https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/80a602b3bddecfdb8814fd56a51ce1e3.pdf a634fb03ce262b0df34178d7cc8bafbc PDF Text Text STANDING WITH UKRAINE We at AIM Media stand with SUPPORT the Ukrainian people to support their freedom and UKRAINE sovereignty. www.aimmediacares.com Please visit AIMMediaCares.com/Ukraine or scan the QR code for links to organizations working to help the Ukrainian people in their time of need. 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 53° 60° 62° A passing shower or two this morning. Rather cloudy tonight. High 64° / Low 50° Today’s weather forecast Bears take on RedStorm WEATHER s 8 SPORTS s 5 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 78, Volume 76 Benefit bash planned for New Haven woman Thursday, April 21, 2022 s 50¢ Doctor found not guilty By Mindy Kearns Special to OVP BEND AREA — A Benefit Birthday Bash will be held Saturday in Mason for a New Haven woman who was paralyzed in an accident on Oct. 1, 2021. The event will benefit Lauren MacKenzie “Kenzie” Gabritsch, 27, and will be held at the Stewart-Johnson V.F.W./ Lottie Jenks Memorial Park, located at 100 Front Street. Set for 5-9 p.m., the benefit is open to all ages. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. All donations will go to offset Kenzie’s medical expenses. The event will feature live music, food, raffle prizes, inflatables, and karaoke. Churches have donated hot dogs and drinks, which will be offered beginning at 5 p.m., and continue while supplies last. At 6 p.m., the band Next Level will take the stage. Other events will Courtesy photo A benefit will be held Saturday for Kenzie Gabritsch, pictured, who was paralyzed in a car accident last October. be ongoing. Kenzie was instantly paralyzed from the neck down in the October car accident, according to a family member. She underwent four surgeries for her broken neck, and doctors dissected C5 and C6, and fused C3-C7 of her spine. The doctors told the family she would be on a ventilator and feeding tube for the remainder of her life. See BENEFIT | 14 ‘Days or hours left’: Russia tightens the noose in Mariupol Doral Chenoweth | The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool Former Mount Carmel Health doctor William Husel hugs his wife, Mariah Baird, after he was found not guilty on 14 counts of murder in connection with fentanyl overdose deaths of former patients on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. Husel was accused of ordering excessive painkillers for 14 patients in the Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. Husel acquitted of 14 counts of murder in hospital patient deaths COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital was acquitted of 14 counts of murder Wednesday following a weekslong trial. Dr. William Husel, 46, was accused of ordering the drugs for patients in the Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. Prosecutors said ordering such dosages for a nonsurgical situation indicated an intent to end lives. Husel’s attorneys argued he was providing comfort care for dying patients, not trying to kill them. Franklin County Judge Michael Holbrook told jurors before the start of deliberations that they could also consider lesser charges of attempted murder. They deliberated for six days. Husel would have faced a sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility in 15 years had he been found guilty of just one count of murder. Prosecutors presented their case beginning Feb. 22 and put on 53 prosecution witnesses before resting on March 29. Those witnesses included medical experts who testified that Husel ordered up to 20 times as much fentanyl as was necessary to control pain. Husel gave enough fentanyl to some patients to “kill an elephant,” testified Dr. Wes Ely, a See DOCTOR | 14 By Adam Schreck said it submitted a draft of its demands for ending the war, and the West raced to supply KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine with heavier Russian forces tightened the noose around weapons to counter the Russians’ new drive the defenders holed to seize the industrial up Wednesday in a east. mammoth steel plant With global tensions that represented the running high, Russia last known Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol, reported the first successful test launch of a as a fighter apparently new type of intercontion the inside warned in a video plea for help: nental ballistic missile, the Sarmat. President “We may have only a few days or hours left.” Vladimir Putin boasted it can overcome any With the holdouts missile defense system coming under punand make those who ishing new bombing threaten Russia “think attacks, another in a twice,” and the head of long line of attempts the Russian state aeroo evacuate civilians space agency called the trapped in the pulverlaunch out of northern ized port city failed Russia “a present to because of continued NATO.” fighting. The Pentagon Meanwhile, the number of people fleeing the described the test as country climbed past See MARIUPOL | 14 5 million, the Kremlin Associated Press AP sources: Biden to replace acting ATF boss By Michael Balsamo agency. In the interim, the administration will put Gary Restaino, the U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) attorney in Arizona, in — The Biden admincharge while Dettlebach’s istration is removing nomination wades its the acting director of way through the Senate, the Bureau of Alcohol, the people said. Tobacco, Firearms and The current acting Explosives from his posidirector, Marvin Richtion and replacing him ardson, is being demoted with the U.S. attorney in Arizona, three people to deputy director and will remain at ATF for familiar with the matnow to advise Restaino, ter told The Associated the people said. The Press on Wednesday. people could not discuss The shakeup comes a the matter publicly and little more than a week after President Joe Biden spoke to the AP on conannounced he was nomi- dition of anonymity. White House Press nating Steve Dettlebach, Secretary Jen Psaki who served as a U.S. said Biden was making attorney in Ohio from 2009 to 2016, to run the the move under a fed- Associated Press eral law known as the Vacancies Reform Act, which sets the terms for temporarily filling jobs requiring Senate confirmation. “We of course, are strongly advocating for and pushing for his eminently qualified nominee to be confirmed,” Psaki said. Biden had to withdraw the nomination of his first ATF nominee, guncontrol advocate David Chipman, after it stalled for months because of opposition from Republicans and some Democrats in the Senate. The nominee will need a simple majority to be confirmed. Both Republican and Democratic administrations have failed to get nominees for the ATF position through the politically fraught process since the director’s position was made confirmable in 2006. Since then, only one nominee, former U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones, has been confirmed. Jones made it through the Senate in 2013 but only after a sixmonth struggle. Jones was acting director when President Barack Obama nominated him in January 2013. The move was first reported by The Reload, which reports on firearms policy and politics. ‘Kid’s Night Out’ planned for Saturday in Pomeroy Pomeroy and Saturday, June 25 at the Shriner’s POMEROY — Parents Shelter at Star Mill Park and guardians of children in Racine. Kid’s Night Out will last from 5-8 in grades third through six or ages 7-11 located in p.m. This is an opportunity for your children to Meigs County are being have a fun, supervised offered the opportunity evening out with peers to participate in Kid’s while you as parents and Night Out, presented by guardians have a break to Southeast Ohio Youth enjoy your own evening Mentoring (SEOYM) out or just time to yourand Athens-Meigs Eduself. cation Service Center The events are held (AMESC). on community propThe program will take erty and are supervised place on Saturday, April by SEOYM staff and 23 and May 21 at Mulberry Community Center, AMESC staff. Those monitoring the event 260 Mulberry Avenue, Staff Report AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. 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Forms can be obtained by calling the Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring Office at 740-797-0037, contacting the SEOYM Meigs County Program Coordinator at 765-6212602 or sending an email to coordinator@seoyouthmentoring.org. If you have any questions, please contact Carrie Cheek-Calaway at Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring at 740-7970037 or by cell phone at 765-621-2602. Information provided by SEOYM. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, April 21, 2022 OBITUARY Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS TIMOTHY ALAN LEACH Timothy Alan Leach passed away at Riverside Hospital on April 4, 2022. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday April 23. 2022 at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Victory Church (1559 Roxbury Rd. Columbus, OH 43212). For the full obit, please visit www. johnquint.com DEATH NOTICE TEST MASON, W.Va. — Roy Eugene Test, 89, of Mason, W.Va., died Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home, following an extended illness. A time of gathering will be held from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason. He will be laid to rest beside his wife in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mason, at a later date. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Thursday, April 21 MIDDLEPORT — Meigs County retired teachers will meet at noon for luncheon at Blakeslee center in Middleport. Come in from Pearl Street; parking in rear. Friday, April 22 POMEROY — Inspirational Book Club is at 10:30 a.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Read and discuss titles from the library’s Inspirational Fiction collection. MIDDLEPORT — The free community dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center will begin service at 5 p.m. Meals will be served inside beginning this month. The menu includes cream baked chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll and dessert. All are welcome. Saturday, April 23 POMEROY — A pancake breakfast sponsored by the Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club will be at the Mulberry Community Center from 8-11 a.m. The public is invited. MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a fish fry. Serving begins at 11 a.m. Monday, April 25 RACINE — A Red Cross Blood Drive will be at Southern High School from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org (enter SouthernLocalHS) to schedule an appointment. CHESTER — The monthly meeting of the Meigs County Ikes Club will be held at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Sugar Run Road. MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission will have a public meeting at 9 a.m. at 97 N. Second Ave., Suite 2, in Middleport. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Library Board will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Tuesday, April 26 POMEROY — Backyard Poultry Class: Part 2 “Caring for Your New Flock” is at the Pomeroy Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at noon at the district office. Friday, April 29 RIO GRANDE — The Southwest Elementary Retired Staff Dinner will be at Bob Evans, Rio Grande, at noon. Saturday, April 30 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum will have a Grand Opening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station on 918 Third Ave. Public is welcome. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. 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POMEROY — A book sale at the Pomeroy Library will be on Wednesday, May 4 from 5-7 p.m.; Thursday, May 5 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; and Friday, May 6 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. MIDDLEPORT — The Riverbend Arts Council will be celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 23 at 290 North Second Ave. beginning at 9 a.m. There will be OHIO VALLEY — The Stewarta coffee hour, plant exchange and Johnson Veterans of Foreign Wars guest speakers including Jenny Post 9926 will be awarding up to Ridenour of the Meigs Soil and five tuition scholarships of $1,000 Water Conservation District and each to qualifying area college stuRandy Houdashelt. dents 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 ATHENS — OhioMeansJobs first consideration for these scholwill host its 18th Annual Job Fair arships, but other veterans and on April 27 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Athens Community Center, their families might also be considered. Applications can be picked 710 E. State Street. The event is free to the public and participants up at the V.F.W. Post in Mason. Completed forms must be received should bring a resume and be by the V.F.W. Post no later than ready to be interviewed. Over 70 May 11. Late applications will not local employers, education and training opportunities are expect- be considered. Scholarships must be utilized by Dec. 1. For addied at the fair. Resume and intertional information, contact school view preparations are available at Athens, Meigs and Perry centers. guidance counselors or Robert Caruthers, Quartermaster Post 9926, at 304-812-5905 or 740-4165262. Library book sale Earth Day celebration VFW scholarships Job fair Morning Star UMC yard sale RACINE — The Morning Star United Methodist Church will be holding a yard sale on April 29-30 beginning at 9 a.m. both days. Pomeroy Alumni scholarships POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Alumni Association will be awarding scholarships again this year to graduating seniors who are either a grandchild or great-grandchild of a MIDDLEPORT — Scholarship Pomeroy alumni. Applicants need applications are now available for to send an official transcript of six different scholarships for high grades, a current photo and list the activities they have been school seniors who are children involved in during their high or grandchildren of Middleport school years. In addition, they High School Alumni. The guidneed to state where they plan to ance counselors at Meigs, Eastattend college, course of study, ern, Southern and Wahama high schools now have the applications parents’ names and the names’ of the grandparents who are Pomeavailable. The deadline for appliroy Alumni. The scholarships are cations to be returned is May 2. based on academics. Applications For more information about the criteria and to obtain applications, are to be sent to the Pomeroy please email or call the scholarship Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, OH 45769 and are to trustees below: mblake1967@ be received no later than May 13, yahoo.com; jecrooks@sudden2022. link.net; clhglh@suddenlik.net; Middleport Alumni scholarships Elks Scholarships GALLIPOLIS — the Gallipolis Elks Lodge #107 scholarships are now available for graduating high school seniors from Gallia and Meigs counties and Mason County, W.Va. Applications are available in guidance counselor offices at area high schools. Awards will be based on the applicant’s financial need, scholastic achievements and leadership qualities. Deadline to return the application to the Elks Lodge is July 5. Applications can be mailed to Past Exalted Ruler’s Association, Gallipolis Elks Lodge #017, 408 Second Avenue, P.O. Box 303, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Storytime at the library MEIGS COUNTY — Story Time is held at each Meigs Library location weekly. Bring preschoolers for stories and crafts. Mondays at 1 p.m. at Racine Library; Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at Eastern Library; Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Pomeroy Library; and Thursdays at 1 p.m. at Middleport Library. Needlework Network POMEROY — Join the Needlework Network on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Riverview Room at the Pomeroy Library. Socialize and craft with experienced fabric artists. Bring your work in progress to share. Beginners welcome. Road closures MEIGS COUNTY — A culvert replacement project begins on April 4 on SR 681, between Devenny Road (Township Road 258) and Bentz Cemetery Road (Township Road 158). The road will be closed from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: April 22. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project is taking place on County Road 163, between Rocksprings Road and Hemlock Grove Road. The road is closed. The detour is Rocksprings Road to U.S. 33 west to SR 681 east to Hemlock Grove Road. Estimated completion: May 6. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press court sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012. (Morsi collapsed and died during trial on espionage charges in June 2019.) Today’s highlight in history In 2016, Prince, one of the most On April 21, 1975, with inventive and influential musiCommunist forces closing in, cians of modern times, was found South Vietnamese President dead at his home in suburban Nguyen Van Thieu resigned after Minneapolis; he was 57. nearly 10 years in office and fled In 2018, Barbara Bush was the country. remembered as the “first lady of the Greatest Generation” during On this date a funeral in Houston attended by In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for free- four former U.S. presidents and dom of worship for all Christians, hundreds of others. Actor Verne Troyer, best known for his role as was passed by the Maryland “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” assembly. movies, died in Los Angeles at the In 1836, an army of Texans age of 49; a coroner later ruled led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring that the death was suicide by alcohol intoxication. Texas independence. In 2020, researchers reported In 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known that a malaria drug that had been widely touted by President Donald as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Trump for treating the coronavirus Connecticut, at age 74. showed no benefit in large study of In 1926, Britain’s Queen its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, London; she was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, Ten years ago: who later became King George VI Charles W. “Chuck” Colson, and the Queen Mother. 80, described as the “evil genius” In 1930, fire broke out of the Nixon administration who inside the overcrowded Ohio served seven months in prison for Penitentiary in Columbus, killing a Watergate-related conviction, 332 inmates. then spent the next 35 years minIn 1976, clinical trials of istering to prison inmates, died in the swine flu vaccine began in northern Virginia. Phil Humber Washington, D.C. threw the first perfect game in In 1980, Rosie Ruiz was the first the majors in almost two years, woman to cross the finish line at leading the Chicago White Sox the Boston Marathon; however, to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle she was later exposed as a fraud. Mariners. (Canadian Jacqueline Gareau was named the actual winner of the Five years ago: women’s race.) A San Francisco power outage In 1998, astronomers blamed on the massive failure of a announced in Washington that circuit breaker that sparked a fire they had discovered possible signs at a power substation stranded of a new family of planets orbiting people in elevators and left tens of a star 220 light-years away, the thousands in the dark. clearest evidence to date of worlds forming beyond our solar system. One year ago: In 2015, an Egyptian criminal A Black man, Andrew Brown Today is Thursday, April 21, the 111th day of 2022. There are 254 days left in the year. Jr., was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina while they were serving drug-related warrants at his home in Elizabeth City. (A prosecutor cleared the deputies, saying they were justified because Brown had struck a deputy with his car while ignoring commands to show his hands and get out of the vehicle.) President Joe Biden announced new employer tax credits and other steps to encourage people who were reluctant to be inoculated to get the COVID-19 vaccine. An Indonesian submarine with 53 crew members aboard disappeared after its last reported dive off the resort island of Bali; officials later concluded that the sub sank and broke apart, killing all those on board. Today’s birthdays: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is 96. Actor-comedian-writer Elaine May is 90. Anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean is 83. Singer-musician Iggy Pop is 75. Actor Patti LuPone is 73. Actor Tony Danza is 71. Actor James Morrison is 68. Actor Andie MacDowell is 64. Rock singer Robert Smith (The Cure) is 63. Rock musician Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) is 63. Actordirector John Cameron Mitchell is 59. Rapper Michael Franti (Spearhead) is 56. Actor Leslie Silva is 54. Actor Toby Stephens is 53. Rock singer-musician Glen Hansard (The Frames) is 52. Actor Rob Riggle is 52. Comedian Nicole Sullivan is 52. Football player-turned-actor Brian White is 49. Olympic gold medal pairs figure skater Jamie Sale (sahLAY’) is 45. Rock musician Dave Brenner (Theory of a Deadman) is 44. Actor James McAvoy is 43. Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo is 42. . Actor Gugu MbathaRaw is 39. Actor Christoph Sanders is 34. Actor Frank Dillane is 31. Rock singer Sydney Sierota (Echosmith) is 25. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, April 21, 2022 3 Netflix targets password sharing as shares plunge SAN FRANCISCO — A sharp drop in subscribers sent Netflix shares into freefall Wednesday, forcing the company to consider experimenting with ads and -- hold onto your remote -- cracking down on millions of freeloaders who use passwords shared by friends or family. Looming changes announced late Tuesday are designed to help Netflix regain momentum lost over the past year. Pandemic-driven lockdowns that drove bingewatching have lifted, while deep-pocketed rivals such as Apple and Walt Disney have begun to chip away at its vast audience with their own streaming services. Netflix’s customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers during the January-March quarter, the first contraction the streaming service has seen since it became available throughout most of the world other than China six years ago. The drop stemmed in part from Netflix’s decision to withdraw from Russia to protest the war against Ukraine, resulting in a loss of 700,000 subscribers. Netflix projected a loss of another 2 million subscribers in the current April-June quarter. The steep erosion, which follows a year of progressively slower growth, has given Netflix investors major jitters. The company’s stock was down as much as 37% midday Wednesday. If the stock closes at this level, the selloff will have wiped out nearly two-thirds of Netflix’s market value since the end of last year, erasing $170 billion in shareholder wealth in less than four months. The impact on current Netflix customers won’t be clear for some time. To David Lewis in Norwalk, Connecticut, it’s doesn’t seem like a big deal. Lewis shares a premium plan with his three adult children and some of their friends and says they will keep it, even if they have to cut off the friends and each pay for their own accounts. “We would keep Netflix and pay for the four in our family, even if it was more,” he said. “We love the service and what it offers.” The Los Gatos, California, company estimated that about 100 million households worldwide are watching its service for free by using the account of a friend or another family member, including 30 million in the U.S. and Canada. “Those are over 100 million households already are choosing to view Netflix,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said. “We’ve just got to get paid at some degree for them.” To prod more people to pay for their own accounts, Netflix indi- cated it will expand a trial program it has been running in three Latin American countries — Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. In these locations, subscribers can extend service to another household for a discounted price. In Costa Rica, for instance, Netflix plan prices range from $9 to $15 a month, but subscribers can openly share their service with another household for $3. Netflix offered no additional information about how a cheaper ad-supported service tier would work or how much it would cost. Another rival, Hulu, has long offered an adsupported tier. While Netflix clearly believes these changes will help it build upon its current 221.6 million worldwide subscribers, the moves also risk alienating customers to the point they cancel. Netflix was previously stung by a customer backlash in 2011 when it unveiled plans to begin charging for its then-nascent streaming service, which had been bundled for free with its traditional DVD-by-mail service before its international expansion. In the months after that change, Netflix lost 800,000 subscribers, prompting an apology from Hastings for botching the execution of the spin-off. Tuesday’s announcement was a sobering comedown for a company that was buoyed two years ago when millions of consumers corralled at home were desperately seeking diversions — a void Netflix was happy to fill. Netflix added 36 million subscribers during 2020, by far the largest annual growth since its video streaming service’s debut in 2007. But Hastings now believes those outsized gains may have blinded management. “COVID created a lot of noise on how to read the situation,” he said in a video conference Tuesday. Netflix began heading in a new direction last year when its service added video games at no additional charge in an attempt to give people another reason to subscribe. Escalating inflation over the past year has also squeezed household budgets, leading more consumers to rein in their spending on discretionary items. Despite that pressure, Netflix recently raised prices in the U.S., where it has its greatest household penetration — and where it’s had the most trouble finding more subscribers. In the most recent quarter, Netflix lost 640,000 subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, prompting management to point out that most of its future growth will come in international markets. Netflix ended March with 74.6 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. AP/SDS Monorail tracks and concrete pilings lead into a contemporary hotel under construction at Walt Disney World in 1971 in Orlando, Florida. The agreement that allowed Disney to form its own government is under attack by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the company’s opposition to what critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Years of Disney, Florida relations at risk By Mike Schneider and Curt Anderson Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The idea was presented to Florida lawmakers in a movie house outside Orlando 55 years ago, with Walt Disney, who had died less than two months earlier, helping make the pitch from the screen: Let Disney form its own government and in exchange it would create a futuristic city of tomorrow. That city never materialized, but Walt Disney World became an economic juggernaut with four theme parks and two dozen hotels, while its government retained unprecedented powers in deciding what and how to build, issuing bonds and holding the ability to build its own nuclear plant if it wanted. Now, five decades later, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking lawmakers to end Disney’s government in a move that jeopardizes the symbiotic relationship between the state and company. The high-profile attack by a politician from a GOP party that has historically championed its ties to business follows the company’s opposition to what critics have dubbed the “ Don’t Say Gay “ law barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Republican Rep. Randy Fine, sponsor of the bill to scrap the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as the Disney government entity is known, said it is time for a change. “You kick the hornet’s nest, things come up. And I will say this: You got me on one thing — this bill does target one company. It targets the Walt Disney Co.,” Fine said. “You want to know why? Because they are the only company in the state that has ever been granted the right to govern themselves.” In an email fundraising pitch Wednesday, DeSantis, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, put it this way: “Disney has gotten away with special deals from the state of Florida for way too long. It took a look under the hood to see what Disney has become to truly understand their inappropriate influence,” the governor’s email said. “If Disney wants to pick a fight, they chose OH-70279354 AP Technology Writer OH-70282362 By Michael Liedtke the wrong guy,” the email added. Disney, based in Burbank, California, had more than $67 billion in revenue in 2021 and has declined comment on the Florida legislation, which passed the state Senate on Wednesday and is being considered by the House in a special session of the Republican-dominated Legislature. The effective date of the measure would be June 2023, leaving time to develop a compromise short of completely abolishing the district. Before Reedy Creek became Disney’s government, it was a drainage district created to help manage the 27,000 acres (10,926 hectares) that the company secretly acquired parcel by parcel in the mid-1960s. At first, news accounts speculated that “a new and large industrial com- plex” might be coming to the area. Some reports linked it to the Kennedy Space Center about an hour’s drive away in Cape Canaveral. Finally, on Oct. 21, 1965, the Orlando Sentinel broke a story with this headline: “We Say: ‘Mystery Industry’ is Disney.’” A few days later, thenGov. Haydon Burns confirmed the Disney plan, saying it would be “the greatest attraction in the history of Florida.” That would prove true over the decades as metro Orlando became the most visited destination in the U.S., attracting 75 million tourists annually before the pandemic. The metro area, which added Universal and SeaWorld theme park resorts, grew from 305,000 residents in 1970, the year before Disney World opened, to almost 2.7 million residents last year. �COMICS Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70280590 4 Thursday, April 21, 2022 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 � � � � � 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� %\�'DYH�*UHHQ �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, April 21, 2022 5 Bears take 2 from RedStorm By Randy Payton Game one was an extra inning affair which extended to nine innings, while the nightcap was stopped after RIO GRANDE, Ohio — There’s an oft-used adage that six innings due to darkness. Shawnee State finished the says “somedays you get the day at 17-24 with the sweep. bear and somedays the bear Rio Grande, which was gets you.” Unfortunately, for the Uni- playing its final home games versity of Rio Grande baseball of the season, slipped to 21-28 with the two losses. team it was the latter once Game one was a back-andthe dust had settled on Tuesday’s non-conference double- forth affair which finally header against Shawnee State ended when the Bears took the lead for good in the top of University. the ninth inning. The visiting Bears scored Jacob Kline reached on a in their final at bat in both ends of the twin bill, posting one-out single, moved to second on a wild pitch and came wins of 7-6 and 5-4 to sweep all the way around to score the host RedStorm at chilly when Damion Coleman’s twoBob Evans Field. For Ohio Valley Publishing Courtesy | Justyce Stout Rio Grande’s Trey White fires a pitch plateward during Tuesday’s game two loss to Shawnee State at Bob Evans Field. The Bears swept the RedStorm by scores of 7-6 in nine innings and 5-4 in six innings. out grounder to second base was errored. Rio Grande got a leadoff single from sophomore Trey Carter (Wheelersburg, OH) in the bottom of the ninth, but freshman Brady Conley (Westerville, OH) followed with a strikeout and junior Clayton Surrell (Carroll, OH) bounced into a game-ending double-play. The loss came after the RedStorm had erased a trio of deficits, including 6-5 in the eighth inning. An RBI single by sophomore Darius Jordan (Minford, OH) sent the game to the ninth. See REDSTORM | 6 Watson’s legal woes far from over as he reports to Browns By Juan A. Lozano Associated Press HOUSTON — While Deshaun Watson’s NFL career has resumed with the Cleveland Browns after grand juries declined to indict him on any criminal charges over sexual misconduct allegations, his legal problems remain far from over. Lawsuits filed in Houston by 22 women who have accused him of sexual assault and harassment remain unresolved, with no trial date set. Watson has denied any wrongdoing, saying last month he has “never assaulted, disrespected or harassed any woman in my life.” Tony Buzbee, the attorney for the 22 women, said while his clients have been disheartened that Watson is able to participate in NFL activities amid his legal troubles, the attorney is focused on collecting evidence, including depositions of the quarterback, in anticipation of going to trial in civil court. Watson “All this other stuff surrounding is just a bunch of noise because my singular focus is preparing the cases to be tried and I intend to win them,” Buzbee said. But Rusty Hardin, Watson’s attorney, said it would be “ludicrous” for Watson to not be allowed to resume playing when criminal charges were declined by two grand juries and the civil cases are still going through the normal legal channels. “What they want is for him to be punished without process and to be unemployed without process and that’s crazy,” Hardin said. The women allege in their lawsuits that Watson exposed himself, touched them with his penis or kissed them against their will during massage appointments. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex. Two separate Texas grand juries last month declined to indict Watson on criminal complaints stemming from the allegations. David Ring, a California-based attorney not connected to the lawsuits and who has represented victims of sexual assault, said while it was a “big victory” for Watson that he wasn’t indicted, negative information from the lawsuits could still be made public that might impact his eligibility to play and whether NFL fans fully embrace him. “I think there’s a large segment of the NFL fan base out there that’s still very interested in the outcome of the civil cases and again the more information that comes out about him, the more damaging it could be,” said Ring. Watson was set to be deposed for about 50 hours and Buzbee said he still has another 30 hours to go. Watson’s depositions, which are being done on separate days, could stretch into the summer. See WATSON | 6 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, April 21 Baseball Point Pleasant at Wahama, 4:30 Oak Hill at River Valley, 5 p.m. Hannan at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Softball Oak Hill at River Valley, 5 p.m. Ashland at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Fairview at Hannan, 5:30 Ravenswood at Wahama, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at St. Marys, 5:30 Tennis Gallia Academy at Ironton, 5 p.m. Paul Vernon | AP file Defensive tackle Haskell Garrett, right, runs a drill during Ohio State football pro day March 23 in Columbus, Ohio. Josh Paschal and Garrett count themselves among the lucky ones. They understand only a tiny fraction of football players get a chance to play in the NFL, and even fewer overcome frightening experiences like theirs to become legitimate draft prospects. Life-changing experiences fuel Garrett, Paschal By Michael Marot recruit from metro Washington played in all 13 games as a freshman and made his first career start INDIANAPOLIS — Josh Paschal and Haskell in Kentucky’s bowl game. Garrett count themselves He spent the offseason lifting weights, studying among the lucky ones. film, getting into the best They understand only a tiny fraction of football shape of his life and dealing with a strange, lingerplayers get a chance to play in the NFL, and even ing pain on the bottom of his foot. He thought it fewer overcome frightwas blister. Instead, the ening experiences like 18-year-old was told he theirs to become legitihad cancer. mate draft prospects. “I just had to keep Yet here they are, going harder and harder days away from making every day to get back on their dream careers a the field and to the game reality — careers that I love,” Paschal wrote for seemed so impossibly the American Academy distant in 2018 when of Dermatology. “There Paschal was undergoing monthly immunotherapy was never any doubt in my mind I wasn’t going treatments for cancer in to play, because I was his right foot, or when Garrett was hospitalized going to do everything in my power for me to come in 2020 after being shot back and play with my in the face. The two surbrothers.” vivors were simply too His path was filled with persistent to let anything, struggles. even life itself, derail Paschal needed three their plans. surgeries in addition to “Being able to recover the monthly treatments. from that, it took a lot,” He’s still getting sixPaschal said in March at the league’s annual scout- month checkups today. He also found a partner ing combine, describing in the battle — Wildcats how he relied on his offensive line coach John religious faith for help. Schlarman, a football “There was a lot of alum who was diagnosed wisdom in those trials. with a rare form of cancer It made me appreciate this (sport and life) even the same day Paschal received his news. more. I’m beyond thankTogether, they fought. ful to be here.” Paschal returned to the When the sophomore defensive end first heard field in November 2018, played three games and the jarring diagnosis, redshirted. Eventually, he malignant melanoma became the first Kentucky in August 2018, he was understandably shocked. player elected captain three times and now The highly-touted AP Sports Writer some expect the 6-foot3, 278-pound defensive end to be a second-round pick. “He is a solider. I give all my credit to that dude,” college teammate MarQuan McCall said at the combine. “He’s been through a lot. To see him at the combine, healthy, it’s a blessing. That’s my brother. That’s one of the guys I’m close with.” Schlarman continued working, too. He didn’t miss a game until October 2020 and rarely missed practices while receiving his own treatments. Then in November 2020, the 45-year-old Schlarman died. It hit everyone hard. “Coach Schlarman came to practice every day and hyped everyone up,” Paschal said. “He was the energy on the team. His legacy will never go away.” Roughly 200 miles northeast of Lexington, Kentucky, another remarkable tale played out. On Aug. 30, 2020, Garrett was walking near the Ohio State campus when he saw a man and woman arguing. As Garrett tells it, the man started to get aggressive so the Buckeyes 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive tackle intervened. That’s when the man drew a gun and shot Garrett in the cheek. Garrett walked to his apartment, called 911 and eventually needed mul- tiple surgeries to repair holes in both cheeks, his tongue and a bone graft in his mouth. The Vermont native also lost five teeth and lived primarily on a liquid diet until he doctors inserted dental implants. While the injuries were not life-threatening, those two nights in the hospital helped Garrett realize how fortunate he was — and what he might have done differently. It’s a story and an answer he has recounted many times throughout the draft process. “As an athlete, you see things and you want to help out,” he said. “But sometimes it’s better to call the proper authorities and not take the approach you have to be hands on. Sometimes there are consequences to being hands on.” On the field, though, Garrett excelled. He made it back for Ohio State’s delayed season opener in October and played in all eight games of the COVID19 pandemic shortened season. In fact, Garrett posted the best numbers of his career — though he was even better in 2021 after taking advantage of the NCAA’s extra year of eligibility. Some believe he’ll go in the third round. But the shooting wasn’t his first scrape with a tough situation. When See FUEL | 6 �SPORTS 6 Thursday, April 21, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing DIAMOND ROUNDUP Blue Devils blank Chesapeake, 10-0 By Colton Jeffries cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com Gregory Bull | AP Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson, left, tags out San Diego Padres’ Luke Voit, trying to score from first off a double by Jurickson Profar during the first inning Tuesday in San Diego. Reds catcher Stephenson placed on 7-day concussion list SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson was placed on the seven-day concussion list a day after a home plate collision with Luke Voit of the San Diego Padres. Mark Kolozsvary was recalled from the taxi squad to take Stephenson’s roster spot. Aramis Garcia started at catcher in Wednesday’s series finale. Stephenson was knocked out of Tuesday night’s game after a first-inning collision. Voit slammed into Stephenson’s head as he slid into the plate while trying to score from first on Jurickson Profar’s double. Stephenson held onto the ball for the out but was on the ground for several minutes. He was able to walk to the dugout. Stephenson became the 13th Reds player placed on the injured list. Leadoff hitter and second baseman Jonathan India was placed on the IL on Tuesday. Outfielder Tyler Naquin and infielder Mike Moustakas were placed on the IL earlier in the series. Browns not willing to make Mayfield’s messy situation worse By Tom Withers him with the first pick in 2018. And while he set passing records as a rookie and led the BEREA, Ohio — Browns to the playoffs Already at odds with in 2020 to end a long Baker Mayfield, the drought, his stay was Cleveland Browns are choosing not to get into marked by inconsistent a public fight with him. play and unnecessary drama. No longer part of Mayfield played most Cleveland’s future, Mayfield is not participating of last season with a in the team’s voluntary shoulder injury that required offseason offseason program as surgery. While he was the team tries to work out a trade to get rid of recovering, the Browns said their expectation the 2018 No. 1 overall was to bring him back draft pick. On Wednesday, coach as their starter before they decided to pursue Kevin Stefanski was reluctant to address the Watson, who has been accused of sexual mispolarizing QB at all. conduct by two dozen “I’d tell you that’s a female massage theraunique situation,” Stefanski said of Mayfield, pists in Texas. Cleveland sent six who was pushed aside draft picks, including by the team’s acquisithree first-rounders, to tion of three-time Pro Houston for Watson Bowler Deshaun Watson. “It’s fluid and we’ll and then signed him to a fully guaranteed just continue to work through it as we go each five-year, $230 million contract. day.” Mayfield felt betrayed The fact that the by the Browns and said Browns are barely on a podcast last week acknowledging Maythat the team wasn’t field underscores his honest with him about stunning fall with the their plans and he felt team. “disrespected, 100%.” Cleveland selected AP Sports Writer Northern Gallia Alumni Banquet Vinton, Bidwell, North Gallia, River Valley High Schools $18.00 Per Person Saturday May 28th 2022 5:00 P.M. Registration/Social Hour Field Of Hope Campus Formerly North Gallia High School Gymnasium 6:30 P.M. Dinner & Program Send Reservations by May 20th: Diane (Russell) Arthur 158 Shively Rd. Vinton, Ohio 45686 Make checks payable to: Vinton Area Alumni Association No Phone Reservations OH-70282331 CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy baseball team notched a 10-0 win against the Chesapeake Panthers at home Tuesday evening in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup. The Blue Devils (6-3, 4-1 OVC) got on the board early, getting three runs in the bottom of the first inning. This started a trend which saw the Blue and White score three runs in three of five innings played. After another such inning in the second, the home team scored an additional run in the third inning. Following a scoreless fourth inning, the Blue Devils capped off Tuesday’s ballgame with another 3-run inning in the fifth to trigger the mercy rule. On the other side, the Panthers (0-4, 0-4) couldn’t get much done against the Gallia defense. The Blue Devils outhit their opponents 5-2. Leading the Blue and White in hits was Beau Johnson with two. Rounding out the Gallia Academy hitting were Maddux Camden, Mason Smith and Dalton Mershon. Camden led in runs with three while Johnson led in RBIs with two. Getting the win on the mound for the Blue Devils was Camden, who allowed two hits, no runs and no walks while striking out five in five innings pitched. © 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100 Haskins apparently ran out of gas before being hit By Terry Spencer Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The wife of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins called Florida 911 dispatchers shortly after he was fatally struck by a dump truck earlier this month, saying his car had run out of gas and she was worried because he wasn’t answering the phone, according to recordings released Wednesday. Kalabrya Haskins, who was calling from Pittsburgh and unaware of the accident, told a Florida Highway Patrol dispatcher on April 9 that her 24-year-old husband had called from near Fort Lauderdale to say he was walking to get gas and would call her back. When the former Ohio State star didn’t, she told the dispatcher she tried to call him but he wasn’t answering. “I just want somebody to go in the area and see if his car is there and if he’s OK and if anything happened to him,” she said, her voice breaking. “It’s not like him” to not call back, she said. The highway patrol had already received numerous panicked calls RedStorm From page 5 Conley finished 2-for4 with two RBI, Jordan went 2-for-4 with a double and Surrell drove in a pair of runs. Sophomore Lane Mettler (Bainbridge, OH), the last of four Rio pitchers, took the loss. He allowed three hits and two runs over two innings. Seth Pluta allowed Watson From page 5 Buzbee and Hardin have different views of how Watson’s depositions have gone so far. Buzbee said that in the depositions, Watson has offered no reasons for why he contacted people on Instagram for massages and didn’t use professional services offered by the Houston Texans, his former team. “He literally has no explanation as to why he Fred Squillante | The Columbus Dispatch via AP Mary Ellen Curzon-Price of Columbus mourns the loss of former Ohio State football player and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr., at a memorial April 10 at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. Haskins, 24, was killed early morning April 3 when he was hit by a dump truck while he was walking on Interstate 595 in South Florida. Mary’s husband, Gary Price, and son, Ian Moses, 28, are graduates of Ohio State. Her son, Brett Price, 22, is currently a junior at the college. about the accident that happened about dawn on Interstate 595 near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. But the dispatcher did not appear to know yet that paramedics had arrived and found Haskins dead. He had been in South Florida training with Steelers teammates. “I don’t want you to panic, but I am going to be honest with you,” the dispatcher told Kalabrya Haskins. “We do have an incident on the highway, but I can’t confirm if that’s your husband or not.” The dispatcher then told her to “hang tight” while she tried to get more information. While on hold, Kalabrya Haskins starts crying and praying, but her words were mostly unintelligible. “Please Lord, please Lord,” she said. The dispatcher then comes back on the call. She told Kalabrya Haskins to stay by her phone and someone would call her. The accident report released Wednesday says witnesses told investigators Haskins was trying to cross the highway when he went into the path of the dump truck. The truck knocked him into the path of a car, which also struck him. Haskins starred at Ohio State in 2018, setting several school passing records and being named the MVP in both the Big Ten Championship game and in the Buckeyes’ Rose Bowl win over the Washington Huskies. one hit and one run over four innings to get the win for Shawnee State, while Michael VanZandt pitched the ninth inning for his fourth save. Kline finished 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI for the Bears, while Tanner Lund had a double. In game two, Rio Grande overcame a 3-0 first inning deficit with a second inning run and three third inning markers, but the Bears rallied to tie the game in the fifth inning and pushed across the go-ahead run with darkness falling in the top of the sixth. Kline homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead SSU, while Roberto Bavis went 2-for-3 with a double and a run batted in. Garrett Goodwin tossed three innings of one-hit, shutout relief to get the win for the Bears. Sophomore Victor Tyo (Grove City, OH) took the loss for Rio after surrendering two hits, two walks and a run in one inning. Freshman Braeden Gaul (Huntington, WV) had a double, while Surrell and freshman Alex Scoular (Whitby, Ontario, Canada) drove in runs. Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Friday when it travels to Pittsburgh, Pa. to battle River States Conference leader Point Park University. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director for the University of Rio Grande. went about his business this way,” Buzbee said. Hardin said he is concerned the depositions are only being done so that certain information that’s seen as damaging can be made public and create pressure to get Watson to settle the cases. “At the end of the day, they don’t shed much light on anything,” Hardin said of Watson’s depositions by Buzbee. No civil trials were set to happen during the upcoming NFL season as both sides last month agreed to not schedule any trials between Aug. 1 and March 1. Buzbee said he tried to have the first civil trial in July but Watson’s attorneys weren’t interested. Hardin said there were some discussions about a possible July trial for one or two of the lawsuits but issues related to scheduling among the lawyers and the judge haven’t been resolved. Ring said he expects that as the ongoing discovery process in the case, in which deposi- tions, documents and other evidence is gathered, winds down, “serious settlement talks” will likely start. He said 95% of civil lawsuits end up being settled before trial. “The odds are it’s going to be a settlement at some point,” Ring said. Buzbee said he’s still planning on having a separate trial for each of the 22 lawsuits. Hardin said there are no current settlement conversations, but added “a trial is not going to go well for” Buzbee. man in this world.” Now after all the trials and tribulations, all the twists and turns, Paschal and Garrett are happy, healthy and hopeful as they wait to see when and where they’ll incredible journeys take them next. “When I first came back (in 2018), that first practice was my low point. That’s when I realized I was way further than I thought from where I wanted to be,” Paschal said. “It took those 4 1/2 years of work. I’m blessed to be in this position and I’m seeing the fruit of my hard work.” recruit. All of it has helped the 23-year-old Haskell keep life in perspective. From page 5 “Without the adversity, I’m not who I am today,” Garettt’s father died he said. “It really fuels from stomach cancer, the teenager moved from and drives me, and going Vermont to Hawaii to Las through that has made Vegas where he became a me a better person, a better teammate and a better star player and a prized Fuel �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, April 21, 2022 7 Climate change, big ag combine to threaten insects By Seth Borenstein ples of 18,000 different species of insects says it’s not just those two threats acting on their own. It’s Climate change and how habitat loss and habitat loss from big climate change interact agriculture are combinthat really smashes bug ing to swat down global populations. insect populations, with In about half the cases each problem making the other worse, a new study where numbers of insects had plummeted, researchfinds. ers found climate change While insects may and habitat loss from bug people at times, agriculture magnifying they also are key in poleach other. In more than linating plants to feed people, making soil more a quarter of the cases of biodiversity loss, meaning fertile and they include fewer species, the same beautiful butterflies dynamic was at work. and fireflies. Scientists “We know insects are have noticed a dramatic under threat. We’re now drop both in total bug numbers and diversity of getting a much bigger handle on what they are insect species, calling it threatened by and how a slow-motion death by much,” said study author 1,000 cuts. Those cuts Charlotte Outhwaite, an include pesticides and ecologist at the Univerlight pollution. sity College of London. Big single-crop agri“In this case, the culture that leaves less habitat and leafy food for habitat loss and climate bugs plus higher tempera- change can often be tures from climate change worse than if they were acting on their own, as are huge problems for one can make the impact insects, but a new study of the other worse and in the journal Nature vice versa,” Outhwaite Wednesday based on said. “We’re missing part more than 750,000 sam- AP Science Writer (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN them we would have a lot less cocoa.” The same can be said about bees, which are having a hard time with warming from climate change and single-crop farming, Outhwaite said. Insect pollinators are responsible for about one-third of the human diet, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And 2 out of 5 species of invertebrate pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, are on the path toward extinction, a 2016 United Nations science report said. What makes this study Darko Vojinovic | AP important is that it’s A study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday says habitat loss from big agriculture and the first to link climate climate change are combining to threaten the world’s insects. change and industrialized agriculture together in explaining harm to That’s hard on insects cooler climates can run of the picture if we are insects, said University like the pesky midge. into problems with lack only looking at these of Connecticut entomolo“Cocoa is pollinated of proper habitat from things individually.” primarily by midges and gist David Wagner, who large farms. For example, monopeople don’t like midges. wasn’t part of the study. 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Rather cloudy tonight. High 64° / Low 50° 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. Wed. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 2.22 2.47 16.19 13.10 SUN & MOON Today 6:44 a.m. 8:11 p.m. 1:13 a.m. 10:22 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last New Apr 23 Apr 30 First Full May 8 May 16 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 4:36a Fri. 5:43a Sat. 6:45a Sun. 7:41a Mon. 8:30a Tue. 9:14a Wed. 9:54a Minor 10:52a 11:58a 12:36a 1:28a 2:18a 3:02a 3:43a Major 5:08p 6:14p 7:14p 8:08p 8:56p 9:37p 10:16p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Minor 11:23p ---1:00p 1:55p 2:43p 3:26p 4:05p WEATHER HISTORY Several hundred people died when flooding reached the Mississippi Delta in Louisiana on April 21, 1927. The flood forced 500,000 residents from their homes. Adelphi 63/44 Moderate High Very High 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. Wed. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Level 13.00 21.11 23.90 12.92 13.01 26.71 12.25 28.59 35.29 12.22 26.50 35.10 25.90 24-hr. Chg. +0.50 +1.36 +0.64 -0.43 -0.06 +0.28 -0.23 +1.15 +0.29 -0.54 +2.50 +0.27 +2.23 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Do you favor or oppose a mask mandate for ____ ? Neither Favor 24% 24 27 23 28 Results based on interviews with 1,085 U.S. adults conducted April 14–18. The margin of error is ±3.9 percentage points for the full sample. Source: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Florida, can’t wait to fly mask-free the next time she travels next month. “I really wish I was on a plane when they made that announcement,” said Lee, 47. “I would have been dancing up and down the aisle.” The continued support among Americans overall for mandating masks on transportation comes even as worries about COVID-19 are among their lowest points of the past two years. Just 20% now say they’re very or extremely worried that they or a family member will be infected. That’s down slightly since 25% said the same just a month ago and from 36% in December and January as the omicron variant was raging. Another 33% now say they are somewhat worried, while 48% say they’re not worried at all. Count Betty Harp, of Leitchfield, Kentucky, as among the “very worried” and not because she’s turning 84 next month. She said she takes care of her large house and yard by herself, does a lot of canning and is in “fantastic health for my age.” But she’s lost a lot of friends and family to the virus, which has killed nearly 1 million people in the United States. “I know COVID is still here. It’s still around,” said Harp, who described herself as a Republicanleaning independent. “I think we should all be MONDAY wearing masks for a little while longer.” In another AP-NORC poll conducted last month, 44% of Americans still said they were often or always wearing face masks outside their homes, though that was down significantly from 65% who said that at the beginning of the year. The latest poll also shows about half of Americans favor requiring masks for workers who interact with the public, compared with about 3 in 10 opposed. Support is similar for requiring people at crowded public events such as concerts, sporting events and movies to wear masks. On these, too, there are significant partisan divides. Seventy-two percent of Democrats favor requiring people attending crowded public events to wear masks, while among Republicans, 25% are in favor and 49% are opposed. The numbers are similar for requiring masks for public-facing workers. Lee, who said she doesn’t “do politics,” wondered aloud why people are complaining about the judge’s ruling and said nobody is stopping anyone from wearing masks if they want to. “We all have our beliefs and obviously different views,” said Lee, who is unvaccinated. “Mine are definitely different from the people who are angry and upset.” TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 86° 60° 83° 46° 59° 37° 60° 35° Partly sunny and very warm Mostly cloudy and warm with a t-storm Cooler; a shower in the morning Variable clouds with showers around Marietta 62/45 Belpre 62/44 Athens 62/45 St. Marys 62/44 Parkersburg 64/46 Coolville 62/46 Elizabeth 63/45 Spencer 63/48 Buffalo 65/49 Milton 65/51 Ashland 64/51 Grayson 65/52 20% NATIONAL CITIES Ironton 64/51 St. Albans 66/52 Huntington 66/52 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 52/40 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s 10s San Francisco 0s 62/51 -0s -10s T-storms Los Angeles 67/55 Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Oppose People traveling on airplanes, 56% trains and public transit Workers who interact with the 49 public, such as at restaurants People attending crowded 49 public events Wilkesville 63/45 POMEROY Jackson 63/46 63/46 Ravenswood Rio Grande 64/45 64/49 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 63/48 GALLIPOLIS 64/50 64/47 64/48 South Shore Greenup 64/52 62/48 37 Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Portsmouth 63/48 A new AP-NORC poll finds Americans are somewhat more likely to support a mask mandate for people traveling on planes and public transit than for those at crowded events or for workers interacting with the public. Murray City 62/46 McArthur 62/46 Lucasville 63/48 Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 63/46 Very High Primary: hackberry/other Mold: 50 Partly sunny and warmer Logan 62/44 More than half in US support mask mandate on planes, public transit SUNDAY 85° 58° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 63/45 Pollen: 40 Low MOON PHASES SATURDAY Sun through high clouds and warmer 3 Primary: ascospores, other Fri. 6:42 a.m. 8:12 p.m. 2:15 a.m. 11:28 a.m. FRIDAY 73° 53° Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 64° 30° 71° 47° 89° in 1976 25° in 1926 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low cans favor requiring people on planes, trains and public transportation to wear masks, compared with 24% opposed and 20% who say they’re neither in favor nor opposed. Interviews for the poll were conducted Thursday to Monday, shortly before a federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. Airlines and airports immediately scrapped their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. The Transportation Security Administration stopped enforcing the mask requirement, and the Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it will not appeal the ruling unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines it’s still necessary. The poll shows a wide partisan divide on the issue. Among Democrats, 80% favor and just 5% oppose the requirement. Among Republicans, 45% are opposed compared with 33% in favor, with 22% saying neither. Vicki Pettus, who recently moved from Frankfort, Kentucky, to Clearwater, Florida, to be near her grandchildren, said she enjoys the view of Old Tampa Bay but doesn’t like the “very lackadaisical attitude” by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, about masking. She said she will continue to wear her mask to protect against the coronavirus, including around her 55-and-older home community and on the plane when she travels to Kentucky in a few weeks. “Especially in a plane where that air is recirculating,” said Pettus, 71, an independent who leans toward the Democratic Party. “I think people are really dumb not to wear their mask. But, hey, that’s their decision, and if they want to get sick that’s fine. I’m not going to.” But Kriste Lee, who works in sales in South Clendenin 65/51 Charleston 68/51 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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A balky knee that acts up on rainy days or an old sports injury that still triggers periodic discomfort may not be much to worry about, but a more serious condition such as chronic back pain can be so debilitating that it’s wise for individuals to do whatever they can to avoid it or delay its arrival. Millions of cases of chronic back pain undoubtedly go unreported. That’s because many individuals accept back pain as a side effect of aging, while others lack access to health care, making it difficult to pinpoint just how prevalent chronic back pain is. However, the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 estimated that around 577 million people across the globe experience lower back pain, or LBP. That prevalence should not give the impression that chronic back pain is unavoidable. In fact, various strategies can be employed to prevent back pain and all the negative consequences that come with it. Be active. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Pro- motion notes that physical activity strengthens the back and lowers the risk for developing back pain. The ODPHP recommends individuals engage in back-strengthening and stretching exercises at least two days per week. Chiropractors or personal trainers can recommend safe back-strengthening exercises, which the Mayo Clinic notes include the bridge exercise and shoulder blade squeeze. Stretches individuals can try include the knee-to-chest stretch, the lower back rotational stretch and the cat stretch. Embrace new exercise routines. Individuals accustomed to strength training that involves dumbbells and circuit training machines should know that there are other ways to build strength and benefit the back at the same time. For example, studies have shown the value of Pilates in increasing the strength of core muscles, including those in the lower back. In addition, the ODPHP recommends yoga to individuals who want to make their backs stronger and lower their risk for back pain. Many fitness facilities have long since recognized the value of yoga and pilates and now include each approach in their class schedules. Perfect your posture. Another way to prevent back pain is to make a concerted effort to maintain good posture. The ODPHP urges individuals to avoid slouching when standing and sitting and to stand tall with head up and shoulders back. When sitting, sit with back straight against the back of the chair and feet flat on the floor. If possible, keep knees slightly higher than hips when sitting. Alternate between sitting and standing to avoid being in the same position for too long. Lift correctly. Poor technique when lifting things, even items that are not excessively heavy, can contribute to back pain. When lifting items, do so with the legs and not the back. The ODPHP urges individuals to keep their backs straight and bend at the knees or hips when lifting items. Avoid lifting especially heavy items without assistance. Despite its prevalence, back pain is not a given. Individuals can keep various strategies in mind to avoid joining the hundreds of millions of people across the globe who suffer from back pain every day. �HEALTHY MIND HEALTHY BODY 10 Thursday, April 21, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing Warning signs of mental health issues A 2017 study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that 792 million people across the globe lived with a mental health disorder. If that figure is startling, it’s likely even greater as a result of the pandemic. Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation indicated that about four in 10 adults in the United States reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder during the pandemic. That marked a significant uptick since the summer of 2019, when one in 10 adults reported such symptoms. The pandemic undoubtedly posed significant challenges that affected the mental health of people across the globe. But those challenges won’t necessarily go away if and when life returns to pre-pandemic normalcy. Nor is there any guarantee that new challenges that pose a threat to individuals’ mental health won’t arise in the years to come. That reality underscores the importance of learning to recognize signs of mental illness in both adults and children. The National Alliance on Mental Illness notes that each mental illness has its own symptoms, so anyone concerned about their own mental health or the health of a loved one can speak with a mental health professional for more information. In the meantime, the NAMI notes that these are some common signs of mental illness in adults and adolescents. š� Excessive worrying or fear š� Difficulty perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that don’t exist in objective reality) š� Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria š� Inability to perceive changes in one’s own feelings, behavior or personality. Some individuals experience a lack of insight known as anosognosia, which NAMI describes as unawareness of one’s own mental health condition. š� Prolonged or significant feelings of irritability or anger š� Overconsumption of substances such as alcohol or drugs š� Avoiding friends and social activities š� Multiple physical ailments without obvious causes, such as headaches, stomach aches and vague and ongoing aches and pains š� Feeling excessively sad or low š� Feelings of confusion or difficulty concentrating and learning š� Difficulty understanding or relating to other people š� Changes in sleeping habits or feelings of fatigue and low energy š� Changes in eating habits, such as increased hunger or lack of appetite š� Changes in sex drive š� Suicidal thoughts š� Difficulties handling daily life, including an inability to carry out activities or handle problems and stress that arises each day š� An intense fear of weight gain or concern with appearance š� Frequent nightmares š� Pre-adolescent children also can experience mental illness, which can manifest itself through these symptoms: š� Frequent temper tantrums Individuals who are experiencing any of these symptoms or those who recognize them in loved ones, including children, are urged to contact a health care professional, including their general physicians, who may be able to recommend a mental health specialist. 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Much like a diet that includes foods from each of the major food groups can provide the balance of nutrients and vitamins bodies need to achieve optimal health, a workout routine that includes an assortment of strength and cardiovascular exercises is the recipe for a fit and healthy body. Core exercises are a vital component of a well-rounded workout. Core exercises can help individuals build sculpted abdominal muscles, and while that’s a goal for many core devotees, the benefits of core exercises extend well beyond the cosmetic. Build a strong, healthy back The International Association For the Study of Pain reports that lower back pain has been the leading cause of years lived with dis- ability across the globe since 1990. Lower back pain can be debilitating, but core exercises strengthen muscles in the core, including those in the back. The Mayo Clinic notes that core exercises train muscles in the pelvis, lower back, hips, and abdomen to work together, creating greater balance and stability and contributing to a healthy back. Make daily life easier Individuals may not realize it, but their cores play a vital role in performing a great number of daily tasks. Core muscles are activated when doing everything from taking out the trash to getting dressed. If those muscles are weak, the cumulative effect of that weakness can add up and contribute to aches, pains and other health problems. Strong core muscles make daily tasks easier and less taxing on the body, providing both short- and long-term benefits. Become a better athlete Core training has long been a key component of professional athletes’ exercise regimens, and it’s just as beneficial to amateur athletes as well. The Harvard Medical School notes that a strong core powers a host of athletic activities, including golf, tennis, cycling, running, swimming, and team sports like baseball and volleyball. A strong core also benefits outdoor enthusiasts who love to kayak and hike difficult terrain. Sculpt abdominals The cosmetic benefits of building a strong core should not be overlooked, as individuals might gain additional motivation to keep exercising and eating right when they see desirable results in the mirror. Core exercises strengthen and What to know about common nerve injuries The human body is a complex marvel. Various systems within the body work together to make life as humans know it possible, and though these systems are resilient, they’re not invulnerable to injury. The nervous system is a fascinating part of the human body that includes the brain, the spinal cord and nerves. This system controls much of what the body does, so it’s no surprise that nerve injuries can have a profound effect on individuals’ daily lives. What do peripheral nerves do? Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that peripheral nerves send messages from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. This is done through a network of 43 pairs of motor and sensory nerves that control the functions of sensation, movement and motor coordination. Are peripheral nerves vulnerable to injury? Peripheral nerves are fragile and easily damaged, so they are vulnerable to injury. Serious injury or trauma may require surgery, and the grade of severity, which can be determined using the Sunderland scale, will help doctors deter- mine a treatment plan. The Mayo Clinic emphasizes the importance of seeking immediate treatment for peripheral nerve injuries, as doing so can prevent complications and permanent nerve damage. regulate activities that are not consciously controlled, such as breathing, heart function and digestion. Since these functions are so different, it’s no surprise that injuries to each type of nerve produce different symptoms. What causes peripheral Motor nerves: Muscle nerve injuries? weakness, uncontrolJohns Hopkins Medilable muscle twitching cine indicates that peand painful cramps are ripheral nerve injuries characteristics of motor can occur after suffering nerve injuries. a laceration (a cut or Sensory nerves: tear in the nerve tissue), Sensory nerve injury severe bruising, stretch- symptoms may include ing, electrical injury, or numbness, tingling in drug injection injury. the hands or feet and Gunshot wounds also difficulty sensing pain or can cause peripheral changes in temperature. nerve injuries. Individuals also may Whar are the symptoms of experience difficulty peripheral nerve injuries? walking, maintaining The Mayo Clinic notes their balance with their that symptoms of periph- eyes closed or fastening buttons. eral nerve injuries, inAutonomic nerves: cluding pain, range from Excessive sweating, mild to severe. Severe changes in blood pressymptoms can seriously sure, an inability to limit individuals’ ability to perform and engage in tolerate heat, and gastrointestinal issues are daily activities. potential indicators of Symptoms differ autonomic nerve injudepending on which nerve fibers are affected. ries. Peripheral nerve Motor nerves regulate injuries can adversely all the muscles under affect quality of life. But conscious control, helpreporting symptoms ing people to walk, early can help doctors speak and hold objects. devise treatment plans Sensory nerves relay information about touch, to minimize pain and reduce risk for permatemperature and pain, while autonomic nerves nent damage. sculpt abdominal muscles, creating a win-win situation for anyone who wants to get healthy and look good doing it. Core exercises are vital to building a healthier, stronger body. �12 Thursday, April 21, 2022 HEALTHY MIND HEALTHY BODY The dangers of belly fat A desire to lose weight and look good compels millions of people to adopt healthy habits every day. But shedding fat is about more than looking good, especially when that fat has accumulated in individuals’ abdomens. Individuals may aspire to lose belly fat so they can fit into old outfits or look better in photos, and those are perfectly valid reasons to embrace healthy weight loss strategies. However, an even better reason to banish excessive belly fat is the link that such fat has to longterm health problems. OH-70280581 What’s so bad about belly fat? Seeing belly fat as a merely cosmetic concern overlooks the effects it has on overall health. According to the Mayo Clinic, belly fat is not limited to the extra layer of padding just below the skin known as subcutaneous fat. Belly fat also includes visceral fat, which means it extends to deep inside the abdomen and surrounds internal organs. Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that visceral fat in the belly is very close to the liver, which can turn it into cholesterol. From there, the fat goes through the bloodstream and may collect along the walls of the arteries, potentially contributing to a hardening and narrowing of the arteries known as atherosclerosis. The complications of atherosclerosis depends on which arteries are affected, but they can include an assortment of diseases that affect the arteries and a greater risk for aneurysms and chronic kidney disease. Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that visceral fat is just as harmful for the heart as high blood pressure and smoking. So while efforts to reduce belly fat may initially be embraced to improve appearance, individuals should know that reducing fat in their midsections also can reduce their risk for a host of conditions, some of which are deadly. How much belly fat is too much? No two individuals are the same, and some who are already at increased risk for heart disease and other ailments may be in greater danger than others if they have a significant amount of belly fat. But the National Institutes of Health notes that women with a waist that is more than 40 inches and men with a waist that is more than 35 inches may be more likely to develop health problems related to belly fat, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes, than their peers with smaller waistlines. What are the best ways to decrease belly fat? Individuals with substantial belly fat should work in concert with their physicians to develop a healthy regimen to decrease that fat. A combination of diet and exercise is generally recommended, but how much exercise and which foods to eat will depend on individuals’ current conditions and medical histories. So it’s imperative that individuals speak to their physicians before making any drastic changes to their diets and fitness regimens. Ample belly fat poses a significant threat to individuals’ overall health. Embracing strategies to reduce belly fat through healthy means can help people slim down and improve their long-term health outlook. Ohio Valley Publishing �Ohio Valley Publishing HEALTHY MIND HEALTHY BODY Thursday, April 21, 2022 13 Strategies to lose weight safely The struggle millions of individuals experience in regard to maintaining a healthy weight has led public health agencies to characterize overweight and obesity as a major public health crisis. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, nearly one in three adults in the United States are overweight, while more than 40 percent are considered obese. Data from Statistics Canada indicates individuals also are struggling with their weight in Canada, where nearly 27 percent of adults can be classified as obese and more than 36 percent are classified as overweight. With so many adults in North America classified as overweight or obese, it’s no wonder that fad diets and additional programs to lose weight are so easy to find. Individuals who are overweight or obese should aspire to lose weight, as doing so can lower their risk for various conditions, including some which can be deadly, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. But it’s vital that individuals lose weight in a safe way that gives them the best chance to keep weight off. In recognition of that, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers these tips to lose weight safely. Recognize what makes up a healthy weight loss program. Individuals have all sorts of options that promise to help them lose weight, but that doesn’t mean each of those options is safe and/or effective. For example, the American Academy of Family Physicians notes that the typical fad diet is unhealthy and does not result in sustainable weight loss. Some such diets can even be dangerous to your overall health. The USDA describes healthy weight loss programs as those that consist of reasonable and realistic weight loss goals. A reduced-calorie, nutritionally-balanced eating plan is another feature of a healthy weight loss program. Such programs also should encourage routine physical activity and a plan to help people change their behaviors so they can stay on track and meet their goals. Know what to expect out of a healthy meal. The USDA notes that calories, portion sizes and nutrition all combine to make a healthy meal. Avoid high-calorie meals by limiting portion sizes. The online health resource Verywell Fit offers a useful breakdown that can help people determine healthy portion sizes: š� 1 palm: a serving of protein š� 1 fist: a serving of vegetables š� 1 thumb: a serving of fats š� 1 cupped hand: a serving of carbs This breakdown can act as a guideline for individuals, who also can discuss appropriate portion sizes with their physicians or a licensed dietician. Change your lifestyle, not just your diet. A successful weight loss strategy will help individuals develop lifestyle habits that help them maintain healthy weights. Fad diets and other quick fixes only provide short-term weight loss, and the USDA urges individuals to avoid programs that they “go on” and “go off” at predetermined intervals. Long-term, healthy weight loss is achieved by changing one’s lifestyle, which requires a permanent commitment to physical activity and healthy eating. A significant percentage of adults in both the United States and Canada is considered overweight or obese.When attempting to lose weight, those individuals can look to a comprehensive approach rooted in healthy eating and routine exercise that can help them shed pounds and keep those pounds off for good. 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The couple, who met at Yale University in 1952, embarked on a journey that included living in a roach-infested commune in New York before Pat Robertson bought a tiny television station in Virginia that would become the Christian Broadcasting Network. He later ran for president of the United States in 1988, with his wife campaigning by his side. Court halts S. Carolina plan for firing squad execution COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution. The order by the state Supreme Court puts on hold at least temporarily the planned April 29 execution of Richard Bernard Moore, who drew the death sentence for the 1999 killing of convenience store clerk James Mahoney in Spartanburg. The court said in issuing the temporary stay that it would release a more detailed order later. Attorneys for the 57-year-old inmate had sought a stay, citing pending litigation in another court challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina’s execution methods, which also include the electric chair. Moore’s lawyers also wanted time to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether Moore’s sentence was proportionate to his crime. Shanghai lets 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as anti-virus controls that shut down China’s biggest city eased, while the International Monetary Fund cut its forecast of Chinese economic growth and warned the global flow of industrial goods might be disrupted. A total of almost 12 million people in the city of 25 million are allowed to go outdoors following the first round of easing last week, health official Wu Ganyu said at a news conference. Wu said the virus was “under effective control” for the first time in some parts of the city. Under the latest changes, more than 4 million people are included in areas where the status shifted from closed to controlled, said Wu. He said some are not allowed to leave their neighborhoods and large gatherings are prohibited. Meanwhile, the IMF reduced its forecast of Chinese growth this year to 4.4% from 4.8% due to the shutdowns of Shanghai and other industrial centers. That is down by almost half from last year’s 8.1% growth and below the ruling Communist Party’s 5.5% target. Israeli military says rocket fired from Gaza JERUSALEM (AP) — A rocket was fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip late Wednesday, the Israeli military said, in the second such attack this week as Mideast tensions have soared over violence in Jerusalem. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties or damage, and no one claimed the strike. The Islamic militant group Hamas that rules Gaza had issued vague threats earlier Wednesday over a planned march through Jerusalem by Israeli ultra-nationalists. But Israeli police blocked roads and prevented the marchers from reaching dense Palestinian neighborhoods, after a similar event nearly a year ago helped trigger an Israel-Gaza war. Police used parked trucks and barricades just outside the walls of the Old City to close the main road leading down to Damascus Gate, the epicenter of last year’s unrest. After some pushing and shoving with police, the marchers rallied near the barricades, waving flags, singing and chanting. Benefit accident. She worked at Elder Care in Ripley and Overbrook RehaFrom page 1 bilitation in Middleport, Ohio. Organizers are She defied the odds, however, and fought her requesting that the pubway off both the ventila- lic join them in rallying together for a fun evetor and feeding tube, ning to show support though she remains a C4 quadriplegic. 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Mindy Kearns is a freelance An alumnus of writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, Wahama High School, email her at mindykearns1@ Kenzie was a nurse hotmail.com. assistant prior to the Daily Sentinel Arizona wildfire doubles in size By Felicia Fonseca Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight into Wednesday, a day after heavy winds kicked up a towering wall of flames outside a northern Arizona tourist and college town, ripping through two dozen structures and sending residents of more than 700 homes scrambling to flee. Flames as high as 100 feet (30 meters) on Tuesday raced through an area of scattered homes, dry grass and Ponderosa pine trees in a rural area on the outskirts of Flagstaff as gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kph) pushed the blaze over a major highway. Weather conditions were more favorable Wednesday with light breezes before a return to stronger winds Thursday “approaching a critical level,” said Mark Stubblefield, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Flagstaff. No significant precipitation is in the forecast into next week, Stubblefield said. Coconino County officials said during a Tuesday evening news conference that 766 homes and 1,000 animals had been evacuated. About Doctor From page 1 physician and professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University. Other prosecution witnesses included medical experts, Mount Carmel employees, investigators, and family members of all 14 patients. By contrast, defense lawyers called a single witness — a Georgia anesthesiologist — to testify that Husel’s patients died from their medical conditions and not Husel’s actions. The defense rested on March 31 after one day. The age of the patients who died ranged from 37 to 82. The first patient said. Various organizations worked to set up shelters for evacuees and animals, including goats and horses. Residents recalled rushing to pack their bags and flee a dozen years ago when a much larger wildfire burned in the same area. “This time was different, right there in your Sean Golightly | Arizona Daily Sun via AP backyard,” said resident Smoke from a wind-whipped wildfire rises above neighborhoods on Kathy Vollmer. the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, on Tuesday. Authorities issued She said she and her evacuation orders for 700 houses. husband grabbed their three dogs but left a couple of cats behind as they “It’s good in that it’s 250 structures remained not headed toward a very faced what she described threatened in the area as a “wall of fire.” populated area, and it’s popular with hikers and “We just hope they are off-road vehicle users and headed toward less fuel,” Smith said. “But depend- going to be OK,” she said. where astronauts have Earlier in the day, trained amid volcanic cin- ing on the intensity of the the wildfire shut down fire, fire can still move der pits. U.S. 89, the main route across cinders.” The county declared between Flagstaff and Authorities won’t be an emergency after the able to determine wheth- far northern Arizona and wildfire ballooned from communities on the Navaer anyone was injured in 100 acres (40 hectares) jo Nation. The high winds Tuesday morning to over the wildfire until flames 9 square miles (23 square subside. Firefighters and grounded aircraft that could drop water and fire law enforcement officers kilometers) by evening went door to door telling retardant on the blaze. and to 26 square miles Arizona Public Service (67 square kilometers) by people to evacuate but Co., the state’s largest had to pull out to avoid Wednesday morning. utility, shut off power to getting boxed in, said The fire was moving Coconino County Sheriff about 625 customers to northeast away from the keep firefighters safe, a Jim Driscoll. more heavily populated He said his office got a spokeswoman said. areas of Flagstaff, home About 200 firefighters call about a man who was to Northern Arizona trapped inside his house, were battling the flames, University, and toward but more are expected as but firefighters couldn’t Sunset Crater Volcano a top-level national manNational Monument, said get to him. agement team takes over “We don’t know if he Coconino National Forest later this week. spokesman Brady Smith. made it out,” Driscoll death was in May 2015. The last three died in November 2018. During closing arguments April 11, David Zeyen, an assistant Franklin County prosecutor, told jurors that regardless of how close a patient is to death, it’s illegal to speed up the process. Husel’s attorney Jose Baez during a remote news conference after the verdict repeated his assertion that prosecutors didn’t produce “a shred of evidence” to back up their claims. He called Husel an “incredible doctor” who with his family are “incredibly relieved the nightmare is over.” “I’m deeply saddened William had to go through this,” Baez said. The Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office released a brief statement that concluded: “We accept the jury verdict.” Husel was fired by the Mount Carmel Health System. It concluded he had ordered excessive painkillers for about three dozen patients who died over several years. He was initially charged with 25 murder counts, but the judge agreed to dismiss 11 of those counts in January. Husel’s colleagues who administered the medications weren’t criminally charged, but the hospital system said it fired 23 nurses, pharmacists and managers after its internal investigation and referred various employees to their respective Mariupol From page 1 “routine” and said it wasn’t considered a threat. On the battlefield, Ukraine said Moscow continued to mount assaults across the east, probing for weak points in Ukrainian defensive lines. Russia said it launched hundreds of missile and air attacks on targets that included concentrations of troops and vehicles. The Kremlin’s stated goal is the capture of the Donbas, the mostly Russian-speaking eastern region that is home to coal mines, metal plants and heavy-equipment factories. Detaching it would give Putin a badly needed victory two months into the war, after the botched attempt to storm the capital, Kyiv. Analysts say the offensive in the east could devolve into a war of attrition as Russia runs up against Ukraine’s most experienced, battlehardened troops, who have been fighting proMoscow separatists in the Donbas for the past eight years. Russia said it presented Ukraine with a draft document outlining its Emilio Morenatti | AP Vova, 10, looks at the coffin carrying the body of his mother, Maryna, as his father, Ivan Drahun, hugs him during her funeral in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Wednesday. Vova’s mother died while they sheltered in a cold basement for more than a month during the Russian military’s occupation. demands for ending the conflict — days after Putin said the talks were at a “dead end.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “the ball is in their court, we’re waiting for a response.” He gave no details on the draft, and it was not clear when it was sent or if it offered anything new to the Ukrainians, who presented their own demands last month. Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy said he had not seen or heard of the proposal, though one of his top advisers said the Ukrainian side was reviewing it. Moscow has long demanded Ukraine drop any bid to join NATO. Ukraine has said it would agree to that in return for security guarantees from a number of other countries. Other sources of tension include the status of both the Crimean Peninsula, seized by Moscow in 2014, and eastern Ukraine, where the separatists have declared independent republics recognized by Russia. In devastated Mariupol, Ukraine said the Russians dropped heavy bombs to flatten what was left of the sprawling Azvostal steel plant, believed to be the last pocket of resistance in the city. A few thousand Ukrainian troops, by the Russians’ estimate, remained in the plant and its labyrinth of tunnels and bunkers spread out across about 11 square kilometers (4 square miles). Zelenskyy said about 1,000 civilians were also state boards for possible disciplinary action. Mount Carmel has reached settlements totaling more than $16.7 million over the deaths of at least 17 patients, with more lawsuits pending. One patient, 82-yearold Melissa Penix, was given 2,000 micrograms of fentanyl and died a few minutes later. Dr. John Schweig of Tampa Bay General Hospital testified for the prosecution that Penix “definitely was not terminal, nor was continuing medical care futile.” “She was a fighter,” said Penix’s daughter, Bev Leonhard, of Grove City, according to The Columbus Dispatch. “She didn’t deserve to die the way she did.” trapped at the plant. A Ukrainian posted a video plea on Facebook urging world leaders to help evacuate people from the steel mill, saying, “We have more than 500 wounded soldiers and hundreds of civilians with us, including women and children.” The officer, who identified himself as Serhiy Volynskyy of the 36th Marine Brigade, said: “This may be our last appeal. We may have only a few days or hours left.” The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified. The Russian side issued a new ultimatum to the defenders to surrender, but the Ukrainians have ignored all previous demands. All told, more than 100,000 people were believed trapped with little if any food, water, medicine or heat in Mariupol, which had a prewar population of over 400,000. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said an effort to open a humanitarian corridor for women, children and the elderly to escape failed because the Russians did not observe a cease-fire. 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