https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/12160e6f9f178c92d7e516126307fb70.pdf 03f4ee0a139e1e9eb15d1a78d183c12a PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 54° 61° 59° Breezy today with a little rain. Rain and drizzle tonight. High 65° / Low 45° Today’s weather forecast Gallia Academy falls Rebels battle Eagles WEATHER s 8 SPORTS s 5 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 247, Volume 75 Thursday, December 16, 2021 s 50¢ Remembering Dec. 15, 1967 1 death, 54 new COVID cases reported Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Beth Sergent | OVP Wednesday evening marked the 54th anniversary of the Silver Bridge Disaster, when 46 people lost their lives on Dec. 15, 1967. The victims of the tragedy were remembered in downtown Point Pleasant at a memorial observance where prayers were offered and the names of the 46 souls who perished were read. At the conclusion, a memorial tree was lit on the lawn of the Mason County Courthouse, with 46 angels bearing the names of the victims placed at the base of the tree, pictured. More on Wednesday’s observance in an upcoming edition. ‘The Colors of Christmas’ Holiday Flower Show results POMEROY, Ohio — The Mulberry Community Center in Pomeroy, Ohio was busy last Saturday morning with Meigs County Garden Club members designing entries for the weekend ﬂower show. The clubs were preparing for “The Colors of Christmas: A Holiday Flower Show.” The event included both adult and junior artists, and the ﬂoral creations remained on display through Sunday. Garden Clubs not only design lovely arrangements, but consider education an important component of their efforts. An educational display was provided by Meigs County Soil and Water Conservation for this year’s Christmas show. Judging of the designs was done according to rules outlined by the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, and the winners are as follows: Division I: Adult Creative: (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. Includes Syracuse Municipal Park Staff Report Peggy Crane | Courtesy See COLORS | 3 Melanie Stethem, pictured, was awarded Best of Show. On a single Kentucky street, the tornado killed 7 children By Claire Galofaro and John Raby The walls of one house were gone, and the only thing left standing inside was a white Christmas tree. When a tornado touched down BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in the little red wagon was strewn upside middle of the night, its violence was down on a heap of rubble — a pile centered on this friendly subdivision, of boards and bricks, a mangled blue where everyone waved at one another bicycle, a baby doll. Behind it, there was little more than and giggling children spent afternoons tooling around on bicycles on a hole in the ground where a house had stood. Across the street, the tidy the sidewalks. Fourteen people died in homes on this cul-de-sac were reduced a few blocks, 11 of them on a single to mounds of lumber. Clothes hung See TORNADO | 8 from the branches of snapped trees. Associated Press See COVID | 7 State Board approves local grants Class 1: Light Up a Colorful Tree, A luminary: 1st Shelia Curtis; 2nd Melanie Stethem; 3rd Peggy Crane; 4th Suzie Parker. Class 2: The Nativity, including the Holy Family:1st Melanie Stethem; 2nd Shelia Curtis; 3rd Peggy Crane; 4th Vanessa Folmer. Class 3: Wrapping the Gifts - A Colorful Still Life: 1st Melanie Stethem; 2nd Vanessa Folmer; 3rd Peggy Crane; 4th Shelia Curtis. Class 4: The Christmas Story, including a Madonna: 1st Melanie Stethem; 2nd Vanessa Folmer; 3rd Shelia Curtis; 4th Peggy Crane. Class 5: White Christmas – Modern Design Featuring White: 1st Melanie Stethem; 2nd Shelia Curtis; 3rd Peggy Crane; 4th Suzie Parker. Division II Invitational: Class 6: Christmas Dinner: A Functional Table setting suitable for Christmas Dinner, with a AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC OHIO VALLEY — Since yesterday’s update, there was one additional COVID-19 associated death and 54 new cases reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Wednesday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 19 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported 11 new COVID19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported a death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 51-60 year old age range. DHHR also reported 24 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: COLUMBUS — The State Controlling Board this week approved the release of grant funding for more than 100 local NatureWorks projects, including several in Southeast Ohio, State Representative Jay Edwards announced. One project is located in Meigs County. According to a news release sent on behalf of Edwards, NatureWorks projects are funded through the Ohio Parks and Natural Resources Bond Issue which was approved by Ohio voters in November 1993. “This is a good program that supports projects in local communities in our area and across the state,” said Edwards (R-Nelsonville). Area projects in this latest round of grants include: Meigs County - $24,959 for Syracuse for improvements at Syracuse Municipal Park. Those improvements include the addition of a swing set, park benches, trash receptacles, resurfacing tennis See GRANTS | 8 �2 Thursday, December 16, 2021 OBITUARIES/NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES WILLIAM ‘ROGER’ BUTTRICK TREVA LOUISE KIMES Pomeroy — Treva Louise Kimes, of Pomeroy, passed away at the age of 79, on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021, at Abbyshire Nursing Center in Gallipolis. Treva was born on September 2, 1942, in Marfrance, W.Va, to parents John Lusher and Beulah Ransom (Farley). Treva moved to Letart, Ohio and graduated from Southern High School in 1962. Upon graduation she married her husband, Thomas M. Kimes. Being a military wife, she raised four children and lived all over the world. Treva was a long-standing member of the Jehovah Witnesses and would proudly and lovingly share her faith within her community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Kimes, parents John Lusher and Beula Ransom, Everette Ransom (stepfather), and her seven brothers. Treva is survived by her children, Jesslee Kimes, Mollie Rose, Robert Kimes, and Brian Kimes; 10 grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. At Treva’s request, there will be no visitation or funeral arrangements made. Donations to the Middleport Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses are welcome. DEATH NOTICES COULSON GALLIPOLIS — Elva Jean Coulson, 86, Gallipolis, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at the Holzer Medical Center, Jackson. Arrangements will be announced by the CremeensKing Funeral Home. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — William “Roger” Buttrick, 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the home of his daughter, Tammy, with his children by his side. Roger was born on February 1, 1948 in Cabin Creek, West Virginia. He was the son of Thomas A. Buttrick and Audrey Marie (Craigo) Buttrick. After the death of his mother in 1961, his grandma, Pearlie (Bland) Buttrick, took the role as his parent. At the age of 18, Roger came to Gallipolis as a residential carpenter. Over the last 54 years, due to his talent and love for building and repairing, he has built over 100 houses throughout the community. The local “handyman,” you could call him. In addition to being a Union carpenter foreman when running a crew that built the Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam, he also enjoyed owning a pawn shop in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the CHURCH VINTON — Diana Lynn Church, 62, of Vinton, died on Friday, December 3, 2021 at her residence. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Vinton Lodge, 121 Clay RUTLAND — Laurie Street, Vinton. Jane Black Graham, 50, of Rutland, passed FINLEY away, surrounded by her CROWN CITY — Darrell Keith Finley, 70, of loved ones at 6:25 p.m. Crown City, Ohio died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 on Tuesday, December at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. No 14, 2021 at the Holzer services will be held. Hall Funeral Home and CremaMedical Center, Galtory, Proctorville, Ohio is assisting the family with lipolis. Born January 24, arrangements. 1971 in Gallipolis, she was the daughter of the late Warren “Jerry” and MINTZ GALLIPOLIS — Amber Jean Nichole Mintz, 32, of Sharon George Black who survives in Rutland. Gallipolis, died on Friday, December 10, 2021 in the She worked as a full-time Emergency Room of Holzer Medical Center. cook for eight years at There will be no public service for Amber, but a memorial table will be present for the graveside of her grandfather Jim’s service. NEAL BIDWELL — Linda J. Lee Harrison Neal, 82, Bidwell, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Kings Daughter Medical Center, Ashland, Ky. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, December 17, 2021 at 11 a.m. in the Vinton Memorial Park, Vinton, with burial to follow. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. RHODES AIKEN, S.C. — Janet Marie Rhodes, age 67 formerly of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died at her home in Aiken, S.C., on Tuesday December 14, 2021. There will be a graveside service for Janet, Friday December 17, 2021 at 1 p.m. in Kirkland Memorial Gardens ofﬁciated by Pastor Robert Patterson II. Arrangements entrusted to CrowHussell Funeral Home 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. early 1980’s. Roger was a man of few words; but for those who knew him well, they were able to witness the funny, compassionate, and caring family man he truly was. His love for his grandkids and great grandkids could be seen by the smile he had on his face when they came to visit him. Roger spent most of his time outdoors. He enjoyed hunting and ﬁshing in his early years. After buying his farm in 2016, you knew if you couldn’t ﬁnd him working, you could count on him being at his farm enjoying his cows. In his down time, you could catch him enjoying boxing and UK basketball. Roger accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior on September 28, 2021, a promise to his family that this is not a goodbye, it simply just means I’ll miss you until we meet again. Surviving are his Meigs High School. In addition to her mother, she is survived by the love of her life, Erick Todd Graham, whom she married on July 16, 1991. To this union were born two children, Kayla (Luke) Pearson, of Rutland, and Emily Graham, of Rutland; grandchildren, Hunter and Kazden Pearson, whom she loved with her whole heart and spoiled them every 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. Tornado relief POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The First Church of God is accepting donations to take to Mayﬁeld, Ky., early next week. One of the church members has donated his time to transport needed items personally. The following are needed: bottled water, unwrapped toys, personal hygiene items, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving products, feminine products or monetary donations to purchase items. Items can be dropped off between the two buildings at the First Church of God, 2401 Jefferson Ave., Point Pleasant, W.Va., beginning Tuesday, Dec. 14 until Sunday, Dec. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free Community Dinner GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson counties meet 1:30 See CALENDAR | 7 Food basket giveaway 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 time she saw them. Her sisters, Tammy (Norman) Matson, Chris (Bill) Ellis, Mandi (John) Clonch, and Angie Clay; mother-in-law and fatherin-law, Allen, and Kay Graham, and numerous, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins also survive. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Rachel Graham. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021 in the Rutland Independent Holiness Church, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Norman Matson ofﬁciating. Interment will follow in the Bradford Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Church on Friday. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy, is entrusted with the arrangements. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Friday, Dec. 17 WELSTON — The Gallia-Jackson-Meigs-Vinton Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district ofﬁce in Wellston. life time friend, Terry McCarty. The funeral service for Roger will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Heath Jenkins ofﬁciating. Burial will burial in Macedonia Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be CJ Harrison, Brandon Call, Peytan Haner, Kevin Lambert, Chris Harrison, and Brian Russell. Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Buttrick, Jimmy Thornton, Layton Matney and Jaxson Angell. To show gratitude to special caregivers, Tammy and Chris Harrison and Kayla Gardner, the family is asking in lieu of ﬂowers to make an honorary donation in memory of Roger to Guiding Hand School, 77 Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 740-446-6902. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. LAURIE JANE BLACK GRAHAM MIDDLEPORT — The monthly free community dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center will be held Friday, Dec. 17. Take-out meals will be handed out int he parking lot at 5 p.m. while supplies last. The menu will be ham, scalloped potatoes, noodles, vegetable and dessert. Everyone is welcome. Thursday, Dec. 16 children, Tammy (Chris) Harrison of Gallipolis, Cathy (Jason) Johnson of Gallipolis, Charity (Dwayne) Angell of Gallipolis, Roger (Tiffany) Buttrick of Bidwell, Sasha Buttrick (Xavier Lewis) of Gallipolis, Marilyn (Norman) Shaffer of Gallipolis, Carla (Dustin) Null of Marietta, Ohio, and Kevin (Nikki) Lambert of Gallipolis; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty-seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Dianna Buttrick and Sherry Mayse; four brothers, Jim Buttrick, Thomas Buttrick, Danny Buttrick, and Mikey Buttrick; and friends who became family, Brian Russell, Jimmy Thornton, Randy Harrison, and the family of Russell Wood. In addition to his parents and grandparents, Roger was preceded in death by four brothers, John Buttrick, Randy Buttrick, Herman Buttrick, and Tommy Buttrick; a brother in infancy, Clayton Buttrick; and a 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. Ongoing road closure GALLIA COUNTY — Woods Mill (CR-59) was closed between Tycoon Road and Summit Road, beginning Monday, Dec. 13, for approximately one week for slip repair, weather permitting. Local trafﬁc will need to use other county roads as a detour. RUTLAND — A tree trimming 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: Dec. 17. 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. Red Cross blood drive POMEROY — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 22, Mulberry Community Center. Free Christmas dinner MIDDLEPORT — Free Christmas Dinner, open to the public, serving from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 25 on Christmas Day, Middleport Presbyterian Church, 165 N. Fourth Ave. Bossard holiday hours GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume on Sunday, Dec. 26. The library will also close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and remain closed for New Year’s Day holiday on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Normal hours of operation will resume on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Humane Society has straw for pets MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during the months of November, December, January, and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport for a fee of $2. For more information call 740-992-6064. Family & Children First Council meets The Gallia County Family and Children First Council will be holding Regular Business Meetings at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the following months: January, March, May, July, and September. Due to Election Day on the second Tuesday of November, the business meeting will be moved to November 15, 2022. The Intersystem Collaborative Meetings will be held at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the following months: February, April, June, August, October and December. All Council Meetings will be held at the Gallia County Health Department Conference Room located at 499 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio. For additional information, contact Lora Jenkins/ Intersystem Coordinator at 740446-3022. Women’s health screenings In collaboration with OhioHealth Mobile Mammography, OU’s Women’s Health Clinic will offer same-day mammography at Gallipolis City Park, First Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio on Jan. 13, 2022 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Services are available to all women, uninsured, underinsured or insured. Appointments are required and women should call 740-593-2432 or 1-800-844-2654 for an appointment. Services offered include breast health education, PAP tests, breast and pelvic exams, and navigation through the continuum of care. Same-day mammography is available provided by OhioHealth Mobile Mammography onsite. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP) will be available for no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic testing to qualiﬁed women who meet eligibility criteria. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, December 16, 2021 3 Peggy Crane | Courtesy photos Shelia Curtis, pictured, was awarded Reserve Best of Show. Pictured is the “Wrap the Packages” design. Paisley Stethem, pictured, was awarded Junior Best of Show Colors reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. From page 1 place setting for one:1st Debbie Mohler; 2nd Peggy Crane; 3rd Suzie Parker; 4th Shelia Curtis. Division III Juniors: Class 7: Where’s the Elf on the Shelf? using a red elf: 1st, Paisley Stethem. Class 8: Santa’s Magical Ride, including a reindeer: 1st Cayden Stethem. Class 9: Ornaments made from nature, to be staged on a tree: Age 6 and under: 1st Paisley Stethem; 2nd Paisley Stethem; 3rd Paisley Stethem; 4th Paisley Stethem. Age 7 and up: 1st, Cayden Stethem; 2nd Cayden Stethem; 3rd Lila Beasley; 4th Lila Beasley. Class 10: Wrapped Package suitable for a child including plant material: Age 6 and under: 1st Paisley Stethem. Ages 7 and up: 1st Cayden Stethem; Pictured is the design for “White Christmas.” long and 10” deep:1st Suzie Parker; 2nd Debbie Mohler; 3rd Vanessa Folmer; 4th Melanie Stethem. Division V: Horticulture: Class 12: Narrow Leaf Evergreen–not to exceed 18”: 1st Debbie Mohler; 2nd Peggy Crane; 3rd Peggy Crane; 4th Shelia Curtis. Class 13: Broad Leaf Evergreen–not to exceed 18”:1st Shelia Curtis; 2nd Shelia Curtis. Class 14: Holly – not to exceed 18”:1st She- gressional committee. In 1991, the U.N. General Assembly rescinded its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism by a vote of 111-25. In 2000, Presidentelect George W. Bush selected Colin Powell to become the ﬁrst AfricanAmerican secretary of state. In 2001, after nine weeks of ﬁghting, Afghan militia leaders claimed control of the last mountain bastion of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida ﬁghters, but bin Laden himself was nowhere to be seen. In 2012, President Barack Obama visited Newtown, Connecticut, the scene of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre; after meeting privately with victims’ families, the president told an evening vigil he would use “whatever power” he had to prevent future shootings. In 2014, Taliban gunmen stormed a militaryrun school in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, killing at least 148 people, mostly children. In 2019, House Democrats laid out their impeachment case against President Donald Trump; a sweeping report from the House Judiciary Committee said Trump had “betrayed the Nation by abusing his high ofﬁce to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections.” Boeing said it would temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet as it struggled to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air; it had been grounded since March after two deadly crashes. Cayden Stethem, pictured, was awarded Junior Reserve Best of Show. lia Curtis; 2nd Shelia Curtis. Class 15: Berried Branch (excluding Holly) not to exceed 18”:1st Debbie Mohler. Division VII: Packages: Class 17: Adult Wrapped Package using plain brown wrapping paper and decorated including some plant material: Suitable for an Adult: 1st Melanie Stethem. Suitable for a child:1st Melanie Stethem; 2nd Shelia Curtis. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights OH-70265898 2nd Lila Beasley. Division IV: Wreaths, Wall Hangings and Decorations: Class 11: Making our Homes Full of Christmas Color: Indoor Wreath:1st Suzie Parker; 2nd Melanie Stethem; 3rd Melanie Stethem. Outdoor Wreath:1st Suzie Parker; 2nd Melanie Stethem. Indoor Swag/Wall Hanging:1st Suzie Parker. Outdoor Swag/Wall Hanging:1st Melanie Stethem. Mantle Decoration – must sit on a mantle 30” TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2021. There are 15 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes. On this date In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. In 1811, the ﬁrst of the powerful New Madrid (MAD’-rihd) earthquakes struck the central Mississippi Valley with an estimated magnitude of 7.7. In 1944, the World War II Battle of the Bulge began as German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg (the Allies were eventually able to turn the Germans back). In 1950, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to ﬁght “world conquest by Communist imperialism.” In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City. In 1982, Environmental Protection Agency head Anne M. Gorsuch became the ﬁrst Cabinet-level ofﬁcer to be cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to submit documents requested by a con- Ten years ago: In San Francisco, eight years of being investigated for steroid allegations ended for home run king Barry Bonds with a 30-day sentence to be served at home. (Bonds never served the sentence; his conviction for obstruction of justice was overturned.) Five years ago: President Barack Obama put Russia’s Vladimir Putin on notice that the U.S. could use offensive cyber muscle to retaliate for interference in the U.S. presidential election, his strongest suggestion to date that Putin had been well aware of campaign email hacking. John Glenn’s home state and the nation began saying goodbye to the beloved astronaut and former U.S. senator starting with a public viewing of his ﬂag-draped casket inside Ohio’s Statehouse rotunda in Columbus. One year ago: The ﬁrst COVID19 vaccinations were underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus had killed 110,000 people. Tyson Foods said it had ﬁred seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an investigation conﬁrmed allegations that they had wagered on how many workers at the plant in Iowa would test positive for the coronavirus. (An outbreak centered around the plant infected more than 1,000 employees, at least six of whom died.) 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CENTENARY, Ohio — This was a game of Gordian proportions. The Gallia Academy boys basketball team had nine ties and ﬁve lead changes in a 58-53 home loss to the South Point Pointers Tuesday evening in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup. The Pointers (5-0, 3-0 OVC) started the game hot, hitting two consecutive three’s to jump ahead 6-0. However, the Blue Devils (3-2, 1-2) answered back with points of their own to cut the South Point lead down. After tying the game 11-11, the Blue Devils took the lead off of a 6-0 scoring run of their own. One team the Blue and White did well in the beginning was getting points inside of the paint, using their bigs to get the ball above the Pointer defense, leaving the hoop open. The Blue Devils close out the ﬁrst quarter with a 19-13 lead. The Blue and Gold started the second quarter with yet another 6-0 scoring run to tie the game 19-19. The two squads proceeded to trade points throughout the second, heading into halftime tied 24-24. The Pointers employed a different shooting strategy in the second quarter. In the ﬁrst quarter, South Point made a lot of their shots from the outside, whereas in the second, the visitors drove to the basket more, keeping the Blue Devil defense guessing. On the other side of the court, the Pointers did a better job in containing the big boys in Blue and White, giving the home team a harder time in the paint. Rebounds were also ﬂipped in between the ﬁrst two quarters. While the Blue Devils had the lion’s share of boards in the ﬁrst quarter, they were See POINTERS | 6 PREP WRESTLING ROUNDUP Raike places 3rd at Walsh Ironman By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — It’s called the Ironman for a reason. The Point Pleasant wrestling team ﬁnsihed 32nd out of 97 scoring teams this past weekend at nationally-acclaimed Walsh Ironman tournament held at Walsh Jesuit High School near Cleveland. The Big Blacks — the reigning 3-time Class AA-A champions in West Virginia — had the highest overall ﬁnish of any of the three Mountain State programs participating in the event. PPHS — which ﬁnished with 36 points — was 11 points better than Parkersburg South (25) and ended up 22 points ahead of Wheeling Park (14) in the ﬁnal team standings. Senior Derek Raike — an Ohio University commit — notched half of Point’s 10 wins over the weekend after going 5-1 and taking third place at 150 pounds. Raike also scored a pair of wins over Ohio State commit Gavin Brown of Legacy Christian (5-2) and Oklahoma State commit Kael Voinovich of Stillwater (4-2). PPHS senior Justin Bartee — a Davis & Elkins commit — scored two wins en route to a .500 weekend at 144 pounds. Seniors Mackandle Freeman (138) and Brayden Connolly (215), as well as freshman Gunner Andrick (126), also came away with a single win apiece at the event. Blair Academy (NJ) came away with the team championship with a winning tally of 176.5 points. See ROUNDUP | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 16 Girls Basketball Chesapeake at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Waterford at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Belpre at Southern, 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 Boys Basketball Fairland at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Alexander at Meigs, 7 p.m. Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Vinton County at River Valley, 7 p.m. Southern at Waterford, 7 p.m. Eastern at Trimble, 7 p.m. Wrestling River Valley at Barnesville, 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 Boys Basketball Green at Southern, 7 p.m. Williamstown at Wahama, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant at Wheelersburg, 11 a.m. Hannan at Sherman, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Meigs at Gallia Academy, noon Point Pleasant at Wahama, 7 p.m. South Gallia at South Webster, 2:30 Spring Valley at River Valley, 5 p.m. Wrestling Jason Eades Memorial Duals at PPHS, 9 a.m. River Valley at Barnesville, 10 a.m. Eastern at Vinton County, 10 a.m. Swimming River Valley at Greenﬁeld, 10 a.m. Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports South Gallia sophomore Noah Cremeens releases a shot attempt over a trio of Eastern defenders during the second half of Tuesday night’s TVC Hocking basketball contest in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Rebels roll past Eastern, 56-40 By Bryan Walters and 10 rebounds, both of which were game-highs. Rossitter was next with 13 points, while Noah TUPPERS PLAINS, Cremeens and Tristan Ohio — It was never in Saber respectively added doubt. ﬁve and four points. Visiting South Gallia Stanley, Tanner Boothe led wire-to-wire and held and Ean Combs coma double-digit lead over pleted the winning tally the ﬁnal 11:20 of regulawith two markers apiece. tion on Tuesday night Rossitter and Combs also during a 56-40 victory grabbed eight and seven over the Eastern boys rebounds, respectively. basketball team in a TriEastern went 17-of-60 Valley Conference Hockfrom the ﬂoor for 28 pering Division matchup at cent, including a 3-of-9 The Nest. effort from 3-point range The Rebels (3-1, 1-0 for 33 percent. The hosts TVC Hocking) netted half also sank 3-of-8 charity of their ﬁrst dozen shot tosses for 38 percent. attempts while stormHill paced EHS with 13 ing out to a 13-3 lead, points and Isaiah Reed the ﬁrst of two 10-point was next with 11 points, cushions for SGHS in the followed by Jace Bullingopening frame. ton with seven markers. Trailing 15-5 with Bryce Newland added under two minutes to ﬁve points for the Eagles, go, the Eagles (0-6, 0-2) while Brayden O’Brien closed the ﬁnal 1:09 of and Gavin Murphy comthe ﬁrst stanza with a 4-0 spurt that closed the deﬁ- Eastern senior Bryce Newland (4) releases a shot attempt over a pleted things with two South Gallia defender during the first half of Tuesday night’s TVC points each. Bullington cit down to 15-9. and Reed noth hauled in Trey Hill tacked on two Hocking basketball contest in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. six caroms apiece for the buckets for a personal 41-32 overall margin that hosts. canto, but the guests 4-2 run that resulted in South Gallia is back included a 13-12 edge countered with a 13-2 a 17-13 deﬁcit with 5:47 in action Friday when it on the offensive glass. surge over the ﬁnal 3:41 left in the ﬁrst half, but the hosts were ultimately and secured a 41-25 lead SGHS also committed 22 hosts Federal Hocking in of the 40 turnovers in the a TVC Hocking contest at headed into the ﬁnale. never closer the rest of 7 p.m. contest. A Brycen Stanley the way. Eastern returns to the South Gallia made basket with 4:19 left in SGHS, behind four hardwood on Friday when 23-of-53 ﬁeld goal regulation capped an 8-4 points from Kyeler Rosit travels to Trimble for a attempts for 43 percent, South Gallia run that sitter, ended the ﬁnal TVC Hocking matchup at 4:40 of the half with a 7-2 resulted in its largest lead including a 2-of-6 effort charge that increased the of the night at 49-29. The from behind the arc for 33 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley percent. The guests also Eagles closed the ﬁnal intermission advantage Publishing, all rights sank 8-of-15 free throw 4:11 with an 11-7 run out to 24-15. reserved. attempts for 53 percent. to wrap up the 16-point Eastern ultimately Brayden Hammond led outcome. closed the gap back The Rebels outrebound- the Rebels with a double- Bryan Walters can be reached at down to 28-23 with 4:33 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. double effort of 28 points ed the hosts by a sizable remaining in the third bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com �SPORTS 6 Thursday, December 16, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Hannan outlasts Royals in OT, 70-68 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ASHTON, W.Va. — Welcome back Wildcats. The Hannan boys basketball team had four players reach double digits and used a 5-3 run in overtime to secure a 70-68 season-opening victory over visiting Rose Hill Christian on Tuesday night in a nonconference matchup in Mason County. The host Wildcats (1-0) made a triumphant return to the hardwood under ﬁrst-year coach Wayne Richardson, who is back on the sidelines after multiple stints with the program in years’ past. HHS built a 17-16 edge after one quarter of play, but the Royals countered with a barrage of 3-pointers en route to a 22-13 surge that resulted in a 38-30 contest at the break. The Wildcats inched their way closer in the third with an 18-17 run that trimmed the deﬁcit down to 55-48, then the hosts started their eventual game-winning rally with a 17-7 push that resulted in a late 65-62 edge. Christian Blevins — who hit seven 3-pointers in the game — nailed a trifecta as the regulation buzzer sounded, allowing RHCS to knot the game up at 65-all as both teams went into overtime. Brady Edmunds led a balanced HHS attack with 17 points, followed by Logan Barker with 16 points and Eli Chapman with 15 points. Justin Rainey was next with 14 points, while Dakota Watkins completed the winning tally with eight markers. Blevins paced Rose Hill Generals charge past Point Pleasant By Colton Jeffries Down 20 points heading in to cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com the second half, the Point Pleasant scoring slowly got better, making WINFIELD, W.Va. — The Point 11 points in the third. The fourth quarter was the best Pleasant boys basketball team is for the Big Blacks scoring-wise, still searching for its ﬁrst win of hitting four 3-pointers to make up a the 2021-22 season after a 86-50 road loss to the Winﬁeld Generals total of 22 points, but the Generals hit 32 more points themselves to Tuesday evening. seal the win. The Big Blacks (0-3) held the The Big Blacks were led in scorlead after the ﬁrst quarter, leading ing by freshman Grant Barton, who the Generals (2-0) 9-7. had two 3-pointers, one ﬁeld goal However, the hosting team and two free throws for a total of exploded in the second quarter, hitting ﬁve 3-pointers, contributing 10 points. Behind him was senior Zach to a 30-point quarter, heading into Beckett, who notched one 3-pointhalftime with a 37-17 lead. er, one ﬁeld goal and three free throws for eight points. Fellow senior Zach McDaniel also had eight points, getting two 3-pointers and two free throws. Winﬁeld was led by Ross Musick, who had four 3-pointers, two ﬁeld goals and three free throws for a total of 19 points. The Big Blacks will be back in action at 11 a.m. Saturday when they travel to face the Wheelersburg Pirates. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Rio Grande wrestling splits tri-match By Randy Payton (St. Marys, OH), who posted an 8-4 decision over Jesse Younce at 165 pounds. CINCINNATI, Ohio Freeman also picked up — The University of Rio a forfeit victory against Grande wrestling team divided a pair of matches Ancilla. All of the RedStorm’s hosted by Mount St. wins over the Chargers Joseph University on Sunday at the Harrington were by forfeit, except freshman Owenn Meyer’s Center. The RedStorm dropped (Filer, ID) fall over Patrick Adamczyk at 2:31 of a 44-9 decision to the host Lions, but rebound- their 184-pound bout. Rio’s forfeit victories ed to knock off Ancilla came from sophomore College, 42-18. Rio’s only wins against Lucas Chess (Urbana, MSJ came from freshman OH) at 125, freshman Mitchell Freeman (Point Kaylin Foust (Charlotte, NC) at 157, freshman Pleasant, WV), who defeated Vernell Hawkins Ryan Troyer (Kotzebue, AK) at 165, sophomore by fall at 4:03 of their Kiah Smith (Millﬁeld, 149-pound match and freshman Thomas Mabry OH) at 174 and freshman For Ohio Valley Publishing Logan Huggins (Evansville, IN) at 197. The RedStorm also had three exhibition wins against Ancilla. Chess pinned Ke’Shon Edmond at 5:22 wrestling at 133 pounds, Freeman pinned Nelson Roberts at 1:46 of their 149-pound showdown and Smith defeated Matthew Morris, 11-9, wrestling at 184 pounds. Rio’s losses to the Chargers were by forfeit at 133 and 141 pounds, while freshman Michael Peneski (Port Washington, NY) was pinned by Sergio Bueno at 2:06 of their 285-pound match. Against Mount St. Joseph, Chess dropped a 10-5 decision to Jorden Zigo at 125 pounds; Foust was pinned by Dylan Deck at 4:33 of their 157 pound match; Smith suffered a 20-5 technical fall at the hands of Cornell Beachem, Jr. in the 174pound division; Meyer was pinned by Antonio McCloud at 32 seconds of their 184-pound match; and Peneski fell by fall to Bradley Smith at 2:47 of their 285pound get together. Troyer was also pinned by Deck at 1:14 of their exhibition match. Rio Grande returns to action on Jan. 8 at the Waynesburg (Pa.) University Invitational. Rio Grande men outlast Bulldogs, 67-65 By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — It looked a lot like one of those classic battles between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed that were staged in the “Rocky” movie series. Eleven ties and 17 lead changes sufﬁciently said everything you need to know about the University of Rio Grande’s get together with Wilberforce University on Tuesday night at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm was the beneﬁciary on the last of those lead changes, though, as Miki Tadic canned a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:14 left to play and head coach Ryan Arrowood’s club held on in the ﬁnal seconds for a 67-65 win over the Bulldogs in non-conference men’s basketball action. Rio Grande improved to 6-5 overall and won for the 38th time in 47 all-time meetings with Wilberforce. The Bulldogs, who had won each of the previous three meetings in the series, dropped to 4-13 with a sixth consecutive loss. A back-and-forth ﬁrst half affair ended in a 33-all tie at the intermission and the give and take contin- Roundup From page 5 Malvern Prep was the overall runner-up with 146 points. Meigs, Eastern compete at Warren VINCENT, Ohio — Meigs and Eastern respectively placed 10th and 13th on Saturday at the 2021 Hickory Grove Market Invitational held ued over the ﬁnal 20 minutes. Rio never led by more than three points after halftime and Wilberforce’s largest lead was four points with just over 15 minutes to play. The Bulldogs’ ﬁnal advantage of the night came with 2:08 remaining when a Cali Davis layup made it 63-61, but Tadic — a sophomore from Hilversum, The Netherlands — drilled his go-ahead triple from the left wing to put Rio in front to stay. Tadic added a steal and subsequent layup on the Dogs’ ensuing possession to make it 66-63 with 45 seconds left, but Wilberforce refused to fold its tent and pulled to within 66-65 on a Bobby McFadden jumper with 31 seconds remaining. Rio had two chances to ice the victory, but freshman Caleb Wallis (Jackson, OH) hit just one of two free throw tries with 22.9 seconds left and Tadic missed two shots of his from the charity stripe with seven seconds to play that gave the visitors one last gasp. McFadden rebounded Tadic’s second miss and drove to the left block looking for a game-tying bucket, but Rio freshman Exauce at Warren High School. The Marauders had four top-4 efforts and ﬁnished the day with 80 points, while the Eagles had a pair of top-4 placers and completed the event with 44 points. Joey Young had the top Meigs ﬁnish after placing second at 120 pounds. Bri Hall (106) and Jacob Dailey (120) both ended up third in their respective weight classes, while Damion Dailey was fourth at 150 pounds. Manissa (Point Noire, The Congo) poked the ball away just enough that, by the time McFadden chased down the ball, the buzzer sounded before he could ﬁre up a desperation three-point attempt. Wilberforce shot 64 percent from the ﬂoor in the ﬁrst half (14-for-22) and 50.9 percent for the game (27for-53), but hurt itself all night long with 22 turnovers which led directly to 28 points for the RedStorm. Rio Grande survived despite shooting just 33 percent overall (24for-72) and 22.5 percent (9-for-40) from beyond the three-point arc. The RedStorm were also out rebounded, 45-37. Sophomore Shiloah Blevins (South Webster, OH) led Rio Grande with 20 points and Tadic ﬁnished with 18 points and ﬁve steals. Sophomore Taylor Mack (Akron, OH) was equally as big, though, scoring eight points and ﬁnishing with a team-best 13 rebounds, seven steals and four assists. McFadden led Wilberforce with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Cali Davis added 13 points off the bench before fouling out in the waning seconds. Jayden Evans paced Eastern by ﬁnishing second in the 175-pound division. Landon Basham was also fourth at 132 pounds. Parkersburg South won the team title with 209 points, while Jackson was the runner-up out of 14 teams with 154 points. points en route to a 12th place ﬁnish at the 2021 Dragons Pool wrestling tournament held Saturday at Fairland High School. Junior Reece Butler went 4-1 overall and had four pinfall wins en route to a third place ﬁnish at 126 pounds. Gracie Matheny was also ﬁfth at 132 pounds. Martin County won South Gallia 12th at Fairland the team crown with 201 PROCTORVILLE, points. Sissonville was Ohio — South Gallia second out of 13 teams came away with two with 174 points. top-6 efforts and 28 Christian with a game-high 28 points, with Chase Pennington and Luke Pennington respectively adding 18 and 10 points in the setback. Hannan returns to action Saturday when it travels to Sherman for a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. Raider boys fall on road to Spartans By Colton Jeffries led in scoring by junior Jance Lambert, who had three 3-pointers, four ﬁeld goals and two free throws for a total of ALBANY, Ohio — 19 points. The River Valley boys He was followed by basketball team lost senior Mason Rhodes, 64-49 on the road to the Alexander Spartans who had two 3-pointers and three ﬁeld goals for Tuesday evening in a 12 points. Tri-Valley Conference Junior Kade AlderOhio Division matchup. man was third, netting The Raiders (1-5, ﬁve ﬁeld goals and one 0-2 TVC Ohio) scored free throw for 11 points. 10 points in the ﬁrst Rounding out the quarter, including two River Valley scoring 3-pointers, but trailed were Kaden Thornton the Spartans (3-3, 1-1) with three points, 18-10 heading into the Dalton McGuire with second. The Silver and Black two points and Braden McGuire with two kept up this level of offense throughout the points. The Spartans ﬁrst three quarters, were led by Kyler never going below 10 D’Augustino, who points in scoring. racked up four 3-pointHowever, the Sparers, 10 ﬁeld goals and tans kept up their own level of offense, heading two free throws for a total of 34 points. into halftime with a The Raiders will be 38-21 lead. In the fourth quarter, back in action at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they the Raiders outscored host the Vinton County the Spartans 18-15, including the road team Vikings. © 2021 Ohio Valley hitting six ﬁeld goals, Publishing, all rights but the point differreserved. ential was already too great to overcome. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. The Raiders were cjeffries@aimmediamidwest. com Pointers From page 5 kept to only three in the second. The Blue Devils have turnover troubles to start the third quarter, giving the Pointers the opportunity to take a 31-26 lead. The home team fought its way back into another tie, 33-33, but soon after the Pointers pull away once again. While the Blue Devils only got four rebounds in the third, two of those were of the offensive variety, giving the home team crucial opportunities at second chance points. A 3-pointer with under a minute to go cuts the Pointer lead to 19-13 heading into the fourth quarter. The Blue Devils get their ﬁnal lead of the game after a 7-0 scoring run at the beginning of the ﬁnal quarter, but the Pointers take the lead back for the ﬁnal time after hitting a couple free throws. South Point sealed the game after making 5-consecutive free throws with under a minute to go, shutting the home team out from any further comebacks. In shooting, the Pointers had the edge in 3-pointers and free throws, edging the Blue Devils 4-3 and 16-6, respectively. Meanwhile, the Blue and White made more ﬁeld goals, having a 19-15 advantage over South Point. In scoring, the Blue Devils were led by senior Zane Loveday, who had one 3-pointer and seven ﬁeld goals for a total of 17 points. Behind him was junior Brody Fellure, who notched one 3-pointer, ﬁve ﬁeld goals and two free throws for 15 points. Rounding out the Gallia Academy scoring were Carson Call with eight points, Issac Clary with eight points, Wesley Saunders with three points and Conner Roe with two points. Caleb Schneider was the scoring leader for the Pointers, making eight ﬁeld goals and ﬁve free throws for a total of 21 points. In rebounds, the Blue Devils had seven offensive and 15 defensive for a total of 22, led by Clary with seven. The Pointers also had seven offensive rebounds and 16 defensive for a total of 23, led by Mason Kazee and Xander Dornon with six each. The Blue Devils will be back on the court at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they host the Fairland Dragons. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, December 16, 2021 7 Congress sends Biden $2.5T debt limit hike, avoiding default By Brian Slodysko be questioned,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said from the House ﬂoor shortly before the vote. Yet the bill — which drew WASHINGTON — Cononly one Republican vote in the gress averted a catastrophic House, from Illinois Rep. Adam debt default early Wednesday Kinzinger — also saddled morning after Democratic vulnerable Democrats with a majorities in both chambers tough vote on the cusp of an voted to send a $2.5 trillion increase in the nation’s borrow- election year when both chambers will be up for grabs. ing authority to President Joe Republicans, meanwhile, said Biden over lockstep Republican they were perplexed by the opposition. Capping a marathon day, the Democrats’ scramble to act. “Democrats have known this House gave ﬁnal approval to the legislation early Wednesday day is coming for two years and did absolutely nothing,“ said morning on a near-party-line Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. 221-209 vote, defusing a volaDespite a seemingly straighttile issue until after the 2022 forward name, the nation’s debt midterm elections. The action limit does little to curtail future came just hours shy of a deaddebt. Established in 1917, it line set by Treasury Secretary instead serves as a brake on Janet Yellen, who warned last spending decisions already month that she was running endorsed by Republicans and out of maneuvering room to Democrats alike — in some avoid the nation’s ﬁrst-ever cases decades ago — that if default. left unpaid could cripple mar“The full faith and credit of the United States should never kets, send the economy into a Associated Press COVID 12,167 (40.70 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. Gallia County update from ODH on Wednesday, there have According to the 2 been 3,156 total cases (11 p.m. update from ODH new) in Meigs County on Wednesday, there since the beginning of the have been 4,917 total cases (19 new) in Gallia pandemic, 189 hospitalCounty since the beginizations and 62 deaths. ning of the pandemic, Of the 3,156 cases, 2,934 314 hospitalizations (1 (6 new) are presumed new) and 79 deaths. Of recovered. the 4,917 cases, 4,491 Case data is as follows: (17 new) are presumed 0-19 — 600 cases (7 recovered. new), 6 hospitalizations Case data is as follows: 20-29 — 442 cases, 5 0-19 — 966 cases (4 hospitalizations new), 9 hospitalizations 30-39 — 394 cases (3 20-29 —789 cases (5 new), 13 hospitalizations, new), 17 hospitaliza1 death tions, 1 death 40-49 — 467 cases (1 30-39 — 694 cases new), 17 hospitalizations, (1 new), 16 hospitaliza2 deaths tions, 1 death 50-59 — 429 cases, 31 40-49 — 719 cases hospitalizations, 5 deaths (3 new), 32 hospitaliza60-69 — 404 cases, tions, 4 deaths 45 hospitalizations, 10 50-59 — 660 cases deaths (1 new), 53 hospitaliza70-79 — 266 cases, tions, 10 deaths 46 hospitalizations, 23 60-69 — 530 cases (4 deaths new), 50 hospitalizations 80-plus — 154 cases, (1 new), 11 deaths 26 hospitalizations, 20 70-79 — 348 cases, deaths 79 hospitalizations, 19 Vaccination rates in deaths Meigs County are as fol80-plus — 210 cases lows, according to ODH: (1 new), 57 hospitalizaVaccines started: tions, 32 deaths 10,072 (43.96 percent of Vaccination rates in the population); Gallia County are as folVaccines completed: lows, according to ODH: 9,147 (39.93 percent of Vaccines started: the population). 13,307 (44.50 percent of the population); Mason County Vaccines completed: According to the 10 From page 1 tailspin and shake global conﬁdence in the U.S. That hasn’t stopped Republican saber-rattling. For months, they’ve used the debt limit to attack Democrats’ big-spending social and environmental agenda while pledging to staunchly oppose the current effort to increase the threshold. As recently as October, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would not “be a party to any future effort to mitigate the consequences of Democratic mismanagement.” Yet McConnell softened his opposition, striking a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week that created a workaround that allowed Senate Democrats to approve legislation with a simple majority while avoiding a Republican ﬁlibuster. “This is about paying debt accumulated by both parties,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday while hailing the agreement. a.m. update on Wednesday from DHHR, there have been 4,136 cases (24 new) of COVID-19, in Mason County (3,868 conﬁrmed cases, 268 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 64 deaths (1 new). DHHR reports there are currently 107 active cases and 3,965 recovered cases, in Mason County. Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 72 conﬁrmed cases (2 new), 2 probable cases (1 fewer) 5-11 — 190 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 17 probable cases (1 new) 12-15 — 220 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 17 probable cases 16-20 — 304 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 15 probable cases 21-25 — 300 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 22 probable cases 26-30 — 338 conﬁrmed cases, 22 probable cases 31-40 — 588 conﬁrmed cases (4 new), 43 probable cases, 1 death 41-50 — 575 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 35 probable cases, 2 deaths 51-60 — 518 conﬁrmed cases (7 new), 37 probable cases, 7 deaths (1 new) 61-70 — 404 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 29 probable cases (1 fewer), 13 deaths 71+ — 358 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 29 probable cases (1 fewer), 41 deaths Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 3,306; Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 3,058 (20 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 248 (4 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 50 (1 new); Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 3. A total of 11,707 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 44.2 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,515 fully vaccinated or 35.9 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. From page 2 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 RACINE — Regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Letart Township Building (SR 124, Racine), 2022 Organizational Meeting will immediately follow. 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. Friday, Dec. 24 POMEROY — Trinity Church of Pomeroy, 2nd and Lynn streets, presents a Christmas Eve Cantata, “Come to the Manger,” at 7:30 p.m., additional music beginning at 7 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — Christmas Eve service, 6 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Wednesday, Dec. 29 HARRISONVILLE — The Scipio Township Trustee end-of-the-year meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire Department. Friday, Dec. 31 BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees, year-end meeting, 8 a.m.; immediately following the year-end meeting the re-organization meeting for year 2022 will be held at the Bedford townhall. Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah also criticized the intricate process Schumer and McConnell agreed to, which he warned could be used in the future to “launder” potentially unpopular votes. Under the agreement, an amendment was made to an unrelated Medicare bill that passed last week with Republican votes. It created a onetime, fast-track process for raising the debt limit that allowed Democrats to do so with a simple majority, bypassing the 60-vote threshold to avoid a GOP ﬁlibuster. Lee said the process was intended to make the Republican votes last week “appear as something other than helping Democrats raise the debt ceiling,” which he said Republican leadership “committed, in writing no less, not to do.” Yet Republican arguments against debt limit increases often ignore inconvenient facts. from ODH, there have been 10,588 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 7,019), 486 new hospitalizations (21day average of 294), 50 new ICU admissions (21day average of 30) and zero new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21day average of 67) with 27,594 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: 6,884,418 (58.90 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,343,822 (54.27 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 reported as fully vaccinated — 42,246; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reportOhio According to the 2 p.m. ed as fully vaccinated — 2,455. update on Wednesday West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Wednesday from DHHR, there have been 310,245 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 1,260 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 26,328 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 407 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,142 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 28 since Friday. There are 8,304 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 7.45 and a cumulative positivity rate of 6.33 percent. Statewide, 1,085,063 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (60.5 percent of the population). A total of 50.7 percent of the population, 908,964 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-6751333, ext. 1992. Classifieds Notices ANNOUNCEMENTS Calendar McConnell’s backtracking angered some in his party. But it also gave him much of what he wanted: Democrats taking a politically difﬁcult vote without Republican support, while increasing the limit by a staggering dollar ﬁgure that is sure to appear in future attack ads. “If they jam through another taxing and spending spree this massive debt increase will just be the beginning,” the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday. The decision didn’t sit well with Donald Trump. The former president has railed against the deal repeatedly, calling McConnell a “Broken Old Crow” who “didn’t have the guts to play the Debt Ceiling card, which would have given the Republicans a complete victory on virtually everything.” “GET RID OF MITCH!” Trump said in a statement issued Sunday. Notices Clay Township Trustees will hold their year- end meeting Monday, December 27, 2021 at 6:00 pm at the Townhouse. The 2022 Annual Appropriations will be adopted at this meeting. All meetings will be held the first Monday Of each month at 6:00 pm any changes will be posted in paper. Monday, January 03, 2022 the re-organizational Meeting will be held at 6:00 pm at the Townhouse. Wanda Waugh Fiscal Officer 12/16/21 38%/,& 127,&( The Addison Township Board of Trustees will hold their end of the year meeting on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., at the Addison Townhouse. 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Whereas, judgment has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and costs as follows: The Common Pleas Court Case No.; the case caption; the street address (for guidance only); the permanent parcel number; minimum acceptable bid; auction end date and second auction end date for each parcel, as defined by the Statutes of Ohio are set forth below as follows: 19CV000137; Tax Ease Ohio, LLC with U.S. Bank as Custodian V. Lindsey Wiseman, et al; 8 Allen Dr., Gallipolis, OH 45631, Gallipolis Twp; 00705700600; MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID $20,360.00 (PLUS 10% BUYER'S PREMIUM); AUCTION END DATE: January 11, 2022; SECOND AUCTION END February 8, 2022 NOTE: All parcels will be auctioned online at www.OhioForeclosures.com. All auctions will begin at least seven (7) days prior to the auction end date. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, under the same terms, on the same website, with the second auction beginning at least seven (7) days prior to the end date of the second auction. A ten percent (10%) Buyer's Premium will be added to the high bid to determine the sale price. Full legal description of parcels, and other sale details, are available at www.OhioForeclosures.com. TERMS OF SALE: Purchaser shall be required to pay a buyer's premium, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the high bid price, which shall be added to the high bid and included in the full purchase price. Deposit of $5,000.00, shall be wire transferred to Standard Title Co. no later than 2:00 pm EST the day following auction end. Balance of the FULL purchase price shall be wire transferred to Standard Title Co. no later than thirty (30) days following the confirmation of sale. Failure to pay deposit, buyer premium or balance of purchase price timely will result in private selling officer moving the court for a contempt citation against purchaser. The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PARCELS TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL TAX LIEN THAT MAY NOT BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE SALE. NOTE: Prospective bidders are responsible for knowing what they are bidding on prior to the time of sale by first having reviewed the records of the City wherein the parcel is located, and the records of the County, and further, by personally viewing the parcel at its location. NOTE: Per Section 5721.38 of the Ohio Revised Code, an owner of a parcel may redeem his property by payment in full of all taxes and costs until the sale of such parcel is confirmed by the Court. This advertisement is prepared and published pursuant to the provisions of Section 5721.37 and 5721.39 of the Ohio Revised Code. 12/16/21,12/23/21,12/30/21 �NEWS/WEATHER 8 Thursday, December 16, 2021 Post 9053 recognizes winner of essay contest TUPPERS PLAINS — Each fall season the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has two youth competitions. Patriot’s Pen, a written essay competition for grades sixth through eighth, and Voice of Democracy, a speech competition for grades 9 - 12. This year “for the ﬁrst time in a very long time,” Tuppers Plains VFW Post 9053 sponsored it for the students living in Meigs County, according to a news release from the Post. Meigs Middle School eighth grader Cole Williams won at the post level. Williams’ essay was then sent up to the district level. District informed the Post 9053 Patriot’s Pen Chairman of Williams winning the district level and his essay has now been sent to the state. The topics for the Patriot’s Pen essay was “How do I become a better American?” The topic for the Voice of The Tuppers Plains VFW Post 9053 is looking forward to sponsoring these competitions in the upcoming years. Submitted by the Tuppers Plains VFW Post 9053. One of the families that lost many members was from Bosnia. Two brothers lived in homes next door to each other with their families, Ademi said. They were happy and gregarious, holding summertime parties in the yard. From the two brothers’ households, one woman died, along with two children and two infants, police said. Their surviving relatives said it’s too difﬁcult to speak of it. Another family here lost six members: three adults, a 16-year-old girl, a 4-yearold boy and another child. Around the corner, a 77-year-old grandmother was killed. Two others from the neighborhood died of their injuries at the hospital. “That’s hard to think about — you go to bed, and your entire family is gone the next day,” said Ronnie Ward, with the Bowling Green Police Department. They usu- she said. In her dreams she hears the screaming and wakes up. She wept all weekend. From page 1 “I just think about all street, Moss Creek Avenue. those babies,” she said. Hers is a diverse comEntire families were lost, munity of families from among them seven chilaround the world — Bosdren, two of them infants. nia, Myanmar, Nigeria Neighbors who survived — many of whom ﬂed are so stricken with grief from violence. For some, they struggle to speak of this fresh destruction trigit. All around them, amid gers thoughts of the dark the ruins, is evidence of the kids they used to watch days they ﬂed in their homelands, where they hid climb off the school bus. from bombs and lost whole Melinda Allen-Ray has barely slept since early Sat- families. “We come from war; this urday, when tornado alerts reminds us, it touches the started screaming and memory of that, where she carried her grandchilwe’ve been and how we dren into the bathroom as came here,” said Ganimete winds whipped her house Ademi, a 46-year-old apart. After just minutes grandmother who ﬂed of destruction, there was Kosovo in 1999 during the silence. She went outside war, in which she lost her and heard her neighbors’ uncle and a nephew. Now screams. “I heard them — it trau- she looks around her own neighborhood. matized me. I think about “I turn my memory back that each night when I go to sleep, when I do sleep,” to 22 years ago,” she said. TODAY 8 AM 2 PM 54° 61° 59° Breezy today with a little rain. Rain and drizzle tonight. High 65° / Low 45° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 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 66°/41° 47°/31° 73° in 1971 -4° in 1917 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. 0.00 Month to date/normal 2.33/1.84 Year to date/normal 49.35/43.37 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. 2 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. 0.0 Month to date/normal Trace/0.9 Season to date/normal Trace/1.6 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: What is the warmest it has been in Antarctica? Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Fri. 7:41 a.m. 5:08 p.m. 4:03 p.m. 6:20 a.m. MOON PHASES Full Last Dec 18 Dec 26 New Jan 2 First Jan 9 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 9:05a 9:48a 10:34a 11:23a 12:15p 12:44a 1:39a Minor 2:54a 3:36a 4:21a 5:11a 6:03a 6:57a 7:51a Major 9:28p 10:11p 10:58p 11:48p ---1:09p 2:03p Minor 3:17p 3:59p 4:46p 5:36p 6:28p 7:22p 8:16p WEATHER HISTORY On Dec. 16, 1917, one of the worst ice jams occurred on the Ohio River between Warsaw, Ky., and Rising Sun, Ind. It lasted 58 days, forcing the water to back up for nearly 100 miles. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme A: 59(F) at Vanda Station on Jan. 5, 1974 Today 7:40 a.m. 5:08 p.m. 3:29 p.m. 5:20 a.m. Cloudy and cooler; afternoon rain Adelphi 61/33 AIR QUALITY 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Wed. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 12.60 17.78 22.30 12.64 12.92 24.79 12.17 27.20 34.92 12.69 22.46 34.60 23.39 Lucasville 63/41 Portsmouth 64/43 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Waverly 62/37 24-hr. Chg. -0.28 -0.97 -0.26 -0.07 -0.26 -0.19 +0.07 +0.16 +0.12 +0.01 -0.84 -0.10 -0.21 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 MONDAY Much colder with some sun Partly sunny Marietta 62/42 Belpre 63/43 Athens 62/40 St. Marys 63/44 Parkersburg 63/43 Coolville 62/43 Elizabeth 64/45 Spencer 64/48 Buffalo 65/47 Milton 65/48 Clendenin 67/51 St. Albans 67/51 Huntington 66/48 NATIONAL FORECAST Charleston 68/51 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 8/-2 Montreal 52/38 Billings 28/15 Toronto 57/34 Minneapolis 26/13 Chicago 47/28 Denver 52/25 Detroit 61/32 New York 63/52 Washington 64/53 Kansas City 50/31 Partly sunny El Paso 64/39 Today Fri. Hi/Lo/W 49/27/s 18/18/sn 64/55/pc 58/55/c 66/52/c 28/15/c 37/24/sn 61/51/c 68/51/r 66/54/pc 40/23/pc 47/28/pc 61/37/r 61/33/r 60/32/r 74/63/t 52/25/s 43/24/s 61/32/r 82/69/s 82/69/pc 59/30/r 50/31/s 49/37/pc 71/59/r 55/45/pc 65/44/r 81/73/sh 26/13/sf 69/58/r 79/64/pc 63/52/c 59/40/pc 82/65/s 64/52/c 63/43/s 62/36/r 51/46/c 69/53/pc 67/54/c 53/35/c 34/27/sn 56/43/pc 41/37/c 64/53/c Hi/Lo/W 48/27/s 23/22/c 71/60/c 58/47/s 65/46/pc 18/6/pc 35/16/pc 56/37/s 57/52/r 73/59/c 34/16/s 42/33/pc 46/44/r 44/37/pc 45/40/sh 75/49/c 44/17/s 42/21/pc 43/33/pc 81/68/pc 82/66/pc 43/37/c 50/27/pc 53/34/s 72/52/t 63/38/s 54/51/t 82/72/s 24/15/c 69/59/t 80/67/r 60/42/pc 65/33/c 86/67/s 62/45/s 64/44/s 48/40/pc 51/29/s 72/58/pc 70/53/c 47/38/c 34/15/sn 54/40/s 43/40/c 65/48/c National for the 48 contiguous states High Low 87° in Cotulla, TX -10° in Stanley, ID Global Houston 82/69 Monterrey 81/61 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC EXTREMES WEDNESDAY Atlanta 64/55 Chihuahua 74/48 49° 30° NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 65/46 110s Seattle 100s 41/37 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 56/43 20s 10s 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 55/45 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front WEDNESDAY 49° 28° Sunny and milder Wilkesville 63/41 POMEROY Jackson 64/44 63/40 Ravenswood Rio Grande 64/46 64/43 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 60/32 GALLIPOLIS 65/45 65/46 64/45 Ashland 64/47 Grayson 64/47 TUESDAY 48° 30° Murray City 60/37 McArthur 62/37 South Shore Greenup 64/45 63/43 42 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 62/35 courts and rehabilitating the batting cage. Athens County - $25,833 for Chauncey for improvements at Chauncey Dover Park. The work includes development of support facilities for the park and trailhead. Washington County – Two grants were approved. Muskingum Township will receive $33,934 for the restroom project at Oak Grove Recreational Park, while Warren Township will receive $21,123 for the aluminum dock at the pond at Inman Liberty Park. These were among 115 projects being awarded a combined $5.2 million from this latest round of NatureWorks grant funding. The NatureWorks grant program provides up to 75 percent reimbursement assistance for local government subdivisions (townships, villages, cities, counties, park districts, joint recreation districts, and conservancy districts) for the acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of recreational areas. Since NatureWorks’ inception, the grant has funded over 2300 public park projects in all 88 counties. 38° 21° A downpour in the a.m., then showers Logan 61/34 From page 1 SUNDAY 61° 27° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 2 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) SATURDAY 51° 45° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low FRIDAY Grants ally tell people to get in a bathtub and cover up with a mattress, he said, but that probably would’ve made little difference here: Some homes were destroyed so completely the tornado ripped all the way through the ﬂoor, exposing the earth below. Now, they comb through what remains, turning over every strip of dry wall and each twisted car to make sure there aren’t more victims underneath. It can be horriﬁc work, Ward said, but they try to steady themselves enough because they know it must be done. “So you go about that task of trying to get this work done, and then you come across a wagon,” he said, standing near the Radio Flyer bent and broken on a pile. “And you think, that’s associated with a child somewhere. And did that child live? Those thoughts, they overtake you, they overwhelm you.” EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Brayden Stanley, Johanna Thomas, Tiera Wolfe, Garrett Workman Juniors: Matthew Barr, Brittany Bass, Michael Brown, Brady Collins, Presleigh Colwell, Tanya Coon, Katy Cox, Caitlin Darst, Emily Davidson, Shawn Davidson, Morgan Denney, Ezequiel Diaz, Lily Dugan, Conner Ervin, Logan Eskew, Abbie Fife, Madison Floyd, Brennen Gheen, Faith Hajivandi, Charlotte Hysell, Ashlyn Lambert, Melinda Lawson, Rylee Lisle, Owen McClure, John Musser, Salem Napper, Aaliyah Ogdin, Caleb Ogdin, MaKayla Runyon, Rece Sigman, Paige Smith, Ethan Stewart, Lillyann Suttle, Payton VanInwagen, Jesse Woolard, Jaela Young Seniors: Bradley Bailey, Abbie Barrett, Brooke Bauer, James Beach, Jaiden Bell, Richard Bennett, Isabella Blair, Cadan Broderick, Georgia Brown, Caleb Burnem, Mollee Buskirk, Coulter Cleland, Kenneth Cooke, Meredith Cremeans, Cameron Davis, Emilee Davis, Andrew Dodson, Molly Eads, Bostic Eason, Samantha Eblin, Kyan Edwards, Jaret Fackler, Logan Fink, Hunter Fisher, Isabella Fisher, Jadyn Floyd, Gretchen Frontz, Charles Gilkey, Samantha Haggy, Kastle Hall, Mara Hall, Tia Harris, Mallory Hawley, Garrett Howard, Tucker Ingels, Shawna Joseph, Amy Marr, Lukkas Mays, Jacob McElroy, John McGee, Alexis Medley, Christopher Miles, Layla Milliron, Jacob Musser, Alexis O’Brien, Hunter Partlow, Cadence Richards, Hailey Robert, Matthew Roberts, Benjamin Robinette-Sawyer, Aaliyah Robinson, Makayla Smith, Layne Stanley, Kylan Stone, Donald Vaughan, Josei Ward, Matthew Will, Emalie Willis, Brayden Young. POMEROY — Meigs High School announced the following students are on the Honor Roll for the ﬁrst nine weeks: Freshmen: Kadence Allen, Abigail Barber, Brady Barnett, Lindsay Barnhart, Tessa Bentz, Damian Billingsley, Heaven Boring, Mina Burleson, Hunter Clary, Evan Davis, Landen DeWees, Kyleen Dill, Trenton Edwards, Summer Fitchpatrick, Cayden Gheen, Tyler Gilkey, Billy Goble, Natalie Gomez, Braden Hawley, Wade Howard, Wyatt Howard, Travis Johnson, Hayden Jones, Aiden Justice, Chase Justus, Jonathon Kauff, Meghan Kauff, Alex Landaker, Levi Lee, Halle Lewis, Jaycie Marcum, Jacob Martin, Lillyana Martin, Jasmin Musgrove, Alivia Ord, Zoey Pitt, Henrik Price, Destiny Priddy, Kaden Richards, Adam Rowley, Salvador Ruiz, Jaci Schwenke, Kylie Searles, Bailee Shupe, Quentin Smith, Lincoln Thomas, Aaron Tobin, Peyton Vanderhoff, Taylor Werry, Jaden White, Shelby White, Gabriel Writesel, Rebecca Young Sophomores: Mallory Adams, Natalie Aeiker, Elizabeth Anderson, Samuel Arnold, Samantha Bickford, Reilly Blackston, Paige Bufﬁngton, Conlee Burnem, Grifﬁn Cleland, Brady Colburn, Alex Daniels, Skyler Dill, Josie Durst, Makenzie Fowler, Nathaniel Fraker, Jeffrey Gilland, Braylon Harrison, Hunter Henson, Dillon Howard, Gabriel Hysell, Shayla Hysell, Alexa Ingels, Andrea Jones, Lorena Kennedy, Tyler Lambert, Quentin Lewis, Andrea Mahr, Kylie Metheney, Joseph Metzger, Maggie Musser, Avery Patterson, Marisa Patterson, Garrett Roberts, Brycen Rowe, Quinlan Sargent, Beau Schuler, Kayla Sisson, Liyah Smith, Charlie Snouffer, VFW Post 9053 | Courtesy Tornado WEATHER MHS HONOR ROLL Picture from left are Cole Williams and Post 9053 Commander Charlie Mugrage. Democracy competition was “America, Where do we go from here?” The essay was to be 300-400 words long and the speech was to be three to ﬁve minutes long. Daily Sentinel High Low Miami 81/73 112° in Marble Bar, Australia -60° in Kerbo, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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