, Community Dinner from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., theme Meigs County Board of Health meeting will take 4-5:30 p.m. Sloppy joe, is Christmas in July, call for more information 740- place at 5 p.m. in the con- hot dogs, pasta salad, ference room of the Meigs baked beans, dessert will 339-3654. County Health Departbe served. Everyone in BEDFORD TWP. — ment, which is located at the community is welBedford Township trustees will hold their regular 112 E. Memorial Drive in come to come by for a Pomeroy, Ohio. A call-in free meal. Carmel Sutton monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town option is available for this UMC is located at 31435 open, public meeting in Pleasant View Road, hall. Racine, Ohio. It will be RIO GRANDE — The response to the COVID 19 Pandemic and resultfirst come, first served. Cadot-Blessing Camp Monday, July 13 In the response to the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19, Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services will make assistance available to families affected by this health crisis. The purpose of this assistance will be to offset costs incurred by families who have lost employment and/or reduced hours on or after March 9, 2020 due to the company shut-down as a result of the Stay At Home order issued by the governor or other issues related to COVID-19 that resulted in a lack of available work. Only Phone Call Applications will be taken!! Please call 740-578-3380 Monday thru Thursday 8am-4pm. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED so do not come to/into the agency. This program will begin on June 22, 2020 at 8am and will cease at 4pm on July 9, 2020 and no applications will be accepted after this time. Our offices will be closed on July 2, 2020. Please have all household members social security numbers and last 30 days of households gross income readily available prior to calling. Eligible Services: 4���one-time payment of $500.00 per TANF eligible individual in a household who have been laid off and/or lost employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OR OH-70193043 Are you looking for an opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading food companies? General Mills, located in Wellston, Ohio is hiring 4���one-time payment of $300.00 per TANF eligible individual in a household who have had a reduction in hours/pay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production Operators for their 2nd and 3rd shift teams. Pay rates start out between $16.70 and $18.30 per hour, with excellent benefits. Apply online today at http://careers.generalmills.com TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 73° 86° 85° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low 94° 69° 86° 65° 104° in 2012 48° in 1972 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.01 0.01 0.91 25.48 22.98 SUN & MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Jul 12 Jul 20 First Jul 27 Full Aug 3 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 2:58a Thu. 3:51a Fri. 4:40a Sat. 5:26a Sun. 6:08a Mon. 6:48a Tue. 7:27a Minor 9:10a 10:02a 10:51a 11:36a 12:18p 12:38a 1:17a Major 3:22p 4:13p 5:01p 5:46p 6:28p 7:08p 7:48p POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Minor 9:34p 10:24p 11:12p 11:56p ---12:58p 1:38p WEATHER HISTORY Ten inches of rain fell July 8, 1935, near Cortland, N.Y., with similar amounts southward to Pottsville, Pa. Floods in the Susquehanna Valley killed 52 people. 91° 66° Hot and humid with some sun A t-storm in the area in the afternoon A couple of showers and a thunderstorm Partly sunny with a t-storm possible Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 12.77 15.65 21.70 13.16 13.10 25.10 12.88 25.95 34.92 13.29 16.70 34.30 14.90 Portsmouth 92/71 24-hr. Chg. -0.24 -0.75 -0.04 -0.03 -0.14 -0.45 -0.16 +0.63 +0.58 +0.52 +0.80 +0.30 +1.10 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Belpre 92/69 Athens 91/68 94° 65° 92° 67° Sun through high clouds St. Marys 92/68 Parkersburg 92/70 Coolville 91/69 Elizabeth 93/68 Spencer 91/67 Buffalo 92/69 Ironton 92/70 Milton 92/68 St. Albans 93/68 Huntington 91/69 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 71/58 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 72/55 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 85/63 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front TUESDAY Partly sunny NATIONAL CITIES Wilkesville 91/68 POMEROY Jackson 92/68 92/70 Ravenswood Rio Grande 92/69 92/69 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 91/73 GALLIPOLIS 92/68 93/69 91/69 Ashland 91/70 Grayson 92/68 MONDAY Marietta 92/69 Murray City 91/68 McArthur 91/67 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Chillicothe 91/71 South Shore Greenup 92/70 91/70 59 Logan 91/69 Adelphi 90/70 Lucasville 92/72 Very High SUNDAY 88° 67° Very High Primary: grasses/ragweed Mold: 978 SATURDAY 93° 71° Waverly 91/71 Pollen: 15 Low MOON PHASES New 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme FRIDAY 95° 70° 3 Primary: basidiospores, unk. Today Thu. 6:11 a.m. 6:12 a.m. 8:56 p.m. 8:56 p.m. 11:40 p.m. none 9:30 a.m. 10:32 a.m. THURSDAY Partly sunny, very warm and humid today. Mainly clear tonight. High 92° / Low 68° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. OH-70192503 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC Last Funds are approved on a first come, first serve basis and approval is based on limited funding. Once funding is exhausted, this special program will cease. Notice of approval/denial will be sent within 30 days. Clendenin 94/69 Charleston 92/68 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Hi/Lo/W 97/72/s 60/55/r 85/72/t 84/74/pc 91/72/t 82/53/s 82/55/s 82/69/pc 92/68/s 84/70/t 88/53/s 94/77/s 92/72/pc 91/69/pc 92/71/s 94/76/pc 96/57/s 93/73/pc 94/73/pc 87/74/sh 95/81/pc 92/75/pc 92/72/s 105/78/s 86/72/pc 85/63/pc 95/74/pc 94/80/t 93/72/s 91/73/pc 90/78/t 86/74/pc 93/76/s 89/74/t 90/74/pc 110/86/s 90/69/pc 79/67/pc 84/68/t 89/70/pc 95/78/s 89/62/s 72/55/pc 71/58/c 92/74/pc Hi/Lo/W 98/69/s 68/56/c 88/73/t 83/73/pc 92/74/pc 85/59/pc 91/58/s 85/70/pc 93/69/pc 88/71/t 85/56/pc 92/74/t 91/73/pc 91/71/pc 93/73/pc 95/76/s 94/62/s 83/71/t 94/73/pc 88/76/sh 95/78/s 92/73/pc 85/70/t 107/80/s 91/75/t 86/64/pc 93/75/pc 95/81/t 88/68/t 92/74/t 93/77/c 90/74/s 98/75/pc 93/75/t 92/75/pc 111/89/s 92/70/pc 82/66/c 86/68/t 87/73/t 94/76/pc 95/69/s 73/56/s 69/55/c 91/76/pc EXTREMES TUESDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Chihuahua 98/71 High Low Atlanta 85/72 El Paso 105/80 107° in Needles, CA 19° in Bodie State Park, CA Global High Low Houston 95/81 Monterrey 96/73 Miami 94/80 122° in Basrah, Iraq 14° in Maquinchao, Argentina Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �NEWS 4 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Alex Brandon | AP, file President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, left, and first lady Melania Trump, attend a “National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Schools,” event in the East Room of the White House Tuesday n Washington. Trump says he will pressure states to open schools By Collin Binkley AP Education Writer Fh[i_Z[dj�:edWbZ� Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the coronavirus pandemic, but for political reasons against the will of families. ÆM[�mWdj�je�h[ef[d�j^[� schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it, the dads want it, the kids want it. It’s time to do it,” Trump said at a White >eki[�[l[dj$�ÆM[Éh[�l[ho� much gong to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools.” Trump did not immediately explain how he would pressure governors, but he repeated an earlier claim that Democrats want to keep schools closed for political reasons and not health reasons. He made the same claim Monday on Jm_jj[h"�iWo_d]"�ÆJ^[o� think it will help them in November. Wrong, the people get it!” At a White House roundtable hosted by Trump, speaker after speaker addressed the need to get students back in the classroom, both for academic and mental health reasons. They minimized the risk of the spread of COVID19 among children but acknowledged that it was important to protect the vulnerable. In making its case, the Trump administration has argued that keeping students at home carries greater risks than any tied to the coronavirus. Health officials say students need to be in schools this fall to continue their educational development and to access meal programs and services for mental and behavioral health. Æ9^_bZh[dÉi�c[djWb� health and social development must be as much of a priority as physical health,” first lady Melania Trump said at the roundjWXb[$�ÆJ^[�iWc[�_i�jhk[� for parents. Many will be forced to make stressful choices between caring for their children and going back to work.” Trump made his remarks hours after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos assailed plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week and said schools ckij�X[�Æ\kbbo�ef[hWtional.” Anything less, she says, would fail students and taxpayers. DeVos made the comments during a call with governors. Audio of the call was obtained by The 7iieY_Wj[Z�Fh[ii$ ÆKbj_cWj[bo"�_jÉi�dej� a matter of if schools need to open, it’s a matter of how. School must reopen, they must be fully operational. And how that happens is best left to education and community leaders,” DeVos told governors. It followed earlier comments from Trump insisting that schools return to in-person instruction as soon as possible. But some are calling for greater caution as schools plan for the fall. Arne Duncan, who served as Education Secretary kdZ[h�\ehc[h�Fh[i_Z[dj� Barack Obama, has said the focus should be on making sure students can return safely. ÆM[�Wbb�mWdj�Y^_bZh[d� to go back to school,” Duncan said on Twitter. ÆJ^[�gk[ij_ed�_i�m^[j^[h� we care enough about our children to ALLOW them to go to school safely. Our behavior, our commitment to shared sacrifice — or our selfishness — will determine what happens this fall for kids.” The Centers for Dis[Wi[�9edjheb�WdZ�Fh[l[dtion put out guidance for schools last month, including staggering schedules, spreading out desks, having meals in classrooms instead of the cafeteria, adding physical barriers between bathroom sinks and cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. In the call with governors, DeVos slammed districts that plan to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week. She YWbb[Z�ekj�<W_h\Wn�9ekdjo� FkXb_Y�IY^eebi"�m^_Y^�_i� asking families to decide between fully remote instruction or two days a week in the classroom. Æ7�Y^e_Y[�e\�jme�ZWoi� per week in the classroom is not a choice at all,” DeVos said, contending that the district’s distance learning last spring was a ÆZ_iWij[h$Ç Her criticism of schools’ distance education efforts extended across the country. DeVos said she was disappointed _d�iY^eebi�j^Wj�ÆZ_ZdÉj� figure out how to serve students or who just gave up and didn’t try.” She said more than one state education chief told her that they also were disappointed in districts that Z_Z�Æd[nj�je�dej^_d]�je� serve their students.” The same thing can’t happen again this fall, she said, urging governors to play a role in getting schools to reopen. ÆIjkZ[dji�WYheii�j^[� country have already fallen behind. We need to make sure that they catch kf"Ç�:[Lei�iW_Z$�Æ?jÉi� expected that it will look different depending on where you are, but what’s clear is that students and their families need more options.” At a later panel discussion Tuesday, DeVos acknowledged that outbreaks may temporarily disrupt in-person instruction, but she said schools should be expected to provide five days of classroom instruction a week. Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the CDC. said schools can operate safely by taking basic safety precautions. He noted that COVID-19 cases tend to be milder in young people, adding that the greatest risk is transmission from children to more vulnerable populations. Æ?jÉi�Yb[Wh�j^Wj�j^[� greater risk to our society is to have these schools close,” Redfield said. ÆJ^[�9:9�[dYekhW][i�Wbb� schools to do what they need to reopen, and to have plans that anticipate that COVID-19 cases will in fact occur.” The Trump administration has drawn on recent recommendations from the American Academy e\�F[Z_Wjh_Yi"�m^_Y^�iWoi� schools should aim to start the school year with ijkZ[dji�Æf^oi_YWbbo�fh[i[dj�_d�iY^eeb$Ç�A[[f_d]� students at home can lead to social isolation, the organization said, and prevent schools from identifying learning deficits, abuse, depression and other issues. PPE for medical workers begins to run low again By Geoff Mulvihill and Camille Fassett Associated Press The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of j^[�YehedWl_hki�Yh_i_i�_d�j^[�K$I$� is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs. A national nursing union is concerned that gear has to be reused. A doctors association warns that physicians’ offices are closed because they cannot get Benefits masks and other supplies. And Democratic members of Congress are pushing the Trump administration to devise a national strategy to acquire and distribute gear in anticipation of the crisis worsening into the fall. ÆM[Éh[�Òl[�cedj^i�_dje�j^_i�WdZ� there are still shortages of gowns, hair covers, shoe covers, masks, N95 masks,” said Deborah Burger, fh[i_Z[dj�e\�DWj_edWb�Dkhi[i�Kd_jed, who cited results from a survey e\�j^[�kd_edÉi�c[cX[hi$�ÆJ^[oÉh[� being doled out, and we’re still being told to reuse them.” When the crisis first exploded in self-employed workers, 1099 tax filers, part-time workers, and those who lack sufficient work hisFrom page 1 tory. š<[Z[hWb�FWdZ[c_Y� of their own and who are having difficulty finding Kd[cfbeoc[dj�9ecf[diWj_ed��<FK9��fhel_Z[i� work.” The federal Coronavi- an additional $600 per rus Aid, Relief, and Eco- week through July 25 to nomic Security (CARES) existing benefit amounts for those in multiple proAct, which was signed grams, including regular into law on March 27, created three new unem- unemployment benefits, FK7"�JhWZ[�X[d[Òji"� ployment programs: šFWdZ[c_Y�Kd[cfbeo- and SharedWork Ohio c[dj�7ii_ijWdY[��FK7�� benefits. šFWdZ[c_Y�;c[hprovides up to 39 weeks of benefits to many who ][dYo�Kd[cfbeoc[dj� 9ecf[diWj_ed��F;K9�� historically have not provides up to 13 weeks qualified for unemployof additional benefits for ment benefits, such as March and April in hot spots such as New York City, the situation was so desperate that nurses turned plastic garbage bags into protective gowns. The lack of equipment forced states and hospitals to compete against each other, the federal government and other countries in desperate, expensive bidding wars. In general, supplies of protective gear are more robust now, and many states and major hospital chains say they are in better shape. But medical professionals and some lawmakers have cast doubt on those improvements as shortages begin to reappear. Ohioans who exhaust their maximum 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits on or after July 1, 2019. This program is available through Dec. 26, 2020. Individuals who exhaust their regular unemployment benefits are potentially eli]_Xb[�\eh�F;K9$�?\�j^[o� [n^Wkij�F;K9"�j^[o�Wh[� potentially eligible for EB. If they exhaust all three programs, they are potentially eligible \eh�FK7$�M^_b[�j^[�;8� program is in effect, individuals who initially received regular unemployment benefits may be eligible for a total of 59 weeks of benefits, and individuals who h[Y[_l[Z�FK7�Xkj�dej� regular unemployment benefits may be eligible for a total of 46 weeks of benefits. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services manages vital programs that strengthen Ohio families. These include job training and employment services, unemployment insurance, cash and food assistance, child care, child and adult protective services, adoption, and child support services. Masks j^Wj�Wh[�Æh[Z�^ejÇ�_i� fair. From page 1 State lawmaker contracts virus The leader of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus said she has tested positive for COVID-19. State Rep. Stephanie Howse, a Cleveland Democrat, announced her diagnosis in a video posted to Twitter on Monday. She said her symptoms — cough, loss of jWij[�WdZ�ic[bb�Å�ÆWh[� pretty mild” and she [nf[Yji�ÆfhWo[h\kbboÇ�je� fully recover. DeWine said during his Tuesday press briefing that he was thinking of Howse and hoping she recovers soon. The governor said the mandate will impact residents of Butler, 9koW^e]W"�<hWdab_d"� Hamilton, Huron, Montgomery and Trumbull counties starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Three of those counties are home to the state’s three largest cities, Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati. Ohio saw 948 reported cases Tuesday, pushing the total number of probable and reported cases statewide to 58,904. The state reported 134 hospitalizations. Residents in impacted counties must wear a mask when out in public or in a place where they are unable to follow social distancing rules. It will not be required for children under the age of 10 or anyone who has a medical condition that keeps them from wearing a mask. The mandate is to be enforced by state and local authorities, not by businesses. However, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said businesses will have to comply. The mask mandate comes after DeWine announced last week that he will not be issuing a statewide mandate like a number of other states have, including Ohio’s neighbor, West Virginia. DeWine pushed back against criticism that he has waffled on mask-wearing over the months, initially requiring them statewide before rescinding that mandate the next day. >[�iW_Z"�ÆM[Éh[�dem�Wj� a much more dangerous time,” and that he believes the public is now ready. He said imposing the mandate in just those counties Retail, food worker testing Hundreds of people who work at the bars, restaurants and tourist shops in the Lake Erie island community of Fkj#?d#8Wo�m_bb�X[�j[ijed for the virus, health officials said this week. The decision comes after less than 10 cases were linked to the island and two popular food and drinking spots closed in recent days — one after two employees tested positive and the other after a worker was showing symptoms. As many as 1,000 workers could be tested, Jerry Bingham, Ottawa County’s health commissioner told the Sandusky Register. Fkj#_d#8Wo�CWoeh� Jessica Dress said the village’s businesses told her they support the widespread testing. The county health department said a week ago that seven people tested positive after visiting the island in mid-June. The two main ferry lines that bring tourists and residents to the island said this week they now will require all passengers to wear masks on their boats. Fairs From page 1 Wednesday. Thursday will host the market beef and dairy shows throughout the afternoon. At 7 p.m., the garden tractor pulls will be at the pulling track. The market animal shows for hogs, goats, lambs WdZ�X[[\�m_bb�X[�ed�<h_ZWo�m_j^�j^[�WddkWb�jeXWYYe� sale. The Holzer Health Systems Awards will be at +�f$c$�ed�<h_ZWo�[l[d_d]$�7j�,0)&�f$c$"�j^[�jhWYjeh� and semi pulls will be at the pulling Tract. The only even on Saturday will be at 5 p.m. fr the 4x4 truck pulls. J^[�=Wbb_W�9ekdjo�<W_h�8eWhZ�cWZ[�W�Æif[Y_Wb� notes” section to the calendar to make people aware of some changes to this year’s events due to COVID-19. The board added a disclaimer that any of these events are subject to change or cancel due to changes in the guidelines and restrictions. Attendees and participants must follow the current COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions, the \W_h�XeWhZ�iW_Z$�<WY[�Yel[h_d]i�Wh[�h[Yecc[dZ[Z$� The statement by the fair board also said there are occupancy reduction requirements, so seating will be limited in all areas. In Meigs County, the fair board met on Monday evening for its regular meeting. During the meeting, the board approved the COVID-19 response plan for the 2020 fair. The plan will be sent to the Meigs County board of Health on Tuesday, July 14 for its approval. <W_h�8eWhZ�Fh[i_Z[dj�M[i�AWhh�iW_Z�j^[�XeWhZ� is still planning for a full fair within the guidelines and requirements by the state. FWhj�e\�j^[�fbWd�Y^Wd][i�j^[�kikWb�a_ZZ_[�jhWYjeh� fkbb�iY^[Zkb[�je�W�ed[#ZWo�[l[dj�ed�<h_ZWo�e\�j^[� fair, which is scheduled for Monday, August 17 through Saturday, August 22. The exact plan for this event will be announced closer to the fair. In Mason County, the fair board announced in June that the 2020 fair would be canceled and the board would sponsor a Jr. Market Livestock Show and Sale. As previously reported by Ohio Valley Publishing, this will be a three-day event on 7k]kij�'(#'*�Å�M[Zd[iZWo#<h_ZWo$ The market hogs, heifers and market goats will show on Wednesday. On Thursday, the feeder calves, market lambs and market steers will show. The market livestock will sell beginning at 11 a.m. ed�<h_ZWo$ The Mason County livestock event will have a daily $5 admission. As previously reported, the fair board said that social distancing will be practiced and guidelines given by the state must be followed. �Sports Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, July 8, 2020 5 The greatest college basketball player you never heard of By Dave Harris highest total in NCAA history for a game with 43 against Charleston on January 12, Charlie Slack, a 1948 gradu- 1954, trailing only Bill Chambers who grabbed 51 caroms in ate of Pomeroy High School, and a member of the Marshall a game. Slack, out of high school University’s Athletic Hall of served four years in the Air Fame passed away last Friday Force during the Korean conin Akron at the age of 89. flict. After leaving the Air Slack could be considered Force he went to play football “The greatest college basketball player you never heard of”. at Marshall, coached by Pete Pederson. After being injured Slack still holds the NCAA Division I record for the high- during the fall of 1952, legendary Marshall basketball coach est single season reboundCam Henderson suggested the ing average grabbing 25.6 6-foot-5 Slack give basketball rebounds a game over a 21 game season in 1954-55. Slack a try, and a star was born. His rebounding totals in each of is still ranked third in NCAA the four seasons he played are history with 1,916 rebounds the four best in the schools trailing only Tom Gola and history. Joe Holup. He has the second Special to OVP In the Marshall University record books for top rebounding, Slack holds 36 of the top 44 spots, including 13 with more then 30 rebounds a game. His career high was 43 against Morris Harvey in 1954. On February 12, 1955, Slack posted video game statistics as he scored 30 points, and pulled down 30 rebounds against Toledo. Slack averaged 21.8 rebounds a game and averaged 17.6 points a game over his Marshall career, he was a two time All-MAC selection. Teammates on those dominate Marshall teams included NBA great Hal Greer and former Middleport star Bob Ashley. Slack was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) with the 22nd overall selection off the 1956 draft, but instead went to work for Goodyear in Akron. He played on the Goodyear Akron Wingfoots in the National Industrial Basketball League for several seasons, and helped them to the 1964 AAU National Championships. He was an AAU All-American in 1960, and was selected to the all-star team numerous times. In one game for the Wingfoots he scored 42 points and grabbed 35 rebounds. Slack was also an alternate to the 1960 Olympic Basketball Team. Slack was enshrined in the West Virginia Hall of Fame in 1980, the Marshall Hall of Fame in 1985, Marshall retired his number 17 in 2000, and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. Slack is survived by his wife, two sons and three grandchildren, along with a cousin, Ken McCullough of Pomeroy. Slack was the second sports legend from Meigs to pass away last week. On Thursday, July 2nd, Middleport native John Tannehill passed away. Tannehill is a member of the US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, and was the ranked as the No. 2 table tennis player in the U.S. during his career. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Dave Harris is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Goldring named OHSAA Interim Executive Director Veteran staff member has been with OHSAA since 1995 By Tim Stried Special to OVP COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors President Dan Leffingwell has announced today that Bob Goldring has been named interim executive director, effective immediately. Goldring has served as the OHSAA senior director of operations and is completing his 25th year as a member of the staff. Goldring is serving as interim executive director in place of Jerry Snodgrass, who assumed leadership duties in July 2018 when Dan Ross resigned after 14 years at the helm. Snodgrass is leaving after 12 total years with the OHSAA following a 31-year career in education as a teacher, coach and administrator. While leading the administrative functions until a permanent executive director is selected, Goldring will also work closely with state government leaders and school district administrators in developing a plan for return to play in the fall. The OHSAA will conduct a nationwide search beginning immediately to fill the executive director vacancy. “Through a collaborative effort, we look forward to Bob guiding us and, more importantly, See OHSAA | 7 Rio Grande athletes named Champions of Character By Randy Payton Special to OVP MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — The River States Conference has announced its Champions of Character teams Faro Blakeman for the 2020 Spring sports seasons. The teams recognize one member from each RSC school who best exhibits the five character values of NAIA Champions of Hoffman Cress Character — Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship. The University of Rio Grande’s honorees included: * Baseball — freshDuskey man Josh Faro (Gallipo- Collins lis, Ohio); Zack Collins (Newark, * Softball — senior Ohio); Brooke Hoffman * Women’s Outdoor (Columbus Grove, Track & Field — Ohio); * Men’s Golf — soph- sophomore Sierra Cress (Greenville, Ohio). omore Colton BlakeHonorees were nomiman (Piketon, Ohio); nated by their respec* Women’s Golf — tive head coaches. sophomore Madison Duskey (Beverly, Randy Payton is the Sports Ohio); Information Director for the * Men’s Outdoor University of Rio Grande. Track & Field — senior Ross D. Franklin | AP file Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Amir Garrett leads other pitchers in sprints during spring training baseball workouts Feb. 17 in Goodyear, Ariz. As one of only two Black players on the Cincinnati Reds, reliever Amir Garrett was afraid to use his platform to speak about racial injustice. That’s changed, and he’s brought teammates along in pressing for change. Garrett drops fears, speaks out about injustice CINCINNATI (AP) — With so few Black players in the major leagues, Cincinnati Reds reliever Amir Garrett was afraid to talk openly about racial discrimination. He kept his thoughts — and his stories — to himself. He wouldn’t speak of the time in high school in California when he and another Black classmate were on their way to basketball practice, playing their music in the car. Police pulled them over, shoved them against the car, frisked them aggressively, emptied the car while claiming to look for drugs, then let them go. They received no ticket, Garrett said, but a threat. “They say, ‘OK, you can go, but next time don’t play your music so loud around here because next time we’re not going to be so nice,’” Garrett said Monday. Silent no more, the 28-year-old pitcher is trying to bring awareness, starting within his own team. When George Floyd, a Black man, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes, Garrett texted the video to first baseman Joey Votto, the Reds’ most prominent player. Votto watched it the next day and was brought to tears. Votto responded to Garrett and started a conversation. Votto then began reaching out to others to hear their experiences and eventually wrote a column in The Cincinnati Enquirer about his changing views. “I think I’ve changed as a man. I feel my perspective has changed,” Votto said Friday on a Zoom call. “I didn’t want to (speak up), but I couldn’t sleep. There was a long stretch where I couldn’t sleep. When it affects me that deeply, I felt strongly about saying something and learning. Every day I’m trying to learn. “It’s wild. We have the very same issue back home in Canada. The very same issue,” he said. Garrett had been reluctant to speak out for a different reason. He saw what happened when Colin Kaepernick tried to focus attention on racial injustice — the quarterback hasn’t played again in the NFL. “I was scared to talk about these injustice issues we were having because in baseball, there’s not a lot of African Americans that play the game and I was nowhere near Kaepernick (in prominence),” Garrett said. “I felt I could be pushed out of the game. That was really scary for me. “But now I felt in my heart I was ready to handle the consequences of whatever may have come from this,” he said. The Reds organized a Zoom session with diversity Saturday with Tru Pettigrew, an inclusion and diversity advocate . Roughly 130 players and organization members participated in the twohour session, with honest conversation encouraged. Garrett was among those who shared experiences. “It really took a lot for me to get vulnerable with my teammates like that,” Garrett said. “I never want somebody to feel sorry for me, or I never want to feel a victim. It took a lot for me to open up to those guys. “I feel we’re so much closer than we were just two days ago. I felt people understood what I was sharing with them and even though they may never fully understand what it’s like to be Black in America, I felt I got my point across and they felt everything I was saying.” Manager David Bell encouraged the discussion. In the last few months he’d been talking to friends, players, former teammates and other colleagues about their experiences with race. “I have to say for the first time I truly asked questions and understood experiences that people I’ve been close to in my life, I never took the time to truly understand or truly listen,” Bell said. “It’s been a process. I think it’s just scratching the surface. 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Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov Application Received for Air Permit General James M. Gavin Power Plant 7397 N. St Rt #7, Cheshire, OH 45620-0271 ID #: A0066551 Date of Action: 06/29/2020 The facility is installing an Emergency Limestone Storage system comprised of two 30,000-ton storage piles, a receiving hopper and conveyors for providing limestone to the Limestone Handling System (P902) during periods of limestone delivery interruption. 7/8/20 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7 MASON, W.Va. — The Meigs County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism will hold its annual golf scramble at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Riverside Golf Club. The cost is $250 a team for chamber members and $300 a team for nonmembers. Each team consists of four players. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, third and next-to-last finishers. There will also be a skins game, cash pot, mulligan and 50/50 drawings available at the event. For more information or to register, call 740-992-5005 or email director@ meigsohio.com (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov Approval of Application for Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Assistance Meigs County General Health District 112 East Memorial Drive, Suite A, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Facility Description: CW Financial Assistance ID #: HS391700-0005 Date of Action: 03/29/2020 This project is for the repair/replacement of household sewage treatment systems in Meigs County. 7/8/20 72� &KHU\O 0DULH 3HUURXG ��� &HQWHQDU\ 5G� *DOOLSROLV� 2+ ����� In the Matter of: Cheryl Marie Perroud, LPN On Mar. 18, 2020, the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) issued a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing to Ms. Perroud, mailed on Mar. 19, 2020, via certified mail, to her address of record listed above. Said delivery failed. The Notice states that OBN intends to consider disciplinary action against Ms. Perroud's nursing license based on her March 2018 Consent Agreement with OBN indefinitely suspending her LPN license and her June 2018 guilty pleas to four amended felony counts of Possession of Criminal Tools in the Athens Cty. Ct. of Common Pleas, with eligibility for the A.C.E. program, which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to RC 4723.28(B)(4). Ms. Perroud is entitled to a hearing in this matter if it is requested within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ms. Perroud may appear at the hearing in person, by her attorney or by another representative permitted to practice before OBN, or she may present her position, arguments or contentions in writing. At the hearing, she may present evidence and examine witnesses appearing for or against her. Any questions or correspondence should be addressed to: /LVD )HUJXVRQ 5DPRV &RPSOLDQFH 8QLW 0DQDJHU �� 6� +LJK 6WUHHW� 6XLWH ��� &ROXPEXV� 2+ ���������� 6/24/20,7/1/20,7/8/20 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO, CASE NO.: 20 CV 000043, IN THE MATTER OF BRUNER LAND COMPANY, INC. VS. MAX O. MCGUIRE, JR., if living, if deceased, to the Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses, Successors and Assignees of Max O. McGuire Jr., Deceased, DEFENDANTS. To: MAX O. MCGUIRE JR., if living, last known address: 14955 Longview Dr., Fontana, CA 92337-2605, if deceased, to the Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses, Successors and Assignees of Max O. McGuire Jr., Deceased, {names and addresses unknown}; MARY L. STOLLAR AKA MARY L. SHAVER, if living, last known address: 121 Hillcrest Drive, Williamston, SC 29697, if deceased, to the Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses, Successors, and Assignees of Mary L. Stollar aka Mary L. Shaver, Deceased, {names and addresses unknown}; IRMA BAY, if living, last known addresses: P.O. Box 64, Chester, OH 45720 and at: 673 Vanderhoof Rd., Coolville, OH 45723, if deceased, to the Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses, Successors, and Assignees of Irma Bay, Deceased, {names and addresses unknown}; AMANDA CLOWER, if living, last known address: 1009 Broadway Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101, if deceased, to the Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses, Successors, and Assignees of Amanda Clower, Deceased, {names and addresses unknown}; DARLENE MCGUIRE HUGHART AKA DARLENE SMITH, if living, last known addresses: P.O. Box 711, St. Albans, WV 25177 and at: 853 Walnut St., St. Albans, WV 25177, if deceased, to the Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses, Successors, and Assignees of Darlene McGuire Hughart aka Darlene Smith, Deceased, {names and addresses unknown} You are hereby notified that you have been named Defendants in the action entitled Bruner Land Company, Inc., Plaintiff vs. Max O. McGuire, et al, Defendants. This action has been assigned Case No. 20 CV 000043, and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Gallia County, Ohio. The object of the Complaint demands that the title to a certain parcel of real estate being identified by Auditor's Parcel No. 020-001-009-00 and more fully described in deed recorded in Volume 633, Page 813, Gallia County Official Records, be quieted in the Plaintiff, Bruner Land Company, Inc., and that said Plaintiff be found to be the owner in fee simple absolute of the real estate described in the Complaint. The cloud on Plaintiff's title resulted from an unrecorded power of attorney as shown in deed recorded in Volume 301, Page 33, Gallia County Deed Records. The power of attorney referenced is incorrect. Plaintiff further requests that it be granted costs and all other relief, either in law or equity, which shall be proper. The real estate is described as follows: Situated in the State of Ohio, Gallia County, Ohio Township, and being the East half of the North half of the Southeast quarter, Section 6, Town 3, Range 15, of the Ohio Company Purchase. EXCEPTING THEREOUT AND THEREFROM 3.454 acres, heretofore conveyed to William Henry Trent and Linda Lee Trent, husband and wife, recorded in Book 644, Page 813, Official Records of Gallia County, Ohio. SUBJECT to all legal easements and leases. Parcel I.D. No.: 020-001-009-00 (36.546 acres) You are required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this Notice, which will be published once each week for six (6) successive weeks. The last publication will be made on the 5th day of August, 2020, and the twenty-eight (28) days for answer will commence on that date. In the case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as requested by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment by default will be rendered against you and for the relief demanded in the Complaint Douglas W. Little (0007537) Attorney for Plaintiff LITTLE, SHEETS & BARR, LLP P.O. Box 686 Pomeroy, OH 45769 Telephone: (740) 992-6689 7/1/20,7/8/20,7/15/20,7/22/20,7/29/20,8/5/20 �NEWS 8 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Daily Sentinel Racine 4th of July Chris “Wolfie” Wolfe jumps one of his frogs during the Racine 4th of July Frog Jumping contest. Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Kids enjoy a cool treat on the playground at Star Mill Park. Weston Smith prepares to jump his frog. Will Smith blows on the frog in order to make it jump. One young contestant helps her frog jump during Saturday’s contest. LeGina Hart Hill and Ashli Peterman tracked the results of the frog jumping contest. With a little encouragement a frog jumps through the air. Fireworks light up the sky at Star Mill Park in Racine. Kona Ice passed out cool treats thanks to the sponsorship from Home National Bank. Wyatt Smith encourages his frog to jump in Saturday’s contest. The Racine Volunteer Fire Department fireworks show capped off the day of events in Racine on Saturday. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 07. July Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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