https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/4ffe4525b0000018058e02bb9317388b.pdf 090083ce7b36588864ddb84f65ef866d PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 25° 47° 39° Times of sun and clouds today. Increasing clouds tonight. High 54° / Low 32° Marauders for the win More hoops highlights SPORTS s 5 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 21, Volume 76 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 s 50¢ To thaw or not to thaw? Meigs BOE approves personnel Staff Report Beth Sergent | OVP Pictured is the frozen lake at Krodel Park over the weekend when several anglers could be spotted walking on (frozen) water to chisel through the ice in search of the big one. Despite the recent deep freeze, this week has started out with milder temperatures which are expected to reach highs of 55, 40 and 46, today through Thursday. However, Friday, temperatures are expected to drop to a high in the low 30’s with the threat of icy weather possibly on the horizon. 324 new COVID cases reported Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com OHIO VALLEY — Since Friday’s update, there were 324 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Monday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 94 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported 44 new COVID-19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported 186 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Ted Jackson | AP Third grader Nila Carey, 8 bravely looks away as she gets her COVID-19 vaccine from LPN Sandra Castro. Carey was one of dozens of students receiving their COVID-19 vaccination on Jan. 25 at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. since the beginning of the pandemic, 368 hospitalizations (7 new) and 94 deaths. Of the 6,762 cases, 5,448 (78 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: Gallia County 0-19 — 1,322 cases (22 new), According to the 2 p.m. 11 hospitalizations update from ODH on Monday, 20-29 —1,112 cases (10 there have been 6,762 total cases (94 new) in Gallia County new), 21 hospitalizations (1 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. new), 1 death 30-39 — 989 cases (15 new), 19 hospitalizations (1 new), 1 death 40-49 — 1,007 cases (14 new), 34 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 878 cases (13 new), 60 hospitalizations (1 new), 12 deaths 60-69 — 714 cases (5 new), 66 hospitalization (1 new), 12 deaths 70-79 — 439 cases (6 new), 94 hospitalizations (2 new), 22 deaths 80-plus — 290 cases (9 new), 63 hospitalizations (1 new) , 36 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,776 (46.07 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,580 (42.07 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Monday, there have been 4,189 total cases (44 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 211 hospitalizations See COVID | 8 Key Ohio Dems ask party to stay neutral in governor primary By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some high-proﬁle Democrats in Ohio are urging party leaders to remain neutral in the competitive primary between gubernatorial candidates Nan Whaley and John Cranley, as the party works to support the pick best capable of leading its ticket to long-sought wins this fall. The push comes as screeners from the Ohio Democratic Party’s Executive Committee are set to meet Tues- day to decide who to recommend. The full committee vote would follow in mid-February. Republicans, too, are feuding over whether their party should endorse, but the divide for Democrats comes as the party nationally is trying to avoid deep divides ahead of what is expected to be a grueling midterm election season. The election will be colored by growing public disapproval of President Joe Biden, a Democrat, amid See DEMS | 8 POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education met last week to approve personnel. Present during the meeting were board members Heather Hawley, Roger Abbott, Tony Hawk, and Barbara Musser. Board Member Ryan Mahr was absent. The board accepted donations in memory of Phillip R. Harrison to purchase new scoreboards and deposit such donations into the MHS Athletic Fund 300-9200. Board members were approved to participate, per ORC 3313.202, in the district’s group life insurance plan. Board members will be responsible for the annual premium. The following substitute teachers were re-approved for the 2021-22 school year per Board Policy 3120.04, as approved by the AthensMeigs Educational Service Center: Julie Beaudry, Nathan Becker, John Bell Jr., Isle Burris, Austin Carr, Teresa Carr, See BOE | 8 Edwards, Pavliga sponsor H.B. 428 Staff Report COLUMBUS — State Reps. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) and Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) are joint primary sponsors of House Bill 428, which creates the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study Commission. The legislation passed in the Ohio House last week, according to a news release sent on behalf of the two Representatives. “We want to ensure that we remove obstacles and any possible barriers that Ohio families face in order to improve the lives of children across our state,” Pavliga said. “Through this thorough and methodical approach, that’s exactly what our bill intends to do.” Edwards said one of the themes that really came through during the committee process was how much work is needed in this area – especially here in Ohio, which has one of the highest levels of early childhood trauma in the country. “We have the expertise to really start addressing some of these challenges and that’s our goal with this legislation: to bring See SPONSOR | 8 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES BERNICE ANN LLOYD BIDWELL — Bernice Ann Lloyd, 70, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at her residence. Born on February 25, 1951 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Bernice was the daughter of the late John Dwight and Ruth Naomi Beman Lloyd. Bernice graduated from Southwestern High School Class of 1970 and was a member of Thurman United Methodist Church. Bernice is survived by two brothers, Dwight (Becky) Lloyd of Gallipolis, Ohio and Hayden Lloyd of Cincinnati, Ohio; two nephews, Eric (Amy) Lloyd of Granville, Ohio and Greg (Valerie) Lloyd of Long Bottom, Ohio; one niece, Ashley (Greg) Sullivan of Proctorville, Ohio; four great nephews, Colton Lloyd, Andrew Sullivan, Gabriel Lloyd, and Abram Lloyd; and two great nieces, Macie Sullivan and Emeri Lloyd. In addition to her parents, Bernice was preceded in death by her sister, Doris Lloyd. A private family funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home with Kevin Lloyd and Eric Lloyd ofﬁciating. Burial will be in New Zion Cemetery. The family would like to extend a special word of appreciation to the Buckeye Community Services Support Staff for their wonderful care and friendship for Bernice. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. BEXLEY LANDIS BAER Bexley Landis Baer, identical twin sister to Brenley Baer and sister to Brecken Baer, daughters of Talia and Andy Baer, granddaughters of Tom & Teresa Evans, Terry & Judy Markham, Jocelyn & Greg Bailey, and Bill and Jeanne Baer was born at CAMC Women’s & Children’s Hospital on Thursday, January 20th, 2022 and walked into Jesus’ arms immediately. Even being born at 26 weeks and 6 days, she was perfect beyond belief, all the way down to her ﬁngernails and every system in her body being completely knit together. Many lives were forever touched by her presence and the legacy she so quickly left. “We didn’t have to look into your eyes to fall in love with you. We didn’t need to hear you cry to know you loved us too. We didn’t need to hold your hand to cherish you for always. Within my womb, we shared our hearts. You touched our souls. You sweetened our spirits. You gave us memories we’ll hold dear. Yes, our hearts ache since you departed too soon. But a father and a mother’s love does not end with death. For you are our child. Forever our love is yours.” – Words by Danielle Chavez and adopted by Bexley’s parents. A special thank you goes out to each and every person who prayed for Talia, Andy, and the girls throughout the pregnancy and in the days since the twins were born. Without those prayers and Jesus’ love carrying them through, neither Talia nor Andy would have been able to put one foot in front of the other throughout this very trying time. Saturday, February 5th, 2022 there will be a public memorial service at 1 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home, Pomeroy. The service will be live streamed on Facebook as well at Talia Markham Baer’s page. In lieu of ﬂowers or gifts, Andy and Talia ask that anyone wishing to give something to consider donating to the CAMC Foundation directed to the NICU or bring receiving blankets, burp cloths, premie hats, or premie clothing to be used at the 30-bed NICU facility where sister Brenley is receiving great care. When giving online, use this link: https://camcfoundation.org/ways-togive/give-to-honor-orremember/ DEATH NOTICES BAILEY GALLIPOLIS — David A. Bailey, 79, of Gallipolis, Ohio died on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at home after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4588 St Rt 160 Gallipolis, Ohio. All are welcome to attend. Zoom available. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery in Hanoverton, Ohio at 11 a.m., Sunday, February 6, 2022. All are welcome to attend. Willis Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. BIRCHFIELD ASHVILLE — Ricky Lee Birchﬁeld, 60, of Ashville, died on January 28, 2022. Funeral services will be on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Victory Baptist Church Cemetery in Crown City. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. KNOTTS GALLIPOLIS — Daisy E. Knotts, 97, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died on Monday, January 31, 2022 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home. 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 DONALD ‘DJ’ EUGENE MAXON, JR TUPPERS PLAINS — Donald “DJ” Eugene Maxon, Jr, 49, of Tuppers Plains, died on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Holzer Emergency Department-Meigs. He was born on March 5, 1972, in Marietta, to Donald and Kathy (Carver) Maxon. DJ was a 1990 graduate of Marietta High School and earned his associate’s degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State Community College in 1994. On October 5, 1996, he married his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth (Bradley) Maxon and they recently celebrated 25 years of marriage. DJ was employed by Reliability Inspections, a successful business he cofounded with his wife and best friends in 2021. He had a passion for cook- ing and grilling for his family, friends, and co-workers. DJ loved coaching little league and high school softball and especially sharing the ﬁeld with his daughters, Mollie and Megan. He enjoyed community sports activities and was a familiar face at Eastern High School. He was an avid sports fan and would cheer on his Ohio State Buckeyes and Cincinnati Bengals. DJ cherished his family vacations and made many lasting memories. DJ always had those around him laughing with his jokes and stories. DJ is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Bradley) Maxon, and was a proud father of two daughters, Mollie and Megan. He is also survived by two siblings, Dustin (Kate) Maxon and Darcie (Bruce) Dye; parents, Donald and Kathy Maxon; grandmothers, Frances Carver and Ruth Maxon; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers Thomas Maxon and Kenneth Carver and father-inlaw C. Roger Bradley. Friends, family, and the community are welcome to celebrate DJ’s life on Saturday, February 5, 2022 with family gathering at 11 a.m. and a service at noon at the Evergreen Bible Church, Williamstown, W.Va. For those attending, please feel free to share a fond memory or story of DJ’s life. His family requests that face masks be worn. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family is requesting donations to be sent to the MOV Gift of Life, a 501c non-proﬁt group of organ transplant recipients, living donors, and transplant candidates, raising awareness for organ donation. www.movgiftoﬂife. com This organization is near and dear to him and his family as he was a kidney transplant recipient from his sister in 2020 and his ﬁnal act was to donate the gift of sight through eye donation. Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home is honored to serve DJ’s family and offers online condolences as well as many other resources, by visiting their website, CawleyandPeoples.com or by going to their Facebook page. ALDEN P. SALISBURY PATRIOT — Alden P. Salisbury, age 91, of Patriot, died Friday, January 28, 2022 at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. Born November 13, 1930 in Charleston, W.Va., he was the son of the late Sherman and Alma Evans Salisbury. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his wife of 64 years, Alice M. Wiseman Salisbury; four brothers, Sherman, Noah, Warren, and Harold Salisbury; and by three sisters, Inez Corbin, Ruby Dinsmore and Lois Blair. Alden was a retired heavy equipment operator and a farmer. He was a member of the United Mine Workers. Alden is survived by his daughter, Beth (Jack) James of Patriot; grandson, Craig James; and by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Waugh-HalleyWood Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 from noon until 2 p.m. A private family graveside service will follow the visitation with Mark Phillips ofﬁciating. All COVID protocols will be in place with social distancing and masks will be required. Pallbearers will be: Daryl Salisbury, Steve Salisbury, Dennis Salisbury, Craig James, Kevin Byus, and Scott Byus and Honorary Pallbearers will be: Andy Byus and Jack James. In lieu of ﬂowers, please make contributions to the Memory Care Activity Fund in care of Jenkins Care Community 142 Jenkins Memorial Road Wellston, Ohio 45692. An online guest registry is available at www. waugh-halley-wood.com. SHARON Y. RANKIN PETRIE FLATWOODS, Ky. — Sharon Y. Rankin Petrie, 84, of Flatwoods, Ky., formerly of Crown City, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 28, 2022. She was born in Crown City, on September 22, 1937, to the late Max and Dorothy Syrus Rankin. She married Billy Petrie on April 6, 1956, who predeceased her. She is survived by their three children, Renee (Philip) Rose of Hamden, Kevin (Christy) of Gallipolis, and Kelly (Beth) of Catlettsburg, Ky.; ﬁve grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and sisters, Carolyn (Jerry) Rowe of Proctor- ville, and Beverly Beaver of Reynoldsburg. In keeping with her wishes, a graveside service and burial were held 2 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2022, at Crown City Cemetery, Crown City. No visitation will be held. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial donations would be appreciated to the Crown City Community Church. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.ehallfuneralhome. com. DAVID WALTER CLELAND COOLVILLE — David Walter Cleland, 81 of Coolville, went to be with his Lord and Savior and late wife Mary Cleland on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, surrounded by his loving family. Dave was born in Racine on April 29, 1940. He was one of eight children of the late Walter and Mae Belle Cleland. He attended Racine High School and graduated in 1957. Dave served in the Merchant Marines until 1962 followed by his long career in the produce industry. Dave was preceded in death by his parents, sister; Mary Sloter, brothers; Allen, Bruce, John and George Cleland, son; Richard Taylor, daughter; Rita Cleland, and grandson; Chad Jacobs. Dave married the love of his life and best friend, Mary (Krise) Cleland on May 29, 1976, until her homegoing on November 15, 2016. Dave missed her greatly and spent the last ﬁve years talking about how much he missed her and was looking forward to seeing her in heaven. Dave is survived by brothers; Earl (Jean) Cleland of Dupont, Ind., and Carroll Cleland of Ashland, Ky.; sons, Greg (Cheryl) Taylor of Pomeroy; Brian (Deanna) Cleland of Lexington, Ky.; Scott (Beth Bay) Cleland of Coolville, and daughters Tammie Taylor Cleland of Racine, and Diana (Shane) Jacobs of Forest, Va.; 19 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren. Dave was the ﬁre chief for nearly two decades for the Village of Racine. He was the driving force behind the implementation of the Village of Racine Water Works. Dave had a great sense of humor and loved to share stories of his life with his family and friends. He was a devoted man of faith, was a long-time member and a trustee of the Torch Baptist Church in Torch. He loved his church family. Dave was an avid hunter, enjoyed being outdoors, bird watching, gardening and cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes. His son, Pastor Brian Cleland will be ofﬁciating his funeral service. The White-Schwarzel Funeral Home of Coolville is honored to have been chosen to serve Dave’s family and your special memories or condolences may be shared at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Visitation will be from noon–1 p.m. prior to the funeral at the funeral home. In lieu of ﬂowers, Dave’s family asks that donations be made to the local food pantry sponsored by Amazing Grace Community Church in Tuppers Plains. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh. com TODAY IN HISTORY U.S. Supreme Court. In 1943, during World War II, one of America’s most highly Today is Tuesday, Feb. 1, the decorated military units, the 32nd day of 2022. There are 333 442nd Regimental Combat Team, days left in the year. made up almost exclusively of Japanese-Americans, was authoToday’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 1, 1960, four Black col- rized. In 1959, men in Switzerland lege students began a sit-in protest rejected giving women the right at a Woolworth’s lunch counter to vote by a more than 2-1 refin Greensboro, North Carolina, where they’d been refused service. erendum margin. (Swiss women gained the right to vote in 1971.) In 1979, Iranian religious leadOn this date: er Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini In 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened for the ﬁrst time received a tumultuous welcome in Tehran as he ended nearly 15 in New York. (However, since years of exile. only three of the six justices In 1991, 34 people were killed were present, the court recessed when an arriving USAir jetliner until the next day.) crashed atop a commuter plane In 1862, “The Battle Hymn of on a runway at Los Angeles the Republic,” a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the International Airport. In 2003, the space shuttle Atlantic Monthly. Columbia broke up during reIn 1865, abolitionist John S. Rock became the ﬁrst Black law- entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick yer admitted to the bar of the Associated Press Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon, the ﬁrst Israeli in space. In 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he would not run for a new term in September elections but rejected protesters’ demands he step down immediately and leave the country, after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million Egyptians staged their biggest protest to date calling on him to go. In 2016, the World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the explosive spread of the Zika virus, which was linked to birth defects in the Americas, calling it an “extraordinary event” that posed a public health threat to other parts of the world. �OH-70269791 Ohio Valley Publishing Tuesday, February 1, 2022 3 �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70268477 4 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green %\�'DYH�*UHHQ � � CRANKSHAFT � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO �� THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO By Chris Browne ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HAGAR THE HORRIBLE �� Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS HI AND LOIS By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE � � � By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� � � � �S ports 5 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Marauders sweep Nelonville-York, 70-66 By Bryan Walters hosts built a 22-12 ﬁrst quarter advantage, but the Buckeyes (6-11, 1-7) countered with 17 points ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — In the end, the Maraud- from Drew Carter over the ers just didn’t crack under next two frames as part of a 35-27 push over the next the pressure. two cantos. Coulter Cleland made Carter and teammate 6-of-7 free throws down Keegan Swope each netted the stretch as part of a eight points as part of a 21-19 stretch run that 20-15 second period push allowed the Meigs boys basketball team to hold on that closed the NYHS deﬁcit down to 37-32 at for a 70-66 victory over the break. Carter added visiting Nelsonville-York in a Tri-Valley Conference another nine points durOhio Division matchup at ing a 15-12 run in the third that gave MHS a Larry R. Morrison Gymslim 49-47 edge headed nasium. into the ﬁnale. The host Marauders Cleland — who was (9-5, 5-2 TVC Ohio) held to just 10 points and picked up four trifectas from Ethan Stewart as the 0-of-4 shooting at the bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Meigs sophomore Griffin Cleland, left, battles for a loose ball during the second half of Friday night’s boys basketball contest against Nelsonville-York in Rocksprings, Ohio. foul line through three quarters — ended up adding only one basket with those six made charity tosses down the stretch, but the one bucket was the eventual game-winner. Cleland’s old-fashioned 3-point play came with 21.3 seconds left and turned a 66-65 deﬁcit into a 68-66 advantage. Meigs made 27 total ﬁeld goals — including seven trifectas — and also went 4-of-9 at the free throw line for 44 percent. Cleland led the hosts with 18 points, followed by Stewart with 17 points and Braylon Harrison with See MARAUDERS | 6 Tornadoes topple Wahama in OT, 80-79 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE, Ohio — The Southern boys basketball team snapped a 12-game skid Saturday evening with a 80-79 overtime victory at home against the Wahama White Falcons. The ﬁrst quarter was deadlocked, with the Tornadoes (5-13) holding a slight 18-17 lead over the White Falcons (7-6) at the end-of-quarter buzzer. The White and Red came soaring back in the second quarter, scoring 18 points to go into halftime up 38-31. In the third quarter, it appeared Wahama was running away with things, scoring a further 19 points to go up by 12 points, going into the fourth with a 57-45 advantage. However, the Tornadoes powered back, scoring 27 points to tie the game up 72-72 at what was supposed to be the ﬁnal buzzer, forcing the game into overtime. The Puple and Gold outscored the visitors 8-7 to take the victory. Leading the Tornadoes in scoring was senior Cade Anderson, who recorded six 3-pointers, two ﬁeld goals and two free throws for a total of 24 points. Behind him was fellow senior Aiden Hill, who netted one 3-pointer, six ﬁeld goals and three free throws for 18 points. Rounding out the Southern scoring were Brayden Otto with 15 points, Cruz Brinager with 10 points, Lincoln Rose with nine points, Issac McCarty with two points and Tanner Lisle with two points. Leading the White Falcons was sophomore Sawyer VanMatre, who got 13 ﬁeld goals and nine free throws for a total of 35 points. Next was fellow sophomore Bryce Zuspan, who notched four 3-pointers, three ﬁeld goals and three free throws for 21 points. Rounding out the Wahama scoring were Josiah Lloyd with 10 points, Ethan Gray with ﬁve points, Michael VanMatre with four points, Alex Hardwick with two points and Harrison Panko-Shields with two points. Southern dropped a 63-53 decision to visiting Waterford on Friday night in Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division play. Rose and Anderson paced SHS with 14 and 13 points respectively. The Tornadoes will be back on the court at 6 p.m. Tuesday when they host the Belpre Golden Eagles in a TVC Hocking matchup. See TORNADOES | 6 Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Zach Beckett (24) drives the ball around the Wildcat defense during a basketball game against Nitro Friday evening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Black Knights fall to Nitro, 62-40 By Colton Jeffries go in the ﬁrst quarter. The visitors extended their lead to 13 points at the end of the ﬁrst, going POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Nitro really blew into the second quarter up 19-6. up the competition. The Black Knights The Point Pleasant couldn’t ﬁnish a lot of boys basketball team fell their shots in the second at home 62-40 Friday quarter, which the evening to the Nitro road team capitalized Wildcats. on by rebounding and The Black Knights converting those missed (5-9) and the Wildcats shots into points of their (6-7) started Friday’s own on the scoreboard. ballgame by trading The Wildcats ﬁnished points and leads. the second quarter on The Black and Red a 12-3 run to go into continuously tried their halftime with a 40-17 luck behind the arch lead. in the ﬁrst quarter, but Both teams traded apart from their ﬁrst baskets to start the third basket of the game, they quarter. didn’t get any of their However, as the quarter shots to land. On the other hand, the stretched on, the road team regained control, Wildcats used their own 3-point shooting to jump eventually ending the ahead on the scoreboard, third on a 11-3 run to go into the ﬁnal quarter with getting a 15-5 lead with a 58-29 advantage. under three minutes to cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Although the Black and Red outscored their opponents 11-4 in the fourth quarter, it was not enough to get them the victory. In shot totals, the Wildcats led in all facets, leading in 3-pointers, ﬁeld goals and free throws with tallies of 7-6, 18-10 and 5-2, respectively. Leading the Black Knights in scoring was senior Zach Beckett and junior Eric Chapman who both had seven points. Beckett had three ﬁeld goals and one free throw while Chapman had one 3-pointer and two ﬁeld goals. Rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring were Zach McDaniel with six points, Josh Chapman with six points, Connor Lambert with six points, Grant Barton with four points and Josh Towe with four points. Leading the Wildcats was Trevor Lowe, who got one 3-pointer, six ﬁeld goals and one free throw for a total of 16 points. In rebounds, the Black and Red had 10 offensive and 12 defensive for a total of 22, and were led by Barton and Luke Derenberger who had four each. The Wildcats had 13 offensive boards and 22 defensive for a total of 35 and were led by Kolton Painter with seven. The Black Knights will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when they host the Riverside Warriors. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Feb. 1 Boys Basketball Alexander at River Valley, 7 p.m. Belpre at Southern, 7 p.m. Chesapeake at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Riverside at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Ross County Christian at OVCS, 7:30 South Gallia at Trimble, 7 p.m. Meigs at Athens, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Ross County Christian at OVCS, 6 p.m. Ravenswood at Wahama, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Boys Basketball River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 7 p.m. Eastern at Miller, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Wellston at River Valley, 7 p.m. Portsmouth rallies past Blue Devils, 65-53 By Bryan Walters in Gallia County. The host Blue Devils (11-5, 5-5 OVC) — who were again without the CENTENARY, Ohio services of Isaac Clary — The freebies cost the Blue Devils quite a bit by and Conner Roe — held lead of at least two posnight’s end. sessions in each of the Visiting Portsmouth netted 10-of-11 free throw ﬁrst three quarters of play, including their largattempts as part of a est lead of the night at 20-11 fourth quarter run 40-32 late in the third on Friday night during frame. a 65-53 victory over the The Trojans (), howGallia Academy boys basever, closed the third ketball team in an Ohio Valley Conference contest stanza with a 12-2 surge bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com and ultimately secured a 44-42 edge headed into the ﬁnale. GAHS was never closer as the Portsmouth went on a 9-2 surge at the start of the ﬁnale and eventually led by as many as 14 points (65-51) down the stretch before completing the 12-point outcome. The Blue Devils led 16-15 after one quarter of play, but PHS countered with a 13-10 second quarter push that gave the guests a 28-26 cushion at the break. The Trojans outrebounded the hosts by a 32-29 overall margin, with GAHS claiming a 15-9 edge on the offensive glass. PHS also committed 13 of the 23 turnovers in the contest. Gallia Academy made 21-of-57 ﬁeld goal attempts for 37 percent, including a 4-of-16 effort See DEVILS | 6 �SPORTS 6 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Lady Lancers edge Southern, 48-43 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Charlie Riedel | AP Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow holds the Lamar Hunt trophy after an AFC championship against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. Improbable run has Bengals saying ‘Why not us?’ that the paltry 10 grand Money Mac was going to deliver, just as they would have made was free money indeed. Joe Burrow did a few “It’s a special team moments earlier and the Bengals’ defense did capable of doing special things,” Bengals coach for the entire second Zac Taylor said. “We’re half and more. They not surprised, it’s had come too Tim where we were far down this improbable road Dahlberg meant to be.” The way the AP Sports not to ﬁnish Columnist Chiefs played things off, even early Sunday, if history and the the only place wrong end of a the Bengals seemed coin ﬂip threatened to destined for was a plane derail their best laid ride home. Down 21-10 plans. with Kansas City just Evan McPherson — aka Money Mac — was a few yards from yet another score, they as good with his game could have taken their winner as a handful beating and looked for a of $100 bills, not to anyone’s surprise. This warm place to relax durwas a kicker, you might ing the offseason. But a funny thing remember, who told happened. The Chiefs teammates last week that they were going to failed to score the the AFC championship touchdown just before game even before he hit halftime that might have put the game out the winning ﬁeld goal of reach. Mahomes to beat Tennessee. What was surprising compounded the error with an ill-advised toss was Patrick Mahomes that cost them a ﬁeld made a big mistake in a game the Kansas City goal, too, when time ran out at the half. Chiefs were about to From then on, the put away as the ﬁnal Chiefs looked tight. seconds ran out in the They seemed tentative. ﬁrst half. Even more surprising was the way Mahomes, who could an unheralded Cincinna- do no wrong early, sudti defense suddenly rose denly couldn’t do anything right. up to put the clamps And Burrow, the No. on the high-powered 1 draft pick who grew Chiefs, then made a up only a few hours outplay in overtime that side Cincinnati, made made the lost coin ﬂip the Chiefs pay for every moot. mistake they made. Who Dey? Not too “We’ve been a second many people outside half team all year,” BurCincinnati knew just a row said. “We didn’t few weeks ago. want to be that way but They do now. The Bengals are Super Bowl that’s kind of how it bound for the ﬁrst time worked out.” That’s probably not since Ickey Woods was the best game plan dancing the shufﬂe for a Super Bowl, but more than three long these Bengals seem decades ago. to believe, all the way And here’s a tip for those betting the game from the top on down. Taylor talked afterward at home: They’re not content just to be there. how he expected his tired defense to come “We were made for up with a big play to this moment,” said safety Vonn Bell, whose begin overtime — and interception of a tipped it did. He talked about pass led to the winning Burrow always seemﬁeld goal. “Why not us? ing to ﬁnd some way to That question would gain yards when needed most, something he have been laughable two years ago when the did from the second Bengals were the worst quarter on. And he talked about team in the NFL. There weren’t a lot of believers what it meant to a city when the playoffs began that never gets a menthree weeks ago, either, tion when the conversaeven as Burrow warned tion turns to the NFL that his team should be elite. “You can’t help but taken more seriously. They’ll be underdogs think about all the for a third straight game people back in Cincinnati celebrating right in the Super Bowl, now,” Taylor said. too, with the Rams a 3 “I’m so happy for the 1/2-point pick at home city of Cincinnati. in Los Angeles. Fade They’ve waited for this them at your own risk, moment.” though, or you might end up like the bettor Tim Dahlberg is a national sports who put $200,000 on columnist for The Associated the Chiefs at Caesars Press. Write to him at tdahlberg@ Sportsbook when they ap.org or http://twitter.com/ timdahlberg were up 21-3, certain RACINE, Ohio — The Southern girls basketball team narrowly lost to the Federal Hocking Lady Lancers 48-43 at home Saturday afternoon in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup. The Lady Tornadoes (3-16, 0-11 TVC Hocking) started Saturday’s ballgame on the right foot, outscoring the Lady Lancers (2-10, 2-7) by Tornadoes From page 5 The White Falcons will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. the loss. Leading the Lady Tornadoes in scoring was freshman Timberlyn Templeton, who recorded six ﬁeld goals and three free throws for a total of 15 points. Behind her was sophomore Kass Chaney, who got two 3-pointers, one ﬁeld goal and three free throws for 11 points. Rounding out the Southern scoring were Lily Allen with seven points, Kayla Evans with four points, Lauren Smith with three points and Kinlee Thomas with two points. Leading the Lady Lancers was Reagan Jeffers, who got six ﬁeld goals and one free throw for 13 points. The Lady Tornadoes will be back on the court at 6 p.m. Thursday when they host the Eastern Lady Eagles. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Paul Sancya | AP Cincinnati Bengals safety Vonn Bell, left, intercepts a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) as Bengals free safety Jessie Bates (30) defends during overtime in the AFC championship game Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The Bengals won 27-24. On to Super Bowl: Bengals versus Rams By Barry Wilner Tartt dropped a certain interception in the fourth quarter that helped LA tie the game. Kupp ﬁnished with 11 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns. who spent his ﬁrst dozen NFL seasons in Detroit. “You can’t write the story any better. I’m at a loss for words. I’m just having a blast playing ball with these guys ...” gan Roberts and Caleb Burnem each chipped in four points. Brody Butcher completed the winning tally with two points. Carter paced NYHS with a game-high 26 points, followed by Keegan Swope with 10 points. James Koska and Leighton Loge also added eight markers apiece in the setback. The Marauders claimed a season sweep after earning a 66-38 decision at Nelsonville-York back on Dec. 21, 2021. Meigs returns to action Tuesday when it travels to Athens for a TVC Ohio contest at 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. rebounds, followed by Brody Fellure with 13 points and Carson Call with 11 markers. Kenyon Franklin was next with eight points, while Carson Wamsley and Was Saunders completed the tally with four and two points respectively. Portsmouth netted 22-of-46 shot attempts for 48 percent, including a 7-of-21 performance from behind the arc for 33 percent. PHS also sank 14-of-15 charity tosses for 93 percent. DeAndre Berry led Portsmouth with a gamehigh 22 points, followed by Kenny Sanderlin with 18 points and Dariyonne Bryant with 13 markers. Gallia Academy returns to action Tuesday when it hosts Chesapeake in an OVC contest at 7 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. out. Our defense really stepped up in the second half and on offense we made plays when we had Two years ago, the Cinto. ... It was just a great cinnati Bengals were the overall team effort.” NFL’s worst team. Now On Sunday, Burrow led they’re headed to the them back and McPherSuper Bowl to play the son, making like a 10-year Los Angeles Rams — in NFC AFC veteran, kicked four the Rams’ home stadium. In a brutally physical The Bengals (13-7) Matching the biggest game also highlighted by reached their third Super ﬁeld goals in the game, including the winner after comeback in an AFC some clutch plays from Bowl; they lost to the Vonn Bell’s interception championship game, the Kupp and fellow All-Pro 49ers in 1982 and 1989. of Patrick Mahomes on Bengals rallied from an receiver Deebo Samuel of Kansas City (14-6) host18-point hole to stun the 49ers, Matthew Stafed its fourth straight AFC the opening series of overtime got Cincinnati Kansas City 27-24 in ford went 31 for 45 for championship contest, the ball. overtime Sunday for their 337 yards passing to get and is 2-2 in those. The “We’re made for this ﬁrst trip to the big game to his ﬁrst Super Bowl. Chiefs won the NFL title moment. We never quit,” since the 1988 season. The Rams got there in two years ago. Bell said. “Never quit The team that won only the 2018 season, but lost Cincinnati, winner of ﬁghting. We’re a resilient two games in 2019, earn- to New England. the AFC North, hadn’t group.” ing them the top overall “We got one more at won a postseason game The other 18-point rally draft pick that they used the home stadium, let’s since 1991 before beating on quarterback Joe Burget it done,” Stafford Las Vegas, then earned a in the AFC championship game came in the 2006 row, pretty much domisaid. road victory in the playseason when Indianapolis nated the Chiefs after the Samuel wound up with offs for the ﬁrst time in beat New England 36-34. ﬁrst quarter. four receptions for 72 franchise history when Burrow can take note that Rookie Evan McPheryards and a 44-yard score. it eliminated top-seeded the quarterbacks in that son made a 31-yard ﬁeld He rushed for an addiTennessee. The AFC contest were Peyton Mangoal to win it. tional 26 yards. West champion Chiefs ning and Tom Brady. Then the Rams overThe Rams have been routed Pittsburgh and “We’ve overcome a came a 10-point secondto four previous Super then won a classic in lot of deﬁcits this year,” half deﬁcit and took Bowls, going 1-3; the only overtime against Buffalo the NFC crown with a victory came in the 1999 to get to their fourth con- coach Zac Taylor said. “We always believe in 20-17 victory over San season while they were secutive conference title all three of our phases. Francisco when Matt Gay based in St. Louis. game. Everyone stepped up. made a 30-yard ﬁeld goal Los Angeles is an “We’ve been a secondWe’re not done yet.” with 1:46 remaining. Los early 3 1/2-point favorite half team all year,” said ___ Angeles (15-5) had lost according to FanDuel Burrow, who missed six More AP NFL: https:// six consecutive times to Sportsbook. games in his rookie seaapnews.com/hub/nﬂ and the 49ers (12-8), but the “I’m blessed to be part son with a knee injury. https://apnews.com/hub/ visitors couldn’t slow of this team, with this “You don’t really want pro-32 and https://twitter. All-Pro receiver Cooper group of guys, this coach- to be that way, but that’s com/AP_NFL Kupp. Safety Jaquiski ing staff,” added Stafford, kind of how it’s worked AP Pro Football Writer Marauders From page 5 14 markers. Brayden Stanley was next with seven points, while Chase Garcia, Mor- Devils when they travel to take on the Ritchie County Rebels. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. an 11-4 count in the ﬁrst quarter. The Purple and Gold kept up the offensive pressure in the second quarter, scoring 18 points to go into halftime up 29-19. However, the home team ran into some scoring prpblems in the third, scoring only eight points and allowing the visitors to take a 38-37 lead to go into the ﬁnal quarter. Ultimately, Southern scored six points to Federal Hockings’ 10, sealing From page 5 from 3-point range for 25 percent. The hosts also went 7-of-12 at the free throw line for 58 percent. Zane Loveday paced the Blue Devils with 15 points and eight Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN LEGALS Tuesday, February 1, 2022 7 (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Gallia County Schools River Valley and South Gallia GYM DX Cooling Renovations ANNOUNCEMENTS Legals NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by the BOARD OF EDUCATION, Gallia County School Board of Patriot, Ohio, Office of the Treasurer – 4836 State Route 325, Patriot, OH 45658 until 1:30 PM, Thursday, March 10, 2022, and will be opened and read publicly immediately thereafter for the Gallia County Schools by the School Treasurer. The project consists of adding DX cooling, adding ductwork insulation, mounting galvanized steel platform framing to both the River Valley and South Gallia High School Gyms with new UV lights in the existing roof mounted AHU. The owner has pre-purchased both 60- ton air cooled condensing units due to long lead times, which shall be installed under this contract. All work shall be performed according to the plans and specifications, dated February 4, 2022, prepared by Kramer Engineers, Inc. Partial demolition work of the existing system(s) as shown shall be a part of this contract. There will be a NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting on Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 9:30 am starting at the River Valley High School site and then moving to South Gallia High School site, which is strongly suggested contractors attend by the design firm. The total estimated cost for materials and labor for the River Valley Site is $162,950.00, and 163,550.00 for the South Gallia Site, which includes all the new mechanical, electrical and demo work. The installation contractor shall install the air-cooled condensing units and carry the first-year labor warranty according to the bid documents. The owner has purchased a parts extended warranty for the condensing units. This contractor shall also receive and unload both condensing units at each site per the project documents. Plans and Specifications may be secured by electronic transmittal from Kramer Engineers at no charge. Drawings and specifications in hard copy are NOT available for purchase, but a hard copy may be viewed at the Gallia County School Board Offices from 8 am to 4 pm M-F. Inquiries concerning these plans and specifications shall be directed to Kramer Engineers, Attn: Phil Griffith, 394 Oak Street, Columbus, OH 43215; PH 740-656-4773, FX 614-299-6914, email: pgriffith@kramerengineers.com. Any written addendum will be sent to all known plan holders. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guaranty and contract bond meeting the requirements of Section 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code. The use of US domestic steel is required for this project. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Prevailing Wage Rates do not apply to this Invitation to Bid. By Order of the Board of Education, Mr. Jack Webb, District Treasurer 1/27/22,1/28/22,1/29/22,2/1/22,2/2/22,2/3/22,2/4/22,2/5/22, 2/8/22,2/9/22 0ROOHWW +DXOLQ -XQN 5HPRYDO DQG GXPS KDXOV FDOO �� EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted General +HOS :DQWHG 2IILFH 0DQDJHU )XOO�7LPH RU 3DUW�7LPH ZDJH EDVHG RQ H[SHULHQFH &DOO 3DXO �� OH-70271006 OH-70269207 3XEOLF 1RWLFH A public viewing will be held at 8:30 AM on Feb. 17, 2022 at the described below improvement and a public hearing will be held at 10:10 AM on Feb. 17, 2022 at the Meigs Co. Commissioners Office, Meigs Co. Courthouse, Ste. 301, 100 East Second St., Pomeroy, OH 45769 for the purpose of vacating a portion of T-85 Lake Wood Rd. in Chester Township, as described below: Beginning at Mile 1.845 (jct.T-220 rt.); thence northwesterly approximately 0.452 mile to Mile 2.297 (jct. C-82). 1/25/22,2/1/22 Miscellaneous �NEWS 8 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 YOUR VIEW Reader shows support for Blakeslee Center Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the recent letter which appeared in The Daily Sentinel from several Meigs county individuals voicing concerns over the Blakeslee Center’s contributions to the senior population in Meigs county. I for one really appreciate what such a dedicated group of people and many volunteers have done to the old Middleport High School and the county-wide services which they are providing to seniors. Anyone who is familiar with the building both before and after would certainly be amazed at the amount of work that has been done and the results they have obtained from such large amounts of work by the staff and the many dedicated volunteers which have made it possible to make all these improvements with about half what it would have cost if the entire project had been advertised out for construction. The projects would never have been affordable that way and the result would have been the Center remaining in Pomeroy at a facility which had outgrown itself many years ago. Even with very little funding to begin with and little help from the county, a dedicated group of staff and administrative personnel were determined that they would develop a facility that everyone in the county would be proud of. I certainly think they are well on their way towards doing this and I, as a senior citizen in Meigs county, am very proud of their efforts, even though I have not been involved in the process. The operation of the Center takes a large amount of funding and the people operating the Center realize that. That is why they have numerous money-making activities to supplement the small amount of funds which are available to them for operation. Just having a nice place to get together is not their only concern. They realize that they have to have the necessary funding to operate programs for the seniors in our area. Nothing is perfect and no matter how hard they try, some people will not be satisﬁed. But think about the small area which they had in Pomeroy and how much better it is to have a larger area where eventually much more can be offered to the seniors in our area. Also we need to remember that funds need to be made available for not only new improvements but also for daily operation. I am sure that, eventually, all the programs which seniors want, will be made available at the Blakeslee Center but we all need to be patient and remember that their staff is also limited and have limited funds. As far as transportation, I am sure that this problem is being discussed by personnel at the Center and Director Chris Shank at DJFS. The new public transportation system which Mr. Shank is in the process of beginning will provide the much needed transportation to not only the Blakeslee Center but transportation to many other places that seniors need to go, such as doctors, grocery stores etc. I am not aware of how much grant funding was available for the Blakeslee Center project but I do know that there were many volunteers who helped and a staff that really participated in everything that went on. Personally, I would like to thank all those volunteers and Blakeslee Center staff for all their work and I am very proud of what they have done for Middleport and Meigs County. Fred L. Hoffman A senior resident of Middleport and Meigs County BOE stitute teachers were hired for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year, as approved by the From page 1 Athens-Meigs EducaMacklin Caruso, Robert tion Service Center and Caul, Trinity Davidson, pending completion of all administrative Rusty Fields, Kenneth requirements: David Green, Kelley Grueser, House, Jordan Johnson, Phillip Hoffman III, and Laura Sayre. Trace Huddy, Erin Joshua Burnem was Johnson, Taylor Jones, hired as a substitute Clifford Kennedy, Ken McLean, David Moore, custodian for the remainder of the 2021Emily Moore, Autumn 2022 school year, pendPorter, Tatjana Price, Milagros Santoni, Ralph ing completion of all administrative requireScarmack, Sydney ments. Scripp, Brandi ShamMichele Vanaman was hart, Nathaniel Sisson, hired as a substitute Ladona Stephens, cook for the remainder Alisha Stewart, Brian Taylor, Michael Treder, of the 2021-2022 school year, pending compleEvan White, Larry tion of all administraWilcoxen, and Linda tive requirements. Yonker. The board approved a Dave Barr was hired leave request. as head track and ﬁeld Launa Teaford was coach at Meigs High School for the 2022 sea- hired as a substitute after-school instructor son, pending compleat Meigs Elementary tion of all administraSchool under the 21st tive requirements. The following as sub- Century Grant Afterstitute bus drivers were School Program for the hired for the remainder remainder of the 2021of the 2021-2022 school 2022 school year. The next regular year, pending complemeeting of the Meigs tion of all administrative requirements: Kath- Local Board of Education is scheduled for erine Grueser, Rickey Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Hoover, and Mike the central ofﬁce at 6:30 O’Neil. The following as sub- p.m. Daily Sentinel Suspected drugs seized in search Through the course of that trafﬁc stop, deputies reportedly seized a Sexton “large quantity” of suspected narcotics and cash from the vehicle and from the occupants. “As this investigation continued and based upon information learned during the course of the trafﬁc stop, a search warrant was obtained for a residence located in the 1000- block of Buckridge Road,” stated the sheriff. Upon serving George the search warrant at the residence, Deputies reportedly “seized a large quantity of what is believed to be methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl as well as supplies and packaging materials associated with trafﬁcking in narcotics,” Sheriff Champlin stated. “Two individuals have been taken into custody as a result of this investigation and they are identiﬁed as Jaden V. Sexton, age 20, of Gallipolis and Brieanna T. George, age 22, of Gallipolis.” Sheriff Champlin further stated, in part, “I’m very thankful for the hard work and determination of our deputies in this case. The narcotics seized in this investigation are lives saved…” The sheriff also noted his ofﬁce was working with Gallia Prosecuting Attorney Jason Holdren and his staff in regards to this matter. currently 310 active cases and 5,340 recovered cases in Mason County. (Editor’s note: Case data includes both conﬁrmed and probable cases.) Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 111 cases (6 new) 5-11 — 281 cases (4 new) 12-15 — 310 cases (2 new) 16-20 — 425 cases (15 new) 21-25 — 475 cases (20 new) 26-30 — 525 cases (28 new) 31-40 — 955 cases (57 new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 872 cases (27 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 742 cases (17 new), 11 deaths 61-70 — 554 cases (7 new), 14 deaths 71+ — 477 cases (12 new), 47 deaths Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 4,850 (183 new); Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 4,223 (99 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 627 (84 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 62; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 4. A total of 11,877 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 44.8 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,963 fully vaccinated or 37.6 percent of the population. Mason County is currently red on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 27 conﬁrmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. There is one conﬁrmed case of the Omicron variant reported in Mason County. Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 55,481; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 3,372. Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Monday from ODH, there have been 4,160 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 17,768), 151 new hospitalizations (21day average of 359), 19 new ICU admissions (21day average of 32) and zero new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21day average of 143) with 33,071 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: 7,166,644 (61.31 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,590,143 (56.38 percent of the population). As of Jan. 19, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 16,820; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 804; COVID-19 est-ranking Democrat. In a letter to committee members obtained by The Associated Press, former Democratic National Committee Chair David Wilhelm — a Cranley supporter — said he’s “not buying” the arguments that partisan primaries are divisive, expensive and “somehow a bad thing.” “Primaries can be a very good thing, and I would argue in most cases they are,” wrote Wilhelm, who’s run campaigns for President Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and others. “Primaries force candidates to build effective campaign teams. Primaries force candidates to hone their messages and develop compelling themes. Primaries force candidates to build a fundraising base. Primaries force candidates to become, in short, better candidates.” Wilhelm’s pleas were echoed in a letter to the editor submitted to The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland by former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill, a Democrat, and obtained by the AP. Former state party chairs David Pepper and Chris Redfern also have weighed in to support neutrality — having each presided over endorsements that led to losses. “No endorsement would beneﬁt the party, the voters and whoever wins,” Pepper tweeted last week. In his letter, O’Neill pointed to examples of the state party using its endorsement to clear the gubernatorial ﬁeld for a favored Democrat in the primary, only to have the person go on to lose. Those included Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, who lost by 30 percentage points in 2014, and state Sen. Rob Burch, who lost by 47 percentage points in 1994. “Burch got shellacked, and Democrats paid for his lopsided defeat for years,” he wrote. The party didn’t take sides in the 2018 Democratic primary and Obama-era consumer protection chief Richard Cordray lost the governor’s race by a much slimmer 3.7 percentage point margin. of Ohioans have been exposed to ACEs, which includes abuse, community violence, suicide, From page 1 mental and physical health issues and imprisonment. people together to solve problems,” Edwards said. The commission seeks to change those numbers. The news release furOnce the study is ﬁnalther stated, according to the Health Policy Institute ized by experts from the of Ohio, nearly two-thirds commission, a report will be issued to the General Assembly to move forward with comprehensive solutions. After four hearings in the House Behavioral Health and Recovery Supports Committee, the bill was approved by the committee and had support from several organiza- tions including the Ohio School Counselor Association, the Family Center at Children’s Advantage, Public Children Services Association of Ohio and Portage County Job and Family Services. House Bill 428 was headed to the Senate for consideration. Staff Report GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin reports an investigation which led to a search warrant in the early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 31 resulted in the seizure of a “large quantity” of suspected drugs. According to a news release from Sheriff Champlin, in the evening hours of Sunday, Jan. 30, a deputy with the Gallia Sheriff’s Ofﬁce conducted a trafﬁc stop on a vehicle for an alleged trafﬁc violation. COVID From page 1 (1 new) and 74 deaths. Of the 4,189 cases, 3,465 (71 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 822 cases (5 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 603 cases (9 new), 5 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 563 cases (9 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 613 cases (5 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 576 cases (9 new), 33 hospitalizations, 9 deaths 60-69 — 507 cases (7 new), 54 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 315 cases (2 new), 50 hospitalizations, 27 deaths 80-plus — 190 cases, 30 hospitalizations (1 new), 22 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 10,427 (45.52 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 9,455 (41.28 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Monday from DHHR, there have been 5,727 cases (186 new) of COVID-19, in Mason County (5,272 conﬁrmed cases, 455 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 77 deaths. DHHR reports there are Dems From page 1 the pandemic and rising inﬂation. In Ohio, the president’s party faces an all-Republican slate of statewide ofﬁceholders with the advantage of incumbency. Supporters of Cranley, the former mayor of Cincinnati, believe the screening panel is poised to back Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, and don’t want her to have the cash and other advantages that come with that perk. She already has been endorsed by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has powerful sway at the party as the state’s high- Sponsor West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Monday from DHHR, there have been 446,771 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 1,710 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 66,133 “breakthrough” cases as of Monday with 525 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,763 deaths due to COVID19 since the start of the pandemic, with 20 since the last update. There are 15,490 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 17.46 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.05 percent. Statewide, 1,104,227 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID19 (61.6 percent of the population). A total of 53.1 percent of the population, 950,929 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 02. February Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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