https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/391d18e9a196543fb080e6a40450db0d.pdf 97e2a371ebbe119dc2935bf74d60d23e PDF Text Text On this day in history Wahama softball arrives NEWS s 2 SPORTS s 7 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 55° 74° 73° Mostly sunny and beautiful today. Clear and cool tonight. High 80° / Low 55° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 10 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 123, Volume 75 Business groups speak against vaccination bill COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two major Ohio business groups on Tuesday came out in opposition to pending GOP legislation in the Ohio House that would prohibit employers, either public or private, from requiring employees to receive vaccinations. The bill also would prevent workers from being fired as a result of refusing to get vaccinated and allow them to sue their employers if they felt their rights had been violated under the law. The measure before the Republican-controlled House Health Committee has attracted multiple opponents of COVID-19 vaccines but does not mention coronavirus. Instead, it addresses mandatory requirements for all vaccines, such as for the flu. Representatives of both the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association testified against the bill Tuesday. The chamber “strongly believes that employers should have the freedom to operate their businesses, to make decisions about protecting their workforce, and to develop the health and safety policies and practices that meet the needs of their individual workplaces,” said Keith Lake, vice president of Government Affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. The bill is also inconsistent with other legislation approved over the years that allows businesses to manage their workplaces free of government interference, such as deciding whether to allow concealed weapons on their property, Lake said. Business owner Ross McGregor, speaking for the manufacturing association, told the committee it’s his prerogative as a business owner to control what happens at his factory. Bill sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gross, a Republican from West Chester in southwestern Ohio, asked McGregor if he believed that his “freedom supersedes the individual freedoms of the people who enter into your facility?” McGregor told her, “The short answer is yes.” “I offer employment. I do not mandate it. I offer it,” added McGregor, owner of Springfield-based manufacturer Pentaflex and a former Republican House representative. “It is up an individual to decide whether they wish to accept my offer of employment.” The legislation also strengthens notices that schools must provide parents about exemptions they can seek against having their children vaccinated. In addition, the bill would repeal a state law requiring college students to disclose whether they’ve been vaccinated against hepatitis B and meningococcal meningitis. The Health Committee heard testimony Tuesday from multiple other opponents of the bill. In addition to the manufacturers’ association opposition, the Ohio bill is opposed by almost every statewide business organization, including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and numerous hospitals, state associations of doctors and nurses, and other health care groups. Hundreds of people supporting the Ohio bill have provided written testimony or traveled to the Statehouse to testify in favor. Similar bills have been introduced nationwide, though the Ohio legislation appears to go further in covering more vaccines than just the one for COVID-19. Wednesday, June 23, 2021 s 50¢ The power of flowers Lorna Hart | Courtesy Horticultural: Prize winning horticultural specimens groomed for exhibit at a previous Meigs County Fair include Hydrangeas, Lilies, Black Eyed Susans. Showcasing local gardeners By Lorna Hart Special to OVP POMEROY, Ohio — For anyone with a love of gardening, there is an upcoming opportunity to learn more about showing off those green thumbs at the 2021 Meigs County Fair Flower Show. Flower show chairpersons Peggy Crane and Shelia Curtis will bring their many years of experience with ﬂower shows and design to the Meigs County Farmers Market July 10. The two will demonstrate ﬂoral designs and present information on how to become an exhibitor. There will also be a tutorial on how to “groom” individual specimens for judging. Both are members of Meigs County garden clubs Shade Valley and Winding Trails, and encourage participation in garden clubs as a way to share a common interest in ﬂowers and plants. There are two ﬂower shows at the fair each year, the ﬁrst on Monday and the second on See FLOWERS | 4 Next Level to Mayor’s Night Out By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Next Level, a local band, will be performing at this week’s Mayor’s Night Out at Riverfront Park in Point pleasant on Friday. Shows for Mayor’s Night Out are from 8-10 p.m. and all concerts are free throughout the summer along the Ohio River. Next Level performs rock and dance music from the 1960s to present, according to the band’s website. The website states the shows are “upbeat and fun” while playing favorite songs. The band is comprised of Barry Taylor on key- OVP File Photo Next Level is pictured performing during the 2020 Pomeroy Sternwheel Regatta. The group will play Mayor’s Night Out on Friday in Point Pleasant. board and vocals, BJ Kreseen on lead vocals, Rich Rogers on lead guitar and Jill Nelson on vocals. The band performs throughout the year at local venues in Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Ohio, Pomeroy, Ohio, Parkersburg and more. For more information on Next Level, the band has a Facebook page at “Next Level” and a website at www.tothenextlevelband.com The remaining concert schedule is as follows: July 2, Cee Cee Miller playing country, rock and blues; July 9, Bunkhammer playing rock and blues; July 16, Terra Soul playing original, rock and blues; July 23, Covered by Love playing gospel; July 30, Paul Doefﬁnger; Aug. 6, Dale Harper and The Highlanders playing country; Aug. 20, 542 playing classic rock; Aug. 27, Blue Moves playing Elton John and The Beatles type of music and oldies. Concessions will be sold at the riverfront during the shows. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. 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Letter signed by DeWine By Adrian Sainz Associated Press Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon as possible, saying further delays would hurt efforts to redraw congressional and legislative districts. The letter addressed to Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo said the governors recognize the difﬁculties associated with completing the decennial Census during the coronavirus pandemic, which has postponed release of redistricting data until midAugust. But the letter also said the ongoing delay puts states “in a nearly impossible situation to redraw lines prior to the 2022 election cycle” in U.S. House and state legislative districts. The governors asked that redistricting data be released this month or as soon as possible. “Further delaying the release of redistricting data negatively impacts redistricting efforts nationwide, places state governments in an unnecessarily precarious position, and presents compounding delays in operations at every level of government,” said the letter to Raimondo, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden. The Census is completed every 10 years and is essential for determining population numbers and other key demographics. Census data is used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, determining how many congressional seats each state gets, and deciding how $1.5 trillion in federal spending is distributed each year. As part of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit brought by the See DATA | 10 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, June 23, 2021 PAUL NICHOLAS ‘NICK’ DINGESS OBITUARIES MARTHA JANE KARR ROWE ant, W.Va., Ashley GALLIPOLIS (James) Johnson, — Paul Nicholas Karr and Tom Reuter. of Gallipolis, Bill “Nick” Dingess, BIRMINGHAM, Ala. She is survived by her 64, of Gallipolis, (Alexia) Pow— Martha Jane Karr ers, of Gallipolis; passed away on Rowe, 91 of Birmingham, children: Sons, Mickey grandchildren, Monday, June 21, Ala., died Saturday June Williams and wife Amy, Mack Williams, both of Talon Dingess, 2021 at his resi19, 2021. She was born Pomeroy, daughter, Shari dence. Sutton Dingess, May 28, 1930, in PomeWilliams of Birmingham; Born January 13, 1957 Declan Johnson, Lilly roy to parents Le Clair grandchildren, Lee WilJohnson, and Willow he was the son of the and Marguerite Karr. liams and wife Marsha Powers; sister, Marsha late Lean Wheatley and She graduated from of Belpre, Brandon WilShriver, of Spring Hill, Paul “Gam” Dingess Pomeroy High School liams and wife Michelle Fla.; a granddog, Blaze; who survives in Gallipoin 1948. She loved her of Gallipolis; great numerous nieces and lis. He retired after 30 children, grandchildren nephews and a host of and great-grandchildren. grandchildren, Skye Wil- plus years of services liams, Breanna Vance, cousins also survive. as an electrician from She enjoyed reading, Christopher Vance all of the Kyger Creek Power In addition to his traveling, singing in the Belpre, Sutton Williams mother, he is preceded in Plant. He was a 1975 church choir, going to and Levi Williams of graduate of Gallia Acade- death by his sister, Susan Baron’s baseball games, Gallipolis; sister-in-law my High school and was Dingess. volunteering at the Janice Reuter of PomeFuneral services will an avid guitar player. Birmingham Botanical be held on Saturday, In addition to his Gardens and the Vestavia roy, Rhonda Malone husband Deslar, children father, he is survived by June 26, 2021 at 11 a.m. Library bookstore. She Ryan Davis, Rachell in the Cremeens-King his wife, Sherry Scott was a member of the Davis, Terry Reuter wife Dingess, whom he marFuneral Home, Gallipolis Shades Valley Lutheran with Pastor Alfred Holried in Rio Grande, on Church where she volun- Mandy, children Reese Reuter, Lane Reuter ley ofﬁciating. Interment December 26, 2018; teered her time helping and Carson Reuter all of children, Eric Dingwill follow in the Ohio with the newsletter, the Pomeroy. Valley Memory Gardens. choir and making quilts ess, of Kentucky, Jessa A memorial service with the Happy Quilters. Dingess, of Huntington, Friends may call from will held at Shades Val6-8 p.m. at the funeral She retired from Vulcan W.Va., Kyle (Darian) ley Lutheran Church on home on Friday. Material Company after Dingess, of Point PleasAugust 7, 2021 at 11 20 years of service. Her funeral service will a.m. in Birmingham with be Friday June 25, 2021, reception to follow. In lieu of ﬂowers the famat Anderson McDaniel TODAY IN HISTORY ily request donations be Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be Fri- made to Shades Valley was nominated for a The Associated Press day, 10 a.m. - noon, with Lutheran Church, 720 second term of ofﬁce at Shades Creek Parkway, the funeral service to Today is Wednesday, the Republican National Homewood, AL 35209 follow. Burial will be in June 23, the 174th day Convention in Chicago. for the choir or the Beech Grove Cemetery In 1931, aviators of 2021. There are 191 Happy Quilters; or to St. in Pomeroy. Wiley Post and Harold days left in the year. Paul Lutheran Church, She is preceded in Gatty took off from New 231 E 2nd Street, Pomedeath by her parents Le York on a round-theToday’s Highlights in roy, OH 45769 for the Clair and Marguerite world ﬂight that lasted History church. Karr, brothers Richard eight days and 15 hours. On June 23, 1972, In 1947, the Senate President Richard JOSEPH ALLEN THOMPSON joined the House in Nixon signed Title IX overriding President barring discrimination (Suzanne) Thompson, BIDWELL — Joseph Harry S. Truman’s veto on the basis of sex for Cassandra (Jeff) ChapAllen Thompson, 60, of “any education program of the Taft-Hartley Act, Bidwell, passed away on man & Wendy (Todd) designed to limit the or activity receiving Friday, May 28th, 2021, Hamilton, nieces and power of organized federal ﬁnancial assisfollowing a brief illness. nephews Paul (Beth) labor. tance.” (On the same Joseph was born Feb 21, Cochran, Grace (Adam) In 1956, Gamal Abdel day, Nixon and White Dietsch, Andre (Missy) 1961, in New London, Nasser was elected House chief of staff deLamerens, Maria Conn. He was a son of president of Egypt. H.R. Haldeman dis(Phil) Morton, Katherine the late Joe & Dorothy In 1969, Warren E. cussed using the CIA (Dana) Bockbrader, Alex (Matusewicz) ThompBurger was sworn in to obstruct the FBI’s (ﬁancé Bailey Roberts) son. He was an ownerWatergate investigation. as chief justice of the operator truck driver for Thompson, Heather United States by the Revelation of the tape (Richard) Wilson, AusCardinal Transport & a recording of this conver- man he was succeeding, tin and Michael Ham1980 graduate of Kyger Earl Warren. sation sparked Nixon’s ilton, great nieces and Creek High School & In 1985, all 329 peoresignation in 1974.) nephews: Brenna and Buckeye Hills Career ple aboard an Air India Claire Cochran, Loretta Center. Boeing 747 were killed On this date Dietsch, Elijah Morton Joseph is survived when the plane crashed In 1888, abolitionand great nephew numby his girlfriend Judy into the Atlantic Ocean ist Frederick Douglass ber two due in SeptemNorthup, sons Kevin received one vote from near Ireland because ber, a host of beloved (Chelsea) Thompson of of a bomb authorities the Kentucky delegacousins, aunts & uncles Charleston, W.Va., and believe was planted by tion at the Republican and extended family JD (Heather) Thompconvention in Chicago, Sikh separatists. Jason (Destiny) Norson of Point Pleasant, In 1988, James E. effectively making him thup, Shaun (Lindsey) W.Va., grandchildren the ﬁrst Black candidate Hansen, a climatologist Northup, Brian (Becky) Bella, Maci, Claire and to have his name placed at the Goddard Institute Jake. Joseph is survived Northup, Melissa (Robfor Space Studies, told in nomination for U.S. ert) Hall, Jessica Moore by one brother and four president. (The nomina- a Senate panel that and their families. sisters, Marion (Mike) global warming of the tion went to Benjamin A private service was Cochran, Theresa earth caused by the Harrison.) held by the family. (Paul) deLamerens, Al “greenhouse effect” was In 1904, President a reality. Theodore Roosevelt TABATHA LADAWN ‘TABBIE’ ELLIS GALLIPOLIS — Tabatha LaDawn “Tabbie” Ellis, age 41 of Gallipolis, died Thursday morning June 17, 2021 at her residence. Born March 28, 1980 in Alaska, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Leroy and Martha Jane Stewart Jones. Tabbie was a homemaker and a great wife and loving mother. She was loved by everyone that knew her. She is survived by her husband, Jimmy O. Ellis Jr. of Gallipolis, a son, Logan James Ellis of Gallipolis, brothers and sister, Clifford (Glenda) Jones Jr. of Arizona, Kevin (Sheila) Jones of Point Pleasant, W.Va., John (Kelly) Jones of Gallipolis and Lisa (Bo) Jordan of Camp Conley, W.Va. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday June 25, 2021 at Sugarcreek Cemetery in Gassaway, W.Va. with Pastor Houston Lafferty ofﬁciating. Friends may call at the Waugh-HalleyWood Funeral Home in Gallipolis on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers, contributions can be made to the funeral home to help with Tabbie’s funeral expenses. An online guest registry is available at waughhalley-wood CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Ohio Valley Publishing 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. Card showers Ruby Brewer will be celebrating her 97th birthday June 27, cards may be sent to her at PO Box 4, Long Bottom, OH 45743. Cliff Richie, a veteran of the Korean War, will celebrate his 90th birthday July 2, cards can be mailed to him at 215 2nd Ave., Unit 202, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Lois Hawley will be celebrating her 90th birthday on July 7, cards may be sent to 1128 East Main St., Pomeroy, OH 45761. Wednesday, June 23 POMEROY — Needlework Network, 6 p.m. Bring your crochet, quilt, knitting, or other projects to the Pomeroy Library and share patterns, tips, and more with fellow artists. Each Wednesday at 10 a.m., Pomeroy Library. Thursday, June 24 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 24, at noon at the district ofﬁce. The ofﬁce is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. Friday, June 25 POMEROY — Local Author Chelsa Dilcher will be at the Pomeroy Library with her novel “Colors in Me” from noon-2 p.m. Saturday, June 26 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a ﬁsh fry at ﬁre station. Serving starts at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 27 CHESHIRE — Bradbury-Jenkins Reunion will be held on Sunday, June 27, Old Kyger FWB Church, 16 Stingy Creek Road, potluck dinner at 1 p.m. Monday, June 28 MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meeting, 9 a.m., 97 North Second Ave., Suite 2, Middleport. POMEROY — Regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Library Board, 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Saturday, July 3 CENTERVILLE — Centerville Fire Department will hold an ice cream social and ﬁreworks, with activities beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 4 MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will be closed in observance of Independence Day. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS one is welcome. 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. Meigs Library story times RCP auditions MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County libraries have returned to in=person story time each POMEROY — River City Players will be perform- week. Story times happen at 1 p.m. following this ing “Singin’ in the Rain” as their ﬁrst show of 2021. schedule: Mondays - Racine Library; Tuesdays Eastern Library; Wednesdays - Pomeroy Library; Auditions will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, and Thursdays - Middleport Library. Wiggle Giggle June 24 at the Meigs Council on Aging, 112 E Read happens each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Drive, Pomeroy, Ohio. Those wishing to audition need to: Prepare to sing 16-20 measures of Pomeroy Library. Bagged lunches are provided for all children’s events this summer. a song from the musical – a cappella or bring your own music; Bring a list of July and August conﬂicts; Dress in clothes/shoes in which you can move; bring tap shoes if possible; Read from the script; Learn a short dance; Bring a list of acting experience. You POMEROY — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, can contact the director, Laura Miller, through the a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community River City Players Facebook page. Performances Action, will be hosting a mobile food distribution will be Sept. 4, 5, 11, and 12, 2021, at the newly at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Friday, June renovated Blakeslee Center in Middleport. 25 from 10 a.m.- noon. Food items will be given to families who are residents of Meigs County and within 230% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Photo I.D. and proof of residency no more than 60 days old is required. Pre-registration is required for BIDWELL — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank this event. Visit freshtrak.com and enter your Meigs & Regional Kitchen is participating in the SumCounty zip code. Please contact the Southeast Ohio mer Food Service Program (SFSP). Free meals are Foodbank at 740-385-6813 or at info@hapcap.org provided to all children regardless of race, color, with questions. This event is sponsored by Indivisnational origin, sex, age or disability. Meals will ible Appalachian Ohio. be provided at the site and time as follows: Gallia Metropolitan Estates, 301 Buck Ridge Rd., Bidwell. Lunch, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 13. No identiﬁcation required. MIDDLEPORT — The Red Cross will be at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center at the corner of 5th & Main streets for a blood drive on Thursday, July 1, from 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. MIDDLEPORT — The monthly free community According to organizers, there is currently a severe dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family shortage of blood. Donors will receive a Red Cross Life Center is Friday, June 25. Take-out meals will embroidered hat while supplies last. Go to: redcrossbe passed out at 5 p.m. while supplies last. This blood.org and enter MCoC to schedule an appointmonth serving chicken broccoli & rice casserole, salad with ranch dressing, rolls, and dessert. Every- ment or contact the church at 740-992-2914. Food distribution for Meigs Free meals for Gallia kids Red Cross Blood Drive Free community dinner �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, June 23, 2021 3 Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Heat a factor in death of Ohio resident at Grand Canyon TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 55° 74° 73° Mostly sunny and beautiful today. Clear and cool tonight. High 80° / Low 55° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 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. 72° 61° 85° 63° 98° in 1988 42° in 1992 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.42 4.75 2.95 22.92 21.03 SUN & MOON Today 6:04 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 8:09 p.m. 4:46 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Full Last Jun 24 Jul 1 New Jul 9 First Jul 17 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 10:56a 11:56a 12:26a 1:36a 2:42a 3:44a 4:40a Minor 4:40a 5:40a 6:45a 7:51a 8:56a 9:57a 10:52a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate Lucasville 78/55 High Very High Major 11:27p ---12:29a 2:06p 3:10p 4:10p 5:04p Minor 5:11p 6:12p 7:17p 8:22p 9:24p 10:23p 11:16p WEATHER HISTORY Sir Frances Drake encountered a hurricane on June 23, 1586, that caused ﬂoods and damaging wind along the North Carolina and Virginia shorelines. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 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. Tue. 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 13.31 18.81 22.16 13.41 13.23 25.22 12.41 25.38 34.12 12.64 19.50 34.60 17.10 Portsmouth 78/55 24-hr. Chg. +0.60 +2.63 +0.76 +0.61 -0.03 +0.75 +0.26 -0.05 -0.12 -0.06 +3.40 +0.60 +1.80 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 SUNDAY 89° 68° Intervals of clouds and sun Some sun with t-storms possible; humid 86° 69° Variable cloudiness NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 76/54 Belpre 76/56 Athens 77/54 Today St. Marys 76/55 Parkersburg 75/56 Coolville 76/56 Elizabeth 77/57 Spencer 76/56 Buffalo 78/57 Milton 78/58 St. Albans 78/58 Huntington 77/58 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 77/59 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 74/59 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 80/63 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Chihuahua Ice 94/76 Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front TUESDAY 89° 73° Sunny intervals with t-storms possible Murray City 77/54 Ironton 78/58 Ashland 77/58 Grayson 77/56 MONDAY 92° 67° Wilkesville 77/54 POMEROY Jackson 79/54 77/54 Ravenswood Rio Grande 79/57 79/55 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 77/57 GALLIPOLIS 80/55 78/57 79/55 South Shore Greenup 77/57 77/54 29 Logan 78/55 McArthur 77/54 Very High Primary: grasses, other Mold: 3509 Intervals of clouds and sunshine Adelphi 78/57 Chillicothe 78/55 SATURDAY 88° 71° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 77/54 Pollen: 16 Low MOON PHASES FRIDAY Mostly sunny and beautiful 0 Primary: cladosporium, other Thu. 6:04 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 9:20 p.m. 5:39 a.m. THURSDAY 87° 60° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Singer Diana Trask is 81. Actor Ted Shackelford is 75. Actor Bryan Brown is 74. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is 73. Actor Jim Metzler is 70. “American Idol” ex-judge Randy Jackson is 65. Actor Frances McDormand is 64. Rock musician Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) is 59. Writer-director Joss Whedon is 57. R&B singer Chico DeBarge is 51. Actor Selma Blair is 49. Actor Joel Edgerton is 47. Rock singer KT Tunstall is 46. Actor Emmanuelle Vaugier is 45. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is 44. Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson is 42. Actor Melissa Rauch is 41. Rock singer Duffy is 37. Country singer Katie Armiger is 30. the sun is blazing overhead, that they ﬁnd some shade and wait. “It’s just very unforgiving this time of year, even people who are acclimated, and ﬁt and in shape,” she said. “They struggle. It can be really hard to thermal regulate if you’re not used to hiking in these elements, and you’re not getting proper nutrition and hydration.” On Sunday, park rangers responded to a hiker who drank too much water and hadn’t consumed enough sodium, known as hyponatremia, Baird said. The condition can lead to seizures, coma or even death. Celsius) on Sunday, tying the previous daily record. A similar temperature was expected Monday. “It catches a lot of hikers, tourists coming in from out of the area off guard,” said Andrew Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Flagstaff. “And it’s very dry.” The weather will be slightly cooler over the next couple of days before another warming trend, Taylor said. Baird said the Grand Canyon has seen an uptick in heat-related illness lately. The park recommends inner-canyon hikers start early, and if they’re out on the trail while respond until the following day and found Meder dead. The rocky, strenuous trail has little shade and no water sources aside from some small creeks, Baird said. Investigators at the Grand Canyon are working with the local medical examiner’s ofﬁce to determine an exact cause of death for Meder, who lived in Hudson, Ohio. Hiking at the Grand Canyon can be deceiving. The temperature at the South Rim, where 90% of all visitors go, is about 20 degrees cooler than at the bottom. The temperature at Phantom Ranch along the Colorado River hit 115 degrees (46 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Ohio resident on a backpacking trip at the Grand Canyon has died of suspected heat-related illness amid a heat wave in the U.S. West, park ofﬁcials said Monday. Michelle Meder, 53, was among a group of ﬁve who made it halfway into the canyon Saturday when she became disoriented and later unconscious. The group split, with three hiking farther into the canyon and ﬂagging down a commercial rafting group that called park rangers via satellite phone, said Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Joelle Baird. Rangers weren’t able to of the Medicare patients in nursing homes in Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana and New Jersey had or likely had COVID-19. Across the U.S., the coronavirus found ideal conditions to spread among frail nursing home patients living in close quarters. Many researchers believe it’s likely staffers unwittingly brought the virus in from surrounding communities. Although facilities locked down in March of last year, government efforts to help were haphazard. The industry complained of chronic shortages of protective gear, including basics like masks and gowns. The Trump administration initially delegated responsibility for testing to states before belatedly marshaling more federal resources. HHS later laid the groundwork for vaccinations under the Trump administration, and the Biden administration followed through. As vaccination rates rose, nursing home cases plummeted, allowing facilities to again permit family visits. The country can’t move on yet, said deputy inspector general Harrison. “Hopefully, COVID will go away,” she said. “But once that happens, there will always be infectious diseases, and we all need to ask ourselves what we can do to protect vulnerable nursing home residents going forward.” as those temporarily at a facility for rehabilitation. Health economist Tamara Konetzka of the University of Chicago, who also reviewed the report for AP, said building an estimate from individual death certiﬁcates would have faced another set of challenges. Especially in the ﬁrst wave of the pandemic, many who died would not necessarily have been tested for COVID-19, for example. “By looking at excess deaths you can get away from some of the measurement issues and say how much worse things were in 2020 than in 2019,” explained Konetzka, who has testiﬁed before Congress on the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The inspector general’s ﬁndings about Asians highlight a riddle for researchers, said Konetzka. The reasons for higher cases and deaths among Blacks, Hispanics and Asians may not necessarily be tied to race and ethnicity. Instead, minority patients may be clustered in homes located in communities with more severe outbreaks. The report also found that low-income nursing home patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid together were much more likely to have gotten COVID-19. The infection rate for that group reached 56%, and 26% died. Some states suffered worse impacts. By the end of December more than half for nursing homes. Tuesday’s report was the most comprehensive yet from the government because it included statistics for the early part of last year, during the initial coronavirus surge. Medicare did not require nursing homes to report COVID19 cases and deaths occurring before May 8, more than four months into the pandemic year. In another new ﬁnding, the report showed that cases and deaths among Asian American patients tracked with the more severe impacts seen among Blacks and Latinos. Indeed, Asian Medicare enrollees in nursing homes saw the highest increase in death rates, with 27% dying in 2020 compared to 17% the previous year. For whites, the death rate grew to 24% in 2020 from 18% in 2019, a signiﬁcant increase but not as pronounced. Death rates for Hispanic and Black patients were 23% last year, up from 15% in 2019. The inspector general’s ofﬁce based its analysis on Medicare billing data. It also included patients in Medicare Advantage plans sold by private insurers. Although Medicare does not cover long-term care, the vast majority of nursing home patients are elderly, and Medicare does cover their medical needs. The report included both patients who live in nursing homes as well ing homes to levels recorded the previous year. The technique was used to estimate deaths in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017 and in New York City after the ﬁrst coronavirus surge last spring. It does not attribute a cause of death but is seen as a barometer of impact. Death rates were higher in every month last year when compared with 2019. The report documented two spikes with particular implications for government policy and for protecting the most vulnerable in future outbreaks of life-threatening illnesses. In April of last year, a total of 81,484 Medicare patients in nursing homes died. Then eight months later, after lockdowns and frantic efforts to expand testing — but before vaccines became widely available — nursing home patients accounted for a staggering 74,299 deaths in December. “This is happening long after it was clear that nursing homes were particularly vulnerable,” said Nancy Harrison, a deputy regional inspector general who worked on the report. “We really have to look at that. Why did they remain so vulnerable?” Federal investigators are still drilling down to try to document the chain of causes and effects. There was no immediate reaction from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which sets standards WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID19 among its most vulnerable victims. The report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services found that about 4 in 10 Medicare recipients in nursing homes had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020, and that deaths overall jumped by 169,291 from the previous year, before the coronavirus appeared. “We knew this was going to be bad, but I don’t think even those of us who work in this area thought it was going to be this bad,” said Harvard health policy professor David Grabowski, a nationally recognized expert on long-term care, who reviewed the report for The Associated Press. “This was not individuals who were going to die anyway,” Grabowski added. “We are talking about a really big number of excess deaths.” Investigators used a generally accepted method of estimating “excess” deaths in a group of people after a calamitous event. 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The sponsors of the GOP measures acted in the wake of the nationwide protests that followed George Floyd’s death, and they cited the disturbances and destruction that spread last summer through major U.S. cities, including Portland, New York and Minneapolis, where Floyd died at the hands of ofﬁcers. “We have to strengthen our laws when it comes to mob violence, to make sure individuals are unequivocally dissuaded from committing violence when they’re in large groups,” Florida state Rep. Juan FernandezBarquin, a Republican, said during a hearing for an anti-riot bill that was enacted in April. Florida is one of the few states this year to both expand police authority and pass reforms: A separate bill awaiting action by the governor would require additional use-offorce training and ensure ofﬁcers intervene if another uses excessive force. States where lawmakers pushed back against the policereform movement included Arizona, Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming, according to Flowers From page 1 Thursday. The theme of this year’s show for both days is “Summer Activities.” Participants will be asked to design arrangements that represent, for example, “Summertime Vacation, Gardening, Preserving and Canning, and an Associated Press review of legislation. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Thursday to expand qualiﬁed immunity for police ofﬁcers and enhance penalties for protesters, including elevating rioting to a felony. “This is about protecting law enforcement and giving them the tools they need to keep our communities safe and showing them that we have their back,” said state Rep. Jarad Klein, a supporter of the bill. The bill passed the GOPcontrolled Legislature despite promises last summer by the Republican governor and GOP legislative leaders to try to end discriminatory police behavior and adopt other criminal-justice reforms. Reynolds introduced measures at the start of the 2021 legislative session to ban racial proﬁling by police and establish a system for tracking racial data on police stops. Both ideas were recommended by a task force the governor appointed in November 2019. Instead, Republican lawmakers left out those proposals and pushed through the new bill. Reynolds acknowledged that she doesn’t always get what she wants, even from her own party. She plans to reintroduce the measures next year, a spokesperson said. Reform advocates found the quick reversal by Iowa Republicans disappointing. “Would it have been too hard to do the right thing?” Demo- a Boat Trip on the Great Ohio.” A large part of the show features entries of individual horticultural specimens such as roses, sunﬂowers, hosta, and herbs picked directly from gardens in Southeast Ohio. Crane said many people have excellent plants growing in their own gardens, and she encourages them to enter cratic state Rep. Ras Smith asked during a ﬂoor debate over the bill. “You decided to make this an either-or, to trample on freedom, to show support for law enforcement in ways that they didn’t even ask for.” After Floyd’s death, Oklahoma Democrats tried to seize on the protest movement to pass bills that would ban the use of chokeholds, provide uniform guidance for body cameras and create a database of police useof-force incidents. But none of those proposals even received a hearing. One GOP lawmaker called them unnecessary after the measures faced opposition from rank-and-ﬁle ofﬁcers, prosecutors and county sheriffs. Instead, the Republicandominated Statehouse passed legislation to grant immunity to drivers whose vehicles strike and injure protesters on public streets and to prevent the “doxxing,” or releasing of personal identifying information, of law enforcement ofﬁcers if the intent is to stalk, harass or threaten the ofﬁcer. “I was a little disappointed because these were simply accountability measures” aimed at “making sure the public understands what happens when something goes wrong,” said state Rep. Monroe Nichols, a Democrat whose father and uncle were police ofﬁcers. In Wyoming, Democratic state Rep. Karlee Provenza introduced a bill that would have prevented ofﬁcers who the horticultural part of the show. “It is exciting to see your efforts at gardening on display,” Crane said. “And who knows, yours could be the prize winner.” Curtis agrees, and said the Fair Flower Show is about highlighting talented gardeners and ﬂoral designers, and giving them a forum to exhibit SWISHER & LOHSE PHARMACY #�� #� �"��"� �!�� #�� $ � �� #�� "�� "�� #� �� " CALL (740) 992-2955 TO TRANSFER YOUR PRESCRIPTION TODAY! Now offering Covid-19 Vaccinations! Give us a call to schedule your Covid-19 Vaccination and provide your information contact-free. Must be 65 years+ or have preexisting condition. Fishing with Dad Photo Contest TURN YOUR FUN INTO CASH! Submit your photo to our website. Submissions starts 6/11 Voting starts 6/21 OH-70240185 There will be a 1st place winner $100, 2nd place $50, and 3rd place $25. Community votes. www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailyregister.com www.mydailytribune.com Treat Dad to Ichiban's on Father's Day, June 20 ICHIBAN2 Japaneses Restaurant Sushi - Hibachi 312 3rd St, Pt Pleasant WV ALL DADS GET A GIFT! Jim’s Farm Equipment 740-446-9777 304-812-5220 HOURS: Sun-Thur 11a-9p Fri & Sat 11a-9:30p DAD NEEDS A Z-TURN! are dismissed for misconduct from being hired by another law enforcement agency. Her bill passed the House but failed in the Senate, which are both controlled by Republicans. “If the conversation is, ‘This is an anti-policing bill,’ rather than, ‘This is an accountability bill,’ it has a steeper hill to climb,” Provenza said. Byron Oedekoven, executive director of the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police, said the measure was not needed. Law enforcement, he said, already does a good job vetting ofﬁcers, including following hiring standards in state law and voluntarily reporting ofﬁcers who are decertiﬁed to a national database. While cities across the U.S. were creating or expanding civilian police oversight boards, Republican governors in Tennessee and Arizona signed into law measures that could reduce the independence of those boards. The GOP laws require board members to complete hours of police training or mandate that a majority of board positions be ﬁlled with sworn ofﬁcers. Critics say such steps defeat the purpose of civilian oversight. The review boards were intended to address concerns, especially in Black communities, that police departments have little oversight outside their own internal review systems, which often clear ofﬁcers of wrongdoing in fatal shootings. “It has all the trappings of their creations. There is also an opportunity for young gardeners to learn and participate, either individually or as members of the junior garden club Sprouts, at the junior show that runs in parallel to the adults. The scheduled dates for the upcoming shows are Monday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 19, and open to all residents of Meigs County and to all members of a Meigs County Garden Club. The entry fee required is the purchase of a season or membership ticket from the Meigs County Fair Board. Junior classes are open to anyone under 19, and also require a season pass to participate. Crane and Curtis realize the importance of bringing the garden clubs to the public, and have found the Meigs Farms Market to be a perfect opportunity. Here they present programs the second weekend each month. Previously, the group has sponsored a ﬂower exchange, and demonstrated how to make a fairy garden. For their June program, market goers were invited to make their own fairy garden, and over 50 people accepted the offer. Vanessa Folmer from Shade Valley Garden Club organized the event and was assisted by Melanie Stethem from Shade Valley Council of Floral Arts and Crane. “There is so much to learn and we are here to encourage anyone of any age who is interested to join us at the market and see what we are all about,” said Crane.” We are all about growing and educating, and having fun.” More information can be obtained by contacting Peggy Crane at 740992-2533, by visiting the Meigs County Fair website, or by stopping by the Meigs County Farmers Market on July 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. making it look like the fox is watching the henhouse here,” Arizona state Sen. Kirsten Engel, a Democrat, said of that state’s measure. Some states continue to introduce bills to protect police, including recent proposals in Ohio and Kentucky that would make taunting or ﬁlming a police ofﬁcer a crime. But about half of states have embraced at least some reform measures. Since May 2020, at least 67 police reforms have been signed into law in 25 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Those laws addressed neck restraints and chokeholds, body cameras, disciplinary and personnel records, and independent investigations, among other reforms. At least 13 states enacted restrictions on the use of force, and at least eight have implemented laws beeﬁng up ofﬁcer reviews and investigations, according to the NCSL data. Minnesota banned chokeholds. Colorado became the ﬁrst state in the country to strip police of qualiﬁed immunity. Washington enacted a dozen police-reform laws, including restricting the use of no-knock warrants and designating an independent investigator for fatal police shootings. Even GOP-dominated Texas, where Floyd’s body was laid to rest, implemented more uniform disciplinary actions for ofﬁcer misconduct. Vanessa Folmer | Courtesy Meigs County Farmers Market vendor Karen Hart stepped away from her booth, Hart’s Desire, to make her own fairy garden. Peggy Crane | Courtesy Vanessa Folmer instructed Olivia and Phoebe Rife on the proper way to prepare the fairy garden for planting. Courtesy photo A view of an assembled “fairy garden.” �CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN EMPLOYMENT (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN AUTOS Help Wanted General 3DUW WLPH JHQHUDO IDUP ZRUNHU FDOO �� VIN: 1FTPW14584FA19679 2004 Ford F-150 VIN: JTHCK262672014817 2007 Lexus IS VIN: 1FMZK06186GA23054 2006 Ford Freestyle LEGAL NOTICE The parties listed below whose last known address is listed below, the place of residence of each being unknown, will take notice that on the date of filing listed below, the undersigned Plaintiff filed its Amended Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, of Gallia County, Ohio, alleging that Plaintiff is the holder of certain tax certificates (listed below), purchased from the Gallia County Treasurer in conformity with statutory authority, and is vested with the first lien previously held by the State of Ohio and its taxing districts for the amount of taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and interest charged against the subject parcel. Plaintiff further alleges that the certificate redemption price of each certificate is due and unpaid, and that it has filed a Notice of Intent to Foreclose with the Gallia County Treasurer, which the Treasurer has certified indicating the certificate has not been redeemed. Plaintiff further alleges that there are also due and payable taxes, assessments, penalties and charges on the subject parcel that are not covered by the certificate, including all costs related directly or indirectly to the tax certificate (including attorneys fees of the holders' attorney and fees and costs of the proceedings). Plaintiff further alleges that it is owed the sums shown below on each tax certificate, plus interest at a rate of 17.5% per annum on the first tax certificate, from the certificate's purchase date to the date a notice of intent was filed, and 18% thereafter and on any other subsequently purchased tax certificate which are a first and prior lien against the real estate described below, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the subject parcel shown below. Plaintiff prays that the defendants named below be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same; that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees, on the tax certificates be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises; that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named below are required to answer on or before the August 4, 2021. By Suzanne M. Godenswager (0086422), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Avenue, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44115, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff listed below. 19CV000108 TAX EASE OHIO, LLC V. ELSIE B. CRAIGO, ET AL. Date of Filing: June 4, 2021 Published on: Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Elsie B. Craigo, Deceased, whose last known address is: Unknown Base Lien: 17-006 e Purchase Price: $5,717.65 Additional Liens: 18-009 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,681.39 Permanent Parcel No.: 00600133001 Also known as: 1368 State Route 588, Gallipolis, OH 45631 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Gallia County Recorder's office) 6/23/21,6/30/21,7/7/21 (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate Case No. 20CV000086 Autos For Sale The following vehicle(s) will be available for public sale on Friday, June 25, 2021 at Dave's Supreme Auto Sales LLC, 1393 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631, at 1:00 pm. Wednesday, June 23, 2021 5 U.S. Bank Trust National Association as Trustee of American Homeowner Preservation Trust Series AHP Servicing, Plaintiff vs. Steven D. Hammond aka Steven Hammond, Defendant 7KH 6\PPHV 9DOOH\ /RFDO 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW KDV WKH IROORZLQJ YDFDQFLHV IRU WKH �� VFKRRO \HDU� Applicants must hold or be able to obtain Ohio Department of Education licensure or credentials for these classroom positions, as well as the appropriate Federal and State Background Checks. (2 ea.) +LJK 6FKRRO 6FLHQFH WHDFKHUV (Grades 9-12) (1 ea.) ,QWHUYHQWLRQ 6SHFLDOLVW (Elementary School) This position is for a multi-categorical unit Court of Common Pleas Gallia County, Ohio In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on the following described real estate, situate if the State of Ohio, County of Gallia and in the City/Township of Patriot to wit: To see the full legal description visit the Gallia County Recorder's Office at 18 Locust Street, Room 1265, Gallipolis, OH 45631. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1909 Dry Ridge Road, Patriot, OH 45658 PPN#: 01000118303 & 01000118301 Auction will take place at on the outside steps of the Gallia County Sheriff`s Office, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, OH 45631 on Friday, July 9, 2021, at 10:00 AM. If the property remains unsold after the first auction, it will be offered for sale at auction again on Friday, July 30. 2021, same time and place. Said Premises Appraised at $ 12,500.00 Candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest, an application or resume, copy of relevant certification or proof that credentials can be obtained. A job description with duties and qualifications is attached to this posting, or may be requested by contacting the SVLSD Board office at 740-643-2451. Salary and benefits will be paid according to the Board/SVEA bargaining agreement. If interested, please contact Greg Bowman, Superintendent, 14778 State Route 141, Willow Wood, Ohio, 45696 or greg.bowman@sv.k12.oh.us. 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The Lady Falcons (24-0) entered the single-A championships as the only unbeaten team in the field, and WHS made that state debut roughly 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Ritchie County and Midland Trail contest. Wahama will play twice on Tuesday and, pending those outcomes, will finish up the Class A tournament on Wednesday. Complete results of the Lady Falcons’ historic opening day run will be available in the Thursday sports editions of the Point Pleasant Register, Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel. Stewart realistic about SHR’s current struggles LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Tony Stewart tried to do a grid walk at his ﬁrst Cup Series race since the start of the pandemic. But he’s Tony Stewart and he hasn’t been at the track in almost 16 months. Everybody wants to chat. A long conversation with driver Cole Custer and the global head of Ford Performance Motorsports, a valued partner, cost him valuable minutes before the ﬁrst Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway. By the time Stewart made it to the front of the grid to greet pole-sitter Aric Almirola and doubled back to say hello to Kevin Harvick, well, Harvick’s window net was already being latched. The boss leaned toward his star driver, but the interaction was so brief it’s not clear Harvick even knew who it was. “Was he here?” Harvick asked after Sunday’s race. When told Stewart was indeed at the track, the winner of nine races last year said only: “Oh, good.” It is possible Harvick really didn’t see the co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing but it is also possible his response was his way of sending a message: Stewart has been everywhere but with his NASCAR team and everybody is talking about Jenna Fryer | AP Tony Stewart, right, speaks to Mark Rushbrook, left, Ford Performance Motorsports Global Director, and NASCAR driver Cole Custer before a NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Nashville Speedway in Lebanon, Tenn. Stewart attended his first Cup race since the start of the pandemic and his trip to Nashville Superspeedway was rewarded when a pair of Stewart-Haas Racing drivers scored top-five finishes. his absence. SHR is having a terrible year with all four Cup drivers winless through 17 races. Harvick had four wins at this point last season but he’s led only 39 laps this year. SHR doesn’t have the speed to challenge Kyle Larson or Hendrick Motorsports. Chase Briscoe is 26th in the standings, Custer is 27th and Almirola is 28th. The four SHR cars combined have just six top-ﬁve ﬁnishes and 63 laps led. Is the underperformance Stewart’s fault? Fans seem to think so and a meme circulates after every SHR poor race of a mother paying attention to only one child in the pool as the other struggles to stay aﬂoat. It’s meant to suggest that Stewart is so wrapped up in ﬁancée Leah Pruett and her drag racing career, his own racing schedule and now the launch of the six-race Superstar Racing Experience that he’s ignoring SHR and its struggles. Stewart, who won SRX’s second race on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa before traveling to Nashville with Pruett by his side, ﬁnds the very notion ﬂattering. “It’s funny and a huge compliment that all these people think that because I’m not at the shop all the time, that I’m the one making the calls and operating all this singlehandedly and I’m the single reason why it’s not working,” the three-time NASCAR champion told The Associated Press. When Stewart in early May accepted an invitation to attend the Indianapolis 500 later as a guest of A.J. Foyt to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his hero’s ﬁrst Indy victory, social media critics argued Stewart belonged in North Carolina at the Coca-Cola 600 with his own team. But Stewart doesn’t make in-race strategy calls, doesn’t go over the wall during pit stops and he doesn’t work on the cars. He really just sits and watches the race (at Nashville it was from inside an air-conditioned team hauler with Pruett) and his primary at-the-track responsibility is to be the Hall of Famer mingling with guests Associated Press Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the ﬁrst active NFL player to come out as gay. Nassib, who is entering his sixth NFL season and second with the Raiders, announced the news on Instagram, saying he wasn’t doing it for the attention but because he felt representation and visibility were important. “I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said in his video message from his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but I ﬁnally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. “I really have the best life. I got the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for. I’m a pretty private person, so I hope you guys know that I’m really not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important.” Nassib added in a written message that followed the video that he “agonized over this moment for the last 15 years” and only recently decided to go public with his sexuality after receiving the support of family and friends. “I am also incredibly thankful for the NFL, my coaches, and fellow players for their support,” Nassib wrote. “I would not have been able to do this without them. From the jump I was greeted with the utmost respect and acceptance.” Nassib, whose announcement came during Pride Month, added that he was donating $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a nonproﬁt that seeks to prevent suicides among LGBTQ youth. “The NFL family is proud of Carl for See HARDEN | 8 See STEWART | 8 Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay By Arnie Stapleton USA Basketball’s Olympic men’s roster is getting closer to ﬁlled, with now as many as eight spots on the 12-person team claimed. Brooklyn’s James Harden has told the U.S. men’s national team that he is committed to playing next month at the Tokyo Games, a person familiar with the decision said Monday. Miami’s Bam Adebayo has also informed USA Basketball of his intention to play for the team at the Tokyo Games. Adebayo’s decision was ﬁrst reported by ESPN, and he conﬁrmed it to The Associated Press. Harden’s decision was ﬁrst reported by The Athletic, then conﬁrmed to AP on condition of anonymity because neither the Nets star nor USA Basketball has publicly announced the move. The eight commitments, for now, all either conﬁrmed by people with knowledge or by the player publicly: Adebayo, Harden, Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant, Golden State’s Draymond Green, Washington’s Bradley Beal, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Phoenix’s Devin Booker and Portland’s Damian Lillard. One of the ﬁnal spots, though, won’t be going to Golden State’s Stephen Curry. The person with knowledge of the situation said Curry has declined an invitation to be part of the team, citing offseason commitments. The U.S. — No. 1 in FIBA’s world rankings — is bidding for a fourth consecutive men’s Olympic gold medal and will be coached in Tokyo by San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich. The team is scheduled to begin training camp in Las Vegas on July 6 and will play a series of exhibition games there before departing for Tokyo. The ﬁrst U.S. game at the Olympics is July 25 against France, another strong medal favorite. Harden’s status is considered somewhat tentative, considering courageously sharing his truth today,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “Representation matters. We share his hope that someday soon statements like his will no longer be newsworthy as we march toward full equality for the LGBTQ+ community. We wish Carl the best of luck this coming season.” Nassib’s announcement also was greeted by Brian Burke, president of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Burke has been a major proponent of LGBTQ rights for more than a decade since his late son Brendan came out as gay. “Proud to support Carl and his decision to come out as the ﬁrst active gay player in the NFL,” Burke said. “I hope other sports executives will join me in publicly expressing their support as well.” See NASSIB | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, June 23 Softball* G5: Game 3 winner vs. loser of Game 4, 9:30 a.m. G6: Championship, 2 p.m. * — indicates games played at Craft Field. Friday, June 25 Baseball Post 39 at Jim Jadwin Memorial at Chillicothe VA, TBA Saturday, June 26 Baseball Post 39 at Jim Jadwin Memorial at Chillicothe VA, TBA Sunday, June 27 Baseball Post 39 at Jim Jadwin Memorial at Chillicothe VA, TBA �SPORTS 8 Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Nassib From page 7 The Raiders showed their support, writing, “Proud of you, Carl,” on their repost of Nassib’s message on Twitter and adding a black heart emoji. DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, tweeted: “Our union supports Carl and his work with the Trevor Project is proof that he — like our membership — is about making his community and this world a better place not for themselves, but for others.” Penn State coach James Franklin said he and his wife Fumi were inspired by Nassib’s announcement to donate $10,000 to the Trevor Project. “I am very proud of Carl for his courage and voice,” Franklin said. “This announcement doesn’t surprise me because if you know Carl, you know his strength. Carl’s story continues to add chapters which will have an impact well beyond the ﬁeld of play.” Nassib led the nation with 15½ sacks in 2015, Franklin’s second season in State College, and he was a cornerstone of the program’s path back to contention. “Carl’s brave announcement will forge a path for others to be true to their authentic self,” Franklin added. “I was proud of Carl when he led the nation in sacks, but I’m even more proud of him now.” Former All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman commended Nassib and suggested teammates and opponents won’t have a problem with his announcement. “Congrats to Carl Nassib on coming out that’s a big step, I think that most players are concerned if you can play or not,” Merriman tweeted. In a post saying he was proud of Nassib, Hall of Famer Warren Moon said he played with several gay football players in a storied pro career that spanned from 1978 to 2000 but none were “comfortable enough to go public.” “They were great teammates, & obviously very talented. As long as they helped us win and were great teammates, their sexual preference was never a issue,” Moon wrote. “We live in a different time now where diversity is much more accepted. Cheers Carl, and I hope this lets other athletes know, its OK to say who you are…” Added fellow Nittany Lions alum and Giants running back Saquon Barkley, “Much respect brudda.” Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, a leading LGBTQ advocacy organization, called Nassib’s “powerful coming out is a historic reﬂection of the growing state of LGBTQ visibility and inclusion in the world of professional sports, which has been driven by a long list of brave LGBTQ athletes who came before him.” Ellis said Nassib’s story “will not only have a profound impact on the future of LGBTQ visibility and acceptance in sports, but sends a strong message to so many LGBTQ people, especially youth, that they too can one day grow up to be and succeed as a professional athlete like him.” More than a dozen NFL players have come out as gay after their careers were over. Former University of Missouri defensive star Michael Sam was the ﬁrst openly gay football player ever selected in the NFL draft, going in the seventh round to the then-St. Louis Rams in 2014. But he never made the ﬁnal roster and retired in 2015 having never played in an NFL regular-season game. Nassib is a sixth-year pro who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2016 in the third round (65th overall) out of Penn State. He played two seasons for the Browns and two for Tampa Bay before joining the Raiders in 2020. He has 20 1/2 sacks in 73 career games. Ohio Valley Publishing Creighton put on probation by NCAA By Dave Skretta ton players. The penalties are the latest in a wide-ranging FBI probe into college basketball corThe NCAA put Creighton ruption that has ensnared men’s basketball program numerous coaches and several on two years’ probation and high-proﬁle schools, including docked scholarships each of the next two seasons on Tues- Kansas and North Carolina day after alleging that a former State. Murphy, who was never assistant coach accepted cash charged with a crime, was from a management agency. given a two-year show-cause The committee on infractions said Preston Murphy did penalty by the NCAA, but not take any other action after most of the penalties were aimed at the Bluejays program the meeting in a Las Vegas for its failure to properly inveshotel. But the meeting itself tigate the case. violated NCAA rules because They include a $5,000 ﬁne the receipt of money formalized a business relationship in plus 1% of the basketball program budget, the loss of a which the management company could attempt to use the scholarship each of the next coach to gain access to Creigh- two years and a reduction in Associated Press men’s basketball recruiting trips and visits. The Bluejays also cannot provide complimentary admission to home games for prospects and coaches during the November 2021 recruiting window. The committee said Creighton athletic director Bruce Rasmussen violated ethics rules after he conducted his own investigation without notifying or coordinating with the compliance ofﬁce. Rasmussen determined that no violation had occurred and kept the information to himself until the FBI’s case came to public light. “The violations largely stem from individuals permitting personal relationships to cloud their judgment and inﬂuence their decision-making,” the NCAA committee said. “Speciﬁcally, the assistant coach prioritized loyalty to his friend, the agent associate; and the athletics director looked past alarming conduct based on his trust in the assistant coach.” The Bluejays went 24-9 during the 2019-20 season before the postseason was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They followed up the breakthrough year with their best season under coach Gregg McDermott, going 22-9 and ﬁnishing second in the Big East before advancing to the Sweet 16 for the ﬁrst time since 1974. UEFA declines Munich application for rainbow-colored stadium said it was “very disappointing” that the German soccer federation failed to give the city’s proposal more support. Federation spokesman Jens Grittner suggested Monday that it might be an option to display the colors in the days after Hungary’s visit. Munich will host a quarterﬁnal match at Euro 2020 on July 2. “A laughable counter-proposal,” Reiter said. “I don’t know what the point of this proposal is supposed to be.” Reiter said he expects to raise rainbow ﬂags over city hall and have a wind turbine near the stadium and the city’s Olympic Tower illuminated in rainbow colors, too. “We in Munich certainly won’t let ourselves be discouraged from sending a clear signal to Hungary and the world,” Reiter said. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó criticized the German position on Monday. “In Hungary we have passed a law to protect Hungarian children, and now in Western Europe they are griping about it,” Szijjártó said in Luxembourg. “They want to express this by including politics in a sporting event, which has nothing to do with the passing of national laws.” UEFA said it believes “that discrimination can only be fought in close collaboration with others” and it proposed that Munich illuminates the stadium with the rainbow colors on June 28 for Christopher Street Day or between July 3-9 for the Christopher Street Day week in the city. The body said these dates “align better with existing events.” But the delayed action undermines Munich’s planned protest against what it calls “the homophobic and transphobic legislation of the Hungarian government.” Hungary’s National Assembly approved the bill against sharing LGBT content with minors in a 157-1 vote last week, when one independent lawmaker voted against it and all other opposition parties boycotted the voting session in protest. “This legislation represents a new mark in the invisibility and disenfranchisement of lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) and adds to the systematic restriction of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms that have been practiced for years in Hungary,” the Munich council said in its application, which had crossparty support. UEFA said it understood the council’s intention to send a message to promote diversity and inclusion but stressed that it was “a politically and religiously neutral organization.” Michael Roth, Germany’s minister for Europe, said UEFA’s decision was “bitter, but expected” and he called for fans attending the game to show their colors in the stadium. “Set an example for diversity and solidarity with LGBTI people in Hungary and all over Europe! LGBTI rights are human rights!” Roth wrote on Twitter. Bavarian governor Markus Söder also regretted UEFA’s decision. “It would have been a very good sign of tolerance and freedom. We have to stand up against exclusion and discrimination,” Söder said in a post on Twitter. Plans for other stadiums, where the tournament is not being played, to be illuminated with rainbow colors quickly gathered support on Tuesday. “If Munich is not allowed on Wednesday, then the other stadiums in the country will have to show their colors. Come now, league colleagues!” Eintracht Frankfurt board spokesman Axel Hellmann said on Twitter. Cologne was the ﬁrst to follow, with the other cities soon joining. The Berliner Zeitung newspaper reported that the capital city’s senate was also considering illuminating the Brandenburg Gate with the rainbow colors. gold medal — and would seem a lock to supplant Carmelo Anthony as USA Basketball’s leading Olympic scorer. From page 7 Anthony has scored 336 points for the U.S. in Olympic that he was slowed in the play; Durant has scored 311. NBA playoffs by what he “I think our guys have been described as a Grade 2 hamstring strain. His commitment through this enough to realize what’s best for them, what’s is contingent on his leg conbest for their body and what tinuing to heal and there not being any additional setbacks their ultimate goal is,” Brookin the coming weeks, the per- lyn general manager Sean Marks said Monday. “It’s very son with knowledge. Durant scored 48 points, an difﬁcult to turn down playing for your country and having NBA record for a Game 7, in Brooklyn’s loss to Milwaukee the opportunity to go out there, and having a heck of a on Saturday in the second summer and win an Olympic round of the Eastern Confergold medal.” ence playoffs. If he plays in Marks said he did not have Tokyo, Durant would be bidany issue if Durant choses to ding for a third consecutive play; this was Durant’s ﬁrst NBA season back after missing a full year to recover from an Achilles injury. “I think Kevin as I said before, it’s very difﬁcult to turn down playing for your country,” Marks said. “Having that opportunity is like none other so I think Kevin knows this. Kevin knows that if his body feels right and if he’s up for the task, what a great opportunity to go and play alongside a lot of his close friends and go and have a very, very unique experience.” The Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George — and, if healthy, Kawhi Leonard — are players who have also given some indication to USA Basketball in recent weeks that they would like to play on the Olympic team, though it remains unknown if they have made a ﬁnal decision. Leonard is currently sidelined by a knee injury. Also believed to be interested is Phoenix guard Chris Paul, who was part of the U.S. teams that won Olympic gold at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2012 London Games. Paul missed Game 1 of the Western Conference ﬁnals between the Suns and Clippers because he remains in the NBA’s health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic, and has been ruled out for Game 2 on Tuesday as well. MUNICH (AP) — German soccer clubs are banding together to display rainbow colors during the country’s match against Hungary at the European Championship after UEFA rejected host city Munich’s plan to do the same. Bundesliga clubs in Bremen, Frankfurt, Cologne, Wolfsburg, Augsburg and the two in Berlin will light up their venues during Wednesday’s ﬁnal group game in Munich in response to UEFA’s decision to deny the city council’s application to have its stadium illuminated in rainbow colors. UEFA, the governing body of European soccer which has the ﬁnal say as tournament organizer, said in a statement Tuesday that it understood the intention behind the council’s proposal but “must decline this request” because of its political context — “a message aiming at a decision taken by the Hungarian national parliament.” Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter’s application on behalf of the council made clear it wanted to protest a law passed by Hungarian lawmakers last week that prohibits sharing with minors any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment. The law was denounced as anti-LGBT discrimination by human rights groups. Reiter described UEFA’s decision as “shameful” and Harden Stewart From page 7 and sponsors. NASCAR only re-opened garages seven weeks ago. Gene Haas, the other owner with his name on the building, hasn’t been around, either. Your best chance to see Haas of late is on television at a Formula One race, where the two Haas cars are among the worst in the ﬁeld this season. Yet it’s Smoke who is somehow supposed to ﬁx SHR’s problems. At Nashville, he saw Almirola and Harvick ﬁnish fourth and ﬁfth — the ﬁrst time in 2021 two SHR drivers ﬁnished inside the top ﬁve. “That wasn’t the magic to make our race cars go fast, but it was certainly nice to have him here,” Almirola said. “Tony is a great morale booster. He’s our boss and we all look up to him and appreciate when he’s here at the racetrack, so it was certainly nice to have him here and see his smiling face and have him walking around patting everybody on the back.” Stewart acknowledges issues within SHR. The team recenly had a meeting that stretched more than two hours that Briscoe called the longest he’s ever been part of and that Stewart joined remotely. “He was sitting there the whole two hours I was there,” Briscoe said. “Probably around an hour and 45 minutes in he hadn’t said anything and they were like, ‘Smoke, you still there?’ And he chimed in right away, so he’s involved as well trying to ﬁgure it out.” Stewart told AP any advantages SHR had found last season “got taken away on the NASCAR side from us last year that we haven’t been able to ﬁnd a remedy for.” He noted there have not been any personnel changes and the effort from the team remains the same. “It’s called motorsports. You look at every manufacturer in Formula One and IndyCar, every team, they’ve all had their moments where something has changed and they’ve got to play catch-up,” Stewart said. “That’s the mode we’re in.” Stewart retired from NASCAR competition in 2016 and turned 50 last month. He’s been out of a Cup car long enough that he lacks the familiarity required to offer meaningful feedback on setups or shocks or springs. He can’t ﬁx the cars — and neither can Haas, who recruited Stewart to drive for his winless backmarker team with the ownership piece. He has enjoyed 65 victories and two Cup championships since the team became Stewart-Haas in 2009. Now that NASCAR has opened back up, maybe Stewart will be at track more often. But if he chooses to spend his time with his ﬁancée or his numerous other racing ventures then that’s his right. Smoke sitting on the pit box every week is never going to be the answer that makes SHR’s cars any faster. �Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, June 23, 2021 9 CALL 1-800-331-2644 OH-70241794 TO FIND A COVID-19 VACCINE PROVIDER NEAR YOU �NEWS 10 Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Data From page 1 state of Ohio, the Census Bureau promised in May to release the redistricting data no later than Aug. 16 — a date it had previously picked for releasing the numbers in an older format. Ohio sued the Commerce Secretary earlier this year after the Census Bureau said it would be unable to meet a legal deadline to release the redistricting data to the states by March 31 because of delays caused by the pandemic. The bureau said in February that the data would be available in an older format in midAugust and in a more user-friendly format by the end of September. A federal judge dismissed Ohio’s case and the state appealed, saying the delay threatened its ability to meet redistricting deadlines approved by voters and set in its state constitution. An appellate panel later said Ohio had standing to sue the Census Bureau. It sent the case back to the lower court to come up with a solution. Still pending is a lawsuit ﬁled by the state of Alabama against the Census Bureau in an effort to get the statistical agency to release the redistricting data before August. Alabama’s lawsuit also challenges the bureau’s use of a statistical method that Census Bureau ofﬁcials say is needed to protect participants’ privacy, but which the state says damages accuracy. A three-judge panel could issue a ruling any day. After the redistricting data is released in August and September, the Census Bureau also plans to release other data sets derived from the 2020 census, including tables on housing, family relationships in households and the age and sex of household members in areas as small as neighborhood blocks. Republican governors who signed the letter are Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Kay Ivey of Alabama, Doug Ducey of Arizona, Ron DeSantis of Florida, Brian Kemp of Georgia, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Mike Parson of Missouri, Greg Gianforte of Montana, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, Doug Burgum of North Dakota, Mike DeWine of Ohio, Henry McMaster of South Carolina, Bill Lee of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas and Mark Gordon of Wyoming. Daily Sentinel Biden urges shots for young adults By Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as the White House acknowledges it will miss two key vaccination benchmarks and as concern grows about the spread of a new variant that threatens to set the country back in the months ahead. The delta variant, ﬁrst identiﬁed in India, in the last two weeks has come to represent more than 20% of coronavirus infections in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. That’s double what it was when the CDC last reported on the variant’s prevalence. “The delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. to our attempt to eliminate COVID-19,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said at a White House briefing on the virus. “Good news: Our vaccines are effective against the delta variant.” He added: “We have the tools. So let’s use them, and crush the outbreak.” The White House on Tuesday acknowledged that President Joe Biden will fall short of reaching his goal of vaccinating 70% of all American adults with at least one shot by Independence Day. But it tried to paint an optimistic picture nonetheless by stressing that the nation had reached that threshold for those aged 30 and older and expects to meet it for those age 27 or older by the July 4 holiday. Biden also expects to miss a second goal — fully vaccinating 165 million adult Americans by July 4. White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients projected it will take several more weeks Evan Vucci | AP The White House acknowledged Tuesday that President Joe Biden will fall short of reaching his goal of vaccinating 70% of all American adults with at least one shot by Independence Day. But it said he had reached that threshold for those aged 30 and older and expects to meet it for those age 27 or older by the July 4 holiday. to hit that number. On Monday, the U.S. crossed 150 million fully vaccinated. White House press secretary Jen Psaki rejected the idea that the missed July 4 benchmarks would represent a failure for the administration, telling reporters, “We don’t see it exactly like something went wrong.” Still, administration ofﬁcials said they were redoubling their focus on vaccinating younger Americans age 18-26, who have proved to be least likely to get a vaccine when it’s available for them. The nationwide rate of new vaccinations has dropped off precipitously over the past month even as shots have become more available, with fewer than 300,000 Americans now getting their ﬁrst dose per day on average — a pace that, if sustained, will have the U.S. not reaching Biden’s 70% goal until late July at the earliest. Ofﬁcials are also increasingly. concerned about regional variations in the vaccination program. More than 16 states and the District of Columbia have vaccinated 70% of their adult population. But others — particularly in the South and Midwest — are lagging substantially behind, with four not having yet reached 50% vaccination rates. The White House said meeting Biden’s vaccination goals is less important than the pace of the nation’s reopening, which is exceeding even its own internal projections as the overwhelming majority of the nation’s most vulnerable people are fully vaccinated and cases and deaths are at their lowest rates since the earliest days of the pandemic, averaging about 11,000 new infections and fewer than 300 deaths per day. More states are opening back up, with Michigan on Tuesday becoming the latest to do away with a mask mandate and virus restrictions. The state had the nation’s worst outbreak this spring. “We have succeeded beyond our highest expectations,” Zeints said. Americans at highest risk for complications from COVID-19 are overwhelmingly vaccinated, according to CDC data, but only 53% aged 25-39 have received one dose. Among those 18-24, it’s 47%. “Where the country has more work to do is par- ticularly with 18 to 26 year olds,” Zients said. Zients and government experts said the rise of the delta variant should motivate younger Americans to get vaccinated. “The reality is many younger Americans have felt like COVID-19 is not something that impacts them, and they’ve been less eager to get the shot,” Zients said. “However, with the delta variant now spreading across the country, and infecting younger people worldwide, it’s more important than ever that they get vaccinated.” The variant is taking root as there are warning signs about a possible surge in cases in unvaccinated corners of America. Rural sections of Missouri, including Springﬁeld and Branson, have seen a dramatic spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations in recent weeks that health ofﬁcials attribute in part to the delta variant spreading among younger, unvaccinated residents. “There is a danger, a real danger that if there is a persistence of a recalcitrance to getting vaccinated that you could see localized surges,” said Fauci. Mississippi, Louisiana, Wyoming, Alabama and Idaho are all below 40% of their population with at least one dose of vaccine. The White House planned to focus on increasingly local vaccination pushes, with ﬁrst lady Jill Biden traveling Tuesday to Mississippi and Tennessee to promote vaccinations and Biden himself set to visit North Carolina on Thursday. The variant is accounting for half of new infections in the regions that include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. 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