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According to phetamine. the news release, Both The news release further states entry was made into the residence See CHARGES | 12 Updated measure bans required teaching of systemic racism By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Neither the state nor school districts could require or compel Ohio teachers to afﬁrm a belief in the systemic nature of racism or “the multiplicity or ﬂuidity of gender identities,” under the latest version of a bill in the Ohio House restricting how the topic of racism and other concepts are taught in K-12 schools. The updated legislation would also prevent teachers or administrators from using or approving curricula or materials to promote those concepts, according to the bill, part of a conservative broadside against critical race theory. The new version rolled out Wednesday also says that the elimination of slavery through the waging of the Civil War, ﬁghts to end racial discrimination, and public opinion opposing racism “dispels the idea that the United States and its institutions are systemically racist,” and that such topics should be at the center of education. Two anti-critical race theory bills introduced in May and pending before the House State and Local Government Committee are similar to legislation introduced nationwide by GOP lawmakers. Critics including the Ohio Education Association teachers’ union call it an attempt to whitewash history. Critical race theory is part of a scholarly movement developed in the 1970s that examines U.S. history and modern society through a focus on the legacy of slavery, racism and discrimination. Matt Rourke | AP Customers eat at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Philadelphia city officials lifted the city’s vaccine mandate for indoor dining and other establishments that serve food and drinks, but an indoor mask mandate remains in place. CDC hints at better times ahead By Sarah Burnett Associated Press The nation’s leading health ofﬁcials said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a “constant crisis” as more cities, businesses and sports venues began lifting pandemic restrictions around the country. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House brieﬁng that the government is contemplating a change to its mask guidance “We all share the same goal – to get to a point where COVID-19 is no longer disrupting our daily lives, a time when in the coming weeks. it won’t be a constant Noting recent declines crisis – rather something in COVID-19 cases, we can prevent, protect hospital admissions and deaths, she acknowledged against, and treat,” “people are so eager” for Walensky said. With the omicron varihealth ofﬁcials to ease ant waning and Amerimasking rules and other cans eager to move measures designed to stop the spread of the See VIRUS | 10 coronavirus. New native plant species discovered Staff Report COLUMBUS — The number of native plant species in Ohio grew by ﬁve in 2021. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Area and Preserves (DNAP) stated via a news release, the agencies “had great success locating the state’s rarest plants last year.” “Rare plant discoveries are exciting for the future conservation of our state,” said ODNR Director Mary Mertz. “This was another great year for our botanical community, as nature continues to surprise and inspire us.” Botanists found several new native plant species in Ohio Department of Natural Resources | Courtesy Ohio including: - Dodge’s hawthorn (CraLovely shadbush (Amelanchier amabilis) was discovered taegus dodgei) was found in in Cuyahoga County. Portage County. - Hairy lip fern (Myriopteris lanosa) was discovered in Lawrence County. - Lovely shadbush (Amelanchier amabilis) was discovered in Cuyahoga County. - Provancher’s ﬂeabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. provancheri) was found in Ottawa County. - Yellowish-white bladderwort (Utricularia ochroleuca) was discovered in Clark and Champaign counties. “Finding new species and populations of rare plants is not only rewarding for the discoverers and exciting for the botanical community, it is critically important for their protection,” ODNR Chief Botanist Rick Gardner said. “It gives us the opportunity See PLANT | 12 Project RISE focusing on student internships By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham 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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No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. will be eligible for the internship and stipend. “Students participating in Project RISE internships are tomorProject RISE, a program under row’s workforce,” Lanning said. the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center (ESC), is aiming to “Internships help provide a founraise money to fund student intern- dation for work ethics, on-the-job skills, clariﬁcation about career ships for this summer. goals and interests, as well as According to Beth Lanning, Career Pathway Specialist for ESC, inspiring conﬁdence and efﬁcacy.” Lanning said internships have a the goal of the fundraiser is to raise “lifetime impact” on students and $10,000, which will give 20 high school students $500 each as a sti- also has a positive impact on the pend for their summer internships. community. Lanning said schools can also Lanning said Project RISE will work with local businesses to host beneﬁt from the internship program because they provide a students to in Athens, Meigs and qualifying experience for the Ohio Perry counties. Any student in Meigs or Athens counties, or Mill- Means Jobs Readiness Seal. By completing the internship, er High School in Perry County, khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com Lanning said students will gain a mentor, evaluate their chosen career path, and learn of resources in their rural Appalachian community. “A tendency exists for students to feel that relocating to a more urban area will offer them better career opportunities, and it is understandable that this is their perception,” Lanning said. “Providing opportunities locally for students to engage with businesses and professionals in their communities offers them a way to see possibilities of how they might both have successful careers and continue to invest in and live in See PROJECT | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, February 18, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing ROBERT ‘BOB’ TAYLOR OBITUARIES TOMMY GLEN WINBORNE Robert “Bob” Taylor, 85, son of the late Leo Gallipolis; son, and Hazel Taylor, passed GALLIPOLIS Brent J. Winaway peacefully on Feb— Tommy Glen borne of Corpus ruary 15, 2022 at Holzer Winborne, 72, of Christi, Texas; Medical Center in GalliGallipolis, Ohio brother, Barry polis after a short illness. passed away on (Donna) WinHe was a graduate of Sunday, February borne of Grand Southern High School 13, 2022 at Ohio Prairie, Texas; where he carried out his State University aunt, Wanda Passmore of love for sports in both Wexner Medical Center. Pampa, Texas; and spebasketball and baseball. Born on December 2, cial friend, Velma Rue of Bob also served in the 1949 in Pampa, Texas, Middleport, Ohio. United States Air Force. Tommy was the son of The funeral service for Bob was born on March the late Jake and Yvonne Tommy will be held at 1 9, 1936. Winborne. Tommy He is survived by his earned a Masters Degree p.m. on Monday, February 21, 2022 at Willis wife, Zoie Addis Taylor; from Trinity University Funeral Home with Pashis son, JD (Carolyn) in San Antonio, Texas. tor Alfred Holley ofﬁciat- Taylor; grandchildren, He was an educator and ing. Burial will follow in Erica (Nathan) Stancounselor for middle Mound Hill Cemetery. ley of Cheshire, and school students. Tommy was also a traditional bow Friends may call prior to Holly (Brett) Pierce the service Monday from of Cheshire; greatmaker. He was a memnoon until 1 p.m. at the grandchildren, Elijah, ber of the Presbyterian funeral home. Abigail, Gracelynn Church and Elks Lodge In lieu of ﬂowers, conRaike, Lincoln, Emma, #107; Tommy was also sider making a donation and Ryker Pierce; stepa member and ofﬁcer of the Gallipolis Boat Club. in Tommy’s name to the children, Brenda (Ross) American Cancer Society. Elliott, Joe Kiskis, Kenny Tommy enjoyed golﬁng Please visit www.willis- (Karen) Kiskis, Karen and boating. Tommy is survived by funeralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. his life partner, Sue of GARY OSBORNE LONG BOTTOM — Gary Osborne, 75, of Long Bottom, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at his residence. He was born Sept. 1, 1946, in Parkersburg, W.Va., son of the late Herald and Josephine Larkins Osborne. Gary was a member of the Keno Church of Christ. He loved all sports, bird watching, sitting on the porch and waving to others. He loved mustangs and hot wheels and was an avid collector. He is survived by two brothers, Roger and Lynn Osborne, Gale and Angie Osborne; special thanks to his caregivers, Jaymie and Nathan Calhoun, Debbie Osborne, Brittany Osborne, Jenny Lance from Transitions, Amedisys Hospice Team; great nephew, Tanner Calhoun and two great nieces, Haven and Aniston Calhoun. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, with Jeff Wallace ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in the Sandhill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com DEATH NOTICES BALL VINTON — Brenda K. “Katie” Ball, 67, Vinton, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Cremation services are under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel. PROFFITT PORTLAND — Monty Roger Profﬁtt, 73, of Portland, Ohio, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at his home, following an extended illness. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va. Burial will follow in the Pullins Family Cemetery, Leon, W.Va. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of service, Sunday at the funeral home. (David) McCarty, Danny (Cecilia Mercante) Kiskis, and Elaine (Robbie Robbins) Kiskis; 19 stepgrandchildren; and 18 and one coming in July step-greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Scott Taylor and Jeffrey Taylor and a stepson, Tom Kiskis. Bob retired from the Goodyear Tire Rubber and Shell Plant to become a full-time Grandpa. When he was not being a Grandpa, he would be spending his free time at the Feed Stop. While at the Feed Stop, he enjoyed each person he encountered and built lifelong friendships. These lifelong friendships developed when he participated in team pinning with his dear friend Brian Unroe. Bob was an avid sports fan with his favorite time of the year being March Madness. Many knew Bob from his many years of ofﬁciating baseball, basketball, and football where he enjoyed watching the successes of each child. Bob was well-respected for his involvement in the community. He was actively involved in seeing every child succeed in either sports or in the community 4-H clubs. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him; but the ones who called him “Pap” will miss him the most. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Willis Funeral Home; and a graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 20, 2022 in Gravel Hill Cemetery. In lieu of ﬂowers, please consider a donation in his memory to honor his love for children. Memorial donations may be given to the relocation of the Gallia County Fairgrounds or the Gallipolis Shrine Club. Please make checks payable to Gallia County Agricultural Society, P.O. Box 931, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Please make checks payable to the Gallipolis Shrine Club, P.O. 82, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. The family of “Grandpa” wishes to give a heartfelt thanks to the entire staff of Holzer Health System for the compassionate care and love he was given while in their care. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. COVID-19 vaccine clinics POMEROY — COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be offered across Meigs County starting today. The schedule is as follows: Friday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Star Mill Park, 716 5th Street, Racine; Friday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at The Blakeslee Center, 100 Blakeslee Drive, Middleport; Friday, March 4, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m at Coolspot Country Market, 41670 Ohio Route 7, Reedsville; Friday, March 18, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at The Roadside Hot Spot, 53160 Nu Beginning Road, Portland. First and second doses as well as boosters will be available, as well as other childhood vaccines. Walk-ins are welcome. There is no charge for the vaccine. For clinic questions call 740-5932432. Mobile Market set for today GALLIPOLIS — Southeast Ohio Foodbank is hosting a food distribution — 189 Jackson Pike — today from 10 a.m. to noon to Gallia County residents under 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Bring photo ID and proof of residency no older than 60 days. Register freshtrak.com. Questions call 740-385-6813 or email alisha. swiney@hapcap.org. Community Fun Fair BIDWELL — A Community Fun Fair, presented by River Valley FFA, is set for Feb. 21 at River Valley High School from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tickets four for $1; meal is $8 includes chicken barbeque, scalloped potatoes, green beans, desert and drink; cornhole competition with cash prize offered, registration $20 a team. Games, karaoke and more. Email gl_mhuck@gallialocal.org for more information. Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Pomeroy Library; and Thursdays at 1 p.m. at Middleport Library. 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. Presidents Day holiday closures Humane Society offers straw for pets MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will be closed in observance of Presidents Day on Feb. 21. GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library will be closed in observance of the President Day holiday on Feb. 21. Normal hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 22. POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be clocked in observance of Presidents Day on Feb. 21. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22. 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. WashMEIGS COUNTY — Story Time ington Elementary 740-446-3213 is held at each Meigs Library loca- — March 14-16; Green Elementary tion weekly. Bring your preschool- 740-446-3236 — March 7-8; Rio ers for stories and crafts. Mondays Elementary 740-245-5333 — March 21-22. Call home school to at 1 p.m. at Racine Library; Tuesregister. days at 1 p.m. at Eastern Library; Storytime at the library TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Friday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2022. There are 316 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49. On this date In 1564, artist Michelangelo died in Rome. In 1885, Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the ﬁrst time (after being published in Britain and Canada). In 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention; ﬁve were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions were later reversed). In 1972, the California Supreme Court struck down the state’s death penalty. In 1983, 13 people were shot to death at a gambling club in Seattle’s Chinatown in what 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 became known as the Wah Mee Massacre. (Two men were convicted of the killings and were sentenced to life in prison; a third was found guilty of robbery and assault.) In 1984, Italy and the Vatican signed an accord under which Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state religion of Italy. In 1988, Anthony M. Kennedy was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1994, at the Winter Olympic Games in Norway, U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen ﬁnally won a gold medal, breaking the world record in the 1,000 meters. In 2001, veteran FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested, accused of spying for Russia. (Hanssen later pleaded guilty to espionage and attempted espionage and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.) In 2003, an arson attack involving two South Korean subway trains in the city of Daegu claimed 198 lives. (The arsonist was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2004.) In 2016, in what was seen as a criticism of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Pope Francis said that a person who advocated building walls was “not Christian”; Trump quickly retorted it was “disgraceful” to question a person’s faith. (A Vatican spokesman said the next day that the pope’s comment was not intended as a “personal attack” on Trump.) In 2020, President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for political corruption; Blagojevich left prison hours later and returned home to Chicago. (Trump also issued pardons or clemency to former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik, ﬁnancier Michael Milken and a long list of others.) Ten years ago: A star-studded funeral service was held for pop singer Whitney Houston at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, a week after her death at age 48. Syrian security forces ﬁred live rounds and tear gas at thousands of people marching in a funeral procession that turned into one of the largest protests in Damascus since the 11-month uprising against President Bashar Assad began. Five years ago: Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died in Katy, Texas, at age 69. Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called “Blind Sheik” convicted of plotting terror attacks in the United States in the 1990s, died at a federal prison in North Carolina where he was serving a life sentence; he was 78. One year ago: Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who had ﬂown with his family to a vacation in Mexico as his state dealt with a deadly winter storm that crippled the power grid, returned home a day later and described the trip as “obviously a mistake.” Bob Dole, a 97-year-old former longtime senator and the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, said he’d been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. (Dole died in December 2021.) Health ofﬁcials reported that life expectancy in the United States had dropped by one year during the ﬁrst half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its ﬁrst wave of deaths. Naomi Osaka stopped Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title in the Australian Open semiﬁnals. Today’s birthdays: Singer Yoko Ono is 89. Singer-songwriter Bobby Hart is 83. Singer Irma Thomas is 81. Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 81. Actor Jess Walton is 76. Singer Dennis DeYoung is 75. Actor Sinead Cusack is 74. Actor Cybill Shepherd is 72. �CHURCH/NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing An undesirable division Love your enemies? WEATHER 2 PM 35° 29° 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. Thu. 0.50 Month to date/normal 3.09/1.93 Year to date/normal 8.06/5.03 Snowfall (in inches) The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 2 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. 0.0 Month to date/normal 1.9/3.7 Season to date/normal 17.7/13.1 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: How thick should pond ice be for safe skating? Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Sat. 7:15 a.m. 6:10 p.m. 9:27 p.m. 9:01 a.m. MOON PHASES Last Feb 23 New First Full Mar 2 Mar 10 Mar 18 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Major 12:37a 1:26a 2:17a 3:09a 4:02a 4:58a 5:54a Minor 6:48a 7:37a 8:28a 9:21a 10:15a 11:12a 12:09p Major 12:59p 1:49p 2:40p 3:33p 4:28p 5:26p 6:24p Minor 7:10p 8:00p 8:51p 9:45p 10:41p 11:39p ---- WEATHER HISTORY Severe thunderstorms roared across northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio late in the day on Feb. 18, 1992. The storm produced hail and funnel clouds. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme 66° 49° Warmer with plenty of sun Pleasantly warm with clouds and sun Logan 31/25 Adelphi 32/26 Lucasville 37/28 Portsmouth 37/29 AIR QUALITY 64° 49° 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Thu. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 13.01 +0.40 Marietta 34 18.14 -0.29 Parkersburg 36 22.38 -0.30 Belleville 35 12.96 +0.16 Racine 41 13.21 +0.29 Point Pleasant 40 25.71 -0.09 Gallipolis 50 12.27 +0.28 Huntington 50 26.42 -0.98 Ashland 52 34.46 -0.39 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.33 +0.15 Portsmouth 50 20.50 -2.20 Maysville 50 34.30 -0.60 Meldahl Dam 51 21.50 -2.70 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Ashland 37/29 Grayson 38/29 Cooler with a shower Cloudy with a chance possible of rain Murray City 32/23 Belpre 34/24 St. Marys 34/24 Parkersburg 35/25 Elizabeth 35/24 Spencer 35/24 Buffalo 36/24 Milton 37/27 Huntington 38/28 NATIONAL FORECAST 47° 31° NATIONAL CITIES Coolville 34/23 Ironton 37/28 THURSDAY 50° 29° Warm with periods of rain Wilkesville 35/22 POMEROY Jackson 35/21 35/24 Ravenswood Rio Grande 36/23 36/23 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 33/27 GALLIPOLIS 37/22 36/23 36/22 South Shore Greenup 38/28 37/28 51 WEDNESDAY Marietta 33/24 Athens 34/23 McArthur 33/23 Waverly 34/27 TUESDAY 57° 33° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Chillicothe 33/27 MONDAY A: At least 4 inches. Today 7:16 a.m. 6:09 p.m. 8:21 p.m. 8:36 a.m. SUNDAY Chilly with plenty of sun 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) SATURDAY Partly sunny today. Mainly clear tonight; breezy late. High 37° / Low 22° Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. 65°/58° 48°/30° 70° in 2011 -4° in 1958 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Dispatch reported. Husel, 46, was originally charged with 25 counts of murder. Last month a judge agreed to dismiss 11 of those counts against Husel at the prosecution’s request. The 25 charges were brought in 2019 by a different prosecutor. Current Prosecutor Gary Tyack said in January 2021 that he favored dismissing some of the counts against Husel and proceeding with fewer cases. fentanyl. Prosecutors said ordering such dosages for a nonsurgical situation indicated an intent to end lives. Husel has pleaded not guilty and says he was providing comfort care for dying patients, not trying to kill them. Jurors are expected to hear from at least 50 prosecution witnesses, likely medical experts, as well as additional defense witnesses, The Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A jury was seated Wednesday in the case of an Ohio doctor accused in multiple hospital deaths, with the long-awaited trial scheduled to begin next week. William Husel is accused of ordering excessive painkillers for patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases involving at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller 36° 19° 30° message. How can we say that we love our Lord and Savior if, instead of honoring His heartfelt prayer, instead of obeying the apostolic appeal to seek after the unity of the Spirit, rejecting any and all division we complacently accept division and disunity as the status quo? Jesus rightly foresaw that such a situation would simply give the world at large one more reason to reject the truth of His message. If those who claim to follow Jesus are not content to simply be His church, if they must stack up other creeds, names, governing bodies and the like, why should any in the world think that the Gospel, and the Gospel alone is sufﬁcient for their spiritual needs? The apostle Paul would go on and rhetorically ask the Corinthian church concerning their own divisions: “Is Christ divided (1 Corinthians 1:13a),” the answer to which is a resounding, “No!” Christ is not and cannot be divided. His body, which is the church, therefore cannot be divided by men. This truth warns us and reminds us that if we are intent on dividing Christ, all we will accomplish is dividing ourselves away from the one who saves, separating ourselves from the body eternal and the safety therein (cf. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17). Jury seated to try Ohio doctor charged in hospital deaths Ann Moody is a retired pastor, formerly of the Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. 8 AM to you, brothers, by as to decide which the name of our Lord statutes of the docJesus Christ, that trine of Christ they all of you agree, and will or will not deem that there be no divito be authoritative sions among you, but is more than a little that you be united in contrary to a full submission to His will Search the the same mind and which accepts that Scriptures the same judgment (1 Corinthians 1:10; once He, as Lord, has Jonathan McAnulty ESV).” And likewise, spoken on the matter, “I therefore, a prisit should be settled. oner for the Lord, To reject the inspired urge you to walk in a manarrangement of His own ner worthy of the calling to kingdom in favor of our own seems more than just a which you have been called, with all humility and gentlelittle willful. ness, with patience, bearing That being said, there is another element to the very with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity philosophy of denominaof the Spirit in the bond tionalism which is so antiof peace (Ephesians 4:1-3; thetical to the very nature ESV).” of the Gospel that all who In making these appeals, desire to follow the New Paul was simply echoing the Testament pattern should be alert to the danger of the desire of Jesus, who prior to His death, laid open His tradition, no matter how heart in prayer concerning accepted it is in the world those who were going to be at large. The issue is this: His followers. He said, “I do each denomination is conceived as a branch, or divi- not ask for [the apostles] sion, from the main body of only, but also for those who the church. Each denomina- will believe in me through tion follows a different pat- their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, tern, creates a new hierarchy, and teaches a different are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so doctrine than every other that the world may believe denomination, becoming that you have sent me (John distinct in name, function, 17:20-21; ESV).” creed, focus, governance, Jesus did not die in order and association. Each to establish one or more denomination becomes proof of a lack of unity and denominations. Nor was a willingness to be divided He prepared to suffer in from other believers in mat- order to promote further division amongst His folters essential. lowers. To the contrary, He Concerning this, the anticipated a single, united apostle Paul, confronting body of believers presenting a primogenitor of the phenomena was clear in reject- a common, loving front to the world so as to convict ing such a philosophy. We read, for example, “I appeal the world of the truth of His New Testament Christianity, the religious pattern followed by the apostolic, ﬁrst-century church, was decideded non-denominational. More than this, it was distinctly anti-denominational; so much so that it seems impossible upon consideration to follow the apostolic pattern, given to those apostles by Christ and the Holy Spirit, whilst simultaneously embracing denominationalism. Let’s take a moment and explain why we would say such a thing, and also explain what is meant when we say that the apostolic church was not just nondenominational, but antidenominational. When men speak of a religious denomination, they are describing a circumstance which contains multiple facets. The most obvious of these is an institutional hierarchy, most often including a central headquarters or governing body which determines doctrine and practices for the various member congregations of that institution. So common is this practice that most individuals scarcely give the phenomena much thought, taking it for granted that this is simply the way things are done , never considering such an arrangement is completely foreign to the New Testament pattern which knows only Jesus as both the head of the church (cf. Ephesians 1:22) and the giver of doctrine (cf. 2 John vs. 9). The idea that men might gather in a committee so Have you ever noticed that when you read some things in the Bible they just seem a little backwards or upside down to our usual thinking? Today’s Scripture is one of those that we really have to think about in order for it to make sense, and I’ll warn you, it is not always easy to do. Think about what you do and how you feel when someone is mean to you or says hateful things God’s Kids about you. We naturally Korner want to “get back” at them Ann or get revenge somehow to Moody get even with them for what they did or said. But in Luke 6: 17-38, Jesus says that is not what we should do at all. And furthermore, Jesus tells us we should not judge others but forgive them. I don’t know about you, but those are not my ﬁrst thoughts when someone is not nice to me, but I know, it should be now. Jesus was preaching to the people when He said, “But I say to you people who are listening to me, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Ask God to bless the people who ask for bad things to happen to you. Pray for the people who are mean to you. Give love and mercy the same as your Father gives love and mercy. Don’t judge others, and God will not judge you. Don’t condemn others, and you will not be condemned. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. Give to others, and you will receive.” (Selected verses) That’s very to the point isn’t it? Jesus tells us exactly what He expects us to do – no ifs, ands, or buts. If we only like and are nice to people who like us, then that is easy; everybody does that, He says. What is more difﬁcult is to be kind to them, pray for them, not judge them, and forgive them. Jesus says if we can do that we are acting like Him and will be rewarded. Those are reasons enough to do what Jesus wants, but doing these things also shows our love for Jesus and is a good example to others of our Christian belief. Then it gives us a chance to make those enemies into our friends. Pray that when somebody does any of these things to you that you will be able to remember what Jesus wants you to do. You will not only be showing your Christianity but also happier in the end yourself. Let’s pray. Father God, help us to always remember the wise words that You tell us because we know it is the right thing to do. 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Rio Grande improved to 27-2 River States Conference, there are two paths to earning a quali- overall and 15-1 in conference play with the win. fying bid for the NAIA national The RedStorm also clinched tournament. the RSC’s East Division crown, One is emerging as the chamthe league’s overall regular pion of the pressure cooker known as the conference tourna- season title and the top seed in the upcoming RSC Tournament ment. — in addition to the automatic The other is to win the qualiﬁer for the national tournaleague’s regular season title. ment, which begins March 11th The University of Rio Grande at 16 sites across the country — women’s basketball team in the process. punched its ticket to the big The Trailblazers dropped to dance by foregoing the former in 11-10 overall and 5-9 in the RSC favor of the latter. with the loss. The RedStorm rallied after OCU trailed 10-2 out of the coughing up an early lead and For Ohio Valley Publishing Courtesy | Justyce Stout Rio Grande’s Chyna Chambers had 10 points and eight assists in Tuesday night’s 92-78 win over Ohio Christian University at the Maxwell Center in Circleville, Ohio. The RedStorm captured the River States Conference regular season title and a berth to the NAIA National Tournament as a result of the win. gate, but reeled off 15 of the game’s next 19 points to take a 17-14 lead after a pair of Madison Winland free throws with 1:41 remaining in the ﬁrst quarter. Rio Grande answered, though, with a 9-2 run of its own to close the quarter and regain the lead. A layup by junior Regan Willingham (Ashville, OH) with 30 seconds left in the period made it 21-19 and put the RedStorm in front to stay. Rio’s advantage grew to as many as 14 points late in the second quarter and reached 15 with 4:30 left in the third stanza after a conventional three-point See REDSTORM | 8 Quick start fuels Rio men past Ohio Christian By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande hit eight of its nine three-pointers in the ﬁrst half, building a 16-point lead at the intermission and posting an eventual 73-62 over Ohio Christian University, Tuesday night, in the River States Conference men’s basketball action at the Maxwell Center. The RedStorm (15-13 overall, 9-7 RSC) won for a fourth straight time, completing a season sweep of the Trailblazers in the process. OCU dropped to 9-17 overall and 6-10 in league play with the loss. Rio Grande never trailed in the contest and, in fact, led by as many as 17 points with just over four minutes left in the ﬁrst half, but the host Blazers managed to make things a bit interesting after the intermission by slicing the deﬁcit down to separate occasions. The last of those situations came at 62-55 following a three-pointer by Jimmy Salamone with 3:24 remaining, but the RedStorm responded with a 5-1 run to regain an 11-point cushion, 67-56, after sophomore Taylor Mack (Akron, OH) hit one of two free throws with 1:17 left and OCU got no closer than nine the rest of the way. Rio Grande shot just 39 percent overall in the opening half, but half of its 16 successful ﬁeld goals came from beyond the three-point arc. Sophomore Miki Tadic (Hilversum, The Netherlands) hit ﬁve of Rio’s eight ﬁrst half trifectas and scored 17 of his game-high 23 points before the break. He also ﬁnished with six rebounds. Sophomore Shiloah Blevins (South Webster, OH) also had 23 points in the winning effort, while freshman Khamani Smith (Fort Wayne, IN) tossed in 10 points and freshman Caleb Wallis (Jackson, OH) equaled a career-high with 10 assists. Freshman Exauce Manissa (Point Noire, The Congo) added a team-high seven rebounds for the RedStorm, who ﬁnished 28-for-70 overall (40%), 9-for-29 from three-point range (31%) and See MEN | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Feb. 18 Boys Basketball (14) Miami Trace at (3) Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Wayne at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. (13) Meigs at (4) Zane Trace, 7 p.m. Hannan at Covenant Christian, 7 p.m. Wrestling Class AA-A Region IV tourney, 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 Boys Basketball Wahama at LKC Night of Champions, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball (8) Meigs vs. (1) Sheridan at Southeastern HS, 1 p.m. (6) South Gallia vs. (3) Ports ND at Piketon HS, 1 p.m. (5) Hannan at (4) Wahama, 7 p.m. Wrestling Class AA-A Region IV tourney, 10 a.m. OHSWCA girls championships at Hilliard Davidson HS, 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 Wrestling OHSWCA girls championships at Hilliard Davidson HS, 11 a.m. Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports South Gallia Sophomore Lindsey Wells (2) goes for a layup on the fast break during a basketball game against the Green Lady Bobcats Wednesday evening in Mercerville, Ohio. Lady Rebels best Green for sectional title By Colton Jeffries chance against Notre Dame.” In shot totals, South Gallia led in 3-pointers and ﬁeld goals with – Corey Small tallies of 8-0 and 17-5, South Gallia head coach respectively. Green led in free throws at 9-4. Leading the Lady Rebels in points was sophoa 53-14 advantage. Even with the running more Lindsey Wells, who recorded three 3-pointclock, both teams were ers, six ﬁeld goals and able to get a handful of points in the fourth, but two free throws for a total of 23 points. it did little to stop the Behind her was fellow Lady Rebels from movsophomore Tori Triplett, ing on with the win. who got three 3-pointers South Gallia head and one ﬁeld goal for 11 coach Corey Small said points. he and his team were Rounding out the ecstatic at getting the South Gallia scoring win over the team who bounced them out of the were Macie Sanders with 10 points, Jessie Rutt playoffs last season. with nine points, Ryleigh “These girls have Halley with ﬁve points, worked their butts off Emma Clary with two ever since that tough section loss last year,” he points and Dafney Clary with two points. said. “We even put the Leading the Lady Bobscore on the scoreboard cats was Kasey Kimbler, during practice just who had two ﬁeld goals to make sure we were and eight free throws for ready.” a total of 12 points. However, Small also The Lady Rebels’ date said his team are already with the Lady Titans focusing on their next comes at 1 p.m. Saturday opponent, the Notre in Piketon, Ohio. Dame Lady Titans. © 2022 Ohio Valley “We just played TrimPublishing, all rights ble to a nail-biter a couple of days ago,” he said. reserved. “I think if we play like we did against Trimble then Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. we stand a pretty good “These girls have worked their butts off ever since that tough section loss last year. We MERCERVILLE, Ohio even put the score on the scoreboard during — Almost a decade of practice just to make sure we were ready.” cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com waiting is now over. The South Gallia girls basketball team got its ﬁrst sectional title since 2013 when the Lady Rebels (16-6) defeated the Green Lady Bobcats (8-9) by a score of 62-19 at home Wednesday evening in the Division IV Southeast 2 Tournament. The Lady Rebels started Wednesday’s ballgame with a 5-0 lead. Over the course of the ﬁrst quarter, the Red and Gold extended their lead to eight points. The hosts did a good job at getting turnovers from the Lady Bobcats, but are unable to convert on some of them, keeping the score deﬁcit less than what it could be. The Lady Rebels got into some foul trouble early, racking up four at the midway point of the ﬁrst. The Green and White used those fouls to get free throws, with their ﬁrst four points of the ballgame coming from the charity stripe. However, the Lady Rebels went into the second quarter with a 19-8 lead. From the end of the ﬁrst quarter to the beginning of the second, the South Gallia girls went on a 10-0 scoring run to further extend their lead. Over half of the Red and Gold’s 24 points in the second quarter came from behind the arch, with the Lady Rebels hitting ﬁve such shots over the eight minutes. On the other end of the court, the South Gallia defense kept the Lady Bobcats to only three points in the second, giving the home team a 43-11 lead going into halftime. The Lady Rebels got the deﬁcit to over 40 at the beginning of the third quarter, starting a constantly-running clock to keep the hosts from running up the score too much. The Red and Gold defense kept Green to another 3-point quarter in the third to go into the ﬁnal eight minutes with �6 Friday, February 18, 2022 Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Street, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, Wednesday 6 PM Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garﬁeld Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7pm Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 am and Friday 9 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Sunday school, 10a.m: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Wednesday 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m Karl Kebler III, CPA OH-70265800 OH-70270224 Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. EPISCOPAL Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. Wealth & Tax Advisor Email: keblerk@keblerfinancial.com Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave Middleport, OH 45760, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11:15 am United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Sunday service at 7pm Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers 6:30 p.m. WESLEYAN White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Veteran Care, Memory Care & Rehabilitation topeslifestylefurn@hotmail.com Gallia County Council On Aging OH-70265775 NAZARENE 446-9295 OH-70266030 Securities offered through Avantax Investment ServicesSM, Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Avantax Advisory ServicesSM. Insurance services offered through an Avantax affiliated insurance agency. 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Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Willis Funeral Home Kebler Financial P.O. Box 802, 19 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-441-9941; 877-545-7242 A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. CONGREGATIONAL OH-70266031 BAPTIST Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 State Route 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm, Vrable Healthcare Companies 311 Buckridge Road Bidwell, OH 45614-9016 OH-70266032 Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm www.abbyshire.com OH-70266029 McCoy Moore Funeral Homes, Inc. (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 Jared A. Moore Herb, Jean and Jared Moore W. Fred Workman and Charlotte “Charlie” Workman Director www.mccoymoore.com OH-70266028 506 State Route 7 N Gallipolis, OH 45631 Monday–Friday 9-5 Closed Saurday & Sunday Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap G & W Auto Parts LLC OH-70266033 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, ﬁrst and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the ﬁrst and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springﬁeld Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. OH-70265894 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Apostolic Gospel Church 1812 Eastern Ave. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Center, Inc. 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 12 p.m. Bible study and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2022 7 MEIGS COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY APOSTOLIC Ohio Valley Publishing Ohio Valley Publishing 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740/446-1813 FAX: 740/446-4056 www.napagallipolis.com �SPORTS 8 Friday, February 18, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer BEIJING — A Russian woman was standing atop the ﬁgure skating podium at the Beijing Games on Thursday night. It just wasn’t the one anyone expected. Even the fact that there was a podium was a surprise. Anna Shcherbakova, the overlooked world champion, delivered a clean performance in her free skate at historic Capital Indoor Stadium to win a stunning gold medal, while teammate Kamila Valieva — at the center of the latest Russian doping controversy — tumbled out of the medals altogether with a mistakeﬁlled end to her Olympic dream. “I still haven’t realized that my Olympic Games have ended. I just know that I skated clean,” said Shcherbakova, who was second behind Valieva after the short program. “I am so happy that I still haven’t realized the result.” Shcherbakova landed both of her quads to ﬁnish with 255.95 points, edging out another teammate, Alexandra Trusova, who landed ﬁve somewhat shaky quads of her own. Trusova ﬁnished four points back in second place but wasn’t pleased with the judges, especially given the difﬁculty of her program. “I am not happy with the result,” said Trusova, who, like Valieva, was sobbing afterward. By Randy Payton guests before a 6-1 spurt wrapped up the match. Rio Grande ﬁnished RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Blueﬁeld University the match with 19 attack errors, compared ﬁnished strong in all to 15 kills for a -.075 three sets and spoiled attack percentage. the home debut of The RedStorm also 10 the University of Rio service errors and six Grande’s men’s volleyball program with a 3-0 reception errors in the loss. (25-15, 25-12, 25-15) Freshman Sam Kaylor win over the RedStorm, Tuesday night, in Mid- (Lewis Center, OH) led Rio with ﬁve kills, while South Conference play fellow frosh Seth Mohr at the Newt Oliver (Canton, OH) had 13 Arena. assists and freshman The Rams improved to 4-5 overall and 3-2 in Juan Carlos Polanco (Venado Tuerto, Argenthe MSC with the victina) had ﬁve digs. tory. Freshman Jose PerRio Grande dropped domo accounted for to 0-9 overall and 0-6 four of the RedStorm’s in conference play as a six service aces. result of the loss. Jariel Diaz and LeoThe RedStorm found themselves down 18-14 nel Fernandez had eight in the opening set after kills each for Blueﬁeld, a kill by freshman Tyler while Caleb Word and Miller-Bross (Loveland, Tony Martin had 14 and 13 assists, respectively, OH), but the Rams closed things out with a in the win. Fernand Morales had 7-1 run, with six of the a match-best nine digs points coming on Rio for the Rams. errors. Rio Grande is schedBlueﬁeld also wrapped up the second uled to return to action on Friday when Thomas stanza with a 7-1 run, More University visits with all of the points coming from some form for a 7 p.m. ﬁrst serve. of RedStorm error. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the Set three stood at University of Rio Grande. 19-14 in favor of the For Ohio Valley Publishing Bernat Armangue | AP From left, silver medalist, Alexandra Trusova, of the Russian Olympic Committee, gold medalist, Anna Shcherbakova, of the Russian Olympic Committee, and bronze medalist, Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, pose during a venue ceremony after the women’s free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Thursday in Beijing. “There is no happiness.” Kaori Sakamoto of Japan was happy. She took bronze to break up an expected Russian sweep of the Olympic podium. “I don’t have the big jumps as others would have, which is a big handicap,” said Sakamoto, who doesn’t have a four-rotation quad in her arsenal but hit the cleanest triple axel of the Olympics. “That means I had to have perfect elements.” She did Thursday night, too. Just like Shcherbakova. With the fewest quads among controversial coach Eteri Tutberidze’s”Quad Squad,” the 17-year-old Russian instead relied on back-to-back clean programs with peerless artistry and unmatched skill. It culminated in her free skate Thursday night, when Shcherbakova landed her opening quad ﬂip-triple toe loop combination and never looked back. She followed Adelina Sotnikova and Alina Zagitova in giving her nation three straight women’s ﬁgure skating gold medals. “The importance of this is so huge that I cannot fully understand it yet. At the moment I have only felt the happiness from the fact that I was able to do everything I am capable of in my program,” Shcherbakova said. “I still haven’t realized that the competition has ﬁnished and this is the result. I haven’t understood what has happened.” Meanwhile, Valieva was inconsolable in the kissand-cry area. The 15-yearold phenom was heavily favored to win gold but is headed home with nothing from the women’s program and a looming investigation into her positive drug test. Valieva was shaky on an opening quad salchow, then stepped out on a triple axel and fell altogether on a quad toe loop-triple toe loop combination. Valieva fell again on her other quad toe loop, keeping her from completing that combination, and spun out on another jump late in the program — though by that point, her fate was sealed. She did not speak to reporters after a performance that made Shcherbakova’s look even better. Threat to MLB openers increases By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify Thursday when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they had resumed following a fourday break. What was supposed to be the second day of spring training workouts instead was the 78th day of the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history. After just the sixth meeting on core economics since the lockout began on Dec. 2, the sides had differing interpretations of the brevity: The union didn’t read much into the short session, and management attributed the lack of length to having nothing to talk about. While there is a session scheduled for Friday on non-core issues, there is no set date for the Rams spoil Rio men’s volleyball home debut Ross D. Franklin | AP The main parking lot at the Los Angeles Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., remains closed as pitchers and catchers are not starting spring training workouts as scheduled as the Major League Baseball lockout continues. resumption of the main talks. The sides have about two weeks left to reach a deal that would allow sufﬁcient spring training ahead of an ontime opening. “I just hope something gets resolved quickly,” Yankees inﬁelder DJ LeMahieu said before the meeting, just after working out with teammate Aaron Judge at a college ﬁeld in Tampa, Florida. “Baseball becomes a busi- ness — it’s not as fun, but it’s something that deﬁnitely needs to happen.” At this point, MLB has not even acknowledged publicly that exhibition openers won’t come off as scheduled on Feb. 26. The union told MLB it was prepared to meet every day next week. There was no discussion of key issues such as luxury tax thresholds and rates, the minimum salary, the union’s pro- posal to decrease revenue sharing and the players’ allegations of service time manipulation. The sides remain far apart in all those areas and also differ on the postseason: Owners want to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 14, while players are offering 12. Still, the union’s change in arbitration moved the sides closer in structure for when they actually start intensive negotiations. Without the imminent threat of losses caused by missing regular-season games, both sides appear hesitant to reveal bottom-line positions. Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem, Executive Vice President Morgan Sword and Senior Vice President Patrick Houlihan made the ﬁve-minute walk from MLB’s West Midtown ofﬁce to the players’ association’s East Midtown workplace on an usually warm winter afternoon. RedStorm high four steals to the winning effort, while Darnell tallied 17 points and senior Chyna From page 5 Chambers (Columbus, OH) had 10 points play by junior Ella with a game-high eight Skeens (Chillicothe, OH) made it 56-41, but assists. Rio shot just under the Trailblazers surged 48 percent overall (39again with a 16-4 run which sliced the deﬁcit for-82), while going 10-for-13 at the foul line to 60-57 after two free (76.9%) and enjoying a throws by Rachel Gil47-43 edge in reboundlum with 1:57 remaining. ing in the quarter. Gillum had 18 But that’s as close as points, a game-high 14 the home team would rebounds, two steals get the rest of the way. and two blocked shots The RedStorm used in the loss for OCU, a 12-0 spurt which bridged the ﬁnal minute while Haley Cox and of the third quarter and Emma Koons had 17 points and 14 points, the ﬁrst 3-1/2 minutes respectively. of the ﬁnal stanza to Winland netted 12 open up a 76-60 advanpoints for the Blazers, tage following a layup while Rachel Bolyard by freshman Kaylee Darnell (Wheelersburg, had 10 points and four assists. OH) with 6:39 left to OCU hit 26 of its 31 play. The 16-point cushion free throw opportuniwas Rio’s largest of the ties (83.9%), but went night and the lead never just 23-for-66 from the dipped below 10 points ﬁeld overall (34.8%) for the remainder of the and 6-for-27 from threepoint range (22.2%). contest. Rio Grande returns Skeens led a quartet to action on Thursday of double-digit scorers night for its regular for the RedStorm with a game-high 28 points. season ﬁnale against She also ﬁnished with a Oakland City Univerteam-high 12 rebounds sity. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. at the Newt Oliver and handed out ﬁve Arena. assists. Fellow junior Hailey Jordan (Columbus, OH) Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the added 22 points, seven University of Rio Grande. rebounds and a game- Poulin leads Canada women to Olympic gold in 3-2 win BEIJING (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin reminded everyone of her Captain Clutch reputation. And Canada regained its place atop the women’s hockey world. It was only ﬁtting that Poulin delivered at a time her team needed it most by scoring twice, including her third Olympic gold-medal clinching goal, in Canada’s 3-2 win over the defending champion United States at the Beijing Games on Thursday. After winning gold in her ﬁrst two Olympics, Poulin learned to appreciate how signiﬁcant capturing her third was, coming four years after losing it to the Americans at the Pyeongchang Games. “I just got shivers,” she said. “That 2018 was very hard, very, very hard. And I think when you take some time to reﬂect on what you need to do better as a team and personally,” Poulin added. “We did that and I’m very happy that we’re resilient and we’re able to put that back in the past and win that gold today.” Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 38 shots and Sarah Nurse had a goal and assist in a game where the Canadians built a 3-0 lead and hung on for the win. Nurse set the single Olympic tournament record with 18 points. The Canadians ﬁnished 7-0 by showcasing a dynamic, deep and relentless offensive attack to capture their ﬁfth Olympic title in seven tournaments, with four coming against the Americans in what has been one of sports’ ﬁercest and longest-running rivalries. Canada can now boast holding both the Olympic and world championship titles at the same time, and for the ﬁrst time since 2012. The win at Beijing comes nearly six months after Poulin’s overtime goal sealed Canada’s 3-2 victory over the U.S. at worlds, which ended the Americans’ run of winning ﬁve consecutive tournament titles. “It was a long haul of silvers and a lot of soul-searching in the program,” said Brianne Jenner, named the tournament MVP for tying a single Olympic record with nine goals. “I think this group didn’t really shy away from it. We were like, ‘Let’s be bold, let’s be brave, let’s go out and see what we can do.’” Men From page 5 8-for-14 at the free throw line (57.15). The RedStorm was outrebounded, 36-32, but had just ﬁve turnovers. Salamone had 15 points in a losing cause for the Trailblazers, while Yuryk Lazard scored 14 points and pulled down a gamebest nine rebounds. Juan Woods added 10 points for OCU, while Justin Barksdale also had nine rebounds. The Blazers shot 42.9 percent overall (24-for56) and were 11-for-15 at the foul line (73.3%), but hit just three of 12 three-point tries (25%). Rio Grande will close out the regular season portion of its schedule on Thursday when it hosts Midway University in the makeup of an earlier COVID-19 postponement. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Newt Oliver Arena. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, February 18, 2022 9 Ohio redistricting fight unresolved as court deadline nears By Julie Carr Smyth back-and-forth debate was overseen this time by Democratic co-chair Sen. Vernon COLUMBUS, Ohio — Demo- Sykes, whose power to call and preside over the stalemated, crats on the Ohio RedistrictRepublican-dominated coming Commission pushed hard mission was asserted in a letter Thursday to approve a set of earlier this week by Ohio Audi10-year legislative maps that tor Keith Faber, a Republican. reﬂect Ohio’s partisan breakDemocrats seized the down — but a compromise opportunity to take control of appeared out of reach as the clock ticked toward a midnight the bipartisan commission’s meeting. They introduced and deadline. debated their own map, as The 90 minutes of sharp Associated Press (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN opposed to a map drawn by majority Republicans. House Democratic Leader Allison Russo led the ﬁght for her party’s proposed district lines, boundaries that need to be redrawn after each U.S. Census to reﬂect a state’s population changes. 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McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the following project(s): Tara Estates Sewer Replacement Project: replace sewer line & manholes Source of Federal Funds: 2021 CDBG CD grant, 2021 CDBG CI grant, 2021 ARPA WWIP grant Project Description: Replacement of existing sewer collection system & manholes Single Year Project Location: Addison Township Estimated Cost of Project $1,503,594 The activities proposed are categorically excluded under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for the project is on file at the Gallia County Commissioners Office at 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M. The ERR may also be provided upon request electronically via email. Please submit your request by U.S. mail to Gallia County Commissioners, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 or by email to ksprague@gallianet.net . PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Gallia County Commissioners by U.S. mail or email at the addresses above. All comments received before February 28, 2022 will be considered by the Gallia County Commissioners prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The Gallia County Commission certifies to the State of Ohio that Harold G. Montgomery in his capacity as President of the Gallia County Commissioners consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The State of Ohio's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Gallia County Commissioners to use Program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS The State of Ohio will accept objections to its release of funds and the Gallia County Commissioners certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Gallia County Board of Commissioners; (b) the Gallia County Board of Commissioners has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the State of Ohio; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Ohio Department of Development, Office of Community Development at OCD@development.ohio.gov. Potential objectors should contact the State of Ohio to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Harold G. Montgomery, President Gallia County Commissioners 2/18/22 �NEWS 10 Friday, February 18, 2022 Biden: Infrastructure plan gives $1B for Great Lakes cleanup By John Flesher and Zeke Miller Associated Press LORAIN, Ohio — President Joe Biden declared Thursday that a $1 billion infusion from the bipartisan infrastructure deal would restore the Great Lakes harbors and tributary rivers that have been polluted by industrial toxins. The president ventured close to the banks of Lake Erie to speak in Lorain, Ohio, a small city that once housed a shipbuilder, a Ford plant and a U.S. Steel factory and is now adapting to a post-industrial economy. Biden pledged that the investment in cleaning the waterways was as much about jobs as the environment, citing a note that Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur — who attended Thursday’s event — handed to him after an address last year to a joint session of Congress. “That letter was about the Great Lakes,” the president said. “(They) support more than 1.3 million jobs in manufacturing tourism, transportation, warehousing, farming and ﬁshing.” Biden’s trip to northeast Ohio comes at a crucial political moment as the state’s Republican Sen. Rob Portman, Biden’s partner on the infrastructure deal, is retiring. That has left open a Senate seat this year that Democrats hope to claim, despite the state’s swing toward the GOP. The $1 billion for the Great Lakes from the bipartisan measure enacted in November, combined with annual funding through an ongoing recovery program, will enable agencies by 2030 to ﬁnish work on 22 sites designated a quarter-century ago as among the region’s most degraded, ofﬁcials said Thursday. The lakes provide drinking water for 40 million people and underpin the economy in eight Northeastern and Midwestern states and two Canadian provinces. They fueled a 20th century industrial boom that generated wealth and jobs but caused ecological devastation. Notorious images from the region including ﬂames on the surface of the Cuyahoga River, which ﬂows into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire enact- ment of the Clean Water Act and other signature environmental laws. The U.S. and Canada listed 43 sites — 31 of them in the U.S. — as toxic hot spots in 1987, largely because of contaminated sediments that make the waters unsuitable for ﬁshing, swimming and other uses. But while cleanup plans were crafted, they languished with little funding until the Obama administration kicked off the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2010. It’s been one of the few matters on which the region’s congressional Democrats and Republicans routinely agree. They thwarted President Donald Trump’s early efforts to gut the program, which GOP lawmakers from Michigan eventually persuaded him to support. Because of progress under the initiative, which has received nearly $4 billion, the Environmental Protection Agency has dropped six areas of concern from the list and ﬁnished work at 11 others. They’ll also be removed after scientists determine they have recovered, depending on factors such as whether wildlife populations are thriving. The more than 6,000 projects funded under the restoration initiative also deal with some of the lakes’ other biggest problems. They include invasive species such as quagga mussels that unravel food chains; toxic algae blooms caused by agricultural runoff and sewage overﬂows; and loss of wetlands and other wildlife habitat. The billion-dollar bonus from the infrastructure package will enable the EPA and other federal agencies to devote more resources to those issues from the program’s core budget. Congress voted separately in 2021 to increase the initiative’s annual funding from $300 million to $475 million over ﬁve years. “The Great Lakes are North America’s most important source of freshwater, and President Biden is delivering on his promise to restore them for the millions of people and thousands of wildlife species they support,” said Collin O’Mara, president of the National Wildlife Federation. Did you know during the Civil War that the Union army came with the gunboats and arrested two men and a woman after the death of President Abraham Lincoln they were rejoicing and excited about his death so they were arrested and taken away to prison. Did you know that the old Harris Colored Church was burned down by brigadier general John Hunt Morgan during the Civil War and this took place across the old 554 bridge which runs right across through our family home place at the intersection of State route 554 and tycoon lake road did you know that there was so much confusion about the addresses of that area and it still is, the area around State route 554 and tycoon lake is called Harrisburg to this day and during the Civil War both sides of the raccoon Creek on the old bridge was called Harrisburg but the address was Bidwell post ofﬁce and our children went to Rio Grande School that is one of the complication that we dealt with and getting the real history of the Civil War in Ohio. You may learn more about the Civil War in Ohio in this area from my book all over this land. You can ﬁnd that book in the Shaker heights library in Shaker heights Ohio. It is important to notice that we have confusion on the addresses of these areas because that area is still referred to as Harrisburg and the addresses are Bidwell and the children go to Rio Grande School. I’m just saying the reason it was very difﬁcult to get the real information about the Civil War in Ohio was because of the addresses of the post ofﬁce were so difﬁcult to ﬁnd. But we were able to get the information from the governor ofﬁce in Columbus from the ofﬁce of the governor of the sitting Governor during the Civil War and from the paperwork of a brigadier general John Hunt Morgan and from the records of the New Hope Baptist Church and from the people themselves who gave and have historic documents of that time period. You probably didn’t think about it but during the Civil War we had the telegraph and that was a plus in military strategies for the Union army. My book all over this land focuses on the Civil War in Gallipolis and Gallia county but emraces The History of the United States from the landing of Ponce de Leon in Florida to the end of the Barack Obama administration. I encourage you to read as much as you can about the Civil War and how your ancestors play the part in establishing the one nation under God which came out of this war, I lost relatives on both sides of the war my family consisted of Union soldiers as well as Confederate soldiers so sad family was ﬁghting family and belonging to the same Nation. This is not history today this is history of yesterday but we are The descendants of those who died and we give praise to God himself and in the words of President Lincoln he said God would cause this war to turn out right his thoughts action and Hope was freedom would be forever upon this Land. Let us today make that come true. Nellie Ruby Taylor. Author of All over this land with contributing authors Paul LaRue, Nathan Kirk, and Penny Pletikapich. A very good resource to ﬁnd this information to be true with the President Abraham Lincoln library. The historic marker at New Hope Baptist Church at the intersection of State route 554 and tycoon lake road was placed there by you and American people to remind us of the price we paid to be free and that our God and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was with us so let us give thanks. OH-70273271 Ohio Valley Publishing 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. Friday, Feb. 18 GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia & Jackson counties, meets, weather permitting, 2 p.m., at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160, members are asked to follow all CDC guidelines. Saturday, Feb. 19 CHESTER — The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter NSDAR will meet at 1 p.m. in the dining hall of the Chester Academy, weather permitting. Program by Donna Jenkins. Exciting things are planned. All members are encouraged to attend. Social distancing/masks rules apply. Monday, Feb. 21 urged to attend. RIO GRANDE — Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War meets 1 p.m., Bob Evans Farms Homestead House; the SUVCW is the legal heir to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), the nation’s ﬁrst Veterans Organization organized in 1866; purpose is educational, patriotic and historic preservation of those “Who wore the Blue” and preserved the Union of the United States of America; any male with Civil War ancestors invited to attend. Tuesday, Feb. 22 GALLIPOLIS — Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 meets 5:30 p.m., post home on McCormick Road, followed by Auxiliary meeting at 6 p.m., all member urged to attend. POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library will be at 6 p.m. Bring an instrument and play along in this informal jam session at the Pomeroy Library. Held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Tuesday, Feb. 24 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 24 at noon at the district ofﬁce. The ofﬁce is located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D. LETART — Regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held 5 p.m., Letart Township Building at 49380 SR 124. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Lafayette Post #27, Sons of the AmeriMIDDLEPORT — The Middleport can Legion Squadron #27 and Auxiliary Fire Department will be hosting a ﬁsh E-Board jointly meets at 5 p.m., post fry. Serving begins at 11 a.m. at the ﬁre home, McCormick Road, all members station. Saturday, Feb. 26 Virus “Our goal has always been to the least restrictive as possible while ensuring safety.” – Cheryl Bettigole Health Commissioner From page 1 beyond the virus, government and business leaders have been out ahead of the CDC in ending virus measures in the last week, including ordering workers back to ofﬁces, eliminating mask mandates and no longer requiring proof of vaccine to get into restaurants, bars and sports and entertainment arenas. The efforts have been gaining more steam each day. Philadelphia ofﬁcials on Wednesday said the city’s vaccine mandate for restaurants was immediately lifted, though indoor mask mandates remain in place for now. At Disney World, vaccinated guests will no longer have to wear masks at the Florida theme park starting Thursday. Professional sports teams including the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards and Capitals have stopped requiring proof of vaccine for fans. The most populous county in Washington — where Seattle is located — announced Wednesday it will no longer require COVID vaccination checks to enter restaurants, bars, theaters and gyms beginning March 1. Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole said Philadelphia’s average daily case count had dropped to 189 cases per day in the city of more than 1.5 million people. Bettigole said the plunge in infections has been steeper in Philadelphia than elsewhere in the state or the country, making it easier to lift the vaccine mandate for restaurants and other businesses announced in mid-December and that just fully went into effect this month. “Our goal has always been to the least restrictive as possible while ensuring safety,” she said. In Provincetown, Massachusetts, a seaside town that became a COVID hot spot with an early outbreak of the delta variant last summer, ofﬁcials on Tuesday lifted a mask mandate and vaccine requirement for indoor spaces like restaurants and bars. Town Manager Alex Morse said the community of about 3,000 recorded zero active cases last week among Provincetown residents — something that hasn’t happened since the surge following last year’s July 4 celebrations. “We are learning to live with, and mitigate, the impact of the virus on our community,” Morse said. COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have fallen sharply in the U.S., with the sevenday rolling average for daily new cases dropping from about 453,000 two weeks ago to about 136,000 as of Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Hospitalizations are at levels similar to September, when the U.S. was emerging from the delta variant surge. Almost 65% of Americans are fully vaccinated. “As a result of all this progress and the tools we now have, we are moving to a time where COVID isn’t a crisis but is something we can protect against and treat,” said Jeff Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator. Walensky said the CDC “will soon put guidance in place that is relevant and encourages prevention measures when they are most needed to protect public health and our hospitals.” She suggested any changes will take into account measures of community transmission, as well as hospitalization rates or other gauges of whether infected people are becoming severely ill. They also would consider available bed space in hospitals. Several states with indoor mask mandates announced last week they would be lifted in coming weeks, also citing promising numbers. Two music festivals that draw thousands of people to the California desert town of Indio in April and May, Coachella and Stagecoach, also said this week there will be no vaccination, masking or testing mandates in accordance with local guidelines. Coachella also noted that could change along with COVID conditions. In Philadelphia, Bettigole said the vaccine mandate helped spur “a very large” increase in pediatric vaccinations, pushing the city way ahead of the national average for ﬁrst doses among kids ages 5 to 11. More than 53% of Philadelphia residents in that age group have received a ﬁrst dose, compared to closer to 30% nationally, she said. Not all businesses plan to immediately change course. Philadelphia Irish sports bar and restaurant O’Neals will keep asking to see customers’ vaccination cards for now, said managing partner Greg “Spoonie” Rand, even though the city is lifting its vaccine mandate. “Guests are more compliant and employees are more happy for us to continue doing vaccine cards inside,” he said. He thinks vaccinated people will be wary of coming in if the pub stops checking cards. Walensky said the CDC wants to “give people a break from things like mask-wearing” when circumstances improve, though be able to mask up again if things worsen. She also said there will be instances where people should continue to wear masks even if prevention measures ease. Examples include when individuals have symptoms of COVID-19 or are within 10 days after being diagnosed with it. �OH-70273988 Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, February 18, 2022 11 �NEWS 12 Friday, February 18, 2022 Daily Sentinel Koch-affiliated group makes grassroots policy push in Ohio By Julie Carr Smyth $150,000-plus in promotions and digital outreach, the group told The Associated Press. Ads are scheduled to begin in the coming days and run through March 5. AFP-Ohio is an afﬁliate of the inﬂuential political advocacy network founded by the billionaire Koch family, which has supported Republican candidates and causes. Last year, the network notably distanced itself from conservative groups pushing government bans on the teaching of race and history in schools, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio arm of the political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is launching a grassroots effort to elevate “a higher caliber” of leadership in the state, in hopes of pivoting the focus at the Statehouse from socially divisive topics to passing good public policy. The “Buckeye Blueprint” initiative begins with the rebranding of AFP-Ohio’s website Thursday, followed by however, displaying its libertarian streak. Pressing “intellectual consistency,” the pro-capitalism organization has opposed both government-imposed COVID19 testing and vaccination mandates backed by Democrats and signed on with civil liberties groups who believe public safety can be protected without government crackdowns on public protests backed by Republicans. The Ohio group’s idea is to use momentum from the “Buckeye Blueprint” effort to build support for a package of big policy ideas that can improve the state, said state director Donovan O’Neil. It has settled on four key policy goals, which it describes as: removing barriers to economic opportunity, driving personal options in health care, expanding educational opportunities for all and reforming the criminal justice system. More speciﬁcs would be unveiled in December. O’Neil said the proposals stem from meetings with activists, community leaders, associations, faith leaders and elected ofﬁcials held around the state since October. The launch of the group’s initiative comes the same day the bipartisan Ohio Redistricting Commission faces a courtimposed deadline for redrawing state legislative districts. The panel was given until midnight Thursday to pass maps of Ohio’s 99 House and 33 Senate districts that meet anti-gerrymandering provisions approved by Ohio voters that aimed to reduce political polarization. Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough? By Carla K. Johnson AP Medical Writer OH-70273590 The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society. Millions of individual Americans’ immune systems now recognize the virus and are primed to ﬁght it off if they encounter omicron, or even another variant. About half of eligible Americans have received booster shots, there have been nearly 80 million conﬁrmed infections overall and many more infections have never been reported. One inﬂuential model uses those factors and others to estimate that 73% of Americans are, for now, immune to omicron, the dominant variant, and that could rise to 80% by midMarch. This will prevent or shorten new illnesses in protected people and reduce the amount of virus circulating overall, likely tamping down new waves. Hospitals will get a break from overwhelmed ICUs, experts agree. “We have changed,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. “We have Ohio Department of Natural Resources | Courtesy Hairy lip fern (Myriopteris lanosa) was discovered in Lawrence County. Plant David Goldman | AP file A customer enters a restaurant past a sign posted to the door requiring masks last week in Providence, R.I. The omicron surge that’s still infecting more than 130,000 Americans every day in February will leave the nation with enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely bring much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society. been exposed to this virus and we know how to deal with it.” The coronavirus — the current variant or future ones that are sure to pop up — remains a dangerous germ. It is still infecting more than 130,000 Americans and killing more than 2,000 every day. Tens of millions of people remain vulnerable. And there will be future outbreaks. The notion of a “herd immunity” that could stop the virus has slipped away under the harsh reality of new variants, waning immunity, and the rejection of vaccines by some Americans. But the coronavirus is no longer new. Two years The Meigs County General Health District's 2021 Annual Financial Report is available for review at www.meigs-health.com or from 8am-4pm Monday through Friday at the Meigs County Health Department located at 112 E. Memorial Drive Pomeroy, Ohio ago it arrived in a nation where nobody’s immune system had seen it before. The entire population — 330 million people — were immunologically naive, that is, susceptible to infection. “I am optimistic even if we have a surge in summer, cases will go up, but hospitalizations and deaths will not,” said Mokdad, who works on the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation model, which calculated the 73% ﬁgure for The Associated Press. With varying degrees of relief and caution, many Americans are starting to return to their prepandemic lifestyles. Sarah Rixen, 41, of Bismarck, North Dakota, started singing again with a civic chorus after taking a year off. Now, with omicron winding down, she said she feels more conﬁdent than at any time since the crisis began. “But I am still a little leery that there could be another variant around the corner,” said Rixen, noting that her family and most of her relatives are fully vaccinated. “I am still going to wear a mask.” As mask mandates ease, workers return to ofﬁces and ﬂights ﬁll up, experts Access your Hometown Newspaper anywhere, anytime with an E-edition Only Subscription OVCS hoops action Healthy Words to Live By Healthy Living Guide SPORTS s 5 NEWS s 2 PAGES 9-13 heo"�E^_e C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[ Issue 18, Volume 76 Breaking news Middleport discusses vacant properties at mydailysen tinel.com 27, 2022 Thursday, January s 50¢ reported 217 new COVID cases said the line. 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To address that, researchers are trying to answer questions about the virus, the vaccine, and how our bodies respond: How fast is booster protection waning against omicron? How long does protection from infection last? How many mild infections were never reported? How many people got infected but had no symptoms? To ﬁnd clues, they use health data from other countries such as Britain, Denmark, South Africa and Qatar to project what could be in store. Scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimate that about three out of four people in the United States will have been infected by omicron by the end of the surge. “We know it’s a huge proportion of the population,” said Shaun Truelove, an epidemiologist and disease modeler at Johns Hopkins. “This varies a lot by location, and in some areas we expect the number infected to be closer to one in two.” That means different regions or groups of people have different level of protection — and risk. In Virginia, disease modelers are thinking about their population in terms of groups with different levels of immunity. They estimate about 45% of Virginians have the highest level of immunity through boosted vaccination or through vaccination plus a recent infection with omicron. Another 47% have immunity that has waned somewhat; and 7% are the most vulnerable because they were never vaccinated and never infected. Project Call 740-992-2155 to Sign-up Today! Mail payment to: The Daily Sentinel 825 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631 OH-70272065 From page 1 the communities they call home.” To donate to Project RISE, checks or money Other notable ﬁnds included more than a dozen endangered speFrom page 1 cies, such as Coville’s scorpion-weed (Phacelia to survey, monitor, and colvillei), small-ﬂowered target efforts to protect scorpion-weed (Phacelia dubia), primrose-leaved them and ensures a violet (Viola primulimore accurate understanding of the species’ folia), water-plantain spearwort (Ranunculus status as a whole.” In addition to the new ambigens), and little native plants, botanists prickly sedge (Carex echinata). found one presumed These surprising ﬁnds extirpated plant in show that there are still 2021, curved tortilla important discoveries moss (Tortella inclinato be made throughout ta) in Ottawa County. Ohio’s landscapes and It was last seen in the natural communities. 1990s. Ohio Department of Natural Resources | Courtesy Botanists found one presumed extirpated plant in 2021, curved tortilla moss (Tortella inclinata) in Ottawa County. It was last seen in the 1990s. Charges released to a family member from the scene and the Task Force is currently following up From page 1 with Meigs County Haley and Stewart have Children’s Services regarding the welfare of been charge with: Possession of Heroin, the child, further stated the news release. a felony of the second The Washington, degree; Trafﬁcking in Heroin, Morgan, Noble, Monroe and Meigs Major a felony of the second Crimes Task Force is degree; part of Ohio Attorney Possession of Methamphetamine, felony of General Dave Yost’s Organized Crime the ﬁfth degree; Investigation CommisTrafﬁcking in Methamphetamine, a felony sion and is comprised of representatives of of the ﬁfth degree. 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