https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/fdb926ccedd8e5884683f34b993b6bce.pdf fcd5ab24642201db03812c3ad4e6e860 PDF Text Text On this day in history Rio women host Eagles NEWS s 2 SPORTS s 6 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 14° 26° 25° Cold today with times of clouds and sun. Very cold tonight. High 32° / Low 13° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 12 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 35, Volume 75 COVID deaths reported in Meigs, Gallia Mason reports zero cases Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — New COVID-19 deaths were reported in Meigs and Gallia Counties as Mason County reported zero new cases for the second time in a week. The Meigs County Health Department reported two additional COVID-19 deaths in the county on Friday, both individuals in the 70-79 age range. The Ohio Department of Health reported one new death in Gallia County, a person in the 80-plus age range. In addition, the Meigs County Health Department reported four new hospitalizations. On Friday, no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mason County by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). total of 2,172 cases of COVID-19 (since March) in Gallia County as part of Friday’s update. This is an increase of six since Thursday’s update. ODH has reported a total of 46 deaths (one new), 129 hospitalizations, and 2,007 presumed recovered individuals (eight new) as of Friday. Age ranges for the 2,172 total cases reported by ODH on Friday are as follows: 0-19 — 283 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 350 cases (1 less case, 6 hospitalizations) 30-39 — 291 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 312 cases (7 hospitalizations, 1 death) 50-59 — 326 cases (4 new cases, 15 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 275 cases (25 hospitalizations, 5 deaths) 70-79 — 186 cases (2 new cases, 35 hospitalizations, 12 deaths) 80-plus — 149 cases Gallia County ODH reported a See COVID | 4 House OKs bill to direct $210M for Ohio broadband expansion COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legislation to help expand highspeed internet access in underserved and rural areas of Ohio is getting bipartisan support and fast-tracked consideration at the Statehouse as the coronavirus pandemic increases pressure to address that digital divide. A measure that would direct $210 million toward increasing broadband access passed the House on Thursday with wide support. The total includes $20 million annually over three fiscal years, plus another $150 million for the coming year that was part of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s state budget proposal. “Internet is not a luxury in 2021,” said Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, one of the bill’s sponsors. “It’s a necessity.” State officials say an estimated 300,000 households and more than 1 million residents across Ohio lack high-speed internet. The problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic as more people have relied on digital connectivity for remote work, virtual schooling, telehealth appointments, social and support services, online business transactions See HOUSE | 4 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. Saturday, February 20, 2021 s $2 Health order limits OVP file photo Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is pictured speaking in front of Wolfe Mountain Entertainment in Pomeroy during the Meigs County Bicentennial in 2019. Governor suggests compromise possible COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A compromise might be possible over legislative efforts to restrict Ohio’s public health orders in a pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday as he stepped back from a suggestion earlier this week he would automatically veto the pending bill. DeWine, a Republican, also toned down his criticism of a handful of school districts that say they might not make a March 1 deadline to offer in-person learning. As recently as Feb. 12, DeWine scheduled a last-minute, early evening news conference to rebuke school officials in Akron and Cincinnati for backtracking on their commitments to meet the deadline. DeWine called that unacceptable after employees in those districts were among those prioritized for coronavirus vaccines because of their reopening promises. But on Thursday, asked about a report that Youngstown city schools also might not make the deadline, DeWine was more conciliatory. “The fact that some schools may miss this by a few days is not good, but I think we need to keep our eye on the ball,” he said. “The glass is about 95% full, and we should not fixate on the 5% or so that is not full.” On Wednesday, the GOP-controlled Senate approved a bill that would limit public health emergency orders to 90 days, and also give the General Assembly the power to rescind those orders by resolution after 30 days. It was the latest in a series of nearly yearlong efforts by fellow Republicans, frustrated by things like the statewide mask mandate and the now expired curfew, to curtail the governor’s public health powers. DeWine said Tuesday he’d veto the bill if it reached his desk. On Thursday, he said a change to the bill that puts the decision in the hands of the entire Legislature and not a joint House-Senate committee was an improvement. “If there’s a way that we can reach accommodation we will. If we can’t we won’t. Time will tell,” DeWine said. “But I think we owe it to the people of the state to try to reach that accommodation.” Also Thursday, DeWine said the state’s two vet- erans’ homes will reopen to new admissions “very, very soon.” He said the homes in Georgetown in southern Ohio and Sandusky in northern Ohio have done a good job with vaccinations. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that both homes have growing waiting lists and are operating well below capacity compared to before the pandemic. “We’re not going to take a whole bunch of people in one week, but we’re going to start slowly start opening that back up and see how it goes,” DeWine said, adding that reaching full capacity will take time. With nearly all nursing home and assisted living residents now having See HEALTH | 4 Eastern to return to 4-day in-person learning Meigs Board approves spring coaching hires with Wednesday remaining at remote learning day for the entire disREEDSVILLE — Inperson learning students trict. In personnel matters, in Eastern Local School District will return to the the board approved the hiring of the following on classroom four days per week beginning on Mon- supplemental and pupil activity contracts: Chris day, Feb. 22 following a decision by the board of Stewart, head varsity baseball coach; Dustin education this week. Huffman, assistant The district had been varsity baseball coach; operating under the Andrew Benedum, cohort system with inassistant varsity baseball person students attending in two groups, either coach; Mykala Sheppard, assistant varsity on Monday and Thurstrack coach; DJ Maxon, day or Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday was a assistant varsity softball coach; Brian Cummins, remote learning day for assistant varsity softball all students. This shad been in place for several coach; Kaitlyn Hawk, junior high track coach; weeks as Meigs County had remained in “red” on Rachel Hawk, volunteer junior high and high the Ohio Public Health school track coach; Josh Advisory System. Fogle, head varsity track The board voted durcoach; Pat Newland, ing Wednesday night’s assistant varsity track meeting to move away coach; Bryan Durst, head from using the advisory system and move to four varsity softball coach; Pat days of face to face See EASTERN | 12 instruction each week Staff Report Staff Report and field coach. Bryan Swann was hired as the head softball ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Local Board coach at Meigs High School for the 2021 seaof Education approved son. Destinee Blackwell spring coaching hires during the recent regular was hired as the junior varsity softball coach for meeting. Jeff Wayland was hired the 2021 season. Tom Cremeans was as the head varsity basehired as the middle ball coach for the 2021 season. Varsity baseball school golf coach for the 2021 season. assistant coaches hired In other business, the for the season were board, Steve Wood, assistant Approved to hire varsity coach and Eddie Spencer Kummer as a Fife Jr., volunteer assissubstitute teacher for tant varsity coach. the 2020-2021 school Dave Barr was hired year, pending compleas the head track and tion of all administrative field coach for the high school for the 2021 sea- requirements. Approved to hire son. Assistant Track and Glenn Hudson as a subField Coaches for the stitute custodian for the 2021 season approved remainder of the 2020by the board included, 2021 school year, pendMichael Kennedy, high ing completion of all school assistant track administrative requireand field coach; Amy ments. Perrin, high school Approved the minutes assistant track and field coach; Tim Lewis, See BOARD | 12 middle school head track �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, February 20, 2021 BROWN OBITUARIES KEITH ALLEN SHEETS POMEROY — Dorothy Brown, Pomeroy Pike Community, Ohio, died on Friday, February 19, 2021 at GALLIPOLIS — Keith brothers, Michael A. her residence. (Carolyn) Sheets of KlamAllen Sheets, age 64 of Arrangements will be announce by the Anderson ath Falls, Oregon and Gallipolis, Ohio, died McDaniel Funeral Home. Wednesday February 17, Paul (Ruthie) Sheets of Gallipolis Ferry, West Vir2021 at his residence. ginia. Along with several Born December 30, 1956 in Gallipolis, he was nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be the son of the late Ivan A. “Abie” and Nancy V. Mur- 2 p.m., Sunday February 21, 2021 at the Waughphy Sheets. In addition Halley-Wood Funeral to his parents, he was Home with Pastor Randy preceded by a brother, Carnes officiating. Burial Donald E. Sheets and will follow in Mound Hill by a sister, Violet Jean COLUMBUS — The substance is appropriCemetery. Friends may Sheets. ate for a patient. Ohio Supreme Court call at the funeral home Keith worked as a “OARRS is an is helping to bridge on Sunday from noon – 2 butcher for several years invaluable resource for the information gap at Foodland Supermarket p.m. prescribers and pharbetween the criminal Those visiting the and later at Johnsons macists in determining justice system and funeral home on Sunday Supermarket in Galwhether a controlled healthcare providers are to wear mask and lipolis. He also formerly substance prescription as part of a landmark worked at a coal miner in follow social distancing is appropriate for a achievement for treatguidelines. Meigs Mine #3. He was patient,” said Steven ing people struggling An online guest regisfaithful member of Elizawith substance use dis- W. Schierholt, the phartry is available at waughbeth Chapel Church. macy board executive orders. halley-wood.com He is survived by two director. “We are proud In a collaboration with the Ohio Board of to collaborate with the LAWRENCE V. ‘LARRY’ TACKETT Pharmacy, the Supreme Ohio Supreme Court Court will utilize infor- to promote transparGALLIPOLIS — Law- thew, Caleb, Josh, and ency and improved data mation from active rence V. “Larry” Tackett, Dakota. adult drug court partici- sharing between the In addition to his par74, of Gallipolis, Ohio criminal justice system pants and report it to passed away on Thursday, ents, Larry was preceded the state’s prescription and the healthcare sysin death by a brother, February 18, 2021 at tem.” drug monitoring proChuck Tackett. Arbors at Gallipolis. Participants in a gram known as OARRS The funeral service for Born on January 30, — the Ohio Automated certified drug court Larry will be held at 1 1947 in Boone County, — whose medications Rx Reporting System. West Virginia, Larry was p.m. on Tuesday, Februqualify as controlled It’s the first such ary 23, 2021 at Willis the son of the late Melsubstances and dangerprogram in the United burn C. and Doris E. Ellis Funeral Home with Pasous drugs — will be States to have a direct tor Junior Preston officiTackett. Larry married flagged to determine notification method ating. Burial will follow in Peggy A. Casey Tackett, if there is a treatment between the judicial who survives him in Gal- Patriot Cemetery, where conflict with those and healthcare realms military rites will be lipolis. He retired from to prevent pharmaceuti- medications. given by the Gallia CounGDC and later drove Since there isn’t a cal misuse. ty Funeral Detail. Friends Senior Citizens. Larry universal database “The specialized was a United States Army may call prior to the serbetween the courts, law docket courts and the vice from noon - 1 p.m. Vietnam veteran and a enforcement, and the treatment community member of Debbie Drive on Tuesday at the funeral healthcare community, have always sought home. Those in attenChapel. innovative ways to tack- treatment providers dance are asked to follow Larry is survived by often might not be le the drug epidemic,” his wife, Peggy A. Casey the CDC guidelines of aware of a history or Chief Justice Maureen practicing social distancTackett of Gallipolis; possible pharmaceutical O’Connor said. “This ing and are required to sons, Mark Tackett is the latest example of issue for those afflicted follow the Ohio mandate (Denise Goodrich) of Ohio being at the fore- by substance use issues. of wearing face masks. Patriot, Ohio and Scott The initiative’s develfront with alternative Please visit www.willis(Tiffany) Tackett of Hunopment spanned two measures to address funeralhome.com to send tington, West Virginia; years and is funded by complex issues.” and four grandsons, Mat- e-mail condolences. the U.S. Department of The purpose of the Justice. prescription drug GEORGE L. DUTY For more information monitoring program on OARRS, visit: www. is to supply cliniNola “Snookie” PATRIOT — pharmacy.ohio.gov/ cians statewide with a (Jim) Carey of George L. Duty, OARRS. resource that contains Surry, Virginia, 64, of Patriot, Ohio the most accurate data and Gerry Gilpassed away on Information provided by the Ohio to determine whether man of Delbarton, Thursday, February Supreme Court. prescribing a controlled West Virginia; sis18, 2021 at O.S.U. ter-in-law, LaNora Wexner Medical Duty of Gallipolis; Center. George was and several nieces and born on September 1, 1956 in Williamson, West nephews. GALLIA, MEIGS In addition to his parVirginia; he was the son CALENDAR OF EVENTS ents, George was precedof the late Arthur and ed in death by a brother, Nancy Hall Duty. Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and GalArthur Douglas Duty and George had been a lipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to a sister, Lora M. “Tinker” concrete truck driver the community calendar. To make sure items can Duty. for Cremeans Concrete, receive proper attention, all information should The funeral service for a farmer, and a floor be received by the newspaper at least five business installer. He had attended George will be held at 1 days prior to an event. All coming events print on the Rio Grande Church of p.m. on Wednesday, Feba space-available basis and in chronological order. ruary 24, 2021 at Willis Christ. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediFuneral Home. His burial George is survived by amidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest. will follow in Duty Famhis children, Candace com. ily Cemetery in Patriot. (Jason) Moore of GalFriends may call on Tueslipolis, George C. Duty (Amanda Fee) of Patriot, day, February 23, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home from and Arthur Nathaniel Mrs. Charles (Bunny) Kuhl, formerly of Pome“Andy” (Katelin) Duty of 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Those in roy, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Feb. 28, attendance are asked to Gallipolis; six grandchilcards can be sent to her at 296 N. State Rte. 2, Lot follow the CDC guidedren, Madelyn Moore, 37 W., New Martinsville, WV 26155. lines of social distancing Avalee Duty, Berklee and are required to folDuty, D.J. Eisel, Daisy low the Ohio mandate of Eisel, and George Maxiwearing face masks. mus Duty; four sisters, MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Veterans Please visit www.willisPatricia (Joe) Taylor of Service Commission will meet at 9 a.m. at their funeralhome.com to send Tennessee, Kathy (Danoffice located at 97 North Second Avenue, Suite 2 e-mail condolences. iel) Preston of Patriot, in Middleport. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. HYSELL at the Pomeroy Library. Ohio Supreme Court partnership first to monitor drug court Card showers Monday, Feb. 22 Guy D. Hysell died Friday, February 19, 2021 at the Darst Private Adult Care. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. 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. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Tuesday, Feb. 23 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular monthly board meeting, 4:30 p.m., administrative offices, 77 Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis. CHESTER Twp. — Chester Township Trustees meeting at 6 p.m. The deadline for cemetery bids is also extended to 6 p.m., Feb. 23. GALLIPOLIS — The Personnel Committee of the Gallia County District Library Board of Trustees will meet at 3:15 p.m. at the Library, for the purpose of discussing the organizational structure of the Library. Thursday, Feb. 25 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Regional Transportation Planning Organization Committee will meet by remote videoconference at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to gather feedback on the regional Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and to review and seek committee approval for the 2022 RTPO Work Plan for the Ohio Department of Transportation. Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Food distribution POMEROY — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, will be hosting a mobile food distribution at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Friday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Food items will be given to families who are residents of Meigs County and fall under 230% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Photo I.D. and proof of residency no more than 60 days old is required. Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit freshtrak. com and enter your Meigs County zip code. This distribution is sponsored by Indivisible Appalachian Ohio. Please contact the Southeast Ohio Foodbank at (740) 385-6813 with questions. Virtual Black History program offered GALLIPOLIS — Paint Creek Baptist Church will host a virtual presentation of its 30th annual Black History program on Saturday, Feb. 27 beginning at 11 a.m. via its Facebook page. Local talent will present the program. All are welcome to join this event. Rev. Christian Scott, pastor. Fish fry set MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will host a fish fry at 11 a.m., Feb. 20 at the fire station. Gallia vaccine registration The Gallia County Health Department is scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments for residents in the following age groups and categories: 80 years and older, 75-plus and those with severe congenital conditions, 70-plus, 65-plus. To schedule an appointment, call 740-441-2018, 740-4412950, or 740-441-2951. The health department stresses a scheduled appointment is required to receive the vaccine. Meigs vaccine registration The Meigs County Health Department is compiling a list of Meigs County residents who wish to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The following age groups and categories are currently being accepted: 80 years and older, 75-plus and those with severe congenital conditions, 70-plus, 65-plus. To be placed on the list for an appointment, call 740-444-4540. Individuals are asked to utilize this number and do not call the Health Department’s main line to be placed on the waiting list. Your call will be returned to acknowledge receipt within 24-48 hours during normal business hours (Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.). Appointments will be made based on the availability of vaccine and in compliance with guidance issued by the state of Ohio. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2021. There are 314 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Feb. 20, 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, upheld, 7-2, compulsory vaccination laws intended to protect the public’s health. On this date In 1792, President George Washington signed an act creating the United States Post Office Department. In 1839, Congress prohibited dueling in the District of Columbia. In 1933, Congress proposed the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to repeal Prohibition. In 1942, Lt. Edward “Butch” O’Hare became the U.S. Navy’s first flying ace of World War II by shooting down five Japanese bombers while defending the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the South Pacific. In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, which circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds before splashing down safely in the Atlantic Ocean 800 miles southeast of Bermuda. In 1965, America’s Ranger 8 spacecraft crashed on the moon, as planned, after sending back thousands of pictures of the lunar surface. In 1987, a bomb left by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski exploded behind a computer store in Salt Lake City, seriously injuring store owner Gary Wright. Soviet authorities released Jewish activist Josef Begun. In 1998, Tara Lipinski of the U.S. won the ladies’ figure skating gold medal at the Nagano Olympics; Michelle Kwan won the silver. In 1999, movie reviewer Gene Siskel died at a hospital outside Chicago at age 53. In 2003, a fire sparked by pyrotechnics broke out during a concert by the group Great White at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 people and injuring about 200 others. In 2007, in a victory for President George W. 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Meigs County Eleven additional confirmed cases and one additional probable case of COVID-19 was reported by the Meigs County Health Department from Thursday and Friday. The health department reported 61 active cases and 1,366 total cases (1,228 confirmed, 138 ties have agreed to the shots. Staff vaccination rates are slightly higher at the two veterans’ homes, with just over five From page 1 of every 10 employees getting vaccinated. received both shots of the vacIn addition, the governor said cine, Ohio is also launching a program to be sure new residents he hopes to announce updated are vaccinated, as well as employ- guidelines for nursing home visees who may have declined to be its soon. The seven-day rolling average vaccinated initially. of daily new cases in Ohio did Vaccination acceptance has been nearly universal among res- not increase over the past two weeks, going from 4,063 new idents of Ohio’s long-term care cases per day on Feb. 3 to 2,354 facilities, while only about four new cases per day on Feb. 17. in 10 employees of those facili- ment has administered 1,099 COVID-19 vaccinations (136 new) since Dec. 29. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www.meigshealth.com/covid-19/ . Meigs County remained “Red” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting three of the seven indicators on Thursday. tions) 40-49 — 200 cases (3 new cases, 4 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 190 cases (2 new cases, 4 hospitalizations) 60-69 — 199 cases (1 new case, 2 new hospitalizations, 19 total hospitalizations, 4 deaths) 70-79 — 147 cases (1 new hospitalization, 23 total hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 12 total deaths) 80-89 — 61 cases (1 new case, 1 new hospitalization, 10 total hospitalizations, 14 deaths ) 90-99 — 28 cases (5 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 2 cases (1 hospitalization) To date, the Meigs County Health Depart- probable) since April, as part of Friday’s update. There have been a total of 33 deaths (two new), 1,272 recovered cases (six new), and 71 hospitalizations (four new) since April. The Meigs County Health Department typically updates local case data on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. Age ranges for the 1,366 Meigs County cases, as of Friday, are as follows: 0-9 — 50 cases (1 new case) 10-19 — 126 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 193 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 30-39 — 170 cases (2 new cases, 3 hospitaliza- Health the efforts of government and business to expand connectivity, said Rep. Rick Carfagna, R-Genoa Township, who sponsored the House proposal after advocating two other versions that fell short of passage in previous years. The legislation would still need approval from the Senate. That chamber recently passed a similar bill to create such a program, but it didn’t include the same funding specifications. staff who didn’t have access to work remotely during COVID-19 restrictions. The broadband bill would From page 1 create a grant program to and interactions with family help overcome the cost hurdles that dissuade broadband and friends. providers from connecting In testimony from propohard-to-reach homes. The nents of the bill, lawmakers heard story after story about grants would fund parts of the importance of broadband such projects that providers for all sorts of Ohioans, such might otherwise consider as children doing homework, cost-prohibitive and unjustifiable from a business perspecdairy farmers using robotic milking systems, and employ- tive. That approach combines ers who had to furlough COVID Ohio Valley Publishing Mason County DHHR reported 1,746 total cases (since March) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Friday, the same as Thursday. Of those, 1,700 are confirmed cases and 46 are probable cases. DHHR has reported 36 deaths in Mason County. According to DHHR, the age ranges for the 1,746 COVID-19 cases reported in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 40 cases (plus 2 probable cases) 10-19 — 141 cases (plus 3 probable case) 20-29 — 296 cases (plus 10 probable cases) 30-39 — 290 cases James Pipes DPM Podiatry Specialist WVUMedicine.org/Jackson James Pipes DPM 304-373-0133 Podiatry Specialist (plus 10 probable cases) 40-49 — 251 cases (plus 9 probable cases) 50-59 — 255 cases (plus 2 probable cases, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 219 cases (plus 5 probable case, 6 deaths) 70+ — 208 cases (plus 5 probable cases, 27 deaths) On Friday, Mason County was designated as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 11.85 on Friday with a 2.47 percent positivity rate. Mason County had been gold and yellow in recent days. Mason County had been red as recently as mid-January. Surrounding counties are green and orange. Ohio The Ohio Department of Health reported a 24-hour change of 2,306 new cases on Friday (21day average of 2,910). There were 82 new deaths (21-day average of 268), 152 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 155) and 12 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 17) 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 129,055 cases with 2,248 deaths. There was an increase of 295 cases from Thursday and 12 new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 2,099,685 lab tests have been completed, with a 5.52 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 3.12 percent. There are 9,624 currently active cases in the state. DHHR reported on Friday 258,451 first doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 154,798 people have been fully vaccinated. 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Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Sun. 7:12 a.m. 6:13 p.m. 12:35 p.m. 3:00 a.m. MOON PHASES Full Last Feb 27 New First Mar 5 Mar 13 Mar 21 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 5:58a 6:44a 7:31a 8:20a 9:09a 9:59a 10:49a Minor 12:10p 12:32a 1:18a 2:06a 2:55a 3:45a 4:36a Major 6:22p 7:10p 7:58p 8:47p 9:36p 10:26p 11:16p Minor ---12:57p 1:45p 2:33p 3:23p 4:12p 5:02p WEATHER HISTORY Heavy snow hit the Midwest on Feb. 20, 1898. Racine, Wis., received 30 inches of snow. Milwaukee had drifts as high as 15 feet. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme 38° 31° Logan 26/9 Adelphi 25/10 Lucasville 31/16 Portsmouth 30/16 AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.63 16.57 21.66 12.57 13.24 25.32 12.37 27.90 35.46 12.71 23.00 34.70 23.50 24-hr. 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The game is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m., at the Newt Oliver Arena. The tourney bracket was seeded Wednesday night using a doublerandomized draw. The championship will feature 12 of the 13 league members — Indiana University East chose not to participate in the post-season — this year. The first round will take place on Monday, with the quarterfinals on Feb. 24, the semifinals on Feb. 27 and the championship final on March 2. The randomized bracket drawing first selected the position on the bracket and then selected the team that would be in that bracket position. Each of the 12 posi- RIO GRANDE SPORTS BRIEFS Rio Grande to participate in RSC Indoor Championships LOGAN, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande is among the schools who will be competing in the 2020-21 River States Conference Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Logan High School’s Chieftain Center. Field events begin at 11 a.m., and running events start at 11:15 a.m. with the 5,000 meters. The meet is scheduled to conclude with the distance medley relay at 5 p.m. Teams are allowed to have four entries per event, and all four entries may score. The top eight finishers in each event will score points for their team. All-conference honors will be on the line, with the top three finishers in all events and relays being named All-RSC and earning gold, silver and bronze medals. The teams with the most points scored in each division will be declared conference champions. Individual and team award winners will be named after the meet. In addition to awards for the team champions and runners up, individual awards for men’s and women’s track and field athletes of the year, coaches of the year and newcomers of the year will be named. RedStorm wrestling part of MSC Championships BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The University of Rio Grande will be part of the Mid-South Conference wrestling championships on Saturday, at 11 a.m. EST, at the Ephram White Gym in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This year, the championships are split into two separate tournaments at two locations. The North Division Tournament will take place in Bowling Green, while the South Division Tournament will be hosted by Southeastern (Fla.) in Lakeland. The original start date for the North Division tournament was scheduled for Friday, Feb. 19, but was forced back a day due to inclement weather in the Bowling Green area. Due to local capacity regulations, spectators are not allowed at the North Division Tournament. Campbellsville (Ky.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Midway (Ky.), Rio Grande (Ohio) and Thomas More (Ky.) will all be competing in Bowling Green. The South Division tournament will feature Brewton-Parker (Ga.), Keiser (Fla.), Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.) and St. Thomas (Fla.). Lindsey Wilson won the North Division title going 5-0 against divisional competition, while Life won the South Division with a 5-0 record. The Mid-South Conference gets 56 automatic bids with 36 going to the North Division and 20 going to the South Division. tions on the bracket were assigned a number. Oddnumbered teams will host their first game of the championship, while those receiving a bye will be home or away depending on the team that advances to play them. Rio Grande (13-8) was selected as the No. 5 seed, while IU Southeast (4-5) was the No. 6 seed. Monday’s winner will advance to face No. 4 seed Midway University — which received one of four first-round byes — in the quarterfinals. Rio Grande and IU Southeast did not meet during the regular season. Other first-round matchups on Monday include No. 2 seed Asbury University at No. 3 Ohio Christian University, eighth-seeded Oakland City University at No. 9 seed Indiana University-Kokomo and 12th-seeded Brescia University at No. 11 Alice Lloyd College. The other quarterfinal round matchups will feature the Asbury-Ohio Christian winner meeting No. 1 Point Park University, while No. 7 seed WVU-Tech faces the Oakland City-IU Kokomo survivor and the Alice Lloyd-Brescia winner battling 10th-seeded Carlow. Fan attendance and spectator policies for all games of the tournament will be that of the host school of each individual games. At Rio Grande, no visiting fans are permitted while Rio players/ coaches/cheerleaders are allowed four spectators each. The remaining 125 tickets will be available on a first-come, firstserve basis to Rio stu- dents, faculty and staff. The RSC Game Central, presented by Stretch Internet, will broadcast all games of the tournament. Log on to RiverStatesConference.com/ Stretch to watch live. The RSC Championship winner and runnerup will both advance to the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship as the conference’s two automatic bids to nationals. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director athe University of Rio Grande. Rio women host Eagles in RSC tourney By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RICHMOND, Ind. — The University of Rio Grande will host Alice Lloyd College in the opening round of the 2020-21 River States Conference Women’s Basketball Championship. The game will be played on Monday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m., at the Newt Oliver Arena. The tourney bracket was seeded Wednesday night using a doublerandomized draw. The championship will feature all 11 teams which elected to participate in the postseason this year. The first round will take place on Monday, with the quarterfinals on Feb. 24, the semifinals on Feb. 27 and the championship final on March 2. The randomized bracket drawing first selected the position on the bracket and then selected the team that would be in that bracket position. Each of the 11 positions on the bracket were assigned a number. Oddnumbered teams will host their first game of the championship, while those receiving a bye will be home or away depending on the team that advances to play them. Rio Grande (15-7) was selected as the No. 5 seed, while Alice Lloyd (7-6) was the No. 6 seed. Monday’s winner will advance to face No. 3 seed Ohio Christian University — which received one of five first-round byes — in the quarterfinals. Rio Grande and Alice Lloyd divided their two regular season meetings, with both winning on their respective home floors. Courtesy | Justyce Stout Rio Grande’s Chyna Chambers puts up a jumper for two of her game- and career-high 29 points in Tuesday night’s 93-79 win over West Virginia University-Tech at the Newt Oliver Arena. For teams that have a bye into the quarterfinals, they will be at home if the home team advances and away if the away team advance. The lone exception in the quarterfinals is that No. 1 seed Brescia will host second-seeded IU Southeast because it drew an odd-numbered spot. Other first-round matchups on Monday include No. 8 Point Park University at No. 7 Oakland City University and 10th-seeded WVU-Tech at No. 11 Carlow University. The other quarterfinal round matchups will feature the Point ParkOakland City winner versus No. 6 seed Asbury University and the WVU Tech-Carlow winner against No. 9 seed Midway University. Fan attendance and spectator policies for all games of the tournament will be that of the host school of each individual games. At Rio Grande, no visiting fans are permitted while Rio players/ coaches/cheerleaders are allowed four spectators each. The remaining 125 tickets will be available on a first-come, first- serve basis to Rio students, faculty and staff. The RSC Game Central, presented by Stretch Internet, will broadcast all games of the tournament. Log on to RiverStatesConference.com/ Stretch to watch live. The RSC Championship winner and runnerup will both advance to the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship as the conference’s two automatic bids to nationals. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director athe University of Rio Grande. NCAA allows limited fan attendance at tourney OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Sunday, Feb, 21 Boys Basketball Federal Hocking at Southern, 3:30 Monday, Feb. 22 Boys Basketball (20) Meigs at (13) Wellston, 7 p.m. (19) Alexander at (14) River Valley, 7 p.m. Federal Hocking at Eastern, 7:15 South Gallia at Southern, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 Boys Basketball (23) Sciotoville East at (10) South Gallia, 7 p.m. (19) Southern at (14) Green, 7 p.m. (21) Eastern at (12) Western, 7 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will allow a limited number of fans to attend all rounds of next month’s men’s basketball tournament in Indiana. The governing body said Friday it is permitting 25% capacity at the venues to allow for social distancing. That figure will include all participants and essential staff along with the family members of team players and coaches. Attendees must wear face coverings, and cleaning and disinfecting efforts will be emphasized at venues in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocols. The NCAA said in its statement it acted in conjunction with state and local health officials. NCAA chief medical officer Brian Hainline said the decision also followed conversations with the organization’s medical advisory group and will rely on testing and monitoring services from the Indiana University Health system. “The No. 1 priority for decisions around the tournament continues to be the safety and wellbeing of everyone participating in the event,” Hainline said. The NCAA had previously announced the 68-team tournament will be played entirely in Indiana because of the pandemic, with most games in Indianapolis. The tournament will begin with First Four games on March 18 at home arenas for Big Ten Conference schools Purdue and Indiana, with those venues located about a one-hour drive — in opposite directions — from downtown Indianapolis. At Indiana, the school said it will allow up to 500 fans for tournament games at Assembly Hall with some seats reserved for local medical workers and first responders who have been vaccinated. The Final Four takes place in Indianapolis on April 3. The national championship game follows two days later. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, February 20, 2021 7 Yanks’ Cole: Players concerned about lack of competitiveness By Ronald Blum game in that direction. And we want to have an open field for the clubs to be able to find talent, find New York Yankees surplus value.” pitcher Gerrit Cole and Cole is starting the other baseball players will second season of a $324 be pushing for changes million, nine-year conthat make more teams competitive as they think tract, the largest deal among pitchers. He was about looming labor elected in December to negotiations that could the union’s eight-man lead to a work stoppage executive subcommittee, at the start of 2022. Many veterans who are its highest-ranking policymaking body. not top stars have taken The average Major substantial paycuts in recent years. Others have League Baseball salary dropped for an unprecturned down cuts and edented third straight retired. year, even before the The players’ associashortened season caused tion is upset that some teams have lowered major by the coronavirus league payroll in favor of pandemic. The players’ association calculated the rebuilding with youth, a 2020 average would have process it calls tanking been $3.89 million if a full and that management season had been played. defends as long-allowed That was down 4.2% refocusing on retooling from the 2019 average of for long-term gain. $4.05 million and repre“For me, it just goes back to competitiveness,” sented a 5.2% decrease from the record average Cole said Thursday. of just under $4.1 million “We have a lot of great in 2017. veterans that offer great Because the pandemic entertainment, a qualcaused players to receive ity style of baseball, that roughly 37% of pay last continuously are being year, the actual average pushed out because of surplus value on younger plunged to $1.59 million, players is too high — the its lowest since 1998. “There’s always conanalytics are driving the Associated Press cern when the average salary is dropping,” said Yankees reliever Zack Britton, also an executive committee member. “Yeah, definitely issues that we would like to change. And I think MLB probably has issues that they would like to change, too. But to the best of my knowledge, we’re going to work through those things.” Stars are getting their money. Traded from Boston to the Dodgers, outfielder Mookie Betts negotiated a $365 million, 12-year contract during the pandemic and helped Los Angeles win its first World Series title since 1988. Betts’ deal is second behind outfielder Mike Trout’s $426.5 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Cole also trails outfielder Bryce Harper’s $330 million, 13-year contract with Philadelphia and outfielder Giancarlo Stanton’s $325 million, 13-year agreement he signed with Miami before he was traded to the New York Yankees. San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., who has played just two major league seasons, has a pending $340 million, 14-year contract that could be finalized this week, the longest deal in baseball history. Mark Melancon, a pitcher who joined the Padres this week as a free agent, praised the smallmarket Padres for not being among the cutters. “It’s great, because there are so many teams that are doing the opposite,” Melancon said. “It’s sad when there’s only 30 teams out there and you get a sense that a lot of them don’t want to win, so to see San Diego step up and being in a little bit of a smaller market is fun and exciting. It’s a shame to see big-market teams kind of dump.” Cole and Britton are among four clients of agent Scott Boras on the executive subcommittee, joined by Washington pitcher Max Scherzer and Seattle pitcher James Paxton. The other members are Houston catcher Jason Castro, New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, St. Louis pitcher Andrew Miller and Toronto shortstop Mar- cus Semien. Castro, Paxton and Semien were free agents this offseason, experiencing the slow pandemic market firsthand. Lindor was traded by Cleveland, which did not want to lose him as a free agent at the end of this season. Baseball was interrupted by eight work stoppages, but none since the 7 1/2-month strike caused cancellation of the 1994 World Series, The collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1. The current five-year agreement includes steeper luxury tax rates that have caused some clubs to stay below the threshold in some years. The union filed a grievance in February 2018 against Miami, Oakland, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay that accused them of improperly spending revenue-sharing money, a case that is still pending. The union lost a grievance last year claiming the Chicago Cubs improperly delayed star Kris Bryant’s debut at the start of the 2015 season in an effort to delay the third baseman’s eligibility for free agency. Cole said he learned how to be a player representative from talking with and watching Neil Walker, Tony Watson, Jared Hughes and Justin Morneau in Pittsburgh, and that he tried to teach Jameson Taillon, his new Yankees teammate. “We want people to be forward thinking in all different areas of the game,” Cole said. “But when it comes down to it, if we have clubs that aren’t competing and they aren’t doing right by their fan base, and clubs that win multiple World Series and then just tear it all down, I worry about losing a generation of fans. I worry if we’re doing fans in those cities into disservice. “So for me, obviously, economics is important — I mean, you can’t ignore any of those types of things. But for me, competitiveness is important. I would like to see the middle of divisions, the middle of the league incentivized to compete. And I would like to stop seeing teams competing penalized for competing, as well. 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Local students included: Sarah Adkins of Crown City graduated with a Associate in Applied Science (Associate in Nursing) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Matthew Bailey of Bidwell graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering majoring in Mechanical Engineering from OHIO’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology Kaytlin Carl of Pomeroy graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition Sciences majoring in Applied Nutrition from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Savannah Clay of Gallipolis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Baccalaureate Nursing) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Abigale Collins of Reedsville graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communication majoring in Communication Studies from OHIO’s Scripps College of Communication Sarah Curl of Middleport graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human and Consumer Sciences majoring in Retail Merchandising and Fashion Product Development from OHIO’s Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education Maddi Dyer of Middleport graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health majoring in Health Services Administration from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Ashley Fitch of Coolville graduated with a Master of Social Work from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Christy Ford of Coolville graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Baccalaureate Nursing) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Lakkin Foster of Scottown graduated with a Associate in Applied Science (Associate in Nursing) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Savannah Halfhill of Bidwell graduated with a Associate in Applied Science (Associate in Nursing) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Carli Hill of Gallipolis graduated with a Associate in Applied Science (Associate in Nursing) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Mariah Hineman of Gallipolis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from OHIO’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology Keri Johnson of Vinton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism majoring in Journalism News and Information from OHIO’s Scripps College of Communication Bradley McCoy of Racine graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology and Management from OHIO’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology Hope Meadows of Crown City graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Baccalaureate Nursing) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Cuyler Mills of Crown City graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering from OHIO’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology Tim Minear of Long Bottom graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from OHIO’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology Samantha Mitchem of Rio Grande graduated with a Bachelor of Criminal Justice from OHIO’s University College Danielle Morris of Middleport graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Accounting, Business Pre-Law, and Business Analytics from OHIO’s College of Business Josiah Pannell of Crown City graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from OHIO’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology Mesa Polcyn of Gallipolis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Sociology Pre-Law from OHIO’s College of Arts and Sciences Raeline Reeves of Pomeroy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology from OHIO’s College of Arts and Sciences Melissa Roush of Oak Hill graduated with a Master of Social Science from OHIO’s College of Arts and Sciences Bryce Salyers of Reedsville graduated with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Biological Sciences - Prephysical Therapy from OHIO’s College of Arts and Sciences Erin Swatzel of Reedsville graduated with a Master of Science in Food and Nutrition Sciences (Food and Nutrition Sciences) from OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions Dillon Swatzel of Reedsville graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communication majoring in Information and Telecommunication Systems from OHIO’s Scripps College of Communication Charles Williams of Coolville graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from OHIO’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology David J. Phillip | AP Water is loaded into the trunk of a car at a City of Houston water distribution site on Friday. The drive-thru stadium location was set up to provide bottled water to individuals who need water while the Texas city remains on a boil water notice and for people without water at home because of frozen or broken pipes. Southern cities hit by storms face water crisis By Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Southern cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures have created a shortage of clean drinking water, shut down the Memphis airport on Friday and left hospitals struggling to maintain sanitary conditions. Texas authorities ordered 7 million people — a quarter of the population in the nation’s second-largest state — to boil tap water before drinking it because low water pressure could have allowed bacteria to seep into the system. A man died at an Abilene health care facility when a lack of water pressure made medical treatment impossible. About 260,000 homes and businesses in Tennessee’s largest county, which includes Memphis, were told to boil water because of water main ruptures and problems at pumping stations. Restaurants that can’t do so or don’t have bottled water were ordered to close. And water pressure problems prompted Memphis International Airport to cancel all incoming and outgoing Friday flights. In Jackson, Mississippi, most of the city of about 161,000 had no running water. Crews pumped water to refill city tanks but faced a shortage of chemicals for treatment because icy roads made it difficult for distributors to deliver them, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said. “We are dealing with an extreme challenge with getting more water through our distribution system,” Lumumba said. The city was providing water for flushing toilets and drinking, but residents had to drive to pick it up – leaving the elderly and those living on icy roads vulnerable. Lisa Thomas said her driveway on a hill in Jackson was a sheet of ice. Her husband, who is on a defibrillator and heart monitor, is running out of his heart medication, with only enough to get him through Sunday because she hasn’t been able to go to the pharmacy. “People are in dire need here,” Thomas said. The water woes were the latest misery for residents left without heat or electricity for days after ice and snow storms swept through early in the week, forcing utilities from Minnesota to Texas to implement rolling blackouts to ease strained power grids. Texas electrical grid operators said Friday that transmission had returned to normal for the first time since a storm knocked out power to more than 4 million customers. Smaller outages remained, but Bill Magness, president of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said the grid now has enough capacity to provide power throughout the entire system. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an investigation into the failure in the energy capital of the U.S., while ERCOT officials have defended their preparations and the decision to begin forced outages early Monday as the grid reached a breaking point. The storms also left more than 330,000 from Virginia to Louisiana without power and about 71,000 in Oregon on Friday were still enduring a weeklong outage following a massive ice and snow storm. The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of at least 59 people, including a Tennessee farmer who tried to save two calves that apparently wandered into a frozen pond. A growing number of people have perished as they struggled to keep warm. Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency acting administrator Bob Fenton said teams in Texas were distributing fuel, water, blankets and other supplies. “What has me most worried is making sure that people stay warm,” Fenton said on “CBS This Morning,” urging people without heat to go to a shelter or warming center. In many areas, water pressure dropped after lines froze and because people left faucets dripping to prevent pipes from icing, authorities said. As of Thursday afternoon, more than 1,000 Texas public water systems and 177 of the state’s 254 counties had reported weather-related operational disruptions, affecting more than 14 million people, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Abbott urged Texas residents to shut off water to prevent more busted pipes and preserve municipal system pressure. David Lopez said the Dallas plumbing company he works for has received more than 600 calls for service over the last week. “It’s pretty much first come, first served,” said Lopez, as he and a colleague manhandled a new water heater out of their van on Friday. “Everyone’s got emergencies.” Houston residents will probably have to boil tap water in the fourth-largest U.S. city until Sunday or Monday, said Mayor Sylvester Turner. Water service was restored Friday to two Houston Methodist community hospitals, but officials still were bringing in drinking water and some elective surgeries were canceled, spokeswoman Gale Smith said. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis said it was forced to switch to bottled water and bagged ice for all consumption and that staff and patients were washing with hand sanitizer and no-rinse bathing wipes. All non-urgent surgeries were postponed. Central Arkansas Water, which services the Little Rock area, asked customers to conserve water to help protect its system as the ground began to warm and pipes thawed. The city of Hot Springs warned Thursday night that its water supply was at “critically low” levels and also asked its customers to conserve. In Little Rock, the Museum of Discovery reported that a broken pipe flooded its building — causing extensive damage to theaters, galleries and offices. More than 192,000 Louisiana residents -some still struggling to recover from last August’s Hurricane Laura -- had no water service Friday, according to the the state health department. Tens of thousands more residents remained under boil-water advisories, according to the health department. Bulk and bottled water deliveries were planned Friday to the hardest-hit Louisiana areas with a focus on hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis centers, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Edwards said he was grateful that warmer weather was predicted for Louisiana by Saturday. “I expect that over the next several days, we will make repairs to the water systems and get things functioning as close to normal as possible,” the governor said in a live event with the Washington Post. In the community of Hackberry, near Lake Charles, Nicole Beard said her boyfriend crawled under his house to try to fix a broken water line but couldn’t because he didn’t have the right parts and it was too dark. She was using bottled water and sent her two daughters to another home. “People are still just struggling over here,” she said. IN BRIEF UK top court gives Uber drivers employee benefits LONDON (AP) — Uber drivers in Britain are entitled to benefits like paid holidays and minimum wage, the country’s top court ruled Friday, in a decision that threatens the company’s business model and holds broad implications for the gig economy. The ruling that the drivers should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed is a big defeat for the ride-hailing giant. And it could inspire similar legal action against other companies who rely on gig workers as well as influence courts in other countries grappling with the issue, experts said. The seven Supreme Court judges who heard the case unanimously rejected Uber’s appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that two Uber drivers were “workers” under British law. San Francisco-based Uber, which has 65,000 active drivers and 5 million regular users in the U.K., had argued that Aslam and Farrar were independent contractors. The company said it respected the court’s decision, which it argued focused on a small number of drivers who used the Uber app in 2016. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS Acid reflux in children and babies With our fast paced lives, it’s no wonder that it seems more people suffer from upset stomachs and indigestion. We often eat in a hurry, on the go, and not the best of choices. In my profession, I have seen a number of children and even babies diagnosed with stomach issues such as gastroesophageal reflux or GER. Sometimes stomach contents back into the esophagus. This is usually because the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes which is normal but can happen more frequently in some children. The diaphragm also plays a role in supporting the lower esophageal sphincter. When both the sphincter and the diaphragm aren’t working properly, that’s when acid reflux occurs. Symptoms include fussiness, frequently spitting up, milk or formula. hiccups, gagging Also of importance or choking, and is making sure the projectile vomiting infant is in a more among others. It is vertical position important to see while eating and your pediatrician for a short time with this problem after eating. In because the symp- Jenna children, changes toms may well Petry advance to gastro- Contributing may include avoiding certain foods esophageal reflux columnist that trigger the disease or GERD. symptoms by With repeated increasing levels of stomirritation to not only the ach acid. Spicy foods, esophagus, but also the fatty or fried foods, tomalungs due to aspirating to based foods, and citstomach contents, this rus fruits are just some of can be a very serious the culprits. As with the problem. Most children infants, children should outgrow acid reflux, but remain upright for a time children with developafter ingesting a meal mental or neurological conditions can have more and even have the head severe lasting symptoms of their bed elevated 6-8 often causing weight loss inches to minimize reflux issues at night. Even and even malnutrition. with these treatments Treatment options some children are placed vary. In babies, doctors on medication such as usually suggest either a formula change or adding proton pump inhibitors infant cereal in prescribed that reduce the level of acid in the stomach or amounts to the breast- prokinetics that help the lower esophageal sphincter to work better. As always, WIC works in tandem with other health professionals to see that each infant and child we serve is offered the best nutrition available. When it comes to a diagnosis of acid reflux in an infant, we can receive a prescription from the clinician to get them the formula that works best for them if it is something outside our usual Gerber Good Start Gentle, Soothe, or Soy products that do not require a prescription. In a child with the diagnosis of reflux we help to educate the parents on food choices that minimize exacerbations of the disease. For more information about WIC, please call 740-992-0392 MondayFriday from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. COLLEGE NEWS AND NOTES Students make Dean’s List at Miami University tion — Abbi Hubbard from Oak Hill; Ian Eblin from Gallipolis; Joe Marcinko from Reedsville; Luke Hammond from Oak Hill; Emma Lester from Crown City; Carson Bailey from Crown City; Makenzie Brumfield from Gallipolis; Brooke Johnson from Gallipolis; AshOXFORD — Miami University students who are ton Webb from Gallipolis; Makenzie Barr from Galliranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2020- polis; Kendall Hammond from Oak Hill; Katelyn Jones from Oak Hill; Taylor Gillian from Coolville; Sarah 21 have been named to the Dean’s list recognizing Curl from Middleport; Sydney Kennedy from Middleacademic excellence. Local students named to the Dean’s List were Macy port; Makayla Kimes from Pomeroy; Tori Chaney Jones from Gallipolis and Morgan Loveday from Gal- from Racine; Courtney Bauerbach from Reedsville; Ally Durst from Reedsville; Jenna Jordan from Shade; lipolis. Honors Tutorial College — Austin Mahr from Rutland; Daniel Dunfee from Racine; Jay Schaffer from Coolville; Emily Van Meter from Long Bottom; Russ College of Engineering and Technology — Brady Taylor from Gallipolis; Cole Betzing from Pomeroy; Ezra Blain from Crown City; Gage Carleton ATHENS — More than 8,400 students qualified for from Long Bottom; Greg Sheets from Pomeroy; Kirk the fall semester 2020 Dean’s List at Ohio University, Saunders from Gallipolis; Gavin Morgan from Oak Hill; Brody Reynolds from Vinton; Andrew Moffett including main and regional campuses. from Vinton; Michael Cooper from Coolville; Maggie Local students included: College of Arts and Sciences — Aubree Lyons from Middleport; Garrett Rees Morgan from Langsville; Bryce Swatzel from Pomeroy; Carter Smith from Pomeroy; Tyler Williams from from Pomeroy; Grace Savage from Shade; Joe Allen Pomeroy; Jared Baldridge from Pomeroy; Mallory from Coolville; Kailee Sites from Oak Hill in the ColJohnson; Dillon Mahr from Rutland; lege of Arts and Sciences; Maddie Wright from GalScripps College of Communication — Baleigh lipolis; Paige Risner from Oak Hill; Mary Russell from Mcnerlin from Oak Hill; Caleb Mcknight from Bidwell; Brooke Pasquale from Gallipolis; Aishniya Bidwell; Gabby Beeler from Long Bottom; Nick JohnKandula from Gallipolis; Colton Campbell from Galston from Crown City; Rusty Fields from Rutland; lipolis; Julianna Yates from Gallipolis; Mesa Polcyn Chloe Gee from Gallipolis; Amber Smith from Oak from Gallipolis; Derek Reese from Gallipolis; Dylan Hill; Akira Jakkson from Coolville; Keaton Huffman Nunn from Gallipolis; Peyton Ahern from Oak Hill; from Pomeroy; Dillon Swatzel from Reedsville; Carlee Roberts from Oak Hill; Austin Campbell from University College — Jenna Oldaker from Pomeroy; Oak Hill; Devin Lee from Rio Grande; Cade BuckAmanda Velazquez from Bidwell; Payton Hunter from ley from Coolville; Marissa Brooker from Pomeroy; Scottown; Kaylee Gillman from Vinton; Jenna MarRaeline Reeves from Pomeroy; Josie Donohue from shall from Coolville; Luke Musser from Middleport; Pomeroy; Mattison Finlaw from Pomeroy; Brayden Andrew Johnson from Middleport; Maci Hood from Cunningham from Pomeroy; Bryce Salyers from Middleport; Derrick Metheney from Pomeroy. Reedsville in the College of Arts and Sciences; ConDue to COVID-19, OHIO students who earned 12 nor Thomas from Syracuse; semester hours of credit, including at least six hours College of Business — Maddie Kuhn from Reedsattempted for letter grades, with a minimum grade ville; Tessa Skinner from Bidwell; Cade Mason from point average of at least 3.5 achieved this distinction. Gallipolis; Emmanuel Valadez from Gallipolis; Cole Davis from Gallipolis; Grace Potter from Oak Hill; Sarah Packard from Coolville; Krista Miller from Long Bottom; Cody Bartrum from Pomeroy; Mollie Maxon from Reedsville; College of Fine Arts — Kaleigh Rummel from Crown City; Paxton Payne from Bidwell; Ahnika Frogale from Gallipolis; Catherine White from Gallipolis; Miranda Scott from Coolville; Jessica Adams from Coolville; Parker Corbitt from Racine; Amanda Cole from Reedsville; College of Health Sciences and Professions — Bethany Strickland from Oak Hill; Erin Canter from When Scott was having a heart attack and arrived Oak Hill; Jess Parker from Tuppers Plains; Lane Culat WVU Medicine Camden Clark by ambulance, lums from Pomeroy; Maddi Dyer from Middleport; Paige Denney from Middleport; Sophie Carleton from the Emergency Room and Cardiac Care When Scott was having a heart attack and arrived Reedsville; Talon Drummer from Syracuse; Sophia teams sprang into action. The immediate at WVU Medicine Camden Clark by ambulance, Skinner from Bidwell; Kara Smith from Crown City; integrated care he received—from the Sarah Adkins from Crown City; Lauren Barnes from the Emergency Room and Cardiac Care ER to the OR all under one roof— Gallipolis; Ginger Craft from Gallipolis; Ryleigh teams sprang into action. The immediate is what saved Scott’s life that Caldwell from Gallipolis; Carli Hill from Gallipolis; integrated care he received—from the Sonya McCain from Oak Hill; McKayla White from day. He put his heart and trust ER to the OR all under one roof— Waterloo; Elayna Bissell from Long Bottom; Matthew in the hands of our award Casci from Middleport; Cole Durst from Middleport; is what saved Scott’s life that winning emergency and Megan King from Pomeroy; John Davis from Pomeday. He put his heart and trust cardiovascular surgery roy; Austin Baker from Racine; Kendra Robie from in the hands of our award teams. Racine; Ashley Buchanan from Racine; Riley Roush winning emergency and from Racine; Katelyn Barton from Racine; Garrett cardiovascular surgery Ritchie from Reedsville; Sidney Cook from Reedsville; Jackie Jordan from Shade; Marissa Noble from Shade; teams. Macie Michael from Syracuse; Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Educa- Ohio University fall 2020 Dean’s List Saturday, February 20, 2021 9 Governor’s Imagination Library appoints three new board members COLUMBUS — Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine approved the appointments of Vicki Giambrone, LeeAnn Johnson, and Shannon Jones to the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library Board of Directors. They will join Board President Barbara Mills and Directors Majida Mourad and Leah Pappas Porner. “I am thrilled that Vicki, LeeAnn, and Shannon are joining the Board asliteracy champions,” said Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine. “Our Board members are dedicated to promoting the importance of early childhood literacy and creating partnerships to help enroll Ohio’s children in the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library, which is a partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.” Vicki Giambrone, a partner with CBD advisors, helps healthcare and corporate clients achieve their goals by developing and executing growth strategies and successfully navigating issues, policy and politics. Prior to this role, Ms. Giambrone served as the vice president for strategic partnerships and business development for Dayton Children’s Hospital,where she led the nationally recognized public affairs, advocacy, philanthropy, marketing,and physician referral programs. LeeAnn Johnson is an active leader in her community and nationally. Johnson is an active member of the U.S. Congressional Spouses Club, and she is a frequent advocate and speaker for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). She serves on several boards, including The People’s Bank Theatre Board (Marietta, Ohio), the Appalachian Children Coalition,and the Suicide Alliance of Washington County. In addition, she serves on the Executive Council of the Congressional Families Cancer Pre- vention Program of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Shannon Jones, the Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio,has grown statewide advocacy efforts into a national model for coalition building and policy success. The goal of this wellorchestrated, strategic effort is to advance quality early care and education, so all Ohio children have the best chance for lifelong success. Her vision calls for every elected leader, policymaker,and diverse stakeholder to clearly understand the value of making targeted investments in Ohio’s youngest children and why that investment is critical to Ohio’s long-term economic success. About the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Its mission is to start a new chapter in early childhood literacy across Ohio. Every Ohio child under the age of five can enroll to receive books from the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library. After enrollment, which can begin at birth, children will begin receiving a new book in the mail each month at no cost to their family until their fifth birthday. Research has shown that children with just 25 books in their home are more likely to complete two additional years of school when compared to their peers without books in the home. Inspired by Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine’s passion for early childhood literacy, the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library is a partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to do just that. Since mid-November, the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library has been available to children in all 88 Ohio counties. To learn more, visit ohioimaginationlibrary.com. AT CAMDEN “ EXPERTS IF IT WEREN’T FOR THECLARK CARDIAC CARE IEXPERTS WOULDN’T HERE CLARK AT BE CAMDEN RIGHT NOW.”BE HERE I WOULDN’T RIGHT NOW.” TAX SERVICE Individual - Business 126 Second Ave. Gallipolis, OH MORE HEARTS COUNT ON US. OH-70222661 OH-70221549 Gary Jarvis CPA Inc. Scott Stalnaker Lubeck, WV Scott Stalnaker Lubeck, WV �10 Saturday, February 20, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Visit Our Virtual Showroom Set up your deal online today for fast and convenient, no-hassle service! 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The case against those affiliated with the Oath Keepers is the largest conspiracy case brought by the U.S. Justice Department so far in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The six new people arrested this week are indicted alongside three others who were charged last month with plotting to undo President Joe Biden’s victory. Authorities say the defendants prepared for weeks ahead of the attack, attended training sessions and recruited others. They donned tactical vests and helmets, moved in an organized fashion as they advanced on the Capitol and communicated with one another during the siege, prosecutors say. Several defendants formed a “stack” formation used by military infantrymen, marching the Capitol steps with their hand on the shoulder of the person in front of them, authorities said. The new arrests include an Ohio couple, Sandra and Bennie Parker. The others facing charges are: Graydon Young of Englewood, Florida, Kelly Meggs and Connie Meggs, both of Dunnellon, Florida, and Laura Steele of Thomasville, North Carolina. Kelly Meggs, who authorities say is the leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, wrote in a Facebook message in December: “Trump said It’s gonna be wild!!!!!!! It’s gonna be wild!!!!!!! He wants us to make it WILD that’s what he’s saying. He called us all to the Capitol and wants us to make it wild!!!,” according to court documents. About a week later, authorities say Young reached out to a company that does firearms and combat training about a rifle class for four people, according to the indictment. Authorities say Bennie Parker was in contact with an Oath Keepers member who was arrested last month, Jessica Watkins, leading up to the trip to Washington, discussing things like the uniforms and gear they would bring on Jan. 6. Authorities say Sandra Parker entered the Capitol while her husband stayed in contact outside. On Jan. 9, Watkins told Bennie Parker by text she thought the FBI was only interested in people “who destroyed things,” according to the complaint. “I’m sure they’re not on us see some pics but no militia,” Bennie Parker responded. Another man charged last month in the case, Thomas Caldwell, suggested getting a boat to ferry “heavy weapons” across the Potomac River, authorities have said. Caldwell’s lawyer has called the indictment “imaginative.” Messages seeking comment on the charges were sent Friday to lawyers for the defendants. To date, federal charges have been filed in more than 200 cases involving the attack by a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, including many with ties to far right groups like the Oath Keepers. Several members of the Proud Boys, a far-right, malechauvinist extremist group that seized on the Trump administration’s policies, have also been charged with conspiracy and accused of working together during the siege. Eastern approved as substitute aids for the 2020-21 school year. Shandi Sargent was From page 1 hired as an after school virtual tutor for the Newland, senior class 2020-21 school year, retadvisor; and Bill James, roactive to Jan. 8. junior class advisor. In other business, the The board accepted board, the resignation of Dawn Approved the minutes Allen, paraprofessional, of the Jan. 6, organizaeffective Jan. 8. tional and regular meetJoe Barnhart and Tim Clark were hired as sub- ing of the Eastern Local stitute bus drivers for the Board of Education. Approved the financial 2020-21 school year. reports for the month of Dawn Allen and January as submitted. Sandra Kovach were Evan Vucci | AP President Joe Biden tours a Pfizer manufacturing site Friday in Portage, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO, look on. Biden viewed an area called the “freezer farm,” which houses some 350 ultra-cold freezers, each capable of storing 360,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine. Biden defends progress on COVID By Zeke Miller and Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar scrambling to make up lost ground as three days’ worth of vaccine shipAssociated Press ments were temporarily delayed. Even the president’s trip to see Pfizer’s PORTAGE, Mich. largest plant was pushed — President Joe Biden back a day due to a storm toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant affecting the nation’s capital. Friday, intent on showBefore the trip, White casing progress even as House coronavirus extreme winter weather response adviser Andy across the U.S. handed his vaccination campaign Slavitt said the federal government, states and its first major setback, local vaccinators are delaying shipment of about 6 million doses and going to have to redouble efforts to catch up after causing temporary closures of inoculation sites the interruptions. The setback comes just as the in many communities. vaccination campaign While acknowledging seemed to be on the verge the weather is “slowing of hitting its stride. All up the distribution,” the backlogged doses Biden said at the Pfizer should be delivered in plant in Michigan that the next several days, he believes “we’ll be approaching normalcy by Slavitt said, still confithe end of this year.” His dent that the pace of vaccinations will recover. speech melded a recitaBiden has set a goal of tion of his administraadministering 100 miltion’s accomplishments lion shots in his adminin its first month conistration’s first 100 days, fronting the pandemic, and he said Friday that’s a vigorous pitch for his $1.9 trillion COVID relief still on track and it’s only a beginning. bill and criticism of his He went on to say that predecessor. The disruptions caused by the end of July his administration can delivby frigid temperatures, snow and ice have left the er 600 million doses for Americans. Still, Biden White House and states cautioned that timetable could change, citing the current weather delays and concerns about new strains of the virus as well as the possibility that production rates could fluctuate. “I believe we’ll be approaching normalcy by the end of this year,” he said. “God willing, this Christmas will be different than last, but I can’t make that commitment to you.” Taking a swipe at former President Donald Trump, whom he did not cite by name, Biden allowed that the previous administration shepherded the approval of two highly effective vaccines. But “it’s one thing to have a vaccine available, the problem was how to get to people’s arms.” The Pfizer plant Biden toured, near Kalamazoo, produces one of the two federally approved COVID-19 shots. Introducing Biden before the speech, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla called his administration “a great ally” and cited a range of actions that helped the company increase production. Biden walked through an area of the plant called the “freezer farm,” which houses some 350 ultra-cold freezers, each capable of storing 360,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine. Double-masked, the president stopped to talk with some of the workers. The scene was a sharp contrast to the vibe across much of the country, where progress was on hold. Bad weather forced many injection sites to temporarily close, from Texas to New England, and held up shipments of needed doses. In Memphis, a city where some of the doses were stranded, the storm stymied 77-year-old Bill Bayne in his pursuit of his second dose. He got his first shot Jan. 29 and was told he’d hear back about the second sometime this week. With local vaccination sites shut down, no notification came. Bayne said the eight inches of snow outside his home is the most he’s seen in 50 years of living there. ondary degree but who do have an associate’s degree or its equivalent, as otherwise required pursuant to Ohio law and regulations, including Ohio Revised Code 3319.226 and 3319.30, Ohio Administrative Code Section 3301-2344, and/or Board Policy, provided that all other applicable requirements and procedures, including successful completion of a criminal background check and evidence of a non-renewable tempo- rary substitute teaching license issued by the Ohio Department of Education, have been satisfied. This is a temporary resolution of the Eastern Local School District Board of Education, and the authority granted by this resolution extends from Feb. 18,through June 30, 2021. Approved an agreement between Athens Meigs Educational Service Center Governing Board and Eastern Local School District Board of Education regarding a contract for transportation services. Approved the memorandum of understanding between Eastern Local School District Board of Education and Eastern Local Education Association regarding COVID leave. Approved the memorandum of understanding between Eastern Local School District Board of Education and Ohio Association of Public Employees, Local #448 regarding COVID leave. Set Wednesday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m. for the date and time of the next regular meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education in the elementary library conference room. Approved an amendment to the permanent appropriation resolution and to certify additional revenue to the Meigs County Auditor. Approved Section 3 of Amended Substitute House Bill 409 of the 133rd General Assembly, signed by Governor DeWine on or about Jan. 7. 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