https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/205d5683f81e7b79cde42d2cf80b42da.pdf 280561f62870aa14fd77b6b1fcba5143 PDF Text Text Eastern tops SG in 2OT Black History Month Super Bowl Sunday SPORTS s 14 NEWS s�7 SPORTS s 12 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 25, Volume 75 COVID-19 UPDATE Two deaths, new cases reported Saturday, February 6, 2021 s $2 Trump rejects request Latest data from Gallia, Mason and Meigs Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Additional COVID-19 related deaths and new cases were reported locally on Friday. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported two additional deaths associated with COVID-19 on Friday for Mason County. Both individuals were males in the 60-69 year age range. DHHR also reported 12 new cases for Mason County while the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 11 additional cases as part of Friday’s update for Gallia County. No update for Meigs County was released prior to press time. Here’s a closer look at coronavirus cases across our area: Gallia County ODH reported a total of 2,093 cases of COVID-19 (since March) in Gallia County as part of Friday’s updates. This is an increase of 11 since Thursday’s update. ODH has reported a total of 31 deaths, 122 hospitalizations, and 1,865 presumed recovered individuals (seven new) as of Friday. Age ranges for the 2,093 total cases reported by ODH on Friday are as follows: 0-19 — 270 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 345 cases (1 new case, 6 hospitalizations) 30-39 — 282 cases (5 new cases, 3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 304 cases (1 new case, 6 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 309 cases (3 new cases, 12 hospitalizations, 1 death) 60-69 — 261 cases (24 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 70-79 — 180 cases (34 hospitalizations, 10 total deaths) 80-plus — 142 cases (36 hospitalizations, 17 total 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 As previously reported, the Meigs County Health Department reported two additional confirmed cases and one additional probable case of COVID-19 on Thursday. There are three additional hospitalizations of Meigs County residents due to COVID19. These individuals were listed as one in the 80-89 year age range, one in the 50-59 year age range and one in the 40-49 year age range. There are 127 active cases, and 1,272 total cases (1,147 confirmed, 125 probable) since April, according to the update. There have been a total of 27 deaths, 1,118 recovered cases, and 64 hospitalizations since April. Age ranges for the 1,272 Meigs County cases, as of Thursday, are as follows: 0-9 — 46 cases 10-19 — 119 cases (1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 178 cases (1 hospitalization) 30-39 — 159 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 186 cases (4 hospitalizations (1 new)) 50-59 — 183 cases (4 hospitalizations (1 new)) 60-69 — 183 cases (16 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 70-79 — 136 cases (20 hospitalizations, 9 deaths) 80-89 — 54 cases (9 hospitalizations, 12 deaths ) 90-99 — 26 cases (5 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 2 cases (1 hospitalization) To date, the Meigs County Health Department has administered 555 COVID-19 vaccinations since Dec. 29. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County See UPDATE | 6 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Carolyn Kaster | AP Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference last year. House Democrats on Thursday asked Trump in a letter to testify for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging the former president to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. A Trump adviser said Trump won’t testify. Impeachment trial set for Feb. 9 managers is part of their overall effort to put the violent events of Jan. 6 By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare their charge that he incit- on the record for history ed a violent mob to storm and hold him accountable Jalonick and Jill Colvin Associated Press for his words. Democrats the Capitol. A Trump will look to use his refusal adviser said the former to testify against him as president won’t testify. WASHINGTON — they argue that the exAlthough Democrats House Democrats asked might not have the power president has avoided Donald Trump to testify responsibility for his under oath for his Senate to force Trump’s testiactions. mony, the request from impeachment trial, chalHours after the Demolenging him to respond to House impeachment crats’ Thursday request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as “an unconstitutional proceeding” and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trump’s lawyers denounced the request as a “public relations stunt.” See REJECTS | 3 Icenhower at Stuart’s Opera House Performances in-person and streaming online song request? Email the. dwight.hour@gmail.com. Please include your first and last name, where you are from, your question for Dwight, and your song request. Per health department Staff Report recommendations, the venue is permitted to NELSONVILLE — sell 60 tickets for each Award-winning Elvis live show, one show will Tribute Artist Dwight be at 1:30 p.m. and the Icenhower will be back on second show will be at 6 the Stuart’s Opera House p.m. In addition to the Stage (both in-person and live, in-person perforlivestream options availCourtesy photo mances, Stuart’s will also able) on Saturday, March Dwight Icenhower will perform on March 13 at Stuart’s Opera 13, 2021. House in Nelsonville, with the evening show to be livestreamed be livestreaming the 6 p.m. show. Tickets for the According to a news online. live show are $50 each. release from Stuart’s, To purchase limited insonal questions or even “In this show, you will Icenhower, a Meigs person tickets for these requesting your favorite be taken on a musical County native, will perspecial events, you must song,” stated the news journey through songs form two unique live call 740-753-1924. Online release. “You know him and stories of Dwight’s shows in our historic and love him as Elvis and tickets are not available life and career, starting theater called, “Back to for these concerts. after this show you will where it all began: in My Roots.” “Back to My The livestream will be know and love him as Ohio. You will even get Roots” is an intimate, available to watch free of unique and heartfelt show the chance to participate Dwight Icenhower.” Want to ask Icenhower with Ohio native, Dwight in the show by asking See ELVIS | 22 a question or make a Dwight your own perIcenhower. Ohio Stolen Gun Portal created Designed to increase integrity of firearm sales Staff Report COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the creation of the Ohio Stolen Gun Portal, a searchable website designed to increase public safety by helping to identify and recover stolen firearms. “With our new portal, when buying a used firearm, private citizens and firearms dealers can instantly check to see whether a gun was previously reported as stolen,” Yost said. “This is a tool for gun buyers and law enforcement alike that will lead to the recovery of stolen firearms and serve as a deterrent for criminals seeking to make a quick buck.” The online tool — a first in the state — aims “This is a great tool which can be utilized by our citizens who may be interested in purchasing a firearm but would like to check to ensure that what they are buying, is not stolen.” — Matt Champlin, Gallia Sheriff to protect buyers and traders from purchasing a stolen gun and to facilitate the return of stolen firearms to their rightful owners. The Stolen Gun Portal consists of a database of stolen gun information – including serial numbers – compiled from law enforcement agencies See PORTAL | 3 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, February 6, 2021 Home pest control Spring and Summer are approaching and it is time to start getting prepared for seasonal pest control. It is best to keep the pests under control so you can keep your house, family and pets all healthy and safe. Pests, like any other living creatures, seek food, water and entry points to shelter. Some common pests around the area include cockroaches, flies, termites, ants, mosquitoes, wasps and rodents. Usually, year-round inspections and spraying by a certified pest-control company can help slow down infestation of your home. To make sure you have no infestation at all there are some things you can do as a homeowner Meigs to prevent your house from being Health infested with pests. Matters One main thing you can do is keep Daschle your house cleaned from trash, wipe Facemyer off counters, keep up on taking your trash out, throw away old fruits and vegetables. These things can attract cockroaches and flies in your house. Cockroaches are filthy, carry germs and spread diseases. A cockroach infestation is difficult to control because the insects have numerous hiding spots and can breed quickly. Termites are another infestation that can be really damaging because they feed off cellulose which is found in wood and plant matter. They can really be a problem when they are found in your house so if you start to see a termite infestation, call a pest-control company immediately. Fire ants can have a burning sting that you don’t want children or yourself to experience. They are another pest that you don’t want around your house because they can have large colonies and the queen ant can lay up to 1,500 eggs a day. You can spot a fire ant infestation by seeing their sandy mounds in your yard and the swarming of worker ants. Homeowners can apply products to ant mounds to kill the ants. Mosquitoes are another common summertime pest and can cause painful itchy bites and are also known to carry diseases that are dangerous to humans such as Encephalitis and West Nile virus. Homeowners can manage the population of mosquitoes around your home by reducing the amount of stagnant water sources because standing water is the breeding ground for mosquitoes. Everyone gets stung at least once a year by a wasp and it is not a pleasant feeling. Wasps like to make nests under overhangs and gutters around homes as many homeowners have noticed. They are drawn to food and sticky spills so keeping food picked up outside can help keep wasps from making nests around your house. If you spot a nest around your home, there is wasp/hornet spray you can spray it with and then knock down the nest once the wasps are dead. A rodent infestation in or around your home can be a serious one. Common rodents such as squirrels, mice and rats can not only damage your property but can also contaminate food and spread disease. Rodents can enter houses by squeezing through holes much smaller than the size of their bodies so keeping small holes around your house sealed can protect your house. If you spot a rodent infestation in or around your home quickly try one of the many types of rodent traps or poison that you can buy or call a professional pest-control company. Late summer and early fall are when stink bugs and lady bugs are at their peak abundance. These stinking insects like to make their way in houses to find warmer temperatures when the outside temperatures start to drop. The best way to keep an infestation of these insects out of your house is make sure windows, doors and other small holes are sealed around your home. If there is already an infestation in your home and you can’t get rid of them the last option would be to call a professional pest-control company. There are several strategies for managing a pest problem. First thing to do is identify the pest, investigate the damage or impacted area and then figure out what you can do as a homeowner to get rid of the pest. Sometimes the infestation can be too much and a pest-control professional will need to be called. If you have any questions about home pest control please call the Meigs County Health Department Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at (740)9926626. Daschle Facemyer is a Sanitarian In Training at the Meigs County Health Department. Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES CATHERINE MCGRAW POMEROY — Catherine McGraw of Pomeroy gained her wings on Feb. 4, 2021, at Arbors at Pomeroy. Born June 4, 1928, in Pomeroy, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Parker and Sadie Pettit Chaney. Cathy is survived by two sons, Monty (Alice) Proffitt and Terry (Brenda) Proffitt; one daughter, Patty Proffitt; five grandchildren, James, Jesse, Tammi, Jamie, Brianne two step grandchildren Joshua and Jeremy; ten great grandchildren; seven step great grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy Stewart; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, John Chaney; two sisters, Linda Clary and Florence Nolan; and two grand- children, Stacey and Chris. Due to the pandemic, the families wishes are that there will be no public services. Friends are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at ewingfuneralhome.net. CURTIS DAVID FULKS PROCTORVILLE — Curtis David Fulks, 92, of Proctorville, Ohio, a loving daddy, brother and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. He was surrounded by his family after fighting a courageous battle with Kidney Cancer. He was born February 22, 1928, in Platform, Ohio, a son of the late Jim & Ruby Fulks. Curtis was a dairy & vegetable farmer and had a love of animals. His greatest joy was working on the farm. He missed it so much as he grew older and could no longer farm. He loved it when friends or family would take him on a drive to the farm, he had so many memories and stories to tell from his days on the farm. He loved going to the Gallipolis Stock Market and buying & selling cattle and visiting with his friends at the stock market. Curtis was preceded in death by his loving wife of 67 years, Roberta, in 2018, his three sisters, Charlene Johnson, Maxine Edwards & Patty Swain, his four brothers, Howard Fulks, Jerry Fulks, Mack Fulks & James Fulks, Jr., plus many other family members that he loved dearly. He is survived by his daughter Tammy Spurlock and her husband Rick, of Proctorville, with whom he has lived since Roberta passed, his only living brother Ron Fulks and his wife Joan of Charlotte, North Carolina, and many other nieces, nephews & family whom he loved. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Proctorville and a Kentucky Colonel. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, with Pastor Jeff Black officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Rome Cemetery, Proctorville. Our hearts are broken but we have peace in knowing daddy is no longer suffering! The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to caregivers, Jewlie Vance and Reda Jarrell who took wonderful care of him. Daddy loved both of these girls. We would also like to thank Hospice of Huntington for their care & guidance during this very difficult time. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice of Huntington. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www. ehallfuneralhome.com weeks of upheaval. The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady became the first unanimous choice for The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Five years ago: Seven GOP Republican hopefuls faced off three days before the New Hampshire primary; Marco Rubio, a first-term senator on the rise in the presidential race, faced a barrage of attacks while Sen. Ted Cruz, fresh off his victory in the Iowa caucuses, also came under withering criticism. A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Tainan, Taiwan, killing 116 people. Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace and Tony Dungy were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. One year ago: A 57-year-old woman died in California’s Santa Clara County; autopsy results would later reveal that the woman, identified by family members as Patricia Dowd of San Jose, had the coronavirus, despite not having traveled outside the country to a coronavirus outbreak area. (The death came some three weeks before health officials in the Seattle area announced what were believed then to be the first U.S. deaths from the virus.) A Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who got in trouble with authorities there for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak, died after coming down with the illness. Roger Kahn, the writer who wove memoir and baseball in “The Boys of Summer,” a romantic account of the Brooklyn Dodgers, died in a New York suburb; he was 92. GALLIA COUNTY — Regular monthly meeting of the GalliaVinton Educational Service Center (GVESC) Governing Board, 5 p.m. via Zoom, join the Zoom Meeting using the link https:// zoom.us/j/9239460831 3?pwd=Tk01SmdkSXh adkk2VXRvUFNzS2Q5 Zz09 and enter with the Meeting ID: 923 9460 8313. SUTTON TWP. — The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of Sutton Township will be held in the Racine Village Hall Council Chambers beginning at 6 p.m. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. A callin option is available for this open, public meeting in response to the COVID 19 Pandemic and resulting declared national, state and local emergency. To dial in by phone: +1.202.602.1295 Conference ID: 587047-368 # A proposed meeting agenda is located at www.meigshealth.com. TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old elder daughter, who became Today’s Highlight in History: Queen Elizabeth II. In 1991, comedian On Feb. 6, 1778, and television performer during the American Danny Thomas died in Revolutionary War, the United States won official Los Angeles at age 79. In 1993, tennis Hall of recognition and military support from France with Famer and human rights the signing of a Treaty of advocate Arthur Ashe died in New York at age Alliance in Paris. 49. In 1998, President On this date: Bill Clinton signed a In 1756, America’s bill changing the name third vice president, of Washington National Aaron Burr, was born in Airport to Ronald Reagan Newark, N.J. In 1788, Massachusetts Washington National became the sixth state to Airport. Carl Wilson, a founding member of The ratify the U.S. ConstituBeach Boys, died in Los tion. Angeles at age 51. In 1815, the state of In 2003, edging closer New Jersey issued the to war, President George first American railroad W. Bush declared “the charter to John Stevens, game is over” for Sadwho proposed a rail link dam Hussein and urged between Trenton and skeptical allies to join in New Brunswick. (The disarming Iraq. line, however, was never In 2008, the Bush built.) White House defended In 1862, during the the use of the interrogaCivil War, Fort Henry in tion technique known as Tennessee fell to Union waterboarding, saying it forces. In 1911, Ronald Wilson was legal — not torture as critics argued — and Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, had saved American lives. Ten years ago: Egypt’s was born in Tampico, vice president met with Illinois. the outlawed Muslim In 1933, the 20th Brotherhood and other Amendment to the opposition groups and U.S. Constitution, the offered sweeping concesso-called “lame duck” sions, including granting amendment, was propress freedom and rolling claimed in effect by Secretary of State Henry back police powers in the government’s latStimson. In 1952, Britain’s King est attempt to end two Today is Saturday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2021. There are 328 days left in the year. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Mamie Van Doren is 90. Actor Mike Farrell is 82. Former NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw is 81. Singer Fabian is 78. Actor Gayle Hunnicutt is 78. Actor Michael Tucker is 76. Producer-director-writer Jim Sheridan is 72. Actor Jon Walmsley is 65. Actor Kathy Najimy is 64. Rock musician Simon Phillips (Toto) is 64. Actor-director Robert Townsend is 64. Actor Barry Miller is 63. Actor Megan Gallagher is 61. Rock singer Axl Rose (Guns N’ Roses) is 59. Country singer Richie McDonald is 59. Singer Rick Astley is 55. Rock musician Tim Brown (Boo Radleys) is 52. “Good Morning America” co-host Amy Robach is 48. Actor Josh Stewart is 44. Actor Ben Lawson is 41. Actor Brandon Hammond is 37. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspa- per at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmedi- CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. 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Sunday, Feb. 7 RACINE — Racine American Legion Post Tuesday, Feb. 9 602 will have a dinner GALLIPOLIS — from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Gallia County The menu will be fried District Library Board chicken, kielbasa with of Trustees, regular kraut, homemade noomeeting, 5 p.m. at the dles, mashed potatoes, library. baked beans, macaroni TUPPERS PLAINS salad, roll, dessert and a — The Tuppers Plains drink. Regional Sewer District will hold its regular monthly board meeting Monday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the district PERRY TWP. — The office. Perry Township Board amidwest.com. Thursday, Feb. 11 WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors, meeting 3:30 p.m., district office. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Portal Saturday, February 6, 2021 3 to develop this incredibly important public database,” said Ohio Department of Public Safety From page 1 Director Tom Stickrath. “We know that most gun throughout Ohio and violence is committed by reported to the Law convicted felons who are Enforcement Automated prohibited from possessData System (LEADS). ing a weapon. Far too LEADS is administered many people are dying, by the Ohio Department and this new resource is of Public Safety, which vital to public safety.” authorized the release When a member of the of that data to the public and connected it with the public or a firearms dealer logs a serial number into portal. the portal, the database “We believe this will assist law enforcement in searches for a match. If the database returns a Ohio with the recovery match, the user is directed of many stolen weapons, to notify the law enforcewhich will enable us to return them to the proper ment agency that origiowner as well as keep sto- nally reported the firearm len firearms off the streets stolen. Eric Delbert, execuand out of the criminals’ hands,” said Hardin Coun- tive officer of L.E.P.D. ty Sheriff Keith Everhart, Firearms said: “When we started our business 8 president of the Buckeye years ago, we recognized State Sheriffs’ Association. “The sheriffs’ associ- that changes need to be ation is very pleased with made to allow reputable stores such as ours the the rollout of the Stolen Gun Portal from Attorney ability to provide customers the security of knowGeneral Yost’s office.” “We are pleased to have ing if they purchase a used firearm from our store, it partnered with Attorney General Yost and his team was not previously stolen. Surprising to many, this was not the case in Ohio. We also foresaw an opportunity where this service could be utilized not just by any firearm enthusiast wanting to insure they were not supporting the illegal sale of firearms from criminals. AG Yost heard our experiences and set forth the resources to create this new program in Ohio. It is only one step to help reduce violence in our community, but it is certainly a small victory in helping take away avenues for thieves and criminals to advance their illegal activities of selling stolen firearms to unsuspecting good citizens.” Locally, Gallia Sheriff Matt Champlin released the following statement to Ohio Valley Publishing about the database: “Recently, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Office has released a new searchable database which is easily accessible to all of us to be able to search the serial number of a firearm to determine if that fire- arm has been reported as stolen. This is a great tool which can be utilized by our citizens who may be interested in purchasing a firearm but would like to check to ensure that what they are buying, is not stolen. We often get calls from individuals seeking to ensure that they are not purchasing stolen property, this tool will allow individuals to quickly access this information and will hopefully aid law enforcement in recovering stolen property.” The portal is designed to update every 24 hours to add the latest reports on stolen firearms and to remove information on guns that have been recovered. A link to the new searchable database can be found on the homepage of the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office at www. galliasheriff.org. Information provided by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. With additional comments from the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office. Rejects supporting his guilt.” “Any official accused of inciting armed violence against the government of the United States should welcome the chance to testify openly and honestly — that is, if the official had a defense,” he said in a statement. Defense lawyers, and many Senate Republicans, have argued that the trial is unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office, even though he was impeached while he was still president. In a test vote in the Senate last week, 45 Republicans voted for an effort to dismiss the trial on those grounds. Democrats say the Republicans are arguing process because they can’t defend the former president’s actions, and they point to the many legal scholars who have said the trial is on firm constitutional ground. Raskin said in the letter that if Trump refuses to appear, the managers will use his refusal against him in the trial — a similar argument put forth by House Democrats in last year’s impeachment trial, when many Trump officials ignored subpoenas. Trump was eventually acquitted of two charges that he abused his presidential powers by pressuring the Ukrainian government to investigate nowPresident Joe Biden. The impeachment managers do not have the authority to subpoena witnesses now since the House has already voted to impeach him. The brief earlier this week not only denied that Trump had incited the riot but also asserted From page 1 that he had “performed The impeachment trial admirably in his role as president, at all times starts Feb. 9. Trump, doing what he thought the first president to was in the best be impeached twice, is interests of the charged with inciting American people.” an insurrection on Jan. With that argument, 6, when a mob of his Raskin said, Trump supporters broke into the Capitol to interrupt had questioned critical the electoral vote count. facts in the case Five people died. Before “notwithstanding the clear and overwhelming the riot, Trump had evidence of your told his supporters constitutional offense.” to “fight like hell” to He said Trump should overturn his election be able to testify now defeat. that he is no longer Democrats have said president. a trial is necessary to Trump attorneys provide a final measure Bruce Castor and David of accountability for Schoen responded hours the attack. If Trump is later that the letter convicted, the Senate could hold a second vote proves that Democrats “cannot prove your to disqualify him from allegations” and that an seeking office again. impeachment trial is too In the letter to the former president and his serious “to try to play these games.” attorneys, Democratic The back-and-forth Rep. Jamie Raskin, one continued Thursday of the impeachment evening when Raskin managers, asked that said Trump’s refusal to Trump explain why testify “speaks volumes he and his team have and plainly establishes disputed key factual allegations at the center an adverse inference of their case. He asked that Trump provide testimony about his conduct “either before or during the Senate impeachment trial,” and under crossexamination, as early as Monday, Feb. 8, and not later than Thursday, Feb. 11. The request from Raskin cites the words of Trump’s own attorneys, who in a legal 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 (MondayFriday 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. Senate could vote to subpoena Trump, or any other witnesses, on a simple majority vote during the trial. On Thursday, senators in both parties made it clear they would be reluctant to do so. Shortly after Raskin’s letter was made public, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said it would be a “terrible idea” for Trump to testify. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Trump’s statements before and after the attack on the Capitol “are the most powerful evidence. His own words incriminate him. They show his guilty intent.” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Trump’s closest GOP allies, said he thought the letter was a “political ploy” and noted that Democrats didn’t invite or subpoena Trump to testify before the House voted to impeach him on Jan. 13. Asked if he thinks Trump will testify, Graham said it would be a “bad idea.” “I don’t think that would be in anybody’s interest,” he said. 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About half are WASHINGTON — skeptical of his ability to About two-thirds of deal with the coronavirus Republicans say Joe pandemic. Biden was not legiti— The poll also sugmately elected president, gests Republican leaders according to a new poll may face challenges in a conducted barely two post-Trump era. About weeks after he was inautwo-thirds of Americans gurated. have an unfavorable The poll from The of Senate Minority Associated Press-NORC Yes, legitimately elected No, not legitimately elected view Leader Mitch McConnell; Center for Public Affairs about 2 in 10 see him Research shows 33% of 33% All adults 66% favorably, and close to as Republicans say Biden many don’t know enough was legitimately elected to say. The percentage of as the 46th president of 3 Democrats 97 Americans saying they the United States, while have an unfavorable view 65% say he was not. of McConnell increased Overall, roughly twoRepublicans 33 65 substantially since Februthirds of Americans say ary 2020, when about Biden was legitimately 4 in 10 said they had a elected; nearly all Demonegative opinion. Among crats say so. Former President Results based on interviews with 1,055 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 28–Feb. 1. Republicans, about half have a negative opinion, Donald Trump and his The margin of error is ±3.8 percentage points for the full sample. up from about a quarter allies disputed the outa year ago. McConnell come of the 2020 elecSource: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research voted with the majority tion for months, arguing of Republicans to dismiss without evidence that the impeachment trial on it was stolen and that the grounds that impeachthere was fraudulent ing a president out of voting in pivotal states. office is unconstitutional, Courts dismissed those but not before saying that allegations in lawsuits. the former president held State and local election some responsibility for officials verified — and, the riot. in some cases, reveriHouse Minority Leader fied — that voting was Kevin McCarthy is much fair and secure. Trump’s less known than his leadown attorney general said ership counterparts, with there was no evidence of close to half of Americans widespread fraud. Among those who say Donald saying they don’t know Among the findings enough about him to in the survey, conducted Trump bears ___ for the Jan. 6 Should Should not Don't know give an opinion. Among Jan. 28-Feb. 1: convict enough to say Republicans, 3 in 10 say breach of the Capitol convict — The misinformation they have a favorable campaign culminated in A great deal/quite a bit of opinion, and about that the Jan. 6 siege of the 87% 4% 8% many have an unfavorable U.S. Capitol building by a responsibility opinion. The poll was group of pro-Trump riotconducted before ers intending to disrupt A moderate amount the House decided in the certification of elec19 54 27 a near-party line vote of responsibility tion results. Now, Trump, Thursday to remove the only president to have Rep. Marjorie Taylor been impeached twice, Only a little/ Greene from her commitfaces a trial in the Senate 2 87 11 no responsibility tee posts over her past for a charge of inciting statements supporting the insurrection. The new violence against DemoRepublicans do say they shows Trump’s false mes- cans volunteering in an Republicans think the AP-NORC poll shows saging about the election open-ended question that approve of the way Biden crats and promoting Senate should convict about half of Americans is handling his job, a sign hateful conspiracy theoTrump, though somewhat resonated with his party. voting laws were a top say the Senate should ries. McCarthy said that he may be experiencing priority for the governconvict Trump, while 4 in more, about 3 in 10, hold While most Trump votGreene’s positions “do ment to address in 2021, the honeymoon period ers said the elections in 10 say the Senate should Trump at least partially not represent the views that was standard for up from 1% the year responsible for the breach their communities were not and about 1 in 10 most modern presidents. of my party” but fiercely before. run and administered of the Capitol. Most aren’t sure. But nearly But about three-quarters objected to her removal — Biden has called Republicans, about three- well, Pew Research Centwo-thirds of Americans from House committees. disapprove. Roughly for unity in a time of criquarters, say Trump was ter polling found most believe Trump bears at Meanwhile, about two-thirds of Republicans sis, but the Democratic a good or great president. also said the elections least some responsibillack confidence in Biden’s three-quarters of Repubpresident faces deep nationwide were not. A Besides Republicans’ ity for the breach of the December AP-NORC poll pessimism among Repub- ability to effectively man- licans say they have a doubt about Biden’s Capitol. licans. About a quarter of age the White House, and favorable view of Trump. presidency, other polling showed 14% of Republi— About 1 in 10 Associated Press A new AP-NORC poll finds about two-thirds of Americans believe Joe Biden was legitimately elected to the White House. Only a third of Republicans, but nearly all Democrats, say he was legitimately elected. About half of Americans support Trump conviction at his impeachment trial A new AP-NORC poll finds those who think Donald Trump is only partly responsible for the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol are less likely to favor conviction in the Senate than those who think he is highly responsible. Update total cases (since March) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Friday From page 1 morning, 12 more than Thursday. Of those, 1,651 are confirmed cases and visit https://www.meigs49 are probable cases. health.com/covid-19/ . Meigs County remained DHHR has reported 34 “Red” on the Ohio Public deaths in Mason County. As previously stated Health Advisory System in this article, DHHR after meeting two of reported two additional the seven indicators on deaths associated with Thursday. COVID-19 on Friday. These individual were Mason County both males in the 60-69 DHHR reported 1,700 year age range. According to DHHR, the age ranges for the 1,700 COVID-19 cases DHHR is reporting in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 36 cases (plus 4 probable cases (1 new), 1 new confirmed case) 10-19 — 132 cases (plus 3 probable case, 3 confirmed cases) 20-29 — 293 cases (plus 9 probable cases (1 new)) 30-39 — 283 cases (plus 11 probable case, 5 new confirmed cases) 40-49 — 241 cases (plus 10 probable cases) 50-59 — 245 cases (plus 2 probable cases, 3 deaths, 3 new confirmed cases) 60-69 — 213 cases (plus 5 probable case, 6 deaths, 4 new confirmed cases) 70+ — 208 cases (plus 5 probable cases, 25 deaths) OH-70223378 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics On Friday, Mason County returned to “orange” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 34.48 on Friday with a 5.50 percent positivity rate. Surrounding counties are orange and gold. Ohio The Ohio Department of Health reported a 24-hour change of 3, 683 new cases on Friday (21day average of 4,766). There were 62 new deaths (21-day average of 72), 228 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 216) and 21 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 23) reported in the previous 24 hours, according to Friday’s update. West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Friday, DHHR is reporting a total of 123,641 cases with 2,100 deaths. There was an increase of 597 cases from Thursday, and 20 new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 1,970,429 lab tests have been completed, with a 5.61 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 4.26 percent. There are 17,761 currently active cases in the state. DHHR reported on Thursday 205,252 first doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 88,807 people have been fully vaccinated. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham and Sarah Hawley contributed to this story. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �ALONG THE RIVER Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, February 6, 2021 7 Chris Rizer | Courtesy The former Langston School which was located in Point Pleasant. Black History Month The relics of ‘separate but equal’ By Lorna Hart Special to OVP OHIO VALLEY — The end of the Civil War and the passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in the United States ended the enslavement of four million people, but left the nation with a quandary. The question on everyone’s mind was “what comes next?” The Southern states were decimated by the war. Plantations and crops lay in ruins. The labor provided by enslaved people had vanished, making it impossible for the owners to rebuild. The former slaves had been prevented from getting an education, and other than their freedom, they had little else besides “that which some sympathetic white persons offered” according to the Journal of Negro History. How could the nation move forward until the situation was addressed, and how could freemen find their place in a world in which they had been an enslaved only days before? President Abraham Lincoln (Republican) had anticipated the need of the freed slaves, and initiated the Freeman’s Bureau Bill which established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen’s Bureau) in the War Department. Its original one-year mission was to provide assistance to former slaves and impoverished whites in the Southern States and the District of Columbia. The Bureau began in 1865 and its powers were expanded to include assisting African Americans find family members from whom they had become separated, arranging educational opportunities, and acting as legal advocates. The Bureau sought to bring the plantation owners, also know as major planters, and former slaves together in a way that would be equitable to both parties as part of the Reconstruction effort for the Southern States. The Bureau encouraged the former major planters to rebuild, and encouraged freed Blacks to return to work for them as employees. The idea was to have white and Black people working together as employers and employees in a free labor market rather than as masters and slaves. Representative from the Bureau found their work exceptionally difficult due in part to the passage of laws by Southern legislatures that restricted movement, conditions of labor and other civil rights of the freed people. These laws were known as Black Codes and in effect nearly duplicated the conditions of slavery. When Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865, Vice President Andrew Johnson (Democrat) became president. Congress renewed the Bureaus charter in 1866, and Johnson vetoed the bill. He believed that it “encroached on states’ rights, relied inappropriately on the military in peacetime, and would prevent freed slaves from becoming independent by offering too much assistance.” Congress overrode the veto, but the Bureau was soon hampered by an effort from Southern Democrats that reduced the Bureau’s funding. The result was a cut in staff, which prevented many of the programs to be fully realized. Without the oversight of the Bureau, there was a rise in violence by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the Southern states. The KKK targeted Blacks, sympathetic white Republicans, and teachers, which led to the further weakening of the Bureau’s effectiveness. Northern Democrats also began to oppose the Bureau’s work. In 1872, with Ulysses S. Grant now president, Congress discontinued the program by refusing to authorize renewal legislation. The Bureau’s absence meant there was no longer a government effort to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans. The program ended without much success except in the area of education. More than 1,000 Black schools were built and over $400,000 (equivalent to $6 million today) spent to establish teachertraining institutions. West Virginia has several examples of the successful establishment of primary, secondary, and higher education schools, including the Langston School in Point Pleasant, W.Va. and the West Virginia Colored Institute, now West Virginia State University. Across the river in the Used with permission from the WV State University Archives Photo of the former “West Virginia Colored Institute.” Gallia County Historical Society| Courtesy Pictured is the former Lincoln School of Gallipolis, Ohio. TERMS OF FREEDOM Shannon Scott, Meigs County Historical Society | Courtesy Pictured is what remains of the former “Kerrs Run Colored School.” Ohio counties of Gallia and Meigs, schools were also established to provide education to freed slaves. Since slavery was never allowed in the state of Ohio, it had been a place where runaway slaves could seek refuge, and there was more openness to the education of Blacks. Many had become teachers, and were able to fill the demand for educator in the newly opened Black schools in West Virginia. An example of a Black school in Meigs county that produced such educators is the Kerr’s Run Colored School in Pomeroy. Operated from the late 1880s through the early 1900s, the school boasts several outstanding students that include James Edwin Campbell and James McHenry Jones, the first and third presidents of what is now West Virginia State University (formerly West Virginia Colored Institute). Before becoming president of the Institute, Campbell was principle of the Point Pleasant Colored School, which later renamed the Langston School. This institution was organized in 1867 by Eli Coleman, its first teacher, in a one- room frame structure at the end of Sixth Street. According to the Journal of Negro History this was a “school of consequence.” An exert from the Journal describes the school: At the very beginning the enrolment was sixtyfour, some of the students being adults. The school continued as an ungraded establishment for a num- ber of years, working against many handicaps, until the independent district was established and provided better facilities. This school then had a board of five trustees, three whites and two Negroes, and was incorporated into the city system by the Board of Education and placed under the supervision of the Superintendent of the Point Pleasant Public Schools. The Board of Education then secured the services of J. E. Campbell as principal (1891-1892). Under him the school moved into a five-story brick structure vacated by a white school when better quarters for the latter had been provided. The Negro school was then named the Langston Academy in honor of John Mercer Langston, a Negro congressman and public official of wide reputation. Miss Iva Wilson of Gallipolis succeeded Mr. Campbell as principal, with Miss Jordan as assistant.” Gallia County also contributed to the education of Black students with schools that date back to the 1830’s. The Gallipolis Colored School opened in 1868. The high school department of the school began in 1877 and was later named the Lincoln School. An example of a successful graduate was O.J.W. Scott. Born in 1867, Scott graduated and went on to attend Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating with the highest honors in the oratory department. He attended Drew Seminary and received a bachelor’s degree, then added degrees from the University of Denver and Payne Theological Seminary at Wilberforce. Scott pastored some of the largest black churches in America including the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington D.C. With what seemed like a positive beginning to the education and assimilation of the freemen, schools and many other institutions were not integrated. One justification for the separation of Blacks and whites in schools at the end of the Civil War was that Blacks were lacking a basic education and so required separate schooling to “catch up” to white students. Civil War era legislation called the Morill Act also encouraged the advancement in education of African Americans by providing for the establishment of schools supported by the sale of public lands in order to teach agriculture, engineering, and military tactics. An update in 1890 required each state to show that race was not an admissions criterion, or else to designate a separate land-grant institution for persons of color. The West Virginia state constitution prohibited Black and white students from being educated together, but provided for a “separate but equal educational opportunity.” The West Virginia Legislature founded the West Virginia Colored Institute in 1891 in order to comply with the Morill Act. The “separate but equal” education of Blacks across the United States allowed many to Freedmen’s Bureau, (1865–1872): The popular name for the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to provide practical aid to four million newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom. Emancipation Proclamation: Issued September 22, 1862 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln; declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” The document applied only to enslaved people in the Confederacy, and not to those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union. 13th Amendment: Ratified December 6, 1865, abolished slavery in the United States, and provides that “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” succeed, but also led to others being prevented the educational opportunities available to white students. More information on the Morill Act and James Edwin Campbell can be found in the following article: https://www. mydailyregister.com/ news/57595/the-writingsof-james-campbell Sources include Journal of Negro History, the writings of James Sands provided by Gallia County Historical Society, West Virginia State University Archives, United States Senate Records, Freedmans Bureau National Archives African American History. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. �NEWS 8 Saturday, February 6, 2021 I love you, I want you...guess who I am? I will always tell you the truth and nothing but the truth because I am truth. I formed (created) you from the dust of the ground. Read Genesis, first, second, and third chapters of the KJV version of the Bible. Read Saint John, the first chapter, the first through the third verse, thus the word said: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.” (I encourage you to read the rest of that chapter.) God created a man and named him Adam, so the world began. God knew it was not good for Adam to be alone, so He put him to sleep, and took a rib, and made him a mate—a helpmate (two is better than one, because if one falls down the other one can lift him up, and because two can make heat. These words are written by King Solomon. Adam named her Eve. God put a reproduction system in them (God said be fruitful and multiply!) Job and King David said to God, “Thou has formed me in my mother's womb. so Adam can go unto her and she could conceive and bring forth male and female after his image and in his likeness.” God is a spirit and you cannot see him, so he begat his image and became flesh and dwelt among us in the world. St. John 14 Chapter 8 verse reads: “Philip said unto him, ‘Lord show us the Father and that will be enough for us.’ Jesus said unto him, ‘Have I been so long time with you and yet has thou not known me Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father. How sayest thou then, ‘Show us the Father’?” Jesus is the image of God the Father, and life began when he made a man he called Adam after his likeness and in his image. The songwriter said, “God took a hundred pounds of clay and said, ‘Listen, I'm going to fix this world today because I know what's missing.’ He rolled his big sleeves up and a brand new world began. He created a woman and lots of loving for a man.” That's not true, that's a lie. God said a man should love a woman like he loves his own body, and love her and care for her and take care of her even as God loves the church and takes care of her. Adam did not rule over the woman until she was punished by God for not putting God first. She listened to Satan and not to God, so she was punished severely. Satan deceived Eve and Adam with a lie, and the world was made worse by those lies. The world is made better by truth because God is truth and all liars, including Satan, the leader of liars, will receive punishment for those lies. Guess who sent you this Valentine that says “I love you” He was martyred for you. Guess who he is...He is the truth! He is your Valentine so he wants you to repent and He wants you to follow him because He forgives you. He loves you and He can make things better for you! Guess who sent you this Valentine. If you don't know, read the scriptures above. We thank God for His Divine love and taking care of everything. He has created the Earth and everything that's in it, and the heavens and everything that's in it. We truly thank God! It's American History Month. We are “One nation under God.” He gave us love and the ability to make love and reproduce humankind, so the world began with a man, and oh...oh! That rib! My goodness! Who is the Poem: THE RIB I want my lips on your lips. I want my hips on your hips. Our chest must touch. I yearn so much to connect to the rib from which I came! I wonder if I'll realize I'm just a rib. What a feeling! Nellie Ruby Taylor, aka Ruby Taylor THANK YOU How beautiful are the trees thou have made for me. How wonderful are the foul that fly high. Gorgeous are the animals that are nigh, for the skins of coats that keep me warm. Within all those trees of fruit and nuts that help feed billions of us there are fields of vegetables and of weeds. We make use of everything indeed! Most beautiful of all is man. I just want to hold his hand and let him pull me to his chest, and I lay my head to rest as we raise our heads to kiss, but, before we do, we look up and say together, “Thank You.” Nellie Ruby Taylor, aka Ruby Taylor Nonprofit in alleged $60M bribery scheme to plead guilty By Mark Gillispie two nuclear power plants operated by a FirstEnergy subsidiary. Generation Now, CLEVELAND — A Householder and four of nonprofit used to funnel his associates were indictpayments for an alleged ed in July of last year on $60 million bribery scheme to win legislative racketeering charges. Two of the men have pleaded approval for an energy guilty. Householder, who subsidy bill and block a was stripped of his leaderreferendum from reachship post but remains a ing the Ohio ballot filed state representative, has a plea agreement Friday in federal court in Cincin- pleaded not guilty and awaits trial. nati. Generation Now attorThe agreement calls ney Robert Krapenc said for Generation Now Inc. Friday that a plea hearing to plead guilty to one would be held soon but count of racketeering, the seizure of nearly $1.5 otherwise declined to discuss specifics about million from two bank the case. accounts and a sentence U.S. Attorney David of five years’ probation. Federal authorities have DeVillers’ office would “reserve comment” until said former Ohio House the plea is accepted in Speaker Larry Housecourt, spokesperson Jenholder and others used the nonprofit as a conduit nifer Thornton said. The bailout legislation, for $60 million secretly provided by Akron-based known as HB6, was supposed to provide as much FirstEnergy Corp. The as $150 annually for the money was used to gain two nuclear plants, but legislative approval of also contained a provia $1 billion bailout for Associated Press sion that would guarantee FirstEnergy profits based on earnings from 2018, a year of weather extremes in its northern Ohio service areas. The Ohio Supreme Court in late December issued a temporary stay to stop the nuclear subsidy from being collected from Ohio customers starting in January. Earlier this week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that his office had reached an agreement with FirstEnergy for the company to forgo collecting revenues from the other ratepayer subsidy, which would have totaled more than $100 million this year. In addition, prosecutors said the nonprofit Generation Now used around $38 million of FirstEnergy cash to pay for a dirty tricks campaign to prevent an anti-bailout group from collecting enough signatures to get the issue on the ballot. $3 million bond for Ohio officer who fatally shot Andre Hill By Farnoush Amiri and Andrew Welsh-Huggins Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A magistrate judge on Friday set bond at $3 million for the white former Ohio police officer charged with murder in the December shooting death of Andre Hill, a Black man. The ex-officer, Adam Coy, pleaded not guilty on Friday. Coy was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday following a monthlong investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office into the fatal shooting of Hill, 47, on Dec. 22. Franklin County Court Magistrate Elizabeta Saken set the bond after Mark Collins, a defense attorney representing Coy, unsuccessfully argued for a bond between $25,000 and $250,000. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office, which is prosecuting Coy, argued that the high bond was necessary given the facts of the case. Saken also ordered Coy not to have contact with any witnesses in the case, including other police officers. Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio’s top law enforcement official, said he was pleased with the $3 million bond. The charges faced by Joshua A. Bickel | The Columbus Dispatch via AP Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy makes his initial appearance via television Friday at the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio. Coy was arraigned on four charges in the December 2020 police shooting death of Andre Hill, a Black man. Coy was charged with one count of murder, one count of felonious assault, and two counts of dereliction of duty, one of which was for failure to render aid to Hill after he was shot. His bond was set at $3.3 million. Coy, a 19-year member of the force, also include failure to use his body camera and failure to tell another officer he believed Hill presented a danger. Bodycam footage of the confrontation shows Hill emerging from a garage holding a cellphone with his left hand and his right hand not visible, before being shot by Coy. No weapon was found at the scene. While Hill’s family welcomed the news of Coy’s indictment, data shows and experts conclude that Yost and the prosecution team will face a hard battle to secure a conviction. Only 46% of cases of on-duty police shootings in which murder or manslaughter charges were brought over the past 16 years ended up in convictions, according to data compiled by Philip Stinson, a criminal justice professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. The overall rate for murder convictions among the general population is about 70%, according to U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics data. Collins, Coy’s attorney, has already signaled a possible defense for their case. On Wednesday, he said Coy will fight the charges based on U.S. Supreme Court case law that examines such use of force incidents through the eyes of a “reasonable police officer.” COLLEGE NEWS AND NOTES Saint Valentine did not sign this letter of love: “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life,” signed, Jesus Christ, The Son of God. Nellie Ruby Taylor, aka Ruby Taylor Evangelist and the author of: Food Fun and Sex and Why Can't Jack and Jill Conceive? OH-70222666 Contributing authors: Sajal Gupta Gynecologist and Fertility Specialist at Cleveland Clinic In Cleveland Ohio and her husband, Ashok Gupta You can find this book in the Shaker heights library in Shaker Heights, Ohio. What is true: He created a man and lots of desire for that man from the woman (Genesis, the third chapter, 16th verse). And to the woman, He said "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children, and thou desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Ohio Valley Publishing Fall 2020 Dean’s Honor List CEDARVILLE — Cedarville University recently released the fall 2020 Dean’s List. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours. Local students named to the Dean’s List include, McKenzie Henry of Oak Hill; Isaiah Lester of Patriot; Marlee Maynard of Racine; and Alyssa McKinniss of Vinton. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,550 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study. Founded in 1887, Cedarville is one of the largest private universities in Ohio, recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, strong graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings, and high student engagement ranking. For more information about Cedarville University, visit www.cedarville. edu. grade point average. Students on the Dean’s List have earned a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the semester. Hannah McAnulty, a junior English and minor in christian apologetics major from Gallipolis, Ohio, was named to the Dean’s List. The mission of FreedHardeman University is to help students develop their God-given Freed-Hardeman University talents for His glory by empowering them names President’s and with an education that Dean’s Lists honorees integrates Christian HENDERSON, Tenn. faith, scholarship and — Freed-Hardeman service. With locations University has released in Henderson, Memphis the names of students who made the President’s and Dickson, FHU offers bachelor’s, and Dean’s Lists for the master’s, specialist’s and fall 2020 semester. To be on the President’s doctoral degrees. More information is available at List, a student must be http://fhu.edu. full-time and have a 4.0 �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, February 6, 2021 9 Ohio public school enrollment drops by 53,000 By Kantele Franko explain the challenges families faced and the reasons for their education choices, but colCOLUMBUS, Ohio lectively points to the — Ohio’s public school impact of concerns about enrollment dropped the quality and feasibilsignificantly in autumn ity of remote learning amid the coronavirus and about the safety of pandemic as widespread use of remote learning led in-person learning as the some families to consider coronavirus spread, the department reported. other options and some Cleveland schools students disappeared from schooling altogether, CEO Eric Gordon said his district also saw state data shows. families switching to For pre-K through home schooling, parents 12th grade, enrollment postponing kindergardecreased by about ten, and high schoolers 53,000 students comchoosing to work instead pared with a year earlier of engaging with school. — the equivalent of the There were many factors state’s largest district, at play, he said, includColumbus, plus some. ing families’ changing Enrollment had fallen circumstances at home, annually by a fraction of a percentage in the previ- issues of access to internet and technology, and ous few years, but this private schools’ relative slide was several times nimbleness — compared bigger — about 3%, with larger districts — in according to the Ohio Department of Education. pivoting to more inperson learning. The data can’t fully Associated Press “It’s really not up to me to decide how parents should feel,” Gordon said. “I want parents to seek out the best educational opportunity for their child at any time, and that’s even more true today than it probably was pre-pandemic.” Nearly half the statewide decrease was concentrated among the youngest students, as some parents delayed enrolling or turned to other options. Enrollment decreased in preschool by about 15,000, or 27%, and in kindergarten by about 10,000 students, or 8%. Brittany Goldsmith, of Toledo, said she switched her 7-year-old to a Catholic school this fall because it became too much to pay for child care when schools were closed and also keep on top of her daughter’s virtual learning. Her family used state-backed tuition vouchers to help pay for private school. “I feel bad for the public school system because we’re not going back, certainly not at this point,” Goldsmith said. She also decided against sending her son to kindergarten this year because he wasn’t ready after missing so much preschool time last spring. He’ll go to private school next year, she said. The state doesn’t have clear data on how many students have switched to private schools. Enrollment reported for nonpublic charter schools was down slightly, but there are more than 300 nonpublic, non-charter schools that don’t take state funding and aren’t required to report enrollment to ODE, department spokesperson Mandy Minick said. As for home schooling, data from early in the school year indicated thousands more students are in that category, Minick said. Ohio also saw more movement to online charter schools, though that isn’t considered a factor in the decreased public enrollment because the e-schools are public, too, Minick said. Those schools added about 13,000 students, growing by over 50%, with notable segments of that growth occurring in elementary grades and among Black students, according to ODE. It’s also possible that some kids dropped out or just stopped attending any sort of schooling, but those numbers are hard to pin down. “We know that schools are working hard every day, doing everything they can to get those students re-engaged in learning,” Minick said. The pandemic and related shifts in enrollment might have ripple effects on schools’ state funding in the longer term, but the more immediate impact is to amplify the types of questions educators wrestle with all the time about what services and programming they provide, said Kevin Miller, director of governmental affairs for the Buckeye Association of School Administrators. “I think that’s just another part of the conversation that causes superintendents and others to step back and say, ‘OK, why are the kids leaving? What are the gaps, and how do we fill the gaps in?’” Miller said. “A lot of that just comes down to support and opportunities.” Surprise tax forms reveal extent of unemployment fraud in United States By Adam Beam Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with so many claims during the pandemic that many struggled to distinguish the correct from the criminal. Now, simple tax forms — barely enough to fill a half-sheet of paper — are revealing the extent of the identity theft that made state-run unemployment offices lucrative targets for fraud after millions of people lost their jobs during the pandemic. Unemployment benefits are taxable, so government agencies must send a tax form — known as a 1099-G — to people who received the benefits so they can report the income on their tax returns. States are mailing 1099-Gs in huge numbers this year after processing and paying a record number of unemployment claims. Teri Finneman of Lawrence, Kansas, was surprised when she got a form saying she owed taxes on $1,500 in unemployment payments that she never received — a sign that someone likely stole her personal information and used it to claim benefits. “It is extremely frustrating how many Kansans have been impacted by this,” she wrote in an email to The Associated Press. Nearly 26 million people requested unemployment aid in the initial months after states began ordering shutdowns due to the pandemic. The unprecedented surge strained state unemployment offices that are governed by federal rules but administered in patchwork fashion by state governments, with many relying on 1960s-era software to process applications and issue payments. The federal government, as part of its $2 trillion relief package approved in March, significantly expanded jobless aid, making it a richer target for fraud. By November, states across the country said they had paid as much as $36 billion in improper benefits, with a significant portion obtained through fraud, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General. The fraud is so widespread that California issued payments to someone using the name of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and in Ohio, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, his wife, Fran, and Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted all learned that fraudulent claims were filed in their names. Now, unemployment agencies could face another onslaught — this time from people requesting corrected tax forms. “It does open a can of worms,” said Rob Seltzer, a certified public accountant in Los Angeles and a member of the California Society of CPAs. “It really depends upon how fast the (state) is able to send out a corrected form.” Ohio has set up a telephone hotline and created a website allowing residents to report identity theft. Once the state confirms fraud has been committed, taxpayers will receive a corrected 1099-G form. In the past two weeks, 62,000 people had filed a report, according to spokesman Thomas Betti. “It’s really easy for somebody to be like, ‘This isn’t my problem. They sent me the form, I’ve never been to Ohio.’ Still, you need to take care of this,” Betti said. “Every unemployment system in the country is dealing with this massive amount of fraud.” Last month, the IRS said it is likely that many victims won’t be able to get a corrected tax form in time to file their federal taxes. In those instances, the IRS says taxpayers should ignore the 1099-G and file their taxes without reporting the fraudulent income. Aaron Doster | AP file Jane Timken stepped down Friday as chair of the Ohio Republican Party. Timken, who has been linked closely to Donald Trump, may be setting the stage for a run at the U.S. Senate seat being left by the GOP’s Rob Portman. Pro-Trump GOP chair steps down in Ohio Possibly to seek Senate seat By Dan Sewell Associated Press CINCINNATI — An Ohio Republican linked closely to Donald Trump stepped down Friday as the party’s chair, a signal of her interest in running for the U.S. Senate for the seat being left by the GOP’s Rob Portman. With Trump’s backing, Jane Timken took over the party leadership from a state chair allied with former Gov. John Kasich, a Republican opponent of Trump. State Republicans have done well during her four years, and while untried as a statewide candidate herself, she is well-connected and wealthy. “President Donald J. Trump is the leader of our Party, and I am incredibly excited to continue to fight for him and the America First agenda in a new capacity going forward,” Timken said in a statement, saying she will announce her plans ”in the coming weeks.” In her last Tweet before her announcement, Timken criticized Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, an Ohio Republican, for voting for Trump’s impeachment. The wife of the former CEO of TimkenSteel called it the “sham impeachment,” and praised Trump in Tweets ahead of that one. On Thursday, Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director who became the face of Ohio’s early pandemic response, stepped down from her nonprofit position to “carefully explore” running as a Democrat for the Senate. Portman’s surprise announcement Jan. 25 that he would not seek a third term has whipped up a storm of interest among potential contenders — both Democratic and Republican — for what could have been a tough race against a well-funded GOP incumbent. A dozen or so Ohio politicians have already expressed interest in the 2022 Senate race, and some Democrats are advocating for the party to field a candidate who is a person of color, a woman or both. Several Republican U.S. House members have expressed interest, along with current and past statewide officeholders. Methamphetamine treatment options U.S. Senators Brown, Capito show support WASHINGTON, DC — This week, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) led 11 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in support of efforts to research and develop effective medication treatment options for those struggling with addiction to methamphetamine and other stimulants. According to a news release on behalf of the senators, overdose cases due to opioids, meth and polysubstance use are on the rise, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic with increased social Brown Capito isolation and limited inperson recovery options. There are currently no FDA-approved medication options for those in treatment for methamphetamine use disorder. “The usage of medications, as evidenced by numerous studies, has been a powerful tool in the effort to combat opioid addiction. Supporting basic and translational research around the development of medications for methamphetamine use disorder is critical to addressing the increase in methamphetamineassociated deaths. We are encouraged by the results of the ADAPT-2 trial and ask that you keep us updated on the efforts at NIDA and its partners in the development of treatments to address methamphetamine use disorder,” wrote the senators. In their letter, the senators say they are encouraged by a recent NIDA announcement detailing potentially promising research findings related to medication treatment options for methamphetamine use disorder and encourage further investment and expedited research focused on developing effective treatments. The senators also ask for answers to several questions from NIDA officials, including how much funding is currently being dedicated to research of potential medications, the progress of clinical trials, steps being taken to ensure diversity in clinical trials and best current approaches for treating stimulant use disorder until medication treatments are available. Joining Brown and Capito on the letter were Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bob Casey (D-PA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jon Tester (D-MT). Information provided by the offices of senators Brown and Capito. �10 Saturday, February 6, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, February 6, 2021 11 Exit 132 | Ripley, WV M-F 9-8 / Sat. 9-6 / Sun. 1-5 It’s Cheaper in the Country...REALLY!!! 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The ageless quadragenarian quarterback and the magnificent millennial are the superstar attractions in Super Bowl 55 at Raymond James Stadium, the pinnacle of the NFL’s pandemic season marked by Zoom calls, juggled schedules, nasal swabs and mandated masks. Mahomes is the defending Super Bowl MVP who will become the only quarterback to start two Super Bowls by age 25. He’ll try to secure a second straight title for the Kansas City Chiefs (16-2), who ended a half-century drought last year with a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat San Francisco in Super Bowl 54. A week after beating scrappy Cleveland 22-17 in the divisional round for their eighth consecutive victory by six points or less, the cardiac Chiefs earned a return trip to the Super Bowl by rolling over the Buffalo Bills 38-24 in the AFC championship. Brady is seeking his record seventh ring but first with Tampa Bay after leading the Buccaneers (14-5) to their first NFC title in 18 years. It’s his first Super Bowl without Bill Belichick, whom he teamed up with in New England to make nine Super Bowl appearances over two decades of dominance in the AFC. In beating Green Bay 31-26 in the NFC championship at Lambeau Field behind Brady’s three touchdown passes and Shaq Barrett’s three sacks of Aaron Rodgers, the Bucs became the first team to get to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium. “That’s not where history has to end,” Barrett said. “We could be the first team to win it, as well, and that’s the key.” At 43, Brady will be the oldest player at any position to play in the Super Bowl. Mahomes and Brady have squared off four times before, including once in the playoffs. That was in the AFC championship at Arrowhead Stadium two years ago when the Patriots won 37-31 in overtime. Mahomes nearly prevailed that night but Charvarius Ward’s game-sealing interception of Brady’s pass in the final minute of regulation was negated by Dee Ford’s offsides penalty when he lined up in the neutral zone. Brady went on to lead the Patriots past the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl 53. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he appreciated Brady coming into the Chiefs’ locker room after the conference championship to console a young Mahomes, who never got his hands on the ball in overtime. “He talked to Patrick, and Patrick responded like a young guy would respond to the G.O.A.T.,” said Reid, using the sobriquet that stands for “greatest of all time.” Mahomes said Brady’s gesture meant the world to him. “He just kind of re-emphasized that I was doing things the right way, that I was putting in the right work and that I would have more opportunities to be in these games,” Mahomes recounted. “I’ve been lucky enough to be in two more of them since and win both of those.” Now Mahomes gets another crack at beating Brady with the Lombardi Trophy on the line. The superstars separated by 18 years, one month and 14 days have split four previous matchups, with Mahomes winning the last two: 23-16 over New England in 2019 and 27-24 in Week 12 at Tampa Bay. Brady is playing in his 10th Super Bowl of a 21-year career and not only can he strengthen his claim as the greatest QB in history by winning one without Belichick, he can join his pal and one-time rival Peyton Manning as the only starting quarterbacks to win Super Bowls with two different teams. Manning won Super Bowl 41 with the Indianapolis Colts and Super Bowl 50 in his fourth and final season with the Denver Broncos a month before he retired. Brady faded down the stretch in his final season with the Patriots in 2019 but his departure from New England and subsequent signing with Tampa Bay stunned the NFL. While Brady had led the Patriots to 17 AFC East titles in 18 seasons as a starter (he was a backup as a rookie and suffered a season-ending knee injury in the 2008 opener), the Bucs hadn’t reached the playoffs since 2007, five years after winning their only Super Bowl. Moreover, Brady had to adjust to head coach Bruce Arians, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and his new teammates save for old buddy Rob Gronkowski without the benefit of a normal offseason because of COVID-19. Despite some early stumbles, Brady led his star-studded cast that included wide receivers Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Antonio Brown, running backs Ronald Jones and Leonard Fournette and tight ends Gronkowski and Cameron Brate to an 11-5 record and a return to the playoffs. A 1-5 mark against teams that reached the playoffs made the Bucs a longshot to win the George Halas Trophy as the NFC’s champ, but behind a terrific defense and Brady’s steady leadership on offense Tampa Bay joined the 1985 Patriots, 2005 Steelers, 2007 Giants and 2010 Packers as the only teams to reach a Super Bowl by winning three road playoff games. The Bucs dispatched Washington 31-23 KEYS TO THE GAME From Tom Brady becoming the oldest player at age 43 to ever play in a Super Bowl to Patrick Mahomes becoming the first quarterback to start in two Super Bowls by age 25, there are plenty of subplots in the Buccaneers-Chiefs showdown at Raymond James Stadium. Here are some fans should keep an eye on: SEVENTH HEAVEN Brady is shooting for his record seventh NFL championship, which would break a tie he shares with three members of Vince Lombardi’s great Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s. Herb Adderley won five titles in Green Bay, including the first two Super Bowls, plus another with Tom Landry’s Dallas Cowboys in 1971, as did fellow Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg. Their teammate, Fuzzy Thurston, won his first title as a rookie with the Baltimore Colts in 1958 before winning five championships in Titletown. Brady won each of his half dozen rings in New England with coach Bill Belichick. TORCH PASSING Coming out of retirement for a reunion with Brady, Rob Gronkowski had a solid season with 623 yards and seven TDs on 45 receptions but has been quiet in the playoffs (eight catches for 43 yards and no TDs). Travis Kelce has succeeded Gronk as the league’s top tight end. He had a record-setting season with 105 catches for 1,416 yards and 11 TDs and has collected another 21 catches for 227 yards and three TDs in two playoff games. That gives Kelce 1,643 total receiving yards in the regular and postseason, passing Gronk’s 1,585 yards in 2011. Kelce’s nine postseason TDs are second all-time to Gronk’s dozen. SHOOTOUT SHOUTOUT The game is a rematch of the Chiefs’ 27-24 win on Nov. 29 at Tampa Bay in Week 12 when Mahomes threw for 462 yards and connected with Tyreek Hill 13 times for 269 yards and three TDs. The Chiefs built a 27-10 lead before Brady threw for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to Mike Evans. Mahomes completed 37 of 49 passes and Brady was 27 of 41 for 345 yards and three TDs but was picked off twice. The only time Mahomes piled up more passing yards was on Nov. 19, 2018, when he threw for 478 yards in a 54-51 loss to the Rams. Hill is coming off a franchise-best 172-yard performance in the AFC championship. PILFERING PIRATES The Buccaneers lead the NFL with 41 points off seven takeaways in the playoffs. That included 14 points off two Green Bay turnovers in the NFC championship that gave Tampa Bay a big enough cushion to withstand a furious rally by Aaron Rodgers. Scotty Miller sped past Kevin King to haul in a 39-yard TD pass from Brady with 1 second left in the first half following an interception by Sean Murphy-Bunting. Brady’s next pass was an 8-yard scoring strike to and New Orleans 30-20 before beating the Packers for their eighth consecutive road win. Not that Brady saw any of this coming as he steered the Bucs through one obstacle after another in earning the first wild-card berth of his 21-year career. “This is a goal, but at the same time it’s a week-to-week league. We were at 7-5 seven games ago, not feeling great,” Brady said. “We felt like we needed to find our rhythm and (we) played four great games down the stretch the last quarter of the season. After that, it was all bonus. We just had to go play well.” Now, they’re the first team that won’t have to hit the road for the Super Bowl. “That’s the scary thing about having the Super Bowl at home — we’ve been playing so good on the road,” said Arians. This is Arians’ first Super Bowl appearance as a head coach at age 68. “I don’t think about what it means for me,” Brady said. “I do think about what it means for everyone else.” Like Arians, a three-time cancer survivor who stepped down as Arizona’s coach in 2017 and came out of retirement two years ago, leading the Bucs to a 7-9 record in 2019 before Brady’s momentous arrival. “There were times when I never thought it would happen,” Arians said. “I never thought I would get a head coaching job. After the cancer scare in Arizona, sitting out that year and coming back, this has been the most rewarding year of coaching in my life.” FACTS & FIGURES tight end Cameron Brate that followed Aaron Jones’ second fumble — both forced by safety Jordan Whitehead. TWICE IS NICE Brady can become the first starting QB to win a Super Bowl in both conferences. Peyton Manning is the only starting QB to win titles with two different franchises (Indianapolis over Chicago 29-17 in Super Bowl 41 and Denver over Carolina 24-10 in Super Bowl 50). Before Brady, the only starting QB to lead teams from the NFC and AFC to the Super Bowl was Craig Morton, whose Cowboys lost to the Baltimore Colts 16-13 in Super Bowl 5 and whose Broncos lost to Dallas 27-10 in Super Bowl 12. Kurt Warner led the St. Louis Rams past Tennessee 23-16 in Super Bowl 34 but lost Super Bowl 43 to Pittsburgh 27-23 as the Arizona Cardinals’ starter. RIDING SHOTGUN Both teams have defensive coordinators who used to be NFL head coaches: Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Kansas City’s Steve Spagnuolo. Bowles went 26-41 as Jets head coach from 2015-18. When Bruce Arians came out of retirement in 2019 he quickly hired Bowles, whom he coached at Temple in the 1980s and who had been his DC in Arizona from 2013-14. The Bucs have led the NFL in rushing defense the last two seasons. Spagnuolo went 11-41 with the Rams from 2009-11 and as Giants interim head coach in 2017. He joined Andy Reid in 2019 and played a big role in turning around the Chiefs’ defense in their championship season a year ago. CHAMPIONSHIP CHOPS Arians is making his first Super Bowl appearance as a head coach and Reid is making his third. Reid is the only coach in NFL history to coach a team that hosted three consecutive conference championships, and he’s done it in both Kansas City and Philadelphia. His Eagles hosted the NFC title games following the 2002-04 seasons, losing to Tampa Bay and Carolina before beating Atlanta prior to their loss to New England in Super Bowl 39. Reid’s Chiefs lost to New England in the AFC title game at Arrowhead Stadium following the 2018 season before beating Tennessee last year on their way to winning Super Bowl 54. PRECISION PASSING Mahomes, whose 17 TD throws in seven playoff games are the most by a QB in his first four seasons in the NFL, has been insanely accurate in these playoffs, completing 73.5% of his throws (50 of 68) for 580 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions in wins over the Browns and Bills. He’s been sacked one time. Brady, on the other hand, has completed just 55 percent of his throws (60 for 109) in three playoff games for Tampa Bay. He’s thrown for 860 yards with seven TDs and a trio of interceptions, all in the NFC championship at Lambeau Field. He’s been sacked five times in this postseason. AT STAKE National Football League Championship for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The Chiefs are seeking their third trophy and second in a row after a 50-year drought; the Buccaneers are seeking their second trophy to go with the one they hoisted after the 2002 season. KICKOFF Sunday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern PARTICIPANTS Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC) and Kansas City Chiefs (AFC). This is the fourth appearance for the Chiefs (2-1), who lost to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl 1 in 1967, then beat Minnesota in Super Bowl 4 in 1970. It took them 50 years to get back but they beat San Francisco in Super Bowl 54 last year in Miami. The Buccaneers (1-0) are making their second appearance. They beat the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl 37. VENUE Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla., home to the Buccaneers, the first team ever to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium. This is the third Super Bowl at Raymond James and fifth in Tampa. SEATING CAPACITY The stadium seats 65,000 normally and is expandable to 75,000 but attendance will be limited to 22,000 because of the pandemic with 7,500 tickets going to healthcare workers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. HALFTIME SHOW The Weeknd (yes, that’s spelled correctly) will perform in his first Super Bowl halftime show. The Canadian singer-songwriter is a three-time Grammy winner whose given name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. Billboard named his song “Blinding Lights” as the No. 1 song of 2020. NATIONAL ANTHEM Country artist Eric Church and R&B vocalist Jazmine Sullivan with sing “The Star Spangled Banner.” FIRST FEMALE SUPER BOWL OFFICIAL Down judge Sarah Thomas will become the first woman ever to officiate a Super Bowl. She also was the first woman to officiate a major college football game before being hired by the NFL in 2015. “Her elite performance and commitment to excellence has earned her the right to officiate the Super Bowl,” said Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations. Carl Cheffers, a 21-year veteran NFL official, will referee his second Super Bowl. He also was in charge during Super Bowl 51 in 2017, when Brady and the Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit and beat the Falcons in the biggest comeback and first overtime game in Super Bowl history. GAME COVERAGE Game can be watched on CBS television affiliates and on the CBS All Access app. CONTENT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NBA tells teams it plans March 7 All-Star Game in Atlanta By Tim Reynolds It remains unclear when players would have to report to Atlanta and how The NBA told its teams testing will work there, or on Thursday night that it if fans will be part of the game. expects to finalize plans The first-half schedule in the coming week to have an All-Star Game in ends March 4, with the second half set to begin Atlanta. on March 11. The league The game and skills competitions will be held said it expects to agree to on March 7, the NBA told terms with the National clubs in the memo, a copy Basketball Players Association on testing protoof which was obtained by The Associated Press. cols that will apply to all Associated Press players during the break, how testing will work for the All-Star event, and when players will have to report back to their home markets to begin preparations for the second-half schedule. ESPN first reported on the contents of the memo. Daily testing, the NBA said, will continue during the break and the league expects that another condition will be that players won’t be allowed to travel internationally. If a player leaves his home market during the midseason break, the NBA is expected to mandate that he stay in private accommodations. All players will likely have to be back in home markets within two days of their teams resuming play, the NBA said. Talks between the league and the NBPA have gone on for weeks about if and how to salvage the All-Star Game, which was originally scheduled to be played in Indianapolis this season — before the pandemic called off those plans. Among the ideas the league and the union are discussing: how the game can benefit both COVID19 relief and historically Black colleges and universities. Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox said Wednesday night he thought the notion of an All-Star Game was “stupid” during a pandemic. 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EURZVH�MREV�‡�SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH�‡�JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �S ports 14 Saturday, February 6, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Lady Tornadoes fall to Federal Hocking, 56-33 By Alex Hawley ing 18 of the first 20 points. The Lady Tornadoes closed the first quarter with a 7-to-5 spurt, and trailed 23-9. RACINE, Ohio — Fast The Lady Lancers held break opportunities and SHS without a field goal in second chances, a winning the second period, going on combination for the Lady a 16-to-2 run for a 39-11 halfLancers. The Southern girls basket- time lead. FHHS began the second ball team dropped a 56-33 decision to Tri-Valley Confer- half with a 9-to-5 run for its ence Hocking Division guest largest lead of the night, at 48-16. Southern outscored Federal Hocking on Thursthe guests 7-to-1 over the day in Meigs County, with the Lady Lancers collecting final three minutes of the third quarter, and headed 28 offensive rebounds and into the finale down 49-23. 18 steals. The Purple and Gold Southern (0-17, 0-12 TVC closed the 56-33 setback Hocking) — which also fell with a 10-to-7 fourth quarter to Federal Hocking (13-5, Alex Hawley|OVP Sports 6-5) by a 64-28 tally on Jan. run. SHS freshman Kass Chaney (24) drives past Federal Hocking senior Paige Tolson (32), 4 in Stewart — never led on For the game, the Lady during the Lady Lancers’ 56-33 victory on Thursday in Racine, Ohio. Lancers earned a 45-to-31 Thursday, with FHHS scorahawley@aimmediamidwest.com rebounding advantage, including 28-to-11 on the offensive end. Southern committed 35 turnovers, while FHHS gave the ball away 17 times. The hosts combined for eight rejections, six assists and six steals, while the Maroon and Gold claimed six assists and one rejection to go with their 18 steals. Southern made 11-of-38 (28.9 percent) field goal attempts, including 4-of-15 (26.7 percent) three-point tries, while Federal Hocking was 17-of-69 (24.6 percent) from the field, including 5-of16 (31.3 percent) from deep. At the foul line, SHS sank See BASKETBALL | 15 Blevins’ buzzer-beater bounces Bears By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Since it opened in 1969, the University of Rio Grande’s Lyne Center — and the Newt Oliver Arena, which is housed inside its walls — has seen its fair share of fantastic finishes. It’s unclear, though, as to whether or not the facility has ever hosted a contest which finished the way Wednesday night’s get-together with West Virginia University-Tech did. Shiloah Blevins connected on a follow-up slam dunk as time expired, lifting the RedStorm to a 69-68 victory over the Golden Bears in men’s basketball action. Rio Grande, which snapped a two-game losing slide, improved to 11-8 with the victory -its first against WVU-Tech since Jan. 26, 2016 — a span of eight games. The Golden Bears, which had won 32 of its last 35 regular season outings against fellow River States Conference member schools, slipped to 7-5 with the loss. WVU-Tech trailed for most of the night, including all of the second half, until a conventional three-point play by Tamon Scruggs with 26 seconds remaining gave the Golden Bears a 68-67 advantage. After Tech knocked the ball out of bounds to force a Rio Grande inbounds play in front of its own bench with 14.4 seconds left, freshman Andrew Shull (Milton, WV) worked the ball into fellow frosh Caleb Wallis (Jackson, OH) who, in turn, found sophomore Miki Tadic (Hilversum, The Netherlands) just outside the lane. Tadic dribbled into the lane, stumbled while turning away from a pair of defenders and then found Shull wide open on the right wing for a would-be game-winner from three-point range. His jumper with two seconds left was off the mark, but Blevins raced in from the right elbow of the lane and outjumped Tech’s Ashton Parker to slam home the winning bucket just before the clock hit 0:00 and touch off an on-court celebration with his teammates. See BUZZER | 15 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, Feb. 8 Boys Basketball Rock Hill at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Girls Basketball Wellston at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. River Valley at Belpre, 7:15 South Gallia at Chesapeake, 7:30 Tuesday, Feb. 9 Boys Basketball Athens at River Valley, 7:30 Marietta at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Girls Basketball Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 7:30 Wednesday, Feb. 10 Boys Basketball South Gallia at Eastern, 7:30 Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Girls Basketball Fairland at Meigs, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Portsmouth, 6 p.m. Wrestling South Gallia at Waverly, 6 p.m. Eastern, Meigs at Trimble, 6 p.m. River Valley at Warren, 6 p.m. Bryan Walters|OVP Sports South Gallia freshman Macie Sanders (4) dribbles past an Eastern defender while using a screen set by teammate MaKayla Waugh during the second half of Thursday night’s girls basketball contest in Mercerville, Ohio. Eastern tops South Gallia in 2 OT By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — An entertaining battle to the very end. It took double overtime to decide, but visiting Eastern used an 8-6 push in the second extra session to ultimately come away with a thrilling 64-62 victory over the South Gallia girls basketball team in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup Thursday night in Gallia County. Both the Lady Rebels (10-11, 4-8 TVC Hocking) and the visiting Lady Eagles (6-14, 4-8) traded leads throughout the course of what ended up being five full quarters of play, and the biggest lead of the night for either squad was eight points. Both teams were knotted up at 11-all through eight minutes of play, but the Green and White made a 12-7 push to secure their largest first half lead of 23-18 with under three minutes left. SGHS, however, got a Jessie Rutt basket with five seconds left to cap a 6-0 surge that allowed the Red and Gold to take a slim 24-23 edge into the break. The Lady Rebels maintained that momentum into the third period with a 9-2 charge out of the halftime gates, giving the hosts a 33-25 lead with 2:53 remaining. EHS countered with a 10-2 push over the final 2:31 of the frame to knot things Eastern sophomore Erica Durst releases a shot attempt over a South Gallia defender during the second half of Thursday night’s girls basketball contest in Mercerville, Ohio. up at 35-all. An Erica Durst oldfashioned 3-pointer at the 2:06 mark of the fourth allowed the Lady Eagles to take a 41-37 lead, and that cushion was still 43-40 with under a minute to play in regulation. Macie Sanders banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 23 seconds left, tying things up at 43-all and forcing overtime. EHS established a 51-45 lead following a Durst basket at the 2:26 mark of the first 4-minute See OVERTIME | 15 �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, February 6, 2021 15 Lady Raiders sweep Wellston, 61-37 By Alex Hawley — connected on three triples and were up 17-to15 a quarter into play on Thursday. WELLSTON, Ohio — River Valley held the It took a quarter to get going, but once they did, hosts to just two field goals in the second there was no stopping period, however, going on Lady Raiders. a 19-to-6 run for a 34-23 The River Valley girls halftime lead. basketball team trailed Out of the break, RVHS Tri-Valley Conference outscored Wellston 10-toOhio Division host Wellston by two points a 5 in the third quarter, making its lead 44-28 quarter into Thursday’s with eight minutes to tilt in Jackson County, play. but the Silver and Black The Silver and Black outscored WHS 46-to-20 over the remaining three finished off the 61-37 win with a 17-to-9 run in the periods and won 61-37. finale. The Lady Rockets — For the game, River who lost to RVHS (11-7, 6-4 TVC Ohio) by a 46-38 Valley made 20 field tally on Jan. 4 in Bidwell goals, including six three- ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com pointers, while Wellston hit 14 field goals, including six triples. RVHS made 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) free throws, while WHS was 3-for-7 (42.9 percent) from the charity stripe. Hannah Jacks led the Lady Raiders with 24 points on six field goals and a 12-for-13 day at the foul line. Lauren Twyman hit a team-best four three-pointers on her way to 15 points. Sierra Somerville was next with eight points, followed by Allie Holley with six and Morrisa Barcus with four. Brooklin Clonch and Abbigail Browning rounded out the winning total with two points apiece. Wellston was led by Daycee Clemons with 12 points on four triples. Lauren Cheatham was next with eight points, followed by Makenna Kilgour and Maddie Potts with five each. Jenna Johnston scored three points for the Lady Rockets, while Kimmi Aubrey and Sarah Martin chipped in with two apiece. On Saturday, River Valley hosts Chesapeake at 6:30 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. Athens outlasts Lady Marauders, 62-59 By Bryan Walters The Lady Bulldogs (4-16, 3-9) simply traded punches with MHS the ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio rest of the way as both teams scored 16 points — The start ultimately made the difference in the in the third period for a 47-44 edge, then each end. squad churned out 15 Visiting Athens built a points down the stretch 17-13 first quarter lead and gradually held on the to wrap up the 1-possesrest of the way Thursday sion outcome. Athens also salvaged night during a 62-59 a season split with the victory over the Meigs Maroon and Gold after girls basketball team in dropping a 46-41 decision a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division matchup at at McAfee Gymnasium on Larry R. Morrison Gym- Jan. 4. The Lady Marauders nasium. outrebounded AHS by The Lady Marauders (6-10, 4-7 TVC Ohio) — a 35-32 overall margin, including a 20-12 edge who held leads in each on the offensive glass. of the first two quarters Athens also committed 22 — found themselves in an early 4-point hole, but of the 41 turnovers in the the hosts countered with contest. Meigs made 18-of-54 a small 15-14 run that cut the deficit down to 31-28 field goal attempts for 33 percent, including a 6-ofentering the break. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com 23 effort from behind the arc for 39 percent. The hosts were also 17-of-27 at the free throw line for 63 percent. Delana Wright paced MHS with 14 points, followed by Mallory Hawley with 13 points and Maggie Musser with a dozen markers. Rylee Lisle and Jerrica Smith were next with nine and eight points, respectively. Andrea Mahr and Charlotte Hysell respectively completed the scoring with two points and one point. Hawley also pulled down a team-best nine rebounds and added four assists as well. Athens netted 24-of50 shot attempts for 48 percent, including a 4-of-15 performance from 3-point range for 29 percent. The guests also sank 10-of-14 charity tosses for 71 percent. Bailey Cordray-Davis led Athens with a game-high 21 points, followed by Haylie Mills with 18 points and Kesi Federspiel with 12 markers. Emily Zuber added five points, while Harper Bennett, Annika Benton and Kianna Benton completed the winning tally with two points each. Meigs travels to Southern on Saturday and returns to the hardwood on Monday night when it hosts Nelsonville-York in a TVC Ohio contest at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Manning, Woodson top Hall of Fame candidates By Barry Wilner Kendall, Surrell help RedStorm earn split By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Zach Kendall tossed a complete game three-hitter, while Clayton Surrell had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the University of Rio Grande in an 8-1 win over Thomas More University, Thursday afternoon, in Milligan University’s “Clash of the Conferences” at TVA Credit Union Ballpark. The RedStorm dropped a 10-5 decision to the host Buffaloes in Thursday’s nightcap, slipping to 2-4 on the season. Kendall, a graduate senior from Troy, Ohio, picked up his second win in as many decisions, walking just one and striking out four. The righthander’s only real blemish was a trio of hit batsmen. Surrell, a sophomore from Carroll, Ohio, broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the top of the third inning and tacked on a two-run single as Rio nailed down the win with a four-run sixth inning. Senior Jesse Watson (Las Cruces, NM) also had three hits, including a double, and drove in a run for the RedStorm, while freshman Trey Carter (Wheelersburg, OH) went 2-for-4 and senior Kent Reeser (Miamisburg, OH) added a double and a run batted in. Derek Atwood tripled and Brett Berzinger drove in the lone run for the Saints (0-2). Michael Grogan started and took the loss for TMU, allowing four hits and three runs over four innings. In game two, Rio Grande grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top half of the third inning, but Milligan (3-1) got one of the runs back in the home half of the frame and took the lead for good with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. The RedStorm pulled to within 6-5 after scoring three times in the top of the sixth inning, but the Buffaloes scored four times in the home sixth to put down the rally once and for all. Surrell had two hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs for Rio, while Reeser added two hits of his own, including a double. Senior Caden Cluxton (Washington Court House, OH) and freshman Zach Price (Delaware, OH) drove in one run each in a losing cause. Junior left-hander Cody Gabriel (Upper Sandusky, OH) started and took the loss for the RedStorm, allowing five hits and as many runs over four innings. He walked three and struck out five. Coby Allison started and was credited with the win for Milligan, allowing five hits and two runs over four innings. He walked just one and fanned six. Brian Baxa allowed a hit and fanned three over 1-1/3 innings to earn a save. Justin Greene led the Buffaloes at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a run batted in. Braden Spano tripled, doubled and drove in a pair of runs, while Anthony Guzman doubled and had two RBI. Ben Grable also drove in two runs for Milligan. Rio Grande will face the same two teams in Friday’s conclusion of the two-day event. The RedStorm will face Thomas More at 1 p.m. and Milligan at 4 p.m. Manning and Woodson, two of the most dominant players at their positions More than two decades in the NFL from 1998 until their retirements ago, Charles Woodson beat out Peyton Manning in early 2016, are among four first-year-eligible for a prestigious college award. Something called finalists. During the NFL Honors television show the Heisman Trophy. On Saturday, they likely when The Associated Press announces its 2020 will share an even more impressive football honor: individual awards, they are among the leading entry into the Pro Footcontenders for induction. ball Hall of Fame. Both made the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 2000s, and carried their prolific production into the next decade. The only five-time league MVP, Manning quarterbacked Indianapolis to two Super Bowls, winning one, and then took Denver to two more, winning one. “Peyton was someone I always admired as a quarterback, as a leader of the team,” said Tom Brady, who someday will have his own bust in the Hall of Fame. “Peyton and I are right around the same age. I always looked up to Peyton, he always was doing things the right way. An amazing player, he took so much on. Like any great quarterback, there is a lot of Buzzer Basketball From page 14 From page 14 The game was tight from the outset, with five ties, three lead changes and neither squad enjoying a double-digit lead at any stage. The Golden Bears’ biggest lead of four points came in the opening minute of the contest, while Rio’s largest cushion was nine points, 40-31, after a jumper by Tadic with 17:39 left to play. Rio Grande shot 55 percent from the floor in the first half en route to a 35-29 lead at the intermission and finished the game at 51.8 percent (29-for-56). Tadic led a quartet of double-digit scorers for the RedStorm with 16 points and tied for game honors with three steals. Blevins finished with 15 points, a game-best 11 rebounds and two blocked shots, while Shull and senior Cam Schreiter (Mason, OH) added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Wallis also had three assists and Schreiter had two of Rio’s five steals. Tech shot 52 percent overall in the second half and finished the game 23-for-51 (45.1%). The Golden Bears also outscored their hosts, 17-6, at the foul line, but were outrebounded, 31-26. Darrin Martin had a game-best 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds for WVUTech in a losing cause, while Juvante’ Hayes and Andreas Jonsson tallied 16 and 15 points, respectively. Hayes and Jonsson had three steals each, while Scruggs and Thomas Hailey had three assists each. Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Saturday when it travels to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Carlow University in a 3 p.m. tipoff at Oakland Catholic High School. 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) and FHHS hit 17-of-30 (56.7 percent). Kass Chaney led the Purple and Gold with nine points, making a team-best two triples. Lila Cooper and Michelle Adkins scored five points apiece, with Cooper grabbing a team-high 12 rebounds. Kayla Evans contributed four points and two assists to the Lady Tornado cause, Kelly Shaver and Emilee Barber added three points apiece, while Lauren Smith and Hannah Smith both chipped in with two points. Leading SHS on defense, Cooper recorded five blocks and two steals, while Chaney had two steals and two blocks. For Federal Hocking, Paige Tolson scored a game-best 20 points and added a team-highs of five steals and two assists. Brennah Jarvis was next with nine points, followed by Regan Jeffers and Alexis Smith with six each. Kylie Tabler scored five for the guests, Ava Tate added four, Bella McVey tallied three, and Kyndal Snedden marked two points. Makynlee Baker rounded out the winning total with one point, to go with a game-high 14 rebounds and the team’s lone rejec- uncontested right side layup for a 56-all contest while forcing a second overtime. From page 14 South Gallia led only 36 seconds of the final sessession, but the Lady sion, but that lead came Rebels countered with at 62-61 after a Sanders a 9-3 push to again tie things up at 54-all with 17 basket with 59 seconds remaining. seconds left. Durst, however, conDurst converted a layup on Eastern’s ensuing pos- verted two free throws with 23.1 seconds left for session and held a 56-54 a permanent lead, then lead with only two sectacked on another charity onds remaining. toss with six seconds left Out of a timeout for a 64-62 edge. and needing to go the South Gallia manlength of the floor, Rutt inbounded the ball to Tori aged to produce another Triplett at midcourt, who decent shot attempt for the tie, but the ball then immediately made rimmed out and fell to another half-court pass down to a streaking Ken- the floor as the buzzer nedey Lambert. Lambert sounded — giving EHS the 2-point triumph. quickly converted the Eastern — which has won three straight decisions — also claimed a season sweep of South Gallia after posting a 52-42 win in Tuppers Plains back on Jan. 4. The Lady Eagles made 22 total field goals — all 2-pointers — and also went 20-of-27 at the free throw line for 74 percent. Erica Durst led EHS with a game-high 25 points, followed by Kennedi Rockhold with 22 points and Juli Durst with five markers. Jennifer Parker was next with four points, while Hope Reed and Ella Carlton respectively completed the winning mark with three and two points. South Gallia netted 25 Associated Press Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Overtime See FAME | 16 Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. tion. The Lady Tornadoes played the first 10 seconds of the contest with four players on the court in memory of Jordan Hardwick on senior night. Next, Southern hosts Meigs in non-league play on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. total field goals — including seven trifectas — and also went 5-of-14 at the charity stripe for 36 percent. Sanders and Rutt paced the Lady Rebels with 21 points apiece, followed by Triplett with nine points and Ryleigh Halley with five markers. MaKayla Waugh was next with four points, while Lambert completed the scoring with two points. South Gallia travels to Chesapeake on Monday for a non-conference contest at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 16 Saturday, February 6, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing 1st-quarter TD in Super Bowl gaping hole in Brady’s resume TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — For all Tom Brady’s success in the Super Bowl — he has an NFL-record six rings — his resume has a gaping hole: The star quarterback has yet to account for a firstquarter touchdown in the big game. That’s right, the guy with more TD passes than anyone in NFL history has failed to get his team into the end zone in the opening 15 minutes in any of his nine Super Bowls. It’s staggering, really. Or maybe just fluky. Brady and his former team, New England, managed a first-quarter field goal in 2018 against Philadelphia. Goose eggs in the rest of their Super Bowl appearances (2002, ’04, ’05, ’08, ’12, ’15 , ’17 and ’19). Maybe a new team will bring new early-game results when Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host Kansas City on Sunday. “Yeah, you’d obviously love to get off to a fast start,” Brady said. “It’s hard to explain why or why not that hasn’t happened. I’m sure they’re all a lot of individual things. I don’t know. Ultimately, for us this week, it’s about taking every play, understanding what we’re trying to execute on a given play and then go make it happen.” Of course, Brady has been dynamic for the other three quarters in most of those games. The Pats averaged nearly 23.5 points in the final three periods. “The one thing about this game, you’re playing the other best team in the league,” he said. “There’s not a lot of margin for error. If you do anything that‘s unsound, it’s not going to work. The execution has to be at your best. It should be that way. That’s the way this game should be played. “It should be the highest level of execution ’cause it’s the most time to prepare, concentration, focus. You’ve got to lay it on the line and try to make the plays when we got them. When they’re there to be made, we’ve got to make them.” alreadyhad two of his Super Bowl rings before Henne’s first start at Michigan. Henne called Brady a true role model for quarterbacks with what he does on and off the field, his leadership and ability to win championships. “And we always want to strive to be one like Tom,” Henne said. “And I’m proud that he’s a Michigan Wolverine and really proud of what he’s done in his career.” Henne, who turns 36 in July, isn’t likely to play as long as Brady either. Henne already has an idea of what he wants to do after he stops playing, even though he has one more year on the contract the Chiefs signed him to last offseason, and still feels he has “a little gas in the tank.” “After football, I feel like I just want to get back and coach quarterMichigan men backs and help out a high Chiefs backup quarschool,” Henne said. “I terback Chad Henne has feel like with all this inforthe most yards passing in Michigan history, well mation, all these years ahead of another Wolver- and experience, I can get back to the community ines quarterback in Tom and help out some youngBrady. Henne knows what he’d er quarterbacks.” rather have. “I’ll take his profesSmall schools, big stage sional career over them, The interior of Tampa over my college career,” Bay’s offensive line is as Henne said. unheralded as a group Henne was a fourplaying in the Super Bowl year starter with the can get, each of them Wolverines, while Brady manning an unglamor- Fame through the same eyes, it is a great way to play a football game. “The coaches … they From page 15 had so much trust in Peyton to get things responsibility you take on, make sure everything right and he always did.” Woodson, a cornerback is a reflection of how you see the game. When for his first 14 pro seasons, then reinvented everybody is seeing it (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN himself as a safety. He lost a Super Bowl with the Raiders, won one with the Packers, and was the 1998 Defensive Rookie of the Year, then the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year. “That would mean job well done,” Woodson ous position and coming from a small college background. Left guard Ali Marpet was the highest-drafted NCAA Division III player in history, a secondrounder from Hobart College in 2015. Center Ryan Jensen was a sixthround pick by Baltimore in 2013 out of Division II Colorado State Pueblo who did eventually sign a $42 million free agent contract with the Bucs. Right guard Aaron Stinnie went undrafted out of James Madison in Virginia at the FCS level. He replaced the injured Alex Cappa, a third-round choice in 2018 out of Division II Humboldt State in California. “I feel like it proves it doesn’t really matter where you played college ball, as long as you can get it done at the next level. 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Shepard Jr. conducts an experiment on Feb. 6, 1971, near a lunar crater using an instrument from a two-wheeled cart carrying test tools. Shepard and his crew brought back 42 kilograms of moon rocks and left behind two golf balls that Shepard, who later described the moon’s surface as “one big sand trap,” hit with a makeshift 6-iron to become a footnote in history. for the Jewel of Your Heart Choose from diamonds, gemstones, pearls, gold, silver, watches and more in his or her favorite styles this Valentine’s Day. Out of this world: Shepard put golf on moon 50 years ago Fifty years later, it remains the most impressive bunker shot in the history of golf, mainly because of the location. The moon. Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and his crew brought back about 90 pounds of moon rocks on Feb. 6, 1971. Left behind were two golf balls that Shepard, who later described the moon’s surface as “one big sand trap,” hit with a makeshift 6-iron to become a footnote in history. Francis Ouimet put golf on the front page of American newspapers by winning the 1913 U.S. Open. Gene Sarazen put the Masters on the map by holing a 235-yard shot for an albatross in the final round of his 1935 victory. Shepard outdid them all. He put golf in outer space. “He might have put golf on the moon map,” Jack Nicklaus said this week. “I thought it was unique for the game of golf that Shepard thought so much about the game that he would take a golf club to the moon and hit a shot.” Shepard became the first American in space in 1961 as one of NASA’s seven original Mercury astronauts. After being sidelined for years by an inner ear problem he became the fifth astronaut to walk on the moon as Apollo 14 commander. But he did more than just walk the moon. Shepard waited until the end of the mission before he surprised American viewers and all but a few at NASA who did not know what Shepard had up his sleeve — or in this case, up his socks. That’s how he got the golf gear in space. “Houston, you might recognize what I have in my hand as the contingency sample return; it just so happens to have a genuine 6-iron on the bottom of it,” Shepard said. “In my left hand, I have a little white pellet that’s familiar to millions of Americans.” He hit more moon than ball on his first two attempts. The third he later referred to as a shank. And he caught the last one flush, or as flush as an astronaut can hit a golf ball while swinging with one hand in a pressurized spacesuit that weighs 180 pounds (on Earth). “We used to say it was the longest shot in the history of the world because it hasn’t come down yet,” famed golf instructor Butch Harmon said with a laugh. Harmon is loosely connected with the shot through his relationship with Jack Harden Sr., the former head pro at River Oaks Country Club in Houston whom Shepard asked to build him a 6-iron he could take to the moon. Harden managed to attach the head of a Wilson Staff Dyna-Power 6-iron to a collapsible tool used to collect lunar samples. The shots did come down on the moon. Still up for debate is how far they went. “Miles and miles and miles,” Shepard said in a light moment that was broadcast in color to a captive television audience watching from nearly 240,000 miles away. Not quite. The shot for years has been estimated at 200 yards, remarkable considering how much the bulk of his spacesuit restricted Shepard’s movement. He had even practiced in his spacesuit in a bunker in Houston when no one was around. On occasion of the 50-year anniversary, British-based imaging specialist Andy Saunders provided a more accurate account. Saunders, who is working on a book called, “Apollo Remastered,” worked out through digital enhancing and stacking techniques of video footage that the first shot went 24 yards. The second ball went 40 yards. Former PGA champion Jimmy Walker hits a 6-iron about 200 yards on Earth. Walker, a space enthusiast with a skill and passion for astrophotography, worked with the USGA and Saunders as the Apollo 14 anniversary neared to see how far he could hit a 6-iron in one-sixth gravity of the moon. “He was known for saying miles and miles,” Walker said. “They took my launch conditions and said my ball would fly 4,600 yards and it would have just over a minute of hang time.” That would be a little over 2 1/2 miles. That also would be a conventional 6-iron while wearing golf shoes and a sweater vest. What stands out all these years later is Shepard even thinking about taking a golf club to the moon and back. The inspiration came from Bob Hope, who carried a golf club just about everywhere he went. That included a trip to Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston a year before the Apollo 14 mission. According to USGA historian Michael Trostel, that’s what made Shepard realize a golf shot would be the ideal illustration of the moon’s gravitational pull. To build a club, he found the right person in Harden at River Oaks. “He was incessant tinkerer with equipment,” said Brandel Chamblee, a Golf Channel analyst and longtime friend of Harden’s son. “I would tease Jack and his father, any club they got had been ‘Hardenized.’ No club off the rack was ever good enough for them. They always changed the lie, the loft, the bounce. They used lead tape. It was apropos he made Shepard’s 6-iron.” We also have Award Plaques with engraving, leather watch bands, watch batteries & band adjustments Tawney Jewelers The Diamond Center “Serving You Since 1933” OH-70223268 AP Golf Writer OH-70222660 By Doug Ferguson roles ranging from the film, but it was in the 1965 production of “The Sound of Music” opposite Julie Andrews as Captain von Trapp that made him a star. 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Mike DeWine doesn’t change the K-12 funding formula, but it does return the education budget to pre-pandemic levels. DeWine introduced his full budget proposal on Monday, and said the funding formula for schools didn’t change in his version of the budget because of the potential changes to be made by the legislature. “We once again made a specific decision not to change the funding formula, knowing that both the House and Senate both had significant ideas and were well along in their process of developing a new formula,” DeWine told reporters on Monday. (You can read more about other budget proposals from DeWine in this separate OCJ article.) In the last General Assembly, the Cupp-Patterson education overhaul bill went through months of debate and several hearings before dying in committee. Parts of the bill were inserted into the capital budget during the last days of the 133rd General Assembly, with Sen. Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin Falls, saying the funding formula would be a priority in the next legislature. The Senate’s version of the funding formula, largely identical to the House version, also failed to make it out of committee last year. DeWine’s version of the budget brings $13.1 billion to state schools, including $1.1 billion in “student wellness,” also known as wraparound funds, for issues impacting students outside of academics, such as medi- cal and mental health issues. The funding sees a small decrease in the second-year of the biennium, but Kimberly Murnieks, head of the state’s Office of Budget and Management, said the decrease is accounted for in a projected increase in lottery revenues for that year. “Overall, the (Department of Education) foundation formula is again flat to fiscal year 2019,” Murnieks said. Murnieks said in conversations with the governor as the budget proposal was formulated, it was agreed that wraparound services are “even more crucial now” with the pandemic affecting not only student learning, but also home life. Qualifying charter schools are set to get a boost in the governor’s budget proposal, with a $54 million yearly increase to fully fund the Quality Community School Support Fund. The funds can only be accessed by meeting academic and financial criteria, but through the funds the state hopes to “help successful charter schools build the capacity to serve more Ohio students,” according to budget documents. Murnieks said funding needed for safety measures at K-12 schools is coming from federal sources. According to budget documents, more than $2 billion in federal funding received as part of the latest federal coronavirus relief package will be appropriated for learning and student recovery plans. Previously, $450 million was appropriated from CARES Act dollars to be specifically by schools for COVID-19-related uses, according to Murnieks. “Those funds can absolutely be utilized for all of the COVID safety measures and all of the other measures schools may need to catch kids up,” she said on Monday. Reimbursable funds for child nutrition programs will also come from federal funds totaling $1.6 billion. In terms of higher education funding, the state share of instruction (SSI) subsidy, the biggest piece of state support to colleges and universities, is increased a total of 1.8% under the governor’s proposal. The SSI has stayed largely flat in the last few fiscal years, with 2019’s share at $1.98 billion and 2020’s dipping slightly to $1.94 billion. Fiscal year 2021’s subsidy is estimated to be just over $2 billion, before the potential budgetary increases. Some scholarships like the Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) and Choose Ohio First will see increases. The OCOG award will be bumped by $500 per student, and at least 2,000 new scholarships will be released for the Choose Ohio First program for students in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine. This story shared for republication by, and with permission from, the Ohio Capital Journal, an independent, nonprofit news organization. For more information go to www.ohiocapitaljournal. com Susan Tebben is an awardwinning journalist with a decade of experience covering Ohio news, including courts and crime, Appalachian social issues, government, education, diversity and culture. She has worked for The Newark Advocate, The Glasgow Daily Times, The Athens Messenger, and WOUB Public Media. She has also had work featured on National Public Radio. What to know about Gov. DeWine’s proposed state budget By Tyler Buchanan million for broadband expansion throughout the state of Ohio. This is an “incredibly important” Ohio Gov. Mike priority, Husted said, notDeWine outlined his administration’s proposed ing that Ohioans without state budget on Monday, adequate internet access at home have fewer educalling his plan “truly cation, health care and an investment into our telework opportunities. future.” This proposed spendAcknowledging this as being an “extremely chal- ing is made available, DeWine said, due to lenging time in Ohio,” money saved by the DeWine nevertheless offered an optimistic view state government during the pandemic as well as of the coming two years increased federal spendand said 2021 in particular would be a year of ing in Ohio that has freed up additional money. recovery. There is one other The governor emphaaspect of the Investing in sized the need for Ohio Initiative plan. targeted investments toward Ohio businesses, communities and workers DeWine wants $50 million as the state continues to public relations campaign deal with a pandemic that This is a component of has left thousands dead the governor’s proposed and more than a million recovery plan that turned seeking unemployment some heads. aid at some point in the DeWine hopes to see past year. the state embark on a “We see a bright future $50 million marketing ahead,” said Kimberly campaign to promote the Murnieks, the state’s chief virtues of Ohio to the rest budget officer, in helpof America. ing to roll out the budget The idea, he said, is to plan. convince residents and The proposal kicks off entrepreneurs living elsemonths of negotiating where to relocate to the with the Ohio legislature, Buckeye State. which is tasked with “We want to position approving a state budget Ohio as the place to be,” this summer. DeWine said, saying the Here are some main campaign should hightakeaways of how the light the state’s cultures, budget affects everyday cities, universities and Ohioans and some details workplace opportunities. about the next steps in the budget process: No new taxes, but some new fees Big investments in small The governor and chief businesses, expanding budget officer repeatedly broadband access made note of the effort to not propose any new At the centerpiece of taxes with this budget. DeWine’s budget proIt does, however, call posal is a new economic recovery plan referred to for increasing some fees as the “Investing in Ohio that Ohio residents have to pay at the Bureau of Initiative.” The one-time spending Motor Vehicles. The budget proposes a $10 plan includes more than $1 billion toward business increase on motor vehicle grants, community infra- registration fees and a $2 increase on title fees. structure projects and This would raise milworkforce development. lions of dollars benefitting A total of $460 milthe Ohio State Highway lion in grants would go toward bars, restaurants, Patrol, which Murnieks entertainment venues and said is in need of additional funding to pay for other small businesses hit hard by the pandemic, its operations and security responsibilities. (The DeWine said. Of this money, $20 million would Patrol provides security at the Ohio Statehouse.) be specially allocated for new businesses started since the beginning of Health and Education 2020. Public health should Lt. Gov. Jon Husted remain a major funding outlined a number of priority going forward proposed investments as Ohio navigates the toward improving the COVID-19 pandemic, state’s workforce training DeWine said. opportunities, benefiting He mentioned a parhigh school students and ticular need to invest in adult workers alike. better data systems for Another major compo- health departments to nent of the Investing in process and report public Ohio Initiative is $250 health information. Ohio Capital Journal The governor will talk in future detail about the proposed public health spending in his Tuesday pandemic press conference, Murnieks told reporters. The budget proposes a notable increase in state Medicaid spending. Murnieks said this is due to a rise in the number of Ohioans relying on Medicaid during the ongoing health crisis and an expected decrease in federal funding. Regarding education, DeWine did not include any changes with the K-12 funding formula in his budget proposal, noting that lawmakers are still debating the issue. In sum, funding for Ohio schools would return to levels seen before the pandemic hit. (OCJ covered the education budget proposals in a separate article which you catastrophe. She said the can read here.) state likely would have relied on this money had it not been for ‘Rainy day fund’ still the funding assistance untouched provided by the federal Throughout the government. pandemic, DeWine has said the state would not tap into its $2.7 billion What’s next? “rainy day fund” unless it The state legislature was absolutely necessary. will now start reviewing The state opted against the budget proposal. doing so for all of 2020, The negotiating proeven while instituting cess begins in the two hundreds of millions of chambers’ Finance Comdollars in cuts to public mittees. Eventually, the education last May. budget will come to a full Likewise, the state vote in the Ohio House of evidently has no Representatives and the intention of using that Ohio Senate. Members money in 2021. DeWine from both chambers will did not propose any then hash out any differfunds be used from the ences before a final budrainy day fund in his get bill heads to the govbudget proposal. ernor’s desk for approval. Murnieks told The budget must be reporters that it’s approved by the start of beneficial for Ohio the new fiscal year (July to continue saving it 1), though it’s not uncomfor any future budget mon for negotiations to SATURDAY EVENING BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News NBC Nightly 3 (N) News (N) WTAP News NBC Nightly (N) News (N) ABC 6 News ABC World at 6 p.m. (N) News (N) Classic Gospel "Best of Ivan Parker" Eyewitness ABC World News (N) News (N) 10TV News Weekend Sat. (N) News (N) (5:00) NCAA Basketball Creighton at Marquette (L) PBS Firing Line NewsHour Weekend (N) 13 News Weekend Weekend (N) News (N) 6 PM 6:30 continue past that date with a temporary budget in place. More information about the budget proposal is available online at budget. ohio.gov, with information about current state spending available at checkbook.ohio.gov. This story shared for republication by, and with permission from, the Ohio Capital Journal, an independent, nonprofit news organization. For more information go to www.ohiocapitaljournal. com Tyler Buchanan is an award-winning journalist who has covered Ohio politics and government for the past decade. A Bellevue native and graduate of Bowling Green State University, he most recently spent 6 1/2 years as a reporter and editor of The Athens Messenger and VintonJackson Courier newspapers. He is a member of the BG News Alumni Society Board and was a 2019 fellow in the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism. 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In old business, RACO held POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education approved a handful of agenda items during the recent regular meeting. The board, Approved to hire Richard Owen as a Bus Driver on a one-year contract. Approved a leave request as presented. Approved four tickets per Meigs participants for the remainder of winter home-game sporting events. Approved the minutes of the Jan. 13, 8 AM 2 PM 30° 38° 35° Very cold today with clouds and sun. A bit of snow tonight. High 42° / Low 29° 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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Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 12.61 16.20 21.77 12.80 12.79 24.72 12.17 26.71 34.75 12.32 21.50 34.60 21.80 Chillicothe 32/22 24-hr. Chg. +0.38 -0.27 -0.25 -0.23 -0.53 -0.16 -0.03 -0.96 -0.66 -0.38 -1.40 -0.20 -3.20 Sun through high clouds Logan 33/22 Waverly 36/22 Lucasville 40/26 Portsmouth 40/29 Ashland 42/31 Grayson 42/31 WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — A judge on Friday denied bail to Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who was arrested in December on U.S. charges that alleging he sexually abused women and girls he lured with promises of opportunities in fashion and modeling over the last 25 years. That means Nygard, 79, will await his extradition hearings in jail. Nygard was arrested in December in Winnipeg and faces nine counts in the Southern District of New York. Justice Shawn Greenberg said she has concerns about a history of Nygard not showing up to court and using employees to tamper with evidence. Defense lawyer Jay Prober argued in court last week that his client’s health is at risk behind bars. The defense had proposed an in-home security guard and 24-hour video surveillance to monitor Nygard if he was released. pod, that you arrive with the other members of your pod, so you can be seated at the same time. Upon entry, each guest will be asked to sign a form indicating that they have not experienced any symptoms of COVID19 prior to the show. If guests have experienced symptoms within 48 hours of the show, they are not permitted to attend the show. Please call Stuart’s Opera House WEDNESDAY 39° 18° FRIDAY 24° 8° Mostly cloudy and very cold Very cold with times of sun and clouds 25° 2° Very cold with sunshine NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 36/25 Murray City 34/22 Belpre 37/26 Today St. Marys 38/26 Parkersburg 37/24 Coolville 37/25 Wilkesville 38/26 POMEROY Jackson 40/28 38/26 Ravenswood Rio Grande 41/29 41/28 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 30/18 GALLIPOLIS 42/29 41/27 41/29 Elizabeth 39/29 Spencer 40/26 Buffalo 41/28 Ironton 42/31 and we will issue you a refund for your ticket(s). Because of the current pandemic, audience members are asked to stay in their seats the entire show. Stuart’s will not have the usual bar service, but will provide a complimentary bottle of water for every attendee. Submitted by Stuart’s Opera House, Chloe Musick, marketing director. THURSDAY 26° 14° Colder with occasional snow and rain Athens 36/24 McArthur 36/24 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Canadian judge denies bail for fashion mogul Peter Nygard TUESDAY 45° 29° Adelphi 31/22 South Shore Greenup 42/31 39/29 28 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 OH-70219587 MONDAY Snow early in the a.m.; mostly cloudy 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) SUNDAY 37° 18° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 42°/33° 44°/26° 69° in 1986 -6° in 1996 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low done taking the drink. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in pods. Pods are a small group of people who agree to sit together and socialize with one another exclusively. These are the people who you have been regularly exposed to throughout the pandemic. Each group of seats will be spaced at least six feet apart in the theater. We ask that if you purchase your tickets in a is required to be properly worn for all of those in attendance. No one will be allowed entry without a face covering. Stuart’s Opera House will have face coverings available for guests who need one. The mask must be worn at all times, including in the theater and the grand lobby. If you are taking a drink, the mask may be removed to do so, but must immediately be put back on after you are industry back is if everyone agrees to adhere to strict safety protocol. We greatly appreciate your From page 1 respect for and support of the following guidecharge at stuartsoplines,” stated the news erahouse.org, but donarelease. tions to Stuart’s Opera This is a socially disHouse are welcomed and tanced event that will encouraged. “Stuart’s Opera House, take place indoors in our like all performance ven- historic theater. Visitors ues, have been shuttered should enter with the since March of 2020. The guest(s) you intend to only way we can all safely sit with for the event. A get the live performance nose and mouth covering The meeting was closed with the Pledge to the Flag led by Dale Hart. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kathryn Hart Room at Southern High School. New members are always welcome. Information submitted by Melanie Weese. more serious illnesses.” BERLIN (AP) — A more contagious variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain now accounts for almost 6% of all cases in Germany, officials said Friday. The head of Germany’s disease control agency said labs examined the genome of the virus in more than 30,000 positive samples last week to assess the spread of the variant, known to scientists as B.1.1.7., and two others that were first found in South Africa and Brazil. “The three variants, particularly B.1.1.7., have arrived in Germany,” Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute, told reporters in Berlin. “They’re not dominant yet, but we have to reckon that their share will continue to rise, just as it has been reported from other European countries in recent weeks.” Wieler said the variant first observed in Britain and now detected in 13 of Germany’s 16 states “is more contagious than the existing one, and there are first indications that it can also lead to Elvis WEATHER Virus variant accounts for 6% of cases in Germany, rising organizational meeting and regular meeting as submitted. Approved the financial report for the month of December 2020 as submitted. Approved the bills (expenditures) for payment for the month of December 2020. Approved revised permanent appropriations as presented by the Treasurer. Set Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Office for the next regular meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. TODAY to be held at Star Mill Park. All proceeds will go toward scholarships for Southern graduates Class of 2022. Donations are now being accepted. You may contact Tonja Hunter 740-508-0044, Sherry Werry 740-4161324, or Kim Romine 740-992-7079 or 740992-2067. IN BRIEF Meigs Board approves agenda items Staff Report New business included, scholarship applications will be taken to Southern High School on Monday, March 8, at 8 a.m.. Next the RACO spring yard sale dates were set for Thursday, May 6 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.), Friday, May 7 (9 a.m.4 p.m.), and Saturday, May 8 (9 a.m.-2 p.m.) the Park event. The winners of the Christmas decorating contest were Bill and Judy Bird, first place; Jonathan and Dawana Dunn, second place; and Angie Fortner, third place. Also acknowledged were donations made to RACO from individuals and families. a food drive at Dollar General on Saturday, Nov. 7 (proceeds were donated to the Meigs County Cooperative Parish), delivered Christmas treats in the community, held the Christmas Decorating Contest, and had a RACO tree in the park for the Christmas in Milton 42/31 St. Albans 42/28 Huntington 41/29 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 50/40 90s 80s 70s Billings 60s 11/-1 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 61/45 Denver 10s 44/26 0s -0s Los Angeles 75/51 -10s T-storms Rain Showers El Paso Snow 64/37 Flurries Chihuahua Ice 67/39 Cold Front Warm Front Monterrey Stationary Front 86/55 Clendenin 41/29 Charleston 42/28 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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