https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/db9eec67be5652be38e8cae269c6522d.pdf 795fb42e31a143feff1aac0a2e270a80 PDF Text Text On this day in history Eagles roar past Rebels NEWS s 2 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 65° 76° 70° Warm today with some sun. Clear tonight. High 80° / Low 58° SPORTS s 4 Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 7 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 201, Volume 75 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 s 50¢ 1 death, 108 new COVID cases reported Latest stats for Meigs, Gallia, Mason By Beth Sergent bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com The 50th annual Bob Evans Festival was held at the Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande, Ohio over the weekend. Photos by Brittany Hively | OVP Fall festival wraps up By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Over the weekend thousands gathered to shop, buy food and experience life in Rio Grande, Ohio and on “the farm.” The 50th annual Bob Evans Farm Festival returned to the Bob Evans Farm — offering lessons from the farm, food, craft vendors, food, amusement park rides and family-friendly entertainment and activities. As previously reported by Ohio Valley Publishing (OVP), “The Bob Evans Farm Festival has been part of our history for the past 51 years,” Amanda Crouse, executive director, Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said. “Every year we see how much guests, locally and the surrounding community, love the Farm Festival event so we are beyond excited the festival is returning to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The festival draws approximately 20,000 visitors, making a huge impact on our local economy.” See FESTIVAL | 7 See COVID | 7 Search warrant executed Staff Report Rockets Over Rio returned over the weekend after missing a year due to COVID-19. day night, saying it would remain accredited through the process of its appeal, which must be filed by the end of the month. If the appeal is unsuccessful, the earliest the zoo will be able to apply for accreditation would be September 2022. Zoo officials said the ruling would not affect operations or the experience of visitors, but the lack of accreditation will bar its participation in species survival and breeding programs, “which will impact species POMEROY — A news release sent by the office of Meigs County Sheriff Keith O. Wood reported on the execution of a search warrant in Pomeroy on Friday. Wood reports in the late evening hours of Friday, Oct. 8, agents with the Major Wilson Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant in the 100-block of Wolfe Drive in Pomeroy. The search warrant came after an investigation into alleged drug trafficking where multiple individuals were reportedly said to be allegedly dealing drugs from within the same residence, according to the news release. Task Force Agents secured the search warrant and were assisted in the execution of the warrant by the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, Middleport Police Department, Pomeroy Police Department, and Syracuse Police Department. Upon execution of the search warrant agents reportedly located a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine, prescription drugs, marijuana, digital scales, drug abuse instruments and other drug paraphernalia, See ZOO | 7 See WARRANT | 10 Celebrating harvest time Town of Mason hosts ‘Harvest Festival’ Staff Report MASON, W.Va. — After a year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Mason Harvest Festival returned to the Stewart-Johnson V.F.W./Lottie Jenks Memorial Park on Saturday. The event included a rededication of the Mason park, which has seen several upgrades since July. Mayor Kristopher Clark and members of the V.F.W. unveiled a new park sign. Following the ceremony, the park was filled with a petting zoo, games and music. Included in the family-friendly activities were the Campbell Family Farm and Animal Encounters of Buffalo which brought a petting zoo, as well as pony rides set up at the bottom of the hill. There was a Eurobungee and inflatable rock climbing wall set up in the park, along with face painting. Children also could AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2021 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. OHIO VALLEY — Since Friday, one death was reported as well as a total of 108 new cases of COVID-19 from across the Ohio Valley Publishing area. In comparison, statistics from one week ago, show 133 new cases were reported from across the area from Friday, Oct. 1 to Monday, Oct. 4. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported the COVID-19 related death of an individual in the See HARVEST | 10 Mindy Kearns | Courtesy The Mason park was rededicated prior to the start of the Mason Harvest Festival on Saturday. A new sign, declaring the park the “Stewart-Johnson V.F.W./ Charlotte Jenks Memorial Park” was unveiled during a ceremony. Pictured, from left, are V.F.W. Vice Commander Ray Varian, Commander Ronie Wheeler, and Mason Mayor Kristopher Clark. Zoo appealing accreditation loss, says visitors unaffected COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says it is appealing the loss of its most important accreditation last week but will retain that accreditation during the 30-day appeals process. The decision announced Wednesday by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, considered the nation’s top zoo-accrediting body, was a major blow to an institution once widely admired in its industry and by the general public. WSYX-TV reports that the zoo sent a long letter to members Fri- �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 BETTY LOUISE COOK OBITUARIES SHELVIA JEAN ADKINS GALLIPOLIS — Betty Louise Cook, 92, of Galher son, Scott GALLIPOLIS lipolis, Ohio, passed (Megan) Adkins of away, on October 2, 2021 — Shelvia Jean Bidwell, Ohio, by Adkins, age 85, of in the Bristol Village, two grandchildren, Waverly, Ohio. Born FebGallipolis, Ohio, Braxton (Jesdied Saturday ruary 5, 1929, in Hewett, sica) and Brayden West Virginia she was October 9, 2021 at Adkins, and by Valley View Care the daughter of the Late four great grandCenter in FrankCharles W. and Nessel children, Chloe Costilow, Fry Gore. She spent her fort, Ohio. Chelsea Costilow, WestBorn May 20, 1936 life working on her dairy ley Adkins and Jaxon in Chapmanville, W.Va. farm beside her husband Adkins. Also surviving She was the daughter Edgar French Cook, Jr., are several nieces and of the late Charley and who preceded her on nephews and a host of Ruby Ferris Dingess. In September 7, 1994. friends. addition to her parents, She is survived by Funeral services will be her daughters, Cathshe was preceded by her husband, Jimmy Adkins, 7 p.m. Thursday October erine L. Spencer, and 14, 2021 at the Waughand by brothers and sisChristi (Dwight) Rees, ters, Paul Dingess, Jackie Halley-Wood Funeral both of Thurman, Ohio, Dingess, Charles Dingess, Home with Pastor Dako- grandchildren, Christa Wroten officiating. Carl Dingess, Otis Dingtina (Johnny) Clay, Nick Friends may call at the ess, Louise Hale, Leslie Nolan, Melisa (Eric) Dingess and by a stillborn funeral home on ThursBarnette, Josh Cook, day from 6-7 p.m. brother, Tennis Dingess. Amy (Matthew) Toler, An online guest regisShelvia retired from Abby (Patrick) Saunders. try is available at www. GDC. Fifteen great-grandchilwaugh-halley-wood.com. dren, seven great-great She is survived by grandchildren, and a brother, Joe Gore, of Beckley, West Virginia, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and her husband, she is preceded in death by her sons, Rodney Charles Cook on December 12, 2013, and Richard Lewis Cook on August 19, 2014, a grandson, Justin Cook, and a great-great grandson, brothers Glenn and Emil Gore, and a sister, Ruth Bias. In keeping with Betty’s wishes there will be no funeral nor calling hours. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Hope Mausoleum at the convenience of the family. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis is entrusted with the arrangements. REGINA RANEA EAKINS POMEROY — Regina Ranea Eakins, 52, of Pomeroy, Ohio, gained her wings and joined the Lord on October 6, 2021 at 6 p.m. surrounded by family. Regina was born on March 11, 1969 to the late Dimple and James Eakins. She is also preceded in death by sister; Charlene and brothers; Runt, Cork, Ronnie, Charles, Tommy, and her baby brother Mick Eakins. Regina is survived by daughters, Rachael Nichole and Destiny Dawn; grandson, Camren Gray; sisters, Norma and Charlotte, last brother Frank Eakins, and many, many more who loved and cared about her deeply. Regina worked in produce fields in Letart Falls for most of her teenage years and then a short time at Crow’s fast food in Pomeroy before starting her dedicated 34 years of service as a Caregiver at Rocksprings Rehab. Also, she was a union supporter and leader, one of the best by far. Regina would always greet you with a smile and more than likely a spunky comment you’ll not soon forget. Regina always had a heart of gold and was always ready to help anyone. She will be greatly missed until we meet again. Mom, we love you. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. MARY ALICE (SINCLAIR) BOWLES RUTLAND — Mary Alice (Sinclair) Bowles, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on October 7, 2021. Born May 13, 1940 in Rutland, Ohio to the late Lloyd and Dra (Midkiff) Sinclair, she was a lifelong member of the Pomeroy Church of Christ. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her great grandchildren. Mary is survived by her son, Mike (Jackie) Bowles; grandchildren, Jenny (Keith) Taylor, Nicholas Bowles (Jessica Gloyd), Kayla (Dusty) Adkins, Dwight (Vicky Icenhower); great grandchildren, Colton Burns, Mindy Taylor, Natalie Taylor, Callee Milliron, Brooklyn Adkins, Cason Adkins; sister-in-law, Margaret Sinclair; nieces and nephews, Chad (Krista) Sinclair, Rob (Shannon) Hawk, Melody Hauber, Jacob Hawk, Emily Sinclair, and several lifelong friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Ora Sinclair; husband, Robert O. Bowles; brother, Charles Sinclair; sisters, Delaras Hawk, Mildred Hauber, and Eloise Hoffman. Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Cherry Ridge Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. MCDANIEL GALLIPOLIS — Everett Ray McDaniel, 77, Gallipolis, Ohio, died at his home Friday, October 8, 2021 following a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be conducted at noon, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in the Vinton Memorial Park, Vinton, Ohio with Pastor Paul Voss officiating. The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. JOHNSON MASON, W.Va. — Helen Elizabeth (Roush) Johnson, 81, of Mason, W.Va., died Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Service will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, with Pastor Sarah Lowden officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery, Middleport, Ohio. Due to the ongoing pandemic, there will be no public visitation, however the family asks all in attendance for the funeral to follow the proper COVID-19 precautions regarding social distancing and the wearing of facial coverings. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 2102 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest. com. Tuesday, Oct. 12 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County District Library Board of Trustees regular meeting, 5 p.m. at the Library. POMEROY — Meigs County Board of Health meeting, 5 p.m., conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, 112 E. Memorial Drive; in response to increasing COVID 19 cases, a call-in option is available. To dial in by phone: +1.202.602.1295; Conference ID: 310-120-831 #. RIO GRANDE — Regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board, 5 p.m. University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 dinner, 6 p.m., all members welcome. POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library will begin at 6 p.m. for an informal jam session. Bring your instruments. All skill levels and listeners are welcome. Wednesday, Oct. 13 HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting 7 p.m., Harrisonville Fire House. Thursday, Oct. 14 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Retired Teachers’ Association will meet at noon, Courtside Restaurant. WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors meets 3:30 p.m. at the district office. Monday, Oct. 18 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27, Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and Legion Auxiliary hosts a joint E0Board meeting, 5 p.m., at post home, all E-Board members urged to attend. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Blood drive RACINE — Southern Local’s National Honor Society will host a blood drive, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the high school gym. Road closures, construction 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. Women’s cancer screenings GALLIPOLIS — Through its Women’s Health Clinic, the Ohio University Heritage Community Clinic will offer breast and cervical cancer screenings on the medical mobile unit parked at the Gallipolis City Park, First Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio on Thursday, Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Services are available to all women, uninsured, underinsured or insured. Appointments are required and women should call 740-593-2432 or 1-800-844-2654 for an appointment. Ohio Valley Publishing TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2021. There are 80 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Oct. 12, 2000, 17 sailors were killed in a suicide bomb attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen. On this date In 1792, the first recorded U.S. celebration of Columbus Day was held to mark the tricentennial of Christopher Columbus’ landing. In 1933, bank robber John Dillinger escaped from a jail in Allen County, Ohio, with the help of his gang, who killed the sheriff, Jess Sarber. In 1942, during World War II, American naval forces defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Cape Esperance. Attorney General Francis Biddle announced during a Columbus Day celebration at Carnegie Hall in New York that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens. In 1973, President Richard Nixon nominated House minority leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan to succeed Spiro T. Agnew as vice president. In 1976, it was announced in China that Hua Guofeng had been named to succeed the late Mao Zedong as chairman of the Communist Party; it was also announced that Mao’s widow and three others, known as the “Gang of Four,” had been arrested. In 1984, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher escaped an attempt on her life when an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded at a hotel in Brighton, England, killing five people. In 1986, the superpower meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, ended in stalemate, with President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev unable to agree on arms control or a date for a full-fledged summit in the United States. In 1997, singer John Denver was killed in the crash of his privately built aircraft in Monterey Bay, California; he was 53. In 2002, bombs blamed on al-Qaidalinked militants destroyed a nightclub on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people, including 88 Australians and seven Americans. In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize for sounding the alarm over global warming. In 2017, President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricanedevastated Puerto Rico, saying the federal government can’t keep sending help “forever” and suggesting that the U.S. territory was to blame for its financial struggles. In 2019, a Black woman, Atatiana Jefferson, was fatally shot by a white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer inside her home after police were called to the residence by a neighbor who reported that the front door was open. (Officer Aaron Dean, who shot Jefferson through a back window, resigned in the days after the shooting and is charged with murder; he has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial in November.) Ten years ago A Nigerian al-Qaida operative pleaded guilty to trying to bring down a jetliner with a bomb in his underwear; Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (OO’-mahr fah-ROOK’ ahb-DOOL’-moo-TAH’lahb) defiantly told a federal judge in Detroit that he had acted in retaliation for the killing of Muslims worldwide. Eight people were killed in a shooting at a hair salon in Seal Beach, California. (Scott Dekraai, whose ex-wife, Michelle Fournier, was among the victims, pleaded guilty to murder in 2014 and is serving life in prison.) Five years ago Wells Fargo announced that its embattled CEO, John Stumpf, was stepping down as the nation’s second-largest bank found itself roiled by a scandal over its sales practices. One year ago At the start of fast-tracked Senate confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her approach to the law as conservative and fair, while Democrats cast her as a threat to Americans’ health care coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. At his first campaign rally since he contracted COVID-19, President Donald Trump insisted to supporters in Florida that he had delivered the nation a “rapid recovery” from the pandemic. A Wisconsin judge allowed the state’s mask mandate to stand, rejecting an attempt by the Republicancontrolled Legislature and a conservative law firm to overturn it even as coronavirus cases spiked and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 hit a new high. Facebook said it would ban posts that deny or distort the Holocaust. Roberta McCain, the mother of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, died at 108. Today’s Birthdays Former Sen. Jake Garn, R-Utah, is 89. Singer Sam Moore (formerly of Sam and Dave) is 86. Broadcast journalist Chris Wallace is 74. Actor-singer Susan Anton is 71. Pop/rock singer/songwriter Jane Siberry is 66. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada is 61. Actor Carlos Bernard is 59. Jazz musician Chris Botti (BOH’tee) is 59. R&B singer Claude McKnight (Take 6) is 59. Rock singer Bob Schneider is 56. Actor Hugh Jackman is 53. Actor Adam Rich is 53. R&B singer Garfield Bright (Shai) is 52. Country musician Martie Maguire (Courtyard Hounds, The Chicks) is 52. Actor Kirk Cameron is 51. Olympic gold medal skier Bode Miller is 44. Rock singer Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory) is 42. Actor Brian J. Smith is 40. Actor Tyler Blackburn is 35. Actor Marcus T. Paulk is 35. Actor Ito Aghayere is 34. Actor Josh Hutcherson is 29. �Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3 MAMMOGRAPHY Making a Difference in Women’s Health Pleasant Valley Hospital prides itself for making the latest technology available to women of the Ohio Valley Region at our Breast Health Center. As the first hospital in the area to offer 3D mammography, Pleasant Valley Hospital now offers technology that delivers clearer pictures, making it easier to catch breast cancer early. Mammograms are recommended every one to two years for women over 40. Women at a higher risk for developing breast cancer may be advised to begin having mammograms at an earlier age. OH-70253458 Schedule Your Mammogram Today 304.675.6257 Learn More at pvalley.org �Sports 4 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing White Falcons rumble past Ravenswood, 26-7 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Wahama junior Aaron Henry (1) finds a hole in the Red Devil defense during a football game Friday evening in Mason, W. Va. MASON, W.Va. — No amount of wet grass could stop the White Falcon running attack. The Wahama High School football team scored a 26-7 home victory against the Ravenswood Red Devils Friday evening. Despite the final score, the White Falcons (3-3) took a little while to get things going, with their first three offensive drives ending in punts or turnovers on downs. However, the Red Devils (0-7) faced struggles of their own, including having to recover a fumble in their own endzone for a safety. Heading into the second quarter down 2-0, Ravenswood struck first, with senior running back Isaiah Casto running the ball five yards into the endzone four minutes in. Wahama answered on their very next drive, with junior Kase Stewart netting a 3-yard run with three minutes to go in the first half. The home team then captialized on an interception, sophomore quarterback Sawyer VanMatre keeping the ball on a 3-yard run of his own to put the White Falcons up 14-7 at halftime. The next touchdown came late in the third quarter, when freshman Connor Lambert ran the ball 65 yards for a touchdown, his only carry of the game. With 10 minutes left in the final quarter, the White Falcons scored six more points with a 10-yard run by junior Aaron Henry. All 279 of Wahama’s offensive yards came on the ground, with VanMatre leading the rush attack with 85 yards on 14 carries. The White Falcons will be back on the field at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they travel to face the Wirt County Tigers. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. Blue Devils outlast Rock Hill, 12-6 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com PEDRO, Ohio — A fight to the finish. The Gallia Academy football team scored once in the air and one more time on the ground in the second half, which broke a scoreless tie at halftime Friday night en route to a nailbiting 12-6 victory over host Rock Hill in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Lawrence County. Both the Redmen (2-4, 1-4 OVC) and the visiting Blue Devils (3-2, 1-1) battled through more than 34 minutes of regulation without a single point being put on the board, but the Blue and White had their first breakthrough moment with 1:04 remaining in the third period. Briar Williams hauled in a 9-yard pass from Brody Fellure to give the guests what proved to be a permanent lead of 6-0. The score remained that way until late in the fourth, but a 20-yard scamper by Hunter Shamblin allowed GAHS to secure a 12-point advantage with just 64 seconds left in regulation. RHHS got a 2-yard touchdown run from Trent Williams with two seconds remaining to wrap up the 6-point outcome. Gallia Academy — which snapped a 2-game losing skid — outgained the hosts by a 254-242 overall margin in total yards of offense, which included a 125-39 advantage through the air. The Redmen — who forced two of the three takeaways in the contest — claimed a 17-12 advantage in first downs. The Blue Devils were penalized 12 times for 115 yards, while the Rock Hill was flagged seven times for 40 yards. Shamblin paced the guests with 92 rushing yards on 16 carries, followed by Fellure with 23 yards on five totes to go along with 10-of-13 passing night for 125 yards, a score and a pick. Williams led the GAHS wideouts with three catches for 30 yards. Case Delong led RHHS with 57 rushing yards on 11 carries, with Williams completing 8-of-15 passes for 39 yards. Owen Hankins led the Rock Hill receivers with five catches for 12 yards. Gallia Academy returns to action Friday when it hosts Ironton in an OVC matchup at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Oct. 12 Volleyball Huntington, Spring Valley at Point Pleasant, 5:30 Eastern at Southern, 7:15 Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 7:30 Wahama at Wirt County, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Coal Grove, 6:30 River Valley at Vinton County, 7:15 Meigs at Wellston, 7:30 Soccer Gallia Academy girls at Point Pleasant girls, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant boys at Marietta, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 Volleyball Capital, Ripley at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Portsmouth at Gallia Academy, 6:30 Alexander at Meigs, 7:15 Warren at Eastern, 7:15 Wahama at Poca, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Waterford, 7:15 Southern at Federal Hocking, 7:15 Soccer Ironton St. Joseph at Gallia Academy girls, 5:30 Portsmouth at Gallia Academy boys, 7:30 Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Eastern senior Bryce Newland (6) picks up yardage while being chased by the South Gallia defense Friday night during a TVC Hocking football contest in Mercerville, Ohio. Eastern rolls past Rebels, 46-0 By Bryan Walters Newland led the guests with 115 rushing yards on 21 carries, followed by Evans with 85 yards MERCERVILLE, Ohio on 12 attempts. Yonker — Somebody had to get completed 7-of-14 passes back on track. for 123 yards, including a The Eastern football score and no picks. team snapped a 4-game Smith hauled in a teamlosing skid and handed high three catches for 57 host South Gallia its yards. Anthony Reed also third consecutive shutout recorded a team-best two defeat on Friday night sacks for the victors. during a 46-0 decision in Devin Siders paced the a Tri-Valley Conference Rebels with 27 rushing Hocking Division matchyards on 11 totes, while up in Gallia County. Saber was 6-of-14 passing The Eagles (2-4, 1-1 for 56 yards and an interTVC Hocking) were ception. Ean Combs led dominant on both sides of the SGHS wideouts with the ball as the guests had two catches for 32 yards. eight different players Eastern is now 17-6 allscore while limiting the time against the Rebels in Rebels (0-6, 0-4) to just head-to-head play, includ100 yards of total offense. ing wins in the last seven In fact, SGHS didn’t contests. manage its first first South Gallia has now down of the contest until gone more than 14 quar2:30 remained in the South Gallia senior Devin Siders (3) picks up yardage during a ters without scoring a opening half — and the TVC Hocking football contest Friday night against Eastern in single point, dating back Green and White were Mercerville, Ohio. to a Week 4 touchdown already ahead 21-0 by the finale. with 9:05 left in the first at the 6:10 mark of the that time. Gavin Murphy picked for a quick 7-0 edge, then second quarter against Three plays after the Ryan Ross added a 7-yard off a Saber pass and Southern. initial Red and Gold returned it 89 yards to scamper for a 14-point It was senior night for first down, EHS forced the house with 10:01 left SGHS, which honored advantage with 45.4 seca fumble that was recovin regulation for a 40-0 onds left in the opening Greg Davis, Devin Siders, ered by Brayden Smith. lead. Gavan Smith capped Tristan Saber and Ean frame. Nine plays, 70 yards and things off with an 11-yard Combs before the game. Bryce Newland tacked one 45-yard touchdown scamper with 5:02 left on a 5-yard run with Eastern returns to TVC pass from Brady Yonker to wrap up the 46-point 6:21 left in the half for a Hocking action Friday to Smith later on fourthwhen it hosts Belpre. The and-12, Eastern was able comfortable 21-0 cushion. outcome. Rebels travel to Albany to secure a 27-point cush- Landon Randolph also Eastern claimed a 21-8 for a non-conference ion headed into the break. tacked on three successadvantage in first downs ful PAT boots in building and also outgained the matchup with Alexander. Outside of a fumble that 21-point lead. recovered by Tristan hosts by a sizable 385-100 Both contests will start at Newland added a sec7 p.m. Saber on their second overall margin in total ond 5-yard touchdown © 2021 Ohio Valley drive, the Eagles came yards of offense, includaway with points on their run at the 2:52 mark of ing a 262-44 advantage on Publishing, all rights the third, then Collin Wil- the ground. EHS was also reserved. first, third and fourth coxen added a successdrives of the first half. plus-1 in turnover differenBryan Walters can be reached at ful PAT kick for a 34-0 Jayden Evans plunged tial and scored 13 points 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. advantage headed into in from four yards out off of its two takeaways. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5 Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee CRANKSHAFT CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman By Chris Browne Today’s Solution By Bil and Jeff Keane Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner �SPORTS 6 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Chieftains rally past Meigs, 17-10 Point Pleasant fends off Keyser Tornadoes, 35-33 By Dave Harris For Ohio Valley Publishing LOGAN, Ohio — Brayden Sturgill scored on a 1-yard run with 29 seconds left to give the Logan Chieftains a 17-10 win over Meigs Friday night in a non-conference football game at Logan High School. Sturgill’s run, his second 1-yard scoring run of the fourth period, helped the Chieftains erase a 10-0 Meigs halftime lead. The Marauders had one last chance, but Coulter Cleland’s Hail Mary to the end zone was tipped and just fell out of the reach of two Meigs receivers. After a scoreless first period, Matt Barr put the Marauders on the scoreboard with a 27-yard field goal with 3:02 to go in the half. The Marauders increased the lead to 10-0 at the half when Cleland hit Morgan Roberts for a 13-yard By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com KEYSER, W.Va. — Horseshoes, hand grenades and nuclear warfare. Notice football isn’t mentioned anywhere when talking about coming close. The Point Pleasant football team nearly let a 15-point fourth quarter get away, but host Keyser ultimately missed a potential game-tying 2-point conversion with 2:34 left in regulation and allowed the Big Blacks to pick up a closely-contested 35-33 victory Friday night in Mineral County. The Big Blacks (5-1) notched their fifth consecutive victory, but the guests did so in a nailbiting fashion that nearly cost them what might be their biggest victory of the season thus far. PPHS took a 35-20 advantage with 9:41 remaining in regulation following a Gavin Jeffers 9-yard scamper, and things seemed to be looking good. Things seemed to be even better after the ensuing KHS drive resulted in a loss of downs after Point Pleasant made a 4-play defensive stand on first-and-goal at the five. The Tornadoes (3-2), however, caught their big break moments later when Caden Youngblood recovered a fumble in the end zone for a 35-27 contest. Keyser then converted a successful onside kick and took over possession at the PPHS 28 with 3:52 remaining. Sammy Bradfield plunged in from eight yards out with 2:34 left in the contest for a 35-33 deficit, with the extra-point attempt coming. KHS elected to hand the ball off to Benny Oates for a 2-point conversion try, but the Red and Black stuffed Oates short of the line — allowing the guests to maintain their slim 2-point advantage. The Big Blacks stormed out to a 28-13 halftime lead thanks to a pair of rushing touchdowns by Evan Roach. Roach’s first score came at the 10:11 mark of the first for a 7-0 edge and the other came with 3:35 left in the half. Jeffers also added a first quarter touchdown run at the 3:30 mark, and Cody Schultz hauled in a TD pass from Roach with 5:57 remaining in the half. Keyser had a chance to close the game back to within a possession late in the third, but a Bradfield fumble was recovered by PPHS at its only 1-yard line. The guests marched 99 yards on the ensuing drive, which was capped by the Jeffers 9-yard run that made 35-20 early in the fourth. Point Pleasant churned out 434 yards of total offense, which included 239 yards on the ground with 37 attempts. Elicia Wood also successfully converted all five of her PAT kicking attempts. Jeffers paced PPHS with 191 rushing yards on 18 carries, while Roach added 44 yards on 14 attempts. Roach also completed 8-of-12 passes for 195 yards, with Schultz leading the wideouts with five catches for 81 yards. Jeffers also caught two passes for 104 yards. Roach made a team-high 12 tackles for the Big Blacks, while Trey Peck made 10 stops. Tyler Hinzman recovered a fumble, while Peck and Caleb Hatfield each recorded an interception in the triumph. Bradfield led the hosts with 244 rushing yards on 30 carries. Keyser entered the contest as the No. 6 Class AA team in the state. PPHs was fifth in double-A coming in as well. Point Pleasant returns to action Friday when it travels to Wyoming East for a non-conference matchup at 7:30 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. scoring pass with 10 seconds left. Barr’s kick was true and Meigs went into the locker room with a 10-0 advantage. Logan pulled to within 10-3 with 1:52 left in the third period when Carson Hudson connected on a 37-yard field goal. Sturgill’s 1-yard run with 11:56 left in the game tied the game at 10, that score was set up after a muff on a high snap on a Meigs punt attempt deep in Marauder territory. Sturgill’s winning score capped off a 6-play, 54-yard drive. The junior snuck it in from a yard out with 29 seconds left and Hudson’s kick made it 17-10. Cleland hit Morgan Roberts with a 22-yard pass to near midfield to give the Marauders one play to tie the game. But Cleland’s Hail Mary, was tipped in the Logan end zone and just fell out of reach of a couple Marauder receivers as time ran out. The Marauders were only able to muster 28 yards on the ground, with Barr leading the way with 14 in seven carries. Jake McElroy added 12 in five attempts. Cleland was 11 of 23 in the air for 137 yards. Roberts led the receivers with six catches for 95 yards and Griffin Cleland added three for 18. Wes Metzger had one grab for 15 yards and McElroy had one for nine. Varik Fick led Logan with 12 carries for 63 yards, Sturgill added 19 for 52. Sturgill was one for five with an interception in the air for five yards, to Fick. Meigs drops to 2-5 on the season and travels to Wellston Friday. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Dave Harris is a sports correspondent for Ohio Valley Publishing. Ekeler’s 3 TDs lead Chargers over Browns By Joe Reedy 32 for 306 yards and two touchdowns. “We haven’t played a complementary football game yet.” INGLEWOOD, Calif. After Ekeler’s 19-yard — Justin Herbert and screen pass score from the Los Angeles Chargers Herbert drew the Charshowed early in the seagers within 42-41 with son they can rally to win 3:15 remaining, Tristan close games on the road. Vizcaino missed his secOn Sunday, they won a ond extra point of the wild shootout in front of game. their home fans. Cleveland went threeHerbert had his record and-out on its ensuing 11th 300-yard game with possession, setting up the 398 yards passing and winning five-play, 48-yard tied a career high with drive. Herbert connected four touchdowns as the AP Photo | Kevork Djansezian with Jared Cook for a Chargers rallied for a Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler scores a 29-yard completion to the 47-42 victory over the touchdown past Cleveland Browns free safety John Johnson Cleveland Browns. (43) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday in Browns 18-yard line. Four plays later, Ekeler went “To win a game like Inglewood, Calif. into the end zone. this, one that turns into passing game in his 50th needed them to and the a track meet, you have start after it was revealed The money down offense came down and to have a superstar earlier in the week he had scored,” said Herbert, quarterback to win it. The Chargers were 3 a torn left labrum in his That’s what he is,” coach who completed 26 of 43 for 3 on fourth down, passes and also ran in for non-throwing shoulder. Brandon Staley said. and the offense is perfect According to Elias, the on all seven opportunia score. “Like I told the team in Austin Ekeler had three Browns are the first team ties. Unofficially they there, the reason why he’s in NFL history to lose a fourth-quarter touchbeing able to play how were 4 for 4 after Clevehe’s capable of playing is downs, including a 3-yard regular-season or playland’s A.J. Green was score with 1:31 remaining off game when scoring because he has a really called for pass interfer40-plus points with 500 for the go-ahead points. good team around him.” ence to give the Charyards and no turnovers. Mike Williams had 165 The game saw one tie gers a first down on the Chubb went over the receiving yards and and eight lead changes Browns 26. caught two TD passes for 100-yard mark for the — four in the final 15 Browns defensive end minutes when the teams the Chargers, off to their 19th time on the opening Myles Garrett were not drive of the third quarter happy about the penalty. first 4-1 start since 2014 combined for 41 points. with a 52-yard run to Los Angeles, under Herbert, has the most “It was terrible,” Garextend Cleveland’s lead to rett said. “You’ve seen first-year coach Staley, 300-yard games by any 27-13 before the Chargers pictures. You’ve seen vidquarterback in their first has won three straight rallied. and leads the AFC West two years in the league, eos. It was a terrible call. “We didn’t make after losses by Denver likened it to a college The refs are humans and enough plays to win the and Las Vegas. football shootout. they make mistakes. We Nick Chubb rushed for game, and that goes for “I thought it was a lot get held to a high staneverybody on our team. of fun to be a part of. The 161 yards for Cleveland dard and a high degree of (3-2). Baker Mayfield had We didn’t do that,” said defense came up with excellence and so should his 10th career, 300-yard Mayfield, who was 23 of some big stops when we they.” AP Sports Writer Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Crosby hits 49-yarder after 3 misses, Packers top Bengals CINCINNATI (AP) — Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby fell into a nightmarish Sunday as the afternoon grew late and a stiff wind kept the flag billowing right to left in Paul Brown Stadium. The historically reliable kicker missed three straight potential winning field-goal attempts before hitting a 49-yarder in overtime to lift Green Bay (4-1) to a wild 25-22 win over the Bengals. Crosby had a chance to hit a potentially decisive he missed left. 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He got another chance to win it in overtime, but again you’ve got to give it up to our team, the way we fought to get in that position again,” said Crosby, who’d converted all six field goals and 11 PATs in the first four games. “And I just wanted so badly to come through there. I had a couple go bad there, and I’m just happy to hit that last one. There was a little bit of relief.” Packers coach Matt LaFleur talked to Crosby before deciding to send him back out again on fourth-and inches from the Cincinnati 32. “I did what I thought in my gut was the right thing to do,” LaFleur said. The Bengals’ Evan McPherson also missed on shots that could have won the game — with 26 seconds left in regulation and again in overtime. “Both teams tried to lose that game a few times,” Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. McPherson thought he won it in overtime. He jumped into the arms of holder Kevin Huber after the kick. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Paul McCartney: John Lennon responsible for Beatle breakup COVID From page 1 51-60 age range, as well as 34 additional cases, on Monday, Oct. 11. According to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), in Gallia County, 33 additional cases of COVID-19 were reported over this past weekend. In Meigs County, ODH reported 41 new cases on Monday. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group's demise. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4's "This Cultural Life'' that is scheduled to air on Oct. 23, McCartney said it was John Lennon who wanted to disband The Beatles. "I didn't instigate the split," McCartney said. "That was our Johnny.'' The band's fans have long debated who was responsible for the breakup, with many blaming McCartney. But McCartney said Lennon's desire to "break lose'' was the main driver behind the split. Confusion about the breakup was allowed to fester because their manager asked the band members to keep quiet until he concluded a number of business deals, McCartney said. The interview comes ahead Peter Jackson's six-hour documentary chronicling the final months of the band. "The Beatles: Get Back," set for release in November on Disney+, is certain to revisit the breakup of the legendary band. McCartney's comments were first reported by The Observer. When asked by interviewer John Wilson about the decision to strike out on his own, McCartney retorted: "Stop right there. I am not the person who instigated the split. Oh no, no, no. John walked into a room one day and said, 'I am leaving The Beatles.' Is that instigating the split, or not?" McCartney expressed sadness over the breakup, saying the group was still making "pretty good stuff." "This was my band, this was my job, this was my life. So I wanted it to continue," McCartney said. Zoo mentary, “The Conservation Game,” raised questions about how celebrity conservationists, including the famous Jack Hanna, acquired exotic animals. The zoo has since cut ties with animal vendors who don’t meet certain standards of animal care. After a recent visit, staffers from the accrediting group hailed the changes in leadership and the animal programs department, but officials said they want to see that the changes can be sustained. The zoo suggested that accreditation could have been tabled for a year to give the zoo “time for the changes and improvements to be sustained for a longer time.” From page 1 conservation programs.” The accrediting group cited concerns about the zoo’s animal programs department and inappropriate businesses practices by its former leaders. Investigations and reviews by the Ohio attorney general’s office and the Ohio auditor are pending. The loss of accreditation came a day after the Ohio zoo had announced its new leader. The accrediting body also voiced concerns about the zoo’s acquisition of ambassador animals. A recent docu- Festival From page 1 Following Saturday’s festival events, the Rockets over Rio firework show took place. Despite a delay, Rockets went over Rio giving viewers, “the greatest firework show that Rio Grande has ever experienced in their history of doing Rockets Brittany Hively is a staff writer with Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her on Twitter at @ britthively and reach her at (740) 444-4303 ext. 2555. 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 65° 76° 70° Warm today with some sun. Clear tonight. High 80° / Low 58° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. 82° 58° 71° 48° 90° in 1949 24° in 1906 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 0.39 1.10 43.40 36.54 SUN & MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Full Last Oct 12 Oct 20 Oct 28 New Nov 4 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Major 5:43a 6:45a 7:40a 8:30a 9:14a 9:55a 10:34a Minor 11:59a 12:35a 1:27a 2:17a 3:03a 3:44a 4:23a Major 6:14p 7:14p 8:08p 8:56p 9:38p 10:17p 10:55p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Minor ---12:59p 1:54p 2:43p 3:26p 4:06p 4:44p WEATHER HISTORY On Oct. 12, 1979, the world’s lowest sea level barometric pressure, 25.69 inches, was in the center of Typhoon Tip, 520 miles northwest of Guam. A U.S. Air Force plane recorded the surface pressure. THURSDAY Low Moderate High Moderate High Lucasville 80/57 Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Portsmouth 80/58 500 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. Mon. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 12.79 +0.06 Marietta 34 16.02 +0.12 Parkersburg 36 21.70 +0.28 Belleville 35 13.05 +0.21 Racine 41 13.01 -0.21 Point Pleasant 40 25.25 -0.10 Gallipolis 50 13.48 +0.59 Huntington 50 25.70 +0.39 Ashland 52 34.43 +0.20 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.87 +0.15 Portsmouth 50 16.40 +0.60 Maysville 50 34.10 +0.10 Meldahl Dam 51 15.10 +0.80 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Partly sunny, very warm and humid 65° 44° 67° 45° Plenty of sun Marietta 78/57 Belpre 79/57 Athens 79/55 St. Marys 80/59 Parkersburg 79/57 Coolville 78/56 Elizabeth 80/58 Spencer 79/58 Buffalo 80/59 Milton 80/60 St. Albans 80/60 Huntington 80/57 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 52/44 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 69/53 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 68/51 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front MONDAY Plenty of sunshine NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 80/59 Ashland 80/60 Grayson 79/58 SUNDAY A few morning showers, then downpours Wilkesville 79/56 POMEROY Jackson 79/57 79/56 Ravenswood Rio Grande 80/58 80/57 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 76/54 GALLIPOLIS 80/58 80/59 80/58 South Shore Greenup 80/59 79/57 57 Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 2. A total of 10,687 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 40.3 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 8,929 fully vaccinated or 38.9 percent of the population. Mason County is currently orange, downgraded from red, on the West Virginia County Alert System. 72° 46° Murray City 78/55 McArthur 78/54 Very High Primary: cedar/juniper/other Mold: 5707 Logan 78/54 SATURDAY 84° 66° Mostly cloudy and very warm Adelphi 79/53 Chillicothe 79/54 FRIDAY 86° 63° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 79/55 Pollen: 22 Low MOON PHASES Mostly sunny and very warm 1 Primary: cladosporium Today Wed. 7:35 a.m. 7:36 a.m. 6:54 p.m. 6:53 p.m. 2:42 p.m. 3:35 p.m. 11:59 p.m. none WEDNESDAY 80° 59° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM 50-59 — 345 cases (2 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 death 60-69 — 311 cases (6 new), 30 hospitalizations (1 new), 8 deaths 70-79 — 219 cases (1 new), 29 hospitalizations, 13 deaths 80-plus — 127 cases (1 new), 22 hospitalizations, 20 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 9,325 (40.71 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 8,406 (36.7 percent of the population). Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Monday from ODH, there have been 2,936 Gallia County Mason County cases in the past 24 hours (21According to the 2 p.m. According to the 10 a.m. day average of 5,627), 114 update from ODH on Monupdate on Monday from day, there have been 3,978 DHHR, there have been 3,454 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 256), 12 new ICU total cases (33 new) in Gallia cases (34 new) of COVIDadmissions (21-day average County since the beginning of 19, in Mason County (3,225 the pandemic, 245 hospitalconfirmed cases, 229 probable of 22) and 0 new deaths in izations and 62 deaths. Of the cases) since the beginning of the previous 24 hours (21-day average of 64) with 22,819 3,978 cases, 3,374 (50 new) the pandemic and 50 deaths are presumed recovered. (1 new). DHHR reports there total reported deaths. (EdiCase data is as follows: are currently 132 active cases tor’s Note: Deaths are report0-19 — 742 cases (14 new), and 3,272 recovered cases, in ed two days per week) Vaccination rates in Ohio 7 hospitalizations Mason County. are as follows, according to 20-29 — 640 cases (4 new), Case data is as follows: ODH: 10 hospitalizations 0-4 — 55 confirmed cases, Vaccines started: 6,371,474 30-39 — 551 cases (5 new), 2 probable case (54.51 percent of the popula11 hospitalizations 5-11 — 146 (2 new) contion); 40-49 — 597 cases (2 new), firmed cases, 14 probable Vaccines completed: 24 hospitalizations, 3 deaths cases 5,937,323 (50.79 percent of 50-59 — 537 cases (3 new), 12-15 — 187 confirmed the population). 38 hospitalizations, 5 deaths cases, 16 probable cases 60-69 — 431 428 cases (3 16-20 — 253 confirmed new), 40 hospitalizations, 10 cases (4 new), 13 probable West Virginia deaths cases According to the 10 a.m. 70-79 — 292 291 cases (1 21-25 — 249 confirmed update on Monday from new), 64 hospitalizations, 15 cases, 20 probable cases DHHR, there have been deaths 26-30 — 287 confirmed 253,895 total cases since the 80-plus — 188 cases (1 cases, 18 probable cases (1 beginning of the pandemic, new), 51 hospitalizations, 28 new) with 3,895 reported since deaths 31-40 — 498 confirmed Friday. DHHR reports 14,275 Vaccination rates in Gallia cases (4 new), 39 probable “breakthrough” cases as of County are as follows, accord- cases (1 new) Monday with 194 total breaking to ODH: 41-50 — 484 confirmed through deaths statewide Vaccines started: 12,317 cases (8 new), 29 probable (counts include cases after (41.2 percent of the populacases, 1 death the start of COVID-19 vaccition); 51-60 — 437 confirmed nation/Dec. 14, 2020). There Vaccines completed: 11,335 cases (4 new), 36 probable have been a total of 3,976 (37.91 percent of the popula- cases (3 new), 4 deaths (1 deaths due to COVID-19 since tion). new) the start of the pandemic, 61-70 — 333 confirmed with 41 since Friday. There cases (4 new), 21 probable are 10,561 currently active Meigs County cases, 10 deaths cases in the state, with a daily According to the 2 p.m. 71+ — 296 confirmed cases positivity rate of 11.47 perupdate from ODH on Mon(2 new), 21 probable cases, cent and a cumulative positivday, there have been 2,497 ity rate of 6.01 percent. total cases (41 new) in Meigs 35 deaths Additional county case data Statewide, 1,022,898 County since the beginning of the pandemic, 129 hospitaliza- since vaccinations began Dec. West Virginia residents have 14, 2020: received at least one dose of tions (1 new) and 45 deaths. Total cases since start of the COVID-19 (57.1 percent Of the 2,497 cases, 2,065 (63 of the population). A total of new) are presumed recovered. vaccinations: 2,630; Total cases among individu- 50 percent of the population, Case data is as follows: 896,240 individuals have been 0-19 — 462 cases (14 new), als who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 2,488; fully vaccinated. 5 hospitalizations Total breakthrough cases © 2021 Ohio Valley Pub20-29 — 355 cases (4 new), among fully vaccinated — lishing, all rights reserved. 3 hospitalizations 30-39 —322 cases (9 new), 142; Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Total deaths among not 10 hospitalizations Publishing, reach her at 740-446-2342, 40-49 — 356 cases (4 new), fully vaccinated individuals ext. 2102. — 35; 12 hospitalizations, 1 death Over Rio,” said Matt Easter, mayor in a previous story published by OVP. More photos from this weekend’s events in an upcoming edition. © 2021, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. TODAY Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7 Clendenin 79/59 Charleston 79/58 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 55/40 Montreal 74/55 Billings 34/29 Toronto 72/60 Minneapolis 67/55 Chicago 71/56 Kansas City 76/62 Denver 64/39 New York 72/62 Detroit 71/58 Washington 75/63 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Today Wed. Hi/Lo/W 60/37/pc 46/36/c 81/65/pc 70/63/r 73/60/c 34/29/sn 56/35/s 72/59/pc 79/58/pc 80/62/pc 56/32/c 71/56/pc 75/55/pc 76/57/pc 77/55/pc 85/74/t 64/39/pc 72/59/s 71/58/sh 87/76/sh 88/75/t 73/54/pc 76/62/s 65/48/s 83/69/pc 68/51/s 79/58/s 88/76/t 67/55/pc 81/63/s 87/72/pc 72/62/pc 74/63/pc 89/74/t 72/62/c 70/51/s 77/58/pc 71/53/pc 78/59/pc 76/60/pc 80/62/s 45/36/sh 69/53/s 52/44/pc 75/63/c Hi/Lo/W 61/39/s 42/35/c 82/66/pc 72/65/pc 81/57/c 41/32/r 47/31/c 75/61/pc 79/59/s 85/64/pc 47/32/s 73/62/t 79/66/pc 73/59/pc 78/64/pc 82/67/t 61/35/s 74/49/r 73/63/pc 87/76/pc 89/73/pc 75/67/pc 76/50/t 66/51/s 85/70/pc 72/49/s 81/68/pc 87/75/t 67/50/r 83/66/pc 87/74/pc 74/63/pc 77/56/t 89/73/t 77/62/c 74/54/s 75/55/s 71/55/s 83/63/s 81/60/s 80/64/t 48/37/c 65/51/s 53/44/c 80/62/c EXTREMES MONDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 81/65 High Low El Paso 83/53 93° in Brownsville, TX 12° in Bodie State Park, CA Global High Low Houston 88/75 Chihuahua 87/52 Monterrey 93/76 Miami 88/76 109° in Aswan, Egypt -8° in Igandzha, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing California’s ‘Surf City USA’ beach reopens after oil spill By Amy Taxin they tested it,” Boyack said, while rinsing off at an outdoor beach shower. “It’s exercise. It’s like, HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Surfers you know, if somebody was a jogger or someand swimmers returned thing. We surf every to the waves Monday morning.” at a popular Southern This surf-loving city of California beach that was shut for more than a week 200,000 people and nearafter an undersea pipeline by coastal communities have been reeling from leaked crude oil into the the spill. The ocean has ocean. The reopening of Hun- been closed, a popular air tington Beach — dubbed show canceled, fisheries “Surf City USA” — came shuttered and local shops have been walloped. The far sooner than many environmental impact on expected after a putrid smell blanketed the coast sensitive wetland habiand blobs of crude began tats has been less severe than initially feared, but washing ashore. City and state park offi- advocates say they’re concerned about the cials decided to reopen the shoreline in Hunting- long-term impacts of the spill. ton Beach after water Coast Guard officials quality tests revealed no said a pipeline owned by detectable levels of oil Houston-based Amplify associated toxins in the Energy that shuttles ocean. That was good enough for Andrew Boy- crude from offshore platforms to the coast leaked ack, a 54-year-old comat least about 25,000 galmercial photographer, lons (95,000 liters) and who usually surfs the no more than 132,000 waves in his hometown gallons (500,000 liters) three or four times a of crude oil into the week but has stayed out ocean. since the spill. The spill was con“There’s lots of guys firmed on Oct. 2, a day out so I figure it’s probafter residents reported ably alright, and I guess Associated Press Shop owners hope business will bounce back quickly but fear it could take longer. Other nearby beaches remain closed. The shoreline in Newport Beach to the south was closed on Monday pending the results of water quality testing, said John Pope, a city spokesman. In Huntington Beach, the sand looked clear near the pier and there was no smell of oil. Workers in hazmat suits tasked with removing oily blobs continued to comb the sand. Matt Harty, a 61-yearAP Photo | Amy Taxin old retired construction Surfers leave the water after lifeguards enforce the closure of the ocean in Huntington Beach, Calif. supervisor from the nearSunday. The water has been closed to surfing and swimming for a week since an offshore oil pipeline by community of Seal leaked crude into the water off the coast of Orange County. Beach, said he was glad rying their boards, eager the pier gave him pause. to return to the waves in a petroleum smell in the Huntington Beach with The last time he surfed to return to the waves, area. Officials have said the cause remains under some after being shooed was Oct. 2, when he said other early morning surfers. He said he’s seen oil he wound up in an oil away over the weekend investigation and they slick. His skin, even now, spills before and this one by lifeguards on jet skis. believe the pipeline was didn’t seem that bad, and is still itching, he said. Still, there were far likely damaged by a ship’s “I want to go in, but no in fact, the beach looks anchor several months to fewer people in the ocean great. way,” he said. a year before it ruptured. than usual, said Sean “This is the cleanest In Huntington Beach, Rinehart, a 49-year-old On an overcast MonI’ve seen the beach in shops selling everything surf instructor and chef day, a handful of people played volleyball and resi- from Huntington Beach. from bikinis to stars-and- years, right, because there’s been nobody here stripes boogie boards dents walked, jogged and Rinehart headed out to for a week,” Harty said. to sand toys and fishing biked on a path along the surf but said he decided “I think they cleaned it gear have taken an ecobeach. Surfers in wetsuits not to go in after the nomic hit since the spill. up really well.” smell of dead fish near jogged to the shore car- Southwest cancels hundreds more flights, denies sickout DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines canceled several hundred more flights Monday following a weekend of major disruptions that it blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues. Both the company and its pilots’ union denied reports of a sickout to protest mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. Southwest canceled more than 360 flights — 10% of its schedule for the day — on Monday, and more than 800 others were delayed, according to the FlightAware tracking service. Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. briefly fell more than 4% before a partial recovery; they were down 3% by afternoon. The widespread disruptions began shortly after asked a federal court on Friday to block the airline’s order that all employees get vaccinated against COVID19. The union said it doesn’t oppose vaccination, but it argued in its filing that Southwest must negotiate before taking such a step. The union denied reports that pilots were conducting a sickout or slowdown to protest the vaccine mandate, saying it “has not authorized, and will not condone, any job action.” The pilots association offered another explanation: It said Southwest’s operation “has become brittle and subject to massive failures under the slightest pressure” because of a lack of support from the company. The union complained about the “already strained relationship” between it and the company. Airlines persuaded thousands of workers to take leaves of absence during the pandemic. Unions at Southwest and American have argued that management was too slow to bring pilots back, leaving them short-handed. 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Virginia returns to the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton Conn., after its first sea trials. Navy engineer charged with trying to pass secrets By Eric Tucker wrote that he was interested in selling to that country operations manuals, performance reports WASHINGTON — A and other sensitive inforNavy nuclear engineer mation. with access to military Authorities say he secrets has been charged with trying to pass infor- also provided instructions for how to conduct mation about the design the furtive relationship, of American nuclearwith a letter that said: “I powered submarines apologize for this poor to someone he thought was a representative of a translation into your language. Please forward foreign government but this letter to your military who turned out to be an intelligence agency. I undercover FBI agent, believe this information the Justice Department will be of great value to said Sunday. In a criminal complaint your nation. This is not a hoax.” detailing espionageThat package, which related charges against had a return address in Jonathan Toebbe, the Pittsburgh, was obtained government said he sold information for nearly the by the FBI last December through its legal attapast year to a contact he che office in the unspecibelieved represented a foreign power. That coun- fied foreign country. The try was not named in the court documents don’t explain how the FBI court documents. Toebbe, 42, was arrest- came to receive the package or from whom. ed in West Virginia on In any event, the FBI Saturday along with his used Toebbe’s outreach wife, Diana, 45, after he as the launching pad for had placed a removable a monthslong undercover memory card at a prearranged “dead drop” in the operation in which an agent posing as a repstate, according to the resentative of a foreign Justice Department. contact made contact It wasn’t immediwith Toebbe and agreed ately clear whether the to pay thousands of dolToebbes, who are from lars in cryptocurrency Annapolis, Maryland, for the information that have lawyers. The Navy Toebbe was offering. declined to comment After weeks of back Sunday. and forth over email, The FBI says the the undercover agent in scheme began in April June sent Toebbe about 2020 when Jonathan $10,000 in cryptocurToebbe sent a package rency, describing it as of Navy documents to a a sign of good faith and foreign government and Associated Press trust, the FBI says. Weeks later, federal agents watched as the Toebbes arrived at an agreed-upon location in West Virginia for the exchange, with Diana Toebbe appearing to serve as a lookout for her husband during a deaddrop operation for which the FBI paid $20,000. The FBI recovered a blue memory card wrapped in plastic and placed between two slices of bread on a half of a peanut butter sandwich, court documents say. The records on the memory card included design elements and performance characteristics of Virginia-class submarine reactors. The Justice Department describes those submarines as “cruise missile fast-attack submarines, which incorporate the latest in stealth, intelligence gathering, and weapons systems technology.” The memory card also included a typed message that said, in part: “I hope your experts are very happy with the sample provided and I understand the importance of a small exchange to grow our trust.” The FBI conducted similar dead-drop exchanges over the next several months, including one in August in eastern Virginia for which Toebbe was paid roughly $70,000. In that instance, prosecutors say, he concealed in a chewing gum package a memory card that contained schematic designs for the Virginia-class submarine. The complaint alleges violations of the Atomic Energy Act, which restricts the disclosure of information related to atomic weapons or nuclear materials. The Toebbes are expected to have their initial court appearances Tuesday in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Jonathan Toebbe has worked for the U.S. government since 2012, holding a top-secret security clearance and specializing in naval nuclear propulsion, the FBI says. He has also been assigned to a government-owned laboratory in the Pittsburgh area that officials say works on nuclear power for the U.S. Navy. No one answered at the Toebbe residence on Sunday afternoon in a waterside Annapolis community by the South River. An outside light was on above the door of their home, and a dog barked inside. John Cooley, who lives across the street from the Toebbes, said he counted more than 30 FBI agents on his block on Saturday from about 2:30 p.m. until after dark. He said agents went inside the home. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, October 12, 2021 9 Congress off the rails? Lawmakers barrel toward fall fights By Alan Fram rights or other Democratic priorities. Those fears are Republicans’ “most obvious challenge” in calculating how stubborn to be in the debt limit standoff, said Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. Associated Press WASHINGTON — Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with them are normal behavior for Congress. This autumn, lawmakers are barreling toward battles that are striking for the risks they pose to both parties. Though few doubt that Congress will again extend the government’s borrowing authority when it expires in December, no one seems certain of how they’ll do it . Democrats don’t have the votes yet to enact President Joe Biden’s top priorities into law. And Republicans are nervous that Democrats may weaken the filibuster rule that lets the Senate’s minority party derail legislation. Miscalculate and there could be a calamitous federal default, a collapse of Biden’s domestic agenda and, for good measure, a damaging government shutdown. Stir in lawmakers whose nerves are already frayed and are looking to tee up issues for next year’s midterm elections, and it’s a recipe for confrontations that could damage each party if leaders aren’t careful. Here are gambles each side faces: AP Photo | Andrew Harnik, File The U.S Capitol at sunset in Washington, on Sept. 30. Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with it are annual rituals for Congress. Security recipients and others and unleash voters’ wrath on lawmakers. But the partisan dispute will resume in two months. Republicans want Democrats to raise the debt ceiling on their own to underscore their argument that Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social and environment agenda is unaffordable. Democrats want Republicans to put their imprint on the borrowing limit increase, noting that the $28 trillion national debt Debt limit Senate Minority Leader is for unpaid bills already Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., incurred, including $7 trillion under former blinked last week. And President Donald Trump. then he said he wouldn’t By enabling a twoblink again. month reprieve on the McConnell said since summer that Republicans fight, McConnell angered wouldn’t supply the votes Republicans who wanted majority Democrats need- a tougher stance against Democrats including ed to extend the federal debt limit. But Thursday Trump, still an intimidating force in the GOP. night, 11 Republicans Even usual McConnell including McConnell joined Democrats in nar- ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called it rowly overcoming a procedural hurdle so the Sen- “complete capitulation.” Demonstrating the ate could subsequently political sensitivities approve $480 billion in in play, eight of the 11 fresh borrowing. House passage, expect- Republicans who Thursday helped Democrats ed Tuesday, would stave off until December a first- approve the debt limit increase are either retirever federal default that ing or not seeking reeleccould disrupt the global tion until 2024 or later. economy, delay governFriday night, McConment checks to Social nell said he “will not provide such assistance again,” citing “grave concerns” over Democrats’ huge domestic bill and “hysterics” by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. More on that later. Come December, something has to give. But it’s unclear how that will happen, and the stakes will be high for leaders to ensure a partisan stare down doesn’t tumble out of control. Oh — by Dec. 3, federal agencies will shut down unless Congress approves legislation financing them. Sour mood Congress is an angry place these days. Four years of Trump’s bellicose presidency, the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters and the high stakes for Democrats pushing Biden’s programs have taken a toll. Frayed relationships are everywhere. Manchin said Wednesday that he didn’t want Democrats’ huge domestic programs bill, of which Sanders is a leading author, to make the U.S. “an entitlement society.” Sanders criticized Manchin’s desire to curb climate change and health care provisions in the bill. “Does Senator Manchin not believe that our children and grandchildren are entitled to live in a country and a world that is healthy and is habitable?” Sanders asked. The two represent opposite ends of Democrats’ political spectrum. Still, it was a highly unusual public airing of internal differences, and at a crucial moment. In a letter to Biden, McConnell unleashed a remarkably bitter personal attack on Schumer. McConnell said Schumer’s “childish behavior” alienated Republicans who’d just helped pass the short-term debt limit extension, adding, “It has poisoned the well even further.” ceded that the final price would pass but conceded “a horrible possibility” of tag will likely be much failure. smaller, around $2 trillion. Money for priorities like the environment, Filibuster fears health care and educaDemocrats have tion will have to shrink become increasingly open accordingly. to the idea of weakening Facing unanimous filibusters, Senate proceRepublican opposition dures that have let Repuband paper-thin congreslicans wreak legislative sional majorities, Demo- havoc by requiring 60 crats will need near una- votes in the 50-50 chamnimity to succeed. The ber to pass most bills. political consequences Manchin and Sinema for Democrats would be have said they oppose jolting if Biden’s highest that change, stymying priority bill, along with that option. an accompanying $1 trilGOP leaders worry that lion infrastructure packif a debt limit standoff age, crumble with his moves to the brink of a party holding the White default, Schumer might House and Congress. be able to persuade “I hope to God that Manchin and Sinema to Biden’s agenda is not the case,” Sensupport erasing filibusDemocratic progresate Budget Committee ters against debt limit sives and centrists are Chairman Bernie Sandincreases. And that might fighting over the final ers, I-Vt., said Friday. lead to later, additional size and contents of exceptions for voting Biden’s proposed 10-year, He predicted both bills $3.5 trillion package of social safety net, climate change and tax initiatives. 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AUCTION CONDUCTED BY: RICK PEARSON AUCTION CO #66 304-773-5447 OR 304-593-5118 �NEWS 10 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Daily Sentinel Wahama Homecoming Royalty AP Photo | Charlie Riedel Charron Powell stands with a photo of her son, LeGend Talieferro, at her home in Raytown, Mo. on Sunday, Oct. 3. LeGend was 4 years old when he was fatally shot June 29, 2020 while he was sleeping in an apartment staying with his father. Firearm violence claiming more lives of US teens, children By Jim Salter and Claudia Lauer Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media. Shootings involving children and teenagers have been on the rise in recent years, and 2021 is no exception. Experts say idleness caused by the COVID19 pandemic shares the blame with easy access to guns and disputes that too often end with gunfire. LeGend Taliferro, a 4-year-old boy who loved dinosaurs and basketball, was sleeping on the floor in an apartment in Kansas City, Missouri, when he was shot on June 29, 2020. A man who had been involved in a dispute with LeGend’s father is awaiting trial for second-degree murder. A probable cause statement said the suspected shooter had been trying to find LeGend’s dad after that altercation. “Why do we have to resort to violence because we’re mad?” LeGend’s mother, Charron Powell, asks. “What are other ways we can figure out an issue without harming somebody?” The U.S. saw 991 gun violence deaths among people 17 or younger in 2019, according to the website Gun Violence Archive, which tracks shootings from more than 7,500 law enforcement, media, government and commercial sources. That number spiked to 1,375 in 2020 and this year is on pace to be worse. Through Monday, shootings had claimed 1,179 young lives and left 3,292 youths injured. FBI data backs that up. The agency released a report on Sept. 28 showing homicides in the U.S. increased nearly 30% in 2020, and homicides among people ages 19 and younger rose more than 21%. Horror stories abound. In St. Louis, 9-yearold Caion Greene died in March when someone opened fire on his family’s car. A 17-yearold is charged in the crime. Police and prosecutors have declined to discuss a motive or say what prompted the shooting. Two Minneapolis children were gunned down in May. Nineyear-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith was shot in the head while jumping on a trampoline. Police said she was the unintended victim of a bullet meant for someone else. No arrests have been made. Six-yearold Aniya Allen was shot when her mother drove her car through a gun battle. On Oct. 2 in Milwaukee, an 11-year-old girl was killed and a 5-yearold girl was injured when someone fired into their family’s car from another vehicle. Police have not said if they know of a motive and are seeking information from the public. More often, the victims are teenagers. Jamari Williams and Kentrell McNeal, both 15-year-old students at Simeon Career Academy High School in Chicago, were killed in separate shootings on Sept. 21. No arrests have been made and police declined to speculate on what led to the shootings. Mindy Kearns | Courtesy The 2021 Wahama Homecoming Queen and her court are pictured during the football game Friday evening. Pictured, from left, are Queen Candidate Bailee Bumgarner, Queen Michaela Hieronymus, Queen Candidate Jessica Dangerfield, and the 2020 Queen Mary Roush. Photos by Mindy Kearns | Courtesy Children are pictured as they dig through the hay to find the treasures hidden within at the Mason Harvest Festival. Bingo with cash prizes drew many of the older youngsters at the Mason Harvest Festival on Saturday. The Euro-Bungee is always popular for the children as they jump and flip. Pony rides were featured at the Mason Harvest Festival. 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All games and activities the haystack” game and there was a pit filled with were being provided by the Town of Mason and a ton of shelled corn for the children to also enjoy. were free to enjoy. © 2021 Ohio Valley For the teens and adults, bingo games were Publishing, all rights offered with cash prizes. reserved. Chase Northup is pictured as he takes in the view from the top A booth for fall photos was set up at the Mason Harvest Festival on of the inflatable climbing wall at the Mason Harvest Festival on Saturday. Pictured is one family trying to capture the perfect pose. Saturday. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 10. October Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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