https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/069567e1327a8afacaccfd9b021bbc22.pdf 89ae9a81c4b06f5922d36b735321922c PDF Text Text The Meigs County Health Department encourages prevention of COVID-19 transmission by washing your hands frequently, wearing a mask when indoors in public & staying home when you are sick! OH-70257989 You may call PCG to complete contact tracing and for your work excuse at 1-216-230-4730 ATTENTION! If you have tested positive for COVID-19, please be on alert for a call from the Ohio Department of Health Case Investigation & Contact Tracing Team. The call will come from the 216 area code and caller ID will show OHIO DEP of HEALTH Meigs County Health Department | 112. E. Memorial Drive, Ste A | Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 | 740-992-6626 | www.meigs-health.com C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 243, Volume 75 29 new COVID cases reported Friday, December 10, 2021 s 50¢ Remembering victims of the Silver Bridge Disaster Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — Since yesterday’s update, there were 29 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Thursday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 10 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported 11 new cases of COVID-19. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported eight new COVID-19 cases. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: p.m. update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 4,812 total cases (10 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 309 hospitalizations and 79 deaths. Of the 4,812 cases, 4,413 (12 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 949 cases (3 new), 9 hospitalizations 20-29 —775 cases, 17 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 684 cases (1 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 699 cases (2 new), 31 hospitalizations, 4 deaths 50-59 — 643 cases (2 new), 52 hospitalizations, 10 deaths 60-69 — 512 cases (2 new), 50 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 342 cases, 78 hospitalizations, 19 Gallia County According to the 2 See COVID | 14 River City Players takes the stage OVP File Photo This year’s memorial observance to honor and remember the 46 victims of the Silver Bridge Disaster is planned for 5 p.m., Dec. 15 in downtown Point Pleasant. Memorial observance Dec. 15 By Beth Sergent bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The solemn memorial observance to remember the 46 victims of the Silver Bridge Disaster returns to downtown Point Pleasant on Wednesday, Dec. 15 —the 54th anniversary of the tragedy. This year’s ceremony begins at 5 p.m. at the bridge memorial at Sixth and Main streets. It will include a welcome by Mayor Brian Billings, as well as a musical performance by members of the Point Pleasant High School Choir under the direction of Ethan Bartlett. The names of the victims will be read aloud and the memorial tree will be lit in their memory. A prayer will also be delivered. The inaugural observance was held on Dec. 15, 2015 with the tradition continuing over the years. Started by Mason County native Kenny Grady, the ceremony includes a partnership with ofﬁcials with the City of Point Pleasant, See MEMORIAL | 14 Staff Report and laughter and maybe a few tears, according to show Director Janis MIDDLEPORT — Carnahan. River City Players will The cast includes be presenting “The nine adults and 12 Family Fruitcake” youth. this weekend at The The cast is made up Blakeslee Center in of: Mike Kennedy, Amy Middleport. Perrin, Kyler Rogers, Show times will be Lorena Kennedy, Emma Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 Vaughan, Kathy Thomp.m. and Sunday, Dec. as, Veronica Rivers, 12 at 2 p.m. in the Robbie Ballew, David Farmers Bank Theatre located at the Blakeslee Lydle, Anna Lydle, Faith Roush, Zeke Center. Lydle, Claire Lydle, Tickets can be purKolton Gillian, Alexchased online at www. Zander Starcher, Apollo showclix.com, search Massey, Wyatt Lydle, for Middleport under the location menu, or at Megan Weber, Quinn Lydle, Caylor Lyons and the door for $10 each. The show is a family- Taylar Nelson. This is River City friendly show revolving Players’ 20th anniveraround Christmas day and family dynamics and sary, and they are back the family fruitcake. The in the theatre where it all began in 2001. show is ﬁlled with love Enjoying the Christmas season Area weekend holiday events Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — With the holiday season comes holiday events, from Christmas lights to cookies with Santa, there is plenty to do this weekend in Mason, Meigs and Gallia counties. Brittany Hively | OVP Rio Grande’s “Grand” Christmas Tree in Rio Grande, Ohio. Christmas with Santa and the Grinch The Field of Hope Community Campus is hosting an evening of Christmas activities including Christmas dinner, face painting, decorating cookies, pictures with Santa Claus and the Grinch and a reading of “The Grinch who stole Christmas.” The event will take place Friday, Dec. 10 (today) at the Colony Club in Gallipolis, Ohio, from 6-8 p.m. The event is free to the public. Cookies and Cocoa with Santa Get the chance to chat with Santa, enjoy some music and a hot cocoa bar and decorate your own Christmas cookie. The event is hosted by Gallipolis in Lights and will take place at the Colony Club in Gallipolis, Ohio, on Saturday, Dec. 11 from 5-7 p.m. The cost is $10. Mason County Family Christmas The Mason County See CHRISTMAS | 14 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. Help with heating costs through HEAP Staff Report applied directly to the customer’s utility or bulk fuel bill, the beneﬁt can help manage heating costs. MEIGS COUNTY — The Ohio Ohioans can visit www.energyhelp. Department of Development and ohio.gov to apply online, download Buckeye Hills Regional Council a copy of the application or ﬁnd want to remind Ohioans that contact information for a local assistance is available to help Energy Assistance Provider (EAP). with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program When applying, individuals need to (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below have copies of the following documents: 175 percent of the federal poverty · Most recent utility bills. guidelines pay their heating bills. · A list of all household members According to a news release from (including birth dates and Social Buckeye Hills Regional Council, Security numbers). · Proof of income for the past 30 days for all household members (12 months for certain income types). · Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency for all household members · Proof of disability (if applicable). HEAP beneﬁts are applied to an individual’s energy bill after January 1st. Applications for the HEAP See HEAP | 14 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, December 10, 2021 GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS OBITUARY 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. project is taking place on SR 124, between SR 325 and Rutland. The road is closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: December 17, 2021. Christmas Craft Shows Doughnuts with Santa 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 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 socials and more. SYRACUSE — The Riverside Cloggers will be hosting a craft and vendor show on Saturday, Dec. 11 from noon-6 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center. Concessions will be provided by the Riverside Cloggers. For information, contact Erica Haning at 740-645-5628. 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. Santa at the Museum MIDDLEPORT – A comfortable chair by the ﬁreplace awaits Santa when he makes a stop at the Meigs Historical Society this Saturday at the museum located at 399 S. Third Ave. Santa will be at the museum from noon to 3 p.m., and children are invited to visit with him and enjoy an afternoon of crafts and refreshments. Members of the Historical Society have decorated the museum for the holidays, and will be there to guide visitors through displays and answer questions about artifacts and county history. be held in the main gymnasium. American Red Cross Blood drive POMEROY — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 22, Mulberry Community Center. Bossard holiday hours set POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 15 from noon-4 p.m. for the staff Christmas party. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Dec. 16. 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. Food giveaway set for Dec. 18 Humane Society has straw for pets VINTON — Huntington Township will be handing out food baskets on Dec. 18 between noon - 2 p.m. (or while supplies last) to all Huntington Township and Vinton Village residents only. Location is 49 Ewington Road, Vinton. One supply box per household. MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport for a fee of $2. For more information call 740-992-6064. Meigs Health Department closed Post 39 fruit baskets POMEROY — American Legion Post 39 in Pomeroy are once again selling fruit baskets which will be ready Dec. 18, price is $15, call Steve VanMeter 740-992-2875 or John Hood 740-416-0844 for orders. 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 CollaboraMASON — The beneﬁt Christmas Concert by the Wahama High tive Meetings will be held at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of School Fine Arts Department and the New Haven Elementary School the following months: February, GALLIA COUNTY — Woods April, June, August, October and Music Department on Saturday Mill (CR-59) will be closed December. All Council Meetings between Tycoon Road and Summit will beneﬁt the family of the late Road, beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, Kaycee Rainey. Rainey was a mem- will be held at the Gallia County ber of the New Haven Elementary Health Department Conference Dec. 13, 2021 for approximately Room located at 499 Jackson Pike, School staff and passed away earone week for slip repair, weather lier this year with COVID-19. The Gallipolis, Ohio. For additional permitting. Local trafﬁc will need concert will begin at 7 p.m. outside information, contact Lora Jenkins/ to use other county roads as a in the Bachtel Football Stadium. In Intersystem Coordinator at 740detour. 446-3022. case of inclement weather, it will RUTLAND — A tree trimming Area road closures set Benefit concert 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. Friday, Dec. 10 GALLIPOLIS — Regular monthly Board meet- ing of the O. O. McIntyre Park District, 11 a.m., Park Board ofﬁce at the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St. 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 740992-5123. GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet 5 p.m., post home on Liberty Ave., all members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet after the DAV meeting, 6 p.m., post home on Liberty Ave., all members are urged to attend. 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 POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Tuesday, Dec. 14 TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District meets 7 p.m., district ofﬁce board room. GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 will have a family dinner at 6 p.m., post home on 3rd Ave., all members are urged to attend, public is welcome. GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the library. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will be at 5 p.m. in the conference room o the health department. RACINE — The regular monthly meeting of the Sutton Township Board of Trustees will begin at 6 p.m. in the Racine Village Hall Council Chambers. Thursday, Dec. 16 The Gallia-Jackson- DONALD L. MCKINNEY GALLIPOLIS — Donald L. McKinney, age 93, of Gallipolis went to be with the Lord, on Wednesday December 8, 2021. Born May 14, 1928 in Logan, W.Va. He was the son of Henry and Edna (Plantz) McKinney. He was preceded by his parents, his wife, Janet Rose (Chapman) McKinney whom was the love of his life; daughters Rosemary Jenkins and Nancy Grifﬁth; one son-in-law, William Atkins; one great-grandson, Garrett Humphreys; and one great-ganddaughter, Christy Adkins. He is survived by two children, Janie (Tim) Humphreys and Don Alan McKinney; nine grandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren, 19 greatgreat grandchildren. Also his adopted son, Glenn (Letta) Cox. Surviving siblings are Florence Schulte, Pauline Wilson, and Dennis (Emma) McKinney. Deceased siblings are Clay, Berteen, Audra, and Raymond. His passion in life was farming, hunting, especially coon hunting and training his dogs. He loved the visiting and time with his grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. A special thanks to all who helped with his care at Abbyshire and Four Winds and to all who came to visit over the years. Special thanks to his nephew, Gary, and his family from Idaho and niece, Cindy Beaver for their love, help and caring. An extra special thanks to Alfred Holley for all the years of friendship, visitation, love, and especially the many prayers. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Pastor Alfred Holley ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in the Centenary Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from noon till time of service. In lieu of ﬂowers, friends and family may make donations to any charity or help someone in need. Thanks again to everyone. An online guest registry is available at www. waugh-halley-wood. com. DEATH NOTICES CORSI RUTLAND — Helen Jean Corsi, 87 of Rutland, died on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be held one our prior to the service. ROSSITER CROWN CITY — Juanita Rossiter, 84, of Crown City, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Arbors at Gallipolis, Gallipolis. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2021 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Crown City Cemetery, Crown City. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Meigs-Vinton Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district ofﬁce in Wellston. SIMPKINS POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Captain Billy E. Simpkins II, 59, of Point Pleasant, W.Va. died Wednesday December 8, 2021 at Pleasant Valley Hospital, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. with family at his side. Service will be at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home Saturday, December 11, 2021 from 1-3 p.m. with funeral services to follow. Friday, Dec. 17 TODAY IN HISTORY GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson counties meet 1:30 p.m., Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160, members are asked to bring a holiday snack and to follow all CDC guidelines. Monday, Dec. 20 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27, The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and the Auxiliary will hold a joint E-Board meeting, 5 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, all E-Board members are urged to attend. Wednesday, Dec. 29 HARRISONVILLE — The Scipio Township Trustee end-of-the-year meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire Department. Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Associated Press Today is Friday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2021. There are 21 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On Dec. 10, 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of healing the anguished Middle East. On this date In 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state of the Union. In 1861, the Confederacy admitted Kentucky as it recognized a pro-Southern shadow state government that was acting without the authority of the pro-Union government in Frankfort. In 1898, a treaty was signed in Paris ofﬁcially ending the Spanish-American War. In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the ﬁrst Black American to receive the award. In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, saying he accepted it “with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind.” In 1967, singer Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed when their plane crashed into Wisconsin’s Lake Monona; trumpeter Ben Cauley, a member of the group the Bar-Kays, was the only survivor. In 1996, South African President Nelson Mandela signed the country’s new constitution into law during a ceremony in Sharpeville. In 2005, actor-comedian Richard Pryor died in Encino, California, at age 65. In 2006, Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet died at age 91. In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a call for humanity to rise up against a looming climate crisis and See HISTORY | 3 �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, December 10, 2021 3 Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police By Don Babwin and Sara Burnett Black — because they are homophobic and didn’t Associated Press like “who he was.” They also alleged the brothers made up the story about CHICAGO — Former the attack being staged to “Empire” actor Jussie get money from Smollett, Smollett was convicted and that they said they Thursday on charges he wouldn’t testify against staged an anti-gay, racist him if Smollett paid them attack on himself nearly each $1 million. three years ago and then In closing arguments lied to Chicago police on Wednesday, Webb about it. told jurors there was In the courtroom as the “overwhelming evidence” verdict was read, Smolthat Smollett staged the lett stood and faced the attack, then lied to police jury, showing no visible about it for publicity. His reaction. defense attorney said The jury found the prosecutors’ case was 39-year-old guilty on ﬁve based on lies. He said counts of disorderly conCharles Rex Arbogast | AP duct — for each separate Actor Jussie Smollett, center, returns to the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Thursday in Chicago Smollett caused Chicago time he was charged with to hear the jury’s verdict. Smollett was convicted on five of six charges he staged an anti-gay, racist police to spend enormous resources investigating lying to police in the attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police about it. what they believed was a days immediately after hate crime. and he told jurors earlier of a surveillance camtencing at a later date. the alleged attack. He “Besides being against era, and that he said he this week that “I’ve lost Disorderly conduct is a was acquitted on a sixth wanted video of the hoax the law, it is just plain count, of lying to a detec- class 4 felony that carries my livelihood.” wrong to outright denimade public via social The jury deliberated a prison sentence of up to tive in mid-February, grate something as serimedia. for just over nine hours weeks after Smollett said three years, but experts ous as a real hate crime Smollett testiﬁed that Wednesday and Thursday have said if convicted, he was attacked. and then make sure it after a roughly one-week he was the victim of Smollett would likely be Outside court, special involved words and syma real hate crime, telltrial in which two brothplaced on probation and prosecutor Dan Webb bols that have such hisordered to perform com- ers testiﬁed that Smollett ing jurors “there was called the verdict “a torical signiﬁcance in our no hoax.” He called the recruited them to fake munity service. resounding message by country,” Webb said. the attack near his home brothers “liars” and said The damage to his the jury that Mr. Smollett He also accused Smoldid exactly what we said personal and professional in downtown Chicago in the $3,500 check he January 2019. They said wrote them was for meal lett of lying to jurors, life may be more severe. he did.” saying surveillance video Smollett orchestrated the and workout plans. His Judge James Linn set a Smollett lost his role on from before the alleged post-trial hearing for Jan. the TV program “Empire” hoax, telling them to put attorneys argued that the brothers attacked the attack and that night conafter prosecutors said the a noose around his neck 27, and said he would tradicts key moments of alleged attack was a hoax, and rough him up in view actor — who is gay and schedule Smollett’s sen- Smollett’s testimony. Defense attorney Nenye Uche called the brothers “sophisticated liars” who may have been motivated to attack Smollett because of homophobia or because they wanted to be hired to work as his security. “These guys want to make money,” he said. Webb questioned why Smollett didn’t turn over his cellphone to police or give them a DNA sample or access to his medical records to help with the investigation. Smollett testiﬁed he doesn’t trust Chicago police, and that he was concerned about his privacy. “If he was a true victim of a crime he would not be withholding evidence,” Webb said. Uche called it “nonsense” for Chicago police to ask Smollett for his DNA when he was still considered the victim of a crime. He noted Smollett later provided DNA to the FBI for a separate investigation into hate mail he had received at the “Empire” studio shortly before the alleged attack. “He wasn’t hiding anything,” Uche said. History 65. Jazz musician Paul Hardcastle is 64. Actor John York (TV: “General Hospital”) is 63. Actordirector Kenneth Branagh (BRAH’-nah) is 61. Actor Nia Peeples is 60. TV chef Bobby Flay is 57. Rock singermusician J Mascis is 56. Rock musician Scot Alexander (Dishwalla) is 50. Actor-comedian Arden Myrin is 48. Rock musician Meg White (The White Stripes) is 47. Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui is 46. Actor Gavin Houston is 44. Actor Alano Miller is 42. Violinist Sarah Chang is 41. Actor Patrick John Flueger is 38. Country singer Meghan Linsey is 36. Actor Raven-Symone is 36. Actor/singer Teyana Taylor is 31. Actor Kiki Layne is 30. company. In 2019, House Democrats announced two articles of impeachFrom page 2 ment against President Donald Trump, declaring stop waging war on the that he “betrayed the environment. nation” with his actions In 2013, South Africa toward Ukraine and an held a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, dur- obstruction of Congress’ ing which U.S. President investigation; Trump Barack Obama energized responded with a tweet of “WITCH HUNT!” tens of thousands of spectators and nearly 100 At an evening rally in Pennsylvania, Trump visiting heads of state mocked the impeachment with a plea for the world to emulate “the last great effort and predicted it liberator of the 20th cen- would lead to his reelectury.” (The ceremony was tion in 2020. marred by the presence of a sign-language interpret- Ten years ago: er who deaf advocates Tens of thousands of said was an impostor Russians staged antiwaving his arms around government protests, meaninglessly.) General charging electoral fraud Motors named product and demanding an end chief Mary Barra its new to Vladimir Putin’s rule. CEO, making her the ﬁrst Robert Grifﬁn III beat woman to run a U.S. car out preseason favorite TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 44° 53° 55° A few showers today. A thunderstorm or two tonight. High 57° / Low 54° 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. Precipitation 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.00 Month to date/normal 1.42/1.10 Year to date/normal 48.44/42.63 Snowfall (in inches) The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 1 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.0 Month to date/normal Trace/0.5 Season to date/normal Trace/1.2 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: What was the worst avalanche disaster? Sat. 7:37 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 1:23 p.m. 12:16 a.m. MOON PHASES First Full Last Dec 10 Dec 18 Dec 26 New Jan 2 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Major Today 5:08a Sat. 5:54a Sun. 6:35a Mon. 7:13a Tue. 7:49a Wed. 8:26a Thu. 9:05a Minor 11:20a 12:05p 12:46p 1:03a 1:39a 2:15a 2:54a Major 5:31p 6:16p 6:56p 7:33p 8:10p 8:48p 9:28p Minor 11:43p ------1:23p 2:00p 2:37p 3:17p WEATHER HISTORY On Dec. 10, 1982, record warmth spread across the East. On the same day, northern Arizona was hit by heavy snow with 9 inches accumulating at Flagstaff. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme A: Avalanches in the Alps on Dec. 13, 1916, killed 10,000 soldiers Today 7:36 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 12:58 p.m. none Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset SUNDAY Windy with rain and a thunderstorm Adelphi 53/52 AIR QUALITY 300 Waverly 54/54 Lucasville 58/57 Portsmouth 59/58 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Thu. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. 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Pop singer Chad Stuart (Chad and Jeremy) is 80. R&B singer Ralph Tavares is 80. Actorsinger Gloria Loring is 75. Pop-funk musician Walter “Clyde” Orange (The Commodores) is 75. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 70. Actor Susan Dey is 69. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is MONDAY 48° 25° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 3 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) EXTENDED FORECAST SATURDAY als stand at the Tokyo Games and beyond. The Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted to shift about $8 million away from the police department and toward violence prevention and other programs, while keeping intact the mayor’s targeted stafﬁng levels for sworn ofﬁcers. One year ago: A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pﬁzer’s coronavirus vaccine, putting the country one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign. (The Food and Drug administration would authorize the vaccine the following day.) 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If they had food God sent a man and saw somenamed John to tell one hungry, they the people that a should share their very special perfood with him. son was coming John even told to help those who the tax collectors, needed help. The person coming God’s Kids who very often was Jesus, God’s Korner collected more money than the very own Son. Ann people owed and John came to be Moody kept it for themknown as John the selves, that they Baptist or John needed to stop cheating the Baptizer because like that. And he told he baptized so many the soldiers, they should people. You may have not tell lies or accuse heard or seen pictures people falsely of doing of John. He was rather bad things. strange looking - some Everyone got very might even say scary excited about John. or weird. He lived in They began to think that the desert, so he didn’t maybe John was that take a bath very often or trim his hair or beard special person God was sending to them, but a lot. He wore a short John said very emphatileather robe and ate cally, “No, it is not me. grasshoppers and wild The one who is coming honey. John really got is far greater than I am. the people’s attention I am not worthy to even though because of the untie his sandals.” John way he looked and his baptized people - that loud, booming voice. is he poured water on John told the crowds them as a sign that they that God was sendwere promising to do ing someone to save what John asked them them, so they needed to do. He told them that to stop being selﬁsh and thinking only about when Jesus came, they would feel God’s love themselves and what pouring over them just they wanted. He told like the water. them that if they had This Advent and two coats, and they saw someone shivering with- Christmas season, I hope you feel God’s out a coat, they should love “pouring” over you give him one of theirs. Why Merry Christmas? enough money to That question buy gifts. I can occurred to me recall two seasons recently. From a in which we three Google search, Branch brothers this is what I did not get gifts found: “The greetat Christmas. Our ing dates back to Dad obviously did at least 1534 in Pastor not have funds London, England. Ron to spend on gifts It was written in Branch for us those two a letter sent to Contributing years. But, he did Henry VIII’s chief columnist not seem to stress minister, Thomas out about it. Cromwell, from a Bishop Fisher. It is also Overall, it served as an example to us for havnoted that the phrase ing the right priority for was used in the 16th Century carol ‘We Wish Christmas. My brother, Jeff, and I discussed that You a Merry Christexperience recently. mas.’” Deciding what gift to “Merry” Christmas is directly associated with give someone is often problematic, too. Have conveying to someone you ever been asked in your desire that the early June “what is it “greetee” (my term) that you want for Christenjoy the Christmas mas?” The three wise season. Reference to men did not pose that “Merry Christmas” is question to the Lord. so ingrained in most of They evidently gave us that “Happy” or any what they considered other facsimile of well was appropriate without wishes does not sound stressing obsessively right. Furthermore, to about it. That is a good say “Merry Christmas” rule of thumb for us. to someone is usually Having that in mind reserved for when the Thanksgiving season is helps our Christmas to be “merry” if what to over. give is a constant annoy“Merry Christmas” is a singular encourage- ance Having peace is a ment from others to part of the “merry” keep certain seasonal formula, too. It is hard things in mind. Foreto be merry if you are most, it is encouragement to keep the prima- not experiencing peace. Consider the tenor of ry “reason for the seathe angelic announceson” in mind. Nothing ment to the shepherds wrong and every right about the birth of the that we yearly need to Savior. They called for remember to prioritize the Birth of Jesus Christ men to have “peace on during this time. This is earth.” Peace is such a pretrue because it is so easy cious commodity to to let our focus shift have. When we tell onto other issues that someone to have a stimulate unnecessary “merry Christmas,” we stress. in fact are promoting A major source of peace. Two things about stress involves having and your family and friends. You can be like John and tell everyone to get ready for Jesus is coming. He loves us all so much that we never have to be afraid or worry about anything. No matter what happens in the world around us, and there are scary things that do happen we all know, He will be with us and protect us our whole lives. That’s certainly a good thing to know and remember! You can read more about John in the beginning of Luke, Chapter 3 of the Bible if you want. Let’s say a prayer now. Dear God, thank You for Jesus, who came to earth as just a little baby and grew up to be our Savior. We thank You for Your love and protection too, so we never have to be afraid of what is happening around us. Help everyone to have a blessed Christmas and let us each do our part to make that happen by loving and sharing with those around us. In Your name we pray, Amen. Ann Moody is a retired pastor, formerly of the Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. No Christianity without Christ “He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. (John 1:10, 11; ESV)” meagerly or bountifully. Dead branches are ﬁt for nothing but compose or ﬁre, and bereft of Christ, men are but dead branches. Being joined to Christ and maintaining that connection is of the greatest importance, and absent such a relationship, Christianity is a hollow and fruitless endeavor. We must be in Christ, and Christ in us. Thus we read, “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the ﬂesh, to gratify its desires (Romans 13:14; ESV).” And also, “for as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ (Galatians 3:27).” Being in Christ requires us to put Him on in faith and baptism, rejecting the priorities of the world, seeking instead for a heavenly home. Maintaining that relationship requires us to seek to follow after the teachings of Christ, knowing the Bible teaches us, “Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son (2 John vs.9; ESV). As Christians, we must ever keep our focus on that which is central to our faith: our relationship with Christ, knowing that there is no Christianity without Christ, no harvest without the vine. Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. it: ﬁrst, we may not be able to do much about the peace problems people are having today. We cannot snap our ﬁngers for people to have peace in the troubled parts of the world, or for those city looters to have such peace that it settles the need to rob and steel and to promote violence, or that settles the myriad of manifested atrocities seen throughout, but we can at least promote the need for people to have peace. The angels did not expedite peace at that time other than to point out that The Peace had arrived. But, they at least verbalized the desire that mankind have it. We at the least can do the same with a “merry Christmas” to someone. Second, it was the peace of God that was speciﬁcally cited. After all, if we do not have the peace of God and peace with God, we do not have much. Jesus Christ pointed out, “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you, not as the world gives…” Promoting the spiritual quality of His peace is as simple as telling people to have a merry Christmas. It is the Peace of God that we are instructed will keep our hearts and our minds. Such are the inherent and worthwhile qualities of saying “Merry Christmas” to people we encounter. Merry Christmas! Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason County and is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Best Gifts Ever! Best Prices Ever! Classic MyPillows Regular Price: $69.98 Box is for display only Queen & King Size also available! Retailers and shopping channels have canceled MyPillow® and Mike Lindell and because of this we want to pass the savings directly on to you. Thank you all for your support! 100’s of Products Available! Deep discounts of up to 66% off! Call 800-938-8919 or go to mypillow.com Use promo code: gallipolis17 OH-70265063 our being (Acts There is in 17:28).” But even Christianity a then, Paul did singular necesnot mean all men sity, so vital to the were saved; to the enterprise that the contrary He urged entire movement men to repent and is named after it and that fundaSearch the turn to Christ, mental ingredient Scriptures telling them there was a judgment is nothing less Jonathan to come (cf. Acts than Christ HimMcAnulty 17:30-31). And self. in the context of Jesus proclaimed, “I am the vine; Jesus own statement, Jesus warned His aposyou are the branches. tles that a relationship Whoever abides in me with Him was not guarand I in him, he it is anteed, but rather, “If that bears much fruit, anyone does not abide for apart from me you in me he is thrown away can do nothing. (John like a branch and with15:5; ESV)” ers; and the branches What did Jesus mean are gathered, thrown by telling His followers into the ﬁre, and burned that apart from Himself (John 15:6; ESV).” they could do nothJesus was not speaking? The unbeliever ing in generalities, likely scoffs at such a but had a very speciﬁc statement, pointing, action in mind as being no doubt, to the many impossible absent His achievements of manpresence: spiritual kind scattered across fruit-bearing. “Whoever the globe. Not a few abides in me and I in of these achievements him, he it is that bears were accomplished much fruit.” by men who rejected This fruit that Jesus Christ, from Buddhists desires of us has little to Muslims to Atheists to do with the mateand the like. Was Jesus rial gains we frequently so vain as to think that men without Him would strife for as a measure be incapable of thought, of our success. Men may movement, and speech? work dutifully in life, Wise as He was, Jesus building up a portfolio of earthly accomplishhad to have been aware that in His own lifetime ments, but apart from much of the world oper- Christ all these vainglorious achievements ated oblivious to His are shown to be ﬂeeting very existence. Even amongst the Jews, while and temporal. The many treasure of the world many followed Him, fade with time and fail many more did not. “He was in the world, to gain us an eternal and the world was made home. Only through Christ is there life to through him, yet the world did not know him. be had when this life is He came to his own, and over. “I am the resurrection and the life,” his own people did not receive him. (John 1:10, says Jesus, “Whoever believes in me, though 11; ESV)” he die, shall yet live If then, Jesus was not speaking about all activ- (John 11:25)” Furtherity as being incapable of more, says Jesus, “I am the Way, the Truth, and being carried out withthe Life; no man comes out Him, was He then perhaps suggesting that to the Father except by everyone was already in me (John 14:6 Jesus is the vine susHim? There is a sense taining the branches, in which all men have and cut off from the a relation with God, vine the branches die, as Paul reminded the wither and are incapable Athenians, “In Him we of producing either live and move and have Friday, December 10, 2021 5 Expires 12/31/2021 �6 Friday, December 10, 2021 Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. BAPTIST CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garﬁeld Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. OH-70232141 Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7pm Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 am and Friday 9 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Veteran Care, Memory Care & Rehabilitation Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Sunday school, 10a.m: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Wednesday 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm CONGREGATIONAL Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Willis Funeral Home � Complete Line of Light and Heavy Duty �'*�!��')(�-�Chrome Accessories Common Ground Missions Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. New Hope Church Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. PENTECOSTAL L&S SALVAGE OH-70218309 Tope’s LIFESTYLE FURNITURE �� ()�'$��+��"" &%" (�� NON-DENOMINATIONAL LLC Kebler Financial Free Estimates Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. OH-70218315 (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 www.napagallipolis.com OH-70218410 Funeral Homes, Inc. OH-70218305 CROWN McCoy Moore OH-70218337 OH-70218401 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740/446-1813 FAX: 740/446-4056 OH-70218391 www.abbyshire.com NAZARENE Providing Seniors With: � �� G & W Auto Parts LLC OH-70231740 OH-70218304 Vrable Healthcare Companies Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Senior Resource Center Main 740-446-7150 x11 Fax 740-446-0785 Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center FREE METHODIST service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Gallia County Council On Aging Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap 311 Buckridge Road Bidwell, OH 45614-9016 A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. OH-70218313 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, ﬁrst and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the ﬁrst and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springﬁeld Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. OH-70218405 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. 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MIDWAY, Ky. — Two Rio Grande wrestlers collected three wins each and the RedStorm posted two victories in three outings at the River States Conference Duals, Saturday afternoon, at Midway University’s Marshall Gymnasium. Rio defeated Ohio Valley University, 45-0, and West Virginia University-Tech, 33-22, before falling to the host Eagles, 39-9. Individually, freshmen Mitchell Freeman (Point Pleasant, WV) and Logan Huggins (Evansville, IN) ﬁnished the day undefeated. Freeman recorded forfeit wins against OVU and WVU Tech at 149 pounds before earning a 4-2 sudden victory decision against Midway’s Kaleb Clark. Huggins notched wins by fall at 197 pounds against Ohio Valley’s Ernst Lavaud at the mark 4:28 and Midway’s Isaiah McDougal at 6:45, while picking up a forfeit win against WVU-Tech. Three other RedStorm grapplers tallied a pair of wins. At 125 pounds, sophomore Lucas Chess (Urbana, OH) got a forfeit win over OVU and posted a 7-5 decision against WVUTech’s John Sanders. He also dropped an 11-3 decision to Mid- way’s Andrew Vogeler. Freshman Kaylin Foust (Charlotte, NC) pinned Tech’s Logan Allen at 2:45 and was a forfeit winner against Ohio Valley at 157 pounds, while losing by fall at 4:48 to Midway’s Brent Hudgins. Freshman Owenn Meyer (Filer, ID) pinned OVU’s Levi Snyder at 4:40 and Jacob Thomas of WVU-Tech at 1:28 in the 184pound division, wile dropping a 6-2 decision to Midway’s David Emﬁnger. Also earning wins for Rio Grande were freshman Michael Peneski (Port Washington, NY), See RIO | 9 Allar named 2021 Mr. Football in Ohio By Rick Noland For Ohio Valley Publishing MEDINA, Ohio – The only thing Medina senior quarterback Drew Allar distributes better than the football is credit. Named the winner of the 35th annual Ohio Mr. Football award by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association on Thursday, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Penn State commit was quick to praise others for helping him accomplish the feat. “I’m super grateful for the honor and super excited about it, but I couldn’t have done it without my teammates and coaches,” Allar said. “It wasn’t just me. We had a great team and a great coaching staff. That’s why we were so successful. “I don’t think my teammates got enough credit for what they did. It always got circled back to me, and I don’t think that was fair to them. Without them, I couldn’t have done anything that I did this year.” What Allar did in 2021 was complete 305-of-509 passes (.599) for 4,444 yards, 48 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He added 128 carries for 382 yards and nine TDs as Medina ﬁnished 13-1 while advancing to the Division I, Region 1 ﬁnal, where it lost to eventual state champion St. Edward. The Bees broke the 1922 and 1923 program record for victories in a season (10) and won the Greater Cleveland Conference for their ﬁrst league title since 1973. Springﬁeld quarterback Te’Sean Smoot was runner-up to Allar in Mr. Football voting, while Upper Arlington running back Carson Gresock came in third. Other ﬁnalists were Marysville linebacker Gabe Powers, St. Clairsville offensive lineman Avery Henry, West Lafayette Ridgewood quarterback Gabe Tingle, Archbold quarterback D.J. Newman, Mount Orab Western Brown quarterback Drew Novack and LaGrange Keystone running back/linebacker Gideon Lampron. Originated in 1987, previous Mr. Football winners have included Euclid’s Robert Smith (1988, ‘89), St. Henry’s Bobby Hoying (‘90), Fremont Ross’ Charles Woodson (‘94), Westerville South’s Andy Katzenmoyer (‘95), Warren Harding’s Maurice Clarett (2001), Copley’s Delone Carter (‘05), See ALLAR | 9 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Dec. 10 Boys Basketball Meigs at River Valley, 7 p.m. Ripley at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Wayne at Wahama, 7 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 7 p.m. OVCS at Heritage Christian, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Coal Grove, 7 p.m. Eastern at Waterford, 7 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Ironman INV, TBA Saturday, Dec. 11 Boys Basketball OVCS at Teays Valley Christian, 5 p.m. Girls Basketball Meigs at Wahama, 6 p.m. Eastern at Alexander Classic, 11 a.m. OVCS at Teays Valley Christian, 3:30 Wrestling Point Pleasant at Ironman INV, TBA Meigs, Eastern at Warren INV, 10 a.m. Swimming River Valley at Rio Grande INV, 10:30 Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant running back Gavin Jeffers drags a Bluefield defender for extra yardage during a Nov. 13 Class AA playoff game at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. 9 locals on WVSWA football teams By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com WHEELING, W.Va. — Mason County came away with nine total selections on the 2021 West Virginia Sports Writers Association allstate football teams in Class AA and Class A, as voted on by a select panel of media members in the Mountain State. Point Pleasant — after a 9-1 regular season that resulted in the program’s ﬁrst home playoff contest since 2018 — led Mason County with seven honorees in the double-A list, while Wahama came away with two selections in the Class A ﬁeld. The Big Blacks (9-2) had a ﬁrst team offense honoree in junior running back Gavin Jeffers, while junior quarterback Evan Roach was a second team offense selection as a utility player. Seniors Josh Towe, Brayden Connolly, Colby Price and Elicia Wood were named to the Class AA honorable mention squad, as was junior Cody Schultz. Atticus Goodson of Independence was named the ﬁrst team captain on offense and Devin Hatﬁeld of Herbert Hoover was the ﬁrst team defensive captain in double-A. Briar Begler of Roane County was the Class AA offensive captain on the second team, while Dylan Ours of Fairmont Senior was the second team Quarterback: Gavin Barkley, Berkeley Springs. Kicker: Levi Paxton, Herbert Hoover. Utility: Toby Payne, Poca; Judah Price, Independence. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Defensive Line: Brady Grimmett, Independence; Isaiah Chapman, Herbert Hoover; Gabe Ryan, Keyser; Jacob Morton, Clay County. Linebacker: Ryker Brown, Blueﬁeld; Jordan Harvey, Independence; Bryson Pinardo, Shady Spring; Evan Warne, Robert C. Byrd. Defensive Back: Cyrus Goodson, Independence; Luke Robinette, Frankfort; Devin Hatﬁeld, Herbert Hoover (Captain). Utility: Will Sarsﬁeld, East Fairmont; Trey Wahama quarterback Sawyer VanMatre (21) picks up additional Bowers, Independence; yardage during a Sept. 24 football game against Tolsia at Bachtel Kolton Goldie, Logan. Stadium in Mason, W.Va. Punter: Logan Dodrill, Liberty. telle was the second team defensive captain. defensive captain. The White Falcons SECOND TEAM OFFENSE (5-5) had a pair of honorWide Receiver: Shawn able mention selections Lord, Berkley Springs; 2021 WVSWA Class AA Allin junior Trey Ohlinger Dylan Blake, PikeView. State Football Team and sophomore Sawyer Offensive Line: Cody FIRST TEAM OFFENSE VanMatre on the Class A Nantz, Scott; Roman Wide Receiver: Jacorifootball team. an Green, Blueﬁeld; Tariq Milam, Nicholas County; Gus Morrison of Jaxon Cunningham, WinMiller, North Marion. Ritchie County was ﬁeld; Wyatt Minor, RobOffensive Line: Eric named the ﬁrst team ert C. Byrd; Kobi O’Dell, Smith, Fairmont Senior; offensive captain and Toby Copen, Roane Coun- Lincoln. Drew Clendenin of BufRunning Back: Kaleb ty; Logan Isom, Indepenfalo was the ﬁrst team dence; Gabe Keech, Poca; Clark, Nicholas County; captain on defense in Germaine Lewis, FairSeth Patton, Sissonville. single-A. Running Back: Atticus mont Senior; Peyton Seth Richards of DodClark, Frankfort; Briar Goodson, Independence dridge County was the (Captain); Jeremiah King, Begler, Roane County Class A offensive captain Robert C. Byrd; Amir (Captain). on the second team, while Hairston, Blueﬁeld; Gavin See FOOTBALL | 9 Drew Boczek of Clay-Bat- Jeffers, Point Pleasant. �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, December 10, 2021 9 Niners, Bengals seeking edge as playoff races heat up By Mitch Stacy card spot with several teams still on the bubble. The Niners also have a wild-card slot, with CINCINNATI — The several other teams in a Bengals and 49ers are both hanging on the edge position to make a move. of the playoff picture with They had moved into the playoff position with little room for error left. a three-game win streak The makes Sunday’s but couldn’t extend it, matchup in Cincinnati thanks to a series of specritical. cial teams blunders, two Cincinnati (7-5) and interceptions from Jimmy San Francisco (6-6) are both coming off loses and Garoppolo and then the inability to ﬁnish off a wasted opportunities to ﬁnal 95-yard drive in a make a move in the cha30-23 loss to Seattle last otic playoff chase. Cincinnati, which hasn’t Sunday, The Bengals had won been to the postseason since 2015 and hasn’t won two straight before key injuries and mistakes took a playoff game in three decades, has an AFC wild- their toll in a 41-22 loss to coach Zac Taylor said. “We’re worried about us, ﬁrst and foremost. But you can also see there’s really good balance in the league right now, and it leads to being difﬁcult to keep the momentum, and it takes a lot of focus and poise.” AP Sports Writer Football Dylan Conley, Oak Glen; Brayden Connolly, Point Pleasant; Blake Cook, Wyoming East; Brody From page 8 Dalton, Chapmanville; Skyler Delk, Roane Quarterback: Logan County; Kohl Farmer, Phalin, Independence. Chapmanville; Ryan Kicker: Mor Ilderton, Elkins, Herbert Hoover; Winﬁeld. DJ Fuller, Blueﬁeld; Utility: Evan Roach, Point Pleasant; Dane Hat- Dylan Glasscock, Mingo Central; Shadraq Greatﬁeld, Herbert Hoover. house, Roane County; Matt Greenlief, Oak SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Glen; Jeff Girod, NichoDefensive Line: Trace las County; Shawn Hale, Wagner, RCB; Charlie Blueﬁeld; Brody Hall, Price, Wyoming East; North Marion; Chris Koby Toothman, Fairmont Senior; AJ Dunbar, Harmon, PikeView; Jordan Hayes; Wes Hill, Poca. Nicholas County; AntLinebacker: Dylan wan Hilliard, Lincoln; Ours, Fairmont Senior RJ Jones, Chapmanville; (Captain); Tyler Curry, Norman Kennedy, Mingo North Marion; Jaxson Damron, Wayne; Andrew Central; Carson Kirk, Logan; Trevor Lowe, Young, Poca. Defensive Back: Chance Nitro; Corey Lyons, Johnson, Blueﬁeld; Kaden Weir; Cooper Martin, Scott, SR; T.D. May, Delaney, Grafton: Evan Poca; Braxton McKinney, Dennison, Fairmont Independence; Logan Senior. Musgrave, North Marion; Utility: Nathan Harper, Herbert Hoover; Kayson Nealy, Fairmont Senior; Benny Oates, Chris Mickey, Liberty Keyser; Colton Paxton, (Raleigh); Levi Moore, Roane County; Carter Lincoln. Perry, Winﬁeld; Bryson Punter: Seth Earnest, Phipps, Nicholas County; Keyser. Colby Price, Point Pleasant; Eli Pridemore, ChapHONORABLE MENTION manville; Caleb RichCaleb Allawat, Nitro; mond, Shady Spring; Gaven Allison, Herbert Hoover; Hunter Bartley, Ty’Mir Ross, Berkeley Springs; Gene Sams, Herbert Hoover; Josh Blake, Oak Glen; Sammy Clay County; James Sellards, Shady Spring; Bradﬁeld, Keyser; Levi Jacob Showalter, Shady Burdette, Clay County; Spring; Cody Schultz, Jacob Burns, Herbert Point Pleasant; Aiden Hoover; Bray Boggs, Slack; Chase Snyder, Winﬁeld; Noah Casto, Frankfort; Landon Stone, Clay County; Michael Scott; Bryson Tate, WinCheek, Independence; ﬁeld; Evan Thompson, Jaxon Cogar, Westside; Rio From page 8 who knocked off OVU’s Dakota Parsons by a 3-0 ﬁnal at 285 pounds, while freshman Ryan Troyer (Kotzebue, AK) pinned WVU-Tech’s at 4:50 of their 165-pound match. Sophomores Phil Severance (Heath, OH) and Kiah Smith (Millﬁeld, OH) also posted forfeit wins against Ohio Valley at 165 pounds and 174 pounds, respectively. Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Dec. 12 at Mount St. Joseph. The RedStorm will face the host team at 11 a.m. before squaring off with Ancilla College at 12:30 p.m. Rio’s Booth meets NAIA qualifying standard in opener YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — University of Rio Grande senior Cody Booth got the 2021-22 indoor track and ﬁeld season off to a good start by qualifying for the NAIA national championship. Booth, a native of New Philadelphia, Ohio placed ﬁfth in the 5,000-meter run at Friday’s YSU IceBreaker hosted by Youngstown State University at the Watson and Tressel Training Site. Booth ﬁnished in a time of 15:09.66 to easily meet the “B” qualifying standard of 15:20. He narrowly missed the “A” standard of 15:06. tice this week, but fully expects to play Sunday. the Los Angeles Chargers that left quarterback Joe Burrow nursing a sore little ﬁnger on his throwing hand. “I think broadly you can just look around the league and see the balance this year, and that contributes to us and everybody going through the exact same thing,” Cincinnati Not-so special teams For two straight games the 49ers’ special teams have been far from special. The unit has given up touchdowns on a kick return and fake punt, turned the ball over once, missed a couple of kicks About that finger and allowed a few other Burrow dislocated his big returns. ﬁnger on a strip-sack The Niners survived fumble on Cincinnati’s ﬁrst possession last week. the problems two weeks ago against MinneIt popped back in place, sota when they manand Burrow played the aged to overcome Kene rest of the game with it swollen and sore. He said Nwangwu’s 99-yard it didn’t affect this passes. kickoff return and Robbie Gould’s missed ﬁeld goal. He was limited in prac- Berkeley Springs; Josh Towe, Point Pleasant; BJ Williams, Clay County; Jacob Wiseman, Sissonville; Alan Withrow, Poca; Malakai WoodardJones, Poca; Jordan Wolfe, Poca; Landon Wolfe, Wayne; Elicia Wood, Point Pleasant; Kobe Vanhoose, Wayne; Parker VanMeter, Frankfort; Caleb Whittaker, Shady Spring; Caden Younblood, Keyser; Jordan Hayes, Logan; Aiden Slack, Logan. Purdue, Van. Linebacker: Rickie Allen, Williamstown; Dylan Knight, Doddridge County; Aden Isaacs, Midland Trail; CJ Winnell, Sherman. Defensive Back: Eli Allen, James Monroe; Jared Jones, Doddridge County; Isaac Ball, Cameron. Utility: Wesley Hill, Ravenswood; Ayden Simms, Midland Trail; Garrett Gibson, Tygarts Valley. Punter: Riley Tackett, Tygarts Valley. Linebacker: Mason Miller, East Hardy; Riley Watkins, Wheeling Central; Tyson Adkins, Summers County; Justin Grimmett, Man; Ridge Flores, Van. Defensive Back: Payton Neeley, Cameron; Colton Hesson, Williamstown; Levi Teets, Trinity. Utility: Duke Dodson, Summers County; Drew Boczek, ClayBattelle (Captain); Chase McClung, Greenbrier West. Punter: Connor Bell, Webster County. Jeff Dean | AP Cincinnati Bengals’ Cameron Sample (96) and Vonn Bell (24) celebrate a sack of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert during the second half Sunday in Cincinnati. 2021 WVSWA Class A AllState Football Team FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Wide Receiver: Dawson Price, East Hardy; Avery Chapman, Gilmer County. Offensive Line: Adam Burnside, Doddridge County; Colton Melrose, Williamstown; Jakobey Meadows, James Monroe; Deante Suggs, Wheeling Central; Conner Shaffer, Ritchie County. Running Back: Ty Nickell, Greenbrier West; Lorenzo Ferrera, Wheeling Central. Quarterback: Ethan Haught, Ritchie County. Kicker: Eli Tucker, Wheeling Central. Utility: Gus Morrison, Ritchie County (Captain); Tony Bailey, Mount View; Maxwell Molessa, Williamstown; Ean Hamric, Gilmer County. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Defensive Line: Drew Clendenin, Buffalo (Captain); Malachi Hinger, Mooreﬁeld; Ayden Baker, Wheeling Central; Isaiah The national championship will take place March 3, 2022 at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D. Other members of the RedStorm men’s squad competed in Saturday’s Wittenberg Tiger Collegiate Invitational at the Steemer Fieldhouse in Springﬁeld, Ohio. Sophomore Spencer Harris (Gallipolis, OH) took ﬁrst place in the high jump with an effort of 1.93m and was second in the long jump at 6.83m, while freshman Danuel Persinger (Glouster, OH) won the mile run in a time of 4:45.02 and was second in the 800meter run after crossing in 2:10.00. Other Top 10 showings were produced by freshman Skylar Gries (Williamsburg, OH), who ﬁnished ﬁfth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.17 and eighth in the pole vault by clearing 4.66m; and sophomore Travis Hunt (New Paris, OH), who was fourth in the long jump at 12.48m. Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Jan. 15 at Otterbein University. Rio’s McCarthy qualifies for NAIA indoor nationals YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — University of Rio Grande sophomore Mackenzie McCarthy opened the 2021-22 indoor track and ﬁeld season by qualifying for the NAIA national championship. The New Franklin, Ohio SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Wide Receiver: Evan Quering, Madonna; Noah Lang, East Hardy. Offensive Line: Ian Spadafore, Doddridge County; Chase Franklin, Greenbrier West; Riley Boley, St. Marys; Austin Morgan, Pocahontas County; Gavin Bell, Ritchie County. Running Back: Carson Shriver, Clay-Battelle; Sean Winfrey, Tyler Consolidated; Blake Funk, Mooreﬁeld. Quarterback: Santino Arlia, Madonna. Kicker: Talon Shockey, Midland Trail. Utility: TJ Bell, Mount View; Seth Richards, Doddridge County (Captain); Dustin Adkins, Meadow Bridge. SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Defensive Line: Ty Roles, Meadow Bridge; Dale Hockman, East Hardy; Austin Bartlett, Ritchie County. native ﬁnished third in the 5,000-meter run at Friday’s YSU IceBreaker hosted by Youngstown State University at the Watson and Tressel Training Site. McCarthy crossed in a time of 17:43.47 to easily meet the “A” qualifying standard of 18:18. The national championship is slated for March 3, 2022 at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D. Other members of the RedStorm women’s squad competed in Saturday’s Wittenberg Tiger Collegiate Invitational at the Steemer Fieldhouse in Springﬁeld, Ohio. The 1,600-meter relay team had the best ﬁnish of the day, taking ﬁrst place in a time of 4:15.30. The unit included sophomore Alyssa Dingus (Wheelersburg, OH), freshman Kendra Grooms (West Union, OH), freshman Lauren Jolly (Wheelersburg, OH), freshman Jayden Roach (Baltimore, OH) and freshman Cassidy Vogt (North Robinson, OH). Other Top 10 showings came from Jolly, who was fourth in the long jump with a leap of 5.11m; Roach, who was sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.29; and Dingus, who placed ninth in the 400 with a time of 1:02.56. Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Jan. 15 at Otterbein University. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. solidated; Josh Hypes, Richwood; Charles Ibbeson, Doddridge County; Kaden Johnson, Magnolia; Isaac Joy, Williamstown; Jakob Kassey, Clay-Battelle; Cameron Kearns, Buffalo; Tanner Kirk, Tug Valley; Kyle Knight, Trinity; JJ Knotts, Tucker County; Case Landis, Tyler Consolidated; Ethan Lane, Ravenswood; Grant Lively, James Monroe; Ryan Long, Mount View; James McClure, Meadow Bridge; Grady McFee, Wirt County; Bryce McKinney, Doddridge County; Coleman HONORABLE MENTION Mongold, Mooreﬁeld; Johnny Arnett, ClayMarlon Moore, Ritchie Battelle; Jaycent Ash, County; Rylee Morgan, Doddridge County; Brady Baker, James Mon- River View; Connor Mullins, Meadow Bridge; roe; Joey Baker, Paden Allen Nestor, ClayCity; Marcus Barnes, Magnolia; Shaun Booth, Battelle; Wyatt Norman, St. Marys; Trey Ohlinger, Van; Parker Bunch, South Harrison; Gunnar Wahama; Kolton Parsons, Wirt County; Caleb Bryan, Cameron; Cole Burkett, Cameron; Noah Ratcliffe, Wheeling Central; Cooper Ridgeway, Burnside, South HarJames Monroe; Dalton rison; Colby Buzzard, Sherman; Mason Chisler, Rollo, Sherman; Josh Roush, St. Marys; Robert Clay-Battelle; Drake Ruffner, Midland Trail; Cole, Summers County; Branson See, Mooreﬁeld; Ethan Colegrove, Tug Gabe Stewart, Doddridge Valley; Rian Cooper, County; Dale Treadway, Meadow Bridge; Aiden Greenbrier West; SawCorbett, Williamstown; Peyton Day, Petersburg; yer VanMatre, Wahama; Caleb Webb, Montcalm; Anthony Finn, Trinity; Zach Wise, Hundred; Erik Flynn, East Hardy; Brady Green, Van; Devin Josh Dickerson, Midland Greene, Montcalm; Jacob Trail; Dalton Jones, BufHaddix, South Harrison; falo. © 2021 Ohio Valley TJ Hager, Sherman; Publishing, all rights Justin Haggerty, Mount reserved. View; Jeremiah Harless, Man; Cody Harrell, Bryan Walters can be reached at Midland Trail; Jayden 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Helmick, Tyler Con- Allar Region 1 ﬁnal in 2020, when they lost to Mentor. “We were always throwing the ball and moving at a high From page 8 pace,” Allar said. “It was a Mentor’s Mitch Trubisky (‘12) really fun system to be a part of. and The Plains Athens’ Joe “We were a super tight Burrow (‘14). Allar, who will ﬁnish classes group. We all played together at Medina later this month and growing up. For the senior begin attending Penn State in class, we realized how good January so he can take part in we could be. We just needed to spring football practices, now put in a lot of hard work, and it really paid off for us these joins that illustrious group. “You could see the skill level last two years.” Next up for Allar, who caras he came up through the ries a 3.5 grade-point average ranks, but through hard work and is undecided on a college and dedication, he’s made major, is Penn State, where himself into the player he’s become,” Medina coach Larry current three-year starting quarterback Sean Clifford has Laird said. “I’m not talking about just on the ﬁeld or in the the option of returning for a sixth year in 2022. weight room. He studied ﬁlm “Penn State really ﬁts me,” all the time. said Allar, who chose the Nit“He has the strongest arm tany Lions over Notre Dame of any quarterback I’ve ever and Iowa State. “I’m really coached. It’s at the highest excited about it because of level and, barring injuries, the family atmosphere they I think we’ll see that in the future. He has the talent to go have there. That’s a credit to beyond even the college level.” the coaching staff and athletic A ﬁve-star recruit ranked as department. They really set you up for success. You just the No. 1 quarterback in the country and No. 3 player over- have to take advantage of your opportunities. all by 247Sports.com, Allar “I still need to improve on didn’t start for Medina until a lot of things. The biggest the eighth game of his sophothing for me at the next level more year. is going to be the pace of the Directing an offense that game. It’s going to be a lot used ﬁve wide receivers, he faster, but the competition we ﬁnished his career 630-for1,149 passing (.548) for 9,103 played at Medina will help me yards, 97 TDs and 20 intercep- with that.” tions while adding 284 rushes Rick Noland is a sports writer for the for 826 yards and 14 TDs. Medina County Gazette and provided this The Bees also reached the D-I, story on behalf of the OPSWA. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 10 Friday, December 10, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing US expands Pfizer COVID boosters, opens extra dose to age 16 By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe But Walensky said the CDC and FDA would Associated Press closely watch data on 12to 15-year-olds because if they eventually need U.S. health authorities boosters, “we again will said Thursday that 16want to act swiftly.” and 17-year-olds should Vaccinations for chilget a booster dose of Pﬁzdren as young as 5 just er’s COVID-19 vaccine began last month, using once they’re six months special low-dose Pﬁzer past their last shot. shots. By this week, about The U.S. and many 5 million 5- to 11-yearother nations already olds had gotten a ﬁrst were urging adults to get dose. booster shots to pump up The extra-contagious immunity that can wane delta variant is causing months after vaccinanearly all COVID-19 tion, calls that intensiﬁed infections in the U.S., and with the discovery of the in much of the world. It’s worrisome new omicron not yet clear how vacvariant. cines will hold up against On Thursday, the Food and Drug AdministraMark Lennihan | AP file the new and markedly Ariel Quero, 16, left, a student at Lehman High School, reacts after getting the Pfizer COVID-19 different omicron mutant. tion gave emergency authorization for 16- and vaccine from Katrina Taormina, right, in July in New York. The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, But there’s strong evidence that boosters offer 17-year-olds to get a third ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine. a jump in protection dose of the vaccine made 19,” Dr. Janet Woodcock, against delta-caused their ﬁrst shots in the “we’re facing a variant by Pﬁzer and its partner acting FDA commission- infections, currently the spring and would be elithat has the potential BioNTech. And hours biggest threat. er, said in a statement. gible for a booster. to require more immulater, the Centers for “The booster vaccinaThe Pﬁzer vaccine is “Vaccination and getDisease Control and Pre- nity to be protected,” Dr. tion increases the level of the only option in the vention lifted the last bar- Rochelle Walensky, CDC’s ting a booster when immunity and dramatirier — saying those teens director, told The Associ- eligible, along with other U.S. for anyone younger preventive measures like than 18, either for initial cally improves protection ated Press. should get their booster against COVID-19 in all vaccination or for use masking and avoiding About 200 million as soon as it’s time. age groups studied so as a booster. It’s not yet Boosters are important Americans are fully vacci- large crowds and poorly far,” BioNTech CEO Ugur nated, including about 4.7 ventilated spaces, remain clear if or when teens considering that protecSahin said in a statement. younger than 16 might our most effective methmillion 16- and 17-yeartion against infection Complicating the decineed a third Pﬁzer dose. ods for ﬁghting COVIDolds, many of whom got wanes over time and sion to extend boosters to 16- and 17-year-olds is that the Pﬁzer shot -- and a similar vaccine made by Moderna -- have been linked to a rare side effect. Called myocarditis, it’s a type of heart inﬂammation seen mostly in younger men and teen boys. The FDA said rising COVID-19 cases in the U.S. mean the beneﬁts of boosters greatly outweighed the potential risk from the rare side effect, especially as the coronavirus itself can cause more serious heart inﬂammation. Health ofﬁcials in Israel, which already gives boosters to teens, have said the side effect continues to be rare with third doses. A U.S. study this week offered additional reassurance. Researchers from children’s hospitals around the country checked medical records and found the rare side effect usually is mild and people recover quickly. The research was published Monday in the journal Circulation. Biden honors ‘giant of our history’ Bob Dole at US Capitol By Lisa Mascaro draped with the American ﬂag, sat under the dome. Dole, who served nearly 36 years in Congress, died Sunday at the age of 98. Biden said Dole “belongs here, in this place, this temple to liberty and temple to possibility.” The president said of Dole: “He, too, was a giant of our history.” The service will be the ﬁrst of several in Washington commemorating Dole’s life and legacy. Thursday’s event at the Capitol and Friday’s funeral at the Washington National Cathedral are closed to the public. But Dole’s funeral will be livestreamed at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, and his motorcade is expected to stop by later at an event with actor Tom Hanks honoring his life and military service before the casket travels to his Kansas hometown and the state capital. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Dole was being honored among the “pantheon of patriots” — his casket placed atop the Lincoln catafalque that has been used since 1865. Pelosi kissed the hand of Dole’s wife, Elizabeth Dole, and his daughter, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — Bob Dole lay in state Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, as the president and others gathered to pay tribute to a “giant of our history” who served the country in war and in politics with pragmatism, self-deprecating wit and a bygone era’s sense of common civility and compromise. President Joe Biden, a longtime friend, said Dole, the former Republican senator, presidential contender and World War II veteran, should have the ﬁnal word as he read from his colleague of 25 years’ own observation that he had served the country best when putting “principles over party.” “Truth of the matter is, as divided as we are, the only way forward for democracy is unity — consensus -- the only way,” Biden told those gathered. “We may follow his wisdom and his timeless truth and reach consensus on the basic fundamental principles we all agree on.” The morning ceremony brought about 100 invited guests and congressional leaders as Dole’s casket, Andrew Harnik | AP pool The casket of former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., arrives in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol to lie in state,Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dole, who served nearly 36 years in Congress, died Sunday at the age of 98. Robin Dole, who were seated near Biden, before telling those gathered that Dole’s “principled leadership” was long respected “on both sides of the aisle, both sides of the Capitol.” Black draperies hung on doorways under the Capitol dome in preparation for the service. The chairs were set up, socially distanced for COVID19 protocols. A lectern was positioned in a way that the statue of another Kansas stateman, Dwight Eisenhower, would be seen in the background behind the day’s speakers. Elizabeth Dole appeared to cry as she approached the casket and reached out her hand. She and ﬁrst lady Jill Biden blew kisses to one another before the president spoke. Sen. Mitch McConnell, now the longest-serving Republican Senate leader, said earlier that Dole idolized Eisenhower, calling the former president and general a hero who embodied “the ﬁnest qualities of the American people.” “We can say with certainty that Eisenhower isn’t the only Kansan who meets those standards,” McConnell said in a speech earlier this week. McConnell had raised concerns that an event planner for the memorial service, Tim Unes, had been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol about his role planning that day for Donald Trump, the former president, according to a person granted anonymity to discuss the private conversation. Trump had urged his followers to head to the Capitol to ﬁght the certiﬁcation of Biden’s election victory. Dole family spokesperson Steve Schwab said in a statement Thursday that Unes’ role had been terminated. Schwab said Unes, a former Dole campaign staffer, had “volunteered his time to serve on the advance team for this week’s memorial events.” Schwab said Elizabeth Dole, “was previously unaware” of Unes’ participation and once he made her aware she “terminated his volunteer role.” Unes did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The story was ﬁrst reported by The New York Times. Born a child of the Dust Bowl in Russell, Kansas, Bob Dole suffered paralyzing and near-fatal wounds after being shot in World War II that sent him home with a severely damaged right arm that he could not use to shake hands. Instead, Dole held a pen in it and reached out with his left as a way to put greeters at ease. His town had raised funds to help in his recovery. After earning a law degree, he worked as county attorney and served as a Kansas state legislator before running for Congress in 1960, joining the House for eight years then going on to win the Senate seat. 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U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks said sentencing will happen in about four months, Fayetteville TV station KNWA reported. “We respect the jury’s verdict and we look forward to continuing this ﬁght on appeal,” said Justin Gelfand, one of Duggar’s defense attorneys. Duggar and his large Arkansas family starred on TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” until the network canceled the show in 2015 following revelations that he had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter. Authorities began investigating the abuse in 2006 after receiving a tip from a family friend but concluded that the statute of limitations on any possible charges had expired. Duggar’s parents said he had confessed to the fondling and apologized. At the time, Duggar apologized publicly for unspeciﬁed behavior and resigned as a lobbyist for the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group. Duggar later apologized for a pornography addiction and for cheating on his wife, calling himself “the biggest hypocrite ever.” The judge in the child porn case ruled that jurors could hear testimony about how in 2003, Duggar admitted to molesting four girls. A family friend testiﬁed that Duggar told her about the abuse. Federal authorities said they began investigating after a Little Rock police detective found child porn ﬁles were being shared by a computer traced to Duggar. A federal agent testiﬁed in May that images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including toddlers, were downloaded in 2019 onto a computer at a car dealership Duggar owned. Duggar’s attorney argued that someone else downloaded or uploaded the images onto Duggar’s computer. But the jury wasn’t swayed. Duggar’s father Jim Bob Duggar, who also starred on the reality show, is running in a special election for a vacant state Senate seat i n northwestern Arkansas, and the primary election in that race is Tuesday. He previously served in the Arkansas House. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, December 10, 2021 11 Biden sounds alarm about global democracy at virtual summit By Aamer Madhani and Colleen Long on the Ukraine border, creating growing conAssociated Press cern in Washington and European capitals that Russia may look to once WASHINGTON — again invade Ukraine. President Joe Biden Biden on Wednesday said sounded an alarm about that he warned Putin in a global slide among a video call of “severe democratic institutions consequences” if Russia Thursday as he convened invaded. the ﬁrst White House Ukraine’s President Summit for Democracy. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, He called for world leadwho took part in Thursers to “lock arms” to day’s summit and later strengthen democracies spoke by phone with and demonstrate their Biden, said on Twitter, worth in a changing “Democracy is not a world. given, it must be fought Biden called it a critifor. cal moment for fellow Poland’s Andrzej Duda leaders to redouble their also spoke out against efforts to bolster democRussia in his address, racies. In making the decrying Moscow and case for action, he noted its support of Belarus. his own battle to win Poland and Western allies passage of voting rights have accused Belarus legislation at home and President Alexander alluded to challenges to Susan Walsh | AP America’s democratic President Joe Biden speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington on Thursday for the opening of Lukashenko of using institutions and tradithe Democracy Summit. The two-day virtual summit is billed as an opportunity for leaders and civil society experts from 110 countries migrants as pawns to to collaborate on fighting corruption and promoting respect for human rights. destabilize the 27-nation tions. European Union in retali“This is an urgent ation for its sanctions on “The democratic coninvite. China and Russia adversaries and other outlook — one that he matter,” Biden said in his authoritarian regime. versation is changing,” were among those not nations that were not vowed would be more remarks to open the Hundreds of migrants, said Denmark’s Prime receiving invitations. invited to participate. outward looking than two-day virtual summit. Minister Mette Frederik- mostly from the Middle Other leaders took Ahead of the summit, his predecessor Donald “The data we’re seeing East, ﬂocked to the sen. “New technologies turns delivering their is largely pointing in the Trump’s “America First” the ambassadors to the U.S. from China and Rus- own remarks on the state and large tech companies Belarus-Poland border. approach. Biden in his wrong direction.” Most were ﬂeeing conare increasingly setof democracy — many sia wrote a joint essay remarks announced he The video gatherﬂict or despair at home ting the stage for the prerecorded — often describing the Biden was launching an initiaing comes as Biden and were looking to reach democratic dialogue, tive to spend up to $424 administration as exhibit- reﬂecting on the stress has repeatedly made a Germany or other Westsometimes with more that rapidly evolving million for programming ing a “Cold-War mentalcase that the U.S. and ern European countries. emphasis on reach than technology is having on ity” that will “stoke up around the world that like-minded allies need Putin made no public on freedom of speech.” ideological confrontation their nations. They also supports independent to show the world that comment on the summit The summit comes as bemoaned the increase and a rift in the world.” democracies are a far bet- media, anti-corruption Thursday as he took part Biden is pressing Rusof disinformation camThe administration has work and more. ter vehicle for societies in his own video call with sia’s Vladimir Putin to paigns aimed at and also faced scrutiny over But the gathering than autocracies. members of the Kremlin how it went about decid- undermining institutions stand down after a masalso drew backlash from That is a central tenet council for human rights. sive buildup of troops and elections. ing which countries to the United States’ chief of Biden’s foreign policy Girlfriend: Daunte Wright was ‘just gasping’ after shooting By Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski that video call. “I pointed the camera Associated Press on him,” Albrecht-Payton said. “And I’m so sorry I did that.” MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, 49, is The woman who was ridcharged with ﬁrst-degree ing with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over and second-degree manby police testiﬁed Thurs- slaughter in Wright’s day about the chaos right April 11 death in Brookafter an ofﬁcer shot him, lyn Center. The white former ofﬁcer — she saying she screamed resigned two days after at Wright trying to get the shooting — has said a response but that he she meant to use her “wasn’t answering me and he was just gasping.” Taser on the 20-year-old Wright, who was Black, “I grabbed whatever after he attempted to was in the car. I don’t drive away from a trafﬁc remember if it was a stop as ofﬁcers tried to sweater or a towel or arrest him, but that she something … and put grabbed her handgun it on his chest like you instead. see in movies and TV Albrecht-Payton, 20, shows,” Alayna AlbrechtPayton, who was Wright’s took the stand on the second day of testimony, girlfriend, testiﬁed. “I didn’t know what to do.” after opening statements Wednesday in which Albrecht-Payton prosecutors portrayed answered Wright’s cellphone as his mother tried Potter as a veteran cop who had been repeatedly frantically to reestablish trained in Taser use, with contact after a call with warnings about avoiding him was cut off right such deadly mix-ups. before he was shot. The defense counWright’s mother, Katie Bryant, testiﬁed tearfully tered that Potter had simply made an error. on Wednesday that she ﬁrst saw her son’s appar- Attorney Paul Engh also said Wright might have ently lifeless body via Court TV, via AP, pool Alayna Albrecht-Payton, a passenger in Daunte Wright’s car during a traffic stop, testifies Thursday in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, following a traffic stop. averted tragedy if he had surrendered to Potter and the other ofﬁcers at the scene. Defense attorney Earl Gray pressed AlbrechtPayton on Wright’s actions immediately after Potter shot him, in an apparent attempt to show that Wright deliberately tried to drive away even while gravely wounded. Albrecht-Payton said Wright’s hands “were never on the wheel” and that the car moved away from the scene because his foot was on the gas. Gray also questioned Albrecht-Payton about the couple’s activities before the trafﬁc stop. She testiﬁed that they had smoked marijuana that day. The jury was shown police videos that showed the scene after Wright’s vehicle slammed into another car. The collision was captured by the dashcam of Ofﬁcer Alan Salvosa’s police car, which was behind the car when Wright’s vehicle struck it. Salvosa’s body camera showed him calling for aid as he drew his weapon and repeatedly ordered “Put your hands up!” to the occupants of Wright’s car. The passenger — Albrecht-Payton — is heard saying “I can’t.” Salvosa testiﬁed that he couldn’t see into the rear of the car, which he knew had just left a location where ofﬁcers were seeking to make an arrest. As Salvosa waited for backup and ambulances, about 8 1/2 minutes passed from the moment of the crash before ofﬁcers moved in to begin trying to help Wright. Salvosa’s body camera footage shows that ofﬁcers at the scene of the crash did not immediately know that Wright had been shot. In her opening statement, prosecutor Erin Eldridge told the jury that after Potter shot Wright, she didn’t try to render aid and didn’t immediately call in the shooting. She said OH-70263431 113 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2054 Extended Holiday Hours this meant that ofﬁcers approaching his crashed vehicle “didn’t know what they were dealing with” and waited for almost 10 minutes before they “dragged Dante Wright’s dead body out of the car.” Prosecutors on Thursday also called the wife and the daughter of a man who was in the car struck by Wright’s to testify about the toll the crash took on the man’s health. Denise Lundgren Wells testiﬁed that her father, Kenneth Lundgren, had health issues before the crash but that his decline accelerated afterward. He is now in his 80s and in hospice care, she testiﬁed. Video dominated the ﬁrst day of testimony, with ofﬁcers’ body cameras and a different police dashcam that showed Potter threatening to shoot Wright with a Taser as another ofﬁcer tried to pull him out of his car. After she shot him with her gun, Potter can be heard saying, “I just shot him. ... I grabbed the wrong (expletive) gun!” �NEWS 12 Friday, December 10, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Feds look into video games in Teslas By Tom Krisher AP Auto Writer DETROIT — Last August, Vince Patton was watching a YouTube video of a Tesla owner who had made a startling observation: Tesla drivers could now play a video game on their car’s touch-screen dashboard — while the vehicle is moving. Curious to see for himself, Patton drove his own 2021 Tesla Model 3 to an empty community college parking lot, activated a game called “Sky Force Reloaded” from a menu and did a few loops. “I was just dumbfounded that, yes, sure enough, this sophisticated video game came up,” said Patton, a 59-yearold retired broadcast journalist who lives near Portland, Oregon. He tried Solitaire, too, and was able to activate that game while driving. Later, he found he could browse the internet while his car was moving. Patton, who loves his car and says he has nothing against Tesla, worries that drivers will play games and become dangerously distracted. “Somebody’s going to get killed,” he said. “It’s absolutely insane.” Which is why early last month, Patton decided to ﬁle a complaint with the National Highway Trafﬁc Safety Administration, the government’s road safety agency. “NHTSA needs to prohibit all live video in the front seat and all live interactive web browsing while the car is in motion,” Patton wrote in Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel By Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller Associated Press Gillian Flaccus | AP Vince Patton, a new Tesla owner, demonstrates on a closed course in Portland, Ore., how he can play video games on the vehicle’s console while driving. Patton, of Portland, Ore., filed a complaint with federal regulators after discovering the feature in his new car. his complaint. “Creating a dangerous distraction for the driver is recklessly negligent.” On Wednesday, NHTSA conﬁrmed that it’s looking into the matter. News of Patton’s complaint was ﬁrst reported Tuesday by The New York Times. “We are aware of driver concerns and are discussing the feature with the manufacturer,” a NHTSA spokeswoman wrote in an email. “The Vehicle Safety Act prohibits manufacturers from selling vehicles with design defects posing unreasonable risks to safety.” The spokeswoman declined to provide further details of its conversations with Tesla. The agency has not opened a formal investigation, which would involve requests for documents and other detailed information. Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations department, did not respond to messages from The Associated Press. NHTSA’s inquiry marks the latest in a growing list of possible infractions involving advanced auto technology that are being reviewed by two federal agencies as potential safety risks. The government is looking into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system, as well as its “Full SelfDriving” software system, which is being tested by selected owners on public roads. In addition, as it increases scrutiny under President Joe Biden, NHTSA is investigating over-the-internet software updates that are intended to ﬁx safety problems and Tesla battery ﬁres. In its statement, NHTSA said that it continues to research driving distractions and that it’s issued voluntary guidelines for automakers to determine whether a particular task interferes with driver attention. “If a task does not meet the acceptance criteria,” the statement said, “the NHTSA guide- lines recommend that the task be made inaccessible for performance by the driver while driving.” The agency noted that crashes involving distracted drivers killed more than 3,100 people in 2019, representing about 9% of all U.S. trafﬁc deaths. But safety experts contend that distracted driving crashes are undercounted. It’s unclear how long Tesla has allowed games to be played while vehicles are moving. But Patton said a software update that he noticed over the summer may have begun to allow “Sky Force Reloaded” to be used by drivers. The game, he noted, involves missiles and lasers that can be ﬁred at objects. Before the video games can be activated while the car is moving, drivers are asked whether they are passengers and must click a button saying they are. But Patton said there appears to be no way for Tesla to conﬁrm that fact. WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. In a 68-page ruling, the three-judge panel tossed aside Trump’s various arguments for blocking through executive privilege records that the committee regards as vital to its investigation into the run-up to the deadly riot aimed at overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. Judge Patricia Millett, writing for the court, said Congress had “uniquely vital interests” in studying the events of Jan. 6 and said President Joe Biden had made a “carefully reasoned” determination that the documents were in the public interest and that executive privilege should therefore not be invoked. Trump also failed to show any harm that would occur from the release of the sought-after records, Millett wrote. “On the record before us, former President Trump has provided no basis for this court to override President Biden’s judgment and the agreement and accommodations worked out between the Political Branches over these documents,” the opinion states. It adds, “Both Branches agree that there is a unique legislative need for these documents and that they are directly relevant to the Committee’s inquiry into an attack on the Legislative Branch and its constitutional role in the peaceful transfer of power. The appeals court ruled that the injunction that has prevented the National Archives from turning over the documents will expire in two weeks, or when the Supreme Court rules on an expected appeal from Trump, whichever is later. Lawyers for Trump can also ask the entire appeals court to review the case. Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington said after the ruling: “Regardless of today’s decision by the the appeals court, this case was always destined for the Supreme Court. President Trump’s duty to defend the Constitution and the Ofﬁce of the Presidency continues, and he will keep ﬁghting for every American and every future Administration.” The court wrote: “The privilege being asserted is not a personal privilege belonging to former President Trump; he stewards it for the beneﬁt of the Republic. The interests the privilege protects are those of the Presidency itself, not former President Trump individually. 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Thousands of The National Labor workers were on strike at Relations Board said Deere & Co. earlier this Thursday that workers fall. And the U.S. labor voted 19-8 in favor of a union at one of three loca- board recently approved tions in Buffalo. A second a redo of a union vote at store rejected the union in an Amazon warehouse in a vote of 12-8. The results Alabama after ﬁnding the of a third store could not company pressured workbe determined because of ers to vote against the union. several challenged votes. Labor shortages are If the labor board giving workers a rare certiﬁes the results — a upper hand in wage process expected to negotiations. And Dan take about a week — it would be the ﬁrst for any Graff, director of the Hig- COVID From page 1 deaths 80-plus — 208 cases, 57 hospitalizations, 32 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,246 (44.30 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,072 (40.38 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 3,110 total cases (11 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 183 hospitalizations and 61 deaths. Of the 3,110 cases, 2,890 (14 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 589 cases (1 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 433 cases, 5 hospitalizations 30-39 — 388 cases (1 new), 12 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 461 cases (2 Christmas new), 17 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 425 cases, 31 hospitalizations, 5 deaths 60-69 — 397 cases (6 new), 43 hospitalizations, 10 deaths 70-79 — 265 cases (1 new), 44 hospitalizations (1 new), 22 deaths 80-plus — 152 cases, 25 hospitalizations, 20 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 10,015 (43.72 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,089 (39.68 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Thursday from DHHR, there have been 4,062 cases (8 new) of COVID-19, in Mason County (3,799 conﬁrmed cases, 263 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 62 deaths. DHHR reports there are currently 105 active cases and 3,875 recovered cases, in Mason County. Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 69 conﬁrmed the others watching as it became clear the second store had voted down the union effort. Workers at all three stores began voting by mail last month on whether they wanted to be represented by Workers United, an afﬁliate of the Service Employees International Union. The NLRB began counting ballots Thursday from union elections held at the stores. Around 111 Starbucks workers were eligible to vote by mail starting last month. “Yes” votes could accelerate unionization efforts at other U.S. Starbucks stores. Already, three more stores in Buffalo and a store in Mesa, Arizona, have ﬁled petitions with the labor board for their own union elections. Those cases are pending. Kent Wong, the direc- tor of the UCLA Labor Center, says that it’s a big deal for even one Starbucks location to vote for a union, calling it “a symbolic victory for the labor movement.” Wong noted that it could not only galvanize workers at other Starbucks locations but also at fast food chains. “People are looking at what is happening in Buffalo,” Wong said. Union backers at the ﬁrst three Buffalo stores ﬁled petitions with the labor board in August seeking representation by Workers United, an afﬁliate of the Service Employees International Union. Those workers say Starbucks’ stores had chronic problems like understaffing and faulty equipment even before the pandemic. They want more input on pay and store operations. 27,011 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: Deaths are reported two days per week) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 6,841,884 (58.53 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,284,857 (53.77 percent of the population). As of Dec. 8, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 12,780; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 610; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not Ohio reported as fully vacciAccording to the 2 p.m. update on Thursday nated — 42,246; COVID-19 Hospitalizafrom ODH, there have tions since Jan. 1, 2021 been 8,500 cases in the among individuals reportpast 24 hours (21-day ed as fully vaccinated — average of 6,379), 353 new hospitalizations (21- 2,455. day average of 276), 37 new ICU admissions (21- West Virginia day average of 27) and According to the 10 zero new deaths in the a.m. update on Thursday previous 24 hours (21from DHHR, there have day average of 57) with been 304,355 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 1,182 reported since Wednesday’s DHHR update. DHHR reports 25,322 “breakthrough” cases as of Wednesday with 392 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,055 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 19 since Wednesday. There are 8,857 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 8.09 and a cumulative positivity rate of 6.29 percent. Statewide, 1,077,100 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (60.1 percent of the population). A total of 50.4 percent of the population, 903,448 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Joshua Bessex | AP Starbucks employees and supporters react as votes are read during a viewing of their union election on Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks workers have voted to unionize over the company’s objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant. gins Labor Program at the University of Notre Dame, said the pandemic gave many workers the time and space to rethink what they want from their jobs. Starbucks workers watching the vote count on Thursday over Zoom on a big screen at a union ofﬁce in Buffalo erupted into cheers and chants of “Elmwood, Elmwood, Elmwood!” when the results of that location were announced, jumping up and down and hugging each other. “We still made history,” barista and union organizer Casey Moore told cases, 3 probable cases 5-11 — 184 conﬁrmed cases, 16 probable cases 12-15 — 219 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 17 probable cases 16-20 — 299 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 15 probable cases 21-25 — 294 conﬁrmed cases, 22 probable cases 26-30 — 335 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 21 probable cases 31-40 — 579 conﬁrmed cases, 42 probable cases, 1 death 41-50 — 568 conﬁrmed cases, 34 probable cases, 2 deaths 51-60 — 509 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 37 probable cases, 6 deaths 61-70 — 394 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 27 probable cases (1 fewer), 13 deaths 71+ — 349 conﬁrmed cases (2 new), 29 probable cases, 40 deaths Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 3,232; Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 2,994 (6 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 238 (2 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 46; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 3. A total of 11,536 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 43.5 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,418 fully vaccinated or 35.5 percent of the population. Mason County is currently orange on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 19 conﬁrmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. Krodel Light Show at Krodel Park in Point Pleasant, W.Va., runs from 5:30-9 p.m. each From page 1 night until January 1, 2022. Donations are colFamily Resource Network lected at the beginning of and other community Christmas on the Ridge agencies are hosting the In conjunction with Bob the drive through display. West Virginia State annual event on Saturday, Evans Farm, Rio Ridge Farm Museum in Point Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to Venue is hosting Christnoon in the gymnasium at mas on the Ridge Sunday, Pleasant, W.Va., hosts a drive through light show the Old Central School in Dec. 12 beginning at 5 until Dec. 20, from 6-9.m. Point Pleasant, W.Va. The p.m. at the Bob Evans each night. Sunday, Dec. event will include differFarm in Rio Grande, 12 will be the last night ent Christmas ornament Ohio. The drive through and craft stations, pictures event will showcase plenty Santa Claus will be there to visit. with Santa, light refreshof Christmas lights and The Davidson Family ments and a performance decorations, live reindeer, Light Show is a “vintage/ from the Ohio River Danc- a live nativity, gift bags modern” light show ers. This event is free to and of course, Santa and hosted by the Davidson the public. Mrs. Claus. The event is family each year in Meigs free to the public due to County, Ohio. The discommunity support. Breakfast with Santa play is open to visitors to Santa Claus will be at listen, watch, walk and a the Pomeroy Library in Christmas Lights lower level drive through Pomeroy, Ohio, on SatBe sure to check out from Sunday through urday, Dec. 11 from 9-11 the Christmas light disThursday nights from a.m. to take photos with plays at these locations. 6-9:30 p.m. and on Friday families and enjoy a breakGallipolis in Lights and Saturdays from 6-10 fast of pancakes in the in Gallipolis City Park, p.m. The event is free Riverview Room. Ohio, runs from dusk to the public, but will be until dawn until January collecting donations on 2, 2022. The lights are Santa at the Museum Saturday, Dec. 11 to benSanta Claus will be vis- free, but donations are eﬁt Shop with a Cop and iting the Meigs Historical accepted. Saturday, Dec. 18 to beneﬁt 14-year-old, Braylyn Johnson who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma earlier this year. The light show is located at 47379 Riebel Road, Long Bottom, Ohio. The display is expected to last until Dec. 26. The McKinney Christmas Display hosts over 200 inﬂatables and over 15,000 lights for the community to enjoy. The family collects donations for help the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department Christmas food baskets and Mason County Sheriff Department’s Shop with a Cop program. The display is located at 2012 Maxwell Avenue, Point Pleasant, W.Va. (Editor’s note: Christmas events can be emailed to gdtnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or pprnews@aimmediamidwest.com or tdsnews@ aimmediamidwest.com for free publication consideration.) HEAP Buckeye Hills Regional Council and for assistance and referral services, visit www. buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800331-2644 (toll-free), or email info@buckeyehills. org. Information submitted by Buckeye Hills Regional Council. From page 1 program must be received by May 31, 2022. For more information about HEAP, contact your local Community Action Agency, call Society in Pomeroy, Ohio, on Saturday, Dec. 11 from noon until 3 p.m. for an afternoon of crafts and refreshments. (800) 282-0880 (hearing impaired clients may dial 711 for assistance,) or visit www.energyhelp. ohio.gov. Buckeye Hills Regional Council is a council of governments dedicated to improving the lives of residents in southeast Ohio and is one of 12 Area Agencies on Aging in Ohio, responding to the needs of older adults. In southeast Ohio, BHRC provides education, information, and referral services while also working with the public and private sectors to help older adults with home and community-based long-term care. To learn more about Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-6751333, ext. 1992. Memorial From page 1 and participation from the Mason County Commission and other volunteers. Along with Billings, speaking at that ﬁrst observance was the late Jack Fowler, the former director of the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center. At that observance in 2015, Fowler talked to the crowd about the history of the Silver Bridge in the spot where it used to stand; where U.S. 35 once landed in the middle of Point Pleasant. He spoke about Dr. Charles Holzer as being one of the people who helped pushed the project that was completed in one year and opened to trafﬁc in 1928. How, at the grand opening of the bridge, there were an estimated 10,000 people at the event that was talked about not only in the immediate area, but across the Midwest. The bridge was a two-lane, 1760-foot-long eyebar suspension bridge with a 700-foot main span 102 feet above the bottom of the Ohio River channel and two 380-foot anchor spans. It was the ﬁrst bridge in the world to be coated with aluminum. Fowler then talked about the bridge not being designed to hold the weight of increasing trafﬁc and heavier vehicles over the years and the “one-eighth of an inch crack” in one of the structure’s eyebars that caused the disaster. “In less than one minute, we lost 46 people,” Fowler said. Following Fowler that day in 2015 were the names of all 46 victims read aloud by three people, including the late Carolin Harris, then owner of Harris’ Steakhouse. Harris paused when reading the name of her own son, James Timothy Meadows, who was three years old at the time of the collapse and was on the bridge with his father, James F. Meadows, who also perished. The observance is always held on the anniversary of the tragedy which occurred Dec. 15, 1967. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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