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THE SILVER BRIDGE
Staff Report
An absolute masterpiece
of American engineering, the
Silver Bridge was designed by
the J.E. Greiner Company of
Baltimore (who later designed
the Chicago Skyway and Baltimore Harbor Tunnel) and built
by the American Bridge Company of Pittsburgh (who later
built the New River Gorge
Bridge and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge) in partnership
with the West Virginia-Ohio
River Bridge Corporation. The
Chris Rizer | Courtesy WV-ORBC had been organized
A memorial marking the spot of the Silver Bridge
just a few years prior by Dr.
Disaster on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River.
The marker was placed by the Colonel Charles Lewis Charles E. Holzer, who, as
someone who needed quick
Chapter, NSDAR.
OHIO VALLEY — A
total of 87 new COVID19 cases were reported
on Friday among Gallia, Meigs and Mason
counties. Also, the
Ohio Department of
Health (ODH) released
its latest weekly case
information regarding
long-term care facilities.
ODH reported 35
new cases in Gallia
County on Friday, with
a total of 1,230 cases
reported since March.
The Meigs County
Health Department
reported 19 new cases
of COVID-19 on Friday.
The department also
reported 30 additional
recovered cases, meaning 207 of the 689 total
cases are active.
The Mason County
Health Department
reported 33 new cases
of COVID-19 on Friday,
making a total of 760
cases, 211 of which are
active.
Long-Term Care Facilities
In Gallia County,
according to ODH,
Abbyshire Place Skilled
Nursing and Rehab
has seven cases among
residents for the most
recent reporting week;
there is also reportedly one positive staff
case. The facility has a
cumulative total of 44
resident cases and a
cummulative total of 26
staff cases, according to
ODH.
According to ODH,
Arbors of Gallipolis has
two staff cases for the
most recent reporting
week. The facility has
a cummulative total of
11 staff cases and there
have been zero resident
cases reported at the
facility.
Holzer Senior Care
has 19 resident cases
this recent reporting
week and two staff
cases, according to the
update from ODH. The
facility has a cumulative total of 21 resident
cases and a cumulative
total of six staff cases,
as reported by ODH.
A statement from
Holzer released to Ohio
Valley Publishing on
Friday, included the following: “Holzer Senior
Care Center has placed
numerous precautions
in effect to protect our
staff and residents during this pandemic. Currently, residents and
staff are being tested
twice a week, which is
providing the opportunity to gain positive/
negative results in a
quick manner in order
to quarantine and treat
individuals if needed.
“Safety precautions
available at HSCC
include: social distancing, wearing mask/
Personal Protective
Equipment at all times
for staff, masking for
residents, opening a
dedicated COVID care
unit with specialized
air handling equipment,
assessing all residents
for any potential symptoms or change in condition, and continued
cleaning and sterilizing
of the facility. No visitors are allowed within
the facility at this time.
“HSCC staff are communicating with family
members in order to
share resident’s status
and any updates from
the facility. We continue to follow all Ohio
Department of Health
(ODH), Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), and
Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services
(CMS) guidelines to
provide a safe environment for our staff
and residents. Holzer
Health System encourages our communities
to continue following
safety guidelines by
social distancing, limiting contact in our communities, and wearing a
mask to limit exposure
risk.
“For more information on safety protocols
at Holzer, please visit
https://www.holzer.
org/coronavirus-covid19-information/”
In Meigs County,
Arbors at Pomeroy and
Overbrook Rehabilitation Center each have
one positive staff case
for the reporting week,
according to ODH.
Overbrook Administrator Stephanie Cleland
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‘It folded like a deck of cards…’
By Chris Rizer
Special to OVP
access to patients, intimately
understood the need for quicker transportation between
Ohio and West Virginia.
From the start of construction, it took less than a year
to construct the $1.2-milliondollar bridge, shattering
records for every company
involved. It was a gleaming silver testament to the genius of
the designers and skill of the
builders, supported by revolutionary rocker towers and
eye-bar chains that boasted a
strength of 150,000 pounds
per square inch.
The opening of this bridge
bound Point Pleasant and
See BRIDGE | 16
‘Square
One’ moving
forward
with shelter
renovations
By Dean Wright
Special to OVP
so when we got there,
Dad told me to go
ahead and take his spot
in the tree stand that
he usually sits in,” she
said. “I was there less
than two hours when
I spotted a deer about
20 to 30 feet from me.
I aimed, and the next
thing I knew Dad was
there, and he was really
excited.”
Bobby knew the deer
was big, and wanted to
OHIO VALLEY — As the
battle against homelessness
and domestic violence has
encountered new challenges,
Square One is preparing
to continue its mission of
providing support for struggling individuals and families
into the holiday season and
beyond.
“Bitanga’s November
Breakathon raised almost
$63,000, and with that
amount, it has allowed us to
get permits to start the renovations at the (Gallia Square
One facility),” said the organization’s executive director,
Ashley Durst. “We’re getting
ready to break ground, if you
will, on starting all the renovations such as plumbing and
getting a new HVAC system
and new flooring. We look to
get that started soon.”
Square One is a nonprofit
organization which assists
victims of domestic abuse
and homelessness.
Durst said Square One
held a coat drive in November and collected a few
hundred such garments to be
distributed to those in need.
“This month we decided
to do what we call Operation Santa Claus and we
adopted a few families that
fell through the cracks and
missed sign-ups through
other agencies for whatever
reason,” said Durst. “We
have 24 children that we
have adopted through help
from the community that
we’re helping to provide
Christmas gifts this year.”
The executive director said
the organization is continuing to push ahead despite a
year of pandemic challenges
and the loss of vital capital
bill funds from the state of
Ohio.
“We’ve continued offering
services and going house-tohouse delivering food boxes
or cleaning supplies,” said
Durst. “Whatever people
needed, we’ve been here with
feet on the ground.”
The director said it was
still seeing strong community support for Square One’s
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See SQUARE | 16
Courtesy photo
For the past three years, Courtney and her father Bobby Hatley, pictured, have been driving
from Concord, North Carolina to hunt white-tailed deer at the Ohio River Hunt Club, located
near Racine, Ohio.
Bagging ‘the Giant’
By Lorna Hart
Special to OVP
RACINE, Ohio —
Courtney Hatley began
her hunting adventures
at age four sitting in
a deerstand with her
father.
At eight she harvested her first deer,
and now at 22, she
may have just broken a
record.
For the past three
years, Courtney and
her father Bobby Hatley have been driving
from Concord, North
Carolina to hunt whitetailed deer at the Ohio
River Hunt Club, located near Racine, Ohio.
The first year Courtney spent an hour in
the woods before bagging a five-point buck
measuring 125 inches
using a rifle. The next
year, she switched to
bow hunting, and it
took her 30 minutes
SCORING CARD
For many white-tailed enthusiasts, how a deer is
“scored” is common knowledge, but for the rest
of us, this is a brief overview of the requirements
necessary to add to the record books:
Only certified measurements are accepted;
In order to certify measurements, they must be
taken by someone who is knowledgeable and
certified to do so, such as a Wildlife Manager;
The major features that make up a score for a
white-tail deer are the antler’s main beam length,
point lengths, circumferences, and the inside
spread.
to land an eight point
measuring 120 inches.
This year, with bow
in hand, Courtney
ventured into the
woods, and after two
hours, came away with
a 16-point measuring
191 inches.
Their day began with
a drive from North
Carolina and a discussion on where she was
going to sit once they
arrived.
“We were running a
bit late that Saturday,
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2 Saturday, December 12, 2020
OBITUARIES
Ohio Valley Publishing
WILLIAM JACOB EDWARDS
DR. WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS
was “Uncle Bull”
William Jacob
to his niece
Edwards passed
Heather Lane and
away peacefully
2020, passing
Dr. William J.
“Papa” to her two
in his sleep, early
away at home in
Williams, PhD,
daughters, Carlie
in the morning
the midst of this
passed away in his
and Cassidy. He
of November 24,
pandemic with
home in Arcanum,
was incredibly
2020,
surrounded
Bill,
her
children,
Ohio, on Decemproud of all of
by his kids and
and grandchilber 6, 2020. His
them, one of his last condren by her side. grandkids at home in
family was by his
versations was about how
Loomis, California.
This heartbreak
side.
“you’re all doing fine.” In
He was born in Nitro,
was overwhelming for
He was born on May
West Virginia on Decem- addition to his immediBill, challenging him
9, 1935, in Rio Grande,
ber 30, 1939, and attend- ate family, he is survived
on a daily basis. With
Ohio to David H and
by his sisters, Pauline
ed Rutland High School
Thelma L (Lackey) Wil- the help from Visiting
Lambert, Carol Milcoff
where
he
played
on
the
Angels
and
State
of
the
liams, joining a family of
football team and enjoyed and Karen Moore as
Welsh farmers and infa- Heart Care, Bill was
years of shenanigans with well as numerous nieces
also able to remain at
mous storytellers.
and nephews. He is also
his dearest friends, Clarhome until the end of
He graduated from
survived by his loyal dog
ence Might, John Jeffers
Rio Grande College and his life. The family is
Rufus, who was the first
and Jerry Schoonover,
forever grateful for the
then went on to comof his kind to be promotamong so many others.
compassion and care
plete a BEE from The
ed to House Dog.
Bill joined the Air Force
from their staff. Bill
Ohio State University
“Ed” was an outdoorsright
out
of
high
school
leaves
behind
his
sister,
and worked for Battelle
man, he loved working on
and worked for 57 years
Cora Margaret (Peggy)
Memorial Institute in
as a Union Pipefitter. He his property, gardening,
Columbus, where he met and her husband Roger
met and married the love fishing, camping, watchhis wife, Carol F Gibson. Baker, as well as his
ing birds, and traveling.
of his life, Beverly, when
dear great aunt MarThey were married for
he was stationed at Travis He was a lucky man on
garet Hunter. He has
59 years. He completed
the penny slots and Keno
an MS and PhD in Elec- four grandchildren with Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. Bill loved and took great interest
Sarah and Lewis Rock:
trical Engineering at
in the personalities on
his wife Bev more than
Riley, Devin, Shelby,
the University of Iowa
the morning news, as
many can comprehend,
and Brenna. He has
and he completed an
well as being a fan of The
and enjoyed all of their
MS in Physiology at the two grandchildren with
53 years together, before Voice. Perhaps his greatGwen Williams: KasUniversity of Michigan
sandra and Morgan, and she passed in 2013. There est joy was being around
(1966). He then joined
children, he never met
two great grandchildren, was not a minute that
the Department of
went by where he was not a baby he didn’t like or
Keegan and Kiera.
Electrical Engineering
that didn’t like him, and
thinking of her.
Bill leaves behind
& Computer Science
he loved watching kids
“Beefie”
was
preceded
a
wealth
of
scientific
and became a Profesdiscover the world. He
in death by his parents
building blocks for the
sor by 1974 at U of M,
teased everyone he loved
world, a trove of memo- Robert Roscoe and Lena
and Ann Arbor became
ries for his many friends Marie Janey Edwards, his and enjoyed being teased
home. Bill’s career in
back. He was especially
brother Robert Edwards
and colleagues, and
electrical, computer,
Sr, his sister Shelva Jean gifted at giving everyone
and bioengineering took countless stories and
a unique nickname. He
Kennedy, his half-sister
shared wisdom for his
him across the country
valued hard work, loyalty,
Alberta Parker, and halffamily to treasure forand eventually across
and being dependable.
brothers Chester and
the globe, having taught ever. With broken but
His presence, phone
James Edwards, and his
at universities in Singa- grateful hearts, we say
calls, sense of humor, and
Hwyl fawr (“goodbye” in true love, Beverly Ann
pore, Australia, France,
steadfast strength will be
Edwards.
and England, developed Welsh).
greatly missed by his famBill is survived by his
A celebration of Bill’s
patents and hundreds of
ily and their friends, his
three children, Judie
publications. He retired life will take place at
Edwards, Sharon Bolsha- neighbors, and his friends
from U of M just to start noon, on Saturday,
kov, and Michael Edwards across the country.
December 12, 2020, at
a business, Quantum
A Celebration of Life
(Ysanne Rarick), as well
Tribute Funeral Homes
Signal, with his previwill be planned for 2021
as his grandchildren,
in Greenville, Ohio.
ous student, colleague,
at his home, once it is
Kaitie Edwards, Roxy
For everyone’s safety,
and dear friend, Mitch
deemed safe to gather
Rarick Wahlund (Matt
the service will be for
Rohdes. It would be
Wahlund), Scott Edwards again with family and
immediate family only.
impossible to fully capfriends.
Bill’s service will be live (Samantha Brunette),
ture the depth of his
In lieu of flowers,
and “the wittiest, smartstreamed at www.facecareer with these brief
please send a donation to
book.com/tributefuneral- est, prettiest baby ever”
words.
your favorite charity in
his great-granddaughter
Bill and Carol adopted homes.
his name.
Bill will be laid to rest Ava Ann Edwards. He
two daughters, Gwen
with Carol at 2 p.m. on
and Sarah. He was an
Sunday, December 13,
GARY L. GIBBS
avid gardener, adored
2020, in the Vega CemApple/MacIntosh cometery in Jackson County
puters, and was defi1997. But he really didn’t
“Unique and One of a
Ohio, alongside many of Kind”
nitely the guy to have
retire, he worked hard
his dear ancestors.
on your team in Trivial
every day. He had tireless
On Thursday, DecemIn lieu of flowers,
Pursuit. He spoke a half
energy and enthusiasm
ber 10, 2020, Gary L.
memorial contributions Gibbs passed away at age for everything he did. He
dozen languages, loved
may be given to Visiting 86 from complications
history, and enjoyed
was a Musician (played
Angels, 15 W. National
traveling. He made lifewith the COVID-19 virus. various string instrulong friends through the Rd #1, Englewood, OH
He was a loving father to ments, sang and wrote
45322, or State of the
University, both with
songs), Master Wood
five children and all the
colleagues and students Heart Care, 1350 North extended family memcraftsman, a decorated
around the world. They Broadway Street, Green- bers.
antique car enthusiast,
moved to Arcanum, OH ville, OH 45331.
and quite simply the best
He was a One of a
Bill’s full obituary,
in 2015. Their daughter,
Kind. Move over Elvis as Fix-it man ever. He was
online condolences, and you now have competiSarah, and her fama loyal NASCAR fan and
Hugs-From-Home may
ily took over the job as
finally he was an AVID
tion.
be viewed and shared
caretakers. This made
Outdoorsman. He loved
Gary was born on
with the family by visit- August 11, 1934 in
it possible for them to
to hunt and fish. He
ing www.tributefuneral- Racine, Ohio to Winremain in their home.
passed this passion down
homes.com.
Carol died in May
which is a Legacy that
nifred Gibbs. He built
will continue forever with
his dream home over 40
his family.
SHERIDAN G. CLAGG
years ago with his wife
Gary was preceded
and mother of their five
in death by his mother,
PATRIOT — Sheridan was a life member of the children, Donna, on the
Winnifred (1961), his
G. Clagg, 62, of Patriot, VFW auxiliary, the NRA, same land he grew up
wife Donna (1993), his
and the National Garden on and lived there until
Ohio, passed away on
wife Pat (2016), and his
Club.
his passing. He shared
Friday, December 11,
son-in-law Gene Harris
Sheridan is also surthis beautiful home with
2020 at the Special Care
(2001) and grandsons
vived by her siblings,
Donna until her passHospital in Columbus,
Shaun (1997) and Josh
Diane, Julie, Samuel,
ing in 1993, then with
Ohio.
Harris (2007).
his wife Pat Gibbs until
Sheridan was born on Sandra, and Shannon;
A celebration of the
her passing in 2016 and
March 27, 1958 in Jack- mother-in-law, Alice
life of Gary L. Gibbs is
most recently with his
sonville, Florida, daugh- Clagg of Patriot; and
being planned by the
special friends, Vickie
dear friend and companter of the late David
family when the timing
Angel and Hag.
ion Becky Elder. Gary
C. Fogg and Sheila S.
is appropriate giving conDue to the COVIDand Donna raised five
Crenshaw, who survives
sideration to the COVID
19 pandemic, a private
children. Greg, Sondra,
her in Georgia. She is
graveside service will be Tammy, Sherry and Julie. pandemic. Cremeensalso survived by her
King Funeral Home in
Then they multiplied.
husband, David E. Clagg observed by the family.
Racine, Ohio is handling
13 grandchildren and 20
of Patriot. Sheridan and Willis Funeral Home is
the immediate arrangegreat grandchildren.
her husband owned and assisting the family.
Please visit www.wilGary worked at Kaiser ments. Thoughts, prayers
operated Clagg’s Waste
Aluminum, Ravenswood, and well wishes can be
Disposal Services for the lisfuneralhome.com to
send e-mail condolences. West Virginia for 27 years expressed on their weblast fourteen years. She
site.
until his retirement in
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GREGORY
DEVIN PAUL PRICE
MIDDLEPORT
— Devin Paul Price,
age 25, of Middleport, Ohio, left this
earth on Sunday,
December 6, 2020
after a short illness.
Devin was born in
Gallipolis, Ohio on February 4, 1995 to Margaret
George and Shawn Price.
Devin attended Meigs
Local schools before
graduating from ECOT
School, Columbus, Ohio.
He had a great interest
in technology at an early
age, building his first dual
processor computer at
the age of 15. Needless
to say, he was excited, to
be hired in the IT department of a local manufacturing company, Jackson,
Ohio. Previously he was
employed at Sherwin Williams Paint, Jackson,
Ohio.
Devin participated in
many youth activities,
including the Waterford,
Ohio Youth Wrestling,
qualifying to attend the
tournament in Pennsylvania; he also played for
the Waterford, Ohio Little
League and was a Boy
Scout Wolf Cub. At age
8, Devin was a linebacker
for the Meigs Marauders
Maroon Football Bend
Area Youth League.
Devin was an adept
skateboarder, enjoying the sport with his
brother, Christian, both
once participating in a
skateboarding documentary. He enjoyed a variety of music, including
Tesla, Lynyrd Skynyrd
and Frank Sinatra. He
would make his Grandma
smile when he started
the Frank Sinatra
music and would
say, ” sing along
with me, Grandma.”
Devin enjoyed
traveling and
hoped someday
to travel to the Czech
Republic and other foreign countries. He was
savvy on world issues
and really enjoyed a good
deliberation, whether if
be about a political issue,
Presidential candidates
or who was going to win
the next NFL - or NBA
game (preferably the LA
Lakers).
In addition to his
parents, surviving are
his brother, Christian
Whittington; paternal
Grandmother, Naomi Bissell Hawes, several uncles
and second cousins;
also, best friends Billy
McQuaid, Bradley Wills
and William Scarbury
along with special persons Dean and Jay Whittington.
Services will be kept to
immediate family members and special friends.
A Celebration of the Life
of Devin Paul Price will
be held at a later date;
family and friends will be
notified.
Devin’s family would
like to thank the many
who have sent their love
and condolences. Without
saying, the family is devastatingly heartbroken by
this precious young soul
being taken too soon.
Arrangements are
under the direction of
the Anderson McDaniel
Funeral Home in Pomeroy.
EDWARDS
PROCTORVILLE — Mahlon Lee “Bud” Edwards,
Sr., 74, of Proctorville, Ohio, died at home in the presence of his family on Thursday, December 10, 2020.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Tristate Worship Center, South Point,
Ohio with the visitation one hour before. Hall Funeral
Home and Crematory, Proctorville, is assisting the
family with arrangements
GALLIA, MEIGS
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Cancellations
GALLIPOLIS — The meeting of the Dovel
Myers Post #141 DAV set for Monday, Dec. 14,
and AMVETS Post #23 meeting are canceled due
to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Card shower
Mildred Jeffers will be celebrating her 100th
Birthday on Dec. 14, cards may be sent to her
at 35279 Township Road 1003, Langsville, OH
45741.
Monday, Dec. 14
BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees
will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m.
at the Bedford town hall.
POMEROY — The regular meeting of the
Meigs Co. Library Board, 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy
Library.
Tuesday, Dec. 15
GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular monthly board
meeting, 4 p.m., Administrative Offices, 77 Mill
Creek Road, Gallipolis.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
PATRIOT — Forrest S. Gregory, 60, Patriot, Ohio,
died Friday, December 11, 2020 in the Holzer Medical Center. Cremeens-King Funeral Home. Gallipolis,
Ohio, is serving the family.
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia-Meigs Community
Action Agency Board of Directors’ annual meeting, 11:30 a.m. via virtual media. If you wish to
attend please contact Lora at lrawson@galliameigscaa.org or (740) 367-7341, extension 2500.
SMITH
Thursday, Dec. 17
GALLIPOLIS — William “Bill” Neal Smith, 80, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Friday, December 11, 2020 in the
Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis.
In accordance with his wishes, there are no services. Cremation services are under the direction of
the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel,
Gallipolis.
POMEROY — A special meeting of the Meigs
County Transportation Improvement District will
be held at 8 a.m. at the Meigs County Highway
Dept., 34110 Fairgrounds Road, Pomeroy, Ohio
45769. The purpose of this meeting to review the
Meigs County TID Public Records Request Policy
for approval.
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Ohio Valley Publishing
Saturday, December 12, 2020 3
MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS
Aiming to improve local water quality
Assistance with repairs to failing
sewage treatment systems
size of their households
financial assistance to
and their household
repair or replace their
income. Homeowners
failing sewage treatmay have a cost share of
ment system may do
0%, 15% or 50% of the
so through the Meigs
total project cost. Any
County Health DepartCreek Watershed
Since 2016, the
cost share must be paid
ment. They must own
Improvement
Meigs County
to the contractor before
Committee, failed and occupy the home
Health Departthe project begins.
home sewage treat- with the failed system.
ment with finanRequired documentation
ment systems were Approved homeowners
cial assistance
includes proof of income
may qualify for one of
identified as one
from the Ohio
for all persons residthree tiers of funding
of the reasons for
EPA and the Ohio
ing in the household
poor water quality depending upon the
Water DevelopSteve
standards within
ment Authority
Swatzel
has assisted 72
Contributing the watershed.
As part of the
homeowners
columnist
study, 18 differwith the repair
ent streams were
or replacement of
sampled in the Leading
their household sewage
treatment systems. The Creek watershed and all
financial assistance was were being impacted by
some kind of sewage polmade possible through
the state’s, Water Pollu- lution. In 2015 the Ohio
tion Control Loan Fund EPA sampled the Shade
(WPCLF). According to River and Little Hocking River for E. coli,
the Ohio EPA, the fund
which is an additional
is part of Ohio’s Clean
indicator of untreated
Water, State Revolving
wastewater. Each sample
Fund, which began in
taken during the study,
1988, and has financed
failed to meet the water
a variety of large and
quality standards and
small projects focused
on improving the state’s was likely to be from the
“ I THOUGHT MY FATIGUE WAS JUST
unsanitary conditions
water quality. As of
A PART OF GETTING OLDER BUT
2016, the Ohio EPA has created partly by failing home sewage treatgranted over $7 billion
A TRIP TO THE ER AT CAMDEN
ment systems. (Ohio
statewide. The Meigs
EPA Technical Report
CLARK SAVED MY LIFE.”
County Health DepartAMS/2015-SHADE-2).
ment has utilized over
$528,000 of the WPCLF Improving water quality
Over the past few months Roger just wasn’t
in the county’s waterto fix failing household
feeling himself. When his son asked him to
sewage systems through- sheds enhances the
play golf one Saturday he decided first he’d do a
numerous activities that
out the county.
little yard work just to see how his body would
they offer including hikThe Meigs County
react. He knew something was wrong and
ing, camping, fishing,
Health Department has
instead of the golf course he headed straight
been awarded the oppor- boating, and hunting.
tunity to use funds from These outdoor activities
are heavily relied upon
the WPCLF because of
for a person’s healthier
the documented effects
of failing household sew- lifestyle, for greater
economic benefits to
age treatment systems
on the main watersheds local businesses and for
of the county, which are future land development
and opportunities of the
the Leading Creek and
county.
Shade River. In a 2008
Homeowners interreport by the the Ohio
ested in applying for
EPA and the Leading
such as current bank
statements, pay stubs,
tax documents, social
security award letters,
retirement benefits or
any other applicable
documentation. Personal
income must be verified.
Homeowners must also
provide a deed for the
property of where the
sewage system will be
improved and be current
on all property taxes.
Any questions regarding the program may be
directed to the Environmental Division of the
health department at
740-992-6626 or through
the website at www.
meigs-health.com.
Steve Swatzel, is a registered
sanitarian and director of
environmental health for the Meigs
County Health Department.
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�Along the River
6 Saturday, December 12, 2020
Ohio Valley Publishing
Remembering Dec. 15, 1967
Stories of survival and loss
Staff Report
POINT PLEASANT,
W.Va. — The Saturday,
Dec. 16, 1967 special
edition of the Point
Pleasant Registerreveals a front page that
seemed to be unfolding
by the minute during a
time when getting the
news out, wasn’t easy or
quick.
The edition recounts
eyewitness accounts,
including that of Paul
Scott, then age 51, of
Middleport, Ohio. His
account was reported as
follows:
“I was in the car. The
bridge toppled to one
side. We were near the
middle of the water
going toward Kanauga.
I was with J.O. (James)
Pullen of Middleport and
F.D. (Frederick) Miller
of Gallipolis. I don’t
know if they made it or
not. We work for New
York Central. I’m a trainman at Institute, W.Va.
The bridge was shaking,
once too often. It went
to the left, and then to
the right, and it never
came back, it just kept
going. We went down
right with the rest of the
scrabble. It was a long
way. I couldn’t understand why I made it. I
didn’t think I could. I
thought ‘this is it.’ Then
my head popped up (to
the surface of the river).
I got hold of a barrel
but I couldn’t get on top
of it. I was hanging on
when the boat rescued
me. I want to thank
them all, especially the
group that got us out.
I have to get out of the
hospital. My daughter
(Carol) is getting married on the 30th.”
Both Pullen and Miller, whom Scott was traveling with, were killed in
the tragedy.
Another eyewitness
interviewed at the time
of the collapse was Howard Boggs, then age 24
of Porter, Ohio.
“We (he and his
17-year old wife, Marjorie Evans Boggs, and
18-month old daughter
Kristy) were at the top
of the bridge, going
toward Ohio. It started
to shake up and down
and that was it. I was
stopped in the line of
traffic. I don’t know
how I got out. I caught
hold of something. The
City Ice and Fuel boat
brought me in. I couldn’t
swim.”
Boggs’ wife and daugh-
“It didn’t take us
very long to get down
there (into the river)
though. We had a
load of gravel, about
32,000 pounds. I still
don’t know how I got
out of there.”
— Frank Wamsley
ter were not rescued
with him and perished in
the disaster.
Another eyewitness
interviewed by the Point
Pleasant Register was
W.M. “Bill” Needham Jr.,
then 27 of Ashboro, N.C.
“We were stopped on
the bridge, about the
center. Our Roadway
truck was loaded with
miscellaneous things.
The passenger with me
didn’t seem to move at
any time. As I pulled up
and stopped behind the
first Roadway truck; I
had stopped dead still;
the truck tipped to the
right hand side, and the
bridge collapsed. It happened so fast the only
thing I can recall right
here is that I started to
pray. We all headed for
the water. I could see the
steel beams before us.
We hit the water and the
truck sank like a rock.
“On instinct, I knew
the windows were up
and there would be an
air pocket for awhile.
I held my breath and,
knowing the door
couldn’t be opened with
all that pressure, I tried
to find the window knob
but couldn’t. Then I panicked and knew that was
it. When I found out I
couldn’t get the window
down, I kept reaching.
I found one window a
half to three-quarters of
the way down. I forced
it down and that’s how I
got this (show his right
wrist had been cut). And
that’s how I escaped. I
didn’t know how far I
had to go up. But I could
tell the water kept getting lighter. When I got
to the top, my back hurt
and I reached for a box
floating by. But there
was not enough buoyancy to hold me up. I saw
a larger box that might
hold me. I couldn’t move
my feet, so I peddled
with my hands to the
box and then hollered
for help. The boat picked
me up about 15 minutes
later or maybe it was five
minutes, but it seemed
longer. The box saved
my life. I couldn’t move
This first responder stands where the Silver Bridge once did.
All photos OVP Archives
This car is pulled from the disaster site.
A look at the front page of the Dec. 16, 1967 edition of the Point
Pleasant Register.
A look at the collapse site following the Silver Bridge disaster.
“The bridge was shaking, once too often. It
went to the left, and then to the right, and it
never came back, it just kept going. We went
down right with the rest of the scrabble. It
was a long way. I couldn’t understand why I
made it.”
— Paul Scott
my legs and I couldn’t
have lasted too long. I
am married and have
three kids, ages 6, 8 and
10. I won’t make it home
for Christmas but I am
happy to be alive. But I’ll
participate in a different
kind of Christmas this
year.”
Also telling the Register his story was Frank
Wamsley of Point Pleasant, then 28 years old.
“I was in a James
Merry Stone truck near
the top of the bridge.
We were moving at the
time, but traffic in front
of us was stopped. The
first thing I noticed was
that the bridge was leaning to the right and just
rolling. We fell and the
truck went to the bottom of the river. I don’t
know how I got out. For
a minute I didn’t think I
would. Then I got hold
of something, maybe
a piece of bridge, and
swam to the top. I made
it to a barrel of cotton or
something. I held on to
it. They picked me up. I
couldn’t swim to shore,
I couldn’t move my legs.
I have a wife, Margaret,
and two children, ages 4
and 2, and I didn’t think
I was going to see them
again either. It was a bad
experience. If all those
trucks (five) hadn’t been
there, I don’t think it
would’ve gone. Another
man was driving, I don’t
know his name, we
called him ‘Red.’ There
were four or five men in
the water holding onto
stuff. It didn’t take us
very long to get down
there (into the river)
though. We had a load
of gravel, about 32,000
pounds. I still don’t
know how I got out of
there.”
(Editor’s note: This
story, with material taken from the OVP
archives, also appeared
in OVP’s 2017 special
Wreckage at the Silver Bridge site.
Divers were part of the recovery effort following the tragedy.
edition observing the
50th anniversary of the
Silver Bridge disaster.)
The grim work of recovering bodies from the Ohio River.
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Ohio Valley Publishing
Freckles, a child in the neighborhood was determined to find out
what the fuss about the newborn king was all about every Christmas
he was told about Santa and his elves and he better watch out he
better not pout he better not cry because Santa was watching and
every year he was told about the 12 days of Christmas and the night
before Christmas but he noticed the adults were singing about
something else about a baby king a newborn king, when he asked
about the newborn king he was told he was too young and they
will tell him next year, his curiosity began to build up and build
up and he look forward to year by year to see what all the fuss was
about the newborn king well it was Christmas Eve again and he
was determined that this year he was going to find out what all the
commotion was about freckles became so excited he couldn't wait
it was Christmas Eve and he was going to ask at the dinner table so
they sat down to eat and his dad said Grace he gave thanks for the
food he talked a little longer than usual and Mom started talking
to his dad and telling him that she could guess all the things he
probably bought her for Christmas. Freckles open his mouth to ask
about the newborn king and they crowded out his chance by asking
him how was his day at his friend John's house so he told them then
he had to take his dish to the sink and then he had to empty the
trash of course he had to watch Charlie Brown's Christmas party on
TV finally he had to brush his teeth and get a bath and put on his
Christmas pajamas and as usual mom and dad came to tuck him in
bed for the night and tell him about the night before Christmas they
kissed him and said good night freckles slammed his fist against the
bed and sat straight up and said look here Mom and Dad I want to
know what's all this fuss about Christmas and the newborn king I
want to know and I want to know now tomorrow will be Christmas
and I want to know now! Mom started to speak and dad said to
mom as he placed his hand on her hand he said, I got this! I will
tell him, well son God promised us a long time ago when there
was no airplanes and cars and trucks and horses that he was going
to send his son Jesus as a baby and he was going to grow up and
be the king that will forgive all the people of the world for all the
bad things that they have done that Jesus' parents were going to be
Joseph and Mary now Joseph met Mary and wanted to get married
and he found out from Mary an angel told her she was going to
have a special baby and Joseph was okay with that and they were to
go (in those days they rode camels) so Joseph and Mary packed and
started for Bethlehem.
Photos courtesy of Mindy Kearns
The Town of Mason will also be sponsoring a house decorating contest for those living within the
municipality. Winners will receive cash prizes, and those wishing to participate must call the town hall
to register. Pictured is the home of Homer and Tammy Newell on Third Street.
The Christmas Spirit
Town of Mason
aglow for the
holidays
be seen from as far away
as across the river in
the parking lot in Pomeroy. Many are placed in
memory of loved ones,
but is not necessary in
order to enter a tree.
They can still be set
By Mindy Kearns
Special to OVP
up by calling Sharon
Kearns, council member,
at 304-773-5864.
MASON, W.Va. —
The decorating con“Trees in the Park” is in
full swing at the Stewart- test is open to residents
within the municipality.
Johnson V.F.W./Lottie
Jenks Memorial Park in It is free to enter, but
Mason, and more Christ- those wishing to participate must register by
mas activities are on
calling the town hall at
tap, including a house
decorating contest and a 304-773-5200.
According to Sarah
visit by Santa and Mrs.
Stover, council member
Claus.
Nearly 20 lighted and in charge of the contest,
it will be judged on
decorated trees are visible at the park, and can Dec. 21. Those entered
should keep their lights
on that evening.
She said judges will be
from out of town. Winners will receive cash
prizes of $75 for first
place, $50 for second,
and $25 for third.
On December 16,
Santa and Mrs. Claus
will be riding a sleigh
through town. They will
begin at Wahama High
School at 4 p.m., and
make their way along
the streets. Children
should be out and watching.
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Publishing, all rights
reserved.
Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer
for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her
a mindykearns1@hotmail.com.
They were told they would be guided by a very shining Star and so
they were and the bright star and the beautiful sky guided them as
they began a long journey Mary was so uncomfortable and weary
Joseph was tired too and soon they came to an Inn --today we call
them hotels and the i n n keeper said to them when they arrived
there are no more rooms left he he saw the couple was tired and
Mary was uncomfortable and was going to have a baby so he said
you can stay in the manger where the animals are today we call
them barns. So they settled down for the night and the shepherds
were watching their sheep by night and the star that guided them
there was so bright and they heard angels singing because Mary had
birthed the newborn king and and they named him Jesus because
now all the people we're going to be forgiven of all the bad things
that we have done.
Nearly 20 lighted and decorated trees adorn the Stewart-Johnson V.F.W./Lottie Jenks Memorial Park
in Mason for the annual “Trees in the Park.” Trees are still being accepted by calling Sharon Kearns
at 304-773-5864.
Farm Museum extends
Christmas Light Show
By Kayla (Hawthorne)
Dunham
Dec. 13.
The board sighted
khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.
“due to popular
com
demand” they decided to
continue the show for an
extra week.
POINT PLEASANT,
Volunteers are needed
W.Va. — The West
to work the gate for
Virginia Farm Museum
visitor during the extra
board announced the
extension of the Christ- evenings.
The event is free, but
mas Light Show which
is open 6-9 p.m., nightly. the board appreciates
donations.
The board posted to
On Tuesday, Dec. 15,
social media on Tuesday
night the annual Christ- the light show will not
operate, because the
mas Drive-Thru Light
grounds are reserved
Show will continue to
Sunday, Dec. 20. As pre- by LifeSpring Church
for the annual Elf Hunt.
viously reported by the
Visitors to the Elf Hunt
Register, the displays
will still see the farm
were to be open until
Saturday, December 12, 2020 7
Dad said we celebrate the birthday of Jesus because he is the
newborn king and that is why we have Christmas we received a gift
from God.
museum’s lights and
machinery displays.
The Elf Hunt is also
free, but the church will
have a contactless drop
off site to leave a canned
food item, which will
be donated to the Point
Pleasant Volunteer Fire
Department’s Christmas
food basket project.
Contact the farm
museum at (304) 6755737 to volunteer.
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Publishing, all rights
reserved.
Mom and Dad started singing
Very softly Joy to the world the Lord has come let Earth receive
her King let every heart prepare him room and heaven and a nature
sing and heaven and a.........
Freckles was fast asleep now.
Freckles awaken and started running all over the house shouting
the newborn king is born the newborn king is born he has forgiven
me for all those bad things I've done! Now I know why we have
Christmas . Merry Christmas !
Wednesday December 2nd 2020 Merry Christmas everyone!
Many tourists go to Bethlehem to see where the newborn king
was born. Today in America and across the world we give praise to
God for for that baby Jesus.
Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham
is a staff writer for Ohio Valley
Publishing. Reach her at (304) 6751333, ext. 1992.
Ruby Taylor Educator , Evangelist and Volunteer for the
Southeast Ohio Food bank Gallipolis, Ohio
LIVESTOCK REPORT
- $160.00; 400-500lbs:
$135.00 - $155.00; 500600lbs: $130.00 - $150.00;
Heifer Calves 300-400lbs:
$100.00 - $133.00; 400500lbs: $102.00 - $129.00;
500-600lbs: $110.00 $130.00; Feeder Bulls 250400lbs: $120.00-$170.00;
400-600lbs: $110.00$149.00; 600-800 pounds:
$100.00 - $135.00; #2 &
#3 Feeder Cattle: $50.00 $110.00
Cows & Fat Cattle
Comm/Utility: $20.00
- $60.00; Bred Cows:
$370.00 - $940.00; Cow/
Calf Pairs: $625.00 $925.00; Choice Steers &
Heifers: $101.00 - $105.00;
Holstein Steers: $60.00 $70.00
Bulls
All Weights: $58.00 - $85.00
Small Animals
Feeder Pigs: $10.00 $20.00; Market Hogs:
$20.00 - $45.00
Comments: No sale on Dec.
23 or Dec. 30.
OH-70216196
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The
latest livestock report from
United Producers, Inc., 357
Jackson Pike, Gallipolis,
Ohio, 740-446-9696.
Date of Sale: Dec. 9
Total Headage: 622
Feeder Cattle (#1 Cattle)
Yearling Steers: 600 –
700lbs: $100.00 - $139.00;
700-800lbs: $100.00 $125.00; Yearling Heifers
600-700lbs: $100.00
- $122.00; 700-800lbs:
$100.00 - $115.00; Steer
Calves 300-400lbs: $130.00
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IN BRIEF
Gov. Cuomo bans NYC
indoor dining as cases climb
NEW YORK (AP) — Indoor dining restrictions will be reinstated in New York City on
Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.
Only takeout orders and outdoor dining will be
allowed.
Nearly 1,700 patients are hospitalized in the
city with the coronavirus, triple the number a
month ago.
The government’s top infectious disease
expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, spoke with Cuomo
by livestream this week, noting he expects
hospitalizations to keep increasing until midJanuary.
Cuomo’s order came despite opposition from
the restaurant industry, which warned of holiday
season layoffs as the federal government hasn’t
passed additional COVID-19 relief.
Sarah Silbiger | Pool via AP
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has come out against an emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a
bipartisan group of lawmakers, although there is universal agreement that Congress won’t adjourn for the year without passing a longdelayed round of pandemic relief.
GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS
Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list
event information that is open to the public and
will be printed on a space-available basis.
COVID-19 related supplies
MORGAN TWP. — Morgan Township will be
passing out COVID-19 supplies to Morgan Township residents on Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., at
the Morgan Township Building. Those passing
out the supplies will be wearing mask and make
this as safe as possible. Social distancing (six feet
apart) will be practiced. Each family will need to
sign and must have their ID to pick up the items
(one bag per family).
Straw available
MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane
Society will be providing straw for pet bedding
during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at
the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport, for a fee of $2. Vouchers
are to be redeemed at Dettwiller Lumber in Pomeroy. For more information call 740-992-6064.
Road construction, closures
MEIGS COUNTY — A tree trimming project
begins on Dec. 14 on State Route 248, between
Riebel Road (Township Road 113) and Locust
Grove Road (County Road 28). This section will
be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: Dec. 18.
ADDISON TWP. — Addison Township Trustees announce Nibert Road will be closed starting
Monday, Nov. 9, for slip repairs.
Congress averts shutdown
Buys time for more
COVID-19 talks
won’t adjourn for the
year without passing
a long-delayed round
of pandemic relief. An
emerging $900 billion aid
By Lisa Mascaro
package from a bipartisan
and Andrew Taylor
Associated Press
group of lawmakers hit a
rough patch after Senate
Majority Leader Mitch
WASHINGTON —
McConnell, R-Ky., swung
Congress sent a tempoagainst the effort. Still,
rary government-wide
negotiations are ongoing
funding bill to President
Donald Trump on Friday anthe d pressure remains
that would avert a federal intense.
The House has
shutdown at midnight
recessed for a few days,
and buy time for onwith leaders warning
again, off-again talks on
members to be prepared
COVID-19 aid.
to return to Washington
The bill sets a new
deadline of midnight next to vote on the year-end
deals.
Friday. The short-term
Negotiators on a sepameasure passed the Senate by a unanimous voice rate $1.4 trillion catchall
vote without much drama spending bill appeared
to be moving in a posiand sent senators home
tive direction, said the
for the weekend without
chairman of the Senate
a clear picture of what
Appropriations Commitawaits next week. The
tee, Sen. Richard Shelby,
House passed the bill
R-Ala.. This bill would
Wednesday. Trump was
expected to sign it before serve as a vehicle to carry
any year-end virus assismidnight.
tance.
The talks are stalled
The breakdown over
but there is universal
agreement that Congress the aid package is a Capitol Hill head-scratcher.
Trump has renewed a
push for a fresh round of
stimulus checks for Americans, proposing $600 per
individual rather than the
$1,200 that was sent out
this spring. Cost concerns
are responsible for the
smaller amount.
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but has been embraced
by some of the president’s
fiercest critics — including Rep. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N,Y.,
and Sen. Bernie Sanders,
I-Vt.
“We’re not going to go
home for the Christmas
holidays unless we make
sure that we provide for
the millions of families in
this country who are suffering,” Sanders said.
House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi, D-Calif., said Congress would keep working
up to or even after Christmas to get an agreement.
The new Congress is
being sworn in on Jan. 3.
The $900 billion-plus
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2020 WVSWA Class A football teams
White Falcons land 4 selections, all underclassmen
By Bryan Walters
bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com
Bryan Walters | OVP Sports
Wahama sophomore Trey Ohlinger (77) jars the ball loose during a first quarter
tackle against Gilmer County during a Sept. 18 football contest at Bachtel
Stadium in Mason, W.Va.
WHEELING, W.Va. —
Wahama had four players
chosen to the 2020 Class A
football teams, as selected by
members of the West Virginia
Sports Writers Association.
The White Falcons — who
went 6-4 overall for their first
winning season since 2014
— had four underclassmen
selected to the postseason
squad, with all of them garnering their first all-state
honors as honorable mention
picks.
Sophomores Trey Ohlinger,
Kase Stewart and Michael
VanMatre, as well as freshman
Sawyer VanMatre, were the
four Wahama players selected
to the honorable mention
squad.
Hannan — which went 0-2
this past fall — did not have a
selection.
Ritchie County’s Gus Morrison was the first team captain
on offense as a utility player,
while Buffalo lineman Drew
Clendenin was the defensive
first team captain.
Isaiah Gardiner of Pendleton County was the second
team captain on offense and
Brady Ankrom of William-
stown was the second team
defensive captain.
2020 WVSWA Class
A football teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Ean Hamric, Gilmer
County.
RB: Noah Brown, Greenbrier
West; Tre Moss, St. Marys;
Dalton Dunkle, Pendleton
County; Caleb May, Tug Valley;
Dawson Price, East Hardy.
OL: Hunter Bowling, Sherman; Park Michels, Buffalo;
Josh Alt, Pendleton County;
Cole McClung, Greenbrier
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Roger Bacon’s
Corey Kiner named
Ohio’s Mr. Football
By Greg Shoemaker
For Ohio Valley Publishing
CINCINNATI, Ohio — On Thursday, the Ohio
Prep Sports Writers Association in coordination
with the Ohio High School Athletic Association
announced the winner of the 34th annual Mr.
Football award and the 2020 recipient is Roger
Bacon senior running back Corey Kiner.
“Being named Mr. Football means the world to
me,” said Kiner. “I am very honored to win this
award not only for myself, but for my school. My
father told me that I would do great things in high
school football but I would never thought that it
would amount to this.”
The LSU-commit helped lead Division V Roger
Bacon to its first-ever regional championship in
2020. Kiner delivered knockout blows early and
often to his opponents. Of his 35 rushing touchdowns, 28 of them came before halftime, including
18 first-quarter scores. He found the end zone
once every 4.9 carries.
“Corey is a one of a kind,” said Roger Bacon
head coach Mike Blaut. “He’s a once in a lifetime talent. His skill set is second to none. He is
competitive, fast, quick, strong, smart, has great
instincts, all the tools a running back needs.”
“Roger Bacon is my family,” said Kiner. “I knew
that it would mean a lot more for me to stay here
and win with my family. I knew in my heart that if
we just kept pushing on, we would eventually turn
things around and change the culture.”
That decision paid off. Over the last two seasons, Roger Bacon won 20 games, which are the
most in a two-year period in the program’s history.
It is also the first time the school has had back-toback 10-win seasons.
“Corey’s impact on the program has been incredible,” said Blaut. “We could not have asked for a
better relationship from the first day he walked on
campus. With Roger Bacon being a small school,
we constantly hear that athletes should not go
here because they won’t get college recruited or
won’t get what they deserve. Corey has destroyed
all those notions and achieved everything any
player would want.”
Kiner will go down as one of the most accomplished running backs to ever suit up in the Buckeye state. He was named first team All-Ohio twice,
second team All-Ohio once and first team AllSouthwest District four times. In 43 games, Kiner
ran for more than 200 yards 18 times, including
four contests of 300-plus yards. He finishes his
career with 7,130 yards rushing, 10th most in
Ohio history. His 116 rushing touchdowns, 125
total touchdowns and 772 points scored are all
good for the third highest totals in the OHSAA
record books.
Other finalists for the award included Mason
Sullivan, Kirtland, 6-0/206, RB, Senior; Ian Kipp,
Mentor, 6-2/215, QB, Sr.; Owen Treece, Van Wert,
5-11/190, QB, Sr.; Reid Carrico, Ironton, 6-3/235,
RB/LB, Sr; Lorenzo Styles Jr., Pickerington Central, 6-1/190, WR/DB, Sr.; Peter Pedrozo, Westerville South, 5-11/180, QB, Sr.; Beau Brungard,
New Middletown Springfield, 6-0/197. QB, Jr.;
Davis Singleton, Byesville Meadowbrook, 6-3/200,
QB, Sr.
Greg Shoemaker is a sports writer on behalf of TriStateFootball.com
OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Monday, Dec. 14
Girls Basketball
Alexander at Meigs, 7:15
Belpre at South Gallia, 7:30
Eastern at Trimble, 7:30
River Valley at Vinton County, 7:30
Southern at Waterford, 7:15
South Gallia at Trimble, 7:30
Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7:30
Meigs at Alexander, 7:30
Wrestling
Athens at River Valley, 5:30
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Boys Basketball
River Valley at Vinton County, 7:30
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Girls Basketball
Eastern at Marietta, 7:15
Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports
PPHS senior Joel Beattie (37) carries the ball inside the 15-yard line, during the Big Blacks’ 38-28 victory over Keyser on Oct. 9 in Point
Pleasant, W.Va.
2020 WVSWA Class AA football teams
Point Pleasant earns 5 total
selections; Duff named 1st team DL
2020 WVSWA Class AA
football teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Gage Michael,
WHEELING, W.Va. — Fairmont Senior (Captain).
Point Pleasant had five
RB: Ethan Payne, Poca;
players chosen to the
Atticus Goodson, Inde2020 Class AA football
pendence; Jeremiah King,
teams, as selected by
Robert C. Byrd.
members of the West
WR: Tariq Miller,
Virginia Sports Writers
North Marion; Brandon
Association.
Wiley, Bluefield.
The Big Blacks had
OL: Derick Flack,
a quintet of first-time
selections on the double- Bluefield; Aidan Green,
Fairmont Senior; Stevie
A all-state team, all
Carpenter, Sissonville;
of whom also ended
John Bittinger, Frankfort;
up coming from the
Gabe Keech, Poca.
senior class. PPHS also
UT: Hunter Patterson,
returned to the playoffs
after a 1-year hiatus and Oak Glen; Dylan Griffith,
ended the season with a Sissonville; Drae Allen,
Keyser.
4-3 overall mark.
K: Jaxson Haynes, SisRyan Duff was a
sonville.
first team selection as
a defensive lineman,
while Hunter Bush was
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
chosen to the second
DL: Riley Perkins,
team offense as a utility Clay County (Captain);
player.
Garrett Conaway, North
Joel Beattie, Zane
Marion; Kyle O’Conner,
Wamsley and Travis
Oak Glen; Ryan Duff,
Donahew were all honor- Point Pleasant.
able mention picks on
LB: Dillon Taylor, Poca;
behalf of Point Pleasant. John Covert, Winfield;
Fairmont Senior quar- Jansen Moreland, Frankterback Gage Michael
fort; Shawn Mitchell,
was the first team capBluefield.
tain on offense, while
DB: Shawn PenningClay County lineman
ton, Liberty Raleigh;
Riley Perkins was the
Andrew Rollyson, Herdefensive first team cap- bert Hoover; Toby Payne,
tain.
Poca.
Bluefield quarteback
UT: Jett Cogar, Braxton
Carson Deeb was the
County; Devin Hatfield,
second team captain
Herbert Hoover; Gage
on offense and Liberty
Patterson, Oak Glen.
Raleigh defensive back
P: Peyton Isner, Elkins.
Braden Howell was the
second team defensive
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
captain.
QB: Carson Deeb,
By Bryan Walters
bwalters@aimmediamidwest.
com
PPHS senior Hunter Bush drops back to pass during the Big Blacks’
10-point victory on Oct. 9 in Point Pleasant, W.Va.
Bluefield (Captain); Nick
Chaney, Oak Glen.
RB: Caleb Bower,
Wyoming East; Peyton
Thompson, Berkeley
Springs.
WR: Bryson Lucas,
Robert C. Byrd; Alex Brophy, Fairmont Senior.
OL: Josh Reilly, Wyoming East; Will Runyan,
Fairmont Senior; Payton
Hawkins, Lincoln; Brock
Truman, Herbert Hoover;
Justin Roberts, Roane
County.
UT: Gavin Root, Keyser; Isaac Atkins, Liberty
Raleigh; Hunter Bush,
Point Pleasant.
K: Levi Paxton, Herbert Hoover.
Fairmont Senior.
LB: T.J. Guire, Elkins;
Claude Bauer, Roane
County; Nick Scott, Fairmont Senior; Will Kuhn,
Lewis County.
DB: Jay Cook, Poca:
Braden Howell, Liberty
Raleigh (Captain); Dante
Ramirez, Elkins.
UT: Trevor Lowe,
Nitro; Braeden Murray,
Sissonville; Zion Powell,
Keyser.
P/UT: Evan Dennison,
Fairmont Senior.
HONORABLE MENTION
Caleb Alllawat, Nitro;
Hunter Ambrose,
Berkeley Springs; Caleb
Atha, Clay County; Josh
Atwood, Chapmanville;
Ian Baker, Grafton; Gavin
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Gabe Ryan, Keyser; Barkley, Berkeley Springs;
Bobby Bart, Lincoln;
Paxton Shuman, Oak
Glen; Brock Robinette,
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West; Andrew Burkle, Wheeling
Central.
UT: Jordan Waterhouse, Wheeling
Central; Reese Burnside, Doddridge
County; Gus Morrison, Ritchie
County (Captain).
K: DJ Devinney, Doddridge
County.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Drew Clendenin, Buffalo
(Captain); Leewood Molessa, Williamstown; Adam Burnside, Doddridge County; Dakota Wayne,
Ritchie County.
LB: Erick Grimmett, Man; Vinnie
High, Wheeling Central; Logan Powell, Wirt County; Darrien Bortey, St.
Marys.
DB: Kaiden Pack, Greenbrier
West; Keandre Sarver, Summers
County; Chris Vines, Midland Trail;
Jackson England, Buffalo.
UT: Payton Marling, Wheeling
Central; Brennan Boron, St. Marys.
P: Atikilt Tamiru, Moorefield.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Ethan Haught, Ritchie
County.
RB: C.J. Winnell, Sherman; Jacob
Haddix, South Harrison; Robert
Ruffner, Midland Trail.
WR: Andrew Tharp, East Hardy;
Ayden Redden, Meadow Bridge.
OL: Hunter Starkey, Greenbrier
West; Josh Ingram, Williamstown;
Riley Boley, St. Marys; Gavin Bell,
Ritchie County; Spencer Helms,
Wheeling Central.
UT: Isaiah Gardiner, Pendleton
County (Captain); Caleb Jantuah,
Richwood; Caden Boggs, Tygarts
Valley.
K: Eli Tucker, Wheeling Central.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Wyatt Arbaugh, Petersburg;
Malachi Hinger, Moorefield; Ethan
Lane, Ravenswood; David Lanham,
Tygarts Valley.
LB: Aden Isaacs, Midland Trail;
Brady Ankrom, Williamstown (Captain); Matthew Jenkins, Moorefield;
Dylan Knight, Doddridge County;
Keaton Baldwin, Pocahontas County.
DB: Hunter Jenkins, Doddridge
County; Christian Dove, East Hardy;
Nathan Murray, Wirt County.
UT: Cameran Frye, Man; Thomas
Sessi, Madonna.
P/UT: Garrett Parsons, Wirt
County.
HONORABLE MENTION
Rickie Allen, Williamstown; Santino Arlia, Madonna; Tony Bailey,
Mount View; Isaac Ball, Cameron;
Jason Beisel, Magnolia; Connor
Bell, Webster County; Calvin Blunt,
Jr., Trinity; Drew Boczek, Trinity;
Josh Bright, Tygarts Valley; Michael
Chandler, Doddridge County; Avery
Chapman, Gilmer County; Hunter
Claypool, Meadow Bridge; Ethan
Colegrove, Tug Valley; Austin Cooper, River View; Tanner Copley,
Tolsia; Tim Crabtree, River View;
Vincent Cyrus, Moorefield; Connor
Cunningham, Doddridge County;
Wyatt Dallison, Valley; Cole Day,
Pendleton County; Blake Funk,
Moorefield; Daniel Gorby, ClayBattelle; Brady Green, Van; Justin
Grimmett, Man; Jeremiah Harless,
Man; Justin Herrod, South Harrison; Wes Hill, Ravenswood; Simon
James, Doddridge County; Davy Jarrell, Sherman; Alan Jarvis, Sherman;
Dalton Jones, Buffalo; Case Landis,
Tyler Consolidated; Ben Long, St.
Marys; Zach McClung, Greenbrier
West; Braden McClanahan, Pendleton County; Graden McKinney,
Ritchie County; Eli Morgan, River
View; Kyle Moss, Gilmer County;
Cody Nuzum, Petersburg; Trevor
Oates, Williamstown; Trey Ohlinger,
Wahama; Kolton Parsons, Wirt
County; Cy Persinger, Midland Trail;
Cody Poe, Hundred; Luchenzio
Pulice, Madonna; Logan Rice, St.
Marys; Brayden Ritchie, East Hardy;
Jesse Rose, Mount View; Shane
Russell, Tug Valley; Kaden Ryan,
South Harrison; Carson Shriver,
Clay-Battelle; Montana Sindledecker,
Petersburg; Gabe Stewart, Doddridge County; Kase Stewart,
Wahama; Gavin Streets, Valley; Levi
Teets, Trinity; Hunter Throckmorton, Tyler Consolidated; Michael
Toepfer, Wheeling Central; Sawyer VanMatre, Wahama; Michael
VanMatre, Wahama; Riley Watkins, Wheeling Central; Cooper
Watson, Clay-Battelle; Cyle West,
St. Marys; Daniel White, Tygarts
Valley; David Whittington, Buffalo;
Dylan Wilson, Midland Trail; John
Wilson, Tolsia.
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Alex Hawley | OVP Sports
On Wednesday in the Eastern High School lobby, senior Tessa Rockhold signed her letter of intent to join the Rio Grande softball team. Rockhold, seated
center, currently has a 3.8 grade-point average, and plans to major in Sonography. Joining Tessa in the front row are parents Tony Rockhold, and Tina
Connolly. Standing in the back, from left, are EHS head softball coach Bryan Durst, travel-ball coach Brian Cummins, and Rio Grande head softball coach
Chris Hammond.
Rio Grande athletic webcasts now free
By Randy Payton
“Due to the recent surge
in COVID-19 cases, we’ve
made the decision not to
allow fans at our basketRIO GRANDE, Ohio
ball games. Because of
— The University of Rio
Grande has announced that that decision, we further
of all its athletic event web- decided to secure free viewing/listening of our live
casts will be free of charge
to fans for the remainder of streaming for all athletic
events for the remainder of
the 2020-21 school year.
the school year,” said Rio
The webcasts, which
include men’s/women’s soc- Grande athletic director Jeff
cer, volleyball, men’s/wom- Lanham.
School officials worked
en’s basketball, baseball and
softball, have been stream- with PrestoSports, the paring on a pay-per-view basis ent company of stream provider Stretch Internet, to
for the past five seasons.
For Ohio Valley Publishing
make the move in time for
Friday night’s women’s basketball game at Alice Lloyd.
“I’m very supportive of
the webcasts of our athletic
events and wanted to keep
everyone connected during
the pandemic,” said Ryan
Smith, President of the
University of Rio Grande.
“These are difficult times
for everyone. Currently,
we can’t allow the families
and friends of our studentathletes - as well as those of
our opponents - to attend
games in person. I think
all of us believe that giving
everybody access to the
video of those contests is
the right decision.”
Streaming of Rio athletic
contests, which also include
live statistics of home
games, can be found at
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/rio
Links to the streaming
are also available at the
school’s athletic website,
www.rioredstorm.com
Randy Payton is the Sports Information
Director at the University of Rio Grande.
Stung Steelers seek to rebound in preparing to face Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.
(AP) — Bills coach Sean
McDermott wouldn’t go as far
as to describe Mike Tomlin’s
sometimes gruff demeanor as
intimidating.
“I just think he’s got a real
good personality and a good
way with words,” McDermott
said, referring to the Steelers coach, whom he’s known
since the two were teammates
at William & Mary. “He
always has a way of putting a
buzz on the verbiage he uses.
“I’ve always had a lot of
respect for him that way.”
In noting the influence
Tomlin, a team captain, had
on him as a walk-on safety in
1993, McDermott reflected
back with Buffalo (9-3) preparing to host Pittsburgh
(11-1) in a showdown of AFC
division leaders on Sunday
night.
At the very least, McDermott said, Tomlin had a way
of getting his message across.
No different than this week,
perhaps.
Tomlin minced no words in
assessing the Steelers’ deficiencies following their first
loss of the season. Pittsburgh
turned the ball over twice
on downs and another on an
interception in squandering
a 14-0 lead in a 23-17 loss to
Washington on Monday.
Tomlin called Pittsburgh’s
inability to score on five
attempts from Washington’s 1
as “catastrophic.”
He called out his receivers for dropping too many
passes by saying: “They can
catch the ball or they can get
replaced by those who will
catch it.”
And he questioned his usually stout defense for being
the “less dominants” in the
second half, when Washington scored on four of six possessions, including the last
three.
Tomlin wouldn’t apologize
if he came off as being blunt.
“I just try to tell the truth
and identify problems,” he
said. “We’ve got to get to
work with fixing them. If
you perceive it as blunt, then
that’s the reason why.”
Expectations are high in
Pittsburgh for a team in position to clinch its first AFC
North title and playoff berth
in three years.
It’s no different in Buffalo,
where the Bills are seeking
to claim their first AFC East
title since 1995.
While the Steelers are
accustomed to success, having won two Super Bowls and
never finishing below .500
in Tomlin’s 14 seasons, the
Bills are relative newcomers
to late-season playoff races
before McDermott’s arrival in
2017.
McDermott, along with
GM Brandon Beane, have
transformed a franchise that
was in the midst of a 17-year
playoff drought — which at
the time stood as the longest
active streak in North America’s four major pro sports.
The Bills are now poised to
clinch their third playoff berth
in four years.
Safety Micah Hyde noted
how the team’s confidence
has grown, with players now
openly discussing Super Bowl
aspirations for a team that’s
not won a playoff game since
the 1995 postseason.
“We talk about winning
the Super Bowl and we mean
it,” Hyde said. “Yeah, I think
we’re ready to take the next
step.”
For now, he’ll settle on
beating the Steelers.
“I don’t really see it as a
measuring stick because at
the end of the day we want to
be playing our best football
going into January,” Hyde
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Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving
By Carla K. Johnson
and Amy Forliti
Cases
lia County Health
Department reported
a total of 1,230 total
cases of COVID-19
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(since March) in Gallia County as part of
confirmed the case, but
Friday’s updates. This is
said it was “not facility
spread,” but a community an increase of 35 since
Thursday.
spread case.
ODH reported a total
Here’s a closer look at
of 78 hospitalizations
coronavirus cases across
and 709 presumed recovour area:
ered individuals as of
Friday. There have been
Gallia County
a total of 17 deaths in
ODH and the Gal-
John Minchillo | AP file
Travelers wait to check-in for their flights on Nov. 25 ahead of
Thanksgiving at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New
York. With some Americans now paying the price for what they did
over Thanksgiving, health officials are warning people — begging
them, even — not to make the same mistake during the Christmas
and New Year’s season.
at about 195,000 a day,
based on a two-week
rolling average, a 16%
increase from the day
before Thanksgiving,
according to an Associated Press analysis.
In Washington state,
contact tracers counted
at least 336 people testing positive who said
they attended gatherings
or traveled during the
Thanksgiving weekend.
More are expected.
The virus could still be
incubating in someone
who was exposed while
traveling home the Sunday after Thanksgiving;
the end of that two-week
incubation period is this
Sunday.
Zana Cooper, a 60-year-
old cancer survivor in
Murrieta, California,
tested positive for
COVID-19 after attending
a Thanksgiving dinner
with her son’s girlfriend’s
family. At the dinner, the
girlfriend’s father, who
had recently traveled to
Florida, wasn’t feeling
well and went to bed
early.
Cooper learned the
following Sunday that he
tested positive.
“My first reaction was
the f-word. I was so mad,”
she said. “I was upset.
I was angry. I was like,
‘How dare you take my
life in your hands?’”
She has had fever and
headaches, a runny nose
and bloodshot eyes, and
Gallia County.
Age ranges for the
1,230 total cases reported by ODH on Tuesday
are as follows:
0-19 — 171 cases (3
new cases)
20-29 — 196 cases (3
hospitalizations, 4 new
cases)
30-39 — 159 cases (3
hospitalizations, 5 new
cases)
40-49 — 183 cases (3
hospitalizations, 4 new
case)
50-59 — 175 cases (7
hospitalizations, 7 new
cases)
60-69 — 158 cases
(16 hospitalizations, 2
deaths, 3 new cases)
70-79 — 109 cases
(22 hospitalizations, 6
deaths, 3 new cases)
80-plus — 78 cases
(24 hospitalizations, 7
deaths, 5 new cases)
Gallia County is currently “Orange” on the
Ohio Public Health
Advisory System map
after meeting three of
the seven indicators on
Thursday.
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The Meigs County
Health Department
reported 19 additional
confirmed cases of
COVID-19, according to
its news release on Friday. The health department reports the recovered case total is 501.
The new cases bring
Meigs County to 207
active cases, and 689
total cases (643 confirmed, 46 probable)
since April. There have
been 12 total deaths in
Meigs County. There
have been 40 total hospitalizations.
Age ranges for the 689
Meigs County cases, as
of Friday, are as follows:
0-9 — 23 cases
10-19 — 62 cases (5
new cases)
20-29 — 105 cases (1
hospitalization, 1 new
cases)
30-39 — 85 cases (2
hospitalizations, 4 new
cases)
40-49 — 101 cases (1
hospitalization, 3 new
cases)
50-59 — 103 cases (2
hospitalizations, 2 new
cases)
60-69 — 87 cases (9
hospitalizations, 2 new
cases)
70-79 — 69 cases
(12 hospitalizations, 4
deaths, 1 new case)
in recent days it has
become more difficult to
breathe and she has been
using an inhaler. She said
she believes she brought
the virus home to her
daughter and two grandchildren, who live with
her and are now ill with
what a doctor diagnosed
as COVID-19.
In Philadelphia, a
woman in her 20s gathered with 10 relatives on
Thanksgiving, though she
didn’t feel well the day
before. She later tested
positive for COVID-19.
Her family started developing symptoms, and
seven members tested
positive, said Philadelphia
Health Commissioner Dr.
Thomas Farley.
The next round of festivities could yield even
more cases. Wall-to-wall
holidays started this
week. Hanukkah began
Thursday evening and
ends Dec. 18, followed by
Christmas, Kwanzaa and
New Year’s Eve.
“This is not the time to
invite the neighbors over
for dinner. This is not the
time to start having parties,” said Arizona State
University researcher Dr.
Joshua LaBaer.
In parts of New York
state, contact tracers are
regularly hearing from
the newly infected that
they attended Thanksgiv-
ing festivities, said Steuben County Public Health
Director Darlene Smith.
Still unknown is how
many they will infect and
how many eventually will
need a bed in intensive
care, she said.
“It’s the domino effect,”
Smith said.
Harry and Ashley Neidig, of Shepherdstown,
West Virginia, tested
positive for COVID-19
last week. They said they
believe they contracted
it from someone at their
jobs as security officers
but didn’t know of their
possible exposure before
they celebrated Thanksgiving with both sides of
the family.
On the Tuesday after
Thanksgiving, Ashley
Neidig, 25, noticed she
couldn’t smell a mentholscented body scrub. After
the couple got tested,
they contacted their families to warn them. Some
were awaiting test results,
and so far no one else has
had any symptoms, said
Harry Neidig, 24.
“We feel bad because
… we definitely should’ve
put a heavier weight into
our decision to go,” he
said. “We should have
told our family, ‘Hey,
given the nature of our
job, we can’t quarantine
like other people in an
office job.’”
80-89 — 35 cases
(7 hospitalizations, 5
deaths)
90-99 — 16 cases
(5 hospitalizations, 3
deaths)
100-109 — 1 case (1
hospitalization)
There have been seven
positive antibody tests
in Meigs County. Antibody tests check your
blood by looking for
antibodies, which may
tell you if you had a past
infection with the virus
that causes COVID-19.
For more data and
information on the cases
in Meigs County visit
https://www.meigshealth.com/covid-19/ .
Meigs County
remained “Red” on the
Ohio Public Health
Advisory System after
meeting four of the
seven indicators on
Thursday.
new confirmed cases)
40-49 — 115 cases
(plus 5 probable cases, 5
new confirmed cases)
50-59 — 125 cases
(plus 2 probable cases, 2
deaths, 2 new confirmed
cases)
60-69 — 113 cases
(plus 1 probable case, 1
death, 4 new confirmed
cases)
70+ — 118 cases (6
deaths)
Mason County continues to be listed as “Red”
on the West Virginia
County Alert System
map and WVDE map.
Mason County’s latest
infection rate was 80.27
on Friday, with a 9.28
percent positivity rate.
Surrounding counties
are orange.
Ohio
The Ohio Department
of Health reported a
24-hour change of 10,359
new cases on Friday (21Mason County
day average of 9,847).
The Mason County
There were 128 new
Health Department
announced a total of 760 deaths (21-day average of
cases on Friday, 33 more 70), 394 new hospitalizathan Thursday. Of those, tions (21-day average of
361) and 44 new ICU
211 are active and 539
are recovered. There are admissions (21-day average of 37) reported in
currently 12 hospitalthe previous 24 hours,
ized cases. There have
been a total of 10 deaths according to Friday’s
in Mason County due to update.
COVID-19.
DHHR reported
West Virginia
741 total cases (since
As of the 10 a.m.
March) for Mason Coun- update on Friday,
ty in the 10 a.m. update DHHR is reporting a
on Friday, 20 more than total of 60,637 cases
Thursday. Of those, 726 with 938 deaths. There
are confirmed cases and was an increase of 942
15 are probable cases.
cases from Thursday
According to DHHR,
and 17 new deaths.
the age ranges for the
DHHR reports a total of
721 COVID-19 cases
1,283,407 lab test have
DHHR is reporting in
been completed, with a
Mason County are as
3.99 cumulative percent
follows:
positivity rate. The daily
0-9 — 7 cases
positivity rate in the
10-19 — 62 cases (2
state was 4.07 percent.
new confirmed cases)
There are 19,971 cur20-29 — 106 cases
rently active cases.
(plus 3 probable cases, 8
new confirmed cases)
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even as the U.S. stands on
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cination campaign against
COVID-19, with the Food
and Drug Administration
With some Americans
expected to give the final
now paying the price
go-ahead any day now
for what they did over
to use Pfizer’s formula
Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, against the scourge that
has killed over 290,000
health officials are warnAmericans and infected
ing people — begging
more than 15.6 million.
them, even — not to
On Friday, White
make the same mistake
during the Christmas and House chief of staff Mark
Meadows pressed FDA
New Year’s season.
chief Stephen Hahn to
“It’s a surge above the
grant authorization by
existing surge,” said Ali
the end of the day or face
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health metrics sciences at possible firing, according
to two administration
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President Donald
sign for all of us.”
Trump, who has been
Across the country,
contact tracers and emer- fuming at the FDA for not
moving faster on the vacgency room doctors are
cine, called the agency a
hearing repeatedly from
new coronavirus patients “big, old, slow turtle” on
Twitter, adding: “Get the
that they socialized over
Thanksgiving with people dam vaccines out NOW,
outside their households, Dr. Hahn. Stop playing
games and start saving
despite emphatic publiclives.”
health warnings to stay
Hahn has said he would
home and keep their disbe guided by “science,
tance from others.
not politics.”
The virus was raging
COVID-19 deaths in
across the nation even
the U.S. have climbed
before Thanksgiving but
to a seven-day averwas showing some signs
age of almost 2,260 per
of flattening out. It has
day, about equal to the
picked up steam since,
peak seen in mid-April,
with new cases per day
when the New York City
regularly climbing well
area was under siege.
over 200,000.
The dire outlook comes New cases are running
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instead he was happy for
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lifetime event to harvest
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us are still trying to bag
a deer that big. But what
I found unique about
this was the story behind
it. Her dad was able to
place her in a position to
harvest a deer. He taught
her the skills she needed,
joined a hunt club to
provide a good environment for hunting, spent
his weekends driving up
from North Carolina with
her.”
He said Bobby was
beaming with excitement.
“He was so proud
and excited for her,”
Gilkey said. “Bobby had
been hunting the deer
himself, but in a very
unselfish move, he set
her up for success. Bigger than the size or the
record it might hold is
the fact that a father and
daughter got to share a
moment. The deer will
make the record books
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Courtney Hatley pictured with what could be a record-breaking deer harvested in Meigs County, Ohio,
by a female bow hunter.
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make sure everything
was done correctly just
in case it might be record
setting, so he called
Meigs County Game
Warden Chris Gilkey.
When Gilkey arrived
he proceeded to document the animal. The
antlers measured 191
inches “green,” meaning
they were not yet dry,
a process that takes up
to three months. Some
shrinkage will occur,
so the antlers are again
measured and recorded
before an official score
can be declared and
entered into the records.
The record in Ohio
for a female with a bow
is 178 inches — shrinkage is usually just a few
inches, so while it is not
official, it is likely Courtney will be the new Ohio
record holder.
According to club coowner Ed Paine, he and
fellow co-owners Jeff and
Chuck Paine had been
watching this particular
deer for three years with
cameras strategically
located on the grounds.
“We had this deer on
our field cameras, but
none of us had ever had a
chance at him,” Ed said.
“Each year he would
show up bigger than the
year before. We started
calling him ‘the Giant,’
everyone was looking for
this one.”
Courtney brought
down the deer with a
Ravin R26 Crossbow, and
said she switched to bow
hunting two years ago.
“My dad always took
me and my sister hunting with him,” Courtney
said. “He taught us how
to safely use firearms,
and two years ago I
learned to use a bow.
I’m sure, but there is no
record book that can take
the place of the memory
they made that day.
Nothing can put a value
on the memory, or that
father-daughter bond.”
“My dad has influenced
both me and my sister to
go hunting,” Courtney
said. “He has put in so
much work to teach us
and to come up here and
be able to hunt these big
deer. We mostly just hunt
at the Ohio River Hunt
Club now we occasionally still hunt in North
Carolina, but there are
bigger deer here.”
According to the
Division of Wildlife of
the Ohio Department
of Natural Resources,
Ohio is considered a
destination for hunters
of white-tailed deer, and
usually ranks in the top
five states for successful
hunting. It would seem
the Hatleys agree.
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approved a wide-ranging
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3% pay raises for U.S. troops
and authorizes more than
$740 billion in military programs and construction.
Trump has vowed to veto
the bill unless lawmakers
impose limits on social
media companies he claims
were biased against him during the election. Trump has
also said he wants Congress
to strip out a provision of the
bill that allows renaming of
military bases such as Fort
Benning and Fort Hood that
honor Confederate leaders.
Paul said Friday that his
main point in filibustering
the bill “was to point out
that the president should
have the prerogative to end a
war, not just to start wars.”
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.,
chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee,
hailed the bill’s passage, calling it “the most important
bill we’ll do all year.”
The defense authorization
law “is what the Constitution tells us we have to do’’
in Congress, Inhofe said.
“We must protect freedom,
democracy and peace, and
support our troops. I look
forward to it becoming law
before the end of the year.”
The bill’s approval was
never in doubt, although
Paul’s actions cast uncertainty on the timing. Paul
said Friday that “neocon-
servatives” such as Rep. Liz
Cheney, R-Wyo., “are inconsistent in saying they want
... to give the commanderin-chief powers to begin
war, but then they want to
restrain and hamstring a
president from ending a war.
I think it’s a pretty important
principle to discuss so we
did hold things up for a day.’’
Two amendments addressing troop deployment could
create “535 commanders-inchief in Congress,” Paul said,
hampering the president’s
ability to draw down troops
in Afghanistan and Germany.
Democrats support the measure because they oppose
Trump, Paul said, but the
amendment would also apply
to future presidents, including President-elect Joe Biden.
Bridge
As eyewitnesses later said,
one moment the bridge was
there, and the next it wasn’t.
Exploiting a flaw in the
eye-bar/rocker tower design
that required pressure from
all three chain systems to
maintain balance and structural integrity, the failure
cascaded across the full
2,235-foot length of the Silver Bridge in less than sixty
seconds, less time than it has
likely taken you to read this
far. Of the 74 people on the
bridge, 64 fell with it.
Quickly overcoming shock,
and fearing that as many as
two hundred people could
have been on the bridge as it
was near rush hour, eyewitnesses hurried to the scene
to save who they could.
First responders rushed to
rescue those trapped in the
twisted mesh of steel that
was once the Ohio approach,
keeping warm by fires and
working through the night;
Bill McCormick and another
man at the City Ice & Fuel
landing jumped onto their
workboat, and at least one
other man went out in his
boat; Holzer and Pleasant
Valley prepared for a rush
of victims, and temporary
morgues were set up at the
Grace Methodist Church
in Gallipolis and later the
National Guard Armory
above Point Pleasant.
Rescuers were able to save
eighteen lives that night,
thirteen pulled from the
wreckage on land and five
from the cold Ohio River,
but the death toll was steep.
Forty-six lives, fathers and
mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters,
family, friends, neighbors,
co-workers, were lost in the
collapse.
A tragic event in any
circumstance, it was made
worse by happening only
ten days before Christmas.
Yet in true West Virginiafashion, many companies,
organizations, and individuals came together to support
their neighbors and donated
money, food, and gifts to
help give them some sense
of continuity through the
holidays.
Two years later, at the
dedication ceremony for the
replacement Silver Memorial
Bridge, Federal Department
of Highways Administrator
Frank Turner reflected on
the loss two years prior and
the recent establishment of
the National Bridge Inspection Standards, perhaps the
only silver lining to come
from the disaster. He told
the crowd, “when we build
upon tragedy and find new
solutions to increase safety
for others, we then can perhaps find small consolation
that such a loss has not been
in vain. It is really this effort
which we dedicate here
today.”
53 years later, many locals
still remember that night.
Where they were, what they
were doing, the shock at
hearing the news, and then
the fear that a relative was
on the bridge… Though the
public memorial this year
is cancelled due to the current pandemic, this Tuesday
evening we remember the
forty-six lives lost on that bitterly cold night and a community’s grief.
From page 1
Gallipolis forever, making us
a single people. (Though, we
do still enjoy an occasional
friendly rivalry!) It was the
pride and joy of the two
river towns, and although it
occasionally swayed, most
of the thousands of people
who crossed it daily attributed this to the innovative
rocker towns and trusted the
strength of the Silver Bridge.
Certainly, in 1967, very few
people would have believed
you if you told them that the
bridge was going to collapse.
Yet at 4:58 p.m. on Friday,
December 15, 1967, an eyebar broke just below the
Ohio tower. Many eyewitnesses heard what sounded
like a shotgun, and then
the shaking began. It was
so rough that some cars
were moving as much as
six inches to either side.
Suddenly, the bridge rocked
violently one way, then
the other, metal grinding
loudly against metal, and
then, a horrible silence…
TODAY
8 AM
WEATHER
2 PM
48°
56°
52°
Periods of rain today. A passing shower this
evening. High 60° / Low 45°
HEALTH TODAY
Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri.
AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™
Temperature
The AccuWeather.com Asthma
Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind,
temperature, dew point, barometric
pressure, and changes from past weather
conditions to provide a scale showing the overall
probability and severity of an asthma attack.
24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri.
0.00
Month to date/normal
0.45/1.23
Year to date/normal
44.68/40.62
Snowfall
(in inches)
24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri.
Month to date/normal
Season to date/normal
0.0
2.0/0.9
2.0/1.7
Today
7:38 a.m.
5:07 p.m.
5:05 a.m.
3:39 p.m.
Sun.
7:39 a.m.
5:07 p.m.
6:21 a.m.
4:22 p.m.
MOON PHASES
New
First
Full
Dec 14 Dec 21 Dec 29
Last
Jan 6
SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates peak feeding times
for fish and game.
Today
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Major
9:03a
9:56a
10:54a
11:22a
12:31a
1:36a
2:39a
Minor
2:49a
3:41a
4:39a
5:41a
6:46a
7:51a
8:52a
Major
9:31p
10:26p
11:25p
---1:01p
2:05p
3:05p
Minor
3:17p
4:11p
5:10p
6:12p
7:16p
8:19p
9:18p
WEATHER HISTORY
An arctic wind surged deep into
the South on Dec. 12, 1962. The
temperature at Greensboro, N.C.,
failed to get above 22 degrees, tying
the record for the lowest maximum
temperature there in December.
OH-70215316
2
0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme
WEATHER TRIVIA™
Q: On average which place gets more
snow: New York City or the South Pole?
SUN & MOON
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
The AccuWeather.com Cold
Index combines the effects of local
weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale
showing the overall probability of transmission
and symptom severity of the common cold.
Lucasville
60/42
Portsmouth
59/43
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny and
chilly
AIR QUALITY
40°
29°
0 50 100 150 200
300
500
Primary pollutant: Particulates
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
Belpre
60/45
Athens
56/43
St. Marys
58/47
Parkersburg
57/46
Coolville
57/45
Elizabeth
59/47
Spencer
60/46
Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri.
Location
Willow Island
Marietta
Parkersburg
Belleville
Racine
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Huntington
Ashland
Lloyd Greenup
Portsmouth
Maysville
Meldahl Dam
Flood
Stage
37
34
36
35
41
40
50
50
52
54
50
50
51
Level
12.71
16.46
21.81
12.90
12.92
24.56
12.36
26.51
34.76
12.67
18.60
34.10
18.50
24-hr.
Chg.
-0.02
-0.47
+0.06
+0.13
-0.33
-0.07
+0.22
-0.26
-0.22
-0.09
-0.60
-0.20
-1.80
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020
Buffalo
60/46
Milton
61/45
St. Albans
61/47
Huntington
60/43
NATIONAL FORECAST
110s
Seattle
100s
45/38
90s
80s
70s
60s
50s
40s
San Francisco
30s
60/52
20s
10s
0s
Los Angeles
-0s
65/49
-10s
T-storms
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
43°
26°
Marietta
58/46
Murray City
54/40
Ironton
62/45
Ashland
62/46
Grayson
62/45
FRIDAY
44°
32°
A little morning snow; Chilly with clouds and
cloudy, chilly
sunshine
Wilkesville
57/43
POMEROY
Jackson
59/46
57/43
Ravenswood
Rio Grande
59/47
58/44
Centerville
POINT PLEASANT
Ripley
59/38
GALLIPOLIS
60/45
60/46
59/45
South Shore Greenup
62/45
58/42
65
THURSDAY
Plenty of sunshine
NATIONAL CITIES
Logan
56/40
McArthur
54/41
Waverly
58/40
Dean Wright is a freelance reporter and former fulltime staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing.
44°
32°
A bit of a.m. snow;
some sun returning
Adelphi
57/40
Chillicothe
57/40
TUESDAY
42°
26°
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures
are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
2
AccuWeather.com Cold Index™
(in inches)
Rather cloudy and
cooler
mission despite COVID-19 struggles
and was serving as a “hub of resources” for those battling domestic violence and homeless issues. Currently,
the organization is considered a nonresidential program focused on Gallia,
Jackson and Meigs counties.
“Whether it’s domestic violence,
sexual assault or homelessness, they
can come here and we can connect
them with the resources they need
to take the next steps to get their life
back on track,” Durst said. “Every
need is different so no day is ever the
same.”
While also looking forward to
offering shelter at its Gallia County
facility, the director said Square One
hopes to open another such facility in
Meigs County as resources become
available.
“Daily we are getting phone calls
wanting to know if beds are available,” said Durst. “It’s one thing to
say we’re not full. It’s another to say
we’re not able to offer shelter at all.
We’ve got a building that’s practically
empty that we want to offer shelter
in. That’s our biggest goal, to transition into a residential program.”
Durst said the organization aims to
provide 16 beds to clients with 11 of
those reserved for individuals and the
rest for families or isolated needs.
“The community has been great but
we could always use more support
since we’ve lost so much funding and
steam,” said Square One Board President Sonya Hatem.
Hatem said the organization is
grateful for the support of others but
that the quest to provide support for
domestic violence victims and the
homeless is never done.
“Our Case Management Mondays
seem to be everyday now,” said Hatem.
“We’ve had victims of about every
crime… Anything that the community
can help us with helps take away the
stigma of people walking down the
street with a backpack or a bike.”
For more information or to support
Square One’s mission, visit squareonegjm.com, the organization Facebook page or call 740-441-5809.
© 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all
rights reserved.
A: New York City
Precipitation
66°/34°
46°/30°
73° in 2007
-1° in 1917
MONDAY
49°
33°
ALMANAC
High/low
Normal high/low
Record high
Record low
SUNDAY
From page 1
Information from the WV State Archives,
WV DOT, and “Images of America:
The Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967”
written by Stephan G. Bullard, Bridget
J. Gromek, Martha Fout, Ruth Fout, and
the Point Pleasant River Museum.
EXTENDED FORECAST
8 PM
Square
Clendenin
59/39
Charleston
60/46
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and
precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Winnipeg
25/18
Montreal
35/33
Billings
30/18
Minneapolis
34/22
Detroit
52/33
Toronto
44/38
New York
54/52
Washington
62/53
Chicago
43/28
Denver
32/13
Kansas City
39/26
Chihuahua
73/40
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
42/21/s
20/16/c
65/51/pc
62/42/pc
61/40/pc
31/22/c
38/27/c
55/36/c
47/37/c
69/47/pc
34/19/s
34/25/pc
43/32/c
39/29/c
42/31/c
48/32/sh
39/21/s
32/17/s
37/27/c
85/72/pc
68/42/r
41/25/c
41/22/c
52/34/pc
47/30/r
70/48/s
47/36/c
82/67/pc
32/18/s
53/37/c
69/48/r
57/40/pc
38/18/sn
79/61/pc
60/40/pc
66/44/s
45/32/c
45/33/c
68/48/pc
67/43/pc
44/28/c
37/26/c
60/47/r
47/41/r
62/42/pc
National for the 48 contiguous states
High
Low
Houston
71/51
Monterrey
76/53
Today
Hi/Lo/W
47/25/pc
18/15/pc
65/52/sh
64/54/r
61/51/c
30/18/sn
38/26/c
46/43/r
60/46/r
65/53/c
27/12/sf
43/28/r
57/39/r
54/38/r
56/39/r
57/40/s
32/13/sn
35/19/sn
52/33/r
84/72/pc
71/51/pc
56/33/r
39/26/sn
57/35/pc
55/33/pc
65/49/s
61/41/r
80/69/pc
34/22/c
67/38/r
73/56/t
54/52/r
47/32/c
76/61/pc
60/52/c
67/47/s
55/43/sh
40/35/r
67/53/c
65/53/c
49/35/r
34/18/sf
60/52/c
45/38/c
62/53/c
EXTREMES FRIDAY
Atlanta
65/52
El Paso
64/40
City
Albuquerque
Anchorage
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Boise
Boston
Charleston, WV
Charlotte
Cheyenne
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Miami
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Raleigh
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, DC
86° in Weslaco, TX
-5° in Stanley, ID
Global
Miami
80/69
High
Low
107° in Big Bend, Swaziland
-67° in Oymyakon, Russia
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow
flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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