https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/ecb4e161911ee24ccdfc499db151481e.pdf aed61b3849c820451771de4386a8154a PDF Text Text Meigs Health Matters 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 69° 83° 78° A thunderstorm around this afternoon. Partly cloudy tonight. High 87° / Low 66° NEWS s 3 Today’s weather forecast Mason Co. Fair returns WEATHER s 4 RIVER s 10 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 155, Volume 75 Saturday, August 7, 2021 s $2 Summer crisis program continues Staff Report File photo The Meigs County Fair Grandstand will soon be full of fairgoers taking in the entertainment. Meigs Fair entertainment lineup By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com From musical performances to activities on the track, the Meigs County Fair will offer a week full of entertainment. Running Aug. 16-21, the 158th Meigs County Fair will have the theme “Wild West at the Meigs County Fair.” Featured musical entertainment will be a country concert with Julia Neville, followed by headliner Adam Calvert on Wednesday. The concert will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at the Grandstand with Neville to perform at 6:30 p.m. and Calvert at 8 p.m. According to her biography, Nashville recording artist Julia Neville – a local singer from Logan, Ohio with a dream like many to become a country singer. Julia is no stranger to the stage, she has been singing since 8 years old, entertaining audiences all over central Ohio. In September of 2014, Julia was ready to brave the stage again and entered in a karaoke contest in a small town in southern Ohio when someone in the crowd loved what they heard and asked her to sing at the Southern Ohio Opry House in Lucasville, Ohio. Julia immediately captured the hearts of the crowd at the Opry house and the owner of the Opry invited a record label owner from Nashville to come hear Julia sing. In January of 2015, she made the trip to Nashville to record her first song “Six Strings are Hard on Diamond Rings”. The Facebook photo Website photo Adam Calvert Julia Neville song is fantastic and received great reviews in the media. She was awarded “Young Country Single of the Year award” from the NTCMA (National Traditional Country Music Association). While in Nashville, Julia had the opportunity to sing on many stages. Some of those included the famous Tootsie’s, The Full Moon Saloon, Nashville Palace, John A’s and many more. With her career started and See FAIR | 12 DeWine urges vaccination as delta cases surge By Farnoush Amiri Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — After discontinuing his weekly coronavirus briefings, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine returned Friday to the lectern to deliver a dire message of how the state has been split into “two Ohios,” the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, as it battles the surging delta variant. “We’re at a new stage of the pandemic,” the Republican governor said during the briefing. “We truly have two Ohios: one group of people who are safe against this variant and another group of people who unfortunately are not.” The new stage, as DeWine describes, is not a battle unique to Ohio. The state, which took control of the pandemic early on in March 2020, has seen cases and hospitalizations spike after weeks of record lows in May and June. The majority of the cases are of the highly contagious delta variant. The overwhelming majority of the spike is also nearly exclusively among unvaccinated residents, DeWine said. Since Jan. 1, more than 18,600 Ohioans have been hospitalized with COVID-19. Close to 98% of those cases were individuals who were not fully vaccinated, according to state data. “Despite the fact that delta, AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) indeed, is more contagious. It’s more dangerous. It makes people sicker quicker — vaccines are very protective against this virus,” said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer for the Ohio Department of Health. Nearly half of the eligible population in Ohio has received at least the first dose, but the state is nowhere near the 70%-80% vaccination rates seen in areas like New England and California. Even with some small increases following the state’s Vax-A-Million lottery incentive, DeWine and his administration are facing strong resistance to the vaccine, especially among younger residents. Although the case numbers going back in the wrong direction, the recent surge in Ohio has also led to an increase in vaccinations, even in the counties with the lowest rates of inoculation. “In the last several weeks, as Ohioans have seen the spread of the delta variant in their communities, more Ohioans are now getting vaccinated,” DeWine said. “We’ve seen an increase in vaccinations in 85 of our 88 counties in July.” Farnoush Amiri is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Badran joins PVH team Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. 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Dr. Badran is welcoming new patients to his practice at Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 ValPOINT PLEASANT, W.Va. ley Drive, Suite G16, in Point — Pleasant Valley Hospital Pleasant, West Virginia.” (PVH) recently welcomed Sam “I’m grateful that Pleasant Badran, M.D., FACOG, gyneValley Hospital offered me the cologist to its medical staff. opportunity to provide gyneAccording to a news release Badran cological medicine and surgifrom PVH, “Dr. Badran is a cal gynecology and serve women’s fellowship-trained surgical gynecologist experienced in the latest technol- healthcare needs,” Dr. Badran said. “My wife and I are excited to live and ogy of small incision, laparoscopic work in Point Pleasant where our surgeries for women. He also prochildren Mais and Yazin will learn vides comprehensive gynecological care to women at all stages of life, See BADRAN | 12 from puberty to after menopause. Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency ‘s 2021 Emergency Summer Crisis Program will continue through Sept. 30 or until the funds are depleted. “Our first priority is assisting with electric bill, (AEP and BREC), and A/C repair. We also have air conditioners and fan’s this year and those wishing to receive an air conditioner or fan, must have an appointment and cannot have received one in the last 3 years,” stated GMCAA in a news release. The news release continued: Eligible persons may call at any time, 24 hours a day/7 days a week, to make an appointment for emergency help and air conditioners. Appointments can be made by calling the toll free number at 740444-4371 or online at https://capappointments. com. Listen to the entire prompt menu and write down your confirmation number that comes at the end of the message. Without the confirmation number you will not have an appointment set. All appointments are done by phone interviews at this time due to the COVID19 virus. Drop boxes are located at the Cheshire office and all documents needed for your appointment should be put into an envelope with your name on it and dropped off. There are no face to face interviews done in the office at this time. Eligible applicants can be assisted in two ways: (1) An income eligible household member over 60, or an individual under 60 that has a current qualifying (Chronic) medical condition/breathing disorder, (ex: lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or asthma) or anyone that has been diagnosed with COVID-19 will be eligible for a current bill, and/or air conditioner and fans. Individuals will be required to have a required medical form on your appointment day, which can be picked up at our Gallipolis and Middleport offices and taken to your medical doctor before your appointment) (2) An income eligible household where the household utility bill is in disconnect requires no medical statement and if eligible we will help with your disconnect and air conditioner and /or fans. Pipp customers are eligible this year if in disconnect only. The income eligible household may receive one payment for electric bill up to the current bill or be a first PIPP Plus customer, or be in PIPP default, not to exceed See PROGRAM | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, August 7, 2021 OBITUARIES LOUISE D. SAGER COLUMBUS — Louise D. Sager, age 93, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 from 4-7 p.m. at Heart and Hope by Schoedinger, 3030 West Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43204 where funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, at 11 a.m. Pastor Kevin Orr officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Ohio. Please visit www.heartandhope.com for full obituary. SHANNON DAWN NICKELS GALLIPOLIS — Shannon Dawn Nickels, 44, Gallipolis, departed this life on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was born November 1, 1976 in Point Pleasant, W.Va., the daughter of Lisa Jean Craig and the late Dennis Barker. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandparents Oma Willis, Frank and Linda Shoemaker, and John and Maxine Barker. Shannon graduated from Marshall University on May 10, 2014 with a degree in Science of Nursing and received her Pin from St. Mary’s Center for Education School of Nursing, School of Respiratory Care. She worked as an RN and loved helping others, she enjoyed shopping, spending the day at the beach, and she had a small obsession with “Beauty and the Beast.” Most of all, she loved her family and spending time with them. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband Robbie Nickels; two daughters, Alexis and Zoe Nickels; one sister, Elizabeth (Dennis) Workman; three brothers, Steven (Nikki) Davis, Aj (Katie) Tristan, Adam (Stormy) Tristan; many nieces and nephews, Caleb (Madison) Workman, Sidney Workman, Levi Rafferty, Clayton, Jacob, Hayley Hannan, Lillian Davis and one great niece Riley Paige Workman; and a host of special in-laws, Joyce, Bobby, Kristina, Tressel, Hayes, Roger and Dremela Nickels and Anna Marie and Ava Presley Cantrell. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at River City Fellowship, Gallipolis, with John O’Brien officiating. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEF Road closures, construction GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Lewis Road will be closed between State Route 218 and Little Bullskin Road from Tuesday, Aug. 10 to Aug. 17, weather permitting, for slip repair. Local traffic will need to use other County roads as a detour. MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Road 2, Briar Ridge Road, in Salem Township will be closed to traffic for approximately two weeks beginning Monday, Aug. 2. County crews will be working on a culvert replacement between State Route 325 and Goff Road, T-45. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces the following road closures due to emergency bridge replacement: Carter Road will be closed between Little Bullskin Road and Lincoln Pike Road starting Aug. 9 and ending Aug. 24, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other county roads as detours. BIDWELL — SR 160/554 roundabout construction. A roundabout construction project begins on July 26 at the intersection of SR 160 and SR 554. From July 26-Sept. 6, SR 554 will be closed between SR 160 and Porter Road. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 through Cheshire to SR 735 to U.S. 35 to SR 160 to SR 554. Beginning July 26, one lane of SR 160 will be closed and temporary traffic signals will be in place between Homewood Drive and Porter Road. Estimated completion: Oct. 1, 2021 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 — SR 141 is closed between Dan Jones Road (County Road 28) and Redbud Hill Road (Township Road 462) for a bridge deck replacement project. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 to SR 588 to SR 325 to SR 141. Estimated completion: Aug. 23. GALLIA COUNTY — A culvert replacement project starts on July 26 on SR 233, between Dry Ridge Road (County Road 70) and Pumpkintown Road (County Road 66). One lane will be closed. Temporary traffic signals and a 12 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Aug. 5. 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. MEIGS COUNTY — A landslide repair and culvert replacement project begins on August 2 on SR 681, between U.S. 33 and SR 7. The road will be closed. Estimated completion: Aug. 6. 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. 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None have said they’ll oppose the budget measure, which the Senate seems likely to approve after its expected passage of a smaller, bipartisan infrastructure package as soon as Saturday. The backing of every Democrat in the 50-50 Senate, plus the tiebreaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris, will be needed to approve the budget over likely solid Republican opposition. Its passage must occur before lawmakers can write the huge follow-up bill, probably this fall, that would carry their specific spending and tax plans through the narrowly divided Congress. Progressives are passionate about the $3.5 trillion social and environmental package. Moderates strongly back the separate $1 trillion measure financing highway, water and other i nfrastructure projects. Democrats of all stripes know that rejecting the budget would mark a quick derailment of Biden’s defining domestic priorities, a stunning, self-inflicted include an extension of the recently expanded child tax credit; free pre-kindergarten and community college; new dental, eye and hearing benefits under Medicare; bolstered housing and home health care and efforts to fight climate change by encouraging clean energy. Another influential J. Scott Applewhite | AP file Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., whose West Virginia home state progressive and former relies heavily on energy production and mining, says he isn’t presidential contender, “making any promises” about whether he’ll back the $3.5 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, trillion spending bill this fall. D-Mass., is also taking a majority, circumventing conciliatory approach. political blow. Their “No one’s going to get a Republican filibuster broad support for the everything they want,” that would require 60 fiscal blueprint undershe said this week. votes to overcome. The scores that each of the “But we Democrats are budget itself cannot be party’s two competing all rowing in the same wings knows it needs the filibustered. direction.” It’s unclear when the other’s backing to enact From the opposite end House will take up the its top priority. of the party’s spectrum, budget. Asked if his party’s the centrist Manchin Sanders, I-Vt., chairfactions faced the politisaid that “out of respect man of the Senate cal version of “mutually assured destruction,” lib- Budget Committee, this for my colleagues” he eral Sen. Sheldon White- week made the progres- will vote for the budget. sives’ case for the budget Also flashing a green house of Rhode Island, blueprint he helped craft. light — for now — is said, “I think it’s a mutuHe said it was time to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema ally assured improvement of Arizona, a moderate situation for the American help working- and middle-class people, “needs who helped write the people, if we can pull it that have been neglected bipartisan infrastructure off.” The Cold War tenet compromise. for decades.” He said helped prevent the U.S. “While I support the measure’s initiatives and the U.S.S.R. from beginning this process, would be paid for by launching nuclear weapI do not support a bill ending the “obscenity” ons at each other. that costs $3.5 trillion,” The Democrats’ rallying of allowing some rich she said. Her statement people to escape paybehind the budget also suggested she’d back the illustrates another calcula- ing federal income tax, budget and was leaving tion: They know the battle boosting levies on the herself flexibility to fight wealthy and on big corthat counts most will later about spending porations. come in autumn. amounts. He mocked spaceThat’s when, with “This starts the protraveling billionaires almost no margin for cess,” said Sen. Mark error, they’ll try translat- Jeff Bezos and Richard Warner of Virginia, a Branson without naming the budget’s broad moderate who helped ing them, saying they guidelines into the craft the bipartisan seem “increasingly expansive, $3.5 trillion, unconcerned about what infrastructure bill and is 10-year package of spean influential voice on happens here on Earth cific spending and tax Sanders’ Budget Combecause they’re off in provisions. Besides the mittee. While he said he outer space.” evenly divided Senate, And in what seemed a had no guarantees about Democrats narrowly runhow moderates would plea for pragmatism by ning the 435-member vote on the budget, his fellow progressives, House will be able to Warner said hopes that lose no more than three Sanders acknowledged the U.S. might curb the that the measure falls votes to prevail. short of some of his per- pandemic make it time Significantly, budget passage would let Demo- sonal goals but would be for “a fresh debate about what the social contract “a major step forward.” crats move that huge ought to look like in this Sanders has said his follow-up bill through country.” budget’s proposals will the Senate by a simple TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2021. There are 146 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On August 7, 1998, terrorist bombs at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. On this date In 1782, Gen. George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and noncommissioned officers. In 1789, the U.S. Department of War was established by Congress. In 1942, U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. (Japanese forces abandoned the island the following February.) In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces. In 1971, the Apollo 15 moon mission ended successfully as its command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. In 1989, a plane carrying U.S. Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, and 14 others disappeared over Ethiopia. (The wreckage of the plane was found six days later; there were no survivors.) In 1990, President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq. In 2000, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore selected Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman as his running mate; Lieberman became the first Jewish candidate on a major party’s presidential ticket. In 2008, A U.S. military jury at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base gave Osama bin Laden’s driver a surprisingly light 5-1/2-year sentence for aiding terrorism, making him eligible for parole in just five months. (The U.S. later transferred Salim Hamdan to his home country of Yemen, which released him in January 2009.) In 2010, Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2012, Jared Lee Loughner agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison, accepting that he went on a deadly shooting rampage at an Arizona political gathering in 2011 and sparing the victims a lengthy, possibly traumatic deathpenalty trial. In 2015, Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was spared the death penalty in favor of life in prison after a jury in Centennial failed to agree on whether he should be executed for his murderous attack on a packed movie premiere that left 12 people dead. Ten years ago: The Treasury Department announced that Secretary Timothy Geithner had told President Barack Obama he would remain on the job, ending speculation he would leave the administration. Former New York Governor Hugh Carey, 92, died on Shelter Island, New York. Former Oregon Governor and U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, 89, died in Portland. Five years ago: An accident on a 17-story waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy. Jim Furyk became the first golfer to shoot a 58 in PGA Tour history during the Travelers Championship in Connecticut with a 12-under 58 in the final round. (Furyk finished tied for fifth at 11 under, three strokes behind winner Russell Knox.) At the Rio Games, U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky crushed her own world record in the 400 freestyle with a time of 3:56.46. One year ago: Thousands of bikers poured into the small South Dakota town of Sturgis for the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally despite fears that it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak. (Federal health officials later said the rally led to dozens of coronavirus cases in neighboring Minnesota; the Associated Press found that at least 290 people in 12 states tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the rally.) The military recovered the bodies of seven Marines and a Navy sailor who’d been killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast; another Marine had died after being rescued. Today’s Birthdays: Gospel singer Ben Moore is 80. Singer Lana Cantrell is 78. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller is 77. Actor John Glover is 77. Actor David Rasche is 77. Former diplomat, talk show host and activist Alan Keyes is 71. Country singer Rodney Crowell is 71. Actor Caroline Aaron is 69. Comedian Alexei Sayle is 69. Actor Wayne Knight is 66. Rock singer Bruce Dickinson is 63. Marathon runner Alberto Salazar is 63. Actor David Duchovny is 61. Country musician Michael Mahler (Wild Horses) is 60. Actor Delane Matthews is 60. Actor Harold Perrineau is 58. Jazz musician Marcus Roberts is 58. Country singer Raul Malo is 56. Actor David Mann is 55. Actor Charlotte Lewis is 54. Actor Sydney Penny is 50. Actor Greg Serano is 49. Actor Michael Shannon is 47. Actor Charlize Theron is 46. Rock musician Barry Kerch is 45. Actor Eric Johnson is 42. Actor Randy Wayne is 40. Actor-writer Brit Marling is 39. NHL center Sidney Crosby is 34. MLB All-Star Mike Trout is 30. Actor Liam James is 25. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, August 7, 2021 3 Breastfeeding Awareness Week The Meigs County Health Department’s (MCHD) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program joined the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) in celebrating Breastfeeding Awareness Week on Aug. 1-7. WABA, which is a global network committed to the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding worldwide, was formed on Feb. 14, 1991. This year’s WABA slogan is “Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet.” The objectives are to inform people about the connection between breastfeeding and the environment/climate change; anchor breastfeeding as a climate-smart decision; engage with individuals and organizations for greater impact; incite action on improving the health of the planet and people through breastfeeding. Climate change and environmental deterioration are some of the challenges associated with food production systems and consumption patterns. ated by formula WIC is a nutrimanufacturing tion education and packaging, program for feeding breast pregnant women, milk generates infants, and less waste and children up to uses fewer natural the age of five. Although WIC Meigs Health resources. During Breastoffers formula to Matters feeding Awareparticipants, it is, Amber ness Week, in fact, a breastEvans MCHD WIC staff feeding organizamembers visited tion. The Ohio WIC program is devoted Holzer Medical Center and O’Bleness Memorial to help make breastfeeding the cultural standard Hospital to deliver goody baskets for new mothers. for infants. WIC offers education and support to As the Meigs County WIC Breastfeeding Peer women to facilitate eduHelper, I am responsible cated feeding decisions for providing information while supporting the to pregnant and breastmother in her choice. feeding women; making Breastfeeding is the referrals following policy most natural and ecoand protocols; assisting logical way to feed your with WIC breastfeeding baby. There are no risks activities. I have ongoing of preservatives or contamination in breast milk. contact with pregnant or Feeding straight from the breastfeeding WIC particbreast reduces waste and ipants at the clinic, on the saves energy. Using breast telephone (in the clinic or at home as required) pumps requires extra or by mail. I offer inforaccessories and storage mation to participants products; however, it is about positioning and more earth-friendly than latch-on; how to tell if formula. Most of these accessories/products are baby is getting enough; how to make milk; norreusable and, when you mal infant behavior; consider the waste cre- how to return to work or school; how to wean. I also make referrals to the Lactation Consultant or other healthcare professionals as necessary and when appropriate; complete documentation on all nursing mothers; assist with group classes; conduct breastfeeding support meeting; issue breast pumps; assist the Lactation Consultants with home visits; serve as a breastfeeding resource person to WIC staff; maintain equipment and supplies necessary for the job; assist with clinic and health fair displays. To see if you are eligible for WIC, call (740) 992-0392 (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.). Any woman who is breastfeeding or who is interested in breastfeeding that is not enrolled in WIC can call or text me at (740) 444-3449. Our staff can help answer any breastfeeding questions or concerns. Amber Evans is the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Helper at the Meigs County Health Department Ohio AG rejects language in legal marijuana petition COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected summary language in a petition to legalize marijuana use and sales in the state. Attorney General Dave Yost on Thursday listed seven deficiencies in the petition filed by a group called Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. Among the technical problems cited in the summary language was that the petition fails to inform signers of the measure’s “character and limitations.” The group was told to review the summary to make sure it “accurately captures the proposed statute’s definitions, contents and purpose” before resubmitting. The coalition needs to gather 133,000 valid signatures to submit the proposed state law to the Ohio Legislature, which will have four months to act. If it does not, the measure allowing adults 21 and older to buy, possess and grow marijuana would not be placed on the Ohio ballot. The group wants to make it legal for adults 21 and older to buy and possess 2.5 ounces (71 grams) of marijuana and grow as many as six plants inside their homes. Medical marijuana dispensaries, processors and cultivators could seek licenses for recreational marijuana and have exclusive rights for two years under the proposed law. Group spokesman attorney Tom Haren has said there is bipartisan support for recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio. The Legislature legalized medical marijuana in 2016. Ohio’s first dispensaries opened in January 2019. Ohio redistricting panel cites Census data lag for inaction By Julie Carr Smyth that lasted about 7 minutes. That included administration of oaths to its members: DeWine; Secretary of State Frank COLUMBUS, Ohio — The closely watched panel pivotal to LaRose and Auditor Keith redrawing Ohio’s congressional Faber, both Republicans; Senand legislative districts kicked ate President Matt Huffman and House Speaker Bob Cupp, off with a whimper Friday, with officials pointing again to also Republicans; and state delayed release of 2020 Census Sen. Vernon Sykes and House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, figures even as the clock on their September deadlines con- both Akron Democrats as well as father and daughter. tinues ticking. “It’s going to take awhile Republican Gov. Mike DeWine convened the high-powered to do this redistricting process,” said Cupp, who DeWine Ohio Redistricting Commisappointed co-chair alongside sion for a Statehouse hearing Associated Press Vernon Sykes. “We don’t have the data yet and the time is very tight.” Ohio is using a new redistricting process for the first time this year that was approved by voters through state ballot issues in 2015 and 2018. The new system, which is meant to fight partisan gerrymandering, requires the independent commission to finish redrawing legislative districts by Sept. 1. It sets a Sept. 30 deadline for the General Assembly to complete a new map of the state’s congressional districts, which will be reduced from 16 to 15 as a result of lagging population growth. The U.S. Census Bureau now says it anticipates detailed population data to arrive in the states Thursday — four days sooner than most recently expected but still more than four months after the April 1 date on which it normally arrives, due to the impact of the coronavirus. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost helped expedite the national timeline for release of the data with a lawsuit, which alleged the delay threatened Ohio’s ability to meet redistricting deadlines approved by voters and set in its state Constitution. Asked about the chances of meeting the Sept. 1 deadline, Vernon Sykes said, “With the Census data being received four days earlier, we’re more than apt to do that than we were before — but, still, it is a challenge.” Cupp said he would prefer See CENSUS | 4 Pleasant Valley Hospital welcomes Matthew Thompson, MD Opthalmologist Introducing Robert Bowers, MD Accepting New Patients | 304.343.3937 | Call Now! 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From page 3 the congressional map to be decided through a bipartisan vote of the General Assembly, rather than having to come to the commission for resolution, as the new process provides. The one announcement to come from Friday’s meeting was that nine public meetings will be held around Ohio in the near future to gather public input on the process, but Cupp could provide neither dates nor locations. He said details would be finalized soon. The lack of detail continued to frustrate voting rights organizations, which have called for months for the panel to get started on its work and even sued in one case alleging behind-the-scenes meetings among state lawmakers don’t meet the Constitution’s transparency requirement. “There’s more that we don’t know than we do, which is really problematic when we’re right upon mapmaking,” Ohio League of Women Voters Executive Director Jen Miller lamented in a press briefing Thursday. She said the public already should understand how Census data will be set up, cleaned and provided to the public and the process for advocacy groups and average citizens to submit their own maps. Miller said the panel also could already have gathered testimony from experts in geographic information system mapping software, political science and other relevant fields. Saturday, Aug. 7 POMEROY — Tech Class: Windows Basics at the Pomeroy Library. Call to register: 740-992-5813. GALLIPOLIS — The Board of trustees of the Dr. Samuel L Bossard Memorial Library regular monthly meeting, 5 p.m., at the library. GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 will hold a family dinner at 6 p.m., at the post home on 3rd Ave., all members and public are welcome. TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will meet at 7 p.m. at the district office. POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library. Informal jam session, bring your instruments or come to listen. 6 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health Meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, which is located at 112 85° 64° 86° 66° 102° in 1918 48° in 1957 (in inches) 0.00 0.04 0.85 33.60 29.18 SUN & MOON 2 PM Sun. 6:36 a.m. 8:32 p.m. 6:21 a.m. 9:05 p.m. Last Aug 8 Aug 15 Aug 22 Aug 30 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Minor 5:41p 6:31p 7:22p 8:14p 9:06p 9:59p 10:53p WEATHER HISTORY Philadelphia, Pa., had a high temperature of 106 degrees on Aug. 7, 1918. This mark was not matched until 1936 and has yet to reach that high again. SUNDAY MARIETTA — Buckeye Hills - Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. in the Buckeye Hills office at 1400 Pike Street in Marietta, Ohio. GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson Counties, will meet at 2 p.m. at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160, Gallipolis. Members are asked to follow all CDC guidelines. Monday, Aug. 23 Tuesday, Aug. 24 POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library. Informal jam session, bring your instruments or come to listen. 6 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Community yard sales GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis will hold its annual Community Yard Sale Saturday, Aug. 21 in the Gallipolis City Park from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., according to a news release from the city. There will be no rain date. A non-refundable permit fee of $10 for each section will be charged for this event. Participants must preregister at the Assistant City Treasurer /City Manager’s office at the Gallipolis City Building 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio and pick your location. Applications will be taken starting Monday, Aug. 2. For more information call the Gallipolis Municipal Building at 740441-6003 ext. 522 or go to the City’s website at cityofgallipolis.com under Code Enforcement. MONDAY 88° 69° 69° 83° 78° A thunderstorm around this afternoon. Partly cloudy tonight. High 87° / Low 66° 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Low Moderate High Moderate High Very High AIR QUALITY 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 13.29 +0.82 Marietta 34 16.17 +0.51 Parkersburg 36 21.67 +0.42 Belleville 35 13.13 +0.32 Racine 41 12.87 -0.06 Point Pleasant 40 25.55 +0.43 Gallipolis 50 13.25 +0.01 Huntington 50 25.12 -0.18 Ashland 52 33.72 -0.37 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.42 -0.09 Portsmouth 50 15.70 -0.20 Maysville 50 33.70 -0.40 Meldahl Dam 51 13.50 -0.80 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 95° 70° Variable clouds, a stray t-storm; hot Some sun with t-storms possible; humid Marietta 90/66 Belpre 88/66 Athens 89/66 87° 67° Humid with a thunderstorm possible Today St. Marys 88/66 Parkersburg 85/65 Coolville 89/66 Elizabeth 87/66 Spencer 83/66 Buffalo 84/67 Milton 85/68 St. Albans 84/67 Huntington 83/66 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 69/54 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 72/58 10s 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 83/63 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Chihuahua Ice 88/65 Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front FRIDAY 86° 66° Partly sunny, hot and humid Murray City 88/66 Ironton 86/68 Ashland 85/68 Grayson 84/68 THURSDAY 91° 67° Wilkesville 86/65 POMEROY Jackson 87/65 86/66 Ravenswood Rio Grande 88/68 87/67 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 86/69 GALLIPOLIS 87/66 85/67 86/68 South Shore Greenup 85/68 86/68 62 300 Portsmouth 86/68 WEDNESDAY NATIONAL CITIES Logan 88/66 McArthur 88/66 Lucasville 86/67 Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 89/68 Very High Primary: other Mold: 1440 95° 70° Adelphi 88/67 Waverly 86/67 Pollen: 5 TUESDAY Sunny to partly cloudy Partly sunny, hot and and humid humid 4 Low Major 11:54p 12:44p 1:10p 2:02p 2:54p 3:47p 4:41p POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Commissioners will not be held. The meeting will be rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. POMEROY — The Meigs County Courthouse and related offices will close at noon as is tradition on the Thursday of the Meigs County Fair. 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. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Primary: cladosporium, other MOON PHASES Minor 5:14a 6:05a 6:57a 7:50a 8:43a 9:36a 10:29a GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette, The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and Auxiliary E-Board members will have a Joint E-Board meeting, 5 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, all E- Board members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 will meet right after the Joint E-Board Meeting at 6 p.m., all members are urged to attend. POMEROY — Chess Night at the Pome- BIDWELL — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank & Regional Kitchen 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. Major 11:28a 12:18p 12:45a 1:38a 2:31a 3:24a 4:17a Thursday, Aug. 19 POMEROY — Tech Class: Smartphone 101 at the Pomeroy Library. Call to register: 740-992-5813. RUTLAND — The Meigs County Commissioners will hold a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. at the Rutland Civic Center regarding the upcoming sewer project in the village. Monday, Aug. 16 Free meals for Gallia kids Temperature Full GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 will meet 6 p.m., at the post home on 3rd. Ave., all members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Auxiliary will meet 6 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, all members are urged to attend. Friday. Aug. 20 RACINE — The 111th annual Curtis family reunion of Meigs County will take place at 12:30 p.m. at Star Mill Park in Racine. All family and friends are welcome. Bring a- covered dish for the picnic. For questions call 740-992-7874. RIO GRANDE — Saturday, Aug. 14 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., the Village of Rio Grande and its Memorial Association will host its 150th Bean Dinner at the University of Rio Grande Bob Evans Shelter House. Food, musical entertainment, Civil War displays and lectures, etc. All veterans and all who “serve and sacrifice” are admitted free of charge. Admission prices for the general public are: 10 years of age and older, $4; 9 years of age and under are admitted free. Attendees may take beans home for an additional fee of $5 per bucket. More on the event in an upcoming edition of the Tribune. AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ First Thursday, Aug. 12 Rio Bean Dinner set HEALTH TODAY New GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will meet 5:30 p.m. for the regular monthly board meeting, Ohio Valley Bank on the Square, 360 Second Ave., Gallipolis, a joint Board training with area Boards of Education will be held from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., call the ESC office at 740-245-0593 for further information. 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. Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Wednesday, Aug. 11 GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS ALMANAC Today 6:35 a.m. 8:33 p.m. 5:17 a.m. 8:28 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 Sunday, Aug. 15 Tuesday, Aug. 10 WEATHER 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date roy Library at 5:30 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Retired Teachers will meet at noon at Courtside Restaurant in Gallipolis, all retirees are BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township welcome. trustees will hold their regular monthly SYRACUSE — End of Summer Reading meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford townhall. Pool Party; Meigs County London Pool, GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post Syracuse. Free and open to all. 6-8 p.m. #141 will meet 5 p.m., at the post home WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste on Liberty Ave., all members are urged to Management District Board of Directors attend. will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district office in GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet right after the DAV meeting at 6 p.m. on Wellston. Liberty Ave., all members are urged to attend. 8 AM Precipitation E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. A proposed meeting agenda is located at www. meigs-health.com. Monday, Aug. 9 TODAY High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Ohio Valley Publishing Clendenin 84/66 Charleston 82/65 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 84/64 Montreal 84/64 Billings 91/65 Minneapolis 81/70 Chicago 87/73 Denver 89/62 Toronto 82/67 Detroit 84/70 New York 86/72 Washington 83/69 Kansas City 93/76 Sun. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 95/66/s 95/69/s Anchorage 63/53/c 59/54/sh Atlanta 88/71/t 90/72/pc Atlantic City 78/67/t 76/70/pc Baltimore 84/65/t 89/69/pc Billings 91/65/s 93/57/pc Boise 91/65/s 84/54/s Boston 88/72/pc 82/67/t Charleston, WV 82/65/t 89/66/s Charlotte 85/67/t 90/71/s Cheyenne 80/57/s 90/58/s Chicago 87/73/t 90/72/t Cincinnati 87/69/s 90/70/s Cleveland 84/66/t 86/70/pc Columbus 87/68/pc 89/70/pc Dallas 96/78/s 96/78/s Denver 89/62/s 97/65/pc Des Moines 89/72/t 87/73/t Detroit 84/70/t 89/72/pc Honolulu 87/75/pc 87/75/pc Houston 94/78/t 95/78/pc Indianapolis 86/70/t 90/73/pc Kansas City 93/76/pc 91/79/t Las Vegas 107/83/s 106/83/s Little Rock 93/74/s 93/77/t Los Angeles 83/63/pc 81/63/pc Louisville 91/72/s 92/73/s Miami 90/80/t 90/79/t Minneapolis 81/70/t 82/69/t Nashville 90/70/t 93/73/s New Orleans 91/78/t 92/78/t New York City 86/72/pc 84/71/t Oklahoma City 94/75/s 93/75/s Orlando 91/76/t 90/76/t Philadelphia 87/69/pc 88/71/pc Phoenix 108/87/pc 106/86/pc Pittsburgh 86/66/t 86/67/pc Portland, ME 83/67/pc 78/62/t Raleigh 79/66/r 87/70/pc Richmond 74/65/r 87/70/pc St. Louis 94/76/s 93/76/pc Salt Lake City 89/69/s 98/68/s San Francisco 72/58/s 69/57/pc Seattle 69/54/c 74/55/c Washington, DC 83/69/t 87/72/pc EXTREMES FRIDAY National for the 48 contiguous states High Low Atlanta 88/71 El Paso 99/76 Global High Low Houston 94/78 Monterrey 91/72 106° in Needles, CA 34° in Mammoth Lakes, CA Miami 90/80 122° in Dammam, Saudi Arabia 19° in Sutherland, South Africa Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, August 7, 2021 5 Capitol rioters enter 1st guilty pleas to assaulting police By Michael Kunzelman Associated Press A New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man on Friday became the first people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the deadly siege. The pair of plea deals with federal prosecutors could be a benchmark for dozens of other cases in which Capitol rioters are charged with attacking police as part of an effort to halt the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory. An attorney for Scott Kevin Fairlamb, a 44-yearold former mixed martial arts fighter who owned Fairlamb Fit gym in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, said prosecutors are seeking a sentencing guideline range of about 3 1/2 to 4 1/4 years in prison. But the judge isn’t bound by that recommendation. Later on Friday, the same judge in Washington, D.C., ordered Devlyn Thompson to be jailed in Seattle after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon, a baton. Thompson, 28, of Puyallup, Washington, had been free since his participation in the Capitol riot. The pleas come less than two weeks after a group of police officers testified at a congressional hearing about their harrowing confrontations with the mob of insurrectionists. Five officers who were at the Capitol that day have died, four of them by suicide. The Justice Department has said that rioters assaulted approximately 140 police officers on Jan. 6. About 80 of them were U.S. Jon Elswick | AP This affidavit from the FBI supports the arrest warrant for Scott Kevin Fairlamb, a New Jersey gym owner who is the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors say Fairlamb was one of the very first rioters to breach the Capitol. Capitol Police officers and about 60 were from the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department. Fairlamb, whose brother is a U.S. Secret Service agent, was one of the very first people to breach the Capitol after other rioters smashed windows using riot shields and kicked out a locked door, according to federal prosecutors. After leaving the building, Fairlamb harassed a line of police officers, shouting in their faces and blocking their progress through the mob, prosecutors wrote in a court filing. A video showed him holding a collapsible baton and shouting, and shouting, “What (do) patriots do? We f——— disarm them and then we storm the f——— Capitol!” Assistant U.S. Attorney Tejpal Chawla said Thompson was on the front lines of the most violent clashes that day, in a tunnel at the Capitol. “This is one of the largest domestic terrorism events in U.S. history, where a group of individuals attacked the citadel of our constitutional democracy in an effort to overthrow the valid election results of the president of the United States,” Chawla said. Thomas Durkin, one of Thompson’s attorneys, said Jan. 6 was a “horrible, horrible event” but disputed the prosecutor’s characterization of the attack. “I think it’s dangerous to start throwing around ‘domestic terrorism’ in circumstances like this,” he said. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth set a sentencing date of Sept. 27 for both Thompson and Fairlamb, who has been jailed since his Jan. 22 arrest at his home in Stockholm, New Jersey. Thompson wasn’t arrested after he was charged last month with one count of assaulting a Metropolitan Police officer. His attorneys said in a court filing that he has autism spectrum disorder. They cited that as a reason for keeping him out of jail while awaiting sentencing. It wasn’t immediately clear what prosecutors estimate the sentencing guidelines should be for Thompson’s case. Fairlamb’s lawyer, Harley Breite, said he will ask the judge for a sentence below the government’s recommended guidelines. Fairlamb’s involvement in the riot has “eviscerated large parts of his life,” his attorney said. “He has lost his business. The mortgage on his home where he lives with his wife is in peril. And he has been publicly disgraced,” Breite said during an interview after Friday’s remote hearing. Breite said his client wanted to “pay the price for what he had done and then move on with his life.” “It wasn’t so much about the deal. It was about his desire to own up to what he had done, make himself a better person for the future and move on,” the lawyer added. Fairlamb pleaded guilty to two counts, obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department officer. The counts carry a maximum of more than 20 years in prison. Another video captured Fairlamb shoving and punching a police officer in the head after he left the Capitol, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. “As a former MMA fighter, the defendant was well aware of the injury he could have inflicted on (the officer),” prosecutors wrote. “His actions and words on that day all indicate a specific intent to obstruct a congressional proceeding through fear, intimidation, and violence, including violence against uniformed police officers.” Fairlamb’s brother was one of the Secret Service agents assigned to protect first lady Michelle Obama, Breite said. Fairlamb’s social media accounts indicated that he subscribed to the QAnon conspiracy theory and promoted a bogus claim that former President Donald Trump would become the first president of “the new Republic” on March 4, prosecutors wrote. QAnon has centered on the baseless belief that Trump was fighting against a cabal of Satan-worshipping, child sex trafficking cannibals, including “deep state” enemies, prominent Democrats and Hollywood elites. The rioters believed Trump’s lies that he was robbed of a second term because of massive voter fraud nationwide. In fact, claims of massive fraud have been refuted by numerous judges, state election officials and even Trump’s own administration. On July 27, a House panel investigating the deadly riot heard emotional testimony from four police officers who tried to defend the Capitol when the mob of Trump supporters stormed the building. At least nine people who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6 died during or after the rioting, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who collapsed after he was sprayed by rioters with a chemical irritant. Four other police officers have died by suicide, including two Metropolitan Police officers who were found dead within the past month. Police shot and killed a woman, Ashli Babbitt, who was part of a group of people trying to beat down the doors of the House chamber. Three other Trump supporters who died had suffered medical emergencies. More than 560 people have been charged with federal crimes, and authorities are still searching for hundreds more. At least 165 defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or Capitol employees, including more than 50 people charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer, the Justice Department said in July. Fairlamb and Thompson are at least the 32nd and 33rd defendants to plead guilty. Most of the others have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, including parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. United Airlines will require US employees to be vaccinated By David Koenig AP Airlines Writer United Airlines will require employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, perhaps sooner, joining a rising number of big corporations that are responding to a surge in virus cases. Company leaders called it a matter of safety and cited “incredibly compelling” evidence of the effectiveness of the vaccines. “We know some of you will disagree with this decision to require the vaccine for all United employees,” CEO Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart told employees Friday. But, they added, “the facts are crystal clear: everyone is safer when everyone is vaccinated.” United, which has 67,000 employees in the United States, is the first major U.S. airline to announce it will require vaccination for workers. The airline has been requiring vaccination of new hires since mid-June. Unvaccinated workers are required to wear face masks at company offices. The Chicago-based airline estimates that up to 90% of its pilots and close to 80% of its flight attendants are already vaccinated. They get incentives to do so. A United executive said the airline has no plans to require that passengers be vaccinated, calling that a government decision. The CEOs of Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have similarly ruled out a mandate for passengers. United told U.S. employees Friday that they will need to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 25 or five weeks after the Food and Drug Administration grants full approval to any one vaccine — whichever date comes first. So far, the FDA has only granted emergencyuse approval of the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Full approval of the Pfizer vaccine is expected soon, according to published reports. Each employee will have to send an image of their vaccine card to the company. 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The bronze medal, Felix’s 10th Olympic medal, broke a tie with Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, and matches Carl Lewis, who was alone as the most decorated U.S. athlete in track. TOKYO — She describes herself as “old.” She concedes she wasn’t sure she’d make it this far. There were times, though, when “making it” had nothing to do with the Olympics and everything to do with simply climbing out of her hospital bed. No wonder Allyson Felix came to these, her last Olympics, with little fear of losing. And it shouldn’t surprise anyone by now to learn that instead, on Friday night, she won. Not the gold medal in the women’s 400 meters. But a bronze that might wind up taking center stage in her trophy case. It is medal No. 10, the one that put her all alone at the top of the record book. On a humid, sticky evening filled with anticipation, Felix — the sprinter, turned mom, turned advocate, turned realist — became the most decorated female track athlete in the history of the Olympics. The 35-year-old was beaming as she strode through the bottom of the stadium — the new bronze medal standing out against her white, “USA” sweat suit. “A lot of times, I have tied my own work to what happens in these championships,” she said. “And I didn’t want to do that this time. I’ve been through too much. I always run for gold. But I just wanted to have joy no matter what happened tonight.” Felix’s 10th Olympic medal broke a tie with Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, and matches Carl Lewis, who was alone as the most decorated U.S. athlete in track. Felix could surpass Lewis on Saturday, when she is expected to be part of the U.S. 4x400 relay. Paavo Nurmi of Finland holds the all-time mark with 12 medals from 1920-28. Felix started Friday’s race from the loneliest spot on the track: Lane 9, on the outside, with a phalanx of sprinters — each one younger, each one perhaps wondering if they could be the “Next Allyson Felix” — behind her where she could not see them. Felix hasn’t spent much time over her storied career, one that spans five Olympics and the better part of two decades, running from Lane 9. It’s where the underdogs line up. Peoples-Jones saying little, but is the talk of Browns camp By Tom Withers AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio — There’s a wide receiver at Browns training camp making leaping catches, headlines and everyone notices his play. And it’s not Odell Beckham Jr. Donovan Peoples-Jones has been Cleveland’s most impressive offensive player so far this summer, taking advantage of Beckham being out while he recovers from knee surgery to make a name for himself. He’s the talk of camp, but Peoples-Jones isn’t much of a talker or self-promoter. “I feel pretty good,” he said Friday with one of the many short and direct answers he gave during an interview following the pre-practice walkthrough. With Beckham being held out of team drills to this point, Peoples-Jones is taking advantage of getting extra snaps with Cleveland’s first unit and has emerged as another playmaker on an offense with no shortage of them. On Wednesday, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound PeoplesJones had the day’s best play. He beat cornerback A.J. Green with a double move on a sideline route, snagged a pass from Baker Mayfield in stride and went 70 yards for a touchdown pass while firing up Browns fans on hand to see a team with Super Bowl hype. A sixth-round pick in 2020 after completing an unsatisfying stint at Michigan despite being a highly touted recruit, Peoples-Jones had just 14 catches for 304 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie. But one of them came after Beckham suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Week 7 at Cincinnati. The Browns needed him to step up and he did, catching his first three passes, including a 24-yard game-winning TD with 11 seconds left. “He came up big for us in moments last year,” coach Kevin Stefanski said. “A really smart player, a conscientious kid who we could put in there and trust him to do the job. He certainly earned our trust over the course of time.” Peoples-Jones has size, straight-line speed (4.48 second 40) and good hands. The Browns used him on punt and kickoff returns last season, and he might be in line for those duties again, depending on when Beckham returns. He runs precise routes, and Peoples-Jones has put an emphasis on becoming a more consistent receiver in tight coverage. “That’s something that Donovan has worked extremely hard on is his ability to make contested catches,” said wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea. “He’s got good strength, that’s one of his characteristics within his skill set that is in his favor, and he needs to play to that.” Peoples-Jones has also impressed teammates with his strong start to camp. “Hard worker and a special player,” said running back Kareem Hunt said. “He’s definitely a bigger receiver and he can block. He can catch. He’s fast.” Julie Jacobson | AP file Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in NFL football’s Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif., in 2016 Peyton Manning never wanted to leave Indianapolis. But when a neck injury forced him to miss a season and the Colts moved on to Andrew Luck, he couldn’t have landed in a better place than Denver, where he produced a terrific second chapter to his Hall of Fame career. HOF inductions roster is something to marvel at By Barry Wilner AP Pro Football Writer Take a look at this roster: Peyton Manning throwing to Calvin Johnson, Isaac Bruce, Harold Carmichael and Drew Pearson. Or handing off to Edgerrin James. A pass protection pocket featuring Alan Faneca,Steve Hutchinson, Jimbo Covert and the late Winston Hill. On defense, a secondary featuring Charles Woodson, Troy Polamalu, John Lynch, Steve Atwater and Donnie Shell. All of them coached by Bill Cowher or Tom Flores or Jimmy Johnson. The group of men entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend features everything. From a super scout who found the talent — the late Bill Nunn — to a defensive tackle who once punched out a horse: the late Alex Karras in his role as Mongo in “Blazing Saddles.” Quite a cast. “I never knew I was going to wind up a pro football player,” Manning told the Hall of Fame for its yearbook. “Like lots of kids, I had dreams and wanted to be like my dad, and my dad played football.” Archie Manning is in the College Football Hall of Fame and also had a lengthy NFL career. “That was kind of an easy answer when people asked me or if I had to write on a class project,” Peyton Manning said. Nowadays, students write such projects about Manning, the fivetime NFL MVP and twotime Super Bowl winner. And about Calvin Johnson, the prolific wideout for the Lions who played only nine seasons but was so impressive he is joining Jim Brown and Gale Sayers as Pro Football Hall of Famers inducted at 35 years old or younger. “That’s football royalty, man,” Johnson said. “When you hear those guys’ names, you’re just like, ‘Wow.’” This is a “Wow Weekend” in Canton. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 enshrinements of that year’s class and a special centennial class were postponed to now. Combined with the 2021 group, 28 men are going into the hall. There are so many inductees on Saturday and Sunday nights that the hall has limited speeches to eight minutes or less. Manning, well known for his verbosity, promises he will be under that maximum. “So, they’re saying there’s like a blinking light at six minutes,” Manning said, “maybe a little bell going off at seven minutes, and then at eight minutes, they say that someone’s going to come up and lead the applause to end the speech. I look forward to seeing them come up and lead the applause while Alan Faneca is still speaking. Good luck getting him off the stage. Or anybody that’s an offensive linemen is probably tough to pull.” For the gold: It’s the US and France, again, for Tokyo title OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, Aug. 9 Golf Southern at Point Pleasant, 4 p.m. Meigs girls, River Valley girls at Athens, noon Gallia Academy girls at Westfall, 1 p.m. Wahama at Parkersburg CC, 10 a.m. Golf River Valley, Eastern, Meigs girls, Gallia Academy girls at Logan, 8 a.m. Gallia Academy boys at Warrior-Jaguar classic (Northstar), 9 a.m. Wahama at Wheeling, 8:30 Tuesday, Aug. 10 Soccer Gallia Academy boys at Chillicothe, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 Golf Gallia Academy, Eastern, Southern at Waterford, 8 a.m. By Tim Reynolds esis of USA Basketball — awaits the Americans in the gold-medal game on Saturday. France has won the last two meetings between SAITAMA, Japan — For USA Basketball, some eras will end Sat- the programs, denying the U.S. a urday. It will be Jerry Colangelo’s chance to play for a medal at the 2019 Basketball World Cup and last game as managing director then winning again in both teams’ of the men’s national team. It’ll mark the end of Gregg Popovich’s opener at the Tokyo Olympics. “We came here with one goal commitment as the team’s coach. and that’s to win a gold medal,” Some players will likely be wearU.S. guard Damian Lillard said. ing the U.S. jersey for the final “And now we’re in a position to time. do it.” Change is coming. It would be a fourth consecutive The Americans just don’t want gold for the U.S., and if secured it to be atop the medal stand. France — the new official nem- that would mark the longest run AP Basketball Writer of American dominance at an Olympics since the program won golds in each of the first seven tournaments from 1936 through 1968. Kevin Durant can join Carmelo Anthony as the only men in U.S. history with three gold medals, and Popovich — who served his country at the United States Air Force Academy and tried to play for his country at the 1972 Olympics but wasn’t selected — can only add to his lengthy list of accomplishments by winning gold. “It’s been a tough run for us, and for us to be back is exciting,” Durant said. �NEWS 8 Saturday, August 7, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing IN BRIEF At least 10 passengers injured in stabbings on Tokyo train TOKYO (AP) — A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was captured by police after fleeing, fire department officials and news reports said. NHK public television said one passenger was seriously injured. It said the suspect left his knife behind as he fled and later gave himself up at a convenience store. The Japanese capital is currently hosting the Olympics, which end Sunday. The Tokyo Fire Department said nine of the 10 injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals, while the tenth was able to walk away. All of those injured were conscious, fire department officials said. About 2M dehumidifiers recalled, possible fire hazard The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 2 million dehumidifiers made by New Widetech are being recalled in the U.S. because they can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards. The recall also includes about 380,000 dehumidifiers in Canada and about 25,000 in Mexico. New Widetech is aware of 107 incidents of the recalled dehumidifiers overheating and/or catching fire, resulting in about $17 million in property damage. No injuries have been reported. The dehumidifiers were sold at Lowe’s, Costco, Walmart, Menards, and other retailers in the U.S. from February 2009 through August 2017 for between $120 and $430. The dehumidifiers impacted are 25-, 30-, 35-, 45-, 50-, 60-, 65-, 70-, and 74-pint dehumidifiers with the brand names including AeonAir, Amana, ArcticAire (Danby), Classic (Danby/Home Hardware Stores), Commercial Cool, Danby, Danby Designer, Danby Premiere, De’Longhi, Edgestar, Friedrich, Generations (Danby), Haier, Honeywell (JMATEK/AirTek), Idylis, Ivation, perfect aire, SuperClima, Whirlpool, and Whynter. The brand name, model number, and pint capacity are printed on the nameplate sticker on the back of the dehumidifier. Consumers should stop using the dehumidifiers immediately and contact New Widetech for a refund. Arkansas judge blocks enforcing mask mandate ban LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox issued a preliminary injunction against the law that Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed in April banning mask requirements by governmental entities. The ban was being challenged by two lawsuits, including one from an east Arkansas school district where more than 900 staff and students are quarantining because of a coronavirus outbreak. Fox ruled against the measure on multiple grounds, including the argument that it discriminated between public and private schools. The law “cannot be enforced in any shape, fashion or form” pending further court action, Fox said. Fox issued the ruling hours after lawmakers adjourned a special session that Hutchinson had called to consider rolling back the ban for some schools. Hutchinson had said the change was needed to protect children under 12 who can’t get vaccinated as the state’s virus cases and hospitalizations skyrocket. Hutchinson faced heavy opposition from fellow Republicans, who had been inundated with calls and messages from opponents of masks in schools. Poor weather hampers crash victim recovery efforts JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Poor weather conditions were hindering efforts to recover the bodies of six people who were killed when a sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska, Alaska State Troopers said Friday. The plane crashed Thursday as the pilot was returning five passengers to Ketchikan from Misty Fjords National Monument, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane’s emergency beacon was activated about 11:20 a.m. when it crashed near the monument, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A helicopter company reported seeing wreckage on a ridgeline in the search area, and Coast Guard crew members found the wreckage around 2:40 p.m. A Coast Guard helicopter lowered two rescue swimmers to the site, and they reported no survivors, the agency said. The victims have not been identified, and troopers were working with volunteers from the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad to coordinate recovery efforts. Native clover species being dropped from endangered list TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A native plant called running buffalo clover that had been considered extinct is being removed from the federal endangered species list after bouncing back in a halfdozen states east of the Mississippi River, officials said Thursday. The perennial gets its name from the stolons, or “runners,” that extend from the base of its stems, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. It needs somewhat open areas and periodic disturbance to thrive. Historically, it did well in areas where bison herds trampled and grazed. Although generally thought of as a Great Plains animal, bison also ranged farther east centuries ago, said Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, a researcher with the U.S. Forest Service based in Parsons, West Virginia. Hans Pennink | AP file N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, buffeted by sexual harassment allegations, is increasingly looking like he could be impeached and removed from office. A majority of members of the state Assembly, the legislative body that has the power to start impeachment proceedings, have already said they favor removing Cuomo if he won’t resign. Aide who accused Cuomo files criminal complaint By Marina Villeneuve Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor’s state residence filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff’s office said Friday. The complaint, filed Thursday with the sheriff’s office, is the first known instance where a woman has made an official report with a law enforcement agency over alleged misconduct by Cuomo. “We take every complaint seriously,” Albany County Undersheriff William Rice said Friday. It’s possible the Democratic governor could be arrested if investigators or the county district attorney determine he committed a crime, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple told the New York Post. “The end result could either be it sounds substantiated and an arrest is made and it would be up to the DA to prosecute the arrest,” he told the newspaper, which was the first to report on the complaint. “Just because of who it is we are not going to rush it or delay it,” Apple said. Apple didn’t immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press. His office confirmed to The AP that the report had been filed. The Cuomo aide who filed the report has accused him of reaching under her shirt and fondling her when they were alone together at the Executive Mansion last year. The woman also told investigators with the attorney general’s office that Cuomo once rubbed her rear end while they were posing together for a photo. The sheriff’s office didn’t immediately provide a copy of the complaint. A request for comment was sent to Cuomo’s lawyer, Rita Glavin. The Albany County district attorney would not confirm that they received a complaint, saying they had no plans to release any information because “this is an ongoing matter that is under review,” spokesperson Cecilia Walsh said in an email. Cuomo has denied touching anyone inappropriately. His lawyers have acknowledged that Cuomo and the woman met together on the day of the alleged encounter, but said he never groped her. Calls for Cuomo’s resignation or impeachment soared this week after an independent investigation overseen by the state attorney general’s office concluded that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers. The attorney general’s report describes a series of times Cuomo allegedly acted inappropriately with the aide described as Executive Assistant #1, culminating with the groping encounter at the mansion on Nov. 16, 2020. Cuomo pulled her in for a hug as she prepared to leave the governor’s office. Told that “you’re going to get us in trouble,” Cuomo replied, “I don’t care,” and slammed the door shut. He slid his hand up her blouse, and grabbed her breast over her bra, according to the report. “I have to tell you, it was — at the moment, I was in such shock that I could just tell you that I just remember looking down seeing his hand, seeing the top of my bra,” she told investigators. She pulled away from Cuomo and said, “You’re crazy.” The woman had initially planned to take the harassment claims “to the grave.” “(A)ny time he touched me, I felt like it was inappropriate. He was my boss, let alone the Governor of the State of New York, so I definitely felt he abused his power and definitely knew that he had this presence about him, very intimidating, no one ever told him that he was wrong nor were you told to do so. He definitely knew what he was doing was inappropriate,” she testified. Cuomo has adamantly denied touching her breasts, saying “I would have to lose my mind to do such a thing.” Prosecutors in several New York counties have said they are interested in investigating claims of inappropriate touching by Cuomo, but all had said they needed the women involved in the allegations to make a formal report. The Albany Police Department, the primary law enforcement agency for the city, had been informed of the woman’s allegations regarding the encounter at the mansion several months ago and had spoken to her lawyer, but didn’t open an investigation at the time because she didn’t make a report. The criminal investigation comes as lawmakers were moving toward a likely impeachment proceeding over the allegations. Lawyers working for the state Assembly sent a letter to Cuomo Thursday giving him until Aug. 13 to respond to the allegations against him or provide documents to bolster his defense. Shots give COVID survivors big boost, studies show By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writers Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges — and a new study shows survivors who ignored that advice were more than twice as likely to get reinfected. Friday’s report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds to growing laboratory evidence that people who had one bout of COVID-19 get a dramatic boost in virus-fighting immune cells — and a bonus of broader protection against new mutants — when they’re vaccinated. “If you have had COVID-19 before, please still get vaccinated,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. “Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially as the more contagious delta variant spreads around the country.” According to a new Gallup survey, one of the main reasons Americans cite for not planning to get vaccinated is the belief that they’re protected since they already had COVID-19. From the beginning health authorities have urged survivors to get the broader protection vaccination promises. Gerald Herbert | AP file Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated to avoid reinfection, especially amid the threat of the extra-contagious delta variant — and there’s growing evidence the shots offer those survivors bonus protection against mutants. While the shots aren’t perfect, they are providing strong protection against hospitalization and death even from the delta mutant. Scientists say infection does generally leave survivors protected against a serious reinfection at least with a similar version of the virus, but blood tests have signaled that protection drops against worrisome variants. The CDC study offers some real-world evidence. Researchers studied Kentucky residents with a lab-confirmed coronavirus infection in 2020, the vast majority of them between October and December. They compared 246 people who got reinfected in May or June of this year with 492 similar survivors who stayed healthy. The survivors who never got vaccinated had a significantly higher risk of reinfection than those who were fully vaccinated, even though most had their first bout of COVID-19 just six to nine months ago. A different variant of the coronavirus caused most illnesses in 2020, while the newer alpha version was predominant in Kentucky in May and June, said study lead author Alyson Cavanaugh, a CDC disease detective working with that state’s health department. That suggests natural immunity from earlier infection isn’t as strong as the boost those people can get from vaccination while the virus evolves, she said. There’s little information yet on reinfections with the newer delta variant. But U.S. health officials point to early data from Britain that the reinfection risk appears greater with delta than with the once-common alpha variant, once people are six months past their prior infection. “There’s no doubt” that vaccinating a COVID-19 survivor enhances both the amount and breadth of immunity “so that you cover not only the original (virus) but the variants,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, said at a recent White House briefing. The CDC recommends full vaccination, meaning both doses of two-dose vaccines, for everyone. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, August 7, 2021 9 Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms Associated Press MCDONOUGH, Ga. — As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their school. The biggest clue to the lingering COVID-19 crisis was the masks worn by students and teachers — but not all of them. Georgia, like most states, is leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require face coverings. And 43,000-student Henry County, like many districts worn out by months of conflict over masks, has decided not to insist on them. Instead, they are “highly recommended.” Many parents Wednesday in this suburb south of Atlanta had mixed feelings about the policy. Some kept their children home in disagreement with it. Others sent their youngsters to class with face coverings. Shatavia Dorsey, the mother of a kindergartner and a fifth grader, said her children are going to wear their masks at school regardless of the rules. “They’re not vaccinated because they’re too young, and I don’t know if someone else is carrying it in,” said Dorsey, who is doubtful about the school system’s ability to maintain in-person instruction amid rising infections. With the delta variant spreading rapidly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have advised in recent weeks that everyone in schools wear masks in communities with substantial or high transmission. Educators have had to contend with strong resistance to masks from some parents and political leaders. Some consider mask rules an intrusion on parents’ authority to make decisions about their children’s health. California, Louisiana, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington state intend to require masks for all students and teachers regardless of vaccination status. At the other end of the spectrum, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah have banned mask requirements in public schools. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said Thursday the decision of whether to wear masks in school should be made by parents, adding: “What are the harmful effects of putting a kindergartener in a mask for seven hours? Have they talked about the emotional, the academic, the physiological? Why isn’t CDC studying that?” Outbreaks that have hit schools at the very start of the year have added to calls for more mask requirements. In Marion, Arkansas, over 800 students and staff members have been quarantined because of exposure since classes began last week in the 4,000-student district. Marion Superintendent Glen Fenter urged lawmakers to overturn the state law banning masks, warning that a “full-blown crisis” could lie ahead. And Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson expressed regret over signing the ban in the first place and asked that it be lifted. But the GOP-controlled Legislature left it in place Friday. Later in the day, an Arkansas judge blocked the state from enforcing the ban until further notice. In yet another fight over the issue Friday, the Florida Board of Education applied pressure to discourage schools from making masks mandatory. The board said it will issue tuition vouchers so that parents who object to mask requirements can send their children to private school. The money would be taken out of public schools’ funding. From the beginning of the pandemic to the peak of infections in January, CDC data showed children 15 and under had the lowest infection rates. Now, though, school-age children have infection rates higher than adults 50 and older. Henry County recorded 111 cases of COVID-19 in children ages 5 to 17 in the two weeks ending July 28. Its per capita rate is one of the highest in Georgia and higher than the nationwide figure. Henry County Superintendent Mary Elizabeth Davis said she believes schools have learned how to prevent transmission, citing intensified cleaning, air filtration and use of hand sanitizer. The district is also offering its 6,000 employees $1,000 bonuses to get vaccinated. “We are highly recommending that individuals opt for a mask as an added layer of prevention, but we also know so much more today than we did a year ago,” Davis said, wearing an “I got vaccinated” sticker. “And what we know today is that schools are not catalysts for community spread.” At least 28 of Georgia’s more than 180 school districts are requiring masks, encompassing more than 38% of the state’s public school students. At Tussahaw Elementary, more than 60% of students were wearing masks in four classrooms visited by a reporter Wednesday, though some had pulled them down. In only one room, where the teacher was also unmasked, were a majority of students without face coverings. What parents at Tussahaw really wanted was some normalcy — an end to trying to help children at home learn virtually, or cycling between in-person school and quarantine. “We weathered the storm, but it’s a lot better being back in the classroom,” Bryant Thigpen said after dropping off his son for the first day of fifth grade. He said he thinks the school system should require masks — “at least until the cases go down.” Daniel Denny sent both his children to Tussahaw with masks but said face coverings should be up to parents. “To each his own,” he said. “You take care of your household how you choose.” Kimberly Vining, a parent of two middle school students, strongly approved of the policy, saying it will make things much easier for children with asthma or anxiety about wearing masks. “I have faith in God and I’m not going to live in fear for a virus that has a 98% survival rate,” she said. Overall, 90% of Henry County students are back Brynn Anderson | AP Students walk down the hallway at Tussahaw Elementary school on Wednesday in McDonough, Ga. Schools have begun reopening in the U.S. with most states leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require masks. in person, while 10% are opting for all-virtual instruction or a combination of both. Holley Freeman’s 8-year-old daughter, Kalani, is one student who will be staying home and learning virtually. Freeman said that members of her household have health problems and that with no mask mandate, it would be unsafe for her daughter to go to school. 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Reclamation was completed on September 1, 2006 in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. $255,500 bond is on deposit, of which $255,500 is sought to be released. (Mining Year 15) Written objections, comments or requests for a bond release conference may be submitted to the Chief of the Ohio Division of Mineral Resources Management, 2045 Morse Road, Building H-2 & H-3, Columbus, Ohio 43229-6693, Attn: CHIEF, in accordance with paragraph (F) (6) of Revised Code Section 1513.16. Written objections or requests for bond release conferences must be filed with the Chief within 30 days after the last date of this publication. 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? 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OH-70240095 By Jeff Amy CALL TODAY! �Along the River 10 Saturday, August 7, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Mason County Fair returns Monday Staff Report POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Mason County Fair returns on Monday with a full schedule of events featuring activities for the entire family and nightly entertainment on its main stage. On opening night, the popular Fair Queen Contest returns at 8:30 p.m., with seven contestants vying to wear the crown. Then, musical artists will take the stage to perform throughout the rest of the week. Known as the largest county fair in the state of West Virginia, Mason is also known for attracting musical talent from both near and far, including national recording acts and the 2021 lineup is no exception. A breakdown of the musical entertainment schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Aug. 10 The fair will showcase popular local musicians including Jesse Crawford, Flatrock Revival and Connor Christian. Christian, a native of Gallipolis, Ohio, recently received national acclaim when he was chosen to be a part of “Team Blake” on the most recent season of NBC’s “The Voice.” Christian, who headlines the night of entertainment, begins his performance at 8 p.m. Christian caused three judges to turn their chairs on “The Voice” during the blind auditions when he performed “Bright Lights’ by Gary Clark, Jr. He went on to win a battle round with a rendition of “Ain’t Living Long Like This” by Rodney Crowell and made it to the knockout round. Christian currently lives in Colorado but returns to the area this summer for performances at Gallipolis’ River Rec, Pomeroy’s Kickin’ Summer Bash and the Gallia Jr. Fair. Preceding Christian’s performance are Flatrock Revival which takes the stage at 7 p.m. The popular band with a loyal following will be playing country, rock and blues. Flatrock Revival recently headlined Point Pleasant’s “Liberty Fest.” Kicking off Tuesday’s performances is Crawford who performs at 6 p.m. A popular local singer songwriter, Crawford plays a mix of folk and country and a few originals. “I love the older country music. I was born and raised in Apple Grove and I’d be lost without my guitar,” Crawford said. ADMISSION PRICES Children two years of age and younger are admitted free. Daily admission is $10 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (carnival included). Daily admission tickets include carnival all six days. Season Passes are $25 all week (includes entertainment and stage shows, but does not include carnival). Season Pass holders may purchase a daily ride stamp for $6 at the carnival. Special “Discount Days” are: Tuesday - Senior Citizens Day, all seniors over age 60 are admitted free. Discount Day will be held on Wednesday, of the fair from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., $5 per person (includes carnival rides). Season ticket holders can purchase a ride ticket for $4, before 3 p.m. Arm bands will be given to each individual to wear on a daily basis upon paid admission. OVP File Photo Flatrock Revival OVP File Photo Connor Christian Courtesy photo Metheney Friday, Aug. 13 Taking the mains stage at 9 p.m. is country singer, Callista Clark. Clark’s single, “It’s ‘Cause I am” released this year peaked at 27 on the U.S. Country Airplay charts. Saturday, Aug. 14 Closing out the fair on Saturday night is country superstar Tracy Byrd with local country singer songwriter Matthew Adam Metheney. Metheney, who has a loyal, local following, takes the main stage at 7 p.m. with his brand of country music. Metheney plays across the area and has been recording in Nashville, Tenn. Byrd performs at 9 p.m. on the main stage. Byrd had a slew of hits in the 1990’s and has upcoming tour dates with Blake Shelton on the Friends and Heroes 2021 tour. Some (but not all) of his hit songs include: Holdin’ Heaven; Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous; Watermelon Crawl; The First Step; The Keeper of the Stars; Don’t Take Her She’ll All I Got. Courtesy photo Jesse Crawford Courtesy photo (Main Stage) 8:30 p.m. Annette Hanes Award 9:30 p.m. Greasy Pig (After Hog Show) 11 p.m. Gates Close New Heights Collective 7 p.m. Twin River Cloggers 7 p.m. 4-H Leader Memorial Award (Jr. Building) 7 p.m. Demolition Derby – Followed by Riding Lawn Mower Derby and Power Tuesday, Aug. 10 — Wheels Senior Citizen Day 7:30 p.m. Lifespring Commu9 a.m. Fair Opens nity Church Praise Band (Main 9:15 a.m. Kid’s Goat Show Stage) 11 a.m. Market Goat Show 8 p.m. New Heights Collec11 a.m. Open/Junior Goat tive (Main Stage) Show 8 p.m. Kids Game – Potato 11 a.m. Balloon Games 1 p.m. CEOS “Public Demon- Sack Race 11 p.m. Gates Close stration” (Jr. Building Stage) 1 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull (Inside Stage) Wednesday, Aug. 11 Thursday, Aug. 12 3 p.m. Bingo (Cool Room) A night of gospel, contem9 a.m. Fair Opens 5:30 p.m. 4-H Scholarship porary Christian music and 9 a.m. Pet Parade (Show Awards clogging is slated for the fair’s Ring) 6 p.m. Antique Tractor Pull main stage. First up, a local 9:50 a.m. Youngun’s Calf 6 p.m. Market Lamb Show gospel group to be announced Show 6 p.m. Jesse Crawford (Main performs at 6:30 p.m.; at 7 10 a.m. Open Beef Cattle Stage) p.m. the Twin River Cloggers Show 7 p.m. Market Animal Resale perform; then at 7:30 p.m. 10 a.m. Junior Beef Show Auction (Fair Office) Lifespring Community Church Noon Paper Airplane Toss 7 p.m. Flatrock Revival Praise Band takes the stage. (Inside Stage) (Main Stage) Headlining the night at 8 1 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull 7:30 p.m. Clothes Pin Kids’ p.m. is New Heights Collec(Inside Stage) Mason County Fair Games tive. Based out of Milton, New full schedule of events: 2 p.m. Seed Spitting (Out8 p.m. Connor Christian Heights Collective leads worside Show Ring) (Main Stage) ship weekly at New Heights 2 p.m. Mason County Special Monday, Aug. 9 11 p.m. Gates Close Church. According to a stateNeeds Goat Show (Show Ring) 8 a.m. Showmanship – Hogs, ment from a spokesperson for 5 p.m. Market Steer Show Goats, Lambs, Heifers, Feeder the band, original songs such (Livestock Arena) Calves, Steers Wednesday, Aug. 11 — as “Who You Say You Are” 5 p.m. John McCausland 10:30 a.m. Youth 4-H Horse Discount Day and “Forevermore” speak of Award Show 9 a.m. Fair Opens what Christ has done and the 6 p.m. Pretty Baby Contest Noon Balloon Games 10 a.m. Scavenger Hunt reasons for why we worship 6 p.m. Terry Lynn William1 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull 11 a.m. Egg Toss Him. “Through the writing and (Inside Stage) son Memorial Award Noon Hay Bale Toss singing of original songs, con7 p.m. Junior and Open 3:45 p.m. Jason Eades 1 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull temporary worship songs, and Memorial Scholarship Award Dairy Show (Inside Stage) even new arrangements of tra7:30 p.m. Lip Sync Battle 4 p.m. Junior Market Hog 2 p.m. Cloverbud Activity ditional hymns, the collective (Main Stage) Show (Jr. Building) exists to glorify God through 8 p.m. Wheel Barrel Race 5 p.m. Little Mister and Miss 3 p.m. Replacement Heifer music and in all that we do,” 11 p.m. Gates Close Mason County (Main Stage) Show according to the statement. 7 p.m. PPJSHS Bands – 4 p.m.Mark Wood Fun Show Junior and Senior Bands (Out5:30 p.m. Wahama High Friday, Aug. 13 side) School Band (Inside Stage) Thursday, Aug. 12 8 a.m. Fair Opens 7 p.m. H&H Ranch and 6 p.m. Commercial Feeder 8 a.m. Master Market ShowA definite crowd pleaser Rodeo at Pull Track Calf Show manship returns at 7:30 p.m. with the 8 p.m. Fair Dedication 6:30 p.m. Local Gospel 10:30 a.m. 4-H Exhibitor and Lip Sync Battle on the main 8:30 p.m. Fair Queen Contest Group – TBD (Main Stage) Donnie Hill Awards stage. 11 a.m. Junior Livestock Sale – Market Meat Goats, Market Hogs, Feeder Calves, Replacement Heifers, Steers, Market Lambs 11 a.m. Fair Scholarship and Mason County Born and Raised 11 a.m. Market Animal Awards 1 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull (Inside Stage) 7 p.m. Super Stock Trucks, Tractors and Modified Stock Trucks 9 p.m. Callista Clark (Main Stage) 9 p.m. Chicken Catch 11 p.m. Gates Close Saturday, Aug. 14 9 a.m. Fair Opens 9 a.m. Open Mason County Youth Horse Fun Show 9 a.m. Junior Horse Show 11 a.m. Dash for Cash 1 p.m. Horseshoe Pitching (Outside Stage Area) 1 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull – Pull Off (Inside Stage) 2 p.m. Auction for Kids Games 2 p.m. Open Horse Show – NBHA Sanctioned 4:45 p.m. Robert Lutton Award 5 p.m. Old Timers Showmanship 7 p.m. Motocross 7 p.m. Matt Matheney (Main Stage) 8:45 p.m. Sweepstakes Award and Donnie Hill Award (FFA) 9 p.m. Tracy Byrd (Main Stage). Find the Mason County Fair on Facebook and at http:// www.masoncountyfairwv.com/. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham and Beth Sergent contributed to this article. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, August 7, 2021 11 2021 READER’S CHOICE BEST OF THE BEST TRI-COUNTY VOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 20TH. ALL WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. *No scanned copies will be accepted* Mail or Drop off ballots to: Point Pleasant Register C/O Reader’s Choice 510 Main St. Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Gallipolis Daily Tribune & Pomoery Daily Sentinel C/O Reader’s Choice 825 Third Avenue Gallipolis, OH 45631 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE TRI-COUNTY!! 1. Best Furniture/Home Decor: 2. Best Grocery Store: 3. Best Hardware Store: 4. Best Jewelry Store: 27. Best Funeral Home in Gallia County: in Meigs County: in Mason County: 28. Best Gas/Propane Service: 5. Best New Car/Truck Dealer: 29. Best Golf Course: 6. Best Used Truck/Car Dealer: 30. Best Hair Salon: 7. Best Pharmacy: 31. Best Health/Fitness Center: 8. Best Shoe Store: 32. Best Home Care: 9. Best Tire Store: 33. Best Nursing Home/Rehab: 10. Best Thrift/Consignment Shop: 11. Best Garden Center: 34. Best Insurance Agency in Gallia County: in Meigs County: 12. Best Nail Salon: in Mason County: 13. Best Motorcycle/ATV Center: 35. Best Manufactured Home Dealer: 14. Best Swimming Pool/Spa Provider: 36. Best Auto Repair/Collision Repair: 15. Best Tattoo Parlor: 37. Best Towing Service: 16. Best Catering: 38. Best Heating & Cooling: 17. Best Florist: 18. Best Accountant: 39. Best Chiropractic Office: 40. Best Chinese Restaurant: 41. Best Mexican Restaurant: 19. Best Dentist: 42. Best Restaurant Overall: 20. Best Lawyer: 43. Best Wings: 21. Best Medical Doctor: 44. Best Burger: 22. Best Pediatric Doctor: 45. Best Pizza: 23. Best Medical Clinic: 46. Best Steak: 24. Best CNP Clinic: 25. Best Realtor 47. Best Ice Cream: 48. Best Auctioneer: 49. Best Bank in Gallia County: 50. Best Hospital in Meigs County: in Mason County: 26. Best Veterinarian: 51. Best Occupational/Physical Therapy 52. Best Massage Therapy 53. Best Winery/Brewery No photo copies, Please Print legibly Name: Address: Email: Are you a current subscriber: YES NO OH-70247977 �12 Saturday, August 7, 2021 NEWS Fair A proper disposal From page 1 headed in the right direction, Julia was asked to open for Sam Hunt in Athens, Ohio and decided it was time to get a band together to play her music. Julia is releasing her second EP Spring 2017. She continues to tour and play country venues and festivals regionally and nationwide. In 2017, Julia was named one of Renegade Radio Nashville’s New Artists to watch. According to his biography, Adam Calvert grew up in a small town in Southeastern Ohio. At the age of 12, he moved to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, where he made his start as an entertainer. Calvert graduated from the prestigious School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a vocal and piano major. This resulted in him being featured on the hit MTV show “Taking the Stage” (season 2). Calvert has had the opportunity to open for several major recording artists, such as Parmalee, Canaan Smith, Phil Vassar, Martina McBride, Marty Haggard and others, as well as being the headliner for many events. Calvert currently travels back and forth from Ohio to North Carolina and Tennessee, where he plays with two different bands. In addition to Neville and Calvert, Hill Stage, Grandstand and Pull Track events at the fair is as follows: Daily Sentinel American Legion Post 39 | Courtesy photos Members of American Legion Drew Webster Post 39 recently took part in the proper disposal of American Flags. Old or unneeded American Flags can be turned in to the Legion who will conduct a proper disposal of the flags. Sunday, Aug. 15 7:30 p.m.,Junior Fair Parade, Opening Ceremony and Queen Crowning (Grandstand) Monday, Aug. 16 6 p.m., Belles & Beaus square dancing (Hill Stage) 7:30 p.m., Demo Derby (Grandstand) 8 p.m., Skyhawks (Hill Stage) Tuesday, Aug. 17 7 p.m., Riverside Cloggers (Hill Stage) 7 p.m., Bulls & Barrels Rodeo (Grandstand) Wednesday, Aug. 18 4 p.m., Harness Racing with Para Mutual Betting (Grandstand) 6:30 p.m., Julia Neville (Grandstand) 7:30 p.m., Zero turn mower competition (Pull Track) 8 p.m., Adam Calvert (Grandstand) 8:15 p.m., The Cadillacs Band (Hill Stage) Thursday, Aug. 19 1 p.m., Harness Racing with Para Mutual Betting (Grandstand) 2 p.m., High Stakes Karaoke (Hill Stage) 6 p.m., OMTPA and Tractor Pulls (Pull Track) 7 p.m., Motor Cross (Grandstand) 7 p.m., Riverside Cloggers (Hill Stage) 8 p.m., Paul ” Bub” Williams (Hill Stage) Friday, Aug. 20 3 p.m., Meigs County’s Got Talent (Hill Stage) 6 p.m., Truck and Semi Pulls (Pull Track) 8 p.m., Amix (Hill Stage) 8 p.m., Horse Pull (Grandstand) Saturday, Aug. 21 9 a.m., Antique Tractor Pull (Pull Track) 1 p.m., Jason Roach (Hill Stage) 4 p.m., Garden Tractor Pull (Pull Track) 5 p.m., Beard Contest (Hill Stage) 7 p.m., “Hot” Garden Tractor Pull (Pull Track) 7 p.m., Tough Track Contest (Grandstand) 7 p.m., Karaoke with Kip & Steph (Hill Stage) © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Program ing an air conditioner or fans will have to have an appointment. Items needed for From page 1 appointment include (clients must bring all docu$500 (AEP) or $800 mentation or will not be (BREC) or may repair your central air up to $500 assisted): · Proof of gross income (homeowner only), or a for everyone in the housenew window unit if there is no central air. If you are hold for the past month, SSA/SSI/SSDI- bank in disconnect status, you will be required to pay the statement or award letter PERS/VA/SERS/PENdifference before we can assist with our maximum SION- copy of award letter; · If weekly wages- last 4 payments. GMCAA will take three paystubs/ bi-weekly wageslast 2 pay stubs, if you are walk-ins in Gallipolis office, as time allows, Mon- a seasonal or self-employed day through Thursdays, at you will need the last 12 months, taxes prepared by 8 a.m. You may bring all documents and turn in and a certified public account we will contact you by the and an IRS tax form which we can provide at this time; end of our working day. · OWF/TANF- Print out However, walk-in want- Badran From page 1 from the excellent teachers at Point Pleasant Intermediate School and Point Pleasant Junior Senior High School.” The news release furhter stated: Dr. Badran earned his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Jordan School of Medicine in Amman, Jordan. 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