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WASHINGTON (AP) — When omicron arrives, and President Joe Biden called the it will, Biden said, America new coronavirus variant omiwill “face this new threat just cron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic” Monday as we’ve faced those that have and said he was not considering come before it.” He appealed to the roughly any widespread U.S. lockdown. 80 million unvaccinated AmeriHe urged Americans anew to cans aged 5 and up to get their get fully vaccinated, including shots, and for the rest of the booster shots, and return to country to seek out booster face masks indoors in public shots six months after their secsettings to slow any spread. ond dose. He also encouraged Speaking Monday at the White House, Biden said it was everyone to get back to wearing face masks in all indoor public inevitable that the new varisettings — a pandemic precauant would reach the U.S., but tion that has fallen out of use he also said the country has Associated Press Richard Drew | AP President Jose Biden appears on a screen as trader Mark Puetzer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated including booster shots as he sought to quell concerns Monday over the new COVID-19 variant omicron. across much of the country. Separately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots to include all adults because of the new variant. The agency had previously approved boosters for all adults, but only recommended them for those 50 years and older or living in long-term care settings. “Everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot either when they are six months after their initial Pﬁzer or Moderna series or two months after their initial J&J vaccine,” CDC See CONCERN | 5 Ohio’s 2021 fall wild turkey hunting season stats Staff Report COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio hunters checked 694 wild turkeys during the 2021 fall hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 2021 fall season was open in 70 counties from Saturday, Oct. 9 to Sunday, Nov. 28. As previously reported, deer gun season opened in Ohio on Monday. All hunters have the chance to hunt the 2021 gun season from Nov. 29 to Sunday, Dec. 5, and again on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18-19. More on deer season as statistics become available. According to a news release from ODNR, the top 10 counties for wild turkeys taken during the fall 2021 hunting season include: Highland (29), Trumbull (29), Columbiana (27), Ashtabula (25), Stark (25), Coshocton (22), Tuscarawas (21), Guernsey (20), Clermont (19), and Knox (18). There were seven turkeys taken in Gallia and 14 in Meigs. The average harvest for the previous three fall seasons (2018, 2019, and 2020) is 1,079. In 2020, hunters took 1,063 birds. The Division of Wildlife issued 7,470 fall turkey hunting permits in 2021. This is 21% below the 3-year average (9,428 permits). Wild turkeys were extirpated from Ohio by 1904 and were reintroduced in the 1950s by the Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s ﬁrst modern day wild turkey hunting season opened in the spring of 1966 in nine counties, and hunters checked 12 birds. The spring wild turkey harvest topped 1,000 for the ﬁrst time in 1984. Spring turkey hunting opened statewide in 2000. Fall turkey season ﬁrst opened in 19 counties in 1996. Learn more about wild turkey hunting at wildohio.gov, including information about previous seasons. “The Division of Wildlife can help you take advantage of all Ohio has to offer,” stated the news release. “Download the HuntFish OH app and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for instant news stories, outdoor recreation ideas, and local wildlife information. The Your Wild Ohio Hunter Facebook page provides hunting tips and useful information as you get outside this season.” See TURKEY | 5 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2021 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Paul Sakuma | AP file photo A consumer looks at Cyber Monday sales on her computer at her home in Palo Alto, Calif. Consumers are expected to spend between $10.2 billion and $11.3 billion on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 making it once again the biggest online shopping day of the year, according to Adobe Digital Economy Index. Shoppers are back in store, online, but virus impact lingers By Anne D’Innocenzio AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are spending freely and going back to store shopping, knocking out some of the momentum in online sales from last year when Americans were making many of their purchases exclusively via the internet. Shopper trafﬁc roared back on Black Friday, but it was still below prepandemic levels in part because retailers spread out big deals starting in October. The early buying is expected to also take a bite out of online sales on Monday, coined Cyber Monday by the National Retail Federation in 2005. In fact, Adobe Digital Economy Index said that it was the ﬁrst time online sales on Thanksgiving and Black Friday hadn’t grown, and Cyber Monday could likewise see a decline compared with a year ago. Adobe, which tracks more than one trillion visits to U.S. retail sites, had previously recorded healthy online sales gains since it ﬁrst began reporting on e-commerce in 2012. Still, Cyber Monday should remain the biggest online spending day of the year. For the overall holiday season, online sales should increase 10% from a year ago, compared with a 33% increase last year, according to Adobe. A possible game changer is the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which could put a damper on shopping behavior and stores’ businesses. The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe consequences.” Jon Abt, co-president and a grandson of the founder of Abt Electronics, said that holiday shopping has been robust and so far overall sales are up 10% compared to a year ago. But he thinks Cyber Monday sales will be down at the Glenview, Illinois-based consumer electronics retailer after such robust growth from a year ago, and he worries about how the rest of the season will fare given the new variant. “There are so many variables,” Abt said. “It’s a little too murky.” Here is how the season is shaping up: his platform were up 21% on Black Friday compared with 2020 and more than double compared CYBER MONDAY STILL KING with 2019. He believes that independent brands BUT COOLING: Consumers are expect- will see better percentage sales gains online ed to spend between than big national chains $10.2 billion and $11.3 as shoppers gravitate billion on Monday, makmore toward direct-toing it once again the consumer labels and look biggest online shopping day of the year, according for brands with social to Adobe. Still, spending conscience. And he says these brands have been on Cyber Monday could drop from last year’s level able to get the inventory. of $10.8 billion as Ameri- Among some of the hot items on Shopify are chilcans are spreading out dren’s couches from Nugtheir purchases more in get and luxurious linens response to discounting from Brooklinen. in October by retailers, “I think it is a tale of according to Adobe. two different worlds,” he Both Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day online added. shopping came in below Adobe’s prediction. On BLACK FRIDAY BACK BUT Black Friday, online sales NOT THE SAME: reached $8.9 billion, Overall, Black Friday down from the $9 billion store trafﬁc were more in 2020, the second largrobust than last year but est day of the year. On was still below pre-panThanksgiving Day, online demic levels as shoppers sales reached $5.1 billion, spread out their buying in even from the year-ago response to earlier deals period. in October and shifted Harley Finkelstein, more of their spending president of Canadian online. Sales on Friday e-commerce platform were either below or had Shopify, which has 1.7 modest gains compared million independent with pre-pandemic levels brands on its site, says so of 2019, according to far Cyber Monday is off See SHOPPERS | 5 to a strong start. Sales on �2 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 OBITUARIES/NEWS DAVID E. WELLS OBITUARIES TODAY IN HISTORY TIMOTHY A. PHILLIPS II Emily Darlington (Ricky MOUNT STERLING — David E. Wells, 92, of Critchﬁeld), Aaron (LauWest Virginia; BIDWELL ren) Wells, Eliza (Jay) Mount Sterling, Ohio, parents, Tim and — Timothy A. McNelly, Emma Wells passed away Friday, Bonnie Phillips Phillips II, 42, (ﬁancée Dominic Stacer), November 19, 2021. of Bidwell; sister, of Bidwell, Ohio Nate Wells, Ashley ( DanBorn March 29, 1929, Harmony Phillips passed away on ielle) Kidwell & Nicole ( in Boyd County, Ken(Tim Jones) of Tuesday, NovemJacqui) Kidwell and many tucky, he was the son of Oak Hill, Ohio; ber 23, 2021 at great grandchildren. David and Viola Wells. maternal grandparHolzer Medical Graveside services David served in the Air ents, Clester and Virginia Force and was a Korean Center. will be held at noon on Tackett of Vinton, Ohio; Born on October 7, War Vet. He worked as an Wednesday, December 1, close friends, Bob (Carly) accountant for nearly 30 1979 in Point Pleasant, 2021, in Ebenezer CemOehler and Kelly (Paula) years at The Ohio State West Virginia, Tim was etery, Vinton, Ohio. Counts; aunts, uncles, the son of Tim and BonThe family suggests University before retiring. cousins, and friends; and nie Phillips. Tim graduDavid was preceded in memorials in David’s his dog, Nala. ated from Buckeye Hills name be made to Loving death by his son Robert Tim was preceded in Career Center/River ValCare Hospice. David Wells. death by his paternal ley High School Class of The family is being He is survived by his 1998. He earned an Asso- grandfather, Robert (Bob) wife of 65 years, Aureta served by the EberlePhillips and paternal ciate Degree from the (Crabtree) Wells; children Fisher Funeral Home University of Rio Grande. grandparents, Mildred Marci (John) Darlington, and Crematory, 103 N. Tim was employed by Big and Holzer Gregory. Main Street, London, Doug (Karen) Wells and The funeral service for Lori (Kory) Metcalf; River Electric in 2006. He Ohio, where online conbegan attending multiple Tim will be held at noon grandchildren Eli Darling- dolences for the family service technician courses on Wednesday, December ton, Todd (Kelly) Cormay be sent to www. 1, 2021 at Willis Funeral and achieved the status eberleﬁsherfuneralhome. detti, Stacey (Seth) Fry, Home with Reverend of “Master Technician” com. Max (Lena) Darlington, Christopher Neece ofﬁciin welder repair. Tim ating. His burial will folwas a critical part of the DONALD EDWARD ‘EDDIE’ WHALEY low in Vinton Memorial ongoing success of Big Park. Friends may call on River Electric and was (Shiela) Whaley, Gene MIDDLEPORT — widely known for turning Tuesday, November 30, (Shiela) Whaley and Donald Edward “Eddie” 2021 from 5-8 p.m. at the Whaley, 75, of Middlecustomers into friends. Brenda Whaley; and sevHe was an avid RC enthu- funeral home. Friends eral nieces and nephews. port, Ohio, passed away may also call prior to siast who visited WV In addition to his paron November 26, 2021. the funeral service on Hobbies & Crafts, Teays He was born on March ents, he was preceded Wednesday from 11 a.m. 8, 1946 in Minersville, Valley, and Smoke Stack in death by his father-inin Lancaster. Tim enjoyed – noon at the funeral law, Anthony Corsi; and Ohio son of the late home. Jeeps and watching Star sisters-in-law, Patricia Delmer Herbert “Herb” In lieu of ﬂowers, the Wars, Dukes of Hazard, Whaley and Evelyn Eliza- Davidson and Elaine Jurassic Park, and Knight family requests contribu- beth Whaley. Corsi. tions be made to help Rider. Funeral services will Mr. Whaley was a Unitwith expenses. Tim is survived by his be held on Wednesday, ed States Army veteran. Please visit www.willisson, Timothy A. Phillips December 1, 2021 at 1 He is survived by his funeralhome.com to send wife of 43 years, Coleen III of Bidwell; ﬁancé, p.m. at Anderson McDanKaren Gibbs of Hartford, e-mail condolences. iel Funeral Home in Whaley; his daughters, Pomeroy, Ohio. Military Melissa (Rich) Warner honors will be presented and Heather (Jerry PulROGER G. WILLFORD lins) Whaley; his siblings, by the Pomeroy American Terri (Chris) Neece, Bob Legion Post 39. Profﬁtt, and Immajean REEDSVILLE — Roger G. Willford, 86, of Rutledge, and numerous nieces and nephews also Reedsville, passed away, DEATH NOTICES survive. at 7 p.m. on Sunday, BREWER In addition to his parNovember 28, 2021, MIDDLEPORT — Howard William Brewer Jr., ents he is preceded in in the Jackson General 70, of Middleport, Ohio, died after complications of death by his wife, Violet Hospital, Ripley, West pneumonia on November 27, 2021, in Holzer Medical Wells Willford, whom Virginia. Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Born October 2, 1935, preceded him on June 8, Service will be 1 p.m., Thursday, December 2, 2021, 2017, brothers, Henry, in Long Bottom he was at Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va., with Rev the son of the late George Harry, Throdore and Tom Zimmerman and Rev. Matt Phoenix ofﬁciating. and Irene Hilton Willford. George Willford Jr., sisters, Retha Clonch, Helen Burial will follow in Graham Baptist Church CemeHe was member of the tery, New Haven, W.Va. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Willford, Georgeanna Laborers Local #1085 of until time-of-service Thursday at the funeral home. Willford, and Mary WillParkersburg, W.Va., for ford. over 67 years. He was NEFF Graveside services also a member of the RAVENSWOOD — Violet Lorraine (Riggs) JohnFreedom Gospel Mission will be held on Monday, December 20, 2021 at 11 son, Cundiff, Neff, 91, of Ravenswood, W.Va., most for over 65 years and he recently of New Haven, W.Va., died November 26, also served as the Pastor a.m. in Browning Cem2021, in Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Middleetery, with Rev. Clyde for 36 years. port, Ohio, following an extended illness. Ferrell ofﬁciating. InterHe is survived by his Graveside service will be 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, ment will follow. In lieu son, Roger Gene (Beverly) Willford, of Albany, of ﬂowers memorials may December 1, 2021, at Ravenswood Cemetery with Pastor Anton Hager ofﬁciating. Visitation will be grandsons, Bradley (Sah- be made to the Freedom from noon until 1 p.m. at the Foglesong-Casto Funeral ana) Willford, and Travis Gospel Mission PO Box 53, Tuppers Plains, Ohio Home, Mason, W.Va. A procession will leave the (Taylor Sommerville) funeral home shortly after 1 p.m. for the graveside Willford. Great-grandchil- 45685. The Cremeensservice in Ravenswood. Arrangements provided by dren, Logan, Parker, and King Funeral Home, Racine, is entrusted with Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood and FoglesongAudrey Willford, sisters, Casto Funeral Home, Mason. the arrangements. Odessa Profﬁtt, Joanne TAMMY D. HERSMAN BIDWELL — Tammy D. Hersman, 44, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on October 16, 1977 in Gallia County, Ohio, Tammy was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Diana Jane Russell Hersman. Tammy worked at McDonalds in Gallipolis, Ohio and was a member of Trinity Gospel Mission Church. Tammy is survived by her son, Keith A. Hersman of Bidwell; sister, Linda (Herman “Ed”) Parcell of Patriot, Ohio; brother, Ryan (Denise) Hersman of Bidwell; sister-in-law, Donna Hersman of Gallipolis; niece, Brittany (Tony) Perry; nephews, Justin (Erica) Hersman, Robert (Katlin) Hersman, Timothy Hersman, Ethan Hersman, and Michael Parcell; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. In addition to her parents, Tammy was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby E. Hersman. The funeral service for Tammy will be held at noon on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Parcell ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in Morgan Center Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. 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 Ohio Valley Publishing TURLEY CROWN CITY — Harold Watson Turley, 79, of Crown City, Ohio, died Sunday, November 28, 2021, at home. There will be no services held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. WEST BIDWELL — Sharon M. West, 72, of Bidwell, Ohio, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home. By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2021. There are 31 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On Nov. 30, 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a ﬁveday waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers. On this date: In 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783. In 1803, Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States. In 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Florida, Missouri. In 1874, British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace. In 1900, Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46. In 1965, “Unsafe at Any Speed” by Ralph Nader, a book highly critical of the U.S. auto industry, was ﬁrst released in hardcover by Grossman Publishers. In 1981, the United States and the Soviet Union opened negotiations in Geneva aimed at reducing nuclear weapons in Europe. In 1982, the Michael Jackson album “Thriller” was released by Epic Records. In 2000, Al Gore’s lawyers battled for his political survival in the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts; meanwhile, GOP lawmakers in Tallahassee moved to award the presidency to George W. Bush in case the courts did not by appointing their own slate of electors. In 2010, the Obama administration announced that all 197 airlines that ﬂew to the U.S. had begun collecting names, genders and birth dates of passengers so the government could check them against terror watch lists before they boarded ﬂights. In 2013, Paul Walker, 40, the star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles. In 2018, former President George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero who rose through the political ranks to the nation’s highest ofﬁce, died at his Houston home at the age of 94; his wife of more than 70 years, Barbara Bush, had died in April. Ten years ago: The central banks of the wealthiest countries, trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe from exploding into a global panic, swept in to shore up the world ﬁnancial system by making it easier for banks to borrow American dollars. Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia dismantled Occupy Wall Street encampments. An Arizona jury sentenced convicted “Baseline Killer” Mark Goudeau (goo-DOH’) to death for killing nine people in the Phoenix area. Five years ago: Air conditioning company Carrier Corp. said it had reached a deal with Presidentelect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,100 jobs in Indiana instead of moving them to Mexico; however, some 600 other jobs were still eliminated by outsourcing. House Democrats reelected Nancy Pelosi as their leader. A prosecutor cleared a Charlotte, North Carolina, police ofﬁcer in the killing of a Black man whose death touched off civil unrest, saying the ofﬁcer was justiﬁed in opening ﬁre on Keith Scott. One year ago: Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certiﬁed their presidential election tallies in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump’s legal team continued to dispute the results; Biden’s victory in Wisconsin was certiﬁed following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over Trump. Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results conﬁrmed the shots offered strong protection. Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures as health ofﬁcials braced for a disastrous worsening of the nationwide surge because of holiday gatherings. 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 spaceavailable 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. GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 will meet 5 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, all members are urged to attend. Friday, Dec. 3 POMEROY — The Meigs County Public Employee Retirement Inc, Chapter 74 regular meeting, 1 p.m., Mulberry Community Center; Chris Shank, director of Meigs County Job & Family Services will be the guest speaker reporting on the new Public Transportation Program being developed by that agency. Greg Ervin, PERI District 7 Representative will be present and provide updates on issues effecting public employee retirees. All Meigs County Public Employee retirees are urged to attend. 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. Tuesday, Dec. 7 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular monthly board meeting, 4 p.m., Administrative Ofﬁces, 77 Mill Creek Road. Monday, Dec. 13 BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Bedford townhall. MIDDLEPORT — Paint with Michele Musser, “Christmas Snowman” project, all supplies furnished, 6 p.m., Riverbend Arts Council, 290 N. 2nd Ave., call Donna at 740-992-5123. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, November 30, 2021 3 COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high in Michigan By David Eggert Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s number of hospitalized adults with conﬁrmed COVID-19 cases reached a new pandemic high Monday, near 4,200, as the state continued to confront surging infections. The total of 4,181 surpassed the previous record of 4,158, which was set seven months ago. Only Minnesota had a higher seven-day case rate than Michigan as of Sunday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 20% of tests were positive, a level not seen since the early days of the pandemic when there was a testing shortage. State health ofﬁcials continue to urge people to get vaccinated and to wear masks in public settings to limit the spread of the coronavirus amid a fourth surge. The federal government has deployed 44 military medical staffers to help hospitals in Grand Rapids and Dearborn cope. John Minchillo | AP file photo Pedestrians pass a makeshift memorial for the slain and injured victims of a mass shooting that occurred in the Oregon District in Dayton, Ohio. Relatives of four people killed when a gunman opened fire two years ago have sued the maker of a high-capacity magazine used by the shooter. The lawsuit against Nevada-based Kyung Chang Industry USA Inc. alleges negligence, negligent entrustment, and public nuisance by the company. The lawsuit filed in Nevada on Sunday says high-capacity magazines have only one purpose: to kill multiple people as quickly as possible. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Gallipolis Christmas Parade GALLIPOLIS — The annual Gallipolis Christmas Parade which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. in Downtown Gallipolis. There are nearly 70 entries this year. Parade registration is closed. Middleport Christmas Parade 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 Diles Park with concessions, singing and “merriment,” according to a recent announcement sent on behalf of the Middleport Business Association and community volunteers who organize the festivities. Contact the Association’s Facebook page for any additional information. Christmas 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. Show hosted by Syracuse Community Center, Saturday, Dec. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kitchen will be open to serve food. FBI: Dayton mass shooter fantasized about killing for years Benefit Bingo at New Haven Am. Legion By Andrew Welsh-Huggins and John Seewer NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Bend Area C.A.R.E. will be sponsoring the Beneﬁt Bingo Games on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. at the American Legion in New Haven. Proceeds will beneﬁt the Share-A-Christmas program. Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The man who gunned down nine people in Dayton, Ohio, two years ago had fantasized about mass shootings, serial killings and murder-suicide for at least a decade before carrying out the Aug. 4, 2019, attack, the FBI said Monday as it announced the conclusion of its investigation. Shooter Connor Betts didn’t share speciﬁc details with friends or family members about his fantasies, underscoring the importance of people being attuned to subtle changes in an individual, the agency said. A phenomenon known as “bystander fatigue” may account why no one reported Betts to authorities before the shooting, according to a two-page FBI summary of its report. That term is used “to describe the passivity, inaction, or inattention to concerning behaviors observed by individuals who have a close, interpersonal relationship to a person of concern due to their prolonged exposure to the person’s erratic or otherwise troubling behavior over time,” the FBI said. Betts, 24, was killed by police half a minute after he opened ﬁre in Grant application available for review CHESHIRE — The 2022-23 Community Services Block Grant application, prepared by Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency (GMCAA), is available for review through Dec. 3 at the GMCAA ofﬁce in Cheshire. Comments will be received until Dec. 3 to be forwarded to the Ohio Department of Development, Ofﬁce of Community Assistance. GMCAA administers the grant which provides services to lowincome residents of Gallia and Meigs Counties. Rio basket benefit set for Dec. 5 RIO GRANDE — Beneﬁt Basket, Vera Bradley, Thirty-One & Yeti games, double-play games fundraiser for, and sponsored by The University of Rio Grande’s women’s basketball team, scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 5, at Lyne Center on URG campus. Doors open 1 p.m., games begin at 2 p.m. Doughnuts with Santa PORTLAND — “Doughnuts With Santa” will be take place at the Portland Community Center at 2 p.m., Dec. 11. There will be snacks. Bring cameras for photos with Santa. Straw for pets MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport for a fee of $2. For more informaSYRACUSE — Flea Market and Craft tion call 740-992-6064. 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While the vast majority of infections recorded GENEVA — The around the world have World Health Organizabeen in travelers arrivtion warned Monday ing from abroad, cases that the global risk from in Portugal and Scotland the omicron variant is have raised fears that the “very high” based on the variant may already be early evidence, saying spreading locally. the mutated coronavirus “Many of us might could lead to surges with think we are done with “severe consequences.” COVID-19. It’s not done The assessment from with us,” warned Tedros the U.N. health agency, Adhanom Ghebreyesus, contained in a technical WHO’s director-general. paper issued to member Days after the variant states, amounted to sent a shudder through WHO’s strongest, most Jerome Delay | AP explicit warning yet about Passengers walk from a COVID -19 testing tent at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo’s airport Monday. The the ﬁnancial world nearly the new version that was World Health Organisation urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern two years into the pandemic that has killed over ﬁrst identiﬁed days ago African nations due to concern over the new omicron variant. 5 million people, markets by researchers in South had a mixed reaction members of the European could be future surges of reported so far, little is Africa. Monday. European stocks known for certain about COVID-19, which could Union, have moved to It came as a widening rebounded and Wall Street the variant, including circle of countries around prohibit travelers arriving have severe consequencopened higher, while whether it is more cones, depending on a numthe world reported cases from southern Africa. Asian markets fell further. tagious, more likely to ber of factors, including WHO said there are of the variant and moved U.S. President Joe cause serious illness or where surges may take “considerable uncertainto slam their doors in an Biden called the omimore able to evade vacplace,” it added. “The ties” about the omicron act-now-ask-questionscines. Last week, a WHO cron variant a cause overall global risk ... is variant. But it said prelater approach while scifor concern but “not advisory panel said it assessed as very high.” liminary evidence raises entists race to ﬁgure out a cause for panic.” He might be more likely to The WHO stressed the possibility that the just how dangerous the re-infect people who have said he is not considerthat while scientists mutant version might be. variant has mutations ing any widespread U.S. already had a bout with are hunting evidence to that could help it both Japan announced it lockdown and instead COVID-19. evade an immune-system better understand this is barring entry to all urged mask-wearing and Spain on Monday variant, countries should response and boost its foreign visitors, joining vaccinations, even as a Israel in doing so. Moroc- ability to spread from one accelerate vaccinations as became one of the latest federal judge blocked countries to report its quickly as possible. person to another. co banned all incoming his administration from While no deaths linked ﬁrst conﬁrmed omicron “Depending on these ﬂights. Other countries, enforcing a requirement case, detected in a travto omicron have been characteristics, there including the U.S. and that thousands of health care workers in 10 states get the shot. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reacted to the potential threat by urging everyone 18 and older to get booster shots, because “strong immunity will likely prevent serious illness.” Earlier this month, the U.S. opened boosters to all adults but recommended them only for those 50 and older or people in long-term care. The omicron infections have underscored the difﬁculty in keeping the virus in check in a globalized world of jet travel and open borders. Yet many countries are trying to do just that, against the urging of the WHO, which noted that border closings often have limited effect and can wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods. Some have argued that such restrictions can buy valuable time to analyze the new variant. While the initial global response to COVID-19 was criticized as slow and haphazard, the reaction to the omicron variant came quickly. Shoppers goods as “doorbusters,” in their Black Friday ads, choosing instead to stretch the deals out throughout the season or even the day. And the discounts are smaller this season as well. Shoppers were also expected to pay on average 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. That’s because whatever discounts are offered will be applied to goods that already cost more. And for the ﬁrst time, discounts on Cyber Monday compared with a year ago are expected to be weaker, according to Adobe. Still, Cyber Monday remains the best day to buy TVs with discount levels at 16%, compared with 19% discounts last year. Other categories where consumers will ﬁnd deals include clothing at a 15% markdown, compared with 20% last year. Computers are being discounted at 14%, compared with 28% last year, according to Adobe. Overall holiday sales could be record breaking. For the November and December period, the National Retail Federation 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. County totals A county list of all wild turkeys checked by hunters during the 2021 fall hunting season is shown below. The ﬁrst number following the county’s name shows the harvest numbers for 2021, and the threeyear average of turkeys taken in 2018, 2019, and 2020 is in parentheses. A three-year average provides a better overall comparison to this year’s numbers, eliminating year-to-year variation because of weather, misaligned season dates, and other unavoidable factors. Numbers below BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER! 15% & 10 % OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE * + E TT NATIO 1 ER G 5% OFF UA TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! ** SENIORS & MILITARY! OFF WE INSTALL YEAR-ROUND! LIFETIME WARRANTY FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 Promo Code: 285 2 From page 1 THE CHANGING DISCOUNT LANDSCAPE: Unlike in years past, many big box stores like Walmart didn’t market their discounted D Three-year average total: 1,079. In regards to deer gun season, ODNR estimates 300,000 hunters will make their way to Ohio’s forests and ﬁelds. In 2020, hunters harvested a total of 92,310 deer during the gun seasons, with 71,651 deer taken during the week-long gun season, plus 14,864 deer during the gun weekend. Youth hunters harvested 5,795 deer during the two-day youth weekend. The 2020 statewide gun seasons total increased nearly 10% from the three-year average of 83,935 deer. Last year, nearly 410,000 deer permits were purchased or issued. All information provided by ODNR. R Jefferson: 13 (18); Knox: 18 (21); Lake: 5 (9); Lawrence: 7 (14); Licking: 10 (25); Logan: 7 (8); Lorain: 8 (9); Lucas: 3 (12); Mahoning: 10 (13); Medina: 9 (13); Meigs: 14 (20); Monroe: 14 (22); Morgan: 3 (19); Morrow: 4 (8); Muskingum: 10 (20); Noble: 10 (23); Paulding: 2 (4); Perry: 13 (16); Pike: 11 (12); Portage: 7 (15); Preble: 12 (7); Putnam: 2 (3); Richland: 16 (21); Ross: 8 (18); Scioto: 11 (19); Seneca: 2 (6); Stark: 25 (17); Summit: 7 (10); Trumbull: 29 (28); Tuscarawas: 21 (35); Vinton: 6 (15); Warren: 7 (6); Washington: 8 (19); Wayne: 10 (10); Williams: 8 (14); Wyandot: 3 (2). 2021 total: 694 are raw data and subject to change. Adams: 7 (13); Allen: 6 (8); Ashland: 13 (13); Ashtabula: 25 (39); Athens: 9 (18); Belmont: 4 (23); Brown: 12 (12); Butler: 15 (13); Carroll: 10 (24); Champaign: 5 (4); Clermont: 19 (25); Columbiana: 27 (26); Coshocton: 22 (44); Crawford: 5 (3); Cuyahoga: 2 (3); Deﬁance: 7 (12); Delaware: 9 (9); Erie: 3 (7); Fairﬁeld: 6 (9); Franklin: 2 (3); Fulton: 6 (10); Gallia: 7 (25); Geauga: 11 (28); Guernsey: 20 (33); Hamilton: 14 (9); Hancock: 1 (5); Hardin: 4 (4); Harrison: 12 (25); Henry: 2 (3); Highland: 29 (24); Hocking: 5 (18); Holmes: 5 (27); Huron: 3 (10); Jackson: 14 (18); various spending measures. Black Friday sales surged 29.8% through mid-afternoon, compared with the year-ago period, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks all types of payments, including cash and credit cards. That was above its 20% growth forecast for the day. Steve Sadove, senior adviser for Mastercard, says the numbers speak to the “strength of the consumer.” For the Friday through Sunday period, sales rose 14.1% compared with the same period in 2020 and were up 5.8% compared to 2019, Mastercard reported. Customer counts soared 60.8% on Black Friday compared with a year ago, but were down 26.9% on the same day in 2019, according to RetailNext, which analyzes store trafﬁc with monitors and sensors in thousands of stores. Sales rose 46.4% on Black Friday but were down 5.1% in 2019, according to RetailNext. Sensormatic, another ﬁrm that tracks customer trafﬁc, reported a 47.5% surge in trafﬁc on Black Friday compared with a year ago but that number fell 28.3% compared with 2019. TH Turkey From page 1 ’S was both a moral imperative and in America’s selfinterest to speed up global vaccinations. He noted that the U.S. has already donated more than 275 million doses — more than the rest of the world combined — and is on pace to deliver more than 1.1 billion doses globally by September 2022. “Now we need the rest of the world to step up as well,” Biden said. “We can’t let up until the world is vaccinated.” As the holiday season got underway, Biden tried to reassure shoppers that his administration was working to ease supply chain problems. Businesses are working to overcome lingering effects of COVID-related shutdowns and now issues arising from the strong recovery that has generated more demand than many ports, manufacturers and retailers can handle. The president spoke Monday with the CEOs of Best Buy, Food Lion, Samsung, Etsy and Walmart, among companies. The corporate leaders reassured Biden. “While we’re all concerned about the supply chain, we have more inventory than we did a year ago, and we have the inventory that we need to be able to support the business,” said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon. “And we are seeing progress. The port and transit delays are improving.” GU gest you get boosted now,” he said. He added that depending on what scientists learn about the omicron variant in the coming weeks “we may not need” targeted boosters to contain that strain of the virus. Biden said his administration was “sparing no effort at removing all roadblocks to keep the American people safe,” including working with drug manufacturers on potential new boosters and testing targeted speciﬁcally at the new variant. Any omicron-speciﬁc vaccine probably could not begin to be produced for another two or three months, so getting boosters now is a “very important initial line of defense,” Dr. Paul Burton, chief medical ofﬁcer for the vaccine-maker Moderna, said Monday. Burton said Moderna and other vaccine companies are testing existing COVID-19 vaccines to determine how effective they are against the omicron variant. “If we need to manufacture an omicron-speciﬁc variant, it’s going to take some weeks, two to three months is probably what we’re looking at to be able to really begin to manufacture,” Burton told ABC. Noting that the new variant, like earlier ones, sprang up overseas in areas with lower vaccination rates, Biden said it N about the new variant, and for more Americans to get vaccinated before it hits the U.S. South AfriFrom page 1 can ofﬁcials have argued they are being punished Director Dr. Rochelle for speedily identifying Walensky said in a stateand reporting the new ment. variant. Biden was joined by As omicron spreads Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious dis- across the globe, White ease expert and the presi- House press secretary Jen dent’s COVID-19 adviser, Psaki said Monday, “we will continue to assess who said earlier Monday what steps we need to that scientists hope to know in the next week or take to protect the American people.” two how well the existSome other nations are ing COVID-19 vaccines protect against the varian reinstating severe travel and business lockdowns t, and how dangerous it to prevent the omicron is compared to earlier variant from spreading, strains. “We really don’t know,” but Biden indicated the U.S. was not following Fauci told ABC’s “Good suit. Morning America,” call“If people are vacing speculation premature. cinated and wear their The new variant poses mask, there’s no need for the latest test to Biden’s lockdowns,” he said. efforts to contain the Fauci said earlier on pandemic, mitigate its “CBS Mornings” that limimpacts on the economy and return a sense of nor- iting travel from the countries where omicron was malcy to the U.S. during ﬁrst identiﬁed “buys you the holiday season. “This variant is a cause a couple of weeks because if you can keep things out for concern, not a cause in force for a couple of for panic,” Biden said, weeks you can do a lot of as U.S. ﬁnancial markets things.” rebounded Monday after Pharmaceutical compafalling sharply on Friday. nies are already adjusting The White House said their existing COVID-19 there were no plans to vaccines to better attack curtail Biden’s travel as a result of the new variant. the omicron variant, but Biden last week moved Fauci said Americans should make it a priority to restrict travel from to get either their ﬁrst South Africa and seven shots or a booster dose other countries in southern Africa, effective Mon- now, rather than waiting day, in a bid to give scien- for a new formulation. “I would strongly sugtists time to learn more Subject to credit approval. 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While both teams initially struggled with getting 3-pointers, senior Cade RACINE, Ohio — The Anderson opened things winds blew the way of the up for the Tornadoes, who Tornadoes. scored two additional shots The Southern boys basketball team opened its 2021-22 beyond the arc after he did. However, the Falcons season with a 83-67 home win against the Miller Falcons Fri- scored a couple three’s of their own in the second day evening. quarter to get right back into The Tornadoes (1-0) used contention. their size advantage straight The visiting team fought away in Friday’s game, getting tooth and nail to climb back inside the paint to go up 6-1 up the scoreboard, heading against the Falcons (0-1). into halftime with Southern The Purple and White leading 29-26. were very patient with their Although the Purple and shots to start out, picking and Gold slightly extended their choosing when to strike, but their shots were not falling in lead to start the second half, cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Southern senior Cade Anderson (24) takes to the air for a layup against the Falcons during a basketball game against Miller Friday evening in Racine, Ohio. the Falcons refused to go away. Scoring a few more 3-point shots to keep right in step on the scoreboard, the Purple and White cut the Tornado lead all the way to a single point. However, just as soon as the home team lost control of their sizeable lead, they took it right back. Southern made the Falcons miss crucial shots and converted those mistakes into points on the scoreboard, extending their lead to almost 20 points, sealing the victory. In scoring, the Tornadoes See TOPPLE | 7 Bowling Green boots Bobcats in finale, 21-10 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Ain’t that a kick in the pants. The Ohio University football team had a disappointing 2021 campaign end on a sour note Friday afternoon as host Bowling Green used four Nate Needham ﬁeld goals to help claim a 21-10 victory in the Mid-American Conference ﬁnale for both programs at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. The Bobcats (3-9, 3-5 MAC East) trailed 3-0 after one period of play, but the guests answered with consecutive second quarter scoring drives that allowed OU to take a 10-3 advantage with 8:47 remaining until halftime. Armani Rogers capped a 9-play, 86-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run at the 14:17 mark for a 7-3 Bobcat edge, then Steven Johnson tacked on a 22-yard ﬁeld goal to end a 7-play, 30-yard drive that resulted in a 7-point cushion midway through the frame. Ohio didn’t score the rest of the way, and the Falcons (4-8, 2-6 MAC West) responded with a 9-play, 70-yard drive that ended in a 19-yard touchdown pass from Matt McDonald to Austin Osborne for a 10-all contest headed into the break. Needham — who made a 23-yard ﬁeld goal in the opening canto — supplied a 43-yard ﬁeld goal with 4:06 remaining in the third quarter, giving BGSU a permanent lead of 13-10. OU made a huge stop at the start of the fourth after Bowling Green came up empty on a series that featured ﬁrst-and-goal at the Ohio 4. The loss of downs resulted in the Bobcats taking over possession at their own 3, and shortly thereafter a penalty pushed the ball back to the 1-yard line. Rogers was tackled in the end zone on the ﬁrst offensive snap, and the safety increased the Falcons’ cushion out to 15-10 with 12:55 left in regulation. Needham — who made 4-of-5 ﬁeld goal attempts on the day — tacked on successful boots of 40 and 39 yards down the stretch to wrap up the 11-point triumph. The Bobcats committed all three turnovers in the contest, which eventually led to just three See BOOTS | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Nov. 30 Boys Basketball Alexander at Eastern, 7 p.m. Meigs at Marietta, 7 p.m. Southern at Nelsonville-York, 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 Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Gallia Academy sophomore Wesley Saunders, right, dribbles past Meigs defender Chase Garcia during the first half of Friday night’s boys basketball game in Centenary, Ohio. Blue Devils outlast Meigs, 60-49 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Even without the big man, the Blue Devils were still too hot to handle. The Gallia Academy boys basketball team shot 49 percent from the ﬁeld and used a 32-21 run over the ﬁnal 10:55 of regulation Friday night to secure a hard-fought 60-49 non-conference victory over visiting Meigs in the season opener for both programs in Gallia County. The host Blue Devils (1-0) were without the services of 6-foot-8 center Isaac Clary for most of the second half, as the junior was saddled with foul trouble down the stretch. Clary — who managed about eight minutes of playing time after the break — respectively picked up his third and fourth personal fouls less than a minute into each of the ﬁnal two frames, which helped the Marauders (0-1) negate what was otherwise a very lopsided size discrepancy in the front court. MHS — which never led in the ﬁrst half — took its only lead of the night with 4:35 remaining in the third after a Coulter Cleland basket made it a 25-24 contest. GAHS countered with four straight points to reclaim the lead, but an Ethan Stewart trifecta at the 2:56 mark of the third period tied things up at 28-all. Then, the Blue and White made their gamewinning charge. Drake Phillips poured in all seven of his points over the next 2-plus minutes and sparked an 11-4 surge to close out the third frame, allowing Gallia Academy to take a 39-32 cushion into the ﬁnale. The Maroon and Gold were never closer than seven points the rest of the way, and the Blue Devils went on a 14-5 run to start the fourth — which led to their largest lead of the night at 53-37 with 2:51 left in regulation. A Braylon Harrison basket with 1:10 remaining allowed Meigs to whittle the deﬁcit back down to single digits at 56-48, but the hosts ended regulation with a 4-1 spurt to complete the 11-point outcome. Gallia Academy led by as many as seven points in each of the ﬁrst two cantos en route to leads of 16-10 after one quarter and 22-18 at the break. The hosts also didn’t lead by more than seven points throughout the third frame. The Blue Devils outrebounded Meigs by a 32-28 overall margin, but the guests — despite the size difference — claimed a 9-7 edge on the offensive glass. Both teams also committed 14 turnovers apiece in the contest. GAHS netted 24-of-49 shot attempts overall, including a 2-of-8 effort from behind the arc for 25 percent. The hosts were also 10-of-16 at the free throw line for 63 percent. Clary led a balanced Gallia Academy attack with 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Carson Call followed with 11 points. Brody Fellure and Zane Loveday were next with eight points apiece, while Phillips chipped in seven markers to the winning cause. Wesley Saunders added six points and Kenyon Franklin completed the winning tally with four points. Franklin and Fellure also hauled in seven caroms apiece for the victors. The Marauders sank 16-of-47 ﬁeld goal attempts for 34 percent, including a 6-of-18 effort from behind the arc for 33 percent. The guests also went 9-of-17 at the charity stripe for 53 percent. Coulter Cleland paced MHS with 19 points and nine rebounds, both game-highs. Stewart was next with nine points, while Harrison and Brayden Stanley respectively chipped in eight and ﬁve markers. Chase Garcia followed with four points, with Grifﬁn Cleland and Caleb Burnem completing the scoring with two markers each. Stewart also hauled in seven boards in the setback. Gallia Academy returns to action Friday when it hosts Athens in a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m. The Marauders hit the hardwood again on Tuesday when they travel to Marietta for a non-conference tilt at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, November 30, 2021 7 Western Kentucky tops Herd, 53-21 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The wheels fell off. The Marshall football team will not be playing for a conference championship next weekend after a 53-21 loss at home to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Saturday afternoon. Instead, the Conference USA East Division will be represented by WKU. Saturday’s ballgame started pretty promising for the Thundering Herd (7-5, 5-3 CUSA East), getting a defensive stop against the Hilltoppers (8-4, 7-1) on the very ﬁrst drive. The Green and White marched down the ﬁeld on their ﬁrst drive, capping off with quarterback Grant Wells punching the ball in from the 1-yard line to give Marshall the lead. After the Herd defense got a turnover on downs, Marshall extended their lead at the beginning of the second quarter, when Wells found tight end Devin Miller on a 3-yard pass in the end zone. Things were looking up for the Thundering Herd, but the good times didn’t last very long. Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Members of the Marshall defense wrap up Western Kentucky running back Jamale Carothers (21) during a football game against the Hilltoppers Saturday afternoon in Huntington, W.Va. Things began to unravel when Wells was hit from behind by the Hilltopper defense, causing a fumble which Western recovered. With eight minutes left in the half, Wells walked to the Marshall locker room with an undisclosed injury, not returning for the rest of the game. This meant the Thundering Herd would be led under center by backup quarterback Luke Zban. Meanwhile, the Hilltoppers chipped away at the Marshall lead, with WKU kicker Brayden Narveson netting two ﬁeld goals from 41 and 46-yards. While the offense took a hit, the Herd defense kept up their crushing pace, making some big stops against the Hilltoppers. After a 47-yard ﬁeld goal try from WKU doinked off of the crossbar with 28 seconds to go, Marshall went into halftime with a 14-6 lead. The second half was all Western Kentucky, who soon exploited holes in the Marshall defense. Whether it was exhaustion or a loss of motiva- tion after Wells’ injury, the Herd defense couldn’t stop the Hilltoppers from marching down the ﬁeld time and time again. The WKU scoring started when quarterback Bailey Zappe connected with wide receiver Daewood Davis for 47 yards a couple of minutes in the third quarter. On the next drive, wide receiver Malachi Corley caught a 14-yard pass from Zappe to give the Hilltoppers the lead. Zappe got his third touchdown pass with seven minutes to go in the third quarter, ﬁnding Davis once again on a 50-yard pass. Narveson put the cherry on top on the Hilltoppers’ big third quarter with a 53-yard ﬁeld goal to give WKU a 29-14 lead heading into the fourth. Things didn’t improve for Marshall in the ﬁnal quarter, when Zappe found wide receiver Dalvin Smith for eight yards for the Hilltoppers’ fourth touchdown of the day. There was one lone bright spot for the Thundering Herd in the second half, when Zban connected with wide receiver Shadeed Ahmed on a 40-yard bomb for a touchdown three minutes into the fourth quarter. However, any positive momentum that touchdown may have had was dashed, when the proceeding onside kick attempt by the Herd was returned by WKU wide receiver Craig Burt Jr. for a touchdown. After another ﬁeld goal by Narveson, the Hilltoppers got one more touchdown when defensive back Davion Williams returned a Zban interception 45 yards for a pick-6 with under a minute to go. In total yardage, Marshall was outgained by Eagles fall at River Valley, 59-45 intermission deﬁcit with a small 9-7 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com third quarter spurt, trimming the River Valley lead down to 42-29 as both programs entered the ﬁnale. BIDWELL, Ohio — Things were The Raiders ultimately ended regpretty much even … except for that ulation with a 17-16 run to complete second period. the 14-point triumph. The River Valley boys basketball River Valley outrebounded the team used an 18-3 second quarter guests by a 31-30 overall margin surge to pull away from a 17-all tie that also included a 10-8 edge on the and cruised to a 59-45 non-conference victory over visiting Eastern on offensive glass. The Eagles commitSaturday night in the season opening ted 19 turnovers in the setback, compared to 14 miscues by the Silver contest for both programs in Gallia and Black. County. RVHS made 20 total ﬁeld goals Both the Eagles (0-1) and the host — including six 3-pointers, four of Raiders (1-0) had seven different players score in the game, including which came in the second stanza — and also went 13-of-24 at the free a trio of players from each squad throw line for 54 percent. reaching double digits by night’s Lambert led the hosts with a end. game-high 18 points, followed by RVHS, however, received six Kade Alderman with 15 points and points from Jance Lambert and ﬁve markers from Mason Rhodes as part Mason Rhodes with 11 markers. Ethan Schultz was next with seven of that all-important 15-point swing points, while Caunnor Clay and Gary in the second frame, which allowed Truance respectively chipped in four the hosts to secure a 35-20 advanand three points. Elijah Garnes comtage headed into the break. pleted the winning tally with a single EHS did manage to cut into that point. The Eagles made 16 total ﬁeld goals — including three trifectas — and sank 10-of-16 charity tosses for 63 percent. Gavin Riggins paced EHS with 13 points, followed by Jace Bullington and Trey Hill with respective totals of 11 and 10 markers. Isaiah Reed was next with ﬁve points and Ethan Short added three points. Rylee Barnett and Bryce Newland completed things with three points and one point, respectively. The Raiders return to non-conference action Tuesday night when they travel to Willow Wood to face Symmes Valley at roughly 7 p.m. Eastern returns to the hardwood Tuesday night when it hosts Alexander in a non-conference tilt at approximately 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. ond, third and fourth quarters to put things away. The Gallia Academy defense also stepped up in BEAVER, Ohio — The the second quarter, keepGallia Academy girls basketball team scored a road ing the Lady Eagles to only ﬁve points heading into a victory, besting the Pike Eastern Lady Eagles 53-45 25-14 halftime advantage. GAHS led 39-30 heading Saturday evening. into the fourth. The Blue Angels (2-1) Leading the Blue Angels went into the second quarin scoring was senior Preter with a 2-point lead of 11-9, but quickly extended slee Reed, who notched it in the following quarters. seven ﬁeld goals and two free throws for a total of 16 The Blue and White scored 14 points in the sec- points. cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com BEALLSVILLE, Ohio — The Southern boys basketball team got its second win of the season in an 80-42 road victory against the Beallsville Blue Devils Saturday evening. The Tornadoes (2-0) had control of Saturday’s game right from the jump, netting a 23-9 lead headed into the second quarter. The Blue Devils (0-1) had trouble getting around the Southern defense, with point totals going into the double digits only once — a Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. From page 6 points, Brayden Otto with 10 points, Derek Grifﬁth with six points, Tanner Lisle with three points and Damien Miller with two points. Leading the Blue Devils in scoring was Brandon Louden, who had ﬁve free throws, three ﬁeld goals and two 3-pointers for a total of 17 points. The Tornadoes will be back on the court at 7:30 p.m. Saturday when they travel to take on the Clay Panthers. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. points off of those miscues. OU was also just 2-of-11 on third down attempts. BGSU claimed a 21-10 edge in ﬁrst downs and outgained the guests by a sizable 349223 margin in total yards of offense, including a 255-103 advantage through the air. Bowling Green also had possession for 37 minutes of the 60-minute affair. Kurtis Rourke led the Ohio rushing attack with 75 yards on nine carries and also went 12-of-24 passing for 103 yards to go along with three picks. De”Montre Tuggle followed Rourke with 41 rushing yards on nine totes. Ryan Luehrman paced the OU wideouts with four catches for 42 yards. Alex Wolfe led the defense with 13 tackles. Nick Mosley led the Falcon running game with 35 yards on 15 carries, while Taron Keith added 34 yards on 10 attempts. McDonald completed 24-of-37 passes for 255 yards and a score. Osborne hauled in a team-high eight catches for 79 yards and a score. Darren Anders paced the Bowling Green defense with 13 tackles. Deshawn Jones came away with two of the three interceptions for the hosts, while Trent Simms added the other pick. The Falcons lead the alltime series with Ohio by a 41-30-2 count. Bowling Green also snapped a 5-game losing skid with the Bobcats — who suffered their ﬁrst non-winning campaign since going 6-6 back in 2014. It is the ﬁrst losing season for OU football since going 4-8 in 2008. The Bobcats last won fewer than four games in any one campaign since a 2-10 showing back in 2002. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Behind her was sophomore Emma Hammons, who had ﬁve ﬁeld goals and one free throw for 11 points. In third was senior Asia Grifﬁn, who had four ﬁeld goals and one free throw for nine points. Rounding out the scoring for the Blue Angels were Kenya Peck with eight points, Chanee Cremeens with ﬁve points and Regan Wilcoxon with four points. 17-point third quarter. Conversely, the Tornadoes scored at least 16 points each quarter, easily putting away the Blue Devils. Leading the Purple and Gold in scoring was senior Lincoln Rose, who recorded 10 ﬁeld goals and 1 free throw for a total of 21 points. Next was senior Aiden Hill, who had ﬁve ﬁeld goals, one 3-pointer and two free throws for 15 points. Third was senior Cade Anderson, who notched three 3-pointers, one ﬁeld goal and one free throw for 12 points. Rounding out the Southern scoring were Cruz Brinager with 11 were led by junior Cruz Brinager, who scored four 3-pointers, two ﬁeld goals and three free throws for 19 points. Just behind him was senior Lincoln Rose, who had four ﬁeld goals and 10 free throws for 18 points. The other Southern scorers were: Aiden Hill with 13 points, Anderson with 12 points, Damien Miller with eight points, Derek Grifﬁth with seven points and Tanner Lisle with six points. Leading the Falcons in scoring was Kylan McClain, who had four three’s, four ﬁeld goals and ﬁve free throws for 25 points. Rose led the Purple and Gold in rebounds, netting 10, while the Purple and White were led by Sam Rutter, who had eight boards. The Tornadoes will be back on the court at 6 p.m. Tuesday when they travel to face the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Boots Leading in scoring for the Lady Eagles was Abby Cochenour, who racked up two 3-pointers, six ﬁeld goals and nine free throws for 27 points. The Blue Angels will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Thursday when they travel to face the Coal Grove Lady Hornets. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Tornadoes blow away Blue Devils, 80-42 By Colton Jeffries Topple Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Blue Angels best Pike Eastern, 53-45 cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. From page 6 By Bryan Walters By Colton Jeffries the Hilltoppers 485-323. Zban led the Herd in passing, accounting for 123 of Marshall’s 199 pass yards, with a stat line of 16 completions on 25 attempts. Zappe was the only passer for the Hilltoppers going 25-48 for 328 yards. On the ground, Rasheen Ali had 99 of the Herd’s 124 rushing yards, carrying the ball 24 times. For the Hilltoppers, Noah Whittington led the ground attack with 69 yards on 14 carries. Corey Gammage led Marshall in receiving, getting 48 yards on eight receptions. On the other side of the ﬁeld, Davis led WKU with 105 yards on three receptions. The Hilltoppers will now travel to San Antonio next Friday to face the CUSA West Division champion Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners in the title game. Meanwhile, Herd fans wait to see what bowl game Marshall will compete in. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Maxwell, Epstein were ‘partners in crime,’ prosecutor says By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays contacted the employer to speed the process of approval Associated Press for the juror’s service. Maxwell — who once dated the ﬁnancier — is accused NEW YORK — Ghislaine of acting as Epstein’s chief Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein enabler, recruiting and groomwere “partners in crime” in ing young girls for him to the sexual abuse of teenage abuse. The charges against her girls, a prosecutor said Monstem from the allegations of day in opening statements, four women who say she and with the defense countering Epstein victimized them as that like so many women teens from 1994 to 2004. before her, Maxwell was being Pomerantz said the abuse made a scapegoat for a man’s occurred at Epstein’s homes, bad behavior. including his estate in Palm Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Beach, Florida; his posh ManPomerantz said at the start of hattan townhouse; a Santa Fe, Maxwell’s sex trafﬁcking trial New Mexico, ranch; a Paris that the British socialite and apartment; and a luxury estate Epstein enticed girls as young in the Virgin Islands. as 14 to engage in “so-called Authorities charged Maxwell massages” in which sex abuse in July 2020, arresting her after came to be seen as “casual and tracking her to a $1 million normal” after they were showered with money and gifts. Elizabeth Williams | AP New Hampshire estate where In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell sits at the defense table during final stages of jury selection Monday in New she had been holed up during The prosecutor sought to York. Two years after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide behind bars, a jury is set to be picked Monday in New York City to determine the coronavirus pandemic. make clear to a jury of 12 that a central question in the long-running sex trafficking case: Was his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s Maxwell has pleaded not there was no confusion about puppet or accomplice? guilty and vehemently denies whether Maxwell, Epstein’s wrongdoing. She has been have shaken the money tree, or any of the powerful men, normalize abusive sexual conlongtime companion, was his jailed in Brooklyn since her and millions of dollars have duct” by making the teenagers moguls and media giants who puppet or accomplice. arrest, calling the claims feel safe and by taking them on abuse women, Sternheim said. fallen their way.” She described Maxwell, against her “absolute rubbish.” The openings came in the “He’s the proverbial elephant shopping trips and asking them 59, as central to Epstein’s sex Maxwell’s lawyers and family afternoon, after hours in the about their lives, their schools in the room. He is not visible, abuse scheme, which prosecubut he is consuming this entire morning were lost to questions say she was Epstein’s pawn, and their families. tors say lasted over a decade. courtroom and overﬂow court- about whether two prospective now paying “a blood price” The prosecutor spoke from “She was in on it from the to satisfy public desire to see jurors could work throughout an enclosed plastic see-through rooms where other members start. The defendant and someone held accountable for the six weeks the trial is proof the public are viewing,” she Epstein lured their victims with box that allowed her to take his crimes. jected to last. said. off her mask as Maxwell, in a promise of a bright future, The wealthy, Oxford-eduDuring the morning, MaxSternheim said the four only to sexually exploit them,” a cream-colored sweater and cated Maxwell is the daughter black pants, at times wrote and women who would testify that well gazed frequently at her Pomerantz said. of British newspaper magnate sister, who was seated in the Maxwell recruited them to be passed notes to her lawyers. Maxwell “was involved in front row of a spectator section Robert Maxwell, who died in When she ﬁnished, attorney sexually abused were sufferevery detail of Epstein’s life,” diminished in space by corona- 1991 after falling off his yacht ing from quarter-century-old Bobbi Sternheim said her clithe prosecutor said. “The — named the Lady Ghislaine virus restrictions. ent was a “scapegoat for a man memories and the inﬂuence defendant was the lady of the — near the Canary Islands. One prospective juror was who behaved badly.” Maxwell, of lawyers who guided them house.” Robert Maxwell, whose holddismissed after he acknowlshe said, was being blamed for to get money from a fund set Even after Maxwell and ings at the time included the a man’s bad behavior just as so up by Epstein’s estate after his edged he’d had to listen to Epstein stopped being romanNew York Daily News, was August 2019 suicide in a Man- someone he knew who was many women have before, all tically involved, the pair facing allegations that he had “remained the best of friends,” the way back to Adam and Eve. hattan federal jail as he awaited “passionate” about the case. illegally looted his businesses’ Another juror’s employment a sex trafﬁcking trial. “She’s not Jeffrey Epstein. Pomerantz said. was in jeopardy until the judge pension funds. 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The selection follows “vax” as word of the year from the folks who publish the Oxford English Dictionary. And it comes after Merriam-Webster chose “pandemic” as tops in lookups last year on its online site. “The pandemic was the gun going off and now we have the aftereffects,” Sokolowski said. At Merriam-Webster, companies choose words of the year by committee, Merriam-Webster bases its selection on lookup data, paying close attention to spikes and, more recently, year-over-year increases in searches after weeding out evergreens. The company has been declaring a word of the year since 2008. Among its runners-up in the word biography of 2021: INSURRECTION: Interest was driven by the deadly Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol. Arrests continue, as do congressional hearings over the David Zalubowski | AP file photo A sign directs motorist to a vaccination site at National Jewish Hospital o in east Denver. Merriam- attack by supporters of President Donald Trump. Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year. Some of Trump’s allies Latin for cow is “vacca,” have resisted subpoenas, boosters kept interest lookups for “vaccine” a word that might be akin including Steve Bannon. high, Sokolowski said. increased 601% over Searches for the word 2020, when the ﬁrst U.S. So did vaccine hesitancy to the Sanskrit “vasa,” increased by 61,000% shot was administered in and friction over vaccine according to Merriamover 2020, Sokolowksi Webster. passports. New York in December said. Inoculation, on the The word “vaccine” after quick development, INFRASTRUCTURE: other hand, dates to wasn’t birthed in a day, and months of specula1714, in one sense refer- President Joe Biden tion and discussion over or due to a single panwas able to deliver what ring to the act of injectefﬁcacy. The world’s ﬁrst demic. The ﬁrst known Trump often spoke of but ing an “inoculum.” use stretches back to jab occurred earlier that never achieved: A biparEarlier this year, 1882 but references pop month in the UK. tisan infrastructure bill up earlier related to ﬂuid Merriam-Webster added Compared to 2019, signed into law. When to its online entry for from cowpox pustules when there was little “vaccine” to cover all the Biden proposed help urgency or chatter about used in inoculations, with broadband access, talk of mRNA vaccines, Sokolowski said. It was vaccines, Merriam-Webeldercare and preschool, or messenger vaccines borrowed from the New ster logged an increase such as those for COVID- conversation changed Latin “vaccina,” which of 1,048% in lookups from not only roads goes back to Latin’s femi- 19 developed by Pﬁzerthis year. Debates over nine “vaccinus,” meaning BioNTech and Moderna. and bridges but “ﬁgurainequitable distribution, While other dictionary tive infrastructure,” “of or from a cow.” The vaccine mandates and Sokolowski said. “Many people asked, what is infrastructure if it’s not made out of steel or concrete? Infrastructure, in Latin, means underneath the structure,” he said. PERSEVERANCE: It’s the name of NASA’s latest Mars rover. It landed Feb. 18, 2021. “Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to the Red Planet, with a name that embodies NASA’s passion, and our nation’s capability, to take on and overcome challenges,” the space agency said. The name was thought up by Alexander Mather, a 14-year-old seventhgrader at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia. He participated in an essay contest organized by NASA. He was one of 28,000 K-12 students to submit entries. NOMAD: The word had its moment with the 2020 release of the ﬁlm “Nomadland.” It went on to win three Oscars in April 2021, including best picture, director (Chloé Zhao) and actress (Frances McDormand). Zhao became the ﬁrst woman of color to win best director. Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON — Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reafﬁrm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion, is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years in front of a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that has been remade by three appointees of President Donald Trump. “There are no half measures here,” said Sherif Girgis, a Notre Dame law professor TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 38° 49° 39° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon. 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The court could uphold the Mississippi law without explicitly overruling Roe and Casey, an outcome that would satisfy neither side. Abortion-rights advocates say that result would amount to the same thing as an outright ruling overturning the earlier cases because it would erase the rationale undergirding nearly a half-century of Supreme Court law. “A decision upholding this ban is tantamount to overruling Roe. The ban prohibits abortion around two months before viability,” said Julie Rikelman, who will argue the case for the clinic. 65° 47° South Shore Greenup 54/31 52/28 42 THURSDAY the Texas law took effect, the clinic has seen a substantial increase in patients, operating ﬁve days or six days a week instead of two or three. Lower courts blocked the Mississippi law, as they have other abortion bans that employ traditional enforcement methods by state and local ofﬁcials. The Supreme Court had never before even agreed to hear a case over a pre-viability abortion ban. But after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last year and her replacement by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the third of Trump’s appointees, the court said it would take up the case. Trump had pledged to appoint “pro-life justices” and predicted they would lead the 54° 47° 2 A: The direction of the upper-level winds Precipitation WEDNESDAY Intervals of clouds and sun today. Becoming cloudy tonight. High 54° / Low 28° Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon. 44° 27° 51° 34° 72° in 1933 8° in 1950 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low much earlier abortion ban, at roughly six weeks, though those cases turn on the unique structure of the law and how it can be challenged in court, not the abortion right. Still, abortion rights advocates were troubled by the court’s 5-4 vote in September to allow the Texas law, which relies on citizen lawsuits to enforce it, to take effect in the ﬁrst place. “This is the most worried I’ve ever been,” said Shannon Brewer, who runs the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The clinic offers abortions up to 16 weeks of pregnancy and about 10% of abortions it performs take place after the 15th week, Brewer said. She also noted that since who once served as a law clerk for Justice Samuel Alito. A ruling that overturned Roe and the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey would lead to outright bans or severe restrictions on abortion in 26 states, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. The case being argued Wednesday comes from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. The Supreme Court has never allowed states to ban abortion before the point at roughly 24 weeks when a fetus can survive outside the womb. The justices are separately weighing disputes over Texas’ Associated Press Clendenin 52/32 Charleston 54/34 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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