https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/c2daecb163f6cf8ba75c3907106cefc1.pdf 690e9bf175ce167be8fd90b54405b6b7 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 73° 89° 89° Sunshine and patchy clouds today. Patchy clouds tonight. High 95° / Low 71° Ohio Valley weather Post 39 splits over weekend More from Rutland 4th WEATHER s 4 SPORTS s 6 NEWS s 10 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 132, Volume 75 DD board renewal levy to be on ballot Tuesday, July 6, 2021 s 50¢ Ox Roast held in Rutland Commissioners approve levy placement request By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners approved placement of a 2 mill renewal levy on the November General Election ballot for the Meigs County Board of Developmental Disabilities during the recent weekly meeting. Supt. Kay Davis had submitted the request to the commissioners during a June meeting, with the request having been sent to the auditor’s ofﬁce for certiﬁcation before coming back to the commissioners for approval. The paperwork will now be sent to the Meigs County Board of Elections to be placed on the November ballot. The Commissioners approved three resolutions presented by Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services Director Chris Shank. The board approved a sub-grant agreement between DJFS and Prosecutor James K. Stanley to continue with an investigator position for children services. Michael Oliver will continue in the position. The commissioners approved an agreement between DJFS and Sojourners Care Network for peer mentor services as part of the Beneﬁt Bridge Program. Shank explained that Meigs County was one of ﬁve counties selected for the pilot program. A contract was approved with Bryan Casey, Daybreak transportation, for nonemergency transportation through DJFS. In other business, the commissioners, Noted that they had received a letter from the state regarding the transfer of a liquor license for the Langsville Gas and Grocery. If anyone would like to request a hearing be held by the state regarding the See LEVY | 10 Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel American Legion Drew Webster Post 39 conducted the flag raising ceremony following the Independence Day parade in Rutland on Saturday. Annual celebration returns with fireworks, music, parade By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com RUTLAND — The return of a summertime tradition, the Rutland Ox Roast was held Saturday featuring a parade, live music, ﬁreworks and much more under the direction of the Rutland Volunteer Fire Department. The ﬁre department’s annual Independence Day celebration brought hundreds to the village on Saturday to enjoy the sights and sounds, as well as some of the famous Rutland Roast Beef. Following the parade, a ﬂag raising ceremony was conducted by American Legion Drew Webster Post 39, with the National Anthem played by the Meigs Marching Band, followed by the playing for taps. Laurie Mae Hoover performed in Firemen’s Park for the afternoon, with Dragons Eye performing in the evening leading up to the ﬁreworks. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Several local churches took part in the Rutland parade. Tractors and riders were part of the Rutland Independence Day parade on Saturday. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2021 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Hysell Run Community Church was among those taking part in the parade. Few COVID-19 cases reported in past month Vaccines available from local providers By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com OHIO VALLEY — In the month since Ohio Valley Publishing stopped publishing daily COVID-19 case updates relatively few cases have been reported in the region. While cases have been slow to increase, so have the number of vaccines given. In the ﬁnal update published on June 5 (reﬂecting June 4 case data), Gallia County had reported 2,396 cases (Ohio Department of Health data), Meigs County had reported 1,523 cases (Meigs County Health Department data) and Mason County had reported 2,037 cases (Department of Health and Human Resources data). In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health reported 2,413 cases on July 5, 17 more than on June 4. No new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, with two additional hospitalizations in that time frame. A total of 2,333 people are now presumed recovered, with 50 total deaths in Gallia County. In Meigs County, the Ohio Department of Health reported 1,491 cases as of July 5. (ODH numbers have been lower than MCHD numbers throughout the pandemic). According to ODH, this is 11 additional cases since June 4. ODH reports 40 deaths in Meigs County since the start of the pandemic, one more than reported by the health See CASES | 3 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 OBITUARIES Ohio Valley Publishing MARY JANE HAWK EVELYN FRANCIS CHAMBERS RAVENSWOOD — Evelyn Francis Chambers, 86, of Ravenswood, W.Va., passed away on July 3, 2021, at Tuscany Gardens in Pataskala, Ohio. She was born on Jan. 18, 1935, in Ravenswood, W.Va., daughter of the late Charles Fredrick Bare and Ilah Mae Bridgett. Evelyn was a member of the Fist United Methodist Church in Ravenswood. Evelyn enjoyed being a homemaker, loved to bake and enjoyed sharing with neighbors and friends. Evelyn was preceded in death by two infant daughters, Janet Ann and Ilah Jo; her parents, Fred and Ilah Bare; her husband, Charles “Chuck” Chambers; brothers, Paul, Ronny, Robert, and Sarge; sisters, Janet, Leah, Helen, and Rita. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Kristi (Mike) Haskins of Gal- lipolis, Ohio; son, Rob (Brenda) Chambers of Trinity, Florida; her brother, Jim Bare; grandchildren, Melinda (Troy) Berry, Christopher (Brittany) Chambers, Beth (Brett) Thaler, David (Ellen) Maynard; greatgrandchildren, Dylan, Austin and Wyatt Berry, Robby, Kelly and Russell Thaler, Marlie and Ryan Chambers. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 6, at 2 p.m. at Roush Funeral Home in Ravenswood. Burial will follow in Ravenswood Cemetery in Ravenswood, W.Va. Pastor Chris Skeens with be ofﬁciating the service. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 6, from 12-2 p.m. Condolences may be expressed to the family at roush94@yahoo. com or on our Facebook page. DEATH NOTICE GRIMM NEW HAVEN — Tyler Lee Grimm, 23, of New Haven, West Virginia, died July 4, 2021. Service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va., with Pastor Chris Skeens ofﬁciating. Burial will follow at Graham Baptist Church Cemetery, New Haven. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. until time of service on Wednesday, at the funeral home. 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 CHARLESTON — Mary Jane Hawk, 57 of Charleston, W.Va., went to be with her Lord, Friday, June 25, 2021, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, W.Va. She was born Jan. 7, 1964, at Gallipolis, Ohio, to Karen Diane Kincaid Smith and the late Rolland Ervin Smith. She was a member of Calvary Wesleyan Church, North Charleston, W.Va., and worked as a nurses aid. Mary is survived by a daughter, Ladonna (Leslie) Gilpin; son, JR (Valerie) Hawk; mother, Karen Diane Smith; her grandchildren, Emma and Adella Gilpin, James and Weston Hawk; sisters, Jill (Randy) Oliver, Pam (Christopher) Cross and Terri Ward; along with nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by father, Rolland Ervin Smith and son, Jushua Ervin Hawk. Services are Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Birchﬁeld Funeral Home, Rutland, Ohio, with Rev. Travis Wedekind ofﬁciating. Burial to follow 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 Lois Hawley will be celebrating her 90th birthday on July 7, cards may be sent to 1128 East Main St., Pomeroy, OH 45761. 5 to today at 7:30 a.m. at the Township Garage. Wednesday, July 7 RACINE — Nancy the Turtle Lady will be at the Racine Library with her creatures. There are two times to see the program: 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. Friday, July 9 GALLIPOLIS — Regular monthly Board meeting of the O. O. McIntyre Park District, 11 a.m., in the Park Board ofﬁce at the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St. Saturday, July 10 Tuesday, July 6 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 meetings are changed GALLIPOLIS — VFW from Saturday July 3 to today, refreshments will Post #446 will meet 6 be at 6:30 p.m. followed p.m., at the post home by meeting at 7:30 p.m. on lower 3rd Ave., all members are urged to attend. RUTLAND — Rutland Township trustees meeting is changed from July Monday, July 12 GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet at 5 p.m., at the post home on Liberty Ave., all members are urged to attend. Q U A R T E R L Y Wellness Lab Panels During the Month of July Wednesday - Friday | 7:30am - 11:00am | PVH Lab GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on Liberty Ave., following the DAV, all members are urged to attend. BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town hall. Tuesday, July 13 RIO GRANDE — The regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will be held 5 p.m. at the University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131, call 740-245-0593 for more details. TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will meet at 7 p.m. at their ofﬁce. GALLIPOLIS — The Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the library. Friday, July 16 GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson Counties meets July 16, 2 p.m., Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160. During the month of July, Wellness Lab Panels are available in the Pleasant Valley Hospital Laboratory on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Lab work should be performed while fasting 8-10 hours beforehand. No appointment necessary! 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LANGSVILLE — Ice cream fundraiser (Quarts only), Salem Twp. Vol. Fire Dept., 28844 St. Rt. 124, Langsville, Ohio, 10-11 a.m. 11 ﬂavors. No pre-orders. Monday, July 19 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post # 27, Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and the Auxiliary will have a joint E-Board meeting at 5 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, all E-Board members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27 will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road. Tuesday, July 20 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. McComas Moore Scholarship ��:KLWH�%ORRG�&HOOV at Rutland Cemetery, Rutland, Ohio. Family to receive friends Thursday from 1 p.m. until time of services. The family ask that lieu of ﬂowers donations be given to Birchﬁeld Funeral Home, P. O. Box 188, Rutland, OH 45775 to help with Mary’s expenses. Online condolences at birchﬁeldfuneralhome.com. MIDDLEPORT — The scholarship committee for the McComas Moore Scholarship with the Middleport High School Alumni Association is accepting applications for the 2021 award. Recipient must be planning to be a teacher and must be a descendant of a Middleport High School graduate. Applications can be obtained by calling one of the following committee members: Debbie Grueser Gerlach: 740992-5877; Carol King Brewer: 740-9926147. Applications must be submitted by Aug. 15. Meigs Library story times MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County libraries have returned to inperson story time each week. Story times happen at 1 p.m. following this schedule: Mondays - Racine Library; Tuesdays - Eastern Library; Wednesdays - Pomeroy Library; and Thursdays - Middleport Library. Wiggle Giggle Read happens each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Bagged lunches are provided for all children’s events this summer. Free meals for Gallia kids BIDWELL — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank & Regional Kitchen is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Free meals are provided to all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Meals will 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. Road closures, construction GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Johnson Road will be closed between Lincoln Pike and Fierbaugh Road, beginning Monday, July 5 for approximately two weeks for slip repair, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other county roads as a detour. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces that Patriot Road will be closed between State Route 775 and Hannan Trace Road beginning Tuesday, July 6 - Thursday, July 8 for culvert replacement, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other county roads as a detour. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on July 12 on SR 143, between Smith Run Road (Township Road 170) and Zion Road (Township Road 171). The road will be closed. ODOT’s detour is SR 143 to SR 684 to SR 681 to U.S. 33 to SR 7 to SR 143. Estimated reopening date: Aug. 11. GALLIA COUNTY — A bridge deck replacement project began on June 1 on SR 141, between Dan Jones Road (County Road 28) and Redbud Hill Road (Township Road 462). This section will be closed. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 to SR 588 to SR 325 to SR 141. Estimated completion: Aug. 23. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project began on April 12 on State Route 143, between Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball 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. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, July 6, 2021 3 TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2021. There are 178 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 6, 1854, the ﬁrst ofﬁcial meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan. On this date: In 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga. In 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur tested an anti-rabies vaccine on 9-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been bitten by an infected dog; the boy did not develop rabies. In 1917, during World War I, Arab forces led by T.E. Lawrence and Auda Abu Tayi captured the port of Aqaba from the Ottoman Turks. In 1933, the ﬁrst All-Star baseball game was played at Chicago’s Comiskey Park; the American League defeated the National League, 4-2. In 1942, Anne Frank, her parents and sister entered a “secret annex” in an Amsterdam building where they were later joined by four other people; they hid from Nazi occupiers for two years before being discovered and arrested. In 1944, an estimated 168 people died in a ﬁre that broke out during a performance in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom. In 1957, the Harry S. Truman Library, the nation’s ﬁrst presidential library, was dedicated in Independence, Missouri. In 1971, jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong died in New York at age 69. In 1988, 167 North Sea oil workers were killed when explosions and ﬁres destroyed a drilling platform. Beth Sergent | OVP Point Pleasant Riverfront Park begins to fill with people on Sunday ahead of a performance from Flatrock Revival and a fireworks show over the Ohio River. Mason County ‘Fourth’ From Point’s Liberty Fest to the Bend Area By Beth Sergent bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MASON COUNTY — Mason County seemed to be celebrating not only the Fourth of July but freedom from COVID19 restrictions as large crowds were reported from Point Pleasant, to Mason, to New Haven, over the weekend. Point Pleasant hosted its second Liberty Fest event on Sunday, complete with pageants, a parade, food vendors, inﬂatables, music and ﬁreworks. The band Flatrock Revival closed the day of free entertainment at Riverfront Park as a ﬁreworks show boomed overhead for the ﬁnale. Liberty Fest Royalty included Mrs. Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Amanda Fellure; Ms. Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Madison Stalnaker; Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Gracie Queen; Teen Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Addyson Stein; Junior Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Gracyn Stein; Young Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Mary Supple. Additional young royals were Little Miss Liberty Reagan Kimbler and Little Mister Liberty Jimmy Garrett. All pageants, including the pretty baby contest, are under the direction of Delyssa Edwards. Mayor Brian Billings introduced this year’s royalty on the Liberty Fest stage and provided a welcome to those gathered in the park, thanking city council and especially city workers Ten years ago: Jury selection began in the perjury trial of former baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, who was accused of lying under oath to Congress when he denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs during his career (the proceedings ended abruptly in a mistrial; Clemens was later acquitted in a retrial). Five years ago: President Barack Obama scrapped plans to cut American forces in Afghanistan by half before leaving ofﬁce. Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to six years in a South African prison for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (An appeals court would increase that sentence to 13 years.) Philando Castile, a Black elementary school cafeteria worker, was killed during a trafﬁc stop in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights by Ofﬁcer Jeronimo Yanez. (Yanez was later acquitted on a charge of second-degree manslaughter.) Town of New Haven | Courtesy Winners of the Fourth of July bike decorating contest in New Haven were, from left, Griffin Fields, second place; Addie Stewart, third place; and Coley Roush, first place. for helping organize the festival. He also thanked Amherst Madison for use of a barge to set off the ﬁreworks. “Up river” in both Mason and New Haven, large crowds attended Independence Day parades on Saturday. Many also supported the Mason Fire Department which was selling homemade ice cream for the holiday. Then, on Sunday, residents from the Bend Area gathered along the Ohio River to watch the ﬁreworks from Middleport, Ohio — a show which includes a contribution from the Town of Mason. More scenes from celebrations across Mason County appear inside this edition and online at www. mydailyregister.com. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. One year ago: The Trump administration formally notiﬁed the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization; President Donald Trump had criticized the WHO’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. (The pullout was halted by President Joe Biden’s administration.) Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops after a weekend of gun violence in Atlanta left ﬁve people dead; the victims included an 8-year-old girl, killed while riding in a car near a Wendy’s that had been burned after a Black man was shot by a white police ofﬁcer in the restaurant’s parking lot in June. Mayor Brian Billings, pictured far left, welcomes the 2021 Liberty Fest Royalty. Second from left, Teen Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Addyson Stein, Junior Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Gracyn Stein, Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Gracie Queen, Little Mister Liberty Jimmy Garrett, Little Miss Liberty Reagan Kimbler, Young Miss Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Mary Supple, Mrs. Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Amanda Fellure, Ms. Point Pleasant Liberty Queen Madison Stalnaker. Today’s Birthdays: The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is 86. Singer Gene Chandler is 81. Country singer Jeannie Seely is 81. Actor Burt Ward is 76. Former President George W. Bush is 75. Actor-director Sylvester Stallone is 75. Actor Fred Dryer is 75. Actor Shelley Hack is 74. Actor Geoffrey Rush is 70. Actor Allyce Beasley is 70. RCountry singer Nanci Grifﬁth is 68. Retired MLB All-Star Willie Randolph is 67. Jazz musician Rick Braun is 66. . Actor-writer Jennifer Saunders is 63. TV host Josh Elliott is 50. Rapper 50 Cent is 46. Actors Tia and Tamera Mowry are 43. Comedian-actor Kevin Hart is 42. Actor Eva Green is 41. Flatrock Revival headlines Sunday’s entertainment at Riverfront Park. The Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services Cases process, with 7,101 people (31 percent of the population) having completed the vaccine process. In West Virginia, as of June 4, a total of 742,582 residents were fully vaccinated, with 920,178 having received at least one dose. As of July 2, DHHR reports 830,798 people are fully vaccinated (46.4 percent of the population), with 999,029 people (55.7 percent of the population) having received at least one dose of the vaccine. In Mason County, DHHR reports, 8,587 ﬁrst doses of the vaccine have been administered as of July 2. A total of 7,272 people (27.4 percent of the population) is offering a COVID-19 Employment are fully vaccinated. Vaccines are available daily from local health departments, hospitals and pharmacies. Contact your local provider for availability. Statewide cases ODH reports that for that past two weeks, statewide there have been 19.6 cases per 100,000 population, a number that has continued to drop over the past few months. In West Virginia, all counties — except Wyoming — show as green on the county alert system. Green is the lowest level. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. HERO payment of $2,000 OH-70243936 (4,715,821 people) had been fully vaccinated. As of July 5, ODH reported that 47.87 From page 1 percent of the population (5,596,084 people) department on June 4. In Mason County, West had started the vaccine process. A total of 44.70 Virginia Department percent (5,224,858 of Health and Human people) had completed Resources reported the vaccine process. 2,006 conﬁrmed cases Both Gallia and Meigs and 58 probable cases Counties fell below as of July 2. This is an increase of 27 conﬁrmed those statewide numbers as of July 5. In Gallia cases since June 4. No County, 34.02 percent of additional deaths have been reported in the past the population (10,172 people) had started the month. vaccine process. Of those, 9,637 people (32.23 Vaccines In Ohio, as of June 4, a percent of the population) had completed the total of 45.80 percent of the population (5,353,633 vaccine process. In Meigs County, 7,647 people) had received people (33.38 percent at least one dose of the of the population) had COVID-19 vaccine. At started the vaccine that time, 40.34 percent to eligible individuals who were employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you were actively working 24 hours per week for at least 9 consecutive months between the months of March 2020 and May 2021, you may be eligible for this payment. Must not have drawn unemployment or been laid off (at any time, unless it was prior to or after 9 consecutive months). This program will run July 6, 2021-September 30, 2021. Notice of approval/denial will be sent within 30 days. Applications are available at Gallia Co. JFS in boxes by front door. �NEWS/WEATHER 4 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Celebrating ‘Independence’ in Mason, New Haven A familiar sight in Bend Area parades is the antique D.A.R.E. vehicle from Meigs County. “Uncle Sam” and “former President Donald Trump” marched side by side in the Mason Independence Day parade on Saturday. Photos by Mindy Kearns | Courtesy The Mason Motocross was represented in the New Haven and Mason Independence Day parades on Saturday. The motocross has events at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Mason also had several decorated bicycles in the Independence Day parade Saturday. Each child received a $5 bill for entering. The Stewart-Johnson V.F.W. Post 9926 Auxiliary float was very popular in both New Haven and Mason Saturday. The women threw freeze pops to the children standing along the parade route. The Gallipolis Shrine Club had both little cars and an antique fire truck in the Mason parade. Wahama High School royalty participated in the Bend Area Independence Day parades, including Abbie Lieving, prom queen, and Mary Roush, homecoming queen. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 73° 89° 89° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. 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. 86° 66° 86° 65° 100° in 1911 46° in 1968 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 1.53 0.63 25.59 22.59 SUN & MOON Today 6:10 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 3:27 a.m. 6:18 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Jul 9 First Jul 17 Full Jul 23 Last Jul 31 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Major 9:31a 10:14a 11:00a 11:50a 12:16a 1:10a 2:06a Minor 3:19a 4:02a 4:48a 5:37a 6:29a 7:23a 8:18a POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Major 9:54p 10:39p 11:26p ---12:12p 1:36p 2:31p Minor 3:43p 4:26p 5:13p 6:03p 6:55p 7:49p 8:43p WEATHER HISTORY On July 6, 1829, in Buffalo, N.Y., during a summer thunderstorm, a 13-inch-long herring fell on Main Street. The ﬁsh weighed more than a half of a pound. A t-storm in spots in the afternoon A couple of showers in the morning Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Moderate Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. 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 12.91 16.16 21.76 12.99 13.11 25.58 13.20 25.49 34.16 12.64 17.60 34.40 16.30 Portsmouth 94/73 24-hr. Chg. +0.12 -0.33 +0.04 -0.06 -0.22 +0.72 -0.12 -0.41 -0.08 +0.04 -0.60 +0.40 -1.90 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 SATURDAY 89° 66° An a.m. shower or two; mostly cloudy 88° 72° Some sun with t-storms possible; humid Some sun with t-storms possible; humid NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 93/72 Belpre 94/72 Athens 93/70 Today St. Marys 94/72 Parkersburg 92/70 Coolville 93/72 Elizabeth 94/72 Spencer 92/70 Buffalo 93/70 Ironton 93/73 Milton 93/72 Clendenin 93/70 St. Albans 94/71 Huntington 90/70 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 82/58 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 69/58 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles T-storms 84/66 Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front MONDAY 90° 72° Partly sunny with t-storms possible Wilkesville 93/70 POMEROY Jackson 95/71 94/70 Ravenswood Rio Grande 94/70 94/71 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 91/74 GALLIPOLIS 95/71 94/72 94/70 Ashland 92/73 Grayson 92/72 SUNDAY 91° 67° Murray City 93/70 McArthur 93/70 South Shore Greenup 92/73 92/72 81 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 93/70 Lucasville 93/70 High Logan 94/72 Adelphi 93/73 Very High Primary: grasses Mold: 3070 FRIDAY 86° 69° Waverly 92/70 Pollen: 1 Low MOON PHASES New 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme THURSDAY 92° 71° 2 Primary: diatrypaceae, other Wed. 6:10 a.m. 8:56 p.m. 4:02 a.m. 7:17 p.m. WEDNESDAY Sunshine and patchy clouds today. Patchy clouds tonight. High 95° / Low 71° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Charleston 91/68 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 70/47 Montreal 83/61 Billings 91/63 Denver 82/60 Minneapolis 75/56 Toronto 90/67 New York 93/74 Detroit Chicago 90/72 91/73 Kansas City 90/71 Washington 95/75 Wed. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 87/68/t 88/67/s 59/52/r 59/52/c 86/72/t 83/69/t 83/75/pc 87/74/s 96/74/pc 96/74/s 91/63/s 96/67/s 104/75/s 101/65/pc 91/73/t 91/67/t 91/68/s 88/67/t 92/70/pc 88/71/c 78/55/t 85/59/s 91/73/t 80/61/t 90/72/t 88/70/t 90/73/t 86/70/t 94/73/t 89/71/t 91/76/t 90/75/t 82/60/t 89/65/s 91/70/t 76/61/c 90/72/t 88/67/t 87/74/pc 87/74/r 86/75/t 86/75/t 90/72/s 88/71/t 90/71/pc 83/66/t 110/89/s 113/90/s 92/72/pc 90/73/t 84/66/pc 83/67/pc 93/75/s 90/74/t 86/81/r 89/79/t 75/56/r 68/55/pc 94/72/pc 88/72/t 85/77/t 86/77/t 93/74/pc 93/74/t 87/68/pc 87/70/pc 85/74/t 85/73/r 94/75/pc 95/75/s 109/87/s 109/89/s 91/71/t 87/69/t 86/68/t 83/59/t 94/70/s 89/71/pc 94/72/pc 95/74/pc 94/75/pc 93/72/t 98/74/s 105/77/s 69/58/pc 71/57/pc 82/58/s 73/55/pc 95/75/pc 95/75/pc EXTREMES MONDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 86/72 High Low El Paso 91/71 Chihuahua 84/68 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 108° in Borrego Springs, CA 39° in Leadville, CO Global High Low Houston 86/75 Monterrey 82/69 ELSA Miami 86/81 121° in Ouargla, Algeria 16° in Perisher Valley, Australia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, July 6, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? 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BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green %\�'DYH�*UHHQ � � CRANKSHAFT � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne �� Today’s Solution By Bil and Jeff Keane Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner � ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� � � � �S ports 6 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Columbus goalie, 24, dies from fall after fireworks mishap Ohio Valley Publishing Post 39 splits over weekend By Stephen Whyno Associated Press Matiss Kivlenieks, a candidate to be the Columbus Blue Jackets’ future starting goaltender, died in Michigan after ﬂeeing a hot tub and hitting his head following a Fourth of July ﬁreworks accident, police said Monday. He was 24. Police in Novi, Michigan, said a mortar-style ﬁrework tilted slightly and started to ﬁre toward people nearby Sunday night. Kivlenieks was in the hot tub and tried to get clear with several other people, but the young Latvian slipped and hit his head on concrete, police Lt. Jason Meier said. The ﬁre department and EMTs got to the private home shortly after 10 p.m. and took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Meier said. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday. “At the moment, we’re pretty certain this was a tragic accident,” Meier said. The Blue Jackets and Latvian Hockey Federation announced Kivlenieks’ death, with the NHL club saying it resulted from an apparent head injury in a fall. The team’s statement made no mention of ﬁreworks. Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen tweeted: “Life is so precious and can be so fragile. Hug your loved ones today. RIP Matiss, you will be dearly missed.” Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson called it a “devastating time” for the team. “Kivi was an outstanding young man who greeted every day and everyone with a smile and the impact he had during his four years with our organization will not be forgotten,” he said. “What a tragic loss for all of us who knew him and I am thinking and praying for his family,” former Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno tweeted. “Heaven gained a darn good goalie and better person… Just, way too soon.” Former Columbus defenseman David Savard learned of it from Foligno. “That was a brutal wakeup this morning,” Savard See GOALIE | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, July 6 Baseball Meigs Post 39 at Athens Post 21, 6 p.m. Thursday, July 8 Baseball Meigs Post 39 at Glouster Post 414, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 10 Baseball Meigs Post 39 at Jackson Post 81 (DH), noon Thursday, July 15 Baseball Meigs Post 39 at Glouster Post 414, 6 p.m. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Meigs Post 39 pitcher Coltin Parker releases a pitch during a June 30 American Legion baseball contest against Athens Post 21 at Meigs High School in Rocksprings, Ohio. Meigs notches win over Lancaster, falls to Greenville, Utica By Bryan Walters some comeback heroics bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com entering the seventh. Theron Eberts reached on a An even holiday weekend for ﬁelder’s choice, then moved to third on a Matthew Blanchard Post 39. double. Alex Pierce followed Meigs Post 39 picked up with a single that plated a pair of American Legion Eberts and tied the game at baseball wins on Thursday 5-all. and Sunday, but sandwiched Andrew Dodson lifted a in a pair of losses on Friday ﬂy ball to centerﬁeld, which to improve to 7-9 overall allowed Blanchard to tag up after the Fourth of July and score the eventual gamecelebrations. winner. Post 39 opened things on Post 39 outhit the hosts by a positive note after picking a 9-8 overall margin and also up a 6-5 win at Beavers Field committed four of the six over host Lancaster Post 11 errors in the contest. on Thursday, but followed Matt Gilkey picked up with losses of 7-0 and 16-1 to the winning decision after Greenville (18U) and Utica, allowing ﬁve runs, seven hits respectively, on Friday at and two walks over six frames Beavers Field. while fanning seven. Meigs rebounded nicely Blanchard, Pierce and Gilkey on Sunday and claimed an each had two hits to pace 11-3 victory over the host Meigs in the triumph. Chillicothe Colts to complete Post 39 managed just three the weekend. hits in their Saturday opener Lancaster built a 5-0 lead against Greenville, and through ﬁve complete, but Greenville used a 7-run bottom Post 39 rallied with four of the ﬁfth to wrap up the 7-0 scores in the sixth to setup outcome. Greenville had twice as many hits as Post 39 and neither squad committed an error. Dodson, Gilkey and Conner Ridenour had a safety apiece in the setback. Meigs trailed 2-1 after an inning of play against Utica after Ridenour singled home Coltin Parker, but the hosts were never closer the rest of the way. Utica scored eight times in the third and tacked on another six runs in the top of the ﬁfth for a commanding 16-1 cushion. Utica outhit Meigs by a 14-7 overall margin and both teams committed an error apiece. Dodson led Post 39 with two hits. No information, outside of the 11-3 ﬁnal score, was available on the Sunday game against the Chillicothe Colts. Meigs Post 39 returns to action Tuesday night when it travels to Athens to face Post 21 at 6 p.m. Meigs (Post 39) 6, Lancaster (Post 11) 5 P39 000 004 2 — 6-9-4 P11 010 310 0 — 5-8-2 WP: Gilkey (6IP, 5R, 7H, 7K, 2BB) LP: Silcott (1.2IP, 2R, 3H, 2K) Post 39 (6-7): Blanchard 2-3 (2RS), Pierce 2-3 (RBI, RS), Gilkey 2-3 (RS), Ridenour 1-4 (RBI, RS), Parker 1-3 (2RBI), Barber 1-3, Eberts (RS), Dodson (RBI). Post 11: Hyme 2-4 (RS), Sethna 2-3 (2RBI), Locke 1-2 (RS), Goetz 1-4 (RS), Hoffman 1-3 (RBI, RS), Silcott 1-1 (RBI), Rowland (RS). 2B: Blanchard; Hoffman, Hyme. Greenville (18U) 7, Meigs (Post 39) 0 P39 000 000 0 — 0-3-0 G18 000 070 x — 7-6-0 WP: Bush (7IP, 3H, 10K) LP: Barber (4.1IP, 7R, 6H, 2K, 4BB) Post 39 (6-8): Dodson 1-3, Ridenour 1-3, Gilkey 1-3. Greenville 18U: Beyke 1-4 (2RBI, RS), Reagan 1-4 (RBI, RS), Francis 1-2 (RBI, RS), House 1-3 (RS), Psczulkoski 1-1 (RBI, RS), Stephens 1-3 (RBI, RS), Longenecker (RS). 2B: Francis. Utica 16, Meigs (Post 39) 1 UTC 208 06 —16-14-1 P39 100 00 —1-7-1 WP: Berry (4IP, R, 6H, 3K) LP: Reynolds (2.1IP, 8R, 6H, 3K, 2BB) Utica: Fix 3-3 (2RBI, 2RS), Miller-Eskins 2-3 (3RBI, RS), Driskell 2-3 (RBI, 2RS), Voge 1-3 (2RBI), Vogel 1-2 (RBI, RS), Bennett 1-2 (RBI, RS), Grant 1-3 (RBI, RS), Kesman 1-3 (2RBI, RS), Davis 1-1 (RBI, 3RS), Berry 1-2 (RBI, 2RS), Fox (RS). Meigs (6-9): Dodson 2-3, Parker 1-3 (RS), Ridenour 1-2 (RBI), Reynolds 1-2, Eberts 1-2, Young 1-2. 3B: Kesman. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. Milwaukee vs. Phoenix in NBA Finals By Tim Reynolds of the game’s biggest stars — Antetokounmpo and Phoenix’s Chris Paul included. Paul is back, set to play in The two regular-season the NBA Finals for the ﬁrst games between Milwaukee time in his career. and Phoenix this season ﬁt Antetokounmpo can only the same script. Both were hope to be that fortunate. extremely high scoring. Both The two-time NBA MVP went down to the wire. Both averaged 40 points on 60% saw Phoenix win by a single shooting against the Suns this point, with a free throw by Devin Booker ending up as the season but hyperextended his left knee during Game 4 of game winner each time. There was also this: Giannis the Eastern Conference ﬁnals against Atlanta. The Bucks Antetokounmpo couldn’t be went 2-0 in the two full games guarded in either game. And now, it’s the Bucks and that Antetokounmpo missed to win that series in six games, Suns — forever tied together ﬁnishing it — and earning the after Milwaukee won a 1969 team’s ﬁrst ﬁnals berth since coin ﬂip after the teams’ ﬁrst 1974 — with a win on the seasons for Lew Alcindor — in the NBA Finals, with Ante- Hawks’ home ﬂoor on Saturday night. tokounmpo’s status a major “We’ve got more work to question. The NBA’s title series is set: do,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said during the East Game 1 between the Bucks trophy ceremony. and Suns will be in Phoenix The Bucks lost 125-124 in on Tuesday night, the last Phoenix on Feb. 10, then lost matchup of this compressed 128-127 to the Suns in overseason that navigated its way time at Milwaukee on April through the coronavirus pan19. demic, players and coaches Milwaukee won its lone testing positive for COVID-19, and a slew of injuries to some NBA title in 1971. The Suns Associated Press arrange to get Booker, Middleton and Holiday to Tokyo as quickly as possible if the American team leaves for Japan while the ﬁnals are still happening. “It could be worse,” USA — Jae Crowder, Basketball managing director Phoenix Suns forward Jerry Colangelo said. “I guess one option is we’re going to have nine players for the ﬁrst game against France. That’s have never won a championthe worst-case scenario.” ship, last getting to the ﬁnals No player on either team has in 1993. They also lost the ever won an NBA championﬁnals in 1976. ship. Jae Crowder went to the Milwaukee getting to the ﬁnals last season with Miami, ﬁnals means USA Basketball then chose to sign a three-year will be more than a bit shorthanded when it starts Olympic deal with Phoenix last summer. training camp in Las Vegas “I knew our potential,” on Tuesday. The U.S. has a Crowder said. “I knew where 12-man team for the Tokyo we could get to, the level of Games — and three of those 12, the Suns’ Booker and Mil- basketball we could play, when waukee’s Khris Middleton and I ﬁrst got here. I just knew it Jrue Holiday — will be other- was a special group. I knew we wise engaged for the next few had a chance to do something special.” days. The Suns indeed have that Game 7 of the NBA Finals, if the series goes the distance, chance. So, now, do the Bucks. is July 22. The Olympics open One of them is only four July 23 and the ﬁrst U.S. game wins from hoisting the Larry in Tokyo is July 25 against O’Brien Trophy. France. USA Basketball will “I knew our potential. I knew where we could get to, the level of basketball we could play, when I first got here.” �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, July 6, 2021 7 IN BRIEF Indians-Rays ppd. today; doubleheader Wednesday ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The game between the Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed because of the path of Tropical Storm Elsa and will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. The Rays and Major League Baseball announced the adjusted schedule about two hours before the start of the three-game series Monday night at Tropicana Field. The traditional single-admission doubleheader will start at 12:10 p.m., with Game 2 beginning approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of Game 1. Both games of the doubleheader will be seven innings in length. It will be the fourth doubleheader in Tropicana Field history. The dome stadium opened in 1998. The Rays and Detroit Tigers split a doubleheader on Sept. 30, 2004, which was rescheduled from Hurricane Frances four weeks prior. On June 10, 2017, the Rays hosted the Oakland Athletics in MLB’s ﬁrst scheduled doubleheader since 2011. On Aug. 8, 2020, the Rays and New York Yankees split a doubleheader after schedule changes impacted several clubs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ex-Marshall QB Pennington named to university board HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington has been appointed to the university’s Board of Governors. Gov. Jim Justice made the appointment last week, board Chairman Patrick Farrell announced. It must be conﬁrmed by the West Virginia Senate. Pennington played at Marshall from 1995 to 1999 and was a Heisman Trophy ﬁnalist in his senior season. He led the Thundering Herd to a berth in the 1995 Division I-AA championship game, then won three straight Mid-American Conference titles, including a 13-0 record in 1999. Pennington played 11 seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. He most recently revived the football program at Sayre High School in Lexington, Kentucky, where his son, Cole, is the quarterback. Cole Pennington recently committed to play football at Marshall. US women’s hoops program director stepping down USA Basketball women’s national team director Carol Callan will step down after the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her role as the president of FIBA Americas. Callan has been with the national team since 1995 and has worked behind the scenes to help the U.S. win six consecutive Olympic gold medals. She was the person who made the call to players to let them know if they made a USA Basketball team. Callan also was in charge of the logistics whenever a team would travel to a tournament or training camp. Callan said she has been talking with USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley for several years about stepping down. “This will be my seventh Olympics,” Callan said in a phone interview Monday with The Associated Press. “I remember when Lindsay Whalen retired she took herself out of consideration for the Olympics. I’ve had my chance and now someone else should have their chance to.” MLS probe into alleged racist comment inconclusive Major League Soccer was unable to corroborate an allegation that a racial comment was directed at Portland Timbers midﬁelder Diego Chara during a game against Minnesota United. The league said Monday that while its investigation found the allegation was made in good faith, it “could not corroborate or refute the allegation.” Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said after Portland’s 1-0 loss to Minnesota on June 26 that a “discriminatory word” had been used by a Loons player toward Chara, who is Black and from Colombia. Minnesota United issued a statement Monday reiterating its commitment to “inclusion, equality and respect.” “We appreciate and fully supported the thorough investigation by MLS, whose ﬁndings mirror our own review of the situation. Our club remains committed to spreading the values inherent in the unparalleled global sport of soccer throughout our broader community. We will continue the hard work necessary on our shared journey towards a truly inclusive and just society,” the statement said. Olympic gymnast Raisman looking for her missing dog BOSTON (AP) — Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman is looking for her beloved dog, who ran away scared during a weekend ﬁreworks show in Boston. “My dog Mylo was terriﬁed of ﬁreworks and ran off,” she tweeted Saturday. “He has a tag on and a leash. Please let me know if you see him.” She asked people not to call his name or chase him but to contact her via email. “I was told that scared dogs will make bad decisions if they are pressured, and that is the last thing that we want to have happen,” she said in another tweet on Sunday. She also posted pictures of Mylo, a brown dog weighing about 35 pounds with a white stripe on his face and blue eyes. The organization Missing Dogs Mass is posting ﬂiers in the city’s Seaport area. Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball to Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Monday in London. Federer, Djokovic win at Wimbledon By Howard Fendrich AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England — Excitement and adoration greeted every point claimed by Roger Federer — “aaahs” and applause for a sliced backhand return or a 94 mph sliding wide ace, an unreachable drop volley or a forehand ﬂicked suddenly and ferociously. It all got to be too much for his opponent at the All England Club, No. 23 seed Lorenzo Sonego. So in the latter stages of his 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 loss to the eight-time champion, Sonego would win a point and mark the occasion by waving his arms to ask the crowd for some love, as if to say, “Hey, I’m here, too, OK?” The match was the last at Centre Court on what was Wimbledon’s last Manic Monday: As of next year, no longer will all 16 women’s and men’s fourth-round singles matches be scheduled on one day, a tradition van- ishing along with that of a Middle Sunday without any play. And yet, amid all the chaos of a packed schedule, one could be forgiven for imagining Federer held the stage to himself. He’s coming off a pair of knee operations last season and he’s participating in a Grand Slam tournament for the last time before turning 40. So who knows how many of these he has left? Even Federer himself didn’t really know what he would be able to muster this fortnight. “Well, I mean, I guess to some extent it’s nice to see that the work I put in paid off, that I’m able to play at this level,” said Federer, who only had played eight matches in 2021 before last week. “I can actually wake up in the morning and feel all right. ... It’s very rewarding and it’s a good feeling,” he said. “Now we’ll see how much more I got left in the tank.” The raucous support he received created a more vibrant atmosphere than at other contests spread around the grounds, whether involving victories for past title winners Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber — she ended 17-year-old American Coco Gauff’s run — or for one of the 11 players who earned a debut trip to the quarterﬁnals at the grass-court major. “We’ll look back in 20 years, 50 years, from now and this is it,” Federer said. “This was the last Middle Sunday, the last Manic Monday.” The main stadium’s retractable roof was shut when rain arrived late in the ﬁrst set, a delay of more than 20 minutes that, not incidentally, was followed by an immediate double-fault by Sonego on break point to fall behind 6-5. That was the only opening Federer really needed as he moved into his record-extending 18th quarterﬁnal at Wimbledon. At 39, with his milestone birthday arriving Aug. 8, Federer is the old- est Wimbledon quarterﬁnalist in the Open era, which began in 1968. Djokovic made it to his 12th quarterﬁnal at the All England Club while continuing his pursuit of a calendar-year Grand Slam, never troubled a bit while defeating No. 17 Cristian Garín 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. “It’s not a secret that I am trying to win as many Slams as possible,” said the top-seeded Djokovic, who needs to win three more matches this week to equal the men’s record of 20 major singles titles currently shared by Federer and Rafael Nadal. Next up for him is Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics, one of ﬁve ﬁrst-time men’s quarterﬁnalists who advanced Monday, alongside Canada’s Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Italy’s Matteo Berrettini, and Russia’s Karen Khachanov, who emerged from a 13-break ﬁfth set to edge American Sebastian Korda 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8. Tokyo Games still weighing limits on fans By Stephen Wade Organizers said a ticket lottery set for Tuesday was pushed back to SaturTOKYO — The Tokyo day to accommodate any Olympic organizing com- changes. Fans from abroad were mittee signaled on Monday that it will change its banned months ago from attending. ticket policy this week Two weeks ago organizfor any local fans hoping ers, the IOC, and others to attend. This comes agreed to allow indoor with the pandemicdelayed Olympics open- and outdoor stadiums to be ﬁlled to 50% capacity ing in just under three with a ceiling of 10,000. weeks. Japanese news reports Organizers, the Intersuggest the maximum national Olympic Commay be dropped to 5,000 mittee and others are at all venues. expected to meet this Some unconﬁrmed week to announce new reports have suggested restrictions because that no fans is still an of the fast-changing option and that fan limits coronavirus situation. AP Sports Writerre for night sessions could be stricter than day sessions. There are fears that the Olympics could become a super-spreader event with 11,000 Olympic athletes and 4,400 Paralympians entering from more than 200 countries. Tens of thousands of judges, sponsors, broadcasters, and media must also enter. Ofﬁcials say that more than 80% of athletes and support staff will be vaccinated. The more critical problem is the low vaccination rate in Japan, and the probability that holding Olympics events will encourage people to visit Goalie From page 6 said in French. “That was a good kid with a lot of talent who was going to be a part of the team next year or in the future. That’s extremely sad.” Kivlenieks’ death came on the eve of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final in Montreal, where the Tampa Bay Lightning had a chance to clinch the championship against the Canadiens on Monday night. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Kivlenieks’ “love for Kathy Willens | AP file Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks (80) is shown Jan. 19, 2020, in New York. The Blue Jackets and Latvian Hockey Federation said Monday that the 24-year-old goaltender has died. A medical examiner in Michigan says an autopsy has determined that Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast, and not a fall as authorities previously reported. Police in Novi, Michigan, said the mortar-style firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby Sunday night. life and passion for the game will be deeply missed by all those who have been fortunate to bars, restaurants, and use public transportation. The exact day of the ticket meeting has not been conﬁrmed, but it could come at the same time as IOC President Thomas Bach arrives in Tokyo on Thursday. Bach is to spend his ﬁrst three days in self-quarantine at a ﬁve-star Tokyo hotel. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday reported 342 new coronavirus cases. It is the 16th straight day that cases were higher than they were a week earlier. On Saturday the capital reported 716 new cases, the highest in ﬁve weeks. have him as a teammate and a friend.” The Latvian Hockey Federation called Kivlenieks’ death “a great loss not only for Latvian hockey but for the entire Latvian nation.” Kivlenieks most recently represented Latvia this spring at the world hockey championship in which he played four games. He played two games for the Blue Jackets and eight for the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters this past season. A native of Riga, Latvia, Kivlenieks signed with the Blue Jackets as a free agent in May 2017 and played eight games for the club overall. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Summer swelter trend: West gets hotter days, East hot nights temperature trends from 1990 to 2020 show America’s summer swelter is increasing more in some As outlandish as the of the places that just killer heat wave that struck the Paciﬁc North- got baked with extreme heat over the past week: west was, it ﬁts into a California, Nevada, New decades-long pattern of uneven summer warming Mexico, Arizona, Utah, across the United States. Oregon and Colorado. The West is the fastestThe West is getting roasted by hotter summer warming region in the days while the East Coast country during June, July and August, up 3 is getting swamped by degrees on average since hotter and stickier sum1990. The Northwest mer nights, an analysis has warmed nearly twice of decades of U.S. summer weather data by The as much in the past 30 years as it has in the Associated Press shows. Southeast. State-by-state average AP Science Writer (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted General /RRNLQJ IRU KHDWLQJ�FRROLQJ LQVWDOOHU RU KHOSHU� ([SHUL� HQFH ZRXOG EH JUHDW� :LOO SD\ JRRG IRU NQRZOHGJH�,I LQWHU� HVWHG FDOO �� LI QR DQVZHU OHDYH PHVVDJH� peratures in the Paciﬁc Northwest may on one hand be considered a black swan (ultra-rare) event, but on the other hand are totally consistent” with long-term trends, said meteorologist Judah Cohen of the private ﬁrm Atmospheric and Environmental Research. “So I am not going to predict when is the next time Portland will hit 116 but I believe hotter summers for the broader region are here to stay.” Climate change is altering and weakening the (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Help Wanted General 3DUW WLPH JHQHUDO IDUP ZRUNHU FDOO �� That includes Portland, Oregon which set a record 116-degree high that was 3 degrees warmer than temperatures ever recorded in Oklahoma City or DallasFort Worth. 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