https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/b421924b44f0c6814001d6c0443c122d.pdf 28e8def651cdd0217c28ee5ca235bc03 PDF Text Text Blue Devils fend off Ironton Rio Grande men win SPORTS s 7 SPORTS s 7 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 45° 56° 49° Areas of drizzle today. Considerable cloudiness tonight. High 61° / Low 37° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 10 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 17, Volume 75 COVID-19 deaths reported in Mason County Tuesday, January 26, 2021 s 50¢ Portman not seeking reelection Latest case data in Gallia, Mason and Meigs total of 1,998 cases of COVID-19 (since March) in Gallia Staff Report County as part of Monday’s updates. OHIO VALLEY — Two COVID-19 related This is an increase deaths were reported in of 44 since Friday’s Mason County over the update. ODH has reported a weekend as new cases total of 26 deaths, 111 were reported around hospitalizations, and the region. 1,764 presumed recovThe West Virginia ered individuals (46 Department of Health new) as of Monday. and Human Resources Age ranges for the (DHHR) reported two additional deaths asso- 1,998 total cases reported by ODH on ciated with COVID-19 Monday are as follows: on Sunday. 0-19 — 264 cases (4 new cases, 1 hospitalLocal schools Eastern Local School ization) 20-29 — 330 cases (5 District reported on new cases, 6 hospitalMonday a “positive izations) COVID-19 case involv30-39 — 271 cases (5 ing a student or staff new cases, 3 hospitalmember at Eastern izations) Local High School.” 40-49 — 296 cases (3 In the letter posted new cases, 5 hospitalto the district website, izations) Supt. Steve Ohlinger 50-59 — 291 cases (8 stated, “This positive new cases, 10 hospitalcase involves our high izations, 1 death) school boys’ basketball 60-69 — 240 cases (5 team and as a result will have all activities halted new cases, 23 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) for the next 14 days.” 70-79 — 172 cases (7 Here’s a closer look new cases, 30 hospitalat coronavirus cases izations, 9 deaths) across our area: 80-plus — 134 cases Gallia County See COVID-19 | 4 ODH reported a Prosecutor files Furtherance of Justice report Staff Report POMEROY — Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James K. Stanley has ﬁled the Prosecuting Attorney’s Ofﬁce’s annual Furtherance of Justice (FOJ) report with the Meigs County Auditor’s Ofﬁce and has returned $11,801.63 of unexpended funds to the county treasury. During the course of Stanley’s ﬁrst term in ofﬁce from 2017 through 2020, Stanley has returned a total of $51,701.35 to the county treasury. 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File photo Meigs County’s Bicentennial Ambassadors are pictured with Senator Rob Portman during an August 2019 visit to Meigs County. Portman spoke a the unveiling for the Bicentennial Marker in Scipio Township. But immediately after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob of Trump backpolitics facing many CINCINNATI (AP) ers, Portman said Trump Republicans in Washing— Ohio Sen. Rob Portneeded to go on national ton as they cede power man said Monday that TV to tell his supporters in President Joe Biden’s he won’t seek reelection administration and watch to refrain from violence. to a third term in 2022, “Both in his words their party split between expressing dismay with before the attack on the deep partisanship and hard-right Trump supthe Capitol and in his dysfunction in American porters and others eager actions afterward, Presito turn the page. politics. dent Trump bears some Portman, who turned Portman, an establishresponsibility for what 65 last month, is among ment Republican who happened,” Portman said. the longtime Republican served in the House and Portman’s announcelawmakers who often in President George W. ment came the same backed Trump, though Bush’s administration day that the U.S. Senate before joining the Senate, not vociferously. Once is receiving the House dubbed “The Loyal cited a political climate impeachment article Soldier” in a front-page that has made it “harder to break through the par- proﬁle story in his home- against Trump for his role town Cincinnati Enquirer, in the Capitol riot. While tisan gridlock and make Portman usually defended some Republican senaprogress.” tors have criticized going Trump or avoided criti“Our country is very polarized,” Portman said, cism of him with carefully ahead with the trial with adding that former Presi- worded statements. After Trump out of ofﬁce, Portman said last week that Trump called the president Donald Trump did he would listen to the evidential election rigged, not help with the polardence presented by both citing no legitimate ization. “It’s shirts and sides before deciding how skins right now. We need evidence, Portman said to vote. Trump had a right to a to tone it down.” His retirement adds probe of any irregulariThe decision is one another open seat for ties. measure of the difﬁcult Ohio senator cites gridlock Court of Appeals dismisses Halfhill appeal Staff Report POMEROY — The Fourth District Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal of a Meigs County man regarding his convictions for aggravated vehicular homicide. Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James K. Stanley announced Monday, that on Jan. 20, 2021, the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal ﬁled by Austin R. Halfhill. Halfhill was previously convicted of Operating a Vehicle Under the Inﬂuence, a misdemeanor of the ﬁrst degree, and two counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, each a felony of the ﬁrst degree. Halfhill was sentenced to 16 to 20 years in prison. According to a news release from Stanley, “The charges stemmed from a trafﬁc crash on August 4, 2019 in which Halfhill operated his motor vehicle left of center on Ohio State Route 7 near Chester and struck a motorcycle with two occupants who died of injuries sustained in the crash. Halfhill had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system at the time of the crash and was under the inﬂuence of those substances.” Stanley explained, that on appeal, Halfhill argued that the Reagan Tokes Law, which provides for indeﬁnite sentencing for felonies See APPEALS | 10 the GOP to defend in 2022 as it seeks to regain control of a Senate that Democrats hold by virtue of Vice President Kamala Harris being the tiebreaking vote. Republican Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania have said they plan to retire. Republicans have 20 seats up for reelection in 2022, compared to 14 for Democrats. Those GOP seats include presidential battlegrounds Wisconsin and Florida. Ohio, a perennial battleground for decades, has become more reliably Republican, carried by Trump by more than 8 percentage points in 2016 and 2020. But Portman, like many mainstream GOP lawmakers viewed as insufﬁciently supportive of Trump, was considered likely to face See PORTMAN | 4 Service academy nominations announced Local H.S. (Pomeroy)/ United States Air Force Academy; and Madison WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill John- Stewart, Gallia Academy son (R-Marietta) recent- H.S. (Gallipolis)/United States Air Force Acadly announced United States Service Academy emy. “This interview pronominations for young cess left me with a great men and women from Ohio’s 6th Congressional feeling of optimism for District, including nomi- America’s future. This highly motivated group nees from Gallia and of candidates gave me a Meigs counties. “It is truly an honor to great deal of conﬁdence in the next generation of announce the nomination of some outstanding our military leadership, and the knowledge that young Ohioans to our they will represent the United States Military people of Eastern and Service Academies,” Southeastern Ohio well. Johnson said in a news Too often, we hear or release. Local students receiv- read negative stories in the news, but the coming nominations were mitment and patriotism Timothy Hill, Gallia demonstrated by these Academy H.S. (Galyoung men and women lipolis)/ United States Naval Academy; NichoSee ACADEMY | 2 las McConnell, Meigs Staff Report �2 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 OBITUARIES OBITUARIES/NEWS NATHANIEL J. CARPENTER FLO MARIE DENNIS MARTIN RUTLAND — Nathan- and several nieces and nephews. iel J. Carpenter, 82, of and the Meigs In addition to his parRutland, Ohio, went FRAZEYSBURG County Tuberhome to be with his Lord ents, he was preceded in — Flo Marie Denculosis Board. death by his ﬁrst wife, and Savior on Jan. 22, nis Martin, 83, Consistent with Myrna; and three sisters. 2021. He was born on of Frazeysburg her beliefs, Flo Graveside funeral Nov. 12, 1938, in Procwent home to be and her late husservices will be held on torville, son of the late with the Lord on band ministered Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 Ernest Carpenter and Thursday, January to many troubled Clemine (Hayes) Carpen- at 11 a.m. with Pastor 21, 2021 at GenAnn Forbes ofﬁciating ter. esis Hospital surrounded youth and taught them Christian values. at Chester Cemetery He is survived by his by her family. She is survived by four wife of 30 years, Marlene on Pomeroy Pike Road, Flo was born in Zanesville on August 19, 1937 children: Tamela (Rick) Carpenter; daughter, Julia Chester, Ohio. In lieu of ﬂowers, donato the late James O. and Larr, Abby (Scott) Fox, Ann (Mark) Smith; son, Timothy Martin, and tions in memory of Mr. David Lowell (Connie) Ruth Ryan Dennis. She Eric (Jennifer) MarCarpenter may be made Carpenter; three grandwas a 1955 graduate of tin; 11 grandchildren: children; one great grand- to the Rutland Nazarene Zanesville High School Marcus and Ryan Larr, daughter; seven siblings; Church. and a 1958 graduate of Victoria Reed, Thomas Christ Hospital School Fox, Taran and Aiden of Nursing in CincinMartin, Natasha Hendernati. In her youth she taught Red Cross swim- shot, Taylor Bennington, GALLIA, MEIGS ming and was awarded a Claire, Kate and Jack CALENDAR OF EVENTS scholarship for advanced Martin; 17 great grandchildren, a sister Jane lifeguard training. Leahy and several nieces She was a devoted Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Galand nephews. wife and mother. Flo lipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to In addition to her parmarried Thomas C. the community calendar. To make sure items can ents she was preceded Martin on November receive proper attention, all information should in death by her husband, 8, 1958. In addition to be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business raising her children and Thomas C. Martin, on days prior to an event. All coming events print on working as a Registered September 7, 2003, two a space-available basis and in chronological order. brothers: Robert R. DenNurse, she helped her Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmedinis and James W. Denhusband manage and amidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest. nis, and a sister Carol A. operate The Martin com. Schmidt. Funeral Home in RutMemorial Contribuland, Ohio. After returning home to Muskingum tions may be made to Christ Table or to the County she continued RUTLAND — Leading Creek Conservancy food pantry of your her career as a nurse at District will hold their organizational and regular Good Samaritan Medical choice. board meeting at 4 p.m. at their ofﬁce on Corn Due to Covid-19 priCenter until her retireHollow Road, Rutland. vate services will be ment in 1989. observed. Her love for God The Snouffer Funeral and helping others was Home West Military endless. She devoted MARIETTA — The District 18 Ohio Public Road, Zanesville, has the 18 years as the statistiWorks Fiscal Year 2022 (Round 35) Executive distinct honor to care cian to the Muskingum Committee will be held by remote video conferfor the family. Burial will County Hunger Netence at 10 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to follow in Frazeysburg work, assisted many review and approve the Fiscal Year 2022 (Round Cemetery. To send a food pantries (speciﬁ35) State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) cally the Open Pantry in note of condolence to and the Local Transportation Improvement the family visit www. Frazeysburg which she (LTIP) slate of projects. The public is invited to snoufferfuneralhome. founded and operated attend the meeting via Facebook Live. Visit the com, ﬁnd us on Facewith her husband in Buckeye Hills Regional Council Facebook page to book, or call our locally 1983), was an elder in watch the livestream: http://www.facebook.com/ owned caring staff at her church, served on BuckeyeHills/live. The meeting agenda will be 740-450-8000. the United Way Board posted to buckeyehills.org prior to the meeting. Public comments may be submitted until Feb. 1 by emailing mhyer@buckeyehills.org. Questions RAY R. HOUCK regarding this program should be directed to Michelle Hyer, Development Specialist III/District W. (Carole) Wahl of SEBRING, Florida 18 Liaison, via email at mhyer@buckeyehills.org Zelienople, Pennsylvania; — Ray R. Houck, 87, of or via phone at 740-376-1025. and several step grandSebring, Florida passed away after a brief illness, children and several step on Saturday, January 23, great grandchildren. In addition to his par2021 at Good Shepherd MARIETTA — Buckeye Hills Regional Council ents and ﬁrst wife, Ray Hospice in Sebring. Executive Committee will hold its regular meeting Born on November 13, was preceded in death by remote videoconference at 10:30 a.m. Citizens by his second wife, Ruth 1933 in Gallia County, are encouraged to attend the meeting via Face(Bays) Houck and sister, Ohio, Ray was the son book Live. Visit the Buckeye Hills Regional CounRosealee DeLille. of the late Roscoe and cil Facebook page to watch the livestream: www. The funeral service for Hazel Moore Houck. facebook.com/BuckeyeHills. The meeting agenda Ray will be held at 1 p.m. Ray married Diana Fife will be posted to buckeyehills.org. Public comment on Friday, January 29, Houck in 1952, who may be submitted until February 3rd by emailing 2021 at Willis Funeral preceded him in death info@buckeyehills.org. Home with Pastor Gene in May 1979. He was a retired purchasing agent Harmon ofﬁciating. for Fort Recovery Indus- Burial will follow in Ohio tries. Ray graduated from Valley Memory Gardens. PERRY TWP. — The Perry Township Board Friends may call prior to Gallia Academy High of Trustees regularly scheduled meetings are on the funeral from noon - 1 School, Class of 1951. the second Monday of each month with the next He was a member of the p.m. at the funeral home. meeting at 7 p.m., Feb. 8 at the townhouse. Those in attendance are Sebring Church of the asked to follow the CDC Nazarene in Sebring. guidelines of practicing Ray is survived by his wife, Elsie Myers Houck social distancing and are TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains required to follow the of Sebring; sons, Alan Regional Sewer District will hold its regular Ohio mandate of wearing (Carol) Houck of North monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. at the district Carolina and Florida and face masks. Those unable ofﬁce. to attend will be able to Brent (Cindy) Houck of Findlay, Ohio; daughter, view the funeral service via Livestream on the Teresa (Dean) Hunt of Willis Funeral Home Colfax, North Carolina; Spencer Bush, South seven grandchildren and Facebook Page. Range H.S. (ColumbiIn lieu of ﬂowers, the fourteen great grandchilana)/ United States Milifamily requests donadren; brothers-in-law, tary Academy From page 1 tions be made in Ray’s Raymond DeLille of Tyler Christie, Canname to Good Shepherd Rodney, Ohio and Ray is something that should ﬁeld H.S. (Canﬁeld)/ Hospice, 1110 Hammock “Buster” Hawk of CharUnited States Military ﬁll us all with hope. Road, Sebring, FL 33870 lotte, North Carolina; Academy I thank all those who or Sebring Church of the nieces, nephews, and Piper Halliday, Mariwent through the rigorcousins; step daughters, Nazarene, P.O. Box 372, ous application process, etta H.S. (Marietta)/ Sebring, FL 33871-0372. Donna (Terry) Black of United States Naval and wish these young, Please visit www.willisNew Weston, Ohio and Academy future leaders the best funeralhome.com to send Gail Tobe of Coldwater, Quay Harrison, Ironas they continue through e-mail condolences. Ohio; stepson, Richard ton H.S. (Ironton)/ the ﬁnal stages of the United States Air Force appointment process. Academy Regardless, I believe Danny Heck, Canton they have a very bright Central Catholic (Masfuture ahead,” added CONTACT US sillon)/ United States Johnson. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Merchant Marine AcadRemaining students 740-446-2342 emy nominated to a United All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel Luke Howard, NorthStates Service Academy edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be included (listed in alpha- west H.S. (McDermott)/ reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. United States Naval betical order, with high SPORTS EDITOR Academy & United school, hometown, and REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 GROUP PUBLISHER States Merchant Marine academy to which he or bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Lane Moon Academy she was nominated to): lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Orion Kolkowski, BeaColin Bennington, Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 EDITOR ver Local H.S. (East LivMinford H.S. (Minford)/ mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 erpool)/ United States United States Military bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Naval Academy Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 Academy MANAGING EDITOR dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 Claire Martin, TriKarl Benson, Lejeune shawley@aimmediamidwest.com H.S (Nashport)/ United Valley H.S. (Zanesville)/ United States Naval States Naval Academy Tuesday, Jan. 26 Wednesday, Feb. 3 Friday, Feb. 5 Monday, Feb. 8 Tuesday, Feb. 9 Academy Ohio Valley Publishing 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. Gallia vaccine registration The Gallia County Health Department is scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments for residents in the following age groups and categories: 80 years and older, 75-plus and those with severe congenital conditions, 70-plus, 65-plus. To schedule an appointment, call 740-441-2018, 740-4412950, or 740-441-2951. The health department stresses a scheduled appointment is required to receive the vaccine. Meigs vaccine registration The Meigs County Health Department is compiling a list of Meigs County residents who wish to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The following age groups and categories are currently being accepted: 80 years and older, 75-plus and those with severe congenital conditions, 70-plus, 65-plus. To be placed on the list for an appointment, call 740-444-4540. Individuals are asked to utilize this number and do not call the Health Department’s main line to be placed on the waiting list. Your call will be returned to acknowledge receipt within 24-48 hours during normal business hours (Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.). Appointments will be made based on the availability of vaccine and in compliance with guidance issued by the state of Ohio. Financial report available SUTTON TWP. — Sutton Township, in accordance with ORC Section 117.38, has just completed the ﬁlling of the annual ﬁnancial report with the Auditor of State’s Ofﬁce and the report is now available for inspection at the ofﬁce of the Fiscal Ofﬁcer, 405 Main Street, Racine, Ohio 45771 by appointment by calling (740) 949-1550. The report will also be available at the monthly meeting of Sutton Township Trustees to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 at 6 p.m. at Racine Village Hall, Council Chambers. 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. IN BRIEF Pets are back: Biden’s 2 dogs settle in at White House WASHINGTON (AP) — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden’s dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are the ﬁrst pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration. Major burst onto the national scene late last year after Biden, then president-elect, broke his right foot while playing with the dog at their home in Wilmington, Delaware. The Bidens adopted Major in 2018 from the Delaware Humane Association. Champ joined the family after the 2008 presidential election that made Joe Biden vice president. The dogs moved into the White House on Sunday, following Biden’s inauguration last week. The dogs were heard barking outside near the Oval Ofﬁce on Monday as Biden signed an executive order lifting the previous administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. Academy Justin McLemore, Springﬁeld H.S. (New Middletown)/ United States Military Academy Camryn Miller, Rock Hill H.S. (Ironton)/ United States Air Force Academy Conrad Schuetz, Buckeye Local H.S. (Tiltonsville)/ United States Naval Academy Ethan Stroup, Ridgewood H.S. (Kimbolton)/ United States Air Force Academy Blake Wood, Valley H.S. (Lucasville)/ United States Military Academy Rep. Johnson was assisted in the process by his seven-member, non-partisan, volunteer 6th Congressional District Military Service Academy Nomination Board. The board conducted virtual interviews with applicants in November. Nominations were determined by the board by examining the applicant’s total portfolio, including academics, test scores, community involvement, extracurricular activities, and leadership potential. Even though these applicants received nominations, they must still meet the requirements of each individual military service academy - each academy will make the ﬁnal decision on who receives an appointment of admission for the Fall of 2021. The honor of attending a military service academy comes with an obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of ﬁve years upon graduation. Congressman Johnson entered the U.S. Air Force in 1973 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1999 after a distinguished military career of over 26 years. Information provided by the office of Congressman Bill Johnson. �Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, January 26, 2021 3 GALLIPOLIS AND MASON OFFICES OFFERING COVID-19 TESTING WITH VISIT If you’re not feeling well and are worried you may have COVID-19, Damia Hayman, FNP-BC in Gallipolis and Brandon DeWees, FNP-C in Mason and their staff can help you get tested and provide medical management of your symptoms. Damia and Brandon will make sure you get the care you need. �6$0(�'$<�$332,170(176 �&29,'��³X��VWUHS�WHVWLQJ �GLDJQRVH�DQG�WUHDW�DFXWH�DQG�FKURQLF�FRQGLWLRQV �PDQDJH�SDWLHQWV¬�RYHUDOO�FDUH �PLQRU�RI²FH�SURFHGXUHV �RUGHU��SHUIRUP�DQG�LQWHUSUHW�GLDJQRVWLF�WHVWV �SUHVFULEH�PHGLFDWLRQV�DQG�RWKHU�WUHDWPHQWV �UHIHUUDOV�WR�VSHFLDOLVWV� GET TESTED. GET RESULTS. GET TREATMENT. Call to schedule an appointment TODAY! OH-70220768 740.925.9035 - Gallipolis 304.773.5179 - Mason Monday through Friday | 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 995 Jackson Pike, Suite 102 | Gallipolis, Ohio 2007 Second Street | Mason, WV �NEWS 4 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing TODAY IN HISTORY candidate Bill Clinton, appearing with his wife, Hillary, on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” acknowledged “causing pain in Today is Tuesday, Jan. 26, the 26th my marriage,” but said past problems day of 2021. There are 339 days left in were not relevant to the campaign. the year. In 1993, Vaclav Havel was elected president of the newly formed Czech Today’s Highlight in History Republic. On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe In 1994, a scare occurred during a Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and visit to Sydney, Australia, by Britain’s seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside Prince Charles as college student in dense morning fog in Southern Cali- David Kang lunged at the prince, ﬁring two blank shots from a starter’s pisfornia; the former Lakers star was 41. tol. (Kang was later sentenced to 500 hours of community service.) On this date In 1998, President Bill Clinton forceIn 1788, the ﬁrst European settlers in fully denied having an affair with a Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phillip, former White House intern, telling landed in present-day Sydney. reporters, “I did not have sexual relaIn 1907, Congress passed the Tilltions with that woman, Miss Lewinman Act, which prohibited corporasky.” tions from making direct campaign In 2005, a U.S. Marine helicopter contributions to federal election candicrashed in western Iraq, killing 30 dates. Marines and a Navy medic aboard. A In 1960, National Football League man parked his SUV on railroad tracks team owners chose Pete Rozelle to be the new commissioner, succeeding the in Glendale, California, setting off a crash of two commuter trains that late Bert Bell. killed 11 people. (The SUV’s driver, In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed Dr. Janet G. Travell to be his Juan Alvarez, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 11 consecutive life personal physician; she was the ﬁrst terms.) woman to hold the job. In 2009, Nadya Suleman gave birth In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scientiﬁc instruments at Kaiser Permanente Bellﬂower Medical Center in California to six boys and on the moon — but the probe ended two girls; criticism came after the pubup missing its target by more than lic learned that the unemployed, single 22,000 miles. mother had gotten pregnant with In 1988, the Andrew Lloyd Webthe octuplets and six elder children ber musical “Phantom of the Opera” through in vitro fertilization. opened at Broadway’s Majestic TheTen years ago: Speaking in Maniater. towoc, Wisconsin, President Barack In 1992, Democratic presidential Obama campaigned vigorously for his revamped economic message, warning that other countries were grasping for ﬁrst place in the global marketplace as the U.S. fell down on the job. Afghan President Hamid Karzai swore in the country’s new parliament, marking the end of a drawn-out battle over whether the lawmakers would be able to start work despite ongoing investigations into electoral fraud. Five years ago: The FBI arrested the leaders of an armed group that was occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon for more than three weeks during a trafﬁc stop that left one man, Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, dead. Pope Francis held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the Vatican, calling on Tehran to play a key role in stopping the spread of terrorism. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that its symbolic “Doomsday Clock” remained at three minutes to midnight, citing rising tension between Russia and the U.S., North Korea’s recent nuclear test and a lack of aggressive steps to address climate change. Character actor Abe Vigoda, 94, died in Woodland Park, New Jersey. One year ago: The U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, said it would evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter ﬂight. Five cases of the new coronavirus were now conﬁrmed in the United States, including new cases in California and Arizona; all involved people who had traveled to Wuhan. COVID-19 (5 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 1 case (1 hospitalization) To date, the Meigs County Health Department has vaccinated 437 individuals. 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 two of the seven indicators on Thursday. The Associated Press From page 1 (7 new cases, 33 hospitalizations, 13 deaths) Gallia County is currently “Orange” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map after meeting two of the seven indicators on Thursday. Meigs County The Meigs County Health Department reported 16 additional conﬁrmed cases and one probable case of COVID19 since Friday as part of Monday’s update. There are 98 active cases, and 1,147 total cases (1,073 conﬁrmed, 74 probable) since April, according to the update. There have been a total of 23 deaths, 1,029 recovered cases, and 58 hospitalizations since April. Age ranges for the 1,130 Meigs County cases, as of Friday, are as follows: 0-9 — 43 cases 10-19 — 108 cases (4 new cases) 20-29 — 171 cases (1 hospitalization) 30-39 — 152 cases (1 new case, 3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 168 cases (3 new cases, 3 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 169 cases (2 new cases, 3 hospitalizations) 60-69 — 155 cases (4 new cases, 16 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 70-79 — 116 cases (2 new cases, 18 hospitalizations, 8 deaths) 80-89 — 45 cases (1 new case, 8 hospitalizations, 9 deaths) 90-99 — 19 cases NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF A FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (FONSI) COMBINED NOTICE January 26, 2021 Meigs County Commissioners C/O Buckeye Hills Regional Council 1400 Pike St, Marietta, OH 45750 740-374-9436 To All Interested Persons, Agencies, and Groups: The Meigs County Commissioners propose to request that the State of Ohio release Federal funds under Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended; and/or Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the following project(s): Meigs County Formula: Middleport Building Demolition Source of Funds: CDBG Formula Several dilapidated buildings throughout the Village of Middleport will be removed and cleared Single Year Project Middleport Village, Meigs County $79,100 The Meigs County Commissioners have determined that the project(s) will have no signiﬁcant impact on the environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended is not required. The Meigs County Commissioners have prepared an Environmental Review Record (ERR) for each of the projects listed above. The ERR(s) documents the environmental review of the project(s). The ERR(s) is (are) on ﬁle and available for the public's examination and copying, upon request, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays) at the above address. No further environmental review of the project(s) will be conducted prior to the request for release of Federal funds. The Meigs County Commissioners plan to undertake the project(s) described above with the Federal funds cited above. Any interested person, agency, or group wishing to comment on the project or disagreeing with this Finding of No Signiﬁcant Impact decision may submit written comments for consideration to the Meigs County Commissioners at the above listed address by 5:00 p. m. on February 10, 2021, which is at least 15 days after the publication of this combined notice. A notice regarding the responsible entity’s intent to request the release of funds is listed immediately below. NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF) To All Interested Persons, Agencies, and Groups: On or about, but not before, February 11, 2021, the Meigs County Commissioners will submit a request to the State of Ohio for the release of Federal funds under Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended; and/or Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the project(s) listed above. The Meigs County Commissioners certify to the State of Ohio that Jimmy Will, in his/her capacity as President of County Commissioners, consents to accept the jurisdiction of Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisﬁed. The legal effect of the certiﬁcation is that upon its approval, the Meigs County Commissioners may use the Federal funds, and the State of Ohio will have satisﬁed its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The State of Ohio will accept an objection to its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certiﬁcation only if it is on one of the following grounds: (a) the certiﬁcation was not, in fact, executed by the responsible entity’s Certifying Ofﬁcer; (b) the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two ﬁndings pursuant to Section 58.40 or to make the written determination required by section 58.35, 58.47, or 58.53 for the project, as applicable; c) the responsible entity has omitted one or more of the steps set forth at subpart E of 24 CFR Part 58 for the preparation, publication, and completion of an Environmental Assessment; d) the responsible entity has omitted one or more of the steps set forth at subparts F and G of 24 CFR Part 58 for the conduct, preparation, publication, and completion of an Environmental Impact Statement; e) the recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certiﬁcation by the State; or f) another federal agency, acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504, has submitted a written ﬁnding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Written objections must meet the conditions and procedures set forth in subpart H of 24 CFR Part 58, and be addressed to: State of Ohio Department of Development; Ofﬁce of Housing and Community Partnerships; Environmental Ofﬁcer; P. O. Box 1001; Columbus, Ohio 43216-1001. Objections to the Release of Funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by the State of Ohio. No objections received after March 1, 2021 (which is 15 days after it is anticipated that the State will receive a request for release of funds) will be considered by the State of Ohio. OH-70221326 The address of the certifying ofﬁcer is: Jimmy Will, President of County Commissioners Meigs County 100 East Second St, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 Combined Notice 03-06 The New York Times reported that in a draft of an upcoming book, former national security adviser John Bolton said that President Donald Trump had wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided political investigations into his Democratic rivals. Eighteen-year-old singer Billie Eilish made history at the Grammy Awards, becoming the youngest to win one of Grammy’s top awards and the ﬁrst to sweep all four in nearly 40 years. Today’s Birthdays: Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 92. Sportscaster-actor Bob Uecker is 86. Actor Scott Glenn is 82. Singer Jean Knight is 78. Activist Angela Davis is 77. Actor Richard Portnow is 74. Rock musician Corky Laing (Mountain) is 73. Actor David Strathairn is 72. Producer-director Mimi Leder is 69. Alt-country singersongwriter Lucinda Williams is 68. 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Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 30 cases (plus 1 probable case) 10-19 — 123 cases (plus 3 probable case, 4 new conﬁrmed cases) 20-29 — 259 cases (plus 7 probable cases (1 new), 7 new conﬁrmed cases) 30-39 — 207 cases (plus 9 probable case, 7 new conﬁrmed cases) 40-49 — 207 cases (plus 8 probable cases (1 new), 4 new conﬁrmed cases) 50-59 — 227 cases (plus 2 probable cases, 3 deaths, 4 new conﬁrmed cases) Mason County 60-69 — 195 cases DHHR reported (plus 5 probable case, 4 1,488 total cases (since March) for Mason Coun- deaths, 7 new conﬁrmed ty in the 10 a.m. update cases) 70+ — 201 cases (plus on Monday morning, 36 more than Friday. Of 3 probable cases, 21 deaths, 2 new conﬁrmed those, 1,449 are conﬁrmed cases and 39 are cases) On Monday, Mason probable cases. DHHR County was “orange” on has reported 26 deaths the West Virginia Counin Mason County. ty Alert System map. As stated earlier in Mason County’s latest this article, DHHR reported two additional infection rate was 41.48 on Monday with a 6.70 deaths associated with percent positivity rate. COVID-19 on Sunday. These deaths were both Surrounding counties are orange. males, one in the 80-89 year age range and the other in the 70-79 year Ohio age range. The Ohio Department According to DHHR, of Health reported a the age ranges for the 24-hour change of 4,334 1,488 COVID-19 cases new cases on Monday DHHR is reporting in (21-day average of 6,725). There were 57 new deaths (21-day average of 77), 198 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 279) and 39 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 28) reported in the previous 24 hours, according to Monday’s update. Portman run, and won again in 2016, both times by landslide margins. Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken said in a statement after Portman’s announcement that his service has been “invaluable.” Generally voting with his party, Portman broke ranks in 2013 to announce his support for same-sex marriage. He said his son Will had come out as gay. Portman and his wife, Jane, have three children. After a long career, Portman said Monday that he was looking forward to spending more time with his family and in his community. He pledged to focus on legislative work in his last two years, working on pandemic relief — he participated in testing of a new vaccine — and issues he’s long been involved with such as ﬁghting drug misuse. From page 1 a primary challenge from the right. Portman twice won election to the Senate by landslide margins. Still, his departure offers a glimmer of hope for Democrats in the state. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown was reelected in 2018, but most other statewide ofﬁcials are Republican. Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters said Portman should take “a long hard look in the mirror” before complaining about partisan gridlock and the end of civility in Washington. “Over the past four years, Rob Portman has been one of Donald Trump’s biggest defenders, so his attempt today to rewrite that history is ridiculous,” she said in a statement. Portman’s ﬁrst federal government job started in 1989, when he served as an associate legal counsel in the George H.W. Bush White House. Portman considered Bush a mentor, one whose genteel style was far from that of the abrasive Trump and some of his Republican supporters in Washington Portman was elected to Congress from southern Ohio in a 1993 special election and won six more elections before President George W. Bush tapped him to serve as U.S. trade representative in 2005. He traveled the globe, negotiating dozens of trade agreements. Bush then nominated him to be White House budget director in 2006. Portman stepped down in 2007, then returned to politics in 2010 with a successful U.S. Senate West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Monday, DHHR is reporting a total of 115,839 cases with 1,899 deaths. There was an increase of 2,224 cases from Friday, 532 in the last 24 hours, and 43 new deaths, four in the last 24 hours. DHHR reports a total of 1,842,725 lab test have been completed, with a 5.57 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 8.43 percent. There are 24,365 currently active cases in the state, down from 25,342 on Friday. DHHR reported on Monday that 166,358 ﬁrst doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 40,258 people have been fully vaccinated. 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Despite those offensive struggles, GAHS held the Fighting IRONTON, Ohio — Making Tigers (3-3, 3-3) to just two ﬁeld goals in the opening canto the most of golden opportuniand built a 14-8 edge through ties. eight minutes of play. The Gallia Academy boys The Blue and White hit only basketball team shot 83 percent two ﬁeld goals in the second from the free throw line and stanza, both of which were never trailed on Friday night 3-point buckets. Kenyon Frankduring an impressive 51-46 victory over host Ironton in an lin had one of those trifectas Ohio Valley Conference match- and scored six points as part of a small 13-12 run to close out up in Lawrence County. the half — giving the guests a The Blue Devils (4-6, 2-5 27-20 lead at the break. OVC) offset an off-shooting The Blue Devils made a night by coming up clutch quick 7-4 push out of the secat the charity stripe, as the guests sank 20-of-24 free throw ond half gates and established their ﬁrst double-digit lead at attempts over the course of 34-24, but IHS countered with regulation while netting only a 12-2 surge to knot things up 35 percent of their ﬁeld goal bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Gallia Academy freshman Kenyon Franklin dribbles past a Chesapeake defender during the first half of a Jan. 8 boys basketball contest against Chesapeake in Centenary, Ohio. at 36-all headed into the ﬁnale. GAHS opened the fourth with a 9-4 run and led 45-40, but the Orange and Black countered with four straight points and pulled to within 45-44 with just over a minute left in the regulation. The guests — behind eight fourth quarter points from Brody Fellure — ended the game with a 6-2 spurt to wrap up the 5-point triumph. The Blue Devils outrebounded the hosts by a 29-24 overall margin, including a 10-9 edge on the offensive glass. Gallia Academy also committed a dozen of the 26 turnovers in the contest. See DEVILS | 8 Marauders rally past Wellston By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com WELLSTON, Ohio — You better believe that it’s better late than never. Freshman Brayden Stanley hit a corner trifecta with 24 seconds left, giving the Meigs boys basketball team its ﬁrst lead of the night Friday during a thrilling 57-50 victory over host Wellston in a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division matchup in Jackson County. The Marauders (4-6, 3-2 TVC Ohio) were playing in their ﬁrst contest in 17 days, and the guests showed signs of rust early on as the Golden Rockets (4-6, 0-5) built a 13-4 ﬁrst quarter advantage. Cyan Ervin — who had ﬁve ﬁrst quarter points — added eight more markers in the second frame, but MHS canned four trifectas and made a 15-13 run to close out the half for a 26-19 deﬁcit at the break. Braylon Harrison hit two trifectas while sparking a small 16-15 run that closed the gap down to 41-35 headed into the ﬁnale. Stanley and Coulter Cleland each scored six points down the stretch as part of a 16-9 surge to close out regulation, but WHS held a 50-48 lead with 30 seconds left in the fourth. Stanley’s corner dagger made it 51-50 with 24.1 seconds remaining, allowing the Maroon and Gold to complete the comeback and hold for on a narrow 1-point triumph. The Marauders made 18 total ﬁeld goals — half of which were 3-pointers — and also went 4-of-12 at the free throw line for 33 percent. Cleland paced the guests with 10 points and Harrison was next with nine markers, followed by Stanley and Andrew Dodson with eight points apiece. Caleb Burnem chipped in seven points and Wyatt Hoover added four points, while Ethan Stewart and Morgan Roberts respectively completed the winning tally with three and two markers. Wellston netted 16 total ﬁeld goals — including two 3-pointers — and were also 8-of-16 at the charity stripe for 50 percent. Ervin led the Blue and Gold with a game-high 20 points, followed by Evan Brown with 10 points and Hunter Smith with eight markers. Gunner Harmon and R.J. Kemp were next with four points apiece, while Eston Riley and Jarrod Wilbur completed the scoring with two markers each. Meigs hosts Alexander on Tuesday night in a TVC Ohio contest at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Jan. 26 Boys Basketball Trimble at South Gallia, 7:30 Waterford at Southern, 7:30 Alexander at Meigs, 7:30 Rock Hill at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Wednesday, Jan. 27 Boys Basketball Southern at Federal Hocking, 7:30 Girls Basketball Eastern at Meigs, 7:30 South Gallia at Chesapeake, 7:15 Gallia Academy at Huntington, 7 p.m. Wrestling Athens at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 Girls Basketball Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 7:30 Belpre at Southern, 6 p.m. Waterford at South Gallia, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 7:30 River Valley at Athens, 7:30 Courtesy|Justyce Stout Rio Grande’s Caleb Wallis drives the lane for two of his career-high 16 points in Saturday’s 82-49 rout of Asbury University at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm won for a fifth straight time, while snapping the Eagles’ seven-game win streak. Rio Grande men shut down Eagles By Randy Payton 3-for-22 from distance on Saturday. The 49 points scored were the fewest by an RIO GRANDE, Ohio Asbury team since at — It’s no coincidence that the success enjoyed 68-49 loss at Centre Colof late by the University lege on Dec. 17, 2009. Rio Grande, which of Rio Grande men’s bashas allowed an average ketball team has been fueled by solid defensive of just 54.3 points per game over its last three play. contests, also forced the The RedStorm put Eagles into 16 turnovers, their best effort on disproducing a 24-7 advanplay Saturday afternoon against the hottest team tage in points off of turnovers. in the River States ConThe RedStorm, whose ference. Head coach Ryan Arro- only deﬁcit in the game was 2-0 just 50 seconds wood’s club closed the in, led by as many as game on a 31-9 run and 20 points in the ﬁrst routed visiting Asbury half before settling on a University, 82-49, at the 37-25 edge at the interNewt Oliver Arena. mission. Rio Grande improved Asbury twice sliced to 10-6 with a ﬁfth conthe deﬁcit to 11 points secutive victory. after the break, including Asbury, which had 51-40 following a steal a seven-game winand subsequent layup by ning streak of its own snapped, fell to 11-3 with Eric Powell with 11:35 remaining, but managed the loss. just nine points the rest The Eagles, who entered the game ranked of the day. Rio Grande’s largest second nationally in lead of the contest came 3-Point FG percentage with the game’s ﬁnal (43.1%) and 14th in margin of victory. three-point goals per Sophomore Shiloah game (10.8), went just For Ohio Valley Publishing Blevins (South Webster, OH), who missed the RedStorm’s 76-65 loss at Asbury on Jan. 2 while recovering from dental surgery, had 21 points to lead the winning effort, including a pair of thunderous second-half slam dunks. Freshman Caleb Wallis (Jackson, OH) scored a career-high 16 points and tied for gamehigh honors with four assists in the victory, while sophomore Miki Tadic (Hilversum, The Netherlands) had 14 points to go along with a game- and career-high 10 rebounds and four assists of his own. Rio also got four assists and a game-high three steals from freshman Andrew Shull (Milton, WV). The RedStorm shot 54 percent from the ﬂoor in the second half (19for-35) and ﬁnished the game 34-for-67 (50.7%). Rio also enjoyed a 39-33 advantage in rebounding and committed just seven turnovers. Asbury, which was averaging just over 81 points per game, ﬁnished the day shooting 35.6 percent overall (21for-59). Leander Ridgeway had 21 points and eight rebounds in a losing cause for the Eagles, who lost to Rio for just the third time in 10 alltime meetings. Nick Fort added 11 points for AU, while Powell tallied 10 points and a pair of steals. Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Wednesday when it travels to Marion, Indiana to face top-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University. The Wildcats sport a 21-1 record and are led by reigning national Player of the Year Kyle Mangus. IWU also ranked third nationally in scoring at just over 99 points per game. Wednesday’s tipoff is set for 5 p.m. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Devils From page 7 GAHS netted 14-of-40 ﬁeld goal attempts for 35 percent, including a 3-of-16 effort from behind the arc for 19 percent. The Blue and White also went 20-of-24 at the free throw line overall, including a 7-of-8 effort in the ﬁnal stanza. Fellure paced the guests with a game-high 14 points and a team-high six assists, followed by Franklin, Cooper Davis and Isaac Clary with 11 markers each. Clary also hauled in a team-best nine rebounds, while Fellure grabbed six caroms as well. Drake Phillips and Connor Walter completed the winning tally with two points apiece. Ironton made 17-of-45 shot attempts for 38 percent, including a 2-of-18 performance from 3-point range for 11 percent. The hosts were also 10-of-13 at the charity stripe for 77 percent. Landon Wilson and Aaron Masters both led IHS with 13 points, followed by Erickson Barnes with eight points and Will York with six markers. Jaxon Vance and Blake Porter completed the respective scoring with four and two points. Gallia Academy returns to action on Tuesday when it starts a 3-game home stand with Rock Hill at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. Ohio Valley Publishing Tomcats sweep Eastern, 72-36 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com GLOUSTER, Ohio — No upset to be had. The Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division leading Trimble boys basketball team kept its league record unblemished, defeating Eastern 72-36 on Friday night in Athens County. The Eagles (0-11, 0-6 TVC Hocking) — who fell to Trimble (10-2, 7-0) by a 57-29 count on Dec. 11 in Meigs County — were down 26-13 a quarter into Friday’s bout. The Tomcats outscored EHS 37-9 in the middle two quarters combined, leading 44-17 at halftime and 63-22 headed into the ﬁnale. Eastern outscored THS 14-to-9 over the ﬁnal eight minutes and fell 72-36. The Eagles shot 14-of-46 (30.3 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) from three-point range, while THS was 30-of-57 (52.6 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 5-of-14 (35.7 percent) from beyond the arc. At the foul line, EHS was 6-for-8 (75 percent), and Trimble made 7-of-10 (70 percent). The Tomcats won the rebounding battle by a 32-to17 tally, including 13-to-5 on the offensive end. The Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Eastern senior Brad Hawk (30) drives to the paint, during the first half of the Eagles’ 57-29 loss to Trimble on Dec. 11 in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. guests combined for seven assists and six steals, while THS picked up 18 assists, 10 steals and one blocked shot. Leading the Eagles, Trey Hill and Brad Hawk scored eight points apiece, with Hawk grabbing a team-best six rebounds. Bryce Newland scored seven in the setback, while Isaiah Reed posted ﬁve points and team-highs of three assists and two steals. Brady Watson came up with four points, while Ethan Short and Owen Johnson ﬁnished with two points apiece. Blake Guffey led Trimble with 18 points, followed by Bryce Downs with 14. Tyler Weber contributed 12 points and seven rebounds to the winning cause, Tucker Dixon added eight points, while Austin Wisor chipped in with six points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Clarence Jones scored four in the win, William Freeborn and Levi Weber marked three each, while Brandon Burdette and Kaden Kempton rounded out the THS total with two points apiece. Leading the Tomcat defense, Wisor and Downs had three steals apiece. The Eagles will be back in action on Saturday at Vinton County. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. Wildcats slip past South Gallia, 49-47 OT By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com WATERFORD, Ohio — Some games just last a minute too long. The South Gallia boys basketball team led Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Waterford 41-34 with a minute left in regulation on Friday night in Washington County, but the Wildcats forced overtime 41 and wound up with a 49-47 victory. The Rebels (8-5, 2-3 TVC Hocking) shot 18-of-50 (36 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 3-of-9 (33.3 percent) from three-point range, while Waterford made 18-of-49 (36.7 percent) ﬁeld goal attempts, including 3-of-11 (27.3 percent) three-point tries. At the foul line, SGHS was 8-of-13 (61.5 percent) and WHS went 10-for-19 (52.6 percent). Waterford won the rebounding battle by a 40-to-28 clip, including 10-to-4 on the offensive end. The Rebels committed 10 turnovers, four less than WHS. Brayden Hammond led South Gallia with 17 points, followed by Jaxxin Mabe with a double- double of 15 points and 11 rebounds. Layne Ours claimed 10 points and 10 boards for the guests, while Tristan Saber came up with ﬁve points. Holden Dailey paced the Wildcats with 18 and 20 rebounds. Jacob Huffman was next with 13 points, followed by Jarrett Armstrong with 11. Luke Teters scored four points, including the game-winning two-pointer, while Jude Huffman scored two points and Wade Smith added one. The Red and Gold will be back at home on Tuesday against league-leading Trimble. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits And for his new team, the Buccaneers, a ﬁrst-ofits-kind home game, but For Tom Brady, another without the usual hometrip to the Super Bowl — ﬁeld advantage. To put a bow on this but this time, in a Tampa make-it-up-as-we-go NFL Bay uniform. Associated Press season — a campaign upended but never fully undone by the coronavirus pandemic — it comes as no surprise that there is no such thing as a straightforward storyline. NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF) January 26, 2021 Meigs County Commissioners C/O Buckeye Hills Regional Council 1400 Pike St, Marietta, OH 45750 740-374-9436 To All Interested Persons, Agencies, and Groups: On or about, but not before, February 3, 2021, the Meigs County Commissioners will submit a request to the State of Ohio for the release of Federal funds under Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended; and/or Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the following project(s): Meigs County Formula: Rutland Fire Department Improvements Source of Funds: CDBG Formula Blacktop is to be removed, new concrete installed and a new backup generator and air conditioner installed Single Year Project Rutland Village, Meigs County $40,900 The Meigs County Commissioners have prepared an Environmental Review Record (ERR) for each of the projects listed above. The ERR(s) documents the environmental review of the project(s). The ERR(s) is (are) on file and available for the public's examination and copying, upon request, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays) at the above address. The Meigs County Commissioners plan to undertake the project(s) described above with the Federal funds cited above. Any interested person, agency, or group wishing to comment on the project(s) may submit written comments for consideration to the Meigs County Commissioners at the above listed address prior to February 3, 2021. The Meigs County Commissioners certify to the State of Ohio that Jimmy Will, in his/her capacity as President of County Commissioners, consents to accept the jurisdiction of Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the Meigs County Commissioners may use the Federal funds, and the State of Ohio will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The State of Ohio will accept an objection to its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following grounds: (a) the certification was not, in fact, executed by the responsible entity’s Certifying Officer; (b) the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Section 58.40 or to make the written determination required by section 58.35, 58.47, or 58.53 for the project, as applicable; c) the responsible entity has omitted one or more of the steps set forth at subpart E of 24 CFR Part 58 for the preparation, publication, and completion of an Environmental Assessment; d) the responsible entity has omitted one or more of the steps set forth at subparts F and G of 24 CFR Part 58 for the conduct, preparation, publication, and completion of an Environmental Impact Statement; e) the recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by the State; or f) another federal agency, acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504, has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Written objections must meet the conditions and procedures set forth in subpart H of 24 CFR Part 58, and be addressed to: State of Ohio Department of Development; Office of Housing and Community Partnerships; Environmental Officer; P. O. Box 1001; Columbus, Ohio 43216-1001. Objections to the Release of Funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by the State of Ohio. No objections received after February 19, 2021, (which is 15 days after it is anticipated that the State will receive a request for release of funds) will be considered by the State of Ohio. The address of the certifying officer is: Jimmy Will, President of County Commissioners Meigs County 100 East Second St, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 OH-70221341 By Eddie Pells Because of restrictions in place due to COVID19, Tampa Bay’s home stadium will only be about a quarter full when the Buccaneers host the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 7 in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs opened as a 3.5-point favorite. The 43-year-old Brady will expand on his record by playing in his 10th Super Bowl, hoping to expand on another record by winning a seventh title, but the ﬁrst one in his new home of Tampa Bay. And 25-year-old Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs will be trying for backto-back titles, something no quarterback has done since — who else? — Brady, back in his 200304 heyday with the New England Patriots. The showdown will take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, where Brady’s Bucs will be the ﬁrst team in the 55-year history of the Super Bowl to play on home turf. “Whoever would’ve thought a home Super Bowl for us? But we did it,” said Brady, who led the wild-card Buccaneers to a 31-26 win over Green Bay on Sunday to make it three straight road playoff wins on the way back home for the Super Bowl. But home-ﬁeld advantage won’t mean as much as it normally might. This will be the ﬁrst Super Bowl not played in front of a capacity crowd since the ﬁrst one — Kansas City vs. Green Bay at the LA Coliseum — in 1967. In a nod to how the pandemic has changed everything, the crowd for America’s No. 1 sports spectacle will be limited to 22,000 in the 75,000- CLASSIFIEDS Legals LEGALS Legals 0HLJV FRXQW\ FRPPLVVLRQHUV DUH UHTXHVWLQJ SURSRVDOV RQ UHKDE ZRUN WR WKH 6\UDFXVH SRRO� LQWHUHVWHG SDUWLHV SOHDVH FRQWDFW WKH FRPPLVVLRQHU V RIILFH DW �� 3OHDVH FRQWDFW WKH FRPPLVVLRQHUV IRU VFRSH RI ZRUN DQG RWKHU TXHVWLRQV� �� The 2020 Annual Financial Report for the Village of Middleport is available for viewing at the office of the Fiscal Officer, 659 Pearl St, Middleport, OH 45760. 1/26/21,1/28/21 The 2020 Annual Financial Report for the Village of Rutland is available for viewing at the office of the Fiscal Officer, 337 Main St, Rutland, OH 45775. 1/26/21,1/28/21 The 2020 Annual Financial Report for the Village of Cheshire is available for viewing at the office of the Fiscal Officer, 119 St. Rt. 554, Cheshire, OH 45620. 1/26/21,1/28/21 seat stadium, with vaccinated health-care workers getting 7,500 of those precious tickets. And even the visiting team — the Chiefs — won’t be staying in a hotel all week, the way both conference champions usually do for the Super Bowl. ESPN reported that Kansas City doesn’t plan to arrive in Tampa until the day before the game. Most interview availabilities, as they have all season, will take place on Zoom from the teams’ hometown practice facilities. The farce that has become the Super Bowl’s “Opening Night” media session will be a virtual affair, as well. In short, teams will basically treat this like a regular road game (or, in the case of the Bucs, a regular home game), and the Super Bowl city will not much resemble the overﬂowing party hub it usually does as the big game approaches. Despite all that, this has the makings of a good matchup, featuring the league’s top (Chiefs) and seventh-rated (Bucs) offenses, each with multiple ways to strike: Receiver Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce are standouts for KC and former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is on Brady’s long list of options for Tampa. It is a rematch of Kansas City’s 27-24 win on Thanksgiving weekend in Tampa. In that one, Mahomes threw for 462 yards — 269 of them to Hill — to help the Chiefs build an early 17-point lead. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, January 26, 2021 9 Signing ‘Buy American’ order, Biden pushes for urgent relief By Josh Boak and Zeke Miller “well on our way to herd immunity” by summer. Associated Press Biden’s comments come after his team held a call Sunday to outline WASHINGTON — the stimulus plan with at President Joe Biden signed an executive order least a dozen senators, Monday to boost govern- while the president has also privately talked with ment buying from U.S. lawmakers. manufacturers, as talks “There’s an urgency to with Congress over a $1.9 trillion stimulus package moving it forward, and he certainly believes there that he considers essential to the nation’s recov- has to be progress in the next couple of weeks,” ery showed few signs of White House press secprogress. retary Jen Psaki said The executive order is Monday. She warned that among a ﬂurry of moves action needed to be taken by Biden during his ﬁrst full week to publicly show before the U.S. reaches an he’s taking swift action to “unemployment cliff” in March, when long-term heal an ailing economy. unemployment beneﬁts Biden reiterated Monexpire for millions of day that he believes the country is in a precarious Americans. But Republicans on spot and and that relief Capitol Hill were not joinis urgently needed, even ing in the push for immeas he dismissed the posdiate action. sibility of embracing a One key Republican, scaled-down bill to secure Sen. Susan Collins of passage faster. Among the features of the stimu- Maine, said after Sunday’s call that “it seems lus plan are a national vaccination program, aid premature to be considto reopen schools, direct ering a package of this size and scope.” Collins payments of $1,400 to described the additional individuals and ﬁnancial funding for vaccinations relief for state and local as useful while cautioning governments. that any economic aid “Time is of the should be more targeted. essence,” Biden said. “I Senate Minority Leader am reluctant to cherryMitch McConnell, R-Ky., pick and take out one or said Monday that “any two items here.” Biden, meanwhile, was further action should be smart and targeted, not growing more bullish on just an imprecise deluge vaccine distribution in the U.S., after he and his of borrowed money that would direct huge sums aides face criticism for toward those who don’t their caution in setting need it.” vaccination targets for Biden sought to downthe virus-weary nation. Biden told reporters that play the rhetoric from GOP lawmakers, saying, he believes 150 million “I have been doing legshots in arms may be achievable in his ﬁrst 100 islative negotiations for days in ofﬁce — up from a large part of my life. 100 million doses — and I know how the system works.” that he expects wide“This is just the process spread availability of the beginning,” he added. vaccines for Americans “No one wants to give by spring, with the U.S. Evan Vucci | AP President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters Monday in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. up on their position until there’s no other alternative.” Monday’s order will likely take 45 days or longer to make its way through the federal bureaucracy, during which time wrangling with Congress could produce a new aid package. That would be a follow-up to the roughly $4 trillion previously approved to tackle the economic and medical fallout from the coronavirus. The order was aimed at increasing factory jobs, which have slumped by 540,000 since the pandemic began last year. “America can’t sit on the sidelines in the race for the future,” Biden said before signing the order in the Eisenhower Executive Ofﬁce Building. “We’re ready, despite all we’re facing.” Biden’s order would NOTICE AND EXPLANATION OF A PROPOSED ACTION IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN January 26, 2021 To: All Interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals: The Meigs County Commissioners have conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 to determine the potential affect that its activity in the ﬂoodplain will have on the environment. The project being considered is the Meigs County Allocation 2020, Middleport Building Demolition, several dilapidated buildings throughout the Village of Middleport will be removed and cleared. modify the rules for the Buy American program, making it harder for contractors to qualify for a waiver and sell foreignmade goods to federal agencies. It also changes rules so that more of a manufactured good’s components must originate from U.S. factories. America-made goods would also be protected by an increase in the government’s threshold and price preferences, the difference in price over which the government can buy a foreign product. It’s an order that channels Biden’s own bluecollar persona and his promise to use the government’s market power to support its industrial base, an initiative that former President Donald Trump also attempted with executive actions and import taxes. “Thanks to past presidents granting a trade-pact waiver to Buy American, today billions in U.S. tax dollars leak offshore every year because the goods and companies from 60 other countries are treated like they are American for government procurement purposes,” said Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch and a critic of past trade agreements. While Trump also issued a series of executive actions and tariffs with the goal of boosting manufacturing, he didn’t attempt to rewrite the guidance for what constitutes a U.S.-made component or tighten the process for granting exemptions to buy foreign goods, a key difference from Biden’s agenda, Biden’s administration said. The order also has elements that apply to the separate Buy America program that applies to highways and bridges. It aims to open up government procurement contracts to new companies by scouting potential contractors. The order would create a public website for companies that received waivers to sell foreign goods to the government, so that U.S. manufacturers can have more information and be in a more competitive position. Past presidents have promised to revitalize manufacturing as a source of job growth and achieved mixed results. The government helped save the automotive sector after the 2008 ﬁnancial crisis, but the number of factory jobs has been steadily shrinking over the course of four decades. Your Guide To MEIGS COUNTY 2021 The Meigs County Commissioners have determined that approval of the project will have no signiﬁcant impact on the environment for the following reasons: 1. The project will return the area to a natural state. 2. No comments were received to the early ﬂoodplain notice published January 8, 2021. Any interested person, agency, or group wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments for consideration to the Meigs County Commissioners at the following address by 5:00 p. m. on February 2, 2021, which is at least 7 days after the publication of this notice. 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Baldor and Zeke Miller of the ﬁrst and second degree, is unconstitutional and that the provisions permitting the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections to increase a prison sentence without judicial involvement or without notice, hearing or jury trial violates the separation of powers doctrine, his due process rights, and his right to a jury trial. The State of Ohio, represented by Stanley, argued that Halfhill’s appeal should be dismissed since the constitutionality of the Reagan Tokes Law is not ripe for review. The Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals agreed with the State of Ohio and dismissed Halfhill’s appeal. Halfhill will remain in prison for at least the minimum sentence of 16 years. Associated Press Information provided by Prosecutor James K. Stanley. Report From page 1 are maintained by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Ofﬁce in an outside bank account. The FOJ report is reviewed by the County Auditor’s Ofﬁce and is audited by the State Auditor’s Ofﬁce. The Meigs County Commissioners Ofﬁce also receives a copy of the FOJ report. “Being a ﬁscal conservative with the ofﬁce budget means I try to save the county as much money as possible,” Stanley said. “While FOJ money can legitimately be zeroed out every year, I take pride in the fact that the ofﬁce is as frugal as we can be, and that I have been able to return so much money to the county that can be spent on other things.” Information provided by the Meigs County Prosecutor’s Office. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military. The new order, which Biden signed in the Oval Ofﬁce during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, overturns a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his ﬁrst year in ofﬁce. It immediately prohibits any service member from being forced out of the military on the basis of gender identity. The decision comes as Biden plans to turn his attention to equity issues that he believes continue to shadow nearly all aspects of American life. Ahead of his inauguration, Biden’s transition team circulated a memo saying Biden planned to use his ﬁrst full week as president “to advance equity and support communities of color and other underserved communities.” As he signed the order on Monday, Biden said, “What I’m doing is enabling all qualiﬁed Americans to serve their country in uniform.” “America is stronger, at home and around the world, when it is inclusive. The military is no exception,” the order says. “Allowing all qualiﬁed Americans to serve their country in uniform is better for the military and better for the country because an inclusive force is a more effective force. Simply put, it’s the right thing to do and is in our national interest.” The order directs the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to take steps to implement the order for the military and the Coast Guard. And it says they must reexamine the records of service members who were TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 45° 56° 49° Areas of drizzle today. Considerable cloudiness tonight. High 61° / Low 37° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. 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Willow Island 37 12.53 -0.68 Marietta 34 15.91 -0.43 Parkersburg 36 21.49 -0.17 Belleville 35 12.85 -0.20 Racine 41 13.21 +0.19 Point Pleasant 40 25.08 -0.01 Gallipolis 50 13.22 +0.20 Huntington 50 25.77 +0.03 Ashland 52 34.55 +0.05 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.79 +0.18 Portsmouth 50 15.60 -0.30 Maysville 50 33.70 -0.30 Meldahl Dam 51 15.50 -0.60 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 FRIDAY SATURDAY 37° 20° Waverly 53/32 Lucasville 57/34 Portsmouth 58/35 Ashland 64/40 Grayson 63/38 troversial as gender reassignment surgery.” Under Biden’s new policy, transgender servicemembers won’t be discharged based on gender identity. The move to overturn the transgender ban is the latest example of Biden using executive authority in his ﬁrst days as president to dismantle Trump’s legacy. His early actions include orders to overturn a Trump administration ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries, stop construction of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, and launch an initiative to advance racial equity. Until a few years ago service members could be discharged from the military for being transgender, but that changed during the Obama administration. In 2016, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that transgender people already serving in the military would be allowed to serve openly. And the military set July 1, 2017, as the date when transgender individuals would be allowed to enlist. SUNDAY 43° 35° Cloudy with snow showers possible NATIONAL CITIES Belpre 58/37 St. Marys 57/36 Parkersburg 53/34 Wilkesville 57/33 POMEROY Jackson 61/38 57/33 Ravenswood Rio Grande 61/38 59/34 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 49/30 GALLIPOLIS 61/37 61/39 61/37 Elizabeth 59/37 Spencer 61/39 Buffalo 63/39 Milton 63/38 Huntington 59/35 NATIONAL FORECAST 42° 28° A couple of afternoon showers possible Marietta 57/36 Coolville 56/34 Ironton 63/39 MONDAY 51° 33° Mostly cloudy Murray City 52/29 Athens 55/33 McArthur 53/30 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Logan 52/29 Adelphi 53/29 South Shore Greenup 63/39 57/34 57 30° 17° of the Palm Center, which researches and advocates against LGBTQ discrimination. “The inclusive policy will make it easier for trans troops to do their jobs and to fulﬁll their missions.” The Trump policy triggered a number of lawsuits, including from transgender individuals who wanted to join the military and found themselves blocked. “It is my highest goal to serve my country in the U.S. military and I’ve fought this ban because I know that I am qualiﬁed to serve,” said Nicolas Talbott, an aspiring service member involved in one of the lawsuits. “I’m thrilled and relieved that I and other transgender Americans can now be evaluated solely on our ability to meet military standards. I look forward to becoming the best service member I can be.” Others disagreed. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said the move would divert “precious dollars from mission-critical training to something as con- Breezy and cooler; a Increasing amounts of Mostly sunny and not little p.m. rain sunshine as cold 0 A: Snowﬂakes that partially melt then freeze as they descend Precipitation WEDNESDAY 43° 26° Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. 35°/32° 42°/25° 79° in 1950 -10° in 1948 discharged or denied reenlistment due to gender identity issues under the previous policy. It requires the departments to submit a report to the president on their progress within 60 days. Austin, in a statement, voiced support for the change and said the Pentagon will work over the next two months to implement the new policy. “I fully support the President’s direction that all transgender individuals who wish to serve in the United States military and can meet the appropriate standards shall be able to do so openly and free from discrimination,” said Austin, who also was formally sworn in as defense chief by Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday. “This is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing to do.” Congress members and advocates hailed the signing. “This is the triumph of evidence-based policy over discrimination,” said Aaron Belkin, the executive director EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low Evan Vucci | AP President Joe Biden meets with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, Vice President Kamala Harris and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, left, on Monday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. St. Albans 64/40 Clendenin 58/26 Charleston 60/37 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. 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