https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/48004f49a3b50640925f7257b562bf71.pdf 50f6b835c5ef17c9977efc5185cf7f0f PDF Text Text Fill that vase when you can Hiking in Gallia County Ohio schools get OK for training OPINION • 2 ALONG THE RIVER • 4 SPORTS • 8 Weekend Edition Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 83, Volume 74 Meigs County Courthouse to reopen Tuesday By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — The Meigs County Courthouse will reopen to the public on Tuesday with new safety and security measures in place. Common Pleas Court Judge Linda Warner, along with Clerk of Courts Sammi Mugrage, met with the Meigs County Commissioners during Thursday’s regular meeting to discuss the reopening and steps to be put in place. Judge Warner explained that there will be a single entry point to the courthouse where individuals entering will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms, as well as have their bags or personal items checked as part of new security measures. “All persons wish- ing to enter the building will report to the ground floor entrance, where the elevator is located. Any person entering will be screened for security, safety, contraband, weapons and COVID19 symptoms and risks before persons are allowed access to the building,” stated Warner in a prepared news release.Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms will not be permitted to enter the building. “All persons entering the building must show photo identification and provide a current physical and mailing address, phone number and email for potential contact tracing,” added Warner. She stated that the information would only be used should contact need to be made with the individual in the event someone See COURTHOUSE | 12 Deputy cleared in shooting investigation Staff Report GALLIPOLIS — Gallia Prosecutor Jason Holdren released a statement Friday saying that the Gallia County Grand Jury convened Thursday to discuss an officer-involved shooting in October 2019 and did not return an indictment for a Gallia County Sheriff deputy investigated in the case. “This matter was investigated by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation,” said Holdren. “Once the investigation was completed, Gallia County Prosecutor’s Office requested a special prosecutor be appointed to handle the matter. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Office was appointed by the Gallia County Common Pleas Court to present the case. I appreciate the Attorney General’s Office and BCI provid- ing these important services to Gallia County without cost.” As previously reported by Ohio Valley Publishing, Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin stated that deputies were dispatched to a reported breaking and entering in progress in the 1800 block of State Route 7 North, near the Kanagua rest area, in October of last year. Once on scene, deputies located an open door and made contact with several individuals inside the residence where at least one shot was fired by an officer. Several individuals that were located inside the residence were taken into custody and one individual was taken by EMS to Holzer Medical Center where they were listed in stable condition at the time of the See DEPUTY | 12 The future of 2020 fairs File photo The historic Meigs County Fairgrounds Grandstand is seen in this photo from the 2019 fair. The Meigs County Fair Board is proceeding with plans for the annual fair to take place this August. County fair representatives respond By Kayla Hawthorne khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — For many, the million-dollar question seems to be whether or not county fairs are going to be held this summer. The three area counties — Meigs and Gallia counties in Ohio and Mason County in W.Va. — are still proceeding with fair plans while awaiting the official “goahead” from state governors. On Thursday, the Ohio State Fair’s management team made the announcement that the 2020 Ohio State Fair is (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. canceled. “Instead of coming together in person, we’ll celebrate agriculture and our great state at a distance, with a collection of educational digital content and sharing some of your favorite memories on social media,” the state fair’s statement read. The statement went on to say, “The Ohio State Fair’s management team, as well as the Ohio Expositions Commission, have been carefully evaluating all available information from state and local health officials, as well as the financial feasibility of a reduced capacity fair, over the last several weeks. Today, the Ohio Expositions Commission voted to cancel the Ohio State Fair in effort to See FAIRS | 12 Remembering Charles Schorn, American hero newly adopted country. The threat of a divided United States reminded them of the consePOMEROY — On quences of disunion in a hill in the wooded their native country, Sacred Heart Cemetery and for some it was a in Pomeroy, Ohio, lies way of showing their Medal of Honor recipi- Schorn patriotism for their new ent Chief Bugler Charles homeland. Schorn. The large majority of these The year was 1861, the German immigrants arrived beginning of the American in the U. S. between 1848 and Civil War, and Schorn was 1860, and a high concentration a young German immigrant settled in New York, Pennliving in Sassafras, Mason sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and City, West Virginia. His newly Wisconsin. Many settled in adopted country was threatthese free states which offered ening to tear itself apart, better economic opportunity reminiscent of the conflict he due to industrialization, and had left behind in his native the immigrants did not have Germany when he enlisted to compete with slave labor as in Company M Division: 1st Courtesy photo West Virginia Cavalry. in the slave states. Many GerAmerican Legion Post 39 Commander John Hood mans were morally opposed Many German immigrants places an American flag and a Medal of Honor to slavery, and viewed it as in the Ohio Valley at the start recipient flag at the grave of Chief Bugler Charles Schorn, born May 1, 1842, Germany; died March 25, of the Civil War were eager See SCHORN | 12 to show support for their 1915. By Lorna Hart Special to OVP OVB announces retirement of Jeffrey E. Smith Wiseman named chairman Staff Report AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC Saturday, May 23, 2020 • $2 GALLIPOLIS — Ohio Valley Bank (OVB) announces the retirement of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Ohio Valley Bank Chairman of the Board Jeffrey E. Smith. According to a press release from OVB, Smith marks an exceptional 47-year career with OVB that spanned working as a clerk in the bookkeeping department to the highest leadership position. Thomas E. Wiseman was named as the new chairman of the board and will also continue in the role of CEO. Smith joined OVB on January 2, 1973, after graduating from Gallia of the Ohio Bankers League Academy High School and and on the Community serving in the ROTC. In Bank Advisory Council for 1976, he became the first the Federal Reserve Bank of manager of the Jackson Cleveland. In 2014, he was Pike Office and in 1984 was elected as the national presinamed executive vice president of the American Bankdent. He became the 9th ers Association Community president in the bank’s his- Smith Bankers Council. tory in 1995, taking on the The press release further role of president of Loan stated, “During his tenure, Central as well later that OVB opened 13 of its 16 year. He added CEO to his present day offices, installed role in 2000 and was named the first ATM in Gallia chairman of the board and County, launched the bank’s CEO in 2010. first website and internet Smith was a charter memWiseman banking, opened groundber of the board of Ohio breaking branches inside Valley Christian School. He Holzer Health and Walmart, and is a past chairman of the University of Rio Grande Board of TrustSee OVB | 12 ees. He also served on the board �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, May 23, 2020 OBITUARIES Ohio Valley Publishing THEIR VIEW JAMES ‘JIM’ LARRY JANEY NORWALK — James “Jim” Larry Janey, 72 of Norwalk, passed away on May 20, 2020. He was born to the late Pauline (Racer) and Carl Janey on June 22, 1947 in Gallipolis, and had been a resident of the Norwalk area since 1967. Larry was a jokester who loved being outdoors to ﬁsh, hunt, and golf, and he enjoyed going to auctions and ﬂea markets. After graduating from Kyger Creek High School in 1965, he served his country as part of the United States Marines. Larry became a maintenance supervisor for Bar Rubber Standard Products and Dixon Ticonderoga. Larry was a member of the Norwalk V.F.W. 2743 and Eagles 711 and Sandusky American Legion Post 83. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Carolyn (Quillen) Janey of Norwalk; his daughter, Tina (Mitch) Case of Norwalk; his siblings, Charles Janey of Wellston, Brenda (Harold) Blankenship of Waynesﬁeld, and Gary Janey of Gallipolis; his grandchildren, Tony (Kris) Herber and Gwen (Seth) Thornton; and his great-grandchildren, Clara, Orion, E.J., Alex, Jasper, and Anna. In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death by his brother, Gene Janey, and by his great-grandson, Donavan. A drive thru opportunity to show support for the family will be held at Walker-Eastman-Heydinger Funeral Home, 98 W. Main Street, Norwalk, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors should enter using the funeral home’s east entrance, remain in their vehicles, brieﬂy greet the family, and exit using the west exit. Visitors are also encouraged to wear a mask and practice all social distancing and mass gathering guidelines. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be expressed by going to www.walkereastmanheydingerfh.com. ROBERT LEE YOUNG REEDSVILLE — Robert Lee Young, 77, of Reedsville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens, Ohio. He was born June 9, 1942, in Meigs County, Ohio, son of the late Olen and Josephine Barnhart Young. Robert was a 1959 graduate of Eastern High School and an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War Era. He is survived by two daughters, Amy and Donald Swatzel and Angie and Troy Rigsby; four grandchildren, Erin Swatzel, Dillon Swatzel, Maddie Rigsby and Peyton Rigsby; a sister, Judy Weber; and two brothers, Ray Young and Larry Young. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Grant Young. At Robert’s request, he will be cremated and there will be no visitation or funeral services. Arrangements have been entrusted to White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh. com. GILMORE LANGSVILLE — Carol Lee Gilmore of Langsville, Ohio, died on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 1 p.m. at the Bradford Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. ALEXANDER GALLIPOLIS — Curtis J. Alexander, 66, of Gallipolis, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at his residence. Cremation services are entrusted to the CremeensKing Funeral Home, Gallipolis. IN BRIEF Pandemic halts vaccination for nearly 80 million children LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million children under the age of 1 at risk, according to a new analysis from the World Health Organization and partners. In a new report issued on Friday, health ofﬁcials warned that more than half of 129 countries where immunization data were available reported moderate, severe or total suspensions of vaccination services during March and April. “Disruption to immunization programs from the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to unwind decades of progress against vaccine-preventable diseases like measles,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a statement. The report was also produced by UNICEF, the Sabin Vaccine Institute and GAVI. Experts say children need routine immunizations before the age of 2. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 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 Fill that vase when you can My Nannie Margaret used to call Memorial Day, “Decoration Day.” As a child, my mother would drive her to cemeteries to place ﬂowers, American ﬂags and/or plant geraniums at the graves of family members and friends. I was fascinated by the stories about these people I never knew but who were so important to Nannie and her absolute devotion to remember them on “Decoration Day.” I heard about “Soand-So” who was buried in a plot even though “Another So-and-So” didn’t want them to be and how the grass wasn’t cut right around the headstones. As I grew up, I’ll be honest, I found her annual trek visiting cemeteries, depressing, and after my mom passed away, I was thankful my cousin LaTonya or Uncle Eddie and Aunt Mary Sue took over the duty of driving Nannie to the graves of loved ones. It should be noted I faithfully continued to drive her to the grocery store every week and endlessly heard about how expensive things were getting. This week I attended my ﬁrst post COVID-19 graveside service. My Aunt Sharon passed away after a sudden and brief illness. She was receiving care in a facility hours away from her home in Point Pleasant. Because of the virus (which she didn’t have), her immediate family could not visit her due to restrictions meant to keep everyone safe, including Sharon. Each day, her children waited by the phone for news from the doctor and though there were days of hopeful news, ultimately the news was bad. The hospital allowed her immediate family to visit with her towards the end and at the end, she was not alone. But, I think about Aunt Sharon being side of the road as alone for those we passed by them. few weeks and I was in a funeral though I’m sure procession last year she received in Huntington and good and comon Route 60, no passionate care, one stops for anyit was care thing, in fact, we from strangers. Beth had a vehicle pull There’s nothing Sergent into the procession like family hold- OVP line just to get a ing your hand or Editor little further ahead. ﬁlling your cup That was “prewith ice when you’re stuck in a hospital virus” which proves you can’t blame COVID-19 bed with the uncertain. for everything “stupid” She didn’t deserve that. in this world. No one does. The docAs Ashley and I pulled tors, nurses and aides into the cemetery, we don’t deserve that extra noted it was nearly 22 burden of emotional years to the day that our strain either. Sharon’s immediate family didn’t own mother had passed deserve to love her from away from breast canafar. Quite frankly, these cer and how, like Aunt are the things that make Sharon, they were both me angry and frustrated going to be in the same about the way we are all cemetery. As Ashley’s forced to live right now. “mom van” came to a stop, we were trying to That’s not meant as a political statement either pick out which marker was our mother’s from so don’t attach that, or a distance and Ashley me, to any bandwagon. said, “probably the That’s me being human and scratching my head. one without anything in the vase.” And, she Being in the newspaper business, I work with was right. Neither of us had been there in a funeral homes often. I long time though each texted a friend at the of us thinks of our mom funeral home handling often. I’m sure there are Sharon’s arrangements and asked what the pro- several loved ones with empty vases in cemetercedures were now for ies everywhere; loved visitation and a graveside service? The proce- ones who are brought ﬂowers each day from dure was no more than 25 people in the chapel, afar by someone simply masks were recommend- remembering something they miss about that ed. Can you imagine a person. The latter is just poor funeral director as valuable as silk ﬂowhaving to count heads ers. and work as a sort of Right out of a movie, “bouncer” to keep those the rain absolutely paying their respects behind the velvet rope? I poured as we walked to truly feel sorry for them the graveside service. Once at the tent, I as they try to navigate noticed people weren’t serving grieving families while keeping those exactly sure how close families and visitors safe to stand. The funeral director asked everyone based upon the guideto get as close as they lines they’ve been told felt comfortable. Shato follow; guidelines ron’s daughter motioned that by today, I’m sure, for people to come have already changed. My sister Ashley and I closer as well. No grievopted to only attend the ing daughter should ever have to ask that in graveside service. The procession was “normal” that circumstance and and I have to say, I was this was no shortcoming comforted by motorists on the mourners’ part. I presume, like me, they in Point Pleasant who just didn’t know how all still pull over to the to give Sharon’s family what they needed. After all, we’ve been told for months to stand six feet apart to protect those we care about. As the rain beat down on the tent and umbrellas like a drum, I tried to make out what was being said by the two pastors but it was difﬁcult to hear it all. In between the pieces I could hear, I thought about how my Aunt Sharon was a hard worker and could make the best pot roast I’ve ever had. As my Aunt Mary Sue said, if you called her at 2:30 in the morning and needed her, she’d ﬁgure out a way to get there and, above all, she loved her children and grandchildren. My thoughts were interrupted by making out the Lord’s Prayer and everyone started saying it in unison, drowning out the rain. After the service concluded, I made it over to my cousins to give my condolences on the loss of their mother. On the way, in my head, I was asking myself, “is it Ok with them to hug them?” Thankfully, and without asking for permission, they openly and graciously gave it to me without saying the words and accepted the hugs, which in those moments, mean more than words. So this “Decoration Day” I will retrace my Nannie’s steps through the cemeteries with ﬂowers for those we have lost. If you have a chance to ﬁll that empty vase this weekend, take the opportunity to do so in whatever way you can. I think I’ll make a “Decoration Day” pot roast in honor of Aunt Sharon. It won’t be as good as her’s, but I’ll try. Stay safe everyone. Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing, which includes the Point Pleasant Register, Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel. Trump deems churches ‘essential’ Calls for them to reopen By Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this weekend, even as some parts of the nation remain under coronavirus lockdown. “Today I’m identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services,” Trump said during a hastily arranged press conference at the White House. Despite the threat of further spreading the virus. Trump said that, “governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now, for this weekend.” And he warned that if governors don’t abide by his request, he will “override” them, though it’s unclear what authority he has to do so. Alex Brandon | AP President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Friday. The president declared “houses of worship — churches, synagogues and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services” and urged governors “to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now, for this weekend.” The dictate comes as Trump has been pushing for the country to reopen as he tries to stop an economic free fall months before he faces reelection. White evangelical Christians have been among the most loyal members of the president’s base, and the White House has been careful to attend to religious communities’ concerns over the course of the crisis, including holding numerous conference calls with them. Following Trump’s announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for communities of faith that include taking steps to limit the size of gatherings and considering holding services outdoors or in large, well-ventilated areas. “It is safe to reopen your churches if you do so in accordance with the guidelines,” said White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Public health agencies have generally advised people to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people and encouraged Americans to remain 6 feet (1.8 meters) away from others when possible. Some parts of the country remain under some version of a lockdown, including Washington, D.C. Trump stressed the importance of churches in many communities and took issue with other businesses and services that have been allowed to continue to operate. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, May 23, 2020 3 MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS Understanding tooth decay in children Did you know 23 percent of children between the ages 2-5 have untreated dental cavities? Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in childhood. Whether you breastfeed or bottle feed your infant, they can be at risk for tooth decay. The development of tooth decay is when a baby’s mouth is infected by acid producing bacteria. It is very important for women to take good care of their oral health while pregnant. Normal suggested dairy intake for women is 2-3 servings daily. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) suggest that women who are pregnant consume 4 servings of dairy daily. The fetus will take all the nutrients needed from your body. Calcium intake is important for you to keep your own teeth healthy and strong as well. Breastfeeding infants are susceptible to babybottle tooth decay (BBTD), although research shows that human milk itself does not cause BBTD. When the teeth are coated in almost any liquid besides water for a long period of time, BBTD can occur. Most mother’s quit breastfeeding after their baby’s teeth come in. For those who continue to nurse after, it is very important for you to remove your breast from the baby’s mouth once they fall asleep and wipe the mouth out with a damp wash cloth. When infants fall asleep while nursing, unswallowed milk is left in their mouth making them vulnerable to tooth decay. The most common they need to be way for tooth examined by a decay to develop dentist. Early treatin infants, is when ment can stop the parents give their spread of decay or children a bottle any further oral to fall asleep with. damage. This could include To prevent your formula, juice, Kim baby from developmilk, soft drinks, Casci or other sugary Contributing ing tooth decay, begin gently wipdrinks. Tooth columnist ing their gums and decay can also be mouth out with a shared through saliva. Bacteria is spread damp wash cloth before by saliva on spoons, cups, teeth are developed. When your baby gets or straws. Testing your their ﬁrst tooth, begin baby’s food with your brushing it with a soft mouth or tongue before baby tooth brush with a feeding them, and cleansmall smidge of ﬂuoride ing off a paciﬁer with tooth paste. Continue to your mouth can spread brush your child’s teeth the bacteria through at least 2 times daily saliva. as recommended, after Tooth decay is somebreakfast and before times hard to identify. At ﬁrst, it may appear as bed, as teeth continue to develop. Never put white spots at the gum your child to bed with a line or the upper front teeth. If your child shows bottle, sippy cup or food and do not use a bottle any signs of tooth decay TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Saturday, May 23, the 144th day of 2020. There are 222 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers. On this date In 1814, a third version of Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” had its world premiere in Vienna. In 1911, the newly completed New York Public Library was dedicated by President William Howard Taft, Gov. John Alden Dix and Mayor William Jay Gaynor. In 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary during World War I. In 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. In 1939, the Navy submarine USS Squalus sank during a test dive off the New England coast. Thirty-two crew members and one civilian were rescued, but 26 others died; the sub was salvaged and re-commissioned the USS Sailﬁsh. In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio began a major breakout offensive. In 1945, Nazi ofﬁcial Heinrich Himmler committed suicide by biting into a cyanide capsule while in British custody in Luneburg, Germany. In 1967, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, an action which helped precipitate war between Israel and its Arab neighbors the following month. In 1977, Moluccan extremists seized a train and a primary school in the Netherlands; the hostage drama ended June 11 as Dutch marines stormed the train, resulting in the deaths of six out of nine hijackers and two hostages, while the school siege ended peacefully. In 1984, “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” starring Harrison Ford, was released by Paramount Pictures. In 2001, The Senate passed an 11-year, $1.35 trillion-dollar tax cut bill. In 2007, President George W. Bush, speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard commencement, portrayed the Iraq war as a battle between the U.S. and al-Qaida and said Osama bin Laden was setting up a terrorist cell in Iraq to strike targets in America. Ten years ago: In a new al-Qaida or sippy cup in place of a paciﬁer. You should also limit the amount of sweet and sticky foods, and sugary drinks your child consumes for better oral health. Be sure to make a dentist appointment at the age of 2 to get your child use to seeing a dentist on a regular basis. WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. WIC helps income eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who recently had a baby, infants, and children up to ﬁve years of age who are at health risk due to inadequate nutrition. The program improves pregnancy outcomes by providing or referring to support services necessary for full-term pregnancies; reduces infant mortality by reducing the incidence of low birth weight (infants under 5 ½ pounds are at greater risk of breathing problems, brain injuries and physical abnormalities), and provides infants and children with a healthy start in life by improving poor or inadequate diets. WIC provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support; supplemental, highly nutritious foods such as cereal, eggs, milk, whole grain foods, fruits and vegetables, and iron-fortiﬁed infant formula; and referral to prenatal and pediatric health care and other maternal and child health and human service programs. For more information about WIC, contact me at 7409920392 MondayFriday from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS video, U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki (who would die in a U.S. drone attack in September 2011) advocated the killing of American civilians, accusing the U.S. of intentionally killing a million Muslim civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station. The Czech Republic captured the ice hockey world championship, ending Russia’s 27-game tournament winning streak with a 2-1 victory in Cologne, Germany. The ﬁnal episode of the supernatural castaway drama “Lost” aired on ABC after six seasons. Five years ago: Cleveland patrolman Michael Brelo (BREE’-loh), who ﬁred down through the windshield of a suspect’s car at the end of a 137-shot barrage that left the two unarmed black occupants dead, was acquitted of criminal charges by a judge who said he could not determine the ofﬁcer alone ﬁred the fatal shots. Salvadorans rejoiced as slain Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero, slain by an assassin in 1980, was declared a martyr for the faith. John Forbes Nash Jr., 86, a mathematical genius whose struggle with schizophrenia was chronicled in the 2001 movie “A Beautiful Mind,” and his wife, Alicia Nash, 82, were killed in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. Actress-comedian Anne Meara, 85, whose comic work with husband Jerry Stiller helped launch a 60-year career in ﬁlm and TV, died in New York. Jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, 78, died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. One year ago: The U.S. ﬁled new charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of violating the Espionage Act by publishing secret documents containing the names of conﬁdential military and diplomatic sources. A day after President Donald Trump stormed out of a White House meeting with congressional leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that Trump’s family or staff should have “an intervention for the good of the country,” and that Trump might want to “take a leave of absence.” Trump described Pelosi as “a mess,” and said she had been “all crazy” at the meeting. John Walker Lindh, the Californian who had taken up arms for the Taliban and had been captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2001, was released from prison after more than 17 years, but still faced tight restrictions amid fears that he still held radical views. Facebook said it had removed more than 3 billion fake accounts between October and March, twice as many as in the previous six months. Tina Marie Allen Kelley September 11, 1965---May 25, 2019 OH-70188619 Well, Sis, it has been a year; but, the pain never goes away You told us to get on with our lives; but, it's so awful, awful hard, without you We will love you til' the rivers run still and the 4 winds we know; blow away Jack, Jason, Mom, Dad, Becky, Jeff & Brian Olive Township is currently closed due to slip repair by Olive Township Trustees. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Woods Mill Road will be closed beginning Monday, April 20-Friday, June 19, weather permitting. The road is closed from Ohio State Route 325 to Deckard GALLIPOLIS — VFW 4464 will hold Road for slip repair. Local trafﬁc will a ceremony at Pine Street Cemetery at need to use other county roads. MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning June 9 a.m. with Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 1, one lane of SR 124 will be closed of the Sons of Union Veterans of the between Old State Route 338 (TownCivil War and immediately following ship Road 708) and Portland Road at the Gallipolis City Park Spirit of the (County Road 35) for a bridge deck American Doughboy statue will see overlay project on the bridge crossing the playing of Taps and a placing of a over Groundhog Creek. Temporary trafwreathe. ﬁc signals and a 10 foot width restricRACINE —The annual Memorial tion will be in place. Estimated compleDay observance at the Racine American Legion will be held at 10 a.m. with tion: November 20, 2020 MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning refreshments to follow. June 1, one lane of SR 7 will be closed POMEROY — Memorial Day Serbetween Storys Run Road (County vices for the American Legion Post 39 Road 345) and Leading Creek Road at Pomeroy are being modiﬁed due to (County Road 3) for a bridge deck COVID-19. After long consideration overlay project on the bridge crossing and discussion the legion has decided over Leading Creek. Temporary trafﬁc not to have memorial services at the signals and an 11 foot width restriction Pomeroy levee but will recognize our will be in place. Estimated completion: fallen comrades at the following cemeteries with the times have been changed November 20, 2020 this year: Rockspring Cemetery at 9 a.m.; Beach Grove Cemetery at 9:15 a.m.; Sacred Heart Cemetery at 9:30 a.m.; Bottom of the Bridge of Honor at 10 a.m.; Pomeroy Levee at 10:15 a.m., only to recognize our fallen Navel perGALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City sonnel with a wreath in the river; Meigs Schools will be holding kindergarten Memory Gardens at 10:30 a.m.; Chester registration drive-ins in early May. Cemeteries at 10:45 a.m.; and Hemlock Washington Elementary will register Grove at 11 a.m. students June 3, 4, and 5 and can be called at 740-446-3213 while Green Elementary will register students June 1-2 an can be called at 740-446-3236. Rio Grande Elementary will register students June 8-9 and can be called at 740-245-5333. To be eligible, children GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Library’s must be ﬁve years of age before Aug. curbside service will not be operating 1. Parents are guardians are asked to on Monday, May 25 due to the Memobring a birth certiﬁcate, shot records, rial Day holiday. social security card, registration packet and proof of residency. Families will be asked to remain in their vehicles and a staff member will collect their enrollBURLINGHAM — With the uncertainty and concerns that COVID-19 has ment packet and get copies of required documentation. Families are encourbrought to everyone, the Burlingham aged to call the schools ahead of time. Cemetery Association trustees have GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City decided to cancel their Memorial Day activities at the Burlingham Church and Schools Early Childhood programs are taking registering students between the cemetery for 2020. ages of three and ﬁve. A drive-through CHESHIRE — The Memorial Day registration will be held at Washington Service at the Gravel Hill Cemetery in Elementary between 9 a.m.and 2:30 Cheshire, has been canceled this year. GALLIPOLIS — The 2020 Memorial p.m. on June 15. Rio Grande Elementary, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., June 17, and Day parade and program will not be Greene Elementary June 16, from 9 held this year due to issues surrounda.m. to 2:30 p.m. Families are encouring the COVID-19 outbreak. With the aged to call the schools to schedule an main focus on keeping people safe and the difﬁculties of maintaining social appointment. Families will need to bring distancing, keeping groups no larger birth certiﬁcates, social security cards, than 10, wearing face masks, and the health insurance, shot records and proof risks associated with underling heath of income. Enrollment packets can also issues, the Gallia County Veterans Serbe picked up and dropped off at 61 State vice Commission felt that cancelling Street, Gallipolis. If there are any questhe event was the correct decision. This tions, call the Gallipolis City Schools also follows state and federal guidelines Board Ofﬁce at 740-446-3211. as currently established, per the Gallia ROCKSPRINGS — Kindergarten County Health Department. registration packets for the 2020/2021 school year are currently available for pick-up at Meigs Primary School. Packets will be in a tote, labeled “Kindergarten Registration Packets”, on the porch GALLIPOLIS — Kriner Road of the primary school. You may pick-up (CR-26) will be closed .5 mile from a packet at any time. Instructions to Neighborhood Road beginning 7 a.m., return your child’s registration informaMonday, May 18 for approximately 75 days for slip repair, weather permitting. tion are in the packet. For questions or Local trafﬁc will need to use other state concerns please contact: kristin.baer@ meigslocal.org or chasity.martin@meigand county roads as a detour. slocal.org. OLIVE TWP. — Mt. Olive Road in 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. Memorial Day observance Kindergarten registration Curbside service canceled Service canceled Road construction �Along the River 4 Saturday, May 23, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Go take a hike! miles, although they do access developing trails GALLIPOLIS — These intended for horse riding further into the woods. days it’s OK to literally From these trails, hikers tell someone “go take a can make their way into hike!” the upper side of the In Gallia County there park. are plenty of hiking The trail Racoon Creek options to explore while getting exercise and prac- Park is most known for is the ﬁtness trail that ticing responsible social encompasses the cleared distancing. area of the park. At two Gallia County offers miles long, the trail wraps several places for the adventurous hiker as well around the lower portion of the park and makes the as the novice. From the climb up to the pond near wild and rugged trails in Wayne National Forest to the peak of the hill in the upper section. the tame Gallia County The park is free to Hike and Bike Trail. In access for the general Gallia, there is a trail for public including parking, everyone. and features a wide variThe O.O. McIntyre ety of nature and events Park District operates for patrons to enjoy. To several outdoor parks learn more, call the park across Gallia including district ofﬁce at 740-446Racoon Creek County Park. Located at 518 Dan 4612. The Gallia County Hike Jones Road, the park and Bike Trail, open to features trails sprawled those on foot and on across 700 acres of natural and recreational land. bicycles, is set on an old railroad track going from Several trails start along Dan Jones Road past the Haskins Park in Gallimain entrance to the park polis to beyond Bidwell. Unfortunately, the trail and explore some of the is not contiguous and is land’s more natural side. Natural Gorge Trail and broken in several places, including at the Ohio Deer Hollow Trail both 160 and US 35 interseccan be accessed from tion. The main portion individual parking areas of the trail, which has along Dan Jones Road. free parking at both Both trails are under 2 Staff Report Photos by Beth Sergent | OVP At 15 miles, the Symmes Creek and Morgan Sisters trails in Wayne National Forest, do join together in the middle and can be accessed from Symmes Creek Road and Pumpkintown Road, respectively. ends, runs between Bob McCormick Road and Haskins Park and features a smooth and level paved surface almost four miles long. The Rio Grande Reservoir, located on Lake Drive in Rio Grande, has a short trail around the reservoir, as well as a shelter house, picnic table and playground. The most wild and yet likely the most unused trails in Gallia County are the two trails located in Wayne National Forest. At 15 miles, the Symmes Creek and Morgan Sisters trails do join together in the middle and can be accessed from Symmes Creek The trail Racoon Creek County Park is most known for is the fitness trail that encompasses the cleared area of the park. The trail passes by a series of small waterfalls. Road and Pumpkintown Road, respectively. These trails offer substantial elevation changes, going as low as 650 feet above sea level to as high as 934 feet on the schoolhouse loop, which joins the trails. Each of these trails are open to the public year round, and can be The Fitness Trail at Raccoon Creek County Park provides an opportunity to get outside and connect with nature, including taking in views of Racoon Creek. Exploring Wayne National Forest in Gallia County. enjoyed without any registration or reservation. Go to visitgallia.com or call the Gallia County Covention and Visitors Bureau at 1-740-4466882 for more information. Information for this piece taken from a previous article by former staff writer, Morgan McKinniss. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Three Hocking Hills sites to reopen June 15 COLLEGE NEWS AND NOTES Jackson named to Dean’s List at MVNU MOUNT VERNON — Matthew J. Jackson has been named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The dean’s list includes all students who carried a minimum of 12 credit hours and have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the semester. Jackson, a freshman majoring in Accounting, has attained the dean’s list for the Spring time. He is a 2019 graduate of Meigs High School, and the son of Tricia Adams of Racine, Ohio, and David Jackson of Gallipolis, Ohio. Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and several convenient Graduate and Professional Studies sites throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,200 students from 32 states and 19 countries/U.S. territories. academic distinction among full-time, degree-seeking students: the President’s List, Provost’s List, and Dean’s List. The President’s List indicates the highest level of academic distinction. To be named to the President’s List, students must have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.85. Modified trails will help visitors stay safe and follow COVID-19 guidelines HOCKING COUNTY — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is making a number of modiﬁcations to the popular Hocking Hills State Park trails system to better accommodate social distancing. Trails scheduled to open on June 15 include Cantwell Cliffs and Rock House at the state park. The park’s most beloved trail, Old Man’s Cave, will reopen later this summer along with other Hocking Hills State Park sites. “Visitors are attracted to rugged beauty of the Hocking Hills region, but some of the features that draw hikers also make it difﬁcult for them to practice safe social distancing,” said Glen Cobb, chief of ODNR’s Division of Parks and Watercraft. “Our top priority is the safety of our visitors, Capital University Provost’s List BEXLEY — Capital University has announced its Provost’s List honorees for the spring 2020 semester. Local students named to the Provost’s List were as follows: Sydney Crothers of Gallipolis and Justin McClelland of Bidwell. To be named to the Provost’s List, full-time, degree-seeking students must have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.70. Brooks graduates from Ashland University ASHLAND — Rachel Brooks of Coolville, Ohio, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ashland University following spring semester classes. Brooks majored in Fine Art. Brooks is a 2016 graduate of Eastern High School. Ashland University, which has been MARIETTA — Ross Keller of Long ranked in the top 200 colleges and Bottom, Ohio, was among more than universities in U.S. News and World 175 students who were conferred degrees during Marietta College’s virtu- Report’s National Universities category, al commencement ceremony on Sunday, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from May 3. Keller completed requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Land & Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University values the indiEnergy Management. vidual student and offers a unique eduKeller is also a graduate of Eastern cational experience that combines the High School. challenge of strong, applied academic Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the conﬂuence of the Muskingum and Ohio programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their rivers, Marietta College is a four-year students. liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was ofﬁcially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by GREENVILLE, S.C. — The following U.S. News & World Report and The students are among approximately 800 Princeton Review, as well as one of the Bob Jones University students named nation’s best by Forbes.com. Marietta to the President’s List for high academwas selected seventh in the nation ic achievement during the Spring 2020 according to the Brookings Institution’s semester. rankings of colleges by their highest To qualify for the President’s List, value added, regardless of major. students must earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester. Local students named to the President’s List were as follows: Deborah Reed, a Junior Elementary Education student from Gallipolis; David Young, a Sophomore Kinesiology student from Gallipolis; Jonathan Young, a Senior BEXLEY — Capital University has announced its President’s List honorees Engineering student from Gallipolis. Located in Greenville, South Carofor the spring 2020 semester. lina, Bob Jones University provides an Local students named to the Presioutstanding regionally accredited Chrisdent’s List were as follows: Koleton tian liberal arts education purposely Carter of Thurman; Hope Diehl of Pomeroy; Hayley Lathey of Vinton; and designed to inspire a lifelong pursuit of learning, loving and leading. Graci Rifﬂe of Pomeroy. Capital has three lists denoting Keller graduates from Marietta College Indictment: Man planned hoax call GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be having the ﬁrst chicken BBQ of the year with serving starting at 11 a.m. Lunchroom hotdog sauce for sale also. Tuesday, May 26 for more details. Thursday, May 28 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at noon at the district ofﬁce. The ofﬁce is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. Thursday, June 4 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association plans to have their regular board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Chester Court House. You can wear a mask if you are more comfortable with one, however they are not required. We will practice social distancing during the meeting. Everyone is welcome. Tuesday, June 9 POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County District Public GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Library Board will be held via telephone District Library Board of Trustees will conference at 1 p.m. Interested parties hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 may contact the library, 740-992-5813 p.m. at the Library. baseball manager Buck Showalter is 64. Actor-comedian-game show host Drew Carey is 62. Actress Lea DeLaria is 62. Country singer Shelly West is 62. Author Mitch Albom is 62. Actor Linden Ashby is 60. Actress-model Karen Duffy is 59. Actress Melissa McBride is 55. Rock musician Phil Selway (Radiohead) is 53. Actress Laurel Holloman is 52. OH-70188447 TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress Barbara Barrie is 89. Actress Joan Collins is 87. Actor Charles Kimbrough is 84. International Tennis Hall of Famer John Newcombe is 76. Actress Lauren Chapin is 75. Country singer Misty Morgan is 75. Country singer Judy Rodman is 69. Chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov is 69. Boxing Hall of Famer Marvelous Marvin Hagler is 66. Singer Luka Bloom is 65. Former For more information on Ohio’s state park system, please visit www.ohiostateparks.gov. Ferguson planned to kill the ofﬁcers, steal their weapons and “start an uprising,” according to investigators. He allegedly met with several people to discuss his plan and had CLEVELAND (AP) — A Clevepractice drills with an AR-15 riﬂe. land man accused of planning to Ferguson also made a false distress make a false distress call and kill any responding ofﬁcers has been indicted call in a national park to gauge how soon park rangers would respond, the on two counts of attempted kidnapFBI has said. Four ofﬁcers responded ping, according to federal prosecuto the call, and Ferguson reportedly tors. said that if that many responded Christian Stanley Ferguson, 20, to the actual call, they would all be made several posts on social media about how he wanted to make a false killed. The FBI monitored Ferguson’s report about a crime in progress in activities and arrested him May 8. the Cuyahoga Valley National Park He pleaded not guilty at his initial to attract federal law enforcement, court appearance earlier this month. investigators have said. Capital University President’s List Saturday, May 23 staff and ﬁrst responders, and we believe the modiﬁcations will make trail use safer.” ODNR will re-route trails and direct hikers to one-way travel, where the landscape permits trail modiﬁcation. One-way trails have the added beneﬁt of protecting the delicate ecological systems in the area. Visitors will be asked to park in only designated parking spots, and when parking lots are full, the area will be temporarily closed until space becomes available. Hocking State Forest is also opening several recreational features including the horse camp, Airplane Rock, and the bridle trails north of the rappelling area (Unger Rd.) on June 15. The bridle trails south of the rappelling area and the ﬁre tower parking area will remain closed for the time being. ODNR will continue to work on addressing trail modiﬁcations at Old Man’s Cave, Ash Cave, Cedar Falls, and Whispering Cave, as trails are similarly revised to enable oneway travel. The park’s campground and cabin areas will reopen later this summer along with the remainder of the park. We will take new reservations for the campground and cabin areas with an arrival date of July 15 or later. All reservations for arrivals through June 30 will automatically be canceled, and a full refund issued to the original form of payment, if possible. If we are unable to refund to the original form of payment, then an Ohio State Parks e-gift card will be issued to use on a future reservation. OHIO BRIEF Bob Jones University President’s List 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. Saturday, May 23, 2020 5 �6 Saturday, May 23, 2020 Where it’s Cheaper in the Country... REALLY! Where it’s Cheaper in the Country... REALLY! Exit 132 | Ripley, WV Where it’s Cheaper in the Country... REALLY! 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Saturday, May 23, 2020 7 Where it’s Cheaper in the Country... REALLY! Where it’s Cheaper in the Country... REALLY! Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing �S ports 8 Saturday, May 23, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio schools get OK for sports training By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — A memorable start to the Memorial Day weekend. The Ohio high school sports world received a much-needed boost in the arm on Thursday afternoon as Governor Mike DeWine announced that in-person skills training could begin at school district facilities starting Tuesday, May 26. As part of his daily coronavirus update for the Buckeye State, DeWine noted Thursday that skills training for all sports, Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Members of the Gallia Academy football team take the field during a football contest against including contact sports, may resume early next Chesapeake at Memorial Field on Sept. 20, 2019, in Gallipolis, Ohio. week — as long as safety protocols can be followed. The Ohio High School Athletic Association, which had implemented and twice since updated a mandatory dead period for all sports back on March 16, informed member schools that the no-contact period for all sanctioned sports was being lifted on Tuesday, May 26. Though these announcements don’t bring any hope to salvaging the 2020 spring sports season, as all tournaments, games and competitions for contact sports are still prohibited, it does at least provide some sort of hope for a 2020-21 school year that could feature athletic endeavors. Each individual school district has its own discretion in regards to beginning individual skills training for student-athletes at school facilities, but there are a set of state-issued guidelines that must be followed. It is mandatory that social distancing should be followed and that coaches designate space for each player to maintain six-foot spacing. Parents/guardians remaining at the training facility should maintain six-foot social distancing practices, and no additional spectators are permitted. See SCHOOLS | 10 NFL looks at adding ‘booth umpire’ and tech adviser for refs By Rob Maaddi Associated Press The NFL is considering adding a “booth umpire” and a senior technology adviser to the referee to assist the ofﬁciating crew. The league also is looking at other rules changes, including an alternative to the onside kick. NFL clubs received a list of potential rules changes on Thursday. Owners will vote on the proposals at the upcoming league meeting to be held by video conference on May 28. The league’s competition committee told teams last month it supports studying ways to determine how ofﬁciating personnel who have access to a video feed could help on-ﬁeld ofﬁcials. A booth umpire would serve as an eighth game ofﬁcial. If owners don’t approve adding a booth umpire and/or a senior technology adviser, the league could test a version of both rules in the preseason for possible future implementation. The proposal that would give teams another option instead of an onside kick permits a team to maintain possession of the ball after a score by substituting one offensive play. The kicking team would attempt a fourth-and-15 from its 25-yard line. This could be done a maximum of two times per game. Onside kicks have become infrequent — and hardly ever successful — since the NFL changed rules on alignments for kickoffs. Other rules changes that’ll be discussed: — Making permanent the expansion of automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul, and any successful or unsuccessful extra-point attempt. — Providing the option to the defense for the game clock to start on the referee’s signal if the defense declines an offensive penalty that occurs late in either half. This would eliminate instances when an offense could beneﬁt time-wise from committing a penalty. — Expanding the defenseless player protection to a kickoff or punt returner who is in possession of the ball but who has not had time to avoid or ward off the impending contact of an opponent. — Preventing teams from manipulating the See NFL | 10 OVP SPORTS BRIEFS Rio hosting Jim Marshall Memorial golf outing JACKSON, Ohio — The Veterans Association at the University of Rio Grande will host their 3rd annual Jim Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 13, at Franklin Valley Golf Course in Jackson County. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start and the format is a 4-man scramble. The cost is $50 per player, plus mulligans are available for $10 per individual. There is also a $20 skins fee per team, with cash prizes available for skins. Prizes will be awarded, plus breakfast and lunch will be provided. Beer will be available for purchase at the event as well. Hole and tee box sponsorship is available at a cost of $100 per hole or tee box. All funds raised from the event helps Rio Grande honor veterans at the 2020 Jim Marshall Veteran of the Year Award Banquet — an annual event held every year the last Saturday of October. This year’s banquet is slated for Oct. 31. For more information, to register or to set up a sponsorship, contact Delyssa Edwards by email at dedwards@rio.edu or by phone at 740-245-4427. Brynn Anderson | AP Kyle Busch stands for the playing of the national anthem before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series race on May 17 in Darlington, S.C. In Wednesday’s race, Busch admittedly misjudged a gap and unintentionally wrecked Chase Elliott to possibly begin the latest feud between NASCAR Cup drivers. Busch, Elliott could spark new NASCAR rivalry CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch is NASCAR’s reigning Cup champion and the resident villain of the series. Chase Elliott has been voted most popular driver the last two years and is quickly building a loyal and rabid fan base. Their on-track tussle at Darlington Raceway this week very well might be the start of a new rivalry NASCAR needs. Busch admittedly misjudged a gap and unintentionally wrecked Elliott in what turned out to be the ﬁnal green-ﬂag lap of Wednesday night’s race. Elliott crashed, climbed out of his car, waved off medical personnel and waited on the apron for Busch to circle the track under caution. As Busch passed, Elliott gave him a long, middle-ﬁnger salute. The tension didn’t end there, either. Rain opened up over the South Carolina track moments after the incident and drivers were told to bring their cars to pit road. When Busch parked, a group of Elliott’s team members stared him down. Among them was Elliott crew chief Alan Gustafson, who was Busch’s crew chief when Busch drove for Hendrick Motorsports early in his career. Busch was informed over his radio he had a welcoming committee waiting for him, and one of his own Joe Gibbs Racing crew members sat on the wall directly next to Gustafson as a de facto bodyguard. A NASCAR ofﬁcial eventually told all the mask-clad crewmen to get back over the wall, the race was called because of rain and Busch appeared to have a civil discussion with Gustafson. NASCAR once thrived behind strong rivalries but they have lessened over the years into brief feuds or spats. Busch had an ongoing issue with Brad Keselowski for several years, while Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin both tangled with Joey Logano. Nothing developed into anything like the battles between Richard Petty and David Pearson or how Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon raced for supremacy in NASCAR. Busch initially did not rule out retaliation from Elliott down the road. “Him and I have always had a cordial relationship over the years,” Busch said. “I’ve known him since he was 12 or 13 years old, been racing with him ever since then, late models, super late models, trucks, Xﬁnity cars, all that sort of stuff. “I just made a mistake, misjudged the gap, sent him into the wall. That was entirely unintentional. I’ll deﬁnitely reach out to him and tell him I’m sorry, tell him I hate it that it happened.” Busch said after ﬁnishing second in the Xﬁnity Series race Thursday that he had spoken to Elliott and “it went really well. Chase is a class act.” There is limited media availability to drivers under NASCAR’s current health protocols and Elliott was not able to comment Wednesday night. He is scheduled to speak to the media Friday. The series was suspended 10 weeks during the coronavirus pandemic and just restarted Sunday. Kevin Harvick won the ﬁrst race at Darlington, Hamlin and Busch gave Joe Gibbs Racing a 1-2 ﬁnish in Wednesday’s race at the same track and the Cup Series is next back in action this Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch’s teammate, Hamlin, said Thursday that Busch handled the fallout “the best he possibly could. He owned up to it and he knew he made a mistake.” Hamlin also noted he’d been cut off twice by Elliott in the two Darlington races and chalked up the aggressiveness to drivers pushing hard after the long layoff. “If Chase were to retaliate, you know that’s intentional, right? We all know it’s intentional,” Hamlin said. “What Kyle did was unintentional. Is the score really even if one is intentional and one is not? Probably not.” Elliott was wrecked by Hamlin racing for a win at Martinsville in a 2017 playoff race that led to a heated conversation. Gustafson said he understood Busch’s explanation but the apol- ogy probably would not immediately calm emotions. The Hendrick team believes Elliott was racing for the victory when he was wrecked by Hamlin’s teammate. “I don’t think he intentionally wrecked us but you just get tired of coming out on the wrong end of those deals,” Gustafson said. “We were in position to win that race and Denny was in trouble on old tires. You get tired of getting run over like that.” Busch is a polarizing ﬁgure because of his on-track dominance in all three of NASCAR’s national series and a sometimes surly attitude, particularly when he doesn’t win. He often feeds off the boos he gets during driver introductions and has been known to cup his ear as if to mock the crowd. He celebrates his wins with a dramatic bow to the crowd, and no matter how successful — 209 national victories and a pair of Cup titles — Busch hasn’t found widespread popularity. He has his own rabid fan base called “Rowdy Nation” and stopped caring about the haters long ago. 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The Cubs are instituting pay cuts because of the coronavirus pan- demic, but there will be no furloughs through the end of June. The Pirates announced Thursday they are instituting furloughs for several employees in business operations beginning on June 1. Chicago’s cuts were based on compensation, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said. President of baseball operations Theo Epstein and president of business operations Crane Kenney took the highest reductions. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, said 80% of associates are taking a pay cut of 20% or less. The MLB season has been on hold since spring training was suspended March 12 because of the pandemic. The commis- sioner’s ofﬁce and the players’ union are talking about a deal to resume, and teams could take more drastic employment measures with administrative staff if the negotiations are unsuccessful. The St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox have informed their employees there won’t be any pays cuts or furloughs through the end of June. Some front ofﬁce workers with the White Sox could have their hours reduced because work demands have changed. Schools sions unless the contact is for the purpose of safety. Scrimmages and games are not permitted. — No congregation should occur before or after the training or practice session. — Coaches, players, parents/guardians must do a self-symptom check before going to the training session or practice. Anyone experiencing symptoms must stay home. All parents or guardians remaining at a practice facility are encouraged to wear a mask. The following guidelines also apply to equipment being used at the training facilities. — Facilities/clubs/ teams must ensure that practice facilities have adequate space for social distancing on and off the ﬁeld of play. — Time should be allotted between sessions to allow teams to exit ﬁelds/facilities prior to new teams arriving. — Equipment and items related to the activity must be sanitized before, during and after every event. If equipment cannot be sanitized during the activity, only participants of a single team must use equipment and items related to the activity and opposing participants avoid touching that equipment. — All protocol included in the Responsible RestartOhio Guidance for Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues must be followed. Additional updates will be provided throughout the upcoming weeks, but Thursday’s announcement does provide some hope for high school athletic come fall. It is, after all, the ﬁrst step forward in a rather long time. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. season and regular-season overtime to 15 minutes and to implement rules to minimize the impact of the overtime coin toss. But they have withdrawn the idea. Owners are expected to drop the use of video reviews on pass interference after a one-year trial that caused as many headaches as it solved issues. The competition committee has recommended not renewing the rule that was put in place for last season after an egregious missed call in the 2018 NFC title game affected the result. NASCAR The remaining mandatory rules are: — No-touch rule is in effect. All individuals must avoid physical contact with others including high ﬁves, huddles, or other close contact occurring before, during, and after skills ses- NFL From page 8 game clock by committing multiple dead-ball fouls while the clock is running. The Eagles had proposed restoring pre- (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN From page 8 with what I got to deal with. Rowdy Nation will have my back and we’ll go after it after that.” As much as NASCAR needs strong rivalries, (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN 1RWLFH RI 3XEOLF +HDULQJ �� LEGALS Date of Publication: May 23, 2020 The Meigs Development Services Agency for funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities Program, a federally-funded program administered by the state. The county is eligible for a total of $150,000 for Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021 CDBG funding, providing the county meets applicable program requirements. On February 25, 2020 the county conducted its first public hearing to inform citizens about the CDBG program, how it may be used, what activities are eligible, and other important program requirements. Based on both citizen input and local officials' assessment of the county's needs, the county is reviewing the following CDBG activities for Fiscal Year 2020 and 2021: 6DOHP 7RZQVKLS SXEOLF PHHWLQJ KDV EHHQ PRYHG WR 7XH� 0D\ �� GXH WR WKH 0HPRULDO KROLGD\� 7LPH ��SP DW WKH 6DOHP 7RZQVKLS 9)' EXLOGLQJ� 1. Rutland Volunteer Fire Department - CDBG Request $40,920 - National Objective: LMI Area Wide Benefit 2. Village of Middleport - CDBG Request $79,080 - National Objective: Aid in the Prevention of Slum and Blight 3. Administration and Fair Housing - CDBG Request $30,000 All projects will tentatively begin March 2021. The Commissioners are also reviewing the follow project for CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization funding: 1. Village of Racine - CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Request $750,000 a. Paving - $293,055 - LMI Area Wide Benefit b. Sidewalks - $312,000 - LMI Area Wide Benefit c. Demolition - $10,000 - Aid in the Prevention of Slum and Blight d. Fire Department Improvements - $28,120 - LMI Area Wide Benefit e. Park Improvements - $56,825 - LMI Area Wide Benefit f. Administration- $50,000 The CDBG program can fund a broad range of activities, including: economic development projects, street improvements, water and sewer projects, park acquisition and improvements, and rehabilitation of neighborhood structures. The activities must be designed to primarily benefit low and moderate-income individuals, aid in the prevention of slums and blight, or meet an urgent need of the community. A second public hearing will be held June 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Meigs County Courthouse, Pomeroy, OH 45769. 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EURZVH�MREV��SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH��JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �NEWS 12 Saturday, May 23, 2020 Daily Sentinel Virus accelerating across Latin America By David Biller and Christopher Sherman �==9-3+>/.� </== Sarah Hawley | Sentinel The Meigs County Courthouse will reopen to the public on Tuesday. Courthouse From page 1 they came in contact with at the courthouse would ultimately test positive for COVID-19. Once the person has been screened, the person will receive a visitor pass or sticker and then permitted to go to the desired area of the courthouse. If there are already people in that ofﬁce, the person may be asked to wait in a waiting area or their vehicle until space is available. The person at the screening station will control the number of persons permitted in the various ofﬁce areas at any given time to avoid congestion and too many people being physically close for any extended period of time. Warner stated that the plan will be to hire two parttime people to work in the screening area.Warner said she hopes to have OPOTA certiﬁed individuals who would also serve as security for the courthouse. The positions will be supervised by Common Please Court. Modiﬁcations are taking place to the entry area to allow for social distancing in the screening area, as well as a small waiting area. Once fully up and running, the plan is to have a metal detector and other screening equipment in place. As the courthouse reopens to the public, Mugrage asked that people coming to the courthouse be patient with staff as this is a new process. “We are doing the best we can while protecting the public and our employees. We want to be able to serve you,” said Mugrage. A limited amount of masks may be available for use, but individuals who have masks are asked to wear them when coming to the courthouse. Hand sanitizer stations are also being planned in the courthouse. To help with social distancing, areas of the courthouse are being marked for six feet of distance, including hallways and chairs. More on the changes made, including technology advancements in Common Pleas Court, will appear in an upcoming edition of The Daily Sentinel. Schorn From page 1 no better than the serf system from their European homeland. Schorn’s reason for immigration is unknown, but by his enlistment in 1861 it seems he was eager to defend the Union. Union Army regulations allowed recruiters to enlist those “such as the recruits as are found to possess a natural talent for music, to be instructed on the ﬁfe, bugle, and drum, and other military instruments…care should be taken to enlist those only who have a natural talent for music.” Schorn apparently had that talent. Enlisting at 19, he would have been the “old man” as most burglars were young boys who lied about their age to circumvent the age requirement of 18. Buglers had grown in importance as a communication system after Army commanders recognized bugles were more reliable during skirmishes than the drums that had been used before the Civil War. The ﬁeld music of Buglers became recognized as an essential organization both in camp and on the battleﬁeld. It was used for the telling of time and duties in camp and for communicating commanders that guided the actions of the troops on the march and during battles. Buglers were required to memorize nearly 50 calls sounded in camp, on the march, and during battle. By the Battle of Appomattox Schorn had been promoted to Chef Bugler in the 1st West Virginia Cavalry. The Principal Musician, or Chief Bugler assigned at the regimental level was responsible for the training, appearance, and performance of buglers under them. Schorn earned the Medal of Honor for his contribution in the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse on April 8, 1865, his citation reading: “The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Chief Bugler Charles Schorn, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 8 April 1865, while serving with Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry, in action at Appomattox, Virginia, for capture of ﬂag of the Sumter Flying Artillery (Confederate States of America)”. This battle was the ﬁnal engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee, and his Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered the next day to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. The defeat triggered a series of subsequent surrenders across the South, and signaled the end of the war. UNITED STATES MEDAL OF HONOR s��A+<./.�,C�>2/� </=3./8>M�38�>2/�8+7/�90��981</==M� to a member of the armed forces who is prominently distinguished by gallantry and intrepidity, risking loss of life above and beyond the call of duty. s��8><9.?-/.�09<�>2/��/:+<>7/8>�90�>2/��+@C�38�� L s�$2/��/:+<>7/8>�90�>2/��<7Cb=�@/<=398�A+=�38><9.?-/.� 38�� L s�$2/�96./=>�-98>38?9?=6C�3==?/.�-97,+>�./-9<+>398�90� >2/�%83>/.�#>+>/=��<7/.��9<-/=L s�$2/�986C�7363>+<C�7/.+6�>2+>�3=�A9<8�+<9?8.�>2/�8/-5L s�"/-3:3/8>=�+</�>2/�986C�38.3@3.?+6=�A297�>2/� President and military of all ranks salute as a matter of custom. RIO DE JANEIRO — The coronavirus pandemic accelerated across Latin America on Friday, bringing a surge of new infections and deaths, even as curves ﬂattened and reopening was underway in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. The region’s two largest nations — Mexico and Brazil — reported record counts of new cases and deaths almost daily this week, fueling criticism of their presidents, who have slow-walked shutdowns in attempts to limit economic damage. Brazil reported more than 20,000 deaths and 300,000 conﬁrmed cases, making it the third worst-hit country in the world by ofﬁcial counts. Experts consider both numbers undercounts due to the widespread lack of testing. The virus “does not forgive. It does not choose race or if you are rich or poor, black or white. It’s a cruel disease,” Bruno Almeida de Mello, a 24-year-old Uber driver, said at his 66-year-old grandmother’s burial in Rio de Janeiro. Infections rose and intensivecare units were also swamped in Peru, Chile and Ecuador, countries lauded for imposing early and aggressive business shutdowns and quarantines. Many experts said the rising death toll across Latin America showed the limits of government action in a region where millions labor in informal jobs and many police �+<-9�%1+<>/�n�� A couple wearing masks and gloves to protect themselves from the new coronavirus mourn during the burial of their loved one at the newly constructed Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery, built to accommodate the rise in deaths amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Mexico City on Thursday. forces are weak or corrupt and unable to enforce restrictions. Many governments — even those where the virus is still on the rise — say they must shift their focus to saving jobs that are vanishing as quickly as the disease can spread. In the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, unemployment is soaring. The Federal Reserve chairman has estimated that as many as 1 in 4 Americans could be jobless, while in China analysts estimate around a third of the urban workforce is unemployed. Meanwhile, the virus is roaring through countries illequipped to handle the pandemic, which many scientists fear will seed the embers of a second global wave of infections. Deputy Champlin said at the site of the incident that individuals at the residence had been taken to the Gallia Sheriff’s Ofﬁce for From page 1 questioning. incident. None of the ofﬁcers on As per protocol and regardscene were injured as a result of less of the nature of an the incident. officer-involved shooting, said Champlin, the law enforcement The Ohio Bureau of Crimifigure involved with the shootnal Investigation was called to ing was placed on administrainvestigate the incident and as tive leave as the investigation standard protocol, the ofﬁcer involved was placed on adminis- continued. trative leave. “The deputy is back to work, Fairs From page 1 help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect the Fair for future generations.” Also on Thursday, Vinton County — which boarders Meigs and Gallia counties in Ohio — Agricultural Society voted to cancel the 2020 Vinton County Junior Fair. The statement from the fair board said, “Due to the increased cost of operations and new mandates it was not ﬁnancially feasible to operate the fair.” The statement then read that they were going to plan for a “better” 2021 fair. The Jackson County, W.Va, extension ofﬁce also released a statement earlier this week that the fair board made a decision to cancel the 2020 Jackson County Junior Fair for similar reasons. The statement released by the extension ofﬁce read, “The Jackson County Jr. Fair Board voted that all 2020 4-H and FFA Graduating Seniors will be eligible to (sell) at the 2021 JCJF livestock sale.” Nearby Athens and Jackson counties in Ohio both made announcements of alternate fair schedules with no amusement rides and making livestock shows the priority. Mason County Fair Board Vice President Brian Billings said that the board has made no decision either way on its 2020 Mason County Fair. The board will be meeting on Monday, June 1 and Billings expects this will be the main topic of discussion by the board. Billings said they will release information to the public as soon as a decision has been made. Wes Karr, Meigs County Fair Board president, expressed his devastation after hearing the news of the Ohio State Fair cancellation. Karr said the board is still planning for a full fair in Meigs County for 2020. Karr noted that Meigs County still has the lowest number of positive cases in the state. “A lot of times, what works in Columbus isn’t always best for rural Southeastern Ohio,” Karr said. “I’m fully prepared to advocate for allowing the Meigs County Fair to continue as normal as possible.” Karr said he is backed by the county fair board to continue planning until their are told to implement other plans or cancel the fair completely. Karr said the board’s main concern is safety, but they feel OVB From page 1 organized Ohio Valley Banc Corp. as the bank’s holding company with publicly traded stock.” At the company’s virtual Annual Shareholders Meeting held Wednesday, OVB President and Chief Operating Ofﬁcer Larry Miller said of Smith, “His India saw its biggest singleday spike since the pandemic began, and Pakistan and Russia recorded their highest death tolls. Most new Indian cases are in Bihar, where thousands returned home from jobs in the cities. For over a month, some walked among crowds for hundreds of miles. Also in Russia, state news agencies reported that the authoritarian leader of the southern region of Chechnya was taken to a Moscow hospital with suspected COVID-19 symptoms. Ramzan Kadyrov, 43, has run predominantly Muslim Chechnya with an iron ﬁst since 2007. The Kremlin has relied on him to keep the North Caucasus region stable after two devastating separatist wars. however, we obviously turned the investigation over to BCI to conduct the investigation and ultimately the prosecutor has turned the review of the case over to the attorney general’s ofﬁce as well to maintain transparency and ensure the public’s trust in the investigation and review of the case by independent agencies,” said Champlin previously. Dean Wright contributed to this report. canceling the 2020 fair is not best for the county. “As always, our top priority will be 4-H and livestock shows, but really, the fair is only the fair with all participants from 4-H to entertainment, carnival rides, concessionaires, truck and tractor pulls, etc.,” Karr said. “I feel all this can be accomplished in an outdoor setting with common sense precautions.” Tim Massie, Gallia County Fair Board Secretary, said during the May meeting, the board discussed COVID-19 and how it would affect the 2020 fair. “At this time, the Fair Board is committed to providing an opportunity if at all possible for our exhibitors to show and display the projects that are the result of this year’s work,” Massie said. “Hopefully, as the summer progresses, a normal fair will be able to be conducted as in the past but as the health concerns continue to evolve, it may have to be reduced to a another format such as a series of one day shows during the week of the fair where projects could be shown and market projects sold.” Massie said a more informed decision will be made by the board after Gov. Mike DeWine releases his plan for Ohio Fairs. “Regardless of the ﬁnal decision, the health and safety of junior fair participants will always be our ﬁrst priority,” Massie said. “The Fair Board will work closely with the Gallia County Health Department, the Ohio Fair Managers Association, the Ohio Department of Agricultural and any other appropriate agencies to insure that the necessary health and safety guidelines are utilized.” Many county educators and 4-H volunteers have been encouraging families and 4-H members to consider all outcomes when moving forward with their projects. As stressed by many, the family’s budget should be discussed when making the decision of whether or not to purchase livestock animals for the fair. As for now, 4-H meetings and events have been converted to a virtual format — including club meetings, animal Quality Assurance programs, and possibly project judgings. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 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