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It is a partnering agency of the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMHS) Board. “Our local ADAMHS Board does a great job providing a range of services to the community, and this project will enhance the work they do,” said State Representative Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill). According to a news release sent on behalf of Stephens, the project involves the renovation of part of the former North Gallia High School to include two bathrooms, kitchen equipment, a dining/ meeting room, a reception area and a courtyard. The overall cost of the project is estimated to be $1 million. The work will support the youth resiliency program, which will provide services and supports including youth prevention services, suicide prevention, sports activities, tutoring and life skills/ job skills training, as well as outpatient services and substance abuse rehabilitation for clients. Officials anticipate approximately 500 youth will be served annually. “These programs for young people in our area will help them learn important skills and achieve their full potential,” said State Representative Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville). Ohio refers 27 election fraud cases involving 2020 votes COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief said Tuesday that his office’s routine review of potential voter fraud has turned up 62 new potential cases, involving a tiny fraction of nearly 6 million votes cast in the 2020 general election. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said the 62 cases have been referred to either local prosecutors or the Ohio attorney general’s office. Of those, 31 are noncitizens who registered to vote but did not cast a ballot. The other 31 may have cast illegal ballots, including 27 in the 2020 general election, he said. Former President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through voter fraud, a narrative that contributed to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. State election officials and his own Justice Department said the election was free and fair. Nationally, an Associated Press analysis found far too little fraud occurred to have swung the 2020 presidential result favoring Democrat Joe Biden. In Ohio, audits have determined the count was nearly perfect. “Here are the facts: Ohio smashed voter turnout records in 2020 while providing Ohioans a secure election,” LaRose said in a statement. “Our state is proof positive you don’t have to choose between secure or convenient elections — we have both.” He said the criminal referrals “are all about accountability” and showing lawbreakers Ohio takes election security seriously.” Wednesday, February 2, 2022 s 50¢ ‘Celebration of Winter’ Beth Sergent | OVP This hiker enjoys the view along a frozen Lake Katharine in Jackson County. ODNR to host event at Lake Katherine State Nature Preserve Staff Report ODNR, will take place this Saturday, Feb. 5 from JACKSON — Families 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The news release in southern Ohio will states, “The familyhave a chance to celebrate the beauty of win- friendly event will ter with a hike to admire showcase the views of the more than 2,000-acre the “stunning views” at State Nature Preserve. Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve in Jack- Lake Katharine contains stunning hemlock tree son County, according covered, 50+ foot tall to a news release from sandstone cliffs that surthe Ohio Department round a beautiful lake. of Natural Resources DNAP staff and guest (ODNR) Division of experts will be on-site to Natural Areas and Preshare the preserve’s hisserves (DNAP). tory.” The event, hosted by The Friends of Lake Katharine will have warm cocoa available at the main parking lot for people to enjoy after returning from a hike along one of the preserve’s scenic trails. Visitors should park at the main parking lot at 1703 Lake Katharine Road, Jackson, OH 45640. Visitors are reminded to wear appropriate clothing for the weather. People visiting Jackson County are invited to make a stop at Jackson Lake State Park to work toward their winter hiking challenge sticker. To complete the Ohio State Park challenge, download the DETOUR Ohio Trails App, available at detour.ohiodnr. gov, or in the Apple App or Google Play store. Then participate in hikes at state parks in 3 different regions of our state between Jan. 1 and March 1, 2022. Information provided by ODNR. 1 death, 96 new COVID cases reported Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason Counties Resources (DHHR), reported 24 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com OHIO VALLEY — Since yesterday’ update, there was one additional death, as well as 96 new COVID-19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Tuesday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported a death assciated with COVID-19 of an indivdual in the 50-59 year age Jenny Kane | AP U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, shown here, after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency authorization. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines. range. ODH also reported 19 cases. In Mason County, the 45 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH West Virginia Department reported 27 new COVID- of Health and Human Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Tuesday, there have been 6,807 total cases (45 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 368 hospitalizations and 95 deaths (1 new). Of the 6,807 cases, 5,515 (67 new) are presumed recovered. See COVID | 10 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. 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EPA restores rule to limit mercury emissions By Matthew Daly restores a 2012 rule imposed under President Barack Obama that was WASHINGTON — In credited with curbing mercury’s devastating yet another reversal of neurological damage to a Trump-era action, the Environmental Protection children and prevented thousands of premature Agency said Monday it will resume enforcement deaths while reducing the of a rule that limits power risk of heart attacks and cancer, among other pubplant emissions of mercury and other hazardous lic health benefits. “Sound science makes pollutants. it clear that we need to The EPA action Associated Press limit mercury and toxins in the air to protect children and vulnerable communities from dangerous pollution,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “EPA is committed to aggressively reducing pollution from the power sector so that all people, regardless of ZIP code or amount of money in their pocket, can breathe clean air and live healthy and productive lives.” The action is another example of the Biden administration reinstating environmental protections loosened under President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden has set a goal to make the U.S. electricity sector carbon-neutral by 2035, See MERCURY | 10 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, February 2, 2022 GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS OBITUARIES 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. SALISBURY, Md. — On the evening of January 17, 2022, longtime Salisbury, Md., resident Ronaleen Ann Gapetz passed away at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Hospital at the age of 76. Roni, as she was known, was born in Parkersburg, W.Va. to Ronald Osborne and Ella (Queen) Osborne on December 14, 1945. She grew up in Long Bottom, Ohio and attended nearby Eastern High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in music from Needlework Network POMEROY — Join the Needlework Network on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Riverview Room at the Pomeroy Library. Socialize and craft with experienced fabric artists. Bring your work in progress to share with the group. Beginners welcome. Storytime at the library MEIGS COUNTY — Story Time is held at each Meigs Library location weekly. Bring your preschoolers for stories and crafts. Mondays at 1 p.m. at Racine Library; Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at Eastern Library; Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Pomeroy Library; and Thursdays at 1 p.m. at Middleport Library. Straw for pets MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for pet bedding during February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop, 253 North Second Street, Middleport for a fee of $2. For more information call 740-992-6064. Kindergarten registration GALLIPOLIS — Registration will be held for children who will be five-years-old before Aug. 1, 2022. Bring birth certificate, shot records, social security, proof residency and registration packet. Remain in vehicle for staff to collect packet and documents. Washington Elementary 740-446-3213 — March 14-16; Green Elementary 740-446-3236 — March 7-8; Rio Elementary 740-245-5333 — March 21-22. Call home school to register. Women’s cancer screenings RUTLAND — Through its Women’s Health Clinic, the Ohio University Heritage Community Clinic, in collaboration with OhioHealth Mobile Mammography, OU’s Women’s Health Clinic will offer same-day mammography at the Rutland Civic Center, 337 Main Street, Rutland, Thursday, Feb. 10, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Services are available to all women, uninsured, underinsured or insured. Appointments are required and women should call 740-593-2432 or 1-800-844-2654 for an appointment. Services offered include breast health education, PAP tests, breast and pelvic exams, and navigation through the continuum of care. Same-day mammography is available provided by OhioHealth Mobile Mammography onsite. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP) will be available for no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic testing to qualified women who meet eligibility criteria. Democrat making Ohio auditor bid says he’ll fight corruption NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Democrat Taylor Sappington, a little-known city auditor from southeast Ohio, announced his bid for state auditor on Monday, promising to root out corruption in Columbus. Sappington, 30, figures to be the party’s nominee to take on Republican state Auditor Keith Faber in the November election. His experience has been mostly in local politics, serving four years on Nelsonville’s council and the past two years as the city’s auditor. Ohio Democrats, who haven’t had a candidate elected to statewide executive office since 2006, have struggled to attract high-profile candidates to fill out their statewide slate this year. Sappington said Republicans in charge of the state have created a culture of corruption that was exposed by the federal indictment of former GOP Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, who was indicted in what then-U.S. Attorney David DeVillers described as the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. “How many times do we need to see politicians led out in handcuffs before we understand something is wrong,” Sappington said. He said the auditor’s office should conduct a special investigation into the alleged $60 million bribery scheme. 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 Ohio Valley Publishing RONALEEN ANN GAPETZ Bethany College in West Virginia and, later, a Master’s Degree in education from Salisbury University. She loved music and directed Sweet Adelines and men’s barbershop choruses across the Delmarva Peninsula for decades. She was also a member of several quartets over the years. In the 1980s, she taught music at St. Francis Catholic School, and later worked as a social worker at GoGetters, a mental health organization. She loved travel almost as much as music and visited dozens of US national parks and several countries during her lifetime. But above all, she will be remembered for her kindness and generosity. Roni is survived by her partner, John Grove of Salisbury; daughter April Reese of Aveiro, Portugal; son Derek Reese of Salisbury; brother Tom Osborne and sister-inlaw Nancy Osborne of Bellbrook; brother Martin Osborne of Los Angeles, Calif.; grandchildren Shane Reese, Dustin Reese and Ryan Reese; several cousins; two nephews; a niece; and countless friends. She will be missed by many. A memorial service will be held on February 2 at Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Rd., Salisbury, MD, with visitation from 1-3 p.m. followed by a service at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Roni’s name to the American Cancer Society or the National Parks Conservation Association. RUTH ANNETTE WEST BOSTIC BIDWELL — Ruth Annette West Bostic, 78, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February, 1, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on September 27, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia, Ruth was the daughter of the late Edward C. and Oma Harris West. Ruth retired from Gallipolis Developmental Center and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Rio Grande. She enjoyed being outdoors and being around the family farm. Ruth also enjoyed eating out, especially at Bob Evans and the University of Rio Grande Cafeteria. She enjoyed working for the Vinton Baptist Church Food Pantry and visiting her brother Dave. Ruth was a dedicated mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Ruth is survived by her sons, John E. (Pam) Bostic of Beverly, Ohio and Joseph T. Bostic (Jessica Tucker) of Bidwell; grandchildren, Ethan (Emily) Bostic of Centerville, Ohio and Hollie (Brett) Hively of Bidwell; great grandson, Colt Bostic; and sister-in-law, Eleanor West of Bidwell. In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph H. West and David B. West. The funeral service for Ruth will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Vinton Rankin officiating. Burial will follow in Cal- vary Cemetery. Friends may call prior to the funeral service from noon through 2 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Holzer Hospice. The family wishes to express special thanks to Holzer Emergency Room staff, the 4th and 5th Floor staff at Holzer Hospital, and Holzer Cancer Center Staff. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. DEATH NOTICES BAIRD BRADENTON, Fla. — Pamela D. Baird, 49. Bradenton, Fla. and formerly of Gallipolis, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the CremeensKing Funeral Home. SHAVER GALLIPOLIS — James G. Shaver, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio died on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home. US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID shots By Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old while awaiting data on a three-dose course, aiming to clear the way for the shots as soon as late February, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The company’s application is expected to be submitted as soon as Tuesday. Early Pfizer data has shown the vaccine — which is administered to younger kids at onetenth the strength of the adult shot — is safe and produces an immune response. But last year Pfizer announced the two-dose shot proved to be less effective at pre- venting COVID-19 in kids ages 2-5, and regulators encouraged the company to add a third dose to the study on the belief that another dose would boost the vaccine’s effectiveness much like booster doses do in adults. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is pushing the company to submit its application based on the twodose data for potential approval in February and then to return for additional authorization once it has the data from the third dose study, which is expected in March, the person familiar with the matter said. The two-step authorization process could mean that young children could be vaccinated more than a month earlier than previous estimates, assuming the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greenlight the shots. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive regulatory issues. The person said the decreased effectiveness of the twodose vaccine was not unexpected given the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19. Allowing young kids to be vaccinated with a twodose shot earlier would ultimately accelerate when they could get the expected stronger protection from a third dose. That would be welcome news for parents of young children, the last remaining age group without approval of COVID-19 shots. Young children are far less likely than adults to develop serious complications or to die from COVID-19, but incidences of illness among the age group have risen amid the nationwide spike in cases from the omicron variant. Most cases and deaths occur among older people, especially those who are unvaccinated. Speeding the authorization of pediatric vaccines against COVID-19 has been a priority for more than a year of the Biden administration, which believes them critical to reopening and keeping open schools and day care centers — and for freeing up parents occupied by child care responsibilities to return to the workforce. Vaccines for kids ages 5-12 were approved by U.S. regulators in November, though uptake of shots has been slower than U.S. officials hoped. Pfizer’s primary series is administered three weeks apart. The third dose for young kids is being studied for administration at least two months after the second dose. News of the earlier regulatory review was first reported by The Washington Post. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. cols observed. meeting. Please bring a an item for the silent auction. Members will order from the menu after being seated. Notify Debbie POMEROY — Meigs County Public Employee Rhodes via call, text or Retirees Inc., Chapter 74 email for a reservation. SALEM CENTER — will meet at 1 p.m., Mulberry Community Center. Star Grange #788 and Star Junior Grange #878 Meigs County Auditor will meet with a potluck Mary Byer-Hill will be at 6:30 p.m. followed by the guest speaker. PERI District 7 Representative a meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to Greg Ervin will also be attend. present to share state information and views that may effect retirees. All PERI retirees are urged to attend. Thursday, Feb. 3 Saturday, Feb. 5 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Academy dining room, weather permitting, everyone invited to attend, COVID-19 proto- RIO GRANDE — The Beta Alpha Chapter of DKG will meet 10:30 a.m., in the Rio Room at the Rio Grande Bob Evans. Lynn Arnott will have the program for the Friday, Feb. 4 Monday, Feb. 7 GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27 meets 6 p.m., post home on McCormick Road, all members urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — GAHS Class of 1957 meeting and luncheon, 65th class reunion, noon, meeting room at Holzer Wellness Center, 735 Second Ave., call Shirley Graham to RSVP at 740-446-1304. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Township Garage. POMEROY — The Friends of the Library Meeting will be at 11:30 p.m. LETART TWP. — Regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Letart Township Building, 49380 SR 124. Tuesday, Feb. 8 RIO GRANDE — The regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center Governing Board will be held at 5 p.m. at the University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. Call (740) 245-0593 for more details. �Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, February 2, 2022 3 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Last State Silver Bank Rolls up for grabs Fortune of old Silver Coins issued by the U.S. Gov’t sealed away in the only State Restricted Bank Rolls known to exist are actually being handed over to Ohio residents STATE RESTRICTION: Only residents of OH get the $19 state minimum - non state residents must pay $57 per coin “We’re bracing for the flood of calls,” said Laura Lynne, U.S. Coin and Currency Director for the National Mint and Treasury. That’s because the next 2 days the last remaining State of Ohio Restricted Silver Bank Rolls loaded with rarely seen U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars are actually being handed over to Ohio residents who call the National Toll-Free Hotlines listed in today’s newspaper publication. And here’s the best part. If you are a resident of the state of Ohio you cover only the $19 per coin state minimum set by the National Mint and Treasury, that’s twenty rarely seen Silver clad Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars worth up to 60 times their face value for just $380 which is a real steal because non state residents must pay $57 per coin which totals $1,140 if any coins remain after the 2-day deadline. “National Mint and Treasury recently spoke with its Chief Professional Numismatist who said ‘Very few people have ever actually saw one of these rarely seen Silver Ken- Q� FLYING OUT THE DOOR: Calls are pouring in from state residents who are trying to get their hands on the last State Restricted Silver nedy Presidential Half Dollars minted over Bank Rolls known to exist sealed away in the secured packages pictured above before the deadline ends. That’s because residents who beat 50 years ago. But to actually find them sealed the 2-day deadline printed in today’s publication are cashing in on the lowest ever state minimum price set by the National Mint and Treasury. away in State Restricted Silver Bank Rolls is like finding buried treasure. So anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these Bank Rolls had better hold on to them,’” Lynne said. “Now that the State of Ohio Restricted Q: How to claim the last State Restricted Silver Bank Rolls Silver Bank Rolls are being offered up we A: If you are a Ohio resident read the important information below about claiming the won’t be surprised if thousands of Ohio resState Restricted Silver Bank Rolls, then call the State Toll-Free Hotline at: 1-800-233-5658 idents claim the maximum limit allowed of 6 EXT: JFR1604 beginning at precisely 8:30 A.M. this morning. Kennedy Presidential Silver Bank Rolls per resident before they’re all gone,” said Lynne. “That’s because the dates and mint marks of the U.S. Gov’t issued Silver clad Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars sealed away inside Q: Are these Silver Kennedy Half Dollars worth more than other Half Dollars? the State of Ohio Restricted Silver Bank A: Yes. These rarely seen Silver Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars were minted in the mid 1900’s. Rolls have never been searched. But, we do That makes these silver coins extremely collectible. The vast majority of half dollars minted after 1970 know that these coins date back tot he mid have no silver content at all. In fact, these Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars were the last silver coins 1900’s and some may be worth up to 60 minted for circulation. That’s why many of them now command collector values of many times their face value so there’s no telling how much they could be worth in collector value someday. times their face value, so there is no telling what Ohio residents will find until they sort through all the coins,” Lynne went on to say. Q: How much are the State Restricted Silver Bank Rolls worth? “Rarely seen silver coins like these are highly sought after, but we’ve never seen anyA: It’s impossible to say, but these Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars date back to the mid 1900’s and some are thing like this before. According to The Offiworth up to 60 times the face value and there are 20 in each Bank Roll so you better hurry if you want to get your hands on them. Collector values always fluctuate and there are never any guarantees. But we do know they are cial Red Book, a Guide Book of United States the only Ohio State Silver Bank Rolls known to exist and Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars are highly collectible Coins many Silver Kennedy Presidential Half so anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these State Restricted Silver Bank Rolls should hold onto them Dollars have nearly doubled in collector value because there’s no telling how much they could be worth in collector value someday. in just the last several years,” Lynne said. “We’re guessing thousands of Ohio residents will be taking the maximum limit of 6 Q: Why are so many Ohio residents calling to get them? Bank Rolls because you can only get them A: Because they are the only State Restricted Silver Bank Rolls known to exist and everyone wants their rolled this way directly from the National share. These are not ordinary bank rolls. These are full Bank Rolls containing 20 Silver Kennedy Presidential Mint and Treasury and they are the only Half Dollars dating clear back to the mid 1900’s some worth up to 60 times their face value. Remember State Restricted Bank Rolls known to exist,” this. Only Ohio residents are guaranteed to get them for just the $19 per coin state minimum set by the Lynne continued. National Mint and Treasury for the next two days. Non state residents must pay $57 per coin. “We know the phones will be ringing off the hook. So make sure to tell everyone to keep calling if all lines are busy. We’ll do our Q: How do I get the State Restricted Silver Bank Rolls? best to answer them all,” Lynne said. A: The only thing Ohio residents need to do is call the State Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-233-5658 The only thing readers of today’s newspaExt. JFR1604 before the deadline ends. Everyone who does is getting the only State Restricted per publication need to do is make sure they Silver Bank Rolls known to exist. That’s a full Bank Roll of 20 Silver Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars are a resident of the state of Ohio and call the for just the $19 per coin state minimum set by the National Mint and Treasury, which totals just $380 National Toll-Free Hotlines before the 2-day for the full Bank Roll. That’s a real steal because non state residents are not permitted to call before deadline ends mid5 pm tomorrow and must pay $1,140 for each Ohio State Restricted Silver Bank Roll if any remain. night tomorrow. Q Answering Your Questions IMPORTANT FACTS: The dates and mint marks of the rarely seen Silver Kennedy Presidential Half Dollars sealed away inside the State of Ohio Restricted Silver Bank Rolls have never been searched. 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West Virginia has seen the five highest confirmed weekly virus cases during the pandemic in the past five weeks, including nearly 17,700 last week, according to state health figures. In addition, a record 1,700 people are currently hospitalized for the virus, 69.1% of whom are unvaccinated. Overall vaccination rates are higher in Virginia, where about 79.1% of the population has received at least one dose and 68.8% are fully vaccinated. The commonwealth has also broken case count and hospitalization records during the latest surge due to the highly contagious omicron variant. Youngkin, who was sworn in earlier this month, is also a vocal advocate for vaccination efforts, though he opposes vaccine and mask mandates. He was scheduled to meet Monday afternoon with officials from Ballad Health — a system that serves a swath of northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia, northwest North Carolina and southeast Kentucky — at a hospital in Abingdon. A spokesperson said he planned to discuss the letter with staff there. Ballad CEO Alan Levine, who has been advising Youngkin on Virginia’s pandemic response, has previously been outspoken about staffing concerns arising from the mandate. Last week, the health system said it would allow workers who had tested positive for COVID-19 but were asymptomatic to keep working under certain circumstances. The federal mandate ultimately will cover 10.4 million health care workers at 76,000 facilities. Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the vaccine. It is taking effect first in jurisdictions that did not challenge the requirement in court. Virginia, which until mid-January was under Democratic control, is among them. One year ago: Ahead of the second Senate impeachment trial of outgoing President Ten years ago: Donald Trump, House Egyptian security forces clashed with stone- Democrats filed a legal brief saying Trump had throwing protesters endangered the lives of enraged by the failure of police to prevent a soccer all members of Congress riot the night before that when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded killed 74 people. Donald cannon” at the U.S. Trump announced Capitol on Jan. 6; Trump his endorsement of Republican Mitt Romney denied the allegations through his lawyers and for president, saying the called the trial unconformer Massachusetts governor was “not going stitutional. U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian to allow bad things to Sicknick, who confronted continue to happen to this country we all love.” the mob that stormed the building on Jan. 6 and died a day later, lay in Five years ago: honor inside the Capitol. Using a backhoe to smash through a barricade of water-filled footToday’s Birthdays: lockers, police stormed Comedian Tom Delaware’s largest prison, Smothers is 85. Rock ending a nearly 20-hour singer-guitarist Graham hostage standoff with Nash is 80. Television inmates; one hostage, a executive Barry Diller guard, was killed. is 80. Actor Bo Hopkins is 78. Country singer Howard Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 76. TV chef Ina Garten is 74. Actor Jack McGee is 73. Actor Brent Spiner (SPY’-nur) is 73. Rock musician Ross Valory (Journey) is 73. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is 70. The former president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye (goon-hay), is 70. Model Christie Brinkley is 68. Actor Michael Talbott is 67. Actor Kim Zimmer is 67. Actor Michael T. Weiss is 60. Actor-comedian Adam Ferrara is 56. Rock musician Robert DeLeo (Army of Anyone; Stone Temple Pilots) is 56. Rapper T-Mo is 50. Actor Marissa Jaret Winokur is 49. Actor Lori Beth Denberg is 46. Singer Shakira is 45. Actor Rich Sommer is 44. Country singer Blaine Larsen is 36. use $48 million in federal stimulus funding to Associated Press aggressively recruit and train nurses over the next four years. CHARLESTON, W.Va. The National Guard — Warning of hospitals has also responded to the and other health providstaffing shortage by senders facing “an urgent ing hundreds of trained staffing crisis,” the members to help at dozRepublican governors of ens of hospitals along Virginia and West Virwith some long-term ginia on Monday asked nursing and psychiatric the Biden administration facilities. for a limited waiver to the “We can’t afford to federal vaccine mandate Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP for health care workers. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice gives his State of the State speech lose anybody. We can’t on Thursday in the House Chambers at the West Virginia State absolutely afford to be firThe U.S. Supreme Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. ing people,” Justice said. Court recently ruled “We should be respectful the federal government of their values. But we flexibility, they wrote, the and Medicaid Services. can proceed with the rule will compound exist- CMS did not immediately should encourage them rule, which covers most in every way to be vacrespond to a request for ing staffing shortages. health care workers in cinated. Nevertheless, we comment. “The impact in the U.S. Virginia Gov. can’t shut the hospital Justice said at a Southwest Virginia and Glenn Youngkin and throughout West Virginia COVID-19 briefing Mon- down. That’s all there is West Virginia Gov. Jim to it.” he said. will be particularly acute. day that while the manJustice acknowledged in Justice also said Mondate can be met at hosIn these rural areas, a letter Monday that the pitals in more populated day he has not received legal process had left the access to lifesaving care a “substantive” response areas, “it is putting an could be threatened rule in place but asked additional level of strain from the CDC on his and we may displace a for “relief” for rural and request from early Janugeneration of healthcare on our rural hospitals state-run facilities. ary for West Virginians to professionals in a region that is just destroying The governors proreceive a second booster us.” already battling health posed such relief could shot. Justice, who has been disparities,” the letter come in multiple forms, About 52% of West a constant bullhorn for said. such as broader conVirginia residents are vaccinations since the It was sent Monday to science exemptions, flexifully vaccinated against bility on enforcement or a Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, start of the pandemic, the virus and about 61% announced in December six-month delay in imple- administrator of the have received at least one that West Virginia will mentation. Without such Centers for Medicare TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Arab businessmen in what became known as “Abscam,” a codename protested by ArabAmericans. In 2006, House Republicans elected John Boehner (BAY’-nur) of Ohio as their new majority leader to replace the indicted Tom DeLay. In 2016, health officials reported that a person in Texas had become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States. In 2020, the Philippines reported that a 44-yearold Chinese man from Wuhan had died in a Manila hospital from the new coronavirus; it was the first death from the virus to be recorded outside of China. Authorities in parts of China extended the Lunar New Year holiday break well into Central Terminal officially opened to the public at one minute past midnight. In 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum Run ended Today’s highlight in history as the last of a series of dog mushers brought On Feb. 2, 1990, in a life-saving treatment a dramatic concession to Nome, the scene of a to South Africa’s Black diphtheria epidemic, six majority, President F.W. days after the drug left de Klerk lifted a ban on Nenana. the African National In 1943, the remainCongress and promised der of Nazi forces from to free Nelson Mandela. the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered in a major On this date victory for the Soviets in In 1536, present-day Buenos Aires, Argentina, World War II. In 1948, President was founded by Pedro de Harry S. Truman sent a Mendoza of Spain. 10-point civil rights proIn 1653, New Amsterdam — now New gram to Congress, where York City — was incorpo- the proposals ran into fierce opposition from rated. In 1887, Punxsutawney, Southern lawmakers. In 1980, NBC News Pennsylvania, held its first Groundhog Day fes- reported the FBI had conducted a sting operatival. tion targeting members In 1913, New York of Congress using phony City’s rebuilt Grand Today is Wednesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2022. There are 332 days left in the year. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 35° 45° 46° Periods of rain this afternoon. Periods of rain at night. High 47° / Low 46° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. 0.00 Month to date/normal 0.00/0.11 Year to date/normal 4.97/3.21 Snowfall (in inches) The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 2 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. 0.0 Month to date/normal 0.0/0.2 Season to date/normal 15.8/9.6 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: On average, what is the snowiest month across the United States? Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Thu. 7:33 a.m. 5:52 p.m. 9:23 a.m. 8:49 p.m. MOON PHASES First Feb 8 Full Last Feb 16 Feb 23 New Mar 2 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 12:13p 1:14a 2:09a 3:00a 3:48a 4:34a 5:19a Minor 6:30a 7:27a 8:20a 9:11a 9:59a 10:45a 11:30a Major 12:44p 1:39p 2:31p 3:22p 4:10p 4:56p 5:42p Minor 6:57p 7:51p 8:43p 9:32p 10:20p 11:07p 11:53p WEATHER HISTORY Gusty winds surged through the Great Lakes region and into western Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 1983. It was so windy that Punxsutawney Phil had a hard time holding on to his shadow. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme 31° 9° Portsmouth 44/30 41° 26° Cold with sunshine and patchy clouds AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Belpre 48/40 Athens 45/40 St. Marys 49/45 Parkersburg 49/41 Coolville 47/41 Elizabeth 50/48 Spencer 49/48 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 13.01 16.09 21.06 12.73 13.53 25.17 13.10 25.51 34.14 12.62 16.40 33.90 15.30 24-hr. 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Chillicothe 44/28 SATURDAY A: February Today 7:34 a.m. 5:51 p.m. 8:53 a.m. 7:39 p.m. FRIDAY Rain; rain to ice at night, slippery 2 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) THURSDAY 46° 28° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 60°/22° 44°/27° 73° in 1917 -2° in 1936 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low February to try to keep people at home. Clendenin 51/48 Charleston 52/47 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg -10/-33 Billings 9/2 Montreal 35/28 Minneapolis 8/-10 Chicago 24/19 Denver 15/-2 Toronto 36/20 Detroit 35/19 Kansas City 20/9 New York 43/38 Washington 48/41 Today Thu. Hi/Lo/W 36/15/sn 17/13/c 62/54/c 43/41/c 46/37/pc 9/2/c 33/20/pc 40/37/sh 52/47/r 59/48/pc 10/-9/sn 24/19/sn 45/28/r 41/25/r 43/24/r 49/22/r 15/-2/sn 15/-1/sn 35/19/sn 82/67/pc 75/48/c 40/21/i 20/9/sn 50/32/s 60/32/sh 65/43/s 52/32/r 77/70/pc 8/-10/c 57/51/r 72/64/sh 43/38/c 28/13/sn 78/59/s 44/38/c 63/42/pc 45/36/r 39/35/sh 57/45/s 53/40/pc 27/19/sn 31/15/pc 60/46/s 40/39/c 48/41/pc Hi/Lo/W 26/11/c 24/23/sn 69/58/c 50/49/c 49/43/r 32/19/pc 33/17/c 44/34/r 51/31/r 66/60/c 19/4/s 25/13/sn 30/15/i 26/18/sn 27/14/sn 28/17/sn 18/2/s 12/-2/s 23/11/sn 81/65/pc 48/31/r 24/10/sn 20/5/pc 53/33/s 34/23/sn 64/43/s 32/19/i 79/71/pc 4/-6/s 54/27/r 72/41/t 44/34/r 20/11/sn 80/62/s 48/40/r 59/40/s 37/20/i 40/19/r 66/60/c 64/56/c 24/11/sn 32/18/s 60/43/s 46/39/r 54/48/r EXTREMES TUESDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 62/54 High Low 79° in Zapata, TX -33° in Van Buren, ME Global El Paso 58/29 Chihuahua 60/43 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC High Low Houston 75/48 Monterrey 81/59 Miami 77/70 113° in Learmonth, Australia -50° in Mayo, Canada Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �S ports 6 Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio girls basketball tourney set By Bryan Walters to the district tournament, while three other squads are searching for two victories The high school postseason to get out of their respective sectionals. is just around the corner, but South Gallia came away the area roads for the state with the Ohio Valley Publishtournament were paved Sunday afternoon during the 2022 ing area’s highest seed in Division IV as the Lady Rebels OHSAA Southeast District enter the postseason as a No. girls basketball tournament 6 seed and will play in a secselection meeting. tional final at 7 p.m. WednesSix area schools — Gallia Academy, Meigs, River Valley, day, Feb. 16, at home against 11th seeded Green. Southern, South Gallia and Southern earned the 16 Eastern — now know where seed and will host 17th seeded their opening games will be Clay in a sectional semifinal at and who they will be facing 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. The in their respective sectional winner travels to top-seeded matchups. Trimble for a sectional final at Half of the six local teams 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. need a single win to advance bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Meigs senior Mallory Hawley, middle, releases a shot attempt during a girls basketball contest against Eastern on Nov. 30, 2021, in Rocksprings, Ohio. Switching to Division II, Meigs earned the eight seed and will host ninth seeded Circleville in a sectional final at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14. River Valley landed the 14 seed and will travel to third seeded Warren for a sectional final matchup at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14. Gallia Academy came away with the 16 seed and a home game as the Blue Angels welcome 17 seed Washington Court House for a sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. The winner advances to the sectional final and will travel See TOURNEY | 7 WRESTLING ROUNDUP Point wins WSAZ Invitational By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In returning to Mountain Health Arena, the Big Blacks also returned to the top of the mountain. The Point Pleasant wrestling team captured its third team title in four years this past weekend at the 2022 WSAZ Invitational held at Mountain Health Arena in Cabell County. The Big Blacks — who placed second a year ago at Huntington High School, when the event was downsized due to the coronavirus outbreak — matched their efforts of 2019 and 2020 by securing a 7-point victory over the 74 other programs that scored in the 2-day tournament. PPHS ended the weekend with seven podium finishes and a pair of individual champions in Conner Blessing and Derek Raike. Blessing went 5-0 at 120 pounds, while Raike — an Ohio University signee — also went unbeaten in five matches at 152 pounds. Gunner Andrick reached the 126-pound final and ultimately finished second with a 4-1 mark. Mackandle Freeman (138), Justin Bartee (145) and Josh Woyan (160) all placed fourth in their respective weight classes, while Kolten Weaver placed seventh in the heavyweight division. Parkersburg South — who ended up as the Class AAA champion at the event — was the overall runner-up with 193.5 points. The Patriots were also the defending champions headed into the weekend. Wahama did not have a competitor finish in the top eight spots, but the White Falcons ended up placing sixth in Class A and 40th overall with 30.5 points. Locals compete at Wood Invite NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio — River Valley placed ninth and Gallia Academy ended up 23rd out of 28 scoring teams on Saturday at the 2022 Jimmy Wood Invitational hosted by New Lexington High School in Perry County. The Raiders had five different placers and came away with 132 points as a team, while the Blue Devils landed one grappler in the top-6 en route to See WRESTLING | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE 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. Wrestling River Valley at Waverly, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3 Boys Basketball Wahama at Wirt County, 7 p.m. OVCS at Parkersburg Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Meigs at River Valley, 7 p.m. Eastern at Southern, 7 p.m. Trimble at South Gallia, 7 p.m. OVCS at Parkersburg Christian, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 7 p.m. Wahama at Wirt County, 7 p.m. Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Wahama junior Ethan Gray (32) puts the ball above the Wildcat defense during a basketball game against Hannan Monday evening in Ashton, W.Va. Wahama tames Wildcats, 77-23 By Colton Jeffries with eight points, Eli Rickard with five points, Bryce Zusman with three points, Wyatt Harris with ASHTON, W.Va. — three points, Harrison This time, the bird Panko-Shields with three hunted the cat. points, Hayden Lloyd The Wahama boys with two points and Ausbasketball team bested tin Nicholson with two the Hannan Wildcats by points. a score of 77-23 on the Leading the Wildroad Monday evening. cats was senior Brady The White Falcons Edmunds, who had one (8-6) quickly jumped 3-pointers and four field ahead 4-0 over the Wildgoals for 11 points. cats (1-5) in Monday’s Rounding out the game. Hannan scoring were The Navy and White Dakota Watkins with certainly didn’t lack three points, Logan in confidence, startBarker with three points, ing their first run on Eli Chapman with two defense by slapping the points, Justin Rainey court like the Duke Blue with two points and Devils. Xavier Stone with two The home team did points. quite well defensively in In rebounds, the White the first quarter, getting and Red had 15 offensive turnovers and rebounds. and 16 defensive for a The problem was the total of 31 and were led Wildcats couldn’t conHannan senior Justin Rainey (23) prepares to let a shot fly from vert on many of their behind the arch during a basketball game against the Wahama by Zusman and Lloyd with five each. own offensive possesWhite Falcons Monday evening in Ashton, W.Va. The Navy and White sions. had five offensive boards In shot totals, the advantage, with almost This lack of offensive output put the White Fal- half of their points in the White and Red led in all and 23 defensive for a total of 28, led by cons ahead by nine at the first half coming from the facets, leading 10-2 in Edmunds with 12. 3-pointers, 14-8 in field charity stripe. end of the first quarter, The White Falcons will goals and 19-1 in free Entering the second going into the second up be back in action at 7:30 half with a 37-6 lead, the throws. 13-4. p.m. Thursday when they Leading the White White and Red continued The Wildcats started travel to face the Ritchie Falcons in points was making mental mistakes their offensive output junior Josiah Lloyd, who County Rebels. with five 3-pointers in of their own in the secThe Wildcats will be recorded two 3-pointers, the third quarter. ond quarter, making back on the court at 7 five field goals and six The Navy and White sloppy passes and turnalso tried their luck from free throws for a total of p.m. Friday when they overs. host the Covenant Christhe key, but only hit one 22 points. Another problem Next was fellow junior tian Cougars. plaguing the home team such shot over the eight © 2022 Ohio Valley Ethan Gray with five minutes. was fouls, with at least Entering the final quar- 3-pointers for 15 points. Publishing, all rights two Wildcats getting reserved. Rounding out the ter down 61-15, the Wildthree fouls or more in cats couldn’t do much to Wahama scoring were the first half. Colton Jeffries can be reached at Sawyer VanMatre with stop Wahama from takThe White Falcons 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. 14 points, Alex Hardwick used these fouls to their ing home the victory. cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Lady Rebels sweep Belpre, 71-39 By Bryan Walters points as the guests established a 17-10 first quarter advantage. From there, SGHS BELPRE, Ohio — A never looked back as road trip worth taking. the Lady Golden Eagles The South Gallia girls basketball team had eight mustered only three field goals in the second frame different players reach while the Red and Gold the scoring column and made a 22-6 charge that secured a season sweep of host Belpre on Monday resulted in a comfortnight during a 71-39 Tri- able 39-16 cushion at the break. Valley Conference HockKaitlen Bush netted 10 ing Division victory in points for BHS during a Washington County. The Lady Rebels (14-5, 12-11 third quarter spurt that closed the gap down 8-3 TVC Hocking) were to 50-28 headed into the sparked by a 2-headed finale, but the Orange and monster in the opening frame as Tori Triplett and Black were never closer. Macie Sanders had nine Jessie Rutt respectively poured in eight and seven points down the stretch bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com while guiding South Gallia on a 21-11 run to end regulation and wrap up the 32-point triumph. SGHS also recorded a 59-38 win in Mercerville against Belpre back on Dec. 20, 2021. The Lady Rebels made 30 total field goals — including two 3-pointers — and also went 9-of-16 at the foul line for 56 percent. Triplett led the guests with 19 points, followed by Rutt with 18 points and Sanders with 15 markers. Emma Clary and Ryleigh Halley were next with six points each. Lindesy Wells contrib- uted three points, while Madison Summers and Sydni Hornsby completed the winning mark with two points each. Bush paced Belpre with a game-high 20 points. Haley Alloway and Katie Woodford were next with five and four markers, respectively. South Gallia returns to the hardwood Thursday when it hosts Trimble in the TVC Hocking finale for both programs at 6 p.m. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Lady Eagles oulast Federal Hocking, 51-48 By Colton Jeffries outscoring the visitors 17-16. The Green and Gold maintained this lead at TUPPERS PLAINS, the end of the second Ohio — The Eastern girls basketball team got quarter, scoring 15 points back into the win column to go into the locker Monday evening, scoring rooms up 32-30. Monday’s game maina 51-48 home win against tained its close status the Federal Hocking Lady Lancers in a Tri-Val- into the third quarter, with Eastern leading Fedley Conference Hocking eral Hocking 42-39 headDivision matchup. ing into the fourth. The Lady Eagles (9-8, Both teams scored 5-4 TVC Hocking) had a slight lead over the Lady nine points in the final Lancers (2-11, 2-8) at the quarter, which meant the Green and Gold took end of the first quarter, cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com the win. Leading the Lady Eagles in points was junior Sydney Reynolds, who recorded two 3-pointers, five field goals and four free throws for a total of 20 points. Next was fellow junior Erica Durst, who had one 3-pointer, three field goals and four free throws for 13 points. Rounding out the Eastern scoring were Juli Durst with seven points, Audry Clingenpeel with five points, Hope Reed with four points and Ella Carleton with two points. Leading the Lady Lancers was Brennah Jarvis, who got three 3-pointers, one field goal and six free throws for 17 points. The Lady Eagles will be back on the court at 7 p.m. Thursday when they travel to face the Southern Lady Tornadoes. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Brady retires after 22 seasons, 7 Super Bowl titles By Rob Maaddi AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady walked away from the NFL on his own terms, still at the top of his game. Brady, the most successful quarterback in league history and one of the greatest champions in professional sports, has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year career. “This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore,” Brady wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram. “I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.” The 44-year-old Brady has long stated his desire to spend more time with his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, and three children despite his unique ability to perform exceptionally well at an age when most athletes are way past their prime. Brady goes out after leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl title last season and NFC South championship this season. News of Brady’s pending retirement leaked Saturday but he said Monday night on his SiriusXM podcast he wasn’t ready to finalize his plans. That came Tuesday morning. “Right now, it’s best I leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes,” Brady said. Brady thanked the Buccaneers organization, Tourney From page 6 to top seeded Sheridan for a 7 p.m. tipoff on Monday, Feb. 14. Eastern — the area’s lone Division III pro- Lynne Sladky | AP Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl 55 against the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 7, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career. He made the announcement Tuesday in a long post on Instagram. his teammates, ownership, general manager Jason Licht, coach Bruce Arians, his trainer Alex Guerrero, agents Don Yee and Steve Dubin and his family in his nine-page post. He didn’t mention the New England Patriots, where he spent his first 20 seasons and won six Super Bowls playing for Bill Belichick. But Brady thanked the Patriots and their fans on Twitter, saying: “I’m beyond grateful. Love you all.” Brady said he’s still figuring out how he’ll spend his time, but he plans to be involved in his TB12 health and wellness company, Brady clothing line and NFT company. “I know for sure I want to spend a lot of time giving to others and trying to enrich other people’s lives, just as so many have done for me,” he said. Brady led the NFL in yards passing (5,316), touchdowns (43), completions (485) and attempts (719) in 2021, but the Buccaneers lost at home to the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round. gram — needs two road wins to get to the district level. The Lady Eagles drew a 16 seed and travel to 15 seed LynchburgClay for a sectional semifinal at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. The winner will play in the sectional final at 7 Brady leaves as the career leader in yards passing (84,520) and TDs (624). He’s the only player to win more than five Super Bowls and was MVP of the game five times. Brady won three NFL MVP awards, was a firstteam All-Pro three times and was selected to the Pro Bowl 15 times. He was 243-73 in his career in the regular season and 35-12 in the playoffs. “To finish a 22-year career while still performing at his peak was nothing short of extraordinary,” Licht said. “I wish we had more time with Tom, but I understand and respect his decision to leave the game in order to spend more time with his family.” Brady went from 199th pick in the 2000 draft to replacing an injured Drew Bledsoe in 2001 and leading New England to a Super Bowl victory over the heavily favored Rams that season. He led the Patriots to consecutive Super Bowl titles following the 200304 seasons. No team has since repeated as champions. p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, against the winner of the 2-31 matchup between Eastern Brown and Federal Hocking. The higher winning seed from those two contests will host the sectional championship. Visit ohsaa.org for But New England wouldn’t win another one for a decade, twice losing to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl, including a 17-14 defeat on Feb. 3, 2008, that prevented the Patriots from completing a perfect season. Brady earned his fourth ring after the 2014 season. Two years later, in the biggest Super Bowl comeback, he led the Patriots out of a 28-3 deficit in the third quarter against Atlanta to win in overtime for No. 5. Brady got his sixth championship when New England beat the Rams following the 2018 season. He joined the Buccaneers in 2020 amid a pandemic, instantly transforming a franchise that hadn’t won a playoff game in 18 years. His buddy Rob Gronkowski came out of retirement to join him and they helped the Buccaneers become the first team to play in a Super Bowl in its stadium. Brady reached the playoffs 19 times, won 18 division titles, went 10-4 in conference championships and 7-3 in Super Bowls. After starting his first game on Sept. 30, 2001, Brady was under center for every game except when he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 1 in 2008 and the first four games in 2016 when he sat out a suspension because of the deflated footballs scandal. “An incredible competitor and leader, his stellar career is remarkable for its longevity but also for the sustained excellence he displayed year after year,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. complete pairings of the 2022 OHSAA Southeast District girls basketball tournament. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 7 Maurauders conquerLady Spartans, 65-55 By Colton Jeffries was senior Mallory Hawley, who recorded one 3-pointer, seven field goals and three free throws for a total of ROCKSPRINGS, 20 points. Ohio — The Meigs Behind her was junior girls basketball team picked up a 65-55 home Rylee Lisle, who got victory Monday evening one 3-pointer, three field goals and six free against the Alexander Lady Spartans in a Tri- throws for 15 points. Rounding out the Valley Conference Ohio Meigs scoring were Division matchup. The Lady Marauders Delana Wright with 12 points, Andrea Mahr (14-4, 5-4 TVC Ohio) with 10 points, Jenleft the first quarter nifer Parker with seven of Monday’s ballgame points and Maggie with the lead, scoring Musser with one point. 12 points to the Lady Leading the Lady Spartans’ 10. Spartans was Marlee The Maroon and Gold kept the offensive Grinstead, who notched three 3-pointers, nine output going into the field goals and nine free second, scoring 20 throws for a total of 36 more points to go into points. halftime up 32-24. The Lady Marauders In the third quarter, the Lady Spartans (8-8, will be back in action at 6 p.m. Thursday when 5-2) were only able to they travel to face the score 11 points to the River Valley Lady Raidhome team’s 17, going into the last quarter at a ers in another TVC Ohio contest. 49-35 disadvantage. © 2022 Ohio Valley Although Alexander outscored Meigs 20-16 Publishing, all rights reserved. in the fourth, it wasn’t enough for the win. Colton Jeffries can be reached at Leading the Lady 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Marauders in scoring cjeffries@aimmediamidwest. com Lady Rockets surge past Southern, 61-52 By Bryan Walters 22 total field goals — including five 3-pointers — and also went 3-of-6 at the foul line for 50 percent. RACINE, Ohio — Kass Chaney paced This lift-off came midthe Lady Tornadoes flight. with 16 points, followed Visiting Wellston by Kayla Evans with 15 made a 34-20 surge in points and Kelly Shaver the middle quarters with 12 markers. and ultimately held Timberlyn Templeon Monday night for ton was next with five a 61-52 victory over points, while Lily Allen the Southern girls basand Cali O’Brien comketball team in a nonpleted the scoring with conference contest in two points each. Meigs County. WHS netted 20 total Both the Lady Goldfield goals — includen Rockets and host Lady Tornadoes (3-17) ing six trifectas — and found themselves knot- also went 11-of-27 at ted up at 13-all through the charity stripe for 41 percent. eight minutes of play, Potts led the guests but WHS received with a game-high 18 three trifectas and 11 points, with Jenna Johnpoints from Madison ston and Kimmi Aubrey Potts during an 18-11 respectively adding 12 second quarter surge that resulted in a 31-24 and 10 points to the intermission advantage. winning cause. Lauren Cheatham folSHS mustered only lowed with nine points, three field goals in the third frame as Wellston while Allison Kilgour went on a 16-9 run and and Jayla Sawyer completed things with six increased the lead out points apiece. to 47-33 headed into Southern returns to the finale. action Thursday when The Lady Rockets it hosts Eastern in a netted 10-of-19 free TVC Hocking matchup throws down the at 6 p.m. stretch and led by at © 2022 Ohio Valley least three possessions the rest of the way after Publishing, all rights the hosts closed regula- reserved. tion with a 19-14 charge to complete the 9-point Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. outcome. Southern netted bwalters@aimmediamidwest. com Wrestling From page 6 22 points. Lancaster won the team championship with 296 points and Columbus St. Francis DeSales was the overall runner-up with 268 points. Both Andrew Huck (144) and Will Hash (190) recorded runnerup finishes in their respective divisions for RVHS. Nathan Brown (175), Justin Stump (157) and Aiden Greene (215) respectively placed fourth, fifth and sixth in their weight classes as well. Cole Hines was the lone Blue Devil to secure a podium finish after placing sixth at 165 pounds. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �CLASSIFIEDS 8 Wednesday, February 2, 2022 (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN LEGALS ANNOUNCEMENTS Legals Miscellaneous The Annual Financial Report for Rutland Township is complete and available for review by contacting Fiscal Office at PO Box 203, Rutland, Ohio or calling 740-742-2805. 2/2/22 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 ������������ (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATIONS FOR DISINTERMENT Gallia County Schools River Valley and South Gallia GYM DX Cooling Renovations Jaymar, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as 64578 State Route 124, Reedsville, Ohio 45772 (the "Property") filed Applications for Order to Disinter the Remains of the decedents listed below from the Property and to subsequently reinter such remains at Reedsville Cemetery: (a) William Post, 10/6/1823; (Meigs County Probate Court Case No.: 2022 6002) (b) Mary Ann Osborn, 12/30/1850; (Meigs County Probate Court Case No.: 2022 6003) (c) Jane Osborn, 9/1852; (Meigs County Probate Court Case No.: 2022 6004) (d) Adeline Osborn, 9/25/1853; (Meigs County Probate Court Case No.: 2022 6005) (e) Ezra Osborn, 12/23/1856; (Meigs County Probate Court Case No.: 2022 6006) (f) Henry Osborn, 1/11/1862; (Meigs County Probate Court Case No.: 2022 6007) (g) Mary S. Osborn, 4/10/1891; (Meigs County Probate Court Case No.: 2022 6008) The hearing on the Applications for Case Numbers as above shall be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 28, 2022, before the honorable L. Scott Powell, Judge, Probate Court of Meigs County, Ohio, 100 East Second Street, Room 203, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. /s/ Erin E. Heater, Meigs County Probate Court Clerk Filed January 18, 2022 01/26/22, 02/2/22, 02/9/22, 02/16/ 22, 02/23/22, 03/2/22 OH-70269207 Check out our &ODVVLÀ�HGV online! (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Ohio Valley Publishing JOIN THE CONVERSATION 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 LEGAL NOTICE The parties listed below whose last known address is listed below, the place of residence of each being unknown, will take notice that on the date of filing listed below, the undersigned Plaintiff filed its Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, of Gallia County, Ohio, alleging that Plaintiff is the holder of certain tax certificates (listed below), purchased from the Gallia County Treasurer in conformity with statutory authority, and is vested with the first lien previously held by the State of Ohio and its taxing districts for the amount of taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and interest charged against the subject parcel. Plaintiff further alleges that the certificate redemption price of each certificate is due and unpaid, and that it has filed a Notice of Intent to Foreclose with the Gallia County Treasurer, which the Treasurer has certified indicating the certificate has not been redeemed. Plaintiff further alleges that there are also due and payable taxes, assessments, penalties and charges on the subject parcel that are not covered by the certificate, including all costs related directly or indirectly to the tax certificate (including attorney's fees of the holders' attorney and fees and costs of the proceedings). Plaintiff further alleges that it is owed the sums shown below on each tax certificate, plus interest at a rate of 18% per annum on the first tax certificate, and on any other subsequently purchased tax certificate, which are a first and prior lien against the real estate described below, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the subject parcel shown below. Plaintiff prays that the defendants named below be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same; that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees, on the tax certificates be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises; that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named below are required to answer on or before the 2nd day of March 2022. By Suzanne M. Godenswager (00846422), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Avenue, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44115, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff listed below. 21CV000109 TAX EASE OHIO, LLC V. CECILIA GOETT, ET AL. Date of Filing: October 27, 2021 Published on: Cecilia Goett and John Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse if any of Cecilia Goett whose last known addresses are: 3607 N State Route 7, Cheshire, OH 45620; 1285 Eastern Avenue, Unit 1, Gallipolis, OH 45631 and 1281 Eastern Avenue, Unit 2, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Base Lien: 18-001 Certificate Purchase Price: $2,109.40 (Less payment made of $2,165.97) Additional Liens: 19-002 Certificate Purchase Price: $2,027.86 20-001 Certificate Purchase Price: $2,111.52 Permanent Parcel No.: 00100502900 Also known as: 3607 N State Route 7, Cheshire, OH 45620 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Gallia County Recorder's office) 1/19/22,1/26/22,2/2/22 What’s your take on today’s news? Visit us on social media to share your thoughts. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, February 2, 2022 9 Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’ By Alan Fram legislation as written, essentially dooming it. But his latest comments illustrated the electionWASHINGTON — year challenges facing Sen. Joe Manchin his party as it struggles declared Tuesday that to resuscitate parts of President Joe Biden’s the package and win vast social and environment bill is “dead,” using over voters weary of his strongest language to the two-year-old pandemic and coping with date to underscore that any revival of Democrats’ the worst inflation in decades. top domestic priorities “What Build Back would have to arise from Better bill?” Manchin fresh negotiations. said Tuesday, using the The remarks by the West Virginia Democrat legislation’s name, when didn’t substantively alter reporters asked about it. the stance he’d taken in “There is no, I mean, I December, when he said don’t know what you’re all talking about.” Asked he couldn’t support the Associated Press if he’d had any talks about it, he added, “No, no, no no. It’s dead.” Manchin has repeatedly said he remains open to talks aimed at crafting a smaller bill that could include its provisions aimed at reducing carbon emissions, creating free pre-Kindergarten programs and increasing federal health care subsidies. But he has said negotiations have yet to begin. That lack of activity, along with Biden’s dismal approval rating in polls, has prompted Democratic worries that the effort could fade away. “I’m open to talk to everybody, always have been,” he said Monday. “I just want to make sure we find a balance and something we can afford, and do it and do it right.” And while he expressed support for the original bill’s provisions bolstering renewable energy, he said he also wants to “use all the fossil industry in the cleanest, absolute possible versions that you can.” Manchin’s state is a significant coal producer and he has added clout on the issue as chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. In December, Manchin’s abrupt announcement of his opposition to the 10-year, roughly $2 trillion measure, which had already passed the House, snuffed out its prospects in the Senate. His party needs his vote to prevail in that chamber, where every Republican opposes the legislation but Vice President Kamala Harris can vote to break ties. Manchin, perhaps his party’s most conservative senator, has said the bill could further fuel inflation, is too expensive and finances too many programs. Other Democrats say the measure would help families handle rising costs by bolstering the federal aid they get for health care and education costs, and its expanded child care assistance would help many people return to work. They also note that the bill would largely pay for itself by raising taxes on big corporations and highincome people. All-out effort to keep Biden COVID-free; no ‘normal’ yet By Zeke Miller most cautious, a dynamic they view as a drag on the nation’s economic and psychological recovWASHINGTON — ery. When President Joe When the highly transBiden met with U.S. missible omicron variant governors at the White hit, Biden said it was a House on Monday, he “cause for concern, not was the only one given cause for panic.” a glass of water — lest In recent weeks, his anyone else remove their aides and science advismask to take a drink. ers have highlighted The president was seated more than 10 feet study after study showfrom everyone, including ing the strong protection offered by the COVID Vice President Kamala vaccines against the variHarris and members of ant and reassuring vachis Cabinet. A White House staffer cinated people they can go about their daily lives. who was wearing a surAt a Jan. 19 press confergical mask when Biden ence, Biden declared: entered the room was “We have the tools quickly handed an N95 — vaccines, boosters, version. masks, tests, pills — to These are just some save lives and keep busiof the extraordinary efforts on the part of the nesses and schools open” White House to keep the and rejected the notion that still-widespread president from getting COVID-19, even though restrictions reflect a “’new normal.” he’s gotten both of his “It will get better,” he regular vaccinations and promised. his booster. Since even before It’s no surprise that Biden was elected, his unusual steps are taken to protect any president. aides have gone all-out to protect the now-79But the strict precautions could also threaten year-old president from potential infection. He to undercut the Biden spent much of the 2020 administration’s own efforts to tell Americans campaign season holding remote events from — especially those who are vaccinated and boost- a studio in the basement of his home, venturing ed — that they can get on with something closer out for travel in a bubble of frequently tested aides to their normal lives in subject to an array of the face of the omicron restrictions. wave. That caution continued And it’s emblematic of the messaging challenges well after he was fully vaccinated and living at surrounding the adminthe White House. The istration’s approach to president has held up his COVID-19 as the virus administration’s fidelity becomes endemic, to Centers for Disease familiar and somewhat Control and Prevention controlled but still menacing, with hard-to- guidelines as a virtue, after they were regularly follow guidelines often flouted by former Presiunevenly implemented. dent Donald Trump, who For months, Biden became seriously ill after aides have fretted that contracting the virus. the people who are As the nation’s virus most protected against response and vaccination COVID-19 remain the Associated Press Putin offers more talks with West to defuse Ukraine tensions By Vladimir Isachenkov and Matthew Lee try’s east. “Imagine that Ukraine Associated Press becomes a NATO member and launches those military operations,” MOSCOW — RusPutin said. “Should we sian President Vladimir fight NATO then? Has Putin said Tuesday that anyone thought about the U.S. and its allies it?” have ignored Russia’s Russia annexed top security demands Ukraine’s Crimean Penbut added that Moscow insula in 2014 following remains open to more the ouster of the countalks with the West on try’s Moscow-friendly easing soaring tensions president and later threw over Ukraine. its weight behind rebels Putin argued that it’s in Ukraine’s eastern possible to negotiate an industrial heartland, end to the standoff if triggering a conflict that interests of all parties, has killed over 14,000. including Russia’s secuSpeaking after talks rity concerns, are taken with Hungarian Prime into account. Minister Victor Orban, “I hope that we will who forged close ties eventually find a solution, although we realize with Moscow even though his country is a that it’s not going to be easy,” Putin said amid a member of NATO, Putin continuing buildup of an noted that it’s still possible to negotiate a setestimated 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine tlement that would take that fueled Western fear every party’s concerns into account. of an invasion. “We need to find a Russia has denied way to ensure interests having an intention to and security of all parattack its neighbor, but ties, including Ukraine, talks between Russia and the West have so far European nations and Russia,” Putin said, failed to yield any progemphasizing that the ress. West needs to treat RusWashington and its allies have rejected Mos- sian proposals seriously to make progress. cow’s demand for a halt The Russian leader to NATO’s expansion to argued that NATO’s Ukraine and other exopen-door policy doesn’t Soviet nations, a freeze oblige the alliance to on the deployment of weapons there and a roll- offer membership to Ukraine, suggesting that back of alliance forces the alliance could tell from Eastern Europe, describing them as non- Ukraine that it can’t join “due to earlier internastarters. They emphational obligations.” sized that Ukraine, like He said that French any other nation, has the right to choose alliances. President Emmanuel Macron may soon The Russian leader countered that argument visit Moscow as part by noting that the West- of renewed diplomatic ern allies’ refusal to meet efforts following their call on Monday. Russia’s demands vioIn a bid to exert preslates their obligations on sure on the West, Rusintegrity of security for sian Foreign Minister all nations. He warned that Ukraine’s accession Sergey Lavrov sent letters to the U.S. and other to NATO could lead Western counterparts to a situation where pointing out their past Ukrainian authorities obligations signed by all launch a military action members of the Organito reclaim control over zation for Security and Crimea or areas controlled by Russia-backed Cooperation in Europe, a top trans-Atlantic secuseparatists in the coun- rity grouping. Russia has argued that NATO’s expansion eastward has hurt Russia’s security, violating the principle of “indivisibility of security” endorsed by the OSCE in 1999 and 2010. Putin charged that the West has “conned” Russia by reneging on its promises in the early 1990s that NATO would not expand eastward. He argued that the U.S. and its allies have ignored the principle that the security of one nation should not be strengthened at the expense of others, while insisting on every nation’s right to choose alliances. Lavrov made the same argument in his letter that was released by his ministry, stating that “there must be security for all or there will be no security for anyone.” In Tuesday’s phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Lavrov warned that Moscow will not allow Washington to “hush up” the issue. Blinken, meanwhile, emphasized “the U.S. willingness, bilaterally and together with Allies and partners, to continue a substantive exchange with Russia on mutual security concerns.” State Department spokesman Ned Price noted that Blinken also “further reiterated the U.S. commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the right of all countries to determine their own foreign policy and alliances.” Blinken “urged immediate Russian de-escalation and the withdrawal of troops and equipment from Ukraine’s borders,” Price said. He reaffirmed that “further invasion of Ukraine would be met with swift and severe consequences and urged Russia to pursue a diplomatic path.” Access your Hometown Newspaper anywhere, anytime with an E-edition Only Subscription 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 25° 47° 39° More hoops highlights Marauders for the win SPORTS s 5 SPORTS s 5 clouds today. Increasing Times of sun and 54° / Low 32° clouds tonight. High Breaking news at mydailytri bune.com aw? 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According to a news release from Sheriff Champlin, in the eveSexton ning hours of Sunday, with Jan. 30, a deputy Office the Gallia Sheriff’s stop traffic conducted a for an alleged on a vehicle Through traffic violation. traffic that of course the reportedly | OVP stop, deputies quantity” Beth Sergent of ice in search seized a “large through the narcotics water to chisel 46, today through of suspected the vehicle of 55, 40 and walking on (frozen) to reach highs horizon. and cash from could be spotted on the which are expected occupants. several anglers weekend when out with milder temperaturesthreat of icy weather possibly and from the Park over the the 8 lake at Krodel low 30’s with See DRUGS | week has started this in the frozen deep freeze, Pictured is the to drop to a high are expected Despite the recent the big one. Friday, temperatures Thursday. However, 324 new COVID cases es are the big one. Friday, temperatur Thursday. However, s reported 324 new COVID case Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason ne) Dunham By Kayla (Hawthor id est com (5 new), 60-69 — 714 cases new), 12 (1 66 hospitalization deaths (6 new), 70-79 — 439 cases new), 22 it li ations (2 reported Dunham By Kayla (Hawthorne) st.com khawthorne@aimmediamidwe — Since OHIO VALLEY there were 324 Friday’s update, cases reported new COVID-19 Publishing in the Ohio Valley area on Monday. the Ohio In Gallia County, of Health (ODH) Department new COVID-19 reported 94 cases. ODH In Meigs County, new COVID-19 reported 44 cases. the In Mason County, of Department West Virginia Resources Health and Human 186 new (DHHR), reported cases of COVID-19. look at the Here is a closer data: local COVID-19 Primary filing deadline i Wednesd Ted Jackson | AP cases (5 new), 60-69 — 714 (1 new), 12 66 hospitalization deaths cases (6 new), 70-79 — 439 (2 new), 22 94 hospitalizations deaths cases (9 new), 80-plus — 290 (1 new) , 36 63 hospitalizations deaths rates in Gallia Vaccination follows, County are as ODH: according to 13,776 Vaccines started: cases (15 of the 30-39 — 989 (1 new), 1 since the beginning hospitalizations 19 hospitalizations pandemic, 368 deaths. Of the 94 are death — 1,007 cases (14 (7 new) and 5,448 (78 new) 40-49 8 6,762 cases, new), 34 hospitalizations, presumed recovered. as follows: Case data is cases (22 new), deaths — 878 cases (13 new), 50-59 0-19 — 1,322 (1 new), 12 Gallia County 60 hospitalizations the 2 p.m. 11 hospitalizations According to cases (10 deaths ODH on Monday, 20-29 —1,112 (1 update from 6,762 total 21 hospitalizations there have been in Gallia County new), cases (94 new) By Brittany Hively st bhively@aimmediamidwe Primary filing deadline is Wednesday vaccine percent of the gets her COVID-19receiving (46.07 away as she population); of students bravely looks Nila Carey, 8 Carey was one of dozens Charter School in New Vaccines completed: of the Third grader Believe Castro. against the percent Jan. 25 at KIPP from LPN Sandra to get vaccinated in the 12,580 (42.07 vaccination on will be required big districts their COVID-19 population). in New Orleans becomes one of the first city Orleans. Students of Feb. 1 as the requirement to go to school. coronavirus as a vaccine Meigs County 2 p.m. new), 1 death country to implement new), the According to ODH on Monday, update from 4,189 total there have been in Meigs County cases (44 new) of the since the beginning hospitalizations pandemic, 211 See COVID | 8 k ty to stay By Brittany Hively m bhively@aimmediamidwest.co $10.00 monthly EZ pay $58.00 6 months $105.00 1 year — With GALLIPOLIS on the the clock ticking election 2022 primary those filing deadline, potential canconsidering out didacy are runningcertifiof time to submit cates of announcement. for The filing deadline Gallia Councandidacy in Feb. 2 at ty is Wednesday, 4 p.m. of Filing certificate counfor announcements3:45 p.m. of ty offices as 31, accordMonday, Jan. County ing to the Gallia office Board of Elections are: — CharCommissioner Harold lie Dean (R); (R); Montgomery Auditor — Robbie Nicholas Kevin Jacks (R); Short (R); (R) and Terri Court of Judge of the — M. Common Pleas (R); t E ans Call 740-446-2342 to Sign-up Today! Mail payment to: Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631 OH-70272056 Vadim Ghirda | AP A Ukrainian serviceman speaks, backdropped by a bullet riddled effigy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a media interview at a frontline position in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday. Russia has denied having an intention to attack its neighbor, but talks between Russia and the West have so far failed to yield any progress. campaign has become increasingly politicized, White House officials have expressed both political and policy concerns over a possible Biden infection. Though the vaccines are highly effective, a breakthrough case could erode public confidence in the shots and be used as a political cudgel against a president who was elected to bring an end to the pandemic. Biden himself has at times taken a more relaxed approach to restrictions. When the CDC last May surprised the White House by easing its guidelines on indoor mask-wearing by fully vaccinated individuals, Biden sought to publicly model the policy for the rest of the nation. He was meeting with vaccinated Republican lawmakers when the change was announced and led the group in removing their masks. But that CDC guidance proved to be premature and was reversed over the summer, because vaccinated people could still transmit the virus, potentially endangering the tens of millions of Americans who are still unvaccinated. When the delta strain surged last fall, the White House strengthened its testing protocols for everyone close to Biden — restrictions that had been lessened once aides were fully vaccinated and case counts began to fall nationally. In-person meetings were once again curtailed. Aides began increasing the distance between Biden and even vaccinated-and-tested individuals as a precaution, reminiscent of his earliest days in office. �NEWS 10 Wednesday, February 2, 2022 COVID From page 1 Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,341 cases (19 new), 11 hospitalizations 20-29 —1,114 cases (2 new), 21 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 997 cases (8 new), 19 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 1,014 cases (7 new), 34 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 888 cases (10 new), 60 hospitalizations, 13 deaths (1 new) 60-69 — 719 cases (5 new), 66 hospitalizations, 12 deaths 70-79 — 442 cases (3 new), 94 hospitalizations, 22 deaths 80-plus — 292 cases (2 new), 63 hospitalizations, 36 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 13,785 (46.10 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 12,589 (42.14 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Tuesday from DHHR, there have been 5,751 cases (24 new) of COVID19, in Mason County (5,279 confirmed cases, 472 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 77 deaths. DHHR reports there are currently 263 active cases and 5,411 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 5-11 — 282 cases (1 new) 12-15 — 311 cases (1 new) 16-20 — 426 cases (1 new) 21-25 — 478 cases (3 new) 26-30 — 527 cases (2 new) 31-40 — 959 cases (4 new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 877 cases (5 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 742 cases, 11 deaths 61-70 — 557 cases (3 new), 14 deaths 71+ — 481 cases (4 new), 47 deaths Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 4,872 (22 new); Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 4,243 (20 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 629 (2 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 62; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 4. A total of 11,881 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID19 vaccine, which is 44.8 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 9,972 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 are two confirmed case of the Omicron variant reported in Mason County. Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Tuesday, there have been 4,216 total cases (27 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 211 hospitalizations and 74 deaths. Of the 4,216 cases, 3,501 (36 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 828 cases (6 new), 6 hospitalizations 20-29 — 609 cases (6 new), 5 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 566 cases (3 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 623 cases (10 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 579 cases (2 new), 33 hospitalizations, 9 deaths 60-69 — 507 cases, 54 hospitalizations, 11 deaths 70-79 — 315 cases, 50 hospitalizations, 27 deaths 80-plus — 190 cases, 30 hospitalizations, 22 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 10,433 (45.54 percent of the population); Ohio Vaccines completed: According to the 2 9,466 (41.32 percent of p.m. update on Tuesday the population). from ODH, there have been 6,498 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 17,144), 552 new hospitalizations (21day average of 364), 61 new ICU admissions (21day average of 32) and 466 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21day average of 148) with 33,537 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: 7,169,645 (61.34 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,594,524 (56.42 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 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. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Tuesday from DHHR, there have been 448,922 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 2,151 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 66,486 “breakthrough” cases as of Tuesday with 528 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 5,778 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 15 since the last update. There are 12,843 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 21,56 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.08 percent. Statewide, 1,104,668 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, 951,361 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. 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Visit us on social media to share your thoughts. Daily Sentinel LM Otero | AP A street sign warns drivers of ice prevention operations on highways ahead of winter weather in Dallas on Tuesday. A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest. The forecast comes nearly a year after a catastrophic winter storm devastated Texas’ power grid, causing hundreds of deaths. Winter storm to bring snow, ice across wide swath of US By Paul J. Weber Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — A huge swath of the U.S. braced Tuesday for a major winter storm that was expected to dump heavy snow in the Rockies, ice highways, disrupt travel across the Midwest and plunge temperatures below freezing in Texas. Airlines had canceled more than 800 flights in the U.S. scheduled for Wednesday, the flight tracking service FlightAware.com showed, including many in St. Louis and Chicago. The approaching blast of winter weather had many Texas residents on alert nearly a year after a catastrophic freeze that buckled the state’s power grid and knocked power out for days, causing hundreds of deaths in one of the worst blackouts in U.S. history. But the forecast this week — which includes freezing rain and potentially snow around Dallas and Fort Worth— does not call for the same prolonged and Mercury From page 1 but a sweeping, $555 billion plan to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power remains stalled in Congress, following an objection by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Even without legislation, Biden can pursue his climate agenda through rules and regulations. But those can be undone by subsequent presidents, as demonstrated by the mercury rule and other environmental actions taken under Trump. The EPA has announced a series of regulatory actions under Regan, including a plan to impose stronger limits on tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks and tighten restrictions on emissions of methane, a leading contributor to global warming. The Interior Department also has announced approval of large-scale solar projects in California and other states and backed major offshore wind projects along the East Coast. Still, Biden’s agenda remains at risk and could be jeopardized further by a Supreme Court case scheduled to be heard in late February. Justices will hear arguments in a case brought by West Virginia that could undercut EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired frigid temperatures like the February 2021 storm. “No one can guarantee that there won’t be any” outages caused by demand on the grid, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a briefing in Austin, where state officials defended their readiness for the days ahead. “But what we will work to achieve, and what we’re prepared to achieve is that power is going to stay on across the entire state.” In November, Abbott had, in fact, made a guarantee ahead of winter: “I can guarantee the lights will stay on,” he told Austin television station KTBC. Abbott, whose handling of last year’s blackouts is a top line of attack for Democrats as the Republican seeks a third term in 2022, said thousands of miles of roads in Texas will become “extraordinarily dangerous” over the coming days. But he said the state’s power grid had enough capacity to handle the expected surge in demand this week once temperatures plummet. “The question has always been if we get a repeat of last year, would the power stay on? And this is nowhere near a repeat of last year,” said Doug Lewin, an energy consultant in Austin who has criticized Texas’ response to the blackouts as insufficient. Winter storm watches and warnings covered a wide swath of the country from El Paso, Texas, through the Midwest and parts of the Northeast to Burlington, Vermont. The storm follows a vicious nor’easter that brought blizzard conditions to many parts of the East Coast. Canceled flights began to mount Tuesday, with St. Louis leading the list with more than 60% of its scheduled departures for Wednesday canceled. Chicago O’Hare International Airport canceled about 90 of its departing flights, and airports in Kansas City and Detroit were also canceling more flights than usual. power plants under the Clean Air Act. The Trump administration gutted the mercury rule on power plants in 2020, saying the earlier rule amounted to regulatory overreach that imposed undue harm on the power sector. Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist who headed the EPA under Trump, said the 2020 action balanced the rule’s cost to utilities with public safety. In reversing that decision, the EPA said the Trump-era action was “based on a fundamentally flawed interpretation of the Clean Air Act that improperly ignored or undervalued vital health benefits from reducing hazardous air pollution from power plants.” Based on a thorough review of the benefits, the “reasonable costs of controls” and other factors, “EPA is proposing to reaffirm that it is appropriate and necessary to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants,” the agency said. Environmental groups welcomed the change, which they had been urging for months. “EPA has a clear authority and responsibility to protect Americans from mercury and other toxic pollution from power plants, and today’s finding reflects that,” said Michael Panfil, a lawyer for the Environmental Defense Fund. The next step is to strengthen the Obama- era rule, Panfil and other environmentalists said. “While the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have been successful, there are still many coal plants that release significant amounts of mercury pollution and put American families at risk,” he said. The Obama-era rule led to what electric utilities say was an $18 billion cleanup of mercury and other toxins from the smokestacks of coalfired power plants. Most coal-fired power plants have already made the technological upgrades required by the 2012 rule. A group representing investor-owned electric companies hailed EPA’s action to restore a legal determination that the mercury rule was appropriate and necessary. “Since 2010, our industry has reduced its mercury emissions by more than 91%,” said Tom Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute, an industry lobbying group. “Restoring the ‘appropriate and necessary’ finding enables electric companies to remain focused on getting the energy we provide as clean as we can as fast as we can,” while maintaining reliability and affordability, Kuhn said. Coal-fired power plants are the largest single manmade source of mercury pollutants, which enter the food chain through fish and other items that people consume. � 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. 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