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High 74° / Low 61° Today’s weather forecast On this day in history WEATHER s 3 NEWS s 2 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 72, Volume 76 Youth hunters harvest 1,103 wild turkeys Gallia among top 10 counties Staff Report COLUMBUS — Ohio’s youth wild turkey hunters braved blustery spring weather with rain and snow showers to check 1,103 birds during the special hunting weekend on April 9-10, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The three-year average for turkeys taken during the twoday youth season is 1,545. In 2021, youth hunters harvested 1,473 turkeys. According to a press release from ODNR, the two-day season was open to hunters 17 years old and younger, and participants were required to be accompanied by a nonhunting adult. As of April 10, the Division of Wildlife has issued 5,707 youth wild turkey permits, which can be used for the remainder of the 2022 spring hunting season. The 2022 spring season limit is one bearded turkey for all hunters. The top 10 counties for wild turkey harvest during the 2022 youth season include Monroe (41), Coshocton (38), Jefferson (34), Harrison (32), Tuscarawas (32), Muskingum (32), Noble (31), Columbiana (31), Gallia (28), Guernsey (28), according to the release. Ohio offers many more opportunities for hunters of all ages to pursue wild turkeys. The state has two zones for spring wild turkey hunting following the youth season: the south zone and the northeast zone. The 2022 season dates for the south zone are from Saturday, April 23 to Sunday, May 22. The northeast zone is open from Saturday, April 30 to Sunday, May 29. Hunters are required to have a hunting license in addition to a spring permit. Find complete details in the Wednesday, April 13, 2022 s 50¢ WV State Farm Museum opens TOP 10 OHIO COUNTIES Monroe Coshocton Jefferson Harrison Tuscarawas Muskingum Noble Columbiana Gallia Guernsey 41 38 34 32 32 32 31 31 28 28 2021-22 Ohio hunting and trapping regulations booklet. In 2021, the top ﬁve counties for total spring turkey harvest were Columbiana (454), Belmont (444), Meigs (437), Tuscarawas (417), and Jefferson (408). More information about previous turkey seasons can be found in the 2021 spring wild turkey report. A turkey is required to be checked no later than 11:30 p.m. the day of harvest using the HuntFish OH mobile app, the automated game-check system, by phone at 877-TAG-ITOH (877-824-4864), or at a participating license agent. In the fall of 2021, the Ohio Wildlife Council approved a reduction to the spring wild turkey season limit from two bearded birds to one, the release continued. Wild turkey numbers have slowly declined in many areas around the state following several years of below-average reproductive success. The statewide wild turkey reproductive index recorded a positive turn in summer 2021 was 3.1 poults per hen, which is above the 10-year average of 2.7 poults per hen. Anyone interested in learning to hunt or becoming a mentor to a new hunter can visit the Wild Ohio Harvest Community page on ODNR’s website for information on how to get started, huntingrelated workshops, as well as special hunting opportunities for mentors and new hunters. Information provided by ODNR. Photos by Brittany Hively | OVP The West Virginia State Farm Museum is open, Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and on Sundays the grounds are open from 1-5 p.m. and welcomes visitors to explore the grounds and shop the Country Store. Preparations underway for Spring Festival on May 7 By Brittany Hively and showcase engines from their collection and have them in operation for others to view. POINT PLEASANT, “Traditionally, they’re W.Va. — The West Virginia State Farm Museum hit and miss engines, but they can be any kind of kicked off the 2022 seaengine,” said Kidwell. “If son on April 1 and now the museum is gearing up somebody would have a steam engine that they for the Spring Festival. wanted to bring in [they The festival, held May can], as long as it has 7, will showcase the Gas and Steam Engine Show. a valid West Virginia Tim Kidwell, executive inspection on it. We director, said the show See MUESUM | 16 allows people to bring bhively@aimmediamidwest.com An old fashioned church service will be held in the old church at the West Virginia State Farm Museum on May 8. Conference center accepting reservations GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Ohio Valley Bank (OVB) recently announced that the Community Conference Center, located in the OVB on the Square building in downtown Gallipolis, will now be accepting reservations. The venue includes a meeting room, serving kitchen and a rooftop patio, where guests can take in stunning views of the Gallipolis City Park. The public may book the center for various community events and functions, including parties, showers, workshops and club meetings. the community. “In keeping with our community ﬁrst mission, a guiding principle in the decision to restore the former bank building, which is now OVB on the Square, was to create a space the community could be proud of and have access to for special events,” Wiseman said. For more information on the Community ConOhio Valley Bank | Courtesy ference Center or to book Ohio Valley Bank is now accepting reservations for the Community the facility for your next Conference Center. event, visit https://www. ovbc.com/CFCC. Submitted by Ohio ValOVB Chairman and Tom Wiseman said the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer center was built to serve ley Bank. Federal panel in Ohio punts dispute over district maps By Julie Carr Smyth AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) 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 © 2022 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. chised by the map that their issue must be litigated separately. The group, known as COLUMBUS, Ohio — the Simon parties, had A federal judicial panel declined Tuesday to grant sought the order against the congressional map as an order temporarily a side party in a lawsuit blocking certiﬁcation of involving Ohio’s unre2022 U.S. House races solved maps of state legisthat have gone forward in Ohio under a disputed lative districts. But judges said addcongressional map. ing congressional maps Ruling on largely techto that dispute would be nical grounds, a three“doubling the scope and judge panel of the U.S. complexity” of the case. District Court for the “The court did not conSouthern District of Ohio template sweeping conadvised a group of Black gressional redistricting, voters from Youngstown claiming to be disenfran- which is a wholly distinct Associated Press process, into this lawsuit,” the judges wrote. “Though both varieties of redistricting involve the (Ohio Redistricting) Commission, they are separate tasks, utilizing independent standards and resulting in different district boundaries for General Assembly members versus Congressmembers.” The panel urged the Simon parties to return to the Northern District of Ohio, where it had ﬁled — and then dropped — an earlier lawsuit, to make its case against the U.S. House map. The voter group must limit its arguments in the case involving legislative maps only to disenfranchisement they allege under those maps, judges said. While U.S. House races have gone forward in Ohio, the state’s legislative races — to determine state representatives and senators — are on hold. The federal court has said it will intervene after April 20 if the state fails to come to some resolution. See MAPS | 16 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS OBITUARY MARILYN SUE CRAMER TUBBS SYRACUSE — Marilyn Sue Cramer Tubbs, 86, of Syracuse, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. She was born on November 16, 1935, in Lancaster, to the late Clarence and Alice Struble. Sue retired from GTE in 1990 after 16 years of service. She was a member of the New Beginnings UMC in Pomeroy. Sue is preceded in death by her parents; ﬁrst husband, Jack Cramer; second husband, William Tubbs; and two brothers, Joseph Struble and Richard (Joan) Struble. She is survived by her children, Jackie (Mike) Shriver, Daniel (Pam) Cramer; grandchildren, Scott Shriver, Molly (Chris) McMurray, Megan (Tyler) Smith, Caleb Cramer, Emily Cramer; great-grandchildren, Cross McMurray, Stetson Smith, and Barrett Smith; sisters, Janet (Bill) Williamson and Daniel (Ruthie) Struble; sister-in-law, Martha Struble; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 15, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, with Pastor Walt Goble ofﬁciating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Logan. Visitation for friends and family will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, from 6-8 p.m. In lieu of ﬂowers, please consider a donation to the New Beginnings Church or a charity of your choice. DEATH NOTICE REDMAN MASON, W.Va. — Richard Redman, 93, of Mason, W.Va., died April 11, 2022, at the VA Medical Foster Home, in Proctorville, Ohio, following a brief illness. Service will be 1 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason. Burial will follow at Graham Baptist Church Cemetery, with Military Honors provided by the V.F.W. Post #9926, Mason, American Legion Post #140, New Haven, W.Va., and American Legion Post #0039, Pomeroy. Friends may visit with the family from noon until time of service on Thursday, at the funeral home. ﬁve tuition scholarships of $1,000 each to qualifying area college students and high school seniors who have been accepted into a college or university program. Members of V.F.W. Post 9926 and their immediate families will receive ﬁrst consideration for these scholarships, but other veterans and their families might also be considered. Applications can GALLIPOLIS — Violet Jeffers will be celebrating be picked up at the V.F.W. Post in Mason. Completed her 95th Birthday on April 17, cards may be sent to forms must be received by the V.F.W. Post no later 4341 Teens Run Rd Gallipolis, Oh 45631. than May 11. Late applications will not be considered. Scholarships must be utilized by Dec. 1. For additional information, contact school guidance counselors or Robert Caruthers, Quartermaster Post VINTON — The Vinton Memorial Cemetery 16478 State Route 160 will begin the regular mowing 9926, at 304-812-5905 or 740-416-5262. maintenance season very soon. The deadline for any decorations that families want to preserve and reuse is April 15. All decorations removed by caretaker will be discarded. POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Alumni Association will be awarding scholarships again this year to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or great-grandchild of a Pomeroy alumni. Applicants need to send an ofﬁcial transcript of grades, a GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis Maintenance Crews will be ﬂushing Fire Hydrants through- current photo and list the activities they have been involved in during their high school years. In addiout the City on April 18-19, at approximately 7:30 tion, they need to state where they plan to attend colp.m. The city performs this procedure twice a year lege, course of study, parents’ names and the names’ to ensure that any sediments in the main lines are of the grandparents who are Pomeroy Alumni. The removed, therefore improving water quality. During scholarships are based on academics. Applications this process, customers may experience temporary are to be sent to the Pomeroy Alumni Association, low pressure and possible discoloration to your Box 202, Pomeroy, OH 45769 and are to be received water. If any problems should occur, the pressure no later than May 13, 2022. does not return, or you continue to have water discoloration please contact our water ofﬁce between the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday at 740-441-6006. 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. MIDDLEPORT — Scholarship applications are now available for six different scholarships for high school seniors who are children or grandchildren of Middleport High School Alumni. The guidance counselors at Meigs, Eastern, Southern and WahaPOMEROY — Join the Needlework Network on ma high schools now have the applications availWednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Riverview able. The deadline for applications to be returned Room at the Pomeroy Library. Socialize and craft is May 2. For more information about the criteria with experienced fabric artists. Bring your work in and to obtain applications, please email or call the progress to share with the group. Beginners welscholarship trustees below: mblake1967@yahoo. come. com; jecrooks@suddenlink.net; clhglh@suddenlik. net; drg453@yahoo.com; Diane Lynch - 740-9923225. MEIGS COUNTY — A culvert replacement project begins on April 4 on SR 681, between Devenny Road (Township Road 258) and Bentz Cemetery POMEROY — A book sale at the Pomeroy Library Road (Township Road 158). The road will be closed from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estiwill be on Wednesday, May 4 from 5-7 p.m.; Thursmated completion: April 22. day, May 5 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; and Friday, May 6 MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 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. EstiOHIO VALLEY — The Stewart-Johnson Veterans mated completion: May 6. of Foreign Wars Post 9926 will be awarding up to 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. Card shower Cemetery clean-up Pomeroy Alumni scholarships Fire hydrant flushing Storytime at the library Middleport alumni scholarships Needlework Network Road closures 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. Wednesday, April 13 HARRISONVILLE — Scipio Township Trustees will be holding their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. Thursday, April 14 MIDDLEPORT — The ofﬁce of Senator Sherrod Brown will be hosting a town hall meeting to discuss the proposed closing of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. A representative from Senator Brown’s ofﬁce will be attending to address issues and answer questions. The town hall is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the American Legion Post 128, Middleport. WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district ofﬁce in Wellston. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Railroad Fright Station Museum will meet at the Train Station on 3rd Ave at 6 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Friday, April 15 POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Class of 1959 will be meeting at noon at Fox’s Pizza in Pomeroy. Saturday, April 16 RUTLAND — Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter NSDAR’s next meeting will be an outing at United Plant Savers, 35703 Loop Rd, Rutland. The meeting/outing will begin at 1 p.m. The program will be by Katie Patterson of United Plant Savers. Need a ride, call Opal at 740-992-3301. Monday, April 18 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27, The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #26 and The Auxiliary E-Board members will meet at 5 p.m. at the post home. All E-Board members are urged to attend. The American Legion Lafayette Post #27 will meet right after the E-Board meeting at 6 p.m.. All members are urged to attend. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR gdtnews@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Library book sale VFW scholarships TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2022. There are 262 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13, four-ﬁfths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.) On this date In 1743, the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was born in Shadwell in the Virginia Colony. In 1861, at the start of the Civil War, Fort Sumter in South Carolina fell to Confederate forces. In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of the third American president’s birth. In 1953, “Casino Royale,” Ian Fleming’s ﬁrst book as well as the ﬁrst James Bond novel, was published in London by Jonathan Cape Ltd. In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the ﬁrst Black performer in a leading role to win an Academy Award for his performance in “Lilies of the Field.” In 1997, Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the ﬁrst player of partly African heritage to claim a major golf title. In 1999, right-to-die advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, Michigan, to 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder in the lethal injection of a Lou Gehrig’s disease patient. (Kevorkian ended up serving eight years.) In 2005, a deﬁant Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks in back-to-back court appearances in Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta. In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of second-degree murder in the shooting of actor Lana Clarkson (he was later sentenced to 19 years to life in prison; he died in prison in January 2021). In 2011, ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were detained for investigation of corruption, abuse of power and killings of protesters. A federal jury in San Francisco convicted baseball slugger Barry Bonds of a single charge of obstruction of justice, but failed to reach a verdict on the three counts at the heart of allegations that he’d knowingly used steroids and human growth hormone and lied to a grand jury about it. (Bonds’ conviction for obstruction was ultimately overturned.) In 2016, the Golden State Warriors became the NBA’s ﬁrst 73-win team by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104, breaking the 1996 72-win record of the Chicago Bulls. Kobe Bryant of the Lakers scored 60 points in his ﬁnal game, wrapping up 20 years in the NBA. In 2020, Charles Thacker Jr., a crew member on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, died at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam, becoming the ﬁrst activeduty military member to die from the coronavirus. Bernie Sanders urged his progressive supporters to rally behind Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, to attend the Summit of the Americas; however, the visit was overshadowed by a prostitution scandal involving a group of Secret Service agents and ofﬁcers who had gone to Cartagena to prepare for the president’s trip. North Korea’s much-touted satellite launch ended in a nearly $1 billion failure. (The North succeeded in launching a satellite eight months later.) Jennifer Capriati was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Five years ago: Pentagon ofﬁcials said U.S. forces in Afghanistan had struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military. One year ago: U.S. health ofﬁcials recommended a “pause” in use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, setting off a chain reaction worldwide and dealing a setback to the global vaccination campaign. (Ofﬁcials lifted the pause on vaccinations 11 days later.) Today’s Birthdays: Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 89. Actor Edward Fox is 85. Actor Paul Sorvino is 83. R&B singer Lester Chambers is 82. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 80. Rock musician Jack Casady is 78. Actor Tony Dow is 77. Singer Al Green is 76. Actor Ron Perlman is 72. Actor William Sadler is 72. Singer Peabo Bryson is 71. Bandleader/ rock musician Max Weinberg is 71. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 70. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 68. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 65. Actor Saundra Santiago is 65. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 62. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 59. Actor Page Hannah is 58. Actor-comedian Caroline Rhea (RAY) is 58. Rock musician Marc Ford is 56. Reggae singer Capleton is 55. Actor Ricky Schroder is 52. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 50. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 49. Singer Lou Bega is 47. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 46. Actor Kyle Howard is 44. Actor Kelli Giddish is 42. Actor Courtney Peldon is 41. Pop singer Nellie McKay (mihKY’) is 40. Rapper/singer Ty Dolla $ign is 40. Actor Allison Williams is 34. Actor Hannah Marks is 29. �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, April 13, 2022 3 NYPD locates van sought in Brooklyn subway shooting By Jim Mustian, Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak preventing the suspect from continuing to ﬁre, the ofﬁcials said. The Associated Press federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has completed NEW YORK — A gunan urgent trace to identify man in a gas mask and the gun’s manufacturer, a construction vest set seller and initial owner. off a smoke canister on a The attack unnerved rush-hour subway train a city on guard about a in Brooklyn and shot at rise in gun violence and least 10 people Tuesday, the ever-present threat authorities said. Police of terrorism. It left some were scouring the city for New Yorkers jittery about the shooter and found a riding the nation’s busirental truck possibly conest subway system and nected to the violence. prompted ofﬁcials to A scene of horror increase policing at transunfolded as frightened portation hubs from Philcommuters ran from the adelphia to Connecticut. train as others limped out Will B Wylde via AP The Metropolitan of it. At least one rider A person is aided in a subway car in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Tuesday. A gunman filled a collapsed on the platform. rush-hour subway train with smoke and shot at least 10 people Tuesday, leaving wounded commuters Transportation Author“My subway door bleeding on a Brooklyn platform as others ran screaming, authorities said. Police were still searching ity announced last fall that it had put security opened into calamity. for the suspect. cameras in all 472 subway It was smoke and blood stations citywide, saying services unit. and the Arizona license neighborhood, about a and people screaming,” Investigators recovered they would put criminals eyewitness Sam Carcamo 15-minute ride from Man- plate number of a U-Haul on an “express track to hattan and predominantly truck to look out for, two a handgun at the scene, told radio station 1010 justice.” But the cameras law enforcement ofﬁcials along with multiple home to Hispanic and WINS. Smoke poured smoke devices and other apparently malfunctioned said. By early evening, out of the train car as the Asian communities. police found a matching, items they are analyzing, in the station where the Police Commissioner door opened, he added. train arrived, Mayor Eric said the ofﬁcials, who unoccupied U-Haul van Keechant Sewell said Five people were in Adams told WCBS-AM. were not authorized to in Brooklyn, one of the the attack was not being critical condition but One rider’s video, discuss the investigation investigated as terrorism, ofﬁcials said. expected to survive. At shot through a closed and spoke on condition Police were closing off least 29 in all were treated but that she was “not ruldoor between subway of anonymity. They said a street about four miles ing out anything.” The at hospitals for gunshot cars, shows a person in a the suspect is believed from the shooting scene wounds, smoke inhalation shooter’s motive was hooded sweatshirt raising and clearing nearby busi- to have had at least two unknown. and other conditions. an arm and pointing at extended magazines. nesses while awaiting a Authorities gave ofﬁThe gunﬁre erupted on something as ﬁve bangs Investigators believe cers a photo they believed bomb squad and the higha train that pulled into a sound. In another video, ly specialized emergency the weapon jammed, station in the Sunset Park to depict the gunman, smoke and people pour out of a subway car, some limping. “Someone call 911!” a person shouts. Other video and photos from the scene show people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the platform — some amid what appear to be small puddles of blood — and another person on the ﬂoor of a subway car. Rider Juliana Fonda, a broadcast engineer at WNYC-FM, told its news site Gothamist that passengers from the car behind hers started banging on the connecting door. “There was a lot of loud pops, and there was smoke in the other car,” she said. “And people were trying to get in and they couldn’t, they were pounding on the door to get into our car.” As police searched for the shooter, Gov. Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers to be vigilant. “This individual is still on the loose. This person is dangerous,” the Democrat said at a news conference just after noon. “This is an active shooter situation right now in the city of New York.” Gilbert Gottfried, actor and comic’s comic, dies at 67 By Andrew Dalton AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is its early days and a sad day for all with a brief stint of us, please keep in the cast of “Satlaughing as loud as urday Night Live” possible in Gilbert’s in the 1980s. honor,” his family Gottfried also said in a statement did frequent voice posted on Twitter. work for children’s Gottfried was a Gottfried television and ﬁercely indepenmovies, most dent and intentionfamously playing the ally bizarre comedian’s parrot Iago in Disney’s comedian, as likely to “Aladdin.” clear a room with anti“Look at me, I’m so comedy as he was to kill ticked off that I’m moltit with his jokes. ing,” a scratchy-voiced “The ﬁrst comedian Gottfried said early in the I saw who would go on ﬁlm as his character shed and all the other comics feathers. would go in the room to He was particularly watch,” standup comic Colin Quinn said on Twit- fond of doing obscure and dated impressions for ter. He ﬁrst came to nation- as long as he could milk al attention with frequent them, including Groucho Marx, Bela Lugosi and appearances on MTV in TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 61° 74° 70° A thunderstorm around today. Showers around tonight. High 74° / Low 61° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Tue. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.04 1.53 1.44 15.50 12.07 SUN & MOON Today 6:55 a.m. 8:03 p.m. 4:49 p.m. 5:38 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Full Last New Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 First May 8 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 9:52a 10:33a 11:15a 12:00p 12:25a 1:20a 2:22a Minor 3:41a 4:22a 5:03a 5:48a 6:38a 7:34a 8:37a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Major 10:16p 10:56p 11:38p ---12:51p 1:48p 2:52p Minor 4:04p 4:45p 5:27p 6:12p 7:04p 8:02p 9:07p WEATHER HISTORY Five inches of snow thwarted plans for opening day of the Major League Baseball season in Boston on April 13, 1933. Snow has fallen on the Massachusetts coast as late as the beginning of May. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Tue. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.76 20.65 23.60 12.78 12.90 27.00 12.28 29.92 36.27 12.36 27.30 35.70 28.60 Portsmouth 74/55 24-hr. Chg. -0.26 -1.02 -0.67 -0.07 +0.09 -0.37 +0.11 -1.47 -0.91 -0.17 -2.20 -0.80 -1.50 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 65° 33° cracks. He said that before on stage, he “just had to worry about wearing a mask. Now I have to worry about wearing a football helmet.” He later added: “If Will Smith is reading this, dear God, please don’t come to my shows.” The year has already seen the loss of several beloved comedians, including Louie Anderson and Bob Saget. In January, Gottfried tweeted a picture of the three men together, with the text, “This photo is very sad now. RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson. Both good friends that will be missed.” MONDAY 59° 40° Mostly cloudy with a passing shower TUESDAY 51° 33° Mostly sunny Cooler with periods of rain 51° 31° Cloudy and cold NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 74/61 Belpre 74/62 Athens 71/57 St. Marys 76/62 Parkersburg 74/59 Coolville 73/61 Wilkesville 71/56 POMEROY Jackson 74/61 71/53 Ravenswood Rio Grande 74/63 73/58 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 67/45 GALLIPOLIS 74/61 75/63 74/60 Elizabeth 75/63 Spencer 75/63 Buffalo 74/62 Ironton 74/57 Milton 75/61 Ashland 74/57 Grayson 74/56 Clendenin 77/64 St. Albans 76/63 Huntington 74/57 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s 90s Seattle 50/34 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 59/50 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 70/51 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front SUNDAY Murray City 70/55 McArthur 69/53 South Shore Greenup 74/56 72/54 30 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 69/51 Lucasville 72/54 Very High Logan 70/53 Adelphi 70/51 Very High Primary: oak/maple/hackberry Mold: 488 Mostly sunny said on Twitter. “Funny, politically incorrect but a softie on the inside. We met many times; he even pranked me on a plane, replacing my interpreter.” (Gottfried bore a close resemblance to Matlin’s American Sign Language interpreter Jack Jason.) “Seinfeld” actor Jason Alexander tweeted that “Gilbert Gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. What a gift.” Gottfried was interviewed by The Associated Press last month following Will Smith’s Oscar night slap of Chris Rock. While he took the attack seriously, saying it might imperil other comedians, he couldn’t resist wise- SATURDAY 74° 50° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 69/52 Pollen: 91 Low MOON PHASES FRIDAY Breezy with clouds giving way to sun 4 Primary: cladosporium, other Thu. 6:54 a.m. 8:04 p.m. 5:56 p.m. 6:04 a.m. THURSDAY 65° 40° Statistics through 3 p.m. Tue. 66° 55° 68° 44° 92° in 1930 25° in 1989 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Andrew “Dice” Clay. He would often do those voices as a guest on the Howard Stern show, prompting listeners by the dozens to call in and beg Stern to throw him off. In his early days at the club the Comedy Store in Hollywood, the managers would have him do his impression of then-littleknown Jerry Seinfeld at the end of the night to get rid of lingering patrons. Gottfried was especially beloved by his fellow comedians and performers. “I am so sad to read about the passing of Gilbert Gottfried,” actor Marlee Matlin Charleston 77/62 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 32/24 Billings 26/10 Montreal 52/43 Minneapolis 47/30 Detroit 72/49 Toronto 66/55 Chicago 70/39 Denver 43/23 New York 68/60 Washington 82/66 Kansas City 49/30 Today Thu. 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Russian troops, thwarted in their push toward Ukraine’s capital, are now focusing on the eastern Donbas region, where Ukraine said Tuesday it was investigating a claim that a poisonous substance had been dropped on its troops. It was not clear what the substance might be, but Western ofﬁcials warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war. Russia invaded on Feb. 24, with the goal, according to Western ofﬁcials, of taking Kyiv, toppling the government and installing a Moscowfriendly regime. In the — Vladimir Putin, Russian president a Ukrainian regiment defending a steel mill claimed a drone dropped a poisonous substance on the city. It indicated there were no serious injuries. The assertion by the Azov Regiment, a far-right group now part of the Ukrainian military, Rodrigo Abd | AP could not be indepenNadiya Trubchaninova, 70, sits next to a plastic bag that contains the body of her son Vadym Trubchaninov, 48, who was killed by Russian soldiers in Bucha on March 30 in the outskirts of Kyiv, dently veriﬁed. It came after a RussiaUkraine. allied separatist ofﬁcial appeared to urge the use since 2014, and where no other choice” but to six weeks since, Russia’s of chemical weapons, Russia has recognized launch what he calls a ground advance stalled, telling Russian state TV the separatists’ claims of its forces lost potentially “special military operaon Monday that separatthousands of ﬁghters and tion,” and vowed it would independence. Military ist forces should seize strategists say Russian the military was accused “continue until its full the plant by ﬁrst blockcompletion and the fulﬁll- leaders appear to hope of killing civilians and ing all the exits. “And local support, logistics ment of the tasks that other atrocities. then we’ll use chemical and terrain in the region Putin insisted Tuesday have been set.” troops to smoke them For now, Putin’s forces favor Russia’s larger and that his invasion aimed out of there,” the ofﬁcial, better-armed military, to protect people in parts are gearing up for a Eduard Basurin, said. potentially allowing its major offensive in the of eastern Ukraine controops to ﬁnally turn the He denied Tuesday that trolled by Moscow-backed Donbas, which has been separatist forces had rebels and to “ensure Rus- torn by ﬁghting between tide in their favor. In Mariupol, a strategic used chemical weapons Russian-allied separatsia’s own security.” in Mariupol. ists and Ukrainian forces port city in the Donbas, He said Russia “had Okla. governor signs bill to make abortion illegal By Sean Murphy Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights. The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns next month, makes an exception only for an abortion performed to save the life of the mother. Abortion rights advocates say the bill signed by the GOP governor is certain to face a legal challenge. Its passage comes as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court considers ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in place for nearly 50 years. “We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma,” Stitt said during a signing ceremony for the bill, ﬂanked by anti-abortion lawmakers, clergy and students. “I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every prolife bill that hits my desk, and that’s what we’re doing here today.” Under the bill, anyone convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 ﬁne. It does not authorize criminal charges against a woman for receiving an abortion. Sen. Nathan Dahm, a Broken Arrow Republican now running for Congress who wrote the bill, called it the “strongest pro-life legislation in the country right now, which effectively eliminates abortion in Oklahoma.” Dahm said the bill would apply to any physicians in Oklahoma who dispense abortion medication to women, which accounted for about 64% of all abor- tions performed in Oklahoma in 2020, the most recent year for which statistics were available. There is no enforcement mechanism in the bill for women who order abortion medication online from out-of-state suppliers. Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill last year to prevent women from ordering abortion medication online, but that measure was blocked by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Abortion rights advocates say the bill is clearly unconstitutional, and similar laws approved recently in Arkansas and Alabama have been blocked by federal courts. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki released a statement Tuesday describing the bill as an “unconstitutional attack on women’s rights.” “Protecting the right recognized in Roe v. Wade continues to be a priority for the BidenHarris Administration, and we call on Congress to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would shut down these attacks and codify this long-recognized, constitutional right,” Psaki said. Although similar antiabortion bills approved by the Oklahoma Legislature in recent years have been stopped as unconstitutional, anti-abortion lawmakers have been buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow new Texas abortion restrictions to remain in place. The new Texas law, the most restrictive anti-abortion law to take effect in the U.S. in decades, leaves enforcement up to private citizens, who are entitled to collect what critics call a “bounty” of $10,000 if they bring a successful lawsuit against a provider or anyone who helps a patient obtain an abortion. Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said ofﬁcials were investigating, and it was possible phosphorus munitions — which cause horrendous burns but are not classed as chemical weapons — had been used in Mariupol. Much of the city has been razed in weeks of pummeling by Russian troops. The mayor said Monday that the siege has left more than 10,000 civilians dead, their corpses “carpeted through the streets.” Mayor Vadym Boychenko said the death toll in Mariupol alone could surpass 20,000 and gave new details of allegations by Ukrainian ofﬁcials that Russian forces have brought mobile cremation equipment to dispose of the corpses. Ohio prisons ramping up contraband fight By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — From X-ray body scanners to anti-drone technology, the state is ramping up efforts to keep contraband out of Ohio prisons as drugs and other illicit goods ﬂood inside, even when visitation was curbed during the pandemic. The anti-contraband measures are aimed at anyone who enters prisons, whether inmates returning from an outside assignment, visitors or staff members, said Annette Chambers-Smith, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. “Every time we solve one thing we have to build a better mousetrap for the next thing,” Chambers-Smith told The Associated Press. The scope of the problem was underscored last month when federal authorities announced the arrest of a South African woman on suspicion of helping smuggle hundreds of sheets of drug-soaked paper into at least ﬁve Ohio prisons. The woman is accused of soaking papers in legal correspondence, which is exempt from normal inspection routines. The state said it conducted about 1,000 drug seizures a month in state prisons from March through September 2020. Numbers slowly decreased through 2021 and now average just under 500 a month, according to state data. Among recent initiatives by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction: — Installing 15 X-ray body scanners, one per prison, at an initial cost of $1.7 million per machine, paid for by federal CARES Act dollars, with a plan to implement them in all 28 prisons by year’s end. The machines can detect items such as cell phones, drugs, tobacco and weapons. — Purchasing nine anti-drone detection systems covering 16 of 28 prisons at an annual cost of $1.5 million. Some of the systems cover more than one prison. — Piloting the use of Andrew Welsh-Huggins | AP A poster created by the Ohio prisons system in partnership with the Ohio State Highway Patrol to promote a tip phone line and email address for an initiative dubbed “Know Something? Tell us,” that offers possible rewards for reports of contraband is shown in Columbus, Ohio. From X-ray body scanners to anti-drone technology, the state is ramping up efforts to keep contraband out of Ohio prisons as drugs and other illicit goods flood inside, even when visitation was curbed during the pandemic. two hand-held laser scanners costing a total of $48,500 that can identify a substance, and installing more exterior fences meant to stop “fence throws,” or people tossing contraband over the security fences. — Digitizing all incoming inmate mail other than legal mail, a program announced last year but still not implemented. The program, with a $22.7 million annual cost, is now expected this summer. Its goal: stopping the practice of outsiders sending inmates paper soaked with synthetic narcotics such as K2. In the interim, the state photocopies all mail except legal correspondence. — Partnering with the state patrol to create a tip phone line and email address for an initiative dubbed “Know Something? Tell us,” that offers possible rewards for reports of contraband. Inmates interviewed by the AP say the current drugs of choice are strips of suboxone, a drug that can be used to reduce dependence on opioids, and K2 — or “tune” as it’s known on the inside. Prisoners often smoke the K2 ingested paper, producing a strong, burnt popcorn smell. Inmates say the paper couldn’t be detected by scanners, and often comes via other sources, including staff. “It’s kind of moot to put these scanners in place because it’s not going to thwart the problem,” said Jermane Scott, 44, serving a life sentence at Mansﬁeld Correctional Institution for aggravated murder. Inmate advocates say the prisons are already awash in easily attainable drugs and the money would be spent better on more efforts to ﬁght substance abuse. “We have people going in with no drug addictions and coming out drug addicts,” said Jeanna Kenney, the wife of an inmate and president of Ensuring Parole for Incarcerated Citizens. In 2017, a former guard at Lake Erie Correctional Institution pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession after his indictment the year before on charges of plotting to smuggle suboxone strips into the prison. “You can shake me down all day, you’ll never ﬁnd these subs (Suboxone),” the former guard told an undercover agent during a controlled buy in 2016, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol investigative report obtained by the AP. In 2019, a corrections ofﬁcer at Belmont Correctional Institution in eastern Ohio was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for smuggling tobacco and drugs — including suboxone — into the prison over a three-year period. In October 2020, eight months into the pandemic, a Marion prison guard was apprehended after bringing in 23 pieces of paper soaked in K2. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year in prison. Those guards represent “a couple of bad actors as you have in any other organization or employer,” said Chris Mabe, president of the union that represents Ohio prison guards. Fighting contraband should involve more hiring, he added. “The best way to stop things from happening in a prison is to have more staff,” Mabe said. Employees and inmates aren’t the only ones bringing contraband into Ohio prisons. Last year, two men were indicted for allegedly using a drone to drop drugs and cell phones into the yard at Warren Correctional Institution. In 2018, a milk deliveryman was sentenced to house arrest after he was accused of hiding marijuana, tobacco and cellphones inside milk cartons and smuggling them into Lebanon Correctional Facility. In 2010, the state watchdog found inmates working at the governor’s residence in suburban Columbus were able to smuggle tobacco dropped off near the home into the smoke-free prisons, where it was sold to other inmates. With the purchase of the X-ray body scanners, Ohio joins other states using similar machines in prisons, including Mississippi, which last year spent $1.1 million in federal pandemic aid dollars on 11 body scanners. Beginning in 2016, California installed nearly 1,000 sophisticated metal detectors, scanners and secret security cameras at its prisons in its latest attempt to thwart the smuggling of cellphones, thousands of which ﬂooded the prisons despite previous efforts. Virginia has taken the opposite approach as Ohio with its X-ray scanners, using them mainly to screen staff and visitors and occasionally inmates, said Benjamin Jarvela, spokesperson for the state corrections agency. “The primary purpose here is to keep contraband and dangerous items from coming in, so they are primarily used to screen individuals entering the facilities,” he said. �COMICS Wednesday, April 13, 2022 5 OH-70280590 Ohio Valley Publishing BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker BABY BLUES PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green %\�'DYH�*UHHQ CRANKSHAFT By Tom Batiuk & Dan Davis � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� 'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO Today’s Solution �� THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE � � � � � � � � � Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne By Bil and Jeff Keane ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �'LIILFXOW\�/HYHO THE FAMILY CIRCUS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By John Hambrock Today’s answer ZITS RHYMES WITH ORANGE Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman By Hilary Price THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner ��&RQFHSWLV�3X]]OHV��'LVW��E\�.LQJ�)HDWXUHV�6\QGLFDWH��,QF� � � � � �S ports 6 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Hayes excited about Pirates after $70M, 8-year deal By John Perrotto amateur draft, had agreed last month to a one-year deal paying $715,000 while in the major leagues and $294,750 PITTSBURGH — The while in the minors. Pirates’ streak of last-place His new superseding conﬁnishes did not deter Ke’Bryan Hayes from making a long-term tract calls for salaries of $10 million each in 2022 and 2023, commitment, $7 million apiece in 2024, “To be a cornerstone player 2025, 2026 and 2027. and $8 for the Pirates means a lot to me,” the 25-year-old third base- million each in 2028 and 2029. The Pirates have a $12 million man said Tuesday after a $70 million, eight-year contract was option for 2030 with a $6 milannounced before Pittsburgh’s lion buyout. Hayes reached the big home opener against the Chicago Cubs. “I feel like we have leagues in 2020 and would have been eligible for arbitraa lot of talent in the minor leagues and we’re doing some- tion after the 2023 season and free agency after 2026. He has thing special here.” Hayes, a son of former major hit .283 in 123 career games and is considered a strong leaguer Charlie Hayes and a defender. ﬁrst-round pick in the 2015 Associated Press Gene J. Puskar | AP Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes, center, stands between team owner Bob Nutting, left, and general manager Ben Cherington, after announcing the signing of the third baseman to an eight-year contract extension through the 2029 season with a club option for the 2030 season, before the Pirates home opening baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The Pirates are rebuilding after trading most of their veteran players over the last two years. and their farm system is considered among the best. “It’s time for us as an organization to put a stake in the ground,” owner Bob Nutting said. Hayes received the largest contract in franchise history in total value. Catcher Jason Kendall got a $60 million, six-year deal following the 2000 season in advance of the Pirates moving into PNC Park. Hayes is considered the face of the franchise. However, he says he does think that adds any pressure. See HAYES | 7 SOFTBALL ROUNDUP Lady Knights win opener in Myrtle Beach By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — You can do worse than a win by the beach. The Point Pleasant softball team defeated the Socastee Lady Braves in a Myrtle Beach Tournament by a score of 16-0 in ﬁve innings Monday evening. This was the Lady Knights’ (8-4) second win of the tournament. The Red and Black didn’t waste time, getting three runs at the top of the ﬁrst inning. Things got started when Tayah Fetty reached home after a Kaylee Byus triple. Kylie Price and Riley Cochran both scored after a Lady Braves (2-12) error. Things continued to go Point’s way with Fetty hitting a triple to let Hayley Keefer score. After an error brought Fetty home, Cochran doubled to bring home Byus and Price. The Lady Knights went on to score a combined nine runs in the fourth and ﬁfth innings to end Monday’s ballgame early. The Black and Red outhit their opponents 17-3. Point Pleasant was led in hits by Fetty and Reece Oliver with three each. Behind them with two hits were Keefer, Byus, Cochran, Haley Bryant and Julia Parsons. Rounding out the Point hitting with one was Havin Roush. Fetty and Oliver also led in runs with four each, while Byus led in RBIs with four. Leading the Lady Braves in hits was Starcher with two. Getting the win on the mound for the Lady Knights was Krysten Stroud, who allowed two hits, no runs and one walk while striking out three in four innings pitched. See SOFTBALL | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, April 13 Baseball Coal Grove at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Eastern at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Vinton County at River Valley, 5 p.m. Charleston Catholic at Wahama, 6 p.m. Southern vs. Whiteoak at VA Stadium, 5 p.m. Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Softball Coal Grove at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Eastern at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Vinton County at River Valley, 5 p.m. Southern at Wellston, 5 p.m. Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Wahama at Winﬁeld (DH), 5:30 Point Pleasant at Myrtle Beach, TBA Thursday, April 14 Baseball Wahama at Ritchie County, noon Point Pleasant at Philip Barbour, 3 p.m. Hannan at Teays Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Softball Meigs at Eastern, 5 p.m. Warren at River Valley, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Fairland, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Myrtle Beach, TBA Wahama at Ritchie County, 6 p.m. Track and Field Wahama at Ritchie County, 4 p.m. Jason Elquist | Elm Tree Photo via AP Angela Morgan, left, and her daughter Sidney McLaughlin stand in front of Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Okla. on March 15. Nearly 50 years after Congress passed the sweeping law that guarantees equity in “any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance,” including high school athletics, girls are stuck in an imperfect system that continues to favor boys. Title IX has not meant equality for girls sports By Jacob Richman and Alexandra Gopin girls’ participation in high school sports rose Shirley Povich Center for Sports from 7% to 43% in the Journalism Shirley Povich Center last 50 years — it is still for Sports Journalism not equal. — The U.S. DepartCOLLEGE PARK, Md. ment of Education col— Title IX was designed lects minimal data about how many girls and boys in part to balance the are playing sports. The scales for girls and boys in school-based athletics. information that is collected and would conﬁrm Some day, maybe it compliance with parts of will. the law is deeply ﬂawed. Nearly 50 years after — The onus to report Congress passed the violations of Title IX is sweeping law that guaroften left to teenagers antees equity in “any and their parents, who education program or activity receiving Federal know little about the law. — Enforcement by the ﬁnancial assistance,” including high school ath- Education Department’s Ofﬁce For Civil Rights is letics, girls are stuck in an imperfect system that cumbersome and slowmoving. A review of 39 continues to favor boys. complaints to the civil In schools across the rights ofﬁce since 2008 country, boys’ teams that had both ﬁling and wear nicer uniforms, play on better ﬁelds, are resolution dates showed led by more experienced that it took an average of coaches, have their prac- 700 days to resolve the cases. That means girls tices scheduled at more desirable times, play with who suffered unequal treatment often gradunewer equipment and dress in better-equipped ated before they saw results. locker rooms. All are As a result, serious potential violations of questions remain about Title IX. “We still estimate that how many of the 3.4 million girls playing the majority of schools high school sports have are likely out of compliexperienced violations of ance with the law,” said Sarah Axelson, vice presi- Title IX that went unaddressed. dent of advocacy at the The centers found that Women’s Sports Foundaviolations have affected tion. girls across the country. A four-month invesIn Union City, New Jertigation by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports sey, a highly publicized Journalism and the How- athletic ﬁeld that sits on ard Center for Investiga- the roof of a $180 million high school building tive Journalism at the was mostly used by boys’ University of Maryland teams. For nearly 10 found that: years, access for girls was — While Title IX has limited. made a difference — In Ewa Beach, Hawaii, girls on the water polo team argued that they had to practice on dry land or in the open ocean before their season because they couldn’t get funding for a pool. In Ventura, California, girls on the softball team suffered injuries on a ﬁeld that was poorly maintained, while the boys’ baseball team had a ﬁeld that was better tended at a higher quality stadium. “Most of these athletes just presume that there must be a reason that they’re getting secondclass treatment,” threetime Olympic gold medalist Nancy HogsheadMakar said. “In high school, in junior high school, in college, men are getting more.” When girls see that they’re getting worse treatment, their options include challenging their coach or principal, ﬁling a lawsuit or lodging a complaint with the federal Education Department — all daunting for a teenager and their family. When parents step forward to report, they’re often at the center of disputes that can roil their child’s school. In the late 1970s, Ellen Zavian — the ﬁrst female agent licensed by the National Football League Players’ Association and a Title IX advocate — wanted to play soccer in high school. But she was told she wouldn’t be able to because there was only a boys’ team. “If I had known about Title IX, I deﬁnitely would have ﬁled a suit against my school when I didn’t have the opportunity to play soccer,” Zavian said. “But I didn’t know about it.” That information gap still exists. Grace Saad, a former softball player at Buena High School in Ventura, California, didn’t realize she could do anything after noticing the Buena High baseball team has a stadium, dugouts and a permanent outﬁeld fence with a scoreboard while the softball team often didn’t even have enough softballs to hold batting and ﬁelding practice at the same time. “I knew that things weren’t equal, but I just thought that’s the way it was,” said Saad, who graduated in 2020. A University of Maryland-Ipsos national poll of more than 1,000 parents found that 58% of them knew nothing at all about Title IX. What little information they did have came primarily from the internet or news reports, not from their schools. Courses and webinars in public schools could help inform students, coaches and administrators. But the federal Education Department doesn’t require them. Title IX compliance covers both “treatment and beneﬁts’’ and “participation,’’ which means that if 60% of the students in a high school are girls, about 60% of athletics opportunities should be for girls. �SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, April 13, 2022 7 IN BRIEF Alabama signs Ohio transfer point guard Mark Sears Steve Helber | AP Ty Gibbs leads in Turn 4 after a restart in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday in Martinsville, Va. Logano relates to Gibbs’ struggles By Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer Joey Logano has had his share of conﬂict during a career that began with his appointment as “Sliced Bread” upon arrival. He was 18 and overhyped, evidenced by a nickname that likened him to the “greatest thing since ... sliced bread.” Eager to prove himself and determined not to be pushed around, Logano scrapped with just about all of NASCAR’s biggest stars. He’s had a beef with Kevin Harvick, as well as former Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. Tony Stewart, the guy he replaced at Gibbs, called Logano “nothing but a little rich kid” during their spat, and Matt Kenseth was suspended two races for deliberately knocking Logano out of championship-contention during their contentious ﬂare-up. And so it is with some bemusement that Logano watches from afar as Ty Gibbs, the 19-year-old heir apparent at the Gibbs organization, is struggling to ﬁnd his own footing with three incidents in the past six Xﬁnity Series races. “I have a lot more grace for seeing that stuff after going through it myself,” Logano said. “Do I agree with the way it went down? No, I don’t. Have I done that type of thing before? Yeah, I have. Am I proud of it? No, not at all. But I learned from it at least.” Ty Gibbs this year hasn’t helped his bid to overcome the perception he’s only advanced to NASCAR’s second-tier Xﬁnity Series because his grandfather owns the team. Gibbs has the best car on track each week and it shows — he has three wins through eight races, is ranked second in the standings and has led nearly a quarter of the laps completed to date — but he’s aggressive and it exploded last weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Gibbs and Sam Mayer were racing AJ Allmendinger on the ﬁnal lap of Friday’s Xﬁnity Series race with a $100,000 bonus on the line. Mayer moved Gibbs out of his way, Gibbs retaliated after the checkered ﬂag and then they brawled on pit road. Gibbs, while still wearing his helmet, threw punches at the unprotected face of his fellow teen rival. “It’s part of growing up on TV. You’re growing up in the limelight, right?” he said before addressing Gibbs speciﬁcally, “it’s a very popular driver. He’s very good, he wins, he’s in a great car, and he’s pretty dang aggressive. And I can relate to all that. “I wouldn’t say what happened on the race track was wrong, but I’d say what happened after was probably not the right direction.” Johnson plans to continue driving with fractured hand CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson doesn’t intend to let a fractured right hand keep him off the track. On Tuesday, the seventime NASCAR champion who has become an IndyCar Series regular announced on Twitter he had surgery Monday night in Charlotte, North Carolina, to repair the injury he suffered in a practice crash last weekend. “From Long Beach to the operating room,” Johnson wrote before citing his plan to test next week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Good news is I plan to be ready for the @IMS test in 9 days and Barber on May 1st. Thank you to all the medical staff involved.” Testing is to be held on the Brickyard’s historic 2.5-mile oval next Wednesday and Thursday. The series won’t race again until stopping at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. Then again, Johnson never has allowed much to get in the way of racing. He made 663 consecu- tive starts in Cup Series cars, the ﬁfth-longest streak in NASCAR history. It ended with a positive COVID-19 test that kept him out of the 2020 Brickyard 400. Johnson returned the next week following two negative tests and he started every other race of his ﬁnal season. It was the only start he missed as a full-time Cup driver. Last year, Johnson switched to IndyCar but raced only on street and road courses. This year, Softball (2-4) got two runs of their own in the fourth, Wahama responded by Lieving getting home on an error to get one of those runs back. The Blue and White continued to cut into the visitor lead in the ﬁfth inning, getting three runs to cut the advantage down to 6-5. After Noble hit a sac-ﬂy to get Reynolds home at the top of the sixth, the Lady Falcons held off the Lady Vikings in the bottom of the inning. However, they couldn’t get anyone home in the seventh, giving the road team a 2-run lead heading into the ﬁnal three outs. A single brought home a runner for Ripley, putting the Wahama lead down to one with the tying run on third with two outs. Lieving got that third out, catching the Ripley batter looking to give her team the win. Despite getting the win, the Lady Falcons were outhit 12-9 by their opponents. Lieving led the White and Red in hits with three. Rounding out the Wahama hitting with one each were Wolfe, Noble, Reynolds, Bumgarner, Morgan Christian and Bailey Moore. Lieving and Reynolds led in runs with two while Noble led in RBIs with three. Leading the Lady Vikings in hits was Cummings with three. Getting the win on the mound for the Lady Falcons was Lieving, who allowed 12 hits, six runs and two walks while striking out 11 in seven innings pitched. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved.Ohio Valley Publishing is when you don’t know when you’re going to get your next mean, you don’t where you’re going to sleep,” Hayes said. “For me, it’s a game that I’ve played my whole, loved my whole life, been around my whole life. “One thing my parents have always said to me is to be you, just go out and work hard and have fun and everything else will take care of itself.” Lady Falcons fend off Ripley, 7-6 RIPLEY, W.Va. — The Wahama softball team won a close game 7-6 on the road against the Ripley Lady Vikings Monday evening. Despite the close ﬁnal score, Monday’s ballgame didn’t start that way. The Lady Falcons (110) struck ﬁrst at the top of the third inning. After Kate Reynolds scored on an error, Mikie Lieving hit a 2-run homer to bring herself and Bailee Bumgarner home. Lauren Noble followed that up with a home run of her own to advance herself and Amber Wolfe and give the White and Red a 5-0 lead heading into the bottom of the inning. After the Lady Vikings Hayes From page 6 “A few years ago, I heard my dad tell someone that pressure Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. OH-70280579 From page 6 he’s added ovals to an expanded schedule. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Ohio point guard Mark Sears, who averaged nearly 20 points a game last season, has transferred to Alabama. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats announced the signing of Sears on Tuesday. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference performer who was a ﬁnalist for the Lou Henson Award given to the nation’s top player at a mid-major program. Sears averaged 19.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game last season. A native of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, he shot 40.8% from 3-point range and 88.5% from the free throw line. “Our entire staff felt like Mark was one of the best overall guards available in the transfer portal, so we really went after him hard,” Oats said. “He is a high character kid with great basketball feel who is a perfect ﬁt for the way we want to play. “He shoots the ball really well, he’s a great decision-maker and is terriﬁc in transition.” Alabama guards Jaden Shackelford, Jahvon Quinerly and Keon Ellis are exploring turning pro. Freshman JD Davison is also projected as a potential ﬁrst-round pick. Vin Scully wins lifetime achievement award NEW YORK (AP) — Vin Scully has won the second Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The longtime Dodgers announcer was honored Tuesday with an annual distinction that recognizes a living individual “who has made signiﬁcant contributions to the national game.” The 94-year-old Scully retired after the 2016 season, ending a 67-year broadcasting career that stretched back to when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn before moving to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. It was easily the longest tenure of any announcer with one team. He was one of six ﬁnalists last year, when Willie Mays won the inaugural award. This year, a 17-member panel chose from a list of candidates that included Bobby Cox, Sandy Koufax, Rachel Robinson, Bud Selig and Joe Torre, among others. “Any award that’s already been won by Willie Mays, who certainly was one of my favorite players and one for whom I had great respect, is an honor,” Scully said in a news release. “It’s an honor to even have my name linked with his in some way. I was honored, delighted and surprised that I turned out to be the second winner of Baseball Digest’s Lifetime Achievement Award. I’m proud of it and humble at the same time.” Scully won the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence in 1982 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 8 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever By Mike Stobbe the year before — as new coronavirus variants emerged and an unexpectedly large numbers NEW YORK — 2021 was the deadliest year in of Americans refused to U.S. history, and new data get vaccinated or were and research are offering hesitant to wear masks, more insights into how it experts said. The coronavirus is got that bad. not solely to blame. PreThe main reason for liminary CDC data also the increase in deaths? shows the crude death COVID-19, said Robert rate for cancer rose slightAnderson, who oversees ly, and rates continued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s to increase for diabetes, chronic liver disease and work on death statistics. The agency this month stroke. Drug overdose deaths quietly updated its proalso continued to rise. visional death tally. It showed there were 3.465 The CDC does not yet have a tally for 2021 million deaths last year, overdose deaths, because or about 80,000 more than 2020’s record-setting it can take weeks of lab work and investigation total. to identify them. But Early last year, some provisional data through experts were optimistic October suggests the that 2021 would not be as bad as the ﬁrst year of nation is on track to see at least 105,000 overdose the pandemic — partly because effective COVID- deaths in 2021 — up from 93,000 the year before. 19 vaccines had ﬁnally New research released become available. “We were wrong, unfor- Tuesday showed a particularly large jump in tunately,” said Noreen overdose deaths among Goldman, a Princeton 14- to 18-year-olds. University researcher. Adolescent overdose COVID-19 deaths rose death counts were fairly in 2021 — to more than 415,000, up from 351,000 constant for most of the AP Medical Writer demic. Those national death trends affect life expectancy — an estimate of the average number of years a baby born in a given year might expect to live. With rare exceptions, U.S. life expectancy has reliably inched up year after year. But the CDC’s life expectancy estimate for 2020 was about 77 years — more than a year and a half lower than what it was in 2019. The CDC has not yet reported its calculation for 2021. But Goldman Gerald Herbert | AP file and some other researchMedical staff prepare to move the body of a deceased COVID-19 patient to a funeral home van at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La., in August. Data released by the Centers for Disease ers have been making their own estimates, Control and Prevention this month confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history. presented in papers that have not yet been pubyears. More recently it’s “unprecedented.” last decade, at around lished in peer-reviewed also been pressed into Those teen overdose 500 a year, according to journals. counterfeit pills resemdeaths were only around the paper published by Those researchers bling prescription drugs the Journal of the Ameri- 1% of the U.S. total. But think U.S. life expectancy that teens sometimes can Medical Association. adolescents experienced dropped another ﬁve or a greater relative increase abuse. They almost doubled in six months in 2021 — The total number of than the overall popula2020, to 954, and the tion, even though surveys U.S. deaths often increas- putting it back to where it researchers estimated was 20 years ago. es year to year as the suggest drug use among that the total hit nearly A loss of more than two U.S. population grows. teens is down. 1,150 last year. years of life expectancy But 2020 and 2021 saw Experts attributed the Joseph Friedman, a over the last two years spike to fentanyl, a highly extraordinary jumps in UCLA researcher who lethal drug that has been death numbers and rates, “is mammoth,” Goldman was the paper’s lead said. cut into heroin for several due largely to the panauthor, called the spike EXHIBIT A RX 250 WD Ver. Date 07/02/2020 Page I of 2 Rev. 06/09 PID 1 11647 PARCEL 9-WD GAL-7-5.22 ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN FEE SIMPLE IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY WITHOUT LIMITATION OF EXISTING ACCESS RIGHTS Grantor/Owner, for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, reserves all existing rights of ingress and egress to and from any residual area (as used herein, the expression "Grantor/Owner" includes the plural, and words in the masculine include the feminine or neuter). [Surveyor's description of the premises follows] Situate in the State of Ohio, Gallia County, Ohio Township, Section 16, Township I North, Range 14 West and being part of the heirs of a 1.5 acre parcel conveyed to Wealtha Green recorded in Volume 227, Page 107 of the Gallia County Recorder's office and being more particularly described as follows: Being a parcel lying on the right side of centerline of State Route 7. Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 8 of Kay Lane Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 144 being centerline station 484+69.31, thence along a random line South 16 Degrees 58 Minutes 07 Seconds East a distance of 1654.34 feet to the grantors southwest corner, the northwest corner of a 1.484 acre parcel conveyed to Thomas E. Jones and Sherry A. Jones recorded in Book 615, Page 720 and a point in the centerline of State Route 7 at centerline station 468+14.97, said point being the Point of Beginning for the parcel herein described; Thence from the Point of Beginning along the centerline of State Route 7 North 16 Degrees 58 Minutes 56 Seconds West a distance of 296.79 feet to the grantors northwest corner being the southwest corner of an 0.836 acre parcel conveyed to Jeremy A. Kroll and Gwendolyn S. Kroll recorded in Book 597, Page 272, at centerline station 471+11.76; Thence North 78 Degrees 01 Minutes 04 Seconds East a distance of 50.19 feet along the grantors north line and the south line of an 0.836 acre parcel conveyed to Jeremy A. Kroll and Gwendolyn S. Kroll recorded in Book 597, Page 272 to an iron pin set on the existing east right of way of State Route 7, 50.00 feet right of centerline station 471+07.39; Thence South 16 Degrees 58 Minutes 56 Seconds East a distance of 291.84 feet along the west line of a 1.41 acre parcel conveyed to Ralph E. Besco and Peggy Sue Besco recorded in Volume 315, Page 285 being the existing east right of way of State Route 7 to an iron pin set on the grantors south line being the southwest corner of a of a 1.41 acre parcel conveyed to Ralph E. Besco and Peggy Sue Besco recorded in Volume 315, Page 285 and the north line of a I .484 acre parcel conveyed to Thomas E. Jones and Sherry A. Jones recorded in Book 615, Page 720, 50.00 feet right of centerline station 468+15.55; Thence South 72 Degrees 21 Minutes 25 Seconds West a distance of 50.00 feet along the grantors south line being the north line of a I .484 acre parcel conveyed to Thomas E. Jones and Sherry A. Jones recorded in Book 615, Page 720 to the Point of Beginning. The above described contains 0.338 acres more or less including the present road which occupies 0.338 acres and is contained in Auditor's parcel Number N/A which presently contains N/A acres. Subject to all legal easements and rights of way. EXHIBIT A RX 250 WD Page 2 of 2 Rev. 06/09 Gwendolyn S. Kroll recorded in Book 597, Page 272 to an iron pin set on the existing east right of way of State Route 7, 50.00 feet right of centerline station 471+07.39; Thence South 16 Degrees 58 Minutes 56 Seconds East a distance of 291.84 feet along the west line of a 1.41 acre parcel conveyed to Ralph E. Besco and Peggy Sue Besco recorded in Volume 315, Page 285 being the existing east right of way of State Route 7 to an iron pin set on the grantors south line being the southwest corner of a of a 1.41 acre parcel conveyed to Ralph E. Besco and Peggy Sue Besco recorded in Volume 315, Page 285 and the north line of a I .484 acre parcel conveyed to Thomas E. Jones and Sherry A. Jones recorded in Book 615, Page 720, 50.00 feet right of centerline station 468+15.55; Thence South 72 Degrees 21 Minutes 25 Seconds West a distance of 50.00 feet along the grantors south line being the north line of a I .484 acre parcel conveyed to Thomas E. Jones and Sherry A. Jones recorded in Book 615, Page 720 to the Point of Beginning. The above described contains 0.338 acres more or less including the present road which occupies 0.338 acres and is contained in Auditor's parcel Number N/A which presently contains N/A acres. Subject to all legal easements and rights of way. All iron pins set are 3/4 inch diameter x 30 inch long rebar with an aluminum cap stamped "ODOT WW DISTRICT 10". All stations and offsets are referenced to the centerline of right of way of State Route 7. This description was prepared under the direction of Robert C. Canter, Registered Surveyor No. 7226 and is based on a field survey by Buckley Group, LLC., completed December 2019. Prior Instrument Reference as of this writing is in Volume 227, Page 107 of the Gallia County Recorder's Office. All bearings, coordinates and distances are expressed as Ohio State Plane Grid, South zone, NAD 83(2011). Robert C. Canter, P.S. 7226 7-2-2020 Date Buckley Group, LLC. 4/6/22,4/13/22 (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO CASE NO. 21CV000099 JUDGE MARGARET EVANS LEGAL NOTICE FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATOR, EXECUTOR OR FIDUCIARY, UNKNOWN HEIRS, NEXT OF KIN, UNKNOWN SPOUSES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF DARLENE L. PRICE, DECEASED , e ndants To: UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATOR, EXECUTOR OR FIDUCIARY, UNKNOWN HEIRS, NEXT OF KIN, UNKNOWN SPOUSES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF DARLENE L. PRICE, you will take notice that on September 28, 2021, Plaintiff, filed a Complaint for foreclosure in the GALLIA County Court of Common Pleas, being Case No. 21CV000099, alleging that there is due thereon the principal balance of $65,580.01, as of September 9, 2021. In a reverse mortgage all advances are added to the loan balance, per the terms of the note. As such, the principal balance continues to grow due to monthly servicing fees, mortgage insurance premiums, and other costs set forth under the terms of the note and mortgage. The real property, which has a street address of 278 STINGY CREEK RD. CHESHIRE, OH 45620, being permanent parcel number Parcel Number: 003-001-391-00, 003-001-392-00, 003-001-393-00, 00, 003-001-396-00, 003-01-397-00 and 003-001-398-00. Plaintiff further alleges that by reason of a default in payment of said Promissory Note, the conditions of said Mortgage have been broken and the same has become absolute. Plaintiff prays that the Defendant named above be required to answer and assert any interest in said real property or be forever barred from asserting any interest therein, for foreclosure of said mortgage, marshalling of liens, and the sale of said real property, and that the proceeds of said sale be applied according to law. Said Defendant is required to file an Answer on or before the twenty-eighth day following the last date of Publication. Austin R. Decker, 0100918 Benjamin M. Rodriguez, 0079289 Brady J. Lighthall, 0079428 Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 2400 Chamber Center Dr. Suite 220 Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017 Telephone: 470-321-7112 Facsimile: 833-310-1332 Email: berodriguez@raslg.com blighthall@raslg.com ausdecker@raslg.com 3/30/22,4/6/22,4/13/22 Check out our &ODVVLÀ�HGV� for bargains! (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN The following is a summarized version of legislation adopted at the April 4, 2022, meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission: " RESOLUTION R2022-05: A RESOLUTION AUTHORING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS (379) FOR A USDA COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANT. " RESOLUTION R2022-06: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALLIPOLIS, AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A PORTION OF THE COST OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, ENLARGING, IMPROVING, AND/OR EXTENDING ITS SCBA UNITS FIREFIGHTING FACILITY TO SERVE AN AREA LAWFULLY WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION TO SERVE. (Grant/loan agreement for the Fire Department) " RESOLUTION R2022-07: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 221 SOPEC COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT GRANT. " ORDINANCE O2022-08: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH GALLIA COUNTY FOR EQUIPMENT AND LABOR. (Annual contract) " ORDINANCE O2022-09: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACTED SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL FOR PLEASANT VALLEY FAMILY HEALTHCARE - JEANNE INGLES FNP-BC FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR CITY OF GALLIPOLIS EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS. The full text of this legislation is available at the Office of the City Auditor, on the City's website (www.cityofgallipolis.com), and at the Bossard Library. 4/13/22 �Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, April 13, 2022 9 Women’s Healthcare Now Available at 'U��/LHYLQJ·V�2IÀFH�LQ�0DVRQ��:9� �ထ�¨¤ထ�¦£¤�¡�¦န .\OLH�6FRWW��:+13�%&�LV� QRZ�RIIHULQJ�ZRPHQ¬V� KHDOWKFDUH�DW�'U��/LHYLQJ¬V� RI²FH�LQ�0DVRQ��7KLV� PHDQV�WKH�ZRPHQ�RI� WKH�%HQG�$UHD�LQ�0DVRQ� &RXQW\��:9�DQG�0HLJV� &RXQW\��2+�ZLOO�KDYH�DFFHVV� WR�VHUYLFHV�WDLORUHG�MXVW�IRU�WKHP�� ULJKW�KHUH�DW�KRPH�� Kylie Scott, WHNP-BC �¡¤¤£� ¦ 2 Health and wellness counseling 2 Contraceptive care 2 STI/STD screening and follow up 2 Clinical breast exams 2 Evaluation and treatment of common infections 2 Care before and after menopause 2 Pap smears 2 Diagnostic testing, treatment and referrals For more information or to schedule an appointment with Kylie Scott, WHNP-BC, please call Pleasant Valley Hospital Women’s Services. 304.857.6503 OH-70276428 PVH Bend Area Clinic ��6HFRQG�$YHQXH��0DVRQ��:9��SYDOOH\�RUJ� �GENERATIONS Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70278804 10 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 John Greer, Agent/Owner 607 Fifth Street .� P. O. Box 335 New Haven, WV 25265 www.kenbassinsurance.com PH� � �� .��FAX 304-882-3813 enerations Simple strategies to stretch retirement savings Running out of money is a common concern among retirees. And that anxiety is not necessarily unfounded, as a recent study from the Society of Actuaries found that people routinely underestimate just how much money they will need in retirement. Similarly, a 2019 model created by the employee beneﬁt experts at EBRI found that nearly 41 percent of households in which the head of household is between the ages of 35 and 64 are projected to run short of money in retirement. Such ﬁgures underscore how important it is for younger professionals to save for retirement, but what about current retirees or those on the cusp of retiring? Individuals who ﬁt those descriptions may need to embrace these strategies designed to stretch their retirement savings. Downsize your home. Homes are many individuals’ greatest expense, and that does not necessarily change in retirement. Downsizing to a smaller residence allows homeowners to pad their savings with money earned in the sale of their homes and also reduce their monthly overhead, as utilities, property taxes and maintenance expenditures are typically much lower in smaller homes than larger homes. Look for other ways to downsize. Individuals also can stretch their retirement savings by downsizing in other areas. Lower monthly expenses by shopping around for less expensive auto insurance policies, downgrading cable television packages or cutting the cord entirely. And though individual streaming services may not be too costly, these expenses can add up for individuals who have ﬁve or more subscriptions. Downsizing streaming services to one or two packages at a time can help individuals keep more money in their retirement savings accounts each month. Be ﬂexible with your withdrawals. The “set it and forget it” model of retirement investing helps professionals avoid the tricky process of trying to predict the markets. Retirees may take the same approach when it comes to withdrawing their money, following the industry standard and automatically withdrawing 4 percent from their accounts each year. But individuals who want to stretch their savings should remain ﬂexible with their annual withdrawals and routinely examine their spending habits. An individualized approach to retirement withdrawals can help retirees avoid taking more than they need out of their accounts each year. The 4 percent rule has its merits, but retirees should recognize that they may not need to take that much out every year. Work with a ﬁnancial advisor. Ensuring you don’t outlive your retirement savings can be complicated, as it often involves navigating ﬂuid concepts such as inﬂation. A certiﬁed ﬁnancial professional can help retirees plan for changes that are beyond their control and even recommend when certain risks might be worth taking. Many individuals will need to stretch their retirement savings in the years ahead, and various strategies can help individuals do so. Qualities to look for in a post-retirement job The notion of relaxing on a beach all day in one’s golden years is still a retirement dream for millions of adults across the globe. But many individuals also harbor a desire to keep working after retiring. Whether it’s a volunteering gig or a part-time job retirees are looking for, certain qualities can make an opportunity uniquely suited to a post-retirement job. Flexibility: Retirees may be looking to contribute to their communities or simply earn a little spending money, but they will likely still want the freedom to travel or spend time with their families whenever they choose. So ﬂexibility is something to look for in a post-retirement job. This is what makes consultant work so attractive to retirees. In-person hours may not be required of consultants, who can then offer their input while visiting their grandchildren or traveling the world. Socialization: Though the ability to work from home can make it easier for retirees to earn some extra money, some seniors aren’t concerned about their ﬁnances but want to work so they can get out of the house. In that case, look for a job that offers the opportunity to socialize and meet new people. Socializing as an older adult is a great way to fend off loneliness. In addition, one study published in 2007 in the journal of the American Public Health Association found that social support networks have a positive effect on cognition among older adults. So a post-retirement job that enables retirees to socialize could delay or reduce the severity of agerelated cognitive decline. Engagement: A job seniors ﬁnd engaging also is more likely to provide the types of beneﬁts seniors are looking for in post-retirement work. For example, researchers at Boston College’s Sloan Center on Aging and Work found that seniors who ﬁnd a job or volunteering opportunity truly engaging are more likely to beneﬁt psychologically from those experiences than those whose post-retirement work is not engaging. If seniors ﬁnd themselves simply going through the motions with their post-retirement work, they can look for opportunities that they can be more enthusiastic about. Pressure-free: Regardless of what retirees did for a living prior to calling it a career, chances are they dealt with work-related stress. In fact, the American Stress Institute reports that 83 percent of workers in the United States suffer from work-related stress, while Statistics Canada reports that 62 percent of Canadian workers say work is their main source of stress. After a lifetime of confronting work-related stress, individuals who want to work in retirement should look for pressurefree opportunities. This is an important quality, as the ASI indicates that stress has been linked to increased rates of heart attack, hypertension and other disorders. The right post-retirement job may differ from what individuals looked for during their careers. Various qualities can combine to make for a post-retirement gig that beneﬁts seniors in myriad ways. �GENERATIONS Ohio Valley Publishing Wednesday, April 13, 2022 11 How to create structure after retirement Professionals typically look forward to retirement and the freedom that comes with it. The notion that commuting and deadlines will one day be a distant memory is enough to make anyone excited for retirement. But when the day to leave the daily grind behind arrives, many retirees admit to feeling a little anxiety about how they’re going to find structure. Retirement is a big transition, and Robert Delamontagne, PhD, author of the 2011 book “The Retiring Mind: How to Make the Psychological Transition to Retirement,” notes that some retirees experience anxiety, depression and even a sense of loss upon calling it a career. Some of those feelings can undoubtedly be traced to the perceived lack of purpose some individuals feel after retiring. Without a job to do each day, people can begin to feel useless. Overcoming such feelings can be difficult, but finding ways to build daily structure can make the transition to retirement go smoothly. Find something to truly engage in. Professionals who truly enjoy their work tend to be fully engaged, so it’s no surprise if such individuals have a hard time adjusting to retirement. Some may suggest volunteering can help fill the void created by retirement, but researchers with the Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College have found that only those individuals who are truly engaged in their post-retirement volunteering enjoy the psychological benefits of such pursuits. So before retirees dive right in to volunteering as a means to creating structure, they should first exercise due diligence and find an opportunity they’ll find genuinely engaging. Embrace the idea of “bridge employment.” “Bridge employment” is the name given to the trend that has seen retired individuals take on part-time or temporary employment after they have retired from full-time working. COVID-19 has no doubt skewed postretirement working statistics since the World Health Organization first declared a pandemic in March 2020, but a 2019 survey from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute found that 27 percent of pre-retirees with at least $100,000 in assets planned to work part-time in retirement. Even part-time work can provide enough daily structure to help retirees feel as though each day is not just a free-for-all. Make a concerted effort to be more social. Volunteering and working are not the only ways to create structure in retirement. A concerted effort to be more Your ﬁrst stop in A humble beginning was the first step to a lasting legacy. In 1910, Dr. Charles Holzer established the first hospital in Southeast Ohio. Today, Holzer remains committed to our communities. Offering convenient access with providers who care, we fulfill Dr. Holzer’s dream of quality care, close to home. We’re your first stop in healthcare, then, now, and forever. When it comes to your health — Think Holzer First! OH-70279395 1-855-4HOLZER (1-855-446-5937) www.holzer.org social can help retirees ﬁll their days with interactions with like-minded individuals who may be experiencing the same feelings. Join a book club, a local nature group that goes on daily or semi-daily morning hikes or another local community organization. These are great ways to build structure and meet new people. Retirees can create social media accounts to ﬁnd local community groups that cater to their interests. Even if it seems hard to believe, plenty of retirees are seeking to create structure in retirement life, and social media can make it easier to ﬁnd such individuals in your community. �GENERATIONS 12 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Budgeting for long vacations abroad Seniors typically have more time to travel than other groups. That freedom entices many to travel overseas, often for extended periods of time. The cost comparison site CostAide indicates that the average two-week vacation for two to Amsterdam can run around $5,000 to $6,000. Lengthen that trip to a month, and a vacation of one’s dreams can set a couple back $12,000. Change the destination and costs could get even higher. The last thing any traveler wants is to run out of money during a dream vacation. This makes ﬁguring out costs and budgeting for such trips essential. Seniors planning the trip of a lifetime can consider these tips to budget effectively and maximize their vacation dollars. Air travel Transportation abroad undoubtably will be one of the largest expenses travelers incur. Check prices from multiple airports in your area for the best rates, even if it means having to drive a bit further. If you have only one local airport, book a separate ﬂight to a travel hub, such as Atlanta or New York, so you can comparison shop more affordable ﬂights to your ﬁnal destination. Plan a year or two out for the trip and shop around for travel rewards credit cards that provide reward earnings in the way of airline miles; start accumulating them with everyday purchases. If you use airline rewards wisely, you won’t need to budget for the ﬂight and may enjoy extra perks like priority boarding or free baggage check. basis. Prices can vary widely depending on the destination, and this is a great way to some pre-trip notion of what your dream trip will cost. than daily rates. Food Food is a priority when traveling. If you can stay in accommodations with a kitchenette, you can reduce dining costs and make meals Look into lodging as desired. There is a lot of wiggle Book destinations that room when it comes to lodging and price points. You can offer an all-inclusive or a meal plan option. It may not stay in ﬁve-star hotels and be the cheapest alternative, pay a premium or consider but you’ll have peace of mind hostels if bells and whistles knowing food costs already aren’t your priority. Keep in Calculate pre-trip prices Start shopping destinations mind that a longer stay could are covered. Budgeting for a long trip come with a discount. Airbto see which locales align means understanding average nb, for example, lets hosts with your budget. Compare list weekly or monthly prices, costs, deciding on priorities and contrast estimates as with monthly discounts run- and utilizing discounts at to how much each destinaone’s disposal. ning 40 to 60 percent less tion may cost on a daily Day trips seniors can enjoy Vacations to faraway destinations can make lasting memories that families cherish forever. Though day trips might not require the planning of more traditional vacations, these brief getaways can still be a great way to spend a day, especially for seniors. Day trips typically are based around visits to historic attractions, shopping districts, restaurants, or museums. Since they don’t require much in the way of advanced planning, and tend to be easy on the wallet, day trips are ideal for those looking for short getaways. Need day trip inspiration? Here are some ideas to get started. Botanical gardens Botanical gardens are beautiful and relaxing places to spend a day. The Botanic Gardens Conservation International reports that there are between 296 to 1,014 botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States, while there are roughly 70 botanic gardens across Canada. People can tour topiaries, exotic plants, butterﬂy retreats, acres of rolling landscape, and even bonsai collections. Seaside towns Visits to the coast make for memorable, scenic excursions. Many boast quaint shops to purchase coastal trinkets or decor. Seaside spots also may boast their share of ﬁshing charters or sightseeing cruises, and seafood fans will appreciate what these regions have to offer in the way of dining. Historic cities and villages Touring historic places of register, like Colonial Williamsburg or areas of historic Boston, can be a hands-on way to learn about the country’s history. They can provide more personal experiences than books and movies alone. Zoos and aquariums Interacting with wildlife is on the itinerary when visiting zoos and aquariums, and such establishments typically offer discounted admissions to seniors. From the famed San Diego Zoo to the Georgia Aquarium, it’s possible to get up close and personal with many species. Wine tasting A recent study from Wine & Vines magazine said there are 8,391 wineries in North America, and that number is on the rise. One is likely to ﬁnd a winery to visit and sample the wares close to home. Make a day of it by bringing a picnic lunch. Museums Museums are ideal day trip destinations because many are indoors. That means weather never needs to be an issue while visiting. With historic artifacts, paintings, sculptures, or niche items like pop art or collectibles, there are museums for just about every interest. For example, railway enthusiasts can visit the National Railroad Museum in Wisconsin, one of the oldest railroad museums in the country. Restaurant crawl Certain town centers and tourist destinations organize restaurant events where day trippers can enjoy tasting menus from various establishments for a single price. Day trips also can culminate at one speciﬁc restaurant. A new restaurant can be visited each month. Day trips are enjoyable ventures that seniors can enjoy when they want to get out but not necessarily get away. 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In addition to choosing the right vehicle, RV owners must learn maintenance, how to drive a large vehicle, towing, and campsite etiquette. Buying an RV is a longterm investment. These pointers can help the purchase go smoothly. New or used? Purchasing a used RV can help people save money. However, upgrades and repairs may be costly. New RVs have the latest technology and no risk of prior wear and tear. Insurance premiums will be higher for a new vehicle, and a new purchase can be expensive depending on the features chosen. Figure out features and size Take a hard look at what you are seeking in a camper. Do you want something that is just an alternative to tent camping? Are you interested in an RV that can sleep a crowd? Do you have a tow hitch and a vehicle capable of towing an RV? These questions and more will determine the style and size of the RV that’s right for you. Class A RVs are large, bus-shaped rigs between 20 and 45 feet in length. Class B are sleeper vans and are smaller than Class A. Class C rigs offer size but driveability and are built into a regular truck chassis. For trailer-style RVs, the options are foldable trailers, travel trailers, toy haulers, and fifth wheel trailers. They vary in size and features; but you’ll need a truck to tow them. Usage frequency When considering an RV, think about how often it will be used and where it will be stored when not in use. Garage storage may be challenging on a larger rig, and some housing communities frown upon parking RVs in driveways. This may affect the size you choose as well as the features you need, according to KOA, the RV camp site leader. Secure financing As with other vehicles, shop around for the best rates on financing; you don’t necessarily need to go with the dealer. Also, when buying a trade-in or used rig, hire a third-party inspector to go over systems to ensure they’re in working order. These are just a few things to consider when looking to purchase an RV. Buyers should do their homework to get a vacation vehicle that fits their needs and budgets. How seniors can travel safely they hit the road. Check with the airline If air travel is on the horizon, conﬁrm with the carrier if any safety precautions have been implemented. Most airlines still require passengers to wear masks. Proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test may be required as well. 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The travel resource Go Backpacking says vaccination is now one of the primary requirements for entering destinations around the globe. If you have not been vaccinated, now may be the time to discuss the vaccine with a doctor. Check infection rates Avoid destinations with high infection rates. The World Health Organization offers daily counts of cases on their Coronavirus Dashboard. Visit https:// The Maples 740-992-7022 Managed by Silverheels +� ,��)��# � � +��&$%��)��#$� #� ��# � �� +��#�"&��)��$��%) +� �� $�� &�$��*�� +� (%#��)�� '�� !#� #�%)�� !�#� � ��&��$ �� OH-70279087 pandemic has made it harder to join the jet set. However, a renewed wanderlust spurred by an increasing number of people having been vaccinated against COVID19 is driving travel interest once again. Additional booster shots also have assuaged some fears about travel by ramping up virus protection even further. Seniors who want to get away all over again can take note of the following safety tips so they can stay healthy as OH-70280054 A big advantage of retiring is having more leisure time to travel, and millions of seniors capitalize on that free time every day. Seniors spend more on travel and leisure than any other demographic, according to the United States Census Bureau. The international travel agency Virtuoso says the average retiree spends nearly $12,000 a year on travel. Even though they have the money and time to get away, the global covid19.who.int to learn more. Pack accordingly Along with the usual travel gear, bring along hand sanitizer, antibacterial wipes, masks, and disinfecting sprays. Wipe down common touch points in hotel rooms, like doorknobs and remote controls. Dine outside Many people have safely returned to indoor dining. But if you want extra protection, ask to be seated outdoors at restaurants. Try to limit time spent in other public places if they are crowded. That includes bars, clubs or even museums. Some simple planning can help seniors travel safely during the pandemic. �GENERATIONS 14 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Outdoor activities perfect for seniors The great outdoors beckons people of all ages. Fresh air can be hard to resist and the benefits of spending time outdoors are so numerous that it behooves anyone, including seniors, to answer the call of nature. According to researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, human beings benefit both physically and psychologically from spending time in nature. Such experiences can reduce stress and help lower heart rates, potentially decreasing individuals’ risk for cardiovascular disease. In addition, the Forest Service notes that spending time outside in green spaces has been linked to a lower risk of depression. Seniors who are retired or even aging empty nesters who are still in the workforce can make great use of their free time by venturing into the great outdoors. The following are a handful of senior-friendly outdoor activities that provide a great reason to get off the couch and take in all that Mother Nature has to offer. Hiking: Hiking provides a great workout and an ideal opportunity to spend time in an idyllic setting. The U.S. National Park Service notes that hiking helps individuals build stronger muscles and bones, improves their sense of balance, has a positive effect on heart health, and can decrease the risk of certain respiratory problems. Hiking is an especially attractive outdoor activity for seniors, as many parks fea- ture trails with varying degrees of difficulty, ensuring there’s a trail for seniors whether they’re seasoned or novice hikers. Water aerobics: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that water-based exercises can be especially helpful individuals with chronic diseases, a category many seniors fall into. The CDC notes that one study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology found that improves the use of joints affected by arthritis without worsening symptoms. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also notes that swimming can lead to improved health for people with diabetes and heart disease. Seniors can reap these benefits by going for a dip in their own backyard pools or a local body of water, such as a lake or ocean. Many swim clubs also offer discounted memberships to seniors, making these another great and affordable way to reap the benefits of swimming. Fishing: Of course not all outdoor activities need to make seniors huff and puff. Fishing provides a great reason to get outdoors, and many individuals devoted to fishing report feeling less stressed after a day spent casting for their favorite fish. Individuals who consume what they catch also can benefit by improving their diets, as the American Heart Association notes that consuming certain types of fish has been linked to a lower risk for heart disease and obesity. Volunteering: Local environ- mental groups often sponsor cleanups at parks and waterfront attractions like beaches and lakes. Volunteering with such organizations is a great way to get outside and give back, and working with like-minded individuals can be a great way for seniors to meet new people. In addition, a national study sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2019 found that 88 percent of Senior Corps volunteers who initially reported a lack of companionship reported a decrease in feelings of isolation after volunteering. The opportunities for seniors to enjoy the great outdoors are endless. Taking advantage of such chances can benefit seniors in myriad ways. Travel perks and discounts for seniors their vacation bucks. Airline tickets Before booking a ﬂight, it is worth investigating if a particular airline carrier offers senior discounts. The global pandemic has changed how some airlines do business, and many have faced signiﬁcant adversity since early 2020. Airlines may offer more affordable ﬂights to drum up business. In the past, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, British Airlines, and United Airlines have offered various discounts for people ages 65 and older. Ground travel Flying isn’t the only mode of travel available. AARP partners with various car rental companies to offer senior discounts. Seniors also may be entitled to discounts of 5 percent or more on tickets from Greyhound, Amtrak, and Trailways. Seniors who live in metropolitan areas also may get reduced fares on public buses and trains through providers like New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Accommodations Getting there is one thing, TUESDAY IS GOLDEN! EVERY TUESDAY, SENIOR CITIZENS 55 YEARS AND OLDER SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 5% ON THAT DAY’S PURCHASES (EVEN ON SALE ITEMS!!!) Another Community Minded Service at... OH-70277825 EASTMAN’S PIGGLY WIGGLY SUPERMARKETS *DOOLSROLV��Ř�3RLQW�3OHDVDQW��Ř��:HOOVWRQ��Ř��2DN�+LOO VISIT US ONLINE AT: www.lovingthepig.com SEE OUR AD EVERY TUESDAY IN THE TRIBUNE & REGISTER but seniors also can receive discounts on hotel stays or cruise cabins. AARP reports that many major hotel and motel chains offer senior discounts between 5 and 15 percent. Royal Smarter Travel notes that most chains require travelers to book directly rather than through an online booking agency/ deal site to be eligible for discounts. Dining out Many restaurants, and national chains in particular, offer senior discounts with or without AARP member- ship. Applebee’s offers 10 to 15 percent off to those age 60 or older. Brick House Tap & Tavern, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Denny’s, IHOP, Outback Steakhouse, and many others provide discounts or special senior pricing. Tours and more Seniors also can speak with travel agents or booking services about discounts on sightseeing tours and other vacation excursions. One of the perks of getting older is the chance to save money on travel-related services. Gallia County Council on Aging The Services listed below are available to our seniors. Please contact us if we can be of assistance. HOME CARE SERVICES - Personal Care, Nutrition, Homemaking, Errands, Medical Appointment Escort. Contact: Megan Adkins HOME DELIVERED MEALS - Serving All Townships of Gallia County. Frozen Meals for Weekends, Hot Meals Mon-Fri. Contact: Beth Sheets or Becky Jones 740-446-7000 SENIOR CENTER MEALS - 12:00 pm Mon-Fri. Contact: Beth Sheets 740-446-7000 ADULT DAY SERVICES HOURS: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm Monday-Friday Clean ��$#��+2'.,+*#+0/�6��!0'2'0'#/��,+0�!0��#�0&#.��,&+/,+� �� TRANSPORTATION SERVICES: Shopping, Senior Center Lunch Program, Senior Center Activities Available Mon-Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Contact: Sandra Ross 740-446-7000 OH-70277860 Having made it to their golden years, seniors enjoy not only the privilege of earned wisdom, but also a few perks that come with aging. Many adults who have reached a certain age are entitled to an array of discounts, which take into consideration seniors’ ﬁxed retirement incomes. Discounts are available on various services, including many travel options. Seniors have a lot of time to devote to recreational pursuits. This list of available travel discounts can help seniors get the most bang for �GENERATIONS Wednesday, April 13, 2022 15 OH-70279363 OH-70279361 Ohio Valley Publishing �NEWS 16 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices By Will Weissert, Josh Boak and Matthew Daly Associated Press MENLO, Iowa — With inﬂation at a 40-year high, President Joe Biden headed to corn-rich Iowa on Tuesday with a modest step aiming to trim gasoline prices by about a dime a gallon at a limited number of stations by waiving rules that restrict ethanol blending. His announcement reﬂects the ways Biden is deploying almost every weapon in his bureaucratic arsenal to ease price pressures, yet the impact appears to be small and uncertain. Inﬂation has only accelerated in recent months, instead of fading as Biden once promised it would after the recovery from the coronavirus recession following last year’s $1.9 trillion relief package. Tuesday’s government report that consumer prices jumped 8.5% in March from a year ago — the worst reading since December 1981 — only deepened Biden’s challenge in defending Democrats ahead of this year’s midterm elections. More than half the increase came from higher gas prices, which spiked in part because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, but costs also jumped for housing, food and other items. Most gasoline sold in the U.S. is blended with 10% ethanol, a biofuel that is currently cheaper than gas. Biden was announcing that the Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency waiver to allow widespread sale of a 15% ethanol blend that is usually prohibited between June 1 and Sept. 15 because of concerns that it adds to smog in high temperatures. Senior Biden administration ofﬁcials said the action will save drivers an average of 10 cents per gallon based on current prices, but at just 2,300 gas stations out of the nation’s more than 100,000. The affected stations are mostly in the Midwest and the South, including Texas, according to industry groups. Administration ofﬁcials said the EPA has determined that the “emergency” step of allowing more E15 gasoline sales for the summer is not likely to have a signiﬁcant air quality impact. That’s despite some environmentalists long arguing that more ethanol in gasoline increases pollution, especially during warmer summer months. Biden was announcing the move at a biofuel company in Menlo, west of Des Moines. Iowa is the country’s largest producer of corn, key to producing ethanol. Daily Sentinel US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year By Paul Wiseman, Anne D’Innocenzio and Mae Anderson AP Business Writers WASHINGTON — Inﬂation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March from 12 months earlier, the sharpest year-overyear increase since 1981. Prices have been driven up by bottlenecked supply chains, robust consumer demand and disruptions to global food and energy markets worsened by Russia’s war against Ukraine. From February to March, inﬂation rose 1.2%, the biggest month-to-month jump since 2005. Gasoline prices drove more than half that increase. Across the economy, the year-over-year price spikes were widespread. Gasoline prices rocketed 48% in the past 12 months. Used car prices have soared 35%, though they actually fell in February and March. Bedroom furniture is up 14.7%, men’s suits and coats 14.5%. Grocery prices have jumped 10%, including 18% increases for both bacon and oranges. Investors focused on a bright spot in the report and sent stock prices up: So-called core inﬂation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose just 0.3% from February to March, the smallest monthly rise since September. Over the past year, though, Nam Y. Huh | AP Gasoline prices are displayed at a gas station in Vernon Hills, Ill., on April 1. Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. core prices are up 6.5%, the most since 1982. “The inﬂation ﬁre is still out of control,’’ said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at the research ﬁrm FWDBONDS LLC. The March inﬂation numbers were the ﬁrst to fully capture the surge in gasoline prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Moscow’s attacks have triggered far-reaching Western sanctions against the Russian economy and disrupted food and energy markets. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gasoline — $4.10 — is up 43% from a year ago, though it’s dipped in the past couple of weeks. The acceleration of inﬂation has occurred against the backdrop of a booming job market and a solid overall economy. In March, employers adding a robust 431,000 jobs — the 11th straight month in which they’ve added at least 400,000. For 2021, they added 6.7 million jobs, the most in any year on record. In addition, job openings are near record highs, layoffs are at their lowest point since 1968 and unemployment is just above a half-century low. The escalation of energy prices, a potential threat to the economy’s long-term durability, has led to higher transportation costs for the shipment of goods across the economy, which, in turn, has contributed to higher prices for consumers. The squeeze is being felt particularly hard at the gas pump. “That’s an extra dollar per gallon that I’m paying to get into the city to work,” Jason Emerson of Oakland, California, said as he loaded groceries into his car. “And then, you know, we have the tolls that just went up this past year a dollar. My eggs are a dollar more as well. So everything’s going up at least a dollar, which, you know, adds up.’’ The latest inﬂation numbers solidify expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates aggressively in the coming months to try to slow borrowing and spending and tame inﬂation. Kathy Bostjancic, an economist at Oxford Economics, said she expects year-over-year inﬂation to hit 9% in May and then begin “a slow descent.” Some other economists, too, suggest that inﬂa- tion is at or near its peak. With federal stimulus aid having expired, consumer demand could ﬂag as wages fall behind inﬂation, households drain more of their savings and the Fed sharply raises rates, all of which could combine to slow inﬂation. But that could take time. Robust spending, steady pay raises and chronic supply shortages are still fueling inﬂation. In addition, housing costs, which make up about a third of the consumer price index, have escalated, a trend that seems unlikely to reverse anytime soon. Economists note that as the economy has emerged from the depths of the pandemic, consumers have been gradually broadening their spending beyond goods to include more services. A result is that high inﬂation, which at ﬁrst had reﬂected mainly a shortage of goods — from cars and furniture to electronics and sports equipment — has been emerging in services, too, like travel, health care and entertainment. Airline fares, for instance, have soared an average of nearly 24% in the past 12 months. The average cost of a hotel room is up 29% The expected fast pace of the Fed’s rate increases will make loans sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses. Mortgage rates, in particular, though not directly inﬂuenced by the Fed, have rocketed higher in recent weeks, making home buying costlier. Many economists say they worry that the Fed has waited too long to begin raising rates and might end up acting so aggressively as to trigger a recession. Museum A S r ice fo Pleasant Valley Hospital For non-emergency medical conditions, patients of all ages trust the family of professionals at Pleasant Valley Hospital Express Care. Led by a skilled, experienced team of nurse practitioners, our walk-in clinic is able to treat a wide range of medical concerns in adults and children, including ear and sinus infections, cold and flu symptoms, pneumonia, rashes and sports injuries. 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He hopes to see that again. “Ideally, it would be so that people could learn about them [engines],” Kidwell said. “Get interested in them [and] keep the preservation of the older equipment alive.” Kidwell said many of these engines have been rebuilt or had work done to them and if one were to ﬁnd an engine not needing work, it would be like “ﬁnding a gold mine.” “Usually people visit with people, sometimes Hours of Operation Maps Monday - Friday - 10:00am - 6:00pm From page 1 Saturday - Sunday - 8:00am - 12:00pm OH-70281005 From page 1 ��9DOOH\�'ULYH��3RLQW�3OHDVDQW��:9�� In a series of divided votes, the redistricting commission has passed four different sets of legislative maps. The ﬁrst Brittany Hively | OVP The Spring Engine Show will be held at the West Virginia State Farm Museum on May 7. they’ll learn something new about their engine,” Kidwell said. “It’s just an opportunity to share experiences and histories from somebody that lived them” The show lasts throughout the day and Kidwell said the grounds will be open, allowing visitors to explore the buildings, eat at the Country Kitchen and shop at the Country Store. Kidwell said the Spring Festival has traditionally been a two-day event, but is only one day this year. While the Spring Festival will only be one day, there will still be the old fashioned church service on May 8 with music and a speaker. The grounds, including the Country Kitchen and the Country Store, will also be open on May 8 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Kidwell said last year the church service saw about 70-75 people in attendance. The Farm Museum is now open, Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and on Sundays the grounds are open from 1-5 p.m. Kidwell encourages everyone to come out when they can to explore the buildings, the history and shop at the store. For more event information, check the West Virginia Farm Museum’s Facebook page. © 2022, Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. three were invalidated by the Ohio Supreme Court as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders unduly favoring Republicans, and a fourth set — hardly different from the third — is now before the court. As the public awaits their ruling on the fourth set of maps, justices also are weighing arguments on the extraordinary question of whether commissioners should be held in contempt of its orders to pass maps that fairly reﬂected the state’s 54% Republican-46% Democratic partisan breakdown. Brittany Hively is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. 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