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Wednesday, November 3, 2021 s 50¢ A ‘Big Band Blast’ Prisons adding body-worn cameras to security By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A growing number of states’ prison systems are outfitting guards with body-worn cameras, even in correctional environments already covered by thousands of stationary security cameras. Agencies hope the extra cameras will help reduce violence and hold both inmates and guards accountable, although experts and unions question their usefulness on top of existing cameras. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction hopes to announce by year’s end which of four companies has won a contract estimated at about $17 million a year. The Ohio agency started examining the issue after a California judge ordered body-worn cameras for guards at a state prison in San Diego following allegations of abuse of prisoners with disabilities. California later expanded the cameras to five other prisons. The death of an Ohio inmate in January during a scuffle with guards sped up the examination into using the cameras although the pilot program was already in the works, said Annette Chambers-Smith, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The system already has The Image Gallery | Courtesy The Ohio Valley Symphony will be performing the second concert of the season on Nov. 6 at the Wedge Auditorium, Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School. OVS welcomes conductor of Cleveland Pops Orchestra See CAMERAS | 10 By Brittany Hively lin and other big band greats.” sor assisting in the training young musicians and conductors. Topilow has also served The conductor as conductor and director of POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. “Carl Topilow is renowned the Orchestral Program at the — The Ohio Valley Symphony worldwide for his versatility, Cleveland Institute of Music for (OVS) is gearing up for its sec- whether he is holding a conond performance of the season, ductor’s baton or his trademark almost 40 years. Along with Cleveland Pops a “Big Band Blast.” red clarinet,” the Ariel Theatre Orchestra, Topilow has “served The performance, featuring website said. Carl Topilow, conductor and A graduate of the Manhattan as the principal pops conductor for the Southwest Florida Symclarinetist, will be Saturday. School of Music with a bachphony Orchestra in Florida, the Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. at the Wedge elor’s in clarinet performance Auditorium, Point Pleasant and a master’s in music educa- Toledo Symphony Orchestra and the Mansfield Symphony Junior/Senior High School. tion, Topilow is the founding Orchestra, both in Ohio. “It’s a salute to the veterans conductor of the Cleveland When not conducting, and it’s a Big Band Blast,” said Pops Orchestra, which is curLora Snow, founder and execu- rently in its 25th season of per- Topilow plays is clarinet, often with his pianist brother. The tive director of Ariel Opera formances. House. When it comes to conducting two have worked together perThe concert will have medand performing, Topilow often forming for three CDs. leys from the 1930s and 1940s. incorporates the two in to his “[It’s] going to be music of concerts, taking him around Special treat the big band era,” Snow said. the world with 125 orchestras As previously reported by “And we have the conductor of in 37 states in the United Ohio Valley Publishing, Snow the Cleveland Pops Orchestra States of America and 12 differ- encourages those who may and he’s also a clarinetist, so ent countries, according to his not be able to make it to the you can expect some Benny website. performance or those who Goodman tunes in there with Topilow helped bring more want to bring their children to him playing the clarinet.” community involvement and a snippet of the performance According to the Ariel Theaudience engagement during to attend the orchestra’s open atre website, “75 years ago at his time conducting the Firedress rehearsal. the end of World War II, the lands Symphony Orchestra in “The OVS is devoted to music style of the Big Band era Sandusky, Ohio. He served as bringing great music played by was flourishing… [Topilow] music director and conductor great artists to the Ohio Valley will lead the Ohio Valley Symfor more than 40 years with the – and making orchestral music phony through a rousing romp National Repertory Orchestra easy to love,” stated a current of the stylings of Glenn Miller, and continues to maintain press release. “The doors are Hoagie Carmichael, Irvin Beran active role as music adviopen and the public is welcome bhively@aimmediamidwest.com 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. to attend OVS rehearsals for free at 7-10 p.m. on Fridays and 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays on concert weekends. Open rehearsals are a wonderful way for young and old alike to listen to live symphonic music when schedules and timing do not allow them to attend concerts. They also offer a behind-thescenes glimpse of what goes into preparing an orchestral performance. “Most professional groups don’t do that, but I very much wanted to have a different policy for those very reasons,” Snow said. Tickets Tickets are available now on the Ariel Theatre’s website. Snow said veterans and members of the armed forces receive 10% off of the Nov. 6 concert tickets. The Big Band Blast concert is sponsored by Ohio Valley Bank. COVID-19 safety protocols are still in place for OVS concerts with social distancing, masking and all performers will be vaccinated, Snow said. Audience members are asked to wear masks. See BAND | 10 FirstEnergy agrees to refund for Ohio customers By Mark Gillispie profits. The refunds total $96 million, including $51 million to residential CLEVELAND — Akron-based FirstEnergy customers. Customer bills will also be reduced Corp., one of the largest by a total of $210 million public utility holding over four years starting in companies in the U.S, 2022. The refund and bill announced Monday it had reached a settlement credits total about $85 for the average residential with the Ohio Consumcustomer. ers’ Counsel and other The settlement must be groups to refund its Ohio customers and lower their approved by Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. rates by a total of $306 “Today’s record refund million for having collected significantly excessive is the culmination of Associated Press OCC’s hard-fought efforts over several years to secure refunds for consumers regarding FirstEnergy’s high profits,” Ohio Consumers’ Counsel Bruce Weston said in a statement. “Consumers are to get $306 million of justice. We hope it’s a trend.” NOPEC, a nonprofit energy aggregator that sells electricity to residential customers, worked with the Consumers’ Counsel on issues leading to the settlement. “This massive settlement is a tremendous victory for NOPEC’s half a million electric customers that rightfully puts money back into their pockets and holds utilities accountable,” said NOPEC Executive Director Chuck Keiper. The Ohio Energy Group, which represents large industrial and commercial customers, also See REFUND | 10 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES DONNA JOANN CANADAY DONNA L. FISHER Donna L. Fisher, went to be with the Lord, at 9:27 p.m. on Monday, November 1, 2021 at the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Born March 2, 1941 in Kankakee, Illinois, she was the daughter of the Late Charles and Mildred Leidecker Themer. She was a homemaker and a graduate of St. Ann High School, in St. Anns, Illinois. She was a member of the Gallipolis Church of the Nazarene where she worked in the nursery, also a member of the Gallia County Senior Citizens, and she enjoyed traveling with her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Fisher, whom she married on March 8, 1959, in Aroma Park, Illinois. A son, Glenn (Laura) Fisher, M.D., of Gallipolis; daughters, Ginger (Paul) Coraggio, of Carmel, Indiana and Kim- berly (Steve) Earnest, of Rossville, Georgia. Sixteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. A daughter-in-law, Lori Fisher, of Indianapolis, Indiana; a sister, Charlotte Alfred, of Rim Rock, Arizona and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her eldest son, Charles Edward Fisher, Jr.; sisters, Marian Brouderau, and Alice Themer and a brother, Allan Themer. A celebration of life for family and friends will be at a later date. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis, is entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Holzer Foundation to assist future cancer patients, Holzer Center for Cancer Care, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. 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. Straw for pets MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport for a fee of $2. For more information call 740-992-6064. Veterans Day Parade GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will be on Nov. 11, sponsored by the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission. Participation in the parade is open to all veterans, veteran service groups, and community organizations. The parade will be Thursday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. and end at the Gallipolis City Park, with the ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. Please contact the Gallia County Veterans Service Office at 740-446-2005 no later than Friday, Nov. 5, to confirm participation in the parade. Library closed GALLIPOLIS — Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11 in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume on Friday, Nov. 12. 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 SYRACUSE —In collaboration with OhioHealth Mobile Mammography, OU’s Women’s Health Clinic will offer same-day mammography at the Syracuse Municipal Pool (London Pool), 2665 3rd Street in Syracuse, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 9 a.m.- 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. Services offered include breast health education, PAP tests, breast and pelvic exams, and navigation through the continuum of care. Same-day mammography is available provided by OhioHealth Mobile Mammography onsite. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP) will be available for no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic testing to qualified women who meet eligibility criteria. 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 GALLIPOLIS — Donna Joann Canaday, age 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away at Laurels of Athens, Ohio on Saturday October 30, 2021 after a long illness. She was born November 5, 1933, the daughter of the late Donald W. Hoover and Charlotte A. Justice Hoover. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her husband, George Donovan “Jack” Canaday; sister, Alice Frazier; nephew, Bruce Frazier and two grandsons, Anthony Canaday and Casey Canaday. Joann is survived by three sons, Eugene D. (Maria), Terry Michael (Kim) and Jeffery Dean (Kim) Canaday all of Gallipolis. Also surviving are grandchildren, Ryan T. (Wendy) Canaday and Amy Beth (Arnie) Duke of Noblesville, Indiana; greatgrandchildren, Maxwell Canaday, Alex Canaday, Madeline Duke and Jack Thomas Duke; two brothers, Don and Rex Hoover of Florida; niece, Mindy (Charles) Waugh and her daughter Beth Allie; nephew, Greg Frazier and good friend Scotty. Joann was very close with her two “friends” who stayed with her and helped make the last couple of years a little easier and happier, Tonya Kelley and Vanita Sharma. Private services were held and burial was in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home assisted the family. An online guest registry is available at www. waugh-halley-wood.com. RACHEL MARIE (GRAHAM) SCHUNING RACINE — Rachel Marie (Graham) Schuning, age 46, passed on October 31, 2021 at 2:07 a.m. at Ohio Health Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Rachel was born in at Clinton Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio on December 9, 1974. She and her family moved from Wilmington, Ohio to Sandwich, Illinois in 1978. Rachel attended school there until she graduated with the class of 1993. Afterwards she moved to Earlville, Illinois where she resided until she was 44. Rachel then came back home to Racine, Ohio to live on the river where she belonged. Rachel was a server with a quick wit that was loved by her peers and customers. She loved ghost hunting, fishing, volunteering at the Legion Hall, and spending time with her children and family. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Harry and Elizabeth Willford and Jerry and Beulah Graham. Rachel is survived by her parents Allen and Kay (Willford) Graham, her brother Erick (and Laurie) Graham, her fiancé Chad Ballard, her children Hannah (and Jesse) Saylor and Rowyn Schuning of a previous marriage, and her granddaughter Kiera Saylor along with many other loving aunts, uncles, cousins, family, and friends. The memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, address 715 5th St., Racine, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your local American Legion Hall in Rachel’s honor. Arrangements are under the direction of the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. EVELYN ELENORE MIGHT MIDDLEPORT — Evelyn Elenore Might, 103, of Middleport, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Overbrook nursing home in Middleport. She was born on August 17, 1918 to the late Hayes Elton Sigler and late Nellie Janette Sigler in a house way back in the woods in Kyger, Ohio. Evelyn was no stranger to hard work as she grew up working at home doing family chores and taking care of family members and eventually working on her family farm. During her teenage years, Evelyn began visiting a neighbor down the road named Clifford Ross Might. These visits led to their marriage on February 19, 1938. She is survived by her son, Clarence (Jessie) Might; son-in-law, Simon Johnson; eight grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 32 greatgreat grandchildren, and two great-great-great grandsons. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hayes and Nellie Sigler; husband, Clifford Might; daughters, Gladys Ellen Johnson and Joyce M. McDaniel Gleason; and grandsons, Donald E. Yost Jr., Brandon S. Johnson, and Randall E. McDaniel. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. ALFRED W. WORKMAN Alfred W. Workman, 61, died on Wednesday October 27, 2021 after a short battle with glioblastoma. A loving husband and son, he is survived by his wife Susan and his mother Wanda Workman. He is also survived by stepchildren Erin (Alex) Tebben, Ben (Danielle) Morrow, Stacy (Geoff) Zeiger; special grandchildren Sam, Wade, and Lincoln; brother Dale (Edie) Workman; sister Donna (Jeff) McKenzie; nieces and nephews, and a host of other family and friends. Alfred was preceded in death by his father Alfred B. Workman and mother-in-law, Anna M. Ford. Al proudly served his county, by enlisting in the United States Navy where he was a submariner on the U.S.S. Alexander Hamilton. Being of service was a value he held dear. He earned an Associated Degree in Electronics from Rio Grande College, then began working for the Ohio Highway Patrol managing radio installations. His career evolved into Information Technology where he was a Systems Administrator for many years and finally was able to return to the career he loved in radio at CDG Wireless. Al enjoyed spending time with his wife traveling, gardening, and completing home improvement projects. He especially enjoyed escaping to his recreational property in Perry County. One of the things he most looked forward to was weekly “truck video” nights with Lincoln and visits from Sam and Wade. Out of respect for others due to Covid, the family has chosen to hold a private memorial service on Friday, November 5, 2021. Al’s family is purchasing a memorial bench to be placed at the Cold War Submarine Memorial in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family to help with the purchase of the bench. These may be sent care of SCHOEDINGER NORTH, 5554 Karl Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43229. To learn more about the Cold War Submarine Memorial you can visit www.coldwarsubmarine.memorial Please visit www. SCHOEDINGER.com for online guest book. George Papandreou abandoned his plan to put a European rescue deal to a popular vote. would refuse to concede, falsely claiming that he was a victim of widespread voter fraud. Five years ago: Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine delivered a speech entirely in Spanish as he addressed a small crowd in a largely Hispanic area of Phoenix as part of Hillary Clinton’s push into traditionally Republican Arizona. China’s plans for a permanent space station remained firmly on track with the successful launch of its new heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket. Today’s birthdays: Actor Lois Smith is 91. Actor Monica Vitti is 90. Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is 88. Actor Shadoe Stevens is 75. Singer Lulu is 73. “Vogue” editorin-chief Anna Wintour is 72. Comedian-actor Roseanne Barr is 69. Actor Kate Capshaw is 68. Comedian Dennis Miller is 68. Actor Kathy Kinney is 68. Singer Adam Ant is 67. Sports commentator and former quarterback Phil Simms is 66. Directorscreenwriter Gary Ross is 65. Actor Dolph Lundgren is 64. Actor Francois Battiste (TV: “Ten Days in the Valley”) is 45. Olympic gold medal figure skater Evgeni Plushenko is 39. Actor Julie Berman is 38. Actor Antonia Thomas (TV: “The Good Doctor”) is 35. Alternative rock singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett is 34. TV personality and model Kendall Jenner (TV: “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”) is 26. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press test in Greensboro, North Carolina. Today in History In 1986, the IranContra affair came to Today is Wednesday, light as Ash-Shiraa, a proNov. 3, the 307th day of Syrian Lebanese maga2021. There are 58 days zine, first broke the story left in the year. of U.S. arms sales to Iran. In 1992, Democrat Bill On this date Clinton was elected the In 1868, Republican 42nd president of the Ulysses S. Grant won United States, defeatthe presidential election ing President George over Democrat Horatio H.W. Bush. In Illinois, Seymour. In 1911, the Chevrolet Democrat Carol MoseleyBraun became the first Motor Car Co. was Black woman elected to founded in Detroit by the U.S. Senate. Louis Chevrolet and In 2004, President William C. Durant. (The company was acquired by George W. Bush claimed a General Motors in 1918.) re-election mandate a day after more than 62 million In 1936, President Americans chose him over Franklin D. Roosevelt Democrat John Kerry; won a landslide election Kerry conceded defeat in victory over Republican make-or-break Ohio rather challenger Alfred “Alf” than launch a legal fight Landon. reminiscent of the contenIn 1961, President tious Florida recount of John F. Kennedy estabfour years earlier. lished the U.S. Agency In 2014, 13 years for International after the 9/11 terrorist Development. attack, a new 1,776-foot In 1970, Salvador Allende was inaugurated skyscraper at the World Trade Center site opened as president of Chile. for business, marking an In 1979, five emotional milestone for Communist Workers both New Yorkers and the Party members were nation. killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis Ten years ago: during an anti-Klan proGreek Prime Minister One year ago: Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency in an election that saw more than 103 million Americans vote early, many by mail, amid a coronavirus pandemic that upended a campaign marked by fear and rancor, waged against a backdrop of protests over racial injustice. As vote counting continued in battleground states, Biden’s victory would not be known for more than three days; Republican President Donald Trump �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Card shower call 740-775-5030. Friday, Nov. 5 MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills Regional Council (BHRC) Executive Committee will hold its regular meeting at 11 a.m., prior to the Executive Committee meeting, the Audit Budget Committee and Personnel Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 Former Gallipolis resident Anne Romaine will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Nov. 9, cards may be sent to her at: 4645 Carriage Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23462. . RACINE — Southern Local Craft Show, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Southern Local Schools. BURLINGHAM — Burlingham Cemetery Association public meeting, 10 a.m., at the Burlingham Church. Thursday, Nov. 4 Sunday, Nov. 7 GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 meets, 5 p.m., post home, McCormick Road, all members urged to attend. CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association, monthly board meeting, Academy Dining Hall at 6:30 p.m. Everyone will be welcome and COVID-19 rules will be followed. CHILLICOTHE — — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. at SOCOG 167 West Main Street, Chillicothe Ohio. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, GALLIPOLIS – Open Rail, the bluegrass and gospel group will perform in concert at New Life Lutheran Church, 6 p.m. A fellowship meal will follow the concert. All are welcome. New Life is located at 900 Jackson Pike. BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Bedford townhall. Tuesday Nov. 9 TUPPERS PLAINS — Monthly meeting of the board of the Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District, 7 p.m., district office board room. Wednesday, November 3, 2021 3 Democrats reach drug price deal By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats reached agreement Tuesday on plan to lower prescription drug costs for older people, capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2,000 and reducing the price of insulin, salvaging a campaign promise as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the deal, which is one of the few remaining provisions that needed to be resolved in Biden’s big package as the party moves closer to wrapping up negotiations. Schumer acknowledged it’s not as sweeping as Democrats had hoped for, but a compromise struck with one key holdout Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. And Biden sounded upbeat about winning overall backing from another holdout, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who threw the president’s plan in flux this week by refusing to endorse it. “He will vote for this,” Biden said of Manchin during remarks at a global climate summit in Scotland. Biden said without divulging their private conversations, the senator was looking for the fine print details of the legislation. “But I think we’ll get there,” the president said. Democrats are rushing to overcome party battles and finish a final draft of Biden’s plan. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said privately she expects J. Scott Applewhite | AP Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to meet with the Democratic Caucus at the Capitol in Washington, early Tuesday. Even as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is wavering over supporting President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion domestic policy package, Democratic leaders are vowing to push ahead, with voting possible on the bill this week. to wrap up final draft by midday day and pave the way for voting as soon as Thursday on the overall package, according to her remarks at a closed-door caucus meeting. But no votes have been scheduled. The stakes are stark as Democrats are warily watching governors’ races Tuesday in two states — Virginia and New Jersey — that are seen as bellwethers in the political mood of the electorate. Democrats are struggling to hold states that recently favored the party from Republicans. Blame is pointing all around as negotiations over Biden’s ambitious package have dragged on, with Democrats unable to pass the bill. Progressive and centrist lawmakers, particularly Manchin and Sinema, have fought over details of the sprawling 1,600-page package. “I think what most people think: the situation is like, ‘Okay, we elected Democrats to have the majority in the House, the Senate and the presidency. They should be getting things done,’” Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria, who represents a swing district in Virginia, told reporters at the Capitol. Still, Democrats shored up at least one unsettled provision — the prescription drug deal that had been scrapped from Biden’s framework in a blow to Democrats’ yearslong effort to reduce pharmaceutical costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prices. “It’s not everything we all want. Many of us would have wanted to go much further, but it’s a big step in helping the American people deal with the price of drugs,” Schumer said at the Capitol. Schumer said for the first time, Medicare will be able to negotiate prescription drug prices in its Part B and Part D program. “There will be an annual cap on out of pocket costs, a new monthly cap on the price of insulin, and an ‘inflation’ rebate policy to protect consumers from egregious annual increases in prices,” he said. Democrats later said insulin prices would fall from as high as $600 a dose to $35. The penalties on drug manufacturers for raising prices beyond the inflation rate will be retroactive to Oct. 1. Sinema’s office issued a statement saying the senator “welcomes a new agreement on a historic, transformative Medicare drug negotiation plan that will reduce out-of-pocket costs for seniors.” AARP, the powerful organization for older Americans, signaled support as it waits for details. CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said in a statement there was “no greater issue affecting the pocketbooks of seniors on Medicare than the ever-increasing costs of prescription drugs.” Despite efforts to drive momentum, Manchin interjected fresh uncertainty Monday by publicly wavering again over whether or not he would support the party’s ambitious effort. The conservative West Virginia Democrat has been an unreliable partner for Biden’s big vision, raising questions and concerns about the president’s plans expand health care, child care and other social services and tackle climate change. Manchin’s outlook angered some lawmakers who have tired of his protests but energized others, particularly progressives, to speed up the vote. Manchin also showed no signs of relenting Tuesday, despite widespread criticism over the power of a single senator to hold up the party’s signature domestic priority. “It’s going to be a while,” Manchin said in brief comments Tuesday at the Capitol. 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RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — A step away from the end. The Wahama volleyball team lost 25-20, 16-25, 25-19, 25-21 to the Ravenswood Devilettes in the opening round of the Region IV Section II Tournament Monday evening. Game one of the evening was firmly controlled by the host team, who jumped ahead 12-4. Down 20-12 towards the end of the first set, the Lady Falcons started climbing back, making it all the way to 21-20 on the scoreboard. However, Ravenswood scored the last four points of the set to take a 1-0 lead. Alyssa VanMeter had five of the seven assists for the Lady Falcons in set one, while Emma Young had five kills. For the Devilettes, Braylin Tabor had three assists while Macey Casto had three kills. In service points, Wahama was led by Young with six while Ravenswood was led by Marissa Smith and Abby Scritchfield with four each. In the second set, it was the Lady Falcons’ turn to jump to an early led, but the Devilettes came back to tie things up 6-6. A scoring run helped the White and Red keep the lead from then on, leading to their only set win of the night. VanMeter had two of Wahama’s three assists while Young led with three kills. For Ravenswood, Tabor had both assists while Casto and Scritchfield both had a kill. In service points, Emma Gibbs had four for Wahama and Olivia Fitzpatrick had three for Ravenswood. In set three, the Devilettes jumped to an early 5-1 lead. The host team kept a sizeable lead throughout game three, but the Lady Falcons did fight back to tie See FALCONS | 6 Runners compete in regional meets By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com PICKERINGTON, Ohio — One more stop before state. Members of the South Gallia, River Valley and Eastern cross country teams converged on Pickerington High School North for the Region 7 and Region 11 meets Saturday afternoon. The Raiders competed in Division II, while the Eagles and Rebels raced in Division III. To qualify for states in Division II, a team had to finish in the top-7 or individual runners had to place in the top-28. In Division II, River Valley senior Lauren Twyman was the only local runner to qualify for the state meet, finishing 11th with a time of 20:58.8. This is Twyman’s third consecutive year qualifying for the state meet. Freshman Grace Heffernan, was the only other Lady Raider in the race, finishing 59th with a pace of 22:39.3. The top-2 spots in the D-II girls race belong to Regina Rose and Zoee Lehman of Granville, who recorded times of 19:29.1 and 19:55.9, respectively. Minerva took the top spot as a team, with a score of 43. On the boys side, senior Cody Wooten was the only runner for the Raiders, finishing in 112th place with a time of 19:54.3. Finishing in the top-2 spots in the D-II boys race was Connor Shingleton of Minerva with a time of 16:43.0 and Corey Schobelock of Unioto with a time of 16:46.0. Unioto took the top spot as a team with a score of 57. To qualify for states in D-III, a team had to finish in the top-5 or individual runners had to place in the top-20. In the D-III girls race, Eastern junior Erica Durst qualified for the state meet, finishing 19th with a time of 21:44.0. In the top-2 in the D-III girls race was Michaela McGill of Mount Gilead with a time of 20:00.2 and Marie Souther of Zane Trace with a time of 20:14.2. There was a tie for top teams, with Fort Frye and Grandview Heights each scoring 131 points. On the boys side, the Eagles had their two runners place in the top-5. See RUNNERS | 6 Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Marshall running back Sheldon Evans runs the ball 41 yards for the Herd’s second touchdown during a game against the FIU Panthers Saturday afternoon at Huntington, W.Va. Herd shuts out Panthers, 38-0 By Colton Jeffries minutes into the second quarter, when quarterback Grant Wells kept the HUNTINGTON, W.Va. ball on a 2-yard rush. After getting an inter— The Herd was feeling ception against the Pana bit squirrely over the thers (1-7, 0-4), the Green weekend. and White responded 90 The Marshall football team shutout the Florida seconds later when running back Sheldon Evans International Panthers ran the ball 41 yards to 38-0 Saturday afternoon in a Conference USA East the house. But the Herd still Division matchup at Joan wasn’t done. C. Edwards Stadium. With three minutes to This is Marshall’s first go until halftime, running Football Bowl Subdivision shutout since blank- back Rasheen Ali scored on a 6-yard run to put ing University of TexasMarshall up 24-0. San Antonio 23-0 in a Just before halftime, 2018 home game. FIU started to get into In line with many of a rhythm of their own, their games, the Thunmarching down the field dering Herd (5-3, 3-1 until they were in field CUSA East) had a slow goal range. start, scoring only three Lining up for the points, a 29-yard field 3-point kick, the Marshall goal by kicker Shane defense managed to block Ciucci, in the first quarthe kick, but the play was ter. ruled dead when Marshall Marshall started findhead coach Charles Huff ing their rhythm six cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com called a timeout. With a second chance, the Herd managed to block the kick once more, giving the visitors a big goose egg heading into the locker rooms. With 30 seconds to go in the third quarter, Ali punched the ball in from two yards for his second touchdown of the day. Marshall finished up the scoring with 9:16 to go in the fourth quarter when running back Ethan Payne found the endzone. Meanwhile, the Herd defense kept the Panthers from getting any points throughout Saturday’s ballgame, fighting to the end to make sure they secured the shutout. Huff said Saturday was the most complete game he had seen from his team. “From an energy standpoint; from a focus standpoint; and from a leader- ship standpoint. Players did a phenomenal job of taking it from the practice field to the game,” he said. Once again, Ali led the Herd ground attack, netting 133 yards on 26 carries. In a game which saw three Herd QB’s under center, Wells recorded a stat line of 20 completions on 25 attempts for 184 yards. Top receiver for Marshall was Shadeed Ahmed, who went a perfect five receptions on five targets for 52 yards. The Thundering Herd will be back in action at 6 p.m. Saturday when they hit the road to face the Florida Atlantic Owls. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Nov. 3 Volleyball Region IV, Section 1 tournament at PPHS, 6 p.m. Jordan leads Rio Grande women to win in opener By Randy Payton The Buffaloes, who were also playing their season opener, enjoyed a 53-46 lead following RIO GRANDE, Ohio a three-pointer by Lily — Hailey Jordan scored Griffith with just under 23 of her career-high eight minutes to play 28 points in the second in the third quarter, but half as the University the RedStorm closed the of Rio Grande women’s quarter on a 24-11 run basketball team opened the 2021-22 season with a — thanks in large part to Jordan — to take the lead come-from-behind 98-82 win over Milligan (Tenn.) once and for all. The Columbus, Ohio College as part of the RedStorm Classic, Friday junior, who attempted night, at the Newt Oliver just three shots in the first half, scored 12 Arena. For Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, Nov. 5 Boys Soccer Point Pleasant vs. Herbert Hoover at Beckley, 9:30 a.m. Football Point Pleasant at Winfield, 7:30 Wahama at Buffalo, 7:30 Saturday, Nov. 6 Boys Soccer Class AA-A championship at Beckley, 9:30 a.m. College Football Ohio State at Nebraska, noon Oklahoma State at West Virginia, 3:30 Marshall at Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m. points in the third quarter and added 11 more in the final period. She finished 12-for-17 from the floor — while also adding seven rebounds — to eclipse her previous career-high of 25 points, set in a loss at Alice Lloyd College on Dec. 11, 2020. Rio Grande, which coughed up an eight-point first quarter lead, continued to pull away over the final stanza and led by as many as 21 points, 92-71, after a three-pointer by junior Reagan Willingham (Ashville, OH) with 2:37 left to play. The RedStorm finished with four other players in double figures. Junior Ella Skeens (Chillicothe, OH) had 16 points to go along with six rebounds and a teamhigh six assists in her Rio debut, while freshmen Aleea Crites (Parkersburg, WV) and Kaylee Darnell (Wheelersburg, See RIO | 6 �SPORTS 6 Wednesday, November 3, 2021 IN BRIEF Titans sign Peterson to help replace Henry NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have signed 2012 NFL MVP and four-time All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson to help replace NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry. The Titans announced Tuesday they signed Peterson to the practice squad. This is the sixth NFL team for Peterson, 36, who had been unsigned since finishing last season with Detroit. Tennessee plans to add him to the active roster with the Titans (6-2) visiting the Los Angeles Rams (7-1) on Sunday night. Henry was scheduled for surgery Tuesday for his injured right foot. The Titans placed him on injured reserve Monday. AP source: Ga Southern nearing deal to hire Helton AGeorgia Southern is working to finalize a deal with former Southern California coach Clay Helton to become the Eagles’ new head coach. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Helton and the school were closing in on an agreement that could be done by the end of the day. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school was not yet ready to make an official announcement. On3.com first reported that Georgia Southern was interested in hiring Helton. Helton was the first coach fired this season, two games into his eighth season at USC. Helton, 49, was 46-24 with the Trojans, including a Rose Bowl victory after the 2016 season. Georgia Southern fired coach Chad Lunsford after a 1-3 start to the season. The Eagles (2-6, 1-4 Sun Belt) are last in the Sun Belt’s East Division heading into Saturday’s game against No. 21 Coastal Carolina. Runners From page 5 Junior Brayden O’Brien took home first place with a time of 17:00.4 while freshman Connor Nolan finished fourth with a time of 17:29.6. Both will qualify for the state meet. The lone runner for the Rebels was sophomore Gabe Frazee, who finished 75th with a time of 19:53.6. Michael Snopick of Mount Gilead was the 2nd-place finisher for the D-III boys race with a time of 17:11.1. Mount Gilead as a team also took the top spot in D-III with a score of 35. The OHSAA State Cross Country Meet is Saturday at Fortress Obetz in Obetz, Ohio. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Ohio Valley Publishing RedStorm rolls to sweep of Carlow By Randy Payton and got over the breakeven mark in league play for the first time since a September 25 win over PITTSBURGH, Pa. Ohio Valley University — The University of Rio Grande women’s vol- left head coach Billina Donaldson’s club at 3-2 leyball team picked up against RSC foes. its first road win of the The RedStorm also season and, for just the won for the first time in second time this year, eight road contests. moved over the .500 Rio never trailed in mark in conference play. set one and scored the The RedStorm final eight winners in the improved to 10-13 overperiod to take an early all and 8-7 in the River match lead. States Conference by Carlow (9-15, 0-15 virtue of its 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-12) rout of Car- RSC) bolted to a 9-4 lead in the second stanza low University, Friday night, at St. Joseph Hall. and still held a 14-11 Rio Grande, which won advantage before the for the fifth time in seven RedStorm reeled off six outings, completed a sea- straight points to take a lead they would never son sweep of the Celtics For Ohio Valley Publishing relinquish. Set three was never close, with Rio leading from start to finish. The RedStorm scored 14 of the first 18 points in the period and reeled off the final five winners to seal the match victory. Sophomore Amanda Rarick (Canal Winchester, OH) led with winning effort with 12 kills, while freshman Avery Huntzinger (Canal Winchester, OH) had 28 assists and sophomore Darcie Walters (Sparta, OH) totaled 13 digs. Sophomore Shalea Byrd (Canal Winchester, OH) had three solo blocks in the win, while junior Jess Youse (Pettis- Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Saints are Brady’s new kryptonite By Arnie Stapleton verted into 16 points. “It’s tough to win when you turn the ball over like we did,” Brady said. “So, Only one team consisI have to not throw intertently confounded Tom ceptions. That’s the key.” Brady during his twoEver since bolting the decade rule in the AFC: New England snow and the Denver Broncos. shovels for Florida’s sand They were the only and sunshine, Brady has team that had a winning been unable to solve the record against him while Saints defense, save for he was winning six rings his divisional playoff win with the Patriots, going last season when Drew 9-8 against Brady. Mike Brees was tottering Shanahan is the only Butch Dill | AP Photo toward retirement. head coach to beat him Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) reacts after Since Brady’s arrival, five times, and Denver throwing an interception in the second half against the New the Buccaneers have had took three of four from Orleans Saints on Sunday in New Orlean. The Saints won 36-27. just three games out of Brady in the playoffs, 28 in which they’ve had field goal and his 51st twice in the AFC chamgame-winning drives in five or more combined career comeback. pionship behind Peyton the closing minutes and sacks and turnovers, So many times we’ve Manning. deked him into throwing and all three have come seen Brady chew up the Brady’s new kryptonite an interception that P.J. clock and the yards on his against the Saints, who in the NFC is the New Williams turned into a sacked Brady three times way to leading his team Orleans Saints. pick-six that sealed the Sunday. to victory in these situaThey beat him for the Saints’ 36-27 victory. Including the playoffs, tions. third time in four tries “I just threw it to the Brady has thrown 67 Not this time. Sunday when Dennis wrong guy,” said Brady, His first pass, to Evans, touchdown passes with Allen dialed up a defense who also had two secondjust 13 interceptions fell incomplete. His secthat denied Brady quarter turnovers that against all other teams, ond, to Chris Godwin, another of his patented New Orleans converted but against the Saints he was picked off by Wilinto nine points. “I had has just eight TD throws liams, who returned 40 Mike (Evans) open. It and seven interceptions. yards down the sideline cost us the game.” He’s 20-4 against all The Saints, led by back- for the touchdown. other opponents, 1-3 “He telegraphed it a up QB Trevor Siemian against the Saints, who after starter Jameis Win- little bit,” groaned Bucs ston’s season-ending knee coach Bruce Arians. “And have found a way to mix talent and technique the DB made a helluva injury, took a 29-27 lead with timing and schemplay.” on Brad Johnson’s chip ing to make Brady look Sean Payton ran up to shot field goal after they stalled at the Buccaneers’ Allen to celebrate another mortal, forcing him into masterful game plan that the kinds of bad throws 5-yard line late in the that only the Broncos stifled Brady, who threw fourth quarter. used to be able to do, for 375 yards and four That left Brady with a back when they jockeyed touchdowns, but also minute, 41 seconds and committed a trio of turn- with the Patriots for AFC one timeout to get the overs that the Saints con- supremacy. Bucs into position for a AP Pro Football Writer the Devilettes. The last set of the evening was also the most competitive, with six ties From page 5 and three lead changes. The two teams traded things up 17-17 late in the points throughout the game. game, but Ravenswood However, the Red and started to pull away Black scored five of the towards the middle of the last seven points to take set. the set. Tied 17-17, the hosts VanMeter, Gibbs and always pulled away by Bailee Bumgarner each had an assist, while Tabor a couple points, but the Lady Falcons scored a once again led the Devcouple points right after ilettes with three. In service points, Young to tie the game up again. However, the Devilettes and Alana Edwards had scored the last four points three each for the Lady to put Wahama away. Falcons while Smith and VanMeter had two Casto each had four for assists for the Lady Falcons while Tabor racked up eight for Ravenswood. In kills, Abby Pauley led Wahama with three while Ravenswood’s Casto had eight. In service points, Bumgarner had eight for her team while Tabor had six for the Devilettes. The White Falcons were back in action Tuesday when they played in the first round of the lower bracket. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. year’s Freshman of the Year in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, finished with 18 points in addition to a game-high 14 rebounds and teamhigh four assists, while Kristy Galea tossed in 14 points of her own. Milligan shot just 28.6 percent from the floor (4-for-14) in the final period and finished at 38.9 percent for the game (28-for-72). Rio Grande shot a sizzling 61.5 percent (24for-39) in the second half and finished the game 40-for-81 (49.4%). The RedStorm also committed just eight turnovers. The two-day seasonopening Classic wraps up on Saturday afternoon. Rio Grande will face Lawrence Tech (Mich.) at 3 p.m. following Milligan’s meeting with Indiana University East at 1 p.m. IU East posted a 75-59 win over Lawrence Tech in Friday’s first game. Falcons Rio From page 5 OH-70254200 ville, OH) had two solo blocks and two block assists and junior Kacie Trame (Toledo, OH) had three service aces. Alison Humberston had seven kills to pace Carlow, while Jenna Yezovich was credited with 12 assists and Haley Chiusano had nine digs. The Celtics finished with as many attack errors (21) as kills (21) in 94 swings. Rio Grande wraps up its weekend road swing to the Steel City when it faces Point Park University on Saturday at noon. OH) netted 12 points each and senior Avery Harper (Seaman, OH) added 10 points. Harper also finished with a team-best 13 rebounds. Griffith tied a careerhigh with 24 points in a losing cause for Milligan, connecting on five of the Buffaloes’ 10 three-point goals. Jaycie Jenkins, last Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, November 3, 2021 7 Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks By Frank Jordans and Jill Lawless U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Twitter. “It is essential that it is implemented now for people and planet.” Alison Hoare, a senior research fellow at political think tank Chatham House, said world leaders promised in 2014 to end deforestation by 2030, “but since then deforestation has accelerated across many countries.” Forests are important ecosystems and provide a critical way of absorbing carbon dioxide — the main greenhouse gas Evan Vucci | AP — from the atmosphere. President Joe Biden walks off after speaking during an event about the “Global Methane Pledge” But the value of wood at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland, as John Kerry, United States as a commodity and the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate is seen taking the podium, as shown on the screen. growing demand for agricultural and pastoral land China, Colombia, Congo, said fulfilling the pledge received pledges from leaders representing more Indonesia, Russia and the will be critical to limiting are leading to widespread climate change, but many and often illegal felling United States. than 85% of the world’s of forests, particularly noted that such grand More than $19 billion forests to halt and reverse promises have been made in developing countries. in public and private deforestation by 2030. Indigenous peoples are before — to little effect. funds have been pledged Among them are several often among the hardest “Signing the declaratoward the plan. countries with massive hit. tion is the easy part,” Experts and observers forests, including Brazil, Johnson, naturalist David Attenborough, Queen Associated Press Elizabeth II and — most powerfully — the people of countries and regions GLASGOW, Scotland already facing climate — World leaders promupheaval. ised to protect Earth’s Johnson said at a news forests, cut methane emissions and help South conference that it was Africa wean itself off coal important to “guard against false hope,” but at the U.N. climate sumadded that he was “caumit Tuesday — part of a flurry of deals intended to tiously optimistic” about the outcome of the talks. avert catastrophic global The conference aims to warming. Britain hailed the com- keep the world on track to limit global warming mitment by more than to 1.5 degrees Celsius 100 countries to end deforestation in the com- (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels — ing decade as the first the goal set at the Paris big achievement of the conference in the Scottish climate conference six years ago. city of Glasgow, known Johnson had a mesas COP26 — but experts noted such promises have sage for negotiators from around the globe who will been made and broken strain over the next 10 before. days to turn politicians’ More than 120 world climate promises into leaders were heading reality: “The eyes of the home after two days populations of the world in which they received stark warnings about the are on you.” The U.K. said it has state of the Earth from Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data By Matt O’Brien and Barbara Ortutay ing societal concerns, especially as regulators AP Technology Writers have yet to provide clear rules.” Facebook’s aboutPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Facebook said it will shut face follows a busy few down its face-recognition weeks. On Thursday it announced its new name system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 Meta for Facebook the billion people amid grow- company, but not the social network. The ing concerns about the technology and its misuse change, it said, will help it focus on building techby governments, police nology for what it enviand others. sions as the next iteration “This change will repof the internet -- the resent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition “metaverse.” The company is also usage in the technolfacing perhaps its biggest ogy’s history,” Jerome Pesenti, vice president of public relations crisis to date after leaked docuartificial intelligence for ments from whistleblower Facebook’s new parent company, Meta, wrote in Frances Haugen showed that it has known about a blog post on Tuesday. “Its removal will result in the harms its products the deletion of more than cause and often did little or nothing to mitigate a billion people’s indithem. vidual facial recognition Facebook didn’t immetemplates.” diately respond to quesHe said the company tions about how people was trying to weigh the positive use cases for the could verify that their technology “against grow- image data was deleted, TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 27° 46° 39° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.05 0.05 0.19 45.50 38.65 Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Thu. 7:59 a.m. 6:25 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 6:28 p.m. MOON PHASES New Nov 4 First Full Last Nov 11 Nov 19 Nov 27 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 10:44a 11:33a 12:00a 1:02a 2:09a 2:19a 3:29a Minor 4:32a 5:20a 6:15a 7:17a 8:25a 8:35a 9:44a Major 11:10p ---12:58p 1:32p 2:41p 2:51p 4:00p Minor 4:57p 5:47p 6:44p 7:48p 8:57p 9:07p 10:15p WEATHER HISTORY A hurricane reached New York City on Nov. 3, 1861. Flooding from torrential rain lasting for 20 hours brought out thousands of rats. Residents of the city chased the rodents with their hunting dogs. SUNDAY 57° 26° Plenty of sun Plenty of sun Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 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Concerns also have grown because of increasing awareness of the Chinese government’s extensive video surveillance system, especially as it’s been employed in a region home to one of China’s largely Muslim ethnic minority populations. At least seven states and nearly two dozen cities have limited government use of the technology amid fears over civil rights violations, racial bias and invasion of privacy. Debate over additional bans, limits and reporting requirements has been underway in about 20 state capitals this legislative session, according to data compiled by the Electronic Privacy Information Center in May of this year. MONDAY 56° 34° A: North America by far Today 7:58 a.m. 6:26 p.m. 6:15 a.m. 5:56 p.m. 51° 25° Cloudy and cool 0 Q: Which continent gets more snow each year, North America or Antarctica? SUN & MOON SATURDAY Cool today with clouds and sun. Partly cloudy tonight. High 51° / Low 27° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation FRIDAY 50° 25° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 48° 41° 62° 40° 83° in 2016 23° in 1898 THURSDAY Apple, in fact, uses this kind of technology to power its Face ID system for unlocking iPhones. Researchers and privacy activists have spent years raising questions about the tech industry’s use of face-scanning software, citing studies that found it worked unevenly across boundaries of race, gender or age. One concern has been that the technology can incorrectly identify people with darker skin. Another problem with face recognition is that in order to use it, companies have had to create unique faceprints of huge numbers of people – often without their consent and in ways that can be used to fuel systems that track people, said Nathan Wessler of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has fought Facebook and other companies over their use of the technology. Dame. She added that the move also demonstrates the power of public and regulatory pressure, since the face recognition system has been the subject of harsh criticism for over a decade. Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook’s parent company, appears to be looking at new forms of identifying people. Pesenti said Tuesday’s announcement involves a “company-wide move away from this kind of broad identification, and toward narrower forms of personal authentication.” “Facial recognition can be particularly valuable when the technology operates privately on a person’s own devices,” he wrote. “This method of on-device facial recognition, requiring no communication of face data with an external server, is most commonly deployed today in the systems used to unlock smartphones.” EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low or what it would be doing with the underlying technology. More than a third of Facebook’s daily active users have opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network’s system. That’s about 640 million people. But Facebook has recently begun scaling back its use of facial recognition after introducing it more than a decade ago. The company in 2019 ended its practice of using face recognition software to identify users’ friends in uploaded photos and automatically suggesting they “tag” them. Facebook was also sued in Illinois over the tag suggestion feature. The decision “is a good example of trying to make product decisions that are good for the user and the company,” said Kristen Martin, a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Clendenin 48/27 Charleston 48/28 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Applications can be filled out online beginning November 1, 2021 or you can pick up an application at 381 Buck Ridge Road, Bidwell, OH 45614. Any specific questions please contact housing choice voucher manager, Diane Redman at 740-446-0251 extension 205. Check out our &ODVVLÀ�HGV online! PROBATE COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY L. SCOTT POWELL, JUDGE CASE NO 20215015 NOTICE OF HEARING TO LAURA BOWMAN AND HARRY HARRIS, UNKNOWN ADDRESS ON THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, KRISTY SUE BOWMAN FILED A PETITION TO ADOPT AMIA JADE JOYCE HARRIS, dob 10/18/2012. THIS MATTER IS SET FOR HEARING DECEMBER 8TH, 2021 AT 10:00 AM AT THE PROBATE COURT LOCATED AT 100 EAST SECOND ST, RM 203 POMEROY, OH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONSENT TO THE ADOPTION PLEASE CONTACT TRENTON J. CLELAND, ATTONEY FOR PETITIONERS AT 740-992-7101 10/27/21,11/3/21,11/10/21,11/17/21,11/24/21,12/1/21 The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov Final Issuance of Underground Injection Control - Permit to Operate Class V Well CONSOL Meigs Mine 2, 31 & 31 AMD Sludge PO Box 269, Wilkesville, OH 45695 ID #: UIC05-53-01-PTO-V, UIC05-53-10-PTO-V, UIC05-53-34-PTO-V Date of Action: 10/25/2021 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. Class V Underground Injection Wells #2, #31 and #31 AMD Sludge permits to operate have been renewed until 10/25/2026 pursuant to ORC 6111.043 and 6111.044 and OAC 3745-34. 11/3/21 (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN LEGAL NOTICE The parties listed below whose last known address is listed below, the place of residence of each being unknown, will take notice that on the date of filing listed below, the undersigned Plaintiff filed its Amended Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, of Gallia County, Ohio, alleging that Plaintiff is the holder of certain tax certificates (listed below), purchased from the Gallia County Treasurer in conformity with statutory authority, and is vested with the first lien previously held by the State of Ohio and its taxing districts for the amount of taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and interest charged against the subject parcel. Plaintiff further alleges that the certificate redemption price of each certificate is due and unpaid, and that it has filed a Notice of Intent to Foreclose with the Gallia County Treasurer, which the Treasurer has certified indicating the certificate has not been redeemed. Plaintiff further alleges that there are also due and payable taxes, assessments, penalties and charges on the subject parcel that are not covered by the certificate, including all costs related directly or indirectly to the tax certificate (including attorneys fees of the holders' attorney and fees and costs of the proceedings). Plaintiff further alleges that it is owed the sums shown below on each tax certificate, plus interest at a rate of 17.5% per annum on the first tax certificate, from the certificate's purchase date to the date a notice of intent was filed, and 18% thereafter and on any other subsequently purchased tax certificate which are a first and prior lien against the real estate described below, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the subject parcel shown below. Plaintiff prays that the defendants named below be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same; that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees, on the tax certificates be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises; that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named below are required to answer on or before the 8th day of December, 2021. By Suzanne M. Godenswager (0086422), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Avenue, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44115, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff listed below. 19CV000108 TAX EASE OHIO, LLC V. ELSIE B. CRAIGO, ET AL. Date of Filing: June 24, 2021 Published on: Donna Craigo and John Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Donna Craigo, whose last known addresses are: 1951 Summit Tower Blvd., Orlando, FL 32810 and 1903 Grand Isle Cir Apt #512A, Orlando, FL 32810; Brenda Erdy and Jim Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Brenda Erdy, whose last known address is: 2802 Robin Hood Dr., Greensboro, NC 27408; Karen Craigo and Michael Czyzniejewski whose last known address is: 723 S. McCann Ave, Springfield, MO 65804Base Lien: 17-006 Certificate Purchase Price: $5,717.65 Additional Liens: 18-009 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,681.39 Permanent Parcel No.: 00600133001 Also known as: 1368 State Route 588, Gallipolis, OH 45631 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Gallia County Recorder's office) 10/27/21,11/3/21,11/10/21 Sheriff's Sale - Real Estate The following is a summarized version of legislation adopted at the October 19, 2021, meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission: " RESOLUTION R2021-08: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FOR USE BY THE CITY IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022 AS HEREIN DESCRIBES. Annual authorization to advertise for bids. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-34: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF A BONUS OR A CLOTHING ALLOWANCE TO ALL PERMANENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, CERTAIN ELIGIBLE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES AND ALL APPOINTED OFFICIALS. $300 per full-time, $100 per part-time. (Passed on second reading) "ORDINANCE O2021-35: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF A BONUS TO GALLIPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT (GFD). $100 per fireman. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-36: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING PREMIUM PAY TO EMPLOYEES PERFORMING ESSENTIAL WORK DURING THE COVD-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. Up to $1,000 per employee. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-37: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH JEANNE INGLES FNP-BC FAMILY PRACTICE FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR CITY OF GALLIPOLIS EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS. Annual contract. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-38: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. O2017-44, AMENDING SECTION C6 (F) COMPENSATION FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES (CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER) AND REPEALING PREVIOUS ORDINANCES SETTING SAID COMPENSATION. Increase Code Office $1.00 per hour. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-39: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE PERMITS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO SOLICIT FROM THE OCCUPANT OF AVEHICLE PURSUANT TO CHARTER 371.06 (B) (2) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALLIPOLIS, OHIO. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-40: AN ORDINANCE SETTING TEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022. Temporary fund appropriations for 2022 in the amount of 4,368,427.00. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-42: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES SECTION OF THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE (GASB-34 LOOK-ALIKE STATEMENTS) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021. Preparation of annual financial statement. (Passed on second reading) " ORDINANCE O2021-43: AN ORDINANCE ACCCEPTING AND REJECTING BIDS FOR HIGHWAY DE-ICING SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, AND COLD MIX. Salt 87.45 ton, calcium chloride 32.50 ton, and cold mix 130.00/117.00 per ton (Passed on second reading) The full text of this legislation is available at the Office of the City Auditor, on the City's website (www.cityofgallipolis.com), and at the Bossard Library. 11/3/21 CASE NO.: 21CV000061 Fidelity Bank, Plaintiff -vsCharles Elmer Hill, et al. Defendants COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Gallia, OHIO In pursuance of an Order of Sale to me directed from said Court in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale at public auction at the front steps of the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, OH 45631 on December 3, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. of said day, should the sale result in a no bid/no sale situation, the property will be re-offered for sale December 17, 2021 at the same time and location, opening with no reserve, the following described real estate: Full Legal Description can be found at the Gallia County Clerk of Courts PPN: 02200140400 Prior Instrument Reference: Volume 143, Page 313 Current Owners Name: Charles Elmer Hill Property Address: 1259 Holcomb Hollow Road, Thurman, OH 45685 Appraised At - $20,000.00 Sale Deposits - According to the 2329.211 In every auction of Judicial Sale or Execution of residential property if the Judgement Creditor is the purchaser they shall not be required to make a deposit on the sale. All other purchasers shall make sale deposit as follows: If the appraised value of the property is: </= $10,000 = Deposit of $2000.00 >$10,000</=$200,000.00=Deposit of $5000.00 > $200,000.00=Deposit of $10,000.00 TERMS OF SALE: Property cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraised value. Required deposit in cash of certified funds due at the time of the sale and balance in cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale. If Judgment Creditor is purchaser, no deposit is required TERMS OF SECOND SALE: Property to be sold without regard to minimum bid requirements, subject to payment of taxes and court costs, deposit and payment requirements same as the first auction. Pursuant to ORC 2329.21, purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover Special Note, if any, Deed will be issued upon balance being paid Matt Champlin, Sheriff Gallia County, Ohio Keith D. Weiner & Associates Co., LPA Kim M. Hammond Attorneys for Plaintiff 1100 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1100 Cleveland, OH 44114 Tel: (216) 771-6500 Fax: (216) 771-6540 courtnotices@weinerlaw.com 11/3/21,11/10/21,11/17/21 Ohio Valley Publishing LEGAL NOTICE The parties listed below whose last known address is listed below, the place of residence of each being unknown, will take notice that on the date of filing listed below, the undersigned Plaintiff filed its Amended Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, of Gallia County, Ohio, alleging that Plaintiff is the holder of certain tax certificates (listed below), purchased from the Gallia County Treasurer in conformity with statutory authority, and is vested with the first lien previously held by the State of Ohio and its taxing districts for the amount of taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and interest charged against the subject parcel. Plaintiff further alleges that the certificate redemption price of each certificate is due and unpaid, and that it has filed a Notice of Intent to Foreclose with the Gallia County Treasurer, which the Treasurer has certified indicating the certificate has not been redeemed. Plaintiff further alleges that there are also due and payable taxes, assessments, penalties and charges on the subject parcel that are not covered by the certificate, including all costs related directly or indirectly to the tax certificate (including attorneys fees of the holders' attorney and fees and costs of the proceedings). Plaintiff further alleges that it is owed the sums shown below on each tax certificate, plus interest at a rate of 17.5% per annum on the first tax certificate, from the certificate's purchase date to the date a notice of intent was filed, and 18% thereafter and on any other subsequently purchased tax certificate which are a first and prior lien against the real estate described below, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the subject parcel shown below. Plaintiff prays that the defendants named below be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same; that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees, on the tax certificates be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises; that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named below are required to answer on or before the 8th day of December 2021. By Suzanne M. Godenswager (0086422), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Avenue, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44115, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff listed below. 19CV000126 TAX EASE OHIO, LLC V. BURNIE E. WATSON, ET AL. Date of Filing: August 16, 2021 Published on: Andy Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Anna Mae Wells, whose last known address is: 280 Weinland Drive, New Carlisle, OH 45344; Berniece Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Burnie E. Watson, whose last known address is: 168 Township Road 1046, Crown City, OH 45623; Donna Chapman and Dan Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Donna Chapman, whose last known address is: 1380 Cargo Road, Crown City, OH 45623; Nellie Clary and John Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Nellie Clary, whose last known address is: 18525 Hannan Trace Rd, Crown City, OH 45623; Elizabeth Gay Walters and Eli Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Elizabeth Gay Walters, whose last known address is: 733 County Road 72, Crown City, OH 45623; Jane Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Ernie Watson, whose last known address is: 3136 Zadie Lane, Crestview, FL 32539; Grace Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Gary D. Watson, whose last known address is: 381 Township Road 600, Crown City, OH 45623; Holly Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Hollis W. Watson, whose last known address is: 5103 Staunton Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304; Howard O`Neill and Hanna Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Howard O`Neill, whose last known address is: 9288 County Road 37, Scottown, OH 45678; Jan Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of John Warren, whose last known address is: 7956 Thackery Road, Springfield, OH 45502; Johnny P. Watson and Jenny Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Johnny P. Watson, whose last known address is: 1852 Hamilton Road, Crown City, OH 45623; Larry G. Watson and Laura Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Larry G. Watson, whose last known address is: 14373 Hannan Trace Rd, Crown City, OH 45623; Leland D. Watson and Lillie Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Leland D. Watson, whose last known address is: 1224 Providence School Road, Crown City, OH 45623; Melissa Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Myron O`Neill, whose last known address is: Box 151 RT 1, Scottown, OH 45678; Norma J. O`Neill and Norman Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Norma J. O`Neill, whose last known address is: 9288 County Road 37, Scottsown, OH 45678; Jesse Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Ova Rossiter, whose last known address is: 473 County Road 72, Crown City, OH 45623; Kathryn Overman and Kathryn Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Kathryn Overman, whose last known address is: 1602 Maryland Ave, Springfield, OH 45505; Shawn Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Shirley Joy Watson, whose last known address is: 5773 State Route 218, Gallipolis, OH 45631; Stephanie Brumfield and Steven Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Stephanie Brumfield, whose last known address is: 789 Martt Road, Crown City, OH 45623; Virgie Wilson and Pat Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Virgie Wilson, whose last known address is: 156 Township Road 1046, Crown City, OH 45623; Charles E. Watson and Charlene Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Charles E. Watson, whose last known address is: 240 Creston Road, Mansfield, OH 44906; William Watson and Wilma Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of William Watson, whose last known address is: 3202 Swan Creek Rd, Crown City, OH 45623; Elsie M. Barnes and Eric Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Elsie Mae Barnes, whose last known address is: 101 Cheyenne Trail, Ona, WV 25545; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Anna Mae Wells, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Burnie E. Watson, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Ernie Watson, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Gary D. Watson, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Hollis W. Watson, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of John Warren, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Myron O`Neill, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Ova Rossiter, Deceased and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Shirley Joy Watson, Deceased, whose last known address is: Unknown Base Lien: 17-018 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,561.84 Additional Liens: 17-029 Certificate Purchase Price: $940.88 18-023 Certificate Purchase Price: $694.97 17-019 ate Purchase Price: $1,864.09 17-030 Certificate Purchase Price: $686.91 17-020 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,629.36 17-031 Certificate Purchase Price: $687.40 18-024 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,534.95 Permanent Parcel Nos.: 01100140300, 01100150500, 01100150600 Also known as: Good Hope Road, Crown City, OH 45623 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Gallia County Recorder's office) 10/27/20,11/3/21,11/10/21 ROGERS BASEMENT WATERPROOFING 8QFRQGLWLRQDO /LIHWLPH *XDUDQWHH (VWDEOLVKHG ���� %DVHPHQW :DOOV %UDFHG +XQGUHGV 2I /RFDO 5HIHUHQFHV /LFHQVHG� %RQGHG ,QVXUHG FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hours (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com �Ohio Valley Publishing NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, November 3, 2021 9 Ohio, Florida voters cast ballots in 3 congressional races By Julie Carr Smyth Allison Russo on Monday. Her bid for the open seat is considered the party’s most competitive in COLUMBUS, Ohio years, though she remains — Both Democrats and Republicans brought out a long shot. A second special their heavy hitters in the runup to the special con- congressional election gressional election in cen- is taking place in the Cleveland-area 11th tral Ohio, as the parties Congressional District. sought to boost turnout That contest pits Demoin one of three off-year cratic Cuyahoga County contests on the ballot Councilmember Shontel Tuesday. Brown against RepubliPresident Joe Biden can Laverne Gore, a busiand former Vice Presiness owner, consultant dent Mike Pence swung and trainer, for Democrat into action to help their Marcia Fudge’s old seat. parties’ candidates in Fudge stepped down in the race for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, a March to become Biden’s housing secretary after seat vacated by Republican Steve Stivers in May, nearly 13 years in Congress. when he left to lead the Brown, who bested firestate Chamber of Combrand progressive Nina merce. Turner in the August Pence stumped Saturprimary, is considered day for Republican coal a shoo-in to win in the lobbyist Mike Carey, heavily Democratic disendorsed by former President Donald Trump trict. In Florida, 11 Demoand favored in the GOPcrats are on the ballot in learning district. Biden Tuesday’s primary special endorsed two-term election for the seat of Democratic state Rep. Associated Press IN BRIEF Orthodox patriarch blesses shrine near 9/11 memorial The spiritual leader of the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians gave his formal blessing Tuesday to an ornate shrine that will replace a small parish church destroyed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, nearing the completion of a 12-day U.S. visit from his home base in Turkey, evoked somber memories of that day two decades ago as he presided at a ceremonial door opening at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine near the World Trade Center. The domed shrine, designed by famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, replaces a small parish church that was destroyed by the falling south tower on 9/11. Located in a small, elevated park overlooking the World Trade Center memorial plaza, it remains under construction with completion projected for next year. Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday as rival Tigray forces threaten to move on the capital and the country’s yearlong war escalates quickly. The United States said security has “deteriorated significantly,” and it strongly warned its citizens to consider leaving. The emergency declaration by Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers was the clearest sign of alarm yet from the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who a year ago this week allowed soldiers from a neighboring country to invade the Tigray region and pursue the Tigray forces alongside Ethiopian troops. Thousands of people have been killed since then. IS attack on Kabul hospital leaves 7 dead, 16 wounded KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamic State militants set off an explosion at the entrance to a military hospital in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least seven people, a senior Taliban official said. It was one of the most brazen IS attacks yet since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in the summer. Among those killed were three women, a child, and three Taliban guards, said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Five attackers were also killed, he said, adding that Taliban guards prevented them from getting into the hospital. He said the attack was over within 15 minutes. Yahoo pulls out of China, citing difficult environment HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment. The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company’s services were already blocked by China’s digital censorship. But recent government moves to expand its control over tech companies generally, including its domestic giants, may have tipped the scales for Yahoo. “In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1,” the company said in a statement. It said it “remains committed to the rights of our users and a free and open internet.” The company’s move comes as the American and Chinese governments feud over technology and trade. The U.S. has put restrictions on telecom giant Huawei and other Chinese tech companies, alleging that they have ties with China’s government, military or both. China says the U.S. is unfairly suppressing competition and trying to block China’s technological rise. Hastings won 78.7% of the vote against Republican Greg Musselwhite. Musselwhite is again running for the GOP nomination, facing Jason Mariner. State Sen. Perry Thurston and former state Rep. Priscilla Ann Taylor are also seeking the seat for Democrats, along with Broward County Commissioners Dale Holness and Barbara Sharief, both of whom previously served as county mayor. Others on the Democratic ballot are Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Elvin Jay LaPrete | AP Dowling, Phil Jackson, Allison Russo, Democratic candidate for 15th Congressional District, casts her ballot Tuesday in Upper Emmanuel Morel and Arlington, Ohio. Imran Uddin Siddiqui. The district is a majorTurnout is expected delegation. Democratic Rep. Alcee ity Black and covers parts to be low Tuesday, and While two Republican Hastings, who died in it’s conceivable the next of Broward and Palm April after suffering from candidates are also seekBeach counties. Heading U.S. House member ing the nomination to pancreatic cancer. One into Election Day, out of of the candidates is state run for the 20th Congres- to represent the South Florida district can win the more than 345,000 sional District seat, the Rep. Omari Hardy, who eligible primary voters, the primary with 10% district is heavily Demowas 3 years old when cratic. The winner of the of the vote. The district nearly 33,000 Democrats Hastings was elected in and more than 4,000 is 61% Democratic and Democratic primary is 1992. Hastings was the Republicans had already considered a lock for Jan- about 13% Republican. longest-serving member cast votes. In the 2020 election, of Florida’s congressional uary’s general election. Prosecutor: Rittenhouse instigated conflict By Michael Tarm, Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with killing two men and wounding Associated Press a third with an assaultstyle rifle during the summer of 2020. He KENOSHA, Wis. — could get life in prison if Kyle Rittenhouse insticonvicted. gated the confrontation The one-time aspiring that led him to shoot three men on the streets police officer traveled to Kenosha from his of Kenosha during a turbulent protest against home in Illinois, just across the Wisconsin racial injustice, and he killed one of the victims state line, after protests broke out over with a bullet to the the shooting of a Black back, a prosecutor said man, Jacob Blake, by a in opening statements Tuesday at Rittenhouse’s white Kenosha police officer. Rittenhouse said murder trial. he went there to proBut Rittenhouse’s tect property after two attorney told the jury nights in which rioters that his client acted in self-defense after one of set fires and ransacked the men dove for his gun businesses. In his opening stateand others kicked him ment, prosecutor Thomin the face and clubbed as Binger described the him in the head with a unrest as “two of the skateboard. “You as jurors will end roughest nights that our up looking at it from the community has ever seen,” and said outsiders standpoint of a 17-yearwere drawn to Kenosha old under the circumstances as they existed,” “like moths to a flame.” Yet Binger repeatedly defense attorney Mark stressed that amid the Richards said. hundreds of people in Kenosha and the anger and chaos in the streets, “the only person who killed anyone is the defendant, Kyle Rittenhouse.” Binger told the jury that self-defense can be a valid claim only if Rittenhouse reasonably believed he was using deadly force to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm. The prosecutor said that it is not known exactly what words were said, but it is clear that Rittenhouse started a confrontation that caused the first person shot that night, Joseph Rosenbaum, to begin chasing Rittenhouse across a parking lot. Binger emphasized, too, that Rosenbaum, 36, was killed by a shot to the back after he threw a plastic bag. The prosecutor noted that the first two bullets hit Rosenbaum in the lower extremities, causing him to fall forward. Richards, the defense attorney, said Rosenbaum yelled an expletive at Rittenhouse and lunged for his gun before Rittenhouse fired at him. It was Rosenbaum who “lit the fuse that night,” he said. Richards said Rittenhouse fired four shots at Rosenbaum in less than a second “as he’s trying to take Kyle’s weapon from him to use against him.” Binger, the prosecutor, said that after shooting Rosenbaum, Rittenhouse fled the scene instead of rendering aid, despite portraying himself as a medic earlier in the night. But Richards said Rittenhouse didn’t stop to help because the crowd wanted to “kill him,” and instead ran toward police. The crowd at that point clearly believed Rittenhouse was an active shooter, according to the prosecutor. Classifieds LEGAL NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE In the State of Ohio, Gallia County, Court of Common Pleas LEGAL NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE In the State of Ohio, Gallia County, Court of Common Pleas No. 15CV000109 Beneficial Financial I Inc. (Plaintiff) vs. Doyle J. Saunders, et al. (Defendants) In pursuance of an Alias Order of Sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, on the front steps of the Gallia County Courthouse in the above named county, on Friday, the 5th day of November, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. the following described real estate, and if the property remains unsold after the first auction, it will be offered for sale at auction again on Friday, the 19th day of November, 2021,at 10:00 a.m.: Situated in the Township of Springfield, in the County of Gallia and the State of Ohio. Being town Lots Numbers Fraction Nineteen (19) and Lots numbers (20) and Twenty-One (21) and Twenty-Two (22) in Powell's Addition to Heatley (now called Bidwell) in said township, County, and State. Property Address: 178 Church Street, Bidwell, OH 45614 Parcel Number: 028-007-020-00; 028-007-021-00; 028-007-022-00; 028-007-023-00 Prior Instrument Reference: Gallia County, Ohio records Current Owners' Names: Doyle Saunders Said Premises Appraised At: $85,000.00. The appraisal was completed based on an exterior view of the property only. Neither the Sheriff's Office nor any affiliates have access to the inside of the property. Terms of Sale: First Sale - to be sold for not less than two-thirds of the appraised value. Second Sale - if the property does not sell at the first auction, a second sale of the property will be held on November 19, 2021. The second sale shall be made without regard to the minimum bid requirements in ORC § 2329.20. A deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 is due by the close of bids on the property. The balance is due within thirty days after confirmation of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. ORC § 2327.02(C) requires successful bidders to pay recording and conveyance fees at the time of sale. Matt Champlin Sheriff Gallia County, Ohio 10/20/21,10/27/21,11/3/21 No. 21CV000025 Freedom Mortgage Corporation (Plaintiff) vs. John H. Brewer, et al. (Defendants) In pursuance of an Order of Sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, on the front steps of the Gallia County Courthouse in the above named county, on Friday, the 19th day of November, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. the following described real estate, and if the property remains unsold after the first auction, it will be offered for sale at auction again on Friday, the 3rd day of December, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.: Situate in Section 5, Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio, and being Lot No. 2 of Spring Dale Subdivision as the same is shown on the recorded plat of said Subdivision in Plat Book 3, Pages 129 and 130, in the office of the Recorder of Gallia County, Ohio. Property Address: 1378 Mccormick Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Parcel Number: 00800130502 Prior Instrument Reference: dated May 13, 2008, filed May 16, 2008, recorded as Official Records Volume 377, Page 640, Gallia County, Ohio records Current Owners' Names: The Unknown Heirs or Real Estate Beneficiaries of John H. Brewer, deceased Said Premises Appraised At: $75,000.00. The appraisal was completed based on an exterior view of the property only. Neither the Sheriff's Office nor any affiliates have access to the inside of the property. Terms of Sale: First Sale - to be sold for not less than two-thirds of the appraised value. Second Sale - if the property does not sell at the first auction, a second sale of the property will be held on December 3, 2021. The second sale shall be made without regard to the minimum bid requirements in ORC § 2329.20. A deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 is due by the close of bids on the property. The balance is due within thirty days after confirmation of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. ORC § 2327.02(C) requires successful bidders to pay recording and conveyance fees at the time of sale. Matt Champlin Sheriff Gallia County, Ohio 10/27/21,11/3/21,11/10/21 �NEWS 10 Wednesday, November 3, 2021 GOP push to politicize school board races gets election test By Heather Hollingsworth and Carolyn Thompson to sort of be seen as kind of a canary in the coal mine of what’s Associated Press coming down the pike next year and into the future,” Waldeck said. MISSION, Kan. — “This will be the year School board races, that I think primarily once sleepy and localparents stand up and ized, have become the say, ‘You know, we new front in a culture have a voice, too.’ And war raging across the I think it’s going to be nation as resentments over COVID-19 restric- overwhelming.” Board meetings have tions and anti-racism curriculum reach a boil- grown so contentious that they are being ing point. mocked in “Saturday On Tuesday, voters Night Live” skits. Some weigh in on dozens of board members have races that have been been called Nazis and dominated by debates child abusers. The over masks, vaccines, National School Boards race and history. The Association even likoutcomes will decide ened some of what is not just districts’ polihappening to “domestic cies but also whether the education fight has terrorism” before apolostaying power as part of gizing. Randi Weingarthe national discourse and becomes a rallying ten, president of the issue for Republicans in American Federation of Teachers, accused the the 2022 midterms. right wing of orchestratConservatives have ing protests to “turn eagerly taken up the schools into battlecause as they look to grounds with the goal move past the coronaof winning elections by virus pandemic and to politicizing both public reframe the discussion health and history.” She on racial injustice in America as a rewriting noted the Virginia governor’s race, in which of history. Republican newcomer The political tracking website Ballotpedia Glenn Youngkin has has identified 76 school seized on conservatives’ frustrations with districts in 22 states schools over pandemic where candidates took a stance on race in edu- policies and diversity education. cation or critical race Even former Vice theory, which holds that President Mike Pence racism is systemic in has gotten into the America’s institutions and which the National game, taking a moment School Boards Associa- during a campaign rally in Ohio on Saturday to tion says is not taught urge voters to support in K-12 public schools. 1776 Action, a group conservative school board candidates in inspired by former Tuesday’s election. President Donald Waldeck said his Trump’s now-disbanded group also sent out 1776 Commission that played down America’s mailers and targeted role in slavery, has been text messages in races in Johnston, Iowa, urging candidates to where three candidates sign a pledge calling have signed the pledge, for the restoration of and in West Chester, “honest, patriotic eduPennsylvania, where cation.” At least 300 law enforcement was candidates and elected called to investigate officials have done so, said Adam Waldeck, the threats against school board president Chris group’s president. McCune. “2021 is really going not exclude revenue from a customer charge for electric grid modernization in calculating From page 1 profits. FirstEnergy President played a role in reachand CEO Steven Strah ing the settlement. said in a filing with The case began with the Consumers’ Counsel the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appealing a decision on Monday that settleby the Public Utilities ment talks began in Commission of Ohio August. Strah said the that the FirstEnergy companies did not earn settlement “is truly in the best interests of all significantly excessive our Ohio customers.” profits between 2017 FirstEnergy in July and 2019. As regulated agreed to pay $230 companies responsible million in penalties to for keeping the lights avoid federal prosecuon, they are allowed to tion for having secretly make money, but are funded a $60 million not permitted to earn bribery scheme to win significantly excessive a legislative bailout in profits. 2019 for two nuclear The Ohio Supreme plants operated at the Court ruled in Decemtime by a wholly-owned ber 2020 that FirstEnsubsidiary. ergy companies could Refund Band From page 1 As noted earlier in this article, the performance is set for Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wedge Auditorium which is located on the campus of Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School. This temporary change of venue is due to HVAC renovations and Snow also said due to the larger size of this auditorium, this will also allow more room for social distancing. © 2021, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Brittany Hively is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her on Twitter @britthively; reach her at (740) 446-2342 ext 2555. Daily Sentinel Election Day arrives in the US By Christina A. Cassidy and Anthony Izaguirre Associated Press ATLANTA — Elections Tuesday were testing new voting restrictions in some Republican-controlled states as officials got a chance to counter a year’s worth of misinformation about voting security. Officials said demonstrating secure, consistent and fair practices could help reassure those who still have doubts about last year’s presidential election as they begin preparations for next year’s midterms. “It is a great dress rehearsal for 2022,” Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said. Much of the attention will be on Virginia and New Jersey, where voters are casting ballots for governor and other statewide races. In the rest of the country, voters were making selections on a variety of local races, ranging from mayor and city council to school board and bond measures. Voters in Maine, New York, Texas and a few other few states were considering ballot initiatives on a wide array of topics. For some, the voting experience will be different from last year, when officials implemented pandemic-related changes to make it easier for voters to avoid crowded polling places. Some states have made those changes permanent, while others have rolled some of them back. In Virginia, lawmakers last year expanded absentee voting permanently by no longer requiring an excuse. But a requirement for a witness signature on absentee ballots that was waived last year is back, and officials have been working to contact voters who have been turning in ballots without them. Those voters will David Joles | Star Tribune via AP Voters emerge from Sabathani Community Center after casting their ballots during municipal elections Tuesday in Minneapolis. Voters in Minneapolis are deciding whether to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety. The election comes more than a year after George Floyd’s death launched a movement to defund or abolish police across the country. have until Friday to fix the issue or their ballots will not be counted. In a few states, voters were encountering tighter voting rules because of laws enacted in states controlled politically by Republicans. Among them are Florida and Georgia, where voters face new ID requirements for using mail ballots. Georgia Republicans are also keeping a close eye on heavily Democratic Fulton County, which includes most of Atlanta, for any voting problems that could justify a state takeover using a sweeping new election law. Fulton County elections director Rick Barron said polling places opened on time Tuesday morning and voting was going smoothly. There have been a couple minor equipment issues but technicians have been able to address those, he said. Republicans have said their changes were needed to improve security and public confidence after the 2020 presiden- tial election. They acted as former President Donald Trump continued his false claims that the election was stolen despite no evidence of widespread fraud. These claims were rejected by judges and election officials of both parties who certified the results and Trump’s own attorney general, who said federal law enforcement had not seen fraud “on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.” Voting rights groups said various hotlines would be available to assist voters who have questions or encounter problems at the polls or with their mail ballots. Damon Hewitt, whose group the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law leads the effort, said Tuesday presented an important test. “It’s a test of voters to run the gauntlet, to figure out these new rules and restrictions,” Hewitt said. “And frankly, it’s also a test of our democracy: How strong can it be, and are we willing to tolerate these efforts to make it harder for people to vote?” Tuesday also will be an opportunity for election officials to educate voters about how the system works and counter the misinformation that still surrounds the 2020 presidential vote. False claims have led to harassment and even death threats against state and local election officials. “We have to do more to combat it, get in front of it and frankly educate the public about the voting process,” said Amber McReynolds, former Denver elections clerk and CEO of the National Vote at Home Institute. “Because part of the reason that there is disinformation and it has been able to flow as it has, is that the vast majority of Americans don’t understand how the election process works.” ___ Izaguirre reported from Tallahassee, Florida. Associated Press writer Kate Brumback in Atlanta one of the inmates first. The union representing prison employees in Ohio is skeptical of the camFrom page 1 eras, saying the money could be better spent about 6,000 cameras on hiring more guards. in place in Ohio’s 28 That’s especially true prisons. But blind spots exist, as well as situations given how many stationary cameras are already in which a body camera will help get to the truth, in place, said Christopher Mabe, president of including whether an the Ohio Civil Service inmate or a guard is at Employees Association. fault, Chambers-Smith “Right now we’re said. fighting to keep people “When you have camemployed in the departeras that are filming an ment of corrections, incident, you don’t have because of the tight job to rely on memory or perhaps that tunnel vision market,” Mabe said. “Should we be putting that someone gets when more money into retenthey’re recounting an tion of officers and hiring incident,” she said. “You of officers and hiring can just see the totality of staff, as opposed to of it.” allocating money for Two videos provided technology that is just by the agency show the difference in perspectives redundant?” The state prison system that body-worn cameras has about 6,130 correccan provide. As a fight tions officers, down from broke out between two inmates at the Ohio State around 6,660 in 2019. The inmate population Penitentiary on July has fallen during the 27, a stationary camera positioned above the fray same time period, from provided a clear view, but around 48,000 to around 43,000 prisoners. without audio. The Ohio chapter of A guard’s body-worn the American Civil Libercamera capturing the ties Union is keeping an same fight provided a eye on the state’s plan, closer view of the conwith questions including fused situation, along the circumstances under with sound. “Lock the which guards are allowed doors,” a guard can be heard yelling, and “Stop” to deactivate the cameras, and how long the prison multiple times, before system will retain the another guard uses pepper spray on the inmates. video, said Gary Daniels, In the body-worn camera the chapter’s top Ohio lobbyist. The latter quesversion, it’s also easier tion is important, given to see and hear a guard the state’s two-year wingesture at a colleague to let another guard remove dow for filing civil liber- ties lawsuits, he said. The Georgia Bureau of Prisons piloted the concept last year and plans to outfit guards in two prisons this year and another two next year. Florida doesn’t use them across the board, but since October 2020 has equipped specially trained officers at its 35 prisons with body cameras that automatically turn on when those officers activate stun guns. New York state began piloting body-worn cameras in 2016 and expanded the test with an $835,000 federal grant. The system, costing about $4.2 million, has about 2,500 body-worn cameras in use in eight prisons, including the three women’s prisons, with plans to expand. Virginia is planning to provide cameras to supervisors at high-security facilities, some members of teams that enter cells to extract inmates, and handlers of patrol and drug-sniffing dogs. Wisconsin began outfitting officers at its six maximum-security prisons and one juvenile facility after the Legislature provided the agency with an initial $591,400 in 2017 in hopes of reducing staff and inmate assaults. The agency now deploys about 200 bodyworn cameras in the six prisons and about 100 in the Lincoln Hills & Copper Lake Schools juvenile facility, at a cost of about $895 per camera. Prisons spokesperson John Beard said that one downside is the view is sometimes obscured during closeup interactions with an inmate, but the audio is easily heard. “Follow-up of allegations are easily completed by reviewing the incident and verifying if an investigation is needed or if the alleged incident didn’t occur,” Beard said. Just as widespread use of body-worn cameras by police officers hasn’t reduced instances of use of force, body-worn cameras in prisons are unlikely to have a big impact, especially with the presence of so many stationary cameras, said criminal justice analyst Bryce Peterson. Nearly all prison incidents are already recorded, and blind spots aren’t typically in places where a guard will be present to record illicit activity, including drug sales or a fight, said Peterson, a research scientist for CNA Corp., which focuses on improving safety. He said changes in use-of-force policy, better training and efforts to retain staff are more likely to reduce prison violence. It’s likely that in some prisons, adding bodyworn cameras, “just because it’s new intervention, it’s sort of a shock to the system and will have an impact,” Peterson said. “But I don’t think it’s a long-term cure for these issues.” Cameras � 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 11. Novermber Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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