https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/29ced7e4868b1b1d0752437413223332.pdf 9def6bbb8b93915b68ace1c636db2cf3 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 36° 44° 38° Partly sunny today. Clear and colder tonight. High 48° / Low 23° Today’s weather forecast Meigs sweeps RV Healthy words to live by WEATHER s 8 SPORTS s 5 NEWS s 3 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 43, Volume 75 Thursday, March 4, 2021 s 50¢ Ohio River crests Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel The Ohio River made a brief appearance on East Main Street in Pomeroy at the intersection with Sycamore Street Wednesday morning before the water crested at a level of 46.7 feet. Cleanup to begin By Sarah Hawley flood stage range. A crest at Belleville Lock was recorded at 35.52 feet, slightly above OHIO VALLEY — flood stage of 35 feet. Ohio River levels along Meigs, Mason and Gallia By 2 p.m. on Wednesday Counties began to recede the river level at Belleville had receded to on Wednesday after an below flood stage with a early morning crest. reading of 34.61 feet at River gauges at Bel3 p.m. leville Lock in ReedsAt the Racine Lock, ville, Racine Lock, a crest was recorded at Pomeroy and R.C. Bryd 42.74 on Wednesday Lock in Gallia County morning. The level recorded crests in the minor flood stage range, while Point Pleasant See CRESTS | 4 The boat ramp in Middleport was filled with water on Wednesday morning. crested in the moderate shawley@aimmediamidwest.com because already more I had no reaction at all, vaccines are going to not even a pain in the Ohio and the rest of the arm,” the senator said country,” Portman said. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ohio during a conference call “They expect, I think, with reporters. Sen. Rob Portman was one of 100 million (doses of the The Food and Drug the individuals who received Johnson & Johnson vacthe Johnson & Johnson COVID- Administration authoPortman cine) will go out by the rized the Johnson & 19 vaccine as part of a trial in end of June.” Johnson vaccine for use November, he said Tuesday This week Ohio will receive in the United States on Saturafternoon. day, making it the third vaccine 448,390 doses of coronavirus Portman, a Republican from vaccines, including 96,100 approved in the country along Cincinnati, said he recently doses of the Johnson & Johnwith vaccines from Pfizer/ learned he was part of the son vaccine, Gov. Mike DeWine BioNTech and Moderna. The 50% of study participants who said Monday. received the actual vaccine and Pfizer and Moderna vaccines As a result of the increased both require two doses, spread not a placebo. Prior to getting vaccine availability, Ohio will a few weeks apart, while the that news, he had assumed he expand vaccine eligibility on Johnson & Johnson vaccine was part of the placebo group. Thursday to people 60 and “I’d always assumed that I had only requires one dose. older, people with Type 1 dia“I’m really happy about that received the placebo because kshaner@sidneydailynews.com betes, pregnant women, bone marrow transplant recipients, people with ALS, police officers, day care workers and funeral home employees. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 1.7 millions Ohioans – 14.76% of the population – had received a COVID-19 vaccination. “It’s starting to finally be something that is more widely available, and my hope is that in March and April, this month and next month, we’ll be able to have enough vaccines out there that people who want to get one can get one,” Portman said. See PORTMAN | 4 FOR THE RECORD: MEIGS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 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 © 2021 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. Feb. 26 0005 hours — Deputies were dispatched to a traffic crash on State Route 124, Langsville. State Route 124 was patrolled; no traffic crash was found. 0725 hours — Deputies assisted ATF and the US Marshals on a warrant on Hutton Road, Rutland. Brewce Martin was arrested on a federal warrant for a weapons violation. ATF secured an additional federal search warrant and seized an additional firearm. 0858 hours — Deputies were dispatched to secure the scene for EMS on a person having mental problems,. The scene was secured for EMS. Staff Report The Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash involving one fatality. The crash occurred on Tuesday evening on Ohio 160. According to the Post, Ruth A. Patterson, 78, Gahanna, suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash. Patterson was driving a 2013 Honda Civic, traveling eastbound on US 35 and exited US 35 via the exit ramp to Ohio 160, the report stated. The Civic reportedly failed to negotiate a curve, traveling off the right side of the roadway striking a ditch. The Civic continued on, striking an embankment and entered the travel lanes of State Route 160 reportedly striking a Ford Pickup which was northbound on Ohio 160. Patterson was flown to Saint Mary’s Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday, according to the Post report. The driver of the 2004 Ford Pickup, identified as Ernest S. Baker, 48, Athens, was not injured. The Post noted both Baker and Patterson were wearing safety belts. Assisting at the scene were Gallia County EMS, Gallia County Sheriff’s Office and Gallipolis Fire Department. Information for this article provided by Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Portman received vaccine as part of trial By Kyle Shaner Gallipolis Post currently investigating fatal crash 1311 hours — Deputies were dispatched to a criminal damaging complaint on Sumner Road, Pomeroy. 1629 hours — Deputies were dispatched on a suspicious vehicle on the Flood Road. No vehicle was located. 1910 hours — Deputies were dispatched on a suspicious vehicle on Mile Hill Road, Racine. 1920 hours – Deputies were dispatched on a suspicious person on Beech Grove Road, Rutland. Deputies located Chad Brown, who was arrested on an outstanding warrant in Meigs County and an Adult Parole Authority Warrant. See MEIGS | 8 COVID death reported in Mason Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — One additional COVID-19 death was reported in Mason County on Wednesday. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported an additional death due to COVID-19 in Mason County on Wednesday. This individual was a male in the 60-69 year age range. The Meigs County Health Department reported five additional confirmed and two probable cases of COVID-19 in Meigs County on Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Health reported one new case in Gallia County on Wednesday. Ohio mask mandate The Associated Press reports that Ohio’s mask mandate will continue until a “critical mass” has been reached of people who have received the coronavirus vaccine, a spokesperson for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said. See COVID | 4 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, March 4, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES LARRY VILAS NISWANDER FINDLAY — Larry Vilas Niswander has left this earthly life on Sunday, February 28, 2021 to begin his eternal life with Jesus Christ. He was noted to have had a big smile on his face as he stepped outside of the earthly bounds and entered Heaven to walk the streets of Gold. Larry was born August 9, 1940 at Bluffton Community Hospital to Colleen and Vilas Niswander. He was preceded by his first wife, Aleta Dawn (Schmidt) who passed away in 1989 and together they had two sons; Brent Alan (Jennifer) Niswander and two grandchildren Emmerson Rose Niswander and Ashton Cole Niswander; step grandchildren Joseph William “Will” Hall and Zachary Alexander Hall; and youngest son Brian Aric (Priscilla) Niswander and two grandchildren Leah Rachael (Stephen Boose) Niswander and Benjamin Lucas Niswander. Larry leaves behind his wife of 32 years, Jerri Presley and stepdaughter, Kelli Renae Davis Larry graduated from Findlay High School in 1958. After high school, Larry continued his education at Ohio Northern University and after two years in electrical engineering, he transferred to Ohio State University to continue his education and to be closer to the love of his life. Larry eventually chose to live at home to help reduce his education expenses. Upon receiving his BS in Marketing, he was drafted into the U. S. Army and sent to Military Police School and then was chosen to serve as the Honor Guard General Staff in Germany. This posting permitted Larry and Aleta to enjoy their lives together in Heidelberg, Germany. They were able to travel across many European countries and mix with the Europeans as locals. Their oldest son, Brent, was born in Heidelberg. Upon completing his Army commitment, Larry accepted a job with National Cash Register and later worked with his family at the Niswander Jewelry Store in Findlay. With Larry’s strong background in electronics and years of amateur radio experience, Larry chose to join the sales team for Motorola Inc. After 26 successful years with Mororola, Larry retired to spend more time with his family and church. Larry married his second wife Jerri on September 15, 1989. They met at a christian singles retreat called Solocon in Indianapolis. They spent time traveling and camping with family and friends. They attended the Findlay First Church of the Nazarene, where they enjoyed serving Jesus Christ together. Larry is also survived by his brother, Barry, sister in law, Lynda and several nieces and nephews. Larry was preceded in death by his first wife, Aleta; parents Vilas & Colleen; brothers Jerry and Terry. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Findlay First Church of the Nazarene, 2501 Broad Avenue, Findlay. Burial will follow in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Putnam County. Visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021 at Coldren-Crates Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Bridge Home Health & Hospice of Findlay, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay, OH 45840 or to Findlay First Church of the Nazarene, 2501 Broad Avenue, Findlay, OH 45840. GARCIA L. ADAMS REEDSVILLE — Garcia L. Adams, 68, of Reedsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 2, 1953 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of the late Dale and Wilma McDade McGraw. She is survived by her husband, Harold Adams; daughter, Christi Adams; son, William Adams; two grandchildren, Caleb Dylan Hensley and Tressa Rebecca Lynn Bartimus; four great-grandchildren, Caleb Dylan (Tater) Hensley, Jr., Brooke-Lynn Jolene Hensley, Jaxon Lansing Wayne Hensley and Jamie Evan Cash Hensley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Joshua Adams. Graveside services will held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Meigs County Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held from 12-1 p.m., at WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh. com. REBA M. WILCOXON GALLIPOLIS — Reba M. Wilcoxon, 85, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at her residence. Born on March 30, 1935, in Mason County, West Virginia, Reba was the daughter of the late John L. and Ora D. Henry Carroll. Reba married Lawrence Wilcoxon, who survives her in Gallipolis. She was a retired bus driver for the Gallipolis City Schools. Reba attended Walnut Ridge Church. Reba is survived by her husband, Lawrence Wilcoxon of Gallipolis; children, Jeannie (Keith) Williams of Gallipolis, Barbara (Russell) Ferguson of Gallipolis, Tara (Rick) Whaley of Gallipolis, Judy Wilcoxon of Gallipolis, and Jody Wilcoxon of Gallipolis; grandchildren, Jeremy, Chris, Josh, and Natalie Williams, Megan Remy, Rusty Ferguson, Mark Eblin, Cara Henry, Ryan Reynolds, Matthew Cunningham, and Zach Wilcoxon; nineteen great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and sister, June (Bill) Hackworth of Savannah, Georgia. In addition to her parents, Reba was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Sue Reynolds; great grandson in infancy; sister, Jean Notter; and brother, John L. Carroll, Jr. Private services will be held. Willis Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. 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. Cemetery cleanup RUTLAND TWP. — Spring cleanup for Cemeteries in Rutland Township will begin on March 20. Anyone who wants to save decorations are asked to remove them by March 20 and leave them off until April 1. Free COVID-19 related supplies VINTON — Huntington Township will be giving out COVID-19 related supplies to Huntington Township residents only on Saturday, March 6 between noon - 3 p.m. at 49 Ewington Rd., Vinton. One supplies box per household and includes one case of water, one bottle of disinfectant, one pack of toilet paper, four trash bags, one hand sanitizer. repair project begins on March 1 on County Road 5 (Mill Street). The road will be closed. Estimated completion: May 1, 2021 MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on March 8 on County Road 1 (Salem School Lot Road). The road will be closed between Ogdin Road (Township Road 25) and Dyesville Road (County Road 27). The detour is County Road 1 to SR 143 north to SR 32 west to SR 689 south to SR 124 east to County Road 1. Estimated closure end date: May 6, 2021 Gallia vaccine registration The Gallia County Health Department is scheduling COVID19 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 Road closures ADDISON — Addison Township appointment is required to receive the vaccine. Other vaccine sites in Trustees announce Polecat Road Gallia for qualifying individuals are will be closed starting Monday, Holzer Health System, 740-446March 8, for slip repairs. 5566 and Hopewell Health Centers MIDDLEPORT — A landslide Gallia Clinic, 740-446-5500 with appointments required. COVID vaccine registration changes The Meigs County Health Department will not be taking names for the COVID-19 immunization waiting list at this time due to the large number of individuals on the list who still need the vaccination. The Health Department will call and schedule those on the current waiting list and when that list is exhausted, we will begin having citizens selfregister via an online registration process which will be announced in the coming weeks. We appreciate the communities understanding as we try to maneuver through the vaccination process in the best way possible. Meigs Trade Days Spring Craft Bazaar ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Trade Days Spring Craft Bazaar held at the Meigs County Fairgrounds will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. Vendor space is still available. Admission and parking are free. For more information call 740416-5506 or 740-416-4015 or visit Meigs Trade Days on Facebook. 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 newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Thursday, March 4 GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 meeting, 6 p.m., post home on McCormick Road. All members are urged to attend. CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association will have its monthly board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the academy dining area. Everyone is welcome. Please follow social distancing rules and wear a mask. comment may be submitted until March 3rd by emailing info@buckeyehills.org. SALEM CENTER — Meigs County Pomona Grange #46 will meet at Star Grange Hall with refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Saturday, March 6 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Final plans for Soup Dinner to be held on March 7 will be made. All members are urged to attend. Sunday, March 7 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange will hold their Annual Soup Dinner with serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Takes outs are encouraged. COVID-19 regulations must be followed. RACINE —Racine American Legion is DEATH NOTICE having a dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the REED Post located across from CARDINGTON — On Saturday, February 27, 2021, Friday, March 5 Star Mill Park in Racine. Beulah Mae Hill Reed passed away at home in CardMARIETTA — Buck- The menu will be baked ington, Ohio, at the age of 95. eye Hills Regional Coun- chicken with pepper A funeral service will be held on Monday, March cil Executive Committee gravy, fish, homemade 8, 2021, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in noodles and mashed will hold its regular Middleport at 1 p.m. with Thomas Reed officiating. meeting by remote video potatoes, green beans, Burial will follow at the Riverview Cemetery. Visitaconference at 10:30 a.m. cole slaw, roll, dessert tion for family and friends will be held one hour prior Buckeye Hills Regional and a drink. to the service. Council serves as the Council of Governments, Monday, March 8 Area Agency on Aging, BEDFORD TWP. and Regional Transpor— Bedford Township CONTACT US tation Planning Orgatrustees will hold their 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 nization (RTPO) for regular monthly meeting 740-446-2342 Athens, Hocking, Meigs, at 7 p.m. at the Bedford All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel Monroe, Morgan, Noble, townhall. edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be Perry, and Washington RIO GRANDE — reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. counties. Citizens are Cadot-Blessing Camp SPORTS EDITOR encouraged to attend the #126 Sons of Union REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 GROUP PUBLISHER meeting via Facebook Veterans of the Civil War, bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Lane Moon Live. Visit the Buckeye organizational meeting, lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Hills Regional Council Bob Evans Homestead Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 EDITOR Facebook page to watch House at Bob Evans mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 the livestream: www. Farms beginning at 4 p.m. bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 facebook.com/BuckThe SUVCW is the legal MANAGING EDITOR dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 eyeHills. The meeting heir to the GAR (Grand shawley@aimmediamidwest.com agenda will be posted to Army of the Republic) buckeyehills.org. Public the nation’s first Con- gressionally chartered veterans’ organization and is for the purposes of Patriotic and Educational programs dedicated to the memory of the Veterans of the American Civil War, any male with ancestry who served during the war invited to attend, uniformed reenactors not required to become a member. emergency. To dial in by phone: +1.202.602.1295 Conference ID:690-871412 # A proposed meeting agenda is located at www.meigs-health.com Wednesday, March 10 MARIETTA — The District 18 Ohio Public Works Fiscal Year 2022 (Round 35) Small Government Committee meeting will be held by remote video conferTuesday, March 9 ence at 10 a.m. The GALLIPOLIS — The purpose of this meeting Qualifications-Based is to select the Round Selection committee of the Gallia County District 35 Small Government Library Board of Trustees slate of projects that will be forwarded to the will meet at 4:15 p.m. at Bossard Library to review Ohio Public Works Commission to compete for Statements of Qualificafunding with the other tions received from A/E 18 districts. The public firms. is invited to attend the GALLIPOLIS — The meeting via Facebook Bossard Memorial Library board of trustees Live. Visit the Buckeye Hills Regional Council will have their regular Facebook page to watch monthly meeting at 5:00 the livestream: http:// p.m. TUPPERS PLAINS — www.facebook.com/ BuckeyeHills/live. The Tuppers Plains Regional meeting agenda will be Sewer District will meet posted to buckeyehills. at 7 p.m. org prior to the meeting. GALLIA COUNTY Public comments may be — The regular monthly submitted until March meeting of the Gallia8th by emailing mhyer@ Vinton Educational Service Center (GVESC) buckeyehills.org. Governing Board, 5 p.m. via Zoom, join the meetThursday, March 11 ing using the link https:// MARIETTA — The zoom.us/j/98920706639 Fiscal Year 2021 (Round ?pwd=VnRldjlLTHlFeFB 15 Supplemental Round) QL2dIWndjM2NZQT09 committee meeting of and enter with the Meet- the Natural Resources ing ID: 989 2070 6639, Assistance Council will email ecrabtree@galbe held remote video liavintonesc.org for more conference at 10 a.m. details. The purpose of this POMEROY — The meeting is to rate and Meigs County Board rank the Fiscal Year 2021 of Health meeting will (Round 15 Supplemental take place at 5 p.m. in Round) applications that the conference room were received. The pubof the Meigs County lic is invited to attend Health Department, the meeting via Facebook which is located at 112 Live. Visit the Buckeye E. Memorial Drive in Hills Regional Council Pomeroy, Ohio. A call-in Facebook page to watch option is available for the livestream: www. this open, public meetfacebook.com/Bucking in response to the eyeHills. The meeting COVID 19 Pandemic agenda will be posted to and resulting declared buckeyehills.org prior to national, state and local the meeting. �LOCAL Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, March 4, 2021 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening saves lives Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer, but it doesn’t have to be. There is strong scientific evidence that screening for colorectal cancer beginning at age 45 saves lives! Both men and women can get colorectal cancer, and the risk increases with age. If you are 45 or older, getting a colorectal screening test could save your life. Here’s how. The gold standard for colorectal cancer screening is a screening colonoscopy. A screening colonoscopy is a simple outpatient test done under sedation that utiliz- es digital imaging equipment. Most colon cancers start as polyps, which can be removed during this procedure. It’s important to note that removal of these polyps may prevent colon cancer. Keep in mind: most colon polyps and early cancers usually have no symptoms. That’s why it’s so important to have a colonoscopy. syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer or HNPCC) For screening, people · A personal are considered to history of getting be at average risk if radiation to the they do not have: · A personal hisHealty abdomen (belly) or area to treat tory of colorectal words to pelvic a prior cancer cancer or certain live by · Individuals with types of polyps · A family history Dr. Jonathan a family history Sedeyn of colon or rectal of colorectal cancer cancer or of colon · A personal polyps. Individuals with history of inflammatory Screening bowel disease (ulcerative a family history of colon recommendations: colitis or Crohn’s disease) or rectal cancer should · People who are age begin screenings earlier · A confirmed or sus45 or older. For people at average risk for colorectal pected hereditary colorec- than 45. Talk to your doctal cancer syndrome, such tor about what’s right for cancer, the American you. as familial adenomatous Cancer Society recomIt’s important to note polyposis (FAP) or Lynch mends starting regular screening at age 45. that the United States Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends that people at average risk starting screening at age 50, whereas the American Cancer Society now recommends starting at age 45. There’s nothing to stop insurers from covering the tests starting at age 45, and some are likely to do so, but at this time insurers are not required to (and some might not) cover the cost of colorectal cancer screening before age 50. Pricing: The Affordable Care Act requires health plans that started on or after September 23, 2010 to cover colorectal cancer screening tests, which includes a range of test options. In most cases there should be no outof-pocket costs for these tests, such as co-pays or deductibles. For more information or to schedule your screening colonoscopy with Dr. Sedeyn, please call 304.675.1666. Information from the American Cancer Society. This piece submitted by PVH. General Surgeon Jonathan Sedeyn, DO, PhD, is on the team at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Projects GOP tied to Pelosi, Schumer dropped from virus bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans opposing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that passed the House have pointed to two transportation projects as examples of pork that would politically benefit Democrats leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. Now those projects are out of the bill. Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that a subway extension through downtown San Jose did not meet requirements for inclusion in the bill because it is part of a pilot project. The project was set to receive about $141 million under the bill that passed in the House. The parliamentarians rulings are generally respected by the Senate. Also, the $1.5 million in funding to maintain and operate a bridge connecting Canada and the United States in upstate New York, Schumer’s home state, has been removed by Senate drafters of the bill. The projects represent a tiny fraction of the overall bill’s cost, but they became popular talking points for Republicans lining up in opposition to the measure, which they says is bloated and unfocused. The subway extension was described as “Speaker Pelosi’s pork subway project” even though it is located 50 miles away from her district. “Now that the two projects that Republicans misled the public about in the House bill have been removed, it is unclear how Republicans will justify their opposition to the American Rescue Plan, which has strong bipartisan support among the public,” Hammill said. The Senate bill is expected to largely mirror the Houseapproved package, with the most glaring divergence the Senate’s dropping of language boosting the federal minimum wage to $15 hourly. Democrats are using special rules that will let them avoid GOP filibusters that would require them to garner an impossible 60 votes to approve the legislation. Shortly before Pelosi’s office confirmed that funding for the rail project had been removed, Bernice Alaniz of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in California explained that the $141 million slated for the project would help ensure it keeps moving at the planned schedule. Construction is set to begin in 2022. Local and state sources are putting up threequarters of the funding for the extension, among the highest match rates for similar projects across the country. “It really is an essential transit alternative for a highly congested commute corridor and it serves two large universities — San Jose State and Santa Clara University,” Alaniz said. “So I know some of the criticisms are like, ‘oh, it’s for the high-tech oligarchs.’ But we serve transit dependent workers and we serve a large percentage of students going to these colleges.” The Trump administration boasted of its efforts to fund the rail project when it approved $125 million in federal matching dollars back in 2019. “This Administration is focused on expediting infrastructure projects,” said then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. She added that the federal investment would help area residents “benefit from these improvements as quickly as possible.” The coronavirus bill has hundreds of billions of dollars for schools and colleges, COVID-19 vaccines and testing, mass transit systems, renters and small businesses. It also has money for child care, tax breaks for families with children and assistance for states willing to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income residents. TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2021. There are 302 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as America’s 32nd president. On this date: In 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.) In 1797, John Adams was inaugurated the second president of the United States. In 1863, the Idaho Territory was created. In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office; with the end of the Civil War in sight, Lincoln declared: “With malice toward none, with charity for all.” In 1964, Teamsters president James Hoffa and three co-defendants were found guilty by a federal court in Chattanooga, Tennessee, of jury tampering. In 1974, the first issue of People magazine, then called People Weekly, was published by Time-Life Inc.; on the cover was actor Mia Farrow. In 1981, a jury in Salt Lake City convicted Joseph Paul Franklin, an avowed racist and serial killer, of violating the civil rights of two Black men, Ted Fields and David Martin, who’d been shot to death. (Franklin received two life sentences for this crime; he was executed in 2013 for the 1977 murder of a Jewish man, Gerald Gordon.) In 1987, President Ron- ald Reagan addressed the nation on the Iran-Contra affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had “deteriorated” into an arms-for-hostages deal. In 1994, in New York, four extremists were convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured more than a thousand. Actorcomedian John Candy died in Durango, Mexico, at age 43. In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment at work can be illegal even when the offender and victim are of the same gender. In 2015, the Justice Department cleared Darren Wilson, a white former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a Black 18-yearold, but also issued a scathing report calling for sweeping changes in city law enforcement practices. In 2018, former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found unconscious on a bench in the southwestern English city of Salisbury; both survived what British authorities said was a murder attempt using a nerve agent. Ten years ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s regime struck back at its opponents with a powerful attack on Zawiya, the closest opposition-held city to Tripoli, and a barrage of tear gas and live ammunition to smother new protests in the capital. NASA launched its Glory satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on what was supposed to have been a three-year mission to analyze how airborne particles affect Earth’s climate; however, the rocket carrying Glory plummeted into the southern Pacific several minutes after liftoff. Five years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court blocked enforcement of a Louisiana clinic regulation law placing new restrictions on abortion. Bud Col- lins, the tennis historian and American voice of the sport in print and on TV for decades, died in Brookline, Massachusetts, at age 86. Pat Conroy, author of “The Great Santini” and “The Prince of Tides,” died in Beaufort, South Carolina, at age 70. One year ago: The House easily passed an $8.3 billion measure aimed at speeding the development of coronavirus vaccines, paying for containment operations and beefing up preparedness. Federal health officials investigated a suburban Seattle nursing home at the center of a coronavirus outbreak. Italy closed all schools and universities and barred fans from sporting events. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 1,100 points as governments and central banks around the globe took more aggressive measures to deal with the virus and its effects on the economy. 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ZZZ�YDQWDJHDJLQJ�RUJ�ZRUNIRUFH OH-70225336 By The Associated Press OH-70224760 �LOCAL 4 Thursday, March 4, 2021 Portman From page 1 “And certainly by the end of June it looks like we’ll have a lot more and then again by the end of July.” President Joe Biden announced Tuesday afternoon the United States is on track to have enough vaccines for every American adult by the end of May. None of the vaccines have been approved for use in children yet. “I know it’s hard right now to get a vaccine; I have a lot of constituents who have talked to me about that,” Portman said. “That will change. Over the next couple months there will be much more availability.” Portman joined Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine trial after he heard the company needed more participants. He also encouraged some of his friends to join the study as well. “I did it because they told me they needed more people in the trials, and that happened,” Portman said. “I got a lot of friends and others who joined. And I’m really glad that all that data is now being used to show that it is safe and effective.” While there are encouraging signs in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 500,000 Americans, Portman said people need to continue taking precautions to slow the spread of the disease. “It’s been a tough time for our country, but I think we’re starting to turn the corner, and you see that in the Ohio numbers,” he said. “It’s good news, but we still have to be very careful and use appropriate precautions including wearing masks and social distancing.” Sidney Daily News is a publication of AIM Media Midwest. Reach the writer at kshaner@ sidneydailynews.com or 937-5384824. Crests From page 1 remained above the flood stage of 41 feet on Wednesday afternoon, with the last reading of 42.05 feet at 4 p.m. The river level is forecasted to go below flood stage later Wednesday evening. In Pomeroy, the river crested at 46.7 feet on Wednesday morning, and went below the flood stage of 46 feet on Wednesday afternoon. A crest of 46.23 feet was recorded in Point Pleasant just after midnight on Wednesday morning. As of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the river at Point Pleasant remained above moderate flood stage (44 feet) with a reading of 44.84 feet at 4 p.m. The river level is projected to go below the 40 foot flood stage around mid-day Thursday. At R.C. Bryd Lock in Gallia County, a crest was recorded at 51.26 feet around 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning. As of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the river level was slightly above the 50 foot flood stage with a reading of 50.48 feet. With no precipitation in the forecast for the region the river levels are forecasted to continue declining over the next several days. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Ohio Valley Publishing PVH names Employees of the Month other issues. Jan is always willing to help in any way she can.” POINT PLEASANT, Kayla Quinn was W.Va. — Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH) has named employee of the month for February. announced Customer Quinn works in the Service Employees of Laboratory Department the Month for Decemand has been employed ber 2020, January and since June 2018 as an February. MLT. According to a news According to the release from PVH, news release: December 2020’s “Kayla was nomiemployee of the month nated by an employee was Lori Thompson, from Riverside Nursing from Health InformaHome. They called our tion Services. She has lab on a Friday evening been employed since at 10:00 p.m. looking June 1989 and is curfor a stat lab that was rently working as a supposed to have been Clinical Information sent to their local hosSystems Specialist. The news release fur- pital but was brought to PVH by mistake. Rivther stated: “Lori was nominated erside said Kayla was outstanding in helping because we recently them. She was kind and changed to a new hospital-wide computer went above and beyond in her service.” system. Lori has gone According to PVH, above and beyond Quinn, Byer and to answer questions Thompson are “excelanytime of the day. lent” examples of the She works quickly and PVH Employee of the never gets frustrated. Month and the organiShe is always friendly to everyone and willing zation is “very grateful” to have them on their to help.” team. Jan Byer was named The trio each received employee of the month a $100 check and a VIP for January. Byer is from Support parking space. They will also be eligible for Services and has been employed since Septem- the Customer Service ber 2016 as the Support Employee of the Year award with a chance for Services Secretary. $500. According to the “The Employee of the news release: Month at Pleasant Valley “Jan was nominated Hospital is nominated because she is always for taking extra steps polite, helpful, and to provide excellent helps other departcustomer service to our ments when they patients and family memneed it. She has hapbers at Pleasant Valley pily taken on many Hospital,” according to of the Corporate Safety duties, attending the news release. COVID meetings, state Information provided by PVH. meetings and solving Staff Report COVID From page 1 Gallia County ODH reported a total of 2,226 cases of COVID-19 (since March) in Gallia County as part of Wednesday’s update. This is an increase of one since Tuesday’s update. ODH has reported a total of 31 deaths, 131 hospitalizations (one new), and 2,084 presumed recovered individuals (one less) as of Wednesday. Age ranges for the 2,225 total cases reported by ODH on Tuesday are as follows: 0-19 — 289 cases (1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 362 cases (6 hospitalizations) 30-39 — 301 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 317 cases (7 hospitalizations, 1 death) 50-59 — 331 cases (15 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 282 cases (26 hospitalizations, 5 deaths) 70-79 — 191 cases (1 new hospitalization, 36 total hospitalizations, 12 deaths) 80-plus — 153 cases (1 new case, 37 hospitalizations, 25 deaths) Editor’s note: The Ohio Department of Health reduced the death count in Gallia County from 46 to 31 on Tuesday. The demographic information from ODH has not been updated to show the change. Gallia County is currently “Orange” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map after meeting two of the seven indicators on Thursday. Despite announcements that mask orders in Texas and other states are being lifted, DeWine believes it’s important to continue mask wearing and social distancing until that critical mass of vaccinations is met, DeWine press secretary Dan Tierney said Wednesday. DeWine issued the state’s mask mandate in July. While people who have been vaccinated have “great immunity” against severe forms of the coronavirus, including protection from being hospitalized or dying, they could still get the virus in a weakened form, Tierney said. That means they could transmit the virus to people at risk of serious complications, he said. “We need to wear the mask to protect ourselves and others from the virus spreading until we get that critical mass where the vaccine is doing that for us,” Tierney said. More than 1.7 million people in Ohio have received at least one shot of the vaccine, or about 15% of the population as of Wednesday, according to the state Health Department. More than 930,000 have completed their vaccinations, or about 8% of the population. Here is a closer look at COVID-19 cases in the region: Meigs County The Meigs County Photos courtesy of PVH Employee of the Month for December 2020 Lori Thompson is pictured with Paula Brooker, director of Health Information Management, and Jeff Noblin, FACHE, PVH CEO. Employee of the Month for January Jan Byer is pictured with Brian Litchfield, director of Plant Operations & Corporate Safety Officer, and Jeff Noblin, FACHE, PVH CEO. Employee of the Month for February Kayla Quinn is pictured with Mitch Smith, adm. director Of Laboratory Services, and Jeff Noblin, FACHE, PVH CEO. Health Department reported five additional confirmed and two probable cases of COVID-19 in Meigs County on Wednesday. The Meigs County Health Department reported 33 active cases and 1,403 total cases (1,259 confirmed, 144 probable) since April, as part of Wednesday’s update. There have been a total of 34 deaths, 1,336 recovered cases (six new), and 71 hospitalizations since April. Age ranges for the 1,403 Meigs County cases, as of Wednesday, are as follows: 0-9 — 52 cases (1 new case) 10-19 — 128 cases (1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 199 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 30-39 — 177 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 202 cases (1 new case, 4 hospitalizations) 50-59 — 201 cases (2 new cases, 4 hospitalizations) 60-69 — 202 cases (19 hospitalizations, 4 deaths) 70-79 — 149 cases (23 hospitalizations, 12 deaths) 80-89 — 63 cases (2 new cases, 10 hospitalizations, 15 deaths ) 90-99 — 28 cases (5 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 2 cases (1 hospitalization) To date, the Meigs County Health Department has administered 1,376 first doses of COVID-19 vaccinations. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www. meigs-health.com/covid19/ . Meigs County remained “Red” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting two of the seven indicators on Thursday. the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 8.62 on Wednesday with a 1.82 percent positivity rate. Surrounding counties are green and yellow. Mason County DHHR reported 1,775 total cases (since March) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday, five more than Tuesday. Of those, 1,729 are confirmed cases and 46 are probable cases. DHHR has reported 37 deaths in Mason County. As previously stated in this article, DHHR reported an additional death in Mason County associated with COVID19. This individual was a male in the 60-69 year age range. According to DHHR, the age ranges for the 1,775 COVID-19 cases reported in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 40 cases (plus 2 probable cases) 10-19 — 144 cases (plus 2 probable case) 20-29 — 300 cases (plus 10 probable cases, 1 new confirmed case) 30-39 — 296 cases (plus 10 probable cases, 1 new confirmed case) 40-49 — 255 cases (plus 9 probable cases) 50-59 — 260 cases (plus 2 probable cases, 3 deaths, 1 new confirmed case) 60-69 — 225 cases (plus 5 probable case, 7 deaths, 2 new confirmed cases) 70+ — 209 cases (plus 6 probable cases, 27 deaths) On Wednesday, Mason County was designated as “green” on Ohio The Ohio Department of Health reported a 24-hour change of 2,022 new cases on Wednesday (21-day average of 2,094). There were 110 new deaths (21-day average of 121) and 14 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 14). Zero new deaths were reported. West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday, DHHR is reporting a total of 132,416 cases with 2,309 deaths. There was an increase of 232 cases from Tuesday and eight new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 2,198,226 lab tests have been completed, with a 5.43 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 3.13 percent. There are 6,451 currently active cases in the state. DHHR recently reported 302,793 first doses of the COVID19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 199,611 people have been fully vaccinated. The Associated Press, Sarah Hawley and Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham contributed to this story. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, March 4, 2021 5 Starnes selected to North-South All-Star Classic Rio women net 5 All-RSC selections By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing Alex Hawley|OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior offensive tackle Riley Starnes was selected to the South Division 4-7 roster for the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic, which won’t be played for a second straight year. Starnes — signed to play at the University of Toledo — is the first to Blue Devil chosen for the NorthSouth game roster since 2019, when Jacob Campbell and head coach Alex Penrod represented the Blue and White. Marauders sweep River Valley By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com BIDWELL, Ohio — Different battles … same results. The Meigs boys basketball team picked up a pair of 24-minute victories over host River Valley on Tuesday night during a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division doubleheader held in Gallia County. The Marauders (9-9, 7-4 TVC Ohio) found themselves in a 9-point hole through one period of the opener, but the guests answered with a 3-point barrage and a 42-25 run the rest of the way that resulted in a 47-39 win. The Raiders (8-9, 3-8) ended up in a 10-3 hole at the start of Game 2, but the Silver and Black battled to keep things within a possession for the better part of three quarters. MHS led 37-29 entering the finale and used a small 12-11 run down the stretch to secure the sweep with a 49-40 decision. The night served as a makeup of both league games lost during the regular season due to either coronavirus or inclement weather. Six-minute quarters were also used, instead of the traditional eight, due to the doubleheader. Jordan Lambert scored four points in helping RVHS build a 14-5 first quarter lead, but the Maroon and Gold countered with a 12-8 run that closed the gap down to 22-17 at the break. Meigs hit six of its first nine 3-point attempts in the second half — including four makes during a 16-7 third period push — that allowed the guests to take a permanent lead of 33-29 headed into the fourth. The Marauders netted only 7-of-14 charity tosses down the stretch, but still ended regulation with a 14-10 run to wrap up the 8-point triumph. MHS outrebounded the hosts by a 27-20 overall margin, including a 12-3 edge on the offensive glass. The Raiders also committed 12 of the 20 turnovers in the event. Half of the Marauders’ 14 field goals came from behind the arc and the guests also went 12-of-22 at the free throw line for 55 percent. Coulter Cleland led Meigs with 16 points, followed by MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande placed two players each on the All-River States Conference Women’s Basketball first- and second-teams, while head coach David Smalley earned RSC Coach of the Year honors. The league released its All-Conference teams and award winners on Monday evening. The teams and the individual award winners were selected through voting of the league’s head coaches. Sophomore Lexi Woods (Waverly, OH) and senior Chyna Chambers (Columbus, OH) represented the RedStorm on the first team, while freshman Caitlyn Brisker (Oak Hill, OH) and junior Hailey Jordan (Columbus, OH) were second team selections. Woods and Jordan lead the team in scoring at 13.9 points per game and both are in the Top 25 nationally in field goal percentage. Woods is 21st nationally at 54.7%, while Jordan is 25th at 54.1 percent. Chambers averages 11.8 points per contest and ranks second nationally in total assists with 151. She’s also fourth nationally in assists per game (6.0) and is 17th nationally with 64 steals. Brisker is scoring at an 11.2 ppg clip, which ranks fifth in the RSC among freshmen. Smalley, now in his 29th season, has guided the RedStorm into the See WOMEN | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Photos by Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Meigs junior Morgan Roberts (34) fires a pass out to Coulter Cleland during the second half of Game 2 on Tuesday night in a TVC Ohio matchup against River Valley in Bidwell, Ohio. Wyatt Hoover with 11 points and Brayden Stanley with 10 markers. Braylon Harrison was next with four points, while Brody Butcher and Ethan Stewart completed the winning tally with three points apiece. River Valley netted 13 total field goals — including four trifectas — and also went a perfect 9-of-9 at the charity stripe. Jordan Lambert paced the hosts with 11 points, followed by Mason Rhodes with 10 points and Kade Alderman with six markers. Chase Barber and Dylan Fulks were next with five points each, while Jance Lambert wrapped things up with two points. Quentin Lewis poured in five points as MHS build a 10-3 lead early in Game 2, but Jordan Lambert poured in eight points in trimming the deficit down to 13-12 after one quarter of play. Butcher hit two trifectas to counter Jordan Lambert’s five points in the second frame, allowing Meigs to make a small 12-11 push to enter halftime with a 25-23 edge. Coulter Cleland produced five points in the third stanza as Meigs went on a 12-6 run that extended the lead out to 37-29 entering the finale. Hoover poured in eight River Valley senior Jordan Lambert (20) releases a shot attempt during the second half of Game 2 on Tuesday night in a TVC Ohio matchup against Meigs in Bidwell, Ohio. points down the stretch as the Marauders closed regulation with a 12-11 spurt to wrap up the 9-point outcome. The Maroon and Gold outrebounded the hosts by a 24-15 overall margin, including a slim 8-7 edge on the offensive boards. Meigs also committed 18 of the 29 turnovers in the game. MHS made 17 total field goals — including another seven 3-pointers — and also went 8-of-16 at the line for 50 percent. Hoover paced the Marauders with 16 points, followed by Coulter Cleland with 11 points. Butcher and Lewis were next with eight points apiece, while Andrew Dodson and Griff Cleland completed things with three markers each. Coulter Cleland — with his 27 combined points — moved to within 39 points of reaching 1,000 for his career. RVHS netted 14 total field goals — including three trifectas — and went 9-of-11 at the stripe for 82 percent. Jordan Lambert led the hosts with a game-high 19 points, followed by Jance Lambert with 11 points and Barber with eight markers. Alderman completed the tally with two points. Both Meigs and River Valley have one TVC Ohio game left to make up, and both are against Athens. The Raiders travel to The Plains on Thursday night, then Meigs heads to AHS on Friday night. The Bulldogs clinched the TVC Ohio title earlier this week when the Marauders defeated Vinton County. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. Thursday, March 4 Boys Basketball (14) Gallia Academy at (6) Jackson, 7 p.m. River Valley at Athens, 7 p.m. Friday, March 5 Boys Basketball Meigs at Athens, 7 p.m. Lincoln County at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Parkersburg Catholic at Wahama, 7:30 Girls Basketball Grace at Hannan, 6:30 Wrestling D-2 District at Gallia Academy HS, 5 p.m. D-3 District at Coshocton HS, 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6 Boys Basketball Point Pleasant at Mingo Central, 7:30 Wahama at St. Joseph, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Wayne, 2 p.m. Wahama at St. Joesph, 5:30 Wrestling D-2 District at Gallia Academy HS, 9 a.m. D-3 District at Coshocton HS, 9 a.m. Oak Glen, Herbert Hoover, Independence at PPHS, 10 a.m. Wahama at Tyler Consolidated, 10 a.m. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS 6 Thursday, March 4, 2021 Reinhardt rebounds, sweeps Rio Grande softball By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing WALESKA, Ga. — After dropping both ends of Saturday’s doubleheader to the University of Rio Grande, 21st-ranked Reinhardt University was not about to overlook the visiting RedStorm when the two teams got together for another twinbill on Sunday. The Eagles scored four times in the first inning en route to an 8-0 mercy rule-shortened win in game one, while the home run ball helped to erase an early deficit in a 3-1 game two triumph at Ken White Softball Field. Reinhardt improved to 12-4 as a result of the sweep. Rio Grande finished the weekend at 4-3 with the two losses. The Eagles scored in each of their four at bats in the opener, while starting pitcher Ally Andriano checked the RedStorm on just two hits. Jill Martinet and Megan Huss both went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in, while Alise Hooks, Kyrstyn Fisher and Natalie Parlato all had two hits and one RBI. Lauren Parker also drove in a run in the winning effort, while Martinet and Emily Loveless both had a double. Andriano allowed the two hits, including a double by Rio junior Shelby Schmitt (Fairfield, OH), while walking one and striking out four. Freshman Kali Brickman (Huber Heights, OH) started and took the loss for the RedStorm, allowing 10 hits and six runs — all earned — over 2-1/3 innings. Rio Grande took a 1-0 first inning lead in game two when Schmitt was hit by a pitch to begin the game and later scored on a two-out single by freshman Caity Moody (Xenia, OH), but the Eagles went in front in the home third on a one-out, three-run home run by Martinet. The RedStorm threatened in the second Women named the league’s Player of the Year. Justice, from Danese, From page 5 W.Va., has led the Golden Bears into Tuesday’s RSC Championship finals with RSC finals on Tuesday night against WVU Tech. team highs of 15.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per Rio Grande is 18-7 and game to go along with 2.3 has won 10 straight assists and 2.2 steals per games and 17 of its last game. 19 outings after a 1-5 Oakland City (Ind.) start. Rio’s 18 victories repre- University freshman sent a conference high for guard Emilee Hope was voted as Newcomer of victories this season. the Year. She averaged Headlining the other a team-high 15.2 points individual awards, per game and was the top WVU Tech senior guard vote-getter among the Brittney Justice was inning as well, loading the bases against Andriano with one out, but Schmitt flied to shallow center for the second out and Reinhardt reliever Whitney Shepherd got junior Taylor Webb (Willow Wood, OH) to ground out to the pitcher’s circle to end the threat. The two outs to end the Rio second were the first of 17 consecutive batters retired by Eagle pitching. Shepherd earned the win, striking out two over 5-1/3 scoreless innings. Freshman Sydney Campolo (New Lexington, OH) suffered the loss, allowing six hits and the three runs over four innings. Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action next Sunday against the Mississippi University for Women as part of the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. first-year players in the conference. Brittney Justice earned her top honor with another strong season to add to her career. She is now WVU Tech’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,600 career points. She was joined on the first team by her sister Whittney Justice at 12.6 ppg. Ohio Christian University sophomore forward Rachel Gillum had a monster season to finish highly on the All-RSC First Team. She is second in the conference at 20.6 Ohio Valley Publishing OVP SPORTS BRIEFS PYL baseball and softball signups POMEROY, Ohio — The Pomeroy Youth League will have baseball and softball signups for girls ages 4-17 and boys ages 4-18 on a trio of dates at the Pomeroy Fire Department. Signups will run from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, March 6, and run from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 11. The final signup is slated for 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 13. For more information, contact Ken at 740-416-8901. No. 3 Baylor clinches B12 title in OT, 94-89 over No. 6 WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Coach Scott Drew jumped on Mark Vital’s back after Baylor clinched the Big 12 championship, pointed a finger to the sky, then raced off the court ahead of his players to prepare for an even more raucous celebration. “I was able to beat them into the locker room, get the water ready and get them,” Drew said. “And I got the COLD water ready for them, too.” Jared Butler scored 25 points before fouling out, Davion Mitchell hit the goahead basket in overtime and the thirdranked Bears beat No. 6 West Virginia 94-89 Tuesday for the Bears’ first Big 12 regular-season title. Baylor (19-1, 11-1 Big 12) bounced back in a big way from its only loss of the season at No. 13 Kansas on Saturday. The Bears struggled in their two previous games coming off a three-week layoff because of COVID-19 issues in the program. After managing just 58 points against the Jayhawks, Baylor maintained its energy and scoring touch until the very end against the Moun- ppg and is the NAIA national rebounding leader at 17.1 rpg. Asbury (Ky.) University senior guard/forward Autumn Herriford also ranked highly on the first team with team highs of 14.6 ppg and 6.7 rpg. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College senior guard Haley Hall put up 18.1 ppg for her First-Team spot. Jill Enix (13.8 ppg) represented Midway (Ky.) University on the First Team while RSC scoring leader Michelle Burns (20.8 ppg) did the same taineers (17-7, 10-5). “Probably the number one moment ever at Baylor,” said Butler, who had fouled out in overtime only to run back onto the court after it was over to hug every teammate in sight. Drew, whose 18 seasons at Baylor have been spent watching other teams, mostly Kansas, take home the title, joked that he jumped on fifth-year senior Vital’s back because “Mark’s the only one that’s been at Baylor longer than me.” Butler finished with 25 points. Mitchell scored four of Baylor’s 13 points in overtime and finished with 20. Matthew Mayer had a season-high 18 points for the Bears. Taz Sherman came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points for the Mountaineers. Miles McBride added 19 points and Sean McNeil scored 18, including 15 after halftime. “At the end of the day, they just did more of the little stuff at the end to win the game,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. “When you’re playing top teams in the nation, every little thing is going to matter.” for Point Park (Pa.) University. The All-RSC Second Team had two players each from Midway, Rio Grande and Ohio Christian with those 10 players representing a total of seven different schools. Along with Brisker and Jordan, the Second Team included Midway’s Allyson Callahan and Kindall Talley, Ohio Christian’s Rachel Bolyard and Helaina Limas, Lauren Lambdin of IU Southeast, Point Park’s Taylor Rinn, Kelsey Johnson of Asbury and Brescia’s Cassidy Moss. Also named was the RSC Women’s Basketball Champions of Character Team, which recognizes one member of each team who best exhibits the NAIA five character values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship. Rio Grande was represented on the list by junior Avery Harper (Seaman, OH). Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. GALLIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO GREEN TOWNSHIP SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PHASE II ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Green Township Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase II project will be received by the Gallia County Commissioners at the office of the Commissioners, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, OH 45631, until 11:00 AM, local time on April 1st, 2021 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. No late bids or FAX bids will be accepted. 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This position will start as part time. Position requirements include answering phones, manage veteran transportation and driver time sheets, assist with grant applications. Starting pay will be $15.00/hr. This position will move to a full time position per 90 day evaluation. Qualifications: Honorably Discharged Veteran with DD214, must be a Meigs County Resident with proof of residency and Valid Driver's license. Must be able to work well with the public. Must have knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office. Please bring resume to the Meigs County Veterans Service Office located at 97 N 2nd Ave. Suite 2, Middleport Ohio. 740-992-2820 Deadline for submission of resume is close of business, 4:00PM, March 12th, 2021. The Project consists of constructing approximately 33,000 LF Sanitary Sewer, 18,000 LF Force Main, 131 Manholes, 4 Lift Stations and Appurtenances. The Engineer's Estimate for the Project is $6,500,000. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. The issuing office for bidding documents is ARC Printing, 1159 Dublin Road, Suite 300, Columbus OH, 43215, 614-224-5149. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00am-4:00pm and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Bidding Documents may be viewed and ordered online by registering with the Issuing Office at http://www.e-arc.com/location/columbus/. Following registration, complete sets of Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the Issuing Office's website as "zipped" portable document format (PDF) files for $25. The cost of printed Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office will depend on the number and size of the Drawings and Project Manual, applicable taxes, and shipping method selected by the prospective Bidder. Cost of Bidding Documents and shipping is non-refundable. Upon Issuing Office's receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder's delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of the Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Addenda and Interpretations: Questions regarding the information contained in this Advertisement and the associated bid documents shall be submitted in writing and emailed to: gary.silcott@stantec.com (740) 380-2828 and to be given consideration must be received at least seven days prior to the advertisement submittal date. All such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the Advertisement and bid documents, which if issued, will be posted no later than three days prior to the submittal date. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable use Ohio Products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123.2, the Governors Executive Order of 1/27/72, and Governor's Executive Order 84-9 shall be required. Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The deminimis and minor components waiver apply to this contract. Owner: Gallia County Commissioners By: Harold Montgomery Title: President Date: 03/04/2021 03/11/2021 Website: gallianet.net �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, March 4, 2021 7 ARE YOU HIRING? 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You Local Newspaper Jobs Connection BLONDIE To advertise a job or to learn more call Patti. 740-446-2342 Ext 2093 pwamsley@aimmediamidwest.com By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO ���� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE ���� � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane �����&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner � Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO CRANKSHAFT � � � � � � � � � �����&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� %\�'DYH�*UHHQ �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel IN BRIEF Southern 7th grade wins championship Live pipe bomb found at polling place in Iowa ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — The discovery of a live pipe bomb at a central Iowa polling place as voters were casting ballots in a special election forced an evacuation of the building, police said. Officers called to the Lakeside Center in Ankeny around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday found a device that looked like a pipe bomb in grass near the center. Police later confirmed in a news release that the device was a pipe bomb. The banquet hall was being used as a polling place for an Ankeny school district special election. Police evacuated the building, and the State Fire Marshal and agents with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called in. Technicians safely detonated the device, and the center was reopened around 12:30 p.m. — about three hours after the device was discovered, police said. No one was injured. Courtesy photo The 7th grade Southern Boys Basketball team earned 1st place in the Nelsonville Regional Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 27, with a 43-34 win over Warren. The Tornadoes were seeded 6th in the tournament. The team, coached by Brian Allen, finished the season with a record of 15-3. Team members are 1 Will Smith; 2 Jake Wickline; 3 Wyatt Smith; 4 Hunter Jarrell; 5 Andre Chandler; 11 Kase Nelson; 21 Nathan Shuster; 23 Anthony Still; 25 Noah Leachman; 33 Austin Bare; 34 Murphy Dunfee; 35 Cole Smith; and 42 Zach Mullins. Pictured are the 7th Grade Southern Tornadoes and Cheerleaders: Back row (left to right) Murphy Dunfee, Austin Bare, Zach Mullins, Noah Leachman, Cole Smith, Kase Nelson, Andre Chandler, Hunter Jarrell, Wyatt Smith, Jake Wickline, Will Smith, Nathan Shuster, and Anthony Still; Front row (left to right): Taylor Tucker, Isabella Harmon, Jorja Lisle, Layla Robson, Ally Anderson, Ava Circle, Adyson Fields, and Hayden Turner. Meigs were dispatched to a wellbeing check on Hill Top Road, Langsville. From page 1 1254 hours — Deputies took a theft report on 2353 hours — Deputies station. 1314 hours — Depuinitiated a traffic stop on ties were dispatched on State Route 124, Pomeroy. The driver was cited a criminal trespass comfor driving under suspen- plaint on State Rute 124, Reedsville. sion. 1520 hours — Deputies initiated a traffic stop on Feb. 27 Union Avenue, Pomeroy. 0018 hours — Deputies were dispatched for a A warning was given. suspicious person Beech Grove Road, Rutland. Feb. 28 0220 hours — Depu0002 hours — Deputies ties assisted the Ohio assisted the Ohio HighHighway Patrol on a traf- way Patrol on a traffic fic stop on State Route 7, stop on US 33 at State Pomeroy. Route 7. 0309 hours — Depu0253 hours — Deputies arrested Robin Wood ties took a theft report on on an outstanding warPomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. rant. 1133 hours — Deputies 0906 hours — Deputies located a low hanging TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 36° 44° 38° 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. Precipitation 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. 0.00 Month to date/normal 0.47/0.35 Year to date/normal 8.14/6.39 Snowfall (in inches) POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Primary: maple Mold: 22 SUN & MOON Primary: basidiospores/others Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Low Fri. 6:55 a.m. 6:26 p.m. 12:55 a.m. 10:54 a.m. MOON PHASES Last New First Full Mar 5 Mar 13 Mar 21 Mar 28 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 3:54a Fri. 4:53a Sat. 5:51a Sun. 6:47a Mon. 7:41a Tue. 8:32a Wed. 9:19a Minor 10:08a 11:07a 12:06p 12:32a 1:26a 2:18a 3:06a Major 4:22p 5:22p 6:20p 7:16p 8:09p 8:59p 9:45p Minor 10:36p 11:36p ---1:02p 1:55p 2:45p 3:32p WEATHER HISTORY An area from New York to Vermont suffered one of its worst ice storms on record on March 4, 1991. Ice one inch thick accumulated between Buffalo and Rochester, snapping power lines and tree limbs. High Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone 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. Wed. Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 14.21 32.06 32.95 14.46 21.55 46.15 29.37 53.03 56.85 28.13 55.60 52.80 52.30 24-hr. Chg. +1.79 +1.08 +2.51 +1.86 +2.30 +2.44 +5.18 +6.31 +6.46 +6.58 +4.10 +4.60 +4.70 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Ashland 47/24 Grayson 48/23 66° 50° Increasing cloudiness NATIONAL CITIES Murray City 43/20 Belpre 43/21 St. Marys 42/21 Parkersburg 44/22 Elizabeth 44/21 Spencer 45/22 Buffalo 46/23 Milton 47/22 St. Albans 48/25 Huntington 49/24 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 57/46 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 62/47 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 66/52 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Partly sunny and pleasant Marietta 42/21 Coolville 44/21 Ironton 48/23 WEDNESDAY 61° 42° Partly sunny and milder Wilkesville 46/22 POMEROY Jackson 47/23 46/22 Ravenswood Rio Grande 46/23 47/23 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 45/23 GALLIPOLIS 48/23 46/23 47/23 South Shore Greenup 48/23 46/21 54 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 47/22 1121 hours — Deputies completed an unemployment fraud case on station. 1531 hours — Deputies were dispatched to the Middleport Jail due to an inmate having a medical issue. 1547 hours — Deputies took a report of a criminal damaging on station. 1637 hours — Deputies were dispatched to a burglary on Ross Road, Portland. 2008 hours — Deputies responded to a private property traffic crash on State Route 7, Pomeroy. Report taken. 2259 hours — Deputies took a report of a car being in flood water on Pine Grove Road at State Route 124. TUESDAY 58° 37° Mostly sunny and chilly Athens 45/21 McArthur 44/21 Lucasville 48/23 Moderate Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Chillicothe 42/22 Very High 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. 0.0 Month to date/normal 0.0/0.5 Season to date/normal 18.9/19.4 Today 6:56 a.m. 6:25 p.m. none 10:14 a.m. Adelphi 42/21 Waverly 46/22 Pollen: 1 Logan 42/20 MONDAY 46° 21° Chilly with plenty of sun Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. March 2 0039 hours — Deputies assisted the Ohio Highway Patrol on a traffic stop on Lower State Route 7. 1006 hours — Deputies were dispatched on a theft on Bowmans Road, Racine. SUNDAY 40° 21° Mostly sunny and chilly 0 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme (in inches) SATURDAY 45° 23° Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 56°/25° 52°/32° 80° in 1976 -2° in 1980 FRIDAY Partly sunny today. Clear and colder tonight. High 48° / Low 23° Pomeroy. A construction crew was found at the residence. 1707 hours — Deputies were dispatched to a well being check on Welchtown Hill Road, Pomeroy. The male was found to be fine. 2007 hours — Deputies initiated a traffic stop on East Main Street, Pomeroy. A warning was given for no taillights. The vehicle was driven home with the flashers on. March 1 0058 hours — Deputies were dispatched to an altered mental status on South Second Avenue, Middleport. 1011 hours — Deputies were dispatched to follow up in a domestic complaint on Hog Hollow, Racine. Gregory Pullins was arrested a short time later on a domestic violence complaint. 1216 hours — Deputies were dispatched to a residential burglar alarm on Rocksprings Road, EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low for driving under suspension. 2308 hours — Deputies were dispatched to a domestic violence complaint on Hog Hollow Road, Racine. tree limb on Sand Ridge Road. 1520 hours — Deputies initiated a traffic stop on State Route 7 at Union Avenue. A warning was given. 1815 hours — Deputies took a criminal damaging report on State Route 124, Pomeroy. 1928 hours — Deputies initiated a traffic stop on State Route 7 in Tuppers Plains. A warning was given. 2137 hours — Deputies assisted the Ohio Highway Patrol on a traffic stop on Hobson Drive, Middleport. Jessica Gilmore was arrested for outstanding warrants. 2221 hours — Deputies initiated a traffic stop on State Route 124, Pomeroy. A citation was issued Clendenin 46/22 Charleston 48/25 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 39/22 Montreal 20/10 Billings 57/34 Minneapolis 43/28 Detroit 38/20 Toronto 28/17 New York 44/25 Chicago 41/28 Denver 41/30 Washington 52/29 Kansas City 70/44 Today Fri. 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