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High 59° / Low 41° Today’s weather forecast Meigs Health Matters WEATHER s 4 NEWS s 3 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 65, Volume 76 5 deaths, 13 new COVID cases reported Saturday, April 2, 2022 s $2 Grand opening on track By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com 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 were ﬁve additional death, as well as 13 new COVID-19 cases, reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Friday. Statistics reported on Friday, April 1: In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported two additional deaths associated with COVID19. Those individuals were in the 70-79 and 80-plus year age range. ODH also reported three new COVID-19 cases. In Meigs County, ODH reported two additional deaths associated with COVID-19. Those individuals were in the 60-69 and 70-79 age groups. ODH also reported ﬁve new COVID-19 cases. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), reported an additional death associated with COVID-19 of an individual in the 71-plus age group ﬁve new cases of COVID-19. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 7,475 total cases (3 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 403 hospitalizations and 124 deaths (2 new). Of the 7,475 cases, 7,288 (42 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 1,494 cases (1 new), 12 hospitalizations 20-29 —1,201 cases (1 fewer), 22 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 30-39 — 1,093 cases (1 new), 20 hospitalizations, 1 death 40-49 — 1,091 cases (1 new), 37 hospitalizations, 8 deaths 50-59 — 988 cases (1 new), 65 hospitalizations, 14 deaths 60-69 — 806 cases, 72 hospitalizations, 22 deaths 70-79 — 493 cases, 103 hospitalizations, 32 deaths (1 new) 80-plus — 309 cases, 72 hospitalizations, 43 deaths (1 new) Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 14,592 (48.81 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 13,447 (44.97 percent of the population). Meigs County According to the See COVID | 12 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Photos by Brittany Hively | OVP The Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum will hold its grand opening on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gallipolis Railroad Freight Museum set to open Staff Report GALLIPOLIS — The time has come for the grand opening of the Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum. After years of work, the museum is celebrating the opening with a day of activities for the community to join. As previously reported by the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, the museum and volunteers have been working on a number of projects including laying over 4,000 star bricks — previously from the Hocking Valley Railroad — for ﬂooring, preparing the track, adding insulation, new doors and windows and more. The grand opening will have a number of things for those of all ages to enjoy. Bossard Memorial Library is hosting free train crafts, story time, The Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum is located at 918 See MUSEUM | 12 Third Avenue, Gallipolis. Middleport council discusses projects MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council met in regular session this week to discuss future projects. Present during the meeting were council members Shawn Arnott, Brian Conde, Larry Byer, Matt Lyons, Susan Page and Ben Reed. Also present were Fiscal Ofﬁcer Susan Baker, Assistant Fiscal Ofﬁcer Margie Baker-Keilitz, Village Administrator Joe Woodall, Building Inspector Mike Hendrickson, Supervisor Joe Powell and Village Attorney Richard Hedges. Minutes of the March 14 meeting were approved unanimously, along with the payment of current bills. Hoffman said last year, a gentleman from the health department met with council and discussed projects at Hartinger Park, which they may be able to fund. Becky Zuspan, who has taken over that position, was introduced to council. Zuspan discussed the project which included paving the roadway into the park and then a paved walkway to the basketball court area. She said she had an estimate from Myers Paving for the project and anticipated having it completed by early July. The project See PROJECTS | 12 Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026 Current standard is 28 mpg By Tom Krisher Associated Press OH-70278604 DETROIT — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. The National Highway Trafﬁc Safety Administration said its new fuel economy requirements are the strongest to date and the maximum the industry can achieve over the time period. They will reduce gasoline consumption by more than 220 billion gallons over the life of vehicles, compared with the Trump standards. They’re expected to decrease carbon dioxide emissions — but not as much as some environmentalists want — and raise new vehicle prices in an industry already pressed by inﬂation and supply chain issues. See MPG | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, April 2, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing OBITUARIES HOWARD KAY PARKER ARLEDA J. FRALEY Bob (Janice) Parker; sister, Nancy (Bob) Grueser; several nieces and nephews and many special friends. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 4, 2022, at 7 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation for family and friends will be held two hours prior (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. MARIETTA — Howard Kay Parker, 79, of Marietta, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born on October 28, 1942, to the late Herbert and Irene Parker. Howard is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Ruth Parker; son, Howard (Jamie) Parker Jr.; grandson, Dakota James Parker; brother, POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Arleda J. Fraley, 83, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center after a brief illness. Proverbs 31:10 — “Who can ﬁnd a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” Arleda was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, who cherished her family more than anything. She was a true example of the Proverbs DEATH NOTICES 31 woman. Arleda was born on CARROLL January 3, 1939 in HenBIDWELL — Phyllis A. Carroll, 88, of Bidwell, died lawson, W.Va., daughter on Friday, April 1, 2022. of the late Dustin and The funeral service for Phyllis will be held at 1 p.m. Erma Midkiff Franklin. on Monday, April 4, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home. Arleda was married to Burial will be in Reynolds Cemetery. Friends may call Charles M. Fraley for 66 prior to the service Monday from noon-1 p.m. at the years; he survives her in funeral home. Point Pleasant. Arleda was a homemaker and she loved crocheting. Arleda is survived by her husband, Charles M. Fraley; daughters, Sandra (Ken) Baker of Bowie, Maryland; Debra (Kevin) Joyce of South Point, Ohio; Judith (Stephen) Hamelin of St. Augustine, Fla.; Janet (Lee) Holcomb of Gallipolis, Ohio; and Kathy (Scott) Rhoton of Afton, Tenn.; grandchildren, Ryan (Jen) Baker of Maryland.; Nicholas (Courtney) Joyce of Kentucky, Megan (Kevin) Jester of Arizona; Jason (Ashley) Baker of Maryland; Adam Holcomb of Ohio; Krista (Dave) Kroc of Florida; Daniel Joyce of Ohio; Eric (Katie) Baker of Maryland; Elisha (Jake) Dorsey of West Virginia; Andrew (Rebekah) Holcomb of Virginia; Justin (Sherri) Baker of Maryland; Jesse Peavley of Tennessee; Chad Peavley of Tennessee and Erma Katherine (Katie) Metcalf of Tennessee; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; and siblings, Eleanor McCarty of Kitts Hill, Ohio; Connie (D.D.) McCarty of Kitts Hill Karen Littlejohn of Pedro, Ohio; Ronald Franklin of Kitts Hill, and David (Janet) Franklin of South Point and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Arleda was preceded in death by her sisters, Carrie Lovelace and Mary Coburn and an infant daughter, Belinda Fraley. The funeral service for Arleda will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Carnes and Pastor Aaron Young ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in Aid Cemetery in Lawrence County, Ohio. Pallbearers will be Arleda’s grandsons. Friends may call prior to the service on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. The family would like to thank Dr. Choudhary Rayani, Kevin Moore CNP, and the Holzer Emergency Room staff for their excellent care of Arleda. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. TAMARA DAY 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. SHADE — Tamara Day, 62, of Shade, passed away March 28, 2022, after an extended illness. Born August 31, 1959, she was the daughter of the late John Elias and Bertha Hayes. She is survived by her husband, Keith Day; chil- McKenzie, Robert, dren, Willey (PepBreanna, Jenny, per) Childress, Boden, Sara and Jason (Janie) Shaun; three greatChildress, Justin grandchildren, Burris, Chris Joshua, Carly and (Michelle) Burris Lyla; ﬁve sisters, and Jessica BurKim, Bambi, ris; stepdaughter, Joann, Beverly and Lisa; Crystal Day; 12 grandchildren, Wyatt, Danielle, two brothers, John and Jacob, Grant, Elizabeth, Chuck. Card shower GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS June Hudson will be celebrating her 99th birthday April 3. Cards may be sent to 444 Reese Hollow Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631. 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. Saturday, April 2 POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Employee Retirees Inc. Chapter 74, will be at 1 p.m. at the Mulberrry Community Center in Pomeroy. Guest speakers will be Meigs County Auditor Mary Byer and Meigs County Common Court Fiscal and Administrative Coordinator BJ Smith Kreesen. Also, District 7 Representative Greg Ervin will attend to provide updates and answer questions on state PERI issues. All Meigs County Public Employee Retirees are urged to attend. Sunday, April 3 POMEROY — The Pomeroy Firemen’s Association will be hosting a chicken BBQ at the ﬁre department on Butternut Avenue. Meals consist of a chicken half, baked potato with butter and sour cream, baked beans, and dinner roll. Serving begins at 11 a.m., with call ahead orders being accepted from 8-10 a.m. on the day of the BBQ by calling 740-444-5145. 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. 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Pomeroy Alumni scholarships POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Alumni Association will be awarding scholarships again this year to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or greatgrandchild of a Pomeroy alumni. Applicants need to send an ofﬁcial transcript of grades, a current photo and list the activities they have been involved in during their high school years. In addition, Access your Hometown Newspaper E-edition Only Subscription 2 PM 8 PM 25° 47° 39° More hoops highlights Marauders for the win SPORTS s 5 SPORTS s 5 clouds today. Increasing Times of sun and 54° / Low 32° clouds tonight. High Breaking news at mydailytri bune.com aw? 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However, s reported 324 new COVID case Latest from Meigs, Gallia, Mason ne) Dunham By Kayla (Hawthor id est com (5 new), 60-69 — 714 cases new), 12 (1 66 hospitalization deaths (6 new), 70-79 — 439 cases new), 22 it li ations (2 reported Dunham By Kayla (Hawthorne) st.com khawthorne@aimmediamidwe — Since OHIO VALLEY there were 324 Friday’s update, cases reported new COVID-19 Publishing in the Ohio Valley area on Monday. the Ohio In Gallia County, of Health (ODH) Department new COVID-19 reported 94 cases. ODH In Meigs County, new COVID-19 reported 44 cases. the In Mason County, of Department West Virginia Resources Health and Human 186 new (DHHR), reported cases of COVID-19. look at the Here is a closer data: local COVID-19 Primary filing deadline i Wednesd Gallia County the 2 p.m. According to ODH on Monday, update from 6,762 total there have been in Gallia County cases (94 new) By Brittany Hively st bhively@aimmediamidwe Ted Jackson | AP cases (5 new), 60-69 — 714 (1 new), 12 66 hospitalization deaths cases (6 new), 70-79 — 439 (2 new), 22 94 hospitalizations deaths cases (9 new), 80-plus — 290 (1 new) , 36 63 hospitalizations deaths rates in Gallia Vaccination follows, County are as ODH: according to 13,776 Vaccines started: Primary filing deadline is Wednesday vaccine percent of the gets her COVID-19receiving (46.07 away as she population); of students bravely looks Nila Carey, 8 Carey was one of dozens Charter School in New Vaccines completed: of the Third grader Believe Castro. against the percent Jan. 25 at KIPP from LPN Sandra to get vaccinated in the 12,580 (42.07 vaccination on will be required big districts their COVID-19 population). in New Orleans becomes one of the first city Orleans. Students of Feb. 1 as the requirement to go to school. coronavirus as a vaccine County 2 p.m. new), 1 death country to implement new), Meigs cases (15 of the 30-39 — 989 (1 new), 1 since the beginning hospitalizations 19 hospitalizations pandemic, 368 deaths. Of the 94 are death — 1,007 cases (14 (7 new) and 5,448 (78 new) 40-49 8 6,762 cases, new), 34 hospitalizations, presumed recovered. as follows: Case data is cases (22 new), deaths — 878 cases (13 new), 50-59 0-19 — 1,322 (1 new), 12 60 hospitalizations 11 hospitalizations cases (10 deaths 20-29 —1,112 (1 new), 21 hospitalizations the According to ODH on Monday, update from 4,189 total there have been in Meigs County cases (44 new) of the since the beginning hospitalizations pandemic, 211 See COVID | 8 k ty to stay By Brittany Hively bhively@aimmediamidwest.co m $10.00 monthly EZ pay $58.00 6 months $105.00 1 year 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. Family dinner GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 will have a family dinner at 6 p.m., April 12 at the post home on Third Ave. All members are urged to attend. Public welcome. Kindergarten 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. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis heads to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta today for a pandemic-delayed weekend visit, aiming to draw attention to Europe’s Guest 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. migration challenge has only become more stark with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Francis is likely to encourage Europe’s embrace of Ukrainian Coin Show 15 Dealers featuring MTS Coins of Gallipolis Sponsored by Oh- Kan Coin Club — With GALLIPOLIS on the the clock ticking election 2022 primary those ﬁling deadline, potential canconsidering out didacy are runningcertiﬁof time to submit cates of announcement. for The ﬁling deadline Gallia Councandidacy in Feb. 2 at ty is Wednesday, 4 p.m. of Filing certiﬁcate counfor announcements3:45 p.m. of ty ofﬁces as 31, accordMonday, Jan. County ing to the Gallia ofﬁce Board of Elections are: — CharCommissioner Harold lie Dean (R); (R); Montgomery Auditor — Robbie Nicholas Kevin Jacks (R); Short (R); (R) and Terri Court of Judge of the — M. Common Pleas (R); E ans Sunday, April 3 - 10am-3pm Quality Inn (formerly Holiday Inn) OH-70278432 OH-70272056 Call 740-446-2342 to Sign-up Today! Mail payment to: Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Storytime at the library GALLIPOLIS — Preschool Registration for the Gallipolis City School District will take place on following dates: Washington Elementary-Thursday, April 7; call 740-446-3213 for an appointment. Green Elementary-Wednesday, April 6; call 740-446-3236 for an appointment. Rio Grande Elementary Friday, April 8; call 740-245-5333 for an appointment. Preference will be given to children who will be 4 by Oct. 1. However, students ages 3-5 may apply. Migration, Ukraine top pope’s agenda in Malta anywhere, anytime with an 8 AM they need to state where they plan to attend college, course of study, parents’ names and the names’ of the grandparents who are Pomeroy Alumni. The scholarships are based on academics. Applications are to be sent to the Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, OH 45769 and are to be received no later than May 13, 2022. A celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to EwingSchwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.ewingfuneralhome. net Free Admission - Door Prizes Buying and Selling U.S. Coins & Currency refugees while also urging countries to extend the same welcome to migrants coming from Libya and elsewhere. Malta, the European Union’s smallest country with a half-million people, has long been on the front lines of the ﬂow of migrants and refugees across the Mediterranean. It has frequently called upon its bigger European neighbors to shoulder more of the burden receiving would-be refugees. Francis has frequently echoed that call, and will certainly link it this weekend to the welcome the Maltese once gave the Apostle Paul, who according to the biblical account, was shipwrecked off Malta. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 2, 2022 3 National Public Health Week is April 4-10 National Public Health Week is a health awareness event that has been backed by the American Public Health Association (APHA) since 1995. This year, Public Health Week will be April 4-10, 2022, and the theme is “Public Health is Where You Are.” The Meigs County Health Department will celebrate not only Public Health Week, but also its recent national accreditation via the Public Health Accreditation Board with a public reception on April 6th from 9-11AM at the Health Department’s Ofﬁces located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Light refreshments will be served. Each day of Public Health Week has a theme that focuses on a different Public Health topic. This year’s daily themes are as follows: Racism: A Public Health Crisis (Monday)Racism inﬂuences where Community: and how people Collaboration live, the opportuniand Resilience ties they have, and (Wednesday)affects people’s Community encomphysical and menpasses every aspect tal health. Commuof our lives because nity engagement can ensure a more Meigs it’s where we live, equitable distribuHealth work, learn, and tion of power and Matters play. Over the course of the last resources. Michelle two years, people Public Health Willard across the world Workforce: Essenhave experienced tial to our Future social isolation due to (Tuesday)-Public health the COVID-19 pandemic. was already facing a Social isolation contribshortage of qualiﬁed utes to increased rates workers, and conﬂicts of depression, impaired over how to manage the immunity, and premature COVID-19 Pandemic mortality. To make an has further weakened the public health system. impact on your commuPublic health workers are nity you can do things reporting signs of mental like join a community garden, donate time or distress due to burnout, exhaustion, and job-relat- non-perishable food to ed harassment. A strong your local food pantry, join an advisory board, public health workforce or encourage the local is necessary to address community leaders to health challenges and support programs that support programs that provide areas for physical can help improve health outcomes in underserved activity. World Health Day: communities. Health is a Human Right (Thursday)-More than half of the world’s population has limited or nonexistent access to basic health services. Many households are being pushed further into poverty due to the high outof-pocket costs of health care. People receive different care depending on whether or not they can afford it due to an unequal and fragmented health care system. We must ﬁnd ways to engage communities in speaking out against discrimination and taking action to tackle these inequalities. When we are active in accessing our own care, we can help our health systems become more efﬁcient, which can lead to better health outcomes for everyone. Accessibility: Closing the Health Equity Gap (Friday)-It is important to work together to improve the health of people by reducing health disparities in health insurance, increasing accessibility to appropriate health care, and promoting healthy living. Climate Change: Taking Action for Equity (Saturday)-Climate change creates a series of public health threats. Rising global temperatures create heatwaves that increase the risk for heat stroke and cardiovascular issues, as well as, increasing the range of disease carrying insects. An increase in greenhouse gas emissions makes the air quality worse, which can cause a rise in respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. Drought can increase the likelihood of wildﬁres, which reduces air quality. More intense storms can lead to ﬂooding that causes property damage, mold growth, water contamination, food scarcity, anxiety, injury and death. Mental Wellness: Redeﬁning the Meaning of Health (Sunday)-Mental health is a critical part of public health because it consists of emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Each year, one in ﬁve Americans will experience some form of mental illness, which can affect employment, housing, and safety. Methods for improving mental health include being physically active, sleeping well, eating a well-balanced diet, connecting with others, and participating in activities. Prevention, early detection, and treatment of mental health conditions can help improve the health and well-being of you and your community. The information above can be found on the National Public Health Week website (nphw. org). (Britain seized the islands back the following June.) In 1986, four American passengers, including an 8-month-old girl, her mother and her grandmother, were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a TWA jetliner en route from Rome to Athens, Greece. In 1995, after a work stoppage lasting nearly eight months, baseball owners accepted the players’ union offer to play without a contract. In 2002, Israel seized control of Bethlehem; Palestinian gunmen forced their way into the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, where they began a 39-day standoff. In 2003, during the Iraq War, American forces fought their way to within sight of the Baghdad skyline. In 2007, in its ﬁrst case on climate change, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, ruled 5-4 that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. In 2020, the number of conﬁrmed coronavirus cases worldwide passed the 1 million mark, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a coronavirus outbreak was ﬁred after widely distributing a memo pleading for help; Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Capt. Brett Crozier had demonstrated “poor judgment” in a crisis. is 75. Social critic and author Camille Paglia is 75. Actor Pamela Reed is 73. Rock musician Dave Robinson (The Cars) is 73. Country singer Buddy Jewell is 61. Actor Country singer Billy Dean is 60. Actor Clark Gregg is 60. Actor Jana Marie Hupp is 58. Rock musician Greg Camp is 55. Actor Roselyn Sanchez is 49. Actor Michael Fassbender is 45. Actor Jaime Ray Newman is 44. Actor Bethany Joy Lenz is 41. Singer Lee Dewyze (TV: “American Idol”) is 36. Country singer Chris Janson is 36. Actor Jesse Plemons is 34. Michelle Willard, AAB, is the Administrative Assistant/ Accreditation Coordinator for the Meigs County Health Department. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press because of advancing Union forces. In 1912, the just-comToday is Saturday, April pleted RMS Titanic left 2, the 92nd day of 2022. There are 273 days left in Belfast to begin its sea trials eight days before the year. the start of its ill-fated Today’s highlight in history maiden voyage. In 1917, President On April 2, 2005, Pope Woodrow Wilson asked John Paul II died in his Congress to declare war Vatican apartment at 84. against Germany, saying, “The world must be made On this date safe for democracy.” In 1792, Congress (Congress declared war passed the Coinage Act, four days later.) which authorized estabIn 1982, several lishment of the U.S. Mint. thousand troops from In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis Argentina seized the disputed Falkland Islands, and most of his Cabinet ﬂed the Confederate capi- located in the south tal of Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic, from Britain. Today’s birthdays: Actor Sharon Acker is 87. Actor Dame Penelope Keith is 82. Actor Linda Hunt is 77. Singer Emmylou Harris is 75. Actor Sam Anderson Join us as we pause to give life. APRIL 6, 2022 Pleasant Valley Hospital at 1:00 p.m. We do not have adequate words to express our gratitude and appreciation to everyone for such sincere sympathy and kindness shown to us since the passing of our loved one. He was such a wonderful and loving husband, dad, grandpa, brother and a true friend. The outpouring of genuine love and support is tremendous, absolutely over the top!! We always thought he was a big deal, but, the love and respect from so many of you, proves he touched more people in more ways than we realized. HE REALLY WAS A BIG DEAL!! Our whole family is very grateful for wonderful friends during this time of loss. We feel it's not just a great loss for OUR family, but for the community, and for all who knew and loved him! Thank you SO MUCH for all the love, many prayers, beautiful flowers, gifts, cards and phone calls. There was a lot of delicious food and desserts delivered to us, a variety of soda and a case of bottled water, plates, bowls, plastic ware, napkins, disinfectant wipes, even toilet paper.... We truly appreciate the many people who came to express condolences, whether you came from next door, from across the street, from out of town, or from out of state. Many people have shared hugs, tears, prayers and their memories of Henry. These moments are precious to us. We would like to thank the awesome staff at the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department for the excellent care they provided to Henry and the attention to our family!! Also, the crew of Medflight was amazing and called promptly with an update as soon as they could!! Also, the staff at OSU was amazing and kept us informed of his condition and what to expect! Please join us Wednesday, April 6, 2022, as we celebrate Donate Life Month with a Donate Life flag raising ceremony at 1:00 p.m. followed by a moment of silence. We would also like to thank Mayor Tyler M. Eblin for use of the Rutland Civic Center for the viewing and the Middleport Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church for holding funeral service and having a delicious dinner catered. Thank you to all who gave donations for the dinner. Thanks also, to Reverend James Keesee for the use of their fellowship building for our dinner. We greatly miss him!! Life will never be the same, but his love and legacy definitely lives on! May God bless you all! MUCH appreciation and a huge sincere THANK YOU from the wife and children of Henry Eblin; Hester, Ronnie, Dreama, Darlene and Mike OH-70279831 OH-70279683 We would like to thank Pastor Mathew Phoenix for making trips to OSU for Henry on that Sunday he was admitted and again on Monday to be with us! He cried right along with us, had prayer with us, held hands with us around our precious loved ones bed as we all softly sang, Amazing Grace, and witnessed Henry take his last breath in simple perfect peace. Also thank you to Jim Birchfield of Birchfield Funeral Home for taking exceptional care of our family and the details for Henry. He was very helpful with every detail, making this difficult experience as easy as possible! He spent time with us and made us feel like we were special. Together we will honor donors and their families and promote the mission of organ, tissue and eye donation. 2��9DOOH\�'ULYH��3RLQW�3OHDVDQW��:9�� NEWS/WEATHER 4 Saturday, April 2, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Talks resume, Ukraine denies hitting depot on Russian soil By Nebi Qena and Yuras Karmanau Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Talks to stop the ﬁghting in Ukraine resumed Friday, as another desperate attempt to rescue civilians from the encircled city of Mariupol failed and the Kremlin accused the Ukrainians of launching a helicopter attack on a fuel depot on Russian soil. Ukraine denied responsibility for the ﬁery blast, but if Moscow’s claim is conﬁrmed, it would be the war’s ﬁrst known attack in which Ukrainian aircraft penetrated Russian airspace. “Certainly, this is not something that can be perceived as creating comfortable conditions for the continuation of the talks,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, ﬁve weeks after Moscow began sending upwards of 150,000 of its own troops across Ukraine’s border. Meanwhile, Russia Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP Firefighters work at a fire at an oil depot in Belgorod region, Russia. The governor of the Russian border region accused Ukraine of flying helicopter gunships into Russian territory and striking an oil depot Friday morning. The depot is run by Russian energy giant Roseneft about 21 miles from the border. The governor says it was set ablaze by the attack that left two people injured. continued withdrawing some of its ground forces from areas around Kyiv after saying earlier this week it would reduce military activity near the Ukrainian capital and the northern city of Chernihiv to promote trust at the bargaining table. While the Russians kept up their bombardment of those two zones, Ukrainian troops exploited the Woman ordered to pay for stealing from children’s charity 8 AM WEATHER By Paul Wiseman America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine and the highest inﬂation in 40 years. The government’s report Friday showed that last month’s job growth helped shrink the unemployment rate to 3.6%. That’s the lowest rate since the pandemic erupted two years ago and just above the halfcentury low of 3.5% that was reached two years ago. Despite the inﬂation surge, persistent supply bottlenecks, damage from COVID-19 and now a war in Europe, employers have added at 2 PM 30° 50° 54° Sun and clouds today. Low clouds tonight. High 59° / Low 41° 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. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.05 0.05 0.12 14.02 10.75 SUN & MOON Today 7:12 a.m. 7:53 p.m. 8:04 a.m. 9:33 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Apr 9 Full Last New Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 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 steady job growth has failed to buoy President Joe Biden’s ﬂagging popularity, with the gains overshadowed in the public’s mind by chronically high inﬂation. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine driving oil and gasoline prices higher, Biden has announced plans to release a million barrels of oil daily from the U.S. strategic reserve for the next six months. Since the pandemic struck in 2020, many Americans have remained on the sidelines of the job market, a trend that has contributed to the worker shortage in many industries. But in an encouraging sign for the economy, 418,000 people began looking for a job in March, and many found one. Over the past year, 3.8 million people have rejoined the labor force. 68° 51° Adelphi 55/38 Chillicothe 55/38 and hospitality workers, including people who work in hotels, restaurants and bars, average pay has jumped 11.8% from a year earlier — “a clear sign that employers are desperate for staff,” said Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, which advocates for better pay and conditions for service employees. For most workers, though, pay raises aren’t keeping up with the spike in inﬂation that has put the Federal Reserve on track to raise rates multiple times, perhaps aggressively, in the coming months. Those rate hikes will result in costlier loans for many consumers and businesses. In the meantime, worker pay raises, a response in many cases to labor shortages, are themselves feeding the economy’s inﬂation TUESDAY 64° 42° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 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For leisure AP Economics Writer ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low includes Mariupol. The latest negotiations took place by video. At a round of talks earlier in the week, Ukraine said it would be willing to abandon a bid to join NATO and declare itself neutral — Moscow’s chief demand — in return for security guarantees from several other countries. The invasion has left thousands dead and driv- been on its way but had to turn back. City authorities said the Russians were blocking access to Mariupol. “We do not see a real desire on the part of the Russians and their satellites to provide an opportunity for Mariupol residents to evacuate to territory controlled by Ukraine,” Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He said Russian forces “are categorically not allowing any humanitarian cargo, even in small amounts, into the city.” Around 100,000 people are believed left in the city, down from a prewar 430,000, and weeks of Russian bombardment and street ﬁghting have caused severe shortages of water, food, fuel and medicine. “We are running out of adjectives to describe the horrors that residents in Mariupol have suffered,” Red Cross spokesperson Ewan Watson said. US added 431,000 jobs in March HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former employee of a West Virginia nonproﬁt group that assists children and their families has been ordered to pay more than $4.65 million for stealing federal funds. Ruth Marie Phillips, 69, of Chesapeake, Ohio, was ordered to pay the restitution Thursday in federal court in Huntington. In January she was sentenced to seven years in prison. Phillips admitted in September that she stole more than $4.7 million from the River Valley Child Development Services in Huntington from December 2013 through August 2020. She worked at the organization for more than 30 years, was director of business and ﬁnance and was responsible for all ﬁnancial operations, according to court records. The organization received more than $7 million in federal funding from July 2016 to June 2017 and Phillips used her position of trust and authority to steal nearly $1 million in that time span, prosecutors said. Phillips previously agreed to forfeit hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of homes, airplanes and several vehicles. “Phillips did great harm to the children and families she should have been supporting,” U.S. Attorney Will Thompson said in a statement. TODAY pullback on the ground by mounting counterattacks and retaking a number of towns and villages. Still, Ukraine and its allies warned that the Kremlin is not de-escalating but resupplying and shifting its troops to the country’s east for an intensiﬁed assault on the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas region in the country’s east, which en more than 4 million refugees from Ukraine. Mariupol, the shattered and besieged southern port city, has seen some of the worst suffering of the war. Its capture would be a major prize for Russian President Vladimir Putin, giving his country an unbroken land bridge to Crimea, seized from Ukraine in 2014. Mariupol’s fate could determine the course of the negotiations to end the war, said Volodymyr Fesenko, head of the Ukrainian think tank Penta. “Mariupol has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance,” Fesenko said, “and without its conquest, Putin cannot sit down at the negotiating table.” The fall of Mariupol, he said, “will open the way to a peace agreement.” On Friday, the International Committee for the Red Cross said it was unable to carry out an operation to bring civilians out of Mariupol by bus. It said a team had Charleston 60/41 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 34/22 Montreal 44/32 Billings 60/36 Minneapolis 51/30 Toronto 45/32 Detroit 48/36 Chicago 42/33 Denver 68/39 New York 56/44 Washington 58/46 Kansas City 60/40 Sun. 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The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a single COVID-19 patient in the ICU for the ﬁrst time since early 2020. The freed up beds are expected to help U.S. hospitals retain exhausted staff, treat non-COVID-19 patients more quickly and cut down on inﬂated costs. More family mem- Jeff Dean | AP file A sign points to a COVID testing site at the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cincinnati in January. COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a single COVID-19 patient in the ICU for the first time since early 2020. bers can visit loved ones. And doctors hope to see a correction to the slide in pediatric visits, yearly checkups and cancer screenings. “We should all be smiling that the number of people sitting in the hospital right now with COVID, and people in intensive care units with COVID, are at this low point,” said University of South Florida epidemiologist Jason Salemi. But, he said, the nation “paid a steep price to get to this stage. ... A lot of people got sick and a lot of people died.” The average number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the last week nationwide dropped to 11,860, the lowest since 2020 and a steep decline from the peak of more than 145,000 set in mid-January. The previous low was 12,041 last June, before the delta variant took hold. The optimistic trend is also clear in ICU patient numbers, which have dipped to fewer than 2,000, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “We’re beginning to be able to take a breath,” said Dr. Jeffrey Weinstein, the patient safety ofﬁcer for the Kettering Health hospital system in western Ohio. COVID-19 patients had ﬁlled 30% of Kettering Health’s nearly 1,600 hospital beds back in January, Weinstein said. Kettering’s eight hospitals now average two to three COVID-19 admissions a day — and sometimes zero. And while Salemi agreed this is a good time for an exhausted health care system to take a breath, he warned that the public health community needs to keep an eye on the BA.2 subvariant of omicron. It’s driving increases in hospitalizations in Britain, and is now estimated to make up more than half of U.S. infections. “We’re probably underdetecting true infections now more than at any other time during the pandemic,” Salemi said. For now at least, many hospitals are noting the low numbers. In California on Thursday, UC Davis Health tweeted that its intensive care unit had no COVID19 patients for two consecutive days for the ﬁrst time in two years. “The ﬁrst COVID-19 patient to arrive in our ICU did so in February 2020, and the unit treated at least one positive individual every day since, for at least 761 consecutive days,” the hospital system said. Toby Marsh, the chief nursing and patient care services ofﬁcer, said in a statement that they hope the numbers “are indicative of a sustained change.” In Philadelphia, patients are spending less time in the Temple University Health System because there are no longer backlogs for MRIs, CT scans and lab tests, said Dr. Tony Reed, the chief medical ofﬁcer. Temple Health’s three hospitals had six adult COVID-19 patients on Thursday, likely its lowest patient count since March 2020, Reed said. Jury gets case of 4 men charged in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot By John Flesher and Ed White Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists “ﬁlled with rage” and intent on touching off a civil war in the ﬁnal weeks of the polarizing 2020 general election. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler summed up the evidence on the 15th day of trial, tracing the group’s secretly recorded words as well as testimony from agents, an extraordinary informant and two star witnesses who pleaded guilty. Defense attorneys, meanwhile, panned the government’s case: One said the men were turned into “terrorists” by rogue agents, while another pleaded with the jury to put the brakes on the FBI. After listening to hours of closing arguments, the jury said deliberations would start Monday. Kessler started his remarks by saying there are boundaries when it comes to scorn for people in power. “If you don’t like your elected representatives, you can vote them out at the ballot box. That’s what makes this country great,” Kessler told the jury. “What we can’t do is kidnap them, kill them or blow them up. That’s also what makes America great.” Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy to kidnap. Three of them also face weapons-related charges. The men were arrested in October 2020 amid talk of raising $4,000 for an explosive that could blow up a bridge and stymie police responding to a kidnapping, according to trial evidence. Fox twice traveled to north- ern Michigan to scout the area; one of those trips included Croft and undercover agents. Kessler said the group’s motive was to spark the “boogaloo,” a reference to a U.S. civil war, by kidnapping Whitmer. “That’s what bound these defendants together. ... They were ﬁlled with rage,” the prosecutor said. “They were paranoid because they knew what they were doing was illegal and were afraid of getting caught.” The four men deny any scheme to abduct Whitmer from her vacation home, though they clearly were livid with the government and with restrictions imposed by the governor during the COVID19 pandemic. Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and testiﬁed against the men, said the goal was to get Whitmer before the election and create enough chaos to stop Joe Biden from winning the presidency. Kessler took the jury back through events in summer and fall 2020: a national meeting of militias in Ohio, training in Wisconsin and Michigan, and a September night excursion to see the governor’s property on Birch Lake and inspect the bridge. The men had constructed a crude “shoot house” in Luther, Michigan, to replicate Whitmer’s home and practiced going in and out with guns, according to evidence. Approximately 10 FBI agents were in the rural area that weekend. The investigation began when Army veteran Dan Chappel joined a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, to maintain his ﬁrearm skills. Chappel testiﬁed that he was alarmed when he started hearing talk about attacking police and agreed to become an FBI informant. “Thank God for Dan Chappel. ... He went back at great personal risk,” Kessler told the jury. Edgar H. Clemente | AP Migrants break through a line of National Guards trying to block them from leaving Tapachula, Mexico, on Friday. Migrants have complained they have been essentially confined to Tapachula by the slow processing of their asylum cases and that they are unable to find work. Migrants on move as US lifts COVID ban By Edgar H. Clemente The ofﬁcers, who had riot shields, batons and what appeared to be an TAPACHULA, Mexico irritant spray, detained some marchers. The two — Some 500 migrants sides exchanged blows from Central America, Venezuela and elsewhere and many migrants left behind knapsacks in the fought with Mexican melee. police, National Guard Some managed to and immigration ofﬁcers break through and disapin southern Mexico Fripear down dirt roads and day in one of the ﬁrst paths, but many of the such marches this year. The migrants described rest of the marchers took the march as a traditional refuge in a church just annual protest related to a few miles outside of Tapachula. Holy Week, and those at The migrants set out the front carried a white from the southern Mexicross, as others have co city of Tapachula, near done in previous years. However, this year the the border with Guatemala, early Friday. Migrants protest came two weeks have complained they early and some participants said they would go have been essentially conﬁned to Tapachula by the far beyond the usual slow processing of their short march and try to asylum cases and that reach the U.S. border. In a clash with National they are unable to ﬁnd work in the border state Guard ofﬁcers and of Chiapas that would immigration agents, the allow them to support migrants used the cross their families. they were carrying as a “They are practically battering ram to break through the Guard lines, holding us prisoners; they do not allow us to shattering the wooden leave this state because cross. Associated Press we are not regularized here,” said Venezuelan migrant Noreydi Chávez. “They require us to get a visa, but we never get any answers. We ﬁll out paperwork, but they never process it.” Reynaldo Bello, a migrant from Peru, joined the march with his wife and baby because the family had been living a park and going hungry while waiting for their immigration paperwork to be processed. The march came as the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced it would end a policy that allows turning back asylum seekers on grounds of protecting the country against the coronavirus pandemic. Migrants have been expelled more than 1.7 million times from the U.S. under the policy, known as Title 42 for a public health law, which was invoked in March 2020. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Friday it would end the authority effective May 23. Near the height of the omicron variant in late January, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had extended the order to this week. Luis García Villagrán, an immigration activist with the Center for Human Digniﬁcation, said Mexican immigration authorities had largely shut off most visa processes in Tapachula and told migrants the only path to regularize their stay in Mexico was through the much lengthier procedure of applying for asylum or refugee status. A migrant march in the same area was broken up in January, and similar efforts were dissolved by police and immigration agents in 2021 and 2020. The marches are signiﬁcantly smaller than caravans in 2018 and 2019 that brought thousands of migrants to the U.S. border. Pope makes Indigenous apology for Canada abuses By Nicole Winfield of the Metis, Inuit and First Nations communities who came to Rome seeking a papal apology VATICAN CITY — and a commitment from Pope Francis on Friday the Catholic Church to made a historic apology to Indigenous peoples for repair the damage. The ﬁrst pope from the Amerthe “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s icas said he hoped to visit Canada around the Feast Catholic-run residential schools and said he hoped of St. Anna, which falls on July 26. to visit Canada in late More than 150,000 July to deliver the apology in person to survivors native children in Canada of the church’s misguided were forced to attend state-funded Christian missionary zeal. Francis begged forgive- schools from the 19th century until the 1970s in ness during an audience an effort to isolate them with dozens of members Associated Press from the inﬂuence of their homes and culture. The aim was to Christianize and assimilate them into mainstream society, which previous Canadian governments considered superior. The Canadian government has admitted that physical and sexual abuse was rampant at the schools, with students beaten for speaking their native languages. That legacy of that abuse and isolation from family has been cited by Indigenous leaders as a root cause of the epidemic rates of alcohol and drug addiction now on Canadian reservations. After hearing their stories all week, Francis told the Indigenous groups that the colonial project ripped children from their families, cutting off their roots, traditions and culture and provoking intergenerational trauma that is still being felt today. He said it was a “counterwitness” to the same Gospel that the residential school system purported to uphold. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing ��Saturday, April 2, 2022 7 Court upholds $25M judgment against Oberlin College By Mark Gillispie Associated Press CLEVELAND — An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $25 million judgment for a business that successfully claimed it was libeled by Oberlin College in the aftermath of a shoplifting incident that roiled the historic liberal arts school and music conservatory’s campus outside Cleveland. The 9th District Court of Appeals in Akron on Thursday rejected all of Oberlin College’s claims and upheld a judge’s ruling that attorneys for the owners of Gibson’s Bakery and Food Mart should receive $6.3 million in legal fees from the school. The three judge panel also agreed with Lorain County Judge John Miraldi’s decision rejecting Oberlin College’s motion for a new trial and denied the store owners’ claim that the damage awards did not sufﬁciently punish the school. In a statement, Oberlin College ofﬁcials said they were disappointed by the ruling. They said they were reviewing the court’s 50-page opinion “carefully as we evaluate our options and determine next steps.” Ofﬁcials acknowledged that issues raised by the case have been challenging “not only for the parties involved in the lawsuit, but for the entire Oberlin community.” Store owners Allyn Gibson and his son, David Gibson, sued Oberlin College in November 2017 claiming they had been libeled by the school and their business had been harmed. The lawsuit was ﬁled a year after handed out, some by an Oberlin College vice president and dean of students, accusing the Gibsons of being racist. A Student Senate resolution condemning the Gibsons was emailed to all students and was posted in a display case at school’s student center, where it remained for a year. Oberlin College ofﬁcials ordered its campus food provider to stop buying bakery items from Gibson’s. A Lorain County jury awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory Tony Dejak | AP file and punitive damages The 9th District Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a $25 million judgment against Oberlin College. in June 2019 after a ﬁve Gibson’s Bakery and Food Mart successfully claimed it was libeled by the school after a shoplifting week trial. Miraldi, the incident in November 2016. The court rejected all of the college’s appeal arguments. Lorain County judge, later reduced the jury award to $25 million. guilty to misdemeanor wine. Two Black female David Gibson’s son, also David Gibson died in charges. students who were with named Allyn, chased November 2019 at age The arrests triggered and tackled a Black male the male student tried to intervene. All three were protests outside Gibson’s 65. Allyn Gibson died in student he suspected of arrested and later pleaded Bakery where ﬂyers were February. He was 93. having stolen a bottle of Man who parked weapons near Capitol on 1/6 gets prison By Michael Kunzelman Associated Press An Alabama man who parked a pickup truck ﬁlled with weapons and Molotov cocktail components near the U.S. Capitol on the day of last year’s riot was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she still hasn’t heard an explanation for why Lonnie Leroy Coffman had “almost a small armory in his truck, ready to do battle.” She sentenced Coffman to three years and 10 months in prison, giving him credit for the more than one year he already has served since his arrest. Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, said he never intended to hurt anybody or destroy any property. He said he drove to Washington alone “to try to discover just how true and secure was the (2020 presidential) election.” “If I had any idea that things would turn out like they did, I would have stayed home,” he wrote in a handwritten letter to the judge. More than 770 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot, when supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to disrupt lawmakers’ formal certiﬁcation of his reelection defeat. Five people died and scores of Capitol Police ofﬁcers were seriously injured. Over 240 participants in the attack have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors punishable by a maximum of six months imprisonment. More than 130 have been sentenced. Coffman is one of nine defendants whose prison sentence exceeds one year. Coffman, a Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty in November to possession of an unregistered ﬁrearm and carrying a pistol without a license. He was carrying a loaded handgun and revolver without a license as he walked in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, according to prosecutors. He isn’t accused of entering the Capitol or joining the mob during the riot that day. 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Milne Signs of Spring A welcome sight after a long winter By Lorna Hart Special to OVP OHIO VALLEY — Daffodils, Narcissus, jonquils, which word is the correct one to call these beautiful harbingers of spring? They bring such joy after a long dreary winter, appearing as bright spots on a still gray and brown landscape, that most would not argue with what to call them. All flowers in this group have the same genus name, Narcissus, derived from the Greek word narke, meaning numbness, and also the root of the word narcotic. The flower may have been named because of its fragrance, or because parts of the plant were used for medicinal purposes. Narcissus is the Latin name or botanical name for daffodils, and daffodil is the common name for all members that fall under the genus Narcissus. Native to meadows and woods in southern Europe, North Africa, and the Western Mediterranean, particularly the Iberian Peninsula. Ancient Greeks called this flower asphodel, meaning peace after death and the afterlife, and the English word “daffodil” may have been derived from this. If that seems compli- This type of Narcissus is associated with a Greek myth. There are several versions of the story, but basically, it is the tale of a young man whose good looks were bestowed to him by the Gods. His name was Narcissus, and he had been told never to look at his own reflection. Narcissus had become quite vain, and rejected the love of a nymph called Echo. She was so devastated that she slowly faded away until all that was left was her voice. Nemesis, the God of revenge, lured him to a pool where he saw his own reflection, and just as Echo had done, he also faded away, and a daffodil sprang up in his place. cated to most who admire the flower, the American Daffodil Society recommends the name daffodil except for scientific writing. According to Ohio State University Extension, daffodil would be the correct common name for all types grown in our area. Narcissus have spread The traditional daffodil flower across the world, and we may be a showy yellow or white, with six petals and a trumpetcan probably thank the shape central corona. Leafless Romans for the daffodils stems bear between 1 and 20 that dot hillsides and flowers. flourish in gardens in North America. According to several British gardening sites, the English became enamored with daffodils after they were brought to the area by the Romans, who considered the sap to have healing powers. Later, the flowers journeyed across the Atlantic to North America with British settlers. The popularity of daffodils is evident in the number of paintings and inclusion in writings over the centuries. The canvas of artists Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh depict these yellow flowers, and Shakespeare pays homage in “A Winter’s Tale.” Daffodils are hardy “And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the and require little care in the correct environment. daffodils.” -Wordsworth “I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o’er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (1807) By William Wordsworth These bulbed flowers multiply by producing more bulbs, or, by producing seeds if the eggs within the flower are fertilized by a pollinator. Daffodils have been included in gardens for thousands of years, grow well in groups, and after blooming, the green leaves eventually die and the bulbs sleep until spring. Since the plants, including the bulbs, are toxic to most animals, they usually remain undisturbed. Different types of daffodils bloom at different times, and usually begin their welcomed entrance in mid-March and continuing through mid- April. A sign of spring’s arrival, a bright end to a long Winter, daffodils capture our attention and put smiles on our faces. © 2022, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, April 2, 2022 9 Raike wins national title BASEBALL ROUNDUP Blue Devils blast Paint Valley, 12-2 From Staff Reports Submitted photo Point Pleasant senior Derek Raike, center, became just the second grappler in Point Pleasant history to win a national championship after claiming the 152-pound title last Saturday at the 2022 N ational High School Coaches Association Championships held in Virginia Beach. Raike — a 4-time state champion for the Big Blacks — joined another 4-time champion in Rusty Maness in becoming the only PPHS grapplers to ever win a national championship. Raike — an Oho University commit — posted four pinfall wins and a perfect 6-0 mark against opponents from the likes of New Jersey, Maine, South Carolina, New York and Florida. Raike, now a 3-time All-American at the national level, has accounted for a third of Point Pleasant’s nine All-American honors. Maness won his national title at 119 pounds back in 2011. Raike is joined in the photo by PPHS assistant coach Jed Ott, left, and PPHS head coach John Bonecutter. SOFTBALL ROUNDUP Lady Knights top Meigs, 14-5 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Nothing puts the exclamation point on a win quite like a 10-run inning. The Point Pleasant softball team achieved such a feat in a 14-5 home win against the Meigs Lady Marauders Thursday evening in ﬁve innings. The Lady Knights (4-3) jumped out to an early lead in the ﬁrst inning, scoring three runs. Things got started for the Black and Red when Riley Cochran hit a single to bring home Tayah Fetty. Cochran and Kaylee Byus both came home from a double hit by Hayley Keefer. However, the Lady Marauders (0-2) responded in the bottom of the second, with a double hit by Mara Hall brought home Hailey Roberts and Mya Smith to tie the game 2-2. After Nicole Oldaker scored for the Lady Knights in the bottom of the second, the Maroon and Gold took the lead when an error allowed Mallory Adams to reach home and Lily Dugan crossed home after a grounder hit by Abbie Fife at the top of the third. Then the 10-run inning happened. Fetty, Cochran, Byus, Keefer, Oldaker, Julia Parsons and Kylie Price all touched home for the Lady Knights in the bottom of the third. Cochran, Byus and Keefer did it twice. Meigs was able to get one more runner home in the fourth, another run by Adams, but it wasn’t enough to keep them in the game. The Lady Knights outhit their opponents 10-9. Leading the Black and Red in hits were Cochran and Byus with three each. Behind them with two hits were Keefer and Havin Roush. Cochran and Byus also led in runs with three each while CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Blue Devils broke out the big boy sticks. The Gallia Academy baseball team churned out four home runs and 14 hits total on Thursday night during a 12-2 victory over host Paint Valley in a non-conference matchup at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Ross County. The Blue Devils (2-1) produced three inside the park homers — two from Maddux Camden and another from Peyton Owens — and also received a towering blast from Zane Loveday as the guests gradually built leads of 2-0, 6-0 and 9-0 midway through three innings. The Bearcats countered with a run in the third and then traded a run apiece in the ﬁfth to close to within 10-2 through ﬁve complete. GAHS tacked on two more runs in the top of the sixth to wrap up the mercy rule income. Gallia Academy outhit PVHS by a sizable 14-6 margin and also committed two of the ﬁve errors in the contest. Loveday paced the Blue Devils with three hits, followed by Camden, Cole Hines and Mason Smith with two safeties apiece. Owens, Beau Johnson, See BASEBALL | 10 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Saturday, April 2 Colton Jeffries|OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Tayah Fetty (34) connects with a Lady Marauder pitch during a softball game against Meigs Thursday evening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Keefer led in RBIs with four. Leading the Lady Marauders in hits was Roberts and Jess Workman with two each. Rounding out the Meigs hitting with one each were Hall, Adams, Fife, Smith and Delana Wright. Adams led in runs with two while Hall led in RBIs with two. Getting the win on the mound for the Lady Knights was Victoria Musser, who allowed seven hits, four runs and three walks in three innings pitched. Roberts took the loss for the Lady Marauders, allowing six hits, nine runs and two walks while striking out one in 2.1 innings pitched. Lady Falcons win 35th straight HARTFORD, W.Va. — The hits, and the wins, just keep coming. The Wahama softball team kept its now 35-game long win- ning streak going with a 5-2 home win against the St. Marys Lady Devils Thursday evening. The Lady Falcons (8-0) got their ﬁrst runs in the ﬁrst inning, started when Lauren Noble hit a double to bring Amber Wolfe home. Noble herself came home off of a wild pitch while Emma Knapp got in from a ﬁelder’s choice to give the White and Red a 3-0 lead. The next runs wouldn’t come until the bottom of the ﬁfth, when Wolfe hit a 2-run homer to left ﬁeld to bring herself and Mikie Lieving home. The Lady Devils (5-5) got two runs in the sixth, but couldn’t get any farther against the home defense. The Lady Falcons outhit their opponents 5-4. Leading in hits were Wolfe and Noble with two each. Also contributing with one hit was Knapp. Wolfe led in runs and RBIs with two each. Leading the Lady Devils in hits was Breanna Price with two. Getting the win on the mound for Wahama was Elissa Hoffman, who allowed four hits, two runs and two walks while striking out three in seven innings pitched. Lady Senators top Gallia Academy, 5-0 CENTENARY, Ohio — When the errors match the offensive output of the other team, you tend to run into problems. The Gallia Academy softball team committed ﬁve errors and mustered only three hits Thursday night during a 5-0 setback to visiting Portsmouth West in a non-conference matchup at the Eastman Athletic Complex. The Blue Angels (0-1) See SOFTBALL | 10 Baseball Vinton County at Eastern, noon Tolsia at Hannan, 1 p.m. Meigs at New Lexington (DH), noon Wahama at Sherman (DH), noon Softball River Valley at Belpre (DH), 11 a.m. Meigs at S. Charleston (DH), noon Point Pleasant at Greenbrier East (DH), 1 p.m. Gallia Academy at Oak Hill (DH), TBA Track and Field EHS, SGHS, SHS at Nelsonville-York, 9 a.m. Monday, April 4 Baseball Eastern at Southern, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Wahama, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at South Point, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. River Valley at Wellston, 5 p.m. Softball Eastern at Southern, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at South Point, 5 p.m. River Valley at Wellston, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Hannan at Elk Valley Christian, 5:30 Tennis Ravenswood at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Athens, 4:30 �SPORTS 10 Saturday, April 2, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Local track teams compete at Meigs Open By Bryan Walters Seth Collins placed third in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:26.54. O’Brien was also third in the 800m run with a mark of 2:14.07. Blake Shain paced the Tornadoes with a third place ﬁnish in the long jump that covered 17 feet, 2.5 inches. Fort Frye posted a winning mark of 90.5 points in the girls division, with Warren ending up second out of 14 scoring teams with 87 points. River Valley was sixth overall with 47.5 points and Eastern was seventh with 45 points, while Southern (32), Meigs (29) and Gallia Academy (28) respectively placed in the nine through 11 spots of the ﬁeld. South Gallia was also 13th with 11 points. Lauren Twyman scored an event championship for the Lady Raiders by winning the 800m run with a time of 2:33.12. Twyman was also second in the 1600m run (5:46.22). Twyman, Kate Nutter, Kallie Burger and Grace Heffernan were third in the 4x400m relay (4:42.66). Nutter, Twyman, Heffernan and Carlee Manley also placed third in the 4x800m relay (11:14.31). Nutter, Burger, Becka Cadle and Kenzie Lloyd were third in the 4x200m relay with a time of 2:01.35 as well for RVHS. Erica Durst won the 400m dash for the Lady Eagles with a time of 1:00.47. Durst was also second in the 200m dash (27.63) and third in the 100m dash (13.56). Emma Hayes was ﬁrst in the discus event with a winning mark of 104 feet, 1 inch. Hayes also placed second in the shot put (29-6.75) ﬁnal. Kayla Evans was sec- ond in the 300m hurdles (52.68) for the Lady Tornadoes and also tied for second place in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet even. Ally Anderson also ﬁnished third in the 100m hurdles (18.85) for SHS. Madison Floyd had the lone top-3 ﬁnish for the Lady Marauders after ﬁnishing second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 18.69 seconds. Chanee Cremeens paced the Blue Angels with a runner-up effort in the discus (104-0) and third place ﬁnish in the shot put (29-5.75). Ryleigh Halley placed third in the discus (909.25) and ﬁnished as the lone Lady Rebel to secure a top-3 ﬁnish at the meet. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. (37), River Valley (36) and South Gallia (28) respectively placed in the ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio seven through nine spots. Eastern was 11th with 26 — Some positive results points, while Southern to start with. scored six points to place Athletes from Gallia 13th overall. Academy, River Valley, The Marauders landed Southern, Eastern and an event title in the South Gallia joined host Meigs in producing some 4x100-meter relay as the quartet of Logan Eskew, encouraging marks on Conlee Burnem, Dillon Tuesday at the 2022 Meigs Open held at Farm- Howard and Brennan Gheen posted a winning ers Bank Stadium. mark of 45.85 seconds. The Warren boys and Matt Barr also won the Fort Frye girls ultimately pole vault crown for MHS came away with top with a cleared height of teams honors at the season-opening venue, which 12 feet even. Burnem placed second had at least 14 scoring teams on each side of the in the 100m dash (12.02) and was third in the tournament. 200m dash (25.52). BrayThe Warriors posted lon Harrison was also a winning mark of 161 the high jump runner-up points in the boys ﬁeld, with a height of 5 feet, 10 with Athens placing second out of 15 scoring inches. Howard placed third in the 100m dash teams with 121 points. (12.03) as well. Meigs was third Daunevyn Woodson overall with 56 points, (23.20) and Blake Skidwhile Gallia Academy more (6-0) claimed titles for the Blue Devils in the 200m dash and high jump, respectively. Woodson, Braydn Simmons, Nate Yongue and Mason Skidmore also ﬁnished second in the 4x100m relay with a time of 47.39 seconds. Andrew Huck placed second in the pole vault for the Raiders with a mark of 10 feet, 6 inches. The quartet of Ethan Schultz, Justin Stump, Michael Conkle and Cody Wooten also placed third in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:51.15. Levi Wolford secured a pair of top-3 ﬁnishes for the Rebels, including a runner-up effort in the long jump with a distance of 19 feet, 6.25 inches. Wolford was also third in the high jump at 5 feet, 8 inches. The Eagle foursome of Brayden O’Brien, Connor Nolan, Rylee Barrett and Hanks to toss 1st pitch for Guardians UK’s Tshiebwe named AP men’s player of year bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com CLEVELAND (AP) — Tom Hanks will help launch a new era of Cleveland baseball. The Oscar-winning actor will throw out the ceremonial ﬁrst pitch before the Guardians’ home Hanks opener against the San Francisco Giants on April 15. It will be Cleveland’s ﬁrst home game since dropping Indians, the team’s name since 1915. Hanks, who famously said “There is no crying in baseball” while portraying the manager of an all-female team in “A League of Their Own,” has backed Cleveland’s major league team since the late 1970s, when he was an intern in the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival before going to Hollywood. “I’ve had Guardians fever since 1977 when I caught my ﬁrst game in Section 19 of Cleveland’s Lakefront Municipal Stadium,” Hanks said. “I’m honored to return to Cleveland and Progressive Field for the ﬁrst home game of the Cleveland Guardians era.” When the team made its name change in July, Hanks was the narrator for a video to announce the switch to Guardians. Hanks won consecutive Academy Awards for best actor for roles in “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump.” Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. By Aaron Beard God knows what I need, and he has great plans for me.” Tshiebwe thrived all NEW ORLEANS season while averaging — Kentucky’s Oscar 15.1 rebounds, the highTshiebwe spent an entire est per-game output in season relentlessly chasDivision I since 1980. He ing and pulling down had ﬁve games of at least seemingly every rebound 20 rebounds this season that came his way — and and three games with at plenty that didn’t, too. least 10 boards on the “I want to be the greatoffensive glass alone. est rebounder I can be,” The highlight came Tshiebwe said. when he had a Division The 6-foot-9, 255Matt Stamey | AP I high of 28 rebounds in pound junior put up betKentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) celebrates after agame a December win against ter rebounding numbers against Florida on March 5 in Gainesville, Fla. Western Kentucky. than anybody in Division He also worked to Anthony Davis, who led ond with 10 votes. Iowa I in decades. And it’s a expand his offensive big reason why he is The sophomore Keegan Mur- Kentucky to its eighth NCAA title a decade ago game, adding range on ray (three) and Illinois Associated Press men’s before becoming the No. a developing jumpshot college basketball nation- big man Koﬁ Cockburn to go with his relentless 1 NBA draft pick. (one) also earned votes. al player of the year. “It is amazing to be join board work. Tshiebwe Tshiebwe, a West Tshiebwe was the clear averaged 17.4 points somebody like Anthony Virginia transfer and choice for the award and shot 60.6% from the announced Friday, receiv- native of the Democratic Davis,” Tshiebwe said. Republic of the Congo, is “And that gives me conﬁ- ﬂoor, a big step forward ing 46 of 60 votes from AP Top 25 voters. Johnny only the second player in dence and gives me more from his freshman season when he averaged 11.2 the history of the storied help for my future, too, Davis, a 6-5 sophomore points and 9.3 rebounds for what I’m trying to who averaged 19.7 points history of the Wildcats with the Mountaineers do and what I’m trying program to win the AP’s and led Wisconsin to a before transferring after to accomplish. I’m just share of the Big Ten reg- top honor. The other putting God ﬁrst because 10 games. ular-season title, was sec- was one-and-done star AP Basketball Writer Arizona’s Lloyd wins AP men’s coach of the year By John Marshall else. When the Arizona job opened up, Lloyd couldn’t pass up the opportunity. The Wildcats spent the previous three seasons embroiled in FBI and NCAA investigations that, in part, led to the ﬁring of Sean Miller last April. The NCAA investigation is still pending, but it did little to impede Arizona’s rapid ascent under Lloyd. Expectations were lukewarm for Lloyd’s ﬁrst season; the Wildcats were unranked in the AP preseason poll and picked to ﬁnish fourth in the Pac-12. Arizona upended those perceptions quickly, win- ning its ﬁrst 11 games. The Wildcats swept the Pac-12 season and tournament titles to reach the NCAA Tournament for the ﬁrst time since 2018. Lloyd joined Hodges and North Carolina’s Bill Guthridge in 1998 as the only ﬁrst-year coaches to earn a No. 1 seed. Arizona lost to Houston in the South Region semiﬁnals, ﬁnishing 34-3. Arizona’s run was a mix of having the right players to ﬁt Lloyd’s system and the 47-yearold coach’s penchant for player development since the Wildcats had lost four of their top six scorers from last season. extended their lead in the third inning, when Barnitz scored on a Ethan Wahama outlasts Blue Gray single and Aaron Devils, 5-4 From page 9 MASON, W.Va. — One Henry got home off the back of a Manuel line mistake is all it takes. Dalton Mershon, Carter drive. The Wahama baseball Harris and Conner Roe However, the Blue Devteam won a close home also had a hit each. ils (0-4) started to make game 5-4 against the St. Loveday led the hosts a comeback, scoring two Marys Blue Devils in with three RBIs, with runs in the sixth and two eight innings Thursday Camden and Hines addin the seventh to force the evening. ing two apiece. Camden game into extras. The White Falcons scored a team-best four The home team got the runs and Loveday crossed (6-1) got the scoring started early, getting two win in the bottom of the home plate three times. Mershon picked up the runs in the bottom of the eighth, when Eli Rickard scored on a wild pitch. ﬁrst. winning decision after The White Falcons outThe runs came when allowing two runs (one earned), six hits and two Nathan Manuel hit a sin- hit their opponents 11-6. Leading the White and gle into left ﬁeld, allowing walks over six innings Red in hits were Roach, Logan Roach and Ethan while striking out four. Manuel and Nathan Barnitz to touch home. Mettler and BlankenFields with two each. The White and Red ship paced the Bearcats Rounding out the Wahama hitting were Barnitz, Henry, Gray, Rickard and Hayden Lloyd. Barnitz led in runs with two while Manuel led in RBIs with three. Leading the Blue Devils in hits were Shane Moran, Ethan Davis, Joshia DeMoss, Jacob Hooper, Wyatt Norman and Parker Matson with one each. Getting the win on the mound for Wahama was Roach, who allowed two hits, two runs and two walks in one inning pitched. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. other coach got more than three. Lloyd joins Indiana State’s Bill Hodges in Tommy Lloyd spent 1979 and Drake’s Keno 22 years as Mark Few’s Davis in 2008 in earning right-hand man turning AP coach of the year in Gonzaga into a national their ﬁrst season as a powerhouse. He needed just one sea- head coach. “I always tell people, son to return Arizona to it’s an easy answer: I love prominence. coaching and teaching,” Lloyd was named The Lloyd said. “Everything Associated Press men’s basketball-wise, I’ve done, college basketball coach basically I’ve been a part of the year on Friday after leading the Wildcats of doing before, so I had a real comfort level and to the Sweet 16 in his ﬁrst season. He received a conviction in what I 28 votes from a 61-person wanted to do.” Lloyd was expected to media panel that votes on the AP Top 25 to edge take over for Few whenever he retires. He had no Providence’s Ed Cooley, reason to look anywhere who got 21 votes. No AP Basketball Writer Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports Meigs sophomore Delana Wright (11) reaches out her glove to catch a foul ball during a softball game against the Point Pleasant Lady Knights Thursday in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Softball From page 9 struggled in their debut as the hosts found themselves in a quick 4-0 hole after a half-inning of play. The Lady Senators also added a run in the sixth before stopping the game early after six complete. PWHS outhit the Blue Angels by an 8-3 overall margin and also had one of the six errors in the contest. Jenna Harrison, Abby Hammons and Grace Truance had a hit apiece for Gallia Academy, who left four runners on base. Taylor Mathie took the loss for GAHS after surrendering four runs (one earned) and four hits over one inning of work. McDermott struck out eight and allowed three hits in picking up the win for Portsmouth West. Moore and McDermott had two hits each to pace the Lady Senators, with Moore also leading the way with two runs scored. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. 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The new requirements increase gas mileage by 8% per year for model years 2024 and 2025 and 10% in the 2026 model year. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whose department includes NHTSA, said the rules also will help strengthen national security by making the country less dependent on foreign oil and less vulnerable to volatile gasoline prices. Gasoline nationwide has spiked to an average of more than $4.22 per gallon, with much of the increase coming since Russia, a major oil producer, invaded Ukraine in late February. It cost $2.88 per gallon just a year ago, according to AAA. Gas prices also have helped to fuel inﬂation to a 40-year high, eating up household budgets and hitting President Joe Biden’s approval ratings. “Transportation is the second-largest cost for American families, only behind housing,” Buttigieg said. The new standards, he said, will help keep the U.S. more secure and preserve “the freedom of our country to chart its future without being subject to other countries and to the decisions that are being made in the boardrooms of energy companies.” But auto dealers say more stringent requirements drive up prices and push people out of an already expensive new-car market. NHTSA projects that the new rules will raise the price of a new vehicle in the 2029 model year by $1,087. Trump’s administration rolled back fuel economy standards, allowing them to rise 1.5% per year, which environmental groups said was inadequate to limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change. The standards had been rising about 5% per year previously. But the new standards won’t immediately match those adopted through 2025 COVID under President Barack Obama. NHTSA ofﬁcials said they will equal the Obama standards by 2025 and slightly exceed them for the 2026 model year. The Obama-era standards automatically adjusted for changes in the type of vehicles people are buying. When they were enacted in 2012, 51% of new vehicle sales were cars and 49% SUVs and trucks. Last year, 77% of new vehicle sales were SUVs and trucks, which generally are less efﬁcient than cars. Some environmental groups said the new requirements from NHTSA under Biden don’t go far enough to ﬁght global warming. Others supported the new standards as a big step toward reducing emissions, with the American Lung Association calling for even stronger standards to drive a transition to all new vehicles having zero-emissions by 2035. “Climate change has gotten much worse, but these rules only require automakers to reduce gas-guzzling slightly more than they agreed to cut nine years ago,” said Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Center at the Center for Biological Diversity. Ofﬁcials said that under the new standards, owners would save about $1,400 in gasoline costs during the lifetime of a 2029 model year vehicle. Carbon dioxide emissions would drop by 2.5 billion metric tons by 2050 under the standards, the NHTSA said. Automakers are investing billions of dollars to develop and build electric vehicles but say government support is needed to get people to buy them. The companies want government tax credits to reduce prices as well as more money for EV charging stations to ease anxiety over running out of juice. John Bozzella, CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a large industry trade group, said increased regulations will require supportive government policies. Regulators should consider safety, consumer buying preferences, improved fuel economy and the transition to electric vehicles, he said in a statement. 38 hospitalizations, 27 deaths Vaccination rates in From page 1 Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: update from ODH on 11,383 (49.68 percent of Thursday, there have been 4,613 total cases (5 the population); Vaccines completed: new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the 10,432 (45.53 percent of the population). pandemic in 2020, 234 hospitalizations and 87 deaths (2 new). Of the Mason County 4,613 cases, 4,492 (19 According to the 10 new) are presumed recov- a.m. update on Friday ered. from DHHR, there have Case data is as follows: been 6,636 cases (5 new) 0-19 — 900 cases (1 of COVID-19, in Mason new), 11 hospitalizations County (6,156 conﬁrmed 20-29 — 657 cases, 5 cases, 480 probable hospitalizations, 1 death cases) since the begin30-39 — 605 cases (1 ning of the pandemic in new), 15 hospitalizations, 2020, and 92 deaths (1 1 death new). DHHR reports 40-49 — 673 cases (1 there are currently three new), 18 hospitalizations, active cases and 6,536 2 deaths recovered cases in Mason 50-59 — 655 cases (1 County. new), 37 hospitalizations, (Editor’s note: Case 10 deaths data includes both con60-69 — 553 cases (1 ﬁrmed and probable new), 57 hospitalizations, cases.) 14 deaths (1 new) Case data is as follows: 70-79 — 356 cases, 0-4 — 146 cases 53 hospitalizations, 31 5-11 — 319 cases deaths (1 new) 12-15 — 333 cases 80-plus — 214 cases, 16-20 — 472 cases Projects From page 1 was being entirely paid for by a program within the Meigs County Health Department. Both Hoffman and council expressed their appreciation to Zuspan for these improvements. Hoffman said due to several things he had learned about ﬁnancing capabilities, he did not sign the contract with Burgess and Niple on the sewer extension design. He said maybe, at some time in the future, if additional grant funds become available, this project could be pursued. Hoffman said he had submitted a request to Rep. Edwards for $40,000 for playground equipment through the State Capital Budget. Hoffman said he and Hendrickson had attended the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) informational meeting last week at the courthouse and felt there were a lot of possibilities there for projects to be considered by the village. Hoffman said applications for projects will need to be turned in by May 1 and that he and Hendrickson will be working on projects that council may want to submit. Hoffman said he submitted the village request to the Ohio Department of Development to establish the Community Reinvestment Area, and was given a list of various things need to be prepared and submitted before approval is given. He said with Hendrickson’s help, he was working on these and the effective date of the program will not be until everything is approved by the Ohio Department of Development. Hoffman provided council with information about the USDA grant/loan project for a new police cruiser and a street sweeper. “This project, when submitted, was for the purchase of a street sweeper at Museum From page 1 a giveaway for kids and bringing Thomas the Tank Engine for kids to meet and have their pic- 21-25 — 539 cases 26-30 — 609 cases 31-40 — 1,103 cases (1 new), 2 deaths 41-50 — 1,025 cases (3 new), 3 deaths 51-60 — 857 cases (2 new), 12 deaths 61-70 — 646 cases (1 fewer), 16 deaths 71+ — 587 cases, 59 deaths (1 new) Additional county case data since vaccinations began Dec. 14, 2020: Total cases since start of vaccinations: 5,732 (5 new); Total cases among individuals who were not reported as fully vaccinated — 4,808 (1 new); Total breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated — 925 (4 new); Total deaths among not fully vaccinated individuals — 73 (1 new); Total breakthrough deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 8. A total of 12,111 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 45.7 percent of the population, according Daily Sentinel $112,714 and a police cruiser at a cost of $46,206. Total project cost was $166,000. It was anticipated that we could receive a $100,000 grant and a $66,000 loan,” Hoffman said. “After USDA looked at our ﬁnances, they decided to offer us a $50,000 grant and a $116,000 loan at 2.1250% interest. I still think this is a good deal but I told USDA that I could not sign off on it without council approval since it was different than the original application. At 2.1250% interest rate, the monthly payment would be approximately $1,073.86 per month or approximately $12,886 per year. If we proceed I would suggest that the payment be divided between the water, sewer, refuse, and street since they all would beneﬁt. This would amount to approximately $269 per month or approximately $3222 per year from each of the funds.” There was some discussion about a backhoe, which was also needed. Hoffman said Woodall had submitted this application for the sweeper and police vehicle at some point last year and tentative approval was just now given. Hoffman said it was just approval or not approval, by council, right now and the project could not be changed without going through the process again. After a lengthy discussion, council voted 4-2 to proceed with the grant/loan through USDA, with Brian Conde and Susan Page voting no. Fiscal Ofﬁcer Susan Baker stated the property and liability insurance were due for renewal. After a short discussion it was unanimously agreed to renew the policy. Powell brieﬂy discussed the village backhoe and said it was over 20-years-old, in very poor condition and needed to be replaced as soon as possible. Woodall submitted his resignation with his last day to be April 15. He expressed his thanks to everyone for their cooperation and help during the years which he had been village administrator. Everyone thanked Woodall for all his work and for the many millions of dollars he had obtained for both water and sewer improvements in the village. He said he would be working to help Andy Blank learn the particulars of the water reporting processes and would assist in any way he could. He also said he would be available until Sept. 15 if needed to assist with the sewage reporting until the village is able to secure a full-time certiﬁed sewage operator. Hendrickson said due to circumstances that have occurred elsewhere for the past several years, he made the recommendation that council consider eliminating the landlord inspection process next year. Conde inquired if anyone would suffer from this. Hendrickson said he did not think so because some tenants still usually call him if there is a problem with a landlord. He said some communities had done away with this program and that the inspections were voluntary. Hoffman suggested council consider this with possible action at a later date. Byer said the Middleport High School group, which had been responsible for the trophy case project, had several thousand dollars left over and would like to make some other additions along the hallway walls and use the rest of the funds. Council had no objections to this and approved the project. Conde said the piece of equipment for Hartinger Park is now being manufactured and would probably be installed in early July. He also said the handicapped park was on hold waiting for advice from the insurance company. Reed informed council of a cat control program, which had been in operation in Athens County and was wondering if anyone was interested in pursuing such a pro- gram in Middleport. He said the Athens County Humane Society could be interested in what is called a Trap, Neuter, and Release (TNR) program. Essentially, village residents would have the option to capture stray cats, take them to the Athens County Humane Society to be neutered, and released back in Middleport. The village residents would be responsible for watching the cat for 48 hours before the cat would then be released. The surgeries would be offered at a discounted rate and the person who brings the cat would be responsible for the bill, unless it would be something the village would want to pay for on behalf of the residents. He stated that if interest was there, he would discuss the project further with the vet this weekend and present it at the next council meeting. Lyons said he noticed the village had been able to purchase a new truck and felt it looked good. He also said he felt the Meigs Museum building which had collapsed needed to be more secured to keep people away. Hendrickson stated that he was getting an estimate for them from Hutton on tearing down all or part of the building and was trying to get a portion of it funded with funds, which have been allocated to the Land Bank. A motion was made to move into executive session to discuss personnel. Upon returning into regular session, after a short discussion, a motion was made and unanimously approved to promote Andy Blank to Chief Water Operator upon the departure of Joe Woodall at a salary of $26 per hour and that an additional $400 per month be paid to Blank for the overseeing of the Syracuse water system. Council adjourned with the next regular meeting of council scheduled at 7 p.m. on April 11. Information submitted by Middleport Mayor Fred Hoffman. tures taken. Other activities include free miniature golf, a Model A car show, model train and memorabilia displays and more. There will be a drawing for four sets of tickets to the Hocking Valley Rail- road in Nelsonville. Visitors will also have the opportunity to take tours of the train cars with additional opportunities for photos. The Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum is located on 918 Third Avenue, Gallipolis and the grand opening will be on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Information from Bossard Memorial Library and Gallia County Chamber of Commerce. to DHHR, with 10,255 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. Vaccines started: 7,280,980 (62.23 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 6,746,444 (57.72 percent of the population). As of March 24, ODH reports the following breakthrough information: COVID-19 Deaths among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 23,191; COVID-19 Deaths among fully vaccinated individuals — 1,230; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals not reported as fully vaccinated — 65,456; COVID-19 Hospitalizations since Jan. 1, 2021 among individuals reported as fully vaccinated — 4,451. update. DHHR reports 83,583 “breakthrough” cases as of Friday with 806 total breakthrough deaths statewide (counts include cases after the start of COVID-19 vaccination/Dec. 14, 2020). There have been a total of 6,835 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with four since the last update. There are 376 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 1.21 and a cumulative positivity rate of 8.22 percent. Statewide, 1,120,721 West Virginia residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 (62.5 percent of the population). A total of 54.0 percent of the population, 968,574 individuals have been fully vaccinated. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Ohio According to the update on Thursday from ODH, there have been 3,102 cases in the past seven days (21-day average of 3,459), 297 new hospitalizations (21-day average of 266), 19 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 29) and 249 new deaths in the previous 24 hours (21-day average of 277) with 38,042 total reported deaths. (Editor’s Note: ODH now updates COVID-19 data once per week.) 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