https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/accad08de217af167f35ee0df6b7e58c.pdf e306cf75f33b36bfddd5673bdfbdeffe PDF Text Text Today in History Lady Raiders roll NEWS s 3 SPORTS s 6 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 64° 73° 69° Ohio Valley weather A t-storm today. Downpours early tonight, then some rain and a t-storm. High 80° / Low 62° WEATHER s 8 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 87, Volume 75 MHS Prom Royalty 20 additional COVID-19 cases reported Latest case data in Gallia, Mason, Meigs Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — A total of 20 additional COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend in the Ohio Valley Publishing area. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported 10 additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday in Mason County. Seven additional COVID-19 cases were reported by the Ohio Department of Health in Gallia County as part of Monday’s update. The Meigs County Health Department reported three additional cases of COVID19 as part of Monday’s update. Here is a closer look at COVID-19 cases in the region: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 s 50¢ 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 three additional conﬁrmed cases of COVID-19 as part of Monday’s update. There are currently 14 active cases and 1,492 total cases (1,335 conﬁrmed, 157 probable) since April 2020. There have been a total of 39 deaths, 1,442 recovered cases (eight new), and 84 hospitalizations since April 2020. Age ranges for the 1,492 Meigs County cases, as of Monday, were as follows: 0-9 — 56 cases 10-19 — 140 cases (1 hospitalization) 20-29 — 215 cases (1 new case, 1 hospitalization) Gallia County 30-39 — 183 cases (3 ODH reported a hospitalizations) total of 2,351 cases of 40-49 — 216 cases (6 COVID-19 (since March 2020) in Gallia County hospitalizations) 50-59 — 222 cases (1 as part of Monday’s update, seven more than new case, 8 hospitalizations) on Friday. 60-69 — 211 cases (1 ODH has reported a new case, 22 hospitaltotal of 48 deaths, 145 izations, 6 deaths) hospitalizations, and 70-79 — 156 cases 2,255 presumed recov(26 hospitalizations, 14 ered individuals as of deaths) Monday. 80-89 — 65 cases Age ranges for the 2,351 total cases report- (11 hospitalizations, 16 deaths) ed by ODH on Friday 90-99 — 29 cases are as follows: (6 hospitalizations, 3 0-19 — 301 cases (2 deaths) hospitalizations) 100-109 — 2 cases (1 20-29 — 385 cases (6 hospitalization) hospitalizations) To date, the Meigs 30-39 — 315 cases (2 new cases, 3 hospitaliza- County Health Department has administered tions) 2,290 ﬁrst doses of 40-49 — 336 cases COVID-19 vaccinations (8 hospitalizations, 1 and 1,961 second doses death) 50-59 — 352 cases (1 for a total of 4,251 vaccinations. Of the vacnew case, 15 hospitalcines given by the health izations, 3 deaths) 60-69 — 299 cases (1 department, 2,389 were Moderna, 1,768 were new case, 30 hospitalPﬁzer, and 94 were izations, 8 deaths) 70-79 — 205 cases (2 Johnson & Johnson. new cases, 41 hospital- This does not include vaccinations by other izations, 12 deaths) agencies or pharmacies. 80-plus — 158 cases (1 new case, 40 hospiSee COVID-19 | 3 talizations, 24 deaths) Meigs High School | Courtesy photos The 2021 Meigs High School Prom King and Queen were crowned during the prom held on Saturday evening at Meigs High School. Brody Hawley was crowned the 2021 Meigs High School Prom King and Valerie Darnell was crowned the 2021 Meigs High School Prom Queen. The 2021 Prom Court (from left) included Marissa Allen, Annika McKinney, Sydney Jones, Valerie Darnell, Brody Hawley, Jake Buckley, Blake Pitchford, and Will Sargent. Community Action celebrates 57 years May is Community Action Month Community Action Agencies serve 99 percent of all American counties with life-changing services to help families achieve ﬁnancial stability. All agencies are locally controlled and represented by the private, public, and Staff Report low-income sectors of the community. MEIGS COUNTY — “We are proud of our The year 2021 marks the communities’ participa57th year since the Comtion in the development munity Action Network Sarah Hawley | Sentinel was established to help Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency’s Lora Rawson is pictured and oversight of our American families and with Meigs County Commissioners Jimmy Will, Shannon Miller and programs,” said Rawson. Tim Ihle. “Their engagement helps communities overcome us to be more effective in obstacles to poverty. cy, a proud member of the and our network has had our approach by deterOver 1,000 agencies mining what Gallia and on families,” said Lora Community Action Netacross the country are Meigs County needs.” work, will also commemo- Rawson of GMCAA. working every day to Services provided by “Last year alone, we create opportunities and rate 57 years helping families throughout Gallia served 2,805 households GMCAA include the transform the lives of in Gallia and Meigs Coun- Home Energy Assistance and Meigs Counties. their neighbors making Program (HEAP), Home ties with immediately “Each May, during communities stronger Weatherization Assisneeded services such as Community Action and helping families tance Program, Housing Month, we reﬂect on the utility assistance, rent across the US thrive. This year, Gallia-Meigs impact Gallia-Meigs Com- and weatherization serSee MONTH | 8 vices.” Community Action Agen- munity Action Agency Southern receives Auditor of State Award who handle public funds. We take pride in our effective and accountable ﬁnancial practices,” stated RACINE — Southern Local Southern Local Treasurer Christi School District recently received Hendrix. the Ohio Auditor of State Award “The award is presented for from Auditor of State Keith Faber. excellence in ﬁnancial reporting The award is presented to government entities who have a clean in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles audit report and meet a number (GAAP) and compliance with of standards set by the Auditor of applicable laws for the ﬁscal year State’s Ofﬁce. ended 2020,” read the certiﬁcate Southern Local received the presented to the district. “The citirecent award for it’s clean audit zens you represent are well-served report for ﬁscal year 2020. The district also received the award last by your effective and accountable ﬁnancial practices.” year. The Auditor’s ofﬁce presents the “It is our goal to be good stewAuditor of State Award to local ards of our taxpayers’ dollars and governments and school districts this award is testimony to the dedication and excellent work of all upon the completion of a ﬁnancial audit. staff members across the District Staff Report 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. 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Dallas was born May 3, 1957, and then grew up in Lawrence County, Ohio. He and wife of 26 years, Renee (Nelson) Collingsworth had made their home in Gallia County for many years. Dallas was a proud Veteran and served in Vietnam as a Navy Seal. He was a member of the American Legion. Dallas made a living by being a long-haul truck driver. He enjoyed shooting guns, tinkering with vehicles, and spending time with his family. He was always known as the family peace maker. Dallas was preceded in death by his parents, Brother Jimmy, and a grandson Calvin Schoolcraft. Dallas is survived by wife Renee and children, Dallas Collinsworth Jr., Danny Nelson, Tim Nelson, Tammy Brentlinger, Diane Styles, Aaron Schoolcraft, and Eric Miller. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Additionally, surviving Dallas is one brother, Tony Collingsworth. At the request of Dallas, no service will be held, and he is being cremated. With his background as a Navy Seal, Dallas expressed wishes to have his ashes spread over the ocean. In lieu of ﬂowers the family would like you to consider a donation to the American Legion of Gallia County. Willis Funeral Home is care of arrangements. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send email condolences. FLORENCE SPENCER COOLVILLE — Florence Ann Spencer, 84, of Coolville, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville. She was born April 28, 1937, in Grantsville, W.Va., daughter of the late Dinsmore and Eleanor Sturm Boyles. Florence was a member of the Alfred United Methodist Church, where she played the piano. She is survived by two sons, Tim Spencer and Dan (Sheila) Spencer; three grandchildren, Kirt, Danielle and Tiffany Ann (Ryan Butcher); two great-grandchildren, Lydia and Brooke and one on the way; brother, Phillip “Joe” (Mary Lou) Boyles and brother-in-law, Starling Massar. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Spencer; maternal grandparents, Mallie and Florence Sturm; paternal grandparents, Lyman and Martha Ann Boyles; sister, Sandra Massar and sisterin-law, Sharon Guinther Boyles. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 6, 2021, at WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio, with Pastor John Frank ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in the Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers, contributions can be made to the Alfred United Methodist Church. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh. com. MILDRED MCCLANAHAN DANNY HALL friends, Kathy Travis LONG BOTTOM — Casto; and several nieces Mildred Leslie (Wells) and nephews. Mcclanahan, age 57, of Austin Lambert; PATRIOT — She was preceded in Long Bottom, Ohio, went former wife and Danny Hall, 74, death by her parents, to be with her Lord on special friend, of Patriot, Ohio, Chester and Dorothy May 2nd, 2021, after a Jackalene Lewis; passed away on Wells; son, Matthew Nutsister, Hulda Hen- long courageous battle Friday April 30, ter; and two sisters, Franwith cancer. drick; brothers, 2021, at Holzer ces Thomas and Donna She attended the FreeLuther Hall and Medical Center. Jean Taylor. will Gospel Church in Ben (Kathleen) Danny was Funeral services will Long Bottom. born on Sept. 25, 1946, Hall; and sister-in-law, be held at 1 p.m., Friday, She is survived by her Margaret Hall Smith, in Delbarton, West Viralong with several nieces husband, Shelby “Buddy” May 7, 2021, at Whiteginia; he was the son Mcclanahan; her daughter, Schwarzel Funeral Home and nephews. of the late Ballard and Rebecca Nutter and grand- in Coolville, Ohio, with In addition to his Sinda Hall. Danny was a Pastor Steve Reed ofﬁciatretired coal miner at the parents, Danny was pre- son, Willy Nutter; four ing. Meigs Mine #31. He was ceded in death by a son- brothers, Ralph (Diann) Visitation will be held at a member of the Gallipo- in-law, Ralph Steinbeck; Wells, Ross (Juanita) Wells, Jack (Nancy) Wells the funeral home Friday lis Elks Lodge #107 and four brothers; three sisfrom 11 a.m. until time of the UMWA Local #1890. ters; and a sister-in-law. and James Wells; ﬁve service. sisters, Connie (Steve) The funeral service He enjoyed farming, his You are invited to sign Semelsherger, Dory Lynn Tennessee Walkers, and for Danny will be held the online guestbook at Henry, Jo Ellen Corriat 12 p.m. on Tuesday, spending time with his www.whiteschwarzelfh. gan, Sara Wells, Barbara May 4, 2021, at Willis family, especially his com. grand kids and his great Funeral Home with Pas- (Gregg) Peck; special tor Alfred Holley ofﬁcigrand kids. ating. Burial will follow Danny is survived in Bethesda Cemetery. SANDRA J. VANCO by his son, Matthew S. Friends may call prior to (Karen Deel) Hall of the service from 11 a.m.Gallipolis; daughter, Steven J. Vanco of San GALLIPOLIS — SanTeresa Steinbeck of Gal- 12 p.m. on Tuesday at Jose, Cal.; two grandchildra J. Vanco, 57, of Galthe funeral home. Those lipolis, Ohio, passed away dren, James C. Fields and lipolis; grandchildren, Brittany (Drew) Beman, in attendance are asked on Friday, April 30, 2021, Caroline R. Fields; one to follow the CDC guide- at Cabell Huntington Breanna (Nolan) Lamsister; Marilyn (Joe) Midline of social distancing Hospital. She was born bert, Brett (Morgan) kiff of Whitesville, Ky.; and are required to folSteinbeck, Michaela and one brother, Mark M. on June 2, 1963, in Gallow the Ohio mandate of lipolis, Ohio, daughter of (Jennifer) Layne of ChilliHall, and Mackenzie wearing face masks. (Jacob Gilmore) Hall; cothe, Ohio. the late Henry M. Layne Please visit www.wilgreat grandchildren, In accordance with Sanand Sarah E (Day) Layne. lisfuneralhome.com to Creedence and Rozalyn Sandy is survived by her dy’s wishes there will be Beman and Garrett and send e-mail condolences. husband Steven P. Vanco. no services at this time. Please visit www.willisShe was a Resource Manager for the K-Mart Corp. funeralhome.com to send DEATH NOTICES email condolences. In addition to her Willis Funeral Home husband, Steven, she is GUST are in care of the arrangesurvived by a daughter, GALLIPOLIS — Susan G. Gust, 82, of Gallipolis, Holly (John) Fields of Ft. ments. died on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Holzer MediCollins, Col.; one son, cal Center. A memorial Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 10, 2021, at St. Louis Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family. WHITED HARTFORD, W.Va. — Ryan Anthony Whited, 33, of Hartford, W.Va., died May 1, 2021, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, following an extended illness. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville, W.Va. Visitation will be from noon until time of service on Wednesday at the funeral home. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com RIO GRANDE — Dwane Lee Rees, 68, Rio Grande, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at his residence. He was born Aug. 3, 1952, in Rio Grande, Ohio, son of the late David and Rosena (Wiseman) Rees. A 1970 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, he married Connie Sue Maynard Rees March 19, 1971, and she preceded him in death March 19, 2010. To this union were born two children, Kellie Maynard, Rio Grande, Ohio and Douglas (Jennifer) Rees, Bidwell, Ohio; grandchildren, Daniel Rees, Chase Nance, Morgan Gibson, Constance Rees, Cheyenne Rees and Ryan Maynard. Also surviving are brothers, Dean (Amee) Rees, Bidwell, Ohio, Dwight (Christi) Rees, Rio Grande, Ohio, and David (Sharon) Rees, Gallipolis, Ohio; motherin-law, Lillian Maynard, Bidwell, Ohio; sisters-inlaw and brothers-in-law, Linda (Larry) Sturgill, Stout, Ohio, Mary (Ralph) Young, Gallipolis, Ohio, Christine Cook, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Nanci LeMaster, Port Charlotte, Florida, Patricia (Bryan) Jones, Rio Grande, Ohio, Danny (Bernie) Maynard, Venice, Florida, Greg (Marybelle) Maynard, Gallipolis, Ohio; special friends, Brenda, Roger and Bret Keefer, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Rowdy Evans, Bidwell, Ohio and Linda Jeffers Lester, Crown City, Ohio; several nieces, nephews and extended family. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by fatherin-law, Richard Maynard. Visitation will be held Friday, May 7, 2021, 5-7 p.m. in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. Private Graveside service will be conducted at the convenience of the family. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family requests Memorial donations in Dwane’s Memory to: The NRA Foundation 11250 Wapples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 or The American Diabetes Foundation West Virginia/ Southeast Ohio Ofﬁce, 1221A Ohio Ave Dunbar, WV 25064 PLEASE NOTE: To respect the safety of the family and in accordance with CDC Regulations and current COVID-19 Pandemic Protocol, face coverings are required, and social distancing is requested in the funeral home during visitation hours. We respectfully ask that visitors not linger during the visitation hours. We and the family thank you for this consideration. Online condolences may be sent to www. mccoymoore.com. ROSA LEE (VINSON) POLAK GALLIPOLIS — Rosa Lee (Vinson) Polak, age 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 30, 2021. Born Jan. 18, 1948, in Kentucky to the late Rev. Richard Vinson and the late Juanita (Wilson) Vinson. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Polak; daughter, Tonya Lindsey Dridi; a sisterin-law, Donna Vinson; and a brother-in-law, Paul Sword. Rosa’s ﬁrst love was her dedication to her Christian faith. Many knew her as a prayer warrior and a faithful servant spending many hours in her Bible. She loved and was so proud of her children, grandchildren and family. Survived by a daughter, Tammy (Vic) McGheeMoore of Warwick, Georgia; sons, Timothy (Sharon) McGhee of Brown- stown, Michigan and James (Crystal) McGhee of Oak Hill, Ohio; sisters, Debra Sword of Bidwell, Ohio and Melody Vinson of Vinton, Ohio; brothers, Richard Vinson of Shelby Township, Michigan and David Vinson of Livonia, Michigan; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Gravesides services for Rosa will be 11 a.m., Monday May 3, 2021, at Gravel Hill Cemetery. An online guest registry is available at waughhalley-wood.com. “The story was written before it was ever known. The generations kept giving, while the story was still being told. They pushed on and pushed on. They would say, just one more day. None of them realized, the story was written before anyone ever knew of their day.” — James McGhee 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 ROUSH days prior to an event. NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Mae Marie Roush, 94, of New Haven, W.Va., died Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Holz- All coming events print on a space-available er-Meigs, Pomeroy, following a brief illness. basis and in chronologiService will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021, at cal order. Events can be Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va. Burial will emailed to: TDSnews@ follow in Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Letart, W.Va.. aimmediamidwest.com Visitation will be from noon until time of service on or GDTnews@aimmediThursday, at the funeral home. amidwest.com. CONTACT US DWANE LEE REES meeting at 9 a.m. via electronic communication. Please contact the number below for an invitation to participate. Board meetings usually are held the ﬁrst Thursday of the month at 27 West Second Street, Suite 202, Chillicothe Ohio 45601. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. 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 Tuesday, May 4 GALLIPOLIS — VFW encouraged to attend the meetings via Facebook Post # 4464 will meet Live. Visit the Buckeye at the post home on 3rd Hills Regional Council Ave. at 6 p.m., all memFacebook page to watch bers urged attend. the livestream: www.facebook.com/BuckeyeHills. Thursday, May 6 GALLIPOLIS — Sons The meeting agendas will be posted to buckeyehills. of the American Legion Squadron will meet at the org. Public comment may post home on McCormick be submitted until May 5th by emailing info@ Road at 6 p.m., all membuckeyehills.org. bers urged to attend. CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Monday, May 10 Governments (SOCOG) BEDFORD TWP. — will hold its next board Bedford Township trust- ees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town hall. GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet at the post home on Liberty Ave., 5 p.m., all members urged two attend. GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet directly after the DAV meeting at the post home on Liberty Ave., 6 p.m., all members urged to attend. RIO GRANDE — Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War meets 4 p.m., Bob Evans Homestead House at Bob Evans Farms, any male that has ancestry who served during the war is invited to attend. Tuesday, May 11 TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will meet at 7 p.m. at the district ofﬁce. GALLIA COUNTY — The regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (GVESC) Governing Board will be held at 5 p.m. via Zoom Meeting. Join the Zoom Meeting using the link https:// zoom.us/j/98116558317? pwd=aWE5TERma3BTa2 hmcE1EUk9MdXVrQT09 and enter with the Meeting ID: 981 1655 8317. SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. Friday, May 21 GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson counties, meets 2 p.m., Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160. Members are asked to wear a mask and follow all CDC guidelines. Saturday, May 22 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a chicken BBQ with serving starts at 11 a.m. at bbq pit. To pre order call 740-992-7368 leave a message. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, May 4, 2021 3 TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press of the Coral Sea, the ﬁrst naval clash fought Today is Tuesday, May entirely with carrier air4, the 124th day of 2021. craft, began in the Paciﬁc There are 241 days left in during World War II. (The outcome was conthe year. sidered a tactical victory Today’s Highlight in History: for Japan, but ultimately a strategic one for the On May 4, 1961, the Allies.) ﬁrst group of “Freedom In 1945, during World Riders” left Washington, War II, German forces D.C. to challenge racial segregation on interstate in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest buses and in bus termiGermany agreed to surnals. render. In 1959, the ﬁrst GramOn this date: In 1626, Dutch explorer my Awards ceremony was held at the Beverly Peter Minuit landed on Hilton Hotel. Domenico present-day Manhattan Modugno won Record of Island. the Year and Song of the In 1776, Rhode Island declared its freedom from Year for “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)”; Henry England, two months Mancini won Album of before the Declaration the Year for “The Music of Independence was from Peter Gunn.” adopted. In 1968, the Oroville In 1886, at HaymarDam in Northern Caliket Square in Chicago, fornia was dedicated by a labor demonstration Gov. Ronald Reagan; the for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot 770-foot-tall earth-ﬁlled structure, a pet project when a bomb exploded. of Reagan’s predecessor, In 1932, mobster Al Pat Brown, remains the Capone, convicted of tallest dam in the United income-tax evasion, States, but was also the entered the federal scene of a near disaster penitentiary in Atlanta. in February 2017 when (Capone was later transferred to Alcatraz Island.) two spillways collapsed, threatening for a time to In 1942, the Battle ﬂood parts of three counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills. In 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened ﬁre during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. In 1998, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was given four life sentences plus 30 years by a federal judge in Sacramento, California, under a plea agreement that spared him the death penalty. In 2006, a federal judge sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his role in the 9/11 attacks, telling the convicted terrorist, “You will die with a whimper.” In 2010, a Pakistaniborn U.S. citizen was charged with terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the botched Times Square bombing. (Faisal Shahzad later pleaded guilty to plotting to set off the propane-andgasoline bomb in an SUV and was sentenced to life in prison.) Ten years ago: President Barack Obama said he had decided not to release death photos of Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks. Ofﬁcials told The Associated Press that the Navy SEALs who’d stormed bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan shot and killed him after they saw him appear to lunge for a weapon. Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Grifﬁn was named the Rookie of the Year, becoming the NBA’s ﬁrst unanimous choice for the award in 21 years. Five years ago: The last man standing in Donald Trump’s path to the Republican presidential nomination, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, ended his campaign. Sipping ﬁltered city water to show it was again drinkable, President Barack Obama promised to ride herd on leaders at all levels of government until every drop of water ﬂowing into homes in Flint, Michigan, was safe to use. One year ago: New York state reported more than 1,700 previously undisclosed coronavirus deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities. The Supreme Court heard arguments by phone and allowed the world to listen in live for the ﬁrst time. The U.S. Senate convened for the ﬁrst time since March. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, one of the ﬁrst governors to impose a statewide stay-at-home order, announced that some businesses could reopen by week’s end. Struggling fashion brand J.Crew became the ﬁrst major retailer to ﬁle for bankruptcy protection since the start of the pandemic. Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula died at 90; he’d won more games than any other NFL coach. Colson Whitehead won the Pulitzer Prize for ﬁction for “The Nickel Boys,” about a brutal Florida reform school during the Jim Crow era; it was his second consecutive Pulitzerwinning novel, following “The Underground Railroad.” Today’s Birthdays: Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson musical family, is 91. Jazz musician Ron Carter is 84. Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentator George Will is 80. Pop singer Peggy Santiglia Davison (The Angels) is 77. Actor Richard Jenkins is 74. Country singer Stella Parton is 72. Actor-turnedclergyman Hilly Hicks is 71. Irish musician Darryl Hunt (The Pogues) is 71. Singer Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) is 70. Singer-actor Pia Zadora is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Oleta Adams is 68. Violinist Soozie Tyrell (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 64. Country singer Randy Travis is 62. Actor Mary McDonough is 60. Comedian Ana Gasteyer is 54. Actor Will Arnett is 51. Rock musician Mike Dirnt (Green Day) is 49. Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 49. TV personality and fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons is 46. Sports reporter Erin Andrews is 43. Singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync) is 42. Actor Ruth Negga is 40. Rapper/singer Jidenna is 36. Actor Alexander Gould is 27. Country singer RaeLynn is 27. Actor AmaraMiller is 21. Actor Brooklynn Prince (Film: “The Florida Project”) is 11. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Bossard announces system upgrade GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Library announces that public computers and online services such as the Ohio Digital Library and hoopla will be unavailable for a period of time on Thursday, May 6, due to a system-wide computer upgrade. Patrons must present their library card for the checkout of materials. The public is encouraged to visit or call the Library at 740-446-7323 on May 6 to check the status of the public access computers. Patrons may also check the Library’s Facebook page or webpage at www.bossardli- COVID-19 From page 1 Free COVID-19 vaccinations are available by appointment Monday through Friday at the Meigs County Health Department. Appointment and vaccine availability can be made at www.meigs-health.com or for those who do not have internet access may contact the health department for assistance at 740-992-6626. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www.meigshealth.com/covid-19/ . Meigs County is “orange” on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System after meeting two of the seven indicators. Mason County DHHR reported 1,984 total cases (since March 2020) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Monday, 10 more than Friday. Of those, 1,932 are conﬁrmed cases and 52 are probable cases. DHHR has reported 36 deaths in Mason County. Case numbers per age group reported by DHHR are as follows: Make up day for kindergarten registration GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools hosts a make-up drive-through registration day for kindergartners and their families from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., May 5. Call your home school today to sign up. Washington Elementary, 740-446-3213; Green Elementary, 740-4463236, Rio Elementary, 740-2455333. Bring your child’s birth certiﬁcate, shot records, social security card, registration 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 the required documentation. Raised Around Rio returns RIO GRANDE — Raised Around Rio Farmers and Artisan Market returns 4-7 p.m., May 5, North College Avenue. Fundraiser for scholarships PORTER — The American 0-9 — 44 cases (plus 3 probable cases) 10-19 — 186 cases (plus 3 probable cases, 1 new case) 20-29 — 336 cases (plus 10 probable cases, 3 new cases) 30-39 — 319 cases (plus 11 probable cases, 2 new cases) 40-49 — 279 cases (plus 10 probable cases) 50-59 — 284 cases (plus 3 probable cases, 2 deaths) 60-69 — 254 cases (plus 5 probable cases, 7 deaths, 2 new cases) 70-plus — 230 cases (plus 7 probable cases, 37 deaths, 2 new cases) On Monday, Mason County was designated as “green” on the West Virginia County Alert System map. Mason County’s latest infection rate was 8.08 on Monday with a 1.30 percent positivity rate. Surrounding counties are green and orange. Ohio ODH reported a 24-hour change of 995 new cases on Monday (21-day average of 1,648), bringing Ohio’s overall case count since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,075,999 cases. There were 89 new Legion Auxiliary of Vinton is hosting its annual sale on Friday, May 7 from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Trinity Methodist Church, on Route 160 at Porter. The sale features ﬂowers, plants, baked goods, hot dogs and drinks. Money raised beneﬁts scholarships awarded to graduates from River Valley High School. Gallia Academy High School Alumni Scholarship The Gallia Academy Alumni Association has established a scholarship program which awards two one time $1,000 scholarships to current Gallia Academy High School graduating seniors. Awards are based on academic accomplishments, ﬁnancial need, and involvement in civic and extracurricular activities. All amounts awarded will be paid directly to the accredited college/university/ institution of higher learning where the recipient will be attending. Scholarship applications are available in the Guidance Ofﬁce and on the Gallia Academy Guidance Ofﬁce web page. Completed applications hospitalizations (21-day average of 118) and 17 new ICU admissions (21day average of 14). On Monday, zero deaths were reported (since Friday), with a 21-day average of 22 deaths. As announced earlier this year, ODH will only be reporting deaths approximately twice per week, those updates have typically been made on Tuesday and Friday. Ohio’s cases per 100,000 population for the past two weeks fell to 155.6 on Thursday. This number is updated each Thursday. As of Friday, a total of 4,720,786 ﬁrst doses of COVID-19 vaccine are due in the Guidance Ofﬁce by Friday, May 7. Gallipolis City-Wide Yard Sale GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis will hold its annual City-Wide Yard Sale, May 14-15, 9 a.m. to dusk. On those days anyone may display goods for sale outside their residence or place of business, so long as it’s “done in a manner not to impede sidewalk trafﬁc.” No permit for this sale is necessary. Call the city building at 740-441-6022 for more information. Pomeroy Alumni Banquet and Scholarships POMEROY —The Pomeroy High School Alumni Banquet will not be held this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Scholarships will be awarded as always to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or great grandchild of a Pomeroy High School Alumni. The scholarships are based on academics. To apply, applicants must send a transcript of grades, current photo, name of grandparent or great grand- have been given in Ohio, which is 40.39 percent of the population. A total of 3,865,403 people, 33.07 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated. Scheduling a vaccine in Ohio can be completed on the website gettheshot. coronavirus.ohio.gov or for assistance in scheduling call 833-4-ASK-ODH (833-427-5634). West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Monday, DHHR is reporting a total of 154,207 cases with 2,686 deaths. There was an increase of 1,079 cases from Friday and seven new deaths. The daily positivity rate in the Road closures, construction MEIGS COUNTY — A tree trimming project begins on May 3 on State Route 124, between U.S. 33 and State Route 248. The road will be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: May 7, 2021 GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Scenic Drive (CR-127) will be closed between State Route 160 and Summit Road, beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April 26 for approximately two months for slip repair, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other county roads as a detour. See BRIEFS | 4 urges all residents to pre-register for a vaccine appointment on vaccine. wv.gov. Sarah Hawley and Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham contributed to this story. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. HELP WANTED The Meigs County Health Department (EOE) seeks a full time Creating Healthy Communities Program Director. This is a grant funded position at 35 hours per week with a starting pay of $21.20 per hour with beneﬁts. Gallia County A bachelor’s degree in Health Education/ Promotion or equivalent ﬁeld is required. Department of Job & Family Services Must possess a valid driver’s license & proof of auto insurance coverage. � �� #��"��%� �� — REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL — 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. parent and the year of their graduation from Pomeroy High School. Applicant needs to list the activities they participated in in high school and where they plan to attend college. Mail applications to Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Applications must be received by the association by May 15, 2021. state was 6.63 percent. There are 7,201 currently active cases in the state. DHHR recently reported 788,414 ﬁrst doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to residents of West Virginia. So far, 648,651 people have been fully vaccinated. Gov. Justice Must submit to a BCI check. To view a full job description go to www.meigs-health.com. OH-70235042 Library book sale POMEROY — The Friends of the Meigs County Library are having a Spring Book Sale on May 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and May 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. brary.org for status updates. OH-70232899 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. Submit resume, letter of interest & 3 professional letters of reference to courtney.midkiff@meigs-health.com by or before 5/10/21. No paper applications will be considered �NEWS 4 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Biden pushes education spending at stops in Virginia By Josh Boak and Alexandra Jaffe 21st century and lead the 21st century.” Associated Press Community college is an issue of personal importance to the Bidens. The ﬁrst lady is PORTSMOUTH, Va. — an English professor at NorthPresident Joe Biden traveled ern Virginia Community ColMonday to coastal Virginia to lege in Alexandria. promote his plans to increase “My students, like all the spending on education and students here, I’m sure, come children, part of his $1.8 from every walk of life,” she trillion families proposal said. “They show up, they announced last week. don’t complain, and all they Visiting Tidewater Commuask is for one thing in return: nity College with ﬁrst lady Jill the chance to work hard and Biden, the president discussed build a good life for themhis $109 billion proposal to selves and their families.” provide Americans with two Biden joked that advocacy years of tuition-free commuEvan Vucci | AP for community colleges was nity college. He’s also seeking over $80 billion for Pell Grants President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden watch a student demonstrate her crucial for his own marital project during a visit Monday to Yorktown Elementary School in Yorktown, Va. happiness. to help college affordability “I have to admit if I didn’t and $62 billion for programs have these positions I’d be that could improve completion country’s dominance and that 1900s, it made us the best people needed classes beyond educated nation in the world,” sleeping on Lincoln bedroom,” rates at community colleges the president teased. Biden said. “The rest of the and institutions that predomi- high school for the nation to There is uncertainty about world has caught up to us. be globally competitive. nantly serve disadvantaged Biden getting an ambitious set They’re not waiting. And 12 “When America made 12 students. of spending programs through years is no longer enough to years of public education uniThe president said that compete with the world in the narrow Democratic majorities versal in America in the early education was the key to the in Congress. He has proposed a combined $4.1 trillion to be spent on infrastructure, broadband, new school buildings, electric vehicle charging stations, the power grid, child tax credits and child care, among other programs. All of that would be mostly ﬁnanced by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, an idea that has met immediate opposition from Republicans. The Bidens began their trip by touring a ﬁfth grade class at Yorktown Elementary School. The president went around asking the students, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “A fashion designer,” one student responded. “A chef,” another said, to which Biden replied, “Holy mackerel, I’ll be darned!” “A hairdresser,” one student said. Biden quipped: “I could use some, some hair, I mean.” Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid disaster in India By Bobby Caina Calvan and Heather Hollingsworth Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago, while European Union ofﬁcials are proposing to ease restrictions on visitors to the continent as the vaccine rollout sends new cases and deaths tumbling in more afﬂuent countries. The improving picture in many places contrasts with the worsening disaster in India. In the U.S., the average number of new cases per day fell below 50,000 for the ﬁrst time since October. And nearly 1.67 million people were screened at U.S. airport checkpoints on Sunday, according to the Transportation Security Administration, the highest number since mid-March of last year. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation giving him sweeping powers to invalidate local emergency measures put in place during the outbreak. While the law doesn’t go into effect until July, the Republican governor said he would issue an executive order to more quickly get rid of local mask mandates. “We don’t know what’s going to happen in the future,” DeSantis said, “but I think this creates a structure that’s going to be a little bit more respectful, I think, of people’s businesses, jobs, schools and personal freedom.” Las Vegas is bustling again after casino capacity limits were raised Saturday to 80% and person-to-person distancing dropped to 3 feet (0.9 meters). And New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York City’s subways will begin roll- ing all night again and capacity restrictions for most businesses will end statewide in mid-May. EU ofﬁcials also announced a proposal Monday to relax restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc this summer, though the ﬁnal decision is up to its member countries. “Time to revive EU tourism industry and for cross-border friendships to rekindle — safely,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “We propose to welcome again vaccinated visitors and those from countries with a good health situation.” In Greece, restaurants and cafes reopened their terraces on Monday after six months of shutdown, with customers ﬂocking to soak up the sunshine. In France, high schools reopened and a ban on domestic travel was lifted. But with more-contagious variants taking hold, efforts are underway to boost vaccination efforts, which have begun to lag. The average number of doses given per day fell 27% from a high of 3.26 million on April 11 to 2.37 million last Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Detroit, ofﬁcials began going doorto-door to persuade residents to get immunized. And Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced plans to close four of seven mass vaccination sites by the end of June in favor of a more targeted approach. “My plea to everyone: Get vaccinated now, please,” President Joe Biden said in Norfolk, Virginia. He stressed that he has worked hard to make sure there are more than 600 million doses of vaccine — enough for all Americans to get both doses. Briefs From page 3 MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project began on April 12 on State Route 143, between Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Damian Dovarganes | AP file People drink outdoors on the patio of Big Dean’s Ocean Front Cafe, decorated with beer banners with the image of Los Angeles Dodger Justin Turner, on March 31 in Santa Monica, Calif. Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by COVID-19 have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.6 billion in grants — money to help these businesses stay afloat while they wait for customers to return. The Small Business Administration is accepting applications for grants from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund as of Monday. Restaurant survival hopes pick up $28.6B in grants begin NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.6 billion in grants — money to help these small businesses stay aﬂoat while they wait for customers to return. Laurie Thomas is applying for grants for her two San Francisco restaurants that have closed and reopened several times as coronavirus cases surged and declined; she’s still at just 50% of capacity. Rose’s Cafe and Terzo are operating at a loss but grant money will help them stay open. “This allows you to go back to February 2020 and apply these funds to help pay down debt, catch up on past due rent, etc.,” she says. The Small Business Administration is accepting applications for grants from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund as of Monday. For the ﬁrst three weeks only applications from restaurants that are majority-owned Run Road (Township Road 20A). One lane will be closed. Temporary trafﬁc signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 15. by women, veterans and “socially and economically disadvantaged” applicants will be processed and paid out, although any restaurant can apply. After that, grants will be funded in the order that they’ve been approved by the SBA. The grants, up to a maximum of $10 million, are aimed at replacing lost revenue at restaurant companies with up to 20 locations. Businesses with more than one restaurant can get up to $5 million per location, but each applicant is limited to a total of $10 million in funds. Grant money is in addition to Paycheck Protection Program loans that have helped Thomas and other restaurant owners pay their staffers. “They have been a huge savior for us but it’s not enough to ensure we’re going to survive,” Thomas says of her two PPP loans. The restaurant industry has been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. The National Restaurant Association estimates the industry has lost $270 billion since the start of the pandemic. More than 110,000 restaurants shut down long-term or permanently and 2.5 million tion (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 Westbranch Road (County Road 162) and Sunnyside Ohio 7 rehab project reminder CROWN CITY — The Ohio Drive (County Road 158). The project is estimated to Department of Transporta- jobs have been lost. Restaurants will remain vulnerable as long as people are uneasy about contracting the virus, and as long as business and leisure travel remains depressed, says Sean Kennedy, an executive vice president at the restaurant association. The grant program is “an incredible ﬁrst step that is going to help tens of thousands of restaurants,” Kennedy says. If the $28.6 billion is quickly depleted, the industry group will ask Congress to approve more funds for grants, he says. A grant would give Sara Bradley money toward operating costs and allow her to have her restaurant painted and landscaped — upkeep that went by the wayside as revenue plunged by half in the past year. “It was more important to keep our employees paid than put a fresh coat of paint on the walls,” says Bradley, owner of Freight House in Paducah, Kentucky. The money would help support the restaurant while Bradley waits for state ofﬁcials to lift restrictions on capacity; currently restaurants can only have 60% of their usual number of be completed in June 2022. ODOT states the road will be closed now through Dec. 1. The detour for motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Route 218 to State Route 553 and back to State Route 7. Trucks will be detoured from State Route 7 to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 customers and staffers. It would help defray costs that have risen sharply amid the pandemic — supplies as mundane as gloves for food preparation have doubled, even tripled in price. Freight House badly needs a new computer but Bradley has held off buying one, instead putting the money toward giving staffers raises. The grants appeal to restaurant owners who didn’t get PPP money because they were concerned about possibly having to pay back loans, says David Lopez, president of the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association. “It took a lot of faith to jump in and do that when you already have your back pressed up against the wall,” says Lopez, who’s also the general manager of Manny’s Mexican Restaurant. The family-owned business has fared relatively well through the pandemic, with revenue currently down 15% to 20%, compared to the more than 50% drop that many restaurants have suffered. Lopez attributes that in part to the loyalty the 41-year-old restaurant has fostered with its customers. West into West Virginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT said those wishing to access the K.H. Butler Fishing Access must be coming from the north. Northbound trafﬁc must take the detour, then enter the parking area traveling southbound on State Route 7. �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, May 4, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! 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Rio crushes Cougars, punches tourney ticket 16-run cushion. The Lady Rebels ended up stranding seven runners on base, but only four of those managed to get as far as second base. Brooklyn Sizemore, Riley Bradley and Brooklyn Jones paced the hosts with three hits apiece, while Malerie Stanley added two hits to go along with ﬁve RBIs and three runs scored. Lalla Harlow and Jessie Rutt had a safety apiece for SGHS. Conference guest Ravenswood on Friday. The Lady Falcons (5-0, 3-0 LKC) ended the scoreSierra Somerville allowed just less tie in the bottom of the third two hits and struck out 11 over inning, posting three runs on ﬁve innings in the circle, and the four consecutive two-out singles. Lady Raiders pounded out 16 hits WHS added three more runs in en route to a 16-0 victory over visthe ﬁfth inning, with all-3 of the iting South Gallia on Saturday in a game’s extra-base hits coming in non-conference matchup of Gallia the frame. The Red Devilettes County programs. River Valley (5-8, 4-4) made it to scoring had nine players produce at least position for the ﬁrst time after one hit and 10 players contributed an error in the seventh, but left either an RBI or a run scored as the runner stranded on second. the hosts cruised to the mercy-rule Wahama 6, Ravenswood 0 decision. RVHS built leads of 2-0 With a complete game no-hitter Jamie Naylor took the pitching and 7-0 through each of the ﬁrst from Mikie Lieving — who struck loss in four innings for the guests, striking out two. Leading the two frames, then added another out 13 and walked none — the four runs in the third before tackWahama softball team claimed a See SOFTBALL | 7 ing on ﬁve more in the fourth for a 6-0 victory over Little Kanawha BASEBALL ROUNDUP By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing KOKOMO, Ind. — Billy Cooper had three of the University of Rio Grande’s season-high 18 hits and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the RedStorm past Indiana University-Kokmo, 11-4, in the opening game of their River States Conference weekend baseball series, Friday afternoon, at Kokomo Municipal Stadium. Sophomore Clayton Surrell (Carroll, OH) and the senior duo of Jon Erhard (Newark, OH) and Juan Familia (Reading, PA) also ﬁnished with three hits each for Rio Grande, which improved to 19-30 overall and 12-13 in league play with the victory. With the win — and a loss by Midway University to Asbury — the RedStorm also secured a berth in next week’s RSC Tournament at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. The Cougars (26-18, 14-10 RSC), who were among the teams receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, had won four straight and 11 of their last 12 outings entering the contest. Cooper, a junior from Jackson, Ohio, had tworun singles in the second, third and eighth innings for Rio, which spotted IUK a 1-0 ﬁrst inning lead before taking the lead for good on Cooper’s second inning hit. The RedStorm scored in four consecutive frames to build an 8-2 advantage after 4-1/2 innings, but the Cougars scored twice in the home sixth to close the deﬁcit to 8-4. IUK had the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth, but Rio freshman starter Trey Carter (Wheelersburg, OH) struck out Riley Garczynski See RIO | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, May 4 Baseball Marietta at Meigs, 5 p.m. Eastern at Southeastern, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Wayne, 7 p.m. Hannan at Elliott County, 5:30 Softball Gallia Academy at Point Pleasant, 5:30 River Valley at Meigs, 5 p.m. Ravenswood at Southern, 5 p.m. South Gallia at South Webster, 5 p.m. Track and Field Fairland, Meigs at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Wahama at Roane County (LKC Challenge), 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 5 Baseball Wellston at Meigs, 5 p.m. Vinton County at River Valley, 5 p.m. Eastern at Belpre, 5 p.m. Southern at Waterford, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Fairland, 5 p.m. Softball Wellston at Meigs, 5 p.m. Vinton County at River Valley, 5 p.m. Tolsia at Hannan, 5:30 Eastern at Belpre, 5 p.m. Southern at Waterford, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Fairland, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Symmes Valley, 5:30 Track and Field Eastern, Southern at South Gallia, 4:30 Meigs at Fort Frye, 4:30 Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Point Pleasant third baseman Tanner Mitchell, left, releases a throw to first to record an out during an April 26 baseball game against Wahama in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point pounds Red Devils, 9-2 From staff reports Starter Joel Beattie allowed one run, one hit and two walks while striking out 10 over ﬁve innings, and the Big Blacks notched their sixth straight victory Friday with a 9-2 decision over visiting Ravenswood. Point Pleasant (8-2) trailed 1-0 after a half-inning of play, but the hosts got a 2-RBI double from Kyelar Morrow in their half of the ﬁrst and ultimately never trailed again with a 3-1 edge after a full frame. PPHS added a run in the third and three more in the fourth for a 7-1 cushion, but a Drew Hunt sacriﬁce ﬂy allowed Ashton Miller to score as the Red Devils closed to within 7-2 midway through the sixth. Point Pleasant added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth to complete the 7-run triumph. The Big Blacks outhit RHS by a 7-3 count, with the guests also committing the only two errors in the game. Morrow and Isaac Craddock paced Point with two hits apiece. Luke Pinkerton also joined Morrow with two RBIs each. Miller, Cameron Taylor and Beau Bennett had the lone safeties for Ravenswood. an error before scoring. One hit, one walk and two hit batters in the ﬁfth inning led to Meigs’ ﬁnal two runs. The Raiders made it to third base twice in the game, having a runner thrown out at home in the second inning, and leaving a runner stranded in the seventh. Andrew Dodson was the winning pitcher of record in a complete game for Meigs, striking out eight. Chase Barber took the loss in 5.2 innings for RVHS, striking out eight. Caleb Owens pitched the ﬁnal 1.1 innings, with all-4 of his outs coming on strikes. Wood led the Marauders with three singles, while Burnem went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Isiah Harkins and Mason Rhodes had a single apiece for River Valley. Eastern 12, Federal Hocking 9 The Eastern baseball team completed the season sweep of Federal Hocking on Friday in Stewart, defeating the Lancers 12-9 in TriValley Conference Hocking Division play. The Eagles (10-3-1, 8-3 TVC Hocking) — who also topped FHHS (9-9, 5-5) by three runs, 7-4, on April 20 — never trailed in Friday’s contest, with William Oldaker driving in Bruce Hawley for the go-ahead run in the top of Meigs 4, River Valley 0 The Meigs baseball team allowed the ﬁrst. Eastern added three runs in the third inning, highlighted by Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division host River Valley just two hits a two-run home run from Matthew Blanchard. The Lancers got a run on Friday in Gallia County, as the Marauders picked up a 4-0 victory. back in the bottom of the third, but EHS followed with another threeMeigs (9-8, 8-1 TVC Ohio) took a run inning, which also included a 1-0 lead in the opening frame, as two-run home run by Blanchard. Alex Pierce led off with a single Federal Hocking was back to withand eventually came around to in three after scoring three times score. The Marauders added a in the fourth, but the Eagles plated second run in the fourth inning, four runs on three hits, a walk and with Caleb Burnem reaching on an error in the top of the sixth. The Lancers rallied for ﬁve runs in the home sixth to get within two runs, but Oldaker singled home Blanchard for an insurance run in the seventh. FHHS loaded the bases in the ﬁnale, but left the tying run on ﬁrst base. Brayden Smith earned the pitching win, with six strikeouts in 4.2 innings. Conner Ridenour claimed the save with one strikeout in 1.1 innings. Tyler Rogers took the loss with three strikeouts in four innings of work for FHHS. Blanchard was 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, four runs scored and four RBIs to lead Eastern. Oldaker went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, while Ridenour doubled twice, scored twice and drove in two runs. Collin Jarvis led the Lancers, going 4-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs. Zane Trace 17, Eastern 10 The Eastern baseball team gave up eight runs in the sixth inning on Saturday in Ross County, falling to non-conference host Zane Trace 17-10. The Eagles (10-4-1) were up 3-0 an inning in, with two hits, two walks, an error and a hit batter in the opening frame. The Pioneers (9-11) scored twice in the second inning and then took a 5-3 lead with a three-run third. ZTHS plated two more runs in the fourth inning, but Eastern tied it at seven with four runs on ﬁve hits in the ﬁfth inning. Zane Trace was up 9-7 in the bottom of the ﬁfth, but EHS tied it back up with a two-run Preston Thorla single in the sixth. The hosts, however, scored eight times on four hits, four free passes See BASEBALL | 7 �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing L O C A L R E S U LT S 1-3 (RS, 3RBI), Morgan Christian 1-3 (RS, RBI), Amber Wolfe 1-3 (RBI), Lauren Noble 1-3 (RS), Victoria VanMatre 1-3, Deborah Miller 1-3. 2B: Christian, Lieving. 3B: Noble. SOFTBALL River Valley 16, South Gallia 0 (Saturday) SGHS 000 00 — 0-2-6 RVHS 254 5x — 16-16-1 WP: Sierra Somerville (5IP, 11K, 4BB) LP: MaKayla Waugh (4IP, 4K) South Gallia: Lalla Harlow 1-2, Jessie Rutt 1-3. River Valley: Brooklyn Sizemore 3-4 (RBI, 2RS), Riley Bradley 3-4 (RBI, 2RS), Brooklyn Jones 3-3 (3RS), Malerie Stanley 2-4 (5RBI, 3RS), Grace Hash 1-4 (RBI, 2RS), Abbigail Hollanbaugh 1-4 (RBI), Sierra Somerville 1-3 (RBI), Macy Purkey 1-1 (RS), Chloe Litchfield 1-2 (2RBI, 2RS), Sophia Gee (RS). 2B: Harlow; Hash, Stanley. 3B: Stanley. Wahama 6, Ravenswood 0 (Friday) R 000 000 0 — 0-0-2 W 003 030 x — 6-10-2 WP: Mikie Lieving (7IP, 13K) LP: Jamie Naylor (4IP, 3R, 5H, 2K) Ravenswood (5-8, 4-4): none. Wahama (5-0, 3-0): Bailee Bumgarner 2-3 (RS), Mikie Lieving 2-4 (2RS), Emma Gibbs Coal Grove 16, Gallia Academy 6 (Friday) CGHS 220 205 5 — 16-13-3 GAHS 041 001 0 — 6-11-8 WP: Kaleigh Murphy (7IP, 5K, 2BB) LP: Bella Barnette (5IP, 9R, 8H, 4K, 2BB) Coal Grove: Kaleigh Murphy 3-4 (4RS), Katie Deech 3-4 (4RS), Addi Dillow 2-4 (2RBI, 3RS), Rylee Harmon 2-5 (2RBI, 2RS), Jaden Griffith 2-4 (5RBI, 2RS), Kassidy Travis 1-3 (RS). Gallia Academy (10-12, 6-5 OVC): Addy Burke 2-3 (RS), Abby Hammons 2-2 (3RBI, 2RS), Preslee Reed 2-3, Jenna Harrison 1-3 (RBI), Bailie Young 1-3, Emma Hammons 1-2 (RBI, 2RS), Hailey Ehman 1-1, Grace Truance 1-4 (RBI, RS). 2B: Dillow, Griffith; Burke 2, Harrison, Truance, Young. 3B: A. Hammons 2. HR: Griffith. Rio drove in three and two runs, respectively. Senior Caden Cluxton (Washington Court From page 6 House, OH) ﬁnished with two hits in the winning effort. Carter earned his fourth to escape any further damage. win in seven decisions — and Carter worked into the ninth inning before issuing a his third in a row — after allowing eight hits and three leadoff walk to pinch-hitter runs, while walking three and Bryce Lenz and giving way striking out ﬁve. to freshman reliever Lane Masen Melton had three Mettler (Bainbridge, OH), hits and a run batted in for who promptly issued a walk the Cougars. to Dylan Janke. The scoring Max McKee, the ﬁrst of threat — and the game — ﬁve IUK pitchers, took the ended, though, when Lenz loss. He allowed 10 hits and was thrown out trying to six earned runs over 3-1/3 steal third and each of the innings. next two batters struck out looking. 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Gallia Academy (10-12, 6-5 OVC) trailed 2-0 after one inning and were down by four midway through the second, but the hosts responded with four runs in their half of the second and knotted things up at 4-all. Emma Hammons scored in the third when Abby Hammons laid down a sacriﬁce bunt for a 5-4 edge, but the Lady Hornets answered with a 2-RBI double Jaden Grifﬁth in the top of the fourth for a permanent lead of 6-5. CGHS won the sixth frame by a 5-1 count to increase its lead out to 11-6, then tacked on another ﬁve runs insurance in the seventh to complete the 10-run decision. GAHS committed eight of the 11 errors in the contest and were outhit 13-11 overall. Abby Hammons, Addy Burke and Preslee Reed each had two hits, with Hammons knocking in three RBIs. Kaleigh Murphy — who fanned ﬁve and walked two in the complete-game win — joined Katie Deech with three hits apiece for Coal Grove. Grifﬁth also had two hits and a game-high ﬁve RBIs. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Help Wanted General IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO Freedom Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, 7KH 7RZQ RI +DUWIRUG QRZ KLULQJ� :RUNLQJ &ODVV , :DWHU 2SHUDWRU 0XVW VHQG UHVXPH WR� 7RZQ RI +DUWIRUG 3�2� %R[ �� +DUWIRUG� :HVW 9LUJLQLD �� 5HVXPHV PXVW EH UHFHLYHG E\ 0D\ �WK� �� 7KH WRZQ KDV WKH ULJKW WR UHIXVH DQ\ RU DOO UHVXPHV vs. Check out our &ODVVLÀ�HGV online! LEGAL NOTICE Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Lebanon Township Trustees of Meigs County, Ohio at the office of the Meigs County Engineer at 34110 Fairground Road, Pomeroy, Ohio, until 2pm, on Thursday May 20, 2021 for Township Road Washout Repairs in accordance with Contract Documents prepared by the Township Trustees and the County Engineer. Bids will be opened and read aloud immediately afterwards. The Project Estimate is $70,391. The project includes dirt fill, grading, dumped rock fill and aggregate base. FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hours Copies of the Construction Plans, Bidding Forms and Specifications on the Unit Price Contract can be mailed or emailed to interested bidders by contacting Roger Karr by either email at rkarr100@gmail.com or by calling 740-416-7742. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty in the form of either a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond for the full amount of the bid or a certified check, cashier's check, or an irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to 10% of the bids, as described in the Notice to Bidders. State of Ohio Department of Industrial Relations schedule of prevailing hourly wage rates is required to be paid for all labor on this project. (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com The Township reserves the right to conduct investigation as necessary to determine the responsibility of a bidder. 5/4/21 8QFRQGLWLRQDO /LIHWLPH *XDUDQWHH (VWDEOLVKHG �� %DVHPHQW :DOOV %UDFHG +XQGUHGV 2I /RFDO 5HIHUHQFHV /LFHQVHG� %RQGHG ,QVXUHG inning. The White Falcons (3-4) got on the board after a two-out error in the top of the From page 6 ﬁfth, but Nitro was up and two errors in the 4-1 in the bottom of bottom of the sixth. the inning. WHS tied Eastern scored once the game at four with in the seventh and fell three runs on three 17-10. Jerry Elbert took hits and three hit batthe pitching win for ters in the seventh ZTHS, striking out four. inning, tying the game Landon Randolph took on a two-out single by the loss in 2.1 innings Zachary Fields. After for EHS. Brady Yonker a scoreless eighth, pitched the ﬁrst three Ethan Gray led off the frames for Eastern ninth with a walk, and and claimed the team’s wound up scoring on a lone strikeout. Thorla, wild pitch later in the Conner Ridenour, Jace frame. Nitro, however, Bullington and Matthew walked off with a 6-5 Blanchard each had victory with a two-run two hits for Eastern, single by Jack Calicoat with Thorla earning a with one out in the team-best three RBIs, bottom of the ninth. while Ridenour had Bryce Walford pitched team-highs of two one inning, striking doubles and three runs out one and earnscored. Ben Nichols led ing the win for NHS. the hosts, going 3-for-5 Aaron Henry took the with two doubles, a run pitching loss for Wahascored and ﬁve runs ma, with one strikeout batted in. in 1.1 innings. Ethyn Barnitz had a teambest three strikeouts Nitro 6, Wahama 5 in 1.2 innings. Logan The Wahama baseRoach led the WHS ball team forced extra offense, going 2-for-5 innings, took the lead in the top of the ninth, with an RBI. Elijah Casto led the hosts but ultimately fell 6-5 to non-conference host with two singles, two Nitro on Saturday. The runs scored and two runs batted in. Wildcats (7-2) took © 2021 Ohio Valley a three run lead with Publishing, all rights ﬁve straight one-out reserved. singles in the third From page 6 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN EMPLOYMENT Tuesday, May 4, 2021 7 John Doe(s) Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of John H. Brewer and their unknown spouses and creditors; and the unknown spouse of John H. Brewer, et al. Defendants. Case No.21CV000025 Judge Margaret Evans LEGAL NOTICE John Doe(s) Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of John H. Brewer and their unknown spouses and creditors; and the unknown spouse of John H. Brewer, whose last known address is 1378 Mccormick Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631, John Doe(s) Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Donna Brewer and their unknown spouses and creditors; and the unknown spouse of Donna Brewer, whose last known address is 1378 McCormick Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631, will take notice that on April 12, 2021, Freedom Mortgage Corporation filed its Complaint in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas at 18 Locust Street, Room 1290, Gallipolis, OH 45631, assigned Case No. 21CV000025 and styled Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. John Doe(s) Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of John H. Brewer and their unknown spouses and creditors; and the unknown spouse of John H. Brewer, et al. The object of, and demand for relief in, the Complaint is to foreclose the lien of Plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the real estate described below and in which Plaintiff alleges that the foregoing defendants have or claim to have an interest: Parcel number(s): 00800130502 Property address: 1378 Mccormick Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 The defendants named above are required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this legal notice. This legal notice will be published once a week for three successive weeks. Angela D. Kirk Manley Deas Kochalski LLC P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 614-220-5611 adk@manleydeas.com 4/27/21,5/4/21,5/11/21 �NEWS/WEATHER 8 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Gallipolis Daily Sentinel Tribune AP-NORC POLL Government should help Americans age at home WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulﬁll a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll ﬁnds. There’s a surprising level of bipartisan agreement on some proposals that could help make that happen, according to the late March survey from The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Still, Republicans lag Democrats in support of some policies, including the most far-reaching idea: Only 42% of Republicans favor a government longterm care insurance program for all Americans, compared with 78% of Democrats. Overall, 60% of the public supports that approach. Other government options to help people deal with the costs of long-term care get solid support across the political spectrum. For example, 63% favor more funding to help low-income people age at home, a policy reﬂected in President Joe Biden’s stimulus plan and his COVID-19 relief law. That includes about half of Republicans and about Award From page 1 less than the threshold per the Uniform Guidance; Lack of timely annual ﬁnancial report submission; Bank reconciliation issues; Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit in accordance with Uniform Guidance; Findings for recovery less than $500; and Public meetings or public records issues. · The entity has no other ﬁnancial or other concerns Full copies of these reports are available online. Steven Senne | AP file Edouard Joseph, 91, right, clasps his hands as geriatrician Megan Young prepares to give him a COVID19 vaccination Feb. 11 at his home in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The Auditor of State’s ofﬁce, one of ﬁve independently elected statewide ofﬁces in Ohio is responsible for auditing more than 6,000 state and local government agencies. Under the direction of Auditor Keith Faber, the ofﬁce also provides ﬁnancial services to local governments, investigates and prevents fraud in public agencies, and promotes transparency in government. Information provided by Southern Local School District and the ofﬁce of Auditor of State Keith Faber. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 64° 73° 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. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.32 0.32 0.41 15.49 13.79 SUN & MOON Today 6:27 a.m. 8:24 p.m. 3:22 a.m. 1:35 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New First 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High High Full Last Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 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. May 11 May 19 May 26 Jun 2 Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services SOLUNAR TABLE OHIO RIVER The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Major 7:22a 8:09a 8:49a 9:26a 10:02a 10:37a 11:15a Minor 1:10a 1:57a 2:38a 3:16a 3:51a 4:27a 5:05a Major 7:47p 8:32p 9:11p 9:47p 10:22p 10:57p 11:36p Minor 1:35p 2:20p 3:00p 3:36p 4:12p 4:47p 5:25p WEATHER HISTORY Frost occurred as far south as Baton Rouge, La., on May 4, 1812, while snow accumulated from Philadelphia to Boston. Snow fell in Baltimore on May 4, 1893, and in northern Texas on the same date in 1917. Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Mon. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.53 18.08 22.37 12.57 12.86 25.19 12.16 28.18 35.52 12.88 24.20 34.50 24.50 Portsmouth 78/60 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates 24-hr. 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SUNDAY Marietta 77/59 Murray City 76/57 McArthur 76/58 South Shore Greenup 79/61 77/59 36 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 75/55 Lucasville 78/55 Very High Some sun, then turning cloudy and cool Adelphi 75/56 Very High Primary: mulberry, other Mold: 1049 Moderate greater chance at success for everyone, will continue to focus on a broader range of community challenges to ignite economic growth and ensure all families can beneﬁt, and will continue to be a voice for the disenfranchised. GMCAA is a member of the National Community Action Partnership which was born out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Please visit GMCAA’s website at www.galliameigscaa. org to learn more about them. FRIDAY 60° 42° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 76/53 Pollen: 385 Low MOON PHASES THURSDAY A couple of morning showers 5 Primary: cladosporium Wed. 6:26 a.m. 8:25 p.m. 3:54 a.m. 2:39 p.m. WEDNESDAY 69° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Precipitation EXTENDED FORECAST A thunderstorm today. Downpours early tonight, then some rain and a t-storm. High 80° / Low 62° HEALTH TODAY ing their lives and making our communities — and our nation —stronger; and Whereas, Community Action serves 99% of America’s counties in rural, suburban, and urban communities, offering life-changing services that create pathways to prosperity by connecting families to job training, affordable housing, utility assistance for seniors, promoting communitywide solutions and sharing expertise; and Whereas, Community Action will continue to implement innovative programs that create a viduals and families to approaches that help them succeed and promotes community-wide From page 1 solutions to challenges throughout our villages Assistance Grant Proand rural areas; and gram, Supportive SerWhereas, Community vices for Veteran Families, Help Me Grow, car Action builds and promotes economic stability seat safety, Workforce Investment Opportunity as an essential aspect of Act Youth Services Pro- enabling and enhancing gram, and many others. stronger communities, which in turn promotes The Meigs County Commissioners recently self-sufﬁciency, ensuring that all Americans recognized May 2021 are able to live in digas Community Action Month with a proclama- nity; and Whereas, Commution. nity Action connects The proclamation millions of children read as follows, Whereas, Community and families to greater opportunity, transformAction connects indi- 64° 38° Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. 71° 58° 73° 49° 90° in 1942 31° in 1900 $100,000 a year. Home and community-based services can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Private long-term care insurance has failed to catch on because premiums are high and preexisting conditions restrictions apply. “I’d like to age in place as long as I can,” said Steven Martens, of Nashville, Tennessee, retired from a career in banking. “It’s the privacy, the feeling of independence. That feeling that you are still taking care of your- down,” said Quintana, who works with special education children. Although Quintana is in her 30s, she says long-term care should be part of the foundation of social supports. She favors a government program like Social Security to provide long-term care. “If we have to get taxed a little bit more, we get taxed for lots of things anyway,” added Quintana, who describes herself as a progressive Democrat. “We might as well do something that beneﬁts our elders.” But Nashville retiree Martens doesn’t think that’s the best way. “I’m concerned that ﬁscally, how do we pay for that?” said Martens, who describes himself as a moderate Republican. “Our Medicare and Social Security systems are challenged the way it is. If we increase the level of support for longterm care, how do we fund it?” It would be a challenge. Democrats, who control both chambers of Congress and the White House, are working slowly and deliberately, testing the feasibility of potential approaches. Month 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low purchase long-term care insurance (supported by 61%, including 64% of Democrats and 58% of Republicans). Behind it all is a deep desire among Americans to maintain their independence in an aging society. Contrary to common belief, Medicare does not cover long-term care. Relatively few people plan ahead, and it remains prohibitively expensive for most middle-class people. Nationally, nursing home care averages more than three-quarters of Democrats. Overall, only 10% are opposed. There’s also bipartisan alignment about proposals involving public-private partnerships. The poll found broad backing for facilitating the purchase of long-term care coverage through a supplemental insurance plan like Medicare Advantage (supported by 70% of Americans, including 77% of Democrats and 65% of Republicans) and for tax breaks to help self means something to me and others. We feel good about ourselves because we are still taking care of ourselves.” The poll found that 88% would prefer to get long-term care services as they age at home or with loved ones. Just 12% would want to receive care in a senior community or nursing home. However, Americans’ concerns about nursing homes have eased somewhat since the ravages of the pandemic last year. The share saying they’d be very or extremely concerned about a loved one needing long-term care in a nursing home dropped from 60% in September to 44% in March. Nursing homes and senior communities are coming out of a year in lockdown because of a sustained campaign to vaccinate residents and staff, to break the cycle of infections and deaths. Los Angeles-area resident Tevina Quintana says she’s now able to see her mother, who lives in a community for older adults. Both are vaccinated. During the COVID-19 surges last year, “it seems like they were never not on lock- Clendenin 78/62 Charleston 78/59 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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