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Church opens youth Days of Awe, A5 center, A5 Gallipolis, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 118, No. 17 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 www.mydailytribune.com OOMPD soccer clinic Bidwell man injured in wreck GALLIPOLIS — The O.O. McIntyre Park District BY AMBER GILLENWATER Oldsmobile driven by motorcycle being driven and struck Roush’s ed to Holzer Medical will be sponsoring a coaches [email protected] Lori Clifton, 46, Gallipo- by Clarence H. Roush, motorcycle. Center by Gallia County and players soccer clinic lis, was headed south- 77, Bidwell. Roush was Roush was ejected from EMS. GALLIPOLIS — One bound on Third Ave. in driving west on State his motorcycle and it was Roush was treated at from 10-11 a.m. on Satur- Gallia County man was day, Sept. 18. Gallipolis when the vehi- Street when his motorcy- reported that he landed on Holzer and later trans- transported to the hospital cle failed to stop at the cle was struck by the the hood of Clifton’s ported to Mount Carmel after a two-vehicle acci- traffic signal located at Oldsmobile. It was report- vehicle, his helmet hitting West hospital in Colum- Township dent on Wednesday in the intersection of Third ed that Clifton was argu- the windshield of the car. bus. No further word on Gallipolis. Avenue and State Street. ing with her son who was Roush’s right leg was bro- Roush’s condition was Association At approximately 5:44 Clifton’s vehicle struck a a passenger in the vehicle ken and he was transport- available at press time. meeting p.m. on Sept. 15, a 1995 2004 Harley-Davidson when she ran the red light GALLIPOLIS — The Point Pleasant Gallia County Ohio Town- Frances Strickland campaigns in Gallia Co. ship Association meeting man facing will be held at 7 p.m., Mon- BY ANDREW CARTER said that the televised robbery day, Sept. 20 at the Senior [email protected] event gave Gov. Strickland Resource Center, 1167 Ohio the chance to articulate his charges 160, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — Ener- position on key issues in gy and enthusiasm were in the campaign, including BY AMBER GILLENWATER abundance during Ohio the state’s economy and [email protected] Neighborhood First Lady Frances Strick- employment situation. Watch picnic land’s stop Thursday in “The hardest thing in the GALLIPOLIS — A Gallia County. Mrs. campaign is having six Point Pleasant, W.Va., man RIO GRANDE — The Strickland met with local weeks of Kasich’s ads is facing robbery charges Gallia County Neighbor- Democrats at the party with the 400,000 job loss in connection with a heist hood Watch/Crime Watch headquarters in Gallipolis, thing, trying to hang that at the Speedway station annual picnic is scheduled encouraging them to back around Ted’s neck, with- located on Ohio 7 north for 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 Gov. Ted Strickland’s out us answering it,” she near Kanauga on Wednes- at the Bob Evans Farm shel- reelection bid and to sup- said. “That has really day. terhouse. For information, port other Democratic caused a lot of stress, I At approximately 3 a.m. contact Johnnie Russell at candidates on Nov. 2. think, on the troops (sup- on Sept. 15, deputies with Andrew Carter/photo the Gallia County Sheriff’s 367-0323 or Dep. Jimmie The governor is locked porters). So I’ve been real- Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland (left) chats with state Spears at the Gallia Co. in a tough battle with for- ly amazed at how well Office responded to a rob- mer U.S. Rep. John senate candidate Justin Fallon (right) and state repre- bery call and spoke with an Sheriff’s Office at 446-1221. people have been standing sentative candidate Fred Deel (center) during a function The event is sponsored by Kasich in the race for the in there, even though they employee of the Speedway governor’s mansion. were wishing for the very held Thursday at the Gallia County Democratic Party station. the Deputy Sheriff’s Associ- headquarters. ation and TRIAD. According to this week’s kinds of things that Ted The store clerk advised polling data recorded on was saying the other night that a male came into the the Web site realclearpoli- in the debate.” store and got a drink and Take Back tics.com, Kasich is ahead Mrs. Strickland paid for it, when the clerk by anywhere from 7 to 17 informed Gallia County gave the man change for Program points. The Republican Democrats that the gover- his purchase, the suspect holds 7-point leads in both demanded the clerk give UNDATED — Three nor’s campaign has just the CNN/Time and Ras- started a television adver- him all of the money in the local law enforcement mussen Reports polls, is register. The clerk handed agencies will be taking part tising blitz that will contin- ahead by 12 points in the ue through Nov. 2. over the cash from the reg- in the U.S. Drug Enforce- latest SurveyUSA poll and ister to the robber and the ment Adminstration’s “take “(The campaign) didn’t leads by 17 points in the want to spend the unknown man left the store back” program from 10 most recent Quinnpiac and headed south on foot. a.m-2 p.m. on Saturday, resources during the sum- poll. The most recent mer,” she said. “They Upon review of the secu- Sept. 25. During that time, Columbus Dispatch poll rity surveillance video, it individuals can drop off wanted to save them so shows Kasich leading by that we could be on the air was determined that the their expired, unused 12 points. suspect in the case was and/or unwanted prescrip- solid from here on out.” Despite the poll num- The First Lady also Jeremy K. McMillan, 27, tion medications to the Rio bers, Mrs. Strickland said Point Pleasant, who had Grande Village Police at encouraged party mem- her husband’s camp bers to support the Demo- allegedly robbed the same the municipal building in gained some confidence in store in June. Rio Grande, to the Gallipo- Andrew Carter/photo the wake of Tuesday’s Frances Strickland is shown singing a song written for lis Police Department on debate in Columbus. She Third Ave. in Gallipolis or See Gallia A2 Gov. Ted Stricklandʼs reelection campaign. See Charges A2 to the Gallia Co. Sheriff’s Office at the the senior cen- ter on Ohio 160. For more County support sought for information about the pro- USS LST-325 sails by gram visit www.dea.gov. Crown City sewer project By Amber Gillenwater ask for their support in the and with the funding that mdtnews@mydailytri- ongoing effort to provide is available it’s been very bune.com the village of Crown City difficult to get grants and OBITUARIES with sewer services. get those rates down.” GALLIPOLIS — The According to Hogan, the The projected cost for Gallia County Board of village has spent nine the project is $4.6 million Page A5 Commissioners met with years in the planning stage and the current estimate an engineer working with and they are currently one for user fees range from • Blaine D. ʻDonʼ the village of Crown City year into the design phase $51-$54 per month. How- Halley during their regular meet- of the project, with design ever, Hogan stated that the ing on Thursday to discuss completion expected in U.S. Department of Agri- Hope Roush/photo funding for the Crown October. culture has agreed to fund The USS LST-325 sailed through the tri-county area City sewer project. “The village would like up to 75 percent of the pro- Wednesday evening. The ship was used during the D- WEATHER Kerry Hogan, an engi- me to ask for your support ject if the user fee is Day invasion of Normandy during World War II and neer with the URS Corpo- in various ways,” Hogan reduced to $40 per month now serves as a piece of living history at its home port ration of Columbus, came said. “One of the issues in Evansville, Ind. before the commission to they have is high user rates See Sewer A2 PVH CEO accepts new job at HealthSouth BY HOPE ROUSH at HealthSouth in Octo- PVH.” revenue by 54 percent and [email protected] ber. According to a news Under Lawson, PVH increased outpatient vol- release, Lawson notified has experienced several ume by 89 percent. In High: 76 POINT PLEASANT, the PVH Board of positive changes, includ- addition, PVH currently Low: 52 W.Va. — Pleasant Valley Trustees several months ing the renovation of the has more cash on hand Hospital has undergone ago and said that he hospital’s clinical areas than it has ever had, and several changes over the would be leaving the hos- and the construction of a the hospital’s employee INDEX past year, including new pital in order to pursue covered entry-way to the turnover rate is below the additions to the facility. other professional oppor- facility. Other changes national average. 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES The hospital is now tunities. and updates made during Lawson credited the Buckeyes B6 changing once again. On “I wanted to give the Lawson’s time at PVH staff at PVH for making Thursday, PVH issued a board members enough include: the establishment all of these changes pos- Classifieds B3-4 release confirming that time to recruit my of the PVH Medical Cen- sible. Comics B5 the hospital’s current replacement and I antici- ter, which consists of “The main achievement chief executive officer, pate they will make an eight physician offices; during this time frame Faith A3-5 Alvin R.