https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/999ddd888372d74f99cf9163feb14bfc.pdf 8c299619e9f49348da0787cbbcd16c01 PDF Text Text High school softball Planting the gardens SPORTS s 7 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 41° 57° 51° Today’s weather forecast Rain this afternoon; cool. Rain tapering off tonight. High 58° / Low 46° RIVER s 10 WEATHER s 12 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 80, Volume 75 Gallia, Meigs go yellow in state ranking Latest COVID-19 stats for area Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Gallia and Meigs Counties were the only two “yellow” counties on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map which was updated on Thursday. Yellow is a level one advisory, the lowest on Ohio’s ranking system. According to the updated information from the Ohio Department of Health, Gallia County met one of the seven indicators, the one for percentage of non-congregate cases. In the past two weeks, Gallia County has reported 12 total new cases, with is 40.14 cases per 100,000 population. Meigs County met the same single indicator as Gallia County. In Meigs County, 11 total cases were reported in the past two weeks, which is 48.02 cases per 100,000 population. Overall, Ohio’s cases per 100,000 population for the past two weeks dropped to 185.8 cases, from 200 one week ago. Governor Mike DeWine has set a goal of 50 cases per 100,000 population as the mark for lifting all health orders in the state. Local cases and case data Five new COVID-19 cases were reported by the Meigs County Health Department on Friday, bringing the active case total to nine cases. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services (DHHR) reported two additional cases of COVID-19 in Mason County on Friday. After multiple days of no new cases, one new COVID-19 case was reported in Gallia County on Friday by ODH, Saturday, April 24, 2021 s $2 Bill McFarland Day Here is a closer look at COVID-19 cases in the region: Gallia County ODH reported a total of 2,334 cases of COVID-19 (since March 2020) in Gallia County as part of Friday’s update, one new cases since Thursday’s update. ODH has reported a total of 46 deaths, 144 hospitalizations, and 2,253 presumed recovered individuals as of Friday. Age ranges for the 2,334 total cases report- ed by ODH on Thursday are as follows: 0-19 — 299 cases (1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 381 cases (6 hospitalizations) 30-39 — 313 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 334 cases (8 hospitalizations, 1 death) 50-59 — 350 cases (1 new case, 15 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 298 cases (30 hospitalizations, 7 deaths) 70-79 — 203 cases (41 hospitalizations, 11 deaths) 80-plus — 156 cases (40 hospitalizations (1 new), 24 deaths) Gallia County is currently “yellow” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map after meeting one of the seven indicators. Meigs County The Meigs County Health Department reported ﬁve additional COVID-19 cases as part of Friday’s update. There are a total of nine active cases and 1,473 total cases (1,319 conﬁrmed, 154 probable) since April 2020. There have been a total of 37 deaths, 1,427 recovered cases (eight new), and 84 hospitalizations (two new) since April 2020. Mindy Kearns | Courtesy photo Bill McFarland of New Haven will be turning 100 years old on May 4. The Town of New Haven has declared the occasion “Bill McFarland Day” and will hold a drive-by card shower for him from 4 to 6 p.m. McFarland, a former U.S. Navy Gunner Mate, is shown at his home next to a Navy display box he designed. A story from ‘The Greatest Generation’ By Mindy Kearns Greatest Generation,” surviving The Great Depression and serving in World War II, and on NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — He was born into what May 4, Bill McFarland of New Haven will turn 100 became known as “The Special to OVP years old. The Town of New Haven has declared May 4 as “Bill McFarland Day.” As per his wishes, there will be no grand celebration. His only wish for the day — birthday cards. A drive-by event will be held that day from 4 to 6 p.m. outside his home at 111 Fourth Street. There See STORY | 12 ‘40/40 Project’ opens By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham that life does not end at 25,” Malone said. “When khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. we age, we trade our com wrinkle-free skin for wisdom, we trade our teenaged bodies for the inner GALLIPOLIS — The strength we didn’t know French Art Colony (FAC) we had, we trade youthis currently hosting the ful insecurity for a loving work of a local photograconﬁdence that helps pher who’s portraits are nurture our families, celebrating local women partners and projects. over 40 years old. This is something to be The photography exhibcelebrated.” it was completed by JesRachel Harper, executive director, FAC | Courtesy Rachel Harper, execusica Malone, a Gallipolis Pictured are portraits from Jessica Malone’s “40/40 Project” tive director of the FAC, local with a photography currently showing at the French Art Colony in Gallipolis. said they are “thrilled” to studio on Second Avenue begin the 2021 art exhibit in Gallipolis. 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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. POMEROY — Local ofﬁcials have announced a trafﬁc pattern change in the area of Hiland Road/ Holzer Clinic/Mulberry Heights. The intersection at Holzer Clinic in Pomeroy is now a four way stop, with stop signs in place on the Holzer Clinic parking lot (East Memorial Drive), the top of Mulberry Avenue, Mulberry Heights and Hiland Road. The entrance to Holzer Clinic will now serve as the entrance and the exit, rather than a one way, entrance only. This is due to the upcoming demolition work to take place at the former Veterans Memorial Meigs County Engineer Gene Triplett | Facebook photo Hospital. The intersection near Holzer Clinic in Pomeroy is now a four way stop. �OBITUARIES/LOCAL 2 Saturday, April 24, 2021 A discussion on ‘open burning’ Produces pollutants, can spread One of the things people do to dispose of certain items is to burn them, but this could cause some environmental and health impacts if you burn the wrong things. Smoke can carry harmful pollutants which can harm the air that we breathe. When you burn any type of item it will leave behind ash which gets carried off through the air and can pollute the soil, groundwater, river, lakes and streams. Burning anything outdoors can cause a wildﬁre if not doing it safely. Burning only Meigs approved materials and following Health state regulations can minimize the Matters potential for these harmful effects. Daschle When household waste, wood Facemyer and leaves, are burned, they produce smoke, which contains vapors and particulate matter. Air pollution from smoke can impact human health. Burning prohibited materials, such as garbage, plastic and painted or treated wood, is harmful to the environment because these materials release toxic chemicals that pollute our air which travels within the smoke. Polluted air can be inhaled by humans and animals, and deposited in the soil and surface water and on plants. Residue from burning contaminates the soil and groundwater and can enter the human food chain through crops and livestock. In addition, certain chemicals released by burning can accumulate in the fats of animals and then in humans as we consume meat, ﬁsh and dairy products. Any kind of ﬁre will produce some kind of ash waste. While ash from wood contains some nutrients required by plants for healthy growth but ash can be harmful for our lakes, ponds and rivers. Ash contains phosphorous, potassium and trace amounts of micro-nutrients which can disrupt the delicate ecosystems of water bodies. For example, phosphorus is a powerful growth agent that stimulates algae growth in water bodies. As important as some algae is to the natural food chain, too much algae can result in the formation of scum, foul odors, low oxygen in the water and offensive views. When burning clean items like brush, leaves, tree limbs or clean scrap wood, avoid burning near a waterway shoreline. Burning along a shoreline kills vegetation and changes the soil structure, with the end result being more soil erosion into the body of water. Ash can impact human health through the leaching of heavy metals and other potentially toxic compounds that can end up in streams, lakes and rivers, or in drinking water supplies and our food chain. Debris burning is the number one cause of wildﬁres in Ohio and accounts for thousands of acres of forested land unintentionally burned, and hundreds of structures threatened every year. Unplanned ﬁres pose a serious threat to public safety, property and our natural resources. If a ﬁre escapes your control, never try to suppress the ﬁre yourself. Dial 911 immediately. Uncontrolled wildﬁres can be dangerous for both those responsible for or immediately impacted by the ﬁre, as well as emergency responders, who are forced to engage in highrisk suppression efforts that may compromise their health and safety. In Ohio, open burning is prohibited in March, April, May, October and November between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., according to the Ohio Division of Forestry. For more information regarding open burning you can go to Ohio EPA’s website, Ohio Division of Forestry Website or call the Meigs County Health Department at (740)992-6626. Daschle Facemyer is a sanitarian in training at the Meigs County Health Department. Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES BARBARA A. WEEKS POMEROY — Barbara A. Weeks, 93, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born July 5, 1927 in Pomeroy the daughter of the late Herman and Frances Hite Scholl. She was a 1945 graduate of Pomeroy High School and proud graduate of the Holzer School of Nursing. She was a member of Trinity Church in Pomeroy. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years John Reed Weeks, and a brother Bruce Scholl. She is survived by her son John Thomas Weeks and daughter-in-law Linda of Dublin, Ohio, and her daughter Mary Beth (Weeks) Horne and son-in-law James Horne of Obetz, Ohio. Also surviving are beloved grandchildren Joseph Reed Weeks also of Dublin; John Christopher Horne, James Matthew Horne and Jason Horne all of Obetz. Also surviving is her lifelong friend Eunice Jones. She was the Red Cross disaster nurse for Gallia and Meigs Counties and a past member of The Plains Methodist Church and Grace United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio with Pastor Rebecca Zurcher ofﬁciating. The family will receive friends from noon - 1 p.m. before the service. Family requests that in lieu of ﬂowers donations be sent the the Alzheimer’s Association. JAMES ‘ADAM’ HICKS MIDDLEPORT — James “Adam” Hicks of Middleport, passed away unexpectedly at his home on April 21, 2021 to be with his Lord. He was 34 years old and a graduate of Meigs High School. Adam had previously attended the Hysell Run Church. His employment history was a kitchen supervisor at the Wild Horse Café, he was a supervisor at the Golden Corral and was a current line leader at Bellisio foods, Inc., Jackson, Ohio. Adam was born on February 7, 1987 at Pleasant Valley Hospital to Linda (Hicks) Michael and James Hicks. Adam was raised by his loving mother and step father Paul D. Michael. Adam was preceded in death by his father James Austin Hicks, maternal grandfather, Levi Partlow; grandparents, Kenneth and Virginia Michael; uncle, Mark Michael; uncle, Roger Partlow; special uncle James Richmond. He is survived by his parents, Linda and Paul Michael; loving wife, Kayla Hicks; daughters, Jazzlynn Ann Hicks, Peyton Alexis Hicks, Karley Rose Hicks and one son, Lincoln Alexander Hicks; siblings, Shawn and Paul M. Michael, Shannon (Michael) Hall and Mary Hicks; grandmother, Helen Partlow and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and several close friends. Private services are under the direction of the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Homes. HARLESS BLANKENSHIP, JR. MIDDLEPORT — Harless Blankenship, Jr., 87, of Middleport, Ohio, passed away after a short illness on April 23, 2021 at O.S.U. Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on October 15, 1933 in West Virginia, son of the late Harless and Lillian Bailey Blankenship, Sr. Harless or “Jr,” as he was called, was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ricky L. Blankenship; and a granddaughter, Taylor N. Powell. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Karen L. Conkle Blankenship of Middleport; two sons, Larry (Lois) Blankenship of Powellton, West Virginia and James (Barb) Blankenship of St. Albans, West Virginia; three daughters, Anna (David) Dowler of Middleport, Kathy Lemley of Middleport, and Nancy (Scott) Holbert of Cape Canaveral, Florida; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-eight great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren. The funeral for Harless Blankenship, Jr. will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Lovell Eugene Parsons ofﬁciating. His burial will follow in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from noon until the time of the service. Those in attendance are asked to follow the CDC guideline of social distancing and the Ohio mandate of wearing facemasks. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. MILDRED JEFFERS LANGSVILLE — Mildred Jeffers, 100 of Langsville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Arbors of Pomeroy, Ohio. She was born on December 14, 1920 in Buffalo, West Virginia to the late Oscar and Minnie (Jackson) Higginbotham. Mrs. Jeffers was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ and the Mt. Union Baptist Church. She was a member of the Harrisonville Eastern Star. She was also a cook at the Rutland Elementary, Millie’s Restaurant and Crows Restaurant for many years. She is survived by her children, John (Clara) Jeffers, Thomas Jeffers, Betty (Kenny) Longstreth and Sue Corder; grandchildren, Amanda (Jesse) Haggy, Brenda (Darrell) Stewart, Lanny (Rena) Longstreth, John (Kelly) Longstreth, Melissa (Joe) Carpen- ter, Brian Corder, Beck (John) Osborne and Amy (Jimmy) Myers; 15 great grandchildren; ﬁve great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Janet Donohue. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Neal Jeffers; brothers and sisters, Harold, Charles, Arnold, Milford, Alfred, Floyd, Georgia, Naomi, Clara; grandson, Robert Jeffers; Daughterin-law, Henrietta Jeffers and son-in-law, Chuck Corder. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 26, 2021 at noon at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor JR Croston ofﬁciating. Burial will follow at the Standish Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com SHELLY JEAN WHITE GALLIPOLIS — Shelly Jean White, 55, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on April 22, 2021. She was born on September 14, 1965 in Gallipolis daughter of the late Larry and Martha Fox. She enjoyed ancestry, crafts and crochet. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 128 Auxiliary. She is survived by her daughter, Holly White; granddaughter, Nevaeh White; her twin sister, Sherry (Harold) Scarberry Sr.; brother, Bobby (Jackie) Fox; sister, Terri Hall; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James White; daughter, Bobbi White; and grandparents, Robert and Martha Hunnell. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 7 p.m. with Pastor Chad Dodson ofﬁciating at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. DEATH NOTICES LAWSON PORTLAND — Tom Lawson of Portland, Ohio, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow in the Letart Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. LEONARD LETART — William Edward Leonard, 52, of Letart, West Virginia, died April 17, 2021. Cremation services are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home DAVIS POMEROY — Dean Davis, 80, of Arbors of Pomeroy, Ohio, died April 7, 2021 at the Holzer Emergency Department - Meigs. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. WILSON RUTLAND — Rhonda Jean (Richards) Wilson, 62, of Rutland, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at her home on April 20, 2021. Her memorial service will be on April 29, 2021 from 5-6 p.m. at Restoration Fellowship Church in Pomeroy, Ohio. Funeral service will follow at 6 p.m. with Pastor Brenda Barnhart-McClanahan ofﬁciating. Rhonda’s ashes will be buried at Chester Cemetery. HAAS A Memorial Mass will be held for Lawrence Joseph Haas at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday April 27, 2021 at St. Louis Catholic Church. Arrangements by Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. 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. Cancellation RIO GRANDE — Southwestern retired staff dinner set for April 30 has been cancelled due to the pandemic. Saturday, April 24 POMEROY — A drug take back event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department, 41861 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. Items accepted include outdated/unused prescription medications, over-the-counter medications and sharps. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a ﬁsh fry at the ﬁre station. Serving starts at 11 a.m. RACINE — Carmel Sutton UMC, 31435 Pleasant View Road, Racine, Ohio, is hosting a free community dinner, 4-5:30 p.m.Drive through/carry out; everyone Friday, May 7 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive Committee will hold its regular meeting by remote videoconference at 10:30 a.m. Citizens are Monday, April 26 encouraged to attend the meetings via Facebook Live. CHESTER — Meigs County Ikes will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Sugar Visit the Buckeye Hills Regional Council Facebook page to watch the livestream: www.facebook.com/ Run Road, Chester. Members need to pick up a new BuckeyeHills. The meeting agendas will be posted to key as the lock on the gate has been changed. MIDDLEPORT — The meeting of the Meigs Coun- buckeyehills.org. Public comment may be submitted until May 5th by emailing info@buckeyehills.org. ty Veterans Service Commission will take place at 9 a.m. at the ofﬁce located at 97 North Second Avenue, Suite 2 in Middleport. CONTACT US POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 County Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. at the 740-446-2342 Pomeroy Library. invited; Homemade lasagna, salad, garlic knot, and cookie. First come, ﬁrst served. Tuesday, April 27 CHESTER TWP. — The Chester Township Trustees will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. at the Township Hall at 47131 S.R.248, Long Bottom, Ohio. Saturday, May 1 POMEROY — Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club will be held at the Mulberry Community Center from 8-11 a.m. $5 pancakes, sausage biscuits and gravy. Public invited. Proceeds beneﬁt various civic projects of the Club. Masks and social distancing will be observed. 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 �LOCAL Ohio Valley Publishing ANNIVERSARY Ex-homeless man with golden voice: I’m running for governor Bobos celebrate 30th anniversary Steve and Tanya Bobo recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on April 19th. The couple was married in the chapel at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in Huntington, W.Va., by the Rev. Michael Williams in 1991. Steve, now retired, worked for nearly 30 years in the steel fabrication industry and most recently in commercial construction. Tanya will retire from Alcon Research, Ltd. in Octo- Saturday, April 24, 2021 3 ber after working for 20 years there in Human Resources. Courtesy photos Steve and Tanya Bobo in 1991. The Bobos have one daughter, Cassie Mason (Bob) of Elizabeth, W.Va. Steve and Tanya enjoy life on a small farm in Gallipolis, Ohio, with several horses, three dogs, four cats and one very special donkey. Steve and Tanya will celebrate their anniversary with a trip to Lewisburg, W.Va., where they also spent their hon- Steve and Tanya Bobo recently celebrated their 30th eymoon. wedding anniversary. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A once-homeless Ohio man whose smooth radio voice made him an Internet sensation a decade ago says he’s running for governor as a Democrat. Ted Williams was propelled into the spotlight in 2011 after he appeared in a video by The Columbus Dispatch panhandling on a highway ramp with a sign advertising his golden voice. The video’s millions of views led to national television appearances and earned Williams numerous voice-over jobs. Williams announced his latest long-shot political plans this week on Scott Spears’ “Now” radio program on WWGH-FM in Marion. He picked the same station to announce a bid for president in 2015. He says his presidential bid didn’t go anywhere because he “didn’t follow up on it,” but that he will be have “a full-ﬂedged group of people” around him this time to guide his campaign. The U.S. Army veteran said improving veterans’ services and prioritizing education over imprisonment will be among his priorities. Williams aspires to the seat held by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, whose performance he graded at a B. He would face Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, who announced a gubernatorial bid Monday, in the Democratic primary. FCC authorizes Emergency Broadband Benefit Our Agency values the opportunity we have to provide our community with education and information surrounding helpful and beneﬁcial resources. That is the main role of our Resource Center – to provide information and resources about home and community-based long-term care services and programs, as well as additional community resources for seniors and those of any age living with a disability. We are here to help you ﬁgure it out or help you get started with ﬁnd- instructions are ing the answers to available online questions you may for this wonderful have about receivbeneﬁt that is sure ing services in your to help so many in home and commuour area. Internet nity or services and and broadband programs that can capabilities are best support your Nina R. vital in our sociliving at home. Keller One new and Contributing ety, especially now more than ever exciting beneﬁt we columnist during the global are learning more coronavirus panabout is the Emergency Broadband Beneﬁt demic. The National Center that was recently authorized by the Federal Com- on Law and Elder Rights munications Commission shares how the COVID(FCC). More information 19 pandemic has highlighted a digital divide about eligibility requirethat exists for many ments and application older adults. Recent research indicates that low-income older adults, older adults of color, those living in rural areas, and other marginalized groups experience inequities in access to broadband internet and phone service. For older adults who already have great social or economic needs, technology barriers are exacerbating existing challenges. It is reported that the Emergency Broadband Beneﬁt will provide a discount of $50 per month for eligible low- income households or $75 per month for households on Tribal lands to cover internet bills, as well as provide discounts on some devices. This program can also be combined with Lifeline beneﬁts. The FCC has developed Frequently Asked Questions for consumers, which provides information about eligibility and program details. Enrollment is expected to start by the end of April. Our website has a link to this information on our Home Page at www.aaa7. org under the “Happen- ing Now” section. If you are interested in learning more, I encourage you to log on to our website for the information or feel free to call us to speak with someone who can share that information with you. For more information or to speak with someone about home and community-based services in your community, call our Resource Center at 1-800582-7277 or e-mail us at info@aaa7.org Yellow To date, the Meigs County Health Department has administered 2,257 ﬁrst doses of COVID-19 vaccinations and 1,910 second doses for a total of 4,166 vaccinations. Of the vaccines given by the health department, 2,364 were Moderna, 1,708 were Pﬁzer, and 94 were Johnson & Johnson. This does not include vaccinations by other agencies or pharmacies. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www.meigshealth.com/covid-19/ . Meigs County is “yellow” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting one of the seven indicators. 0.57 percent positivity been made on Tuesday rate. Surrounding counand Friday. ties are green, orange and As of Friday, a total gold. of 4,517,359 ﬁrst doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Ohio, Ohio which is 38.65 percent of ODH reported a the population. A total of 24-hour change of 1,788 new cases on Friday (21- 3,388,057 people, 28.98 percent of the populaday average of 1,914), tion, are fully vaccinated. bringing Ohio’s overall Scheduling a vaccine in case count since the Ohio can be completed on beginning of the pandemic to 1,061,907 cases. the website gettheshot. coronavirus.ohio.gov or There were 114 new for assistance in schedulhospitalizations (21-day ing call 833-4-ASK-ODH average of 110) and 10 new ICU admissions (21- (833-427-5634). day average of 12). On Friday, 89 deaths were West Virginia reported (since Tuesday), As of the 10 a.m. with a 21-day average of update on Friday, DHHR 23 deaths. As announced is reporting a total of earlier this year, ODH 150,693 cases with will only be reporting 2,813 deaths. There deaths approximately was an increase of 405 twice per week, those cases from Thursday updates have typically and ﬁve new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 2,654,442 lab tests have been completed, with a 5.19 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 3.71 percent. There are 7,330 currently active cases in the state. DHHR recently reported 694,200 ﬁrst doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 543,654 people have been fully vaccinated. Gov. Justice urges all residents to pre-register for a vaccine appointment on vaccine. wv.gov. Social distancing and mask mandates remain in effect for West Virginia. From page 3 Age ranges for the 1,473 Meigs County cases, as of Friday, were as follows: 0-9 — 53 cases 10-19 — 137 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 211 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) 30-39 — 183 cases (3 hospitalizations) 40-49 — 215 cases (2 new cases, 1 new hospitalization, 6 total hospitalizations) 50-59 — 218 cases (1 new case, 1 new hospitalization, 8 total hospitalizations) 60-69 — 209 cases (21 hospitalizations, 6 deaths) 70-79 — 154 cases (26 hospitalizations, 12 deaths) 80-89 — 65 cases (11 hospitalizations, 16 deaths) 90-99 — 29 cases (6 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 2 cases (1 hospitalization) Mason County DHHR reported 1,944 total cases (since March 2020) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Friday, two more than Thursday. Of those, 1,892 are conﬁrmed cases and 52 are probable cases. DHHR has reported 40 deaths in Mason County. Case numbers per age group reported by DHHR are as follows: 0-9 — 43 cases (plus 3 probable cases) 10-19 — 184 cases (plus 3 probable cases) 20-29 — 326 cases (plus 10 probable cases, 1 new case) 30-39 — 313 cases (plus 11 probable cases) 40-49 — 275 cases (plus 10 probable cases) 50-59 — 281 cases (plus 3 probable cases, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 248 cases (plus 5 probable cases, 7 deaths, 1 new case) 70-plus — 222 cases (plus 7 probable cases, 30 deaths) On Friday, Mason County was designated as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 3.23 on Friday with a HAPPY Nina R. Keller is executive director, Area Agency on Aging District 7. Sarah Hawley and Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham contributed to this story. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. CANCER is TREATABLE There are many reasons why I came to the WVU Cancer Institute at Camden Clark. We provide extraordinary care, we study the latest cancer research and clinical trials, and have access to cutting edge technology like the TrueBeam® radiotherapy system. Our extensive research and technology improves outcomes—making cancer treatable—right here in Parkersburg. BILL MCFARLAND will celebrate his 100TH BIRTHDAY —Jeff Ryckman, MD OH-70230751 OH-70233182 on Tuesday, May 4th. Due to COVID his family is requesting Bill’s friends to honor him with a birthday card. Cards can be mailed to PO Box 455, New Haven, WV 25265. Bill has lived in Mason County all of his life. He served in the Navy during WW II and worked in construction until his retirement. He married Anna Grinstead and they made their home in New Haven where they raised two sons Charles and Raymond. Friends are welcomed to join Bill at his home from 4 to 6 pm on May 4th and enjoy a cupcake with him as he celebrates this special day. CamdenClark.org CancerInstitute CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER �LOCAL 4 Saturday, April 24, 2021 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. parking are free. For more information contact Tara at 740-416-5506 or Wendi at 740-416-4015. Road closures, construction MEIGS COUNTY — A tree trimming project begins on May 3 on State Route 124, between U.S. 33 and State CHESTER — The Chester Shade Historical Association Route 248. The road will be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monbeneﬁt yard sale will be held day through Friday. Estimated RACINE — Red Cross Blood April 29, 30, May 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. State Route 7, about two completion: May 7, 2021 Drive will be held April 26, at GALLIA COUNTY — Galmiles north of Chester or a Southern High School from lia County Engineer Brett 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sponsored mile south of Eastern Local Schools-look for signs, (GPS: A. Boothe announces Scenic by Southern NHS. Drive (CR-127) will be closed 38250 SR 7, Long Bottom). between State Route 160 and Donations of gently used Summit Road, beginning at items accepted and can be 8 a.m., Monday, April 26 for dropped off at Chester Acadapproximately two months for emy M-W-F-Sat between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. or arrange for slip repair, weather permitPOMEROY — The Southa pick up by a CSHA member. ting. Local trafﬁc will need to east Ohio Foodbank, a prouse other county roads as a gram of Hocking Athens Perry For more information call (740) 985-9822 or visit them detour. Community Action, will be MEIGS COUNTY — A on Facebook. Proceeds to be hosting a mobile food distriused in maintaining the Ches- bridge replacement project bution at the Meigs County ter Courthouse and Academy. begins on April 12 on State Fairgrounds on Friday, April Route 143, between Lee Road 30, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (Township Road 168) and Ball Food items will be given to Run Road (Township Road families who are residents of 20A). One lane will be closed. Meigs County and fall under Temporary trafﬁc signals and a 230% of the Federal Poverty 10 foot width restriction will be Guidelines. Photo I.D. and GALLIPOLIS — The City in place. Estimated completion: proof of residency no more of Gallipolis will hold its Nov. 15. than 60 days old is required. annual City-Wide Yard Sale, MIDDLEPORT — A landPre-registration is required May 14-15, 9 a.m. to dusk. slide repair project on Middlefor this event. Please visit On those days anyone may freshtrak.com and enter your display goods for sale outside port Hill began in March on County Road 5 (Mill Street). Meigs County zip code. This their residence or place of distribution is sponsored by business, so long as it’s “done The road will be closed. Estimated completion: May 1. Indivisible Appalachian Ohio. in a manner not to impede MEIGS COUNTY — A Please contact the Southeast sidewalk trafﬁc.” No permit Ohio Foodbank at 740-385for this sale is necessary. Call bridge replacement project begins on March 8 on County 6813 with questions. the city building at 740-441Road 1 (Salem School Lot 6022 for more information. Road). The road will be closed between Ogdin Road (Township Road 25) and Dyesville ROCKSPRINGS — Meigs Road (County Road 27). The Trade Days will host its next detour is County Road 1 to SR ﬂea market/craft show/farm143 north to SR 32 west to SR ers market on May 1 and 2 RIO GRANDE — Raised from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Around Rio Farmers and Arti- 689 south to SR 124 east to County Road 1. Estimated cloday. Vendors will be indoors san Market returns 4-7 p.m., and outdoors. Admission and May 5, North College Avenue. sure end date: May 6. Red Cross blood drives CSHA Yard Sale Food bank distribution City-Wide Yard Sale Meigs Trade Days Raised Around Rio returns TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Make up day for registration great grandchild of a Pomeroy High School Alumni. The scholarships are based on academics. To apply, applicants must send a transcript of GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis grades, current photo, name City Schools hosts a make-up of grandparent or great granddrive-through registration day parent and the year of their for kindergartners and their graduation from Pomeroy High families from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., School. Applicant needs to list May 5. Call your home school the activities they participated today to sign up. Washington in in high school and where Elementary, 740-446-3213; they plan to attend college. Green Elementary, 740-4463236, Rio Elementary, 740-245- Mail applications to Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, 5333. Bring your child’s birth certiﬁcate, shot records, social Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Applications must be received by the security card, registration association by May 15, 2021. packet, proof of residency. To be Kindergarten eligible, your child must be ﬁve years old on or before Aug. 1, 2020. Please remain in your vehicle. A staff member will collect your enrollment packet and get copies of CROWN CITY — The Ohio the required documentation. Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced a rehabilitation project that began Monday, March 22 on State Route 7 in the Crown City area of Gallia County. The project will be between WestPORTER — The American branch Road (County Road Legion Auxiliary of Vinton is 162) and Sunnyside Drive hosting its annual sale on Fri(County Road 158). The projday, May 7 from 9:30 a.m. - 3 ect is estimated to be completp.m. at the Trinity Methodist ed in June 2022. ODOT states Church, on Route 160 at Porthe road will be closed now ter. The sale features ﬂowers, through Dec. 1. The detour for plants, baked goods, hot dogs and drinks. Money raised ben- motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Route 218 to eﬁts scholarships awarded to State Route 553 and back to graduates from River Valley State Route 7. Trucks will be High School. detoured from State Route 7 to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 West into West Virginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT said those wishing to POMEROY —The Pomeroy access the K.H. Butler Fishing Access must be coming High School Alumni Banquet from the north. Northbound will not be held this year due trafﬁc must take the detour, to the coronavirus pandemic. then enter the parking area Scholarships will be awarded as always to graduating seniors traveling southbound on State who are either a grandchild or Route 7. Ohio 7 rehab project reminder Fundraiser for scholarships Pomeroy Alumni Banquet TODAY IN HISTORY Movie director-producer Richard Donner is 91. Actor Shirley MacLaine is 87. Actor-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 79. Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is 79. Rock musician Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 76. Actor Michael O’Keefe is 66. Rock musician David J (Bauhaus) is 64. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 57. The Pleasant Valley Hospital Foundation MOBPBoP North’s post-Civil War rule in the South. In 1960, rioting eruptToday is Saturday, April 24, the 114th day of 2021. ed in Biloxi, Miss., after There are 251 days left in Black protesters staging a “wade-in” at a whites-only the year. beach were attacked by a Today’s Highlight in History: crowd of hostile whites. In 1962, the MasOn April 24, 1980, the sachusetts Institute of United States launched Technology achieved the an unsuccessful attempt to free the American hos- ﬁrst satellite relay of a television signal, between tages in Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths Camp Parks, California, of eight U.S. servicemen. and Westford, Massachusetts. In 1967, Soviet cosmoOn this date: naut Vladimir Komarov In 1800, Congress approved a bill establish- was killed when his Soyuz 1 spacecraft smashed into ing the Library of Conthe Earth after his paragress. In 1877, federal troops chutes failed to deploy were ordered out of New properly during re-entry; he was the ﬁrst human Orleans, ending the The Associated Press spaceﬂight fatality. In 2003, U.S. forces in Iraq took custody of Tariq Aziz, the former Iraqi deputy prime minister. China shut down a Beijing hospital as the global death toll from SARS surpassed 260. In 2009, Mexico shut down schools, museums, libraries and state-run theaters across its overcrowded capital in hopes of containing a deadly swine ﬂu outbreak. In 2019, avowed racist John William King was executed in Texas for the 1998 slaying of James Byrd Jr., who was chained to the back of a truck and dragged along a road outside Jasper, Texas. 6DWXUGD\��0D\��0am Riverside G f�&xOPB 0>Pe��:Bf �9FODF> APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE at www.Gallianet.net and at all GALLIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS Cost is $340 per team APPLICATION DEADLINE – MAY 14, 2021 Return applications to your local high school. If not in school, place in the Dropbox at DJFS 848 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio OH-70233430 OH-70230252 Contact Georgianna Tillis at 304.675.4340 ext. 1423 or visit pvalley.org to register your team today! �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 24, 2021 5 Holzer observes Occupational Therapy Month Occupational Therapy Month is celebrated during the month of April each year. During this time, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) celebrates the more than 200,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and students who work across the country. According to a news release from Holzer Health System, occupational therapy helps people of all ages be able to do the things they want and need through therapeutic use of daily activities. Occupational therapy practitioners have a holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the environment and/or task to ﬁt the person. “Anything that impacts an individual’s ability to be able to perform an activity that they want or need to perform is something that can be addressed by occupational therapy,” said Stella Barrett, OTR/L, director, Therapy Services, Holzer Health System. “Diagnoses such as any type of pain syndrome, stroke, fractures, head injuries, behavioral disorders and so much more can be treated through occupational therapy.” Occupational Therapy is a fast-growing profession. Andrea R. Roush, OTR/L, lead occupational therapist, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Holzer Health System, shared that it would be beneﬁcial for any individual interested in going into the ﬁeld to observe occupational therapy in a real-world setting. “I would encourage someone to talk to an occupational therapist. It’s also beneﬁcial to check out occupational therapy, as well as physical and speech therapy to see which one of those someone may like best,” said Roush. “Be aware of what degree requirements there are depending on how far you want to take your career.” The Holzer Occupational Therapy team consists of six full-time Occupational Therapists, six-full time equivalent Certiﬁed Occupational Therapy Assistants, as well as several part-time Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants. Experience of staff ranges from two to 41 years of services to patients and their communities. “We have an awesome occupational therapy team here at Holzer that goes above and beyond,” said Barrett. “We recognize each other’s gifts, reach out to one another for help, and we never leave one another hanging.” Holzer Health System offers occupational therapy services at every level of care including acute care settings. Outpatient occupational therapy services and inpatient occupational therapy services are available at our Gallipolis and Jackson, Ohio locations. For more information about occupational therapy services at Holzer, visit www.holzer.org or call 1-855-4-HOLZER. Holzer | Courtesy Pictured are Holzer Occupational Therapists Andrea R. Roush, OTR/L, lead occupational therapist, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Holzer Health System, at left with Stella Barrett, OTR/L, director, Therapy Services, Holzer Health System. Democrats blast ‘regressive’ GOP-backed voting law rewrite By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrats pushed back Friday against a Republican rewrite of election laws forthcoming in Ohio as “regressive,” saying its ballot drop box limits, tightened voter ID requirements and shortened early voting window amount to voter suppression. “In a state that has set the bar for extreme antivoter laws, this proposal actively takes steps to put Ohio further back in the ﬁght for access to the voting booth,” Ohio Democratic Chair Liz Walters said in a statement. “By limiting Ohioans’ ability to vote and by sowing confusion, statehouse Republicans are once again attacking the fundamental right to vote in this state.” Walters called the bill, whose details were released late Thursday, worse for voters than an overhaul of voting protocols that Georgia undertook after former President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless claims of election fraud. Republican state Rep. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican who is sponsoring the Ohio bill, told The Associated Press earlier this week that he’s been working on the legislation for months. He said it is not intended to suppress voters but to incorporate changes sought by Democrats, Republicans, election ofﬁcials and voter advocates. “Happily for Ohio, the reforms we have already implemented helped to ensure that there were only minimal complaints about the Ohio election results in 2020,” a cosponsorship request he circulated Thursday to fellow lawmakers said. “But there is always room for improvement in safeguarding the integrity of election processes.” The bill would “auto- mate” voter registration in the state by allowing Ohioans to opt in while they’re doing business at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, but Walters said that should not be confused with “automatic” voter registration, which entails the government registering all eligible citizens without them having to take additional steps. It also would create an online system for requesting absentee, or mail-in, ballots — as Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose and voting rights advocates have long sought. However, the web form would entail two-step identity authentication with two separate forms of acceptable identiﬁcation, up from the one form required now to request such a ballot by mail. Walters pushed back against that as a voter suppression tactic. Her party also criticized two provisions of the bill for which bipartisan state or local election ofﬁcials have lobbied: eliminating early voting on the Monday before the election, which presents logistical processing difﬁculties; and moving back the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot from three days to 10 days before the election. During the 2020 pandemic-affected election, support grew for that latter change amid concern that it would be impossible to guarantee both an absentee application and a return ballot could get through the U.S. mail in such a short time. Seitz’s legislation also would prioritize the order of forms of identiﬁcation that voters can present, so that they may not use the last four digits of the social security number many have committed to memory if they have been issued an Ohio driver’s license or state ID card. For those without the other forms of ID, a provision says they can use electronic versions of their bank statements or utility bills rather than hard copies. Perhaps most irritating to the Ohio Democratic Party is Seitz’s decision to include in the bill a permanent prohibition on placing ballot drop boxes at various spots around a county, rather than only at the county board of elections. The party fought a long legal battle last year against LaRose’s one-per-county location limit on drop boxes, which surged in use and popularity in Ohio and nationally as a convenience during the pandemic. While that court ﬁght upheld LaRose’s Let us help clean out your stuff... We safely search buildings, barns, garages & homes... American set to resume Philadelphia-West Virginia service International Airport will resume on June 3, the Charleston GazetteMail reported. “This is great news for our entire region,” Yeager Airport director and CEO Nick Keller said. “We have all worked incredibly hard to get to this point. It’s great to see that work pay off.” American Airlines restored its nonstop daily service in February between Yeager and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Spirit Airlines is set to resume a seasonal schedule of twice-weekly nonstop ﬂights between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on May 6. Those ﬂights will operate through Labor Day weekend. 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Breigh Martin factured two runs after just one doubled, and Rachel Affolter hit in the opening inning. PPHS singled for the hosts. broke the game open with a nine-run third inning, featuring seven hits, an error and a walk. A two-run double by Julia Parsons in the top of the fourth BASEBALL capped off the Lady Knights’ 13-0 vic- Williamstown 4, Wahama 0 tory. Riley Cochran was the winning The Wahama baseball team found pitcher of record in a complete game itself on the wrong end of a great for PPHS, striking out seven of the pitching performance, as the White 19 batters she faced. Alex Hill struck Falcons dropped a 4-0 decision to out three and took the pitching loss Little Kanawha Conference guest Wilin a complete game for Buffalo. Tayah liamstown. Wahama (1-1, 0-1 LKC) Fetty led the guests, going 3-for-4 with trailed 1-0 after a Braydin Coleman a double and two runs scored. Cochran RBI single in the third inning. The White Falcons’ lone hit in the contest was a fourth-inning single by Logan Roach, who was stranded on third by the end of the inning. Williamstown (4-1, 1-0) added another run on a home run by Coleman in the ﬁfth, and then plated its ﬁnal two runs after an error and a bases loaded walk in the sixth. Lee Molessa was the winning pitcher of record in a complete game one-hitter, striking out 17 of the 24 batters he faced. Zachary Fields took the pitching loss in ﬁve innings for WHS, striking out two. Aaron Henry struck out one batter in 1.2 innings of relief work. Leading the Yellow Jackets at the plate, Luke Ankrom went 3-for4, Coleman was 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs batted in, while See DIAMOND | 8 No. 4 Vikings oust Rio from national tourney By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing MARSHALL, Mo. — Kainan Dos Santos scored one goal and assisted on another to lead fourthranked Missouri Valley College to a 2-1 win over the University of Rio Grande, Thursday afternoon, in the opening round of the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship’s Marshall Bracket at Volney C. Ashford Stadium. The host Vikings, the top-seeded team The match was in the four-team bracka scoreless draw et, improved to 15-4-1 until Dos Santos hit with the victory and Miroslav Markovic earned a spot in Saturday’s bracket title on a breakaway game against Hastings opportunity and (Neb.). Markovic fired a shot The Broncos from the top of the advanced out of the 18-yard box up and other semiﬁnal matchup after Spring Arbor over Rio freshman (Mich.) was ousted goal keeper Daniel from the tourney after Merino Correa with two members of its 39:32 left to play. traveling party tested positive for COVID19. Rio Grande, the No. 4 seed in the bracket, ﬁnished its season at 14-5. The match was a scoreless draw until Dos Santos hit Miroslav Markovic on a breakaway opportunity and Markovic ﬁred a shot from the top of the 18-yard box up and over Rio freshman goal keeper Daniel Merino Correa (Madrid, Spain) with 39:32 left to play. Dos Santos pushed the MVC lead to 2-0 just over 21 minutes later when he gathered in the rebound of a saved shot by his teammate, Mike Moser, and scored from 12 yards out. The RedStorm sliced the deﬁcit in half — and See OUST | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Saturday, April 24 Baseball Zane Trace at Gallia Academy, 11 a.m. Independence at Point Pleasant, noon Fairﬁeld Christian Academy at Southern (DH), noon Belpre at South Gallia (DH), noon Elliott County at Hannan, 2 p.m. Meigs at Sheridan (DH), 11 a.m. Wahama at Tyler Consolidated (DH), noon Softball Waverly, Warren, Logan Elm at Gallia Academy, 9 a.m. Lincoln County, John Marshall at Point Pleasant, 11 a.m. Belpre at South Gallia (DH), noon Eastern at Marietta (DH), 11 a.m. Hannan at Van, 1 p.m. Monday, April 26 Baseball Wahama at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 5 p.m. Nelsonville-York at River Valley, 5 p.m. Trimble at Southern, 5 p.m. Eastern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Ironton, 5 p.m. Softball Athens at Meigs, 5 p.m. Nelsonville-York at River Valley, 5 p.m. Trimble at Southern, 5 p.m. Eastern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Hannan at Fairview, 5:30 Tennis Gallia Academy at Marietta, 4:30 Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Mitchell Freeman pushes an opponent’s face into the mat during the 152-pound championship match on Thursday at the Class AA-A state wrestling tournament in Huntington, W.Va. Point wins 6th AA-A title Big Blacks secure 6 individual championships, 3-peat for 2nd time in program history By Bryan Walters 112 points in the ﬁnal standings. Five of Point’s six state HUNTINGTON, W.Va. champions were repeat winners from a year — The more things ago, including a trio that change, the more they notched the third consecstay the same. utive individual titles of There was nothing their respective careers. ordinary about the ﬁrstever WVSSAC Wrestling Four of those champions were also members of Championships held the senior class, allowing in the COVID era, but Point Pleasant very much them to complete their PPHS careers in an ultilooked like its normal mate fashion. self while wrapping up The Big Blacks comthe program’s sixth Class pleted the 74th annual AA-A championship event with a 41-15 overall Thursday night with a record, which included 24 convincing 135.5-point pinfall wins, three techvictory over the ﬁeld at Mountain Health Arena. nical falls and a trio of The Big Blacks techni- major decision victories. cally secured the school’s All 14 of Point’s state second 3-peat champion- qualiﬁers also scored at least one win apiece at ship by the end of Sesthe tournament. sion 2, as the Red and Point Pleasant — Black had accumulated 115.5 points through the which started Session 1 completion of Wednesday with a perfect 14-0 mark for the second straight night. year — was ultimately PPHS ultimately com19 points short of last pleted the fourth and year’s record-setting tally ﬁnal session by winning of 266.5 points, as well six state championships and also earned 10 as 20 points shy of the winning margin of 155.5 podium ﬁnishes overall, all en route to a winning points set a year ago. The Red and Black, tally of 247.5 points. however, did manage to Fairmont Senior — who become the ﬁrst program trailed only Point Pleasant after each of the four in Class AA-A history to sessions — was next with have six individual cham- bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Point Pleasant senior Isaac Short celebrates after claiming his third straight state title with a win in the 126-pound match during Thursday night’s Class AA-A state wrestling tournament in Huntington, W.Va. pions both twice and in consecutive state meets. Oak Glen accomplished the feat ﬁrst in 2001, then Independence produced a half-dozen champions back in 2017. Senior Isaac Short (126), junior Derek Raike (145) and junior Justin Bartee (160) all captured their third straight weight class titles, while seniors Parker Henderson (113) and Mitchell Freeman (152) both secured their second consecutive state crowns. Senior Chris Smith also picked up his ﬁrst-ever state championship at 132 pounds. The six champions all posted perfect 4-0 marks within their divisions, with Freeman scoring pinfall wins in all four of his matches. Henderson and Raike had three pinfall victories each, while Bartee and Short each recorded two pinfall wins. Smith had one pinfall See TITLE | 9 �SPORTS 8 Saturday, April 24, 2021 Diamond OVP BOX SCORES From page 7 SOFTBALL Point Pleasant 7, Sissonville 0 The Point Pleasant baseball team knocked host Sissonville from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 7-0 victory in Kanawha County. The Big Blacks (3-2) took the lead with Hunter Lilly singling and scoring on a Kyelar Morrow ground out in the top of the ﬁrst. Evan Roach scored on an error in the top of the ﬁfth, making the PPHS lead 2-0. The guests began to pull away with two runs in the sixth, and then capped off the 7-0 win with three runs in the seventh. The Indians (5-1) made it to third base in the ﬁfth and sixth innings, but left both runners stranded. Morrow was the winning pitcher of record, striking out six in a complete game shut out. Isaiah Ramsey took the loss after striking out four in ﬁve innings. Leading PPHS at the plate, Lilly was 3-for-4 with a run scored and two runs batted in, and Luke Pinkerton went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Ramsey and Brayden Perdue had a hit apiece for Sissonville. Point Pleasant 13, Buffalo 0 PP 209 20 —13-13-1 B 000 00 —0-2-4 WP: Riley Cochran (5IP, 2H, 7K) LP: Alex Hill (5IP, 13R, 13H, 3K, 2BB) Point Pleasant (4-2): Tayah Fetty 3-4 (2RS), Riley Cochran 2-3 (RS, 4RBI), Havin Roush 2-3 (RS, RBI), Julia Parsons 2-4 (RS, 3RBI), Hayley Keefer 1-3 (3RS, 2RBI), Emma Harbour 1-1 (2RS), Chelsea Supple 1-1, Kylie Price 1-3 (RS). Buffalo: Breigh Martin 1-1, Rachel Affolter 1-2. 2B: Roush 2, Parsons 2, Hayley Keefer, Fetty, Cochran; Martin. BASEBALL Williamstown 4, Wahama 0 WI 001 012 0 —4-11-1 WA 000000 0 —0-1-4 WP: Leewood Molessa (7IP, H, 17K, BB) LP: Zachary Fields (5IP, 2R, 8H, 2K, 5BB) Williamstown (4-1, 1-0): Luke Ankrom 3-4, Braydin Coleman 2-3 (RS, 3RBI), Harbor Haught 2-4 (RS), Maxwell Molessa 1-3 (RS), Brady Ankrom 1-4, Ethan Holbert 1-4, Chase Sarkley 1-4. Wahama (1-1, 0-1): Logan Roach 1-3. 2B: Haught. HR: Coleman. River Valley 3, Oak Hill 1 OH 100000 0 —1-5-0 RV 000030 x —3-7-0 WP: Chase Barber (7IP R, 5H, 6K, 3BB) LP: Gavin Howell (4.1IP, 3R, 4H, 2K, 3BB) Oak Hill (7-8): Aidan Hall 2-3, Isiaiah Needham 1-4, Rylan Sams 1-3 (RS), Braylon Howell 1-3. River Valley: Alex Euton 1-2, Joel Horner 1-2, Isiah Harkins 1-3, Mason Rhodes 1-3 (RS), Blaine Cline 2-3 (RS), John Santos 1-3 (RS). reserved. 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Merino Correa also stopped four shots in the loss for Rio Grande, which suffered an opening round loss for the second time in four seasons. HUNGRY FOR WHAT’S NEXT Help Wanted General 1HZ +DYHQ 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW Wahama senior Gavin Stiltner maintains leverage on an opponent during a 170-pound consolation match held Wednesday night at Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, W.Va. which was ﬁrst touched by senior Silas Machado (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Rio had one last scoring opportunity with 41 seconds left to play, but sophomore Osvaldo Pereira’s (Campo Grande, Brazil) bid to ﬁnd the upper left corner of the net missed just wide to the left. Missouri Valley ﬁnished with a 12-9 advantage in shots over- From page 7 OH-70230197 Harbor Haught doubled once, singled once and scored once. MERCHANDISE Ohio Valley Publishing �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 24, 2021 9 Title our kids due to the coronavirus. When you are watching teams do that all around you, you really start to amp up your precautionFrom page 7 ary measures to make sure we can keep wrestling,” Bonecutter said. win and scored a 15-0 technical fall win as well. Raike and Bartee “The challenges that came with the restrictions, the quarantines, also recorded technical fall wins the daily procedures … it all just of 18-2 and 22-7, respectively. added another element to stay on Senior Wyatt Wilson (170) top of. Honestly, some of it was and junior Mackandle Freeman (138) both lost by decision in the almost unbearable because we as championship ﬁnals, ending their coaches … we just want to work with the kids and make them respective weeks with matching better. In a lot of ways, I’m really 3-1 marks. Each grappler also glad that this year is over because scored one pinfall win. Freshman Nathan Wood ended it’s been mentally exhausting. “Now, with that said, there’s up on the podium with a 4-2 overall mark at 106 pounds, good a lot of pride to take away from what these kids have done this enough for ﬁfth place. Wood week. They’ve battled through so notched three pinfall wins and also scored a 10-1 major decision. much and they’ve done everything Senior Nick Ball completed the that we’ve asked of them so that we could not only win another podium efforts for PPHS by ﬁnstate title, but just making sure ishing sixth with a 2-3 record in that we had our full squad healthy the heavyweight division. Junior Brayden Connolly (195) headed into the postseason. Through all of the adversity, our went 2-2 and scored two pinfall guys wrestled well and got the wins, while freshman Conner job done. I’m very proud of what Blessing (120) and Colby Price we’ve managed to accomplish this (220) each had one pinfall win year.” and went 1-2 overall in their Overall, the Big Blacks respective divisions. Junior Zanincreased the program’s total to der Watson scored a 12-3 major 36 state champions by night’s decision victory and went 1-2 end. Like last season, PPHS also overall at 182 pounds. claimed its second state title this PPHS frontman John Bonecutyear after winning the Class AA-A ter — whose ﬁrst three seasons as head coach resulted in the pro- Team Dual Championship back in March. gram’s ﬁrst 3-peat performance It was the ﬁnal week in PPHS from 2010 through 2012 — noted singlets for Henderson, Short, afterwards that this 3-peat was a Smith, Wilson, Ball and Mitchell lot more difﬁcult to obtain, primarily because of all of the uncer- Freeman, all of whom have played tainties that went into making the vital roles in returning a storied wrestling program back to the top 2021 campaign a real possibility of the mountain. of not happening. There will be some pretty big But, as fate or even divine intershoes to ﬁll next year, but Bonevention would have it, all of the cutter believes that better days hard work and preparation paid are still ahead for the Big Blacks. off in the long run. “First, only by the grace of God That is, as long as the kids are did we get to this point. I feel very willing to keep working for it — because the future bull’s-eye just fortunate this year because we not only got to have a season, but got a lot bigger. “These seniors are a group of we also never had to quarantine Alex Hawley|OVP Sports WVU head coach Neal Brown talks with his offensive unit, during a break in the action in the Mountaineers’ 44-27 victory over NC State on Sept. 14, 2019, in Morgantown, W.Va. WVa coach Brown gets 2-year extension MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Neal Brown has received a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season, athletic director Shane Lyons announced Thursday. Brown has coached the Mountaineers to an 11-11 record in his ﬁrst two seasons, including a 6-4 mark in 2020. He had four years remaining on his original contract. Brown was hired in January 2019 to replace Dana Holgorsen after going 35-16 in four years at Troy. Brown’s annual compensation, including base salary and supplemental compensation, will average $3.98 million over the length of the new six-year deal. His previous contract averaged about $3.2 million. Lyons said the salary commitment to Brown’s coaching staff has been increased to $4 million. “Coach Brown and I are committed to the future success of our football program,” Lyons said. “I am pleased with the upward trajectory of the program and its culture. Our student-athletes have excelled on the ﬁeld and in the classroom, and the overall leadership of Mountaineer football is strong.” In improving from a 5-7 mark in Brown’s ﬁrst season, the Mountaineers went 5-0 at home last season and ﬁnished fourth nationally on defense with 291 yards allowed per game. “As we enter year three, I look forward to getting our fans back in the stadium,” Brown said. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Roush widens lead in Riverside senior men’s golf league Garrett: Browns’ defense ‘scary’ with Clowney and him MASON, W.Va. — Gary Roush continues to lead the 2021 Riverside senior men’s golf league Roush has a three-week total of 42.5 to lead Cecil Gillette Jr. by 6.5 points. A total of 64 players made up 16 four-player teams on Tuesday, with the winning total of 12-under par 58 ﬁred by the team of Roush, Rick Northup, Clifton Gordon CLEVELAND (AP) — Like one of those rabid Browns fan, Myles Garrett is salivating at the team’s potential after seeing the free agent additions made this winter. With Jadeveon Clowney coming aboard, Cleveland’s defense will be better. Maybe even dangerous. “We’ll be very scary,” Garrett said. The All-Pro defensive end spoke Thursday for the ﬁrst time since the Browns signed Clowney, who like Garrett was taken No. 1 overall in the NFL draft, to a one-year, incentive-laden $10 million contract. With both Clowney and Garrett coming off the edge, opposing quarterbacks could have little time to throw or be comfortable. Gallia County and Jeff Anderson. Two shots back, there was a tie for second place between the team of Carl Stone, Larry Davis, Doug Hendrixson and Gordon Clark, and the team of Gillette Jr. Kenny Pridemore, Dave Biggs and Tom Fisher. The closest to the pin winners were Bobby Watson on the ninth hole, and Ed Coon on No. 14. The top-10 standings from the 2020 Riverside Senior men’s golf league are as follows: Gary Roush (42.5), Cecil Gillette Jr. (36.0), Carl Stone (35.5) Jay Rees and Cliff Gordon (35.0), Bobby Watson (33.0), Ed Coon (31.5), Kenny Pridemore (31.0, Phil Burgess (30.5) and Rick Northup and Jim Gress (30.0). 11 č� Annual !Ƭ�=�� Cġ��@: Department of Job & Family Services � �� #��"��%� �� — REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL — Lƥ�I8Ă�<I OH-70232899 Gallia County DJFS is seeking a request for proposal for TANF Summer Youth Project (16-24 years of age) for 2021 from Gallia County DJFS. Operations - May 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021. Funding availability (Estimated) - $500,000 Copy of proposal requirements may be obtained on gallianet.net. special young men. Those six are going to be greatly missed as we move forward because of the work that they’ve put in and the leadership they’ve shown over the years. They’ve helped lay a real solid foundation for our future,” Bonecutter said. “At the same time, we have some quality experience returning and some newcomers arriving that will be able to help us. It’s next man up now and some of these kids are going to have to step it up. We plan on being right back in this situation next year because we don’t plan on going away anytime soon. It doesn’t come easy, but the hard work is paying off. That’s the price we have to pay for wearing this uniform right now.” Bonecutter picked up his ﬁfth Dix Manning Class AA Coaching Award on Thursday night — including his third in as many years. Mooreﬁeld — which placed ninth overall with 54 points — squeaked out a half-point win over runner-up Cameron (53.5) for the Class A team crown. Wahama — which joined Buffalo and River View in a 47th place tie with a single point — was one of the 49 schools to score at the AA-A meet. Sophomore Kase Stewart went 1-2 at 132 pounds and accounted for the lone White Falcon point, while senior Gavin Stiltner was winless in two matches at 170 pounds. A story regarding the state champions will appear in the Tuesday sports editions of the Point Pleasant Register, Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel. Visit wvmat.com for complete results of the Class AA-A Championships held Wednesday and Thursday at Mountain Health Arena. Jackson General Hospital Foundation’s When You Share Your Gifts With The Community We All Benefit. 11TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC FUNDRAISER Get paid job training from the safety of your home with the Senior Community Service Employment Program. 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Project aims to introduce gardening to people, provide needed space, tools By Lorna Hart Special to OVP POMEROY, Ohio — The Meigs County Farmers Market is spearheading an effort to introduce community gardens to the area with the recent construction of the ﬁrst site at the Mulberry Community Center. According to Market Director Stephanie Rife, the gardens are a way to give back to the community, and the ﬁrst of many that are planned throughout the county. “We are all about fresh food, not just having it available to purchase at the market, but also enabling people to grow their own, it is just part of our mission,” Rife said. In an area known for farming, it was a given in past generations that everyone had a garden. Most children learned the necessary skills by working alongside their parents and grandparents, and were an essential part of caring for the gardens. It was common to pick vegetables in the morning that appeared on the dinner table that evening, and to preserve as many as possible for the winter months. The advent of processed foods led many to discontinue their gardens in favor of the convenience of picking it off the grocery shelves. This has led to lost knowledge, both of how to garden, and the importance of fresh vegetables in our diets. Community Gardens are a way of reintroducing gardening and making beds available to those who might not have access or the tools required to establish their own. Market Secretary-Treasurer Dixie Hawthorn has been the driving force behind securing resources to build and maintain the gardens. Her efforts include obtaining a grant and organizing their construction. Rife discussed the reasons for the selection of the Mulberry Community Center as the ﬁrst site, and emphasized the market wants to include all parts of the county and has reached out to several to gauge interest. “We reached out to several communities, but Pomeroy was the one that was most interested,” she said. “We are hopeful that the success of the garden here will be an example and that other communities will embrace the idea. We appreciate Pomeroy being the ﬁrst, we will all learn a lot about the project that we can apply to our “We are all about fresh food, not just having it available to purchase at the market, but also enabling people to grow their own, it is just part of our mission.” — Stephanie Rife, director of Meigs County Farmers Market next gardens.” She said the gardens in Pomeroy will be easy for the group to monitor given its proximity to the Mulberry Community Center. “Peggy Crane, manager of the Community Kitchen, is here almost every day, so she will be in charge of the gardens. A beneﬁt to having it located here is that it gives the kitchen gardens of its own from which to add to their menu and reduce their costs,” Rife said. The Mulberry Country Kitchen is a nonproﬁt that provides meals to the community regardless of their ability to pay. The construction of nine raised beds was accomplished by members of the market board and volunteers that included are Sam and Stephanie Rife, and daughters Halo, Phoebe, and Olivia, Jim and Dixie Hawthorn, Big Bend Beardsmen members Jason Underhill, Chris Burkhamer, and Beardsmen Joe Rosler. Crane and Ruth Werry volunteered their time to provide snacks and lunch for the workers. Two of the beds will be for use by the kitchen, two are for the community to harvest, and the remaining beds and can be reserved. “The two beds that are for the community will be marked and maintained by those who reserve the other beds, and they are literally for the community to harvest,” Hawthorn said. To reserve a bed, contact Crane at 740-416-9272, or stop by the Mulberry Community Center Tuesday and Thursday mornings. For other questions about the community gardens, or to discuss starting one in your area, contact the Meigs County Farmers Market by visiting: https://www.meigscountyfarmersmarket.com. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Big Bend Beardsmen members Jason Underhill, Chris Burkhamer, Sam Rife, and Beardsmen Joe Rosler flipping a finished bed. Big Bend Beardsmen members Jason Underhill, Chris Burkhamer, Sam Rife, and Beardsmen Joe Rosler with a finished bed. The finished garden beds. �Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 24, 2021 11 Better Health Starts With Us. At the Regional Health Center at Pleasant Valley Hospital, we do so much more than treat you or your child when you’re sick. We are here to give preventive care and provide guidance for a healthy lifestyle. 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A Gunner Mate, Second Class, McFarland served with the Armed Guard, which escorted supplies of fuel, aircraft, tanks, ammo, troops and other items to support Daily Sentinel Lake that now hang in his living room. His key to catching ﬁsh: Wash your hands in the lake or river water ﬁrst. Even put a little mud on them before baiting your hook. It takes the human smell from them. Another hobby of McFarland’s is gardening. Even at the age of 99, he already has stakes in the ground for his tomato plants, and three beds dug for planting squash. He said he gives most of the vegetables to his neighbors. McFarland was married to the late Anna (Grinstead) McFarland for 55 years until her death in 1998. He has two sons, Charlie (wife Sandra) and Raymond (wife Becky), as well as four grandchildren and ﬁve greatgrandchildren. He served as a Cub Scout leader of Pack 256 when his boys were young. McFarland still lives in the house he built when he was 27 years old, and has a neighbor who serves as a caregiver. He said Linda Stewart is very good to him, cleaning, picking up groceries, giv- month. Living under those conditions was one of the reasons McFarland said he joined the military. He went to Charleston to enlist, and stated he knew as long as the ship stayed aﬂoat, he would have three hot meals a day and a bed to sleep in. McFarland worked at the West Virginia Ordnance Works (TNT plant) prior to serving in the Navy. Upon his returned from the service, he worked as a member of the Laborers International Union, serving under Local 543 of Huntington and Local 1353 in Charleston. Working through them from September 1947 and for the next 50 years, he received his “Gold Member” card Mindy Kearns | Courtesy photo in 1998. He has 74 conBill McFarland is pictured during his service with the U.S. Navy tinuous years of union during World War II. Also pictured is his wife, the late Anna membership. (Grinstead) McFarland. McFarland is also a the war effort. He claims He said during that time, member of the National Riﬂe Association and he “lived to see Sunday” to have seen more water was an avid hunter and in those years than others because that was the ﬁsherman. Mounted deer rare day when a chicken see in their entire life. dinner was on the family and ﬁsh line the walls McFarland recalls the of his home, and he can Depression years vividly, table. He said commodistill tell you about the ties were distributed the describing himself as a day he caught the two ﬁrst of each month, and barefooted boy wearing had to last until the next ﬁve-pound trout at Krodel patches on his overalls. A new church sign 40/40 From page 1 Gallipolis, is to use the arts to promote and highlight our unique community,” Harper said. “That is exactly what Jessica has managed to do through her project, featuring portraits of 40 women who are all 40 years of age or older, each with unique and important roles within our region.” Malone said she is “extremely proud” of the 40/40 Project. “It’s the ﬁrst portrait project on this scale that I have attempted,” Malone said. “It’s all every day women, women who normally would not have a portrait made of just themselves. But mostly I am proud because more than anything I strive to show people how beautiful they really are and I feel that for these 40 women I have done that. My ultimate goal for anyone who sits in front of my lens is that they are able to see themselves in a different light.” “We invite everyone to come by our gallery and enjoy this fantastic free exhibit,” Harper said. 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 41° 57° 51° 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 (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 1.56 2.58 12.26 12.52 SUN & MOON Today 6:39 a.m. 8:14 p.m. 5:28 p.m. 5:31 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last Apr 26 New First May 3 May 11 May 19 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 10:05a 10:50a 11:39a 12:05a 1:03a 2:08a 3:17a Minor 3:53a 4:38a 5:25a 6:19a 7:18a 8:24a 9:32a POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Major 10:31p 11:16p ---12:33p 1:33p 2:39p 3:48p Minor 4:18p 5:03p 5:52p 6:47p 7:48p 8:55p 10:03p WEATHER HISTORY On April 24, 1908, a series of tornadoes moving from Louisiana to Alabama took more than 300 lives and leveled many communities. Cool with clouds and sun Mostly sunny, pleasant and warmer Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Moderate 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. 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 13.13 16.43 21.64 12.96 13.08 25.55 13.32 25.43 34.06 12.52 16.70 33.90 15.50 Portsmouth 55/46 24-hr. Chg. +0.91 +0.47 +0.26 +0.21 -0.03 +0.58 +0.32 -0.29 -0.24 -0.14 -0.10 none -1.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 WEDNESDAY 85° 59° Partly sunny and warmer 83° 60° Belpre 61/47 St. Marys 62/47 Parkersburg 60/46 Elizabeth 61/47 Spencer 60/47 Buffalo 58/48 Milton 56/48 Ashland 55/47 Grayson 54/47 Clendenin 60/48 St. Albans 58/48 Huntington 55/46 NATIONAL FORECAST Charleston 58/46 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 48/29 Montreal 65/44 Billings 53/38 Minneapolis 50/33 Chicago 57/39 Denver 66/43 69° 48° Cloudy and not as warm NATIONAL CITIES Coolville 59/46 Ironton 55/47 FRIDAY 76° 51° Marietta 61/46 Murray City 59/43 Wilkesville 58/44 POMEROY Jackson 59/45 57/43 Ravenswood Rio Grande 59/46 57/45 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 59/46 GALLIPOLIS 58/46 60/48 57/45 110s Seattle 100s 53/45 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 61/52 0s -0s Los Angeles 68/54 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front THURSDAY Very warm with times Mostly cloudy, chance of clouds and sun for rain Athens 59/44 McArthur 58/43 South Shore Greenup 55/47 54/45 58 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 59/45 Lucasville 57/47 High Logan 59/44 Adelphi 59/44 Very High Primary: oak, willow Mold: 163 TUESDAY 75° 47° Waverly 57/46 Pollen: 137 Low MOON PHASES Full 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme MONDAY 67° 38° 1 Primary: ascospores Sun. 6:38 a.m. 8:15 p.m. 6:42 p.m. 6:01 a.m. SUNDAY Rain this afternoon; cool. Rain tapering off tonight. High 58° / Low 46° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 58° 28° 70° 47° 91° in 1960 26° in 1986 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury in Ohio’s capital city on Friday added a criminal charge of reckless homicide against the white former Columbus police ofﬁcer who fatally shot a Black man holding a cellphone. Adam Coy was indicted in February on murder, felonious assault and dereliction of duty charges in the death of 47-yearold Andre Hill. Columbus ofﬁcials cited incompetence and “gross neglect of duty” when Coy was was ﬁred less than a week after the Dec. 22 shooting. Senior Assistant Attorney General Anthony Pierson said in a statement: “This is an additional charge based on our ongoing investigation, not a superseding charge. Our case is strong and we look forward to trying it in court.” Coy’s attorney, Mark Collins, said his client will plead not guilty at an arraignment on Wednesday. Courtesy photo TODAY Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her at mindykearns1@hotmail.com © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. New charge added for ex-cop in police shooting The Dean Family recently made and donated a new sign for Carleton Church. Pastor Jimmie Evans, of the Carleton Church, is pictured with John Dean after the new sign was placed. The Carleton Church is located on Kingsbury Road, C.R. 18, Pomeroy. Services include 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, and 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, ext. 1992. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. ing him his insulin, and other helpful gestures. The soon-to-be centenarian said he worries about the way the country is headed. McFarland said his life was spent helping others when and where he could. As a young teen, he helped his grandfather cut wood for winter heat because the elder lived on an $18 monthly pension. He helped people with butchering and making apple butter. Later in life, he cared for his wife through medical issues. Now, he said, young people just want to know “how much you gonna give me” when their help is needed. When asked to what he credits for his longevity, McFarland points to a plaque of Jesus hanging on his wall, and replies, “That guy up there.” For those wishing to mail McFarland a birthday card, his address is P.O. Box 455, New Haven, WV, 25265. 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