https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/46cd4818ec958e8b5e455c29d656769e.pdf 7b2c1c020486358028595a9800237ae6 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 26° 42° 37° Times of clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy tonight. High 46° / Low 36° Today’s weather forecast All-OVC football team Herd to host WKU WEATHER s 4 SPORTS s 6 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 234, Volume 75 Saturday, November 27, 2021 s $2 ‘Home for the Holidays’ concert An evening with Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. in Point Pleasant, W.Va. The NBC TV’s “America’s Got Talent” winner, will appear at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 16 at the Wedge Auditorium at Point Pleasant Junior/ Senior High School. Tickets are now available Staff Report at these location in Point Pleasant — Ohio Valley Bank, M&Z Boutique, POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Popular crooner, Victoria’s On The Main, PPHS Main Ofﬁce or call and Mountain State 304-593-0481 for more native, Landau Eugene Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | Courtesy information. Murphy, Jr., will be perPopular crooner, and Mountain State native, Landau Eugene According to Murphy’s forming a “Home for the Murphy, Jr., will be performing a “Home for the Holidays” Holidays” concert in Point website, “Seeing Landau concert in Point Pleasant, W.Va. on Dec. 16. in concert is a revelation; backed by the dynamic Landau Big Band, you’ll always hear swinging arrangements of Great American Songbook classics from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat ‘King’ Cole and many more, along with a dusting of that special Motown Magic that is sure to move your feet and make you sing along.” Murphy’s website also notes Landau is known for his one-on-one meet and greets with fans after the show. His website describes his biography as follows: “Landau was born into extreme poverty in the Appalachian coalﬁelds of southern West Virginia. His parents split while he was in elementary school, and Landau was shipped off to Detroit in the middle of the night… “After a series of deadend jobs, run-ins with the police and a too-soon failed marriage, Landau See CONCERT | 12 Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges? By Maria Cheng and Haleluya Hadero Associated Press A new coronavirus variant identiﬁed in South Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had ﬁnally begun to ease. The risks of the variant, called omicron, are largely unknown. But the World Health Organization has called it a “variant of concern” and governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better understand the variant to impose ﬂight bans and other travel restrictions. On Friday, European Union nations agreed to impose a ban on travel from southern Africa to counter its spread. The 27-nation bloc acted within hours upon the advice of the EU executive, which said all countries needed to be extra cautious in dealing with the variant until it was clear how serious a threat the variant posed. The U.K. also banned ﬂights from South Africa and ﬁve other southern African countries and announced that anyone who had recently arrived from those countries would be asked to take a coronavirus test. The moves have renewed a debate over whether ﬂight bans and other travel restrictions work to prevent the spread of new variants. Some say at best the restrictions can buy time for new public See VARIANT | 12 OVP File Photo “Old Timey at its best” with energy and a contemporary bent is how Kendra Ward and Bob Bence, pictured, describe their music. The duo will perform at an open house in Chester, Dec. 4. Christmas comes to Chester Courthouse Open house event Dec. 4 By Lorna Hart Special to OVP Jerome Delay | AP People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday as numerous nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. CHESTER, Ohio — Enjoy an afternoon of music and fun at the Old Meigs County/Chester Courthouse, on Saturday, Dec. 4 from noon - 4 p.m. with musical guests, a Nutcracker hunt, door prizes, tours, and refreshments. Chester Shade Historical Society members invite guests to a concert featuring Kendra Ward and Bob Bence from 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. The duo play dulcimer and guitar, and are known for their “Authentic Appalachian Soul.” They have appeared at Appalachian festivals and concerts throughout the eastern United States, and have a weekly “Sunday Sunrise” available for viewing on their YouTube channel. The Courthouse is decorated for Christmas with Nutcrackers scattered throughout the Museum displays. The Nutcrackers are from the collection of CSHA member Shelia Curtis, and guests are invited to a game of “Count the Nutcrackers.” Participants receive a prize for their playing. The Museum is open, and members will be on hand to answer questions about exhibits and the history of the Courthouse and adjacent Academy. Tours may be self-guided, or you may request one of the CSHS members to Photo courtesy of Chester Shade Historical Association The Nutcracker dolls that are familiar to many today originated in late-17th century Germany. According to German tradition, nutcrackers are symbols of good luck and protectors of a house. They became popular outside Europe after the Second World War, when American soldiers brought the nutcrackers home with them as souvenirs. take you on a personal tour. The Museum includes many themed displays, including the recent addition of the collect of the military medals and uniform belonging to World War II soldier Army PFC James Wilmer White. Killed in battle in 1944, his remains had been unidentiﬁed until 2020, and were brought home to Meigs County in June 2021, and laid to rest with full military honors. CSHA will also be premiering their new YouTube Video now playing on “History in Your Own Back Yard.” Refreshments will be served during the Open House in the Dining Hall, where guests can register for door prizes and browse the CSHA merchandise, including See CHESTER | 12 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 © 2020 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. Completing ‘Short Stories About My Best Friend’ Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Local author Betty Jones Rawlings of Mason, W.Va., used her “at home” time during the COVID19 pandemic to ﬁnish a project. Rawlings has completed the book, “Short Stories About My Best Friend” which she describes as part per- Airport Meeting sonal experience, with student Army part history with chaplains. humor, part Chris“Only God could tian teachings, organize such a and a narrative of meeting and put it what she said was together with such “her husband’s perfect timing,” two heavenly visRawlings she said. its before leaving A second favorearth for heaven.” ite story is when she was According to Rawlmistakenly interviewed ings, one of the author’s and hired as a hostess on favorite stories is an the Mississippi Queen. unplanned International She explained was only standing on the dock watching and listening to the calliope music when a gentleman embarked from the vessel and thanked her for coming. He started asking some rather personal questions. When the Captain embarked, the gentleman shouted out that he had See STORIES | 12 �2 Saturday, November 27, 2021 OBITUARIES/NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES TIMOTHY H. ‘TIM’ MOLES CHESHIRE — Timothy H. “Tim” Moles, age 63, of Cheshire, Ohio, died Thursday morning November 25, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born December 22, 1957 in Charleston, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Clifton and Betty Null Moles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by a brother, Larry Moles and by a sister, Diane Moles. Tim was a laborer and enjoyed hunting and ﬁshing. He is survived by his wife, Sharon M. Woolum Moles of Cheshire; son, Daniel Moles of Cheshire; daughter, Jennifer (David) Hiney of Dayton, Ohio; sister, Patsy Pack of Westerville, Ohio; two brothers, Terry (Sharon) Moles of Cheshire and Jeff (Lisa) Moles of Cheshire and one granddaughter, Dakota Scarberry of Dayton. A memorial service for Tim will be held at 6 p.m. Monday November 29, 2021 at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Friends and family may call at the funeral home on Monday from 5-6 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers, contributions can be made to Court Street Ministries, 33 Court Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631, in Tim’s memory. All those in attendance are encouraged to wear masks and practice social distancing. An online guest registry is available at www. waugh-halley-wood.com. DEATH NOTICES COLLINS GALLIPOLIS — Robert Dale Collins, 61, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Sunday, November 21, 2021 in the Holzer Medical Center. There are no calling hours or funeral service. Cremation services are by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis. PHILLIPS BIDWELL — Timothy A. Phillips II, of Bidwell, Ohio died on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Holzer Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home. FIELDS MASON, W.Va. — Paul Fields, 67, of Mason, W.Va., died, on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy, Ohio. HAWLEY POMEROY — Bertha M. Hawley, 77 of Pomeroy, Ohio, died on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. WHALEY MIDDLEPORT — Donald Edward “Eddie” Whaley, 75, of Middleport, Ohio died November 26, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Military honors will be presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. JOHN T. ‘TOM’ WOLFE RACINE — John T. “Tom” Wolfe, 91, of Racine, passed away at 12:50 a.m. Friday, November 26, 2021 at his residence. Tom was born and raised in the community of East Letart, Ohio, son of the late John L. and Eula Roush Wolfe. He was a member of the 1944-48 basketball teams at Racine and graduated in 1948. In 1951, he enlisted in the United States Air Force for four years and served at Travis Air Force base in ﬁnance. Tom was member of Racine First Baptist Church, and was an avid golfer and enjoyed all sports. As a spectator, he was a very enthusiastic fan, often helping the ofﬁcials make calls. He began his professional career at the Racine Home National Bank and was able to impact his community through his 52 year afﬁliation with the bank. During his time as president of the bank, he served as chairman of the Veteran’s Memorial Hospital Board, Ohio Bankers Association Group Seven Board, Rio Grande Community College Board, The Community Investment Corporation, Dave Diles Celebrity Charity Golf Finance Committee, Master of the Racine Masonic Lodge, Chair- man of the Board of Home National Bank and was a Sunday school teacher for 35 years. His vision of the bank actively supporting youth in the community led to the Racine Home National Bank being one of the top buyers at the Meigs County Junior Livestock sale. In addition to the fair, his vision of the development of Star Mill Park, to include playground equipment, lighted ball ﬁelds, and a future museum, beneﬁted the entire community. Through his work with the Dave Diles Golf Tournament, many non proﬁt entities beneﬁted from the proceeds that were allocated by the ﬁnance committee. His love of Southern basketball inspired the creation of “Home National Bank Night.” Home National Bank Night offers the community free admission to the game and the popular scramble for cash. This practice continues to this day and has expanded to neighboring districts. He realized the growing community of Syracuse was in need of a banking facility and the Syracuse branch of the Racine Home National Bank was built. He was honored by the Ohio Senate, 123rd General Assembly of Ohio, for 50 years of dedicated service to the banking industry in Racine. One of the greatest impacts that he has had on the community was his assistance in locating three doctors to the Racine community, Dr. Margie Lawson, Dr. Doug Hunter, and Dr. Melanie Weese — a dentist, medical doctor, and optometrist respectively. The community of Racine has prospered because the leadership of the bank chose to keep the bank a locally-owned banking institution. That leader, for the 28 years he was president and later chairman of the board, was Wolfe. As busy as Tom was he always put his family ﬁrst. He was a positive inﬂuence on his grandchildren. There are many stories about trips to the “Cabin.” He loved wildlife and especially bird watching. Tom is survived by his wife, Joan Rife Wolfe; daughters and sons-inlaw, Mickey and Dave Kucsma, and Jeannie and Fred Wolfe, both of Racine; grandchildren, John and Jennifer Hoback, Aaron and Missy Hoback, Troy Hoback, Travis Grate, Crystal and Rob Erickson, along with greatgrandchildren, Jacob Hoback ,Jonah Hoback, Cody Erickson, and Ella Erickson. A brother, Victor (Alice) Wolfe, of Racine and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his ﬁrst wife Joan Huddleston Wolfe in 1971, sisters, Nora (Jim) Lewis, Mary (Jack) Ord, Addie (Carroll) Norris, and Odessa Erbes, Brothers, Austin and David Aaron “Ace” Wolfe. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in the Racine First Baptist Church with Rev. Duke Holbert ofﬁciating. Interment will be in the Letart Falls Cemetery with military honors provided by local American Legion Posts. John Hoback, Aaron Hoback, Troy Hoback, Travis Grate, Jacob Hoback, and Jonah Hoback, will serve as casket bearers. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. at the Racine First Baptist Church on Monday with Masonic funeral services provided by the Pomeroy Racine Lodge #164, F&A.M. at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The CremeensKing Funeral Home is entrusted with Tom’s arrangements. Governors wager sweets on ‘Big Game’ COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Buckeye candies and Michigan-made cherry products are among the sweet treats up for grabs in a friendly wager between the governors of Ohio and Michigan, whose ﬂagship universities face off in their historic rivalry Saturday. Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is wagering an assortment of Ohio-made sweets on the “Big Game” between Ohio State and the University of Michigan. They include cream puffs from Schmidt’s in Columbus, black raspberry chip ice cream from Graeter’s in Cincinnati, chocolate-covered pretzels from Malley’s in Cleveland and buckeye candies from Marsha’s Homemade Buckeyes in Perrysburg. Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has bet a gift package of famous Michigan-made cherry sweets and treats from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor. This will be the 117th meeting between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines. Ohio State has won the last eight games. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Card showers Mary Pauline Myers will celebrate her 90th birthday Dec. 11, cards may be mailed to her at 1102 German Hollow Rd., Patriot, OH 45658. Thursday, Dec. 2 GALLIPOLIS — The Personnel Committee of the Gallia County District Library Board of Trustees will meet 5:30 p.m. at the Library, for the purpose of discussing employee compensation. Friday, Dec. 3 MIDDLEPORT — Meeting of Veterans Service Commission, 9 a.m., 97 N. 2nd Ave., Suite 2, last meeting of the year. MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills Regional Council (BHRC) Executive Committee, regular meeting, 11:30 a.m., prior to the meeting, the BHRC Audit Budget Committee and Personnel Committee meets 11 a.m. 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 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. Deer Hunter’s lunch RACINE — Deer Hunter’s Lunch at Carmel Sutton UMC, 31435 Pleasant View Road, Racine is set for 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, in the fellowship hall, hot lunch, soup and sandwiches, open to all, donations only. Racine Christmas Parade RACINE — Christmas returns to Racine with the village’s annual Light Parade and Christmas in the Park tonight at 7 p.m. Parade lineup is at the Southern High School parking lot starting at 6 p.m. After the parade, hot chocolate and cookies will be served at Star Mill Park by members of RACO, with an appearance by Santa. This will also be an opportunity to view the Christmas trees decorated at the park. Pomeroy Christmas Parade additional information. Bazaar, cookie walk GALLIPOLIS — A Christmas Bazaar and Cookie Walk is set for 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4 at St. Louis Church - Lourdes Hall on State and Fourth streets in Gallipolis. Cookies, baked items, handmade crafts, gently used Christmas items, used books. Price drawings, tickets sold at the door. Chili and hot dogs for lunch. Vintage train display. Visit with St. Nick for a photo from 2-4 p.m. Free community breakfast RACINE — Free Community Breakfast, Carmel Sutton UMC, 31435 Pleasant View Road, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 4; open to the public/all welcomed; serving eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, homemade biscuits, gravy, fruit. Flea Market and Craft Show SYRACUSE — Flea Market and Craft Show hosted by Syracuse Community Center, Saturday, Dec. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kitchen will be open to serve food. POMEROY , Ohio — Pomeroy will ofﬁcially usher in the Holiday Season with a parade and Open House event this Sunday, Nov. 28. The parade will kick-off at 2 p.m. from the Pomeroy ball ﬁelds and NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Bend Area C.A.R.E. will continue through Main Street. Lineup begins at be sponsoring the Beneﬁt Bingo Games on Dec. 4 at 1 p.m., and bands, ﬂoats, dancers, walkers, pets, 6 p.m. at the American Legion in New Haven. Proand more are invited to take part. Organizers said ceeds will beneﬁt the Share-A-Christmas program. that all entries are welcome, and there is no prior registration or fees required to participate. Merchants in the village will be open from noon - 4 p.m. on Sunday, and encourage shoppers to visit them before and after the parade. For questions about the parade, contact Toney Dingess at 740-591-2260. CHESHIRE — The 2022-23 Community Services Block Grant application, prepared by GalliaMeigs Community Action Agency (GMCAA), is available for review through Dec. 3 at the GMCAA GALLIPOLIS — The annual Gallipolis Christmas ofﬁce in Cheshire. Comments will be received Parade which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1 until Dec. 3 to be forwarded to the Ohio Department of Development, Ofﬁce of Community p.m. in Downtown Gallipolis. Assistance. GMCAA administers the grant which provides services to low-income residents of Gallia and Meigs Counties. MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Lighted Christmas Parade returns Saturday, Dec. 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m., with line up at 6 p.m. at the Goodwill parking lot. The parade will end at the Dave RIO GRANDE — Beneﬁt Basket, Vera Bradley, Diles Park with concessions, singing and “merriThirty-One & Yeti games, double-play games fundment,” according to a recent announcement sent on raiser for, and sponsored by The University of Rio behalf of the Middleport Business Association and Grande’s women’s basketball team, scheduled for community volunteers who organize the festivities. Sunday, Dec. 5, at Lyne Center on URG campus. Contact the Association’s Facebook page for any Doors open 1 p.m., games begin at 2 p.m. Benefit Bingo Grant application available for review Gallipolis Christmas Parade Christmas Parade Dec. 4 Rio Basket Benefit �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, November 27, 2021 3 Stocks sink on new COVID variant; Dow loses 905 points and energy companies as investors tried to reposiAssociated Press tion to protect themselves financially from the NEW YORK — Stocks new variant. The World Health Organization sank Friday, with the called the variant “highly Dow Jones Industrial transmissible.” Average briefly falling The price of oil fell more than 1,000 points, about 13%, the biggest as a new coronavirus decline since early in the variant first detected in pandemic, amid worries South Africa appeared of another slowdown in to be spreading across the global economy. That the globe. Investors in turn dragged down were uncertain whether energy stocks. Exxon the variant could potenshares fell 3.5% while tially reverse months of Chevron fell 2.3%. progress at getting the The blue chips closed COVID-19 pandemic down 905.04 points to under control. end the day at 34,899.34. The S&P 500 index The Nasdaq Composite dropped 106.84 points, lost 353.57 points, or or 2.3%, to close at 4,594.62. It was the worst 2.2%, to 15,491.66. “Investors are likely to day for Wall Street’s shoot first and ask quesbenchmark index since tions later until more is February. The index was dragged known,” Jeffrey Halley of lower by everything from Oanda said in a report. That was evident from banks, travel companies the action in the bond market, where the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.48% from 1.64% on Wednesday. As a result, banks took some of the heaviest losses. JPMorgan Chase dropped 3%. There have been other variants of the coronavirus — the delta variant devastated much of the U.S. throughout the summer — and investors, public officials and the general public are jittery about any new variant that’s spreading. It’s been nearly two years since COVID-19 emerged, killing more than 5 million people around the globe so far. Cases of the new variant were found in Hong Kong, Belgium and Tel Aviv as well as major South African cities like Johannesburg. OH-70263170 By Ken Sweet and Paul Wiseman Pleasant Pleasant Valley Valley Hospital Hospital is is pleased pleased to to welcome welcome Matthew Matthew Werthammer, MD, MD, of of St. St. Mary’s Mary’s Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, to to its its medical medical Werthammer, staff. Dr. Werthamnmer is a highly trained, board-certified staff. Dr. Werthamnmer is a highly trained, board-certified neurosurgeon neurosurgeon who who specializes specializes in in complex complex procedures procedures to to help help patients with a variety of brain and spine conditions. patients with a variety of brain and spine conditions. 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Visit us on social media to share your thoughts. �NEWS/WEATHER 4 Saturday, November 27, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Black Friday is back, but it’s not what it used to be By Tali Arbel and Anne D’Innocenzio Associated Press NEW YORK — On this year’s Black Friday, things almost seem normal. Malls and stores report decent-sized crowds, if not the ﬂoods of people that used to ﬁght over the latest toys and electronics — online shopping is much too common for that now, and discounts are both more subdued and spread out over the weeks leading up to Christmas, on both websites and in stores. But out-of-stock items due to supply crunches, higher prices for gas and food, and labor shortages that make it more difﬁcult to respond to customers are also causing frustrations for shoppers. The country’s largest mall, the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, reported overall trafﬁc numbers at its opening on Friday were up by more than double compared to a year ago. “We had a fantastic start,” said Mall of America senior vice president Jill Renslow. Like many retailers and restaurants, however, stafﬁng issues affected the mall and it had to trim the hours it was open. Black Friday sales in stores and online were up 12% by mid-morning, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks spending broadly across cards and cash. That was tracking below its 20% growth forecast for the day. Overall holiday sales are expected to grow this year. For the November and December period, the National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, predicts that sales will increase between 8.5% and 10.5%. Holiday sales increased about 8% in 2020 when shoppers, locked down during the early part of the pandemic, spent their money on pajamas and home goods. While Black Friday has a strong hold on Americans’ imaginations as a day of crazed shopping, it has lost stature over the last decade as stores opened on Thanksgiving and shopping shifted to Amazon and other online retailers. Stores diluted the day’s importance further by advertising Black Friday sales on more and more days. The pandemic led many retailers to close stores on Thanksgiving Day and push discounts on their websites, starting as early as October. That’s continuing this year, although there are deals in stores as well. At the Fashion Centre mall in the northern Virginia suburbs, window signs advertised 50% off boots at Aldo, 40% off full price items at J.Crew, and 30% off at Forever 21. At the Capital Mall in Olympia, Washington, stores advertised sales of 35% to 50% off. Big retailers like Walmart aren’t blasting “doorbuster” deals in their ads, said DealNews. com analyst Julie Ramhold. Meanwhile, smaller chains like Victoria’s Secret and Gap are having harder time managing supply issues. Victoria’s Secret said recently that 45% of its holiday merchandise is still stuck in transit. Supply chain hold-ups are a major concern this year, and both stores and shoppers are trying to ﬁnd workarounds. Some of the biggest U.S. retailers are rerouting goods to less congested ports, even chartering their own vessels. Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette said the company is prepared. “We are deep and we are ready,” he said, noting inventory levels are up 20% compared to last year. “We are in good shape.” But many sales ﬂoors looked different than in years past, when tall piles of merchandise used to be on display. At Macy’s in Manhattan, gone were the shoes stacked so high shoppers couldn’t reach them. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 26° 42° 37° 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) 0.04 1.57 2.61 47.02 41.07 Today 7:24 a.m. 5:08 p.m. none 1:33 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Sun. 7:25 a.m. 5:08 p.m. 12:36 a.m. 2:00 p.m. MOON PHASES Last Nov 27 New Dec 4 First Full Dec 10 Dec 18 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 5:35a 6:21a 7:04a 7:46a 8:29a 9:16a 10:10a Minor 11:47a 12:10a 12:52a 1:34a 2:16a 3:02a 3:55a Major 5:59p 6:44p 7:27p 8:10p 8:55p 9:44p 10:40p AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 1 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme WEATHER TRIVIA™ Q: In what cities is an NFL game most likely to be played in a snowstorm? SUN & MOON Minor ---12:32p 1:16p 1:58p 2:42p 3:30p 4:25p WEATHER HISTORY On Nov. 27, 1898, the famous “Portland” storm formed off Cape Cod, causing the loss of 200 lives. Many others were lost to the raging sea in 50 small vessels. Boston received more than a foot of snow. MONDAY AIR QUALITY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 50 100 150 200 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 12.90 16.45 21.52 12.72 12.88 25.32 13.02 25.95 34.61 12.86 17.40 34.30 16.30 Waverly 44/35 Lucasville 47/35 Portsmouth 48/36 24-hr. Chg. +0.14 -0.11 -0.45 -0.41 -0.18 -0.08 -0.26 +0.24 +0.12 +0.09 +0.20 -0.20 +0.70 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 53° 33° Milder with a blend of sun and clouds 61° 41° Intervals of clouds and sunshine Marietta 41/35 Belpre 42/36 Athens 42/35 St. Marys 41/36 Parkersburg 42/35 Coolville 42/35 Elizabeth 42/36 Spencer 42/35 Buffalo 45/36 Ironton 49/37 Milton 46/37 St. Albans 47/38 Huntington 47/36 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 54/53 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 66/51 20s 10s 0s Los Angeles -0s 78/54 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front FRIDAY 57° 38° Turning cloudy Wilkesville 44/35 POMEROY Jackson 44/35 45/35 Ravenswood Rio Grande 44/36 46/35 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 43/34 GALLIPOLIS 46/36 44/36 46/36 Ashland 49/38 Grayson 49/36 THURSDAY 52° 41° Murray City 41/34 McArthur 43/34 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Chillicothe 43/35 WEDNESDAY Considerable cloudiness NATIONAL CITIES Logan 41/35 Adelphi 42/35 South Shore Greenup 49/36 47/35 24 Mostly cloudy should provide security and training on how to handle irate shoppers. One employee at the Zara in Fashion Centre, who declined to give his name, said the store seemed understaffed and he had been stressed all morning. “This is the craziest I’ve seen things in a long time,” he said. Zara’s store manager declined an interview, saying he was too busy. At Macy’s in Manhattan, the pandemic remained in sight — employees wore masks and many shoppers did too — but there was also a sense of celebrating the fun of shopping, of things returning to how they used to be. Carol Claridge of Bourne, England, has been coming to New York for Thanksgiving-week shopping for 15 years, but skipped it last year because of the pandemic. The U.S. reopened to travelers from the U.K. earlier in November when it lifted pandemic travel bans. “We had to wait a long time to do this,” said Claridge, who was looking at beauty gift sets on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of Macy’s with a friend. “We are picking up anything we see that we like. We call it our annual shopping outing.” Shoppers are expected to pay on average TUESDAY 42° 29° Chilly; a bit of rain in the morning 2 A: Buffalo, Denver, Cleveland, Green Bay 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date SUNDAY Times of clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy tonight. High 46° / Low 36° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation EXTENDED FORECAST 42° 26° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 44° 33° 52° 34° 75° in 1908 13° in 1903 12% from the 2019 holiday season, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Several malls on Long Island were busier than last year, but there was no frenzy, said Marshall Cohen of market research ﬁrm NPD Group. In the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey, lines formed outside Pandora and Bath & Body Works around noon, while some small shops were largely empty. At Fashion Centre mall in the D.C. suburbs in the afternoon, Macy’s was jammed with people, making it difﬁcult to move around the store, while Forever 21 security guards had to help clear congestion. Across the country, there were roughly three dozen people in line at a Denver-area Best Buy when doors opened at 5 a.m., said shopper Edmond Kunath, which he found underwhelming. “It is amazing how small the crowd is here this morning,” said Kunath, who was looking for deals on Apple AirPods headphones and a hard drive. Retail workers are worried about their safety because of frustrated shoppers and thin stafﬁng, said Stuart Applebaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, who said stores Fears of not being able to get the items they want helped drive people back to physical stores. Tim Clayburn was shopping at Fashion Centre in Pentagon City, Virginia on Friday morning because he wanted to make sure he could get the gifts he wanted for his relatives. “Everyone is so worried about not having things shipped to you on time,” he said. “I’d rather just get stuff in person so I don’t have to worry about the shipping.” That didn’t work out for everyone, though. Christian MacDonald, the ﬁrst person in a line of about 75 people waiting for a Costa Mesa, California Target store to open, came away emptyhanded. “I came here because I ﬁgured since it was Black Friday, they’d have the new Switch OLED in stock, but they didn’t,” said MacDonald, who waited an hour and a half to get in for the soughtafter Nintendo video game console. “So I’m just going to go home, I guess.” Still, experts believe Black Friday will again be the busiest shopping day this year. U.S. retail sales, excluding auto and gas, from this past Monday through Sunday are expected to increase 10% from last year and 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Ringo H.W. Chiu | AP Black Friday shoppers wait in line to enter a store at the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, Calif., on Friday. Black Friday sales in stores and online were up 12% by mid-morning, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks spending broadly across cards and cash. between 5% to 17% more for toys, clothing, appliances, TVs and others purchases on Black Friday this year compared with last year, according to Aurelien Duthoit, senior sector advisor at Allianz Research, with the biggest price increases on TVs. That’s because whatever discounts available will be applied to goods that already cost more. Aniva Pawlowski got to Macy’s just ahead of the 6 a.m. opening with plans to buy shoes and coats. Shopping on Thanksgiving Day had been a family tradition, but she stayed home last year and just shopped online. Worries about shortages drove the New Yorker to shop in person and she plans to spend about $1,000 on holiday shopping, similar to years past, even though she’s concerned about rising costs for gas and food. “Everything is expensive,” she said. Online shopping remains huge, and sales are expected to rise 7% for the week after the massive 46% gain a year ago, when many shoppers stayed home, according to Mastercard. For the overall holiday season, online sales should increase 10% from a year ago, compared with a 33% increase last year, according to Adobe Digital Economy Index. “What the pandemic did for retail was, it forced them to be better digital retailers,” said Cohen of the NPD Group. That means the day after Thanksgiving is no longer what it was. “With that comes the shortfall of Black Friday.” ___ David Zalubowski from Lone Tree, Colo rado; Parker Purifoy from Arlington, Virginia; Manuel Valdes in Olympia, Washington; Bryan Gallion from Wayne, New Jersey; and Eugene Garcia from Costa Mesa, California contributed to this report. Clendenin 44/37 Charleston 46/37 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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The Marshall football team can secure its second straight Conference USA East Division championship when the Thundering Herd welcomes Western Kentucky to Joan C. Edwards Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The visiting Hilltoppers (7-4, 6-1 CUSA East) enter the weekend with a 1-game lead in the CUSA East standings, but the Thundering Herd (7-4, 5-2) can secure a spot in their second straight CUSA championship game with a win due to the tiebreaker. If WKU would win, the Hilltoppers win the East Division title outright and advance to their first CUSA championship since winning back-to-back league titles in 2015 and 2016. GA lands 5 on All-OVC football team By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Gallia Academy came away with ﬁve selections on the 2021 All-Ohio Valley Conference football team, as voted on by the coaches within the 8-team league. The Blue Devils had three ﬁrst team honorees and a pair of honorable mention selections on the annual squad, with two of those athletes earning repeat selections on the all-league team from a year ago. Sophomore Cole Hines was a repeat ﬁrst team honoree, while junior Isaac Clary was named to the ﬁrst team after earning an honorable mention selection last fall. Sophomore Kenyon Franklin was also named to the ﬁrst team in his ﬁrst selection to the All-OVC squad. Juniors Brody Fellure and Mason Skidmore were the two honorable mention selections on behalf of the Blue Devils. Trevon Pendleton of Ironton was named the coach of the year, while Drew Roe of Portsmouth was chosen as the player of the year. There were a total of 10 players that earned repeat selections to the All-OVC team from a year ago. 2021 All-OVC football team FIRST TEAM IRONTON (7-0): Angelo Washington, Nathen OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Gallia Academy junior Mason Skidmore (11) tries to break away from a Coal Grove defender during the second half of an Oct. Cochran, Rylan Cecil, Blake Murrell, Ashton Duncan, Riley Boggs. COAL GROVE (4-3): Chase Hall, Brad Wheeler, Jarren Hicks. FAIRLAND (5-1): J.D. Brumﬁeld*, Zander Schmidt*, Steeler Leep#, R.J. Ward, Casey Hudson. GALLIA ACADEMY (2-2): Isaac Clary#, Cole Hines*, Kenyon Franklin. ROCK HILL (2-5): PORTSMOUTH (3-3): Owen Hankins#, Hunter Drew Roe*, James Thurman, Blagg. Amare Johnson#, Reade Pendleton*, Alberto Poxes. SOUTH POINT (1-6): Maddox McCallister, Malik started their season the right way, taking a 42-15 lead heading into halftime and not looking back from there. GLOUSTER, Ohio — The The Purple and Gold didn’t Southern girls basketball team have a shot land from behind fell 66-23 to the Trimble Lady the arch, going 0-7 on the night, Cats in a road Tri-Valley Conference-Hocking Division game while the hosting Lady Cats made three. Wednesday evening. The Lady Tornadoes also The Lady Tornadoes (0-2, 0-1 TVC Hocking) struggled to get struggled on the charity stripe, much offense going throughout getting one shot on four Wednesday’s ballgame, not get- attempts in free throws, comting above eight points in any of pared to Trimble’s 7-13. Leading Southern in scoring the game’s four quarters. was Kayla Evans, who had a The Lady Cats (1-0, 1-0) cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — West Virginia has gone through a rollercoaster of a season that includes soaring wins over Virginia Tech and Iowa State and crushing losses to Maryland and Texas Tech, and it all leaves the Mountaineers with everything on the line Saturday. Knock off Kansas and they go to a bowl game. Lose and they’re probably sitting the holiday season out. “We know we’ve got one more,” said Mountaineers quarterback Jarret Doege, who threw three touchdown passes in a 31-23 victory over Texas last week that knocked the Longhorns out of bowl contention. “The job’s not ﬁnished. We’ve got to go to Kansas and take care of business. Because we saw (at Kansas State) what could happen if you don’t.” Taking care of business against Kansas isn’t as easy at it used to be, either. While the Mountaineers (5-6, 3-5 Big 12) are still heavily favored, the Jayhawks (2-9, 1-7) also beat the Longhorns a couple weeks ago and nearly followed up their rare win in Austin with a win over TCU last weekend. “At the beginning of the month we talked about, hopefully we will be a team that’ll be in a short period of time playing in December or January,” ﬁrst-year Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold said. “In order to do that, See WVU | 7 Pegram. CHESAPEAKE (0-6): Levi Blankenship, Nick Burns. Player of the Year: Drew Roe, Portsmouth. Coach of the Year: Trevon Pendleton, Ironton. Honorable Mention Aaron Master, Ironton; See OVC | 7 Trimble topples Lady Tornadoes, 66-23 By Colton Jeffries WVU’s bowl hopes resting on trip to Kansas stat line of three ﬁeld goals and one free throw for seven points. Directly behind her was Kelly Shaver, who had the same amount of 2-pointers for six points. Rounding out the scoring for the Purple and Gold was Timberlyn Templeton and Kass Chaney with four points each and Michelle Adkins with two. Leading the Lady Cats in scoring was Laikyn Imler, who had six ﬁeld goals, one free throw and one 3-pointer for a total of 15 points. The Lady Tornadoes had 23 rebounds in Wednesday’s game, with Evans accounting for seven of them. Meanwhile, the Lady Cats had 39 boards, led by Jayne Six with seven. The Lady Tornadoes will be back in action at 6 p.m. Monday when they travel to take on the River Valley Lady Raiders. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. Monday, Nov. 29 Girls Basketball Eastern at Meigs, 7 p.m. Southern at River Valley, 7 p.m. Gallia Academy at Ironton, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 Boys Basketball Alexander at Eastern, 7 p.m. Meigs at Marietta, 7 p.m. Southern at NelsonvilleYork, 7:30 River Valley at Symmes Valley, 7:30 OVCS at Sciotoville East, 7:30 Girls Basketball OVCS at Sciotoville East, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 Girls Basketball Caldwell at Eastern, 6:30 Wrestling Quad match at Point Pleasant, 5:30 Thursday, Dec. 2 Girls Baskeball Wellston at Meigs, 7 p.m. South Gallia at Southern, 7 p.m. Hannan at Van, 6 p.m. Eastern at Waterford, 6:30 Gallia Academy at Coal Grove, 7 p.m. River Valley at Alexander, 7:30 �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, November 27, 2021 7 Slumping Steelers try to avoid series sweep vs. Bengals By Mitch Stacy AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says every game against an AFC North opponent is an elimination game. That starts Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, who have already defeated the Steelers once this year. His urgency is warranted. The Bengals (6-4) are in second place in the AFC North after beating Las Vegas. The Steelers (5-4-1) are trying to rebound from two disappointing games — a tie with winless Detroit and then a loss Sunday night by four points in a shootout with the Chargers. Cincinnati has already beaten the Steelers by double digits this season and is seeking a series sweep for the ﬁrst time since 2009. Another victory such as the one the Bengals pulled off at Heinz Field in September could push Pittsburgh to WVU From page 6 heading into winter conditioning,” Leipold said. “Those are the things we talk about.” you need to play well in November. We’ve talked about a chance to end the month 2-2 and a step in the right direction.” It might not seem like much, but the Jayhawks haven’t won two Big 12 games in a season since Mark Mangino’s penultimate season in 2008. They can also match their most wins in a season since Mangino’s ﬁnal year in Lawrence. “Though minimal for many, maybe, a .500 month would be a nice shot in the arm heading into the off season, heading into recruiting, and Impressive turnaround The Mountaineers were a bumbling mess against the Wildcats a couple weeks ago, but they looked like a different team entirely against Texas. They were penalized for just 19 yards and didn’t turn the ball over in a must-win game. “We just didn’t play clean football and Kansas State did. This was a clean football game by us,” Mountaineers coach Neal Brown said. “Keeps us alive for another week and puts extra meaning on that game when we travel to Lawrence.” Sunday in Las Vegas. on offense,” Taylor said. “There’s a lot of different ways you can utilize that to your advantage, and I think that’s why we’ve been pretty efﬁcient on offense these past six, seven weeks.” Money Mac Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson likes his new nickname: “Money Mac.” The 2021 ﬁfthround pick out of Florida has earned it. Last week in the win over Las Vegas he became the ﬁrst player in franchise history to make three ﬁeld goals of more than 50 yards. He kicked four in the game and has hit 15 of 18 attempts this season. He’s missed only one PAT in 30 attempts. He is 6 for 7 in attempts of 50-plus yards. Ravens, Browns meet for first time since 2020 By Noah Trister AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Of all the times Lamar Jackson has rescued the Baltimore Ravens in his young career, last season’s game at Cleveland stands out. The star quarterback left the game with cramps, then returned for a fourth-down play and threw a long touchdown pass to Marquise Brown, part of a back-and-forth ﬁnal quarter in which the Ravens ultimately won on Justin Tucker’s 55-yard kick with 2 seconds left. The Monday night clash was one of the most memorable games of the 2020 NFL season. “My whole body cramped. Scoring back and forth — both teams,” Jackson said Wednesday. “That’s what I remember the most, just going back and forth, just started scoring touchdowns. They scoring, we scoring, a lot of ping pong.” The Ravens host the Browns this Sunday night in the ﬁrst meeting between the teams since that December night. Like last season, the stakes are high. Baltimore leads the AFC North and Cleveland is in last place, but just 1 1/2 games separate the teams. When they met in December, the Ravens were ﬁnally starting to return to form after a COVID-19 outbreak. They were outscored 22-13 in the fourth quarter but still won 47-42. Jackson came back in the game with Baltimore down by one, after backup Trace McSorley was injured on a third-down play. Jackson immediately threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Brown, but then Baker May- ﬁeld led Cleveland on a touchdown drive that tied it at 42. Tucker’s ﬁeld goal broke the tie, and then there was one more bizarre twist. The Browns tried to lateral their way to an improbable winning touchdown, but instead they went backward into their own end zone. The safety made Baltimore’s winning margin ﬁve points — the opening line had the Ravens favored by three. Baltimore (7-3) has had several more escapes this season, including last weekend when Jackson was too ill to play. Backup Tyler Huntley led the Ravens to the winning touchdown in the ﬁnal minute against Chicago. Jackson is expected to return this weekend. His absence was just the latest near-crisis for Baltimore, which lost its top two running backs before the season even started. Brown also missed last weekend’s game with a thigh problem. “If you look back at what their potential starting roster and depth chart, and what it is now, to be where they are is extremely impressive,” Mayﬁeld said. “A lot of their games so far this year, they have come from behind. They are a very resilient team. That is just how they are led and coached.” Divisional clashes The Ravens and Browns (6-5) meet twice in the next three weeks. Cleveland actually plays two games in a row against Baltimore with its open date in between. The Ravens have played only one AFC North team this season, losing 41-17 at home to Cincinnati on Oct. 24. Five of their ﬁnal seven games are within the division. 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He only had two tackles, but one of them was at the end of a 36-yard sprint by Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, a testament to the relentlessness that’s deﬁned his season. “He’s been dominant for a long time,” Roethlisberger said of Heyward. “He’s a Steeler. He’s David Becker | AP one of those guys that Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (2) reacts after making could’ve played in any a field goal against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first half generation.” lone constant on a unit that’s seen linebacker T.J. Watt, cornerback Joe Haden, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and defensive linemen Tyson Alualu and Stephon Tuitt limited by Healthy Bengals injuries and illness. Tuitt Cincinnati could be the has yet to play this season healthiest team in the while recovering from a AFC North. A few players Cam can knee injury, Alualu went have been banged up and The names around on injured reserve in Sepmissed games, but the Steelers defensive end tember with a fractured Bengals are close to full Cam Heyward seem to strength, a far cry from change by the week. The ankle and Watt, Haden and Fitzpatrick all sat last season. production and effort “We feel like we have level from the 11-year vet- out last week against the Chargers. really good depth, pareran does not. Heyward spent most of ticularly at the skill spots Heyward has been the # — indicates 2020 honorable mention selection. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. ER GUA Subject to credit approval. Call for details. 1 CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 1-844-980-4667 Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST OH-70262102 OVC day,” Taylor said. “We know what happened the last time we played them has no bearing on this game whatsoever. Just like when they beat us up there in Pittsburgh last year, and then they came here and we won it. We put all that stuff behind us. “To be the team we want to be consistently you have to be strong in the division,” Taylor said. “Whether it’s Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore, we want our team to feel conﬁdence every time we walk on the ﬁeld that we belong and we’re going to win the game. This division is so strong.” the fringe of playoff contention. “These games are big. They are,” Tomlin said. “You’re not going to backdoor your way into the single-elimination tournament. You’re not going to backdoor your way into division signiﬁcance. You’ve got to go on the road and win games in this division, and that’s just the reality of it.” The previous time the Steelers won was Nov. 8 when they edged the Bears 29-27. “You see where the AFC is, you see where the AFC North is,” Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “(Cincinnati) came here and beat us last time. 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Harding’s Ohio hometown says a reward offered by one of its listeners is providing new hope of ﬁnding a long lost dog collar stolen from his historic home. Scott Spears, host of a morning radio show on WWGH-FM in Marion, near the 29th president’s birthplace, said the donor of the $1,000 reward asked to remain anonymous. Spears told listeners of the offer on “Now With Scott Spears” last week. He said the station has deposited the money in a local bank and will act as an intermediary on any tips offered to solve the mystery. The antique collar belonged to Harding’s Airedale terrier. It was the only thing stolen from his home on a Tuesday in 2012. A groundskeeper found a ladder propped against a second-story window. That prompted speculation that the thief had visited the home before and knew where to look for the collar. Made in 1923, the collar has the dog’s name, “Laddie Boy,” engraved on it in raised letters surrounded by hearts. Public nuisance laws play key role in opioid cases By Geoff Mulvihill and John Seewer Associated Press CLEVELAND — A jury’s ﬁnding this week that three major pharmacy chains are responsible for contributing to the scourge of opioid addiction in two Ohio counties may be just the beginning of a protracted legal battle that ultimately could leave the communities no better off. The reason is the central argument — that pharmacies created a “public nuisance” by dispensing an overwhelming quantity of prescription painkillers into each county. Thousands of state and local governments have sued drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies over a crisis that has contributed to more than 500,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades. The lawsuits generally center on claims the companies created public nuisances by interfering with the rights of the public through the way they marketed, shipped and sold the drugs — feeding the addictions of some patients and providing pills later diverted to the black market. Similar arguments were used in two other cases — in California and Oklahoma — that went in favor of the industry in the weeks before the Ohio jury’s decision. 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The industry argues it did nothing illegal and that public nuisance laws simply don’t apply to prescribing and distributing prescription painkillers. “As we have said throughout this process, we never manufactured or marketed opioids nor did we distribute them to the ‘pill mills’ and internet pharmacies that fueled this crisis,” Walgreens spokesperson Fraser Engerman said in a statement. “The plaintiffs’ attempt to resolve the opioid crisis with an unprecedented expansion of public nuisance law is misguided and unsustainable.” Public nuisance claims are typically used to address local concerns like blighted homes, illegal drug-dealing or dangerous animals. Such claims were used in lawsuits states brought against tobacco companies in the 1990s, but those led to settlements rather than trials. Lawyers representing the counties and other local governments involved in the broader universe of opioid lawsuits said the companies have been complicit in creating local public health emergencies by opening more locations, ﬂooding communities with pills and facilitating the ﬂow of opioids into a secondary market. In Trumbull County alone, roughly 80 million prescription painkillers were dispensed between 2012 and 2016 — equivalent to 400 for every resident. In Lake County, it was some 61 million pills. (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 Rev. Barbara Holzhauser has seen the ﬂood of opioids tear the seams of her community. She has been on the receiving end of too many calls telling her of another overdose death and has ofﬁciated at many of those funerals. “In almost every situation the person, just like my nephew, has tried to get well and has fallen back into it,” said Holzhauser, whose nephew died from an overdose eight years ago. An assistant minister at Mentor United Methodist Church, she said the crisis has been devastating across Lake County, a mix of blue collar and afﬂuent suburban neighborhoods just east of Cleveland. Holzhauser said she was glad the county was doing something to hold the drug industry accountable. “I can’t think of anyone that I know that hasn’t been affected by it somehow,” she said. The attorneys representing local governments in the national opioid litigation cited impacts like those on Lake County in defending the use of public nuisance statutes, asserting companies were negligent or careless. Attorney Mark Lanier said the pharmacies should have exercised greater responsibility in dispensing opioids. “These are drugs that are highly addictive,” Lanier said. ”And through this trial, the jury was able to assess those national measures that have been put in place by these pharmaceutical chains and shout out from the rooftops: ‘Inadequate.’” Yet the pharmacy chains have vowed to keep ﬁghting and see reason for optimism. XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN 38%/,& 127,&( Gallia County Rural Water Association is no longer permitted to have inactive/delinquent services per our USDA Rural Development Loan Resolution, therefore all owners of property in which an inactive/delinquent service is located are hereby notified that such service(s) will be removed at the water company's expense and if in the future, water use is desired at this location, a new water service must be purchased at current tap rate. In order to prevent this removal, the property owner can re-establish service by contacting the water department and signing the appropriate documents and begin paying the minimum monthly payment. If you have questions, please call the water office at 740 446 9221 or email: grwa@galliah2o.com. 11/27/21,12/4/21,12/11/21 An Oklahoma judge ruled in 2019 that drugmaker Johnson & Johnson created a nuisance and ordered the company to pay the state $465 million. This month, the state Supreme Court rejected the verdict, saying Oklahoma’s public nuisance law didn’t apply to the opioid maker. Also this month, a California judge ruled in favor of a group of drugmakers being sued under a public nuisance statute by county and city governments. Tuesday’s ruling bucked that trend. The Ohio case also is unique because it was the ﬁrst of the U.S. opioid trials to be decided by a jury rather than a court, and the ﬁrst on claims against pharmacies. Elizabeth Burch, a University of Georgia law professor, said pursuing the cases on public nuisance grounds makes sense because the pharmacies were uniquely positioned to watch the addiction crisis develop. “These are the folks that are on the front lines,” she said. “They’re seeing the same people coming in and they’re seeing the same doctors writing prescriptions.” But she also noted that public nuisance statutes and case law vary by state and that factors such as a compelling lawyer can be enough to swing a verdict. That makes it uncertain whether a consensus will develop around the legal theory. More tests of the public nuisance laws are on the horizon. A federal judge in West Virginia heard a case against drug distributors earlier this year but has not yet ruled. Trials are ongoing against distributors in Washington state and manufacturers in New York. 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Today’s highlight in history On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (mah-SKOH’-nee) and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. (White served ﬁve years for manslaughter; he took his own life in October 1985.) On this date In 1901, the U.S. Army War College was established in Washington, D.C. In 1924, Macy’s ﬁrst Thanksgiving Day parade — billed as a “Christmas Parade” — took place in New York. In 1942, during World War II, the Vichy French navy scuttled its ships and submarines in Toulon (too-LOHN’) to keep them out of the hands of German troops. In 1953, playwright Eugene O’Neill died in Boston at age 65. In 1962, the ﬁrst Boeing 727 was rolled out at the company’s Renton Plant near Seattle. In 1967, the Beatles album “Magical Mystery Tour” was released in the United States by Capitol Records. In 1970, Pope Paul VI, visiting the Philippines, was slightly wounded at the Manila airport by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest. In 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to conﬁrm Gerald R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who’d resigned. In 1998, answering 81 questions put to him three weeks earlier, President Bill Clinton wrote the House Judiciary Committee that his testimony in the Monica Lewinsky affair was “not false and misleading.” In 2000, a day after George W. Bush was certiﬁed the winner of Florida’s presidential vote, Al Gore laid out his case for letting the courts settle the nation’s longcount election. In 2007, a Somali immigrant (Nuradin Abdi) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for plotting to blow up an Ohio shopping mall. In 2015, a gunman attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing three people and injuring nine. (Suspect Robert Dear was sent to a psychiatric hospital after being deemed incompetent for trial; he was charged in federal court after his prosecution in state court stalled.) Ten years ago: In an unprecedented move against an Arab nation, the Arab League approved economic sanctions against Syria, to pressure Damascus to end its deadly suppression of an 8-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad. Five years ago: President-elect Donald Trump claimed that “millions” had voted illegally in the national election, scofﬁng at Hillary Clinton’s nearly 2 million-vote edge in the popular vote and returning to his campaign mantra of a rigged race even as he prepared to enter the White House in less than two months. One year ago: President Donald Trump’s legal team suffered another defeat as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected the campaign’s latest effort to challenge Pennsylvania’s election results; Judge Stephanos Bibas, a Trump appointee, wrote that “calling an election unfair does not make it so.” The coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a small beacon of hope for struggling retailers. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the Iranian scientist who founded that country’s military nuclear program in the early 2000s, was killed in an attack on the outskirts of Tehran; Iran said Israel was responsible. California Gov. Gavin Newson reversed parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, marking the fourth time a governor had blocked her release. Today’s birthdays: Footwear designer Manolo Blahnik is 79. Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is 70. TV host Bill Nye (“Bill Nye, the Science Guy”) is 66. Actor William Fichtner) is 65. Caroline Kennedy is 64. Academy Award-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri is 64. Rock musician Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds) is 62. Actor Michael Rispoli is 61. Jazz composer/big band leader Maria Schneider is 61. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is 61. Rock musician Charlie Benante (Anthrax) is 59. Rock musician Mike Bordin (Faith No More) is 59. Actor Fisher Stevens is 58. Actor Robin Givens is 57. Actor Michael Vartan is 53. Actor Elizabeth Marvel is 52. Rapper Skoob (DAS EFX) is 51. Actor Kirk Acevedo is 50. Rapper Twista is 49. Actor Jaleel White is 45. Actor Arjay Smith is 38. Actor Alison Pill is 36. Actor Lashana Lynch (TV: “Still Star-Crossed”) is 34. Matthew Brown | AP file The Biden administration on Friday, called for an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water. Biden sets out oil, gas leasing reform Stops short of outright ban new report’s recommendations will mitigate worsening climate change impacts “while staying steadfast in the pursuit of environmental justice.” By Matthew Daly Associated Press The report completes a review ordered in January WASHINGTON — The by President Joe Biden, who directed a pause in fedBiden administration on eral oil and gas lease sales Friday recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil in his ﬁrst days in ofﬁce, citing worries about climate and gas leasing program change. to limit areas available for The moratorium drew energy development and sharp criticism from conraise costs for oil and gas companies to drill on pub- gressional Republicans and the oil industry, even as lic land and water. many environmentalists The long-awaited and Democrats said Biden report by the Interior should make the leasing Department stops short pause permanent. of recommending an end The new report seeks a to oil and gas leasing on public lands, as many envi- middle ground that would continue the multibillionronmental groups have dollar leasing program urged. But ofﬁcials said the report would lead to a while reforming it to end what many ofﬁcials conmore responsible leasing sider overly favorable terms process that provides a for the industry. better return to U.S. taxThe report recommends payers. hiking federal royalty rates “Our nation faces a for oil and gas drilling, profound climate crisis which have not been raised that is impacting every American,” Interior Secre- for 100 years. The federal tary Deb Haaland said in a rate of 12.5% that developstatement, adding that the ers must pay to drill on public lands is signiﬁcantly lower than many states and private landowners charge for drilling leases on state or private lands. The report also said the government should consider raising bond payments that energy companies must set aside for future cleanup before they drill new wells. Bond rates have not been increased in decades, the report said. The Bureau of Land Management, an Interior Department agency, should focus leasing offers on areas that have moderate to high potential for oil and gas resources and are close to existing oil and gas infrastructure, the report said. The White House declined to comment Friday, referring questions to Interior. The federal leasing program has drawn renewed focus in recent weeks as gasoline prices have skyrocketed and Republicans complained that Biden policies, including the leasing moratorium, rejection of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and a ban on oil leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, contributed to the price spike. Biden on Tuesday ordered a record 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve, aiming to bring down gas prices amid concerns about inﬂation. Gasoline prices are at about $3.40 a gallon, more than 50% higher than a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association. The Biden administration conducted a lease sale on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico last week, after attorneys general from Republican-led states successfully sued in federal court to lift the suspension on federal oil and gas sales that Biden imposed when he took ofﬁce. Energy companies including Shell, BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $192 million for offshore drilling rights in the Gulf, highlighting the hurdles Biden faces to reach climate goals dependent on deep cuts in fossil fuel emissions. FDA: Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety By Matthew Perrone mild and rare, with about 2% of patients experiencing diarrhea. Regulators also noted Federal health regulathat Merck collected far tors say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck less safety data overall on its drug than was gathered is effective against the for other COVID-19 theravirus, but they will seek input from outside experts pies. “While the clinical safety on risks of birth defects data base was small, there and other potential probwere no major safety conlems during pregnancy. cerns identiﬁed,” FDA The Food and Drug reviewers concluded. Administration posted its Additionally, the FDA analysis of the pill ahead of a public meeting next week ﬂagged a concern that where academic and other Merck’s drug led to small experts will weigh in on its changes in the coronavirus’ signature spike protein, safety and effectiveness. which it uses to penetrate The agency isn’t required human cells. Theoretito follow the group’s cally, FDA cautioned, those advice. The FDA scientists said changes could lead to dangerous new variants. their review identiﬁed FDA will ask its indepenseveral potential risks, dent advisers to discuss including possible toxicall those issues and then ity to developing fetuses and birth defects that were vote on whether the drug’s identiﬁed in studies of the overall beneﬁts outweigh its risks. pill in animals. All COVID-19 drugs curGiven those risks the rently authorized by the FDA will ask its advisers FDA require an injection next Tuesday whether or IV and can only be given the drug should never be given during pregnancy or by health professionals. If authorized, Merck’s drug whether it could be made would be the ﬁrst that available in certain cases. Under that scenario, the U.S. patients could take at home to ease symptoms FDA said the drug would carry warnings about risks and speed recovery. It is already authorized for during pregnancy, but emergency use in the U.K. doctors would still have The meeting marks the the option to prescribe it ﬁrst time regulators have in certain cases where its beneﬁts could outweigh its publicly reviewed a new drug for COVID-19, reﬂectrisks for patients. ing the intense interest and Given the safety conscrutiny of a pill that could cerns, FDA said Merck agreed the drug would not be soon used by millions of Americans. be used in children. The drug, molnupiravir, Other side effects were AP Health Writer has been shown to signiﬁcantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with mildto-moderate coronavirus infections. Merck’s drug uses a novel approach to ﬁght COVID-19: it inserts tiny mutations into the coronavirus’ genetic code to stop the virus from reproducing. But that genetic effect has raised concerns that in rare cases the drug could cause birth defects or even spur more virulent strains of the virus. Pregnant women were excluded from Merck’s study, and both women and men in the study were instructed to use contraception or abstain from sex. For its part, Merck says results from two company studies in rodents show the drug does not cause mutations or damage to DNA at the doses studied . FDA reviewers also conﬁrmed previously reported interim results from Merck that the pill cut the rate of hospitalization and death by about half among patients with early symptoms of COVID-19 who faced increased risk due to health problems. However, on Friday morning Merck announced updated results from the same study that showed a smaller beneﬁt from the drug. The FDA said it is still reviewing the updated data and would present a new assessment of the drug’s effectiveness next Tuesday. Among more than 1,400 adults in a company study, molnupiravir reduced the combined risk of hospitalization and death by 30%, less than the 50% initially reported based on incomplete results. Nearly 7% of patients who received Merck’s drug within ﬁve days of COVID19 symptoms ended up in the hospital and one died. That compared to 10% of patients hospitalized who were taking the placebo and nine deaths. Merck didn’t study its drug in people who were vaccinated for COVID19. But the FDA will ask advisers to recommend which patients may stand to beneﬁt the most from the drug, based on vaccination status and underlying health problems. While Merck’s drug is likely to be the ﬁrst pill for coronavirus in the U.S., more are expected to follow. Rival drugmaker Pﬁzer has submitted its own antiviral for FDA review after initial study results showed it cut the combined rate of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%. Pﬁzer’s drug is part of a decades-old family of antiviral pills known as protease inhibitors, which revolutionized the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C. They work differently than Merck’s pill and haven’t been linked to the kind of mutation concerns that have been raised with Merck’s drug. �10 Saturday, November 27, 2021 NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Maxwell’s brother: US prosecutors seeking to ‘break’ her By Danica Kirka Associated Press The brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls says her prosecution is “the most over-hyped trial of the century,” designed to break a woman targeted by authorities desperate to blame someone for the late ﬁnancier’s crimes. Ghislaine Maxwell continues to have the backing of her family, and a family member will be in court at all times to show support, Ian Maxwell said in an interview ahead of the trial, which is set to begin Monday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. This is “the most over- requests for bail. hyped trial of the Prosecutors held century without a press confera doubt,” Ian ence when they Maxwell told the announced the Associated Press. charges against “This is designed Maxwell, saying to break her; I she lured young can’t see any other Ian Maxwell girls into a trap way to read it. … And she will not be bro- that she and Epstein had ken because she believes set for them. “Ms. Maxwell chose to completely in her innocence and she is going to blatantly disregard the give the best account she law and her responsibility as an adult, using can.’’ whatever means she had Prosecutors allege at her disposal to lure Ghislaine Maxwell, 59, vulnerable youth into groomed girls as young behavior they should as 14 to have sex with never have been exposed Epstein and lied about to, creating the potential her knowledge of his for lasting harm,” FBI crimes when she testiAssistant Director Wilﬁed in an earlier case. She has been in custody liam Sweeney said at the time. for almost 17 months, But Ian Maxwell says after Judge Alison J. Nathan repeatedly denied his sister is being blamed by U.S. authorities who are intent on holding someone responsible for Epstein’s crimes. Epstein killed himself in jail in 2019 before he could face trial. “This is not quite a put-up job, but nonetheless has been cobbled together so that Ghislaine is made to face the charges that Epstein never faced,’’ Ian Maxwell said. Ghislaine Maxwell is the youngest of the late media mogul Robert Maxwell’s nine children. The tycoon was once one of the richest men in Britain, but that wealth evaporated after he drowned in 1991 and investors discovered he had siphoned hundreds of millions of pounds from employee pension funds to prop up his empire. The children supported each other after Robert Maxwell died and Ian and his brother were charged with ﬁnancial crimes related to their father’s actions. Both were acquitted. Now they are rallying around Ghislaine, who dated Epstein and was his frequent companion on trips around the world. The family continues to demand that Maxwell be released on bail, arguing that the conditions of her detention are tantamount to torture and prevent her from assisting her defense attorneys. The six remaining siblings this week asked the United Nations to investi- gate Ghislaine Maxwell’s “inhumane” treatment. Ian Maxwell says his sister is in “effective isolation” at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where she is being held in a 6- by 9-foot (1.8- by 2.7-meter) cell that has no natural light and is equipped with a toilet and a concrete bed. She is unable to sleep because she is watched around the clock by four guards and 10 cameras due to unwarranted concerns that she is a suicide risk, he said. Earlier this month, a judge again refused to let Epstein’s former girlfriend trade her jail cell for home detention, citing the serious nature of the charges and her risk of ﬂight. Activists block Amazon warehouses in Europe on Black Friday By Kelvin Chan Amazon’s exploitative and environmentally destructive business practices, disregard for Climate activists blockaded Amazon ware- workers’ rights in the houses in three European name of company proﬁts, countries on Friday, part as well as the wastefulof a global effort to pres- ness of Black Friday,” the group said. It vowed to sure the ecommerce remain at the scene giant on one of its busiAt least 30 people were est days of the year to arrested at multiple U.K. improve working condilocations, with some held tions and end business on suspicion of aggrapractices that hurt the vated trespass or public environment. nuisance, police forces Members of Extincsaid. tion Rebellion targeted Extinction Rebellion 13 Amazon fulﬁlment and dozens of other centers in the United activist groups in the Kingdom with the aim of disrupting 50% of the U.S. and around the world are organizing a company’s deliveries day of global protests on Black Friday, which marks the unofﬁcial start and strikes on Friday against Amazon to to the holiday shopping season. They staged sim- demand the company ilar protests in Germany provide better working conditions, commit to and the Netherlands. operating sustainably, “The action is intendand pay its fair share of ed to draw attention to OH-70262719 AP Business Writer tion center in Dunfermline, Scotland, about 20 Extinction Rebellion members strung banners across the entrance road that said “Make Amazon Pay” and locked themselves together, stopping trucks from entering and some from leaving. Amazon did not directly address the protests in response to a request for comment, but said the company takes its responsibilities “very seriously.” “That includes our commitment to be net zero carbon by 2040 — 10 years ahead of the Ian West | PA via AP Paris Agreement — proActivists from Extinction Rebellion block the entrance to the Amazon fulfilment center in Tilbury, viding excellent pay and England, on Friday to prevent trucks from entering or leaving on Black Friday, the global retail giant’s beneﬁts in a safe and busiest day of the year. modern work environment, and supporting London, with an efﬁgy Island, New York. tax. the tens of thousands of of Amazon founder Jeff Activists in the U.K. In the U.S., labor Bezos sitting on top of a British small businesses activists planned a small blocked the entrance to who sell on our store,” rocket. Amazon’s warehouse protest at Amazon’s fulthe company said. 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The American Cancer Society concurs with this fact. The Ohio Cancer Fact and Figures Report states that lung and bronchus was a leading site/ type of cancer incidence in Meigs County in 20142018. Unfortunately, 77% of those lung and bronchus cancer cases were diagnosed at a late stage in 2014-2018. Anyone can get lung cancer. Yet people who smoke are about 25 times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who don’t smoke and about 80% of deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking. In Meigs County, 28.3% of adults are current smokers, compared with 21.4% in Ohio and 17% in the United States. People who quit smoking, Meigs regardless of age, increase their longevity. Those who quit by age 30 Health live an average of 10 years longer Matters than if they had continued to smoke. Courtney C. For more information about tobacco Midkiff cessation, please contact the Meigs County Health Dept. at 740-9926626 Monday -Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or the Ohio Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-784-8669. Besides smoking, what are some other causes of lung cancer? Per the Mofﬁtt Cancer Center, these causes include: Radon – Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. It is an odorless, colorless naturally-occurring radioactive gas that can build up inside homes and schools to dangerous levels. Exposure to high levels of radon can cause lung cancer. An estimated 22,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States are related to radon. Secondhand smoke – Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke breathed out by smokers. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Hundreds of them are toxic and about 70 can cause cancer. Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their risk of developing lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent. History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inﬂammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airﬂow to the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difﬁculty, cough, mucus production and wheezing. People with COPD are at an increased risk of developing heart disease and lung cancer. Family history of lung cancer – Family history of lung cancer increases the risk for the disease in both smokers and never smokers. An estimated 18 percent of lung cancer cases are inherited. Occupational exposures – This includes exposure to asbestos, diesel exhaust and chromium. When a person is exposed to a high level of these occupational hazards, over time some of the ﬁbers lodge deep in the lungs. Irritation caused by the ﬁbers can eventually lead to scarring in the lungs. Age – Irrespective of smoking history, increasing age is associated with increased lung cancer risk with the average age of diagnosis at about 70. Symptoms of lung cancer include, but are not limited to: Have a new cough that doesn’t go away; Notice a change in a chronic cough; Cough up blood, even a small amount; Develop a shortness of breath or chest pain; Lose weight without trying. Contact your doctor if you notice any of the symptoms above. Meanwhile, screening can result in the detection of certain cancers including lung and bronchus at earlier stages when treatment is often less intensive and more successful. Screening is known to reduce mortality for lung cancer (among people who smoke or used to smoke). The following are American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines: 55 to 74 years old; In fairly good health; Have at least a 30 packyear smoking history; Are either still smoking or have quit smoking within the last 15 years. If you are thinking about getting screened, talk to your doctor. If lung cancer screening is right for you, your doctor can refer you to a high-quality screening facility. Finally, the best way to reduce your risk of lung cancer is to not smoke and to avoid secondhand smoke. Lung cancer screening is not a substitute for quitting smoking. Courtney C. Midkiff, BSC, is the Meigs County Health Department Administrator. Chester part of their “Letters to Santa” program, and receive a personal From page 1 response from Santa. This event is free Cats Meows and Fenton and open to the public. Information about the collector bells. Open House can be It is unlikely that found on their Facebook Santa or Mrs. Clause page: Chester Shade will make a visit Historical Association, to the Courthouse, or by calling 740-985but letters can be dropped in a specially 9822. © 2021, Ohio Valley marked box in the Publishing, all rights Dining Hall during reserved. the Open House. The letters will be taken to the Pomeroy Police Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Department to become Concert From page 1 eventually found himself homeless and sleeping in his car. Then, his voice became his calling card. “Eventually, that oneof-a-kind voice would lead him back to West Virginia to perform for local charities and nursing homes. Landau says, ‘I was singing for charities, when most of the time, I had less than the people receiving the charity proceeds did, but that was OK because I was singing.’” After his success on NBC TV’s “America’s Got Talent” he was exposed to a national audience and his Columbia Records debut album “That’s Life” reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Charts, followed by “Christmas Made For Two”, “Landau” and his latest “Landau Live In Las Vegas” recorded during a performance at the legendary Caesar’s Palace. In addition, he’s made dozens of TV appearances and performed all over the world. He’s also Daily Sentinel Skills USA. Valet parking will also be available with Mason County Vocational School offering the service. Gold sponsors are: Alltek, Tudor’s and Gino’s corporate ofﬁce. Silver Sponsors are City Ice and Fuel, RJW Construction, Deal Funeral Home, Mike Fetty and Dave Fetty and family, Ohio Valley Bank Point Submitted photo Pleasant. Jack Hamilton and son Quinton from City Ice & Fuel, a concert Bronze Sponsors are: Silver Sponsor, are pictured with Lady Knights Victoria Musser Handley Law, Homestead and Jadyn Angel. Realty. Lodging is provided “I was singing for charities, when most of by Lowe Hotel and Bob’s the time, I had less than the people receiving Market and Greenhouses is providing poinsettias. the charity proceeds did, but that was OK Members of the Lady because I was singing.” — Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Knights squad will also be in the Point Pleasant Christmas Parade on Dec. 3 and the Gallipolis Lady Knights Softball, helped raise millions Christmas Parade on Dec. along with several other of dollars for charities, 4 and after each event, community sponsors. many in his home state According to a statement will be selling concert where he serves on the tickets. from the Lady Knights Board of Directors for Also Dec. 4, tickets will organization, proceeds the Children’s Home also be sold at PPHS from Society of West Virginia from the show will be 6-8 p.m. used to fund the team’s and was named “West Find more information Virginian of the Year” by appearance for a weekthe Governor’s ofﬁce and long tournament in Myr- on Murphy at https:// landaumurphyjr.com/. tle Beach, S.C. and fund the state’s largest newsAdditional information team uniforms. In addipaper. The upcoming concert tion, several other school provided by representatives with PPHS Lady clubs are also going to is sponsored by Point Knights Softball. beneﬁt, including VICA Pleasant High School read a book, much less write one. Not until she reached the age of 80 did RawlFrom page 1 ings develop a desire to write to pass on family just hired the needed stories and secrets to her hostess, and she could children, and “how she bunk in with the musihad walked with Jesus cians. It was a case of since the age of three.” mistaken identity. With Then one morning, she apologies extended, the said she “read an article Queen’s PR employee stating that God did not was kind enough to call Moses until he was take a picture that Betty 80.” Later that day, she shares in the book. Rawlings said her own said she found an old magazine with advertisestory starts around the ments and read, “God time she was 45 and does not choose the best attended a Christian among us. He chooses worship service on the the foolish and the grounds of Saint John XXIII Pastoral Center in weak and shines himself through them.” Charleston, W.Va. She Twice in one day, God explained a guest “Prophetess from Indiana” spoke had conﬁrmed it was His plan for her to write a a “prophetic word that book, she said. Rawlings had the gift of However, halfway a scribe, and she could see a book in her to come through her writing, she found herself needing a forth.” proofreader as friends Rawlings said she “scoffed silently, just like that could help were suffering severe health Abraham’s wife Sarah problems. By coincidid when a visitor told dence (and she said “we Abraham Sarah would know with God there are give birth to a child at no coincidences”), Rawlage 90.” She explained ings purchased groceries she didn’t understand at a local establishment or receive her words of and mentioned she needprophecy, thinking she ed help writing some did not have the time to family stories. The clerk spoke about her retired high school English teacher and said, Mrs. “O,” was a neighbor of Rawling’s. A telephone call went out to the retired teacher who lives two blocks away. She retired from Wahama High School, and Rawlings lives two houses “downriver” from the school. And they both had studied and lived on campus at Glenville College in 1957 and 58 and still never met. “The two 80-ladies, within walking distance of each other, became a student and teacher team,” Rawlings said. “How does God do these things?” Right away, Mrs. “O,” noticed she could see two different styles in Rawlings writing: reportedly one choppy and one smooth and ﬂowing. Rawlings said she “informed her that the Holy Spirit was her best friend and He was the co-author. When He is helping, His words come smooth but fast. She had trouble keeping up. After some rewriting, the book became a smooth ﬁn- ished work.” Rawlings describes herself as “a sinner saved by grace” who “ met Jesus at the age of three.” Her ﬁrst church responsibility was as a church organist and youth choir director. She said, after “receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit in 1979,” she realized “her place in the body was that of the ‘unidentiﬁed minstrel’ (2 Kings 3:15).” She plays her piano music, and “the Holy Spirit ministers,” she explained. She also feels God also “gifted” her as “a teacher of golden nuggets from His Word.” She has been licensed and ordained through Kingsway Fellowship of Des Moines, Iowa, for 20 years. She has been associated locally with Fisherman’s Net Ministries for 25 years under the leadership of Rev. Annetta Durst. For those looking for a unique gift this holiday season, “Short Stories About My Best Friend” is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, and locally at Willa’s Bible Bookstore in Point Pleasant, W.Va. security and should stop being the “knee-jerk” reaction by public ofﬁcials. Adalja noted imposing restrictions makes politicians “look as if they’re doing something” but doesn’t make sense when countries now have countermeasures such as rapid tests and vaccines. Meanwhile, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell told a local news agency said he does not believe that a travel ban would have any major effect, other than for countries with direct ﬂights to the affected areas. “It is basically impossible to keep track of all travel ﬂows,” Tegnell told the Expressen newspaper. variant), understood it was a problem and told the world very fast about it,” he said. “We may be at an earlier point with this new variant so there may still be time to do something about it.” However, Barrett said harsh restrictions would be counter-productive and that the South African ofﬁcials should not be punished for alerting the world to the new variant. “They’ve done the world a service and we must help them, not penalize them for this.” infection out, but you would need very, very severe restrictions and only some countries would be willing to do this,” she said. “Buying time is important and worthwhile, but this is a decision for policymakers,” she said. “At the moment, we won’t have any deﬁnitive scientiﬁc answers for a few weeks.” Stories Variant From page 1 health measures to be put in place. At worst, they do little to stop the spread and give a false sense of security. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said it strongly discouraged imposing travel bans on people coming from countries where the variant was reported. What about economic impacts? If there’s anything the global economy didn’t need, it’s more uncerDo travel restrictions slow the spread of the virus? What does the science say? tainty. A new highly transmisThey might buy counSharon Peacock, who sible coronavirus poses tries more time to speed has led the genetic an economic as well as up vaccination and introsequencing in Britain at a health risk, threatenduce other measures, the University of Caming to disrupt the global like masking and social bridge, said any decieconomic recovery and distancing, but they are sions to restrict travel Could it be different this worsen supply chain bothighly unlikely to prevent time? were political decisions, tlenecks that are already the entry of new variants, Jeffrey Barrett, director not scientiﬁc ones. She pushing prices higher. said Mark Woolhouse, emphasized that there of COVID-19 Genetics a professor of infectious was still great uncertainty Markets plummeted at the Wellcome Sanger around the world over diseases at the University Institute, thought that about the new variant, worries about the variof Edinburgh. including whether it is the early detection of ant — and reaction from “Travel restrictions can the new variant could actually more infectious delay but not prevent the mean restrictions taken or deadly. Although some political leaders. “The most worrying spread of a highly transof the mutations detected now would have a bigthing about the new missible variant,” he said. ger impact than when appeared worrying, she Johns Hopkins Univer- the delta variant ﬁrst said there is still no proof strain at the moment is how little we know about sity infectious disease that the new variant is emerged. specialist Dr. Amesh “The surveillance is so any more lethal or trans- it,’’ said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst for Adalja says the travel good in South Africa and missible than previous the currency trading ﬁrm restrictions only give the other nearby countries versions. OANDA. public a false sense of “It’s possible to keep that they found this (new � 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. 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