https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/09e4708123efe12dce5c80dc1a3980a4.pdf 78172671ae5fdd3a84861185a7fc2d80 PDF Text Text Herd hosts FAU on Homecoming SPORTS s 7 Guide to Halloween fun 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 54° 53° 52° Clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy and chilly tonight. High 55° / Low 45° RIVER s 9 Today’s weather forecast WEATHER s 12 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 192, Volume 74 Latest COVID-19 stats for Gallia, Mason, Meigs Saturday, October 24, 2020 s $2 Meigs hosts Character Counts Week Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — One new COVID-19 case was reported in both Gallia and Meigs Counties on Friday, with two reported in Mason County. Here’s a closer look at coronavirus cases across our area: cases (259 confirmed, 8 probable), with 37 active as of last Friday, Oct. 16. Updated demographics and local case data will be provided by Ohio Valley Publishing as it is made available from the Gallia County Gallia County Health Department. The Ohio DepartGallia County ment of Health (ODH) remains at an Orange reported a total of 292 level-2 advisory level cases (since March), on the State of Ohio on Friday afternoon Public Health Risk for Gallia County, one more than on Thursday, Advisory System, which and 25 more than were is defined as “increased exposure and spread; reported by the Gallia County Health Depart- exercise high degree of ment on Friday, Oct. 16. caution.” Gallia County was noted as a “high ODH also reports 13 deaths and 42 hospital- incidence” county durizations since March as ing the Governor’s news conference on Thursof Friday afternoon. day. The Gallia County Health Department has See COVID-19 | 5 reported a total of 267 Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Amy Cremeans and Chelsea Barnes from the Meigs Local After School Program spoke with the commissioners about Character Counts Week activities. Cremeans and Barnes are pictured with Commissioners Jimmy Will, Randy Smith and Tim Ihle. Commissioners approve proclamation By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Eastern board approves coaching hires POMEROY — Meigs Local Schools have been taking part in “Character Counts Week” activities this past week, including color days and other les- sons on the six pillars of character. Amy Cremeans and Chelsea Barnes from the 21st Century Grant After School Program at Meigs Local were in attendance at Monday’s Meigs County Commissioner meet- ing, where the board approved a proclamation for Character Counts Week. Activities such as penny wars and the poster contest were not held this year due to COVID19 changes at the school, explained Cremeans and Barnes. Color days included Blue for Trustworthiness; Yellow for Respect; Orange for Fairness; Green for Responsibility; and Purple for Citizenship. Caring is the sixth pillar of character in the program. According to the proclamation, Character See MEIGS | 12 Staff Report REEDSVILLE — The Eastern Local Board of Education approved numerous personnel items during it’s recent meeting, including coaching contracts. The board accepted the resignation of Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach Charles Robinson. Supplemental and pupil activity contracts for the 2020-21 school year, pending proper certification, were approved as follows: Bryan Durst, Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach; Ryan Barnes, 8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach; Jay Reynolds, Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach; Roger Bissell, Volunteer Assistant Girls Basketball Coach. Certified substitutes approved for the 2020-21 school year, pending proper certification, included, Max Christiansen, Amanda Graham, Erin Johnson, Kaitlin Krugman, Bruce Martin, Autumn Porter, and Michael Scyoc. Jennifer Huffman was approved as a substitute aide for the 2020-21 school year, pending proper certification. Raeven Clampitt was hired as a full time bus driver on a one year contract for the 2020-21 school year as per the OAPSE Collective Bargaining Agreement and Salary Schedule pending proper certification. Brandon Gilkey was approved as a certified substitute for the 2020-21 school year, pending proper certification. See BOARD | 12 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. DeWine: Take this seriously and don’t let up Staff Report COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID19 pandemic during a Thursday news conference. Take this seriously Governor DeWine released Ohio’s updated Public Health Advisory System map. New health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health found that 38 counties currently have File photo Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks at the 2019 Lincoln Day Dinner. a very high risk of exposure and spread (Red Level 3), up from 29 counties last week. This represents the highest number of Red Level 3 counties since the launch of the advisory system in July. As of Thursday, 92.8 percent of Ohioans are living in a county that is Red Level 3 and/ or high incidence. Only 1 percent of Ohioans live in a Yellow Level 1 county. “For my fellow Ohioans who have felt that until now this virus really did not impact their lives or their families and that they would react when the situation got really serious - I say to them that the time is See DEWINE | 2 ARC funds to expand access to broadband McARTHUR — The Vinton County Commissioners were awarded $1,180,000 on Oct. 14 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to expand access to broadband in Vinton and Meigs Counties in southeast Ohio by improving infrastructure. William W. Wellman, President, Board of Commissioners, said in a news release, “Access to broadband in rural southeast Ohio has always been limited by our topography. Now, during COVID, it’s even more important to our workforce, our students, and our residents.” Funding for the award was made via the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative to help communities and regions affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries due to the changing economics of America’s energy production. Additional support for the Vinton and Meigs Counties Rural Broadband Initiative is provided by local landowners with donations of land. To date, ARC has invested over $238 million in 293 projects, touching 353 counties across Appalachia since 2015. More information about ARC’s POWER Initiative is available at www.arc. gov/power. “I congratulate the Vinton County Commissioners for their POWER award and commend them on the leadership they have shown in their community,” said ARC Federal Co-Chairman Tim Thomas. “POWER grants are playing a critical role in supporting coal-impacted communities in the Appalachian Region as they recover from COVID-19 by building and expanding critical infrastructure and creating new economic opportunities through innovative and transformative approaches. Projects like this are getting Appalachia back to work.” The Vinton County Commissioners, through their Development Department, apply for and administer a variety of grant funds to benefit the residents of the county. A collaborative partnership with Meigs County in 2018 led to Vinton County securing an ARC POWER planning grant to support the development of and application for this project. About the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) The Appalachian Regional Commission (www.arc.gov) is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 420 counties across the Appalachian Region. ARC’s mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia. Information provided by the Vinton County Development Department. �2 Saturday, October 24, 2020 OBITUARIES/NEWS OBITUARIES SCOTT ALLISON JOHN LAWRENCE ARNOTT the many wonderGALLIPOLIS ful friendships that — Scott Allison, were established 54, of Gallipolis, NEW HAVEN — John careers. John was an during those accomplished educator Ohio, passed away Lawrence Arnott, 73, years. in Meigs County for 31 unexpectedly on of New Haven, W.Va., Scott was a years as well as Wahama Thursday, October passed away Oct. 21, member of the 22, 2020. 2020, at home, following and Point Pleasant High Gallipolis Elks Schools. He also served Scott was born an extended illness. Lodge #107, having as the assistant principal on June 30, 1966 in He was born Dec. 9, served as both Tiler and and guidance counselor at Gallipolis, Ohio to Ron 1946, in Racine, Ohio, Inner Guard. For many Meigs Junior High. John and the late Ruth (Barr) a son of the late Wilcoached several sports Allison. He was employed years, he was a member liam and Helen (Sellers) of the Gallipolis Jaycees teams such as volleyball, by the City of Gallipolis Arnott. which was very instrusoftball, basketball, golf, and faithfully served in John Arnott loved mental in the annual and was an accomplished that capacity for the last Jesus. His love for Jesus Fourth of July parades baseball player in his ear- 18 years. Prior to this, led him to passionately and the 1990 Bicentenlier years. he was the manager of love those around him; nial parade. The Jaycees Survivors include his West Virginia Electric in ready to help however Gallipolis for many years. also sponsored scholarhe could to those that he wife, Pamela (Frye) ships to local high school Scott was a 1985 graduknew were hurting. John Arnott; children, Becky graduates, provided (Arnott) Weaver of Athate of Gallia Academy faithfully attended Faith Christmas gifts to the ens, Ohio, Kevin Arnott High School. Baptist Church serving Scott is survived by one children’s home, and gave as a trustee and teaching and his wife Rachael of Hudson, Ohio, Erica daughter, Hannah Allison annual donations to the classes often doing all EMS. (Arnott) Giblin and her of Vinton, who was the that he could to advance Scott loved people and husband Mike of Columjoy of his life; his father, the cause of Christ. He was loved by all who encouraged those around bus, Ohio; step-children, Ron Allison of Bidwell; and siblings, Mark (Amy) knew him. He would do him to demonstrate God’s Lee Herdman of New anything for anyone he Haven, Erica Smith and Allison and Jill (Doug) love how they could met. One of his favorite where they were. His life her husband Joey of Rip- Cox both of Gallipolis. hobbies was baking and ley, W.Va.; brother, Bill Scott was a loving and was an example of sharArnott of Pomeroy, Ohio; thoughtful dad, son, and trying out new recipes. ing God’s love and the His co-workers and brother. path Jesus has given us to sister, Connie Brothfriends were often the Scott is also survived heaven. John has went to ers of Pomeroy, Ohio; grandchildren, Miles, beneficiaries of his deliby nephews, Nate be with his Lord but his Finlay, Georgia, Duncan, (Michaelyn) Allison of cious cakes and cookies. testimony continues to Riley, Savannah, Isha, Scott will be espeColumbus, Logan Allison, inspire those who knew Dalton and Ethan; great Josiah Cox, and Ben Cox cially remembered for his him to love people how grandchildren, Saylor thoughtfulness, his generof Gallipolis; one niece, God loves them. John and Roman; and a special Abbey Cox of Gallipolis; ous heart, and his kind gave us an example of companion dog, Mia. He and one great nephew, spirit. Although quiet and living by faith, trusting will be missed by all who Gavin Allison of Colummostly behind the scenes, that God was in control knew him. Scott positively impacted and that God had a plan bus. He is also survived Visitation will be from by many special aunts, so many. May we all in every circumstance. strive to live in a like He lived a life of joy filled 12 p.m. until 2 p.m., uncles, cousins, and Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, manner so as to rememfaith that will be deeply friends who will greatly at Foglesong-Casto ber and honor his life. missed by his family, miss him. Funeral Home, Mason, Calling hours will be his church family, and Scott was preceded in W.Va. Private interment the countless people he death and met in Heaven from 4-7 p.m. on Monwill take place in the day, October 26, 2020 invested his life into. by his mother, Ruth Alliat the Family Life CenJohn was very passionate Letart Falls Cemetery, son, a very influential Racine, Ohio. about sports and enrichpart of his life; his mater- ter First Church of the Nazarene in Gallipolis. Due to the current ing the lives of young nal grandparents, Coy There will be a GalCOVID-19 pandemic, the and Maggie Barr; and people to reach their full lipolis Elks Lodge #107 family requests that all in his paternal grandparpotential. He loved the Service at 7:00 p.m. on attendance wear a mask/ ents, Henry and Miriam Cleveland Browns and Monday with the funeral the Ohio State Buckeyes. facial covering while Allison, as well as other service immediately folinside the funeral home. special extended family He enjoyed golf and lowing with Pastor Gene Condolences may be encouraged others to members. shared with the family at learn the sport. He was Scott was a member of Harmon officiating. A Graveside Service for www.foglesongfunerala leader and a coach in the First Church of the many sports. He enjoyed home.com. Nazarene and often spoke Scott will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October Arrangements providwatching his children of many fond memories ed by Foglesong-Casto and grandchildren grow from his time in the teen 27, 2020 at Mound Hill Cemetery. Funeral Home, Mason, in their sports, acagroup. He reminisced Please visit www.willisW.Va. demic and professional often on the youth choir and ministry tours taken funeralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. to different states and of LONG GALLIPOLIS — Mark Long, 41, of Gallipolis, died CARSEY at 8:51 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at his NEW MARSHFIELD — Freda L. Carsey, 78, residence. of New Marshfield, Ohio, died Thursday, Oct. 22, Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tues2020. day, October 27, 2020 in the Cooper Family CemGraveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., etery, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia. Rev. Jonathan Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at Meigs County Memory Mollohan will officiate and interment will follow. Gardens in Pomeroy with Ronnie Six officiating. In lieu of flowers the family request balloons to be Visitation will be held Sunday from 1-2 p.m. at released at the service. White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. ELLIS PUHER CROWN CITY — Ronnie Joe Ellis, 57, of Crown City, died Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Pleasant ValPROCTORVILLE — Thea Kay Puher, 77, of Procley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va. A graveside service torville, died Thursday, October 22, 2020 in King’s will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Swan Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Ky. Private funerCreek Cemetery, Crown City. No visitation will be al service and burial will be held. Hall Funeral Home held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting and Crematory, Proctorville, is assisting the family the family with arrangements. with arrangements. DeWine From page 1 now. Now is the time to take this seriously,” said Governor DeWine. “We need you. We need you to be fully engaged in this battle. The virus is spreading fast and has penetrated deeply into virtually every county in the state. We all must fight back.” Three counties are currently on Ohio’s Watch List, meaning that they are approaching Purple Level 4: Clark, Cuyahoga, and Hamilton counties. In the past 24 hours, an additional 2,425 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, the highest number of new cases in any 24-day reporting period since the start of the pandemic. Of the top 10 days with the most newly reported cases, eight have occurred in the past nine days, and nine have occurred in October. According to local health departments across the state, spread is primarily occurring during social and family gatherings. Many counties are also seeing a sustained increase in hospitalizations. A county-by-county breakdown outlining the presence of COVID-19 in all of Ohio’s 88 counties CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2020 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@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 can be found on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System’s website. Don’t let up Governor DeWine unveiled a new advertisement that will begin airing across the state to serve as a visual reminder of how quickly COVID19 can domino out of control. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie virtually joined Thursday’s public briefing to discuss his recent diagnosis with COVID-19. Governor Christie spent a week in ICU fighting the disease. Governor Christie said, in part: “I thought I was safe, and I was wrong. I took my mask off, and I left it off, but only for the time that I was inside the White House gates. Three days later I began to feel what I call the freight train of symptoms that happen with COVID-19 - fever, headaches, incredible body aches, chills, sweats, and it overcame me in a period of 24 hours. I had gone from feeling fine and doing my work on a Friday afternoon to by Saturday at 1:00 being admitted to the hospital and taken immediately to the intensive care unit where I stayed for the next six and a half days. “I want everyone to understand that this is one of the most unpredictable, random, and brutal viruses you’ll ever see. My message to the people of Ohio and the people of this country is that there is no place to hide from this virus if you are not going to take the common-sense steps recommended to us: wear a mask when you’re outside, remain socially distant from people, no big crowds, and wash your hands frequently. “I just want to urge as many people as I can, don’t let your guard down. It’s not worth it. I made a huge mistake by taking that mask off. It’s something I hope no other Americans have to go through. “One of the things I think people don’t understand about this disease - because it’s so random and because so little is understood - is Ohio Valley Publishing TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 24, the 298th day of 2020. There are 68 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Oct. 24, 1972, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who’d broken Major League Baseball’s modern-era color barrier in 1947, died in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53. On this date In 1537, Jane Seymour, the third wife of England’s King Henry VIII, died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, later King Edward VI. In 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph message was sent by Chief Justice Stephen J. Field of California from San Francisco to President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C., over a line built by the Western Union Telegraph Co. In 1931, the George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, was officially dedicated (it opened to traffic the next day). In 1940, the 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. In 1945, the United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect. In 1952, Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower declared in Detroit, “I shall go to Korea” as he promised to end the conflict. (He made the visit over a month later.) In 1962, a naval quarantine of Cuba ordered by President John F. Kennedy went into effect during the missile crisis. In 1992, the Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series as they defeated the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, in Game 6. In 1996, TyRon Lewis, 18, a Black motorist, was shot to death by police during a traffic stop in St. Petersburg, Florida; the incident sparked rioting. (Officer James Knight, who said that Lewis had lurched his car at him several times, knocking him onto the hood, was cleared by a grand jury and the Justice Department.) In 2002, authorities apprehended John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland, in the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole; Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009.) In 2005, civil rights icon Rosa Parks died in Detroit at age 92. In 2018, authorities said they had intercepted pipe bombs packed with shards of glass that had been sent to several prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama; none of the bombs went off, and nobody was hurt. (Cesar Sayoc, a Florida amateur body builder who admitted sending the bombs to Democrats and to CNN, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a judge who concluded that the bombs were not designed to explode.) Ten years ago: Following the latest release of secret U.S. military documents by WikiLeaks, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told BBC television that allegations of prisoner abuse and civilian killings in Iraq were extremely serious and needed to be investigated. Playwright Joseph Stein, who wrote the book for the classic Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” died in New York at age 98. Five years ago: A motorist plowed into a crowd during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring dozens more. (Adacia Chambers pleaded no contest to second-degree murder; she was sentenced to life in prison.) In a video released on Facebook, President Barack Obama called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time, saying, “Learning is about so much more than just filling in the right bubble.” that when you’re there and going through it, the psychological effect it has on you is significant. You start to think about life and death. It’s like getting beaten up from the inside out, and that combination of physical and psychological stress - it’s unique in my life and pretty extraordinary. “I know how tired everyone is of this, I felt it myself, but as tired as you are of strapping that mask on or going to the sink and washing those hands again - you will take those days in a heartbeat compared to getting this disease.” Governor Christie’s full interview is available on the Ohio Channel’s YouTube page. #DaytonMASKots Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced the launch of the “Dayton MASKots” campaign facilitated through the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce to slow the spread of the coronavirus while supporting Ohio sports. This campaign challenges team mascots around the region and state to “mask up” and post a picture of their mascot with a mask on. This could be for a K-12 school, college or university, or other sports team. Ohioans can use the hashtag #DaytonMASKots to join this effort. ApprenticeOhio The Lt. Governor also announced that Ohio recently received two RAPIDS apprenticeship rankings: number four in the U.S. for number of apprentices and number one among the 28 states with state apprenticeship systems. Ohio offers apprenticeship opportunities in traditional fields such as construction and manufacturing and in non-traditional apprenticeship fields such as IT and healthcare. ApprenticeOhio programs provide full-time work during the training period as well as decent wages – so Ohioans can earn while they learn. More information can be found at Apprentice. Ohio.gov. For more information on Ohio’s response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, October 24, 2020 3 Dispute over Ohio drop box limit ends COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fight over Ohio’s limit on ballot drop boxes ended Friday after a coalition of voting rights groups opted to drop their lawsuit, leaving in place an election chief’s order that was derided by three separate courts. The A. Philip Randolph Institute, League of Women Voters of Ohio and ACLU of Ohio made the decision after the federal appellate court in Cincinnati set a timetable last week that pushed further activity in the case past Election Day. The dropped suit was a win for Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who issued the directive. It’s also a victory for Republican President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which joined LaRose in fighting to keep the restriction in place in a critical battleground state. Six major Ohio cities were fighting alongside the voting rights groups to expand access to off-site ballot drop-off locations: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Dayton and Toledo. The option has grown in popularity this year amid the coronavirus pandemic and concerns about the reliability of voting by mail. Before the Trump campaign got involved, LaRose had said repeatedly that he would support allowing additional drop boxes if it was clear he had the legal authority to do so. He never followed through, though, despite courts at the county, state and federal level affirming he had the power. All criticized the order as an unreasonable impediment on voters, though only two of the three blocked it. LaRose did issue a “clarification” to his initial one-box-percounty order, allowing counties to set up drop boxes “outside” their offices but, he said, still on-site. The two versions of his order have been blocked and unblocked numerous times as the legal dispute made its way through the courts. Most recently, it was in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, which set a briefing schedule last week that assured nothing would be decided before the Nov. 3 election. The court had requested the state’s brief on Nov. 24 and the voting rights coalition’s reply on Dec. 24, after reiterating its concern about changing election rules after voting had already begun. Portsmouth attorney indicted on 18 felony counts PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman, on Friday, announced the indictment of Portsmouth attorney Michael Mearan on 18 felony counts related to human trafficking spanning 15 years. Mearan, 74, faces more than 70 years in prison if convicted. The charges stem from criminal activity in southern Ohio that occurred from 2003 to 2018 and involved six victims. They include: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1); Three counts of trafficking in persons (F1); Five counts of compelling prostitution (F3); and Nine counts of promoting prostitution (F4) The case was investigated by a human trafficking task force as part of AG Yost’s Organized Crime Investigations Commission. The task force consisted of representatives from the Portsmouth Police Department, Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence Unit and Ohio Investigative Unit, and the Attorney General’s Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The case is being prosecuted as part of AG Yost’s Human Trafficking Initiative and Special Prosecutions Section. Indictments merely contain allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law. Information provided by the Attorney General’s Office. Senate GOP marches ahead on Barrett over blockade By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick New York warned Republicans that they were Associated Press making a “colossal and historic mistake.” Republicans appeared WASHINGTON — The unmoved. In a lengthy Senate is poised for a speech, Senate Majority rare weekend session as Leader Mitch McConRepublicans race to put nell praised Barrett as an Amy Coney Barrett on “extraordinary” nominee the Supreme Court and and defended her quick cement a conservative confirmation. “We will majority before Election give this nominee the Day despite Democratic vote she deserves no later efforts to stall President Donald Trump’s nominee. than Monday,” he said. Barrett, 48, presented Democrats mounted herself in public testitime-consuming procemony before the Senate dural hurdles Friday, but the party has no realistic Judiciary Committee as a neutral arbiter of cases on chance of stopping Barabortion, the Affordable rett’s advance in the Care Act and presidential Republican-controlled chamber. Barrett, a feder- power — issues soon conal appeals court judge, is fronting the court. At one expected to be confirmed point she suggested, “It’s Monday and quickly join not the law of Amy.” But Barrett’s past writthe court. ings against abortion and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of a ruling on the Obama- era health care law show a deeply conservative thinker. Trump said this week he is hopeful the Supreme Court will undo the health law when the justices take up a challenge Nov. 10, the week after the election. The fast-track confirmation process is like none other in U.S. history so close to a presidential election. Schumer called it the “least legitimate process in the country’s history” as he forced procedural steps, including an unusual private Senate session, in hopes of changing Republicans’ minds. But Republicans quickly convened, then ended, the closed-door meeting, pushing forward. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, dismissed the stall tactics LIVESTOCK REPORT GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The latest livestock report as submitted by United Producers, Inc., 357 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio, 740-446-9696. Date of Sale: Oct. 21 Total Headage: 205 Feeder Cattle (#1 Cattle) Yearling Steers: 600 – 700lbs: $110.00 - $122.00; Yearling Heifers 700-800lbs: $80.00 - $100.00; Steer Calves 300400lbs: $130.00 - $150.00; 400-500lbs: $130.00 - $155.00; 500-600lbs: $120.00 - $158.00; Heifer Calves 300-500lbs: $110.00 - $134.00; 500-600lbs: $100.00 - $120.00; Feeder Bulls 250-400lbs: $130.00-$148.00; 400-600lbs: $110.00$139.00; 600-800 pounds: $90.00 - $125.00; #2 Feeder Cattle: $50.00 - $120.00, #3 Feeder Cattle: $50.00 $120.00 Cows & Fat Cattle Comm/Utility: $20.00 - $66.00; Cow/Calf Pairs: $800.00; Bred Cows: $275.00 - $875.00; as “frivolous.” At the start of Trump’s presidency, McConnell engineered a Senate rules change to allow confirmation by a majority of the 100 senators, rather than the 60-vote threshold traditionally needed to advance high court nominees over objections. With a 53-47 GOP majority, Barrett’s confirmation is almost certain. MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS Celebrating Halloween during COVID-19 Many Meigs County villages are holding a traditional trick-or-treat this year on Oct. 29 in an effort to avoid the large crowds at events which are normally held. As a health department, we feel this is the best choice to allow the children of Meigs County to enjoy Halloween and avoid large crowds. If your family feels this is unsafe to trick or treat then we suggest staying home and having activities with your family. Some of these activities can include a candy scavenger hunt, decorating or carving pumpkins, hiding candy Brody and having children find it (like an Davis Easter egg hunt), or have a Hallow- Contributing een movie night. This will allow you columnist to still enjoy the holiday just in a different manner than normal. If you choose to go trick-or-treating, we have a few suggestions to keep you safe and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. First be sure to follow traditional trick-or-treat safety measures such as: · Have a flashlight or glow stick so you can see and be seen. · Have reflective material on your costume, candy container so you can be seen easily. · Watch for cars while crossing streets · While driving watch for trick-or-treaters · Go trick or treating with a parent or guardian Second follow the following COVID-19 guidelines to protect yourself and others: · If you are sick stay home · Wear a face covering · Remain six feet apart · Use hand sanitizer while going door to do · Wash your hands when possible and when you return home If you don’t trick-or-treat and prefer to hand out treats, we have a few suggestions for you as well: · Don’t pass out candy if you are sick · Wear a face covering · Think of possible ways to hand out treats while practicing social distancing such as a candy slide. (PVC Pipe decorated that you can place candy in and it “slides” to the children) · Use hand sanitizer and wash hands often · Continually disinfect high touch areas By following these guidelines, the community and children can have a fun, safe, and healthy Halloween even in the middle of a pandemic. Brody Davis is the Meigs County Health Department Emergency Response Coordinator. FEEL GREAT, LOOK GREAT with Holzer Plastic Surgery Bulls All Weights: $70.00 - $86.00 Special Offers Available Small Animals Market Hogs: $21.00 - $40.00 *for a limited time Comments Next Graded Feeder Calf Sale: Oct. 28. 10% Off » All Botox & Fillers 20% Off » Breast Augmentations 30% Off » All Other Procedures 30% Off » Obagi Skincare Products * All consultations for services must be booked now through October 31 to qualify for the special offers. ** Multi-procedure bookings will receive an additional 10% OFF! Are you looking for an opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading food companies? 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Foodbank to host food distribution for Meigs POMEROY — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, will be hosting a mobile food distribution at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Friday, October 30th, from 10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. Food items will be given to families who are residents of Meigs County and fall under 230% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Photo I.D. and proof of residency no more than 60 days old is required. Please contact the Southeast Ohio Foodbank at (740) 3856813 with questions. Trick-or-treat Family Nurse Practitioner Damia Hayman has joined the medical professionals at Pleasant Valley Hospital and is welcoming patients at Pleasant Valley Family Healthcare located at 995 Jackson Pike, Suite 102 in Gallipolis, Ohio. “I believe family medicine is the cornerstone of healthcare. It is a gateway into all other areas of medicine and many patients’ first point of contact for their health and wellness. Through personal experience, I know how important medical providers can be, and I strive to be a helpful and positive presence in patients’ lives,” explains Hayman. Hayman earned her Masters of Science in Nursing in 2005 from Graceland Univesity in Independence, Missouri. Hayman brings 29 years of nursing H[SHULHQFH�ZLWK����\HDUV�DV�D�&HUWLȴHG�)DPLO\�1XUVH�3UDFWLWLRQHU� Hayman provides same day appointments, as well as appointments for paWLHQWV�DJHV���DQG�ROGHU��+HU�RɝFH�KRXUV�DUH������D�P��WR������S�P��0RQGD\� through Friday. ɗɷ¡�n.ɷ%�Íɷ�——xRpªn.pª¡ ɗɷþĪÚĞŊŒŻąɷÚŊþɷƄŵąÚƄɷÚøƊƄąɷÚŊþ chronic conditions ɗɷűŵąŻøŵĪöąɷňąþĪøÚƄĪŒŊŻɷÚŊþɷ ɷ other treatments ɗɷŵąĜąŵŵÚŁŻɷƄŒɷŻűąøĪÚŁĪŻƄŻɷ GALLIPOLIS/GALLIA COUNTY — Trick-or-treat in Gallia County, including Gallipolis and the Village of Rio Grande, will be 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29. There will be no trick-or-treat in the Village of Centerville. CROWN CITY — Trick-or-treat in Crown City will be from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 29. RUTLAND — The Village of Rutland will observe Trick-or-Treat on Oct. 29, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Trick or Treat night will be Thursday, Oct. 29 between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. for youth high school age and under, no adults. RACINE — Trick or Treat for the Village of Racine has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. SYRACUSE — Trick or Treat in Syracuse will be on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All streets will be closed to motor vehicle traffic. State Route 124 will remain open. Rain date will be Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Social distancing and facial coverings are encouraged. TUPPERS PLAINS — Trick or Treat in Tuppers Plains will take place from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. The Tuppers Plains Volunteer Fire Department will provide traffic control. POMEROY — Trick or Treat in the village of Pomeroy will take place from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. Treat Street will not take place. Road construction LEBANON TWP. — Lebanon Township Road 29, Stiversville Road, will be closed beginning Wednesday, Oct. 7, and will remain closed for approximately one month. County forces will be taking out a large culvert and replacing it with a bridge 3/10 mile north of County Road 35, Portland Road. CHESHIRE TWP. — The Cheshire Township Board of Trustees announces Township Road 317/Grover Road, will be closed starting Monday, Sept. 28 and will reopen on or about Monday, Nov. 30, due to construction on a slip area. Any questions please contact the township office at 740367-0313. MEIGS COUNTY — A tree trimming project began on October 5 on SR 684, between SR 143 and SR 681. This section will be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion: Oct. 23. MEIGS COUNTY — One lane of SR 7 will be closed between Storys Run Road (County Road 345) and Leading Creek Road (County Road 3) for a bridge deck overlay project on the bridge crossing over Leading Creek. Temporary traffic signals and an 11 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 20. ɗɷňÚŊÚĞąɷűÚƄĪąŊƄŻɮɷŒƠąŵÚŁŁɷøÚŵą ɗɷơÚŁĽɣĪŊɷøÚŵą ɗɷňĪŊŒŵɷŒĜĜĪøąɷűŵŒøąþƊŵąŻ ɗɷ%xªɷűĦƧŻĪøÚŁŻ ɗɷŒŵþąŵɎɷűąŵĜŒŵňɷÚŊþɷĪŊƄąŵűŵąƄɷ diagnostic tests ɗɷűĦƧŻĪøÚŁŻɷɝŻűŒŵƄŻɎąňűŁƧŒňąŊƄɎɷɷ & insurance) OH-70208936 Having trouble getting in to see your doctor? Call 740.925.9035 to see Damia Hayman, FNP-BC TODAY! 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. will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Card Showers MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church, 398 Ash Street, Middleport, will host Kathy Brammer as speaker at the 10:30 a.m. service. She is from Rodney Pike Church of God. “Get Well” cards may be sent to Linda Shaver, 1230 Kemper Hollow Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Donna Hill will be celebrating her birthday on Oct. 26. Cards may be sent to Ravenswood Village 200 South Ritchie, Ravenwood , WV 26164. Canceled RIO GRANDE — The Southwestern Retired Staff Dinner at Bob Evans, Rio Grande, on Friday Oct. 30 has been cancelled due to COVID19. Saturday, Oct. 24 At Memorial Health System, now more than ever, patient safety is our top priority. We’ve added additional precautions to minimize risks and keep you safe during a pandemic or whatever life throws our way. If you’ve been putting off an important surgical procedure, our surgeons are ready for you. So, don’t put your health on hold. Get the care you need with POMEROY — A Drug Take Back Event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department, 41861 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. For more information call 740-446-5901. RACINE — Carmel Sutton UMC, 31435 Pleasant View Road, Racine, Ohio, will be having a free drive thru community dinner, 4-5:30 p.m. We will be sharing homemade chicken and noodles with mashed potatoes, green beans, roll and dessert. This is a take out meal, just come to our parking lot and we bring the meals to your vehicle. It will be on a first come first serve basis. OH-70207583 mhsystem.org/surgery | Tuesday, Nov. 3 SALEM TWP. — Election Day Lunch (take-out only), Salem Twp. Vol. Fire Dept., St. Rt. 124 in Salem Center, 11 a.m.2 p.m. Several kinds of soups, hot dogs, sloppy joes and desserts. Please bring containers for soup and follow COVID-19 guidelines. Sunday, Nov. 8 MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church, 398 Ash Street, Middleport, will host Val Rahamut as speaker at the 10:30 a.m. service. She pastors the End Time Harvest Church of Jackson, Ohio, and is President of World Outreach Ministries. Sunday, Nov. 15 MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church, 398 Ash Street, Middleport, will host Dennis Karp of Chosen People Ministries as speaker at the 10:30 a.m. service. He is a Jewish Rabbi converted to faith in Jesus as the Messiah. He pastors a church in Virginia. Chosen People Ministries has become a worldwide ministry since it was founded in 1894 in Brooklyn, New York, by an Hungarian Rabbi conMIDDLEPORT — The verted to faith in Jesus as the Messiah. Chosen Meigs County Veterans People Ministries seeks Service Commission will meet at 9 a.m. at the to reach Jewish people office at 97 North Second with the Gospel mesAvenue, Suite 2, Middle- sage of salvation through Jesus the Messiah and to port. POMEROY — The reg- inform Christian believular meeting of the Meigs ers of the Jewish basis of their faith. County Library Board Monday, Oct. 26 EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. IT’S WHAT WE DO! Sunday, Nov. 1 �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, October 24, 2020 5 Upbeat Trump hits the trail Biden tries debate cleanup By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert and Zeke Miller Alex Brandon | AP President Donald Trump reacts after hanging up a phone call with the leaders of Sudan and Israel on Friday as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, second from left, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and others applaud in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. — President Donald Trump and his allies fought for momentum in election battleground states on Friday after a debate performance that gave new hope to anxious Republicans. Democrat Joe Biden tried to clean up a debate misstep while urging voters to stay focused on the president’s inability to control the worsening pandemic. The surge of activity with just 11 days remaining in the 2020 contest highlighted the candidates’ divergent strategies, styles and policy prescriptions shaping the election’s closing days. Nearly 50 million votes have already been cast, with an additional 100 million or so expected before a winner is declared. The coronavirus debate has pushed Trump onto the defensive for much of the fall, but for the moment it was Biden’s team that was forced to explain itself. In the final moments of Thursday’s debate, the former vice president said he supports a “transition” away from oil in the U.S. in favor of renewable energy. The campaign released a statement hours later declaring that he would phase out taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuel companies, not the industry altogether. While ending the nation’s reliance on fossil fuel is popular among many liberals, that prospect could hurt Biden among working-class voters in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas who depend on the industry, and fracking in particular, to make a living. “Let’s be really clear about this: Joe Biden is not going to ban fracking,” running mate Kamala Harris told reporters in Georgia on Friday. “He COVID-19 From page 1 Meigs County The Meigs County Health Department reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case on Friday, a male in the 40-49 age range who is not hospitalized. There are 15 active cases. Age ranges for the 219 Meigs County cases (184 confirmed, 35 probable), as of Thursday, are as follows: 0-9 — 6 cases 10-19 — 21 cases 20-29 — 28 cases 30-39 — 20 cases (1 hospitalization) 40-49 — 30 cases (1 new case) 50-59 — 23 cases (2 hospitalizations) 60-69 — 26 cases (4 hospitalizations) 70-79 — 24 cases (4 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 80-89 — 26 cases (6 hospitalizations, 5 deaths) 90-99 — 14 cases (3 hospitalizations, 3 deaths) 100-109 — 1 case (1 hospitalization) There have been a total of 193 recovered cases (1 Trump: Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel John Raoux | AP Supporters enter a campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Friday in The Villages, Fla. is going to deal with the oil subsidies. You know, the president likes to take everything out of context. But let’s be clear, what Joe was talking about was banning subsidies, but he will not ban fracking in America.” Trump’s allies immediately began running new attack ads seizing on the Democrats’ inconsistent answers on energy. One ad unveiled Friday calls Biden and Harris “fracking liars.” Another claims Biden’s plans could cost up to 600,000 jobs in Pennsylvania alone. Speaking in the Oval Office before making multiple stops in Florida, Trump lapped up positive feedback for his toneddown debate performance, which marked a sharp shift away from his constant badgering of Biden in last month’s contest. “This was better,” an upbeat Trump said, predicting as always sweeping success on Election Day even as polls suggest he and his party are behind. “It’s going to be a great red wave like you’ve never seen before.” He planned to highlight Biden’s comments on oil when facing Florida seniors later in the day. “I showed that Joe Biden is totally controlled by the radical socialist left,” Trump said in his prepared remarks, contending that Biden “admitted that he wants to abolish the oil industry.” Both campaigns pre- new), a total of 21 hospitalizations and 11 deaths. There have been seven positive antibody tests in Meigs County. Antibody tests check your blood by looking for antibodies, which may tell you if you had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. For more data and information on the cases in Meigs County visit https://www.meigshealth.com/covid-19/ . Meigs County now at the “Orange” Level-2 health advisory level as of Oct. 22. The color is updated each week during the Thursday news conference by Governor Mike DeWine. Mason County The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported 170 cases (since March) for Mason County in the 10 a.m. update on Friday, two more than on Thursday. According to DHHR, the age ranges for 170 of the COVID-19 cases DHHR is reporting in Mason County are as follows: 0-9 — 1 cases 10-19 — 11 cases By Deb Riechmann and Matthew Lee Associated Press Andrew Harnik| AP Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about coronavirus Friday at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. dictably claimed a boost from the televised debate that drew an audience of tens of millions. But with roughly one-third of expected ballots already cast through early voting, it is unclear how much the faceoff could alter the course of the campaign. The pandemic was the early focus of Thursday’s debate and it was the sole focus of Biden’s only public appearance on Friday close to his home in Delaware, which is hardly a swing state. During the debate, Trump rosily predicted that the pandemic, which is escalating in several states, will “go away;” Biden countered that the nation was headed toward “a dark winter.” The former vice president reiterated that theme Friday in Wilmington as he outlined a specific plan to contain the disease. If elected, Biden vowed to work with Congress to enact a new coronavirus relief package by the end of January after seeking input from Republican and Democratic governors. He also promised to encourage state leaders to implement mask mandates. Should they refuse, Biden said he would lean on municipal leaders to require universal mask wearing in their communities. “We’re more than eight months into this crisis, the president still doesn’t have a plan. He’s given up,” Biden charged. “I’m not going to shut down the country. I’m going to shut down the virus.” Even in the closing days of the race, the Democrat has maintained a cautious campaign schedule, citing the pandemic, while Trump has been a much more aggressive traveler. With Biden briefly appearing in Delaware, Trump was attending a pair of rallies in battleground Florida before casting an early ballot on Saturday in his adopted home state. 20-29 — 23 cases 30-39 — 16 cases 40-49 — 28 cases 50-59 — 25 cases (1 death) 60-69 — 20 cases 70+ — 45 cases (5 deaths) (Editor’s Note: Statistics reported in this article are tentative and subject to change. This was the information available at press time with more to be added as it becomes available.) © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Ohio As of the 2 p.m. update on Friday, ODH reported a total of 2,518 new cases (highest for a single day to date), above the 21-day average of 1,721. There were 23 new deaths reported on Friday (21day average of 13), 184 new hospitalizations (21day average of 104) and 25 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 18). West Virginia As of the 10 a.m. update on Friday, DHHR is reporting a total of 21,392 cases with 422 deaths. There was an increase of 335 cases from Thursday, and four new deaths. DHHR reports a total of 709,156 lab test have been completed, with a 2.86 cumulative percent positivity rate. The daily positivity rate in the state was 3.85 percent. Sarah Hawley and Beth Sergent contributed to this report. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day. The announcement came after the North African nation agreed to put $335 million in an escrow account to be used to compensate American victims of terror attacks. The attacks include the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania by the al-Qaida network while its leader, Osama bin Laden, was living in Sudan. In exchange, Trump notified Congress on Friday of his intent to remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. It was foreign policy achievement for Trump just 11 days before Election Day. Previously, the Trump administration engineered diplomatic pacts between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — the first since Jordan recognized Israel in the 1990s and Egypt in the 1970s. Trump said at least five other countries want to come into the deal, which is collectively called the Abraham Accords. The new recognitions of Israel unify Arab nations around their common enemy, Iran. They also upend the traditional Arab strategy of refusing to normalize relations with Israel before an independent Palestinian state is created. The Palestinians say the recognitions amount to betrayal. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned and rejected the agreement, saying a lasting peace in the region depends on ending the Israeli occupation and creating a Palestinian state. Wasel Abu Yousef, a senior Palestinian official, called the agreement a “stab in the back” of the Palestinian people and their cause. The Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, also condemned the agreement. Israel said the recognitions signal that the Palestinians have lost their “veto” over regional peace efforts. Trump invited reporters to the Oval Office while still on the phone with Israeli and Sudanese leaders. Trump said Sudan had demonstrated its commitment in battling terrorism. “This is one of the great days in the history of Sudan,” Trump said, adding that Israel and Sudan have been in a state of hostilities for decades, even if they had not been in direct conflict. In a statement released in Jerusalem, Netanyahu noted that in 1967, Khartoum hosted a conference where the Arab League called for no recognition, negotiations or peace with Israel. “Today, Khartoum is saying yes to peace with Israel, yes to recognition of Israel and yes to normalization with Israel,” Netanyahu said. “This is a new era, an era of true peace — peace that is proceeding and widening with additional Arab countries. Three in the last few weeks.” He said Israeli and Sudanese teams will meet soon to discuss cooperation in agriculture, trade and other areas. Sudan also is opening its skies to Israeli flights, which will shorten trips to Africa and South America, he said. In response to the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19, Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services will make assistance available to families affected by this health crisis. The purpose of this assistance will be to offset costs incurred by families who have lost employment and/or reduced hours on or after March 9, 2020 due to the company shut-down as a result of the Stay At Home order issued by the governor or other issues related to COVID-19 that resulted in a lack of available work. Only Phone Call Applications will be taken!! Please call 740-578-3380 Monday thru Thursday 8am-4pm. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED so do not come to/into the agency. This program will begin on October 26, 2020 at 8am and will cease at 4pm on November 9, 2020 and no applications will be accepted after this time. Please have all household members social security numbers and last 30 days of household’s gross income readily available prior to calling. Eligible Services: 6���one-time payment of $500.00 per TANF eligible individual in a household who have been laid off and/or lost employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OR 6���one-time payment of $300.00 per TANF eligible individual in a household who have had a reduction in hours/pay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are approved on a first come, first serve basis and approval is based on limited funding. Once funding is exhausted, this special program will cease. Notice of approval/denial will be sent within 30 days. 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Edwards Stadium on Saturday for a Conference USA East Division matchup at 2:30 p.m. Marshall (4-0, 2-0) enters Homecoming festivities ranked 22nd in the Associated Press poll and atop the CUSA East standings with the Owls (1-0, 1-0). The Thundering Herd has won seven consecutive Homecoming contests — including wins over FAU in 2016 and 2018 — and owns a 64-45-8 alltime mark in Homecoming games. MU is also 6-1 alltime against Florida Atlantic, with the lone setback coming in 2017 by a 30-25 margin. Blue Devils top West, 7-1 in sectional By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — The wins, and the championships, just keep coming. The Gallia Academy boys soccer team — champion of the Ohio Valley Conference — won the Division II sectional championship on Thursday night at Lester Field, with the third-seeded Blue Devils defeating 14th-seeded Portsmouth West 7-1. The Blue Devils (14-1-2) — winner of eight straight decisions — went ahead 1-0 with an unassisted goal from Brody Wilt 15:29 into play. West (4-7-2) tied the game at one just over four minutes later, however, with a goal after a free kick. The match was tied for just 3:07, as Wilt found the back of the net again, this time on an assist from Dalton Vanco. GAHS couldn’t add on to its lead in the first half, but needed just 1:24 of second half to make the margin 3-1, with Evan Stapleton putting the ball in the back of the net after a corner kick from Vanco. The Blue Devil lead was at 4-1 with 32:15 left, as Bode Alex Hawley | OVP Sports GAHS junior Brody Wilt (26) scores is second of three goals, during the Blue Devils’ 7-1 sectional championship victory on Thursday in Centenary, Ohio. Wamsley scored an unassisted goal. With 28:49 to play, Wilt scored his hat trick goal, making the Gallia Academy advantage 5-1. Colton Roe made the GAHS lead 6-1 with a goal at the 24:35 mark, and then Bryce Hines capped off the 7-1 victory, rebounding a Vanco shot and putting it in the back of the net with 18:30 remaining. For the match, GAHS claimed a 31-to-11 advantage in shots, including 20-to-8 in shots on-goal. The Blue Devils also had five of the six corner kicks in the match. Bryson Miller finished with seven saves in goal for the Blue Devils. GAHS also eliminated Portsmouth West from the 2019 postseason, winning 9-1 at Lester Field. The Blue and White will try to add to their program-record win total again when they face sixth-seeded McClain in the district semifinal on Wednesday. The Tigers claimed a 3-0 win over 11th-seeded Waverly on Thursday. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. RedStorm volleyball holds off WV Tech By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing BECKLEY, W.Va. — After suffering a disappointing five-set loss at home to West Virginia University-Tech one week earlier, the University of Rio Grande wasn’t about to let the same thing happen again. The RedStorm reeled off four consecutive winners to pull away in the fifth and deciding set and posted a 3-2 (25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 13-25, 15-11) victory over the host Golden Bears, Tuesday night, in River States Conference volleyball action at VanMeter Gymnasium. Rio Grande improved to 7-4 overall and 4-3 in conference play with the win - its third in the last four outings. WVU-Tech fell to 3-4 overall and 3-4 in the RSC. The Golden Bears staved off defeat with a convincing win in set four and closed an early set five deficit to 9-8 after a kill by Coralys Maldonado Rivera, but Rio scored the next four points - a service ace by freshman Kalista Prak (Galloway, OH) and a kill by sophomore Malorie Colwell (London, OH) sandwiched around a pair of Tech attack errors - to take control once and for all and close out the match. The RedStorm had nine kills and just one attack error in 22 swings (.364 attack percentage) in the fifth set. Freshman Amanda Rarick (Canal Winchester, OH) led Rio Grande with a careerhigh 19 kills, while junior Jess Youse (Pettisville, OH) had 15 kills to compliment five solo blocks and a block assist. Sophomore Beth Arnold (Williamstown, WV) added a career-best 12 kills of her own, as well as four solo blocks and a block assist. Freshman Darcie Walters (Sparta, OH) finished with a team-high 16 digs in the winning effort, while senior Macy Roell (Farmersville, OH) had a match-best 52 assists to go along with 11 digs. Colwell also had 11 digs. Ariana Gentzler had 14 kills to pace WVU-Tech, while Brooklyn Cook and Katelyn Byrd finished with 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Byrd also had a match-high 23 digs. Lucie Strasser and Julia McClanahan had 31 and 17 assists, respectively, in a losing cause, while Sawyer Hawgood had 16 digs and Ana Muniz Rocandio added 11 digs of her own. McClanahan also had four service aces, while Maldonado Rivera had three solo blocks and one block assist. Rio Grande returns to action on Friday night when Midway University visits the Newt Oliver Arena. First serve is set for 7 p.m. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Finally! Buckeyes open against Nebraska COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State receiver Chris Olave took a wrong turn in the end zone last December and has been itching to get back on the football field ever since. He’s not the only one. Olave’s miscommunication with quarterback Justin Fields led to an interception and sank a comeback bid by the Buckeyes late in the playoff semifinal game against Clemson. “I don’t think I’ve gotten over it still,” Olave said recently. Expect the junior wideout to be a favorite target for Fields again as No. 5 Ohio State opens its pandemic-delayed season Saturday against a Nebraska team struggling for relevance again under third-year coach Scott Frost. “It’s here,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. “It’s on us — finally.” Olave and Fields — a 2019 Heisman Trophy finalist — are not the only returning big guns for the Buckeyes. The offensive line is stocked with NFL talent and the seasoned defense features All-American cornerback Shaun Wade. “The biggest challenge preparing for Ohio State is just the talent they have on the team,” Frost said. “We know this is one of the best teams in the country.” Frost named Adrian Martinez the starting quarterback this week. Martinez, who had a great freshman season in 2018 but was slowed by a knee injury last year, beat out Luke McCaffrey, brother of NFL star Christian McCaffrey and son of former pro receiver Ed McCaffrey. Ohio Stadium, which usually packs in more than 100,000 fans for Buckeyes games, will have only about 1,600 in the whole place because of coronavirus restrictions. Family and friends of the players and coaches will be spread out through the lower deck and additional crowd noise will be piped in. No band, no cheerleaders, no Brutus Buckeye. Campus police have issued strict warnings against tailgating. See BUCKEYES | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, Oct. 26 Volleyball Roane County at Point Pleasant, 7:15 Tuesday, Oct. 27 Volleyball Nitro at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Wahama at Lincoln County, 7:15 Wednesday, Oct. 28 Volleyball Wahama at Huntington St. Joe, 6 p.m. Boys Soccer Gallia Academy vs. McClain at TBD, 6 p.m. �8 Saturday, October 24, 2020 Riverside Pro-Am ends in tie Staff Report MASON, W.Va. — The annual Riverside Pro-Am Scramble was played on Sunday, Oct. 18 at Riverside Golf Club, with a pair of teams tying for first place. With matching scores of 16-under par, the team of Nathan Kinker, Seth Kinker, Chris Williams and Blake Hettinger, and the team of J.B. Williams, Mike Crabtree, Matt Epperson and Tyler Sharpe tied for first place. One shot back, in third place, was the team of Harold Wallace, Matt Crace, Brian Sturgill and Shawn Armstrong. The team of Don Pollard, Bobby Kearny, Ryan Hines and Justin McBee was in fourth at 13-under, while the quartet of Bryan Harris, Ryan Norris, Patrick Johnson and Adam Pape, and the squad of Nathan Kern, Jeff Kern, Tony Brown and Todd McDaniel tied for fifth at 12-under. The team of Phil Butcher, Mike Powers, Doug Evanson and Susan Slasby was seventh at 11-under, one shot ahead of the eighth-place team of Adam Krawsczyn, Mitch Roush, Trent Roush and Jason King. There was a tie for eighth at nine-under, with the team of Cory Miller, Chris Johnson, Doug Ison Jr. and Justin Arnold, and the team of Mike Haynes, Sterling Shields, Jeremy Tucker and David Fenney. SPORTS Ohio Valley Publishing WVU pits defense against Texas Tech Texas Tech might be able to pick up a few pointers from West Virginia’s game films on slowing down offenses in the Big 12. The Red Raiders (0-3, 0-2 Big 12) will need more than a few stops as they try to exit the league basement on Saturday when they host the Mountaineers (3-1, 2-1). West Virginia’s defense ranks first for the fewest yards allowed among the 77 Bowl Subdivision teams that have played games. The Red Raiders? They’re fifth from the bottom at 499 yards per contest. Texas Tech is coming off a bye week after losing 31-15 at No. 17 Iowa State. The Red Raiders have allowed at least 30 points in every game. Coach Matt Wells said improvement starts with nailing the basics first. “Get lined up, get in a stance, get set and let’s go play football. Run to the football,” Wells said. “There were times that we struggled at Iowa State getting lined up and that can’t be who we are. We need to put a better product on the field.” Turning to West Virginia’s defense, Wells rattled off more than a half-dozen players. “So everything I just talked about right there, about every one of those guys, is their effort, their intensity,” Wells said. “Kind of what I was saying about our defense. That’s what we’re trying to get back to.” The Mountaineers have surrendered nine total TDs and a national-best 240 yards per contest. It starts up front with a unit that is averaging four sacks and 9.3 tackles for loss. West Virginia has six interceptions, tied with No. 20 Kansas State for the most in the Big 12. The standouts among a group of solid players on defense have included lineman Darius Stills, linebacker Tony Fields and Tykee Smith, a sophomore who plays a hybrid outside linebackerdefensive back position. “That’s one guy at each level of your defense that is playing at a really high level right now,” West Virginia coach Neal Brown said. A few other things to know about Texas Tech and West Virginia: Going home In 2012, Jarret Doege was among the thousands of Texas Tech fans who stormed the field in Lubbock, Texas, after the Red Raiders beat then-No. 5 West Virginia behind his brother, quarterback Seth Doege. Neal Brown was Texas Tech’s offensive coordinator then. Now Jarret Doege will return home to west Texas to lead the Mountaineers as their starting quarterback. He’s 5-2 as a starter since transferring to West Virginia from Bowling Green. “I’m excited to go home and play in front of my friends and family,” Doege said. Breakout star West Virginia has made junior Leddie Brown a focus of its offense. He ran for a career-high 195 yards last week against Kansas despite sitting out the fourth quarter. His 515 rushing yards this season is second in the league to Iowa State’s Breece Hall (531). A year ago, West Virginia as a team rushed for 879 yards the entire season. A smile for mom It’s been two months since West Virginia starting cornerback Nicktroy Fortune lost his mother. The sophomore left the team for two weeks at the start of fall camp. Most noticeable during media interviews this week was Fortune’s confidence and ever-present smile. “My mom, she’s the reason,” Fortune said. “One thing my mom always is, no matter how her life was, she just kept living. She was living life. Me growing up, she was always telling me, ‘always smile.’ “I’m just filled with joy every day. Dealing with that actually helps me, even on the field. I’ve found more strength after the whole thing. My mom’s there with me. She’s pushing me and I think about her every day. It just keeps me going. It keeps me smiling. It keeps me spreading positive energy.” Vinton County Browns visit struggling Bengals eliminates Lady Marauders By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com McARTHUR, Ohio — The third time apparently wasn’t the charm. The Meigs volleyball team — which dropped a pair of 3-0 decisions to Vinton County in the regular season — was ousted from the Division II sectional semifinal by the same Lady Vikings on Wednesday, with the fourth-seeded Lady Vikings taking another 3-0 victory over the 13th-seeded Lady Marauders. Meigs (9-13) took its first lead of the night at 4-3 in the opening game, but gave the edge back to VCHS at 6-5, and the hosts led the rest of the way to the 25-14 victory. The Lady Vikings led wire-to-wire in Game 2, winning by another 25-14 count. After Vinton County scored the first eight points of the third game, Meigs fought back to within four, at 20-16. VCHS closed the night with a 5-to-4 run, capping off the 25-19 victory. Kylee Mitch led the Maroon and Gold with eight service points. Mallory Hawley was next with four points, followed by Andrea Mahr and Baylee Tracy with two each. Mallory Adams and Hannah Durst claimed a point apiece in the setback. Vinton County’s two regular season wins over Meigs came on Sept. 15 and Oct. 8. Next, VCHS will host fifth-seeded Gallia Academy in the sectional final on Saturday. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Buckeyes these games and we’re right in the playoff hunt. We know how close we are.” Both teams desperately need a win in the Battle of Ohio for their confidence. In their first meeting in Week 2, the Browns won 35-30 as Burrow attempted 61 passes — the second most by a rookie in NFL history— completing 37 for 316 yards and three touchdowns. Without a doubt Burrow has gotten more comfortable with the pro game since then, although his offensive line and Cincinnati’s injury-plagued defense have been lacking. The Pittsburgh debacle left Mayfield, recognized more for his national TV commercials than dependable play, aching and watching the fourth quarter from the sideline while mercurial receiver Odell Beckham Jr. threw a temper tantrum. Mayfield was sacked four times and intercepted twice in the game. Backing Baker Mayfield’s shaky performances in the last two games — four interceptions in five quarters — has generated a lot of outside noise. But the Browns are rallying around the 25-year-old, who is 16-19 as a starter and playing for his fourth head coach in three years. “This is not about any one person, center JC Tretter said. ”We all have to play better and raise our level.” Said Beckham: “I have Baker’s back.” “I don’t give a damn what (the critics) say,” Mayfield said. “It is within this building. We know we can do better. Close but not enough The Bengals have gotten agonizingly close to winning, only to be done in by their inability to shut the door. Last Sunday they led 21-0 in the second quarter but allowed Philip Rivers and the Colts to rally. In Week 3, Cincinnati had to settle for a tie with the Philadelphia Eagles after giving up a late touchdown. And three of the other four losses were by a combined 12 points. and unless the Bengals have plugged some holes since the team’s first meeting, that number could rise. The Browns rushed for 215 yards in their win last month over Cincinnati, and fullback Andy Janovich bragged they could have gotten “300 or 400, if we wanted.” Kareem Hunt picked up 86 yards on 10 carries against the Bengals last time, and he figures to get a heavy workload this time with Chubb still recovering from a sprained knee. Unhappy veterans Veteran sack specialists Geno Atkins and Carlos Dunlap have expressed displeasure over their reduced roles in the Bengals’ defense. The 32-year-old Atkins missed the first four games of the season with a shoulder injury. Although he’s back, his playing time has been limited. The 31-year-old Dunlap was dropped from the starting lineup earlier Ground and pound this season and publicly Even without injured criticized coaches. Both Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb, the Browns are seeing fewer snaps even as the personnel on have stayed atop the Cincinnati’s defensive league in rushing yardage. Cleveland’s averaging front keeps changing because of injuries. 169.5 yards per game, 2003. ‘Block O’ for Cooper Fifth-year defensive end Jonathon Cooper is wearing uniform No. “It’s just going to 0 in honor of a former be weird all the way Buckeye who was one around,” Ohio State of the four African athletic director Gene Americans to break the Smith said. NFL color barrier in 1946. James Willis was Tough sledding on road The last time Nebras- an Ohio State defensive lineman from 1942-44 ka won a true road and went on to play for game against a Top 10 the Cleveland Browns. opponent was in 1997, at then-No. 2 Washing- His No. 99 is retired at ton. Frost was the Husk- Ohio State but the team decided to award the 0 ers’ quarterback in the 27-14 victory. Nebraska jersey — referred to as the “Block O” — to a has lost 11 straight deserving player every against Top 25 opposeason in his honor. nents, home or away, Cooper traded in his since 2016. However, No. 18 and returns as a the Huskers have won captain after hurting his their last four openers ankle in the preseason against a ranked oppolast year, missing most nent, defeating No. 11 of the season and evenFlorida State in 1986, tually getting a medical No. 10 Texas A&M in redshirt. His rehab this 1987, No. 24 West Viryear was interrupted by ginia in 1994 and No. the virus outbreak. 24 Oklahoma State in From page 7 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Bengals keep insisting they are better than their dismal record. The Browns’ crash in Pittsburgh last week showed they might not be as good as they thought. The rematch of the AFC North rivals on Sunday in Cincinnati could provide more clarity. The Browns (4-2) are smarting after a 38-7 pummeling by the Steelers. Quarterback Baker Mayfield, the first overall draft pick in 2018, has sore ribs and faced another barrage of criticism from all sides this week that he can’t rise to the occasion in big games. Meanwhile, the Bengals (1-4-1) let another close one get away, losing to Indianapolis 31-27 as rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, the first overall pick this year, turned in another gutsy performance that just wasn’t enough. He threw an interception with 46 seconds left in the game as Cincinnati was driving for what could have been the go-ahead score. “We’re not panicking,” Burrow said this week. “We could easily be 4-2 right now. One or two plays made in each of Delay makes showdown bigger for Steelers, Titans NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have been through so much dealing with the NFL’s first COVID-19 outbreak during the season resulting in one game postponed and rescheduled to a second game pushed to a rare Tuesday night kickoff. They’ve come through still undefeated. Now they host one of the NFL’s two other remaining undefeated teams with the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) finally coming to town Sunday to play that first game postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Titans (5-0) also heard the talk they should be punished, even Steelers tight end Eric Ebron’s call to make them forfeit. “This is something that you look forward to, regardless of all the stuff that’s going on with the pandemic and … being worried about forfeiting a game man,” Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans. “And these are the type of games you look forward to.” The delay simply made this game bigger. This is only the fifth time in NFL history that two undefeated teams have played in Week 7 or later, not counting strike seasons. The winner of the first four all made the Super Bowl that season with now-Titans coach Mike Vrabel playing and winning two such games with the Patriots. The Titans went 16 days between games, routed Buffalo and then needed overtime to beat Houston 42-36 last weekend for two wins in six days. Pittsburgh thumped Cleveland 38-7. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said his Steelers have talked about dealing with the uncertainty since training camp. His Steelers were forced to take their bye on Oct. 4, erasing their scheduled bye with now three straight road games starting with a showdown for the top of the AFC. “As competitors, you got to appreciate and respect those opportunities, and we do,” Tomlin said. the NFL in scoring with Ben Roethlisberger leading a balanced attack, and he says they haven’t had to put up gaudy passing numbers like 2018 when he was the league’s passing leader. “I’d like to think if needed to, we could do that because we have some amazing pass catchers that can do great things with the ball in their hands, but what we have been able to do right now is win football games,” Roethlisberger said. “That’s what is most important.” The Titans have been very balanced too, and Spreading the wealth they have put up some Both the Steelers and eye-popping numbers. Titans get everyone involved on offense. Five They’re second in the different players have led NFL in both scoring, each team in yards receiv- averaging 32.8 points a game, and total yards ing this season. (422.0). Pittsburgh is fourth in �Along the River Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, October 24, 2020 9 Time to Trick-or-Treat Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Though trick-or-treat in the Ohio Valley readership area may look different this year, it will go on in several local communities. Here’s a look at when and where to trick-ortreat this year: Gallia County Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin, Gallipolis Chief of Police Chief Jeff Boyer and Rio Grande Chief of Police Josh Davies have released details pertaining to trickor-treat for Gallia County, including the City of Gallipolis and the Village of Rio Grande. The press release from the above mentioned law enforcement agencies, stated, “After consulting with officials from the Gallia County Health Department, we are releasing details as pertains to trick or treating in Gallia County. Trickor-Treat is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. We want to remind all drivers to be cautious and drive slowly through our communities while our families are out during this event. We would also, like to share the following tips to make this Halloween’s festivities safe for everyone.” Also in Gallia County, Trick-or-treat in Crown City will be from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 29. There will be no trick-or-treat in the Village of Centerville. In addition, the “Fall Fun” event is being held at the Gallia County Jr. Fairgrounds each Saturday in October. “Fall Fun” consists of a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and a corn cannon. In addition, according to organizers, you can pick your own pumpkin with pre-picked pumpkins, corn stalks and hay bales sold for additional fees. According to the press release, hours for the events are 2-6 p.m. on Saturdays, with extended hours on Halloween. Tickets can be bought at the gate for $3 each or four for $10. Each ticket grants admission for one activity/attraction. The activities are held on the property behind the current fairgrounds, and can be accessed by the road directly beside Shake Shoppe. Proceeds benefit ongoing efforts to relocate the fairgrounds due to flooding concerns. Mason County The Mason County Commission set the trickor-treat date as Oct. 29 from 5-7 p.m. The City of Point Pleasant set their trick-or-treat for Oct. 29, as well, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Trick-or-treat has been set for the Bend Area municipalities, as well as surrounding areas. Mason, New Haven, and Hartford will all hold trick-or-treat for children on Oct. 29 from 6 to 7 p.m. The date and time were announced by their respective town councils. The event will be held in outlying areas the same evening from 5 to 7 p.m., as set by the county commission. Even though the kids Kids trick-or-treat in Gallipolis. Courtesy photos Derek Henry, wearing a “Team Ann” t-shirt, passes out apples to trick-or-treaters on Third Avenue in Gallipolis in 2019. Kids in costume attended the 2019 Point Pleasant Halloween Block Party. Clara Pickens as a Ladybug and her big brother Andrew Pickens as Rubble at Pomeroy’s 2019 Treat Street. Crowds gathered for the 2019 Point Pleasant Halloween Block Party. during holiday celebrations, all attendees should practice social distancing, limit close contact and masks should be worn at all times when around people. Halloween costume masks should not be used in place of cloth masks, according to the CDC, unless it is made of two People of all ages attended the 2019 Point Pleasant Halloween or more layers of breathBlock Party. able fabric. The recomA little girl dressed as a witch attends the 2019 Point Pleasant mendation also states Halloween Block Party. to not wear a costume mask over a cloth mask, the church stated, “Com- as it could be difficult to host Trick-or-Treat from breathe. 6-7 p.m. on Oct. 29, while munity trick or treat for those who feel comfortThe CDC lists tradiSyracuse will hold its Trick-or-Treat from 6-7:30 able doing so. At the ball tional trick-or-treating — field at Chester UMC on which includes handing p.m., that same night. Thursday October 29 treats to children who In Pomeroy, the tradifrom 6-7. Station space go door-to-door — as tional Trick-or-Treat will available to anyone want- a high risk activity. A be held instead of the Treat Street event which ing to participate (no res- moderate risk trick-orervations needed.) Set up treating includes families has been held the past you own space (awning, participating in “one-way several years. trick-or-treating where Middleport Mayor Fred chairs, table or needed Hoffman stated that Trick supplies) and to give out individually wrapped your treats to kids partici- goodie bags are lined up or Treat in the village pating. We will have our for families to grab and is open to anyone high usual give away hot dogs go while continuing to school age and younger. social distance,” accordIn Syracuse, all streets and water. Remember social distancing and fam- ing to the CDC. will be closed to motor ily groups; and if you’re Lower risk activivehicle traffic, except not comfortable, please ties suggested include State Route 124, which Ashlyn Bradford, Ava Richardson, Zeke Richardson, and Sawyer don’t feel obligated to carving pumpkins with will remain open. Rain Bradford ready for 2019 Trick or Treat. participate.” household members or date in Syracuse will be Similarly, Carmel Sutoutside with friends city’s annual Halloween Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to will continue their doorton United Methodist while distanced; doing Block Party due to the 7:30 p.m. Social distancto-door treks to fill bags Church’s New 2 U Thrift a Halloween scavenger COVID-19 pandemic and ing and facial coverings with candy, many of the Store will host a “Trunk hunt with your family; concerns with not being are encouraged. annual events normally having a virtually cosable to socially distance. While the Chester Vol- or Treat” event from held afterwards have 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, tume contest; watching unteer Fire Department been cancelled due to Halloween movies. and Olive Twp. Volunteer Oct. 31 at the Carmel COVID-19. Costume par- Meigs County Sutton United Methodist Sarah Hawley, Kayla ties at the New Haven Trick-or-Treat activities Fire Department are not Church on Pleasant View (Hawthorne) Dunham, Fire Station, the Hartford will take place on Thurs- hosting Trick-or-Treat in Road, Racine. Beth Sergent and Mindy Chester and Reedsville, Community Center, and day, Oct. 29 in many Kearns contributed to respectively, the Chester the Letart Community villages around Meigs United Methodist Church Centers for Disease Control this report. Center will not take place County. © 2020 Ohio Valley is planning a “Trunk or this year. Pomeroy, Middleport, and Prevention (CDC) Publishing, all rights Treat” style event. 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Trump touts his support for a sector he says brings economic benefits to rural areas and jobs to construction workers. The state says the oil and gas sector employs about 26,000 workers there. But it’s not clear yet how that pitch is landing, even in Pennsylvania. In the suburbs that might be key to a Trump path to victory, Pennsylvania voters have shown opposition to the drilling and the massive pipelines required to move its product across the state. National polling shows growing skepticism of fracking. Still, Biden’s comments could add headaches for Democrats in oil-heavy states. the oil industry,” Trump said. “Will you remember that Associated Press Texas? Pennsylvania? Oklahoma? Ohio?” Trump won all four states Democrat Joe Biden’s remark that he would “transi- in 2016, but Pennsylvania in tion” away from oil in the U.S. particular is a pivotal swing state this cycle, with both in favor of renewable energy candidates investing heavdrew quick attention Thursily. Ohio is also in play, and day night from President Donald Trump, who saw it as Democrats even see Texas a boon to his election chances as a longshot pickup on an expanded electoral map. in key states. After the debate, Biden told “I would transition away reporters he would not “ban” from the oil industry, yes,” fossil fuels or move away from Biden said in the presidenthem for “a long time.” tial debate’s closing minutes Tackling climate change under peppering from Trump. means sharply cutting oil, gas “The oil industry pollutes, and coal emissions, scientists significantly. It has to be replaced by renewable energy say, and that means eliminating most burning of fossil over time.” fuels. Biden talks of a 30-year The Biden campaign’s clitransition to a carbon-free mate plan calls for the U.S. economy, by encouraging to have net-zero greenhouse more wind and solar power gas emissions by 2050. And he repeated his pledge to end and more energy efficiency. The back-and-forth came federal subsidies for the oil as the debate was coming to and gas industry. However, Biden’s plan does not call for a close, during a segment on how the candidates would a ban on climate-damaging respond to climate change. fossil fuels, focusing instead on technologies that can cap- Biden says the country has a moral obligation to tackle ture pollution from oil and climate change, while Trump other sources. has questioned the wellStill, Trump seemed surprised and pleased by Biden’s established science behind it. Polls show about three in comment, declaring it a “big four Americans are concerned statement,” and suggesting about dangerous warming of it would come with political the nation and planet. blowback in oil-producing But politically, Republistates that stand to lose jobs. cans see Biden’s comments “Basically what he is sayas potentially damaging to ing is he is going to destroy (740) 446-2342 or fax to (740) 446-3008 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN Rep. Kendra Horn, an Oklahoma Democrat who flipped a Republican seat in 2018, tweeted that she disagreed with him. “We must stand up for our oil and gas industry. We need an all-of-the-above energy approach that’s consumer friendly, values energy independence and protects OK jobs,” she wrote. The American Petroleum Institute, a trade association representing the oil and gas industry, said restricting oil and gas production would “jeopardize America’s economic recovery,” increase energy costs, eliminate jobs and shift energy production oversees. A statement from Scott Parker, the organization’s content and rapid response manager, did not specifically criticize Biden and said neither candidate put forth realistic solutions to address the threat of climate change. European oil giants in particular, like Royal Dutch Shell and BP, are investing in solar and wind energy, minimizing their financial risks if oil rigs go the way of coal-fired power plants in Western countries. But environmental groups say many major U.S. petroleum companies are still investing heavily in fossil fuel production while talking up what are often small efforts on climate change. (740) 992-2155 or fax to (740) 992-2157 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN PROBATE COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO THOMAS S. MOULTON, JUDGE BY ASSIGNMENT LEGALS NOTICE OF SOLICITATION FOR SEALED BIDS FOR THE SALE OF 255 SHARES OF FARMERS BANCSHARES, INC. STOCK. Rosalie D. Story died the owner of 255 shares in The Farmers Bank & Savings Company, Pomeroy, Ohio. (A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Bancshares, Inc.) Her estate is being administered in the Meigs County, Ohio Probate Court, Case No. 20191079, with the Honorable Judge Thomas S. Moulton presiding by Assignment of the Ohio Supreme Court. Fiduciary Paul N. Smith obtained authority from the Court on October 6, 2020 to solicit sealed bids for the sale of all 255 shares of the bank stock, at a price at or above the appraised value of $75.97 per share for a total of $19,373.35 for all of the stock, which is the appraised value thereof, as of the date of Ms. Story's death. Any interested party is invited to submit a sealed bid as follows: 1.By delivering a sealed envelope addressed to estate Attorney John P. Lavelle, LAVELLE AND ASSOCIATES, 449 E. State Street, Athens, Ohio 45701 clearly marked on the outside �6HDOHG ELG IRU 5RVDOLH '� 6WRU\ (VWDWH�� 2. Inside of the envelope of the sealed bid, the bidder must disclose his<\\>her name, address, telephone number and e-ma address as well as the total amount of the bid for all 255 shares of stock; 3. No bid will be considered for less than the entire lot at the appraised value of all 255 shares. 4. Bids must be physically received at the office of John P. Lavelle no later than October 28, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Bids will be opened and considered at such time. 5. Administrator Paul N. Smith reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 6. If the Administrator elects to accept any bid, the bidder must be prepared to make payment by certified check, cashier's check or wire transfer within 48 hours of the notification thereof. Respectfully submitted, John P. LaveIle-0002815 Attorney for Paul N. Smith, Fiduciary LAVELLE AND ASSOCIATES 449 E. State Street Athens, Ohio 45701 740.593.3348-telephone 740.594.3343-facsimile jlavelle@johnplavelle.com 10/10/20,10/17/20,10/24/20 Oct 26 – Third Ave Oct 27 – Third Ave Oct 28 – Court & Vine Streets Oct 29 – Locust Street Paving: Nov 02 – Third Ave Nov 03 – Third Ave Nov 04 – Court & Vine Streets Nov 05 – Locust Street SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington state said. After weeks of searching, the agency said it found the nest of Asian giant hornets in Blaine, a city north of Seattle near the Canadian border. Bad weather delayed plans to destroy the nest Friday. The world’s largest hornet at 2 inches long, the invasive insects can decimate entire hives of honeybees and deliver painful stings to people. Farmers in the northwestern U.S. depend on those honeybees to pollinate many crops, including raspberries and blueberries. Despite their nickname and the hype around the insect that has stirred fears in an already bleak year, the hornets kill at most a few dozen people a year in Asian countries, and experts say it is probably far less. Meanwhile, hornets, wasps and bees typically found in the United States kill an average of 62 people a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said. The real threat from Asian giant hornets is their devastating attacks on honeybees, which are already under siege from problems like mites, diseases, pesticides and loss of food. A small group of the hornets can kill an entire honeybee hive in hours. (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 Help Wanted General Paving will begin in the City of Gallipolis on Monday, October 26, 2020. 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For many years, the Gallia County Children Services Boards (CSB) was designated that responsibility. CSB Resolution #2020-02 dated April 20, 2020 stated the CSB's intent to dissolve and relinquish said designation requiring the Commissioners to designate a new agency to serve as a public children services agency. After careful consideration, on August 20, 2020, the Commissioners approved, by resolution, to designated Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services to serve as the public children services agency effective December 1, 2020. �NEWS/WEATHER 12 Saturday, October 24, 2020 Maintaining weight loss together Meigs From page 1 Counts is a program administered by the non-profit organization Josephson Institute. The program is an approach to character education, helping to change the lives of millions of youth for the better. The program centers on the basic values collectively referred to as the Six Pillars of Character — Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. “Each year schools across the country participate in Character Counts Week as a time to emphasize the importance of striving for good character at all times, in every situation,” read the proclamation. Meigs Local has taken part in the program for many years, with activities coordinated by the Meigs Local 21st Century After School Programs. In addition to Character Counts activities, the after school program will be working to bridge the gap for students, particularly those completing work remotely, to help answer questions and provide assistance. Program staff is also assisting with food delivery to students. In other business, the commissioners, Approved an request from the Meigs County Council on Aging for their annual allocation of $8,000. Approved resolutions for Engineer Eugene Triplett to apply for grant funding. Approved the certification of funds and an appropriation in the amount of $20,910.75 from a FEMA Grant for the engineer’s officer. Approved an appropriation adjustment in the amount of $10,600 for 911 to cover system maintenance. Approved an appropriation adjustment for the auditor’s office in the amount of $602.50 from weights and measures to supplies and $932.50 from contract services to supplies. Met in executive session with Prosecutor James K. Stanley for 27 minutes for pending legal matters. The commissioners meet each Thursday at 11 a.m. in their office on the third floor of the Meigs County Courthouse, unless otherwise announced. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Rock musician Bill Wyman is 84. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 81. Movie director-screenwriter David S. Ward is 75. Actor Kevin Kline is 73. Congressman and former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume (kwah-EE’-see oomFOO’-may) is 72. Country musician Billy Thomas (Terry McBride and the Ride) is 67. Actor Doug Davidson is 66. Actor B.D. Wong is 60. Actor Zahn McClarnon is 54. Singer Michael Trent (Americana duo Shovels & Rope) is 43. 2 PM 54° 53° 52° Clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy and chilly tonight. High 55° / Low 45° 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. 0.00 1.69 2.03 38.81 35.17 Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Sun. 7:48 a.m. 6:36 p.m. 4:17 p.m. 1:53 a.m. MOON PHASES Last Full Oct 31 Nov 8 New First Nov 14 Nov 21 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 7:17a 8:04a 8:46a 9:24a 10:00a 10:35a 11:13a Minor 1:05a 1:52a 2:35a 3:13a 3:50a 4:26a 5:03a AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 1 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme WEATHER TRIVIA™ Major 7:43p 8:28p 9:08p 9:45p 10:20p 10:55p 11:33p Minor 1:30p 2:16p 2:57p 3:34p 4:10p 4:45p 5:23p WEATHER HISTORY In 1911, the World Series endured its longest string of rainouts, six days. The Philadelphia A’s and New York Giants resumed play on Oct. 24. The World Series was over by Oct. 26. A: The 1/4 year with the least sunlight. Early Nov until early Feb. Today 7:47 a.m. 6:37 p.m. 3:44 p.m. 12:50 a.m. AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 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. Fri. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 13.18 16.27 21.70 13.15 13.23 24.84 12.88 25.32 34.21 12.69 15.30 34.00 14.50 Waverly 51/41 Lucasville 52/43 Portsmouth 53/44 24-hr. Chg. +0.49 +0.26 +0.10 +0.08 +0.15 +0.29 +0.20 -0.02 -0.03 +0.07 -0.20 -0.30 +0.40 61° 45° A little a.m. rain; otherwise, cloudy Chance of a little afternoon rain Marietta 54/42 Murray City 52/39 Belpre 54/43 Athens 53/41 St. Marys 55/42 Parkersburg 55/42 Coolville 53/42 Elizabeth 56/44 Spencer 56/43 Buffalo 55/45 Ironton 53/46 Milton 56/46 St. Albans 57/45 Huntington 54/45 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 50/35 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 67/55 20s 10s 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 72/60 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Clendenin 59/43 Charleston 56/46 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 31/17 Montreal 53/32 Billings 19/6 Minneapolis 31/24 Detroit 49/35 Toronto 47/33 New York 69/43 Chicago 47/38 Denver 60/18 Washington 74/50 Kansas City 48/37 63° 40° Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain El Paso 84/60 Today Sun. Hi/Lo/W 78/53/c 42/34/sh 76/65/sh 73/50/pc 74/46/pc 19/6/sn 54/24/s 68/41/pc 56/46/c 82/63/t 54/8/c 47/38/pc 53/42/c 47/39/pc 51/37/c 62/54/c 60/18/c 39/31/pc 49/35/pc 87/74/pc 74/62/pc 53/37/c 48/37/pc 84/58/s 55/46/c 72/60/c 58/47/c 85/76/t 31/24/c 59/52/c 82/70/pc 69/43/c 57/45/c 86/71/t 73/46/c 88/68/pc 52/36/c 63/35/pc 82/62/pc 80/53/t 52/42/c 64/36/c 67/55/pc 50/35/s 74/50/pc Hi/Lo/W 74/38/c 39/35/r 80/64/pc 57/53/c 54/50/c 14/3/pc 42/21/s 51/44/pc 59/52/pc 73/57/sh 13/-1/sn 48/40/r 55/49/c 52/44/c 54/46/c 80/53/c 21/7/sn 38/24/c 50/40/c 87/75/c 83/72/pc 53/46/c 44/29/sh 80/46/s 63/60/c 68/57/c 61/55/c 86/75/t 32/18/sn 71/59/pc 83/70/pc 54/50/pc 63/32/pc 86/71/pc 55/51/c 86/63/c 53/47/c 50/36/pc 62/54/sh 56/50/c 52/45/c 43/20/s 68/53/pc 48/35/s 55/52/c National for the 48 contiguous states High Low 96° in Zapata, TX -8° in West Yellowstone, MT Global Houston 74/62 Monterrey 80/63 EPSILON City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC EXTREMES FRIDAY Atlanta 76/65 Chihuahua 90/57 FRIDAY 57° 40° Mainly cloudy with rain possible Wilkesville 54/42 POMEROY Jackson 55/45 53/42 Ravenswood Rio Grande 56/45 55/44 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 52/40 GALLIPOLIS 55/45 56/44 55/45 Ashland 54/47 Grayson 54/45 THURSDAY NATIONAL CITIES McArthur 53/40 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Logan 52/39 WEDNESDAY 60° 46° Cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots Adelphi 51/39 Chillicothe 51/39 TUESDAY 67° 50° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. South Shore Greenup 53/46 52/43 53 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 OH-70204890 MONDAY Some sun with a passing shower 3 Q: What is solar winter in the Northern Hemisphere? SUN & MOON SUNDAY 57° 50° HEALTH TODAY 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. (in inches) Information provided by Kathy McDaniel. recommended by NEOLA. Approved/denied open enrollment students for the 2020-21 school year. Approved the denial of the grievance filed by the ELEA as presented by the ELEA. Set Thursday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m. for the date and time of the next regular meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education in the elementary library conference room. Local Board of Education. Approved the financial reports for the month of September as submitted. From page 1 Approved the board entering into Amber McKenzie was approved as a executive session. Approved the discussion/first readsubstitute aide for the 2020-21 school ing to be held/provided on the followyear, pending proper certification. ing Board of Education new/updated/ In other business, the board, revised/deleted bylaws/policies/ Approved the minutes of the Sept. forms/administrative guidelines, as 16, regular meeting of the Eastern ALMANAC 79° 56° 66° 43° 85° in 1947 22° in 1952 eating called a “diet” but it’s referred to as a lifestyle change. Due to the coronavirus regulation we would like to remind everyone that our meetings are held with social distancing observed. This is to ensure that all of meetings are safe for everyone who attends. Masks are also encouraged. The meeting was dismissed by repeating the Helping Hand Circle poem. Social distancing was observed. TOPS information can be obtained from the TOPS website at TOPS.org, by calling Leader, Judy Morgan at 740-667-6641 or by contacting any TOPS member. Weekly meetings take place on Mondays at 6 p.m. at the Tuppers Plains United Methodist Church, 42216 OH St RT 7, in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Rock musician Ben Gillies (Silverchair) is 41. Singer-actor Monica Arnold is 40. Actor-comedian Casey Wilson is 40. R&B singer, actor and “The Real” co-host Adrienne Bailon Houghton is 37. Actor Tim Pocock is 35. R&B singerrapper-actor Drake is 34. Actor Shenae Grimes is 31. Actor Eliza Taylor is 31. Actor Ashton Sanders (Film: “Moonlight”) is 25. Olympic gold medal gymnast Kyla Ross is 24. Actor Hudson Yang is 17. Board 8 AM High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low the next few meetings. The contest began Oct 19 and will run 6 weeks. At the end of the 6 weeks each member gets as many gifts as weeks of weight loss/stayed the same. The marble game was played and is ongoing as no winner was declared. Judy Morgan led the group therapy discussion with the question, “What brought you to this TOPS Chapter?” Answers were many and diverse in nature: needed to lose weight because wanting to be more mobile, tired of people making fun of me for being overweight, strong family history of obesity, to learn better eating habits, for the group therapy and socialization, etc. But no matter what the reason that brought members to the chapter all agreed that in order to change your lifestyle with healthier eating/weight loss that it must “click” in your head. No longer is healthy TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS TODAY WEATHER Area Coordinator. She visited the chapter over a week ago. In the note she praised the chapter for its presence in the community and for contributing to the weight loss/maintenance of its members. She complimented the chapter for the number of KOPS that attend weekly meetings. (KOPS are those who have met their weight goal and are maintaining it.) Over 50% of the chapter’s members as KOPS. The group discussed the “Open House” that is scheduled for Jan 2021. It was decided to reevaluate the effectiveness of open houses in today’s society. Ideas to replace this event were discussed. One of the suggestions is to have a membership drive in January when people are more apt to want to shed pounds. There will be more discussion on this at future meetings. Members were reminded to bring their 6 wrapped Christmas gifts ($1 gifts) to The OH#2013, Tuppers Plains TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) group met recently for their weekly meeting. Leader, Judy Morgan called the meeting to order by asking for the KOPS, TOPS pledges and the pledge to the American flag. TOPS songs sung were No More Eatsa Little Pizza, Now’s the Time to Lose, Your Cheatin’ Mouth and Home on the Range. TOPS songs are designed to be thought provoking, encouraging or just to incite laughter. TOPS songs are compiled into a special songbook and dispersed for members to sing as part of the regular TOPS meetings. There were 9 members weighing in according to Weight Recorder, Roberta Henderson. Pat Snedden was weekly best loser. Connie Rankin gave the Treasurer’s report. A thank you card was read from Diane Herbert, TOPS Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Precipitation Daily Sentinel High Low Miami 85/76 109° in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -23° in Delinde, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 10. October Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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