https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/a8a4f836ea5cba9f45b50a043d665c04.pdf 46bc99129334d0b6730f40e7bf3fb45b PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 22° 33° 30° Mostly cloudy and chilly today. A bit of snow tonight. High 36° / Low 27° Today’s weather forecast On this day in history Blue Angels battle Point NEWS s 3 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 240, Volume 75 Tuesday, December 7, 2021 s 50¢ Christmas in Middleport 105 new COVID cases reported Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Photos by Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham | OVP A pair of horses in Middleport’s lighted Christmas parade on Saturday evening. Parade, park activities return By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com MIDDLEPORT — Crowds came out on Saturday evening for the Middleport Christmas Parade. See PARADE | 8 The Meigs Community Band performs at Dave Dile’s Park Citizens participated in the lighted parade in various vehicles. after Middleport’s Christmas Parade. Meigs Board of Ed approves agenda items Staff Report POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education met last month to approve agenda items. The board met on Nov. 8 with members Heather Hawley, Roger Abbot, Tony Hawk and Barbara Musser present. Member Ryan Mahr was absent. In addition to approving the treasurer’s monthly ﬁnancial report and the payment of bills, the board approved the repair expense for an air handler #4 at the elementary school. The service will be performed by CBSI. The board also approved the sub-grant agreement with Area 14 Workforce Development Board (CFDA 17.285) and establish a fund. The board approved and accept the ARP – Homeless Round II grant (CFDA 84.425U) and establish a fund. The board approved the purchase of Glycol for the High School chilled water piping. The board approved an agreement with Ohio University for audiology equipment maintenance for Frequency Modulation system. Term is Sept. 2021 through Aug. 31, 2022. The board approved the following as bus drivers for the 21st Century Grant AfterSchool Program for the 2021- AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) 2022 school year: Aja Collins, Linda Harrison, Hoby Landers, William Milliron, Kyle Russell, and Michelle Schuler (Substitute). The board approved to hire Danielle Wilson as a substitute cook for the 2021-2022 school year, retroactive to November 4, 2021, and pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved to hire Stephen Tomek as a substitute bus driver for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year, pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved hire Trinity Davidson as a substitute 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. See AGENDA | 8 Staff Report COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio hunters harvested 70,413 deer during the 2021 deer gun week that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 5, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. A news release from ODNR stated, over the past three years, hunters checked an average of 65,280 deer during the same weeklong period, which marks an 8% increase in 2021. Deer gun season is open again on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18-19. During the deer gun week, hunters harvested 25,263 bucks (36% of deer taken), 36,096 does (51%), and Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Monday, there have been 4,758 total cases (44 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 298 hospitalizations and 78 deaths. Of the 4,758 cases, 4,371 (39 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 939 cases (8 new), 7 hospitalizations 20-29 —768 cases (8 new), 17 hospitalizations 30-39 — 676 cases (5 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 693 cases (3 new), 31 hospitalizations, 4 deaths 50-59 — 634 cases (8 new), 50 hospitalizations, 10 deaths 60-69 — 503 cases (1 new), 50 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 337 cases (7 new), 72 hospitalizations, 19 deaths 80-plus — 208 cases (4 new), 56 hospitalizations, 32 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,204 (44.16 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,023 (40.21 percent of the population). 8,021 button bucks (11%). Bucks with shed antlers and bucks with antlers less than 3 inches long accounted for 1,033 deer, or 1% of the harvest. “All deer taken by hunters are required to be entered into Ohio’s game check system,” said Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker. “The information collected during the game check process is critically important to the Division of Wildlife for planning quality deer management into the future.” The top 10 counties for deer taken during the gun week include: Coshocton (2,403), Tuscarawas (2,204), Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Monday, there have been 3,079 total cases (20 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 179 hospitalizations (1 new) and 61 deaths. Of the 3,079 cases, 2,847 (30 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 585 cases (4 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 430 cases (1 new), 5 hospitalizations 30-39 — 386 cases (2 new), 12 hospitalizations, 1 death See DEER | 3 See COVID | 3 Ohio wraps up ’21 deer gun hunting week Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. cook, substitute secretary, and substitute personal assistant for the 2021-2022 school year, pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved the following as substitute teachers for the remainder of the 20212022 school year, as approved by the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center, retroactive to November 1, 2021, and pending completion of all administrative requirements: Devon Bufﬁngton, Kelley Grueser, Ken McLean, and Milagros Santoni. The board adopted the Board of Education new/revised OHIO VALLEY — Since Friday’s update, there were 105 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Monday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 44 new cases of COVID19. In Meigs County, ODH reported 20 new cases of COVID-19. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported 41 new COVID-19 cases. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, December 7, 2021 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. GriefShare seminar Surviving holidays MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — The Middleport Church of Christ will hold a GriefShare Surviving the Holidays seminar on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. A video presentation will cover topics like: dealing with hard-hitting emotions, what to do about traditions, how to survive social events, and where to ﬁnd comfort and strength. According to organizers, “If you have lost a loved one we invite you to this special event.” This is a free event. Questions, contact Teri Hockman at 740-992-2914. Christmas Craft Show MIDDLEPORT — This Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., a Christmas Craft Show will be hosted at Riverbend Arts Council at 290 N. Second St., showcasing hand crafted workmanship and gifts created by local artisans. This is a fundraiser for the Riverbend Art Council, a OBITUARIES tion call 740-992-6064. local organization based in Meigs County, offering events, opportunity and education in the arts for adults and children of all ages, such as paint classes, dance instruction, ﬂower demonstration, contests, art shows, musical events, ice cream PORTLAND — “Doughnuts socials and more. 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. Doughnuts with Santa Bossard holiday hours GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume on Sunday, Dec. 26. The library will also close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and remain closed for New Year’s Day holiday on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Normal hours of operation will resume on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Humane Society has 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 informa- Family & Children First Council meets The Gallia County Family and Children First Council will be holding Regular Business Meetings at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the following months: January, March, May, July, and September. Due to Election Day on the second Tuesday of November, the business meeting will be moved to November 15, 2022. The Intersystem Collaborative Meetings will be held at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the following months: February, April, June, August, October and December. All Council Meetings will be held at the Gallia County Health Department Conference Room located at 499 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio. For additional information, contact Lora Jenkins/ Intersystem Coordinator at 740446-3022. 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. Wednesday, Dec. 8 Card showers Friday, Dec. 10 Mary Pauline Myers will celebrate her 90th birthday Dec. 11, cards may be mailed to her at 1102 German Hollow Rd., Patriot, OH 45658. Tuesday, Dec. 7 GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 will meet 6 p.m., post home on 3rd Ave, all members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities, regular monthly board meeting, 4 p.m., Administrative Ofﬁces, 77 Mill Creek Road. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustee meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Township Garage. post home on Liberty Ave., all members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post HARRISONVILLE — The Scipio Township Trustees will hold #23 will meet after the DAV meeting, 6 p.m., post home on Liberty their regular monthly meeting at Ave., all members are urged to 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire attend. Department. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Retired Teachers’ Organization will meet at noon, Courtside restaurant, for lunch and an auction. TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District meets 7 p.m., district ofﬁce board room. GALLIPOLIS — Regular GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post monthly Board meeting of the #4464 will have a family dinner at O. O. McIntyre Park District, 11 a.m., Park Board ofﬁce at the Gal- 6 p.m., post home on 3rd Ave., all lia County Courthouse, 18 Locust members are urged to attend, public is welcome. St. GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the library. BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Bedford townhall. MIDDLEPORT — Paint with GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Michele Musser, “Christmas Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Snowman” project, all supplies Jackson counties meet 1:30 p.m., furnished, 6 p.m., Riverbend Arts Gallia County Senior Resource Council, 290 N. 2nd Ave., call Center, 1165 State Route 160, Donna at 740-992-5123. members are asked to bring a holiGALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel day snack and to follow all CDC Myers Post #141 will meet 5 p.m., guidelines. Thursday, Dec. 9 Tuesday, Dec. 14 Monday, Dec. 13 Friday, Dec. 17 Christmas concert returns to Bend area Benefits school arts, music programs Ohio Valley Publishing seven through twelve. “Both schools are exciting to Rachel Reynolds, ed to present this year’s By Mindy Kearns Special to OVP Wahama Chorus director. program, as it is the ﬁrst The show will include Christmas concert since the New Haven Elemen2019 due to the COVIDMASON, W.Va. — A tary School Band and the 19 pandemic,” Reynolds beneﬁt Christmas Consaid. “Students and direccert by the Wahama High Wahama White Falcon Concert Band, both under tors alike are overjoyed School Fine Arts Departto bring live school music ment and the New Haven the direction of Matthew back to the community.” Elementary School Music Bradley; the New Haven Elementary School Choir, Tickets will be sold at Department is slated for under the direction of the door and are $3 per Saturday evening under Kimberly Bond; and piano person, with children ﬁve the stars. students and the Wahama years and under admitIn order to accommoChorus, under the directed for free. All proceeds date COVID-19 restriction of Reynolds. In addicollected through ticket tions surrounding live tion, Susan Parrish’s visual sales will be donated music performances, the arts students will present to the family of the late concert will be held at 7 an art show, showcasing Kaycee Rainey. Bend p.m. outside in Bachtel Area C.A.R.E., which has Football Stadium, accord- students from grades always partnered with the annual Christmas concert, will also make a donation CONTACT US to the family, according to 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Reynolds. 740-446-2342 “Ms. Rainey was a All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel member of the New edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be Haven Elementary School reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. staff and passed with ADVERTISING DIRECTOR COVID earlier this year,” REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 GROUP PUBLISHER Reynolds said. “She was mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com Lane Moon very near and dear to the lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER hearts of the students who Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 EDITOR attend there.” dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Beth Sergent, Ext. 2102 There will be a varibsergent@aimmediamidwest.com ety of Christmas music SPORTS EDITOR presented at the event. Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Among selections from the elementary school band will be “Up on the Housetop,” “Jolly Old St. Nick,” and “Jingle Bells.” The high school band will present “Carol of the Bells,” “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer,” and “O Christmas Tree.” “Joy to the World” and “Deck the Halls” will be among the elementary school choir selections. The high school chorus will feature a solo, and catchy piece called “Snow Globe.” The concert will conclude with several collaborative pieces between the high school and elementary school ensembles. “Veni, Veni, Emmanuel,” “Mary Did You Know,” and the traditional “Sleigh Ride” will be performed together. Free hot chocolate will be provided prior to the start of the show. Reynolds said audience members are encouraged to bring their blankets and stadium seats in order to stay warm. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the main gymnasium. © 2021, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. CARL R. SANDERS GALLIPOLIS — Carl R. Sanders, 86, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Carl was born on November 15, 1935 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Arnold and Goldie Shaw Sanders. He was a 1953 graduate of Mercerville High School. Carl was a heavy equipment operator, having worked for Engles Construction and Crown City Mining; he also was a car salesman for Gene Johnson for several years. Carl attended the First Church of God in Gallipolis; he also enjoyed NASCAR. He was married for 66 years to Norma Sims Sanders, and she survives him in Gallipolis. Also surviving are two sons, Eddie Arnold (Diana) Sanders of Gallipolis and Johnny (Kim) Sand- ers of Rutland, Ohio; daughter, Kelly (David) Allison of Gallipolis; six grandchildren, Craig (Jeni) Sanders of Gallipolis, Josh (Hillary) Sanders of London, Ohio, Jill Sanders (Jeff) of Columbus, Ohio, Andrew (Stephanie) Sanders of Gallipolis, Randi Tawney of Huntington, West Virginia, and Andrea Tawney (Nick) of Columbus; seven great grandchildren; sister, Zenia Evans of Gallipolis; and several nieces and nephews. Carl was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in Sanders #2 Cemetery in Lawrence County, Ohio, with his grandsons, Craig Sanders and Josh Sanders, ofﬁciating. Willis Funeral Home is care of arrangements. JESSE BUCHANAN POMEROY — Jesse Buchanan, 80, of Pomeroy, passed away Saturday, December, 4, 2021, at his residence. He was born April, 21, 1941, in Reedsville, son of the late Alvin and Nora Randolph Buchanan. Jesse is survived by three sons, Mitch and Janice Buchanan, Henry Buchanan and David Buchanan; one daughter, Trena Collins; special niece Mary Wells; six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna and a son Tim Watkins. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at White Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville. Burial will follow in the Randolph Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, from 11 a.m. until time of service. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com DEATH NOTICES BURNS PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Donna Marie Burns, 68, of Parkersburg, W.Va., died on December 2, 2021, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. Per Donna’s wishes she was cremated. Roush Funeral Home in Ravenswood, W.Va., is in charge of her arrangements. CHURCH VINTON — Diana Lynn Church, 62, of Vinton, Ohio died on Friday, December 3, 2021 at her residence. A Celebration of Life will be held at the convenience of the family. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family. ELLCESSOR SCOTTOWN — Alma Lee Wade Ellcessor, 95, of Scottown, Ohio, died Friday, December 3, 2021 in The Sanctuary of the Ohio Valley, Ironton, Ohio. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2021 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Perkins Ridge Cemetery, Willow Wood, Ohio. Visitation will be held 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2021 at the funeral home. REITMIRE HARTFORD, W.Va. — Judy Gayle Reitmire of Hartford, W.Va., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., died on December 3, 2021. Services will be held at Foglesong Funeral Home in Mason, W.Va., with Rev. Jack Parsons ofﬁciating. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with services on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 1 p.m., family will welcome visitors one hour prior to service. ROUSH LETART — Disa “Louise” Roush, 78 of Letart, W.Va., died Sunday morning, December 5, 2021, with family at her bed side, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Service will be noon, Friday, December 10, 2021, at Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va. Burial will follow in the Hoffman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until time of service on Friday, at the funeral home. SIMPSON NEW HAVEN — David Allan Simpson, 75, of New Haven, W.Va., died peacefully at home, Sunday, December 5, 2021. Services will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing COVID new) of COVID-19, in Mason County (3,753 conﬁrmed cases, 259 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 62 deaths. DHHR reports there are currently 98 active cases and 3,852 recovered cases, in Mason County. Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 65 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 3 probable case (1 new) 5-11 — 183 conﬁrmed cases, 16 probable cases 12-15 — 217 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 17 probable cases 16-20 — 298 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 13 probable cases 21-25 — 290 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 23 probable cases (1 new) 26-30 — 332 conﬁrmed cases (5 new), 21 probable cases 31-40 — 570 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 42 probable cases (2 new), 1 death 41-50 — 562 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 34 probable cases (1 new), 2 deaths 51-60 — 504 conﬁrmed cases (4 new), 36 probable cases, 6 deaths 61-70 — 387 conﬁrmed cases (4 new), 27 probable cases, 13 deaths 71+ — 342 conﬁrmed cases (7 new), 27 probable cases, 40 deaths Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 3,182; Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 2,947 (32 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 235 (7 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 46; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 3. A total of 11,467 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 43.2 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,358 fully vaccinated or 35.3 percent of the population. Mason County is currently orange on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 18 conﬁrmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. by archery equipment, and less than 1% with a handgun. Through Sunday, Dec. From page 1 5, 2021, 80,178 deer have been taken by Ohio Muskingum (2,107), archery hunters. Plus, Ashtabula (2,039), Knox (2,023), Guernsey Ohio’s youth hunters (1,968), Carroll (1,767), checked 7,634 deer durLicking (1,712), Holmes ing the two-day youth gun season, Nov. 20-21. (1,645) and WashingBecause Ohio is known ton (1,483). Coshocton as a quality deer hunting County also led the state, many out-of-state state in 2020 with 2,281 hunters travel here durdeer checked. Statewide ing the season. The top in 2020, hunters took ﬁve states for purchasing 71,651 deer. Local stats a nonresident hunting included Gallia with 1,113 (1,048) and Meigs license in Ohio include: with 1,261 (1,148). Edi- Pennsylvania (7,929 tor’s Note: The ﬁrst num- licenses sold), Michigan ber following the county’s (5,533), West Virginia name shows the deer har- (3,898), North Carolina (3,740), and New York vest numbers for 2021, (3,597). Deer hunting and the three-year average from 2018, 2019, and participation remains high for all hunters, with 2020 is in parentheses. 383,770 deer hunting Straight-walled cartridge riﬂes have become permits sold or issued through Sunday, Dec. 5. more popular each year While gun huntsince becoming legal for ing remains a favorite deer hunting in 2014. season, the number of During deer gun hunting week, straight-walled hunters pursuing deer cartridge riﬂes were used with archery equipfor 49% of checked deer. ment is growing rapidly. For the eighth year in Shotguns accounted a row, more deer were for 43% of the total. In harvested during the addition, 6% were taken with a muzzleloader, 1% 2020-21 archery season than during the gun season. The number of hunters who hunt using multiple implements is also increasing. In 2020, nearly 75% of gun hunters also participated in the archery season. The Division of Wildlife wants to help new and experienced hunters make the most of their outdoor adventures. Visit the Wild Ohio Harvest Community page at wildohio.gov for information on getting started, hunting opportunities, and delicious wild game recipes. Connect with the Division of Wildlife by downloading the HuntFish OH app and on Twitter and Facebook for instant news stories, outdoor recreation ideas, local wildlife information, and so much more. The Your Wild Ohio Hunter Facebook page provides hunting tips and useful information as you get outside this season. The mission of the Division of Wildlife is to conserve and improve ﬁsh and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all. Visit wildohio.gov to ﬁnd out more. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the beneﬁt of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov. Editor’s Note: A county list of all white-tailed deer checked by hunters during the 2021 deer gun hunting week is shown below. The ﬁrst number following the county’s name shows the deer harvest numbers for 2021, and the three-year average from 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, timing of the crop harvest, and other unavoidable factors. Numbers below are raw data and subject to change. Adams: 1,042 (973); Allen: 352 (338); Ashland: 1,444 (1,311); Ashtabula: 2,039 (2,032); Athens: 1,327 (1,281); Auglaize: 431 (332); Belmont: 1,154 (1,173); From page 1 40-49 — 456 cases (5 new), 17 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 423 cases (2 new), 29 hospitalizations, 5 deaths 60-69 — 385 cases (3 new), 42 hospitalizations (1 new), 10 deaths 70-79 — 262 cases (2 new), 43 hospitalizations, 22 deaths 80-plus — 152 cases (1 new), 25 hospitalizations, 20 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 9,991 (43.62 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,049 (39.50 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Monday from DHHR, there have been 4,012 cases (41 Deer Tuesday, December 7, 2021 3 Vaccines completed: 6,251,765 (53.48 percent of the population). As of Dec. 1, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 12,372; COVID-19 Deaths Ohio among fully vaccinated According to the 2 individuals — 594; p.m. update on Monday COVID-19 Hospitalizafrom ODH, there have tions since Jan. 1, 2021 been 4,922 cases in the among individuals not past 24 hours (21-day reported as fully vacciaverage of 6,072), 177 new hospitalizations (21- nated — 40,227; COVID-19 Hospitalday average of 262), 14 new ICU admissions (21- izations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals day average of 24) and reported as fully vaccizero new deaths in the nated — 2,289. previous 24 hours (21day average of 58) with 26,851 total reported West Virginia deaths. (Editor’s Note: According to the 10 Deaths are reported two a.m. update on Mondays per week) day from DHHR, there Vaccination rates in have been 301,349 total Ohio are as follows, cases since the beginaccording to ODH: ning of the pandemic, Vaccines started: with 689 reported since 6,815,647 (58.31 percent Friday’s DHHR update. of the population); DHHR reports 24,756 “breakthrough” cases as of Monday with 383 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 4,990 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 28 since Friday. There are 8,031 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 11.71 and a cumulative positivity rate of 6.27 percent. Statewide, 1,072,380 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (59.8 percent of the population). A total of 50.2 percent of the population, 900,004 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Brown: 887 (846); Butler: 352 (318); Carroll: 1,767 (1,530); Champaign: 469 (394); Clark: 209 (192); Clermont: 609 (638); Clinton: 208 (220); Columbiana: 1,362 (1,216); Coshocton: 2,403 (2,260); Crawford: 646 (568); Cuyahoga: 49 (44); Darke: 303 (275); Deﬁance: 802 (778); Delaware: 441 (383); Erie: 327 (261); Fairﬁeld: 765 (681); Fayette: 117 (119); Franklin: 159 (147); Fulton: 407 (331); Gallia: 1,113 (1,048); Geauga: 700 (568); Greene: 246 (230); Guernsey: 1,968 (1,784); Hamilton: 140 (153); Hancock: 606 (520); Hardin: 640 (534); Harrison: 1,318 (1,371); Henry: 438 (351); Highland: 1,118 (933); Hocking: 1,102 (1,130); Holmes: 1,645 (1,468); Huron: 1,166 (1,008); Jackson: 986 (1,003); Jefferson: 866 (787); Knox: 2,023 (1,764); Lake: 164 (176); Lawrence: 677 (713); Licking: 1,712 (1,605); Logan: 780 (711); Lorain: 783 (646); Lucas: 103 (128); Madison: 234 (171); Mahoning: 614 (571); Marion: 446 (382); Medina: 682 (650); Meigs: 1,261 (1,148); Mercer: 422 (298); Miami: 256 (214); Monroe: 1,103 (1,092); Montgomery: 206 (153); Morgan: 1,298 (1,253); Morrow: 633 (620); Muskingum: 2,107 (1,993); Noble: 1,249 (1,240); Ottawa: 173 (141); Paulding: 598 (455); Perry: 1,112 (1,052); Pickaway: 259 (258); Pike: 623 (666); Portage: 719 (607); Preble: 334 (290); Putnam: 370 (308); Richland: 1,346 (1,270); Ross: 1,056 (1,024); Sandusky: 305 (278); Scioto: 683 (729); Seneca: 927 (800); Shelby: 400 (357); Stark: 929 (859); Summit: 206 (175); Trumbull: 1,241 (1,165); Tuscarawas: 2,204 (2,107); Union: 380 (331); Van Wert: 268 (229); Vinton: 930 (896); Warren: 317 (305); Washington: 1,483 (1,411); Wayne: 893 (798); Williams: 719 (633); Wood: 340 (339); Wyandot: 722 (739). 2021 total: 70,413 Three-year average total: (65,280). Information provided by ODNR. TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press prisoner to be executed by injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas. In 1987, 43 people were killed after a gunman aboard a Paciﬁc Today’s highlight in history: Southwest Airlines jetliner in California apparentOn Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched ly opened ﬁre on a fellow passenger, the pilots and an air raid on the U.S. himself, causing the plane Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well to crash. Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev set as targets in Malaya, foot on American soil for Hong Kong, Guam, the the ﬁrst time, arriving Philippines and Wake Island; the United States for a Washington summit with President Ronald declared war against Reagan. Japan the next day. In 1988, a major earthquake in the Soviet Union On this date: devastated northern In 1787, Delaware Armenia; ofﬁcial estibecame the ﬁrst state mates put the death toll at to ratify the U.S. 25-thousand. Constitution. In 2004, Hamid Karzai In 1909, chemist Leo (HAH’-mihd KAHR’H. Baekeland received a zeye) was sworn in as U.S. patent for Bakelite Afghanistan’s ﬁrst popu(BAY’-kuh-lyt), the ﬁrst larly elected president. synthetic plastic. In 2017, Democratic In 1917, during World Sen. Al Franken said he War I, the United States declared war on Austria- would resign after a series of sexual harassment Hungary. allegations; he took a In 1946, ﬁre broke out parting shot at President at the Winecoff (WYN’Donald Trump, describing kahf) Hotel in Atlanta; him as “a man who has the blaze killed 119 people, including hotel found- bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault.” er W. Frank Winecoff. In 1972, America’s last Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona said he moon mission to date would resign, after revealwas launched as Apollo ing that he discussed sur17 blasted off from Cape rogacy with two female Canaveral. staffers. In 1982, convicted In 2018, the man who murderer Charlie Brooks drove his car into counJr. became the ﬁrst U.S. Today is Tuesday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2021. There are 24 days left in the year. terprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted of ﬁrst-degree murder; a state jury rejected defense arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense. December 3, 2021 Ten years ago: Rod Blagojevich (blahGOY’-uh-vich), the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. (A pardon from President Donald Trump freed Blagojevich from prison in 2020, after he had served eight years.) Veteran character actor Harry Morgan, 96, died in California. Five years ago: President-elect Donald Trump selected retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon, to run the Small Business Administration and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to be the new U.S. ambassador to China. Time magazine named Trump its Person of the Year. 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MERCERVILLE, Ohio — Both teams had guts, but only one got the glory. The South Gallia boys basketball team scored a close 47-46 home victory over the rival River Valley Raiders Friday evening. The Raiders (1-2) pulled ahead early, getting a 5-0 advantage before the Rebels (1-0) scored their ﬁrst points in the third minute of the ﬁrst quarter. Down 8-3, the Rebels slowly started clawing their way back into the game. One advantage the Red and Gold had was their defense, getting defensive rebounds to keep River Valley from getting second-chance points, but they still entered the second quarter down 14-8. After the Raiders got a ﬁeld goal to start the second quarter, the Rebels got two consecutive 3-pointers to cut the River Valley lead down to two points. However, the work they did was soon erased after the Silver and Black outscored South Gallia 9-2 in the rest of the quarter, heading into the locker rooms with a 25-16 advantage. The home team started the third quarter on a 9-2 scoring run to once again cut the Raider lead down to a couple of points. While South Gallia did well in keeping the game competitive, one area they really struggled with for much of Friday’s game was free throws, landing only two shots from the charity stripe in the third quarter. Much like the second, the Raiders started to pull away on the scoreboard in the ﬁnal minutes of the third quarter, going into the last eight minutes up 35-28. The two squads started the fourth quarter trading baskets, the Raiders matching the Rebels move-for-move. See REBELS | 6 Marauders rally past Belpre, 80-76 Coulter Cleland surpasses 1K career points in victory By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Two birds, one stone. Senior Coulter Cleland became the 12th basketball player in school history to reach 1,000 career points while guiding the Meigs boys basketball team to its ﬁrst win of the season Friday night during an 80-76 decision over visiting Belpre in a non-conference matchup at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. The Marauders (1-2) found themselves in a 19-9 hole after the ﬁrst quarter and were down by 15 points (25-10) early in the second, but the hosts started a monumental comeback bid that ultimately resulted in a 28-17 surge that gave MHS a slim 37-36 edge at the break. Cleland — who was limited to just two points in the ﬁrst half — erupted with 14 points in the third frame, including a make on the second of two free throws at the 4:37 mark that pushed his career total to 1,000 points while extending the Meigs advantage out to 45-38. The Maroon and Gold ultimately won the third quarter by a 21-11 margin and owned a 61-47 lead headed into the ﬁnale. The Golden Eagles made a 29-19 surge down the stretch, but ultimately never came closer than the ﬁnal 2-possession margin. Cleland is just the ﬁfth male basketball player at Meigs to surpass quadruple digits in his career, joining the likes Mike Chancey, Trevor Harrison, Daniel Hannan and former teammate Weston Baer. Jenny Miller, Amber Vining, Samantha Pierce, Catie Wolfe, Morgan Howard, Kassidy Betzing and current senior Mallory Hawley are the remaining members of the 1,000-point club on the girls side. After the victory, Cleland spoke about his milestone — particularly all of the people that See RALLY | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec. 7 Boys Basketball Hannan at Wahama, 7 p.m. Eastern at Meigs, 7 p.m. Southern at River Valley, 7 p.m. Covenant Christian at OVCS, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Ironton, 7 p.m. South Gallia at Oak Hill, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant at Nitro, 7:30 Girls Basketball Covenant Christian at OVCS, 6 p.m. Parkersburg Catholic at Wahama, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant at Hurricane, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8 Wrestling Ashland at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. St. Marys at Wahama, 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 Girls Basketball Eastern at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 6 p.m. Fairland at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant at Meigs, 7 p.m. River Valley at Wellston, 7 p.m. Wahama at Ravenswood, 7 p.m. Photos by Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior Preslee Reed (13) takes to the air for a layup against the Lady Knights during a basketball game against Point Pleasant Saturday afternoon in Centenary, Ohio. Blue Angels hold off Point, 35-29 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy girls basketball team picked up a big rivalry win Saturday afternoon, besting the Point Pleasant Lady Knights at home 35-29. Throughout the game, the rivalry was on full display, with both teams not afraid to get up close to the opposition. Of course, this also meant there were a number of fouls on both sides. It was slow going for both teams in the ﬁrst quarter of Saturday’s game, with a combined seven points being scored in the entire eight minutes. At the end of the quarter, the Lady Knights (0-1) held a 5-2 lead over the Blue Angels (3-3). While the start of the second quarter was similarly slow, things started to pick up as the minutes ticked by. The Blue Angels scored 10-consecutive points to take the lead midway through the quarter. However, as the ﬁnal minutes ticked by, the Lady Knights got back into contention, scoring a crucial 3-pointer to cut the Gallia Academy lead to a single point with seconds left in the half. The Blue and White had a 16-15 lead heading into the locker rooms. The Black and Red took the lead back in the opening minute of the third quarter, starting a 5-0 scoring run. recorded ﬁve ﬁeld goals and four free throws for a total of 14 points. Behind her was a 3-way tie for second, with junior Chanee Cremeens, junior Regan Wilcoxon and Peck all netting six points. Rounding out the Blue Angel scoring were Asia Grifﬁn with two points and Emma Hammons with one point. Leading the Lady Knights in scoring was senior Tayah Fetty, who netted one ﬁeld goal and eight free throws for 10 points. Behind her was fellow senior Brooke Warner, who had two 3-pointers and one ﬁeld goal for eight points. Rounding out the Lady Knight scoring were Baylie Rickard with four points, Kendal Connolly with four points, Kaylee Point Pleasant senior Tayah Fetty (34) prepares to shoot a foul Byus with 2 points and shot against the Blue Angels during a basketball game against McKenna Young with one Gallia Academy in Centenary, Ohio. point. From the second quarOn the other side of the for-step through much ter on, Peck led the Blue of the fourth quarter. court, the Blue Angels When Point got a basket, Angels in rebounds with remained in the game 10, while Connolly led the Blue Angels usually through good defense, the Lady Knights with scored on the very next keeping the road team position to put the score- three. from running away with The Blue Angels will things on the scoreboard. board back where it was. be back in action at 7:30 The difference maker The Lady Knights came down to foul shots. p.m. Thursday when they and Blue Angels traded host the Fairland Lady Neither team could baskets in the last two Dragons. minutes of the third, with get a good handle on The Lady Knights will the Blue and White tying the charity stripe, both be back on the court at the game on a jump shot squads only getting one foul shot each in the ﬁrst 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when by freshman Kenya Peck with mere seconds to go. ﬁve minutes of the fourth. they travel to face the Hurricane Lady Redskins. Ultimately, the Blue Gallia Academy went © 2021 Ohio Valley Angels held off the Lady on a 5-0 scoring run of Publishing, all rights Knights for their third their own to start the reserved. ﬁnal quarter, gaining the win of the year. Leading the Blue lead back. Angels in scoring was The home team Colton Jeffries can be reached at matched the visitors step- senior Preslee Reed, who 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS 6 Tuesday, December 7, 2021 WEEKEND BASKETBALL ROUNDUP Defenders notch first victory Creek Christian with eight points and Carter GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Beaumont added seven markers in the setback. A balanced approach. OVCS returns to action The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team Tuesday when it hosts Covenant Christian at 8 had four players reach p.m. double ﬁgures Friday night during a 53-29 victory over visiting Sugar South Gallia 71, Creek Christian in a non- New Boston 41 conference tilt. MERCERVILLE, Ohio The Defenders (1-2) — Two wins in as many jumped out to a small 7-3 days. edge after one quarter The South Gallia boys of play, but the hosts basketball team followed broke things open as its win over River ValAustin Beaver poured in ley with a 71-41 home six points during a 21-6 victory against the New second period surge that Boston Tigers Saturday resulted in a 38-9 cushevening. ion at the intermission. Saturday’s game was Cash Burnett scored never really in doubt, with eight points as part of a the home team outscoring 13-3 third quarter push the visitors in three of the that extended the lead four quarters. out to 41-12 entering the Heading into the secﬁnale. SCCA closed regu- ond half with a 36-25 lead, lation with a 17-12 run the Rebels (2-0) capped to complete the 24-point things off with a 17-point outcome. third quarter and an OVCS netted 20 total 18-point fourth, putting ﬁeld goals — including the Tigers (2-2) away. one 3-pointer — and also Leading the Rebels went 12-of-22 at the free in scoring was senior throw line for 55 percent. Brayden Hammond, who Burnett paced the notched one 3-pointer, hosts with a game-high nine ﬁeld goals and six 17 points, followed by free throws. Beaver and Bradley Behind him was a tie Haley with 11 markers for second, both scoring each. Conner Walter also nine points. had 10 points in the triSenior Blaike Saunumph, while Cody Math- ders had three 3-pointias and Zane Hurlow ers, while fellow senior completed the tally with Tristan Saber had four two points apiece. ﬁeld goals and one free Will Salyers led Sugar throw. From staff reports of the night, but the guests were never able to maintain the pace that allowed them to jump out to a quick 5-2 advantage. WHS ultimately won the ﬁrst canto by a 15-12 margin, then both teams tacked on 10 points apiece in the second frame for a tightly-contested 25-22 score at the break. Waterford used a 19-6 third quarter surge to pull away for a 44-28 edge, then closed regulation with a 16-7 charge to complete the 25-point outcome. EHS went 9-of-28 from the ﬁeld for 32 percent and got a team-best 14 points from Erica Durst. Hope Reed and Sydney Reynolds were next with nine and six points, respectively. GIRLS BASKETBALL Audry Clingenpeel, Waterford 60, Eastern 35 WATERFORD, Ohio — Leah Spencer and Ella A lot of turnovers, but the Carleton completed the Eastern scoring with Lady Wildcats made the three points, two points most of those mistakes. and one point. Host Waterford forced Mackenzie Suprano 36 turnovers and capitalpaced Waterford with ized with a 31-9 advantage off of those miscues a game-high 21 points. on Thursday night during Cara Taylor also added a dozen markers for the a 60-35 victory over the victors. Eastern girls basketball Eastern hosted Belpre team in the Tri-Valley on Monday and is at Conference Hocking Division opener for both South Gallia on Thursday for a TVC Hocking conprograms. test at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles (2-2, © 2021 Ohio Valley 0-1 TVC Hocking) forced Publishing, all rights the Lady Cats into 20 turnovers over the course reserved. There were also two players who netted seven points. Sophomore Tanner Boothe and senior Ean Combs had one 3-pointer and two ﬁeld goals. Rounding out the Rebel scoring were Brycen Stanley with ﬁve points, Noah Cremeens with four points, Tanner Sanders with two points and Kyeler Rossitter with one point. Leading the Tigers in scoring was Grady Jackson, who recorded one 3-pointer, four ﬁeld goals and two free throws for a total of 13 points. The Rebels will be back on the court at 7:30 p.m. Tuessday when they travel to face the Oak Hill Oaks. Area teams selected to bowl games By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Ohio State, West Virginia and Marshall are all going bowling in the next few weeks as the trio of college football programs were selected to participate in postseason bowl games to complete their respective 2021 campaigns. The Thundering Herd kicks off the area’s bowl season when they travel to New Orleans on Saturday, Dec. 18, to face the Rebels From page 5 With under four minutes to go, the Rebels cut the River Valley lead to three points. After so many close calls, the Rebels ﬁnally tied the game after senior Blaike Saunders hit a 3-pointer to deadlock the game at 39-39. As the minutes ticked away in the fourth, the Rebels maintained their lead, ﬁghting off more than couple comeback attempts by the Raiders. Despite their early troubles in free throws, the Red and Gold started making them when they really counted, including four-consecutive shots in Louisiana Ragin Cajuns in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at 9:15 p.m. Marshall (7-5) will be playing in a bowl game for the ﬁfth consecutive year and it will be a ﬁrst for ﬁrst-year head coach Charles Huff. The Mountaineers are next on the local holiday game schedule as they travel to Tempe to face Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at 10:15 p.m. West Virginia (6-6) will be playing in a bowl game for the second consecutive year and it will be the second bowl game for third-year head coach Neal Brown. The Buckeyes (10-2) complete the local bowl campaign with a New Year’s Day game against Utah in the Capital One Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2022. Ohio State will be playing in a bowl game for the ninth consecutive year and it will be the third the ﬁnal minute. On the other side, the Raiders also did a decent job at the foul line, even with the South Gallia student section screaming at them from their seats behind the hoop. Ultimately, even though the road team had the ﬁnal rebound, they were unable to get that winning basket, scoring the ﬁrst win for the Rebels in the Travis Elliott era. In shots, the Raiders held the advantage in both 3-pointers and ﬁeld goals, outshooting the Rebels 5-4 and 14-13, respectively. The difference-maker came on the foul line, with the Red and Gold making nine free throws compared to the Silver and Black’s three. Leading the Rebels in scoring was senior Brayden Hammond, who had two 3-pointers, six ﬁeld goals and three free throws for a total of 21 points. Behind him was senior Tristan Saber, who notched three ﬁeld goals and two free throws for eight points. Rounding out the Raider scoring were Saunders with ﬁve points, Tanner Boothe with ﬁve points, Ean Combs with four points, Kyeler Rossitter with three points and Noah Cremeens with one point. For the Raiders, they were led by junior Jance Lambert, who had two 3-pointers, ﬁve ﬁeld goals and one free throw for 17 points. Behind him was senior Mason Rhodes, who got 15% & 10 % OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE * NATIO ER G 5% OFF YEAR-ROUND! LIFETIME WARRANTY 2 Promo Code: 285 D UA TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! ** WE INSTALL FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 R GU 1 ’S E TT N TH + SENIORS & MILITARY! OFF 1 Subject to credit approval. Call for details. 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The Blue Devils (2-0) dug out of their quick hole with eight points from Zane Loveday as part of a 12-0 run to close out the ﬁrst quarter, then Isaac Clary and Carson Call chipped in four points apiece as part of a 12-11 spurt that allowed the guests to take a 24-15 cushion into the break. Clary and Brody Fellure paired up for ﬁve points each in the third frame during a 13-9 run that increased the lead out to 39-24. GAHS twice led by 18 points in the ﬁnale and closed out regulation with an 11-10 spurt to wrap up the 16-point outcome. Gallia Academy claimed a 34-25 advantage on the boards, with both squads hauling in 15 offensive rebounds apiece. The Bulldogs also committed 12 of the 23 turnovers in the contest. The Blue Devils netted 20-of-43 ﬁeld goal attempts for 47 percent, including a 3-of-8 effort from behind the arc for 43 percent. The guests were also 7-of13 at the free throw line for 54 percent. Loveday led a balanced GAHS attack with 13 points and seven rebounds, followed by Clary and Call with 10 points apiece. Fellure was next with seven points, while Wesley Saunders and Kenyon Franklin respectively added ﬁve and three markers. Drake Phillips completed the winning tally with two points. Derrick Welsh led AHS with a game-high 23 points, followed by Nathan Shadik with three markers. Landon Wheatley, Luke Brandes, Clay Boeningek and Jake Goldsberry added two points each as well in the setback. Gallia Academy returns to action Tuesday when it travels to Ironton for its Ohio Valley Conference opener at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. two 3-pointers, two ﬁeld goals and one free throw for 11 points. Rounding out the Raider scoring were Kade Alderman with 10 points, Gary Truance with six points and Ethan Schultz with two points. In rebounds, Combs led the Rebels with eight while Alderman led the Raiders with 11. The Rebels will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when they travel to face the Oak Hill Oaks. The Raiders will be back on the court at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when they host the Southern Tornadoes. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. YEAR-ROUND EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER! Blue Devils surge past Athens, 50-34 bowl game for third-year head coach Ryan Day. The Ohio University Bobcats are the only local FCS program not attending a bowl game this winter after a 3-9 campaign. The Bobcats have also gone two straight seasons without a bowl appearance, a ﬁrst for the program since the end of the 2006 campaign. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. BACKED BY A CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE Ohio Valley Publishing IN BRIEF Chargers place Allen on NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list LOS ANGELES (AP) —Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen was placed on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list Monday. Coach Brandon Staley said that Allen’s status “is day to day right now, and hopefully we’ll have some good news on him in the next few days.” The Chargers (7-5) — who are in possession of the AFC’s second wild-card spot — host the New York Giants this week before a key matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 16. Dave Harris|OVP Sports Meigs senior Coulter Cleland, right, joins Meigs basketball coach Jeremy Hill for a photo after Friday night’s 80-76 victory over Belpre at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Rocksprings, Ohio. Cleland became the 5th male and 12th overall member of the 1,000-point club at Meigs High School in the win. Rally Brayden Stanley was next with nine points and Chase GarFrom page 5 cia chipped in seven points, while Grifﬁn Cleland added ﬁve helped him reach it. markers as well. Brody “It feels good to get Butcher and Caleb Burthis weight off my shoulders and now we nem contributed two points each and Morcan all focus on the gan Roberts completed team,” Cleland said. the winning tally with “Thanks to all of my one point. teammates over the Blake Church paced last four years, they have made this easier. I Belpre with a gamewant to share this with high 21 points, followed by Matthew them because without Deem with 13 points them, it wouldn’t be and Jake Alkier with 11 possible.” markers. The Marauders Meigs returns to netted 26 total ﬁeld goals — including nine action Tuesday when it welcomes Eastern in a 3-pointers — and also non-conference matchwent 19-of-27 at the up of Meigs County free throw line for 70 programs at 7 p.m. percent. Ohio Valley PublishCleland led the hosts ing correspondent Dave with 20 points, followed by Braylon Har- Harris contributed to this report. rison with 19 points © 2021 Ohio Valley and Ethan Stewart Publishing, all rights with 15 points. Harrison and Stewart also reserved. combined for 20 points during that pivotal sec- Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. ond quarter surge. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, December 7, 2021 7 US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico By Elliot Spagat Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas believes the policy “has endemic ﬂaws, imposed unjustiﬁSAN DIEGO — able human costs, pulled Migrants seeking to resources and personnel enter the United States away from other priorwill again have to stay ity efforts, and failed to in Mexico as they await address the root causes immigration hearings, as of irregular migration.” the Biden administration “Deeply ﬂawed,” White reluctantly announced House press secretary plans Thursday to reinJen Psaki said Thursday state the Trump-era poliwhen describing the cy and agreed to Mexico’s policy. “We’re working conditions for resuming to implement under the it. court order,” she said. Revival of the “Remain The dual announcein Mexico” policy comes ments follow intense diseven as the Biden admincussions between the U.S. istration maneuvers to and Mexico after U.S. end it in a way that surMarco Ugarte | AP file photo vives legal scrutiny. Presi- Migrants leave Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico on Oct. 27 as they continue their trek north toward District Judge Matthew dent Joe Biden scrapped Mexico’s northern states and the U.S. border. The Biden administration struck agreement with Mexico Kacsmaryk, a Trump the policy, but a lawsuit to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next week that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for appointee in Amarillo, hearings in U.S. immigration court, U.S. officials said Thursday. Texas, ordered the policy by Texas and Missouri be reinstated, subject to forced him to put it back Mexico’s participation. city, which has not been Mexico, facing Trump’s gerous Mexican border into effect, subject to The policy’s new iteraidentiﬁed. It will eventuthreat of higher tariffs, cities, better access to Mexico’s acceptance. tion, outlined in a briefacquiesced in 2019 to the ally be done in seven attorneys and quicker Mexico’s foreign relapolicy’s rapid expansion. locations: San Diego and ing for reporters and a resolution of cases. tions secretary said in court ﬁling Thursday, Calexico in California; Asylum-seekers were About 70,000 asylumlight of U.S. concessions promises major additions victims of major violence Nogales, Arizona; and Mexico will allow returns, seekers have been subthe Texas border cities of and changes that Mexico while waiting in Mexico ject to the policy, which expected to begin next demanded. Brownsville, Eagle Pass, President Donald Trump and faced a slew of legal week, “for humanitarian All migrants subject to obstacles, such as access El Paso and Laredo. introduced in January reasons and for tempothe policy will be vacciThe Homeland Secuto attorneys and case 2019 and which Biden rary stays.” nated against COVID-19. rity Department said suspended on his ﬁrst day information. 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O. Box 339, 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio for asphalt, limestone and bedding sand. Bids will be received until 12:00 noon, local time, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Gallipolis City Offices located at 333 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio. Bid forms may be obtained from the Asst. Purchasing Agent at the above named location or by emailing asstauditor@gallipoliscity.com 12/7/21,12/14/21 shot. Children who are eligible under U.S. guidelines will get the Pﬁzer shot, with second shots when they come to the U.S. for their ﬁrst hearings. The U.S. will try to complete cases within 180 days, a response to Mexico’s concerns that they will languish. The Justice Department is assigning 22 immigration judges to work on these cases exclusively. U.S. authorities will ask migrants if they fear being returned to Mexico instead of relying on them to raise concerns unprompted. If the migrants express fear, they will be screened and have 24 hours to ﬁnd an attorney or representative. The Biden administration is working to ensure migrants’ safety when they travel to and from court, including within Mexico. Some migrants returned from Eagle Pass, Laredo and Brownsville, where Mexican border cities are especially dangerous, will be moved to locations farther inside Mexico. 8QFRQGLWLRQDO /LIHWLPH *XDUDQWHH (VWDEOLVKHG �� %DVHPHQW :DOOV %UDFHG +XQGUHGV 2I /RFDO 5HIHUHQFHV /LFHQVHG� %RQGHG ,QVXUHG FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hours (740) 446-0870 www.rogersbasementwaterproofing.com LEGAL NOTICE Sale of Real Estate Gallia County Foreclosure Auction. Case# 19CV000059. US Bank National Association vs Billie K. Caldwell, Phillip M. Caldwell, et al. .The description of the property to be sold is as follows: Property Address: 24951 STATE RT 7 S, Crown City, Gallia, Ohio, 45623; Legal Description: Full Legal Listed on Public Website; Parcel Number:01100155500 Bidding will be available only on www.Auction.com opening on 12/28/2021 at 10:00 AM for a minimum of 7 days. Property may be sold on a provisional sale date should the third party purchaser fail to provide their deposit within the allotted time. Provisional Sale date: 01/11/2022 at 10:00 AM. Sales subject to cancellation. The deposit required is $5000.00 to be paid by wire transfer within 2 hours of the sale ending. No cash is permitted. Purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. To view all sale details and terms for this property visit www.Auction.com and enter the Search Code 19CV000059 into the search bar. 12/7/21,12/14/21,12/21/21 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals for not to exceed three (3) new Law Enforcement Patrol Vehicle(s) for use of the Gallia County Sheriff Department, will be received by the Gallia County Commissioners at their office, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio, until 11:00 AM Thursday, December 23, 2021, and then at 11:00 AM at said office opened and read aloud. VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS FOR SHERIFF DEPARTMENT PATROL VEHICLES: Quantity & Model Year: Not to exceed three (3) vehicles; 2021 or newer. Configuration: Police SUV Color: Exterior, Black Engine: Minimum Requirements; 6 cylinders, 355 Horse Power, 383 Lbs. ft. of Torque Chassis: Police Rated/Heavy Duty Transmission: Automatic, 4 Wheel Drive / All-Wheel Drive Police Pursuit Rated- Minimum Top Speed: 120 MPH Interior Material: Cloth or Plastic Prisoner Transport in Rear Spot Light, Driver Side, LED Wiring for Head/Tail Light & Siren Inoperable/Removed Rear Door Handle Locks Reverse/Backup Camera with Parking/Rear Sensors Power Windows Power Locks Headlamps - LED Theft Deterrent System Tilt Wheel Tire Pressure Monitoring System Air Conditioning Remote Key Entry with two (2) extra Fobs Interior Roof Mounted White/Red Dome Light Delivery: Must be within 30 days of bid award date. Copies of Specifications and Bid/Contract Forms may be secured at the office of the Gallia County Commissioners, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallia County Courthouse. All bidders must furnish, as a part of their bid, a vehicle specification sheet for each vehicle submitted for bid, plus any delivery charges to the Gallia County Sheriff Department. Dealers may bid on one or more vehicles requested. Bids shall be sealed and marked as "BID FOR GALLIA COUNTY SHERIFF PATROL VEHICLES" and mailed or delivered to: Gallia County Commissioners Office, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 by 11:00 AM Thursday, December 23, 2021. No bidder may withdraw his bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Gallia County reserves the right to waive any informalities or reject any or all bids. GALLIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 12/7/21,12/14/21 �NEWS 8 Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Daily Sentinel 2021 Racine’s Party in the Park Queen Molly Hill in Saturday’s parade. Fire Departments from Middleport, Rutland, Salem Center, Mason, Photos by Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham | OVP Pomeroy and Chester were represented at the parade. Mr. and Mrs. Claus made an appearance during the parade and at Dave Diles Park in Middleport. The Middleport #363 Mason Lodge in the parade. The Meigs High School Color Guard performed with the marching band on Saturday night. Parade From page 1 The lighted parade ran through town to bring in the Christmas season. After the parade, Santa greeted children at Dave Diles Park with treats such as cookies, hot chocolate, cider and popcorn. The Meigs High School Marching Band, Meigs Community Band, River City Players and the Gallia Meigs Performing Arts had performances at the park as well. The evening was concluded with a candle lighting to the popular Christmas song, “Silent Night.” Gallia Meigs Performing arts dance their way through the parade Citizens of the Village of Middleport participated in the festivities on Saturday evening. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. route. Citizens and residents of Middleport decorated their vehicles to participate in the parade. 2021 Meigs County Fair Royalty in the parade on Saturday. The Meigs High School Marching Band performs during the events on Saturday night. Agenda From page 1 policies/administrative guidelines, as recommended by NEOLA. The board next met on Nov. 23 with all board members present and approved the following items. In the Treasurer’s reports and recommendations, the board approved the renewal of vision and dental insurance plans. The board also approved the Five Year Forecast as required by ORC 5705.391 and ﬁle with the Ohio Department of Education on or before November 30, 2021. The board approved the sound system for the Middle School gym and enter into an agreement with CA House for supplies and installation. The board approved the purchase of a walk-in cooler, from Twin Oaks, for the Meigs Elementary School Cafeteria. The board approved to hire the following as substitute teachers for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year, as approved by the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center, retroactive to November 10, 2021, and pending completion of all administrative requirements: Julie Beaudry, Trinity Davidson, Kenneth Green, Brandi Shamhart, and Brian Taylor. The board approved Taylor Jones as a Volunteer Band Assistant for the 2021-2022 school year, pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved to hire Lucille Moore as a substitute secretary for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year, pending comple- tion of all administrative requirements. The board approved to hire Katherine Grueser as a substitute custodian for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year, retroactive to November 17, 2021, and pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved Anna Peterson as an after-school instructor at Meigs Elementary School under the 21st Century Grant AfterSchool Program for the 2021-2022 school year, retroactive to November 15, 2021. The board approved to hire Abbygale Watson as an Intervention Tutor at Meigs Primary School for the 2021-2022 school year, retroactive to November 22, 2021, and pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved to hire Carrie Hankinson as a substitute personal assistant for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved to hire Patrick Martin as Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Meigs High School for the 2022 season, pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved the Grant Services Contract with the Meigs County Health Department to assist and provide COVID-19 related supports for investigation, mitigation, and contract tracing for the students and staff of Meigs Local School District. The next regular meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education is set for Wednesday, Dec. 8 at the central ofﬁce. � 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 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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