https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/4c713bbc9321d1dce154beb2b40f6a69.pdf a5486efc2f75d78d74618569a1cfcce1 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. Discover Appalachia Expo Baseball, softball highlights RIVER s 9 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 60, Volume 76 Saturday, March 26, 2022 s $2 A day at the Expo 1 death, 32 new COVID cases reported By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Brittany Hively | OVP The recent 14th annual Discover Appalachia Travel Expo in Gallipolis provided visitors an opportunity to see what the Southeast Ohio region has to offer. The free event featured informational booths, demonstrations and family-friendly activities including a visit from BARKer Farms which brought a variety of animals to the Expo. Pictured is a camel receiving a treat from an attendee. More on the Travel Expo inside this edition and online. Ceremonial ‘Gold Rush’ coin unveiled Statewide Trout stocking provides angling opportunities Staff Report CLIFFTOP, W.Va. — West Virginia Governor Jim Justice stocked the streams of Babcock State Park full of golden rainbow trout this as part of a ceremony celebrating the upcoming 2022 West Virginia Gold Rush. According to a news release from his ofﬁce, as part of the ceremony, the Governor unveiled a special coin commemorating Gold Rush’s 5th anniversary and announced that any lucky anglers who catch one of the 50,000 golden rainbow trout that are being stocked during this year’s Gold Rush can request their own commemorative coin online at wvdnr.gov/goldrush by completing this form. “We want everybody who catches a golden trout to experience something really special, so I told our team we should come up with a coin to give to any person who catches Editor’s note: Due to recent changes in the frequency of data reported by the Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Valley Publishing’s COVID Update will now only appear once a week, in Saturday editions. OHIO VALLEY — Since the publication of last week’s update, there was one additional death, as well as 32 new COVID19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. Statistics reported on Friday, March 25: In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported a death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 50-59 year age range. ODH also reported 10 new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported 16 new COVID19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported six new cases of COVID-19. See COVID | 12 Campaigns look at options if primary is delayed Office of Gov. Jim Justice | Courtesy The streams of Babcock State Park were stocked with golden rainbow trout on Tuesday as part of a ceremony celebrating the upcoming 2022 West Virginia Gold Rush. one of these 50,000 golden trout,” Gov. Justice said. “What will happen is that more and more people will come and experience all the goodness this state has to offer. 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See GOLD | 12 ‘Hope Fest’ April 23 in Rio By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.com Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH under “Gold Rush Contest.” The commemorative coin isn’t the only addition to this year’s Gold Rush event. During today’s ceremony, Gov. Justice also announced seven new Gold Rush stocking locations have RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The sixth annual Out of Darkness Walk is expanding to include Hope Fest on April 23. The all-day event will be on The University of Rio Grande’s main campus and encourages community members, organizations and anyone interested to attend. The event is intended to raise awareness for suicide prevention. In 2020, there were 45,979 suicides reported across the nation, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It is the “second leading cause of death among people ages 15-24,” the Hope Fest webpage stated. The event, once just the Out of Darkness Walk, has expanded to Hope Fest to include a full day of events and activities to help spread hope. “We’re going to be bringing awareness to all out campuses and communities with a full day of HOPE,” the event’s webpage stated. “All month See HOPE | 8 By Julie Carr Smyth and Jill Colvin Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After months of buildup, Ohio’s primary in May was supposed to usher in a busier phase of the political season, when voters would begin lining up behind party winners in fall races for control of Congress, governor’s seats and key elections ofﬁces across the United States. Instead, the campaign season in Ohio has drifted into something close to a state of suspended animation. A series of court rulings invalidating Republican-drawn redistricting maps is threatening to delay the May 3 primary by a month or more. There’s even a chance the election could be split onto two dates, with one focusing on statewide races and the other on the See PRIMARY | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, March 26, 2022 OBITUARY NORA JADE GERLACH 12-4-2021 to 3-3-2022 Nora Jade Gerlach, infant daughter of Hannah Cleek and Eli Gerlach, of Carlsbad, N.M., passed peacefully on March 3, 2022, at Dallas Children’s Hospital. Along with her parents, Nora is survived by her grandparents, Corbet and Paige Cleek, of Pomeroy, and William and Leigh Gerlach, Of Houston, Texas, and great grandparents, Tom and April Smith, Pomeroy and Delores Moore, of Portsmouth. There will be no services. DEATH NOTICE SALSER THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Deborah Ann (Debbie) Salser, 66, of The Villages, Fla., died on March 20, 2022 at UF Health Leesburg Hospital in Leesburg, Fla. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at noon at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will Follow in the Miles Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. 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. Gallipolis Tribune A look at emergency preparedness What is emergency preparedness? The term refers to the steps you take to make sure you are safe before, during and after an emergency or natural disaster. These plans are important for your safety in both natural disasters and man-made disasters. Examples of natural disasters are ﬂoods, blizzards, tornadoes, earthquakes, spread of disease and virus outbreaks. Man-made disasters can include explosions, ﬁres, chemical and biological attacks. Five mission areas of the Meigs County Health Department and all public health providers are Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response and Recovery. The role of public health providers is to promote, protect and improve the health of individuals and communities. After a major disaster, public health workers are often called disasters. upon to participate Disasters can in a coordinated strike at any response to save moment, with little lives and prevent notice. In order unfavorable outto protect your comes to vulnerhome, family and able populations. People with disMeigs don’t forget your abilities may be Health pets and animals, is important to especially vulnerMatters it be prepared and able during and Shawn have a plan in after emergencies. Cunningham place. The family In an emergency, preparedness plan many systems you rely on may not function contains four steps that families should take to be as well as they usually ready for any disaster: do. Familiar landmarks Identify and usual travel routes you and your service ani- hazards:Identify what mal know may be altered. types of disasters are most likely to happen Utilities like electricity, in your area, and learn water, gas and phone service may be disrupted. about how to prepare for each (www.ready.gov, You might need to temwww.habitat.org). porarily evacuate to a Hold a family meeting: shelter, which may not Meet with your family to be fully accessible for discuss why it is imporyour needs. The followtant to be prepared. ing tips and strategies Prepare Assemble a can help you plan to be prepared for these situa- disaster supply kit. After tions. Being prepared can an emergency, you may reduce fear, anxiety, and need to survive on your own for several days. losses that accompany Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days. A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Practice your plan: Practice your plan with your family on a regular basis (every six months). Emergency Preparedness can be a large topic for discussion. This article just covers a few ideas on what you can do to get started. Go to www. meigs-health.com for information on the Meigs County Health Department Emergency Preparedness and Response Division. There is a lot of information, printable disaster supply kits and more ideas on the www. ready.gov site and the www.habitat.org site. Shawn Cunningham is the Meigs County Health Department Emergency Response Coordinator. Chicken BBQ MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Fire Department will be hosting the ﬁrst chicken BBQ of 2022 today. Serving begins at 11 a.m. Call 740-992-7368 for pre-orders. Trade Days Craft Show POMEROY — The Meigs County Trade Days Spring Craft Show will be from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the fairgrounds today. Cemetery clean-up TUPPERS PLAINS — All ﬂowers will be removed starting March 30 at the cemetery at the Tuppers Plains Christian Church. If families want a grave trimmed this year, a donation is required. 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. 2022-23 Kindergarten and Preschool registration 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. Speaker at Ash Street Church MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church, Middleport, will be hosting Dennis Karp of Chosen People Ministries, speaking on Saturday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 3, at 10:30 a.m. Road closures MEIGS COUNTY — A culvert replacement project begins on April 4 on SR 681, between Devenny Road (Township Road 258) and Bentz Cemetery Road (Township Road 158). The road will be closed from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: April 22. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project is taking place on County Road 163, between Rocksprings Road and Hemlock Grove Road. The road is closed. The detour is Rocksprings Road to U.S. 33 west to SR 681 east to Hemlock Grove Road. Estimated completion: May 6. Lincoln Day Dinner MIDDLEPORT — The annual Lincoln Day Dinner, by the Meigs County Republican Party, will be held Thursday, April 7 at The Blakeslee Center, behind the old high school, in Middleport. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased by any republican party member or Bill Spaun at 740416-5995; Judy Sisson at 740-992-2076 or Sandy Iannarelli at 740-541-0735. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 2102 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com March is Social Work Month The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) is joining the National Association of Social Workers in celebrating this year’s Social Work Month in March with the theme “The Time is Right for Social Work.” This celebration highlights how social workers have enriched our society for more than a century and how their services continue to be needed today. The annual Social Work Month campaign is a time to inform the public, policymakers, and legislators about the services social workers provide in an array of sectors, including hospitals, mental health centers, schools, social service agencies, community centers and in politics. People become social workers because they have a strong desire to help others and make our society a better place to live for all. As a masterslevel social worker myself, I echo the passion our profession and our Agency has for helping others and assisting those in our community who are in need of longterm care services and support. viduals with assisMost social tance to support workers serve independent living individuals and in their own home families, providthrough long-term ing resources and care home and guidance that supcommunity-based port social functioning. Through Helping services. Social recomthe AAA7, social You Age workers mend and refer workers cover a Better these individuals wide range of serNina R. Keller to services like vices to individuals personal care/ in the Agency’s homemaking, adult day 10-county core district care, assisted living, which includes Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, home repair, transportaJackson, Lawrence, Pike, tion, home-delivered Ross, Scioto and Vinton. meals, and client advocacy in order for them In addition, the AAA7 to remain safely and serves seven expanded counties in programs for independently as possible in their home or those under the age of 60 and those living with community. Those who call the Agency’s toll-free certain behavioral and number at 1-800-582other health conditions. 7277 can talk directly These additional counties include Athens, Cler- with a Resource Center mont, Fayette, Hamilton, Specialist who will assist them with information Hocking, Meigs and and resources surroundPickaway. ing the programs and Social Workers with the AAA7 wear many dif- services that are available ferent hats and take on a to best serve their needs. variety of roles including Social workers in the Agency assist with this advocate, assessor, case process by serving as a manager, consultant, facilitator to assist the information sharer, and community with informareferrer. Social workers tion regarding these serconduct these functions vices, determining what for the many programs is best for their situation available through the Agency that provide indi- and what resources are available in their community to help. The profession of social work continues to address so many of the unmet needs in our society today. They are an integral part of providing services and supports to all ages, individuals in all walks of life, and all abilities. Often the quiet, unsung heroes and heroines in the background making good things happen for others, they go about their work driven by their desire to make a positive difference in someone’s life. We applaud and salute our social workers throughout our Agency during National Social Work Month in March. Through their hard work and dedication, they make sure individuals and their families have the resources that make it possible for them to live safely and securely in their home and community. Let’s take the month of March to recognize these individuals who work daily from a passion to be of service to others. Nina R. Keller, LSW, MSW, is executive director, Area Agency on Aging District 7. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts. Today is Saturday, In 1973, the soap March 26, the 85th day opera “The Young and of 2022. There are 280 the Restless” premiered days left in the year. on CBS-TV. In 1979, a peace Today’s highlight in history treaty was signed by On March 26, 2010, Israeli Prime Minister the U.S. and Russia Menachem Begin and sealed the ﬁrst major Egyptian President nuclear weapons treaty Anwar Sadat and witin nearly two decades, nessed by President agreeing to slash the Jimmy Carter at the former Cold War rivals’ White House. warhead arsenals by In 1982, groundbreaknearly one-third. ing ceremonies took place in Washington, On this date In 1812, an earthquake D.C., for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. devastated Caracas, In 1988, Jesse Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, Jackson stunned fellow Democrats by soundly according to the U.S. defeating Michael S. Geological Survey. Dukakis in Michigan’s In 1827, composer Democratic presidential Ludwig van Beethoven caucuses. died in Vienna. In 1992, a judge in In 1945, during World Indianapolis sentenced War II, Iwo Jima was fully secured by U.S. forc- former heavyweight boxing champion Mike es following a ﬁnal, desperate attack by Japanese Tyson to six years in prison for raping a Miss soldiers. Black America contesIn 1962, the U.S. tant. (Tyson ended up Supreme Court, in serving three years.) Baker v. Carr, gave fedIn 1997, the bodies eral courts the power to of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate technoreligious cult who committed suicide were found inside a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California. In 2014, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (SOO’-lay-mahn AH’-boo gayth), was convicted in New York for his role as al-Qaida’s ﬁery chief spokesman after 9/11. (He was later sentenced to life in prison.) In 2020, the U.S. surpassed ofﬁcial Chinese government numbers to become the country with the most reported coronavirus infections. Today’s birthdays: Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is 92. Actor Alan Arkin is 88. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is 87. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 82. Actor James Caan is 82. Author Erica Jong is 80. Journalist Bob Woodward is 79. Singer Diana Ross is 78. Rock singer Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) is 74. Singer and TV personality Vicki Lawrence is 73. Actor Ernest Thomas is 73. Comedian Martin Short is 72. Country singer Ronnie McDowell is 72. Movie composer Alan Silvestri is 72. Rock musician Monte Yoho is 70. Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is 69. Radio talk show host Curtis Sliwa is 68. Country singer Dean Dillon is 67. Country singer Charly McClain is 66. TV personality Leeza Gibbons is 65. Actor Ellia English is 63. Actor Jennifer Grey is 62. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen is 62. Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton is 60. Actor Michael Imperioli is 56. Rock musician James Iha is 54. Country singer Kenny Chesney is 54. Actor Leslie Mann is 50. Actor T.R. Knight is 49. Rapper Juvenile is 47. Actor Amy Smart is 46. Actor Bianca Kajlich is 45. Moderator Margaret Brennan (TV: “Face the Nation”) is 42. Actor Keira Knightley is 37. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, March 26, 2022 3 Five provost finalists to visit MU HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Following a national search and initial off-site interviews, the Marshall University Provost Search Committee has identiﬁed ﬁve ﬁnalists who will visit the Huntington campus next week to meet with the university community, according to a news release from the university. The campus visit dates and ﬁnalists are as follows: Monday, March 28 Dr. Phillip Bridgmon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Central Missouri; Tuesday, March 29 Dr. Avinandan Mukherjee, Bridgmon Edmonson Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Marshall University; Wednesday, March 30 Dr. John Grifﬁn, Senior Associate Provost, Clemson University; Thursday, March 31 Dr. Ni “Phil” He, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity, Northeastern ‘Major announcement’ today at fairgrounds The candidate meetings will be broadcast online at www.marGriffin He Mukherjee shall.edu/ livestream for the convenience of University; those unable to attend in Friday, April 1 Dr. person. Jacqueline Edmonson, All feedback received Chancellor and Chief Academic Ofﬁcer, Penn State will be shared with Marshall University President Greater Allegheny. Brad D. Smith, who will Short biographical sketches, the daily sched- make the ﬁnal selection. ule of open meetings and It is expected the new provost will be named in links to submit online the coming weeks and feedback about each will join Marshall for the ﬁnalist will be available start of the 2022-23 acaat www.marshall.edu/ demic year. provost-search. The community is invited to attend an event at noon today (March 26) at the Gallia County Jr. Fairgrounds at the Bill Gray Pavilion with the Gallia County Agricultural Society and Gallia County Commissioners for a “major joint announcement,” according to the Gallia Jr. Fair Facebook page. The fair’s Facebook page also reported the announcement was regarding the relocation of the Gallia County Jr. Fairgrounds. 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. Card shower June Hudson will be celebrating her 99th birthday April 3. Cards may be sent to 444 Reese Hollow Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631. Monday, March 28 MIDDLEPORT — The next public meeting for the Veterans Service Commission will be at 9 a.m. at 97 North Second Ave., Suite 2 in Middleport. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Monday, April 4 POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative (MCCI) will hold it’s next meeting at noon in the conference room at the Meigs County Health Department, new members are welcome. Daniel Cole | AP Firefighters from the Marins-Pompiers of Marseille extract samples of sewage water at a retirement home in Marseille, southern France in January 2021 to trace concentrations of COVID-19. As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect. Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer of a sample on Dec. 14 turned up a coronavirus variant — the descendant of omicron known as BA.2 — seven days earlier than any other reported detection in the U.S. More good news: U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths have been falling for weeks. But it’s different elsewhere. The World Health Organization this week reported that the number of new coronavirus cases increased two weeks in a row globally, likely because COVID-19 prevention measures have been halted in numerous countries and because BA.2 spreads more easily. Some public health experts aren’t certain what that means for the U.S. BA.2 accounts for a growing share of U.S. cases, the CDC said — more than one-third nationally and more than half in the Northeast. Small increases in overall case rates have been noted in New York, and in hospital admissions in New England. Some of the northern U.S. states with the highest rates of BA.2, however, have some of the lowest case rates, noted Katriona Shea of Penn State University. Dr. James Musser, an infectious disease specialist at Houston Methodist, called the national case data on BA.2 “murky.” He added: “What we really need is as much real-time data as possible … to inform decisions.” Here’s what COVID-19 trackers are looking at and what worries scientists about them. NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don’t bode well: �7i�ceh[�f[efb[�jWa[� rapid COVID-19 tests at home, fewer people are getting the gold-standard tests that the government relies on for case counts. �J^[�9[dj[hi�\eh� Disease Control and Prevention will soon use fewer labs to look for new variants. �>[Wbj^�e\ÒY_Wbi�Wh[� increasingly focusing on hospital admissions, which rise only after a surge has arrived. �7�mWij[mWj[h�ikhl[_blance program remains a patchwork that cannot yet be counted on for the data needed to understand coming surges. �M^_j[�>eki[�e\ÒY_Wbi� say the government is running out of funds for vaccines, treatments and testing. “We’re not in a great situation,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher. Scientists acknowledge that the wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began, and that monitoring has come a long way. For example, scientists this week touted a 6-month-old program that Test results tests international travelTallies of test results ers ﬂying into four U.S. have been at the core of airports. Genetic testing understanding coronavi- rus spread from the start, but they have always been ﬂawed. Initially, only sick people got tested, meaning case counts missed people who had no symptoms or were unable to get swabbed. Home test kits became widely available last year, and demand took off when the omicron wave hit. But many people who take home tests don’t report results to anyone. Nor do health agencies attempt to gather them. Mara Aspinall is managing director of an Arizona-based consulting company that tracks COVID-19 testing trends. She estimates that in January and February, about 8 million to 9 million rapid home tests were being done each day on average — four to six times the number of PCR tests. Nuzzo said: “The case numbers are not as much a reﬂection of reality as they once were.” Hunting for variants In early 2021, the U.S. was far behind other countries in using genetic tests to look for worrisome virus mutations. A year ago, the agency signed deals with 10 large labs to do that genomic sequencing. The CDC will be reducing that program to three labs over the next two months. The weekly volume of sequences performed through the contracts was much higher during the omicron wave in December and January, when more people were getting tested, and already has fallen to about 35,000. By late spring, it will be down to 10,000, although CDC ofﬁcials say the contracts allow the volume to increase to more than 20,000 if necessary. The agency also says turnaround time and quality standards have been improved in the new contracts, and that it does not expect the change will hurt its ability to ﬁnd new variants. Outside experts expressed concern. “It’s really quite a substantial reduction in our baseline surveillance and intelligence system for tracking what’s out there,” said Bronwyn MacInnis, director of pathogen genomic surveillance at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Woman accused of smuggling drug-soaked papers into prisons By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A South African woman helped orchestrate a scheme to smuggle dozens of packages containing sheets of paper soaked with drugs into prisons in Ohio and elsewhere, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Defendant Tanya Baird purchased synthetic drugs online from China, soaked the drugs into legal paperwork, then mailed the paperwork in packages to individuals in the United States who then provided them to inmates, according to a criminal complaint against Baird. The government said 69 packages were sent into the U.S. from June through August of last year, with 34 bound for Ohio prisons. Ohio facilities receiving the drug-soaked paperwork include the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, the Ohio State supermax penitentiary in Youngstown, and Ross, Madison and Chillicothe correctional institutions. Packages contained from 30 to 80 sheets of paper, the criminal complaint said. A message was left with attorneys who represented Baird at an initial hearing Thursday. 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 �NEWS/WEATHER 4 Saturday, March 26, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Manchin says he’ll back Jackson for Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin Freking Harris could break a tie. Even as the path clears Associated Press for Jackson to join the court, Democratic hopes of securing signiﬁcant WASHINGTON — Republican support for Democratic Sen. Joe her nomination appear to Manchin announced Fribe fading. day that he plans to vote On Thursday, just for Judge Ketanji Brown hours after the hearings Jackson to serve on the came to a close, Senate Supreme Court, likely assuring the conﬁrmation Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced he of President Joe Biden’s will vote against Jackson’s nominee. conﬁrmation. He said in Manchin was a key vote to watch because he a Senate ﬂoor speech that he “cannot and will not” has bucked his party on support her for a lifetime some of its top domestic appointment. priorities. But Manchin McConnell slammed has backed all of Biden’s the liberal groups that judicial nominees so far, and he said he would con- have supported Jackson, tinue to do so in the case and he criticized her for refusing to take a posiof Jackson, who would tion on the size of the become the ﬁrst Black nine-member court, even woman to serve on the though that decision is Supreme Court. ultimately up to Con“I am conﬁdent Judge gress. Some advocacy Jackson is supremely groups have pushed for qualiﬁed and has the enlarging the court after disposition necessary to serve as our nation’s next three justices nominated by former President Supreme Court Justice,” Donald Trump cemented Manchin said in a statea 6-3 conservative majorment. ity. Manchin’s announceMcConnell also cited ment indicates that Jackson will have the support concerns about her sentencing of criminal defenof all 50 Senate Demodants — a subject that crats. That would guardominated much of the antee her conﬁrmation, as Vice President Kamala four days of hearings and for three federal judges and spent time in private practice and served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission. He then made a home state pitch. “Notably, Judge Jackson and her family spend a great deal of time in West Virginia and her deep love of our state and commitment to public service were abundantly clear,” Manchin said. While many GOP senators have praised Jackson’s vast experience and qualiﬁcations, it was clear at the hearings that Biden’s outreach had little effect. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee interrogated Jackson about her nine-year record as a federal judge, frequently interrupting her answers. Jackson, supported by committee Democrats, pushed back aggressively on Republicans who said she gave light sentences to sex offenders, explaining her sentencing process in detail and telling them “nothing could be further from the truth.” The focus on crime dovetails with an emerging GOP theme for this year’s midterm elections Andrew Harnik | AP Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson shakes hands with Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, as she departs following her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. While many GOP senators have praised Jackson’s vast experience and qualifications, it was clear at the hearings that she is unlikely to receive many GOP votes. Republican side,” Biden said after Justice Stephen Breyer announced he would step down from the court this summer. As he started his search for a replacement, the president made a point of inviting Republican senators to the White House to hear their advice. Manchin cited a variety of factors that he said inﬂuenced his decision on Jackson, such as her attending public schools and going on to graduate with academic honors from Harvard University and Harvard Law School. He noted she also clerked was part of a coordinated GOP effort to portray her as soft on crime. His position was expected and does not affect Jackson’s trajectory to be conﬁrmed by midApril. But the leader’s quick declaration could prompt many of his fellow Republicans to follow suit, thwarting Biden’s efforts to bring back the overwhelming bipartisan votes that were commonplace for Supreme Court nominees when he ﬁrst came to the Senate ﬁve decades ago. “I think whomever I pick will get a vote from and is likely to be decisive for many Republican senators. Others have brought up separate reasons to vote against her — from her support from liberal groups to her so-called “judicial philosophy.” One or more Republicans could still cast a vote for Jackson’s conﬁrmation, but the contentious nature of the four-day hearings laid bare a familiar partisan dynamic, seen over years of pitched ﬁghting over judicial nominations. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, who has been privately lobbying GOP colleagues to support Jackson, said after McConnell’s announcement that it will be “sad for our country and sad as a commentary on where the parties are today” if her historic nomination is approved on a strictly partisan vote. “The Republicans are testing their messages for the November election,” Durbin said. Durbin said he is “still hoping that several Republicans — I hope many more” will vote for her. US pipeline agency pulls back plan to assess climate impacts By Matthew Daly TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 37° 2 PM 39° 36° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 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. 49° 40° 60° 39° 92° in 1929 15° in 1960 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 3.18 3.41 13.90 9.88 SUN & MOON Today 7:23 a.m. 7:46 p.m. 4:18 a.m. 1:36 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Apr 1 First Apr 9 Full Last Apr 16 Apr 23 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. 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The EU imports 90% of the natural gas used to generate electricity, heat homes and supply industry, with Russia supplying almost 40% of EU gas and a quarter of its oil. 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High 40° / Low 29° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM and would apply only to projects ﬁled after FERC ﬁnalizes the policy statements. The commission said it will seek further public comment before making a ﬁnal decision. In a related development, FERC approved three natural gas projects that have been pending before the panel for months. Two of the projects will expand gas production in the U.S. Gulf Coast, while the third is located in New York State. One of the projects will connect with an export terminal in Louisiana for liqueﬁed natural gas, or LNG. President Joe Biden has pledged to cut in half planet-warming emissions the energy commission approved policy statements directing ofﬁcials to consider how pipelines and other natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice. The statements were approved on a 3-to-2 vote along party lines, with Glick and two other Democratic commissioners supporting the policy changes and two Republicans opposed. The panel said at the time that the new guidance would take effect immediately and apply to pending and future gas projects. The panel voted unanimously Thursday to step back from that commitment, which is now labeled as a draft day, hours before the panel backtracked on the climate proposal. Climate activists accused FERC of bowing to political pressure, a claim FERC Chairman Richard Glick denied. “I’m not going to do anything for political purposes,’’ he told reporters, adding that he and other commissioners have had discussions with numerous pipeline and natural gas companies since the panel approved the climate policy last month. Industry leaders told them the policy changes “raise additional questions that could beneﬁt from further clariﬁcation,” Glick said. At a Feb. 17 meeting, for increased natural gas exports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Senate Republican WASHINGTON — Leader Mitch McConnell Amid pushback from industry groups and law- called the climate policy “bafﬂing,” while Senate makers in both parties, federal energy regulators Energy Committee Chairon Thursday scaled back man Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., said the agency’s plans to consider how natural gas projects affect “reckless decision to add climate change and envi- unnecessary roadblocks” to approval of natural gas ronmental justice. projects “puts the secuThe Federal Energy rity of our nation at risk.” Regulatory Commission “At a time when said a plan to consider we should be looking climate effects will now be considered a draft and for ways to expedite the approval of these will only apply to future important projects, the projects. 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The Wahama baseball team strand two Wirt runners on base to take the victory. took down the Wirt County Logan Roach was the hits Tigers at home 5-2 Thursday leader for the White Falcons, evening in a Little Kanawha being the only member of the Conference matchup. The White Falcons (3-1, 3-1 White and Red to get two. Also scoring a hit were LKC) scored a run in the ﬁrst Gray, Ethan Barnitz, Bryce three innings, starting with Zuspan, Hayden Lloyd and Ethan Gray singling to bring Nathan Fields. Aaron Henry home. Bartniz also led his team in However, the Tigers (0-2, RBIs with two. 0-2) scored a pair of runs at Leading the Tigers was Cole the top of the fourth to cut the Winnell, who had one run and home lead to one. one hit. After going scoreless in Getting the win on the the fourth and ﬁfth, the From Staff Reports Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Wahama junior Aaron Henry (10) connects with a Tiger pitch during a baseball game against Wirt County Thursday evening in Mason, W.Va. Sweet 16: Coach K says ‘It’s not the coaching.’ But it is Duke keeps winning games in the NCAA Tournament and Mike Krzyzewski keeps telling anyone who will listen, “It’s not the coaching.” There’s some evidence to suggest he’s right. For one thing, Duke relies almost entirely on freshmen and sophomores, which means his core group of players have only had so much time to soak up Coach K’s decades of gathered wisdom. For another, KrzyzeJim wski switched to a zone defense in Litke the second half of Thursday night’s AP Sports Sweet 16 game against a rugged Columnist Texas Tech team, but when the Blue Devils needed big stops down the stretch his players lobbied — successfully — to go back to man-to-man. Finally, and most important, perhaps, those same kids who are supposed to be feeling the pressure of his impending retirement shot 71% from the ﬂoor after halftime, hitting eight straight ﬁeld goals to end the game. There’s no coaching manual that covers that. But don’t be fooled. On the same night two No. 1 seeds were toppled, the reason Krzyzewski won the 100th NCAA Tournament game of his career and remains squarely on track toward a sixth national championship is ... coaching. No one does it better. He’s been recruiting kids who ooze with See SWEET 16 | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Saturday, March 26 Baseball Eastern at Athens, 1 p.m. Softball River Valley at Rock Hill (DH), 9:30 a.m. Spring Valley, Independence at Point Pleasant, 11 a.m. Winﬁeld at Wahama (DH), 1 p.m. Track and Field EHS at Warren INV, 10 a.m. Tennis Point Pleasant at Scott, 10 a.m. Monday, March 28 Baseball Ironton SJ at River Valley, 5 p.m. Eastern at Warren, 5 p.m. South Gallia at South Point, 5 p.m. Southern at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Spring Valley, 7 p.m. Softball Adena at River Valley, 5 p.m. Eastern at Warren, 5 p.m. South Gallia at South Point, 5 p.m. Southern at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 Baseball Gallia Academy at Eastern, 5 p.m. River Valley at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Ironton SJ, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Softball Marietta at Eastern, 5 p.m. Meigs at Fairland, 5 p.m. River Valley at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Cabell Midland at Wahama (DH), 5:30 Sissonville at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Hannan at Van, 6 p.m. Track and Field GAHS, SGHS, SHS at Meigs INV, 4 p.m. Wahama at Roane County, 5 p.m. Tennis Gallia Academy at Marietta, 4:30 mound for Wahama was Henry, who allowed no hits or errors and walked one with seven strikeouts. Point falls to Pioneers, 10-2 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Home hasn’t been very sweet for the Black and Red so far. The Point Pleasant baseball team dropped a home contest 10-2 to the Wayne Pioneers Thursday evening. After taking a quick 1-0 lead at the bottom of the ﬁrst, the Pioneers went on to score 10 unanswered runs from the third inning to the ﬁfth. See BASEBALL | 7 MASON COUNTY SOFTBALL ROUNDUP Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Wahama freshman Elissa Hoffman (13) winds up a pitch during a softball game against the Wirt County Lady Tigers Thursday evening in Hartford, W.Va. Wahama whips Lady Tigers, 14-0 Point Pleasant breaks late tie for 9-8 win over Ripley From Staff Reports ﬁrst, Wahama got its ﬁrst run when a Lady Tiger error brought Lieving home. After scoring a total of 10 runs in the second and third innings, the Lady Falcons capped things off by scoring a further three runs in the bottom of the fourth. The home team outhit the visitors 8-0, picking up 12 RBI along the way. Leading the Lady Falcons was Lieving, who notched two runs, one hit and two RBI. Bailee Bumgarner also had a statline of ﬁve, getting two runs, two hits and one RBI. Hoffman herself touched home plate three times. Other stats for the Lady Falcons were Payton Staats with one hit and two RBI, Amber Wolfe with one run and one hit, Phoebe Richardson with one run and two RBI, Lauren Noble with one hit and one RBI, Morgan Christian with one RBI, Lillian Bowles with one hit and one RBI, Kalyn Christian with one RBI, Bailey Moore with one run and one hit, Kate Reynolds with two runs and one hit and Zoie Mayes with one run and one RBI. HARTFORD, W.Va. — Streaks kept moving forward, despite a rather noticeable change. The Wahama softball team is still unbeaten and has yet to be scored on following a 14-0 win in ﬁve innings against the Wirt County Lady Tigers Thursday evening in a Little Kanawha Conference matchup. The Lady Falcons (4-0, 3-0 LKC) have had Mikie Lieving in the circle starting since the beginning of her sophomore year. In her stead Thursday night was freshman Elissa Hoffman, who allowed no hits and two walks while striking out 12 in Thursday’s ballgame. The White and Red scored in all four innings they played in, including two 5-run innings in the second and third. While the Lady Tigers (1-3, 1-3) threatened early by loading the bases through a walk and a couple of errors, but the Lady Falcons got the Lady Knights outlast next three batters out to Ripley, 9-8 strand those runners. RIPLEY, W.Va. — A In the bottom of the beneﬁcial mistake that the Lady Knights exploited. The Point Pleasant softball team broke an 8-all tie with a sacriﬁce ﬂy in the top in the seventh and ultimately held on for a 9-8 victory over host Ripley on Thursday in a non-conference matchup in Jackson County. The Lady Knights (3-0) started their gamewinning rally with a 1-out single from Kaylee Byus, but an outﬁeld error allowed Byus to advance all the way to third. Haley Bryant followed with a walk that put runners on the corners, then Chelsea Supple lifted a ﬂy ball to right. Byus tagged and came plateward with ﬁnal score of the contest. The Lady Vikings — who held a pair of 2-run leads in the middle innings — went down in order in the home half of the seventh. PPHS scored a run in each of its ﬁrst two innings at the plate, but Ripley countered with a pair of 2-run outbursts in the second and third for a 4-2 edge. Both teams plated three runs apiece in the fourth for a 7-5 contest, but the Lady Knights answered with another 3-run outburst in the ﬁfth for an 8-7 lead. RHS tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth to set up the dramatic ending. Point Pleasant outhit the hosts by a sizable 15-7 overall margin and also committed only two of the ﬁve errors in the contest. PPHS also stranded 14 runners on base, while the Lady Vikes left eight on the bags. Supple led the second inning off with a solo homer, while teammate Tayah Fetty added a 1-out solo blast in the top of the fourth. Butler provided a 2-run homer for Ripley with two away in the second as well. Fetty paced PPHS with three hits and three runs scored, followed by Hayley Keefer with two hits and two runs scored. Rylee Cochran and Julia Parsons also produced a pair of safeties for the victors. Byus, Supple, Havin Roush and Victoria Musser provided a hit each for Point Pleasant as well. Roush and Supple each churned a team-high three RBIs. Krysten Stroud picked up the winning decision after allowing one earned run and two hits over 2.2 innings of relief while striking out one. Casto paced Ripley with three hits and three RBIs, while Cummings added two safeties and two RBIs in the setback. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, March 26, 2022 7 Watson denies assault allegations Busted brackets mark another topsy-turvy NCAA By Tom Withers AP Sports Writer By Dave Skretta the bracket to reach the ﬁnal in New Orleans. Meanwhile, more Fourth-seeded Arkan- brackets (19.9%) had Houston losing in the sas used what amountﬁrst round than advanced to a sneak attack to take down No. 1 overall ing to the Elite Eight seed Gonzaga, not only (14.2%), even though the Cougars made it to knocking the Bulldogs out the NCAA Tourna- the Sweet 16 in 2019 and the Final Four just ment but taking out a last year. whole lot of fans still Houston, by the way, hoping to win bragging rights and ofﬁce pools. is now the favorite to win it all, according to Then again, the number of busted brack- FanDuel Sportsbook, ahead of No. 2 seed ets before the Elite Duke and Kansas, the Eight just might mean everyone gets a second lone remaining 1-seed entering Friday. chance. The quest for a Defending national perfect bracket in the champion Baylor? The men’s tournament? The ﬁrst No. 1 seed to go NCAA said that was down. Gonzaga and Arizona, two more top over before last weekseeds and betting favor- end, the moment that No. 11 seed Iowa State ites, joined the Bears beat LSU on Friday on the sidelines in the night to eliminate the Sweet 16. Kentucky, Tennessee and Auburn? ﬁnal two perfect brackets remaining after the All ousted before the ﬁrst 24 games. opening weekend was And with the even done. Cyclones playing No. 10 In the case of the seed Miami on Friday John Calipari’s bunch, night, at least one douthat meant getting bumped by No. 15 seed ble-digit seed will be in the Elite Eight. Saint Peter’s in the “You get seeded a opening round, a loss certain spot, who cares that probably doesn’t about that? I tell the feel any better even team all the time, if with the Peacocks topyou’re in the dance, ping Murray State to you’ve got a darned reach the Sweet 16. It all left exasperated good team because you earned your way into SportsCenter anchor the dance,” said Miami Hannah Storm to say: coach Jim Larrañaga, “My bracket’s busted. who knows all about It’s just so bad right busting up brackets now.” Then, after a beat: “I after taking No. 11 seed George Mason to the do have a lot of comFinal Four in 2006. pany though.” “To me, it doesn’t No kidding. matter what you’re The Bulldogs were seeded. It’s not reﬂeca 10-point favorite to tive of who you are,” beat the Razorbacks and Arizona a 1.5-point Larrañaga said. “It’s just a number put by favorite to beat Houston on Thursday night. your name to start the tournament. What matInstead, they became the ﬁrst 1-seeds to lose ters is how you play and how you match up on the same day in the against your opponent.” Sweet 16 or earlier Yet plenty of wellsince the 2011 tourney. “Just being the under- known prognosticators dog, man, use it to your have had trouble ﬁguring those matchups advantage,” Arkansas’ Trey Wade said. “They out. Television star never see you coming.” Jimmy Fallon lamented Very few people did his fortunes after anyway. There were 17.3 mil- picking Gonzaga and Tennessee to reach lion brackets ﬁlled out in ESPN’s Tournament the Final Four. ForChallenge and just 8.3% mer President Barack Obama had the Bullof them had Arkansas dogs playing Arizona reaching the Elite Eight, an less than half in the title game and he of those have the Hogs hasn’t fared a whole lot going to the Final Four. better in the women’s By contrast, nearly 23% tournament, where he had Baylor advancof brackets had Goning to the Final Four zaga winning it all. with South Carolina, In fact, nearly twoUConn and Stanford. thirds of brackets had The Bears were upset Gonzaga, Baylor or by South Dakota in the Kentucky advancing second round. through their half of AP Basketball Writer Ron Schwane | AP Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry, left, new quarterback Deshaun Watson, center, and head coach Kevin Stefanski pose for a photo during a news conference at the team’s training facility Friday in Berea, Ohio. acter, the true person, the true human being I am,” the 26-year-old said. “I never done the things that these people are alleging and I’m going to continue to ﬁght for my name and clear my name and like I’ve been doing, just cooperate with everything that comes with it.” Berry defended the team’s controversial decision to trade for Watson, who has been accused by two dozen massage therapists of various unwanted sexual activity during private sessions. He has always claimed any sex was consensual. “We as an organization know that this transaction has been very difﬁcult for many people, particularly women in our community,” Berry said. “We realize that it has triggered a range of emotions. And that, as well as the nature of the allegations, weighed heavily on all of us. “It was because of the weight of the anticipated reaction and the nature of the allegations that really pushed us to do as much work as possible internally and externally in terms of understanding the cases and who Deshaun was as a person. “We do have faith and conﬁdence in Deshaun as a person.” Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam expected there would be strong backlash from people opposed to the trade, and that it might trigger strong emotional reaction by anyone who has suffered sexual abuse. “We put more time, more thought, more effort, talked to more people, did more research on this decision — by far — than any other decision we’ve made with the Cleveland Browns,” Jimmy Haslam said on a Zoom call from outside the country. “It’s not something we took lightly.” Dee Haslam said she had conversations with the couple’s daughters during the vetting process, and that ultimately she became agreeable with acquiring Watson after learning more about his character. “This has been a really hard and difﬁcult journey for us and our family,” she said. “We had to work really hard to get comfortable with the decision. It took some time.” Watson dismissed needing counseling because he feels he’s been falsely accused. “I don’t have a problem,” he said. “I don’t have an issue.” While Watson hasn’t been indicted by two grand juries in Texas on criminal charges, he’s still facing civil lawsuits. He has no intention of settling the lawsuits and that his only goal “is to clear my name.” Four with a 78-73 victory. Paolo Banchero led second-seeded Duke with 22 points, Mark Williams From page 6 scored 16 and Roach, handed his starting spot NBA-caliber talent for back just ahead of the four decades now — tournament, added 15. which is a specialty all Bryson Williams led its own — and then teaching them the differ- No. 3 seed Texas Tech with 21. ence between showing Duke will play Arkanup and showing off when sas on Saturday with a the game is on the line. trip to the Final Four Duke had played zone on the line. That’s after defense roughly 5% of the time during the regu- the fourth-seeded Razorbacks, who bear some lar season, which made resemblance to the “40 it a risky gambit when Coach K threw the switch Minutes of Hell” Arkanagainst the Red Raiders. sas teams that tore up the tournament in the midThen he listened to his players when they plead- 1990s, tore up top overall ed to switch back, which seed Gonzaga en route to is even riskier, and more a 74-68 win. Much like those teams, to the point, it proved coach Eric Musselman that at age 75, the old Blue Devil is still willing has loaded up tenacious defenders and shooters to learn new tricks. with short memories — “Whenever they can notably JD Notae, who own something, they’re missed 20 shots and still going to do it better scored 21 points — and than if we just run it,” has the Razorbacks conKrzyzewski said aftervinced it’s them against ward. “When they said the world. that, I felt they’re going “We’ve been disrespectto own it. They’ll make ed the whole year, so it’s it work, and that’s probably more important than just another thing for us,” strategy during that time. Jaylin Williams said. “We So that’s the way I looked saw everything they were saying, we felt like they at it.” were dancing before the Three key defensive game. ... stops that followed and “We had a chip on our two late baskets by shoulder,” he added a Jeremy Roach moved moment later. “Every Krzyzewski within one game we do.” win of his record-setting Whatever the Zags had 13th trip to the Final on their shoulders felt like a 40-pound weight. Entering as the top-scoring team in the nation (87.8 points per game), Gonzaga shot 37.5% and went 5 of 21 from 3-point range. NBA prospect Chet Holmgren, the Zags’ skinny freshman center, was hounded all night and spared himself a few minutes of hell by fouling out with 3:29 left. Speaking of discomfort, ﬁfth-seeded Houston did a pretty good job of exploiting top seed Arizona’s lack of experience. The Wildcats missed seven of their ﬁrst eight shots as Houston sprinted to a 14-4 advantage and led the rest of the way, riding 21 points from Jamal Shead and 19 from Kyler Edwards to a 72-60 win. “I knew we were going to make them uncomfortable, that’s what we do,” Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson said. “Our team, we’re a tough bunch. ... They’re not afraid of anybody.” Houston lost four starters from last season and then lost Marcus Sasser, the lone returner and leading scorer who broke his left foot before Christmas. And then Taze Moore, one of the transfers Sampson relied on, got hit with his third personal foul against Arizona with 9:22 left and wound up playing only 17 minutes overall. “Tonight, you know, he was in the witness protection program,” Sampson said. “I couldn’t ﬁnd him. Nowhere. We put him in there, we had to take him right back out.” That won’t do against second-seeded Villanova, where coach Jay Wright has been quietly fashioning a mini-dynasty of his own. The Wildcats don’t play the “no-respect” card because they win too much — two national championships since 2016 — and they put together another workmanlike performance to send No. 11 seed Michigan packing with a 63-55 victory. Jermaine Samuels, a freshman during that last title run in 2018 — capped off against Michigan, no less — led Villanova with 22 points, and drew the unenviable assignment of battling 7-foot-1 Hunter Dickinson on both ends of the ﬂoor. Dickinson led Michigan with 15 points and 15 rebounds, but none of them came easy. “I just wanted to stay mobile and move,” Samuels said. “He’s a phenomenal player, so he’s going to get great looks at the basket. 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The day will start with ness.” The American Founda- an inaugural Hope Fest 5k Run/Walk at 2 p.m in tion for Suicide Preventhe Lyne Center parking tion sponsors the Out of Darkness Walk. GDTCLASS032622 1 of 1lot. At 3 p.m. join others “The Out of the Dark- (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 www.mydailysentinel.com • gdtclassifieds@aimmediamidwest.com gdtlegals@aimmediamidwest.com to “Hike for Hope” at the Gatewood Trail System and learn some local history. All levels of hikers are welcome. A variety of vendors and a food truck will be in the Lyne Center parking lot from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend a free 30-minute session of yoga with Dr. Kristin Chamberlain at 4 p.m. Registration for the Out of Darkness Walk will begin at 4 p.m., with the walk beginning at 6 p.m. The walk is a 5k that goes throughout the University of Rio Grande campus. Organizers are encouraging people to gather a team or join an existing team and help raise funds through sponsorships. Hope Fest will end by lighting up a field with luminaries. Money raised from the sale of luminaries will go to support mental health for students at the University of Rio Grande. Organizers are taking (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com • gdtclassifieds@aimmediamidwest.com gdtlegals@aimmediamidwest.com ROGERS BASEMENT WATERPROOFING announcEmEnts Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee Established 1975 Notices The Village of Cheshire will accept sealed bids for a contract for mowing various areas of the village from June thru Nov 2022. The deadline for bids is April 14th, 2022 at 2:00pm. Bids will be opened on 4/14/22 during the Village Council meeting which starts at 6:30pm. Certificate of Insurance and Ohio BWC required. The Village reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. 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To inspect the buses prior to the auction, please contact Dawn Hall, Director of Head Start, at (740) 992-1740. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of bids. All buses were purchased new by the Heart of the Valley Head Start and are titled in Ohio. All buses have clear titles on hand and available at the time of sale. The Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center and the Heart of the Valley Head Start has listed the buses to the best of its knowledge at the time of printing. The Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center and the Heart of the Valley Head Start is not liable for typographical or descriptive errors in this list. 3/26/22 OH-70277641 Media Sales Representative Wanted! Do you crave a fast-paced and exciting work environment? JOIN OUR DYNAMIC ADVERTISING TEAM Responsible for print and digital sales for Gallipolis Daily Tribune & the Point Pleasant Register. 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The event welcomed “just under 400” people, according to Kaitlynn Halley, assistant director of the Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Travel Expo included a full day of activities to include the entire family. There were also a number of local businesses and creatives setup to meet with visitors. BARKer Farms was setup with a few different animals and offered free cups of feed to children to give the animals. The Gallipolis Police Department’s Ofﬁcer Mark Still and Chapo gave a presentation, showing Chapo’s skills and Still spoke to the audience about Chapo’s continuous training, his own training and the ins and outs of a police canine. A representative from the Our House Tavern Museum gave a presentation on the island along Ohio River that is seen while driving along First Avenue, speaking of its history and how the size has diminished over the years. Some of the booths included were BoardRoom46 hosted sign painting; Magic Mirror Gallipolis had a unique mirror photo booth; the Racoon Creek Partnership had an exhibit full of outdoor lessons and the John Gee Black Historical Center had a booth setup for a Gallia County history lesson. Other setups included archery, giveaways, drawings, informational brochures, books and a lot of swag for guests. Special appearances were also made by the Easter Bunny and Poppy and Branch from the Trolls movie. The annual event was a day full of activities welcoming community members who came out for the day. “We would like to thank everyone for a wonderful day and we look forward to next year,” Halley said. Also a part of the event was the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce. © 2022, Ohio Valley The larger of the two camels at the Travel Expo did not hesitate to reach out for a snack. SAVE THE DATE One little girl works to dry her initial sign painted with BoardRoom46. Barb and her handler enjoyed a day of extra visits and feedings. In keeping with the theme of the Travel Expo and its mission to show what Southeast Ohio has to offer, here is the calendar of events for the 2022 calendar year from the Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as those made available to Ohio Valley Publishing as of press time on Friday: March March 26 — Recycle Day (Gallia County Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. to noon) March 26 — Daddy/ Daughter Dance (Rio Ridge Venue, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) March 26 — Ohio Valley Symphony, Perfectly Parisian (Wedge Auditorium in Pt. Pleasant Junior/Senior High School, West Virginia, 7:30 p.m.) April April 9 — Spring Fling Vendor Shopping (Gallia Academy Middle School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) April 23 — Ohio Valley Symphony (Wedge Auditorium in Pt. Pleasant Junior/Senior High School, West Virginia. 7:30 p.m.) April 30 — Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum Grand 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. Branch and Poppy from Trolls grabbed the opportunity of a picture with those from the John Gee Black Historical Center and the Emancipation Celebration Day committee. Photos by Brittany Hively | OVP Children loved feeding this cute not-so-little rodent during the Discover Applachia Travel Expo. Opening (918 Third Avenue, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) May May 7 — Raised Around Rio Market Opening Day (State Route 325, Rio Grande, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.) May 14 — Kids Fishing Derby (Gallia County Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) May 14 — Gallipolis in Lights Electric 5k (Gallipolis City Park, 7 p.m.) June June 9, 10, 11 — Living History Nights (Bossard Memorial Library, 6:15 p.m. music, 7 p.m. performance) July July 3, 4 — Gallipolis River Recreation Festival (Gallipolis City Park, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) July 16, 17 — The Hoop Project (Gallipolis City Park, all day tournaments) August August 1-6 — Gallia County Junior Fair (Gallia County Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.) October October 14, 15, 16 — Bob Evans Farm Festival (10854 State Route 588, Rio Grande, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) �10 Saturday, March 26, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN WOMEN’S HEALTH with Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery Dr. Sam Badran is a board-certiﬁed surgical gynecologist. 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Ukraine, President Joe More than 3.5 million Biden saluted Poland Ukrainians have ﬂed the on Friday for welcomcountry since the Feb. 24 ing more than 2 million invasion, including about refugees who have ﬂed 2.2 million to Poland, Russia’s invasion. Then he met with humanitarian according to the United Nations. experts on the ground Within a few days, the about what will be needed number of refugees disto mitigate the growing placed from Ukraine since suffering. last month will exceed Biden said he had the number of Syrians hoped to get even closer routed from their homes to the border but was over years of conﬂict after prevented because of a 2011 uprising turned security concerns. Still, he said he wanted to visit into a full-scale war, said Samantha Power, the U.S. Poland to underscore Agency for International that the assistance it is providing is of “enormous Development administrator. consequence” as Europe The American military experiences the biggest refugee crisis since World commitment in Poland was apparent as soon as War II. Air Force One touched “It’s not stopping,” Biden said of the devasta- down, rolling past Patriot missile batteries. More tion in Ukraine. “It’s like hardware, including heavy something out of a scitrucks and other equipence ﬁction movie.” Biden also visited with ment painted with dark green and brown camousome of the thousands Beau Biden, while he was deployed in Baghdad and going by his mother’s maiden name so as not to draw attention to himself. The president jokingly razzed one service member about his standardissue short haircut and seriously praised the troops, too. “You are the ﬁnest ﬁghting force in the world and that’s not hyperbole,. Biden said. He later addressed a group of soldiers in more formal remarks, telling them the nation “owes you big.” He also borEvan Vucci | AP rowed the words of the President Joe Biden visits with members of the 82nd Airborne Division at the G2A Arena on Friday late Secretary of State in Jasionka, Poland. Biden said he wanted to visit Poland to underscore that the assistance the U.S. Madeleine Albright to is providing is of “enormous consequence” as Europe experiences the biggest refugee crisis since underscore their place in World War II. a fragile moment for the U.S. and its European Biden’s ﬁrst stop was Poles see the Ukrainians ﬂage, was present at the allies. airport. A nearby conven- they are receiving as their with 82nd Airborne “The secretary of state troops, at a barber shop “guests.” tion center serves as a and dining facility where used to have an expres“This is the name we base for the U.S. Army’s sion. She said, ‘We are he invited himself to sit want to apply to them,” 82nd Airborne Division. the essential nation,’” down and share some Duda said. “We do Polish President pizza. The Americans are Biden told the troops. not want to call them Andrzej Duda joined “I don’t want to sound serving alongside Polish Biden for a brieﬁng with refugees. They are our philosophical here, but guests, our brothers, our troops. humanitarian experts. you are in midst of a ﬁght With the troops, he Duda, through an inter- neighbors from Ukraine, shared an anecdote about between democracy and preter, thanked Biden for who today are in a very an an oligarch.” visiting his late son, difﬁcult situation.” his support. He said the Why ‘free college’ programs aren’t always free By Drew Lindsay Chronicle of Philanthropy Millionaire philanthropist Pete Kadens is trying to do what President Biden hasn’t been able to get done. Kadens has created two college-scholarship programs — Hope Toledo, in his Ohio hometown, and Hope Chicago, which he co-founded with investment-management executive Ted Koenig and launched in September in the city where he ran several businesses. The goal: provide debt-free college to public-school graduates. If that weren’t ambitious enough, he also wants to pay tuition for any parent or guardian of a scholarship student who also decides to pursue higher education. Kadens, who retired in 2018 at age 40 to focus on philanthropy, passionately believes education can help lift entire communities out of poverty. He choked up when announcing scholarships last month in Chicago. “No one walks out of this room the same today,” he said at Benito Juarez Community Academy. “We will walk out of here with a changed perspective on generosity, on humanity, on equality, and the fact that if we all put our minds together as a city and as a community, that we can and will do better.” Kadens, who made the bulk of his fortune as CEO of a billion-dollar cannabis operation, may be chasing a pipe dream. He needs to secure $1 billion in Chicago alone for 10 years of scholarships. Fundraising has been robust, he says, but he’s also netted responses from those who politely hint that he’s perhaps smoking too much of his old company’s product. Such is the conundrum facing college-promise programs popping up nationwide. Theirs is an appealingly simple idea: If you knock down ﬁnancial barriers to college, more students will go — a goal made more urgent as the pandemic has depressed college-going rates. Biden and progressives like Bernie Sanders packaged the same idea in the president’s now-shelved Build Back Better plan. Many philanthropists and promise backers dream of more than just sending kids to college. To them, such college aid can be an elixir for economic and workforce development, poverty, and a community’s wellbeing. The track record of promise scholarships, however, suggests that it takes sizable sums to deliver such beneﬁts. And local philanthropy often can’t, or won’t, put up the dollars. “Even on our best day, we are a very large BandAid,” says Saleem Ghubril, executive director of the Pittsburgh Promise. “We are not a solution.” In the past ﬁve years, the number of promise programs has grown from 50 to nearly 350, according to College Promise, an advocacy group. Local donors — families, companies, universities and community colleges, and others — often drive and fund programs. “You’d be hard-pressed to ﬁnd a promise program that is not based in or connected in some way to an area’s philanthropic sector,” says Michelle MillerAdams, a Grand Valley State University scholar. Promise programs come with great expectations, thanks to the success of the Kalamazoo Promise in Michigan. In 2005, anonymous donors pledged to pay up to 100% of tuition and fees at Michigan state colleges and universities for graduates of the city’s public schools. Unlike traditional scholarships, theirs were based on geography, not on merit or need: It is a promise for essentially any Kalamazoo graduate. The school district since has reversed a decades-long enrollment slump, and test scores and college-going rates have jumped. Businesses and residents point to the promise as an incentive for their move to the city. Kalamazoo imitations sprang up quickly — in Denver; El Dorado, Arkansas; and Pittsburgh, among other places. But recent promise efforts look quite different. Rather than offer aid to a range of two- and fouryear institutions, they provide scholarships to local community colleges — or sometimes just one. The strategy, they believe, will help provide workers to labor-starved area businesses. City leaders of Columbus, Ohio, fast-tracked a program in discussion for two years when the pandemic both deepened labor shortages and hurt college-going rates. “Talent development is the new economic development,” says John Tannous, the effort’s project manager. The Harvest Foundation in Martinsville, Virginia, announced the creation of a $10.3 million fund this fall that will pay tuition and costs at the local community college for high-school graduates in Martinsville and surrounding Henry County for the next 13 years. Demand for workers is growing in the rural region, which is attracting new businesses after years of hard economic times. That demand, the foundation hopes, can be answered in part by increased numbers of students heading to college. Some new promise efforts focus on adult learners in addition to high-schoolers. Hope Chicago and Hope Toledo pledge college aid to high-school seniors and one of their parents or guardians. “Poverty is a multigenerational issue,” Kadens says. None of the new programs — and very few old ones — are as robust as Kalamazoo’s. “Cost constraints are a big issue,” says Miller-Adams of Grand Valley. “All of these are running on a shoestring.” With limited dollars, programs cut corners from their ideal and wrestle with questions like: Should we make small scholarships available to all students or award bigger grants to a smaller number based on need or merit? Four-year scholarships are expensive — do we instead offer funding for two years? One year? Can we afford to pay for support services in college? “Kalamazoo casts a large shadow,” says the Kresge Foundation’s Edward Smith. “Many city and program leaders would say, ‘We’d do that if we had those resources. But we’re not bankrolled by a few families with millions to give’” like the Kalamazoo Promise. Kalamazoo’s donors promised to fund the program in perpetuity. Other organizations haven’t found it easy to raise money for the long run. “It’s often the case that programs at the city level start with seed funding from philanthropy, then fade out or foreclose” or change eligibility criteria as funding tightens, Smith says. Pittsburgh offers perhaps the best example of how the vicissitudes of philanthropy’s backing can inﬂuence impact. Launched with the highschool class of 2008, the city’s promise program has provided scholarships to more than 10,000 students, along with wraparound services. The appeal of that aid has contributed to growth in the city’s population after decades of decline, says Max King, a former foundation chief who helped start the Pittsburgh Promise. “It’s been wonderfully successful,” he says of the program. Still, fundraising hasn’t been easy. The program has the money to run through 2028, but beyond that is uncertain. “We’ve heard loudly and clearly from funders that it’s time to wrap things up,” executive director Ghubril says. That’s perhaps to be expected. Philanthropy is known for its short attention span. “Some bright, shiny object comes along and everybody says, ‘Oh, let’s go after that,’” King says. Pittsburgh also hasn’t recorded Kalamazoo-like eye-popping numbers that would wow donors. The city’s college-going rate has climbed four percentage points, to 54% — a notable improvement when such numbers have slumped nationally, but not a stunning change. Enrollment in the city’s public schools, meanwhile, has dropped by roughly a quarter, to about 20,000 students. Were the millions put toward scholarships worth it? King says early discussion of the Pittsburgh Promise considered a host of possible beneﬁts for the city. “And I remember saying, ‘Even if we don’t achieve all that, we still will have sent thousands of capable young people to college.’” Ultimately, if states or the federal government decide to fund tuitionfree college programs, King says, “the promise concept will have played a brilliant bridging role to a new future.” Low marks for Biden on economy as prices rise By Josh Boak and Emily Swanson Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans say they don’t blame President Joe Biden for high gasoline prices, but they’re giving his economic leadership low marks amid fears of inﬂation and deep pessimism about economic conditions. About 7 in 10 Americans say the nation’s economy is in bad shape, and close to two-thirds disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In addition, Americans are more likely to say his policies have hurt the economy than helped it. Yet less than half say the jump in gas prices is Biden’s fault, a reﬂection of how the country is processing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting increase in oil costs. The polls hints at a paradox in which the public views Biden as being in power without necessarily being in control. His hopes for a lasting economic renaissance have faded as Americans cope with higher food and energy costs. And the promise of a country no longer under the pandemic’s sway has been supplanted by the uncertainty of war in Europe. “It’s going to get worse before it gets better,” said Adam Newago, 53, a truck driver from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He sees inﬂation as spiraling outward with higher fuel prices increasing the costs of shipping and ultimately raising prices across the broader economy. Newago said he reluctantly voted for President Donald Trump in 2020, while his wife cast her ballot for Biden. He feels that inﬂation at a 40-year high and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan have led to a “mess.” Overall, 65% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the nation’s economy, including 96% of Republicans and 36% of Democrats. The overall share saying they disapprove is up from 57% in December of 2021 and from 47% last July. JOB OPENINGS Full-Time Class 1 water operator Full-Time Class 1 sewer operator An opportunity for a great career in a small community by joining our team in Middleport, Ohio. Pay and beneﬁts are negotiable Mail or deliver resumes to: Mayor Fred Hoffman, 659 Pearl St., Middleport, OH 45760 e-mail: ﬂhoffman@frontier.com OH-70278233 By Chris Megerian and Darlene Superville No phone calls �NEWS 12 Saturday, March 26, 2022 Supreme Court Justice Thomas out of hospital WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said. Thomas, 73, had entered the hospital last Friday evening after experiencing “ﬂu-like symptoms.” He was treated for an infection with intravenous antibiotics, the court said Sunday in announcing his hospitalization. He had been expected to be released from the hospital Monday or Tuesday. The court did not say why he remained in the hospital longer than initially thought or what kind of infection he was treated for. Thomas did not have COVID-19, the court said. He has been vaccinated and boosted, like the rest of the court. The justice missed arguments at the high court on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but Chief Justice John Roberts said he would participate in the cases using briefs the parties ﬁled and the transcript of the arguments. Gold Reservoir; New Creek Lake; Poorhouse Pond; R.D. Bailey Tailwaters; Rock Cliff Lake; From page 1 Rollins Lake; Shavers Fork (Upper); South been added across the Branch (Franklin); state. South Branch (Smoke From March 29 to Hole); Spruce Knob April 9, the WVDNR Lake; Teter Creek Lake; will stock golden Tomlinson Run Lake rainbow trout at 69 (Tomlinson Run State lakes and streams Park); Tuckahoe Lake; around the state – an Wallback Lake. increase from the Before the ceremonial original 62 – including golden rainbow trout waters in or near stocking this week, Gov. 15 state parks and forests. The seven new Justice also announced that, in an effort to locations announced increase angler interest on Tuesday are: in Babcock State Park Conaway Run Lake year-round, he has (Tyler County); directed the WVDNR Dog Run Lake to immediately begin (Harrison County); East Lynn Tailwaters regularly stocking Glade Creek all the way (Wayne County); to the New River with Hurricane Reservoir brown trout. (Kanawha County); “The New River is Larenim Park Lake going to be our next (Mineral County); ambassador to the Laurel Lake (Mingo world,” Gov. Justice County); said. “The brown trout Ridenour Lake can stand the warmer (Kanawha County). temperatures of the As previously summer, so by stocking reported by OVP, a this stream with great listing of additional brown trout ﬁshing, we stocking locations will introduce this park appears below: to a whole new audience from far and from near, Week One and the experience will Anawalt Lake; Barboursville Lake; Bear be second to none.” Gov. Justice was Rocks Lake; Berwind Lake; Blackwater River; also joined for the ceremony by West Boley Lake (Babcock State Park); Brandywine Virginia Department of Transportation Lake; Buffalo Fork Secretary Jimmy Lake; Burnsville Wriston to announce Tailwaters; Cacapon that work is already Lake (Cacapon State underway to connect Park); Cedar Creek Babcock State Park Lake (Cedar Creek with America’s newest State Park); Cranberry national park: the New River; Deegan Lake; River Gorge National Edward Run Pond; Park and Preserve. Elk River; Fort Ashby Old Sewell Road, Reservoir; Greenbrier which runs adjacent to River (At Durbin); Glade Creek in Babcock Hinkle Lake; Kimsey State Park, used to Run Lake; Longbranch provide this connection, Lake (Pipestem State running about ﬁve miles Park); Mountwood’ downstream to the New North Bend Lake River. After decades (Tailwaters) (North Bend State Park); North of neglect, the road became impassable. But Fork of South Branch; Gov. Justice announced North River; Opequon that he has directed the Creek; Pendleton Lake WVDOT repair and (Blackwater Falls State convert the road into Park); Rockhouse a trail to reconnect the Lake; Seneca Lake two parks. (Seneca State Forest); “The area that this Shavers Fork (Lower); South Mill Creek Lake; road goes through is absolutely spectacular, Stonewall Jackson and we have our brand Tailwaters (Stonewall new National Park, so Jackson State Park); it makes all the sense in Summit Lake; Sutton the world to make them Tailwaters; Thomas one in the same,” Gov. Park Lake; Tygart Justice said. “We’ve Tailwaters (Tygart spent $151 million Lake State Park); on our parks, and the Warden Lake; Watoga return has been off the Lake (Watoga State Park); Wheeling Creek; charts, but I always want to do more, and I Williams River. believe in our WVDOT to get this done.” Week Two After making his Castlemans Run remarks, Gov. Justice Lake; Chief Logan made his way down Pond (Chief Logan to the bank of Glade State Park); Coopers Creek, near Babcock Rocks Lake (Coopers State Park’s famous Rocks State Forest); Curtisville Lake; French grist mill, and joined Creek Pond; Greenbrier WVDNR ofﬁcials who released buckets of the River (Cass State golden rainbow trout Park); Little Beaver into the waters. Lake (Little Beaver Information provided State Park); Mason Lake; Middle Wheeling by the ofﬁce of Gov. Jim Creek Lake; Mill Creek Justice. COVID Daily Sentinel 0-19 — 899 cases (3 new), 11 hospitalizations (1 new) 20-29 — 657 cases (2 From page 1 new), 5 hospitalizations, Here is a closer look at 1 death the local COVID-19 data: 30-39 — 604 cases (1 new), 15 hospitalizations, 1 death Gallia County 40-49 — 672 cases, 18 According to the hospitalizations, 2 deaths update from ODH on 50-59 — 649 cases (5 Thursday, there have new), 37 hospitalizations, been 7,472 total cases (10 new) in Gallia Coun- 10 deaths 60-69 — 552 cases (4 ty since the beginning of new), 57 hospitalizations, the pandemic in 2020, 13 deaths 403 hospitalizations (4 70-79 — 356 cases, new) and 122 deaths (1 new). Of the 7,472 cases, 53 hospitalizations, 30 deaths 7,246 (53 new) are pre80-plus — 214 cases (1 sumed recovered. Case data is as follows: new), 38 hospitalizations 0-19 — 1,493 cases (1 (3 new), 27 deaths Vaccination rates in new), 12 hospitalizations 20-29 —1,202 cases (2 Meigs County are as folnew), 22 hospitalizations, lows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 2 deaths 30-39 — 1,092 cases (2 11,387 (49.71 percent of new), 20 hospitalizations, the population); Vaccines completed: 1 death 10,438 (45.57 percent of 40-49 — 1,090 cases, the population). 37 hospitalizations (1 new), 8 deaths 50-59 — 987 cases (1 Mason County fewer), 65 hospitalizaAccording to the 10 tions, 14 deaths (1 new) a.m. update on Friday 60-69 — 806 cases (4 from DHHR, there have new), 72 hospitalizations, been 6,631 cases (6 22 deaths new) of COVID-19, in 70-79 — 493 cases, 103 Mason County (6,152 hospitalizations (2 new), conﬁrmed cases, 479 31 deaths probable cases) since 80-plus — 309 cases (2 the beginning of the new), 72 hospitalizations pandemic in 2020, and (1 new), 42 deaths 91 deaths. DHHR reports Vaccination rates in there are currently four Gallia County are as folactive cases and 6,536 lows, according to ODH: recovered cases in Mason Vaccines started: County. 14,591 (48.79 percent of (Editor’s note: Case the population); data includes both conVaccines completed: ﬁrmed and probable 13,447 (44.97 percent of cases.) the population). Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 146 cases 5-11 — 319 cases Meigs County 12-15 — 333 cases According to the 16-20 — 472 cases update from ODH on 21-25 — 539 cases (1 Thursday, there have new) been 4,608 total cases 26-30 — 609 cases (2 (16 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of new) the pandemic in 2020, 31-40 — 1,102 cases (1 234 hospitalizations (4 new), 2 deaths new) and 85 deaths. Of 41-50 — 1,022 cases (1 the 4,608 cases, 4,473 new), 3 deaths (38 new) are presumed 51-60 — 855 cases, 12 recovered. deaths Case data is as follows: 61-70 — 647 cases (1 new), 16 deaths 71+ — 587 cases, 58 deaths Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 5,727 (6 new); Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 4,807 (3 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 921 (4 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 72; Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 8. A total of 12,100 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 45.6 percent of the population, according to DHHR, with 10,251 fully vaccinated or 38.7 percent of the population. Mason County is currently green on the West Virginia County Alert System. There have been 28 conﬁrmed cases of the Delta variant in Mason County. There are six conﬁrmed cases of the Omicron variant reported in Mason County. Ohio’s primary date gave the state one of the earliest voting contests in this year’s midterm elecFrom page 1 tions. A change would Statehouse and congres- let other states, includsional contests tied up in ing Pennsylvania and Georgia, take the lead the mapmaking ﬁght. in showing the types of A three-judge panel candidates voters in both of the 6th U.S. Circuit parties choose to advance Court of Appeals will to the general election in convene Friday to hear arguments on whether to November. Ohio’s contest to move forward with the replace retiring U.S. Sen. primary. If the primary Rob Portman, a Repubdoes end up delayed, lican, is seen as a test of candidates competing former President Donald for governor, U.S. SenTrump’s clout in reshapate and other statewide ofﬁces may have to shift ing the party. The commission their strategies for fundhas enlisted two new raising, advertising and unanimously chosen voter outreach just as mapmakers to help break they thought they were the logjam as it faces a nearing the end of the Monday deadline to ﬁx primary campaign. the legislative maps. The “Running a camstate awaits another high paign is like running a court ruling on the fate of marathon,” said Ohio its congressional districts Republican consultant Ryan Stubenrauch. “They after the commission’s second attempt at a conthought the ﬁnish line stitutional map was again was May 3. It’s like halfchallenged as partisan. way through they say, A delay isn’t inevitable. ‘We’re not going to run 26 miles. We’re going to On Thursday, the Ohio run 50 miles instead.’ It’s Supreme Court denied a a pretty big adjustment.” request from state DemoThe political and legal crats to delay the primary to June 28. squabbling is a result Other people, includof the once-per-decade redistricting process that ing at least one Republiall states must undertake can candidate, have suggested pushing the date to reﬂect population as far out as August. changes recorded in the Behind the scenes, census. Most states have campaigns and party ﬁnalized their politileaders are juggling the cal maps, and Ohio’s redistricting process was sometimes-competing intended to be completed interests of the candidates. Front-runners genlast fall. But in ruling erally want the primary after ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court has found to happen while they’re in the lead; underdogs that maps by the GOPtend to want more time dominated Ohio Redisto make their case to vottricting Commission ers. were unconstitutionally That push-pull may drawn to unduly favor have played a role in Republicans. the Legislature’s deﬁant refusal to move the primary date, as only it — or a court — can do, leaving the state elections chief to order continual adjustments to primary preparations required under the law. Former U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci, one of two primary challengers trailing Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in polls, has come out in favor of delaying the primary for months. “Having one primary in August will give the court time to sort through the redistricting mess, military ballots can go out on time, and taxpayers won’t have to pay the extra $20 million or $30 million for primaries in both May and August,” Renacci said in a statement. “I am usually opposed to moving primaries, but this involves taxpayer money, and the only people beneﬁting from two primaries are incumbents who want to get the election over with, and burden Ohio taxpayers with the cost.” In the contentious GOP primary for U.S. Senate, some of the wealthier candidates funding their own campaigns would seem to have an advantage over the candidates who rely on traditional fundraising if the primary were to be moved back. State and federal campaign ﬁnance laws limit the amount an individual donor can contribute during each election cycle. The primary is one such cycle, the general election another. So ﬁnancially well-off donors often have given the maximum Primary Ohio According to the update on Thursday from ODH, there have been 3,668 cases in the past seven days (21-day average of 4,113), 193 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 296), 18 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 38) and 185 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21-day average of 324) with 37,793 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: ODH now updates COVID-19 data once per week.) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 7,274,030 (62.23 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,738,029 (57.64 percent of the population). As of March 24, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 22,937; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 1,218; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 65,183; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 4,441. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Friday from DHHR, there have been 497,230 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 119 reported since DHHR’s update last update. DHHR reports 83,303 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 782 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 6,739 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 52 since the last update. There are 460 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 1.74 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.26 percent. Statewide, 1,119,719 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (62.5 percent of the population). A total of 54.0percent of the population, 967,535 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, reach her at 304-675-1333, ext. 1992. allowable contribution to their favored candidate by this point in the primary cycle, Stubenrauch said, with the idea of giving again on May 4. Millionaire candidates, like some in the Senate race, can put as much of their own money into federal races as they want. Cleveland investment banker Mike Gibbons and state Sen. Matt Dolan, whose family owns baseball’s Cleveland Guardians, are using their considerable personal fortunes to ﬁnance their Senate campaigns. Former state GOP chair Jane Timken, ex-Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance are relying on money from donors. “Everything from booking millions of dollars in television to dropping direct mail to booking event venues could be instantaneously impacted by a shifting primary date, and the campaigns that have the resources that beget versatility and ﬂexibility naturally will have an advantage in the duration of the contest,” said Chris Maloney, a Dolan strategist. A delay would give Trump, who has remained on the sidelines of the race despite being desperately courted by a handful of candidates, additional time to make a decision that could fundamentally alter the race. “It is a huge factor,” David McIntosh, president of the Club for Growth, which is backing Mandel with signiﬁcant spending, said of Trump’s endorsement. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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