https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/275281704c6cbbe944ec697f5c538797.pdf cab4df7f3a23a7a2631260030f31037e PDF Text Text STANDING WITH UKRAINE We at AIM Media stand with SUPPORT the Ukrainian people to support their freedom and UKRAINE sovereignty. www.aimmediacares.com Please visit AIMMediaCares.com/Ukraine or scan the QR code for links to organizations working to help the Ukrainian people in their time of need. R Remember b to t set your clocks forward one hour this weekend District 13 boys teams SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 50, Volume 76 Saturday, March 12, 2022 s $2 A structured approach 10 deaths, 64 new COVID cases reported By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Photos by ODNR | Courtesy Fish structures were put into Tycoon Lake recently by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Fostering fish habitats at Tycoon Lake By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com BIDWELL — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently placed “fish structures” in Gallia County’s Tycoon Lake. Matt Hangsleben, a fisheries biologist for the division of wildlife, said the structures serve the fish and anglers. Hangsleben said the structures concentrate fish, giving anglers better chances at a catch. Made from a cinder block, PVC and water tubing, Hangsleben said ODNR have created a sort of modification of what people commonly called a “spider block.” Bluegill, crappies, bass and sometimes catfish will use the structures as a play for cover to hid from bigger fish. Over time, the structures will have algae growing on them, which will then bait other fish to come to the structure. This could potentially make the older structures better fishing spots. See STRUCTURED | 12 OHIO VALLEY — Since the publication of Tuesday’s update, there were 10 additional deaths, as well as 64 new COVID-19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported five deaths associated with COVID-19. Two of these individuals were in the 60-69 age range, one in the 50-59, one 70-79 and one in the 80-plus age range. ODH also reported 31 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported four deaths associated with COVID-19. Three of these individuals were in the 80-plus age range and one was in the 70-79 age range. ODH also reported 11 new See COVID | 12 WVSP: Homicide probe underway The structures provide a place for fish to hide. 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DeWine turns down Republican primary debate invitation COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, facing a competitive 2022 reelection race, will skip this month’s Republican primary debate, event organizers said Thursday. The nonpartisan Ohio Debate Commission said DeWine did not give a reason for declining to participate in the March 29 debate, adding that it hopes the governor will reconsider. DeWine campaign manger Brenton Temple said the governor is always publicly accessible. “Governor DeWine meets with constituents on a daily basis and regularly takes questions from the media,” he said in a statement. The debate commission said no other candidate has declined its invitation to participate. Other Republicans in the race are former Congressman Jim Renacci, former state lawmaker Rod Hood and Joe Blystone, a central Ohio farmer. The two Democratic candidates for governor, former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and ex-Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, have agreed to debate each other on March 29. MASON, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police (WVSP) reports the body of a deceased white male was discovered on Tuesday and troopers are investigating the case as a homicide. In a news release from the WVSP, it was reported both troopers from the Mason County Detachment of the WVSP and deputies from the Mason County Sheriff’s Department responded to a suspicious death call around 5:20 p.m., on March 8 in the 600-block of Carson Road near Mason, W.Va. and discovered the body at this location. The victim was transported to the Office of State Medical Examiner. On Friday, the WVSP reported the victim has been positively identified. “At this time the name is not being released due to pending investigation,” stated the release. Investigators are reportedly still attempting to track down leads in this case and anyone with information is asked to call the West Virginia State Police Detachment at 304-675-0850. More on this story as information becomes available. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, March 12, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES GEORGE ‘LEO’ VALENTINE EDNA LOUISE BLAKE MOONEY CROWN CITY — Edna Louise Blake Mooney, 86 years, 1 month and 15 days of age, of Crown City, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Once again, the death angel has visited our community, and taken from our mist a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and neighbor to all who knew her. She was born on January 23, 1936, daughter of the late Curtis and Vernie Blake. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Amanda Birchfield, and her siblings. She is survived by her husband, Franklin D. Mooney of Crown City; two daughters, Rhonda (Robert) McGuire and Shelba (Walter) Hineman of Crown City; two sons Rodney Mooney and Frank (Lana) Mooney of Jackson; nine grandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren; one greatgreat-grandchild; nieces and nephews; and a halfbrother. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church and for her loved ones knowing she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior, helps take the sting off death and gives victory over the grave. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville with Richard Unroe officiating. Burial will follow in Victory Cemetery, Gallia County. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.ehallfuneralhome. com. LARRY D. KINDER GALLIPOLIS — Larry D. Kinder, 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center in Middleport, Ohio. He was born July 6, 1944, in Maysville, Kentucky to George W. Kinder, Sr. and Anna Mae Kinder. He spent most of his career in engineering and construction of cable systems during the pioneering days of cable television. He was preceded in death by his parents, George W. Kinder, Sr. and Anna Mae Kinder; his brother, James Kinder; and his sisters, Mary Ragan and Virginia Stillwell. Larry is survived by his son, LD (Leah) Kinder II of Felton, Delaware; his daughter, Kristal (James) Kinder-Bartlett of Shokan, New York; and his brothers, Charles T. Kinder and George W Kinder Jr. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. 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. Monday, March 14 BEDFORD TWP — Bedford Township trustees regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Bedford townhall. GALLIPOLIS — Starting 5 p.m. DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 meets at post home, AMVETS Post #23 will meet following the DAV meeting, all members urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — George “Leo” Valentine, 94, of Gallipolis passed away on March 8, 2022 of natural causes. Leo was a loving husband to his wife Clarice for 67 years, father to his children Rita (DePalatis), Tom, Ann (Ramey). He was grandfather to Laura, Michael, Christopher, Anthony, Trent, Taylor, Brooke, and Ben. He was great-grandfather to Paige and Callum. Leo was born on May 22, 1927 in Gallipolis to Alonzo and Cora Belle (Criner) Valentine and was one of their 10 children who survived to adulthood. Leo graduated from Gallia Academy High School in 1945 and immediately enlisted in the US Navy as World War II was coming to an end. At that time Leo and four of his brothers (Clyde, Frank, Charles, and Paul) were serving in the war at the same time. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Leo worked a variety of jobs and ultimately used his GI bill to enroll in Rio Grande college and obtained his teaching certificate. Teaching school by day while continuing his education at night until he found a job at Kyger Creek power plant. During that time he met a beautiful student nurse named Clarice Evelyn Owens who was in the Holzer school of nursing. They fell in love and were married August 2, 1954. He said this was the smartest decision he ever made. After their marriage Leo and Clarice’s family grew with the birth of Rita, Tom and Ann. Leo was an active sportsman throughout his life. This interest included forming baseball teams with his brothers and neighbors, participat- ing in high school athletics, playing baseball for the US Navy’s Pearl Harbor team and football for Rio Grande College. Leo’s baseball skills earned him a stint with the Cleveland Indians organization. Leo also enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, gardening and spending time with his wife and children. Leo worked at the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) for 35 years in a variety of positions, ending his career as the Human Resources Director. After his retirement Leo and Clarice enjoyed their life in Gallipolis while also traveling throughout the country. They visited many National Parks and their children and grandchildren in Michigan, Texas, California and Hawaii. His love for his family had no limits and he was affectionately known as the fun loving “Grandpa Leo” to all his grandchildren. Leo was also an active part of the community. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the Elks Club and an inductee to the GAHS Athletic Hall of Fame. He was also active with the senior citizens, which he referred to as “the wrinkle club.” His love for his family and the community was endless and he was always available for his family and friends. Leo will be sorely missed. The service for Leo will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Ray Kane officiating. A Time of Gathering with the family will follow the service at Grace United Methodist Church. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. PATRICIA ANN BUFFINGTON THOMPSON THE PLAINS — Patricia Ann Buffington Thompson was born October 7, 1946, in Pomeroy, Ohio to the Joseph Peter and Ruth James Buffington who preceded her in death. She was the fifth child of eight children. She passed away March 10, 2022 at her home in Canal Winchester, Ohio. Patricia attended Forest Run Baptist Church, Pomeroy, as a young child. She graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1965. Pat moved to The Plains, Ohio shortly after graduation where she met and married Carlos Thompson on November 25, 1967. To this union a son was born. Patricia began working for Ohio University, Athens, Ohio November 6, 1967, in Accounts Payable and Grants and Contracts in the Controller’s Office. Upon completing 40 years of service Pat retired from Ohio University on June 1, 2010. She continued supporting and cheering on her Bobcats until her death. In addition to her Bobcats, Pat was an avid supporter of the Athens Bulldogs, and her Cincinnati Reds. Pat coached several softball teams, traveling all over the region for games. She always made you laugh with her quick comebacks and straight forward statements. Pat loved to spend time with her family, especially the grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed going to the beach. Pat volunteered each month at First Baptist of Nelsonville feeding the community. Those surviving to cherish her memories are her son Don Carlos Thompson of Logan, Ohio; granddaughter she raised as her daughter, Tiffany Thompson of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Christopher (Jocelyn) Thompson of Corning, Ohio, Taylor (Blake) Thompson of Logan; great-grandchildren, Karmen Vermillion, Alec and Laker Thompson and Joseph Martin; special niece, Robin Payne, of Bidwell, Ohio; three brothers, Edward (Karen) Buffington of Gallipolis, Ohio; Charles (Sara) Buffington of Flint, Mich. and Don Robert Buffington, Pomeroy; one sister, Sharon Buffington of Pomeroy, brother-inlaw, Charles Martin of Columbus, and sistersin-law Carla Buffington of Detroit, Mich. and Donna Buffington of Middleport, Ohio and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Along with her parents and husband, preceding her in death are two brothers; Aaron Buffington and Danny Buffington, Sr.; a sister, Joann Martin and a special friend Tyrone (Bob) Bailey. Funeral service will be conducted Tuesday 2 p.m. at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens with Rev. Edward Buffington officiating. Friends may call Tuesday 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Cremation will follow the service. Please share a memory, a note of condolence or sign the online register at www.jagersfuneralhome.com. DEATH NOTICES TURLEY CROWN CITY — Bernard “Papaw” Turley, 82, of Crown City, Ohio died Tuesday evening, March 8, 2022. As per his wishes there are no formal plans for a service. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio is assisting the family with arrangements. MULLEN MIDDLEPORT — Barbara Frances Mullen, 98, of Middleport, died on Friday, March 11, 2022 at Overbrook Nursing Home in Middleport. Funeral Arrangements will be announced by Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. Tuesday, March 15 RIO GRANDE — Regular monthly meeting of the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will be held at 4 p.m. at the University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, Room 131. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities will hold a regular monthly board meeting for the month of March, 4 p.m., Administrative Offices, 77 Mill Creek Road. GALLIPOLIS — Starting 5:30 p.m., Sons of American Legion Squadron #27 meets at the post home on McCormick Road, then at 6 p.m., Legion Auxiliary will meet, all members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library monthly trustees meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the library. Friday, March 18 POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Class of 1959 will be meeting at noon at Fox’s Pizza Den in Pomeroy. 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. Council meeting rescheduled Cemetery clean ups VINTON —The regularly scheduled Village of Vinton council meeting has been rescheduled for March 18 at 6 p.m. at the Vinton Town Hall. Kindergarten registration GALLIPOLIS — Registration will be held for children who will be five-years-old before Aug. 1, 2022. Bring birth certificate, shot records, social security, proof residency and registration packet. Remain in vehicle for staff to collect packet and documents. Washington Elementary 740-446-3213 — March 14-16; Rio Elementary 740-245-5333 — March 21-22. Call home school to register. Chicken BBQ MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Fire Depart- CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 Happy Heavenly Birthday OH-70276702 Don Richter Love Sandy ment will be hosting the first chicken BBQ of 2022 on March 26. Serving begins at 11 a.m. Call 740-9927368 for pre-orders. 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 RUTLAND — Rutland Township Trustees ask all decorations be removed from cemeteries in Rutland Township by March 15 for spring cleanup. It is asked that decorations remain off until April 7 to have time to get cemeteries cleaned up for Easter and summer mowing. LETART TWP — According to an announcement from Letart Township Trustees, cemetery patrons are asked to remove all decorations not secured to the foundation of gravesites in the cemetery by March 15. Per Letart Township cemetery policy, any decorations or other items remaining in the grass around the foundation of the gravesite after that date will be removed and disposed of by cemetery personnel. DARWIN — The trustees of the Burlingham Cemetery will soon begin spring cleaning. Families with grave decorations they wish to keep should remove them no later than April 1. Storytime at the library MEIGS COUNTY — Story Time is held at each Meigs Library location weekly. Bring preschoolers for stories and crafts. Mondays at 1 p.m. at Racine Library; Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at Eastern Library; Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Pomeroy Library; and Thursdays at 1 p.m. at Middleport Library. Southern K, preschool signup RACINE — Registration for Kindergarten will be held on April 12-13 for children that will be 5 years old before Aug. 1, 2022. Registration for Preschool will be held on April 11-12 for children turning 4 years old by October 1, 2022. To make an appointment, call the office at 740-949-4222. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, March 12, 2022 3 Raising awareness on colic reason such as havDid you know ing a dirty diaper March is Colic or being hungry. Awareness Month? Infants also might Colic is a word appear to be in used to characterpain. Sometimes ize a set of behavthey will clench iors in infants that involve frequent, Meigs their fists, stiffen arms, arch prolonged, and Health their their backs, or curl intense crying or Matters their legs. Babies fussiness with no Amber can also swallow obvious cause. This Evans air while crying means a healthy and this can cause baby that cries for them to have gas and more than three hours a day, at least three days a their belly will become week, for more than three tight or swollen. There are multiple weeks. Every year roughdiagnoses that can appear ly 20% of infants and to be similar to colic but their families are affectit is recommended your ed. Colic usually starts infant sees their pediatriin the early weeks of life cian if you have concerns. from two to four weeks Fortunately, colic does and can last through not cause short-term or their 5th month. It usulong-term medical issues ally does not exceed six for children. Research has months. shown parents also face There is no certain answer as to why babies certain problems when it comes to having an infant develop colic but eviwith colic. Mothers have dence suggests that it may be caused for a vari- increased risk of postparety of reasons. Digestion tum depression. Some stop breastfeeding early problems, sensitivity to or have feelings of guilt, formula, something in a nursing moms’ diet, over exhaustion, helplessness, or anger. If a mom stimulation, developing is feeling this way it is nervous system, gas, important to ask for help. imbalance of healthy Never shake your baby. bacteria in the digesShaking your baby can tive tract, or early form cause serious brain damof childhood migraines age or even death. are all theories of what Although there is no causes colic. cure for colic, there are Usually, infants show signs of colic at the same steps you can take that might help soothe your time every day but this baby. Some things to try isn’t always the case. are rocking, walking, It may seem your child swaddling them, rubbing cries with no logical or patting their back, riding in the car, burping them, warm baths, decreased stimulation, white noise, or introducing a pacifier. Researchers have found a few feeding tips that help find some relief as well. These can depend on what your infant is eating like breastmilk or formula. If a mother is breastfeeding, she can talk with her doctor about her diet and any vitamins or supplements she may be taking. Keeping a log of foods that mom is eating could help find the cause of the infant’s discomfort if it is the source of the problem. If the mother is formula feeding, she should talk with the baby’s pediatrician to see what formula would be a better alternative. WIC offers a variety of different Enfamil formulas without a prescription. If your baby requires a special formula WIC also has a list of formulas you can get with a prescription from their doctor. WIC is a nutrition education program. WIC provides nutritious foods that promote good health for pregnant woman, woman who have just had a baby, breastfeeding moms, infants and children up to age five. To see if you qualify for WIC, call 740-992-0392. Amber Evans is WIC Clerk with the Meigs County Health Department. Clay, Johnston, Kinnaird promoted to OVB vice president GALLIPOLIS, Ohio – Ohio Valley Bank (OVB) this week announced the promotions of Polly Clay, Cindy Johnston and Angie Kinnaird. According to a news release from OVB, Clay and Johnston were recently promoted to OVB vice president, assistant secretary. In this role they will continue to perform highly skilled administrative duties for the board of directors along with executive management. Both Johnston and Clay also play an instrumental part in managing the company’s corporate governance responsibilities as a publicly traded company. Clay started her career at OVB as a part-time employee in the bookkeeping department through the Cooperative Office Education (COE) program at Gallia Academy High School. After graduating from Gallia Academy in 1976, she began work full-time at the bank serving as a loan clerk. She continued to move up in the company as part of the executive area. Throughout her Clay Johnston time at OVB, Clay has completed several banking classes at the University of Rio Grande as well as earned her American Institute of Banking Foundations banking diploma. Johnston began her career at OVB in 1977 as a switchboard operator. During her tenor at the bank, she rose through the ranks working as a teller at the Main Office and Jackson Pike Office and then moved to the consumer loan department. She later joined the executive area, where her role continued to expand with new responsibilities. Along with her work at OVB, she has volunteered for many years as the treasurer of the OVBC Employee Community Fund. Johnston is a graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Kinnaird was recently named OVB vice presi- dent, director of customer support. She began her career at the bank Kinnaird in 1995 as a customer service representative, account service representative and an assistant branch operations manager. During her time at OVB, Kinnaird continued to rise through the ranks as she took on new roles and responsibilities. She was also awarded the Joycelyn M. Barlow Award of Excellence in 2008 and received a business development achievement in 2006. In addition, she completed the Integrated Leadership Systems Leadership Program in 2020 and graduated from the Bank Leadership Institute (BLI) Program in 2021. She also serves on the OVBC Employee Community Fund and is a co-chair of the OVBC Christmas Express. Kinnaird is a graduate of Point Pleasant High School. News release and photos provided by OVB. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Autumn Colors Express will return to West Virginia’s New River Gorge country this fall, traveling between Huntington and Hinton with a stop in Charleston, officials said. The train rides in restored vintage passenger cars proved popular during the October 2019 debut season, but they were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now officials are planning for another busy season. “Demand for this event is at an all-time high,” Adam Auxier, CEO of Rail Excursion Management Co., told The Charleston Gazette-Mail. Train cars travel through a 53-mile section of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and passengers see sights including sheer cliffs, waterfalls and abandoned mining towns. This year’s excursions will be operated in partnership with Amtrak, Explore Summers County, Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Kentucky Stream Heritage Corp., Railroading Heritage of Midwest America and the C&O Historical Society, the newspaper reported. OH-70276700 Train rides through New River Gorge returning this fall JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Visit us on social media to share your thoughts. �Opinion 4 Saturday, March 12, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing THEIR VIEW Today, we are all Ukrainian A few weeks ago, I wrote about Wilmington developing sister-city relationships with three communities in Ukraine. As I wrote that column, Russian forces were beginning to encircle and threaten the safety and freedom of our Ukrainian friends. In the past couple weeks, we have seen the result of Russia’s aggression. There is a seven-hour time difference between Ohio and Ukraine. On the night of Feb. 24, Debbie went to bed shortly after 10 p.m. As usual, I stayed up to watch the nightly news. The news was horrible. As Americans were preparing for bed, our friends in Ukraine were suffering the first rounds of bombings and missile attacks from Russian forces. After weeks of bullying and threats, Russian President Vladimir Putin, for no conceivable reason — other than pure, naked aggression — Randy decided to attack the peace-loving, Riley Contributing non-aggressive country of Ukraine. As missiles flew and bombs fell, I columnist could not stop watching the carnage on international news. Around 3 a.m., I shut off the TV and started climbing the stairs to go to bed. I stopped about halfway up. I’m not sure whether I said it out loud, but the words, “Oh, my God. I have just seen the start of World War III,” sounded in my head. In history, world wars have started over less than the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, is also a sister city to Cincinnati. That relationship was established in 1989. As I explained in a previous column, in 2013, a delegation from Cincinnati and Wilmington traveled to Ukraine to establish similar sister-city relationships with three communities near Kharkiv. They are Solonystkiva, Chuguev and Merefa. It was a great trip. Now, those wonderful people — our new sisters — are in a battle for their lives. I have seen emails from some of our Ukrainian friends since this war began. From Sergey: “My children are in Uzhhorod. I put my wife on a Vynnitsya train today. I am staying home with my elderly parents. It’s a nightmare around here.” On Friday, I heard from Nadia: “We woke up at 4 a.m. and went through the tunnels to the train station. At 6:30 there were many people at the station. Andrew (my husband) is staying in Kharkiv. We got on the train to Khmelnitsky. “We got lucky and are very happy to leave Kharkiv. We are dreaming of a shower and a soft bed. I hope to arrive at our destination by tomorrow morning, but nobody knows for sure. I think we will need two days to relax and figure out what to do next. I don’t think we will stay here. We want to go further from Kyiv. Maybe Chrnivtsy or Uzhhorod will be the best choice. “This trip is not an easy one as we have to spend 20-24 hours in a sitting position in a crowded compartment (of the train). We won’t feel good tomorrow, but we are not going to be bombed (hopefully). “Do you understand this war? Do you have any idea how long it is going to be?” A few days earlier, on Wednesday, Nadia wrote: “I am not good today. I think I have had enough. Tomorrow we will get to the train station and will try to go away somewhere. I wish I had better news, but it gets worse and worse. The whole center of the city is ruined. Where will we go?” Wilmington native and professor of history at Yale University, Timothy Snyder, wrote a book in 2017 entitled, “On Tyranny – Twenty lessons from the twentieth century.” In was the last and shortest of the 20 lessons. Snyder wrote, “Be as courageous as you can. If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny.” Throughout Ukraine today, people are refusing to live under tyranny and are dying for their freedom. In Wilmington, Mayor John Stanforth issued an official proclamation stating that we stand in solidarity with Ukraine. He condemned the aggression of Vladimir Putin and praised the courage of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Last Saturday many local citizens gathered at the corner of South Street and Locust Street to show support for Ukraine. They plan to be there this coming Saturday as well. On Sunday, prayers were lifted for Ukraine in every church in this community. We must show our support for freedom everywhere. We must ask God’s blessings on those who are being attacked and killed. We must support the Ukrainians in any way possible. When the only things you can do are symbolic, then symbolic gestures become important. Fly the blue and yellow colors of Ukraine. Russia and the entire world must see that we care. Randy Riley is a former mayor of Wilmington and former Clinton County commissioner. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. THEIR VIEW Lowering prescription drug costs The cost of prescription drugs is too high in this country. We know Ohioans are concerned about the cost of living right now, and some of the worst inflation we see, year after year, is drug prices. And often, the culprit is price gouging by big pharmaceutical corporations. It’s why I introduced the Affordable Medications Act. It would penalize drug companies that increase the price of their drugs without justification, and it would finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for American seniors. My entire career I have pushed to allow Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies for lower prices. Right now, the Secretary of Health and Human Services companies are is banned from not creating new negotiating better drugs or investprices for Ameriing in innovation cans on Medicare, — they’re simply the way the VA or buying the rights private companies to existing drugs do. from other comIt’s not a misSen. panies; laying off take that the law workers; hiking protects big phar- Sherrod prices by eight, maceutical corpo- Brown rations’ profits, at Contributing nine or 10-fold; and then expecting the direct expense Columnist patients, hospitals, of patients. Drug and taxpayers to companies were pick up the tab. in the room when that If drug companies are law was written. And it’s been something I’ve been hiking prices at double fighting to fix ever since. the rate of inflation for And with the cost of liv- no reason at all other ing hitting retired Ameri- than to pad their bottom line at the expense cans on fixed income particularly hard, now is of sick Americans, then the time to get this done. that’s price gouging, and they should pay a price We also know that for it. some corporations raise AARP recently the price of drugs year after year, even while the released a study showing that between 2019 drug costs the same to and 2020, the price tag produce. Many of these for more than 250 brand name prescription drugs widely used by older Americans rose more than twice as fast as overall inflation. We have to get these prices under control. We know that the high cost of drugs is a problem. We know how to fix it: we let Medicare negotiate, we penalize companies that price gouge, and we cap out-of-pocket costs. The purpose of prescription drugs is to allow Ohioans to live longer, healthier lives — not to line the pockets of Big Pharma executives. President Biden made it clear in the State of the Union address that this is a priority, and I’ll be working to get it done. Sherrod Brown is a U.S. Senator for Ohio. He can be reached at 1-800896-6446. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Saturday, March 12, the 71st day of 2022. There are 294 days left in the year. Today’s highlights in history On March 12, 2009, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty in New York to pulling off perhaps the biggest swindle in Wall Street history; he would be sentenced to 150 years behind bars. On this date In 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assumed command as General-inChief of the Union armies in the Civil War. In 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA had its beginnings as Juliette Gordon Low of Savannah, Georgia, founded the first American troop of the Girl Guides. In 1925, Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yatsen died in Beijing. In 1947, President Harry S. Truman announced what became known as the “Truman Doctrine” to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism. In 1971, Hafez Assad was confirmed as president of Syria in a referendum. In 2003, Elizabeth Smart, the 15-year-old girl who vanished from her bedroom nine months earlier, was found alive in a Salt Lake City suburb with two drifters, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. (Mitchell is serving a life sentence; Barzee was released from prison in September 2018.) In 2011, fifteen passengers were killed when a tour bus returning from a Connecticut casino scraped along a guard rail on the outskirts of New York City, tipped on its side and slammed into a pole that sheared it nearly end to end. (Driver Ophadell Williams was later acquitted of manslaughter and negligent homicide.) In 2020, the stock market had its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987 as fears of economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis deepened; the Dow industrials plunged more than 2,300 points, or 10%. The NCAA canceled its basketball tournaments because of the coronavirus, after earlier planning to play in empty arenas. The NHL joined the NBA in suspending play. Major League Baseball delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks. (An abbreviated 60-game season would begin in July.) Ten years ago: A day after the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier, President Barack Obama called the episode “absolutely tragic and heartbreaking,” while Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called it “inexplicable.” Greece implemented the biggest debt write-down in history, swapping the bulk of its privately held bonds with new ones worth less than half their original value. Five years ago: A bus plowed into people taking part in an early morning street festival in Haiti, killing at least 34 of them. Authorities in Mexico recovered New England quarterback Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey more than a month after it had gone missing from the Patriots’ locker room following the game. One year ago: The city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Today’s birthdays: Politician, diplomat and civil rights activist Andrew Young is 90. Actor Barbara Feldon is 89. Actor-singer Liza Minnelli is 76. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is 75. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 74. Former Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., is 74. Rock singer-musician Bill Payne (Little Feat) is 73. Actor Jon Provost (TV: “Lassie”) is 72. Author Carl Hiaasen is 69. Rock musician Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) is 66. Actor Jerry Levine is 65. Singer Marlon Jackson (The Jackson Five) is 65. Actor Courtney B. Vance is 62. Former MLB All-Star Darryl Strawberry is 60. Actor Julia Campbell is 59. Actor Jake Weber is 59. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is 54. Actor Aaron Eckhart is 54. CNN reporter Jake Tapper is 53. Rock musician Graham Coxon is 53. Country musician Tommy Bales (Flynnville Train) is 49. Actor Rhys Coiro is 43. Country singer Holly Williams is 41. Actor Samm Levine is 40. Actor Jaimie Alexander is 38. �COMICS Saturday, March 12, 2022 5 OH-70272014 Ohio Valley Publishing BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green � � � � � � � By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO ���� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE ���� � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane �����&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne � � � � � � Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO CRANKSHAFT � � � � � By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner �����&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� %\�'DYH�*UHHQ �S ports 6 Saturday, March 12, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing District 13 girls basketball teams OVP area nets 11 selections total By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Colton Jeffries|OVP Sports South Gallia senior Jessie Rutt (11) moves the ball by the Lady Raider defense during a basketball game against River Valley Jan. 18 in Mercerville, Ohio. A total of 11 local girls basketball players — five from Gallia County and six from Meigs County — were selected to the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association District 13 teams. Locally, South Gallia and Meigs garnered the most spots with three players, Eastern was next with two choices, while Gallia Academy, Southern and River Val- ley picked up a spot apiece. For the Lady Marauders on the Division I-II list, senior Mallory Hawley was named to the first team. The Maroon and Gold were also represented well on the second team, with juniors Rylee Lisle and Jennifer Parker getting nods. Senior Lauren Twyman of the Lady Raiders also made the second team, while Gallia Academy junior Chanee Cremeans represented the Blue Angels in the special mentions. In Division III, the Lady Eagles had two players make the special mentions list, with juniors Sydney Reynolds and Erica Durst both getting nods. For the Lady Rebels in Division IV, senior Jessie Rutt picked up a first team nod. South Gallia also had second team and special mention reps in sophomore Tori Triplett and freshman Emma Clary, respectively. The Lady Tornadoes of Southern were also represented, with senior Kayla Evans getting a second team nod. Vinton County senior Cameron Zinn was the Division I-II Player of the Year and the North-South Representative, with Warren’s Abbie Smith as the See GIRLS | 7 Cougars rout RedStorm in series opener By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Indiana University Kokomo banged out 19 hits and scored three or more runs in three separate innings en route to a 12-1 mercy rule-shortened win over the University of Rio Grande, Thursday afternoon, in River States Conference baseball action at Bob Evans Field. The Cougars pushed their record to 10-7 overall and 4-0 in conference play with the victory. Rio Grande, which fell for the seventh time in its last eight outings, slipped to 9-16 overall and 0-4 inside the RSC. Kokomo grabbed control of the contest by scoring five times in the third inning — with the aid of seven hits — to take a 6-0 lead. The Cougars maintained that same cushion until adding three runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to help invoke the 10-run mercy rule. Rio Grande, needing three runs to extend the game into an eighth inning, scored once in the home seventh to avoid a shutout, but got no more. Riley Garczynski had three hits, including a double, and drove in two runs to lead IUK’s offensive See REDSTORM | 7 Colton Jeffries|OVP Sports Southern senior Lincoln Rose (42) takes the ball to the hoop during a basketball game against the Eastern Eagles Jan. 14 in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. District 13 boys basketball teams OVP area lands 10 picks By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Locals fare well at indoor state meet Staff Report GENEVA, Ohio — Everybody that went from the Ohio Valley Publishing area ended up coming home with a podium finish. Gallia Academy had two athletes compete and record a top-8 effort, while Eastern also landed a single podium effort on Saturday at the 2022 OATCCC Division 2-3 Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the SPIRE Institute in Ashtabula County. EHS junior Erica Durst posted the best overall finish locally after placing third in the 800m run with a time of 2:15.18. Durst was one of three ladies to break the previous state mark in the event. GAHS senior Callie Wilson finished seventh overall in the girls pole vault with a cleared height of 11 feet, 9 inches. Senior Daunevyn Woodson placed sixth in the boys 200-meter dash final with a mark of 22.55 seconds. Woodson was also 13th overall in the 60m dash with a time of 7.17 seconds. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Saturday, March 12 Wrestling OHSAA championships at Schottenstein Center, 11 a.m. Sunday, March 13 Wrestling OHSAA championships at Schottenstein Center, 11 a.m. A total of 10 local boys basketball players — five from Gallia County and five from Meigs County — were selected to the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association District 13 teams for the 2021-22 campaign. Gallia Academy and Southern each had three players named, while Meigs, Eastern, South Gallia and River Valley landed a single choice within their respective divisions. Blue Devil junior Isaac Clary was named to the Division I-II first team for ALL-DISTRICT 13 BOYS BASKETBALL Division I-II FIRST TEAM Brayden Sallee, Warren; Isaac Clary, Gallia Academy; Tegan Myers, Logan; Eli Radabaugh, Vinton County; Trent Taylor, Warren; Derrick Welsh, Athens. Player of the Year: Brayden Sallee, Warren. North-South Representative: Brayden Sallee, Warren. North-South Alternate: Tegan Myers, Logan. Coach of the Year: Blane Maddox, Warren. SECOND TEAM Tyler Kytta, Marietta; Tristan Prater, Jackson; Zane Loveday, Gallia Academy; Ashton Mahaffey, Logan; Braylon Damron, Vinton County. SPECIAL MENTION Zayne Karr, Vinton County; AJ Graham, Marietta; Dennis Pettey, Warren; Mason Frasure, Logan; Alex Kendall, Marietta; Isaac Koast, Marietta; Boston Campbell, Jackson; Kenyon Franklin, Gallia Academy; Jacob Winters, Jackson; Landon Wheatley, Athens; Cayden Alford, Logan; Asa Davidson, Vinton County; Julian Stadleman, Warren. Division III FIRST TEAM Aiden Porter, Fairland; Kyler D’Augustino, Alexander; Levi Blankenship, Chesapeake; Mason Kazee, South Point; Cyan Ervin, Wellston; Coulter Cleland, Meigs. Player of the Year: Aiden Porter, Fairland. North-South Alternate: Aiden Porter, Fairland. Co-Coaches of the Year: Nathan Speed (Fairland) and Ryan Davis (Chesapeake). the second year in a row. Also representing the Blue and White were senior Zane Loveday and sophomore Kenyon Franklin in second team SECOND TEAM Braden Schrede, Ironton; JD Thacker, Fairland; Caleb Schneider, South Point; Owen Johnson, Coal Grove; Drew Carter, Nelsonville-York. SPECIAL MENTION Jance Lambert, River Valley; Keagan Swope, NelsonvilleYork; Chase Allen, Fairland; Garrett Brown, Wellston; Brayden Adams, Rock Hill; Kade Kinzel, Oak Hill; Ben Bragg, Chesapeake; Noah Doddridge, Rock Hill; Ty Perkins, Ironton; Leighton Loge, Nelsonville-York. Division IV FIRST TEAM Blake Guffey, Trimble; Lane Smith, Federal Hocking; Tyler Weber, Trimble; Holden Dailey, Waterford; Brayden Hammond, South Gallia; Brayden Webb, Symmes Valley. Player of the Year: Blake Guffey, Trimble. North-South Representative: Blake Guffey, Trimble. Coach of the Year: Howie Caldwell, Trimble. SECOND TEAM Jarrett Armstrong, Waterford; Lincoln Rose, Southern; Austin Wisor, Trimble; Levi Best, Symmes Valley; Kylan McClain, Miller; Tyreke Cottrill, Federal Hocking. SPECIAL MENTION Caden Brammer, Symmes Valley; Jace Bullington, Eastern; Tucker Dixon, Trimble; Grayson Walsh, Symmes Valley; Andrew Airhart, Federal Hocking; Cade Anderson, Southern; Aiden Hill, Southern; Grant McCutcheon, Waterford; Dilen Caldwell, Symmes Valley; Sam Rutter, Miller; Jacob Hoffman, Waterford; Bryce Downs, Trimble. and special mentions, respectively. Senior Lincoln Rose represented the Tornadoes in the Division IV second team, while fellow seniors Cade Anderson and Aiden Hill represented the Purple and Gold in the special See BOYS | 7 Saints top RedStorm in straight sets By Randy Payton completing a season sweep of the RedStorm in the process. Rio Grande slipped to CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — Thomas More Uni- 1-18 overall and 0-12 in the MSC with the loss. versity led from nearly The RedStorm led 2-0 start to finish and cruised in set two and 4-1 in set to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, three, but trailed through25-19) victory over the University of Rio Grande, out the remainder of the night. Wednesday night, in Thomas More erased Mid-South Conference men’s volleyball action at the early deficit in set two the Connor Convocation with six consecutive winners and used an 11-3 run Center. to overcome the third set The Saints improved deficiency. to 5-13 overall and 3-8 Mason Cobler and in conference play, while For Ohio Valley Publishing Brock Cassin had six kills each to lead TMU, which finished with a .136 attack percentage (26 kills, 17 errors, 66 swings). Cobler also had a teambest 12 assists and six service aces, while Tanner Miller had 10 assists, four solo blocks and one block assist. Jonathan Litzler had nine digs to pace the Saints. Rio Grande finished with a -.103 attack percentage, finishing with 16 kills and 23 errors in 68 attacks. Freshman Tyler MillerBross (Loveland, OH) led the RedStorm with seven kills, while freshman Seth Mohr (Canton, OH) had 16 assists and two service aces. Freshman Sam Kaylor (Lewis Center, OH) added six digs and a solo block in the loss. Rio Grande returns to action on Friday night at Georgetown College. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, March 12, 2022 7 MLB spring camps open Bieber in Guardians gear, Vlad Jr set By David Brandt AP Sports Writer Girls From page 6 Matt York | AP Arizona Diamondbacks’ Pavin Smith, left, and Jake McCarthy report to the first day of spring training on Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Guardians garb who went through light workouts following check-in physicals. The team formally changed its name from Indians following last season. Bo Bichette and José Berríos were among those joining Guerrero in getting busy at the Blue Jays’ camp in Dunedin, Florida. Sunday is the mandatory reporting date for players, but many were eager to get to to work early. Rojas was among a large contingent of Diamondbacks players who reported to camp in Scottsdale. Like many players, he had been attending informal workouts at various fields in Arizona while labor talks intensified. The union had even set up a makeshift base in Mesa, Arizona, at a multi-purpose sports facility, but that was starting to clear out on Friday as players reported to their regular camps. “We did a really good job staying ready,” Rojas said. “There were lots of places where 15, 20, 30 guys were meeting up, running our own practices. Groundballs, live bullpens, live at-bats, hitting on the field.” In Tampa, Florida, New York Yankees star DJ LeMahieu was among a multi-team group working out for the last time at a high school field less than a mile from New York’s complex. Boston’s Rafael Devers and Philadelphia’s J.T. Realmuto, Didi Gregorius and Andrew McCutchen also have been taking part over the last month. LeMahieu hugged and shook hands with some of the other players after the session. “For sure, officially the last unofficial workout,” he said. St. Louis outfielders Harrison Bader and Tyler O’Neill were at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, where the Cardinals and Miami Marlins share the complex. Last week, Mets star Max Scherzer was at the ballpark, too, as part of the negotiating teams working on a new labor deal. On this morning, with temperatures in the 80s under partly sunny skies on Florida’s east coast, it was time for the talk to turn from CBA to ERAs and RBIs. “Fans have been through quite a bit lately,” Texas Rangers president Jon Daniels said. Said Yankees slugger Luke Voit: “I just didn’t want to lose fans. They deserve for us to be out there already.” Ron Hoskins and son Shawn had made the trek from St. Louis to Jupiter two weeks ago when it appeared Major League Baseball and the union were close to reaching a deal. The settlement came too late for them to see any exhibition action — they’re scheduled to return home on Saturday. “Unfortunately, I will not be able to see a spring training game here this year,” Hoskins said. The trip wasn’t a complete loss for Hoskins. Donning his white Yadier Molina replica jersey, Hoskins wheeled Shawn, who has Down syndrome, to the ballpark. They were among a group of a dozen or so fans and autograph seekers waiting outside the gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of anything major league baseball. While they didn’t see any big leaguers, Hoskins and his son got to meet Marmol, who was promoted from bench coach to Cardinals manager after last season. Reaching through the gate, Marmol squatted and reached his arm through the fence to sign the shirt of 37-year-old Shawn. “I liked it,” Shawn said. At George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Yankees fans were asking about spring training tickets, with games set to begin next week. Inside the team store, new shirts with “Grapefruit League 22” were in stock and new TVs were being put up in the restaurants inside the park. By Mitch Stacy AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller said he’s retiring from football because of mental health issues that pushed him to the brink of taking his own life. Miller made the retirement announcement in a two-page letter posted on Twitter on Thursday in which he shared details of his struggle with mental illness and credited Ohio State coach Ryan Day with getting him help. Miller is a 6-foot4, 315-pounder from Buford, Georgia. A backup center his freshman year in 2019, he played regularly at left guard in 2020 and was expected to compete to be starting center in 2021. “Prior to the season last year I told coach Day of my intention to kill myself,” Miller wrote. Day put him in touch right away with professionals who helped him get support. “After a few weeks, I tried my luck at football once again, with scars on my wrists and throat,” Miller wrote. “Maybe the scars were hard to see with my wrists taped up. Maybe it was hard to see the scars through the bright colors of the television. Maybe the scars were hard to hear through all the talk shows and interviews. They are hard to see, and they are easy to hide, but they sure do hurt. There was a dead man on the television set, and nobody knew it.” Miller tried to play though the pain because ALL-DISTRICT 13 GIRLS BASKETBALL Division I-II FIRST TEAM Cameron Zinn, Vinton County; Abbie Smith, Warren; Mallory Hawley, Meigs; Tegan Bartoe, Vinton County; Brooklyn Harris, Logan; Alexis Frazee, Warren. Player of the Year: Cameron Zinn, Vinton County. North-South Representative: Cameron Zinn, Vinton County. North-South Alternate: Abbie Smith, Warren. Coach of the Year: Matt Walburn, Jackson. SECOND TEAM TJ Carpenter, Jackson; Leigha Lauer, Marietta; Mattie Walburn, Jackson; Kenzie Davis, Jackson; Rylee Lisle, Meigs; Jennifer Parker, Meigs; Lauren Twyman, River Valley. SPECIAL MENTION Bailey Davis, Athens; Sophie Cochran, Warren; Kelly Jackson, Warren; Ella Guthrie, Logan; Chanee Cremeans, Gallia Academy; Katelyn Webb, Jackson; Lacie Williams, Vinton County; Rylee Ousley, Vinton County; Riley Medley, Marietta; Harper Bennett, Athens. South Point. Division III FIRST TEAM Tomi Hinkle, Fairland; Mackenzie Hurd, Nelsonville-York; Marlee Grinstead, Alexander; Bree Allen, Fairland; Kaleigh Murphy, Coal Grove; Hazley Matthews, Rock Hill. Player of the Year: Tomi Hinkle, Fairland. North-South Alternate: Marlee Grinstead, Alexander. Coach of the Year: Jon Buchanan, Fairland. SECOND TEAM Chloe Chambers, Oak Hill; Karmen Bruton, South Point; Kara Meeks, Alexander; Evan Williams, Ironton; Airah Lavy, Nelsonville-York. SPECIAL MENTION Kylee Bruce, Fairland; Abbey Hicks, Coal Grove; Sydney Reynolds, Eastern; Hadyn Bailey, Rock Hill; Kirsten Williams, Ironton; Kamryn Barnitz, Fairland; Erica Durst, Eastern; Jenna Johnston, Wellston; Kate Ball, Chesapeake; Isabel Morgan, Ironton; Camille Hall, Division IV FIRST TEAM Cara Taylor, Waterford; Briana Orsborne, Trimble; Mackenzie Suprano, Waterford; Emily Young, Trimble; Jessie Rutt, South Gallia; Bella Whaley, Ironton-St. Joe. Player of the Year: Cara Taylor, Waterford. North-South Representative: Cara Taylor, Waterford. Coach of the Year: Jerry Close, Waterford. SECOND TEAM Laikyn Imler, Trimble; Desiree Simpson, Symmes Valley; Tori Triplett, South Gallia; Kayla Evans, Southern; Halee Williams, Belpre. SPECIAL MENTION Emma Clary, South Gallia; Jayne Six, Trimble; Jenna Malone, Symmes Valley; Jace Agriesti, Miller; Olivia Dishon, Miller; Lilly Franchino, Waterford; Kaitlen Bush, Belpre; Haley Alloway, Belpre; Lakyn Jones, Waterford; Avery Wagner, Waterford. North-South alternate. Jackson’s Matt Walburn was named Coach of the Year for Division I-II. In Division III, the Player of the Year was Tomi Hinkle and the Coach of the Year was Jon Buchanan, both of whom represent Fairland. Alexander’s Marlee Grinstead is the North-South alternate. Waterford claimed all three special awards in Division IV, with Cara Taylor as Player of the Year and North-South Representative, while the Year. Jerry Close won Coach of © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. behalf of the Raiders, mirroring his 2020-21 campaign. South Gallia once From page 6 again garnered a D-4 first team selection in senior mentions. Senior Coulter Cleland Brayden Hammond. Finally, the Eastern was the lone selection for Meigs, getting his second Eagles were represented Division III first team nod by junior Jace Bullington in the D-4 special is as many years. mentions. River Valley junior Warren senior Brayden Jance Lambert was Sallee was the Division named a D-3 special I-II Player of the Year mention selection on and the North-South Representative, with Logan’s Tegan Myers as the North-South alternate. Warren’s Brad Maddox was named Coach of the Year for Division I-II. In Division III, the Player of the Year and North-South alternate was Aiden Porter of Fairland. Sharing D-3 co-coach of the year accolades were Nathan Speed of Fairland and Ryan Davis of Chesapeake. Blake Guffey of Trimble was the D-4 player of the year and North-South Representative, while his coach Howie Caldwell took top coaching honors within that division. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Boys “at the time, I would rather be dead than a coward.” “I had seen people seek help before,” he wrote. “I had seen the age-old adage of how our generation was softening by the second. ... And I saw how easy it was for people to dismiss others by talking about how they were just a dumb, college kid who didn’t know anything. “But luckily, I am a student in the College of Engineering, and I have a 4.0 (grade-point average) and whatever accolades you might require, so maybe if somebody’s hurt can be taken seriously for once, it can be mine. And maybe I can vouch for all the other people who hurt but are not taken seriously because, for some reason, pain must have pre-requisites.” Miller said he was grateful for the infrastructure in place within the Ohio State program that allowed him to get help. He also said he was grateful that Day “is letting me find a new way to help others in the program.” “If not for him and the staff, my words would not be a reflection. They would be evidence in a post-mortem,” Miller wrote. A spokesman said Ohio State had no comment. Miller was a straightA student and valedictorian of his high school class. He had become a favorite of reporters covering the Buckeyes because of interviews that often touched on subjects ranging from classic literature to philosophy. Cubs manager Ross gets extension through 2024 MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and the team agreed Friday to a contract extension through the 2024 season that includes a club option for 2025. In the two years since he was hired to replace Joe Maddon, Ross is 105-117 with one playoff appearance. He helped the team wade through the challenges brought on by the pandemic in 2020, leading Chicago to a 34-26 record and the NL Central championship in a shortened season before getting swept in two games by Miami in the wild-card series. Last season, the Cubs were in first place before going into a slump that led to the dismantling of their core and a 71-91 record. Ross, who turns 45 next week, was entering the final guaranteed season of a three-year deal that included a club option for 2023. A catcher, Ross played 15 seasons in the majors. TAX SERVICE Individual - Business Gary Jarvis CPA Inc. 126 Second Ave. Gallipolis, OH OH-70268885 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly and manager Torey Lovullo shared a hug, a grin and a few slaps on the back under the bright blue sky that the Cactus League is known for providing. The bickering is over. Baseball is back. A day after owners and players reached agreement to end a 99-day lockout, all 30 spring training camps opened across Arizona and Florida. Now the four-week sprint begins in earnest to get ready for an April 7 opening day. “We’ve been waiting for this for a while,” D-backs infielder Josh Rojas said before Friday’s workout. “It’s good we got everything done. I did my best to stay ready for this day, whenever it came. It happened fast.” Cleveland ace Shane Bieber limbered up in Guardians gear, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began taking grounders and new St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol signed autographs as spring training for major leaguers finally began. At the complex in Goodyear that Cleveland shares with the Cincinnati Reds, some big names got loose. Bieber, the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner, and All-Star third baseman José Ramírez were among the players sporting Ohio State’s Miller retires, citing mental health struggles BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER! OFF earned — over 6-1/3 innings. Junior Clayton Surrell (Carroll, OH) doubled and sophomore Darius Jordan (Minford, OH) drove in the lone run for the RedStorm. YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE * NATIO ER G OFF WE INSTALL YEAR-ROUND! LIFETIME WARRANTY Promo Code: 285 2 UA TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! ** SENIORS & MILITARY! FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 D GU 1 5% OFF R E TT ’S TH + 1 Subject to credit approval. Call for details. CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 1-844-980-4667 Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. OH-70275839 RedStorm three hits and the one late run for his third win in five decisions. He retired the first 13 batters he faced and did not walk a batter, while striking out three. Sophomore Trey Carter (Wheelersburg, OH) started and took the loss for Rio, allowing 19 hits and 12 runs — nine N and two RBI for the Cougars, while Jack Leverenz and Bryce Lenz had two hits and one run batted From page 6 in each. Luke Hanson also had effort, while Dylan Steele went 3-for-4 with a double two hits and Sean Becker and Noah Hurlock added drove in two runs in the three hits of his own with winning effort. 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Andrew Ohio Ohio left to him by Lewis, of course, Valley his late father, Colwas the original History onel Charles Lewis land grantee of Chris Rizer who was killed at 4,000 acres at the Point Pleasant, and junction of the purchased 1,000 acres Ohio & Kanawha Rivers from his cousin Thomas. and owner of the land that is today Point Pleas- These lands, the northern end of the original ant. Lewis land grant, became After Point Pleasant the core of Beechwood was finally settled in Plantation, better known 1794, those 4,000 acres today as Old Town. were split up pretty fast. Charles Sr. died in Andrew’s son Thomas, 1803, leaving behind his who owned Roseberry, set aside 200 acres for the wife Jane Dickenson-Lewis and sons John Dickenoriginal Town of Point son Lewis and Charles Pleasant charter. This Cameron Lewis, Jr. While is, more or less, the area inside the floodwall today Charles Jr. moved in with neighboring relatives and (bounded by the rivers, Crooked Creek, and 14th stayed on the farm, John Dickenson Lewis went Street). 150 acres just on to join his uncles in above that (14th Street the Dickenson & Shrewsto Camden Avenue) were sold to David Long, bury salt operations and was later counted which I’ll write about among the “salt kings of next week. Another 200 the Kanawha” alongside acres were sold to the William Dickenson, Joel Capeharts. Take out the Shrewsbury, and Lewis woodlots and hillsides, Ruffner. and that left about 2,000 Around 1826, Charles Jr. married Eliza Steenbergen, daughter of General Peter Higgins Steenbergen of Poplar Grove Plantation near Gallipolis Ferry. They built the first lasting home on the property that same year, a one-anda-half story log cabin that in 1841 was converted to slave quarters and replaced by a much larger sawn plank home. He had barely finished this home when he was struck down by tuberculosis and a strong cold or pneumonia, brought on after driving hogs to Charleston through flooded creeks without a proper change of clothing. This left Beechwood yet again without an heir as the oldest son, Peter Steenbergen Lewis, was only 7 years old at the time. For the next thirteen years, while P.S. Lewis attended the first Point Pleasant School, Marietta College, and the Virginia Military Institute, the plantation was managed by slave overseer John Appleton. While at V.M.I., Lewis was trained in artillery Beechwood Plantation in 1943 Administration photographer. under Professor Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who he described as “a stern disciplinarian but a poor teacher.” P.S. Lewis returned home and took charge of the plantation in 1853, and one of his first tasks on arrival was to join cousin John William Steenbergen and recapture an escaped Lewis slave. This is a typical story from plantations in the Ohio Valley, situated alongside the slaves’ “River Jordan,” the border between slavery and freedom. Given a choice between whippings and freedom, and with willing their widowed mother the brick home she had always wanted. Designed by architect Treat Stephen Ford of Gallipolis (who also designed the Moore Mansion in Gallipolis Ferry, the Aleshire home in Gallipolis, and many other notable homes in the area), the new home cost $10,000 to build in 1866 even after saving money by converting the old Courtesy of the Library of Congress 1841 home into the new by Arthur Siegel, Farm Security rear wing and using farm labor in the construction. Nonetheless, the new help from abolitionists home was, and still is, living in Addison and one of the most impresGallipolis, slaves would sive in the county. escape across the river, Next week, I’ll write through Ohio, and into a bit more about BeechCanada. This continued wood and focus on the through the final years of slavery at Beechwood, evolution of the farm so that by the time of full from slave plantation to one of the largest dairy abolition in 1865, few if any slaves were still held farms in the state. Information from the by the Lewis family. Weekly Register, AutoAfter the Civil War, biography of Charles throughout which the Cameron Lewis, Sr., and Lewis family at Beechvarious histories of Point wood had tried to stay neutral despite their Con- Pleasant. federate sympathies, it came time to rebuild. He Chris Rizer is the president of the Mason County Historical & made an agreement with Preservation Society and director his sister, Sarah McCullof Main Street Point Pleasant, reach him at masonchps@gmail.com. och, that he would build Columbus officer cleared in shooting of Black teenager By Andrew Welsh-Huggins cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced Friday. 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A Facebook page, “Mason County WV Veterans Memorial,” has been created to gather support and keep the community up to date on the project — information on how to donate to the project can also be found here. Those interested in getting involved with the project can also contact Steve Halstead at 304895-3691. By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com MASON, W.Va. — A proposal for a veteran’s memorial park to be placed in the city of Mason, W.Va., has been making its way through Mason County. A group of citizens have come together to form a committee to bring recognition and honor to fallen servicemen and women from the area. “What we’re trying to do, it’s going to be called Mason County Veterans Memorial,” said Steve Halstead, who started working on the project in October 2021. “We’re going to do it where the old [Pomeroy] bridge set on the West Virginia side.” Halstead said the proposed project, Operations Mason County Veterans Memorial, would be completed in two phases and cost an estimated $500,000 to complete. Money for the project will be gathered through fundraisers, with some from throughout the nation, Halstead said. “We’re just beginning,” Halstead said. “This is something that we’re not just going tricounty wide. We are going statewide and nationwide.” The first phase of the project would be to honor and recognize servicemen and servicewomen from the county who have been Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Halstead said there are currently seven from the county, including Jimmy Stewart. Stewart was an Army veteran born in West Columbia, W.Va. and graduated from Middleport High School Town of Mason | Courtesy Mason Mayor Kristopher Clark, left, views a rendition of a proposed veterans memorial park in Mason, during the town council’s February meeting. Also pictured is Ray Varian, who made the presentation along with Steve Halstead. The memorial will be located next to the Bridge of Honor. in Meigs County, Ohio. Stewart was a staff sergeant and member of the U.S. Army’s Company B, Second Battalion, First Cavalry Division, who perished in battle during the Vietnam War. “I’ve actually talked to guys that were on the battlefield that said that if it [wasn’t] for Jimmy Stewart, they wouldn’t be here today,” Halstead said. As previously reported by Ohio Valley Publishing, the Bridge of Honor connecting Pomeroy, Ohio and Mason, honors Staff Sgt. Stewart, of Mason County, with family from Meigs County, Ohio, and Gen. James V. Hartinger and Cpl. Edward A. Bennett, both of Meigs County. Both Stewart and Bennett were Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and Hartinger was a four-star general. According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (CMOHS) website, Stewart fought alone for more than four hours and endured three attacks, as his fellow Steve Halstead | Courtesy The proposed Mason County Veterans Memorial Park would include the names of all of the servicemen and servicewomen from Mason County, an honor to all branches of the military and the first bronze statue placed will be of Staff Sgt. Jimmy Stewart. soldiers lay wounded after a surprise attack. He was able to hold off the enemy until reinforcements arrived and the wounded could be recovered and evacuated. “Stewart’s indomitable courage, in the face of overwhelming odds, stands as a tribute to himself and an inspiration to all men of his unit. His actions were in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and the Armed Forces of his country,” said Stewart’s Medal of Honor citation from West Virginia State Senator Oshel Craigo, according to the CMOHS. Stewart received a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor for the bravery he exhibited that saved his fellow soldiers on August 24, 1967. Halstead said it is their hope to dedicate the first bronze statue in the park to Stewart. “The first phase of this will be to honor Jimmy and then the names of our fallen veterans who were lost in battle,” Halstead said. “The names of our POWs [prisoners of war] and MIAs [missing in action] [and] recognize the six branches of service.” Halstead said the committee has been working with Mason City Council and have been in touch with the state government in West Virginia to help secure the location of the park. The potential spot is a “little grassy knoll” located beside of the Bridge of Honor and near Farmer’s Bank, Halstead said. The second phase of the project will be to honor all of those that have served from Mason County. “That’ll be the second phase, honoring our veterans from World War One up to present day that have been honorably discharged,” Halstead said. Halstead has been in contact with those who were with Stewart the day of the attack and said they are in full support of the statue to honor the fallen soldier. The Point Pleasant American Legion Post 23 is the nonprofit/ fundraising sponsor for the project. A Facebook page, Mason County WV Veterans Memorial, has been created to gather support and keep the community up to date on the project. Those interested in getting involved with the project can contact Steve Halstead at 304-8953691. © 2022, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Brittany Hively is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her on Twitter @britthively; reach her at (740) 446-2342 ext 2555. �NEWS 10 Saturday, March 12, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Fran’s Favorites: Mom AP file Dr. Joseph Ballinger gives Marjorie Hill, a nurse at Montefiore Hospital in New York, the first Asian flu vaccine shot to be administered in New York on Aug. 16, 1957. As the coronavirus pandemic appears to be winding down in the United States, attention is turning to the ways pandemics of the past have ended. How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues By Mike Stobbe mandates are vanishing — even federal health officials have stopped wearing them — and NEW YORK — Two President Joe Biden has years into the COVIDsaid it’s time for people 19 pandemic, most of to return to offices and the world has seen a many aspects of predramatic improvement in infections, hospitaliza- pandemic life. But this pandemic has tions and death rates in been full of surprises, recent weeks, signaling lasting more than two the crisis appears to be winding down. But how years and causing nearly will it end? Past epidem- 1 million deaths in the U.S. and more than 6 ics may provide clues. The ends of epidemics million around the world. Its severity has been surare not as thoroughly prising, in part because researched as their many people drew the beginnings. But there wrong lesson from a are recurring themes 2009-2010 flu pandemic that could offer lessons that turned out to be for the months ahead, nowhere as deadly as inisaid Erica Charters of the University of Oxford, tially feared. “We got all worried who studies the issue. but then nothing hap“One thing we have pened (in 2009), and I learned is it’s a long, think that was what the drawn-out process” that expectation was” when includes different types COVID-19 first emerged, of endings that may not said Kristin Heitman, a all occur at the same Maryland-based researchtime, she said. That includes a “medical end,” er who collaborated with Charters. when disease recedes, That said, some the “political end,” when experts offered takegovernment prevention aways from past epidemmeasures cease, and ics that may inform how the “social end,” when the end of the COVID-19 people move on. pandemic may play out. The COVID-19 global pandemic has waxed and waned differently in difFlu ferent parts of the world. Before COVID-19, But in the United States, influenza was considered at least, there is reason the most deadly pandemto believe the end is near. ic agent. A 1918-1919 flu About 65% of Ameripandemic killed 50 milcans are fully vaccinated, lion people around the and about 29% are both world, including 675,000 vaccinated and boosted. in the U.S., historians Cases have been falling estimate. Another flu for nearly two months, pandemic in 1957-1958 with the U.S. daily averkilled an estimated age dropping about 116,000 Americans, and 40% in the last week another in 1968 killed alone. Hospitalizations 100,000 more. also have plummeted, A new flu in 2009 down nearly 30%. Mask caused another pandem- AP Medical Writer ic, but one that turned out not to be particularly dangerous to the elderly — the group that tends to die the most from flu and its complications. Ultimately, fewer than 13,000 U.S. deaths were attributed to that pandemic. The World Health Organization in August 2010 declared the flu had moved into a post-pandemic period, with cases and outbreaks moving into customary seasonal patterns. In each case, the pandemics waned as time passed and the general population built immunity. They became the seasonal flu of subsequent years. That kind of pattern is probably what will happen with the coronavirus, too, experts say. “It becomes normal,” said Matthew Ferrari, director of Penn State’s Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. “There’s a regular, undulating pattern when there’s a time of year when there’s more cases, a time of year when there’s less cases. Something that’s going to look a lot like seasonal flu or the common cold.” HIV In 1981, U.S. health officials reported a cluster of cases of cancerous lesions and pneumonia in previously healthy gay men in California and New York. More and more cases began to appear, and by the next year officials were calling the disease AIDS, for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. ARE YOU TURNING 65 OR NEW TO MEDICARE? When you need to choose a Medicare plan, Humana can help Find a plan that fits your goals and your life It’s time to choose a 2022 Medicare plan, and I’m here to help you understand your options. A Humana Medicare Advantage plan gives you everything you get with Original Medicare, and may include additional benefits and services to meet your needs. Humana offers plans with the coverage you might want at a cost that may work for your budget. Call a licensed Humana sales agent Kimberly "Kim" Thompson 740-612-7521 (TTY: 711) Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. kthompson17@humana.com A more human way to healthcare™ OH-70275127 I lost my mom last week. My mother, Mary Struewing, was an incredible woman. Mom was just a great wife and mother, a muchloved grandmother Fran’s and great- Favorites grandFran mother. DeWine She raised six kids and was a wonderful partner to Dad in his business. She was a great cook and a great hostess. When I was little my dad worked at Morris Bean & Company. He had a gift for making things and building. When I was a baby he decided to build our family a house. Mom and Dad bought a lot in Yellow Springs and Dad started by just building a garage. When the garage was completed, Mom and Dad, my older sister Kathy and I moved into the garage while Dad completed the rest of the house. A few years later he left his job at Morris Bean and began building homes for others. His brother Paul was a school teacher in Tipp City, and he would come down on Saturdays with another teacher friend and a farmer to help Dad work. What I remember was the incredible harvest lunch that Mom would make for these hard-working men. She’d make huge platters of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, the best gravy, green beans and desserts. But what I really remember was the mountain of dishes and pots and pans in the sink that Kathy and I helped wash and dry. It felt like it took us all afternoon! Mother helped Dad in the business every day. She was the “runner” for him. She would run to Springfield to WW Electric Co. and Wick’s and YS Lumber Company for supplies, many times with youngest child in tow. Mom loved to bake and cakes were really her specialty. One year she baked cakes to enter into the Clark County Fair. She used the prize money she won to buy her first KitchenAid mixer so she could make more cakes. She had Courtesy Mary Struewing customers in town who bought them from her each week. I still remember the tall white cakes, with seven-minute icing, topped with coconut, cooling on top of the freezer in the breezeway. Our family meals were mostly meat and potatoes because that’s what Dad liked. We almost always had dessert. It was usually chocolate cake, served hot out of the oven with milk or ice cream over it — but no icing. Sometimes she would make a huge pot of “Minute Tapioca,” made with the beaten egg whites folded in. We usually ate the whole pot before it could cool! Mother loved to entertain. She and Dad and five other couples formed a dinner group. They met once a month, and instead of going out to eat, they took turns hosting at their own homes, and putting the money they saved into a fund and then going on short trips together. Mother’s dinners at her house were always beautiful and elegant, and she always served something new — with a dazzling dessert. Her table was never complete without a beautiful flower arrangement. She loved growing flowers and arranging them into centerpieces of beauty and interest. Mother loved to sew and made most of our clothes when we were little. All six of us kids had a new outfit every Easter. She loved fashion and made most of her own clothes. She really knew how to put together fashionable outfits complete with beautiful jewelry. I thought she always looked beautiful! As Mom got older, there was nothing she enjoyed more than family parties — especially birthday parties for her grandkids and greatgrandkids. All the kids knew that just having Grandma there made it special. She brought joy to every party. Our family gatherings won’t be the same with Mom gone but my kids and my grandkids have such a feeling that Grandma always had fun — which seemed to always make everyone else have fun. She had a great zest for life. We will truly miss her. Kiwi Meringue 4 egg whites 3 tablespoons cold water 1 ¼ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla Confectioner’s sugar ½ pint heavy cream, whipped Kiwifruit, peeled and sliced Beat egg whites in cold water until stiff. Gradually add sugar, beating until glossy meringue forms and holds shape. Fold in salt, cornstarch, vinegar and vanilla. Line a 8” or 9” cake pan with wax paper, extending it up sides. Lightly grease this, then sprinkle with a few drops of cold water. Put meringue in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Lower heat to lowest setting, then bake 45 to 60 minutes more. Turn onto plate dusted with confectioner’s sugar. Spread with whipped cream and kiwi slices. This recipe was in my seventh cookbook that I made with Janet Voinovich in 1990. It was Janet’s sister Nan’s recipe. Mom liked it because it was kind of unusual and dramatic, but also very good! I sometimes make it with strawberries instead of kiwi. Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine is a Cedarville resident, Yellow Springs native and guest columnist. ‘Bomb cyclone’ to hit east coast Associated Press is how late in the season its coming and that it’s traveling over A powerful, latewinter storm combining inland areas,” said Judah Cohen, a winter rivers of moisture and storm expert for Atmofrigid temperatures is expected to dump snow spheric Environmental Research, a commercial from the Deep South firm outside of Boston. all the way north to the And that’s bad news for Canadian border over the weekend, forecasters plants that acted as if spring was here. said Friday. Many crops and plants With snowfall totals in the Southeast have ranging from about 4 inches (10 centimeters) started to bud because of warmer weather until in northern parts of Alabama and Mississippi now and the freezing cold temperatures — to about 13 inches (33 centimeters) in northern maybe record low — that are expected on the Maine, the storm could back end of this bomb cause travel problems cyclone can cause some and power outages across a wide part of the serious damage, Cohen said. Eastern United States A bomb cyclone has from late Friday through nothing to do with early next week. The system is referred explosions, except in how explosive a storm to by some as an omidevelops. It is when a nous-sounding “bomb storm intensifies rapcyclone.” idly by losing pressure “With this bomb quickly, dropping at cyclone, maybe what’s least 24 millibars in 24 the biggest concern hours. In this case, computer models forecast this storm to drop from around 1006 millibars in Alabama, be down to around 976 in Boston and in the 960s by the time it hits Canada, Cohen said. There are usually several bomb cyclones a winter near the East, but many are over the ocean and no one is affected, Cohen said. This is at least the third for the East Coast this winter, he said. “This one is happening a little closer to land so it gets a little more attention, because if it’s just a fish storm, who cares?” Cohen said. “It’s not like it’s that unusual.” It’s late in the season for bomb cyclones so this is likely the last one at least for the Southeast, maybe even the rest of the coast too, Cohen said. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, March 12, 2022 11 Russian offensive widens as new trade sanctions imposed By Yuras Karmanau convoy outside the capital had split up and fanned out into towns and forests. LVIV, Ukraine — RusHowitzers were towed sia widened its offensive into firing position, and in Ukraine on Friday, armored units were striking airfields in the seen in towns near the west and a major industriAntonov Airport north al city in the east, while of the city, according to the huge armored column Maxar Technologies, the that had been stalled for company that produced over a week outside Kyiv the images. appeared to have spread The 40-mile (64-kiloout near the capital. meter) line of tanks Military analysts were and other vehicles had divided over whether massed outside Kyiv the maneuvering by the early last week. But its Russian convoy signaled advance had appeared the imminent start of a to stall amid reports of siege of Kyiv or was just food and fuel shortages, an effort to disperse some muddy roads and attacks vehicles to more protectby Ukrainian troops with ed positions. anti-tank missiles. On the economic and Mathieu Boulegue, a political front, the U.S. researcher at the Lonand its allies moved don think tank Chatham to further isolate and House, said the redeploysanction the Kremlin. Evgeniy Maloletka | AP ment means the longPresident Joe Biden An explosion rocks an apartment building in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Friday. The Russian invasion has made the biggest advances on awaited battle for Kyiv is announced the U.S. will cities in the east and south — including in Mariupol, the heavily bombarded seaport where civilians scrounge for food and fuel amid a just hours or days away. dramatically downgrade harrowing 10-day-old siege. He predicted a drawn-out its trade status with Rushigh-precision long-range siege, not an immediate a British think tank. sia and also ban imports storming of the city. weapons to put military With the invasion in its of Russian seafood, alco“This is going to be a airfields in Lutsk and 16th day, Russian Presihol and diamonds. The very long battle of attriIvano-Frankivsk in the dent Vladimir Putin said move to revoke Russia’s west “out of action.” The tion. This is going to be there had been “certain “most favored nation” an atrociously casualtyattack on Lutsk killed status was taken in coor- positive developments” in heavy battle and a siege, four Ukrainian serviceRussia-Ukraine talks, but dination with the Eurothe likes of which we have men, the mayor said. pean Union and Group of gave no details. rarely seen in modern hisRussian airstrikes also For his part, Ukrainian Seven countries. targeted for the first time tory,” Boulegue said. “The free world is com- President Volodymyr But a senior American Dnipro, a major indusZelenskyy said Ukrainian ing together to confront defense official said that trial hub in the east and forces had “reached a Putin,” Biden said. while elements of the Ukraine’s fourth-largest strategic turning point,” On the ground, the city, with about 1 million convoy have broken off Kremlin’s forces appeared though he did not elaboVadim Ghirda | AP people. One person was and moved to the tree rate. to be trying to regroup A woman who was evacuated from Irpin cries kissing a cat wrapped line, the U.S. believes killed, Ukraine said. “It’s impossible to say and regain momentum in a blanket at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. A large those are efforts to hide In images of the how many days we will after encountering evacuation operation of residents of a satellite area of the capital and better protect the heavier losses and stiffer still need to free our land, continued Friday, with more people deciding to leave areas now aftermath released by vehicles, which are largely Ukraine’s emergency but it is possible to say resistance than anticiunder Russian control. for supplies. agency, firefighters that we will do it,” he said pated over the past two The official, who spoke doused a flaming buildin the north and around killed in the invasion. weeks. Britain’s Ministry via video from Kyiv. on condition of anonyming, and ash fell on Kyiv. So far, the Russians He also said authorities of Defense said Russia ity to describe the U.S. On Friday, Putin’s forc- bloodied rubble. Smoke have made the biggest were working on estabis trying to “re-set and military assessment, said billowed over shattered es continued to launch advances on cities in the lishing 12 humanitarian re-posture” its troops, concrete where buildings that the convoy hadn’t east and south — includ- airstrikes in urban areas gearing up for operations corridors and trying to made any substantial once stood. ing in Mariupol, the heav- such as Kyiv, Kharkiv ensure food, medicine against Kyiv. progress toward the city In another potentially and Mariupol, while also ily bombarded seaport and other basics get to “It’s ugly already, but and that the vehicles’ ominous development people across the country. where civilians scrounged pounding targets away it’s going to get worse,” for Ukraine, new satellite moves were not part of a from the main battle for food and fuel amid Thousands of civilians said Nick Reynolds, a photos appeared to show tactical effort to advance zones. and soldiers on both sides a harrowing 10-day-old warfare analyst at Royal that the massive Russian on Kyiv. 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Jackson Premier Health 146 Pinnell Street, Ripley WV, 25271 304-373-1521 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII OH-70276994 NOW SEEING PATIENTS JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL �NEWS/WEATHER 12 Saturday, March 12, 2022 COVID From page 1 COVID-19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported a death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 71-plus age group. DHHR also reported 22 new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Friday, there have been 7,443 total cases (31 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 397 hospitalizations and 121 deaths (5 new). Of the 7,443 cases, 7,126 (87 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,488 cases (6 new), 12 hospitalizations 20-29 —1,200 cases (1 new), 22 hospitalizations, 2 death 30-39 — 1,090 cases (9 new), 20 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 1,087 cases (7 new), 35 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 986 cases (7 new), 65 hospitalizations, 13 deaths (1 new) 60-69 — 796 cases (1 Princess From page 1 allows them to have a day of pampering and fun. While the program is hosted by God’s Hands at Work, organizer’s said the entire event is community sponsored with donations from businesses and community members across the Ohio Valley donating dresses, accessories, door prizes and more to make the day extra special for the area teenagers. This year’s event has also had three tux rentals donated that are to be raffled off to three gentlemen. While the event is more catered to the girls, organizers have put together a selection of men’s suiting attire to offer. Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Friday, there have been 4,582 total cases (11 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 229 hospitalizations (1 new) and 84 deaths (4 new). Of the 4,571 cases, 4,386 (40 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 895 cases (1 new), 10 hospitalizations 20-29 — 655 cases, 5 hospitalizations, 1 death 30-39 — 599 cases (1 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 670 cases (2 new), 18 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 648 cases (1 new), 37 hospitalizations, 10 deaths 60-69 — 548 cases (2 new), 57 hospitalizations, 13 deaths 27° 20° 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 64°/32° 55°/35° 83° in 1990 14° in 1934 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. 0.00 Month to date/normal 2.45/1.53 Year to date/normal 13.17/8.00 Snowfall (in inches) POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Primary: elm Mold: 67 SUN & MOON Primary: aspergillus, other Today 6:45 a.m. 6:32 p.m. 12:50 p.m. 3:40 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Low Sun. 7:43 a.m. 7:33 p.m. 2:49 p.m. 5:26 a.m. MOON PHASES Full Last Mar 18 Mar 25 New Apr 1 First Apr 9 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 7:08a 8:54a 9:40a 10:24a 11:07a 11:51a 12:14a Minor 12:55a 2:42a 3:27a 4:11a 4:55a 5:39a 6:24a Major 7:33p 9:20p 10:05p 10:48p 11:31p ---12:35p Minor 1:21p 3:07p 3:52p 4:36p 5:19p 6:02p 6:47p WEATHER HISTORY The famed “Blizzard of 1888” peaked on March 12. The mammoth storm dumped over 4 feet of snow on parts of New England; 70-mph winds created rooftop-high drifts in New York City and Philadelphia. High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone 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. Fri. Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.35 23.87 26.20 12.67 13.08 29.60 12.64 35.59 39.94 12.47 39.10 40.80 39.80 Portsmouth 28/14 24-hr. Chg. -0.43 -1.77 -1.32 -0.03 +0.08 -1.12 -0.15 +0.15 +0.14 +0.25 +0.20 +0.60 +0.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Ashland 28/15 Grayson 28/15 TUESDAY 62° 32° THURSDAY 65° 47° Pleasant with times of clouds and sun FRIDAY 68° 45° Mild; mostly cloudy, then high clouds Intervals of clouds and sunshine Marietta 26/13 Murray City 25/12 Belpre 27/13 Athens 25/11 St. Marys 27/13 Parkersburg 27/13 Coolville 26/13 Wilkesville 26/11 POMEROY Jackson 27/9 26/11 Ravenswood Rio Grande 29/12 27/11 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 24/19 GALLIPOLIS 28/10 29/11 27/10 Elizabeth 28/12 Spencer 29/11 Buffalo 28/11 Ironton 29/14 Milton 28/13 St. Albans 29/11 Huntington 27/16 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s 90s Seattle 53/43 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 60/50 20s 10s 0s Los Angeles -0s 79/49 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front WEDNESDAY 69° 47° Mainly cloudy with t-storms possible NATIONAL CITIES Logan 25/14 McArthur 24/10 South Shore Greenup 29/14 28/13 70 Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Chillicothe 25/15 Very High Very High Milder with times of clouds and sun Adelphi 25/15 Lucasville 27/14 Moderate Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-675-1333, ext. 1992. structures are and how long ago water. they were placed at the site. Hangsleben said anglers can © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, find fish structures on the interactive fishing map on ODNR’s web- all rights reserved. site or “HuntFish OH” cell phone Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer app. The map provides GPS coor- for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) dinates and tells anglers where the 675-1333, ext. 1992. 57° 29° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 25/14 Pollen: 108 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. 0.0 Month to date/normal 0.0/2.1 Season to date/normal 17.7/17.3 West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 494,875 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 469 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 81,691 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 724 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/ Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 6,550 deaths due to COVID19 since the start of the pandemic, with six since the last update. There are 1,432 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 2.89 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.34 percent. Statewide, 1,117,174 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (62.3 percent of the population). A total of 53.8 percent of the population, 964,841 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. ODNR | Courtesy MONDAY Sunny to partly cloudy and warmer 0 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme (in inches) SUNDAY Snow today with snow ending. Partly cloudy tonight. High 28° / Low 10° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. Ohio According to the 2 p.m. update on Friday from ODH, there have been 594 cases in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 985), 48 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 82), six new ICU admissions (21-day average of 9) and 198 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21-day average of 91) with 37,410 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: Deaths are reported two days per week.) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 7,258,161 (62.09 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,717,779 (57.47 percent of the population). As of March 2, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 22,417; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 1,174; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 64,693; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals report- Fish structures can be located by using the interactive map on ODNR’s website or the HuntFish OH app. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low At Tycoon Lake, Hangsleben said 10 structures were placed off or near the fishing pier, which benefits boat and shore fishers. Hangsleben said the structures are similar to ODNR’s Christmas tree program, but these structures would be permanent. Christmas trees sunk in lakes will need “refreshed” every five-10 years, Hangsleben said. But the fish structures will not degrade. Both the fish structures and Christmas trees are on a rotation basis at several lakes throughout Ohio. Hangsleben said other local lakes which have had structures or trees placed for fish include Burr Oak, Strouds Run, Lake Snowden, Lake Hope, Lake Alma and Timber Ridge Lake. Hangsleben said the placement of these items depends on the type of lake and need to be in 10-12 feet of 51° 30° 27° ed as fully vaccinated — 4,387. From page 1 Brittany Hively is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Follow her on Twitter @britthively; reach her at (740) 446-2342 ext 2555. 2 PM Omicron variant reported in Mason County. Structured Due to the change in date, the preregistration has been extended until April 1. To register for the event or the free tuxedo rental drawing, call 740-645-7609. Carroll said everything for the program will be the same, except for the date. The Princess Prom Program will now be Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m. at the Rio Ridge Venue in Rio Grande, Ohio. Organizers said they plan to call everyone who has preregistered but have asked the community to help get the word out. © 2022, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 8 AM WEATHER 31-40 — 1,093 cases (4 new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 1,016 cases (3 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 853 cases (3 new), 12 deaths 61-70 — 642 cases (3 new), 16 deaths 71+ — 583 cases (2 new), 56 deaths (1 new) Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 5,689 (21 new); Total cases among individuals who were not Mason County reported as fully vacciAccording to the 10 nated — 4,789 (21 new); a.m. update on Friday Total breakthrough from DHHR, there have cases among fully vaccibeen 6,592 cases (22 nated — 900; new) of COVID-19, in Total deaths among not Mason County (6,112 fully vaccinated individuconfirmed cases, 480 probable cases) since the als — 72 (1 new); Total breakthrough beginning of the pandemic and 89 deaths (1 new). deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 6. DHHR reports there are A total of 12,073 peocurrently 18 active cases and 6,485 recovered cases ple in Mason County have received at least one dose in Mason County. of the COVID-19 vaccine, (Editor’s note: Case which is 45.5 percent of data includes both conthe population, according firmed and probable to DHHR, with 10,201 cases.) Case data is as follows: fully vaccinated or 38.5 percent of the population. 0-4 — 143 cases (2 Mason County is curnew) rently green on the West 5-11 — 319 cases (1 Virginia County Alert new) System. 12-15 — 333 cases (1 There have been 28 new) confirmed cases of the 16-20 — 471 cases Delta variant in Mason 21-25 — 538 cases (3 County. There are six new) confirmed cases of the 26-30 — 599 cases 70-79 — 355 cases (2 new), 53 hospitalizations, 30 deaths (1 new) 80-plus — 212 cases (2 new), 34 hospitalizations (1 new), 26 deaths (3 new) Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 11,285 (49.25 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 10,330 (45.10 percent of the population). new), 72 hospitalizations, 22 deaths (2 new) 70-79 — 490 cases (3 new), 100 hospitalizations, 31 deaths (1 new) 80-plus — 306 cases (1 new), 71 hospitalizations, 41 deaths (1 new) Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 14,510 (48.53 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 13,338 (44.60 percent of the population). TODAY Daily Sentinel Clendenin 30/10 Charleston 30/13 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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