https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/6da5dd70937e64f3a804e4e41e30818c.pdf dc754abf5e60e5690e38962facad0e15 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 26° 30° 24° Cloudy and cold today. Some snow beginning tonight. High 33° / Low 19° Today’s weather forecast Before cell phones New GAHS coach WEATHER s 5 OPINION s 9 SPORTS s 7 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 10, Volume 76 4 deaths, 196 new COVID cases reported Saturday, January 15, 2022 s $2 4 tests per home Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason Counties death of an individual in the 70-79 age range, as well as 64 new COVID19 cases. By Kayla (Hawthorne) In Mason County, Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. the West Virginia com Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported the OHIO VALLEY death of an individual — Since yesterday’s in the 51-60 age range. update, there were DHHR also reported 50 four additional deaths associated with COVID- new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look 19, as well as 196 at the local COVID-19 new COVID-19 cases, data: reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. Gallia County In Gallia County, the According to the Ohio Department of 2 p.m. update from Health (ODH) reported ODH on Friday, there two additional deaths have been 5,694 total of individuals with cases (82 new) in one each in the 40-49 Gallia County since and 80-plus age range, the beginning of respectively. ODH the pandemic, 350 also reported 82 new hospitalizations and 89 COVID-19 cases. deaths (2 new). Of In Meigs County, See COVID | 12 ODH reported the Goodbye ‘godsend’: Expiration of child tax credits hits home Andrew Harnik | AP President Joe Biden speaks about the government’s COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington on Thursday. Federal testing website launches next week By Zeke Miller tests per home. Starting on Jan. 19, the website COVIDTests.gov will provide tests at no WASHINGTON — cost, including no shipThe federal website ping fee, the White House where Americans can announced Friday. request free COVID-19 As he faced criticism tests will begin accepting for low inventory and orders on Wednesday as the White House looks to long lines for testing, address nationwide short- President Joe Biden ages, but supplies will be announced last month that the U.S. would limited to just four free Associated Press purchase 500 million athome tests to launch the program and on Thursday the president announced that he was doubling the order to 1 billion tests. But Americans shouldn’t expect a rapid turn-around on the orders and they will have to plan ahead and request the tests well before they meet federal guidelines for when to use a test. The White House said “tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering” through the U.S. Postal Service, which reports shipping times of 1-3 days for its first-class package service in the continental United States. The Centers for See TESTS | 12 By John Raby, Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak let and acting lessons and kids’ shoes, which Roberts noted are more Associated Press expensive than adult shoes. The tax credit, he said, was a “godCHARLESTON, send.” W.Va. (AP) — For the “It’ll make you first time in half a year, tighten up your belt, if families on Friday are going without a month- you’ve got anything to ly deposit from the child tighten,” Roberts said tax credit — a program about losing the paythat was intended to be ments. The monthly tax credpart of President Joe its were part of Biden’s Biden’s legacy but has $1.9 trillion coronavirus emerged instead as a flash point over who is relief package — and the president had proworthy of government posed extending them support. Retiree Andy Roberts, for another full year as part of a separate from St. Albans, West measure focused on Virginia, relied on the checks to help raise his economic and social programs. two young grandchilBut Democratic Sen. dren, whom he and his Joe Manchin, from wife adopted because Roberts’ home state of the birth parents are West Virginia, objected recovering from drug to extending the credit addiction. out of concern that the The Robertses are now out $550 a month. money would That money helped pay See CREDITS | 12 for Girl Scouts, bal- 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 © 2020 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. In step at Tournament of Roses Parade By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com PASADENA, Calif. — A Meigs County teenager recently performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., in the Music for All Bands of America (BOA) Honor Band. James Sheets, son of Jared and Laura Sheets, is a junior at Athens High School and is a percussionist under band directors Aaron Backes and Brandon Lias. James said he auditioned for the honor band two years ago, at the beginning of 2020 before the pandemic, but his chance in the band was “I know I said it was life changing, but it really was.” According to its website, Pasadena hosted the 133rd annual Tournament of Roses Parade this year. Every year, the parade is on New Year’s Day beginning at 8 a.m. for a 5.5 mile route on Colorado Boulevard. This year’s theme was “Dream. Believe. Achieve.” The Laura Sheets | Courtesy parade preceded this James Sheets was selected to perform in the Tournament of Roses year’s 108th Rose Bowl Parade in the Music for All Bands of America (BOA) Honor Band. where the Ohio State Sheets is pictured second from right. Buckeyes edged the Utah postponed a year to 2022. ing one-on-one with the Utes, 48-45. © 2022 Ohio Valley band staff. During his With the BOA Honor Band, he played the cym- time there, the band also Publishing, all rights reserved. performed at Disneybals. James spent a week in land. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a “[It’s] probably one of California practicing for staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishthe coolest things I’ve the band’s performance ing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, ever done,” James said. at the parade and workext. 1992. Ohio Supreme Court rejects GOP-drawn district map By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s Republican-drawn congressional map was rejected by the state’s high court Friday, giving hope to national Democrats who had argued it unfairly delivered several potentially competitive seats in this year’s critical midterm elections to Republicans. In the 4-3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court returned the map to the Ohio General Assembly, where Republicans hold supermajorities in both chambers, and then to the powerful Ohio Redistricting Commission. The two bodies have a combined 60 days to draw new lines that comply with a 2018 constitutional amendment against gerrymandering. The powerful redistricting commission was already in the process of reconstituting so it can redraw GOP-drawn legislative maps the court also rejected this week as gerrymandered. That decision gave the panel 10 days to comply, raising growing concerns about the looming Feb. 2 candidate filing deadline for the May primary. Neither the congressional nor the legislative maps drew a single Democratic vote. Writing for the majority, Justice Michael Donnelly, one of the court’s three Democrats, wrote, ”(T)he evidence in these cases makes clear beyond all doubt that the General Assembly did not heed the clarion call sent by Ohio voters to stop political gerrymandering.” The court’s three Democrats were joined by Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, a moderate Republican set to depart the court due to age limits at the end of the year. The court’s three other Republicans — including Justice Pat DeWine, son of Republican Gov. See MAP | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, January 15, 2022 DEATH NOTICES Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES FLINT NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Angela D. Flint, 55 of New Haven, W.V., died on Jan. 13, 2022. Service will be noon, Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason, W.Va. Burial will be in the Broad Run Cemetery, Letart, W.Va. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service on Sunday at the funeral home. JONES GALLIPOLIS — Linda L. Jones, 69, Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in the Ayden Healthcare of Jackson. Arrangements will be announced by the CremeensKing Funeral Home. JUNE PARKER LEE best as a dear friend, an avid dancer, a seasoned traveler including trips to Cuba, Europe, and across the U.S., and a loyal and generous member of the community. In recent years she was still working out at the Meigs Senior Center and earning acclaim for her hats and line dancing prowess! June was eager to get to heaven, where she is likely dancing with her sweetheart now. June never missed an opportunity to share her faith with family and friends in her final year often quoted Psalm 118:24: This is the day that the June Parker Lee left this world on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, for her eternal home with her Savior. June was born September 7, 1926, to Ralph Wick Noble and Edna Sammons Noble in Truex-Traer’s Kayford coal mining community in Kanawha County, W.Va. June described a happy childhood in Kayford and surrounding communities where she played trombone in the East Bank High School Band and could make a piano talk. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Marshall University and was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Most importantly to June, she decided to follow Jesus when she was a young woman, just before meeting her husband of 53 years, Archie Lee. June was a life-long educator teaching in West Virginia, Ohio and at Rio Grande University, where her passion was developing school counseling programs. She belonged to several professional organizations, was a masterful grant writer and assisted with her husband’s home building business; but friends and family will remember her We are no strangers in Mason County to floods. Point Pleasant may not have closed its floodwall since 1997, but it seems that every year, there are a handful of school days delayed due to creeks out of their banks and several occasions that warrant hosing down Point’s riverfront amphitheater, Pomeroy’s great levee, and all of our boat launches. And every five years or so, the rivers rage and give it their worst, held back only by the numerous dams and reservoirs maintained by the Corps of Engineers. Still, Pomeroy’s Main Street sometimes gets a bit wet and muddy, as does Hartford’s Front Street and Mason’s Riverfront Park. Every flood is a big deal in our small towns, but the worst we see today is nothing compared to the floods of the past. Native American legends tell of floods filling the entire valley, hillside to hillside with nothing left between. Even the Great Ohio River Floods of 1832, 1884, 1913, 1937, and 1948 can’t match that, though they definitely came close. The 1832 flood was the first in recorded history to seriously threaten flood receded, Point Pleasant (the Editor Tippett Bend Area towns was able to clean hadn’t yet been enough mud from founded), cresting his printing press at 54 feet and 1 and cast metal type inch. For the first to revive the Weekhundred years of ly Register. An our history, from Ohio entire page, which Point’s permanent Valley in those old newssettling in 1784 until 1884, this was History papers was quite a Chris Rizer lot of information, the worst flood on was filled with the record. Most of the damage from the flood. town assumed that this Hundreds of thousands was the worst it could of dollars in damages, get, the “thousand-yearhouses off foundations, flood” that everyone on salt furnaces ruined, the river feared. Then coal mines flooded, and came the 1884 “Motherof-all-Floods”, which beat several deaths due to the floodwaters and the pneuout the 1832 flood by another six feet and seven monia that followed make inches for a grand crest of for grim reading. Yet, among those 60 feet, 8 inches. The entire county gam- records of loss are tales of hope. “Those who had bled on a 54’ crest, and houses on high ground the entire county lost. Coal mines built sandbag kindly threw open their doors and their tables to levees to protect against the distressed people… a 55’ crest, the RegisHe (Colonel J.P.R.B ter office moved their Smith) commanded a equipment to an office flat boat and went to that would’ve protected the assistance of the disagainst a 58’ crest, and tressed day and night… the Courthouse, which He (Dr. Sawyer) not only would’ve been high and tended to the sick free dry in a 56’ flood, did nothing. Only the County of charge, but furnished drugs and medicine at the Clerk, J.P.R.B. Smith, same price… Gallipolis did anything to save the did nobly her part toward records and fortunately our people… All honor was able to save everything in the Clerk’s office. to Kanawha County for the efficient and subDays after the 1884 Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. June is survived by her sister Barbara Noble Duffield of Jasper, Ga.; nieces Angie Harrell of Paris, Tenn., and Debbie Jankowski (Tom) of White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; and dear friends Donna, Jerry and Jan Aleshire of Syracuse. Visitation and Funeral Services will be held at Cremeens Funeral Home in Racine on Saturday, January 13 2022 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Rev. Mark Morrow will officiate, and interment will follow in the Letart Falls Cemetery. National Birth Defects Prevention The Mother of All Floods Month 4. Before you Birth defects get pregnant, are structural try to reach a changes that healthy weight. a baby is born 5. Boost your with that can health by avoidaffect almost ing harmful any part of the body, changing Meigs substances durhow the body Health ing pregnancy, such as alcohol, looks, works, Matters tobacco, and or both. They Sherry other drugs. can be found Eagle Smoking can before birth, at cause nicotine, birth, or any time after birth. Most carbon monoxide, and tar damage to reach birth defects occur the baby’s bloodstream during the first 3 through the placenta, months of pregnancy while marijuana has when a baby’s organs been associated with are forming but can impaired brain develalso occur during the last 6 months of preg- opment. Prescription opioids used during nancy when tissues pregnancy can cause and organs are growneonatal abstinence ing and developing. syndrome, which is In the United States, when the baby experibirth defects affect one in every 33 babies ences withdrawal from certain drugs after (about 3%) each year exposure during pregand account for 20% nancy. of all infant deaths This year is even (the leading cause). For most birth defects, more difficult for expecting mothers to we don’t know the cause, and we attribute stay physically active while also staying at them to our genes home and being safe (inherited information from our family). and healthy. Below are some tips and ideas for However, research is staying active. beginning to show us · Do household that our behaviors and chores such as cleanthings in the environing ment may increase · Go outside for a a baby’s chance of walk or bike ride having a birth defect. · Engage in famThe National Birth ily playtime that gets Defects Prevention everyone moving Network (NBDPN) is · Find other ways to celebrating this year’s prevention month with make normal stationery or sedentary activities the theme “Best for mobile and fun You. Best for Baby” You may even want with the following 5 to consider other tips for preventing birth defects: #Best4Y- methods for communicating with your docouBest4Baby tors like telemedicine 1. Be sure to take 400 micrograms (mcg) or email. Also, when of folic acid every day picking up medications to help prevent neural think about using the drive-thru or curbside tube defects (associated with the brain and pickup rather than going in. If you have to spine). You can take go into places protect a vitamin every day and eat foods like leafy yourself and others by wearing a mask that green vegetables, citcovers your mouth rus fruits, and beans. and nose and also 2. Book a visit with your healthcare provid- maintaining distance. Remember, what is er before stopping or starting any medicine. best for you is also best for your baby! 3. Become up-todate with all vaccines, Sherry Eagle is the Meigs County including the flu shot WIC Director. during each pregnancy. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 2102 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com stantial aid rendered our houseless and homeless people during the recent flood… donations from the county of Berkeley, including of course the town of Martinsburg, which deserves special praise…” And of course, in the aftermath of such a devastating flood, the only place a town can go is up. Plastered in bold letters beneath the headline, the Register proclaims, “WE YET LIVE AND SPEAK,” and among the tallies of losses are bits and pieces to suggest that business will soon continue as always. “Point Pleasant has a black eye, but she will recover and be ready to tackle the next deluge… Gangs of men are now at work trying to get the numerous houses back on their foundations… With persistent, steady work, the old town will be herself again by the time the warm summer days arrive… The business houses of this place are being put in shape, and many of them are open for business.” Chris Rizer is the president of the Mason County Historical & Preservation Society and director of Main Street Point Pleasant, reach him at masonchps@gmail.com. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. MLK Day hours 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. POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Grief support MIDDLEPORT — GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group meets at Middleport Church of Christ, 437 Main St., each Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. beginning Jan. 18. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” For more information, call the church at 740992-2914. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest. com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. 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 LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of Letart Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Letart Township Building (49380 SR 124). 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. RIO GRANDE — CadotBlessing Camp #126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War meets 1 p.m., Bob Evans Farms craft barn, the SUVCW is the legal heir to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) which was the nation’s first Veterans Organization organized in 1866, purpose of the SUVCW is educational, patriotic and historic preservation of those “Who wore the Blue” and preserved the Union of the United States of America, any male with Civil War ancestors is invited to attend. Tuesday, Jan. 18 GALLIPOLIS — Special meeting of the Gallia County Republican Central Committee for the purpose of filling the vacant Gallia County Auditor seat, 7 p.m., second floor meeting room of Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities organizational meeting and regular monthly board meeting for January, 4 p.m., Administrative Offices, 77 Mill Creek Road. 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. �RELIGION Ohio Valley Publishing Just what the doctor ordered We often hear someone say, “That was just what the doctor ordered.” What do they mean? They usually mean that something happened which was exactly what they wanted or needed. Do you know where we got that expression? Well, when we are sick, we usually go to the doctor. After checking us over to find out what is making us sick, the doctor takes a special piece of paper and writes out a prescription. The prescription tells us what kind of medicine we need to take to make us well. After leaving the doctor’s office, we take the prescription to the drug store, and the pharmacist fills the prescription with the medicine that God’s Kids the doctor ordered. If we take the Korner medicine as the doctor ordered, we Ann usually get well. That’s where we got Moody the expression, “That was just what the doctor ordered.” When God created us, He wanted us to be happy and well. He didn’t intend for us to be unhappy or sick. He never wanted people to be crippled or blind, but sadly, something happened — and that something was sin. When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, they changed life for all of us. Even so, God still loved us, and He had a plan to make us well again. He knew just what we needed. Jesus knew God’s plan too. One day Jesus was in Nazareth on the Sabbath, so He went to the synagogue as He always did. When He stood up to read the Scriptures, He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He looked through the book until He found the part that said, “The Lord’s Spirit has come to Me and has chosen Me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent Me to free the prisoners, give sight to the blind, and to set everyone free from their suffering.” (Read this in Luke 4: 16-21.) When He had finished reading, He handed the book back to the man who was in charge and sat down. Everyone in the place was looking at Jesus and waiting to see what He would say. Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard Me read has come true today.” What did Jesus mean? He meant that He was the one who came to make us happy and whole the way God intended for us to be. He came to heal the sick and the lame. He came to make the blind see and free us from sin. Now if we want to have what Jesus came to give, we must put our trust in Him and do what He has told us to do. Let’s say a short prayer. Dear Father, we thank You for Your love. We thank you for sending Your Son to free us from sin, so that we can know the joy that You want for us. You ARE just what we needed to live the life we should. 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. Saturday, January 15, 2022 3 God’s opinion matters most Opinions gauge what we think. It is reflected in politics. It is reflected in manufacturing. So is TV and radio. People seem gratified to have opportunity to stand on the soapbox of opinion. And, opinions are sifted through to determine the pointless or pertinent, likes or dislikes, and the good or bad. Opinions are also reflective of societal attitudes, and as long as they are allowed, we will relish the expression of opinion. We will revel in the perception that our opinion makes a difference in life. The problem with opinion is that we neglect how opinions affects moral fabric. For example, on thorny has revealed His issues, opinions are mind on matters given without any that affect the provconsideration of idential outcomes truth, fact, or confor humanity. And, sequence. Opinion what He reveals in goes a long way in the Bible is absosetting perceived lute. His expressed correctness that Pastor will is clear, God’s fits the corporate Ron opinions have not mood. Branch Here is the rub. Contributing changed, nor will He ever change Many opinions columnist them. He knows would not prove the facts and is costly in effect aware of consequences if if we first considered mankind prioritizes its what God’s opinion is opinion over His. concerning the moral Now, if there is any part and spiritual sides of life. This leads to the question of society that should promote the value of God’s whether God has opinions about the moral and opinion is the institutional church. But, at this spiritual aspects of life? Indeed He does, and they point there is a serious problem that emerges, are revealed expressly in for many who constitute the Bible. the church have opted To say that God has opinion is to say that God more and more to latch to worldly standards rather than those standards God has. It is clear that many associated with the church are contributing to in marked manner a compromised association with standards that effectively countermand the good of God. Has it occurred to you that the truest display of humanity is revealed in God’s opinion? That the sincerest expression of compassion is revealed in God’s opinion? That the greatest good for mankind is revealed in God’s opinion? That being the case why is it that people associated with the church allow themselves to be removed from the See MATTERS | 4 Baptism is an appeal to God In his first epistle, the apostle Peter makes mention of the great deluge in the days of Noah, and how eight individuals were saved from the water, by the water (cf. 1 Peter 3:20). The same water which destroyed the world (cf. Genesis 6-7) also lifted the ark of Noah to safety. Concerning this water, Peter then goes on to observe, “Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ… (2 Peter 3:21; ESV)” Baptism is an essential Christian doctrine found throughout the New Testament. The and added to the practice was first body of Christ (cf. introduced through Acts 2:41, 47). the prophet John, The word “bapcalled the Baptizer tism” is an English (cf. Mark 1:4), and transliteration was subsequently of a Greek word incorporated by Jesus into His Search the which means to own ministry (cf. Scriptures immerse or bury, and the baptism John 4:1). Jesus, Jonathan taught by Christ following His McAnulty and His apostles resurrection, instiwas an immersion tuted baptism as in water, following repenan integral part of the Gospel message of salva- tance, for the forgiveness tion (cf. Mark 16:16) and of sins (cf. Acts 8:36, discipleship (cf. Matthew 38) It is the process by which we call on the Lord 28:19-20). When Peter for salvation (cf. Acts was asked on the day of Pentecost as to what men 22:16). Paul poetically could do concerning their links the act of baptism, relationship with God fol- being buried in water and then coming forth, lowing the crucifixion of Christ, Peter commanded to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (cf. them to repent and be Romans 6:3-4). baptized (cf. Acts 2:37When we look at 38). It was in baptism that men were both saved Peter’s statement con- cerning baptism, he succinctly embeds nearly the entire doctrine of Baptism into a single sentence. From Peter’s declaration we glean the following: 1) Baptism involves water. 2) Baptism, being an immersion in water, might be mistaken for a bath, but it is not. 3) Baptism is a necessary element of the process of salvation; without Baptism there is therefore no salvation for the disciple of Christ. 4) In baptism we are making an appeal to God; we are calling on the Lord for salvation. 5) Baptism produces an inward cleansing, a cleansing of the conscience from the guilt of sin when we are forgiven by God of those See BAPTISM | 4 Then, now & A humble beginning was the first step to a lasting legacy. In 1910, Dr. Charles Holzer established the first hospital in Southeast Ohio. Today, Holzer remains committed to our communities. Offering convenient access with providers who care, we fulfill Dr. Holzer’s dream of quality care, close to home. We’re your first stop in healthcare, then, now, and forever. When it comes to your health — Think Holzer First! 1-855-4HOLZER (1-855-446-5937) www.holzer.org OH-70262205 �NEWS 4 Saturday, January 15, 2022 OHIO BRIEFS FirstEnergy didn’t track spending of charges COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — FirstEnergy Corp. collected nearly $460 million from its customers to pay for modernizing its electric grid, but an outside audit ordered by state regulators could not determine how the money was spent, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said Friday. The audit found FirstEnergy put the money into a general fund and did not track how it was used, according to the report. It also found no evidence that the charges to customers went toward grid upgrades. The Akron-based company said it disagreed with much of the audit. FirstEnergy customers were charged between 2017 and 2019 to pay for distribution system upgrades. The Ohio Supreme Court blocked the charges in 2019 because the state’s utilities commission did not require the company to ensure the money would go toward the grid. The commission ordered the audit after former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates were charged in 2020 with using $60 million from FirstEnergy in a alleged an bribery scheme to secure a nuclear plant bailout. FirstEnergy spokesman Mark Durbin said in a statement that the company followed the rules set by the utilities commission and that the audit did not reflect how the process worked. Sponsor: Voting law rewrite won’t be ready for 2022 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A significant rewrite of Ohio’s election laws that includes new restrictions on voting and some added conveniences long supported by voting rights advocates will not be ready for 2022 elections, its sponsor says. Republican state Rep. Bill Seitz, the bill’s sponsor, said concerns raised by Ohio Republican Party Chair Bob Paduchik about one of those conveniences — a way to request absentee ballots online — as among hold-ups to the bill. “The Ohio Republican Party, through Mr. Paduchik, has expressed some concerns about the online absent-ballot application process proposed in my election bill,” Seitz said, “and, specifically, around the level of security that will accompany those online applications.” Paduchik took the helm of the party in February after serving as senior adviser to former President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign. He declined to comment on the voting bill through a spokesperson. Seitz said Secretary of State Frank LaRose “has attempted to answer his concerns, but I’m not sure that those have been alleviated.” As a result, the urgency attached to passing the bill in 2021 no longer exists, the representative said, so it isn’t on tap to be considered again now until after the May primary. Ohio Valley Publishing South prepares for threat of snow, ice By Sudhin Thanawala and Jeffrey Collins said from Abbeville Hardware. There, forecasters predict a quarter-inch (0.6 centimeters) of ice or more on trees and power lines, which could lead to days without electricity. “People are worried,” Wagler said. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an emergency order saying the state would likely feel the effects of the major winter storm starting Sunday morning. “There is a potential for very dangerous conditions caused by accumulations of ice and snow, which will likely result in power outages across the state,” he said. The National Weather Service said from 2 inches (5 centimeters) to 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) of snow could fall as far south as northeast Georgia from Saturday evening though Sunday, and power outages and travel problems will be made all the worse by an additional coating of ice and winds gusting to 35 mph (56 km/h). Snow accumulations could reach 8 inches (20 centimeters) in the highest elevations. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said the state was preparing “to the max” for the blast. “Hopefully, the storm will underdeliver, but it could overdeliver. We just don’t know,” he said. Parts of Tennessee could get as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of snow, forecasters said, and northern Mississippi and the Tennessee Valley region of Alabama could receive light snow accumulations. With lows predicted in the 20s across a wide area, any precipitation could freeze and make driving difficult. On Friday, the fastmoving storm dropped heavy snow across a large swath of the Midwest, where travel conditions deteriorated and scores of schools closed or moved to online instruction. A winter storm watch extended from just north of metro Atlanta to Arkansas in the west and Pennsylvania in the north, covering parts of 10 states including Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. Travel problems could extend into metro Atlanta, where about 2 inches (5 centimeters) of snow brought traffic to a slip-sliding halt in 2014, an event still known as “Snowmaggedon.” At Dawsonville Hardware about 60 miles (97 km) north of Atlanta, owner Dwight Gilleland said he was already out heaters by noon Friday and only had five bags of salt and sand left. “I think the pandemic has made people more anxious than normal,” he said. The city of WinstonSalem, North Carolina, had to borrow workers from other departments to help treat roads ahead of the storm because COVID-19 had caused a shortage of workers, spokesman Randy Britton said. Even volunteers pitched in to help as the city stepped up its normal schedule of preparing for winter weather, he said. “We feel real good about where we are,” he said. “We’ve checked the boxes.” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an emergency order and the administration urged people to stay at home after the storm hits. The state highway agency warned that labor shortages meant crews might not respond to problems areas as quickly as normal. Jesus Christ. It is the resurrection which gives the cross its power. Many thouFrom page 3 sands of individuals were sins (cf. Hebrews 9:14, crucified by Rome and 10:22). 6) The divine we suppose that a good power at work in baptism many of those were subis the same divine power sequently buried. It was by which Jesus was raised not the cross itself which from the dead. made the death of Jesus Let’s take a moment to unique. Jesus was difmake two observations ferent because He alone from these points beginrose from the dead after ning with the last: the being buried, showing power at work in baptism the weakness of death in is the resurrection of the face of God’s power. Moreover, “we know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God (Romans 6:910; ESV).” Likewise, in Christian baptism, being in the image of the death and burial of Christ, the process of going into the water is not nearly as important as coming up out of the water and beginning a new life in Christ. Baptism is the birth (cf. John 3:3, 5), but we celebrate births not just because the pregnancy is over but rather because it is the beginning of a new life, full of potential. So it is with the saint of God: “We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4; ESV).” The second observation is this: Baptism is an appeal, or a petition. It is a prayer without words, done in obedience to the command of Christ and trusting in His grace to save. The prophet promised, “All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved (Joel 2:32).” Baptism is the fulfillment of this promise. The peni- tent Saul of Tarsus was urged by Ananias, “Why are you waiting, rise and be baptized, calling on the name of the Lord, and wash away your sins (Acts 22:16).” Baptism, being an appeal, shows an earnest desire for God to act in our lives. If we today have sin, and we desire for Christ to wash those sins away, the command to the sinner today is the same as it was on Pentecost: “repent and be baptized (Acts 2:38a).” If you want to be done with the world and its ways, and to be freed from the condemnation of the world, the message of the Gospel is this: Be joined to the death of Christ, but even more, be joined to His life, that you too may walk in newness of life. prioritize the opinion of God for society at large. We are exhorted to search out the Bible and embrace “Thus saith the Lord.” It is crucial that we prioritize that God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts, and that His ways are better than our ways. The Scripture says, “There is a way which seems right unto man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” An opinion may appear as a right way, but if it is not God’s prescribed way, the results can be harmful. We can die in many ways because of wrong thinking which, on the surface, appears to be right. The Scripture also says, “Enter in at the straight gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction.” An opinion not guided by God’s opinion is no more than an easy choice for passing the spiritual and moral buck onto the next generation. There are those who whine long and loud that Christian influence on moral and societal issues is unacceptable. To them Christian influence is to be rejected. Do you know what gives viability to this opinion? It is because people associated with the church buy too much into this type of secular and humanistic bluff. That must stop! It is God’s opinion that matters most. Associated Press ATLANTA — Weather forecasters’ predictions of debilitating snow and ice as far south as Georgia sent parts of the region into a tizzy Friday with shoppers scouring store shelves for storm supplies and road crews trying to prevent a repeat of past wintertime debacles. In Virginia, where a blizzard left thousands of motorists trapped on clogged highways earlier this month, Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency and urged people to take the approaching storm seriously. Some store shelves were stripped bare of essentials including bread and milk in North Carolina. Trucks prepared to spray a briny mixture on roads to prevent icing across the region, and Travis Wagler said he hadn’t seen such a run on supplies at his Abbeville, South Carolina, hardware store in at least two winters. “We’re selling everything you might expect: sleds, but also salt, shovels and firewood,” Wagler Baptism Matters From page 3 standards of God’s Word, and not forthrightly slaking our thirst for otherwise set on immorality and ungodliness? The exhortation to the church is that we QUAIL CREEK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY 347 Cora Mill Rd., Gallipolis, Oh 45631 Move in Ready! New & used homes (With approved credit) OH-70269124 OH-70268965 Call Rick at 740-245-9374 Or Polly at 740-663-2824 “NICE PEOPLE LIVE IN NICE PLACES” MB800690/NMLS280395 EHO Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason County and is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, January 15, 2022 5 Nucor Corporation arrives in Mason County Company donates $1 million to Mason Co. Schools By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT — On Wednesday, representatives with Nucor Corporation, which is planning a state-of-the-art (steel) sheet mill in Apple Grove estimated to cost $2.7 billion, introduced themselves with a Mason County Schools building as a backdrop. Prior to revealing the donation, a gathering of company and local officials, media and other community members, was held outside of Point Pleasant Jr./Sr. High School with John Musgrave, executive director Mason County Economic Development Authority, giving some opening remarks. As previously reported, a larger gathering had been planned inside the Wedge Auditorium at PPJ/SHS on Wednesday afternoon with Gov. Justice as an expected speaker, among other dignitaries, but that event was canceled following the announcement of the governor’s COVID-19 diagnosis late Tuesday night. “This company is so oriented to education and community and being part of the fabric of a community,” Musgrave said. “They want to go ahead and do just a small part here this afternoon, of course, it deals with education. And this company is strong in education.” Musgrave said when he first spoke with Nucor, they spoke about how education relates to community. “I said, ‘well, then we want to have something to welcome you to Mason County,’” Musgrave said. “And they said, ‘Well, we Beth Sergent | OVP Pictured from left are Mason County Schools Superintendent Keith Burdette and Board of Education President Dale Shobe shortly after realizing Mason County Schools had just been given $1 million by Nucor Corporation. The donation was reportedly kept a surprise from those gathered. Pictured are Rex Query, Nucor executive vice president and John Farris, vice president and general manager, who will head up the Apple Grove facility, pictured far right. want to have something to welcome the Mason Countians into the families of Nucor.” “What a great welcome, it is so good to be here on behalf of Nucor. I just want to tell you how excited we are,” said Rex Query, Nucor executive vice president. “This has been a lengthy process, as you might imagine. This is the single largest capital investment in Nucor’s history, just shy of $3 billion, it’s a commitment. It’s a commitment to our growth, but it’s a commitment to this community.” Query spoke on his experience with Nucor and the money the company has invested in growth and opportunity. He spoke on the sheet mill being brought to Apple Grove and the work of the company, along with the possibility of expansion in the future. “We look to see more opportunity, we see more opportunity for growth beyond this original investment,” Query said. “So, we are excited for that reason.” Query introduced John TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 26° 30° 24° Cloudy and cold today. Some snow beginning tonight. High 33° / Low 19° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Trace Month to date/normal 3.49/1.39 Year to date/normal 3.49/1.39 Snowfall (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. 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Follow her on Twitter @britthively; reach her at (740) 446-2342 ext 2555. THURSDAY 40° 21° Murray City 30/15 McArthur 31/17 Waverly 31/19 WEDNESDAY 35° 28° Cloudy and chilly Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) Snow, total 4-8 inches TUESDAY A: Rain. Precipitation MONDAY 35° 27° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 43°/34° 43°/26° 78° in 1932 -12° in 1912 SUNDAY authorizing the execution of a payment in lieu of tax agreement with an economic development prospect to incentivize location in Mason County.” As previously reported, along with Board members, Mason County Commissioners met separately on Wednesday, finalizing and approving the details of a Payment In Lieu of Tax (PILOT) agreement, which will include PILOT payments to the county from Nucor. In regards to the Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Burdette and Board Members Shobe, Rhonda Tennant, Jared Billings, Meagan Bonecutter and Ashley Cossin were all present. The board members moved into executive session with John Stump, partner with Steptoe and Johnson, to discuss details involving the resolution as it related to Nucor Corporation. After resuming public session, the motion was approved by the board, 5-0. After the donation, Burdette and Hendrix spoke to Ohio Valley Publishing on the PILOT you’re going to find this is a wonderful place. It is filled with wonderful people,” Burdette said. “We are thrilled to have you here and we’re very excited about the opportunities, relationships, collaboration [and] so many different ventures.” Burdette said while the county has heard Nucor is dedicated to education, he could not think of a better testament to that commitment. The $1 million donation was a surprise to Burdette and the board. “This company is unreal,” Burdette said. “I had no idea what we were going to be [getting.] I had heard that we might be relieving a gift. I had no idea what to expect. Zero.” It takes approximately $54 million per year to cover the Mason County School budget, according to Gary Hendrix, treasurer. The Mason County Board of Education held a special meeting earlier Wednesday afternoon to “consider the adoption [of] a resolution approving and EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low Farris, vice president and general manager, who will head up the Apple Grove facility. “I can’t wait to get to know you in this community and in this region,” Farris said. “We’re looking forward to moving to West Virginia.” Farris spoke on his time with Nucor and the current Kentucky plant he oversees, the scholarship Nucor offers to teammates and family and his excitement of coming to West Virginia. Farris then brought Mason County School Superintendent Keith Burdette, and School Board President Dale Shobe and Query up to the podium. Nucor then presented Burdette and Shobe with a $1 million donation to Mason County Schools. “You’ll have to give me a moment to catch my breath. Wow,” Burdette said. “On behalf of [the] Mason County Board of Education, who is here and our staff, but most importantly the students, express my appreciation.” Burdette welcomed Nucor to Mason County. “We want to welcome you to Mason County, agreement and what that means for the schools. “Mason County Schools is going to be a beneficiary,” Burdette said. “We’re really not out anything, this will not substantially affect the monies that’ll come to the Mason County Schools.” Hendrix said the Mason County Commission will hold the PILOT money and be dispensed to use in the school system. He said the PILOT agreement does not affect the funds regularly dispensed to the school district. Burdette said once the Board saw the PILOT agreement and looked at all of the work done on all levels from the governor’s office down, everyone was in agreement to support the arrangement. Hendrix said the big picture is the future. “The bigger picture, is the opportunity for growth,” Hendrix said. “Probably more housing or smaller businesses; if you think down the road three, four, five years, initially it’s contractors and construction but once they get rolling, people are going to have to come from somewhere. Why not build a house here, buy some property here.” Burdette said this provides opportunities for current and future students. “There’ll be opportunities for students with the county,” Burdette said. “There are a lot of times I think, that we teach, we try to tell students about jobs and things like that. But yet, if it’s not close enough to them, they wonder is this something that’s really possible for me, could it ever really happen. But now I think they can look down the road and there it is.” © 2022, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 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The Lady Redskins started POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. the second quarter with the same offensive power, going — The road team was on a on a 12-0 scoring run before warpath. the Lady Knights could The Point Pleasant girls respond. basketball team dropped a The Black and Red offense home game by a score of just wasn’t there in the sec56-19 Thursday evening to the Hurricane Lady Redskins. ond, scoring only four points throughout the second set of The Lady Knights (2-10) scored the first two points of eight minutes. Turnovers continued to Thursday’s ballgame, but the Lady Redskins (6-3) powered be a problem for the Lady back by scoring 7-consecutive Knights as well, with the Lady Redskins employing a points of their own. full-court press defense. The road team also shot This forced the home team well from behind the arch, to make big passes down the hitting four 3-pointers in the court. first quarter. When the teams went into The Red and White used cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries|OVP Sports Point Pleasant freshman Katelynn Martin (44) takes the ball to the basket against the Lady Redskins during a basketball game against Hurricane Thursday evening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. RedStorm men roll past Brescia By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The eight previous meetings between the University of Rio Grande and Brescia University had been decided by just 31 points combined. The Bearcats had won six of those meetings. Both trends were emphatically erased in meeting number nine between the host RedStorm and the Bearcats on Thursday night. Rio Grande used a 17-0 run out the first media timeout of the night to snap a 13-all deadlock and fuel an 80-53 victory in River States Conference men’s basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena. Rio Grande improved to 9-8 overall and 4-2 in conference play with a third straight win. Brescia dropped to 5-11 overall and 3-5 in league play. Rio Grande hit a season-high 12 three-point goals for the second straight outing, including three during the game-changing first half spurt. Sophomore Miki Tadic (Hilversum, The Netherlands), who finished with a game-high 19 points, hit one of his five trifectas in the contest See REDSTORM | 8 Lady Marauders blast Wellston, 64-35 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com WELLSTON, Ohio — The Meigs girls basketball team picked up a road win Thursday evening, besting the Wellston Lady Rockets 64-35 in a Tri Valley Conference-Ohio Division matchup. The Lady Marauders (10-3, 3-3 TVC Ohio) started Thursday’s game on the right foot, leading the Lady Rockets (3-9, 0-6) by a 12-8 margin at the end of the first quarter. The visitors kept that momentum going in the second, scoring 11 additional points to go into halftime up 23-17. The Maroon and Gold truly pulled away in the third quarter, scoring 19 points while keeping the hosts to only eight, heading into the final quarter with a 42-25 lead. The fourth quarter was the Lady Marauders’ best in terms of offensive output, putting up 22 points and cruising to a victory. Leading the Lady Marauders in scoring was senior Mallory Hawley, who recorded six field goals and five free throws for a total of 17 points. Behind her was junior Rylee Lisle, who got three 3-pointers and three field goals for 15 points. Rounding out the Meigs scoring were Jennifer Parker with 12 points, Andrea Mahr with 11 points, Maggie Musser with four points, Delana Wright with three points and Mara Hall with two points. Leading the Lady Rockets was Maddie Potts, who recorded five 3-pointers, two field goals and one free throw for a total of 20 points. The Lady Marauders will be back on the court at 6 p.m. Monday when they travel to face the Belpre Lady Eagles in a TVC non-divisional contest. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. the locker rooms at halftime, the Lady Skins held a 36-10 advantage. The visitors started the second half by hitting a couple more 3-pointers. The Lady Knights attempted to score from beyond the arch as well, but their shots were not falling, which the Lady Skins used to rack up rebounds. With the Lady Redskins leading 48-16 to start the final quarter, both teams went on a cold streak to start. With only three baskets being scored in the first five minutes, this cold streak only benefitted the team in front. See HURRICANE | 8 Kole Carter named GAHS football coach By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Kole Carter was unanimously approved to be the next head varsity football coach at Gallia Academy High School on Thursday night at the regularly-scheduled Gallipolis City School District Board of Education meeting held inside Gallia Academy Middle School. Carter, a 2016 graduate of GAHS and a 2020 graduate of Capital University, has served as a varsity assistant on the Blue Devils’ gridiron staff the past two seasons and is also currently the head girls basketball coach at his alma mater. Carter — a 3-sport standout in football, basketball and baseball during his prep days in the Blue and White — was a Division IV all-state linebacker his senior season and a 2-time All-Southeastern Ohio Athletic League performer on the gridiron. Carter was also an all-league performer in both baseball and basketball while at GAHS. After initially going to Morehead State for football, Carter transferred to Capital and was a 2-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection at linebacker. He was also named the Defensive Player of the Year for the Crusaders by the CU football program his senior campaign. Carter — who currently serves as the Alternative School Director at GAHS — also appeared in 11 games over three seasons with the Capital baseball team from 20172019. The son of Larry and Kelly Carter — with Larry also serving as a head football coach at River Valley during the Raiders’ SEOAL days around the turn of the millennium — Kole is excited about the opportunity that is being presented to him, albeit at 24 years of age. “Honestly, it’s very surreal and I am humbled … but it feels like everything has come full circle too. I am very grateful to our administration, my family and the coaches around me that have taught me the lessons that I have learned in getting to this point,” Carter said. “Moving forward, I know I am young … but I am Submitted photo Gallia Academy assistant football coach Kole Carter, left, celebrates alongside his players during a 2021 Division IV playoff game against Heath in Heath, Ohio. Carter was named the new GAHS football coach on Thursday night at the regularly-scheduled board of education meeting held in Gallipolis, Ohio. very enthusiastic about this program and these kids. I want to be a coach that is there for the kids around the clock, and I want to provide those kids with the best possible experience that they can have as Blue Devils. “Gallia Academy is a destination job and it’s been my dream job since I was playing football as a kid. I’m dedicating all of myself to getting this program back to where it needs to be numbers-wise so that we can continue to compete for league titles and deep playoff runs year-in and yearout.” The Blue Devils have struggled with numbers in each of the last two seasons during the coronavirus pandemic, fielding respective varsity teams with 34 and 27 players. In a phone interview Friday, GAHS Athletic Director Adam Clark spoke about Carter’s hiring and the program moving forward. “We are very excited to have a 2016 Gallia Academy graduate who has had success at both the high school and collegiate levels of football,” Clark said. “Kole is very passionate about being here at Gallia Academy and wants to bring some youth and excitement to Blue Devil football.” Carter takes over for Alex Penrod, who was non-renewed after five seasons and four consecutive playoff berths as head coach of the Blue Devils. Penrod amassed a 33-15 overall mark and went 24-7 in Ohio Valley Conference contests over that 5-year span, including an unbeaten league championship during the 2018 campaign. Penrod’s four playoff teams at GAHS were outscored 153-100 overall and went 1-4 in those five contests, but he is also the only football coach in Gallia Academy history to reach the playoffs in four consecutive seasons. GAHS — with 14 play- off appearances all-time — made a program-best run under Brent Saunders (1999-2001) and Matt Bokovotz (2002-03) over a 5-year span around the turn of the century. Penrod was named the 2018 Ohio Prep Sports Writers’ Coach of the Year in Division IV, and he also shared the same honors in 2015 with two other coaches in Division V through the Ohio Associated Press during his championship season and playoff run with the Alexander Spartans. Carter will be one of three brand new football coaches in Gallia County for the upcoming 2022 campaign. Both River Valley and South Gallia have yet to officially announce their respective replacements for former head coaches Jason Peck and Vance Fellure. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Eastern rolls past Belpre By Bryan Walters EHS to secure a 20-10 lead at the break. Reynolds poured in BELPRE, Ohio — One another seven points in push opened up the door. the third frame as EastThe Eastern girls bas- ern went on a 10-8 run ketball team used a 12-2 to extend its edge out to 30-18 entering the finale. second quarter surge to The Lady Golden break an 8-all first quarEagles, behind six points ter tie and eventually from Amber Amick, held on for 44-37 victory over host Belpre on closed regulation with a Thursday night in a Tri- 19-14 charge, but never Valley Conference Hock- came closer than the ing Division matchup in final 3-possession outcome. Washington County. Eastern made 12 total The visiting Lady field goals — including Eagles (8-7, 4-3) got four trifectas — and also five points apiece from went 16-of-25 at the free Erica Durst and Sydney throw line for 64 percent. Reynolds as part of that Reynolds led the pivotal 10-point swing before halftime, allowing guests with a game-high bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers are bringing back former guard José Calderón as a special advisor in their front office. Calderón played 14 seasons in the NBA, spending the 2017-18 season in Cleveland as the Cavs made their fourth straight trip to the Finals. The 40-yearold was with the Detroit Pistons in 2018-19. After retiring, he worked with the National Basketball Players Association as an assistant to NBPA executive director Michele Roberts and a senior management team on union strategy and issues relevant to current players. With the Cavs, Calderón will assist Koby Alt- (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Hurricane recorded one 3-pointer, four field goals and one free throw for a total of 12 points. Rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring were Brooke Warner with two points, Baylie Rickard with two points, Kendal Connolly with two points and Kaylee Byus with one point. Leading the Lady Skins was Lauren Dye, who had eight field goals and one free throw for a total of 17 points. One area the Lady Knights held the advantage in was rebounds. Point Pleasant had 10 offensive boards and 23 defensive for a total of 33, while the Lady Redskins had 10 offensive and 20 defensive for a total of 30. Leading the Lady Knights in boards was Fetty with 10, while Dye led Hurricane with seven. The Lady Knights will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Monday when they travel to take on the Buffalo Lady Bison. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. OH) had 11 points and sophomore Taylor Mack (Akron, OH) pulled down a game-high 11 From page 7 rebounds. The RedStorm during the run. He finished with a comhas 18 triples and is averaging just under 23 manding 42-27 edge in rebounding and compoints per game over the course of the team’s mitted just nine turnovers. modest win streak. Brescia, which played Rio’s lead reached a fourth straight game 20 points later in the without its second first half and grew to leading scorer and as many as 33 points top rebounder, Ricky inside the final two minutes of the contest. Shuford (14.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg), finished 22-for-55 Sophomore Shiloah Blevins (South Webster, overall (40%), but hit just five of 21 threeOH) added 15 points point tries (23.8%) — and a game-high four well below its season assists to the winning average of 40.0 percent effort, while freshman from beyond the arc. Cody Lantz (Shelby, Jalen Rose led the Bearcats with 15 points and two steals, while Tay Smith finished with 11 points and a teambest seven rebounds. Smith, the team’s leading scorer at 16.5 ppg entering the night, scored all of his points in the second half. Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday afternoon when it entertains Oakland City University for a 1 p.m. tipoff. The Mighty Oaks are coached by former Rio Grande head coach Ken French. From page 7 21 points, followed by Erica Durst with 17 markers. Hope Reed, Juli Durst and Ella Carleton completed the winning mark with two points each. Haley Allman paced BHS with 13 points and Amick followed with eight points. Eastern returns to action Thursday when it hosts South Gallia in a TVC Hocking matchup at 6 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. When the final buzzer rang, the Lady Knights were unable to cover the distance that had already grown between the two squads. In shot totals, the Lady Redskins had the advantage in all shot types, outscoring the Lady Knights 7-1 in 3-pointers, 16-7 in field goals and 3-2 in free throws. Leading the Lady Knights in scoring was senior Tayah Fetty, who Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. RedStorm Cavaliers add Calderón to front office By Tom Withers Ohio Valley Publishing man, the team’s newly named director of basketball operations. “We are thrilled to add someone of José Calderón’s background and experience to our front office,” said Altman, who received a contract extension this week. “His accomplishments as a basketball player and familiarity with our organization will be invaluable. 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We know that too many Ohioans struggle to afford the prescription drugs they need – it’s one of the biggest costs facing so many families, especially seniors on Medicare. Prescription drugs are also often among the most overpriced products people buy. There is no reason most of these drugs need to be as expensive as they are, other than corporate greed. There are a lot of factors that contribute to keeping prices high. One of them is fees charged by companies that most customers don’t even know exist, called pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. And after years of effort, this week the agency in charge finally announced steps to rein in the Sen. fees PBMs charge, and pass those Sherrod cost savings on to Ohioans at the Brown pharmacy counter. Contributing These PBMs are essentially Columnist middlemen. We’ve already done important work to ban pharmacy gag clauses, increase transparency, and ban the predatory PBM practice called “spread pricing.” But we have more work to do. PBMs also charge what are known as “direct and indirect remuneration,” or D-I-R Fees, to pharmacies. Those pharmacies, especially smaller independent pharmacies, are then often forced to pass those fees on to customers in the form of higher prices, or risk closing their businesses and leaving their Prescription drugs communities without a are also often local pharmacy. among the most These unnecessary fees have gone up draoverpriced products matically over the last people buy. There is decade. In June, the no reason most of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services these drugs need to – or CMS - reported be as expensive as that pharmacy DIR they are, other than fees rose by 91,500 corporate greed. percent from 2010 to 2019. (And no, that’s not a typo – we really mean 91 thousand percent.) In some cases, the fees can be so high and eat up so much of small pharmacies’ budgets, it puts them out of business. Over the last two years, 250 independent pharmacies in Ohio have closed, in part because DIR fees have made it impossible for them to remain in business. These fees serve virtually no purpose, other than to raise prices for seniors and raise costs for pharmacies. It’s why I introduced the bipartisan Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act last year. And it’s also why I joined with a bipartisan group of my colleagues to write to CMS in October, asking the agency to act to eliminate these DIR fees, to help lower prescription drug prices for seniors on Medicare Part D. And CMS is heeding our call, and finally taking action. CMS has the authority to take many steps on its own to curb these fees, and they estimate that the change we’re asking for will save Medicare beneficiaries between $7 and $9 billion on their prescriptions. This week, they began taking the actions we called for, issuing a proposed rule that would get these fees under control and pass on cost savings to seniors. Over the coming weeks and months, I’ll be monitoring the work CMS is doing, to ensure the agency follows through on its promise to bring down these fees, and save Ohioans money at the pharmacy. With so many seniors on fixed incomes worried about rising drug prices, we need to stop these corporate middlemen from making the problem worse. And we need to make sure our local pharmacies can continue to serve their communities. Democrat Sherrod Brown represents Ohio in the U.S. Senate. THEIR VIEW When a cell phone wasn’t needed One was in our kitchen and one was on the landing at the top of the stairs in my parents home when I was growing up. They were stationed on the wall and could move only so far as the attached cord would allow. They were called telephones. Imagine, kids, only be able to talk on the phone when you were at home — unless you had a little spare change to use pay phones that were located in many public places — and only being able to move with the phone as far from its base as the cord allowed. Despite the limitations, it seems we were just about as able to keep track of our friends then, as well as we are now, despite a cell phone within arm’s reach pretty much 24/7. Well, OK, it is much more easy now. But is it better? Back in the day we did not have to talk to telemarketers and others we did not want to talk to — unless we had a party line. That meant that the telephone line that connected your home to the outside world was also connected to someone else’s house, or maybe several houses. Sometimes (and it always seemed to happen when we really needed to make a call) we’d pick up the phone and hear other people having a conversation. That meant we had to wait until they were done talking before we could call whoever it was we needed to call. Those party lines disappeared when I was fairly young. But there were still often issues when we wanted to make a call. That’s because despite must have had having two phones hearing issues, and in our home, we was likely lonely, could only call one because she always person at a time thought we were from any houseone of her friends, hold. Two people and she would from the same carry on a converhousehold could Jeff sation with us for talk to two other Gilliland about as long as people from a difStaff we cared to listen. ferent household columnist We called her a lot. (if both households Sorry, Maude. had two phones), Sometimes we recorded but you could only dial our prank calls. We had a one household or other lot of fun with a particunumber at a time. lar recording at a family It was very similar to gathering one year, when sharing one cell phone with the rest of your fam- we replayed an angry uncle’s voice (he had no ily. Imagine that. clue who we were when I used both phones in we called) telling us he our home, but the older I got the more I used the was going to shoot us. Phones are expensive one on the upstairs landthese days, and they ing. It had a long cord could be expensive that could be pulled into back in the day, too. I my bedroom where I could have long talks with remember attending a the girls — until someone fraternity party in college, then returning to banged on the door and my dorm room to make a said they needed to use “long-distance” call from the phone. How rude, I often thought, they were Morehead, Kentucky to Hillsboro, Ohio to talk to to interrupt such an the girl who is now my important call. wife. I was a bit lovesick, While our phones but later was literally sick were not as fancy as the ones today, we still spent when I received the bill plenty of time playing on for that hours-long call. It is rare these days that them. During my late eleI can recite someone’s mentary through junior high years, we made lots phone number. Because of prank phone calls. We’d I’m now used to only having to push a single “dial” a random number, button to dial someone, wait for someone to answer, and ask questions I could not tell you the like, “Is your refrigerator number of someone I called five minutes running?” When they replied “yes,” we’d answer before. But to this day, I can recite numbers I have with, “Well, you better not called since my colcatch it.” Or, “Do you lege days. have Sir Albert in the Sometimes these days, can? Well, you better let on the weekends when him out.” I’m mowing or working In the process of makelsewhere outside, I’ll set ing prank calls some my phone aside for a half cousins and I kind of a day or so. It’s actually made friends with an rather nice. But sooner elderly lady. Her name or later I’ll want to listen was Maude Fox. She to some music, need an alarm or a flashlight, or want to check the weather or something, and my phone and I become one in the same again. Yes, these dang cell phones are convenient. But I’m sure glad they weren’t around back in my high school days. I was not always exactly where I was supposed to be, and I had enough trouble hiding from my Dad as it was, without some device that would let him track my every move. He had some kind of built-in parent radar, and could find me in the most unlikely of places. Once, when school was called off early in the middle of a school day due to a heavy snow, I was gallivanting with some friends on a remote road several miles from town. I could not believe my eyes when I saw my Dad driving down the same road in the opposite direction. Thank goodness, I was somewhat near a girlfriend’s home. The excuse I came up with when Dad pulled us over was that we were horsing around in the snow before my buddies were going to drop me off at the girlfriend’s house. I’m not sure he completely bought the tale, but he let us proceed. It’s a good thing she was home when I showed up. Because she did not know I was coming, and I was going to need a ride home on the snowy roads. Sorry Dad. Jeff Gilliland is the editor of The Times-Gazette, an AIM Media Midwest publication. He can be reached at jgilliland@timesgazette. com or 937-402-2522. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press of Edwin M. Stanton to be the new Secretary of War, replacing Simon Cameron. Today is Saturday, Jan. 15, the 15th In 1892, the original rules of basday of 2022. There are 350 days left in ketball, devised by James Naismith, the year. were published for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts. Today’s highlight in history In 1929, civil rights leader Martin On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Capt. Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger ditched In 1943, work was completed on the his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. after a flock of birds disabled both engines; all 155 people aboard survived. Department of War (now Defense). In 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated On this date the Kansas City Chiefs of the American In 1862, the U.S. Senate confirmed Football League 35-10 in the first AFLPresident Abraham Lincoln’s choice NFL World Championship Game, retroactively known as Super Bowl I. In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam, citing progress in peace negotiations. In 1976, Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford in San Francisco. In 1993, a historic disarmament ceremony ended in Paris with the last of 125 countries signing a treaty banning chemical weapons. In 2014, a highly critical and bipartisan Senate report declared that the deadly September 2012 assault on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, could have been prevented; the report spread blame among the State Department, the military and U.S. intelligence. In 2020, Chinese officials said they couldn’t rule out the possibility that a new coronavirus in central China could spread between humans, though they said the risk of transmission appeared low. House Democratic leaders carried articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump across the U.S. Capitol in a formal procession to the Senate. �OH-70269791 10 Saturday, January 15, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing �Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, January 15, 2022 11 Cervical Cancer is not hereditary and does not discriminate. In fact, up to 4 out of 5 women will be affected with the virus that causes cervical cancer at least once in their lifetime. But you can help protect yourself. Detectable A pap smear is a preventive screening test for cervical cancer. Pleasant Valley Hospital encourages women to begin having regular cervical cancer screenings at age 21. Preventable A vaccination can protect against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer. Pre-teens should be vaccinated at age 11 or 12. Teens and young adults should also be vaccinated if they did not receive the HPV vaccine as pre-teens. Women up to age 26 and men up to age 21 can still receive the vaccine. Tr e a t a b l e When caught in the early stages, you have an 80% chance of beating the cancer. This is why it’s so important to keep up with your annual exams. Sam Badran, MD, FACOG Surgical Gynecologist PVH Women’s Services Kylie Scott, WHNP-BC Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner PVH Women’s Services Talk to one of our Women’s Services providers today about how to STOP cervical cancer before it starts. �����9DOOH\�'ULYH�‡�6XLWH�*���‡�3RLQW�3OHDVDQW��:9�������‡��������������‡�SYDOOH\�RUJ� OH-70269438 �NEWS 12 Saturday, January 15, 2022 Tests elderly or where you have people who might be unvaccinated or poorly protected from a From page 1 vaccine that might be an opportunity you want to Disease Control and Prevention recommends test,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC at-home testing when director, on Wednesday. experiencing COVIDOfficials emphasized 19 systems including fever, cough, sore throat, that the federal website is just one way respiratory symptoms for people to procure and muscle aches, five COVID-19 tests. Startdays after a potential COVID-19 exposure, or ing on Saturday, private insurance companies as part of test-to-stay protocols in schools and will be required to cover the cost of at-home rapid workplaces. tests, allowing Ameri“Certainly if you’re cans to be reimbursed going to gather with family, if you’re going to for tests they purchase at pharmacies and online a gathering where people are immunocompro- retailers. That covers up to eight tests per month. mised or where they’re The White House said the four-test limit on website orders will be applied to each residential address and will apply to the first tranche of 500 million tests. It estimates that the cost of purchasing and distributing the first block of tests at $4 billion. Officials said they are cognizant that any launch of a website carries some risks — and memories of the disastrous roll-out during the Obama administration of Healthcare.gov are still fresh — but said they believe they are well-positioned to handle expected demand for tests. 2022, with full payments only going to families that earned enough income to owe taxes, a From page 1 policy choice that will limit the benefits for the discourage people from poorest households. And working and that any additional federal spend- the credits for 2022 will come only once people ing would fuel inflation that has already climbed file their taxes at the to a nearly 40-year high. start of the following According to IRS data, year. West Virginia fami305,000 West Virginia lies interviewed by children benefited from the expanded credit last The Associated Press highlighted how their month. Manchin’s opposition grocery and gasoline in the evenly split Senate bills have risen and said they’ll need to get by derailed Biden’s social with less of a financial spending package and cushion than a few caused the expanded months ago. tax credits that were “You’re going to have going out in the middle of every month to expire to learn to adapt,” said Roberts, who worked as in January. This is an auto dealer for five whittling down family decades. “You never incomes at the precise really dreamed that moment when people are grappling with high- everything would all of a sudden explode. You go er prices. down and get a package However, families of hamburger and it’s only received half of $7-8 a pound.” their 2021 credit on By the Biden admina monthly basis and istration’s math, the the other half will be expanded child tax received once they file credit and its monthly their taxes in the coming months. The size of payments were a policy success that paid out the credit will be cut in $93 billion over six months. More than 36 million families received the payments in December. The payments were $300 monthly for each child who was five and younger, and $250 monthly for children between the ages of six and 17. The Treasury Department declined to address questions about the expiration of the expanded child tax credit, which has become a politically sensitive issue as part of Biden’s nearly $2 trillion economic package that has stalled in the Senate. Manchin has supported some form of a work requirement for people receiving the payment, out of concern that automatic government aid could cause people to quit their jobs. Yet his primary objection, in a written statement last month, sidestepped that issue as he expressed concerns about inflation and that a one-year extension masked the true costs of a tax credit that could become permanent. Credits COVID From page 1 the 5,694 cases, 4,960 (12 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,094 cases (21 new), 10 hospitalizations 20-29 —925 cases (13 new), 20 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 802 cases (4 new), 17 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 842 cases (11 new), 34 hospitalizations, 7 deaths (1 new) 50-59 — 763 cases (11 new), 58 hospitalizations, 12 deaths 60-69 — 626 cases (7 new), 61 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 397 cases (6 new), 89 hospitalizations, 20 deaths 80-plus — 245 cases (1 new), 61 hospitalizations, 35 deaths (1 new) Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,685 (45.77 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,485 (41.75 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Friday, there have been 3,598 total cases (64 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 201 hospitalizations and 71 deaths (1 new). Of the 3,598 cases, 3,156 (15 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 693 cases (14 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 511 cases (14 new), 5 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 466 cases (13 new), 14 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 529 cases (6 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 481 cases (4 new), 32 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 60-69 — 450 cases (8 new), 52 hospitalizations, 10 deaths 70-79 — 295 cases (5 new), 47 hospitalizations, 26 deaths (1 new) 80-plus — 173 cases, 27 hospitalizations, 22 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 10,320 (45.04 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,352 (40.82 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 4,762 cases (50 new) of COVID-19, in Mason County (4,412 Map OH-70265342 From page 1 Mike DeWine, a named plaintiff in the cases — dissented. They said it was unclear how it should be determined that a map “unduly favors” one party over another. “When the majority says that the plan unduly favors the Republican Party, what it means is that the plan unduly favors the Republican Party as compared to the results that would be obtained if we followed a system of proportional representation,” the dissent said. They explained that the U.S. has never adopted a system that requires congressional Daily Sentinel confirmed cases, 350 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 74 deaths (1 new). DHHR reports there are currently 151 active cases and 4,537 recovered cases, in Mason County. Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 87 confirmed cases (4 new), 3 probable cases 5-11 — 225 confirmed cases (7 new), 18 probable cases (2 fewer) 12-15 — 245 confirmed cases (4 new), 25 probable cases 16-20 — 336 confirmed cases (4 new), 24 probable cases (1 new) 21-25 — 349 confirmed cases (5 new), 34 probable cases (2 new) 26-30 — 394 confirmed cases (7 new), 28 probable cases 31-40 — 680 confirmed cases (3 new), 54 probable cases (1 new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 654 confirmed cases (8 new), 45 probable cases, 3 deaths 51-60 — 587 confirmed cases (4 new), 48 probable cases (3 new), 11 deaths (1 new) 61-70 — 457 confirmed cases (1 new), 34 probable cases (1 new), 13 deaths 71+ — 398 confirmed cases (3 fewer), 37 probable cases, 45 deaths Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 3,921; Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 3,543 (33 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 378 (16 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 60 (1 new); Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 3. A total of 11,778 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID19 vaccine, which is 44.4 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,879 fully vaccinated or 37.3 percent of the population. Mason County is currently red 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. Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Friday from ODH, there have been 41,455 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 18,890), 472 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 348), 36 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 32) and 487 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21-day average of 105) with 30,922 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: Deaths are reported two days per week.) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 7,092,901 (60.68 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,512,128 (55.71 percent of the population). As of Jan. 12, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 16,053; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 761; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 53,699; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 3,209. seats to be proportionally distributed to match the popular vote, nor does Ohio’s Constitution require it. The decision affects separate lawsuits brought by voting-rights and Democratic groups, which argued it was indisputable that the map unconstitutionally “’unduly’ favors the Republican Party.” The two suits were brought by the National Democratic Redistricting Commission’s legal arm, as well as the Ohio offices of the League of Women Voters and the A. Philip Randolph Institute. The groups said either 12 or 13 of the map’s 15 districts favor Republicans, despite the GOP garnering only about 54% of votes in statewide races over the past decade. Republicans had defended the map as fair, constitutional and “highly competitive.” Voting rights advocates and Democrats praised the ruling. “The manipulation of districts is the manipulation of elections and voters have had enough,” said Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio, a plaintiff. “We expect legislative leaders to learn from their mistakes and finally listen to the people’s call for fair maps.” Ohio and other states were required to redraw their congressional maps to reflect results of the 2020 census, under which Ohio lost one of its current 16 districts due to lagging population. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 377,735 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 5,061 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 44,989 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 473 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,516 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 13 since the last update. There are 17,364 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 19.12 and a cumulative positivity rate of 7.14 percent. Statewide, 1,094,394 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (61.1 percent of the population). A total of 52.6 percent of the population, 942,475 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-6751333, ext. 1992. � 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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