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High 69° / Low 49° SPORTS s 6 COVID-19 cases, deaths Gallia County Confirmed cases ..............6 Deaths ............................. 1 Updated 5/6/20 Meigs County Confirmed cases ..............3 Deaths .............................0 WEATHER s 10 Updated 5/6/20 Ohio Confirmed cases .... 20,625 Deaths ...................... 1,114 Updated 2 p.m. 5/6/20 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 73, Volume 74 Thursday, May 7, 2020 s 50¢ Republican-led House OKs limits on Ohio health director COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers frustrated with Ohio’s aggressive stay-at-home orders voted Wednesday in the GOP-controlled House to limit the authority of the state’s health director. The move seeks to restrict mandatory closure and stay-at-home orders issued by the health department to 14 days. After that, the orders would need approval from a legislative rule-making body. Gov. Mike DeWine blasted the move, saying his fellow Republicans should be focused on increasing coronavirus testing, dealing with a $775 million budget deficit and reopening the economy. “Creating more uncertainty regarding public health and employee safety is the last thing we need as we work to restore consumer confidence in Ohio’s economy,” the governor said in a statement. Republican backers said the measure was an appropriate legislative check on the power DeWine, and his health director, Dr. Amy Acton, who issued Ohio’s orders. Acton has won praise for her aggressive decisions to combat the coronavirus spread, but those who think the state is moving too slow in reopening its economy have directed their anger toward her in recent weeks. A small group of protesters stood outside her house last weekend, leading DeWine to later condemn the demonstration, saying “come after me.” The partisan divide over Ohio’s reopening and its record unemployment emerged into full view at the Statehouse as House Republicans approved the limits on the health department along party lines. “We are dealing with orders of the director of the Department of Health that had no due process whatsoever,” said Rep. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican. “That had no hearings, that had no public comments, that had no oversight, that had no review by anybody save those in the executive branch.” Democrats said the legislation undermined public health policy and the state’s responsibility to protect people during a crisis. House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes also said Acton made an easy scapegoat as an unelected official. “We should not attack a woman just because she is exerting the power the legislature gave to her,” Sykes said. House Speaker Larry Householder, a Glenford Republican, said he rejected proposals to require the health director to seek legislative approval before issuing orders. Under the current plan, once a 14-day order was reviewed, “I think the Legislature would make the right decision. I’m not concerned about that,” Householder said. The measure’s support was unclear in the GOP-controlled Senate. Earlier in the day, Senate President Larry Obhof said Ohio had had a “very positive” response compared to other states, and noted that DeWine “was very careful not to interfere with people’s constitutional rights.” Budget cuts A day after DeWine announced plans to cut $775 million from state spending over the next two months, his budget director outlined more details about those plans. While the biggest chunk will come from a $355 million reduction for schools, lower income districts were cut less per-pupil than those that are able to raise more money through property taxes, said Kimberly Murnieks, DeWine’s budget director. The nearly $212 million cut from Medicaid will mainly come administrative cuts and eligibility for healthcare services will not be reduced, she said, citing increased the need because of the pandemic. Colleges and universities will see a nearly 4% cut. That amounts to a $15 million for Ohio See LIMITS | 10 AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 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. Courtesy photos Valedictorian Baylee Wolfe and Salutatorian Raeven Reedy Wolfe, Reedy top SHS Class of 2020 By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE — Baylee Wolfe and Raeven Reedy will address the Southern High School Class of 2020 as Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively. Wolfe, the daughter of BettyAnn and Joseph Wolfe of Racine, will be the third in her family to be the Southern High School Valedictorian in the past decade. “It has been a goal of mine to graduate as Valedictorian since I watched my oldest brother, Kody Wolfe, give his commencement speech while I was in the 5th grade. My goal changed into what felt like destiny two years later when my other brother, Tristen Wolfe, was top of his class,” the 2020 Valedictorian told The Daily Sentinel. In addition to remaining at the top of her class academically, Wolfe has been active as part of several teams and clubs during her time at Southern High School. “While at Southern High School, I have been a part of National Honors Society, Student Council, and Science Olympiad. As Chair of Scholarship in National Honors Society, I have developed a tutoring program for elementary and high school students,” explained Wolfe. She is also a four year participant in varsity volleyball and track, a three year participant in basketball and one year participant in cross country. Outside of school, Wolfe’s community activities consist of directing the John Gray Memorial 5k, coaching in the Ohio Hocking Valley Youth Volleyball and Basketball leagues, and working with the iBelieve Foundation. Asked about her favorite high school memory, Wolfe stated, “ My favorite high school memories would have to be the ones I made with my volleyball team. I enjoyed everything from the endless laughs on bus rides to the bittersweet tears at the end of the See SHS | 10 Elections chief pushes for changes before vote By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio needs to take the application process for mail-in ballots online, agree to pay postage on return applications and ballots and make other voting-law changes in order to assure a smooth presidential election in November, the state’s top elections official said Tuesday. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose told The Associated Press that he’s begun lobbying lawmakers and legislative leaders on the need to act quickly. “(Ohioans) overcame adversity to vote, but File photo Secretary of State Frank LaRose is pictured during a visit to the Meigs County Board of Elections last fall. they shouldn’t have to,” LaRose said. “The lessons from last week need to be applied to November so that Ohioans have a convenient opportunity to vote this November.” LaRose’s proposed changes would: - Allow online requests for a vote-by-mail ballot, rather than requiring a form to be printed off from the internet or requested by phone; - Allow ballot requests, as well as ballots, to include postage-paid envelopes, which could prevent the need to visit a Post Office amid virusrelated restrictions on movement; - Move the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot from noon on the Saturday before the vote to a week before the vote; - Release more of the available federal funds to Ohio’s 88 bipartisan county boards of elections to buy equipment or hire personnel needed to handle the heavier vote-by-mail load. “It doesn’t require huge changes to the way Ohio See VOTE | 10 Conservation Stewardship signup deadline set POMEROY — The next deadline for local farmers and forest landowners to submit Ohio Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this fiscal year is Friday, May 29. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps Ohio farmers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land. CSP also encourages adoption of new technologies and management techniques. “CSP is a legacy program for the next generation. It continues to assist private landowners in enhancing their natural resources and achieving their conservation and production goals,” said Jon Bourdon, NRCS acting state conservationist in Ohio. “It is the largest conservation program in the United States with more than 70 million acres of productive agricultural and forest land enrolled nationally.” While applications are accepted throughout the year, interested producers should submit applications to their local NRCS office by May 29, 2020, to ensure their applications are considered for 2020 funding. CSP provides many benefits including increased crop yields, decreased inputs, wildlife habitat improvements and increased resilience to weather extremes. CSP is for working lands including cropland, pastureland, and nonindustrial private forest land. For additional information about CSP, contact your local USDA Service Center at 740-992-6646. USDA Service Centers are open for business by phone appointment only and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing. While program delivery staff will continue to come into the office, they will be working with producers by phone, and using online tools whenever possible. All USDA Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business with NRCS, the Farm Service Agency, or any other USDA Service Center agency are required to call their Service Center to schedule a phone appointment. More information can be found at farmers. gov/coronavirus. Information provided by Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, May 7, 2020 OBITUARIES LINDA DAWN SMITH BIDWELL — Linda Dawn Smith, 61, Bidwell, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 in the Ohio State University James Cancer Center, Columbus. She was born December 28, 1958 in Gallipolis to Gerald H. and Promolia (Stroud) Smith, Bidwell. Linda attended Providence Baptist Church, Bidwell. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her children: Promolia “Maria” Robinson, Bidwell and Mikhail Dominique Robinson, Hilliard; sisters and brothers: Debra Smith, Bidwell, Ralph Smith, Oak Hill, Sandra Riedel, Columbus and Jeff Smith, Bidwell, and companion, Charles “Bud” Martin, Oak Hill. Linda was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Alexis Dawn Robinson. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and recommendation of the CDC Guidelines, there will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held noon, Saturday, May 9, 2020 in the Providence Cemetery, Bidwell, with Pastor Christian Scott officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the McCoyMoore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. Online registry is available via www. mccoymoore.com NEVILLE CHESAPEAKE, Va. — James (Jim) Garland Neville, 76, of Chesapeake, Va., formerly of Mason County, W.Va., died Monday, April 27, 2020 peacefully in his home upon losing his battle with cancer. Celebration of life ceremony at Faith Gospel Church in Gallipolis Ferry, to be announced at future date. Ohio Valley Publishing MORRIS PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — Connie Morris, 73, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Monday, May 4, 2020 at home. Private funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. TODAY IN HISTORY MEADOWS ASHTON, W.Va. — Edward Lee Meadows, 65, of Ashton, W.Va., died May 6, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Milton, W.Va. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant is serving the family. Today’s Highlight in History On May 7, 1789, America’s first inaugural ball was held in New York in honor of President George Washington, who had taken the oath of office a week earlier. MATHENY LEON, W.Va. — Dwight David Matheny, 59, of Leon, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 4, 2020 at his home. Private family graveside services and burial will be in Smith Church Cemetery, Leon, with Pastor Fred Sparks officiating. Arrangements provided by Casto Funeral Home, Evans, W.Va. MCDANIEL JR. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Cecil E McDaniel Jr., age 61 of Point Pleasant, W.Va. died Tuesday May 5, 2020. There will be a private Graveside Service Monday May 11, 2020 at Forest Hills Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. MURPHY, SR. TUPPERS PLAINS — Joseph Murphy, Sr., 74, of Tuppers Plains, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Holzer-Meigs Emergency Department in Pomeroy, Ohio. At Joseph’s request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Arrangements have been entrusted to White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, May 7 Monday, May 11 CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. via electronic communication. Please contact the number below for an invitation to participate. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month at 27 West Second Street, Suite 202, Chillicothe Ohio 45601. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall. MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Veterans Service Office will be holding a special meeting at 9 a.m. This meeting will be for the 2021 budget and will include the regular May meeting for financial assistance. This will be the only meeting for the month of May. The Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 7, the 128th day of 2020. There are 238 days left in the year. On this date In 1889, the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore opened its doors. In 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner RMS Lusitania off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, out of the nearly 2,000 on board. In 1928, the minimum voting age for British women was lowered from 30 to 21 — the same age as men. In 1939, Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance known as the RomeBerlin Axis. In 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims (rams), France, ending its role in World War II. In 1946, Sony Corp. had its beginnings as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp. was founded in the Japanese capital by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka. In 1954, the 55-day Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam ended with Vietnamese insurgents overrunning French forces. In 1963, the United States launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite. In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the “Vietnam era.” In Ho Chi Minh City — formerly Saigon — the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover. In 1992, the latest addition to America’s space shuttle fleet, Endeavour, went on its first flight. In 1998, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz agreed to buy Chrysler Corp. for more than $37 billion. Londoners voted overwhelmingly to elect their own mayor for the first time in history. (In May 2000, Ken Livingstone was elected.) In 2004, Army Pfc. Lynndie England, shown in photographs smiling and pointing at naked Iraqi prisoners, was charged by the military with assaulting the detainees and conspiring to mistreat them. (England was later convicted of conspiracy, mistreating detainees and committing an indecent act, and sentenced to 36 months; she served half that term.) Ten years ago: A BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in an unprecedented, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea. Before a record hockey crowd of 77,803, the United States lost to host Germany 2-1 in the opening game of the world ice hockey championships. Dave Fisher, lead singer of the 1960s folk group the Highwaymen, died in Rye, New York, at age 69. Five years ago: After years of sharing power, British Prime Minister David Cameron pulled off an unexpected election triumph that gave the Conservative leader a second term with an outright parliamentary majority. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records was illegal. Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays for fourth on the career home run list, connecting for No. 661 and helping the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3. One year ago: Two gunmen opened fire inside a charter school in a Denver suburb not far from Columbine High School, killing a student, 18-yearold Kendrick Castillo, who authorities said had charged at the shooters to protect classmates; two students at the school were charged in the attack. (A 16-year-old, Alec McKinney, pleaded guilty to 17 felonies and awaits sentencing; 19-year-old Devon Erickson pleaded not guilty to the same charges.) FBI Director Chris Wray told a Senate panel that he had no evidence that the FBI had illegally monitored President Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election. Two Reuters journalists who’d been imprisoned in Myanmar for reporting on the military’s abuses of Rohingya Muslims were freed in a mass presidential pardon. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws, a measure that banned the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected. (A federal judge later blocked the law from taking effect.) Today’s Birthdays Rhythm-and-blues singer Thelma Houston is 77. Actress Robin Strasser is 75. Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff is 74. Rock musician Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead) is 74. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is 73. Rock musician Prairie Prince is 70. Movie writer-director Amy Heckerling is 68. Actor Michael E. Knight is 61. Rock musician Phil Campbell (Motorhead) is 59. Country musician Rick Schell is 57. Rock singer-musician Chris O’Connor (Primitive Radio Gods) is 55. Actress Traci Lords is 52. Actor Morocco Omari is 50. Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 49. Actor Breckin Meyer is 46. Rock musician Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) is 34. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com OH-70186567 EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com 03700 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 �Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 7, 2020 3 Prayer for our nation May 7th, 2020 Praying together while staying apart... Romans 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. NAS We pray that you have heard that The National Day of Prayer will NOT be canceled nor postponed. While the number of people you pray beside in person or in the same room may be different this year, the prayers we pray will be multiplied and amplified. 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Johnson governors have pressed ahead before their Associated Press states met one of the key benchmarks in the WASHINGTON — As Trump administration’s guidelines for reopening Europe and the U.S. -- a 14-day downward traloosen their lockdowns jectory in new illnesses against the coronaviand infections. rus, health experts are “If we relax these expressing growing dread measures without having over what they say is an the proper public health all-but-certain second wave of deaths and infec- safeguards in place, we tions that could force gov- can expect many more cases and, unfortunately, ernments to clamp back more deaths,” said Josh down. Michaud, associate “We’re risking a backdirector of global health slide that will be intolerable,” said Dr. Ian Lipkin policy with the Kaiser of Columbia University’s Family Foundation in Washington. Center for Infection and Cases have continued Immunity. Around the world, Ger- to rise steadily in places such as Iowa and Misman authorities began drawing up plans in case souri since the governors began reopening, while of a resurgence of the new infections have yovirus. Experts in Italy yoed in Georgia, Tennesurged intensified efforts see and Texas. to identify new victims Lipkin said he is and trace their contacts. And France, which hasn’t most worried about two things: the reopening yet eased its lockdown, of bars, where people has already worked up a crowd together and lose “reconfinement plan” in their inhibitions, and the event of a new wave. “There will be a second large gatherings such as sporting events, concerts wave, but the problem is and plays. Preventing to which extent. Is it a small wave or a big wave? outbreaks will require It’s too early to say,” said aggressive contact tracOlivier Schwartz, head of ing powered by armies the virus unit at France’s of public health workers hundreds of thousands Pasteur Institute. In the U.S., with about of people strong, which the U.S. doesn’t yet have, half of the states easLipkin said. ing their shutdowns Worldwide the virus to get their economies has infected more than restarted and cellphone data showing that people 3.6 million people and killed over a quarterare becoming restless million, according to a and increasingly leavtally by Johns Hopkins ing home, public health University that experts authorities are worried. agree understates the Many states have not dimensions of the disasput in place the robust ter because of limited testing that experts testing, differences in believe is necessary to counting the dead and detect and contain new concealment by some outbreaks. And many IN BRIEF Lawsuit on behalf of Missouri meat plant workers dismissed O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of employees at a rural Missouri meatpacking facility, ruling that oversight of how the plant adheres to guidance aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus falls to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, not the courts. U.S. District Judge Greg Kays issued his 24-page ruling Tuesday in favor of Smithfield Foods. A lawsuit on behalf of workers at Smithfield’s pork processing plant in Milan, Missouri, sought an injunction requiring the plant to abide by federal guidelines. The lawsuit accused Virginia-based Smithfield of not doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus. “Plaintiffs are naturally concerned for their health and the health of their community in these unprecedented times,” Kays wrote. “The Court takes their concern seriously. Nevertheless, the Court cannot ignore the USDA’s and OSHA’s authority over compliance ... or the significant steps Smithfield has taken to reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak at the Plant.” Official: US must move ahead with nuclear weapons work ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top nuclear security official says the U.S. must move ahead with plans to ramp up production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus. Federal officials have set a deadline of 2030 for increased production of the plutonium cores used in nuclear weapons. The work will be split between Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. At stake are jobs and billions of federal dollars to upgrade buildings or construct new factories. Foreign adoptions by US families continue to decline NEW YORK (AP) — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents fell by more than onequarter last year, extending a 15-year decline, according to State Department figures released Wednesday. Sharp drops in adoptions from China and Ethiopia more than offset increases from Ukraine, Liberia and elsewhere. In the 2019 budget year, there were 2,971 adoptions from abroad, compared with 4,059 in 2018 and a high of 22,884 in 2004. The number has dropped every year since then, even as American families continue to account for roughly half of all international adoptions worldwide. Jake May | The Flint Journal via AP Karl Manke, 77, left, wears a mask while cutting hair Tuesday at Karl Manke’s Barber and Beauty Shop in Owosso, Mich. Manke reopened his doors Monday in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order mandating salons, barbershops and other businesses to stay closed. He has already given nearly 100 haircuts and fields more calls than that daily, all while continuing to cut hair. Health experts fear loosening of lockdowns could bring on a second wave of coronavirus infections. governments. The U.S. has recorded over 70,000 deaths and 1.2 million confirmed infections, while Europe has reported over 140,000 dead. This week, the researchers behind a widely cited model from the University of Washington nearly doubled their projection of deaths in the U.S. to around 134,000 through early August, in large part because of the easing of state stay-at-home restrictions. Newly confirmed infections per day in the U.S. exceed 20,000, and deaths per day are running well over 1,000. In hard-hit New York City, which has managed to bring down deaths dramatically even as confirmed infections continue to rise around the rest of the country, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that some states may be reopening too quickly. “My message to the rest of the country is learn from how much effort, how much discipline it took to finally bring these numbers down and follow the same path until you’re sure that it’s being beaten back,” he said on CNN, “or else if this thing boomerangs, you’re putting off any kind of restart or recovery a hell of a lot longer.” A century ago, the Spanish flu epidemic’s second wave was far deadlier than its first, in part because authorities allowed mass gatherings from Philadelphia to San Francisco. “It’s clear to me that we are in a critical moment of this fight. We risk complacency and accepting the preventable deaths of 2,000 Americans each day,” epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers, a professor at Johns Hopkins, told a House subcommittee in Washington. President Donald Trump, who has pressed hard to ease the restrictions that have throttled the economy and thrown more than 30 million Americans out of work, pulled back Wednesday on White House plans revealed a day earlier to wind down the coronavirus task force. He tweeted that the task force will continue meeting indefinitely with a “focus on SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN.” Underscoring those economic concerns, the European Union predicted the worst recession in its quarter-century history. And the U.S. unemployment rate for April, which comes out Friday, is expected to hit a staggering 16 percent, a level last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Governors continue to face demands, even lawsuits, to reopen. In Michigan, where armed demonstrators entered the Capitol last week, the Republican-led Legislature sued Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, asking a judge to declare invalid her stay-at-home order, which runs at least through May 15. In hard-hit Italy, which has begun easing restrictions, Dr. Silvio Brusaferro, president of the Superior Institute of Health, urged “a huge investment” of resources to train medical personnel to monitor possible new cases of the virus, which has killed about 30,000 people nationwide. He said that contacttracing apps — which are being built by dozens of countries and companies — aren’t enough to manage future waves of infection. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after meeting with the country’s 16 governors that restaurants and other businesses will be allowed to reopen in the coming weeks but that regional authorities will have to draw up a “restriction concept” for any county that reports 50 new cases for every 100,000 inhabitants within a week. Lothar Wieler, head of Germany’s national disease control center, said scientists “know with great certainty that there will be a second wave” of infections. Task force not dismantling, just refocusing By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Darlene Superville Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed course on plans to wind down his COVID-19 task force, attempting to balance his enthusiasm for “reopening” the country with rising infection rates in parts of the nation. The indecision on the fate of the expert panel was emblematic of an administration — and a country — struggling with competing priorities of averting more death and more economic suffering. Trump appears focused on persuading Americans to accept the price of some lives lost as restrictions are eased, concerned about skyrocketing unemployment and intent on encouraging an economic rebound ahead of the November election. Democrats criticized Trump’s reopening strategy Wednesday, saying more federal support for testing and contact tracing is needed. While the daily number of new deaths in the New York area has declined markedly in recent weeks, deaths have essentially plateaued in the rest of the U.S. One day after the administration suggested that its work would be done around Memorial Day, Trump said the White House task force of public health professionals and senior government officials would continue after all, indefinitely, with its focus shifting toward rebooting the economy and the development of a vaccine. “I thought we could wind it down sooner,” Trump said, adding, “I had no idea how popular the task force is.” A White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal thinking, acknowledged that signaling on Tuesday that the task force was preparing to shut down had sent the wrong message and created a media maelstrom. While the task force has already been meeting less frequently, its medical experts, particularly Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, have emerged as among the most trusted voices on the virus response. The Tuesday announcement of ending the task force sparked concerns that they would be sidelined as the outbreak continues amid fears of a fresh wave of illness in the fall. Trump said Tuesday he would still seek their counsel, regardless of the fate of the task force. “It is appreciated by the public,” he said of the task force. Trump said membership in the group would change as the nature of the crisis evolves. In the Wednesday tweets Trump said “the Task Force will continue on indefinitely.” He added that the White House “may add or subtract people to it, as appropriate. The Task Force will also be very focused on Vaccines & Therapeutics.” A day earlier, Trump made himself Exhibit A for reopening the country with a visit to an Arizona face mask factory, using the trip to demonstrate his determination to see an easing of stay-at-home orders even as the coronavirus remains a dire threat. Trump did not wear a mask despite guidelines saying they should be worn inside the factory at all times. As Trump pressed the nation to reopen, Dr. Tom Frieden the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill that the “war against COVID will be long and difficult.” “We’re just at the beginning of this pandemic and must focus on the future,” he testified, predicting there will be 100,000 deaths by the end of the month. As bad as the crisis has been, he said, “it’s just the beginning.” Trump has encouraged the nation to accept the human cost of returning to normalcy, saying repeatedly that Americans should view themselves as “warriors” combating the virus. “I’m not saying anything is perfect, and yes, will some people be affected? Yes. Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon,” he said Tuesday. In an interview Wednesday, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Trump’s approach. “Death is not an economic motivator, stimulus,” she said. “So why are we going down that path?” “Everyone’s eager to get out,” she added. “To unlock the lockdown is to test, trace, treat as well as isolate social distancing.” Trump on Wednesday defended his decision not to wear a face covering when he visited a Honeywell plant in Phoenix that makes them, saying he briefly donned one backstage, out of view of the press, for “not too long” a time. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he signed a proclamation honoring nurses, that, “I actually did have one. I had a mask on for a period of time.” He added that he couldn’t “help it” if reporters didn’t see him and that the head of Honeywell had told him that he didn’t need to wear one during the public portions of his visit. The CDC has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks when they can’t socially distance. In the area where Trump spoke, a large video monitor listed safety guidelines, one of which said, “Please wear your mask at all times.” Pelosi suggested Wednesday that Trump’s resistance to wearing a mask is “a vanity thing.” “Apparently the president has washed his hands of this,” Pelosi said. “The task force is here today, gone tomorrow. No mask.” �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 7, 2020 5 GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Banquet canceled PATRIOT — In accordance with CDC regulations, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southwestern Alumni Banquet will not be held this year. If you are an alumni from the class of 1970 or 1960 your classes will be honored at our banquet next year. “Please stay safe and hope to see you next year Southwestern Highlanders,” stated organizers. For information contact Lynnita Newberry Edmonds, 304-675-4994. Memorial Day cancellation GALLIPOLIS — The 2020 Memorial Day parade and program will not be held this year due to issues surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. With the main focus on keeping people safe and the difficulties of maintaining social distancing, keeping groups no larger than 10, wearing face masks, and the risks associated with underling heath issues, the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission felt that cancelling the event was the correct decision. This also follows state and federal guidelines as currently established, per the Gallia County Health Department. remain in their vehicles and a staff member will collect their enrollment packet and get copies of required documentation. Families are encouraged to call the schools ahead of time. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools Early Childhood programs are taking registering students between the ages of three and five. A drive-through registration will be held at Washington Elementary between 9 a.m.and 2:30 p.m. on June 15. Rio Grande Elementary, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., June 17, and Greene Elementary June 16, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Families are encouraged to call the schools to schedule an appointment. Families will need to bring birth certificates, social security cards, health insurance, shot records and proof of income. Enrollment packets can also be picked up and dropped off at 61 State Street, Gallipolis. If there are any questions, call the Gallipolis City Schools Board Office at 740-4463211. ROCKSPRINGS — Kindergarten registration packets for the 2020/2021 school year are currently available for pick-up at Meigs Primary School. Packets will be in a tote, labeled “Kindergarten Registration Packets”, on the porch of the primary school. You may pick-up a packet at any time. Instructions to return your child’s registration information are in the packet. For questions or concerns please contact: kristin.baer@ meigslocal.org or chasity.martin@meigslocal. org. Pipe flushing Gallia County Rural Water has routine pipe flushing set for next week, May 4-7, in the following areas: Johnson Ridge Road, White Road, Possum Trot Road, Addison Pike, Little Kyger Road, Turkey Run Road, the Cheshire area and north of Cheshire, the Evergreen area and Bidwell area, and all surrounding areas off of these roads. These areas may experience low pressure for a brief period of time. Sorry for any inconvenience. Meeting updates — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Woods Mill Road will be closed beginning Monday, April 20 - Friday, June 19, weather permitting. The road is closed from Ohio State Route 325 to Deckard Road for slip repair. Local traffic will need to use other county roads. Alumni scholarships POMEROY — Although the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association is not having their annual banquet this year due to the Covid19 pandemic, they Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. The 2020 Memorial Day parade and program will not be held this year due to issues surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. With the main focus on keeping people safe and the difficulties of maintaining social distancing, keeping groups no larger than 10, wearing face masks, and the risks associated with underling heath issues, the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission felt that cancelling the event was the correct decision.” This also follows state and federal guidelines as currently established, per the Gallia County Health Department. Let Your GRADUATES’ Accomplishments SHINE! GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Township meetings will be held the second Monday of each month, 6 p.m. at the townhouse until further notice. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County PERI meeting for May 12 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus directives. A notice will be placed in the newspaper when the next meeting is scheduled. With virtual college commencements and the uncertainty of high school graduations, HONOR YOUR SENIORS in this special way on a Yard Sign. Clean up day rescheduled These 18” x 24” signs can be made in Graduates’ school colors. ROCKSPRINGS — The 2020 Meigs Cleanup Day has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Meigs County Fairgrounds. For more information contact the Meigs County Health Department at 740-992-6626. Get it in your yard in only 5-6 days! ONLY $20 Construction updates FROM A DISTANCE... WE STAND TOGETHER GALLIA COUNTY Kindergarten registration CAITLYN MALONEY WORSHIP With Us 2020 SENIORS Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd. Gallipolis, OH Your Name: ______________________________________________ Your Address: ____________________________________________ City:____________________________________________________ Enjoy a Beautiful View from Your Car as You Listen to Live Music and Hear Pastor Joseph Godwin’s Message State: ______ Zip: ________ Phone #:________________________ Graduate Name: __________________________________________ Graduate School:__________________________________________ The Sound System Will Be Excellent! For fastest delivery order by phone or email today! Complete the order form and call 740-446-2342 ext 2093 or email gdtclassifieds@aimmediamidwest.com Order forms can be mailed to our office: Tribune-Sentinel Grad Yard Signs 825 Third Ave Gallipolis OH 45631 In the 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. Please have all household members social security numbers and last 30 days of households gross income readily available prior to calling. Eligible Services: 2�A 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 2�A 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. OH-70186010 OH-70183586 OH-70182972 10:30AM SUNDAY MORNING OH-70186529 GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools will be holding kindergarten registration drive-ins in early May. Washington Elementary will register students June 3, 4, and 5 and can be called at 740446-3213 while Green Elementary will register students June 1-2 an can be called at 740446-3236. Rio Grande Elementary will register students June 8-9 and can be called at 740245-5333. To be eligible, children must be five years of age before Aug. 1. Parents are guardians are asked to bring a birth certificate, shot records, social security card, registration packet and proof of residency. Families will be asked to will be awarding scholarships to deserving 2020 high school graduates. Applicants must be a grandchild or a greatgrandchild of a Pomeroy alumni and are based on academics. There are no application forms, but applicants need to send a transcript of grades, a current photo, name of parents, name of alumni they’re applying under, activities they have participated in and where they plan to attend college and their course of study. Applications must be in the hands of the scholarship committee by May 13. 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South Korea’s professional baseball league began its new season Tuesday without fans after a postponement for the coronavirus pandemic. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadiums. After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, umpires wore protective masks and cheerleaders danced beneath rows of unoccupied seats as professional baseball got back on the field. There were many faces in the stands in at least one stadium, but they were pictures instead of real people because fans aren’t allowed into the venues — at least for now. Instead, it was easy to hear players cheering and shouting from the dugouts. And it was a relief to fans watching from home in a country that is now attempting to slowly return to pre-COVID-19 normalcy amid a waning caseload. The country’s professional soccer leagues will kick off Friday, also without spectators in the stadiums. As one of the world’s first major professional sports competitions to return to action amid the pandemic, the Korea Baseball Organization has employed various preventive measures aimed at creating safe playing environments. Players and coaches will go through fever screenings before entering stadiums, while umpires and first- and third-base coaches must wear masks during games. Players are prohibited from signing autographs or high-fiving teammates with bare hands. Also, chewing tobacco was banned to prevent spitting, while masks and latex gloves will be required at training facilities. Fans will be barred from games until the KBO is convinced the risk of infection has been minimized. If any member of a team tests positive for the coronavirus at any point of the season, the league will be shut down for at least three weeks. “I feel great,” said Cho Ki-hyun, a 65-year-old SK Wyverns fan who shared a mattress with three other fans outside the walls of the team’s stadium in Incheon, watching the game against the Daejeonbased Hanwha Eagles with a tablet computer. “I am delighted just to hear the sounds of a See BASEBALL | 7 OVP SPORTS BRIEFS Rio hosting Jim Marshall Memorial golf outing JACKSON, Ohio — The Veterans Association at the University of Rio Grande will host their 3rd annual Jim Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 13, at Franklin Valley Golf Course in Jackson County. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start and the format is a 4-man scramble. The cost is $50 per player, plus mulligans are available for $10 per individual. There is also a $20 skins fee per team, with cash prizes available for skins. Prizes will be awarded, plus breakfast and lunch will be provided. Beer will be available for purchase at the event as well. Hole and tee box sponsorship is available at a cost of $100 per hole or tee box. All funds raised from the event helps Rio Grande honor veterans at the 2020 Jim Marshall Veteran of the Year Award Banquet — an annual event held every year the last Saturday of October. This year’s banquet is slated for Oct. 31. For more information, to register or to set up a sponsorship, contact Delyssa Edwards by email at dedwards@rio.edu or by phone at 740245-4427. Dolphins rookie Tagovailoa will wear uniform No. 1 MIAMI (AP) — Rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the Miami Dolphins’ top draft pick, will wear uniform No. 1. The Dolphins announced number assignments Tuesday. Tagovailoa wore No. 13 at Alabama, but the Dolphins retired that number after it was worn by Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. Tagovailoa will be the first Dolphins QB to wear No. 1, which was most famously worn by kicker Garo Yepremian. German soccer’s Bundesliga given OK to resume in May BERLIN (AP) — The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday announced a loosening of a range of containment measures after meeting with the country’s 16 state governors. Pressure to relax the rules had been growing as the rate of daily infections in the country has dropped. Soccer in the top two divisions will resume without spectators and with a range of other conditions designed to prevent another outbreak, including the continuous monitoring and testing of players. Teams will also have to spend time in quarantine before games can restart. The decision to allow play to resume came despite three positive tests for the virus at Cologne last weekend. Authorities said there were 10 positive cases from all 36 clubs in the top two divisions. Hertha Berlin forward Salomon Kalou also broadcast a livestream showing social distancing measures being flouted at the club on Monday. The earliest the leagues can resume is May 16. German soccer authorities are to hold a general meeting with the clubs via video link on Thursday to discuss how to proceed. The Bundesliga was suspended with nine rounds remaining on March 13. The clubs have committed to finishing the season by the end of June. Patrick Semansky | AP file New England Patriots’ Duron Harmon (21) and head coach Bill Belichick celebrate after Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta in 2019. Belichick easily leads all active coaches with 304 victories in 25 seasons and is still going strong with the Patriots, which gives him a chance to surpass the late Don Shula, who notched 347 victories with the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins. Will Belichick overtake Shula for most wins? MIAMI (AP) — The use of the adjective “winningest” in sports dates at least to the 1930s, when Don Shula was a toddler. The word came along at the right time as a superlative made for Shula, and described him in headlines after his death Monday at age 90. Among the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach’s many achievements, his NFL record 347 victories with the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins stood out. “The one thing, I think, is the number of wins over the years,” said one of his Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Dan Marino. “To coach for 33 years and do it at a high level like he did it — you see coaches today and the way they are, they’re amazed by what coach Shula was able to do for so long.” But the title of winningest coach is in jeopardy. Bill Belichick easily leads all active coaches with 304 victories in 25 seasons while still going strong with the New England Patriots. Belichick needs only 44 wins to break the career record, an alarming situation to many fans of the Dolphins and the widely beloved Shula. For them, Belichick falls into the anybody-but-him category. He’s considered villainous partly because of scandals that have tainted his tenure with the Patriots, and also because his team has dominated the Dolphins, the AFC East and the NFL for two decades. Shula held Belichick in contempt. In the aftermath of New England’s spying and deflated footballs scandals, Shula referred to Belichick as “Belicheat,” and spoke of the pride he felt regarding his own Dolphins legacy. “It was always done with a lot of class, and a lot of dignity,” Shula said in 2015. “We didn’t deflate any balls. They all had the right amount of air in them.” Belichick won’t say so, but unseating Shula might be a driving force that keeps him going at 68. He appreciates football history, and he’s also keen to show he doesn’t need Tom Brady. But Brady’s departure to Tampa Bay likely hurts Belichick’s chances to surpass Shula. Belichick has a career record of 249-77 with Brady, and 55-62 without. Over the past six seasons, the Patriots have won 86 games, 14.3 per year. At that pace, Belichick would pull even with Shula in the 2022 postseason. But oddsmakers project the Brady-less Patriots will win only nine games in 2020. At that rate every season, Belichick wouldn’t surpass Shula until late 2024, when he would be 72. A season curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic could also slow Belichick’s progress. There are gauges of greatness other than games won. Patriots fans would point out that Belichick has six Super Bowl titles; Shula had two. Dolphins fans would note that Shula’s 1972 team went 17-0, still the NFL’s only perfect season The Shula-Belichick relationship goes back decades. Their teams met twice in the early 1990s when Belichick was with the Cleveland Browns, and Shula won both games. The Dolphins coach also knew Belichick’s father, Steve, a longtime assistant coach at Navy who played in college in Shula’s native Ohio. Shula retired in January 1996, and Belichick was fired by the Browns a month later. Belichick’s career record at the time was 37-45, but has improved a tad since he became New England’s head coach in 2000. “Belichick is the closest thing to Shula that exists, even though they go back and forth a little bit,” said Dick Anderson, a safety on Miami’s perfect season team. “Belichick is the closest thing to how Shula coached. His teams don’t make mistakes, they don’t have a lot of penalties and they play as a team.” That sounds like the sort of tributes being showered upon Shula this week. One came from Belichick, who issued a statement praising Shula as an alltime great. “I was fortunate to grow up in Maryland as a fan of the Baltimore Colts who, under coach Shula, were one of the outstanding teams of that era,” Belichick’s statement said. “My first connection to coach Shula was through my father, whose friendship with coach Shula went back to their days in northeast Ohio.” So there’s a connection, if not a bond. They weren’t close, but they’re getting close on the list of coaching victories. Only George Halas, with 324, stands between Shula and Belichick. “Records are made to be broken,” Anderson said Tuesday. “Someday another team may go undefeated. I hope I’m not living then.” And if Belichick does claim the title of winningest coach, Shula won’t be around to see it. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing the Samsung Lions used their huge scoreboard to play video messages from players, celebrities and fans thanking doctors and medical staff fighting the outbreak, which overwhelmed the city’s hospitals in late February and March before slowing in recent weeks. The Lions fell to the Changwon-based NC Dinos 4-0 in a game that was broadcast on ESPN. “It would have been better if they could be with us, but I am glad that we delivered something good to fans watching TV,” said Dinos outfielder Na Sung-bum, who went 2 for 3. 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Park Byung-ho, who had a short stint with the Minnesota Twins, smacked a two-run shot for the Heroes in the eighth and used his gloved right hand to slap the hands of his firstand third-base coaches before switching to fist bumps and elbow dabs in the dugout. The Busan-based Lotte Giants defeated the KT Wiz 7-2 on the road in Suwon. A full season of baseball seemed doubtful in early March when South Home of the Car Fairy OH-70004516 www.markporterauto.com The Meigs Department of Job and Family Services is soliciting proposals from qualified individuals/firms with extensive experience in providing human resource, personnel management, and labor relations services to assist the Department in the administration of these Department programs. The successful vendor is expected to have a high level of technical understanding of state civil service laws, state public sector labor relations laws, state and federal employment laws (eg: discrimination laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act), workers compensation and demonstrate extensive experience in the application of these laws. The successful vendor is expected, consistent with the authority and consent of the County Prosecutor, to provide a wide range of services, including consultation on public sector employment issues, public sector labor relations and administration, personnel and human resources consulting. Interested persons/firms must submit a proposal which meets the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP which details the scope of services requested, the desired minimum qualifications of proposers, submission guidelines, the evaluation criteria, and other related items may be obtained by contacting Vince Reiber, Business Administrator, at (740)444-7602 or 1-800-992-2608 ext. 7602, or by visiting the agency's offices at 175 Race Street, Middleport, OH 45760. The deadline for submitting proposals is 4:00 P.M. May 14, 2020. Proposals received after this date will be rejected. 4/29/20,5/5/20,5/7/20 Do you have a valid interest in one of the oil and gas wells listed below, or the equipment attached to, or used in, any of these wells? �‘Žȱ �›™‘Š—ȱ �Ž••ȱ �›˜›Š–ȱ ’œȱ ›Žœ™˜—œ’‹•Žȱ ˜›ȱ ™•ž’—ȱ ’–™›˜™Ž›•¢ȱ Š‹Š—˜—Žȱ ˜’•ȱ Š—ȱ Šœȱ Ž••œȱ ‘Ž—ȱ —˜ȱ ˜ —Ž›ȱ ˜›ȱ ˜‘Ž›ȱ ›Žœ™˜—œ’‹•Žȱ ™Š›¢ȱ ŒŠ—ȱ ‹Žȱ •˜ŒŠŽǯȱ �’’˜—Š•ȱ ’—˜›–Š’˜—ȱ –Š¢ȱ ‹Žȱ ˜ž—ȱ Šȱ‘™DZȦȦ˜’•Š—Šœǯ˜‘’˜—›ǯ˜ŸȦŒ’’£Ž—œȦ˜›™‘Š—Ȭ Ž••Ȭ™›˜›Š–ǯ ȱ¢˜žȱ‹Ž•’ŽŸŽȱ‘Šȱ¢˜žȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠȱŸŠ•’ȱ’—Ž›Žœȱ’—ȱŠ—ȱ˜’•ȱŠ—ȱŠœȱ Ž••ȱ˜›ȱ‘ŽȱŽšž’™–Ž—ȱŠŠŒ‘Žȱ˜ǰȱ˜›ȱžœŽȱ’—ǰȱŠȱ Ž••ȱ•’œŽȱ‹Ž•˜ ǰȱŒ˜—ŠŒȱ‘Žȱ�’Ÿ’œ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ�’•ȱŠ—ȱ Šœȱ�Žœ˜ž›ŒŽœȱ�Š—ŠŽ–Ž—ȱ ’‘’—ȱŗŖȱŠ¢œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™˜œ’—ȱ˜ȱ ‘’œȱ—˜’ŒŽǯȱ�•Š’–œȱ˜ȱ˜ —Ž›œ‘’™ǰȱŠ•˜—ȱ ’‘ȱ™›˜™Ž›ȱ˜Œž–Ž—Š’˜—ȱŽ–˜—œ›Š’—ȱŠȱŸŠ•’ȱ˜ —Ž›œ‘’™ȱ’—Ž›Žœǰȱ œ‘˜ž•ȱ‹ŽȱœŽ—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜••˜ ’—DZ Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management 2045 Morse Rd., Bldg. F-3 Columbus, Ohio 43229 614-265-6866 OH-70186516 Meigs Meigs Meigs Allen Frank 2 Gandee Hattie 1 Gandee Hattie 3 Case Number: 20CV000031 Judge: Evans, M. Margaret LEGAL NOTICE The Defendant, Brent W. Johnson, whose current address is unknown, will take notice that on March 23, 2020, the Plaintiff, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3, filed its Complaint in Case No. 20CV000031, in the Court of Common Pleas of Gallia County, Ohio, seeking a foreclosure of its mortgage interest in the real property located at 7669 Bull Run Road, Vinton, OH 45686, Permanent Parcel No. 01800106801,("Real Estate"), and alleged that the Defendant, has or may have an interest in this Real Estate. The Defendant, Brent W. Johnson is required to answer the Plaintiff's Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last date of publication of this notice. In the event that the Defendant, Brent W. Johnson fails to respond in the allotted time, judgment by default can be entered against them for the relief requested in the Plaintiff's Complaint. Carrie L. Davis (0083281) Michael R. Brinkman (0040079) Yanfang Marilyn Ramirez (0074242) David W. Cliffe (0059537) Attorney for Plaintiff Reisenfeld & Associates LLC 3962 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, OH 45227 voice: (513) 322-7000 facsimile: (513) 322-7099 5/7/20,5/14/20,5/21/20 Do you have a valid interest in one of the oil and gas wells listed below, or the equipment attached to, or used in, any of these wells? The Orphan Well Program is responsible for plugging improperly abandoned oil and gas wells when no owner or other responsible party can be located. Additional information may be found at http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/citizens/orphan-well-program. If you believe that you have a valid interest in an oil and gas well or the equipment attached to, or used in, a well listed below, contact the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management within 10 days of the posting of this notice. Claims of ownership, along with proper documentation demonstrating a valid ownership interest, should be sent to the following: Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management 2045 Morse Rd., Bldg. F-3 Columbus, Ohio 43229 614-265-6866 The wells listed below are being considered for plugging by the Division: Well Location Address 53555 Portland Rd 51159 Portland Rd 51159 Portland Rd Heidi Johnson and Brent W. Johnson, et al. Defendants. Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management May 7, 2020 -This notice will run for five (5) days- -This notice will run for five (5) days- Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 Plaintiff, *** ATTENTION: Plugging of Oil and Gas Wells *** Orphan Well Program Public Notice Public Notice 34105200960000 34105602680000 34105200500000 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO vs. Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management �Š¢ȱŝǰȱŘŖŘŖ Well # 2 1 3 (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 amycarter@markporterauto.com Orphan Well Program Well Name information provided by police and telecommunications companies. Officials have started relaxing social distancing guidelines and are preparing to reopen schools, starting with high school seniors on May 13. Barring any virusrelated suspension, the KBO plans to maintain a 144-game regular season schedule. But it decided to scrap its all-star game and shorten the first round of the playoffs from best-of-five to bestof-three series. XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN �� ���� �������!�������������� �� ���� ��� ��!� ��� � � �� ����� ���� � � *** ATTENTION: Plugging of Oil and Gas Wells *** County Korea was reporting about 500 new virus infections a day, forcing the KBO to postpone its March 28 season openers. But South Korea reported only three new cases on Tuesday, its lowest daily jump since infections surged in late February. 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EURZVH�MREV�‡�SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH�‡�JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �Ohio Valley Publishing Thursday, May 7, 2020 9 This week we honor health and bring awareness to our nurses and their contributions to humanity. These past few months have been difficult for everyone. As we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are grateful to all our nursing staff at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Express Care, and physician offices. You truly are a dedicated group of professionals who over the past weeks have kept our patients, their families, and each other safe. 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Alexis Meadows Independent Mary Kay Consultant, Aloma’s with Ryan Henry and Elaine, Angie Zimmerman Realty Group, At&T, Bowman’s Driving Range, Bob’s Market, Brian Billings Mayor of Point Pleasant, Cherilyn Warner, City of Point Pleasant, Counterpoint Cooperative, Fruth Pharmacy, Gino’s of Point Pleasant, Hannah Parrack Color Street Nails, Jon Parrack Nationwide Insurance Company, June Kuhn, Karen Meadows, Kathryn’s Luxury Spa, Kim Pridemore from Magic Mirror, Kayser, Lane, and Clark, Lemon and Lavender, Little Caesars, Lori McFarland, Mary Shamblin, Mason Jar, McDonalds, Ohio Valley Bank, Point Pleasant High School, Precision Signs, PVH Food Service, PVH Medical Executive Committee, S&S Window Tinting, Tuscany Cuccini Italian OH-70186674 Restaurant, Stewart’s Country Kitchen, Subway, Terry Pyles State Farm Agency, Tracy Call, Tudors, Wahama High School, Walgreens, and Walmart of Gallipolis. �����7BMMFZ�%SJWF��t��1PJOU�1MFBTBOU �87��������t���������������t�QWBMMFZ�PSH �NEWS/WEATHER 10 Thursday, May 7, 2020 Vote Limits From page 1 From page 1 runs elections,” LaRose said. “Because we have a fundamentally sound and strong way of running elections in Ohio.” He said he also supports the possible reduction of the number of polling places open in the fall, in order to conserve resources. That decision would be up to each individual county election board, he said. The state’s primary election was extended from March 17 to April 28 due to the public health threat posed by the coronavirus. The experience spotlighted several weaknesses in Ohio’s vote-by-mail system, already criticized as cumbersome of some voting-rights groups. Heavier than expected turnout added to logistical issues and a lack of access for some voters. LaRose had to urgently enlist Ohio’s congressional delegation in the election cycle’s final days to help intervene with the U.S. Postal Service, after a flood of mail in both directions seemed to be moving too slowly. While that intervention was ultimately successful, election boards are currently working through the ballots of 44,000 people who voted provisionally, for reasons including that the mail-in ballot they requested never arrived. The secretary said he heads into his latest effort to advocate for change armed with the backing of the bipartisan Ohio Association of Election Officials. Yet he still may face pushback. LaRose and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, working together, were unable to persuade lawmakers to hold the primary further out, on June 2; to mail absentee applications to all voters who’d yet to cast a ballot; or to pay the postage for returning those applications. But LaRose said his conversations with legislative leaders so far have been “very positive.” “I think what we want is the same thing,” he said. “At least, I go into this assuming that we all have the same good intentions of making sure that we can offer convenience for voters but also a secure election and a healthy election experience this November. I think this is something that Ohioans rightfully expect from their government leaders.” Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio, said it is her hope that the rush to reschedule Ohio’s primary was responsible for some of LaRose’s earlier ideas not being incorporated into their COVID-19 relief bill and that, this time around, there will be more time to educate lawmakers on logistical needs. State University and an $8 million reduction for the University of Cincinnati. Overall, tax collections for Ohio in April were down 35%. Meanwhile, commissioners in a Republican-dominated county in southwest Ohio are shunning $2.4 million in federal coronavirus relief funding. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 62° 62° Partly sunny today; breezy in the afternoon. A shower late tonight. High 69° / Low 49° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Wed. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.07 1.12 0.86 18.65 14.35 SUN & MOON Today 6:24 a.m. 8:27 p.m. 8:59 p.m. 6:44 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Full Last New First May 7 May 14 May 22 May 29 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 12:15p 12:44a 1:47a 2:51a 3:56a 4:57a 5:53a Minor 6:01a 6:59a 8:01a 9:06a 10:10a 11:10a 12:06p Major ---1:13p 2:16p 3:21p 4:24p 5:24p 6:19p Minor 6:29p 7:28p 8:31p 9:35p 10:38p 11:37p ---- WEATHER HISTORY The most deadly and destructive tornado in the United States occurred on May 7, 1840. “The Great Natchez Tornado” destroyed Natchez, Miss., killing 340 people. Most died by drowning in the Mississippi River. OH-70184513 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Wed. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.76 21.25 24.73 12.63 12.98 28.64 11.69 35.92 40.42 12.51 37.90 40.00 38.80 Portsmouth 67/48 24-hr. Chg. -0.21 -0.22 -0.17 -0.04 +0.21 -0.45 -0.40 +0.46 +0.36 -0.23 -0.80 -0.30 -0.60 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Ashland 66/49 Grayson 66/49 Seewer reported from Toledo. Associated Press writer Dan Sewell in Cincinnati contributed. Reedy. Asked what advice she would give to younger students, Reedy stated, “I would advise younger students to enjoy their time in school, with their friends. It’s time you won’t get back, so make the most of it.” In the fall, Reedy will be attending the Agricultural Technical Institute of OSU to major in Biochemistry. Wolfe, Reedy and their classmates will take part in a drive-in style graduation ceremony individually, accompanied by a few family members, later this week with the video to be released online at the original graduation time of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. Graduates for the Southern High School Class of 2020 include: Sydney Cheyann Adams, Gage McGraw Eugene Barrett, Kasandra Brooke Barton, George Franklin Bunce, Gage Michael Carleton, Caitlin Marcella Carr, Phoenix Kyra Cleland, Shelby Layne Cleland, Parker Mark Corbitt, Nathaniel Lee Cottrell, Rhanda Michaela-Rae Cross, Haylee Nicole Currence, Mattea Ranee SUNDAY MONDAY 63° 42° Rather cloudy and cool 58° 32° Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. WEDNESDAY 61° 41° 68° 45° Overcast and remaining cool Mostly sunny NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 66/44 Murray City 65/43 Belpre 66/45 St. Marys 66/44 Parkersburg 65/45 Coolville 66/45 Wilkesville 66/46 POMEROY Jackson 67/48 66/46 Ravenswood Rio Grande 67/49 68/48 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 66/45 GALLIPOLIS 69/49 67/48 68/49 Elizabeth 66/47 Spencer 65/47 Buffalo 67/48 Ironton 67/49 Deemer, Caitlynn Ilene DeLaCruz, Mark Allen Eblin, Nicole Marie Eblin, Alexis Rayann Ervin, Preston Hunter Ervin, Mickenzie Rileigh Ferrell, John David Ginther, Taylor Reanne Hardwick, Landen Jacob Hill, Hannah Kailie Holman, Hannah LeAnn Holmes, Avery Madison King, Ethan Cole Knotts, Dristan Thomas Lamm, Addalynne Grace Matson, Vanessa Audrey Mattis, Trey Jordan McNickle, Savannah Reign Ayden Indigo Mills, Silas Jordan Nero, Coltin Paul Parker, Cameron Bryce Powell, Cody Allen Randolph, Raeven Irene Reedy, Valerie Jean Ritchhart, Austin Marcus Rose, Kelsey Nicole Rossiter, Sydney Jayne Roush, Gage Alexander Shuler, Hailey Marie Staats, Charles Matthias Stansberry, Cole Bradley Steele, JoeAnna Maria Taylor, Clayton Lee Wamsley, Josiah Patrick Weaver, Cheyenne Dawn Wehrung, and Baylee Ann Wolfe. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. TUESDAY Cloudy and cool with a passing shower Athens 65/44 McArthur 65/44 South Shore Greenup 67/49 66/47 36 0 50 100 150 200 Chillicothe 66/46 Lucasville 67/47 High Logan 64/44 Adelphi 65/45 Very High Primary: oak, willow Mold: 294 50° 33° Cold with partial sunshine Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 66/46 Pollen: 160 Low MOON PHASES SATURDAY Cooler with occasional rain 0 Primary: massarina Fri. 6:23 a.m. 8:28 p.m. 10:12 p.m. 7:23 a.m. FRIDAY 53° 28° Statistics through 3 p.m. Wed. 50° 42° 73° 50° 94° in 1949 32° in 1968 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Tuesday. The department noted more than 21,000 presumptive and confirmed cases of the virus, including just over 4,000 hospitalizations. For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up in a couple of weeks. Older adults and people with existing health problems are at higher risk of more severe illness, including pneumonia, or death. Cases The number of confirmed and probable deaths associated with the coronavirus has reached 1,225, state health officials said in and out of school during her high school years, including FFA, 4H and Junior Fair From page 1 Board. “While in school, season. I’ve built bonds with my teammates, and I participated in the even opponents through marching band, FFA, and National Honor playing club ball.” Society. I love to volWolfe offered a piece unteer at bingos for of advice to younger RACO, and had the students as they conopportunity to tutor a tinue with their educalovely second grader tional career. “Live in the moment. this past year. Outside of school, I am active Take all the opportuniin 4H, and work on the ties you are offered; Meigs County Junior nobody is too cool for Fair Board. I love to school,” said Wolfe. Wolfe plans to attend spend time raising and training my turkeys for Ohio University to the fair. I clerk for Aucmajor in Biochemistry. tioneer/Captain Billy The Southern High Goble,” said Reedy of School Class of 2020 her activities. Salutatorian is Raeven Reedy said her favorReedy of Syracuse. Reedy is the daughter of ite high school memory is something from her Rhonda Rathburn. senior year which has “It has always been a dream of mine to be top helped to inspire her of my class,” said Reedy future plans. “I was fortunate of being the class salutatorian. “From a young enough to take Ms. age, my mother encour- Ohlinger’s AP Biology aged me to put my best course. We performed effort forward in school, many labs in the class, my favorite being the and I am thankful for study of genetic in fruit that. Being salutatoflies, where we bred rian is a dream come true, and I am proud to them. She closely guided us in the project. She graduate alongside my has inspired me to work classmates.” Reedy has been active towards becoming a biology teacher,” stated in many activities both ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Warren Commissioner David Young, a Republican, told The Cincinnati Enquirer he didn’t want “to be part of the feeding frenzy.” The county’s conservative commission also rejected federal stimulus funds under the Democratic Barack Obama administration. SHS 2 PM 39° Daily Sentinel Milton 67/49 Huntington 66/49 Clendenin 65/46 St. Albans 67/49 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Winnipeg 47/24 100s Seattle 90s 65/48 80s Billings 70s Minneapolis 53/34 60s 62/35 50s 40s 30s San Francisco Chicago 20s 76/51 63/39 Denver 10s 69/33 0s Kansas City -0s 61/45 -10s Los Angeles T-storms 96/61 Rain Showers El Paso Snow Houston 100/69 Flurries 85/74 Chihuahua Ice 93/67 Cold Front Warm Front Monterrey 87/67 Stationary Front Charleston 65/48 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. 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