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High 93° / Low 67° Todays weather forecast Barnitz wins Bench Award WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 7 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Issue 128, Volume 76 Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Thursday, June 30, 2022 s 50¢ WV News buys OVP publications platforms and see these three publications as an excellent OHIO VALLEY — WV News chance to further expand our footprint,” Jarvis said. is excited about helping news“They go nicely with our papers in Gallipolis and Pomeother recent acquisitions, roy, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, W.Va., grow to better serve the especially the Jackson County Herald and Star News,” Jarvis communities along the Ohio said. “We look forward to servRiver. WV News acquired the three ing these communities along the Ohio River.” newspapers from AIM Media Jarvis thanked AIM Media Midwest, effective July 1. 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The bill provides $500 million for a new Appalachian Community Grant Program, the goal of which is to invest in “sustainable, transformational projects in the Appalachian region of Ohio.” The program will be administered by the Ohio Department of Development in consultation with local development districts. The program will provide grants for project planning as well as grants for implementation of a project. Among other requirements, each grant proposal will address how infrastructure, workforce and/or healthcare are incorporated into the project. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Development to prioritize awarding grants for projects that have region-wide scale or impact, are evidence-based, includes a public-private partnership, are economically sustainable and will prove transformative to the region. 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No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. “For me, receiving the Medal of Honor was actually the lifesaver because it forced me to talk about the experiences that I had, which was a therapy that I didn’t even know I was doing,” Williams said during a 2018 Boy Scouts recognition ceremony in Fairmont, according to the Times West Virginian. Iwo Jima was where Marines planted the American ﬂag on Mount Suribachi, a moment captured in one of the most iconic war photographs in history. Williams said he saw the ﬂag from a distance after it went up as troops around him celebrated. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council met in regular session on Monday at village hall where they discussed the sewage system and projects. Present during the meeting were Mayor Fred Hoffman, council members Shawn Arnott, Brian Conde, Larry Byer, and Matt Lyons. Also present were Fiscal Ofﬁcer Susan Baker, Assistant Fiscal Ofﬁcer Margie Baker-Keilitz, Building Inspector Mike Hendrickson, Village Administrator Joe Powell , Chief Water Operator Andy Blank, and Village Attorney Richard Hedges. Minutes of the June 13 meeting were approved, along with the ﬁnance report and payment of bills. Hoffman said he would like to inform council of some still existing problems with the sewage system . He said there have been recurring problems ever since the sewer improvements were started by Joe Woodall during the Gerlach administration and that Hoffman had personally discussed this with the mayor and council during the past two administrations before he became mayor. Hoffman said he and several other residents along Main Street had raw sewage in their basements two times again this month. Hoffman felt many things had not been done properly since he had lived in the same house since 1962 and had no water problems until the sewer projects. Hoffman said he would like to thank Powell and Blank for their investigation into the latest problem and felt that they had resolved this problem. Hoffman asked Powell to describe what was wrong. Powell said two valves were closed at the Mill Street lift station allowing all the water to run in a different direction than normal and this was causing the Main Street sewers to back up. See HONOR | 5 See MIDDLEPORT | 10 Tony Gutierrez | AP file Woody Williams, the only living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday. He was 98. Williams’ foundation announced on Twitter and Facebook that he died at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington, W.Va. Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98 By John Raby Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, whose heroics under ﬁre over several crucial hours at the Battle of Iwo Jima made him a legend in his native West Virginia, died Wednesday. He was 98. Williams’ foundation announced on Twitter and Facebook that he died at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. “Today, America lost not just a valiant Marine and a Medal of Honor recipient, but an important link to our Nation’s ﬁght against tyranny in the Second World War,” U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement. “I hope every American will pause to reﬂect on his service and that of an entire generation that sacriﬁced so much to defend the cause of freedom and democracy.” As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. Later that year, at age 22, Williams received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for military valor, from President Harry Truman at the White House. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, June 30, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS OBITUARY LISA L. ROSSITER CROWN CITY — Lisa L. Rossiter, 56, of Crown City, she was loved by God and He took her home on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House. She was born on September 3, 1965 in Gallipolis, daughter of Berkley and Judy (Puckett) Saunders who survive her in Gallipolis. Lisa was attending Mercerville Baptist Church where she was a part of Hands of Grace and loved singing in the choir. She was a 1983 graduate of Hannan Trace High School and earned a Bachelors Degree from the University of Rio Grande. Lisa had worked as an ofﬁce manager for Fighting Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, W.Va.; she enjoyed writing in her journals. In addition to her parents, Lisa is survived by her husband Mike Rossit- er whom she married on August 1, 2015; a son Steven (Braunlyn) Call of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; two grandsons, Gracin and Carter Call; two sisters Debbie (Mark) Sanders and Donna Saunders both of Gallipolis; and several nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews; and great great nieces. The funeral service for Lisa will held 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Mercerville Baptist Church with Pastors Garland Montgomery and Jeff Sizemore ofﬁciating. Her burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday at Mercerville Baptist Church from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. Pallbearers will be her coworkers from the Fighting Hunger Food Bank. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send email condolences. DEATH NOTICE GEORGE BIDWELL — Robert “Bobby” Lee George, 80, Bidwell, died Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Arbors at Gallipolis. Graveside services are under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, and will be conducted at the convenience of the family. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2022 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR gdtnews@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Holiday hours POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Road closures GALLIPOLIS — The ramp located between the Holzer Hospital entrance and Shawnee Lane will be closed from June 6-Aug. 12. Detour will be SR 160 South to the Jackson Pike intersection to SR 160 to U.S. 35. 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 with the group. Beginners welcome. 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. Tuesday, July 5 RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the township garage due to the 4th of July holiday. GALLIPOLIS — The VFW Post #4464 will meet at 6 p.m. at the post home on Third Avenue. All members are urged to attend. All members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet at 6 p.m. at the post home following the DAV meeting. Tuesday, July 12 GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #4464 will host a dinner at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Saturday, July 16 LANGSVILLE — Star Grange will hold its regular meeting with a potluck at 6:30 p.m., followed by a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 18 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27, the Sons of American Legion Squadron and the Auxiliary will have a joint e-board meeting at 5 p.m. The American Legion Lafayette Post #27 GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will will meet following the meeting. meet at 5 p.m. at the post home on Liberty Avenue. Monday, July 11 TODAY IN HISTORY dead of asphyxiation inside their capsule after it had returned to Earth. Today is Thursday, In 1985, 39 American June 30, the 181st day of hostages from a hijacked 2022. There are 184 days TWA jetliner were freed left in the year. On this date in Beirut after being held In 1918, labor activ17 days. Today’s highlight in history ist and socialist Eugene In 1994, the U.S. Figure On June 30, 1982, the V. Debs was arrested in Cleveland, charged under Skating Association proposed Equal Rights stripped Tonya Harding the Espionage Act of Amendment to the U.S. of the national champion1917 for a speech he’d Constitution expired, ship and banned her for made two weeks earlier having failed to receive denouncing U.S. involve- life for her role in the the required number attack on rival Nancy ment in World War I. Kerrigan. In 1921, President In 2009, American Warren G. Harding nomisoldier Pfc. Bowe R. nated former President Bergdahl went missing William Howard Taft to from his base in eastern be chief justice of the United States, succeeding Afghanistan, and was the late Edward Douglass later conﬁrmed to have been captured by insurWhite. gents after walking away In 1934, Adolf Hitler from his post. (Bergdahl launched his “blood was released on May 31, purge” of political 2014 in exchange for ﬁve and military rivals in Germany in what came to Taliban detainees; he pleaded guilty to deserbe known as “The Night tion and misbehavior of the Long Knives.” before the enemy, but was In 1958, the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska spared a prison sentence statehood bill by a vote of by a military judge.) In 2013, 19 elite 64-20. ﬁreﬁghters known as In 1971, the Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that the members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were government could not killed battling a wildﬁre prevent The New York Times or The Washington northwest of Phoenix after a change in wind Post from publishing direction pushed the the Pentagon Papers. ﬂames back toward their A Soviet space mission position. ended in tragedy when In 2020, Mississippi three cosmonauts aboard Gov. Tate Reeves signed Soyuz 11 were found Associated Press of ratiﬁcations for its adoption, despite having its seven-year deadline extended by three years. a landmark bill retiring the last state ﬂag bearing the Confederate battle emblem. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Lea Massari is 89. Actor Nancy Dussault is 86. Songwriter Tony Hatch is 83. Singer Glenn Shorrock is 78. Actor Leonard Whiting is 72. Jazz musician Stanley Clarke is 71. Actor David Garrison is 70. Rock musician Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) is 69. Actor-comedian David Alan Grier is 66. Actor Vincent D’Onofrio is 63. Actor Deirdre Lovejoy is 60. Actor Rupert Graves is 59. Former boxer Mike Tyson is 56. Actor Peter Outerbridge is 56. Actorcomedian Tony Rock (TV: “Living Biblically”) is 53. Actor Brian Bloom is 52. Actor Monica Potter is 51. Actor Molly Parker is 50. Actor Rick Gonzalez is 43. Actor Tom Burke is 41. Actor Lizzy Caplan is 40. Actor Susannah Flood is 40. Rock musician James Adam Shelley (American Authors) is 39. Country singer Cole Swindell is 39. R&B singer Fantasia is 38. Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps is 37. Actor Sean Marquette (TV: “The Goldbergs”) is 34. OH-70290043 A decision to be free from sin according to the word of God and or be free according to the Constitution of the United States of America - Happy 4th of July everyone. OH-70289326 �OH-70288164 Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, June 30, 2022 3 �COMICS 4 Thursday, June 30, 2022 SP E N O R TH A MER I CA’S 1Walk-In Selling Tub CI A LO OH-70284323 # FFE Call today and receive a � High-quality tub complete with a comprehensive lifetime warranty on the entire tub � Top-of-the-line installation and service, all included at one low, aﬀordable price FREE SHOWER PACKAGE PLUS $1600 OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY Call Toll-Free 1-844-813-9989 FINANCING AVAILABLE WITH APPROVED CREDIT Free Shower Package With purchase of a new Safe Step Walk-In Tub. Not applicable with any previous walk-in tub purchase. 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Williams daringly went forward alone to TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 61° 84° 83° Sunny and hot today. Clear tonight. High 93° / Low 67° 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 3.15 4.06 25.03 23.11 SUN & MOON Today 6:07 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 7:07 a.m. 10:35 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First Jul 6 Full Jul 13 Last Jul 20 New Jul 28 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Major Today 1:01a Fri. 1:55a Sat. 2:47a Sun. 3:39a Mon. 4:28a Tue. 5:15a Wed. 6:00a Minor 7:14a 8:07a 8:59a 9:50a 10:39a 11:25a 12:11p Major 1:26p 2:19p 3:10p 4:01p 4:49p 5:36p 6:21p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Lucasville 93/70 Moderate High Very High Minor 7:39p 8:31p 9:22p 10:12p 11:00p 11:47p ---- WEATHER HISTORY Juneau, Alaska, received more than 53 inches of rain for the year by June 30, 1985. Olympia, Wash., south of the jet stream, had its driest six months in a century with only 14 inches of rain. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 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 Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Wed. 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Murray City 91/65 NATIONAL FORECAST OHIO RIVER WEDNESDAY 87° 69° Marietta 90/64 Athens 91/66 Ashland 92/71 Grayson 93/70 Primary pollutant: Ozone 91° 68° Wilkesville 90/66 POMEROY Jackson 92/67 92/68 Ravenswood Rio Grande 91/67 92/68 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 92/71 GALLIPOLIS 93/67 92/68 92/68 South Shore Greenup 93/70 93/70 53 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 93/70 89° 66° TUESDAY NATIONAL CITIES Logan 92/67 McArthur 91/66 Very High Primary: other Mold: 905 MONDAY Quiet Dell. Prior to joining the military, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked as a teenage taxi driver in Fairmont, sometimes delivering Western Union telegrams to the families of fallen soldiers. It was that passion that later led Williams and his Louisville, Kentuckybased nonproﬁt foundation to raise money and establish more than 100 Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments in recognition of relatives of lost service members across the United States, according to his website. Humid with a shower Partly sunny and nice Humid with a Cloudy and humid Clouds and sun with a and thunderstorm thunderstorm possible with a thunderstorm thunderstorm Adelphi 92/69 Chillicothe 93/70 Virginians who ever lived, and we salute him for everything he gave to our state and our nation,” Gov. Jim Justice said in a statement. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Williams “was the embodiment of a true American hero. Americans like Woody answered the call to serve our great nation and their sacriﬁces allow us to enjoy the freedoms we hold dear.” Williams was born the youngest of a family of 11 on a dairy farm on Oct. 2, 1923, in the Harrison County community of SUNDAY 89° 66° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 92/69 Pollen: 1 Low MOON PHASES SATURDAY Partly sunny, a stray t-storm; humid 1 Primary: basidispores, other Fri. 6:07 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 8:06 a.m. 11:11 p.m. FRIDAY 91° 70° Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 84° 56° 86° 66° 103° in 2012 52° in 1899 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low be honored by the NFL and the nation during the coin toss before the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Williams may not have gotten as much attention nationally as Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the ﬂamboyant World War II ﬁghter pilot ace and West Virginia native who became the ﬁrst person to ﬂy faster than sound in 1947. Yeager died in December 2020. Yet in his home state, Williams was a household name. “Woody Williams will go down in history as one of the greatest West enabling his company to reach its objective,” the website said. Williams remained in the Marines after the war, serving a total of 20 years, before working for the Veterans Administration for 33 years as a veterans service representative. In 2018, the Huntington VA medical center was renamed in his honor, and the Navy commissioned a mobile base sea vessel in his name in 2020. In February 2018, Williams was joined by 14 other recipients of the Medal of Honor to attempt the reduction of devastating machinegun ﬁre from the unyielding positions.” Facing small-arms ﬁre, Williams fought for four hours, repeatedly returning to prepare demolition charges and obtain ﬂamethrowers. “His unyielding determination and extraordinary heroism in the face of ruthless enemy resistance were directly instrumental in neutralizing one of the most fanatically defended Japanese strong points encountered by his regiment and aided vitally in Thursday, June 30, 2022 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS Miami 88/80 121° in Ahwaz, Iran 16° in El Calafate, Argentina Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 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VIN: 2C3KA63H57H684807 2007 Chrysler 300 High Low �OH-70290318 OH-70290317 6 Thursday, June 30, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing �S ports Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, June 30, 2022 7 Ethyn Barnitz receives Johnny Bench Award By Colton Jeffries year by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. “Reds Country has a CINCINNATI, Ohio — rich history of baseball A big award with a big and softball excellence at name attached to it. every level,” Reds presiWahama senior Ethyn dent and chief operating Barnitz was one of 10 honorees to win the 2022 ofﬁcer Phil Castellini told MLB.com. “We are very Johnny Bench Award. grateful to Johnny for Presented by MSA recognizing these indiSport and named for the vidual athletes with this Hall of Famer catcher prestigious award bearing for the Cincinnati Reds, the award is given to the his name, the greatest catcher of all time.” top baseball and softball The top softball catcher catchers in Division I of the NCAA, along with the in West Virginia was won top-2 high school catchers by Josie Bird of Lincoln County. in Ohio, Kentucky and Kevin Parada of GeorWest Virginia. 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Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100 ANALYSIS If this was it for Williams at Wimbledon, it works By Howard Fendrich AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England — If this turns out to have been the last time the world gets to watch Serena Williams at Wimbledon — and she says she doesn’t know, so how could the rest of us? — it would not be how she would want to depart, naturally. Yet it still would be, in some ways, a suitable farewell. As competitive as they come, Williams could never be satisﬁed by leaving with any defeat, let alone a ﬁrst-round exit in a third-set tiebreaker against someone ranked 115th on Centre Court at the All England Club, where she earned seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles championships. Which is why when Williams, who turns 41 in August, was asked Tuesday night whether she would be OK with the 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) loss to Harmony Tan being her ﬁnal memory at Wimbledon, this was the immediate response: “Obviously not. You know me. Deﬁnitely not.” Quickly, this followed: “But today, I gave all I could do, you know, today. Maybe tomorrow, I could have gave more. Maybe a week ago, I could have gave more. But today, (that) was what I could do.” These circumstances would be far more apt under which to say goodbye — unlike on June 29, 2021, the previous time Williams participated in a singles match at any event. On that day, she left in pain and against her will, forced to stop playing in the ﬁrst set of her ﬁrst-round match at Wimbledon after hurting her right leg in a slip on Centre Court. This time, Williams gave her all for 3 hours, 11 minutes, dealing with rust and fatigue and Tan’s speed-shifting mix of slices, riding all manner of momentum shifts through an entertaining, downand-up-and-down-again spectacle that enthralled a raucous crowd. “That was insane and intense,” Williams wrote on Instagram afterward. “Not the result I came for, but my goodness I enjoyed that. I hope you did as well. Onward and up.” There were some signature serves, at up to 118 mph. There was some turn-back-the-clock court coverage. There were powerful forehands and swinging volleys and, at one juncture, back-to-back backhand return winners of the sort she’d hit in her prime. There were the excited yells and raised ﬁsts after some of her most effective shots. And there were her mother, Oracene Price, and older sister, Venus, up in the guest box, just like old times. “It deﬁnitely makes me want to hit the practice See WILLIAMS | 8 John Walton | PA via AP Serena Williams of the US waves as she leaves the court after losing to France’s Harmony Tan in a first round women’s singles match on day two of the Wimbledon championships Tuesday in London. Alastair Grant | AP John Isner of the US shakes hands with Britain’s Andy Murray after defeating him in their singles tennis match on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships Wednesday in London. 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner By Howard Fendrich AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England — The recurring cries of “Come on, Andy!” at Centre Court meandered somewhere along the continuum from pushing to pleading as two-time champion Andy Murray’s shortest stay at Wimbledon came to a close. Unable to overcome big John Isner’s big serves, the way he always has in the past, the revered Murray lost in the second round to the 20th-seeded American 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Wednesday night at the All England Club, capping a disappointing afternoon and evening in the grass-court Grand Slam tournament’s main stadium for the locals. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. Asked whether he plans to be back a year from now, the 35-year-old Murray replied: “It depends on how I am physically. If physically I feel good, we’ll try to keep playing. But it’s extremely difﬁcult, with the problems I’ve had with my body the last few years, to make predictions.” Murray needed multiple operations on his hip and now has an artiﬁcial joint. He also recently dealt with an abdominal issue that hampered his Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit returns the ball to Germany’s Jule Niemeier during their singles tennis match on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships Wednesday in London. preparations last week. In addition to becoming Britain’s ﬁrst men’s singles title winner in 77 years at Wimbledon when he claimed the trophy in 2013 — and adding another in 2016 — Murray always had managed to make it to at least the third round in his 13 prior appearances. He lost that early twice, in his 2005 debut and in 2021. “It’s no secret that I am most deﬁnitely not a better tennis player than Andy Murray. I might have been just a little bit better than him today. It was an incredible honor to play him on this court, in front of this crowd,” said the 37-year-old Isner, who won the longest match in tennis history by a 70-68 score in the ﬁfth set at Wimbledon in 2010 and reached the semiﬁnals there in 2018. “At the age I’m at now, I need to relish these moments. This was one of the biggest wins of my career.” Murray can still hit crisp, clean ground- strokes, and he accumulated merely 13 unforced errors to 39 winners against the 6-foot-10 (2.08-meter) Isner. And Murray can still return about as well as anyone, often getting serves topping 130 mph (210 kph) back over the net. But he could not quite do that enough: Isner hit 36 aces — moving him four away from Ivo Karlovic’s total of 13,728, a record since the ATP began tracking that stat in 1991 — and delivered another 60 unreturned serves across the match’s nearly 3 1/2 hours. Murray, who entered the day 8-0 against Isner, only managed to obtain two break points. Both came after about a dozen minutes of play, right after Isner broke to go up 2-1 in the opening set. Isner erased the ﬁrst with a drop volley winner, part of a tremendous display of deft touch up at the net, where he won the point on 43 of 61 trips forward. “This is why I still play,” Isner said. “This is why I work hard.” When the second break chance for Murray arrived moments later, Isner got out of the game this way: 128 mph (206 kph) ace, 126 mph (203 kph) ace, 134 mph (216 kph) service winner. Murray made things interesting by taking the third-set tiebreaker, celebrating by hopping around and shouting and pumping his right ﬁst while the crowd rose and roared. But Isner quickly broke to go up 3-2 in the fourth and that, essentially, was that. How did Isner hold off any chance of a comeback by Murray? “I served,” Isner said with a laugh. “That’s really all it came down to. I guess I didn’t give him many opportunities to spin his web and get me tangled up in it. If I got embroiled in too many rallies with him, it just wasn’t going to go well for me. I had an incredible serving day and I needed every single bit of it to beat him.” Next for Isner is a third-round matchup against No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner. Other men who won Wednesday included three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic and No. 5 Carlos Alcaraz, while No. 3 Casper Ruud — the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open — lost 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to Ugo Humbert, and No. 15 See WIMBLEDON | 8 �SPORTS 8 Thursday, June 30, 2022 Ohio Valley Publishing AP sources: NFL insists on indefinite suspension for Watson By Rob Maaddi AP Pro Football Writer The NFL insisted on an indeﬁnite suspension while Deshaun Watson’s legal team argued there’s no basis for that punishment as both sides presented their cases in front of a retired judge in Delaware on Tuesday, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. The hearing Watson will continue on Wednesday and Watson is scheduled to be there for the duration, according to one person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the hearing isn’t public. It’s expected to conclude Thursday but it’s not known when a ruling will be made. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, will determine whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Watson agreed to settle 20 of 24 civil lawsuits for sexual misconduct, but the league is seeking at least a one-year suspension, one of the people told The AP. Watson’s side, led by attorneys Jeffrey Kessler and Rusty Hardin, wants the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback to play this season for the Cleveland Browns. Two separate Texas grand juries declined to indict Watson on criminal complaints stemming from the allegations. Watson has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to clear his name. This is the ﬁrst hearing Wimbledon From page 7 Reilly Opelka was defeated by Tim Van Rijthoven 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4). Only four of the top 11 men in the ATP rankings are in the bracket after Day 3. In addition to No. 10 Raducanu’s exit, No. 2 Anett Kontaveit lost to Juke Niemeier of Germany 6-4, 6-0, and No. 9 for Robinson, who was the ﬁrst woman Chief Judge for the District of Delaware. Previously, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had the authority to impose discipline for violations of the personal conduct policy. Still, Goodell holds considerable power. If either the union or league appeals Robinson’s decision, Goodell or his designee “will issue a written decision that will constitute full, ﬁnal and complete disposition of the dispute,” per terms of Article 46 in the collective bargaining agreement. That means Goodell could ultimately overrule Robinson’s decision and suspend Watson for one year or even indeﬁnitely due to the potential for more cases. However, an appeal would prolong the process for both sides. The NFL has punished several players for violating the league’s personal conduct policy without criminal charges. In 2010, Ben Roethlisberger received a six-game suspension after being accused of sexual assault by two women. Goodell later reduced the suspension to four games. Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott got six games in 2017 for domestic violence. On Monday, a woman who previously sued Watson ﬁled a lawsuit against the Houston Texans, alleging his former team provided him with resources to enable his actions and “turned a blind eye” to his behavior. Garbiñe Muguruza, the champion at Wimbledon in 2017 and the French Open in 2016, was beaten by Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-0. Women’s winners included 2021 runner-up Karolina Pliskova, No. 8 Jessica Pegula, threetime major champion Angelique Kerber and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Raducanu won the championship at Flushing Meadows in September as an unseeded player who went through qualifying at age 18. Since then, she’s had a birthday — and has not made it past the second round at a major. “There’s no pressure. Like, why is there any pressure? I’m still 19. Like, it’s a joke. I literally won a Slam,” Raducanu said. “Yes, I have had attention. But I’m a Slam champion, so no one’s going to take that away from me. Yeah, if anything, the pressure is on those who haven’t done that.” Ashley Landis | AP file Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook (0) controls the ball during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on April 1 in Los Angeles. Westbrook is exercising his option to play for $47.1 million next season, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said Tuesday. NBA free agency opens today By Tim Reynolds ing themselves to Zach LaVine with Chicago and Bradley Beal with Washington. Let the talking begin. The biggest deal of The trading, too, and the next few days won’t eventually the signing. have anything to do with Free agency opens a free agent: All signs today in the NBA, with point to two-time reignteams able to begin ing NBA MVP Nikola negotiating at 6 p.m. Jokic being offered a Eastern with players supermax extension in who are not under contract. Some deals will be the $260 million range struck quickly, others not by the Denver Nuggets. for weeks, and in almost The only question there will be how quickly he all circumstances those ﬁnds a pen to put to that new contracts won’t be paper. able to be signed until Minnesota can give July 6 at the earliest. Karl-Anthony Towns a Kyrie Irving and Russupermax of about $210 sell Westbrook have already made their deci- million this summer, as can Phoenix with Devin sions; both could have Booker. been free agents this Other players are summer and found a combined 84 million rea- restricted free agents, sons not to hit the open meaning their current teams will have the right market — $47 million to match offers from for Westbrook to opt-in other clubs. The most for the last year of his deal with the Los Ange- notable name on that list is Deandre Ayton, les Lakers, and nearly the Phoenix center who $37 million for Irving was the No. 1 pick in the to do the same with the 2018 draft but watched Brooklyn Nets. others in his draft class Jalen Brunson will be get their ﬁrst extensions in demand early, with the expectation that he’ll last summer. Some players will be quickly agree to leave free agents in name only. Dallas and become the new point guard in New John Wall, for example, will get $41 million in a York. And there will buyout from the Houston be players who might decide to look elsewhere, Rockets, and has already or accept huge $200-mil- decided that he wants to lion-plus deals with their play for the Los Angeles current teams — oppor- Clippers next season. tunities that are present- The Clippers are expect- ed to use a $6.4 million exception to sign Wall, and that ﬁgure matches the money that Wall gave back to make the buyout of what would have been the ﬁnal year of his contract happen. “We’ll see what happens as free agency opens up and everything else,” Clippers owner Steve Ballmer said. “I think the sky’s the limit for our team. The sky is the limit. ... And of course, you’ve got to have a little bit of luck to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy, which is what we’d really like.” That will be everyone’s goal come 6 p.m. today, to ﬁnd ways to get closer to the Larry O’Brien, whether that’s in 2023 or beyond. Such thinking even applies to the champion Golden State Warriors, who have a slew of rotation players — Kevon Looney, Otto Porter, Gary Payton II among them — who just last week were enjoying a parade through San Francisco and are now free to go elsewhere if the opportunities and dollars are right. “We still do need to surround the team with vets and that’s the plan in free agency,” Warriors general manager Bob Myers said. “It’s easier to get some of the older players, we think, in free agency than young players. Young players are probably the most indemand in free agency.” True, and that’s another element of this time of year: Young players, and not grabbing them in free agency this year, but keeping them out of free agency in future years. Ja Morant will surely be offered a max rookie extension by Memphis, one that will kick in with the 2023-24 season. The Zion Williamson situation in New Orleans will be interesting, as the Pelicans decide how much to offer to — or safely structure a deal for — a No. 1 pick who has missed the majority of his ﬁrst three NBA seasons because of injury issues. Miami is planning to offer sixth man of the year Tyler Herro an extension, though the Heat will have to determine what number makes the most sense for them going forward. And, of course, there is a LeBron James angle: The Los Angeles Lakers were a disaster last season and will aim to revamp their roster, plus can give James a twoyear extension in August worth nearly $100 million. But before he signs, they have far more pressing concerns. In her prime, this result would have been disappointing as can be, considering the stage From page 7 and the opponent. She is not in her prime, of courts because,” Williams said, “when you’re course. The 24-year-old Tan playing not bad and said afterward she didn’t you’re so close ... I feel like that it’s actually kind truly believe she could of like, ‘OK, Serena, you win until right before can do this if you want.’” what would become the Here’s how tight it was: ﬁnal point. Tan, making her Wimbledon debut Williams twice was two and appearing in only points from victory. She her seventh Grand Slam actually collected more total points, 124-119. She match, grew up watching determined the outcome Williams on TV. “She’s a legend,” said of most exchanges, with more than twice as many Tan, who pulled out of doubles on Wednesday winners as Tan, 61-29, because of an injured but also nearly twice as thigh. “I was scared many unforced errors, when I was on the court 54-28. — but really happy to be there.” So, it seems, was Williams. The spectators, too. She surprisingly returned to the tour this month at a smaller grass-court tournament, but only for doubles, and only for two matches, for a hint of preparation. Asked whether she will play again, Williams was noncommittal. “That’s a question I can’t answer,” she said. “I don’t know. ... Who knows? Who knows where I’ll pop up?” Asked speciﬁcally about the U.S. Open, which she has won six times and begins on Aug. 29, Williams said: “There’s deﬁnitely lots of motivation to get better and to play at home.” At her post-match news conference, Williams wore a T-shirt that read “Be the Game Changer.” A reporter wanted to know how Williams thinks that phrase reﬂects her. “Don’t be afraid to be different. Don’t be afraid to stand out. Yeah, I think that’s been me. I love changing the game. I think that’s something that I never kind of set out to do, and then somehow I did it,” she said. “Somehow I’m Serena. That’s pretty awesome.” AP Basketball Writer Williams BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND 1 DAY INDEPENDENCE SALE FREE DELIVERY & SET UP 1 FREE FULL 20# CYLINDER OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE * + GU 1 ER G UA TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! ** SENIORS & MILITARY! OFF WE INSTALL YEAR-ROUND! LIFETIME WARRANTY FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 Promo Code: 285 Subject to credit approval. 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Hoffman also said he would like to submit another separate applicaFrom page 1 tion for Middleport of approximately $240,000, Powell said after these asking for half grant and valves were opened, it half zero percent loan appeared the ﬂow was ($8,000 yearly payment). normal. Hoffman said this was one of the many This will not score high enough to be funded but problems that had been it can then be submitted corrected on the sewage under Small Government. system and there were Hoffman said Middleport still probably more. tried one last year and Hoffman said he had did not get funded. This met with Mayors Anderapplication would include son, Eblin, and Hill, Page Street and several of Pomeroy, Rutland other small streets to and Racine, and all had be selected in the area. agreed to apply in a joint application through Hoffman said he would OPWC for paving projects probably have the documentation council will for 2023. The proposed need to pass at the next amounts to be applied meeting. Hoffman said for by each community they need to keep workwere: Pomeroy $50,000, Rutland $80,000, Racine ing on paving every year to get streets back in $202,000, and Middleport $207,000, with these good shape. Jim Hudson presented ﬁgures being subject to minor changes. Hoffman to council a list of items said Middleport’s project for information he is on the cooperative project requesting concerning his recent turn down by would include paving council of adjustments Hobson Drive, guardrail on Hobson Drive, paving and refunds which he had requested on past water Railroad Street, milling bills. and paving Pearl Street Mary Wise presented from Lincoln Street to council a report on the to Hartinger Parkway, fundraising project which and milling and paving she had led to raise funds of South Third from for the July 4 ﬁreworks Hartinger to Ash Street. display. She said she The mayor stressed was very glad to report the importance of good streets in attracting both that the goal of $10,000 had been surpassed. She individuals and businesses to the community presented fans which and felt that yearly street had been put together by the Inclusions group projects were needed to that listed the donors catch up with the condifor the project. She also tion which our streets OVP From page 1 OH-70291581 W.Va., where its production facility is located. The company’s list of publications includes the ﬂagship daily, The Exponent Telegram, and the Sunday edition known as WV News Sunday. It also has weekly publications in Bridgeport, Fairmont, Weston and Garrett County, Maryland, as well as Daily Sentinel presented a schedule for the organized July 4 festivities, which she, Conde, and Don Stivers had organized. She asked Conde to discuss the parade marshal. Conde said Fire Chief Jeff Darst had accepted the honor of being grand marshal of the parade. Conde discussed Darst’s dedication to the ﬁre department and the village. Hoffman and council expressed their thanks to Darst for his years of service to the community and thanked Wise, Conde and Stivers for their efforts in organizing the July 4 activities. Hoffman said half of the year has gone and still no contract with Salisbury Township for ﬁre protection. Hoffman said Mayor Anderson of Pomeroy is in the same situation and does not like it either. According to Pomeroy, objections are to paying four times a year when they receive their tax settlement and putting another onemill levy on the ballot. Middleport and Pomeroy each pay seven to eight mills for ﬁre protection and Salisbury residents presently pay one mill. Hoffman said he needed council’s input but his thoughts were get a signed contract and pay or ﬁnd someone else to provide protection for their residents. Hoffman also provided sheets from the county auditor showing their four receipt times in 2021. Council members expressed their concern on providing these services without a contract and suggested several alternatives such as billing per call. Baker said this had been a problem for several years with Salisbury and that payments previously had been going through the prosecutor’s ofﬁce. Fire Chief Darst was present and was involved in the discussion and made several suggestions. After a lengthy discussion, it was agreed that Hoffman send a letter with the new proposed contract and give the township until July 31 to return the signed contract or other actions would be taken. Hoffman said, presently, Salisbury does not have a contract for ﬁre protection from Middleport or Pomeroy. Baker present resolutions to put a one-mill replacement ﬁre levy and a three-mill renewal ﬁre levy on the November ballot. Both resolutions were unanimously approved. Hendrickson said a ﬂood plain variance had been requested by Betsy Kearns on property on General Hartinger Parkway and the Appeals and Variance Committee had met on June 24 and approved the request. Hendrickson said Kearns was aware of this and council would need to approve this after Kearns purchases the property. Andy Blank stated that the new SCADA system which controls the water wells etc. was progressing and should be completed in the near future. Powell discussed some of the village projects and problems and felt things were going good. He said the village had really been picking up a lot of brush from residents around town and that it was really becoming quite time consuming. After a brief discussion, it was agreed that this service would be continued to village residents at no charge, but that trees and other work that is done through a contractor will not be picked up. Powell also said he had met with Hoffman, Blannk, and Conde recently to discuss a proposal to try to attract individuals to become water or sewer operators. He said they would like to offer individuals $13.50 per hour to start if they agreed to try to obtain their water or sewer license and then be raised to $20 an hour if they got their license. After a short discussion council agreed this was a good idea and could be tried as an incentive to employees. Conde discussed improvements he is making to the village website. E-mails for council members on the website was discussed with council members agreeing to have their new village e-mails listed on the site. Hoffman thanked Conde for his work on the web- site. Conde also gave council an update on the handicap playground. He said he was advised that the merry-go-round was an obsolete piece of equipment and there had been a lot of problems with it and it is no longer manufactured. Conde said the lady who purchased the equipment has been trying to send it back for a credit but has had no response from the company. Conde said the other three pieces were good to be installed but felt this should be done by a professional installer. Council agreed and Conde said he was awaiting an estimate to do this and it would probably be done in the fall. Conde also said the new piece of equipment for Hartinger Park was still on schedule to be installed around July 15. Lyons asked Hendrickson if the funds that were allocated to the county for demolition were still available. Hendrickson said the process was moving slowly and he will keep council members updated on any progress. He said there are still quite a few properties that will hopefully be cleaned up with some of these funds. Council adjourned with the next regular meeting scheduled for July 11. Submitted by Middleport Mayor Fred Hoffman. twice weekly publications in Preston County (News & Journal), Mineral and Jackson. 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