https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/552d7bbef5ebfb3d268c43590fb5fdf2.pdf 68c9e084ed62d76f32c970dbd73b865b PDF Text Text Weekly church columns On this day in history CHURCH s 10 NEWS s 2 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 13° 22° 18° Cold today with some sun returning. Frigid tonight. High 26° / Low 7° Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 3 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 4, Volume 76 Friday, January 7, 2022 s 50¢ Checking in on construction 1 death, 110 new COVID cases reported Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Brittany Hively | OVP Construction is continuing at the new Gallia County Jail site in Gallipolis, pictured here on Thursday prior to the snow arriving across the area. Ground was broken in June 2021 on what will become a 32,000 square-foot facility that will replace the current jail located in the basement of the Gallia County Courthouse and originally built in 1964. Granger Construction is the managing contractor over the project and DLZ is the architecture and engineering company working with Gallia county. The new facility will house 120 beds and the $20 million project is estimated to be completed in September 2022. A snowy scenario Winter officially ‘arrives’ in Ohio Valley By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham In Gallia County, Rittenhouse said there are 440 lane miles for ODOT crews to maintain and 492 in Meigs OHIO VALLEY — Snow started falling Thursday after- County. Rittenhouse said drivers noon, bringing the ﬁrst accumulation of the season and of need to allow extra time to 2022, and road crews in Meigs commute to their destinations and only to travel the roads if and Gallia counties were out necessary. working to prepare for the “Please watch for our plow storm. trucks and give them room Ohio Department of Transto work,” Rittenhouse said. portation (ODOT) workers “Snow plow trucks might had been pre-treating roads, make sudden stops or turns, but switched to treating on and they travel below the Thursday afternoon after the snow started to fall, said Ash- posted speed limit.” In addition to ODOT, counley Rittenhouse, ODOT Public ty and municipal crews from Information Ofﬁcer. both Gallia and Meigs counRittenhouse said the roads ties were also busy braving were pre-treated with brine, the winter weather, working which she said is “a cheap to treat local roadways within and effective tool” but said it their respective jurisdictions. is not a “magic bullet.” RitOn Thursday, the National tenhouse said drivers need to Weather Service (NWS), use caution on the roadways, Charleston, W.Va. issued a especially during Thursday winter snow warning for evening and Friday morning. Mason County, W.Va. and GalRittenhouse said ODOT road crews would be out treat- lia and Meigs Counties, Ohio ing and plowing roads as long until 8 a.m. Friday. As of Thursday afternoon, as needed during this storm. khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2022 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. Brittany Hively | OVP Crews with the Ohio Department of Transportation District 10 were on standby Thursday morning on the corner of Pine Street and Second Avenue in Gallipolis, Ohio. They joined county and municipal crews from across Gallia and Meigs counties to treat local roadways within their jurisdictions as snow later began to fall Thursday afternoon. the NWS website predicted, “…heavy snow [with] additional snow accumulations of four to nine inches. Wind chills tonight into Friday morning are likely to drop into the single digits above zero at lower elevations, and into the single digits below zero at some higher elevations.” Brittany Hively contributed to this story. © 2022, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, ext. 1992. Biden delivers speech on Jan. 6 anniversary By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump and his supporters of holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” in a forceful speech Thursday marking the anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. He warned that though it didn’t succeed, the insurrection remains a serious threat to America’s system of government. Biden’s criticism was blistering of the defeated president whom he blamed for the assault that has fundamentally changed Congress and the nation, and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy. “For the ﬁrst time in our history, a president not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the Capitol,” Biden said. “You can’t love your country only when you win.” His voice booming at times, ﬁlling the ornate Statuary Hall where rioters had laid siege, the president called on Americans to remember what they saw Jan. 6 with their own eyes: the mob attacking police, breaking See BIDEN | 3 OHIO VALLEY — Since yesterday’s update, there was one COVID-19 associated death and 110 new cases reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Thursday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 41 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported 29 new COVID19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported an additional death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 71+ age range. DHHR also reported 40 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 5,346 total cases (41 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 335 hospitalizations and 85 deaths. Of the 5,346 cases, 4,851 (16 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,015 cases (7 new), 10 hospitalizations 20-29 —865 cases (7 new), 18 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 748 cases (7 new), 17 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 793 cases (7 new), 33 hospitalizations, 5 deaths 50-59 — 726 cases (8 new), 56 hospitalizations, 12 deaths 60-69 — 588 cases (3 new), 54 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 380 cases (1 new), 88 hospitalizations, 20 deaths 80-plus — 231 cases (1 new), 59 hospitalizations, 33 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,596 (45.46 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,411 (41.50 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 3,405 total cases (29 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 201 hospitalizations and 67 deaths. Of the 3,405 cases, 3,095 (8 new) are presumed recovered. See COVID | 3 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, January 7, 2022 OBITUARY Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS CLARICE IRENE (WHEATON) JARVIS CHESHIRE — Clarice Irene (Wheaton) Jarvis, 87, of Cheshire, was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at her residence with family by her side. Born July 1, 1934 , in Morgan Township, Bidwell, she was the daughter of the late Harold Dale and Faye Catherine (Taylor) Wheaton. She was a devoted member of the Old Kyger Free Will Baptist Church. Clarice was a homemaker and enjoyed the sunshine and working in her beautiful ﬂower beds. Clarice is survived by her son, Ronald (Susan) Jarvis of Cheshire; two grandchildren, Jason (Andrea) Jarvis of Stoutsville and Debra (Josh) King of Polk City, Florida. Six greatgrandchildren, whom she adored, Holden and Hudson Jarvis, Emma, Ethan, Aubrey and Andon King. Her sisters, Jaunita (Earl) French, and Shirley (Wayne) Oxyer, and several in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. In addition to her parents, she is proceeded in death by the love of her life, James Roy Jarvis, whom she married on June 14, 1952 in Cheshire. They were married 66 years before his passing. Her daughter, Debra Coup, and one brother Bubby Wheaton, also preceded her. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 10, 2021 in the CremeensKing Funeral Home, in Pomeroy. Bob Price will ofﬁciate and interment will follow in the Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to the service on Monday. DEATH NOTICE DEAL POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — David R. Deal, 62, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Arrangements will be available at the convenience of the family. Deal Funeral Home is serving the family. Winter storm blanketing parts of South with snow, ice of Sutton Township, 6 p.m., Racine Village Hall Council Chambers. SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center Board of Directors meets at 7 p.m. 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. POMEROY — The Meigs PATRIOT — Greenﬁeld TownCounty Board of Health meeting ship Board of Trustees, annual will take place at 5 p.m. in the conorganizational meeting, 8 a.m., ference room of the Meigs County Greenﬁeld Township Community Center, 5370 St Rt 233, 2021 annu- Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive al ﬁnancial report and the 2022 budget will be available for review in Pomeroy. GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post at this time. #4464 will host a family dinner at LANGSVILLE — Star Grange the post home on 3rd Avenue at 6 and Star Junior Grange will be p.m. Members are urged to attend. meeting on with a potluck at 6:30 Public welcome p.m. followed by a meeting at GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to Memorial Library Board of Trustattend. ees will hold it’s annual organizational meeting at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the library. Immediately following the orgaPOMEROY — Bedford Townnizational meeting, the board of ship Trustees regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Bedford town hall. trustees will then hold it’s regular monthly meeting. GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet at the post home on Liberty Ave. at 5 p.m. All members are urged to attend. RUTLAND — The Rutland GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post Township Trustees will hold their #23 will meet after the DAV meet- January meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the ing at 6 p.m., at the post home. All township garage. members are urged to attend. Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest. com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Saturday, Jan. 8 Monday, Jan. 10 Thursday, Jan. 13 Tuesday, Jan. 11 Friday, Jan. 14 GALLIPOLIS — Regular RACINE — The regular monthly monthly Board meeting of the O. O. McIntyre Park District, 11 a.m., meeting of the Board of Trustees Park Board ofﬁce, Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St. Saturday, Jan. 15 CHESTER — The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter NSDAR meets 1 p.m., dining hall of the Chester Academy; oath of membership will be conducted for two new junior members; program by Regent Tillis about local patriots and Chapter Patriots; group will also discuss plans for the Chapter’s 114th anniversary luncheon; all members are encouraged to attend; social distancing/masks rules apply. Monday, Jan. 17 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27, the Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and the Auxiliary E-Board will meet at 5 p.m. at the post home on McCormick Road. All E-Board members are urged to attend. Tuesday, Jan. 18 GALLIPOLIS — The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the post home on McCormick Road. All members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — The Auxiliary will meet after the Sons at 6 p.m. at the post home. All members are urged to attend. Friday, Jan. 21 GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retiree, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson Counties will meet on at 2 p.m. at the Gallia County Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160, Gallipolis. Members are asked to follow all CDC guidelines. Contact person: Floyd Wright at 740-2450093 GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS By Jonathan Mattise Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A winter storm blanketed parts of the South with quick-falling snow, freezing rain and sleet Thursday, tying up some roads in Tennessee as the system tracked a path through Appalachia toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The storm began hitting greater Nashville on Thursday morning. About 1.5 to 3 inches of snow was reported for most for of the area by late morning, according to the Nashville Weather Service in Nashville, with areas south of the city seeing the freezing rain and heavy sleet. The Nashville area could expect the precipitation to taper off in the afternoon and early early evening, with 3 to 5 inches of snow expected, and more in some areas, the weather service said. Authorities urged people to travel only when necessary, as Metro Nashville Police reported accidents and other driving woes that snarled and slowed several roads. Police reported dozens of wrecks on the road by the early afternoon. A section of Interstate 40 was closed due to a tractor trailer fuel spill crash, according to police, just one of the issues plugging up interstates in the city. Schools around the region canceled classes, including a closure through Friday for Nashville’s public school students. Gov. Bill Lee, meanwhile, closed state ofﬁces across Tennessee, and Nashville International Airport reported plenty of canceled and delayed ﬂights. The storm also hit Memphis and surrounding Shelby County, where school systems canceled classes and municipal courts were closed, while crews were monitoring conditions of city streets. Snow began falling mid-morning, after freezing rain and sleet fell on the city earlier in the day. Some ﬂights were likewise canceled at Memphis International Airport. First lady Jill Biden, meanwhile, had to cancel her trip planned for Thursday to view damage from last month’s tornado in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The storm presented an expected boon to the ski industry in West Virginia, where up to 8 inches of snow was forecast. Three of the state’s four major downhill ski resorts had suspended on-slope operations earlier this week due to warmer conditions. Now the activity was picking back up. “West Virginia can’t wait to welcome travelers to our snow-capped mountains this winter,” said Chelsea Ruby, secretary of the state’s Department of Tourism. 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Card showers Special Hours at Bossard Library BIDWELL — Maxine Dyer will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Jan. 9. Cards may be sent to 33325 Jesse Creek Road, Bidwell, OH 45614. PATRIOT — Margaret Pope will be turning 103 on Jan. 14. Cards may be sent to 2600 German Hollow Rd. Patriot, OH 45658. ‘Chair Yoga’ to resume SYRACUSE — Chair Yoga Class GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 Meeting cancellation Business Meeting of the Gallia County Family and Children First Council has been cancelled. The next Business Meeting is scheduled for March 8 at 10 a.m. at the Gallia County Health Department, 499 Jackson Pike. 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. GALLIPOLIS — The Jan. 11 TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Fulgencio Batista. In 1963, the U.S. Post Today is Friday, Jan. 7, Ofﬁce raised the cost of a ﬁrst-class stamp from 4 to the seventh day of 2022. There are 358 days left in 5 cents. In 1979, Vietnamese the year. forces captured the Today’s highlight in history Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowOn Jan. 7, 1953, ing the Khmer Rouge President Truman government. announced in his State In 1989, Emperor of the Union message to Congress that the United Hirohito of Japan died in Tokyo at age 87; he was States had developed a succeeded by his son, hydrogen bomb. Crown Prince Akihito. In 1999, for the secOn this date ond time in history, an In 1608, an accidenimpeached American tal ﬁre devastated the Jamestown settlement in president went on trial before the Senate. the Virginia Colony. President Bill Clinton In 1789, America faced charges of perjury held its ﬁrst presidential and obstruction of justice; election as voters chose he was acquitted. electors who, a month In 2004, President later, selected George George W. Bush proposed Washington to be the nation’s ﬁrst chief execu- legal status, at least temporarily, for millions of tive. immigrants improperly In 1927, commercial working in the U.S. transatlantic telephone In 2015, masked gunservice was inaugurated men stormed the Paris between New York and ofﬁces of Charlie Hebdo, London. In 1955, singer Marian a French newspaper Anderson made her debut that had caricatured the Prophet Mohammad, with the Metropolitan methodically killing 12 Opera in New York, people, including the ediin Verdi’s “Un Ballo in tor, before escaping in a Maschera.” car. (Two suspects were In 1959, the United killed two days later.) States recognized the In 2019, Amazon new government of Cuba, six days after Fidel Castro eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly led the overthrow of traded company in the U.S. For the ﬁrst time in more than 25 years, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was absent from oral arguments as she recuperated from cancer surgery. Ten years ago: Three days before the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney brushed aside rivals’ criticism in the opening round of a weekend debate doubleheader that left his Republican presidential campaign challengers squabbling among themselves and unable to knock the front-runner off stride. Record-shattering Drew Brees threw for 466 yards and three touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints poured it on in the second half for a 45-28 NFC wild-card victory over the Detroit Lions. Five years ago: President-elect Donald Trump, in a series of tweets, said “only ‘stupid’ people or fools” would dismiss closer ties with Russia, and he seemed unswayed after his classiﬁed brieﬁng on an intelligence report that accused Moscow of meddling on his behalf in the election that catapulted him to power. Nat Hentoff, an eclectic columnist, critic, novelist and agitator dedicated to music, free expression and defying the party line, died in New York at age 91. One year ago: Hours after Congress certiﬁed Joe Biden’s victory, President Donald Trump acknowledged in a video that a “new administration will be inaugurated” and said he’d focus on “ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power”; Trump condemned the violence from his supporters who stormed the Capitol but did not address his role in inciting the violence. Lawmakers of both parties spoke of ousting Trump from ofﬁce, possibly through the action of his own Cabinet under the 25th Amendment. President-elect Joe Biden denounced the rioters at the Capitol as “domestic terrorists” and blamed Trump for the violence. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigned; in a resignation letter, DeVos blamed Trump for inﬂaming tensions in the assault on the Capitol. See HISTORY | 10 �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, January 7, 2022 3 Biden “We must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a lie,” Biden said. “The former presiFrom page 1 dent of the United States of America has spread windows, a Confederate a web of lies about the ﬂag inside the Capitol, 2020 election.” gallows erected outside He said: “We are in threatening to hang the vice president — all while a battle for the soul of America.” Trump sat at the White “I did not seek this House watching it on TV. “The former president’s ﬁght, brought to this Capitol one year from today. supporters are trying But I will not shrink from to rewrite history. They want you to see Election it either. I will stand in this breach, I will defend Day as the day of insurthis nation. I will allow no rection and the riot that one to place a dagger at took place here on January 6 as a true expression the throat of this democracy.” of the will of the people. Republican leaders Can you think of a more and lawmakers largely twisted way to look at stayed away from the this country, to look at day’s events, dismissing America? I cannot.” them as overly politicized The president’s — some continuing to remarks launched the spread false claims about start of daylong rememthe election. brance, drawing a conFrom Florida, Trump trast between the truth showed no signs of letting of what happened and go, and in fact revived his the false narratives that persist about the Capitol unfounded attack on the elections. He accepted no assault, including the responsibility for egging continued refusal by on the crowd that day. many Republicans to afﬁrm that Biden won the Instead, in one of several statements Thursday, he 2020 election. COVID From page 1 Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 642 cases (6 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 475 cases (3 new), 5 hospitalizations 30-39 — 438 cases (7 new), 14 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 506 cases (4 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 461 cases, 32 hospitalizations, 7 deaths 60-69 — 432 cases (4 new), 52 hospitalizations, 10 deaths 70-79 — 285 cases (1 new), 47 hospitalizations, 24 deaths 80-plus — 166 cases (4 new), 27 hospitalizations, 22 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 10,244 (44.71 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,300 (40.60 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Thursday from DHHR, there have been 4,513 cases (40 new) of COVID-19, in Mason County (4,203 conﬁrmed cases, 310 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 73 deaths (1 new). DHHR reports there are currently 119 active cases and 4,321 recovered cases, in Mason County. Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 77 conﬁrmed cases (3 fewer), 4 probable cases 5-11 — 210 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 16 probable cases (1 new) 12-15 — 238 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 24 probable cases (6 new) 16-20 — 317 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 21 probable cases (2 new) 21-25 — 327 conﬁrmed cases (2 new), 28 probable cases (2 new) 26-30 — 369 conﬁrmed cases (5 new), 24 probable cases (2 new) 31-40 — 646 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 48 probable cases, 2 deaths TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 13° 22° 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. 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. Thu. 1.4 Month to date/normal 1.4/0.9 Season to date/normal 1.4/4.3 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: On ice, will a car stop quicker when it is 32F or 0F? MOON PHASES First Jan 9 Full Last Jan 17 Jan 25 New Feb 1 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Major Today 3:42a Sat. 4:31a Sun. 5:16a Mon. 5:58a Tue. 6:37a Wed. 7:17a Thu. 7:57a Minor 9:53a 10:42a 11:27a 12:08p 12:48p 1:06a 1:46a Major 4:05p 4:53p 5:37p 6:19p 6:59p 7:39p 8:21p Minor 10:16p 11:04p 11:48p ------1:28p 2:09p WEATHER HISTORY On Jan. 7, 1953, 1-3 inches of ice accumulated in parts of eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. In Norwalk, Conn., 90 percent of the residents lost telephone and electric service. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme A: Twice the braking distance is needed at 32F. Today Sat. 7:47 a.m. 7:47 a.m. 5:23 p.m. 5:24 p.m. 11:25 a.m. 11:50 a.m. 11:08 p.m. none Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset 41-50 — 627 conﬁrmed cases (2 new), 42 probable cases (5 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 559 conﬁrmed cases, 39 probable cases (1 new), 10 deaths 61-70 — 448 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 31 probable cases (1 new), 13 deaths 71+ — 385 conﬁrmed cases (5 new), 32 probable cases, 45 deaths (1 new) Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 3,677; Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 3,364 (40 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 313; Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 59 (1 new); Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 3. A total of 11,973 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 45.2 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,689 fully vaccinated or 36.5 percent of the population. Mason County is currently orange on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 23 conﬁrmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. No conﬁrmed cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in Mason County. EXTENDED FORECAST SATURDAY SUNDAY AIR QUALITY Adelphi 25/11 0 50 100 150 200 300 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. Thu. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 12.18 21.88 24.66 12.88 12.97 27.07 12.12 36.95 41.81 15.02 40.10 42.80 43.50 Lucasville 25/10 Portsmouth 25/10 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Waverly 26/11 24-hr. Chg. -0.22 -1.07 -1.48 +0.29 +0.07 -4.99 -2.82 -5.06 -4.59 -3.81 -5.10 -2.60 -2.10 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Partly sunny and colder 45° 27° Plenty of sunshine, but cold Milder with times of sun and clouds THURSDAY 44° 29° Mostly cloudy NATIONAL CITIES Belpre 27/9 St. Marys 27/10 Parkersburg 26/9 Coolville 26/10 Wilkesville 26/9 POMEROY Jackson 26/8 26/10 Ravenswood Rio Grande 26/7 25/8 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 22/13 GALLIPOLIS 26/7 25/7 25/7 Elizabeth 26/8 Spencer 24/6 Buffalo 24/6 Ironton 24/9 Milton 24/7 St. Albans 24/6 Huntington 23/10 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 46/36 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 55/46 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 63/51 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front WEDNESDAY Marietta 27/10 Athens 27/11 Ashland 24/9 Grayson 24/9 Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-6751333, ext. 1992. 27° 20° Murray City 26/12 McArthur 26/10 South Shore Greenup 25/9 24/8 28 Logan 25/12 TUESDAY 33° 14° Rain at times Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Chillicothe 26/12 MONDAY 45° 19° Not as cold with plenty of sun 2 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.14 Month to date/normal 2.02/0.60 Year to date/normal 2.02/0.60 Mitch McConnell, were absent, with a contingent attending the funeral for a former colleague Sen. Johnny Isakson in Georgia. Far-right Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz stood by their refusal to certify Biden’s election that day — “We’re ashamed of nothing,” Gaetz said on a podcast. The division is a stark reminder of the rupture between the two parties, worsening since hundreds of Trump’s supporters 18° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ (in inches) DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 34,547 “breakthrough” cases as of Thursday with 451 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,392 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 20 since the last update. There are 11,793 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 17.36 and a cumulative positivity rate of 6.74 percent. Statewide, 1,111,671 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (62.0 percent of the population). A total of 51.5 percent of the population, 923,038 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. said Biden was trying to “further divide America. This political theater is all just a distraction.” Even among congressional Republicans who condemned the attack in the days afterward, most have stayed loyal to the former president. “What brazen politicization of January 6 by President Biden,” tweeted Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a sometimes Trump conﬁdant. Others, including Senate Republican leader Cold today with some sun returning. Frigid tonight. High 26° / Low 7° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation according to ODH: Vaccines started: 7,032,160 (60.16 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,466,981 (55.32 percent of the population). As of Jan. 5, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 15,324; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 729; Ohio COVID-19 HospitalizaAccording to the 2 p.m. update on Thursday tions since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not from ODH, there have been 19,442 cases in the reported as fully vaccinated — 50,828; past 24 hours (21-day COVID-19 Hospitalizaaverage of 14,901), 453 new hospitalizations (21- tions since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reportday average of 330), 43 new ICU admissions (21- ed as fully vaccinated — 2,991. day average of 31) and zero new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21West Virginia day average of 99) with According to the 10 29,674 total reported a.m. update on Thursday deaths. (Editor’s Note: from DHHR, there have Deaths are reported two been 347,554 total cases days per week) since the beginning Vaccination rates in of the pandemic, with Ohio are as follows, 4,947 reported since Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post via AP, pool 43° 35° Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. 38°/25° 43°/27° 74° in 1946 -4° in 1942 moment of silence on the House ﬂoor. He said in a statement: “I am deeply disappointed at the failure of many members of my party to recognize the grave nature of the January 6 attacks and the ongoing threat to our nation.” The Senate also convened a moment of silence. Democrats investigating the insurrection plan to spend the coming months telling the American people exactly what happened last Jan. 6 with a series of public hearings. Biden and his administration have come under criticism from some in his party for not forcibly explaining to Americans the ways democracy is at risk, or pushing Congress hard enough to pass election and voting rights legislation that is stalled by a ﬁlibuster in the Senate. Barack Obama, the former president, said “nothing is more important” on the anniversary than ensuring the right to vote. President Joe Biden speaks from Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol to mark the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol by supporters loyal to then-President Donald Trump in Washington. Biden pointedly blamed former President Donald Trump for the assault. 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low violently pushed past police, used their ﬁsts and ﬂagpoles to break through the windows of the Capitol and interrupted the certiﬁcation of Biden’s victory. Rep. 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He may have way short of its goals. underestimated his tenacity. Keenum, who started for “There were some weeks just Mayﬁeld and won against Dento get him to the ﬁeld was a ver on Oct. 21, admired how small miracle,” said Keenum, Cleveland’s backup quarterback his teammates refused to give in to an injury that may have who will start for Mayﬁeld in sidelined others. the Browns’ season ﬁnale on “I did have a front-row seat Sunday. to one of the gutsiest, toughest With the hope of recovering performances of a quarterback more quickly to get ready for playing in a season that I have next season, Mayﬁeld is skipever seen,” Keenum said. “His ping Cleveland’s game against the AFC North champion Cin- entire season he was battling cinnati Bengals to have surgery a lot of things. He’s one of the toughest guys I know, and he’s on his left shoulder. AP Sports Writer Steven Senne | AP file photo Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Case Keenum (5) and Baker Mayfield (6) warm up prior to the Browns’ game against the New England Patriots on Nov. 14 in Foxborough, Mass. Mayfield is skipping Cleveland’s game on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals to have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Keenum will start for Mayfield in the season finale. a ﬁghter.” Mayﬁeld ﬁnally surrendered after being sacked nine times in Monday night’s 26-14 loss to Pittsburgh. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Mayﬁeld, who was placed on injured reserve, did not sustain any new injuries while being pummeled by the Steelers. Mayﬁeld’s surgery has been scheduled for Jan. 19 in Los Angeles. The operation will be performed by Dr. Orr Limpisvasti, team physician for the Anaheim Duck and Los Angeles Angels who examined Mayﬁeld’s injury during the season. Mayﬁeld’s uneven fourth season has clouded his future See KEENUM | 8 AP All-Bowl Team: Top performers from the Alamo to Sun bowls By Steve Megargee AP Sports Writer When two of Ohio State’s top receivers opted out of the Rose Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft, Jaxon Smith-Njigba responded by delivering one of the great individual performances in bowl history. Smith-Njigba had 15 receptions for 347 yards to help Ohio State rally from a 14-point deﬁcit to beat Utah 48-45. He also caught three of C.J. Stroud’s six touchdown passes. Their ability to keep Ohio State’s passing game thriving even without star receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson made Stroud and Smith-Njigba obvious selections for The Associated Press’ allbowl team. With only Monday’s College Football Playoff championship game between Alabama and Georgia remaining on the postseason schedule, AP is releasing its all-bowl team now as picked by AP staff. Since some teams go with 4-3 defenses and others prefer 3-4 schemes, this team includes includes four defensive linemen and four linebackers. Offense Quarterback C.J. Stroud, Ohio State (Rose): Stroud threw for a school-record 573 yards to spark Ohio State’s comeback. Running back Jordan Mims, Fresno State (New Mexico): He rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries and also caught ﬁve passes for 71 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 31-24 victory over UTEP. Brian Robinson, Alabama (Cotton): Robinson had 26 carries for an Alabama bowl record 204 yards in the Crimson Tide’s 27-6 College Football Playoff semiﬁnal victory over Cincinnati. Wide Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State (Rose): His 347 yards receiving were the most ever in any Football Bowl Subdivision-level bowl. Ohio State teammate Marvin Harrison Jr. also deserves credit for catching three touchdown passes as well. Jerreth Sterns, Western Kentucky (Boca Raton): Sterns had 13 receptions for 184 yards and caught three of Bailey Zappe’s six touchdown passes as Western Kentucky defeated Appalachian State 59-38. Broc Thompson, Purdue (Music City): Thompson is going to need offseason surgery on both knees but still caught seven passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-45 overtime victory over Tennessee. He wasn’t the only receiver in this game to produce plenty of highlights. Tennessee’s Cedric Tillman had seven catches for 150 yards and three touchdowns. See BOWLS | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Jan. 7 Boys Basketball South Gallia at Southern, 7 p.m. Chesapeake at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Athens at River Valley, 7 p.m. Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7 p.m. Meigs at Wellston, 7 p.m. OVCS at Covenant Christian, 8 p.m. Girls Basketball OVCS at Covenant Christian, 6 p.m. Mothman Classic at PPHS, 6 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Bob Kearns INV, 4 p.m. Swimming River Valley at Hillsboro, 5 p.m. Vasha Hunt | AP file photo Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) stops Auburn wide receiver Elijah Canion (17) on Nov. 27 in Auburn, Ala. Georgia will play Alabama in an all-Southeastern Conference College Football Playoff national championship on Monday. ’Bama, UGA build teams with ‘relentless recruiting’ By Ralph D. Russo AP College Football Writer After Georgia beat Florida in November, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart was asked about the importance of recruiting. His response was both obvious and emphatic: “The best coach to ever play the game better be a good recruiter because no coaching is going to outcoach players,” he said. Georgia will play Alabama in an all-Southeastern Conference national championship game on Monday night in Indianapolis. How they got here is pretty simple. Smart and his mentor, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, have assembled the most star-studded teams —- recruiting stars, that is — in recent college football history. The Bulldogs and Tide have been so far out in front of most of the competition on the recruiting trail that they were practically too talented to fail this season. Both schools beneﬁt from being located in the heart of the most fertile recruiting territory in the country and pour huge amounts of manpower and resources into evaluating and procuring talent. “It’s a relentless approach to recruiting, not just a relentless approach to football coaching. And that’s what Coach Saban has done here and it’s been proven and it’s been awesome,” said Bill O’Brien, the Alabama offensive coordinator and former Penn State coach. Georgia and Alabama then consistently send those highly touted recruits on to the NFL, which is the best recruiting tool of all. “Just coming from high school to here I wanted to surround myself by people who had the same mindset as me, same competitive nature as me, same standard and expectation as me no matter the outcome of whether I was playing or not,” AllAmerica linebacker Will Anderson Jr. said. 247 Sports has been ranking the rosters of each FBS team based on the high school recruiting ratings of each player since 2015. Alabama and Georgia were not only Nos. 1 and 2 in the talent composite this season, but their rosters each received the highest scores ever recorded by the site. Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning played in Division III and his young coaching career has taken to him to Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Sam Houston State and Memphis. He also did a one-year stint as graduate assistant at Alabama before coming to Georgia. Lanning said when it comes to the sheer number of talented players at the SEC powers, there is nothing else like it in college football. “Yeah, I mean, there’s a big difference,” said Lanning, who has already been named Oregon’s new head coach. “There’s a big difference.” Of the 85 scholarship players listed on Alabama’s roster to start the season, 74 were either four- or ﬁve-star recruits, including 14 ﬁve-stars. The Crimson Tide’s score in the talent composite was 1.000.89. Georgia had the most ﬁve-star recruits on its roster this season with 19, plus another 47 fourstars for a talent composite score of 1.000.79. Ohio State was third with a score of 985.89. Only Alabama’s 2017 team (997.57) had ever received a talent composite score higher than 991. Rosters can turn over quickly for the Tide and Bulldogs as blue-chip high schoolers turn into college players who declare for the NFL draft after three years in school. That creates opportunities for freshmen to play right away. Anderson, a former ﬁve-star from Hampton, Georgia, made an immediate impact in Tuscaloosa. He had seven sacks among 10 1/2 tackles for loss, playing all 13 games as a freshman on last season’s national championship team. This season, Anderson has been the nation’s most dominant defensive player with 97 tackles, 33 1/2 for loss and 17 1/2 sacks. “I think that’s one of the biggest challenges that I took by coming here, being able to compete, go against the best every day,” Anderson said. “And it’s helped me so far.” Early playing time is far from guaranteed with these loaded teams. That doesn’t deter the top talent. Georgia linebacker Nolan Smith was considered the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2019 class by some analysts. His development has come slower and he has had to share games reps with a stacked group of linebackers and edge rushers at Georgia. Smith, a Georgia native, said he never considered transferring for more playing time. He said having former Georgia outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, who was a second-round pick by the New York Giants last year, and other older players as mentors was invaluable. “They showed me how to work and they showed me you just trust the process,” Smith said. College football players and coaches from all over the country use some version of this line frequently: “Our practices are tougher than the games.” At Georgia and Alabama, it’s often true. Smart is quick to point out players practice far more than they play, and NFL evaluators don’t start really digging into a player until he is draft eligible in year three. “The truly great players understand that no NFL scout or general manager or head coach has called me and said, ‘How much time did Roquan Smith, how much did Nakobe Dean play as a freshman?’ See RECRUITING | 8 �6 Friday, January 7, 2022 Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Street, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, Wednesday 6 PM Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garﬁeld Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7pm Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 am and Friday 9 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Sunday school, 10a.m: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Wednesday 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m Karl Kebler III, CPA OH-70265800 OH-70266299 Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. EPISCOPAL Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. Wealth & Tax Advisor Email: keblerk@keblerfinancial.com Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Free Estimates 5885 St Rt 218 GALLIPOLIS 740-256-6456 Phone: 740-992-7270 Text: 740-273-8880 Tope’s LIFESTYLE FURNITURE “We love OBS! They are thorough and very helpful. Their work is great too.” Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. 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Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Prearrangement Center Garﬁeld Ave. • Gallipolis, OH Web Page: www.keblerfinancial.com 111 W 2nd Street PO Box 112 Pomeroy OH 45769 FREE METHODIST service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Willis Funeral Home Kebler Financial P.O. Box 802, 19 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-441-9941; 877-545-7242 A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. CONGREGATIONAL OH-70266031 BAPTIST Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 State Route 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm, Vrable Healthcare Companies 311 Buckridge Road Bidwell, OH 45614-9016 OH-70266032 Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm www.abbyshire.com OH-70266029 McCoy Moore Funeral Homes, Inc. (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 Jared A. Moore Herb, Jean and Jared Moore W. Fred Workman and Charlotte “Charlie” Workman Director www.mccoymoore.com OH-70266028 506 State Route 7 N Gallipolis, OH 45631 Monday–Friday 9-5 Closed Saurday & Sunday Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap G & W Auto Parts LLC OH-70266033 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, ﬁrst and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the ﬁrst and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springﬁeld Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. OH-70265894 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 12 p.m. Bible study and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2022 7 MEIGS COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY APOSTOLIC Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740/446-1813 FAX: 740/446-4056 www.napagallipolis.com �SPORTS 8 Friday, January 7, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Djokovic in limbo as he fights deportation from Australia By John Pye AP Sports Writer John McCoy | AP Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, left, catches a touchdown next to Utah cornerback Malone Mataele during the second half of the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. Bowls interceptions, four tackles and a pass breakup against Ole Miss. much of the night blocking Heisman Trophy runner-up Aidan Hutchinson, who didn’t post a sack. From page 5 Cormac Sampson, Wisconsin (Las Vegas): Tight end Sampson took over for Jaheim Bell, South Carolina (Duke’s Mayo): an injured Joe Tippmann and made his ﬁrst career Bell had ﬁve catches for 159 yards and two touch- start in Wisconsin’s 20-13 triumph over Arizona downs to help South Carolina beat North Caro- State. All-Purpose lina 38-21. This was a Dakereon Joyner, South big bowl season for tight Carolina (Duke’s Mayo): ends. Purdue’s Payne The quarterback-turnedDurham, Coastal Carolina’s Isaiah Likely, Notre receiver got some work at his original position Dame’s Michael Mayer and completed all nine of and Georgia State’s Aubry Payne also scored his pass attempts for 160 yards and a touchdown. two touchdowns each. Joyner also had 10 carries Line Daniel Faalele, Minne- for 64 yards. sota (Guaranteed Rate): The 6-foot-9, 380-pound Defense left tackle opened up Line enough running room to Troy Hairston, Cenhelp freshmen Ky Thom- tral Michigan (Sun): as and Mar’Keise Irving Hairston had 3½ tackles each run for over 100 for loss and 2½ sacks as yards as Minnesota beat Central Michigan outWest Virginia 18-6. lasted Washington State Marquis Hayes, Okla24-21. homa (Alamo): Hayes, a Nick Heninger, Utah left guard, played every State (Jimmy Kimmel snap and helped Oklaho- LA): Heninger had ﬁve ma gain 564 yards, avertackles for loss and three age 8.1 yards per play and sacks in Utah State’s allow no sacks in a 47-32 24-13 victory over Orevictory over Oregon. gon State. Evan Neal, Alabama Jacob Slade, Michigan (Cotton): Neal, a left State (Peach): Slade tackle, helped Alabama made six tackles and was rush for 301 yards and credited with 1½ of Michgain 6.4 yards per carry igan State’s ﬁve sacks in a against the Bearcats. 31-21 victory over Pitt. Jamaree Salyer, GeorTyree Wilson, Texas gia (Orange): Salyer Tech (Liberty): Wilson started at left tackle in recorded two sacks in a Georgia’s 34-11 victory 34-7 rout of Mississippi over Michigan and spent State and was named the game’s defensive most valuable player. Linebacker Terrel Bernard, Baylor (Sugar): Bernard had 17 tackles, two sacks and a pass breakup to lead Baylor to a 21-7 victory over Mississippi. Nakobe Dean, Georgia (Orange): He had seven tackles – two for loss – plus a sack and a forced fumble to lead a dominant performance by Georgia’s defense. Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State (Fiesta): Rodriguez had 11 tackles, picked off a pass and broke up two others against Notre Dame. Arik Smith, Army (Armed Forces): Smith was named the Armed Forces Bowl’s most valuable player after collecting 12 tackles and two sacks in Army’s 24-22 triumph over Missouri. Secondary Joe Foucha, Arkansas (Outback): Foucha had seven tackles, a sack and an interception in Arkansas’ 24-10 victory over Penn State. Mario Goodrich, Clemson (Cheez-It): Goodrich forced a fumble and scored on an 18-yard interception return as Clemson beat Iowa State 20-13. Derion Kendrick, Georgia (Orange): Kendrick intercepted two passes and recorded ﬁve tackles against the Wolverines. J.T. Woods, Baylor (Sugar): Woods had two Keenum on Sundays,” Keenum said. “I already had a lot of respect for him, and it grew as the season went on. “Yeah, unfortunate the way the season ended. Nobody wanted this, the way this has gone, Baker for sure. Nobody really wanted this, but it’s tough. It’s a tough football league. That is kind of the way it is sometimes.” Keenum would know. The 33-year-old has bounced around as a starter and backup. He understands the fragility of the position, which is why he’s not taking his second start this season — in a game with nothing on the line — for granted. “We’re all excited to get out there,” he said. “This is the NFL. Are you kidding me? We are playing football in January. We are playing a kid’s game that we have been doing our whole lives. We’re all very excited. Ready to get out there, ready to work and put this season to bed on a good note.” Keenum has had his own challenges in this extraordinarily eventful season for the Browns. He had been on track to start against Las Vegas when Mayﬁeld tested positive for COVID-19, but then tested positive himself. The next week, Keenum and Mayﬁeld remained sidelined before clearing protocols on Christmas morning and ﬂying together on a private plane to Green Bay, landing just hours before kickoff. “That was nuts,” Keenum said. “That’s deﬁnitely something I’m going to remember forever — that whole week of Christmas.” Because he couldn’t practice or be at the team’s facility, Keenum had to be inventive in doing workouts at home. He even took his kids to a local park. “My kids were over there freezing on the swings, and I am trying to run and do a walkthrough and get some footwork on this frozen old soccer ﬁeld,” he said. Days later, the whirlwind ended with him being whisked to Wisconsin and inside Lambeau Field. “It was unbelievable,” Keenum said. “It was deﬁnitely something I have never experienced before and hope to never do again.” draft picks in the last ﬁve years. Ohio State is the only school close with 43. Georgia has had 28 during that period, but Smart only took over in 2016 and the Bulldogs are starting to gain steam. Georgia has 23 draft picks over the last three seasons, including nine last year, and could produce as many as 18 in 2022 if every player who is eligible declares for the draft. “Where does the best pass rusher want to go? Against the best tackles. Where does the best tack- le want to go? Against the best pass rushers,” Smart said. “Where am I going to develop the best?” “The kids looking for that, they can ﬁnd that at these programs. So it’s an easier decision than you think, because it’s not just about playing early.” From page 5 in Cleveland. The Browns picked up his ﬁfth-year contract option for 2022 but has not discussed a long-term contract extension with his agent. And while there are certainly ﬂaws in Mayﬁeld’s game, there’s no debating his grit. Keenum was impressed by Mayﬁeld’s durability along with a willingness to keep playing despite wearing a restrictive shoulder harness to protect his shoulder from popping from the socket. There remain questions as to why the Browns would continue to play an encumbered Mayﬁeld, but that’s not Keenum’s takeaway. “He came to ﬁght every single day and pushed through a lot of adversity just to get on the ﬁeld Recruiting From page 5 That’s not what they care about,” Smart said. Alabama sets the standard for producing NFL players, with 51 Special teams Kicker Mitchell Fineran, Purdue (Music City): He went 4 of 4 on ﬁeld-goal attempts, including a game-winning kick from 39 yards out in overtime. His perfect accuracy gave Fineran the edge over Army’s Cole Talley, who made a game-winning 41-yard ﬁeld goal as time expired but also missed a 43-yarder. Punter Bernardo Rodriguez, North Texas (Frisco Football Classic): Rodriguez averaged 54 yards on his ﬁve punts with no touchbacks in a 27-14 loss to Miami (Ohio). He had a 70-yarder and a 66-yarder. Kickoff Returner Britain Covey, Utah (Rose): Covey scored on a 97-yard kickoff return. Old Dominion’s LaMareon James, Western Michigan’s Sean Tyler and Louisville’s Jawar Jordan all scored on 100yard kickoff returns in their bowl games. Covey gets the nod because he also scored a touchdown on offense and had three catches for 34 yards. Punt Returner Tarheeb Still, Maryland (Pinstripe): His 92-yard punt return opened the scoring in Maryland’s 54-10 blowout of Virginia Tech. Notes: Stefanski didn’t rule out any of Cleveland’s injured starters, including RB Nick Chubb (ribs) or TE David Njoku (shoulder) or CB Denzel Ward (groin), for Sunday. Locked in a dispute over his COVID-19 vaccination status, Novak Djokovic was conﬁned to an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Thursday as the No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world awaited a court ruling on whether he can compete in the Australian Open later this month. Djokovic, a vocal skeptic of vaccines, had traveled to Australia after Victoria state authorities granted him a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination requirements. But when he arrived late Wednesday, the Australian Border Force rejected his exemption as invalid and barred him from entering the country. A court hearing on his bid to stave off deportation was set for Monday, while the 34-year-old Serb and defending Australian Open champion was forced to wait it out in Melbourne at a secure hotel used by immigration ofﬁcials to house asylum seekers and refugees. The tournament begins on Jan. 17. Djokovic is hoping to overtake rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the record books and win his 21st Grand Slam singles title, the most by any player in men’s tennis. Djokovic’s securing of an exemption so that he could play triggered an uproar and allegations of special treatment in Australia, where people spent months in lockdown and endured harsh travel restrictions at the height of the pandemic. After his long-haul ﬂight, the tennis star spent the night trying to convince authorities he had the necessary documentation, to no avail. “The rule is very clear,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. “You need to have a medical exemption. He didn’t have a valid medical exemption. We make the call at the border, and that’s where it’s enforced.” Health Minister Greg Hunt said the athlete’s visa was canceled after border ofﬁcials reviewed Djokovic’s medical exemption and looked at “the integrity and the evidence behind it.” The grounds on which he was granted an exemption were not immediately disclosed. While Djokovic has steadfastly refused to say whether he has gotten any shots against the coronavirus, he has spoken out against vaccines, and it is widely presumed he would not have sought an exemption if he had been vaccinated. A federal judge will take up the case next week. A lawyer for the government agreed the nine-time Australian Open champion should not be deported before then. “I feel terrible since yesterday that they are keeping him as a prisoner. It’s not fair. It’s not human. I hope that he will win,” Djokovic’s mother, Dijana, said after speaking with him brieﬂy by telephone from Belgrade. She added: “Terrible, terrible accommodation. It’s just some small immigration hotel, if it’s hotel at all.” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he had spoken to Djokovic and that his government asked that the athlete be allowed to move to a house he has rented and “not to be in that infamous hotel.” He added that Djokovic has been treated differently from other players. “I’m afraid that this overkill will continue,” Vucic said. “When you can’t beat someone, then you do such things.” Australia’s prime minister said the onus is on the traveler to have the proper documentation on arrival. Morrison rejected any suggestion that Djokovic was being singled out but acknowledged that other players may be in Australia on the same type of medical exemption. “One of the things the Border Force does is they act on intelligence to direct their attention to potential arrivals,” he said. “When you get people making public statements about what they say they have, and they’re going to do, they draw signiﬁcant attention to themselves.” Anyone who does that, he said, “whether they’re a celebrity, a politician, a tennis player ... they can expect to be asked questions more than others before you come.” The medical-exemption applications from players, their teams and tournament ofﬁcials were vetted by two independent panels of experts. Acceptable reasons for an exemption include major health conditions and serious reactions to a previous dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A COVID19 infection within the previous six months has also been widely reported to be grounds for an exemption, but that appears to be a matter of dispute between federal and state authorities. The tennis star tested positive for the coronavirus in June 2020 after he played in a series of exhibition matches that he organized without social distancing amid the pandemic. Andy Brownbill | AP file photo Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning the men’s singles final at the 2021 Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Djokovic has had his visa canceled and been denied entry to Australia Thursday, and is set to be removed from the country after spending the night at the Melbourne airport as officials refused to let him enter the country for the Australian Open after an apparent visa mix-up. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, January 7, 2022 9 Trump maintains grip on GOP despite violent insurrection By Jill Colvin Associated Press WASHINGTON — As a raging band of his supporters scaled walls, smashed windows, used ﬂagpoles to beat police and breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to overturn a free and fair election, Donald Trump’s excommunication from the Republican Party seemed a near certainty, his name tarnished beyond repair. Some of his closest allies, including Fox News Channel hosts like Laura Ingraham, warned that day that Trump was “destroying” his legacy. “All I can say is count me out. Enough is enough,” said his friend and conﬁdant Sen. Lindsey Graham. Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader who worked closely with Trump to dramatically reshape the judiciary, later denounced him as “morally responsible” for the attack. But one year later, Trump is hardly a leader in exile. Instead, he is the undisputed leader of the Republican Party and a leading contender for the 2024 presidential nomination. Trump is positioning himself as a powerful force in the primary cam- Ben Gray | AP file Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Perry, Ga., in September. Trump is positioning himself as a powerful force in the primary campaigns that will determine who gets the Republican Party’s backing heading into the fall midterms. paigns that will determine who gets the party’s backing heading into the fall midterms, when control of Congress, governor’s ofﬁces and state election posts are at stake. At least for now, there’s little stopping Trump as he makes unbending fealty to his vision of the GOP a litmus test for success in primary races, giving ambitious Republicans little incentive to cross him. “Let’s just say I’m horrendously disappointed,” said former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, a longtime Republican who now serves on the advisory WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths By Jamey Keaten Associated Press GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Thursday that a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a “tsunami.” However, the number of weekly recorded deaths declined. “Last week, the highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported so far in the pandemic,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. He said the WHO was certain that was an underestimate because of a backlog in testing around the yearend holidays. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the agency said the weekly count amounted to 9,520,488 new cases — with 41,178 deaths recorded last week compared to 44 680 in the week before that. WHO ofﬁcials have long cited a lag between case counts and deaths, with changes in the death counts often trailing about two weeks behind the evolution of case counts. But they have also noted that for several reasons — including rising vaccination rates in some places, and signs that omicron affects the nose and throat more than the lungs -- omicron has not appeared as deadly as the delta variant that preceded it. Any rise in hospitalizations or deaths in the wake of the latest surge in cases isn’t likely to show up for about two weeks. While omicron seems less severe than delta, especially among people who have been vaccinated, the WHO chief cautioned: “It does not mean it should be categorized as mild. Just like previous variants, omicron is hospitalizing people, and it’s killing people.” “In fact, the tsunami of cases is so huge and quick that it is overwhelming health systems around the world,” the WHO chief told a regular news brieﬁng. The WHO said the rises in case counts over the last week varied, doubling in the Americas region, but rising only 7% in Africa. The WHO emergencies chief, Dr. Michael Ryan, said speculation that omicron might be the last variant of the outbreak was “wishful thinking” and cautioned: “There still is a lot of energy in this virus.” Added Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19: “I think it’s very unlikely that omicron will be the last variant that you will hear us discussing.” WHO ofﬁcials called on the public to step up measures to ﬁght the pandemic like getting vaccinated, ventilating rooms, maintaining proper physical distancing and wearing masks — but properly. “I’m struck by how people actually are wearing masks” Van Kerkhove said. “Wearing a mask below your chin is useless. And it gives you a false sense of security that you have something on that is protecting you. It will not ... Basically, we are asking everyone to play a part in this.” Separately, Ryan said the WHO’s work with the International Olympic Committee and China — which is set to host the 2022 Winter Games — led him to be “conﬁdent” that the measures that games organizers have put in place were “very strict and very strong.” “We don’t at this point see any increased risk of disease transmission in that context,” Ryan said. committee of the Renew America Movement, a group trying to wrest the party away from Trump’s control. “His ego was never going to let him accept defeat and go quietly into the night,” she added. “But what I am surprised by is how deferential so many of the Republican elected ofﬁcials” have been. Rather than expressing any contrition for the events of Jan. 6, Trump often seems emboldened and has continued to lie about his 2020 election loss. He frequently — and falsely — says the “real” insurrection was on Nov. 3, the date of the 2020 election when Democrat Joe Biden won in a 306232 Electoral College victory and by a 7 million popular vote margin. Federal and state election ofﬁcials and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the election was tainted. The former president’s allegations of fraud were also roundly rejected by courts, including by judges Trump appointed. Undaunted, Trump is preparing for another run for the White House in 2024, and polls suggest that, at the moment, he would easily walk away with the GOP nomination. For Trump, the extraordinary outcome is the product of sheer will and a misinformation campaign that began long before the election, when he insisted the only way he could lose was if the election was “rigged” and wouldn’t commit to accepting defeat. His refusal to accept reality has ﬂourished with the acquiescence of most Republican leaders, who tend to overlook the gravity of the insurrection for fear of fracturing a party whose base remains tightly aligned with Trump and his effort to minimize the severity of what happened on Jan. 6. “Here is the truth: The former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election,” Biden said in a speech Thursday at the Capitol that did not mention Trump by name. “He’s done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country’s interest and America’s interest. And because his bruised ego means more to him than our democracy or our Constitution. He can’t accept he lost.” Trump responded, accusing Biden of using his name “to try to further divide America.” “This political theater is all just a distraction for the fact Biden has completely and totally failed,” he said in a statement. At least nine people who were at the Capitol died during or after the rioting, including a woman who was shot and killed by police as she tried to break into the House chamber. But less than half of Republicans recall the attack as violent or extremely violent, according to a poll released this week by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. About 3 in 10 Republicans said the attack was not violent. The situation has stunned and depressed critics in both political parties who were convinced the insurrection would force Republicans to abandon the Trump era once and for all. He became the ﬁrst president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. The second impeachment centered on his role in sparking the insurrection, but Trump was acquitted in a Senate trial, a clear indication that he would face few consequences for his actions. 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Candidates will be contacted regarding the interview schedule REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) 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, CDJFS Business Administrator, at (740) 578-3365. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals for not to exceed three (3) new Law Enforcement Patrol Vehicle(s) including Upfit Specifications for use of the Gallia County Sheriff Department, will be received by the Gallia County Commissioners at their office, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio, until 11:00 AM Thursday, January 13, 2022, and then at 11:00 AM at said office opened and read aloud. VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS FOR SHERIFF DEPARTMENT PATROL VEHICLES: Quantity & Model Year: Not to exceed three (3) vehicles; 2021 or newer. Configuration: Police SUV Color: Exterior, Black Engine: Minimum Requirements; 6 cylinders, 355 Horse Power, 383 Lbs. ft. of Torque Chassis: Police Rated/Heavy Duty Transmission: Automatic, 4 Wheel Drive / All-Wheel Drive Police Pursuit Rated- Minimum Top Speed: 120 MPH Interior Material: Cloth or Plastic Prisoner Transport in Rear Spot Light, Driver Side, LED Wiring for Head/Tail Light & Siren Inoperable/Removed Rear Door Handle Locks Reverse/Backup Camera with Parking/Rear Sensors Power Windows Power Locks Headlamps - LED Theft Deterrent System Tilt Wheel Tire Pressure Monitoring System Air Conditioning Remote Key Entry with two (2) extra Fobs Interior Roof Mounted White/Red Dome Light Upfit Item Description for SUV- Minimum Specifications: Patrol Cruiser #1 & #2 Multi-Color LED (Red/Blue/White) Overhead Light Bar (Take Down White Lights to front) Center Console Installed with Kenwood MARCS Radio with Antenna, Siren Controller, Emergency Light Control, cup holder and armrest Minimum of Two Side Window LED (Red/Blue) and Two Grill Mounted LED (Red/Blue) Front Push Bumper with Headlight Wraps, Siren Speaker Mounted with Red/Blue Lights Mounted Hide-a-way (Red/Blue) LED Lights in front and rear lights Prisoner Cage with Sliding Window and Rear SUV Divider Rear Passenger Windows Installed with Screens/Bars Center Rifle Rack with remote release Rear Mounted Stick Bar (Red/Blue) Rear Storage Vault with Lock Ohio BSSA Cruiser Graphics Rear Mounted LED (Red/Blue) on Lift Gate with remote switch Patrol Cruiser #3 Upfit Item Description for SUV Multi-Color LED (Red/Blue/White) Overhead Light Bar (Take Down White Lights to front) Center Console Installed with Kenwood MARCS Radio with Antenna, Siren Controller, Emergency Light Control, cup holder and armrest Minimum of Two Side Window LED (Red/Blue) and Two Grill Mounted LED (Red/Blue) Front Push Bumper with Headlight Wraps, Siren Speaker Mounted with Red/Blue Lights Mounted Hide-a-way (Red/Blue) LED Lights in front and rear lights K9 3/4 Cage with Sliding Window and Rear SUV Divider and Single Prisoner Cell Rear Passenger Windows Installed with Screens/Bars Center Rifle Rack with remote release Rear Mounted Stick Bar (Red/Blue) Rear Storage Vault with Lock Ohio BSSA Cruiser Graphics Rear Mounted LED (Red/Blue) on Lift Gate with remote switch K9 Climate Control System with Remote Door Release Delivery: Must be within 30 days of bid award date. Copies of Specifications and Bid/Contract Forms may be secured at the office of the Gallia County Commissioners, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallia County Courthouse. All bidders must furnish, as a part of their bid, a vehicle specification sheet for each vehicle submitted for bid, plus any delivery charges to the Gallia County Sheriff Department. Dealers may bid on one or more vehicles requested. Bids shall be sealed and marked as " BID FOR GALLIA COUNTY SHERIFF PATROL VEHICLES WITH UPFIT " and mailed or delivered to: Gallia County Commissioners Office, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 by 11:00 AM Thursday, January 13, 2022. No bidder may withdraw his bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Gallia County reserves the right to waive any informalities or reject any or all bids. GALLIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 12/31/21,1/7/22 �CHURCH/NEWS 10 Friday, January 7, 2022 Is Christmas over? more to it than that. It has been more than Our Bible reading today a week since we were celis from John 1: 1-18 and ebrating, opening gifts, and reveals the true meaning of eating a huge Christmas Christmas. The Bible says dinner. What is left of the that, “The Word became Christmas celebration? ﬂesh and came to live A trash bag full of used wrapping paper and empty God’s Kids among us.” The “Word” boxes? The Christmas tree Korner that the Bible is talking about is Jesus. He came, and all the decorations Ann full of unfailing love, and have been taken down Moody we have seen His glory. and stored in the attic for We have seen the glory of another year? Christmas is God’s only begotten Son, born over and our lives have returned in a manger so many years ago. to normal. It is back to work for That Son grew up to save us from the adults and back to school for our bad behavior, so we could live the children. Yes, Christmas is with Him forever. over — at least for another year. What did you get for ChristWait! Is it really over? Is that all there is to Christmas? Is it just mas? No doubt you received some toys and clothes, but the a time for parties, giving gifts to most important gift any of us friends and family, and a brief received was Jesus who came to period of “Peace on earth, good will toward men?” Surely there is earth as a gift from God. To those who receive Him and believe in His name, He gave the right to become the children of God. Did you even realize that you and I are children of God? Jesus came to the world, but many did not recognize Him then or now, as well. For those who do not know the Savior, Christmas is over. But for those of us who received the gift from the Father, Christmas goes on all year long. Let’s pray to God. Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your love and for the gift of Your Son because it is through that gift that we also become Your children. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. Ann Moody is a retired pastor, formerly of the Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. ‘All sin has victims’ There exists, in legal philosophy, the concept of the “victimless crime.” These are infractions of the law where no one is actually harmed. The debate as to what constitutes a victimless crime is ongoing, and the existence, or lack of existence, of a victim is frequently in the eye of the beholder, but we might grant that human lawmaking being what it is, it is possible for things to be made illegal which should not be made illegal and not all crimes end up being immoral. A country which outlaws the preaching of the gospel and the conversion of men to Christ has made illegal that which is good. Likewise, there may be crimes wherein the infraction is a matter of failure to properly comply with bureaucratic requirements due to oversight or negligence. In these cases, the concept of a victimless crime is a useful one. At other times the perceived lack of a victim may only be wishful thinking on the part of those who don’t want their particular life-style or life-choices criminalized. Advocates of legalized drugs, prostitution, and assisted suicide all argue that these activities lack a true victim and therefore should not be illegal. In each case it is not too hard to ﬁnd revealed law. examples of suf“Everyone who fering produced makes a practice by these choices, of sinning also whether it be chilpractices lawlessdren neglected ness; sin is lawand abused by lessness (1 John their intoxicated parents, broken Search the 3:4; ESV).” Sin homes, or simply Scriptures is not the breaking of the laws of trauma caused by Jonathan men, but the laws the loss of indiMcAnulty of God, and God viduals who were does not make loved and valued law capriciously. more than they knew. The Bible also Whether or not any single activity should be teaches: “Owe no one criminalized is a matter anything, except to love each other, for the one for public debate, but who loves another has we should not delude fulﬁlled the law. For the ourselves into thinking commandments, ‘You that is impossible for shall not commit adulthe selﬁsh choices we tery, You shall not murmay want to make for der, You shall not steal, our own self-gratiﬁcation to ever hurt anyone You shall not covet,’ and any other commandother than ourselves. There likewise exists, ment, are summed up in this word: ‘You shall in the mind of some, the concept of the “vic- love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no timless sin.” Like the wrong to a neighbor; victimless crime, these therefore love is the choices and behaviors fulﬁlling of the law. are perceived to be activities without harm. (Romans 13:8-10; ESV)” The Law of God The little white lie to teaches us to do right assuage feelings, the by others. Sin is a romantic dalliance of breaking of that law, an adulterous nature, a night of drunkenness in and is properly underthe privacy of one’s own stood as doing harm home. “Nobody is hurt,” to others. We may not perceive the harm done, is the argument and defense for such behav- but God in His wisdom and knowledge tells us ior, and though the Word of God proscribes that such harm exists. All sin has a victim, against each of these, even if we do not know there are those who immediately know who feel it unreasonable for that victim is. God to condemn such Concerning sin and behavior, and feel their wisdom in such matters sinners, God says, “In their paths are ruin to be superior to God’s and misery, and the way of peace they have not known (Romans 3:16-17; ESV).” Most people would agree that the world is ﬁlled with unhappiness. The Bible tells us that chief amongst the culprits for this global condition is sin. Every sin actively works to make the world worse, affecting both the participant and those in proximity. The world is not in the state it is in because men are adhering too closely to God’s word; rather men choose to continue to behave in ways which not only damage their relationship with God (cf. Ezekiel 18:20; Isaiah 59:1-2), but which also causes harm. The weight of each of these individual choices adds up until at last the whole world has sorrow, groaning to be released (cf. Romans 8:19-22) All sin has victims. Each of us have been harmed because someone else made a sinful choice. Likewise, each time we choose to sin, we are choosing to harm someone else. Love does no harm, therefore love is the fulﬁllment of God’s law, and if we truly love others, we will repent of our sins rather than excusing them. Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Ohio Valley Publishing Be alert when you pass the Branch House alertly dropped The reason for off the pavement it is because you onto the shoulder never know when to avoid hitting us. something will I am not sure how come rolling down many vehicles were our hill into the behind the truck, road in front of but they all came you. Pastor to a screeching Over the years, Ron stop to keep from basketballs have Branch hitting us and rearrolled down our Contributing ending themselves. hill into the road. columnist All of us were forSpare tires have tunate by the hand gotten rolled of God. Of course, any down our hill into the road. People on runaway mishap would have been bicycles have rolled down my fault. Once in the southour hill into the road. bound, however, I gassed People on uncontrolled four-wheelers have rolled it and got the heck out of Dodge! I often say that down our hill into the you have to watch out road. People have uncerfor the other guy. In this emoniously lost their balance and nearly rolled case, I was certainly the “other guy.” down the hill into the It prevails upon us not road. Once a grandchild only to be alert to the broke into a sprint at other person, but to also the top of the drive, and be patient with them nearly ran into the road when lawful expectations before getting stopped are not being expedited. short of it. There is a more recent You know what it is like when the person driving example to add to the in front of you is being a list. We recently bought slowpoke when you want another vehicle. One of our sons needed a ride to to go faster. Or, when the driver in front of you a repair shop in Mason stops suddenly to let to pick up his car, and I thought to take him there someone turn left (just do the law!). Or, when in our new acquisition. someone from a side road I am not quite sure pulls out right in front of what happened as we you. descended our driveway The Lord must have hill. To pull onto the road, it is usually a problematic had the modern driver time at the bottom of the in mind also when He drive to process potential instructed “in your on-coming trafﬁc without patience possess you your souls.” Apostle Paul the worry of pulling out in front of someone. The taught that we should be patient with all people. slight curves in the road Ecclesiastes exhorts, “… above and below our the patient in spirit is drive hinders our sight better than the proud in somewhat. spirit. Be not hasty in This time, however, your spirit to be angry, I could not get our car stopped for some reason for anger rests in the bosom of fools.” — although I actively When driving mistakes tried to apply the brakes. are made, it is the betI am not quite sure ter part of valor to just what had happened. In exercise patience. Unforthe meantime, our sontunately, this rather falls passenger suggested under the saying, “Physivigorously, “Stop, Dad, cian heal thyself,” for at stop!” But, we were not stopping! A line of trafﬁc times I am not the patient one. Just ask Terry about to my left in the northme. bound lane happened at Anyway, like I said, I that moment to be led am not quite sure what by our daughter-in-law starting to turn in, so she happened when we came down the hill. The brakes and those cars behind her were stopped waiting on the car are good. Nonetheless, I implore for me to clear the drive. Thank goodness for that. you — just be careful when you drive by the But, the trafﬁc to our Branch house. right heading south — wow! — it happened so Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason quickly. As I began to County and is pastor of Hope roll uncontrolled into Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. the southbound lane, a Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. driver in a pick-up truck History From page 2 OH-70268073 The head of the U.S. Capitol Police, Steven Sund, resigned. Facebook and Instagram said they would silence Trump’s accounts for the rest of his presidency. The U.S. topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the ﬁrst time. Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda died at 93. Today’s birthdays: Magazine publisher Jann Wenner is 76. Singer Kenny Loggins is 74. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 73. Actor Erin Gray is 72. Actor Sammo Hung is 70. Actor Jodi Long is 68. Actor David Caruso is 66. Talk show host Katie Couric is 65. Country singer David Lee Murphy is 63. Rock musician Kathy Valentine is 63. Actor David Marciano is 62. �Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, January 7, 2022 11 OMICRON IS HERE. THE TIME IS NOW. 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In Cincinnati, dozens of employees from the central ofﬁce were dispatched this week to schools that were at risk of having to close because of low staffing. The superintendent of Boston schools, Brenda Cassellius, tweeted Wednesday she was ﬁlling in for a ﬁfth grade teacher. San Francisco’s school system asked any employees with teaching credentials to be available for classroom assignments. Staff absences and the omicron variant-driven surge have led some big districts including Atlanta, Detroit and Milwaukee to switch temporarily to virtual learning. Where schools are holding the line on in-person learning, getting through the day has required an allhands-on-deck approach. “It’s absolutely exhausting,” said history teacher Deborah Schmidt, who was covering other class- es during her planning period at McKinley Classical Leadership Academy in St. Louis. On Thursday, she was covering a physics class. In a school year when teachers are being asked to help students recover from the pandemic, some say they are dealing with overwhelming stress just trying to keep classes running. “I had a friend say to me, ‘You know, three weeks ago we were locking our doors because of school shootings again, and now we’re opening the window for COVID.’ It’s really all a bit too much,” said Meghan Hatch-Geary, an English teacher at Woodland Regional High School in Connecticut. “This year, trying to ﬁx everything, trying to be everything for everyone, is more and more exhausting all the time.” Labor tensions have been highest in Chicago, where classes were canceled after the teachers union voted to refuse in-person instruction, but union leaders in many school systems have been clamoring for more ﬂexibility on virtual learning, additional testing and other protections against the virus. Courtesy Jennifer Graves via AP Special education teacher Jennifer Graves works at Dr. Reginald Mayo Early Childhood School, in New Haven, Conn. When her classroom aide didn’t show up for work and no substitutes were available because staffing levels have been cut by the surge in COVID-19 infections, she borrowed paraprofessionals from other classrooms for short stretches to get through. In New Haven, Connecticut, where hundreds of teachers have been out each day this week, administrators have helped to cover classrooms. When her classroom aide did not show up for work Wednesday, special education teacher Jennifer Graves borrowed paraprofessionals from other classrooms for short stretches to get through the day at Dr. Reginald Mayo Early Childhood School — an arrangement that was difﬁcult and confusing for her young students with disabilities. “It’s very difﬁcult to get through my lesson plans when somebody doesn’t know your students, when somebody is not used to working with students with disabilities,” Graves said. “Some students need sensory inputs, some students need to be spoon-fed. So it’s very hard to train someone on the spot.” Even before infection rates took off around the holidays, many districts were struggling to keep up stafﬁng levels, particularly among substitutes and other lower-paid positions. As a result, teachers have been spread thin for months, said Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association. “All of these additional burdens and stresses on top of being worried about getting sick, on top of being stressed like all of us are to after a twoyear pandemic ... it just compounded to put us in a place that we are now,” Pringle said in an interview. Some administrators have already been helping for months in classrooms and cafeterias to ﬁll in for sick and quarantining staff. “We’re not in love with the circumstances, but we’re happy to do the work because the work is making sure that we’re here for our kids,” said Mike Cornell, superin- tendent of the Hamburg Central School District in New York, who spent time this fall on cafeteria duty poking straws into juice pouches and peeling lids off chips to ﬁll staffing gaps. Among the schools that went virtual this week because of stafﬁng shortages was second grade teacher Anna TarkaDiNunzio’s school of roughly 200 students in Pittsburgh. Some taught their students despite being sick with the virus, said Tarka-DiNunzio, who was disappointed to hear some characterize stafﬁng shortages as the result of teachers arbitrarily taking off work. “It’s not just people calling off. It’s people who are sick or who have family members who are sick,” she said. The strains on schools this week might have been even tougher if not for large numbers of students being absent themselves. In New Haven, teachers say classes have been only about half full. Jonathan Berryman, a music teacher, said some of his students haven’t shown up for weeks. He worries what that will mean for the performance targets set for students and their teachers. Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests Chicago schools shut for 2nd day over virus safety protocols By Jim Heintz By Sophia Tareen Associated Press Associated Press MOSCOW — Security forces in Kazakhstan killed dozens of protesters and 12 police ofﬁcers died in an eruption of violence that saw demonstrators storm government buildings and set them on ﬁre, authorities said Thursday. One police ofﬁcer was found beheaded in the unrest, which poses a growing challenge to authoritarian rule in the former Soviet republic. Despite the severe response by authorities, protesters took to the streets again Thursday in the country’s largest city, Almaty, a day after breaking into the presidential residence and the mayor’s ofﬁce there. Police were also out in force, including in the capital of Nur-Sultan, which was reported quiet, and a Russian-led force of peacekeeping troops was on its way. Video from the Russian news agency Tass showed police ﬁring intensely on a street near Republic Square, where demonstrators had gathered, though RU-RTR Russian Television via AP Russian peacekeepers exit a Russian military plane in an airport in Kazakhstan on Thursday. A Russialed military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, said early Thursday that it would send peacekeeper troops to Kazakhstan at the request of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. they could not be seen in the footage. Late Thursday, Tass said protesters had been swept from the square but that sporadic gunﬁre in the area continued. Earlier, Russia’s Sputnik news service reported that shots were ﬁred as police surrounded a group of about 200 protesters in the city. In the unrest on Wednesday, “dozens of attackers were liquidated,” police spokeswoman Saltanat Azirbek told state news channel Khabar-24. Twelve police ofﬁcers were killed and 353 injured, the channel reported, citing city ofﬁcials. The Interior Ministry said 2,000 people were arrested. Tens of thousands of people, some reported to be carrying clubs and shields, have taken to the streets in recent days in the worst protests the country has seen since gaining independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago. The demonstrations began over a neardoubling of prices for a type of vehicle fuel, but seemed to reﬂect wider discontent in the country, which has been under the rule of the same party since independence. In a concession, the government on Thursday announced a 180-day price cap on vehicle fuel and a moratorium on utility rate increases. It was unclear what effect the moves would have. Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebra tions By Frances D’Emilio and Mehmet Guzel any recalls the visit of three Magi, or wise men, to the infant Jesus, Associated Press and their sense of wonder at the encounter. In his homily, Francis urged VATICAN CITY — Christians people to move past the “barriers around the world on Thursday marked Epiphany, known as Three of habit, beyond banal consumerism, beyond a drab and dreary Kings Day for Catholics and the faith, beyond the fear of becoming Baptism of Christ for the Orthoinvolved and serving others and dox, with a series of celebrations. the common good.” Pope Francis used a Mass at St. He said that “we ﬁnd ourselves Peter’s Basilica to decry consumerism, parades were held in Spain the living in communities that crave night before, and Orthodox believ- everything, have everything, yet all ers watched swimmers plunge into too often feel nothing but emptiicy waters despite the pandemic to ness in their hearts.” Decrying what he deﬁned as “the retrieve crosses. tyranny of needs,” Francis said: Francis encouraged people to “Let us not give apathy and resigshake off consumeristic “tyranny” and crises of faith in lives and soci- nation the power to drive us into a cheerless and banal existence.” eties and instead ﬁnd the courage In remarks from an Apostolic to work for justice and brotherhood in societies dominated by what he Palace window overlooking St. called the “sinister logic of power.” Peter’s Square, Francis later also The Catholic feast day of Epiph- noted holiday celebrations by other Christians and praised various Epiphany traditions. “Today thoughts go to the brothers and the sisters of the Eastern churches, both Catholic and Orthodox, who tomorrow celebrate the birthday of the Lord,’’ the pontiff said. In Istanbul, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, held an Epiphany Mass before leading a traditional Blessing of the Waters ceremony during which swimmers competed to retrieve a ﬂoating cross thrown into the sea. Bartholomew, who recently recovered from COVID-19 and underwent heart surgery in November, threw a wooden cross into the Golden Horn, before 10 men jumped into the waterway to retrieve it. Members of Istanbul’s small Greek Orthodox community, wearing masks, looked on. Lightfoot accused the union of politicizing a pandemic, while the union’s president, Jesse CHICAGO — HunSharkey, dubbed her dreds of thousands “Lockout Lori,” because of Chicago students remained out of school teachers haven’t been able to log into remotefor a second straight learning systems since day Thursday after early Wednesday. leaders of the nation’s The pattern is familthird-largest school district failed to resolve iar for Chicago parents a deepening clash with in the largely Black and the inﬂuential teachers Latino district serving about 350,000 kids. union over COVID-19 The powerful teachers safety protocols. union has threatened to The Chicago Teachuse their right to strike ers Union, which during contentious voted to revert to online instruction, told bargaining over school conditions for decades, teachers to stay home and last walked out of Wednesday during the schools in 2012 and latest COVID-19 surge while both sides negoti- 2019, when talks with the city broke down. ate. Lightfoot’s ﬁrst term The move just two as mayor has been days after students marred by three highreturned from winter stakes clashes with the break prompted district ofﬁcials to cancel teachers’ union, includclasses. Chicago Public ing the 2019 strike that lasted for 11 school Schools, like most days and disagreement other districts, has over COVID safety prorejected a return to tocols to begin the 2020 remote learning, sayschool year. ing it worsens racial “Enough is enough,” inequities and is detLightfoot said durrimental to academic ing an interview on performance, mental health and attendance. MSNBC on Thursday District ofﬁcials insist morning. “I’m tired of the Groundhog Day schools can safely remain open with pro- appearance of everything that goes on with tocols in place. the Chicago Teachers There has been little Union leadership. We sign that either side is softening — the district need partnership, we don’t need conﬂict. “ and union both ﬁled Sharkey said Lightlabor complaints with foot is wrong to blame the state this week. teachers. Chicago Mayor Lori Ashlee Rezin | Chicago Sun-Times via AP Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and supporters stage a car caravan protest outside City Hall in the Loop on Wednesday. Chicago school leaders canceled classes in the nation’s third-largest school district for the second straight day after failing to reach an agreement with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols. � 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 01. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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