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Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com
3 deaths, 73
new COVID
cases reported
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 s 50¢
‘Couples see man-sized bird
…creature…something!’
Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason
By Kayla (Hawthorne)
Dunham
(5 new), 86 hospitalizations (2 new), 19
khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. deaths
com
80-plus — 218 cases
(2 new), 57 hospitalizations, 32 deaths
OHIO VALLEY
Vaccination rates in
— Since Thursday’s
update, there were three Gallia County are as
additional deaths asso- follows, according to
ciated with COVID-19, ODH:
Vaccines started:
as well as 73 new cases,
13,398 (44.81 percent
reported in the Ohio
of the population);
Valley Publishing area
Vaccines completed:
on Monday.
In Gallia County, the 12,251 (40.97 percent
of the population).
Ohio Department of
Health (ODH) reported
the death of an indiMeigs County
vidual in the 40-49
According to the 2
year age range. ODH
p.m. update from ODH
also reported 24 new
on Monday, there have
COVID-19 cases.
been 3,251 total cases
In Meigs County,
(28 new) in Meigs
ODH reported two
County since the beginadditional deaths.
ning of the pandemic,
Those individuals were 193 hospitalizations
in the 50-59 year age
(2 new) and 67 deaths
range and the 70-79
(2 new). Of the 3,251
year age range. ODH
cases, 3,016 (27 new)
also reported 28 new
are presumed recovCOVID-19 cases.
ered.
In Mason County,
Case data is as folthe West Virginia
lows:
Department of Health
0-19 — 615 cases (4
and Human Resources
new), 6 hospitalizations
(DHHR), reported 21
20-29 — 452 cases (3
new cases of COVID-19. new), 5 hospitalizations
Here is a closer look
30-39 — 411 cases
at the local COVID-19
(4 new), 13 hospitalizadata:
tions, 1 death
40-49 — 484 cases
(5 new), 17 hospitalizaGallia County
tions, 2 deaths
According to the 2
50-59 — 440 cases
p.m. update from ODH
(4 new), 31 hospitalizaon Monday, there have
tions, 7 deaths (1 new)
been 5,082 total cases
60-69 — 415 cases
(24 new) in Gallia
County since the begin- (5 new), 49 hospitalizations (2 new), 10
ning of the pandemic,
deaths
328 hospitalizations
70-79 — 277 cases
(3 new) and 82 deaths
(3 new), 46 hospital(1 new). Of the 5,082
izations, 24 deaths (1
cases, 4,674 (58 new)
new)
are presumed recov80-plus — 157 cases,
ered.
26 hospitalizations, 22
Case data is as foldeaths
lows:
Vaccination rates in
0-19 — 981 cases (1
new), 9 hospitalizations Meigs County are as
20-29 —812 cases (3 follows, according to
ODH:
new), 18 hospitalizaVaccines started:
tions, 1 death
10,136 (44.25 percent
30-39 — 709 cases
(2 new), 17 hospitaliza- of the population);
Vaccines completed:
tions, 1 death
9,223 (40.25 percent of
40-49 — 744 cases
(1 new), 32 hospitaliza- the population).
tions, 5 deaths (1 new)
50-59 — 692 cases
Mason County
(5 new), 55 hospitalizaAccording to the 10
tions (1 new), 12 deaths a.m. update on Monday
60-69 — 562 cases
from DHHR, there have
(5 new), 54 hospitaliza- been 4,277 cases
tions, 11 deaths
See COVID | 5
70-79 — 364 cases
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OVP File Photos
Pictured is the popular Mothman statue during a previous Mothman Festival held prior to the pandemic on the corner of Fourth and Main
streets. The statue attracts visitors year round, no matter the time of day or weather.
55th anniversary of
Mothman’s ‘appearance’
Staff Report
“The legacy of Mothman
(Editor’s Note: This Novem- is part and parcel of
ber marked the 55th anniver- this area and of our
sary of the Mothman sightunderstanding of such
ings in the area. Pieces of the
a phenomenon, whether
following story are reprinted
from previous editions as the you’re born, raised and
resided here all of your
cryptid legend lives on.)
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. life, or a newcomer…”
Prior to the pandemic, the Mothman Festival, pictured,
had grown into one of the largest tourist events for
the area, with local downtown shops and the World’s
Only Mothman Museum, benefiting from the creature’s
legend year round as tourists explore Point Pleasant,
W.Va. Like many annual events, the festival was
canceled in both 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
— The Wednesday Nov. 16,
1966 edition of the Point
Pleasant Register featured its
first story on the creature that
would appear in countless
headlines and become at least
a part of the area’s identity for
the next nearly 55 years.
Oddly enough, the story
wasn’t the lede but it did
appear above the fold. It was
— the late Kevin Kelly
titled “Couples see man-sized
bird…creature…something!”
And, for five cents you could
read all about it.
The original story appears
below:
See COUPLES | 5
Fundraiser launched for Civic Center
Staff Report
ments and offices of the Village
of Rutland Government, the
RUTLAND — Mayor Tyler Eblin release stated. In 1957, the building opened for the first time as
and the Rutland Village Council
an annex of Rutland High School,
recently announced an upcoming
named “Rutland Gymnasium,”
initiative aimed at procuring suphousing the school’s athletic officplemental funding for renovation
es, locker and shower rooms, band
projects at Rutland Civic Center.
According to a press release from room, and band director’s office
in addition to the gymnasium. In
Mayor Eblin, the Rutland Civic
1982, the building earned its curCenter Brick Fundraiser allows
rent name, “Rutland Civic Center”,
individuals, families, businesses
when it was acquired by the Village
and organizations to purchase a
of Rutland.
brick with an engraving of their
With its age, the building is
choice, which will be permanently
experiencing a list of problems,
placed at the center.
Eblin’s release stated, including a
“Built in 1955, this building is
leaky roof; a gym floor with holes;
the heart of Rutland,” Eblin said.
cracked and worn bleachers; leaky,
“It has witnessed years of homesingle pane windows; and damaged
comings, theatrical programs,
ceilings and floors, among other
graduations, reunions, weddings,
issues.
funerals and most notably, sport“The building can’t possibly best
ing events. Almost everyone has
visited or has heard of the Rutland serve the community with the conditions that it currently suffers,”
Civic Center.”
Mayor Eblin said. “With issues of
Nearing 67 years of age, wear
safety and energy inefficiency, it’s a
and tear, the center stands at a
liability and costly to taxpayers.”
pivotal moment where the comAfter consulting with an archimunity’s support is warranted now
tectural firm, Mayor Eblin believes
more than ever.
the building can undergo renovaThe building serves as both a
tions improving its energy efficommunity facility as well as the
ciency, in addition to improving
village hall housing the depart-
accessibility, use and safety. The
mayor agrees, however, that these
improvements will come at a cost.
The building underwent electrical and plumbing renovations in
2011, during which new fluorescent lighting in the gym replaced
incandescent lighting; and new
water lines were added, bypassing all original water lines, some
of which ruptured, causing damage that needed repairs. These
improvements were financed by
grant funding.
Recent improvements have been
centered on safety, security and
energy efficiency. According to
the press release, all office doors,
including the rear exit door, now
have new locks and handles with
additional doors to be added.
Incandescent and CFL corridor,
restroom, stage and mechanical
room lighting has been replaced
with LED lighting. Emergency and
egress lighting is now in working
order. New and serviced fire extinguishers are now located throughout the building. The center is
routinely cleaned by the mayor and
volunteers with loads of junk that
See FUNDRAISER | 8
�OBITUARIES
2 Tuesday, December 28, 2021
OBITUARIES
Ohio Valley Publishing
LARRY M. BETZ
CECILE CLAIRE (HUDDLESTON) VANMATRE
Gallia Academy
GALLIPOLIS — Larry years. He was a
High School and
M. Betz, 76 of Gallipolis, member of the
the Elkhart UniSurvivors include her
passed away on Wednes- Ohio Treasurers
LETART, W.Va. —
versity of Dental
husband of 63 years,
Association, Ohio
day, December 22, 2021
Cecile Claire (HudTechnology. He
Auditors Assoat St. Mary’s Medical
dleston) VanMatre, 85 of Paul David “Duck”
was also the owner
ciation, Gallipolis
Center in Huntington,
Letart, W.Va., (Gibbstown VanMatre; son, Barry
and operator of
Shrine Club, GalW.Va., from injuries
Community) passed away David (Rachel Faye)
LM Betz Dental
December 26, 2021, at St. VanMatre of Gibbstown; received in a motor vehi- lipolis Elks Lodge,
daughter Lisa Kay
Morning Dawn Masonic Lab.
cle accident occurring
Marys Medical Center,
Larry is survived by
Wood of Gibbstown;
Lodge #7, VFW Post
in Gallipolis. Larry was
Huntington, W.Va., foltwo daughters, Angie
sister, Marilyn Epple and born on November 26,
4464, American Legion
lowing a sudden illness.
Kathy Chadwell both of
1945, in Gallipolis, son of Post #27, Gallipolis Gun (Jason) Betz-Liberati and
She was born May 25,
Kim (Scott) Rayburn
Middleport, Ohio; grand- the late Kenneth H. and
Club, NRA, NWTF, and
1936, in Mason, W.Va.,
children, Jeremy Tucker, Mary Jean Cornell Betz. Conservation Club. Larry both of Gallipolis; five
a daughter of the late
grandchildren, Cody
Colton (Carey Cogar)
was a former member
Larry was the GalCecil E Huddleston. and
Wandling, Jacob Ratliff,
of the Gallipolis JayPauline E. (Roush) Hud- Gillman, Trista Ferguson lia County Auditor. He
Madison Ratliff, Matt
and Mariah (Matt White- started as a Central Com- cees where he served
dleston Greathouse. In
Liberati, and Makenna
side) Toler; great-grand- mittee Member and then as president and helped
addition to her parents,
Rayburn; and two great
children, Paislee Tucker, was appointed to the
raise money for the first
she was preceded in
grandchildren, Scarlett
Gallia County Treasurer. Jaws of Life for Gallia
death by her granddaugh- Grayson Tucker, Griffin
Toler, Burkley Ferguson
County. He served in the and Zayne Wandling. In
He then was elected as
ter, Tabitha VanMatre;
addition to his parents,
U.S. Army, stationed at
county auditor and has
sister, Donna Gibbs, Patty and Brayley Ferguson.
Mass of Christian Buri- served the citizens of
Tripler General Hospital. Larry was preceded in
Childers and Barbara
death by an infant brothal will be 1 p.m. ThursLarry was a graduate of
Gallia County for 32
Chapman.
day, December 30, 2021,
She was a graduate of
ELIZABETH ANN MOODISPAUGH
Wahama High School and at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Pomeroy, with
enjoyed her family and
of Middleport;
CHESTER — Elizabeth Robin Spurlock of
collecting bears and dolls. Father Donald Horak
and special friends
Chester, Paula and
officiating. Burial will fol- Ann Moodispaugh, aka
She was a former memKristen and Josh
ber of St. Joseph Catholic low in Sunrise Memorial “Libby” aka “Mimmy,” 84 (Van) Counts of
Barton of Tuppers
Syracuse, Theresa
of Chester, passed away
Gardens, Letart. VisitaChurch in Mason, and a
Plains.
Hartman (Don
peacefully in the early
current member of Sacred tion will be Wednesday,
She was preHeart Catholic Church in December 29, 2021, from morning hours of Decem- Phillips) of Heath,
ceded in death by
ber 24, at Grant Hospital and her “Baby
Pomeroy, Ohio. She was a 6-8 p.m. at Foglesong
her parents, Edna
Girl” Laura Frye of
in Columbus following a
former employee of Heri- Funeral Home, Mason.
Stobart of Pomeroy, and
South Bend, Ind.; three
courageous battle with
Condolences may be
tage House Shoe Store
brothers Terry Stobart of Dwight “Kelly” (Euloshared with the family at lung cancer. She was
and she retired from
nda “Lon” Little) Haley
Columbus, Mark (Theborn on May 7, 1937, to
www.foglesongfuneralLakin State Hospital,
of Middleport; sister
resa) Haley of Cheshire,
the late Edna Bobo and
home.com.
West Columbia, W.Va.
in Law Juanita Dray of
and Gary Stobart; three
Dwight Haley.
Columbus; her husband
grandchildren
Jessica
Libby
was
a
bar
owner
DEATH NOTICES
Darrell “Paul” Edward
(Chadd) Whitlatch of
for years at The Regatta
Moodispaugh of MiddleBidwell, Tamecka Nave
Inn located in Pomeroy,
FOSTER
port; a life long companand she started one of the of Columbus, Dusty
GALLIPOLIS — Rochella Foster, 81 of Gallipolis,
ion Donald “Don” Frye of
very first motorcycle runs and (Krista) Lozier of
died on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Riverside
Lancaster; sister Rebecca
in our area. She was also Mount Perry; 10 great
Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
grandchildren and several ” Becky” Drenner of
According to her wishes, there will be no public ser- a lifelong care giver.
Tampa, Fla.; four brothnieces and nephews; a
Libby is survived by
vices. Willis Funeral Home is assisting the family.
ers Larry Stobart of
special care giver and
four daughters whom
Middleport, Harold
dear friend, Linda Acree
she was very proud of,
HARRIS
Cindy S. Harris died December 19, 2021.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday,
December 29, from 5-7 p.m. at the Fisher-Anderson-McDaniel Funeral Home located at 264 S.
GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Second Ave, Middleport OH 45760.
JOHNSON
GALLIPOLIS — John W. Johnson, 73, Gallipolis, died Monday, December 27, 2021 at Holzer
Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the
Cremeens-King Funeral Home.
WORKMAN
GALLIPOLIS — Ruby Pratt Workman, 80, Gallipolis, died Saturday, December 25, 2021 in her
home following a lengthy illness.
Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday,
December 28, 2021 at 11 a.m. in the Vinton
Memorial Park, Vinton. In accordance with Ruby’s
wishes, there will be no visitation.
Holiday
publishing
schedule for OVP
Ohio Valley Publishing’s Gallipolis Daily
Tribune, The Daily Sentinel and Point Pleasant Register, will not be publishing on Saturday,
Jan. 1, 2022 (New Year’s Day) — publishing
resumes on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Also, the
business offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 31
(New Year’s Eve) — business hours resume
Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. This will allow our
employees and carriers to spend the holidays
with their families. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers. Thank you for supporting our publications in 2021. We look forward
to providing your local news in 2022. Have a
safe and happy new year.
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.
Special meeting
set for today
GALLIPOLIS — A special meeting for the Gallia County Republican Central Committee will be
at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 28 in the
second floor meeting room at the
Gallia County Courthouse for the
purpose of filling the vacant Gallia
County Auditor seat.
er, Paul David Betz.
The funeral service
for Larry will be held at
1 p.m. on Wednesday,
December 29, 2021 at
Willis Funeral Home with
Pastor Randy Carnes
officiating. His burial
will follow in Mound
Hill Cemetery. Friends
may call on Tuesday,
December 28, 2021 at
Willis Funeral Home
from 5-8 p.m. There will
be a masonic service
following the visitation
at the funeral home on
Tuesday. Military rites
will be given at the graveside by the Gallia County
Funeral Detail.
Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send
e-mail condolences.
“Cub” Haley of Toledo,
Dwight “Pete” (Kathy)
Haley of Rutland, and
Jerry Stobart of Ala.;
two very special grandchildren, her grandson
Dallas “Shain” Moodispaugh of Pomeroy, and
granddaughter Crystal
Maggard of Heath.
Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. at
the Anderson McDaniel
Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor David
Johnston. Burial will
follow at the Riverview
Cemetery. Visitation will
be held on Wednesday,
December 29, 2021 from
6-8 p.m. at the funeral
home.
GALLIPOLIS — The office of
Noreen Saunders Clerk of Courts
Legal Division will be closed to
the public on Thursday December
30, 2021 for year end close out.
We will reopen on Monday, Jan 3,
2022.
ber 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.
Humane Society
has straw for pets
Women’s health
screenings
0593 and make an appointment.
Special
hours set
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
GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard
Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253
Memorial Library will close at 5
p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and remain North Second Street, Middleport
closed for New Year’s Day holiday for a fee of $2. For more informaon Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Normal tion call 740-992-6064.
hours of operation will resume on
Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.
In collaboration with OhioHealth
Mobile Mammography, OU’s Women’s Health Clinic will offer sameday 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 1-800-8442654 for an appointment. Services
offered include breast health education, PAP tests, breast and pelvic
exams, and navigation through the
continuum of care. Same-day mamThe Gallia County Family and
Children First Council will be hold- mography is available provided by
OhioHealth Mobile Mammography
The Gallia-Vinton ESC financial ing Regular Business Meetings
onsite. The Breast and Cervical
at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday
statements from July 1, 2020 to
Cancer Project (BCCP) will be
of the following months: January,
June 30, 2021 are available for
available for no-cost breast and cerMarch, May, July, and September.
review in the office of the treasurDue to Election Day on the second vical cancer screenings and diager. Anyone wishing to inspect the
financial statements should contact Tuesday of November, the business nostic testing to qualified women
who meet eligibility criteria.
meeting will be moved to NovemTreasurer Jay Carter at 740-245-
Bossard
holiday hours
Financial
Statements set
Family & Children
First Council meets
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Wednesday, Dec. 29
HARRISONVILLE — The
Scipio Township Trustee end-ofthe-year meeting will be at 7 p.m.
at the Harrisonville Fire Department.
MIDDLEPORT — The Red
Cross will hold a blood drive at
the Middleport Church of Christ
Family Life Center from 9 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. The Red Cross is experiencing the worst blood shortage
in over a decade. Go to RedCrossBlood.org and enter MCofC to
schedule an appointment. If you
want to just walk in you will need
to come after 11 a.m. Donors will
receive a long-sleeve t-shirt, while
supplies last.
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.
Thursday, Jan. 6
POMEROY - The Meigs Soil and
Water Conservation District Board
of Supervisors will hold its annual
organizational meeting at noon at
the district office at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D.
Tuesday, Jan. 11
TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers
Plains Regional Sewer District
monthly meeting at the district
office at 7 p.m.
RIO GRANDE — The GalliaVinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will
hold the 2022 organizational and
regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m.
at the University of Rio Grande,
Wood Hall, Room 131. Call (740)
245-0593 for more details.
�NEWS
Ohio Valley Publishing
TODAY IN HISTORY
Omicron spreads global gloom
over New Year’s celebrations
The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday,
Dec. 28, the 362nd day
of 2021. There are three
days left in the year.
By Raf Casert
Associated Press
BRUSSELS — As omicron spreads ever more
gloom around the globe
ahead of New Year’s Eve,
governments are moving
at different speeds to
contain the scourge, with
some reimposing restrictions immediately and
others hesitating to spoil
the party again.
In Britain, where the
highly contagious variant
of the coronavirus has
sent caseloads soaring
to record highs, Health
Secretary Sajid Javid
said Monday no further
restrictions will be introduced in England before
the new year. New daily
infections in England
are hovering around
100,000, and hospital
admissions were up more
than 70% on Christmas
from a week earlier.
“When we get into the
new year, of course, we
will see then if we do
need to take any further
measures, but nothing
more until then, at least,”
Javid said.
Elsewhere in the United Kingdom, though,
nightclubs have been
ordered closed and limits
on gatherings imposed in
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, leaving
the country divided in its
approach to the crisis.
The Netherlands,
meanwhile, has already
shut down all nonessential stores, restaurants
and bars and extended
the school holidays in
what largely amounts
to a new lockdown. In
Belgium, new measures
went into effect Monday
and over the weekend:
Shopping in large groups
was banned, and movie
theaters and concert
halls closed in the middle
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Dec. 28, 2014,
the war in Afghanistan,
fought for 13 bloody
years and still raging,
came to a formal end
with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul
that marked the transition of the fighting from
U.S.-led combat troops
to the country’s own
security forces.
David Cliff | AP
A woman wearing a face mask to guard against COVID-19 carries
bags of shopping along Oxford Street on Monday in London. In
Britain, where the omicron variant has been dominant for days,
government requirements have been largely voluntary and milder
than those on the continent, but the Conservative government said
it could impose new restrictions after Christmas.
of the holiday season.
In France, Prime
Minister Jean Castex
announced a set of
restrictions set to kick
in next week, after New
Year’s. Among them: Big
events will be limited
to 2,000 people indoors
and 5,000 outdoors; eating and drinking will
be banned in theaters,
at sports venues and on
public transportation;
and working from home
will be mandatory at
least three days a week
for employees whose jobs
make it possible.
Also, a bill will be
voted on in France next
month to create a vaccine pass that will allow
only inoculated people
to enter public places,
including restaurants,
bars and movie theaters.
The measures come
after France recorded
more than 100,000
COVID-19 infections in
a single day for the first
time in the pandemic.
In the U.S., the Biden
administration has
strongly emphasized the
importance of vaccinations, boosters and rapid
testing, while New York
City’s sweeping mandate
requiring nearly all busi-
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 3
On this date:
In 1612, Italian
astronomer Galileo
Galilei observed the
planet Neptune, but
mistook it for a star.
(Neptune wasn’t officially discovered until 1846
by Johann Gottfried
Galle.)
In 1832, John C.
Calhoun became the
first vice president of
the United States to
resign, stepping down
because of differences
with President Andrew
Jackson.
In 1895, the Lumiere
brothers, Auguste and
Louis, held the first
public showing of their
movies in Paris.
In 1908, a major
earthquake followed by
a tsunami devastated the
Italian city of Messina,
killing at least 70,000
people.
In 1945, Congress
officially recognized the
Pledge of Allegiance.
In 1972, Kim Il Sung,
the premier of North
Korea, was named the
country’s president
under a new constitution.
In 1973, the
Endangered Species
nesses, big and small, to
bar unvaccinated employees from the workplace
took effect Monday. It
was announced three
weeks ago, soon after
omicron gained a foothold in the U.S.
The top U.S. infectious-disease expert, Dr.
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Act was signed into law
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Nixon.
In 1975, the “Hail
Mary pass” entered the
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game at City College in
New York.
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opposition leader
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to rest as the country’s
army tried to quell a
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wake of her assassination.
In 2015, a grand jury
in Cleveland declined
to indict a white rookie
police officer in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir
Rice, a Black youngster
who was shot while playing with what turned
out to be a pellet gun.
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leader, Kim Jong Un,
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hearse in an elaborate
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Carson’s “The Tonight
Show,” died in The
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79.
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the screen in “Singin’
in the Rain” and other
Hollywood classics, died
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Fisher, who was 60.
Former world No. 1 Ana
Ivanovic (ee-VAH’-nohvich) said she was retiring from tennis after a
series of injuries meant
she could no longer play
at the highest level.
One year ago:
Residents and staff
members at a Seattlearea nursing home that
had the first deadly
COVID-19 outbreak in
the United States began
receiving vaccines. A
Chinese court sentenced
a former lawyer who had
reported on the early
stage of the coronavirus
outbreak to four years
in prison on charges of
“picking fights and provoking trouble.” A white
Columbus, Ohio, police
officer, Adam Coy, was
fired after bodycam footage showed him fatally
shooting Andre Hill – a
Black man who was
holding a cellphone –
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first aid for several minutes. (Coy is scheduled
to face trial for murder
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actor Lori Loughlin was
released from prison
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months behind bars for
paying a half million
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
By Andrew Meldrum
the diminutive Tutu
became a towering figure
in his nation’s history,
comparable to fellow
JOHANNESBURG —
Nobel laureate Nelson
Desmond Tutu, South
Mandela, a prisoner
Africa’s Nobel Peace
during white rule who
Prize-winning icon, an
became South Africa’s
uncompromising foe of
apartheid and a modern- first Black president.
Tutu and Mandela shared
day activist for racial
justice and LGBT rights, a commitment to builddied Sunday at 90. South ing a better, more equal
South Africa.
Africans, world leaders
Upon becoming
and people around the
globe mourned the death president in 1994, Mandela appointed Tutu to be
of the man viewed as
chairman of the country’s
the country’s moral conTruth and Reconciliascience.
tion Commission, which
Tutu worked pasuncovered the abuses of
sionately, tirelessly and
apartheid.
non-violently to tear
Tutu’s death on Sundown apartheid — South
day “is another chapter
Africa’s brutal, decadeslong regime of oppression of bereavement in our
against its Black majority nation’s farewell to a
generation of outstanding
that only ended in 1994.
The buoyant, blunt-spo- South Africans who have
bequeathed us a liberken clergyman used his
ated South Africa,” South
pulpit as the first Black
African President Cyril
bishop of Johannesburg
Ramaphosa said.
and later as the Angli“From the pavements of
can Archbishop of Cape
Town, as well as frequent resistance in South Africa
public demonstrations, to to the pulpits of the
world’s great cathedrals
galvanize public opinion
and places of worship,
against racial inequity,
and the prestigious setboth at home and globting of the Nobel Peace
ally.
Nicknamed “the Arch,” Prize ceremony, the Arch
tice everywhere. He never
lost his impish sense of
humor and willingness
to find humanity in his
adversaries.”
Tutu’s life was “entirely
dedicated to serving
his brothers and sisters
for the greater common
good. He was a true
humanitarian” said the
Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled
spiritual leader and Tutu’s
friend.
“His legacy is moral
strength, moral courage
and clarity,” Anglican
Archbishop of Cape Town
Thabo Makgoba said in
a video statement. “He
felt with the people. In
public and alone, he cried
because he felt people’s
pain. And he laughed —
no, not just laughed, he
cackled with delight —
when he shared their joy.”
A seven-day mourning period is planned in
Cape Town before Tutu’s
burial, including a twoday lying in state, an ecumenical service and an
Anglican requiem mass at
St. George’s Cathedral in
Cape Town. The southern
city’s landmark Table
Mountain will be lit up
in purple, the color of the
robes Tutu wore as archbishop.
Throughout the 1980s
— when South Africa
was gripped by anti-apartheid violence and a state
of emergency gave police
and the military sweeping
powers — Tutu was one
of the most prominent
Black leaders able to
speak out against abuses.
A lively wit lightened
Tutu’s hard-hitting messages and warmed otherwise grim protests, funerals and marches. Plucky
and tenacious, he was a
formidable force with a
canny talent for quoting
apt scriptures to harness
support for change.
The Nobel Peace Prize
in 1984 highlighted his
stature as one of the
world’s most effective
champions for human
rights, a responsibility he
took seriously for the rest
of his life.
With the end of apartheid and South Africa’s
first democratic elections
in 1994, Tutu celebrated
the country’s multi-racial
society, calling it a “rainbow nation,” a phrase
that captured the heady
optimism of the moment.
update on Monday from
ODH, there have been
8,092 cases in the past 24
hours (21-day average of
9,718), 211 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 320), 15 new ICU
admissions (21-day average of 32) and zero new
deaths in the previous 24
hours (21-day average
of 89) with 28,720 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:
6,952,554 (59.48 percent
of the population);
Vaccines completed:
6,401,698 (54.77 percent
of the population).
As of Dec. 22, ODH
reports the following
breakthrough information:
COVID-19 Deaths
Ohio
According to the 2 p.m. among individuals not
reported as fully vaccinated — 13,992;
COVID-19 Deaths
among fully vaccinated
individuals — 664;
COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021
among individuals not
reported as fully vaccinated — 46,651;
COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021
among individuals reported as fully vaccinated —
2,786.
include cases after the
start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020).
There have been a total
of 5,260 deaths due to
COVID-19 since the start
of the pandemic, with 9
since Thursday. There
are 8,746 currently active
cases in the state, with
a daily positivity rate of
12.65 and a cumulative
positivity rate of 6.42
percent.
Statewide, 1,098,614
West Virginia residents
have received at least one
dose of the COVID-19
(61.3 percent of the population). A total of 51.1
percent of the population,
916,537 individuals have
been fully vaccinated.
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Kelly wrote, “More
importantly, as part of the
‘Small Town Monsters’
series created by (Seth)
Breedlove and his associates, the film succeeds in
spurring some thought
about how Mothman has
become integral to the
history and culture of our
corner of the world. Not
just as a tourist attraction
or item of interest in the
realm of the fantastic,
but in how a community
takes the attention in
stride and can support a
museum dedicated to the
possibly other-worldly
visitor to our shores of
the Ohio River. There
are some folks who think
the Mothman sightings
are a hoax or a result of
mass hysteria connected
to reports of UFO activity
in the Ohio Valley during
the mid-1960s, but what
is impressive is how the
sincerity of the people
who experienced encounters with Mothman plays
with the curiosity of
those discovering the
Mothman story for the
first time.”
Kelly also recalled,
“Bill Geist of CBS-TV’s
‘Sunday Morning’ was
one whose journalistic
tendency to scoff at such
stories was tempered
after he met some of the
witnesses during his visit
to the second Mothman
Festival in 2004. These
were not people who
made up stuff just to get
attention or try to cash
in on the phenomenon
in some way, Geist indicated, so therefore their
credibility was unquestionable. And another,
of course, was author
John A. Keel, whose
investigation of the being
with wings and red eyes
resulted in his famous
account ‘The Mothman
Prophecies,’ first published in 1975. My first
inkling of Mothman came
around Halloween in
1978 through a story in
The Post, Ohio University’s student newspaper.
The article was written
by Frank Stanley, whom I
later discovered had been
an OVP reporting intern
that summer.
Kelly continued, “Like
Keel, who confessed in
his book to an enduring
‘childish sense of wonder’
at all things strange and
unusual, I was fascinated
by Frank’s credulous
and carefully-presented
story and by subsequent
accounts I read before
I walked the streets of
Point Pleasant the following summer and
asked myself, how could
anything so incredible
have happened here?
And while I have yet
to arrive at an answer,
I have concluded that
Mason County has come
to accept the strange
occurrences and encounters that commenced
in November 1966 and
continued for the next
13 months. Perhaps the
greatest manifestation of
that detente between the
people and the legend of
Mothman exists in the
statue in Point Pleasant’s
downtown created by the
Associated Press
COVID
From page 1
(21 new) of COVID-19,
in Mason County (4,005
confirmed cases, 272
probable cases) since the
beginning of the pandemic and 65 deaths. DHHR
reports there are currently 103 active cases and
4,109 recovered cases, in
Mason County.
Case data is as follows:
0-4 — 74 confirmed
cases (1 new), 3 probable cases (1 new)
5-11 — 201 confirmed
cases, 18 probable cases
12-15 — 229 confirmed cases (1 new), 18
probable cases
16-20 — 309 confirmed cases, 15 probable
cases
21-25 — 305 confirmed cases, 22 probable
cases
Couples
From page 1
“It was a bird…or
something. It definitely
wasn’t a flying saucer.”
Two Point Pleasant
couples said today they
encountered a man-sized,
bird-like creature in the
TNT area about midnight.
Sheriff’s deputies and
City Police went to the
scene about two o’clock
this morning but were
unable to spot anything.
But the two young men
telling their story this
morning were dead serious, and asserted they
hadn’t been drinking.
Steve Mallette of 3305
Jackson Avenue and
Roger Scarberry of 809
30th Street described the
thing as being about six
or seven feet tall, having
a wing span of 10 feet
and red eyes about two
inches in diameter and
six inches apart.
“It was like a man with
wings,” Mallette said. “It
wasn’t like anything you’d
see on TV or in a monster
movie…”
The men and their
wives were in Scarberry’s
car between 11:30 p.m.
and midnight when they
spotted the creature near
the old power plant adjacent to the old National
Guard Armory buildings.
The creature was seen
standing on three occasions and was described
as being extremely fast
(“it flew about 100 miles
J. Pat Carter | AP file photo
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu addresses new University
of Oklahoma graduates, at a ceremony at the university after he
received a honorary degre in Norman, Okla. in 2000. Tutu, South
Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and
LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has
died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
has announced.
distinguished himself as
a non-sectarian, inclusive
champion of universal
human rights,” he said.
Tutu died peacefully
at the Oasis Frail Care
Center in Cape Town,
the Archbishop Desmond
Tutu Trust said. He had
been hospitalized several
times since 2015 after
being diagnosed with
prostate cancer in 1997.
“He turned his own
misfortune into a teaching opportunity to raise
awareness and reduce the
suffering of others,” said
the Tutu trust. “He want-
26-30 — 353 confirmed cases (2 new), 21
probable cases
31-40 — 610 confirmed cases (2 new), 45
probable cases (1 fewer),
1 death
41-50 — 593 confirmed cases (3 new), 35
probable cases, 2 deaths
51-60 — 536 confirmed cases (3 new), 39
probable cases (2 new),
7 deaths
61-70 — 426 confirmed cases (5 new), 28
probable cases, 13 deaths
71+ — 369 confirmed
cases (2 new), 28 probable cases, 42 deaths
Additional county case
data since vaccinations
began Dec. 14, 2020:
Total cases since start
of vaccinations: 3,445;
Total cases among
individuals who were
not reported as fully
vaccinated — 3,177 (21
new);
Total breakthrough
cases among fully vaccinated — 268;
Total deaths among
not fully vaccinated individuals — 51;
Total breakthrough
deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 3.
A total of 11,839
people in Mason County
have received at least
one dose of the COVID19 vaccine, which is
44.6 percent of the
population, according to
DHHR, with 9,587 fully
vaccinated or 36.2 percent of the population.
Mason County is currently gold on the West
Virginia County Alert
System.
There have been 22
confirmed cases of the
Delta variant in Mason
County.
an hour”) in flight but
was a clumsy runner.
Deputy Millard Halstead said he had seen
dust in the vicinity of a
coal field. But “it could
have been” caused by the
bird he said.
“I’m a hard guy to
scare,” Scarberry said,
“but last night I was for
getting out of there.”
They did just that,
but the “thing” followed
them. They said it was
hovering over the car,
apparently gliding, until
they reached the National
Guard Armory on Route
62.
“We went downtown,
turned around, and went
back and there it was
again,” Mallette said.
“It seemed to be waiting
on us.” He said the lightgrey-like creature then
scurried through a field.
It also had flown across
the top of the car.
“It apparently is afraid
of light,” Mallette reasoned, “and maybe it
thought it was scaring us
off.”
The young men said
they saw the creature’s
eyes, which glowed red,
only when their lights
shined on it. And it
seemed to want to get
away from the lights.
They said it looked like
a “man with wings” but
its head was “not an outstanding characteristic.”
Both were slightly pale
and tired from the lack of
sleep during the night following their harrowing
experience.
They speculated that
the thing was living in
the vacant power plant,
possibly in one of the
huge boilers. “There are
pigeons in all the other
buildings,” Mallette said,
“but not in that one.”
“If I had seen it while
by myself I wouldn’t have
said anything,” Scarberry commented, “but
there were four of us who
saw it.”
They said it didn’t
resemble a bat in any
way, but “maybe what
you would visualize as
an angel.”
The last time they saw
it was at the gate of the
C.C. Lewis farm on Route
62.
They heard a sound
like wings flapping and
they said the bird rose
straight up, like a helicopter.
“This doesn’t have an
explanation to it,” Mallette said, “it was an animal but nothing like I’ve
seen before.”
Are they going back to
look for the creature?
“Yes,” Mallette said,
“this afternoon and again
tonight.”
“Today,” Scarberry
said, “but tonight, I don’t
know!”
In his 2017 column for
Ohio Valley Publishing
(OVP), “Like it or not,
Mothman is part of us,”
the late Kevin Kelly, who
worked at the Register for
several years, explained
his take on the legend,
while examining the then
just released film, “The
Mothman of Point Pleasant” about the creature.
ed the world to know that
he had prostate cancer,
and that the sooner it is
detected, the better the
chance of managing it.”
In recent years he and
his wife, Leah, lived in
a retirement community
outside Cape Town.
Former U.S. President
Barack Obama hailed
Tutu as “a moral compass
for me and so many others. A universal spirit,
Archbishop Tutu was
grounded in the struggle
for liberation and justice
in his own country, but
also concerned with injus-
West Virginia
According to the 10
a.m. update on Monday
from DHHR, there have
been 322,485 total cases
since the beginning
of the pandemic, with
3,450 reported since
DHHR’s update last
update. DHHR reports
28,126 “breakthrough”
cases as of Monday with
431 total breakthrough
deaths statewide (counts
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late Bob Roach of Letart
and unveiled in 2004.”
Kelly also wrote about
a feature story done by
OVP Editor Beth Sergent
on the “The Mothman of
Point Pleasant” where she
interviewed Breedlove.
“For me, this story is a
piece of Point Pleasant’s
history whether or not
they (people) want to
believe (in Mothman) or
not is totally up to them,”
Breedlove told Sergent in
2017. “You can’t deny it
was a part of the town’s
history.”
Kelly then wrote, “…
the legacy of Mothman
is part and parcel of this
area and of our understanding of such a phenomenon, whether you’re
born, raised and resided
here all of your life, or a
newcomer such as myself.
“So while the mystery
of Mothman continues
to intrigue us, films like
‘The Mothman of Point
Pleasant’ help us understand our curiosity all the
more through facts, statements and re-creations
of events leading up to
its first appearance and
afterward. As the film’s
creator has said, there’s
no doubt something happened all that time ago.
It’s what we make of the
evidence at hand that
carries more significant
weight when making up
our own minds.”
OVP Editor Beth Sergent contributed to this
story.
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Point coasts through home quad
By Bryan Walters
wins and also racked up 18
victories via forfeit between
the three head-to-head bouts,
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — including a single technical
fall and a win by major deciAn absolute battle for second.
The Point Pleasant wrestling sion. Overall, Point went 20-4
team suffered losses in only four in matches that didn’t result in
forfeit.
of its 42 matches and surrenThe Big Blacks had a total
dered a grand total of 24 points
of eight grapplers go unbeaten,
during a home quad match
with Winfield, Wirt County and half of which ended the evening
with perfect 3-0 marks in their
Nitro on Thursday evening at
The Dungeon in Mason County. respective divisions.
Gunner Andrick (132), MackThe Big Blacks went 12-2
andle Freeman (138), Justin
overall against Winfield en
Bartee (152) and Ethan Marroute to a 61-12 victory, then
cum (170) all finished the night
posted identical 13-1 marks
with matching 3-0 marks, with
while
claiming
wins
of
74-6
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Bartee and Andrick both claimover
Wirt
County
and
75-6
over
Point Pleasant senior Brayden Connolly locks in a hold during a 195-pound
ing a trio of pinfall wins apiece.
match at the Jason Eades Memorial Duals held on Dec. 18 in Point Pleasant, Nitro.
W.Va.
PPHS claimed a dozen pinfall Freeman had a pinfall and a
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major decision, while Marcum
also recorded a pinfall victory.
Josh Woyan went 2-0 overall
at 160 pounds, including a
16-0 technical fall win against
WCHS. Donovan Rainey (113),
Ethan Kincaid (145) and
Brayden Connolly (195) also
scored a pinfall win apiece in
their lone matches for identical
1-0 records.
Andrew Schoon (145), Skylar
McCoy (182) and Dylan Keefer
(220) also went 1-1 overall in
their respective weight classes,
with McCoy recording the lone
pinfall win from the trio.
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Point Pleasant
Lourdes leaps past RedStorm men
rallies past
Panthers, 43-40
By Randy Payton
For Ohio Valley Publishing
By Colton Jeffries
cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com
HAMLIN, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant boys
basketball team has a winning streak going after
a 43-40 road win against the Lincoln County Panthers Thursday evening.
The Big Blacks (2-4) held onto a slight 17-12
lead on the Panthers (1-2) at the end of the first
quarter.
However, a slow second quarter allowed the
home team to make a comeback, outscoring Point
9-4 to head into halftime with a 21-21 tie.
The bad news continued for Point Pleasant in
the third quarter when the Panthers pulled ahead
by 10 points to take a 38-28 lead heading into the
final eight minutes.
Things turned around in the fourth quarter, with
the Big Blacks playing well on both sides of the
court.
The defense kept the Panthers to only two
points in the final quarter, while the offense put up
15 points.
The comeback was capped off by junior Peyton
Murphy hitting a buzzer beater, sealing the win
for the Black and Red.
The Big Blacks were led in scoring by junior
Eric Chapman, who recorded six field goals and
one free throw for a total of 13 points.
He was followed by Murphy, who got three
3-pointers and one field goal for 11 points.
Rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring were
Zach Beckett with seven points, Josh Chapman
with five points, Zach McDaniel with three points,
Luke Derenberger with two points and Josh Towe
with two points.
The Panthers were led by Sawyer Tomblin who
had two 3-pointers and two field goals for a total
of 10 points.
The Big Blacks will be back on the court at 7:30
p.m. Jan. 4 when they travel to face the River Valley Raiders.
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OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Dec. 28
Boys Basketball
Southern at Meigs, 7 p.m.
River Valley at Oak Hill, 7 p.m.
Gallia Academy at Southeastern, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Boys Basketball
Eastern at Vinton County, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
River Valley at Southern, 6:30
Hannan at Green, 6 p.m.
Wrestling
Point Pleasant at Powerade INV (PA), 10 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
Boys Basketball
Eastern at Wahama, 7 p.m.
Trimble at Meigs, 7 p.m.
Ravenswood at Southern, 7 p.m.
Gallia Academy vs. Unioto at Waverly HS, 4
p.m.
Girls Basketball
Southern at Hannan, 6 p.m.
South Gallia at Portsmouth Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Eastern at Berne Union, 6 p.m.
Wrestling
Point Pleasant at Powerade INV (PA), 10 a.m.
RIO GRANDE, Ohio
— With the Christmas
holiday just over one day
away, there were “Lords
a leapin’” inside the Newt
Oliver Arena on Thursday afternoon.
Unfortunately for the
RedStorm, it was Lourdes
University leaping to a
sixth straight victory.
The visiting Gray
Wolves erased an eightpoint first half deficit
with a 24-6 run that
fueled an eventual 70-53
non-conference triumph
over Rio Grande.
Lourdes, a member of
the NAIA Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
located in Sylvania, Ohio,
upped its season record
to 11-3 with the win.
Rio Grande suffered
a third straight loss and
dipped to 6-8.
The RedStorm started
well and led 17-9 after
a bucket by freshman
Caleb Wallis (Jackson,
OH) with 11:28 left in
the first half, but Lourdes
responded by scoring
24 of the game’s next 30
points over a span of just
under eight minutes to
take 33-23 advantage of
their own.
The Gray Wolves
settled for an eightpoint halftime cushion,
which Rio sliced to five,
36-31, after a threepointer by sophomore
Shiloah Blevins (South
Webster, OH) with 19:26
remaining, but Lourdes
countered with a 14-2
spurt over the course of
the next seven minutes
to take a commanding
17-point lead.
Rio Grande got no
closer than 14 points the
rest of the way and twice
trailed by as many as 20
points.
The RedStorm shot just
Courtesy | Justyce Stout
Rio Grande’s Eythan House finished with a career-high 12 points in Thursday afternoon’s 70-53 loss
to Lourdes University at the Newt Oliver Arena in Rio Grande, Ohio.
34 percent overall (22-for64) and only 28 percent
from three-point range
(9-for-32).
Lourdes connected on
29 of its 54 shots overall
(53.7%) and was 10-for19 from three-point range
(52.6%).
Jackie Harris connected on six of the Gray
Wolves’ trifectas and
finished with a game- and
career-high 22 points.
Nick Welch added 11
points and a game-high
14 rebounds to the winning effort, while Joey
Holifield and Charlie
Swain tallied 11 and 10
points, respectively.
Blevins led Rio Grande
with 13 points and seven
rebounds, while freshman
Eythan House (Montrose,
Australia) finished with a
career-high 12 points on
four three-point goals of
his own.
Wallis handed out a
game-high five assists in a
losing cause.
Just 15 total fouls were
whistled by the threeman officiating crew and
the two teams combined
for just three free throw
attempts — all by the
Gray Wolves.
Rio Grande will return
to action next Thursday at the University of
Pikeville. Tipoff is set for
2 p.m.
Randy Payton is the Sports
Information Director at the
University of Rio Grande.
Wahama outlasts Silver Knights, 54-52
By Colton Jeffries
The White Falcons maintained
their lead in the third quarter, scoring 12 points to go into the final
quarter up 43-41.
SISTERSVILLE, W.Va. — The
With the game coming down to
Wahama boys basketball team
the wire, Wahama was able to get
won a nailbiter on the road 54-52
Thursday evening against the Tyler passed the Silver Knights, getting
them over .500 for the first time
Consolidated Silver Knights.
this season.
The White Falcons (3-2) got a
The White Falcons were led by
slight lead in the first quarter, getSawyer VanMatre in scoring, with
ting a 17-14 advantage againt the
the sophomore getting six field
Silver Knights (1-3) heading into
goals and four free throws for a
the second.
total of 16 points.
Both teams were deadlocked in
Behind him was junior Harthe second quarter, both squads
scoring 14 points to give the White rison Panko-Shields, who got one
and Red a 31-28 lead heading into 3-pointer, five field goals and one
free throws for 14 points.
halftime.
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Rounding out the Wahama scoring were Michael VanMatre with
eight points, Bryce Zuspan with
seven points, Ethan Gray with six
points and Josiah Lloyd with three
points.
The Silver Knights were led
by Caleb Strobe, who netted one
3-pointer, six field goals and four
free throws for a total of 19 points.
The White Falcons will be back
on the court at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
when they host the Eastern Eagles.
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Eastern falls to Lady Buckeyes, 75-50
By Colton Jeffries
ter, but were outscored by the
Lady Buckeyes (7-3) 11-7.
The Green and Gold did
better at scoring in the second
NELSONVILLE, Ohio —
quarter, but still went into halfThe Eastern girls basketball
time down 31-20.
team is back to .500 with a
Eastern’s offensive output
75-50 road loss to the Nelcontinued to improve in the
sonville-York Lady Buckeyes
second half, but the Lady BuckThursday evening.
The Lady Eagles (5-5) put up eyes continued to outscore the
road team.
seven points in the first quar-
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Heading into the fourth
quarter down 55-35, the Lady
Eagles were unable to get back
into contention.
In points, the Lady Eagles
were led by junior Sydney
Reynolds, who recorded one
3-pointer, seven field goals and
four free throws for a total of
21 points.
Next was junior Erica Durst,
Stefanski, Browns second-guessed
Stung by
close losses
who notched three field goals
and five free throws for 11
points.
Rounding out the Eastern
scoring were Juli Durst with
eight points, Ella Carleton with
five points, Hope Reed with
three points and Emma Putman with two points.
The Lady Buckeyes were led
by Airah Lavy, who recorded
CLEVELAND —
Despite two agonizing
losses in six days, a litany
of COVID-19 cases and a
banged-up starting quarterback who crumbles
when the moment calls
for strength, the Cleveland Browns still have
a chance to make the
playoffs.
It’s a long shot. But
there’s a path, a prayer.
In this madcap NFL
season, that’s either fitting or foolish.
On Monday, Browns
coach Kevin Stefanski
offered no excuses or
regrets for his late-game
decisions in Saturday’s
24-22 loss to the Green
Bay Packers, who sealed
the Christmas Day win
with 43 seconds left by
intercepting Baker Mayfield for the fourth time.
Stefanski left himself
open for more scrutiny
and deeper criticism
for his play calling — a
theme all season — on
the final possession as the
Browns (7-8) let another
close game slip away.
Cleveland has lost six
games by six points or
less this season, an NFL
high and a disturbing
pattern for the secondyear coach and Mayfield,
whose toughness is about
the only thing in his game
not being questioned.
Overcoming Mayfield’s
mistakes, the Browns
were in position to steal a
win and sour Green Bay’s
holiday celebration of
Aaron Rodgers breaking
Brett Favre’s team record
for touchdown passes.
But as has been the case
often in 2021, Cleveland
collapsed.
Holding on to three
timeouts and with the
ball at midfield, Stefanski
chose to put it — and
the game — in Mayfield’s
hands instead of giving
it to star running back
Nick Chubb, who gashed
Green Bay for 126 of
Cleveland’s 219 yards
rushing.
Mayfield missed two
throws — a second-down
screen pass was nearly
intercepted — before
Packers cornerback Rasul
Douglas got away with a
tug on Browns receiver
Donovan People-Jones’
jersey and made his
game-sealing pick.
Stefanski said he felt
good about the plays he
sent in to Mayfield, who
hadn’t practiced in nearly
two weeks due to COVID19.
“We felt like we were
in control there,” Stefanski said. “But ultimately,
when you do not come
through, you secondguess everything. You
second guess the first
play of the game, the
second play of the game
or whatever it is. When it
doesn’t work, we are definitely second-guessing
ourselves.”
Stefanski reasoned that
he wanted to score a TD
or at least move the ball
closer so as not to require
9-3 charge and ended
the frame with a 43-22
advantage headed into
WINFIELD, W.Va. — the finale.
WHS twice led by as
Not exactly the present
many as 25 points down
that the Lady Knights
the stretch and Point
had hoped for.
was never closer than
The Point Pleasant
43-29 early in the fourth
girls basketball team
as the hosts won the
never led and managed only nine first half final stanza by a 15-14
points on Thursday dur- edge.
Winfield outrebounding a 58-36 setback to
host Winfield in a non- ed the guests by a
40-28 overall margin,
conference matchup in
including 21-8 on the
Putnam County.
offensive glass. PPHS
The visiting Lady
also committed 30 of
Knights (1-7) found
the 44 turnovers in the
themselves in early
contest.
holes of 4-0 and 8-4
The Lady Knights
before ending the first
quarter in a 12-4 deficit, made 11-of-36 field goal
attempts for 31 percent,
then the Lady Generincluding a 2-of-8 effort
als countered with a
from behind the arc for
16-5 second period
surge that extended the 25 percent. The Red
halftime cushion out to and Black also went
12-of-19 at the free
28-9.
throw line for 63 perPPHS made a 10-6
cent.
run at the start of the
Brooke Warner led
third frame to close to
Point Pleasant with
within 34-19, but Win16 points, followed by
field countered with a
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AP Sports Writer
Aaron Gash | AP
Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski watches warmups
before the team’s game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday
in Green Bay, Wis.
rookie Chris Naggar to
try a long field goal for
the win. Naggar was
making his NFL debut
after being activated from
the practice squad a day
earlier due to yet another
COVID-19 case.
While practical, Stefanski’s moves didn’t work
again as the Browns again
failed to execute in the
clutch. They’re nearly out
of time to fix it, but Stefanski is confident he and
Mayfield can grow from
the latest missed chance.
“We have to find a
way to come through,
and I have to find a way
to come through for the
team when we are in
those moments,” he said.
“I’m sure it’s easy to say
the woulda, coulda, shoulda type of things.
“For us, again, all of our
focus has to just go right
back into this week, this
game, versus this opponent.”
What’s working
Down three starters,
some key backups and
with star end Myles
Garrett playing with an
injured groin, Cleveland’s
defense came up big in
the second half, holding the Packers to three
points.
There were some crucial breakdowns in the
red zone, but a pretty
solid effort against one of
the NFL’s best QBs.
What needs help
The kicking situation
remains fluid and flawed.
The struggling Chase
McLaughlin was placed
on the COVID-19 reserve
list Friday, elevating Naggar into a difficult spot he
made tougher by blowing
his first extra point.
The miss prompted Stefanski to go for a 2-point
conversion that failed
after Cleveland’s second
TD and altered strategy
down the stretch.
Stock up
M.J. Stewart started at
safety for an injured John
Johnson III and finished
with a team-high 10
tackles, including two for
loss. Stewart also made
some nice stops in space,
preventing the Packers
from longer gains.
Stewart, who had
11 tackles in last Monday’s loss to Las Vegas,
struggled in single coverage against Packers star
Davante Adams. But who
doesn’t?
Stock down
Mayfield’s career-high
four interceptions only
fueled his many critics,
many of whom believe
the Browns need to move
on from him as their
future starter. He’s been
too inconsistent, too inaccurate and too injured.
Injuries
The Browns are closer
to full strength after
activating eight players,
including defensive end
Jadeveon Clowney and
versatile running back
Kareem Hunt, from the
COVID-19 list on Monday. Starting left tackle
Jedrick Wills Jr. is also
back. He’s been replaced
the last two games by
left guard Joel Bitonio,
who will slide back to his
usual spot.
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Winfield surges past
Lady Knights, 58-36
By Bryan Walters
By Tom Withers
three 3-pointers, four field
goals and two free throws for a
total of 19 points.
The Lady Eagles will be back
in action at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
when they travel to face the
Berne Union Lady Rockets.
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Tayah Fetty with nine
points and Baylie Rickard with four markers.
Bella Tolliver, Kendal
Connolly and McKenna
Young were next with
two points each.
Olivia Fields completed the scoring with a
single points. Fetty and
Young also had matching team-bests of five
rebounds apiece.
Lindsey Moore
paced WHS with 11
points and Kaitlyn
Sayre was next with
10 points. Sofia Lopez
and Meghan Taylor also
contributed eight points
each in the victory.
Point Pleasant
returns to the hardwood
on Tuesday, Jan. 4,
2022, when it travels to
Wayne for a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m.
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TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES
For GALLIA COUNTY
The Board of Gallia County Commissioners is requesting
Statements of Qualifications for the provision of professional
architectural/engineering (A/E) services necessary for
rehabilitation/remodeling of the two buildings located on 652
Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Qualified architects shall
have until January 18, 2022 to submit their Statement of Qualifications (SoQ's) to the County Commissioners Office, marked
Statement for Qualification, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, Ohio
45631. Submittal of statements received after this deadline
will not be considered.
Submittals shall comply with the standards set forth in the
Request for Qualifications for Architectural Services (RFQ),
available for download from the Gallia County website at
www.gallianet.net The professional architectural services
required are to assist with the rehabilitation/remodeling
administration for existing County owned buildings, to include
roof/ceiling/flooring repairs and some mold removal as well as
updating/renovating office areas, meeting rooms, restrooms,
and installation of workstations, and ensure follow ADA compliant rules. The property includes approximately 4,588 SF in the
front building which includes a basement and 7,453 SF in the
back building.
A selection committee made up of County Officials will consider
all submitted Statements of Qualifications to determine the
most qualified firm to suit the needs of Gallia County on this
project. The determination of the selection committee shall be
final and not subject to appeal. The committee will negotiate an
agreement with the firm determined to be most qualified. If an
agreement cannot be reached, the committee will negotiate
with the next most qualified firm.
Should there be any questions please contact Kathy Campbell,
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NOTICE OF PRIVATE SELLING OFFICER SALE UNDER
JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT LAND TAXES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5721.39
OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE
In the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County, Ohio.
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:
19CV000139; Tax Ease Ohio, LLC V. James Marcum, et al;
9613 State Route 554, Bidwell, OH 45614, Morgan Twp;
019-001-152-03; MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID $8,162.51
(PLUS 10% BUYER'S PREMIUM); AUCTION END DATE:
January 4, 2022; SECOND AUCTION END DATE: February 1,
2022
19CV000106; Tax Ease Ohio, LLC V. Vincent Shawn Potts, et
al; 0 McCarley Rd., Huntington Twp., OH 45686, Huntington
Twp. Located in-between Fish Pond Rd and Woodruff Rd;
01500106800; MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID $14,884.81
(PLUS 10% BUYER'S PREMIUM); AUCTION END DATE:
January 4, 2022; SECOND AUCTION END DATE: February 1,
2022
19CV000118; Tax Ease Ohio, LLC v. Sandra McCabe, et al;
543 & 0 Solar Dr., Gallipolis, OH 45631, Gallipolis Twp;
00601801600 & 00601801700; MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID
$34,159.17 (PLUS 10% BUYER'S PREMIUM); AUCTION END
DATE: January 4, 2022; SECOND AUCTION END DATE:
February 1, 2022
20CV000055; Tax Ease Ohio, LLC v. Richard A. George, et al;
0 Morgan Center Rd., Bidwell, OH 45614, Morgan Twp.
Located in-between George Rd and Clark Chapel Rd;
01900121807; MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE BID $17,065.56
(PLUS 10% BUYER'S PREMIUM); AUCTION END DATE:
January 4, 2022; SECOND AUCTION END DATE: February 1,
2022
19CV000047; Tax Ease Ohio, LLC v. Kathryn Browning, et al;
2241 Sowards Ridge Rd., Crown City, OH 45623, Guyan Twp.;
011-001-172-00, 011-001-173-00 & 011-001-027-00; MINIMUM
ACCEPTABLE BID $19,770.91 (PLUS 10% BUYER'S PREMIUM); AUCTION END DATE: January 4, 2022; SECOND
AUCTION END DATE: February 1, 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.
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Daily Sentinel
Omicron, storms, disrupt air
travel for 4th consecutive day
Racial reckoning
turns focus to roadside
historical markers
By Mark Scolforo
Associated Press
By Tali Arbel
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania had been
installing historical markers for more than a century when the racist violence in Charlottesville,
Virginia, in August 2017 brought a fresh round of
questions from the public about just whose stories
were being told on the state’s roadsides — and the
language used to tell them.
The increased scrutiny helped prompt a review
of all 2,500 markers by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, a process that has
focused on factual errors, inadequate historical
context, and racist or otherwise inappropriate
references.
So far, the state has removed two markers,
revised two and ordered new text for two others.
Across the country, historical markers have in
some places become another front in the national
reckoning over slavery, segregation and racial violence that has also brought downCivil War statues
and changed or reconsidered the names of institutions, roads and geographical features.
The idea that “who is honored, what is remembered, what is memorialized tells a story about
a society that can’t be reflected in other ways” is
behind an effort by the Montgomery, Alabamabased Equal Justice Initiative that has installed
dozens of markers, mostly in the South, to remember racial terror lynchings.
Historical markers educate the public and therefore can help fight systemic racism, said Diane
Turner, curator of the Charles L. Blockson AfroAmerican Collection at Temple University in Philadelphia, one of the country’s largest repositories
of Black history literature and related material.
“By being able to tell everybody’s story, it’s good
for the society as a whole. It’s not to take away
from anybody else,” Turner said. “Let’s have these
stories, because the more truth we have, the better
it is.”
At the request of Bryn Mawr College’s president, Kimberly Wright Cassidy, the Pennsylvania
history agency removed a marker from the edge of
campus that noted President Woodrow Wilson had
briefly taught there. Cassidy’s letter to the commission cited Wilson’s dismissive comments about
the intellectual capabilities of women and his racist policy of federal workforce segregation.
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK — Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel
stretched into Monday with thousands of U.S. flights spiked during
one of the year’s busiest travel periods because of crews out sick with
COVID-19 and now storm fronts
creating more havoc.
Flight delays and cancellations
tied to staffing shortages have
been a constant this year. Airlines
encouraged workers to quit in 2020
when air travel collapsed and have
struggled to make up ground this
year when air travel rebounded
faster than almost anyone had
expected.
With the arrival of the omicron
variant, that staffing shortage
has led to thousands of canceled
flights over the four days. According to FlightAware, which tracks
flight cancellations, airlines have
canceled more than 4,000 flights
to, from or inside the U.S. since
Friday, with over 1,000 U.S. cancellations on Monday.
Delta, United, JetBlue and American have all said that the coronavirus was causing staffing problems,
and European and Australian airlines also canceled holiday-season
flights because staff were infected,
but weather and other factors
played a role as well.
Winter weather in the Pacific
Northwest led to nearly 250 flight
cancellations to or from Seattle on
Sunday, said Alaska Airlines, and
the airline expects more than 100
flight cancellations Monday. But
it says that crew calling out sick
because of COVID-19 is no longer
a factor.
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once packed corridors
and mechanical rooms
sorted and disposed of.
The roof has underwent
patch and seal work
and a new, energy efficient furnace has been
added in the main floor
mechanical room. These
improvements have been
financed through donations.
Mayor Eblin stressed
David Zalubowski | AP
Travelers queue up at the United American Airlines check-in kiosks in the terminal of
Denver International Airport on Sunday in Denver. Airlines canceled hundreds of flights
Sunday, citing staffing problems tied to COVID-19 to extend the nation’s travel problems
beyond Christmas.
United said it canceled 115
flights Monday, out of more than
4,000 scheduled, due to crews
out with COVID-19. SkyWest, a
regional airline based in Utah,
said it had more cancellations
than normal during the weekend
and on Monday after bad weather
affected several of its hubs and
many crew members were out
with COVID-19.
Airlines have called on the Biden
administration to shorten the
guidelines for the isolation period
for vaccinated workers who get
COVID-19, in order to ease staffing shortages. The union for flight
attendants has pushed back against
that, saying the isolation period
should remain 10 days.
Air travel dropped steeply in
2020 and has recovered throughout 2021. Transportation Security
Administration data show passen-
8 AM
WEATHER
2 PM
47°
50°
50°
A little rain today. Rain and a thunderstorm late
tonight. High 50° / Low 50°
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. Mon. Trace
Month to date/normal
3.14/3.15
Year to date/normal
50.16/44.68
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.
3
24 hours ending 3 p.m. Mon.
0.0
Month to date/normal
Trace/2.2
Season to date/normal
Trace/2.9
WEATHER TRIVIA™
SUN & MOON
Q: What major U.S. city has the most
days with subzero(F) temperatures?
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
Wed.
7:46 a.m.
5:15 p.m.
2:54 a.m.
1:51 p.m.
MOON PHASES
New
Jan 2
First
Jan 9
Full
Last
Jan 17 Jan 25
SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates peak feeding times
for fish and game.
Today
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Major
6:33a
7:18a
8:06a
8:58a
9:56a
10:59a
11:28a
Minor
12:23a
1:05a
1:51a
2:43a
3:40a
4:42a
5:48a
Major
6:57p
7:44p
8:34p
9:29p
10:29p
11:32p
----
Minor
12:45p
1:31p
2:20p
3:14p
4:12p
5:15p
6:20p
WEATHER HISTORY
Brownsville, Texas, had 2 inches of
snow on Dec. 28, 1880. As the storm
moved eastward, Montgomery, Ala.,
got 5 inches of snow. Parts of South
Carolina had over a foot.
THURSDAY
0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme
Mostly cloudy and
warm
Logan
45/44
Adelphi
46/46
Chillicothe
47/46
Lucasville
50/50
Portsmouth
52/51
SATURDAY
59°
48°
65°
43°
Mild with some sun
Mostly cloudy with
rain possible; warm
AIR QUALITY
0 50 100 150 200
300
500
Primary pollutant: Particulates
Belpre
48/46
Athens
47/46
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. Mon.
Flood
24-hr.
Location
Stage Level Chg.
Willow Island
37 12.92 -0.26
Marietta
34 18.40 +0.52
Parkersburg
36 22.74 +0.94
Belleville
35 12.73 -0.20
Racine
41 12.93 -0.29
Point Pleasant
40 25.64 +0.32
Gallipolis
50 12.72 -0.35
Huntington
50 26.79 +0.97
Ashland
52 34.61 +0.41
Lloyd Greenup 54 12.42 -0.13
Portsmouth
50 21.20 +3.70
Maysville
50 34.40 +0.50
Meldahl Dam
51 20.50 +3.30
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
32°
17°
Cooler with
considerable
cloudiness
St. Marys
48/46
Elizabeth
50/49
Spencer
53/51
Buffalo
54/53
Milton
58/56
Huntington
61/57
NATIONAL FORECAST
110s
100s
Seattle
30/22
90s
80s
70s
60s
50s
40s
30s
20s
10s
San Francisco
0s
48/44
-0s
-10s
Los Angeles
52/42
T-storms
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
44°
20°
Parkersburg
51/48
Coolville
48/46
Ironton
57/56
Ashland
57/56
Grayson
60/57
MONDAY
Mostly sunny
NATIONAL CITIES
Wilkesville
48/48
POMEROY
Jackson
49/48
49/49
Ravenswood
Rio Grande
50/50
50/50
Centerville
POINT PLEASANT
Ripley
46/45
GALLIPOLIS
50/50
52/51
50/50
South Shore Greenup
56/55
51/51
48
business hours or online
at www.villageofrutland.
org. Both illustrative and
textual engravings are
possible. Bricks will be
placed on the grounds of
the Rutland Civic Center
and may be viewed at any
time of the day, or night.
The village’s goal is to
sell at least 100 bricks.
The ordering period ends
August 1, 2022.
Questions may be
directed to Mayor Eblin
by calling the Village
Mayor’s Office at (740)
742-2121.
SUNDAY
Marietta
48/45
Murray City
45/45
McArthur
46/46
Waverly
48/47
FRIDAY
61°
45°
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures
are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
“We have a lot of work
left to do and revenue to
bring in before that happens.”
Those interested in
leaving their legacy at
the Rutland Civic Center
and becoming part of the
success of its renovations
are asked to become
involved in the fundraiser
by purchasing a brick.
Two sizes are available,
4”x8” for $100 and 8”x8”
for $150.
Orders can be placed
at the Rutland Civic
Center during regular
A: Fairbanks
Today
7:46 a.m.
5:14 p.m.
1:43 a.m.
1:20 p.m.
Cloudy and warmer;
showers at night
2
AccuWeather.com Cold Index™
(in inches)
WEDNESDAY
61°
51°
Statistics through 3 p.m. Mon.
68°/45°
44°/29°
74° in 2015
1° in 1892
will exceed this donation
amount, and thus the
brick fundraiser is being
launched to help supplement this donation.
At this time, a bond
measure is not being
considered; instead the
village aims to seek donations and grant funding
to finance the renovation
work.
“This building has the
potential to be of great
service to the Village.
I would love to see it
opened up more and used
more,” Mayor Eblin said.
EXTENDED FORECAST
8 PM
ALMANAC
High/low
Normal high/low
Record high
Record low
suggested, such as timers
and smart thermostats.
“All of these improvements will provide for
a more energy efficient
building, lowering energy
costs, thus allowing
taxpayer dollars to be
utilized for other Village
services,” Mayor Eblin
said.
Recently, the village
received $25,000 as a
donation from Rutland
Bottle Gas to finance
building renovations.
The cost of work recommended by Mayor Eblin
that improvements moving forward should be
centered on fixing the
leaky roof; replacing
existing windows with
insulated windows;
reopening, repairing and
re-caulking gym windows; adding industrial
fans in the gym to aid in
circulating heat and cool
air; renovating the gym
floor; and adding suspended ceilings in offices
with LED lighting. Technological advances to the
building’s heating and
cooling systems are also
TODAY
gers screened at TSA checkpoints
during the holiday season up
significantly from last year — on
some days double the number of
fliers or even more — but generally
still short of 2019 levels.
The U.S. government requires
vaccinations of foreigners coming
to the U.S. as well as a negative
COVID test of both U.S. citizens
and foreigners flying into the country. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S.
infectious disease expert, said on
Monday that the U.S. should also
“seriously” consider a vaccination
mandate for domestic travel as
another way to push people to get
vaccinated.
The administration has at times
considered a domestic vaccination requirement, or one requiring
either vaccination or proof of negative test. Such a requirement could
face legal challenges.
Clendenin
58/57
St. Albans
59/57
Charleston
60/57
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and
precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Winnipeg
0/-23
Billings
16/3
Minneapolis
25/1
Detroit
Chicago 36/33
40/32
Toronto
36/31
Denver
37/11
Montreal
31/13
New York
50/40
Washington
57/48
Kansas City
62/24
Chihuahua
71/55
Monterrey
91/58
Today
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
46/33/c
33/26/c
71/63/c
51/46/pc
56/44/c
16/3/pc
24/18/c
46/34/c
60/57/r
75/64/pc
27/8/c
40/32/sn
53/50/r
43/36/r
45/42/r
79/58/pc
37/11/pc
41/14/i
36/33/sn
80/71/pc
82/69/pc
45/42/r
62/24/pc
46/35/r
72/58/r
52/42/c
66/59/r
80/70/pc
25/1/sn
73/65/sh
81/68/pc
50/40/c
69/39/pc
82/61/pc
53/43/c
54/43/sh
44/39/r
39/24/sn
74/64/pc
64/52/pc
55/39/r
27/17/c
48/44/r
30/22/pc
57/48/c
Hi/Lo/W
43/30/sf
32/21/pc
72/64/c
53/46/r
52/46/r
5/-1/c
28/13/sn
42/38/c
63/51/r
73/66/c
29/17/pc
38/27/pc
59/47/c
48/39/c
55/46/c
73/50/r
35/20/s
27/13/sn
43/31/c
81/69/pc
83/62/pc
49/40/c
39/21/pc
46/39/pc
66/49/r
50/50/r
66/51/r
83/71/pc
10/1/s
71/58/t
79/68/pc
46/43/c
66/29/pc
83/64/pc
51/44/r
56/47/pc
55/44/c
34/28/c
75/65/c
72/53/sh
46/35/c
34/27/sf
49/41/r
28/25/pc
54/49/r
EXTREMES MONDAY
National for the 48 contiguous states
Atlanta
71/63
El Paso
60/43
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
High
Low
86° in Alice, TX
-34° in Gold Butte, MT
Global
Houston
82/69
High
Low
Miami
80/70
114° in Marble Bar, Australia
-71° in Delyankir, Russia
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow
flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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