https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/46c3ac0f110eb1d833fa7944fc144f15.pdf 30f87d7012dd172e71b230f0f8dd87d6 PDF Text Text On this day in history 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 70° 80° 77° Partial sunshine today. Patchy clouds tonight. High 84° / Low 59° NEWS s 2 Today’s weather forecast Herd picked to win C-USA East Division WEATHER s 3 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 142, Volume 75 Funds doubled for small business grant programs Staff Report COLUMBUS — Ohio business owners tare reminded hat grants are available through the Ohio Department of Development (Development) to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. A total of $310 million is being offered across four grant programs to help new businesses that opened in 2020, food and beverage establishments, entertainment venues, and lodging venues. To ensure the grants are spread throughout the state, each program has a set-aside amount of funding for each of Ohio’s 88 counties. If businesses in a county do not deplete the county’s allocation by July 31, the remaining funds will become available to businesses statewide. “I strongly encourage Ohio’s small and medium-sized business owners to apply for these grants,” said Governor Mike DeWine in a news release. “Funding is set aside for businesses in all of Ohio’s 88 counties and grants range from $10,000 to $30,000 apiece. As we continue our recovery from the pandemic, we want to give our local businesses this money to help them successfully move forward.” When Governor DeWine announced the launch of these grant programs in June, the grant fund totaled $155 million with money made available by the Ohio General Assembly through Senate Bill 108 and Senate Bill 109. On July 1, the fund doubled to $310 million when the new fiscal year budget was approved by the Ohio General Assembly and signed by Governor DeWine. All four programs are administered by Development. Program guidelines, terms and conditions, and required documentation for all four programs are available at BusinessHelp.Ohio.Gov. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 s 50¢ Officers visit with children at Farmers’ Market Applications opened June 29 and will remain open until funds are exhausted. Ohio Small Business Development Centers and Ohio Minority Business Assistance Centers are staffed with advisors who can help businesses with the application process. Food and Beverage Establishment Grant — $200 million This program provides grants of $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000 to restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and other food and drinking businesses. The amount of individual grants to eligible businesses is determined by the business’ loss of revenue in 2020. To ensure the grants are spread throughout the state, $500,000 is set aside for businesses in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. As businesses in each county are approved for funding, the grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. When a county’s allocation is depleted, businesses in that county will be eligible to receive grants from the remaining funds in the overall grant program. If businesses in a county don’t deplete the county’s allocation by July 31, the remaining funds will become available to businesses statewide. Entertainment Venue Grant — $40 million This program provides grants of $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000 theaters, music venues, spectator sports venues, museums, and other entertainment venues. The amount of individual grants to eligible businesses will be determined by the business’ loss of revenue in 2020. To ensure the grants are spread throughout the state, $150,000 will be set aside for businesses in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. As businesses in each county are approved for funding, the grants See FUNDS | 3 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Photos courtesy of Pomeroy Police Department Left, Pomeroy Police Officer Leif Babb is pictured with children at the Meigs County Farmers’ Market. Right, One young attendee is pictured with her prize. See more photos on page 10. Pomeroy PD takes part in market Kid’s Korner Staff Report POMEROY — The Pomeroy Police Department recently took part in activities at the Meigs County Farmers’ Market, meet- ing with local children and giving prizes to some of the attendees. Officer Leif Babb explained that the department is working to be more involved with the community and the Kid’s Korner at the market provided an opportunity to meet with some of the village’s youngest residents. The children attending the Kid’s Korner were able to craft a police car, meet with Officer Babb, build a relationship with police officers and tour their police vehicles. “We were fortunate enough to have items donated by Mason Walmart and a cash donation was donated by Mayor Don Anderson. The items were all raffled off to children in attendance,” explained Babb of the prizes given to the children. Eastern Board approves personnel matters Staff Report REEDSVILLE — The Eastern Local Board of Education approved several agenda items in preparation for the upcoming school year during the July meeting. Samantha Carroll was hired on a one year contract as a High School English Teacher for the 2021-22 school year at the appropriate salary schedule per the ELEA Negotiated Agreement. Joseph Barnhart was hired as a School Resource Officer for the 2021-22 school year, at a rate of $25 per hour, not to exceed four hours a day. Pupil activity contracts for the 2021-22 school year were approved as follows: Greg Lloyd, volunteer junior high football coach; Tom Parker, junior high football coach; Deshaun Darlington, assistant volleyball coach; Jamie Swatzel, assistant volleyball coach; Sarah Lindsley, archery coordinator. Extended dates of service for the 202122 school year were approved for the following staff: Rachel Marten, Curriculum Coordinator, 20 days; Sara Will, Ele- mentary/Middle School Guidance Counselor, 20 days; Sheryl Roush, High School Guidance Counselor, 20 days; Emma Roberts, Speech Pathologist, 5 days; Mary Anne Moore, School Nurse,5 days. Randy Boston was approved for the supplemental position of Transportation Supervisor of Bus Maintenance for the 2021-22 school year. Craig Venoy and Michael Taylor we approved as Substitute Bus Drivers for the 202122 school year, pending proper certification. Stacey Marcinko was hired as a 29.5 hour per week educational aide on a one year contract for the 2021-22 school year as per the OAPSE Collective Bargaining Agreement and Salary Schedule pending proper certification. Mandy Bush was hired as a 20 hour per week Educational Aide on a one year contract for the 2021-22 school year as per the OAPSE Collective Bargaining Agreement and Salary Schedule pending proper certification. The board amended the pupil activity contract for Mark Griffin from girls golf coach to assistant golf coach. In other business, the board, Approved the minutes of the June 23, regular meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education; Approved the financial reports for the month of June as submitted; Approved the advance from general fund to the lunchroom; Approved the board entering into executive session; Approved renewing membership through Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA) for the 2021-22 school year; Approved the membership with the Ohio School Board Association Virtual Transportation Supervisor for July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in the amount of $250; Approved the membership with NAVIGATE360 for access to courses included within the School Safety and Wellness Suite and ELearning support and maintenance for October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of $2,640; Approved a resolution of intent not to provide career-technical education in grades 7 and 8 for the 2021-22 school year; Approved a 3 year negotiated contract between ELEA (Eastern Local Education Association) and the Eastern Local Board of Education effective as of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024; Approved an administrative salary schedule for FY22 through FY24. Equivalent benefits as defined in the ELEA contract to be granted to administrative staff; Approved an administrative exempt employee salary schedule for FY22 through FY24. Equivalent benefits as defined in the OAPSE contract to be granted to administrative exempt employees; Approved an amendment to the Treasurer/ CFO contract effective Aug. 1; Approved an amendment to the Superintendent contract effective Aug. 1, 2021; Set Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 6:30 p.m. for the date of the regular board meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education in the elementary. 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. ODOT outlines plan to focus on walking and biking Staff Report COLUMBUS — More and more Ohioans are walking and biking as a way to travel, either by choice or necessity. However, recent trends in safety, health, and demographics highlight the urgent need for safer, accessible, and more convenient options for walking and biking in communities across the state. In an effort to combat these trends and spur more strategic investment in infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists, the Ohio Department of Transportation is launching the first-of-its-kind Walk.Bike.Ohio plan. This plan was constructed based on input from local government partners, state agencies, and the public. “Nearly one out of every 10 Ohio households does not have access to a motor vehicle, meaning active transportation options like walking and bicycling are necessary to meet basic needs,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “When we ensure that walking and biking are safe, convenient, and accessible options – everybody wins. The Walk.Bike. Ohio plan puts us on the right path to do that.” See ODOT | 3 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, July 21, 2021 OBITUARIES Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS LEE CAMERON SMITH SYRACUSE — Lee Cameron Smith, 61, of Syracuse, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on Aug. 22, 1959, in Portland, Ohio, to the late James and Wilma (Cozart) Smith. Lee had a long career in historical building restoration. Working many years for Walter Associates Incorporated MMI. He was last working on the renovation of the Blakeslee Center in Middleport, Ohio. Lee loved to spend time outdoors, especially working in the garden with his wife, Ressie. He was an avid wood worker, building everything from jewelry boxes to book cases, and passing his knowledge on to others. Lee also enjoyed spending quality time with his grandchildren who he adored, riding his Harley Davidson, and faithfully supporting the Dallas Cowboys. Lee is survived by his wife, Ressie Davis of Syracuse; his daughters, Lindsay (John) Matson, Maggie Smith (Todd Simons); his grandchildren, Kathryn, Addalynne, and Zane Matson; siblings, Carter, Renee (Kim), Elaine (Stacy), Karla. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Danielle Smith. The funeral for Lee will be held on Friday, July 23, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the same location. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Anderson McDaniel funeral home. 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. Wednesday, July 21 RIO GRANDE — An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the training room at Buckeye Rural Electric Co-op, 4848 State Route 325 South, Rio Grande. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-733-2767 of visit redcrossblood.org and enter BuckeyeRE to schedule an appointment. Thursday, July 22 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at noon at the district office. The office is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. at Southern Ohio Council of Governments, 167 West Main Street, Chillicothe Ohio. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, call 740-775-5030. CHESTER — The Meigs County Commissioner regular weekly meeting will take place at 11 a.m. at the Chester Courthouse. Friday, July 23 MIDDLEPORT — The monthly Free Community Dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center, corner of 5th and Main Streets. Take-out meals will be handed out at 5 p.m. while supplies last. This month they are serving: pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, and dessert. Everyone is welcome. Sunday, July 25 POMEROY — The Meigs County Ministerial Association will be hosting a community prayer on the Pomeroy Parking Lot to pray for families, the community, state and country at 1:30 p.m. at the main stage area. The prayer event will be held the fourth Sunday of each month during the warm weather months of the year. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis First Church of the Nazarene Sunday School, 9-10 a.m.; Morning Worship Service, 10:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary; Children’s Church and Nursery care available. Splash bash, block party, 5-7 p.m. Monday, July 26 SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center Board of Directors is hosting a free admission pool party for Syracuse Residents at the London Pool from 6:30-8:30 p.m. All ages are welcome. Concessions will be sold by the pool during the event. MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meeting, 9 a.m., 97 N. Second Ave. LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Thank you. CATHY Y. MARTIN GALLIPOLIS — Cathy Y. Martin, 68, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away July 18, 2021, at Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, to James and Viola Slone on March 3, 1953. In addition to her parents, Cathy is preceded in death by father and mother-in-law, Paul and Alma Martin and a brother, Joe Slone. Cathy was a member of Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church and attended Providence Missionary Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Buckeye Polled Herford Association. Cathy is survived by her husband, Dean Martin of Crown City; a son, Kevin (Laura) Martin also of Crown City; a daughter, Mary Beth (Jesse) Smith of Cincinnati; grandchildren, Hunter Dean Martin, Samantha Jane Martin, Kaylee Victoria Furrow; and brother, James “Jim” (Rebecca) Slone of Oak Hill. The funeral for Cathy will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Willis Funeral Home with Pastors Ray Whitmer and Ralph Workman officiating. Her burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 12 p.m. until the time of the service. Pallbearers will be Kevin Martin, Hunter D. Martin, Chuck Rose, Jim Slone, Colin Helsinger and Justin Slone. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. REITMIRE POMEROY — Michael Troy Reitmire, 42, of Pomeroy, Ohio, died on July 19, 2021. Private cremation services are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. New cybersecurity order issued for US pipeline operators By Nomaan Merchant review.” It’s the latest response by the Biden administraWASHINGTON — The tion to a series of ransomDepartment of Homeland ware attacks and intrusions hitting critical U.S. Security on Tuesday infrastructure and raising announced new requirefears about American ments for U.S. pipeline cybersecurity. operators to bolster DHS did not immecybersecurity following a diately release further May ransomware attack details about the guidthat disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast. ance, which comes after another directive issued In a statement, DHS weeks after the May 7 said it would require operators of federally des- attack on Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline. ignated critical pipelines U.S. agencies on Tuesto implement “specific day also disclosed that mitigation measures” Chinese governmentto prevent ransomware linked intruders targeted attacks and other cyber 23 natural gas pipeline intrusions. Operators operators from 2011 to must also implement 2013. Thirteen of those contingency plans and conduct what the depart- attacks were confirmed intrusions, according to a ment calls a “cybersecugovernment advisory. rity architecture design Associated Press 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 TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2021. There are 163 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On July 21, 1944, American forces landed on Guam during World War II, capturing it from the Japanese some three weeks later. On this date In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, resulting in a Confederate victory. In 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.) In 1954, the Geneva Conference concluded with accords dividing Vietnam into northern and southern entities. In 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the ascent stage of the lunar module for docking with the command module. In 1972, the Irish Republican Army carried out 22 bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing nine people and injuring 130 in what became known as “Bloody Friday.” In 1980, draft registration began in the United States for 19- and 20-year-old men. In 1999, Navy divers found and recovered the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, in the wreck- age of Kennedy’s plane in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha’s Vineyard. In 2000, Special Counsel John C. Danforth concluded “with 100 percent certainty” that the federal government was innocent of wrongdoing in the siege that killed 80 members of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, in 1993. In 2009, prosecutors in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dropped a disorderly conduct charge against prominent Black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., who was arrested by a white officer at his home near Harvard University after a report of a break-in. In 2011, the 30-yearold space shuttle program ended as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, after the 135th shuttle flight. In 2008, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s top war crimes fugitives, was arrested in a Belgrade suburb by Serbian security forces. (He was sentenced by a U.N. court in 2019 to life imprisonment after being convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.) In 2015, after a nearly decade-long steroids prosecution, former baseball star Barry Bonds emerged victorious when federal prosecutors dropped what was left of their criminal case against the career home runs leader. Ten years ago: The 30-year-old space shuttle program ended as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, after the 135th shuttle flight. Eurozone leaders agreed to a sweeping deal that would grant Greece a massive new bailout and radically reshape the currency union’s rescue fund. Five years ago: Donald Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination with a speech in which he pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters that as president, he would restore the safety they feared they were losing, strictly curb immigration and save the nation from what he said was Hillary Clinton’s record of “death, destruction, terrorism and weakness.” The NBA moved the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of its objections to a North Carolina law that limited anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people. One year ago: Minnesota lawmakers approved a police accountability package including a ban on neck restraints like the one used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis. (Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill two days later.) After months of resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump told reporters that he was “getting used to” wearing one; as Trump returned from a three-month hiatus from daily virus briefings, he warned that the coronavirus would get worse in the United States before it got better. The Republican speaker of the Ohio House, Larry Householder, and four associates were arrested in a $60 million federal bribery case connected to a taxpayer-funded bailout of Ohio’s two nuclear power plants. (Householder, who has proclaimed his innocence, was expelled from the Ohio House by fel- low lawmakers in June 2021.) Jazz singer and actor Annie Ross died at her New York home, four days before her 90th birthday. Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Norman Jewison is 95. Actor Leigh Lawson is 78. Singer Yusuf Islam (also known as Cat Stevens) is 73. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 73. Actor Jamey Sheridan is 70. Rock singer-musician Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) is 68. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 64. Actor Lance Guest is 61. Actor Matt Mulhern is 61. Comedian Greg Behrendt is 58. Soccer player Brandi Chastain is 53. Rock singer Emerson Hart is 52. Rock-soul singer Michael Fitzpatrick (Fitz and the Tantrums) is 51. Actor Alysia Reiner is 51. Country singer Paul Brandt is 49. Christian rock musician Korey Cooper (Skillet) is 49. Actor Ali Landry is 48. Actor-comedian Steve Byrne is 47. Rock musician Tato Melgar (Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real) is 44. Actor Justin Bartha is 43. Actor Josh Hartnett is 43. Contemporary Christian singer Brandon Heath is 43. Actor Sprague Grayden is 43. Reggae singer Damian Marley is 43. Country singer Brad Mates (Emerson Drive) is 43. Former MLB AllStar pitcher CC Sabathia is 41. Singer Blake Lewis (“American Idol”) is 40. Latin singer Romeo Santos is 40. Rock musician Johan Carlsson (Carolina Liar) is 37. Actor Vanessa Lengies is 36. Actor Betty Gilpin is 35. Actor Rory Culkin is 32. Actor Jamie Waylett (“Harry Potter” films) is 32. Figure skater Rachael Flatt is 29. IN BRIEF New chief selected for Capitol Police WASHINGTON (AP) — A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which pro-Trump rioters stormed the building in a violent rage, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential win. J. Thomas Manger, who most recently served for 15 years as chief in Montgomery County, Maryland, was picked for the position following an extensive search, according to four people briefed on the matter. The people were not authorized to discuss the selection process publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The decision comes as the Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies are struggling to determine the best way to secure the Capitol and what direction to take the 2,300-person force that guards the building and the lawmakers inside it and functions as mashup of a national security agency and local police department. Louisiana transgender sports ban veto overturned BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state senators Tuesday narrowly voted to overturn Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejection of a bill prohibiting transgender students from participating in school sports, on the opening day of the first veto session under the state’s nearly 50-year-old constitution. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing ODOT From page 1 In Ohio, people walking and biking make up about 14 percent of all traffic deaths, despite making up just 2.6% of trips to work. Most notable is that not everyone is impacted equally, with high need populations and areas of the state experiencing a disproportionate amount (nearly double) of the severe pedestrian and bicycle crashes. In 2020, there were 164 people killed and 469 people seriously injured while traveling along or across Ohio’s roadways on-foot. From 2019 to 2020 alone, pedestrian deaths increased by an astounding 30 percent. The most notable increases were at intersections with unmarked crosswalks (+600%), at unmarked, midblock locations (+84%), and in circumstances involving speed (+60%). The Walk.Bike.Ohio plan is about more than just safety, it introduces a framework for advancing active transportation by documenting existing conditions, identifying roles and responsibilities of various partners, and outlining critical actions for ODOT to focus on over the next five years. “Although the publication of Walk.Bike.Ohio is a major milestone for Ohio, it is just the beginning of the work necessary to achieve Lodging Grant — $50 million This program provides grants of $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000 to From page 1 hotels, motels, and bed will be awarded on a first- and breakfast operations. The amount of individual come, first-served basis. grants to eligible busiWhen a county’s allocation is depleted, business- nesses will be determined by the business’ decline es in that county will be in occupancy rate in eligible to receive grants from the remaining funds 2020. To ensure the grants in the overall grant proare spread throughout gram. If businesses in a the state, $100,000 is set county don’t deplete the county’s allocation by July aside for businesses in each of Ohio’s 88 coun31, the remaining funds ties. As businesses in will become available to each county are approved businesses statewide. 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 70° 80° 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. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 7.03 2.88 31.09 24.84 SUN & MOON Today 6:20 a.m. 8:49 p.m. 6:59 p.m. 3:25 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Full Last Jul 23 Jul 31 New First Aug 8 Aug 15 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 9:48a 10:45a 11:44a 12:15a 1:15a 2:14a 3:09a Minor 3:33a 4:29a 5:29a 6:29a 7:29a 8:26a 9:20a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Major 10:19p 11:17p ---12:44p 1:42p 2:39p 3:32p Minor 4:04p 5:01p 6:00p 6:58p 7:56p 8:51p 9:43p WEATHER HISTORY A tornado killed two people in separate mobile homes near Hartly, Del., on July 21, 1980. These were the first tornado-related deaths in Delaware since Aug. 21, 1888. THURSDAY grants of $10,000 to small businesses that were established between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020. To ensure the grants are spread throughout the state, $100,000 will be set aside for businesses in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. As businesses in each county are approved for funding, the $10,000 grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. When a county’s allocation is depleted, businesses in that county will be eligible to receive grants from the remaining FRIDAY Partial sunshine funds in the overall grant will become available to program. If businesses in businesses statewide. a county don’t deplete the county’s allocation by July Information provided by the office of Governor Mike DeWine. 31, the remaining funds Great Bend Self Storage “Online Auction” 52691 SR 124 Racine, Ohio 45771 Denise Hilt Unit B2 5x10 Mary Childress Unit B17/22 10x30 Online auction begins at 8am, July 23rd and ends at 3pm, July 30th SUNDAY 91° 68° Variable cloudiness Low Moderate High Adelphi 80/56 Partly sunny High Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.94 19.64 23.27 12.83 12.99 25.82 13.04 27.51 34.81 12.49 23.60 34.60 22.40 24-hr. Chg. +0.11 -0.79 +0.41 +0.04 +0.19 +0.28 +0.52 +0.95 +0.37 -0.06 +1.10 +0.40 +1.00 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Hot and humid with a t-storm in spots 91° 73° Rather cloudy NATIONAL CITIES Belpre 81/57 Today St. Marys 81/57 Parkersburg 80/56 Coolville 81/57 Elizabeth 82/58 Spencer 83/58 Buffalo 84/59 Ironton 84/60 Milton 84/60 St. Albans 86/61 Huntington 84/61 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 72/54 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 68/55 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 88/71 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front A morning t-storm possible; some sun Marietta 80/56 Athens 80/56 Ashland 84/60 Grayson 85/61 TUESDAY 95° 73° Wilkesville 81/57 POMEROY Jackson 83/58 81/58 Ravenswood Rio Grande 83/58 83/58 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 80/59 GALLIPOLIS 84/59 84/59 83/59 South Shore Greenup 84/60 82/58 80 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 83/59 MONDAY 92° 67° Murray City 78/55 McArthur 80/56 Lucasville 84/60 Moderate Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Chillicothe 81/56 Very High Primary: other Mold: 1941 Logan 79/56 StorageTreasures.com OH-70244802 SATURDAY 88° 65° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 82/58 Pollen: 45 Low MOON PHASES Road closures EXTENDED FORECAST 2 Primary: basidiospores, other Thu. 6:21 a.m. 8:48 p.m. 8:04 p.m. 4:21 a.m. CROWN CITY — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced a rehabilitation project BIDWELL — The Southeast Ohio that began Monday, March 22 on Foodbank & Regional Kitchen is State Route 7 in the Crown City area participating in the Summer Food of Gallia County. The project will be Service Program (SFSP). Free meals between Westbranch Road (County are provided to all children regardless Road 162) and Sunnyside Drive of race, color, national origin, sex, age (County Road 158). The project is or disability. Meals will be provided estimated to be completed in June at the site and time as follows: Gallia 2022. ODOT states the road will Metropolitan Estates, 301 Buck Ridge Rd., Bidwell. Lunch, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 be closed now through Dec. 1. The a.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 13. No detour for motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Route 218 to identification required. State Route 553 and back to State Route 7. Trucks will be detoured from State Route 7 to U.S. 35 South to GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County U.S. 64 West into West Virginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces ODOT said those wishing to access Bladen (CR-170) will be closed between State Route 218 and Williams the K.H. Butler Fishing Access must be coming from the north. NorthRoad (TR-840), beginning Tuesday, bound traffic must take the detour, July 20, through Thursday, July 22 for then enter the parking area traveling culvert replacement, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other southbound on State Route 7. New Small Business Grant — $20 million This program provides 77° Ohio 7 rehab project Free meals for kids Partial sunshine today. Patchy clouds tonight. High 84° / Low 59° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation Vacation Bible School 85° 59° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 83° 64° 86° 66° 105° in 1930 50° in 1947 Blood drive for funding, the grants will be awarded on a firstcome, first-served basis. When a county’s allocation is depleted, businesses in that county will be eligible to receive grants from the remaining funds in the overall grant program. If businesses in a county don’t deplete the county’s allocation by July 31, the remaining funds will become available to businesses statewide. 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low 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 RIO GRANDE — An American Red 684 to SR 681 to U.S. 33 to SR 7 to SR 143. Estimated reopening date: Aug. Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July GALLIA COUNTY — A bridge deck 21 in the training room at Buckeye Rural Electric Co-op, 4848 State Route replacement project began on June 1 on SR 141, between Dan Jones Road 325 South, Rio Grande. To schedule (County Road 28) and Redbud Hill an appointment call 1-800-733-2767 Road (Township Road 462). This secof visit redcrossblood.org and enter tion will be closed. ODOT’s detour is BuckeyeRE to schedule an appointSR 7 to SR 588 to SR 325 to SR 141. ment. Estimated completion: Aug. 23. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project began on April 12 LONG BOTTOM — The Fellowship on State Route 143, between Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Church of the Nazarene will be havRoad (Township Road 20A). One lane ing Vacation Bible School on Monday, July 26th-Wednesday, July 28th from 6 will be closed. Temporary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be p.m. to 8 p.m. each night. This is for kids ages 4-12. The church is located at in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 54120 Fellowship Drive, Long Bottom, 15. Ohio 45743. If you have any questions, please call the church at 740-378-6175. 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. Information provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Funds TODAY GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS 1%, an additional $5 billion in cost savings is projected over the next 20 years. In addition to economic benefits, connected active transportation networks can also play a role in improving Ohio’s ranking of 40th in the United States for overall health outcomes and 47th for health behaviors, which include obesity and physical inactivity. Active transportation is also an opportunity to address growing mobility needs and preferences. In 1983, about 46 percent of 16-year old Americans had a driver’s license, according to the Federal Highway Administration. By 2014, that number had dropped to just over 24 percent. In Ohio, the number of 16 and 17-year old drivers fell from 84,985 in 2016 to 70,678 in 2020. Additionally, as the share of Ohio’s population over 65 continues to grow, more Ohioans may rely on or prefer transit and active transportation options. The hope is that this plan will be a useful tool for decision-makers at all levels of government in Ohio as they look at ways to make the state more walkable and bikeable. For more information on what ODOT will be focused on to support walking and biking in Ohio, check out the plan online. our vision,” said ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. The plan was developed over two years and included dozens of meetings with key stakeholders and two public surveys. Stakeholders conveyed the need for improving mobility, safety, and quality of life, and for equitable investments in walking and bicycling infrastructure, maintenance, programs, and policies. While Ohio may boast the nation’s eighth largest roadway network, ODOT found there is a need for improvement at the state, regional, and local level to develop bicycle and pedestrian networks, close network gaps, and address unsafe crossings and deficient or failing sidewalks. “The development of Walk.Bike.Ohio has helped us to establish a statewide vision for walking and biking, informed by practitioners and the public. This plan outlines what ODOT will seek to advance over the next 5 years in order to improve walking and biking as a transportation option in Ohio,” said ODOT Active Transportation Manager Caitlin Harley. 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If a preseason media Last season was Marpoll is any indication, the shall’s first appearence in Marshall football team the Conference USA title will have its chance for revenge. The Thundering game since 2014, when Herd — who fell 22-13 to the Herd topped Louisiana Tech 26-23 for their Alabama-Birmingham in the 2020 Conference USA only championship in the title game in Huntington league. Marshall and UAB are — was picked to finish as currently tied with Souththe East Division chamern Miss for the most pion by a media panel at the conference media day title game appearances among current Conferon Monday. ence USA teams, each UAB — Conference Bryan Walters | OVP Sports making it three times. USA champion in two Marshall defenders Jamare Edwards (99) and Kobe Cumberlander bring down Middle Tennessee State A year ago, Marshall of the last three seasons quarterback Asher O’Hara during the first quarter a Nov. 14, 2020, Conference USA football game at — was picked to win the was 7-3 overall, as well Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com as 4-1 in Conference USA. The Herd will be under new leadership, with Charles Huff replacing Doc Holliday is out after 11. Coach Huff inherits nine returning starters on offense, including reigning Conference USA Freshman of the Year, quarterback Grant Wells. MU also brings back a quartet of starters from the defensive side of the ball. In the preseason media poll for the East Division, Marshall received 17 of the 24 first place votes, with Florida Atlantic picking See HERD | 6 An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games By Chris Lehourites AP Sports Writer TOKYO — It’s an Olympics like no other — and the Tokyo Games are surely that — but this is an event that has persevered through wars, boycotts and now a pandemic over its 125-year modern history. The Tokyo Olympics have already broken new ground because of the 12-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pushing it into an odd-numbered year for the first time. But with no fans permitted in Japan, foreign or local, it has the distinction of being the first Games without spectators. “We’re in uncharted territory,” said Steve Wilson, the former president of the Olympic Journalists Association who covered the Olympic movement for The Associated Press for nearly three decades until 2017. “These will be Games without the carnival atmosphere, celebration and fun that we’ve come to expect and look forward to. Definitely one for the history books.” There have been many other unusual editions of the Olympics in the past, however. The United States and many of its allies boycotted the 1980 Moscow Games to protest the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviets and many of its allies reciprocated four years later by boycotting the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Dozens of countries, mainly from Africa, boycotted the 1976 Montreal Games to protest New Zealand’s sporting ties to the South African apartheid regime. South Africa was banned from competing from 1964 to 1988 because of apartheid. World War I and World War II forced the Olympics to be canceled altogether, so there were no 1916, 1940 or 1944 Games. The separate Winter Olympics didn’t exist at the time of World War I, but World War II forced two of them to be called off. The 1940 Games were supposed to be held in Tokyo, but upon the return of the Olympics in 1948, London was chosen as host. Tokyo had to wait until 1964 to host the Games for the first time. And then there was 1920, an Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, that took place as the world was emerging from both World War I and a flu pandemic that killed more than 50 million people. “In a minimum of time, they organized the Games, but they were relatively improvised Games,” Roland Renson, a Belgian sports historian, told the AP last year. “They had to do it with the means they had at their disposal, and they were at that time far from abundant in a city so heavily hit by war.” The coronavirus pandemic even affected Antwerp’s 100-year anniversary, forcing last year’s celebrations to be canceled. Another odd Olympic occurrence came at the 1956 Melbourne Games, when the equestrian events were held in Stockholm because of animal quarantine regulations in Australia. And then there is the 1906 Athens Olympics, or maybe the lack of a 1906 Olympics. Originally called the “Athens International Olympic Games” and sanctioned by the IOC, they are now known as the Intercalated (or Intermediary) Games of 1906 — hosted halfway between the normal four-year Olympic cycle. They were ruled unofficial in 1949, according to Olympic historian David Wallechinsky. Tragedy has also marked the Olympics, most notably when 11 members of the Israeli team were murdered by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September at the 1972 Munich Games and when a bomb exploded in the Olympic Park at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Petr David Josek | AP file Carli Loyd, right, of the U.S. women’s national team will be 39 when she plays for the U.S. women’s soccer team, but she’s not even the oldest soccer player competing this summer. Formiga, who plays for Brazil, is 43. For older Olympians, age is just a number By Anne M. Peterson art. The oldest member of the United States team headed to Tokyo is PhilTOKYO — Much has lip Dutton, a 57-yearbeen made about Carli Lloyd’s age. The Ameri- old equestrian who competes in eventing, a can forward will be — combination of dressage, gasp! — 39 when the Olympics soccer tourna- cross-country and jumping. This is Dutton’s ment kicks off. seventh Olympics. He But for all the focus on Lloyd, she’s not even won the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games to going to be the oldest become the oldest U.S. athlete competing in medalist since 1952. He Tokyo. was the oldest American Meet Formiga, who in Rio, too. is a seemingly ageless First-time sport skate43-year-old midfielder boarding, added in an for Brazil. She’s one of effort to attract a younga number of Olympians er audience to the Olymwho are proving that, yep, age is just a number. pics, isn’t oly for the young. South Africa’s “You know, I literally Dallas Oberholzer will haven’t switched off for try for gold at 46. 17, 18 years. It’s been Lloyd is the oldest hard-core craziness. I’m sure my husband and my player on the U.S. soccer team that has the oldest family are going to be average age — 30.8 — excited when I’m done playing because I’ll actu- of any U.S. team that’s played in the Olympics. ally get to do things,” said Lloyd, who is in her Other older players include Megan Rapinoe fourth Olympics. and Becky Sauerbrunn, The oldest Olympic both 36. athlete was a Swedish “I don’t look at players shooter named Oscar by age because there’s so Swahn, who was 72 years, 280 days old when many other things that he won a silver medal in we look at before we see how old they are. The the 1920 Olympics. most important thing is But there’s a codicil whether they perform to this distinction. For or not, whether they’re nearly 40 years, the Olympics awarded med- going to be able to help us win the Olympics or als in the arts. British not,” U.S. coach Vlatko artist John Copley was 73 when he won a silver Andonovski said. For Lloyd, the fact medal in “painting and that the games were put engraving” in the 1948 off for a year was actuGames. It was the last ally helpful. She had Olympics that included AP Sports Writer knee surgery, reconnected with her family and hired a new trainer. “There’s been so many things that I’ve worked on and tried to finesse in the last year,” she said. “So, I’m actually, I think, in a better position than I was in 2020. I’m just really grateful and going to keep plugging away.” mom. Her son is 21, older than many of the athletes she’s competing against. LIFE’S A BEACH Beach volleyball’s Jake Gibb, 45, is USA Volleyball’s oldest ever Olympian, beach or indoor. It will be his fourth Olympics. This summer he’s paired with Taylor Crabb, 29, who is making his Olympic debut. OLD GYMNASTS? NO, “Age is an advantage,” SERIOUSLY. Gibb said. “So much Ok, no one considers of our game is pattern 20-year-olds old. But recognition. I’ve seen so the U.S. gymnastic team includes several 20-some- many more unique plays things, including Simone and scenarios through Biles, who is 24. Gone are my career and am able to react appropriately the days of Dominique Moceanu, who was just a because of it. Don’t get me wrong it takes a ton of 14-year-old sprite when work to keep up with the she won gold in 1996. The average age of the young bucks physically, U.S. team is 20.8, the old- but I’ve done that. I’ve done that work so now est it’s been since 1952. The oldest athlete on the it’s advantage.” team is MyKayla Skinner, who is also 24 but a few BRAZILIAN VETERANS months older than Biles. Pia Sundhage, the “Being older, it’s just former U.S. soccer coach been awesome because I turned Sweden’s coach feel like with all the expe- turned Brazil’s coach, put rience I’ve had, I feel like both Formiga and Marta my gymnastics has been on her roster for Tokyo. better than ever, which is Formiga is headed to her super cool,” Skinner said. seventh Olympics and But they’re all youngMarta, a legend in the sters, really, compared game, is 35 and will play to Oksana Chusovitina in her fifth. of Uzbekistan, who is “Look at Formiga. We 46 and competing in her shouldn’t think it is over eighth Olympics. She fin- for them, no,” Sundhage ished seventh in the vault said about her vets. “The in Rio. way they play, they way Her age isn’t the only they behave in the group thing that makes Chusoas human beings ... it is vitina a rarity in the gym- very encouraging. They nastics world: She’s also a can play many matches.” �SPORTS 6 Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Herd ond. Louisiana Tech was ranked third, followed by Southern Miss, Rice, North Texas, and UTEP. The Conference USA champion From page 5 will be decided at the 17th annual championship game in the first week up six and finishing second. Western Kentucky claimed one first place of December. Marshall kicks off the season with a vote and as ranked third, while non-league bout at Navy on Sept. 4. Charlotte, Middle Tennessee, FIU © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all and Old Dominion rounded out the rights reserved. East Division. UAB claimed 15 votes to win the Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. West Division, while the other-nine 2100. went to UTSA, which ended up sec- NEW with MR Theater only available at Peter Morrison | AP United States’ Collin Morikawa looks at the claret jug trophy as he poses for photographers on the 18th green after winning the British Open at Royal St George’s golf course in Sandwich, England, on Sunday. 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Add another name with whom Collin Morikawa is now linked by his remarkable run through the majors in a span of 343 days. This one is a little out of left field, but it speaks to how much Morikawa has achieved in his short time on the PGA Tour. He will be the first player since Andy North in 1985 to make his debut in the Ryder Cup having already won two majors. It was different back then, of course. Tour players had to serve an apprenticeship before they could even become PGA of America members and be eligible. North won the U.S. Open twice before playing in his first Ryder Cup. “I think it was three years before you could start getting Ryder Cup points,” North said Tuesday. “And then you had to go through a threeday school. We had to take a rules test. That’s why a lot of players didn’t play in as many Ryder Cups as you would think.” Nicklaus, for example, had already won seven majors when he played denied. Morikawa his first Ryder Cup. Doug won in his sixth “He is special,” Ferguson start. North said, turnAP Golf Winning two ing his thoughts Writer majors in two back to Morikawa. years elevates “I was around him Morikawa to among the quite a bit at the PGA elite in golf, and he’ll Championship because face even more attention no one was there. He and scrutiny next week was the most mature, at the Olympics, and at ready player that I’ve seen in long, long time.” Whistling Straits for his first Ryder Cup. And there’s still a If there are lessons long road ahead for the to be learned — he 24-year-old Californian. has proven to be adept There were a lot of at that — it’s to reset obscure records that came along with that sil- the goals. That’s what he feels he failed to do ver claret jug he won at when he won the PGA Royal St. George’s. Not since Jones has a player Championship last year. “I’m not going to won two professional majors in eight starts or throw everything into fewer. Nicklaus, Woods, the trash and just say, Spieth and Rory McIlroy ‘OK, we’re a completely are all on the list of hav- different person.’ But goals have to change,” ing two majors before turning 25. Nicklaus won Morikawa said. “I didn’t do that last year.” two of those when trailAnd it showed. He had ing after 54 holes, just missed only one cut in like Morikawa. his first 22 starts against The numbers are a full field. And then he equally impressive: A missed three cuts in a closing 64 to win the row at tournaments that PGA Championship had a cut. He had only at Harding Park last August, a 66 on the final two top 10s in his final nine tournaments in day to win the British 2020. Open on Sunday. He “I want to finish on a played his last 23 holes strong note in the seaof the PGA and his last son, and I’m going to sit 31 holes at the Open down — when things without a bogey. slow down, hopefully — And he took his own place in the record book and try and embrace that and figure out what’s as the first man to win next,” Morikawa said. two majors in his first There doesn’t seem time playing them. much holding him back. His calm, his polish, His putting stood out his poise would suggest at Royal St. George’s, Morikawa is never in a especially the ones he hurry. His record indicates otherwise. And his buried on the 14th and wisdom was evident Sat- 15th holes (one for birdurday night when he was ie, one for par) that were pivotal. Without data asked about playing in the final group at a major available at the British Open, his performance for the first time. “I’ve never been in the won’t apply to his PGA Tour ranking in the key position all the other putting statistic. previous times,” he Morikawa ranks 170th. replied. Everything is new. And The only other top 10 player ranked outside the then he makes everytop 100 in putting on the thing seem old hat. PGA Tour is Thomas at Morikawa still thinks No. 108. back to the dinner he It hasn’t kept him from had with Justin Thomas winning two majors on the eve of his pro and a World Golf Chamdebut in June 2019. Thomas assured him that pionship among his while every path is differ- five victories in just 52 ent — some short, some individual tournaments longer — talent is never worldwide. IN BRIEF OH-70245882 Jets assistant in hospital after ‘horrific’ bike accident NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp was hit by a car while riding his bicycle in California in a “horrific” crash over the weekend. Knapp was struck Saturday in the city of San Ramon, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 58-yearold longtime NFL assistant was hospitalized and was in critical condition Tuesday, Lt. Tami Williams of the San Ramon Police Department said. The accident happened at close to 3 p.m. and the driver involved is cooperating with the investigation, Williams said in a statement. A preliminary investigation showed drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash, she added. The nature of Knapp’s injuries was not immediately known, and Williams said in an email she couldn’t release any other details. �CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, July 21, 2021 7 Classifieds Wanted /DQG SDUFHO ���� DFUHV ZDQWHG ZLWK DFFHVV WR UXUDO FRXQW\ ZDWHU FDOO &KULV ������������ AUTOS Autos For Sale The following vehicle(s) will be available for public sale on Friday, July 23, 2021 at Dave's Supreme Auto Sales LLC, 1393 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631, at 1:00 pm VIN:1GYEE63AX50175887 2005 Cadillac SRX 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 September 1, 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. 19CV000119 TAX EASE OHIO, LLC V. JIM S. HUTCHINSON, ET AL. Date of Filing: June 17, 2021 Published on: The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Jim S. Hutchinson, Deceased, whose last known address is: Unknown Base Lien: 17-013 Certificate Purchase Price: $2,332.82 Additional Liens: 18-0 ificate Purchase Price: $891.33 Permanent Parcel No.: 00705400800 Also known as: 33 Garfield Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Gallia County Recorder's office) 7/21/21,7/28/21,8/4/21 SHERIFF'S SALE, CASE NO. 20-CV-069, HOME NATIONAL BANK, PLAINTIFF, VS. MICHAEL A. CAPEHART AKA MICHAEL ALLEN CAPEHART, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. In pursuance of an Order of Sale issued out of said Court in the above action, I will offer for sale at public auction, which will take place online at http://meigs.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/ and on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on Friday, August 6, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the following described real estate, to wit: THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY, SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SUTTON, VILLAGE OF RACINE, COUNTY OF MEIGS AND THE STATE OF OHIO. A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE ABOVE NAMED REAL ESTATE MAY BE FOUND IN THE MEIGS COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, VOLUME 365, PAGE 751, OFFICIAL RECORDS. AUDITOR'S PARCEL NOS.: 19-00248.000 and 19-00249.000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 207 4th St., Racine, OH 45771 Subject to any statutory rights of redemption. Sold subject to accrued 2021 real estate taxes and to any ongoing or uncertified special assessments or delinquent charges, as well as any reservations, restrictions or covenants of record. The above described real estate is sold "as is" without warranties or covenants. Said premises appraised at $35,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. In addition, the purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes determined by the Court that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. No employees of the Sheriff's Office or any of its affiliates have access to the inside of said property, and no interior inspection may have been made by the appraisers. All properties are as is and not to be entered until the deed is in the purchaser's possession. If the property is not sold at the above sale date, it will be offered for sale again on August 13, 2021, at the same time and place above. The second sale will start with no minimum bid. In addition, the purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes determined by the Court that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Final payment shall be made in the form of certified/cashier's check (cash and personal checks are not accepted), unless directed otherwise by the Meigs County Sheriff's Office. If the appraisal is less than or equal to $10,000.00 = deposit $2,000.00; greater than $10,000.00 but less than or equal to $200,000.00 = deposit $5,000.00; greater than $200,000.00 = deposit is $10,000.00. Balance due within 30 days of confirmation of sale. Online interested bidders should immediately refer to http://meigs.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/ for registration and deposit requirements and bidding instructions. All remote bids are to be submitted by email or fax by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the sale. Email: britney.rucker@meigssheriff.org; Fax: 740-992-2654 KEITH O. WOOD Meigs County Sheriff Attorney: Douglas W. Little, LITTLE, SHEETS & BARR, LLP, 211-213 E. Second Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769, Telephone: (740) 992-6689 ALL SHERIFF'S SALES OPERATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR LIENS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. 07/14/21,7/21/21,7/28/21 ROGERS BASEMENT WATERPROOFING 8QFRQGLWLRQDO /LIHWLPH *XDUDQWHH (VWDEOLVKHG ���� %DVHPHQW :DOOV %UDFHG +XQGUHGV 2I /RFDO 5HIHUHQFHV /LFHQVHG� %RQGHG ,QVXUHG FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hours (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE STATE OF OHIO, GALLIA COUNTY U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, for the holders of the CIM Trust 2017-1, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2017-1, PLAINTIFF vs The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees, Legatees, Administrators, and Executors of the Estate of Juanita Wagoner, deceased, DEFENDANT CASE NUMBER: 20CV000088 In pursuance of an Order of Sale appraisal in the above titled action, I will offer for sale at public auction to be held on the second floor meeting room of the Courthouse in Gallapolis, Ohio on August 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. the following described real estate, to wit: THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF GALLIPOLIS, COUNTY OF GALLIA AND THE STATE OF OHIO. A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION ON THE ABOVE NAMED REAL ESTATE MAY BE FOUND IN THE GALLIA COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE 18 Locust Street, Room 1265, Gallipolis Ohio 45631; Phone 740-446-4612 Ext. 246; Fax 740-446-4804; Email: records@gallianet.net Prior Deed Information: Recorded 7-7-99, Book 319 Page 217 Said premises also known as: 46 Central Avenue, Gallipolis OH 45631 PPN: 00705217500, 00705217600 SAID PREMISES APPRAISED AT $31,000.00 AND CANNOT BE SOLD FOR LESS THAN TW0-THIRDS OF THAT AMOUNT. NO EMPLOYEE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES HAVE ACCESS TO THE INSIDE OF SAID PROPERTY. THE PURCHASER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS, ALLOWANCES, AND TAXES THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE ARE INSUFFICIENT TO COVER. IF THE PROPERTY ISN'T SOLD AT THE ABOVE SALE DATE, IT WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE AGAIN ON August 27, 2021, 2021 AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION ABOVE WITH NO MINIMUM BID REQUIREMENT. TERMS OF SALE: Cash, money order, certified check or cashier's check. If the appraisal is less than or equal to $10,000 deposit $2,000; greater than $10,000 but less than or equal to $200,000 deposit $5,000; great than $200,000 deposit is $10,000. Deposits due at the time of sale and made payable to the Sheriff. Balance Due within 30 days of the confirmation of sale. Matt Chaplain Gallia County Sheriff The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov Final Issuance of Renewal of NPDES Permit CONSOL Mining Co Meigs Mine #31 30014 State Route 124 E, Langsville, OH Facility Description: Wastewater-Coal Washer Receiving Water: Unnamed Tributary to Parker Run & O ID #: 0IL00027*HD Date of Action: 07/09/2021 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. 7/21/21 Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate Case No: 21-CV-001 Nations Lending Corporation, an Ohio Corporation Vs. Timothy Willis, Timothy W. Willis Court of Common Pleas Meigs 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 of the State of Ohio, County of Meigs, and in the city of Pomeroy to wit: To see the full legal description visit the Meigs County Recorder's Office Property Address: 33620 Naylors Run Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769 PPN#:1400704000, 1400705000, 1400708000, 1400858000 Auction will take place on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. If the Property remains unsold after the first auction, it will be offered for sale at auction again on Friday, August 13, 2021, same time and place. Said Premises Appraised at $100,000.00. Appraisals based on Exterior view of buildings only. The Sheriff's Office nor any affiliates have access to the inside of said property. Required Deposit: $5,000.00. Terms of Sale: Property cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraised value. Required deposit in cash or certified funds due at the time of sale and balance in cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale. If Judgment Creditor is purchaser, no deposit is required. Terms of 2nd Sale: Property to be sold without regard to minimum bid requirements, subject to payment of taxes and court costs; deposit and payment requirements same as the first auction. Pursuant to ORC 2329.21, purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. CLUNK, HOOSE CO., LPA Robert R. Hoose #0074544 Attorneys for Plaintiff 496 Wolf Ledges Parkway Akron, OH 44311 (330) 436-0300 - telephone (330) 436-0301 - facsimile notice@clunkhoose.com File No. 20-01270 7/21/21,7/28/21,8/4/21 SHERIFF'S SALE, CASE NO. 20-CV-046, PEOPLES BANK fka PEOPLES BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. CASSANDRA LEE NUTTER, Administratrix of the ESTATE OF DENNIE VEON NUTTER aka DENNIE V. NUTTER, Deceased, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. In pursuanc the above action, I will offer for sale at public auction, which will take place online at http://meigs.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/ and on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on Friday, August 6, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the following described real estate, to wit: THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY, SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF OLIVE, COUNTY OF MEIGS AND THE STATE OF OHIO. A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE ABOVE NAMED REAL ESTATE MAY BE FOUND IN THE MEIGS COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, VOLUME 375, PAGE 2995, OFFICIAL RECORDS. AUDITOR'S PARCEL NOS.: 09-00408.000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 52778 State Route 681, Reedsville, OH 45772 Subject to any statutory rights of redemption. Sold subject to accrued 2021 real estate taxes and to any ongoing or uncertified special assessments or delinquent charges, as well as any reservations, restrictions or covenants of record. The above described real estate is sold "as is" without warranties or covenants. Kim M. Hammond Keith D. Weiner & Associates Co., LPA Attorney for Plaintiff 1100 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1100 Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 77-6500 Keith O. Wood, Sheriff Meigs County, Ohio 7/21/21,7/28/21,8/4/21 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MOTOR ROUTE Would you like to deliver newspapers as an independent contractor under an agreement with the Point Pleasant Register? Gallipolis Daily Tribune? The Daily Sentinel? � � � � � Be your own boss 5 Day Delivery Delivery times is approx. 3 hours daily Must be 18 years of age Must have a valid driver’s license, dependable vehicle & provide proof of insurance � Must provide your own substitute Said premises appraised at $30,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. In addition, the purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes determined by the Court that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. No employees of the Sheriff's Office or any of its affiliates have access to the inside of said property, and no interior inspection may have been made by the appraisers. All properties are as is and not to be entered until the deed is in the purchaser's possession. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL DERRICK MORRISON AT dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com or call 740-446-2342 ext: 2097 825 3rd Ave Gallipolis, Oh 45631 If the property is not sold at the above sale date, it will be offered for sale again on August 13, 2021, at the same time and place above. The second sale will start with no minimum bid. In addition, the purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes determined by the Court that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. TERMS OF SALE: Final payment shall be made in the form of certified/cashier's check (cash and personal checks are not accepted), unless directed otherwise by the Meigs County Sheriff's Office. If the appraisal is less than or equal to $10,000.00 = deposit $2,000.00; greater than $10,000.00 but less than or equal to $200,000.00 = deposit $5,000.00; greater than $200,000.00 = deposit is $10,000.00. Balance due within 30 days of confirmation of sale. Online interested bidders should immediately refer to http://meigs.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/ for registration and deposit requirements and bidding instructions. OPERATE YOUR OWN BUSINESS WITH POTENTIAL REVENUE $ , OVER 1 000 PER MONTH! All remote bids are to be submitted by email or fax by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the sale. Email: britney.rucker@meigssheriff.org; Fax: 740-992-2654 KEITH O. WOOD Meigs County Sheriff Attorney: Michael L. Barr, LITTLE, SHEETS & BARR, LLP, 211-213 E. Second Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769, Telephone: (740) 992-6689 ALL SHERIFF'S SALES OPERATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR LIENS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. 7/14/21,7/21/21,7/28/21 OH-70240095 ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TODAY! �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever!’ By Marcia Dunn AP Aerospace Writer VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas — the youngest and oldest to ever fly in space. “Best day ever!” Bezos said when the capsule touched down on the desert floor in remote West Texas after the 10-minute flight. Named after America’s first astronaut, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket soared on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a date chosen by Bezos for its historical significance. He held fast to it, even as Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson pushed up his own flight from New Mexico in the race for space tourist dollars and beat him to space by nine days. Unlike Branson’s piloted rocket plane, Bezos’ capsule was completely automated and required no official staff on board for the up-and-down flight. Blue Origin reached an altitude of about 66 miles (106 kilometers), more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) higher than Branson’s July 11 ride. The 60-foot (18-meter) booster accelerated to Mach 3 or three times the speed of sound to get the capsule high enough, before separating and landing upright. During their several minutes of weightlessness, video from inside the capsule showed the four floating, doing somersaults, tossing Skittles candies and throwing balls. Cheering, whooping and exclamations of “wow” could be heard. The capsule landed under parachutes, with Bezos and his guests briefly experiencing nearly six times the force of gravity, or 6 G’s, on the way back. Led by Bezos, they climbed out of the capsule after touchdown with wide grins, embracing parents, partners and children, then popped open bottles of sparkling wine, spraying one another. “My expectations were high and they were dramatically exceeded,” Bezos said later. Their flight lasted 10 minutes and 10 seconds — five minutes shy of Alan Shepard’s Freedom 7 flight in 1961. Shepard’s daughters, Laura and Julie, were introduced at a press conference a few hours later. Sharing Bezos’ dreamcome-true adventure was Wally Funk, from the Dallas area, one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space. “I’ve been waiting a long time to finally get it up there,” Funk said after the flight. “I want to go again — fast,” she added. Joining them on the ultimate joyride was the company’s first paying customer, Oliver Daemen, a last-minute fill-in for the mystery winner of a $28 million auction who opted for a later flight. The Dutch teen’s father took part in the auction, and agreed on a lower undisclosed price last week when Blue Origin offered his son the vacated seat. Among the items brought on the flight: A pair of aviator Amelia Earhart’s goggles and a piece of fabric from the original Wright Flyer. “I got goose bumps,” said Angel Herrera of El Paso, who watched the launch from inside Van Horn High School, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) away. “The hair on the back of my neck stood up, just witnessing history.” Blue Origin — founded by Bezos in 2000 in Kent, Washington, near Amazon’s Seattle headquarters — hasn’t revealed its price for a ride to space. Two more passenger flights are planned by year’s end, said Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith. The recycled rocket and capsule used Tuesday flew on the last two space demos, according to company officials. Virgin Galactic already has more than 600 reservations at $250,000 apiece. Founded by Branson in 2004, the company has sent crew into space four times and plans two more test flights from New Mexico before launching customers next year. Blue Origin’s approach was slower and more deliberate. After 15 successful unoccupied test flights to space since 2015, Bezos finally declared it was time to put people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration agreed last week, approving the commercial space license. Bezos, 57, who also owns The Washington Post, claimed the first seat. The next went to his 50-year-old brother, Mark Bezos, an investor and volunteer firefighter, then Funk and Daemen. They spent two days together in training. University of Chicago space historian Jordan Bimm said the passenger makeup is truly remarkable. Imagine if the head of NASA decided he wanted to launch in 1961 instead of Shepard on the first U.S. spaceflight, he said in an email. “That would have been unthinkable!” Bimm said. “”It shows just how much the idea of who and what space is for has changed in the last 60 years.” Bezos stepped down this month as Amazon’s CEO and just last week donated $200 million to renovate the National Air and Space Museum. Most of the $28 million from the auction has been distributed to space advocacy and education groups, with the rest benefiting Blue Origin’s Club for the Future, its own education effort. Fewer than 600 people have reached the edge of space or beyond. Until Tuesday, the youngest was 25-year-old Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and the oldest at 77 was Mercury-turnedshuttle astronaut John Glenn. Both Bezos and Branson want to drastically increase those overall numbers, as does SpaceX’s Elon Musk, who’s skipping brief space hops and sending his private clients straight to orbit for tens of millions apiece, with the first flight coming up in September. Despite appearances, Bezos and Branson insist they weren’t trying to outdo each other by strapping in themselves. Bezos noted this week that only one person can lay claim to being first in space: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who rocketed into orbit on April 12, 1961. Branson sent a congratulatory tweet: “Impressive! Very best to all the crew from me and all the team” at Virgin Galactic. Blue Origin is working on a massive rocket, New Glenn, to put payloads and people into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company also wants to put astronauts back on the moon with its proposed lunar lander Blue Moon; it’s challenging NASA’s sole contract Photos by Tony Gutierrez | AP Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on Tuesday. Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule parachutes safely down to the launch area near Van Horn, Texas, on Tuesday. Blue Origin reached an altitude of about 66 miles and a speed of about Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound. award to SpaceX. Included in the many people that Bezos thanked Tuesday was “every Amazon employee, and every Amazon customer. Because you guys paid for all this.” Bezos has said he finances the rocket company by selling $1 billion in Amazon stock each year. Classifieds IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO CASE NO. 21 CV 17 JUDGE EVANS THE OHIO VALLEY BANK COMPANY : Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY H. PARSONS Defendant. NOTICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To: TIMOTHY H. PARSONS: Plaintiff, The Ohio Valley Bank Company, has brought this action naming you as a Defendant, in the above-named Court, by filing their Complaint in Foreclosure on March 5, 2021. The object of Plaintiff's Complaint is for monetary judgment and is more particularly set forth in the Complaint. You are required to answer the Publication within twenty-eight (28) days, after the last publication of this Notice, which will be published once per week, for six (6) consecutive weeks, and the last publication will be made on August 4, 2021. In the case of your failure to answer, or respond, as permitted by the Ohio Civil Rules within the time stated, a judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. /s/Noreen M. Saunders Noreen M. Saunders Gallia County, Ohio Clerk of Courts 18 Locust Street, Room 1290 Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 6/30/21,7/7/21,7/14/21,7/21/21,7/28/21,8/4/21 SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE (Case No. 19-CV-066) 21st Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff vs. Christopher W. Cross, et al. Defendants By virtue of an Order of Sale issued from the Court of Common Pleas of Meigs County, Ohio in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Scipio to wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE MEIGS COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE. Property Address: 31004 State Route 325, Langsville, OH 45741. PPN# 1300139000 and 1300138000 and 2018 Clayton Homes I Mobile Home PPN# 1301171M00. Auction will take place on the front steps of the Courthouse on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Online bidding will also be available at www.meigs.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov. If property remains unsold after first auction, per H.B. 390 it will again be offered for sale on August 13, 2021 at the same time and place, without regard to minimum bid requirements. Said premises appraised at $5,000. The appraisers did not gain entry to the home for appraisal. Required deposit: $2,000. TERMS OF SALE: Property cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraised value. Required deposit shall be made in the form of a certified/cashier's check (cash and personal checks are not accepted) at the time of sale and balance due upon confirmation of sale. If Judgment Creditor is purchaser, no deposit is required. Pursuant to ORC 2329.21, purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. All properties are as is and not to be entered until the deed is in the purchaser's possession. Keith O. Wood, Sheriff, Meigs County, Ohio. David J. Demers, Attorney for Plaintiff, 260 Market St, Suite F, New Albany, OH 43054. 7/14/21,7/21/21,7/28/21 �Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9 Better Health Starts With Us. At the Regional Health Center at Pleasant Valley Hospital, we do so much more than treat you or your child when you’re sick. We are here to give preventive care and provide guidance for a healthy lifestyle. We also have the expertise to manage your care if there’s a chronic health need and open doors to specialized services, when and if required. As you look to live your healthiest life, start with one of our experienced primary care providers. Our team welcomes your call or visit today. 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When You Need It Most. OH-70244767 Well Checks, Sick Visits, Walk-In Care and Telehealth Appointments Schedule an Appointment Today at 304.675.4500 �NEWS 10 Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Daily Sentinel Officers visit with children at Farmers’ Market Photos courtesy of Pomeroy Police Department One prize winner is pictured with Pomeroy PD Officer Leif Babb. Local law enforcement are pictured with children at the Meigs County Farmers’ Market. A bicycle was one of the prizes. US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies By Geoff Mulvihill ernments said that full details could be shared within days. That would The yearslong effort by not be the end of the deal though; each state would state and local governments in the U.S. to force have 30 days to decide the pharmaceutical indus- whether to join. And local governments will try to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addic- have five months after that to decide. If governtion and overdose crisis took a major step forward ments don’t opt in, the settlement total would go Tuesday when lawyers down. for local governments “This is a nationwide announced they were on crisis and it could have the verge of a $26 bilbeen and should have lion settlement with the been addressed pernation’s three biggest drug distribution compa- haps by other branches of government,” Paul nies and the drugmaker Geller, one of the lead Johnson & Johnson. lawyers representing Under the deal, Johnson & Johnson would not local governments across the U.S., said in a conferproduce any opioids for ence call with reporters at least a decade. And Tuesday. “But this really AmerisourceBergen, is an example of the use Cardinal Health and McKesson share prescrib- of litigation for fixing a national problem.” ing information under a If approved, the settlenew system intended to ment will likely be the stop the avalanches of pills that arrived in some biggest of many settlements to opioid litigation. regions about a decade While it means billions ago. for lawyers who worked Lawyers for local gov- Associated Press the cases, it is expected to bring more than $23 billion to abatement and mitigation efforts to help get treatment for people who are addicted along with other programs to address the crisis. The money would come in 18 annual payments, with the biggest amounts in the next several years. The deal echoes one that the companies have been pushing, sometimes in public, for two years. Johnson & Johnson reiterated in a statement that it’s prepared to contribute up to $5 billion to the national settlement. “There continues to be progress toward finalizing this agreement and we remain committed to providing certainty for involved parties and critical assistance for families and communities in need,” the company said. “The settlement is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing, and the Company will continue to defend against any litigation that the final agreement does not resolve.” But Cardinal Health declined to comment early Tuesday, and the other distribution companies did not respond to requests for comment. An Associated Press tally finds there have been at least $40 billion in completed or proposed settlements, penalties and fines between governments and the toll of opioids since 2007, not including one between the federal government and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in which most of the $8.3 billion would be waived. 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Unlike with the tobacco settlements reached in the 1990s, governments have agreed to spend money they bring in from opioidrelated settlements to deal with the opioid crisis. In a joint statement, the attorneys general for Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee said the settlement talks with the four companies are “potentially nearing their completion,” and that, “we look forward to bringing much-needed dollars home to our states to help people recover from opioid addiction and to fundamentally change the opioid manufacturing and distributing industries so this never happens again.” But they still have choices ahead on exactly how they do it. “Is it a nice chunk of change?” asked Ryan Hampton, who is in recovery from an opioid addiction and is a Las Vegas-based advocate for policy to address the overdose crisis. “Sure it is. Will it go to where it needs to go? 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