Lesson in local government: Commissioners hold meeting at Southern High School
RACINE, Ohio – The Meigs County Commissioners held their weekly meeting this week while also educating Southern High School students...
Month: September 2017
Law enforcement training held in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT, Ohio - Various law enforcement agencies came together for a training Sept. 26, 2017 in Middleport, Ohio. According to...
Bitanga’s Martial Arts Center holds fall testing sessions
The second testing session also had a 100 percent success rate. Submitted photo. MIDDLEPORT, Ohio - Bitanga's Martial Arts Center...
French 500 Free Clinic scheduled for Sept. 28
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - The French 500 Free Clinic will be open for those who do not have medical insurance or...
Norman Harold Roush, 80
Norman Harold Roush, 80, of Racine, Ohio, passed away on September 25, 2017, in O’Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio. He...
Deadline set for URG Chemistry Academic Excellence Scholarship
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is accepting applications for the...
Coolville man convicted of attempting to meet 13-year-old for sex
POMEROY, Ohio – An Athens County man has been convicted for attempting to meet a 13-year-old for sex in Meigs...
Pomeroy Police looking for stolen car
UPDATE - According to the Pomeroy Police Department, the vehicle has been recovered by the Chillicothe Police Department. POMEROY, Ohio...
Alzheimer’s Assoc. Walk to End Alzheimer’s to be held
ATHENS, Ohio – The Alzheimer's Association® is inviting residents in the Athens area to join the fight to end Alzheimer's...
Meigs Ministerial Assoc. hosting World Communion Sunday service
POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs Ministerial Association will be hosting a short Worldwide Communion Sunday Service on Sunday Oct. 1,...
Health Department holding immunization clinic
POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 from 9-11...
Thomas “Pee Wee” Werry, 74
Thomas "Pee Wee" Werry, 74, of Middleport, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. Born...
PUCO encourages safety at rail crossings for Rail Safety Week, Sept. 24-30
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is participating in Rail Safety Week, Sept. 24-30, 2017, and...
Three warrants issued for arrest
POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney has announced several warrants have been issued. On September 20, 2017, the...
Bailey sentenced for trafficking drugs
Michael Bailey leaving the courtroom following sentencing. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. POMEROY, Ohio - One man has been sentenced for...
Rio DMS students top national exam scores
Students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program practice scanning abdominal ultrasounds with Program Director Stephanie Saunders (Second from Right). Submitted...
Hours extended for Star Wars exhibition at Cincinnati Museum Center
See over 70 iconic costumes A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY - The clock is ticking left to be able to...
Milkweed seed pod collection for Monarch butterflies continues
POMEROY – Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Ohio are once again collecting milkweed seed pods in an effort to...
Judy Lee Hawley, 48
Judy Lee Hawley, 48, of Pomeroy, Ohio passed away on September 17, 2017. She was was born on March 10,...
Bend Area Celebrate Recovery marking five year anniversary
MASON, West Virginia - A local recovery group is celebrating 5 years of operation this month. Bend Area Celebrate Recovery...
Drones the topic of annual Meigs SWCD meeting and election
Drones will be discussed by speaker John Bentz at the Meigs County Soil and Water Conservation meeting. File photo. POMEROY,...
Bob Evans Farms sold to Post Holdings
St. Louis, Missouri and New Albany, Ohio - Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) (“Post”) and Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOBE) (“Bob...
Shedding light on suicide, debunking myths
By Trisha Gibson, MA, LPC, LICDC Forensics/AoD Program Director Woodland Centers, Inc. MEIGS & GALLIA COUNTIES, Ohio - Mental health...
Delta Kappa Gama tours archives at URG
DKG President Lynn Arnott on the left with Jake Bapst, author of Here’s to Old Rio on the right flanked...
Petition for Constitutional Amendment on ‘Puppy Mills’ certified
Puppies at a reported puppy mill according to the ASPCA. File photo. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office...
