Middleport moves to deal with collapse of former village building
The old village hall and fire station has had a back wall collapse. Photo by Madalyn Wood. BY CARRIE GLOECKNER...
Month: November 2017
Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting
Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. STAFF REPORT MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio - Law enforcement are investigating a shooting. According to a statement...
Children’s charity and its telemarketer accused of bilking $4.2 million from Ohio donors
Symbol of law and justice in the empty courtroom, law and justice concept. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Mike...
Ugly Christmas Sweater Games benefit to local programs
Wildlife Officer Chris Gilkey helped the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office last year with participating in Shop-with-a-Cop. The program is one...
Elizabeth JoAnn Pullins Calaway, 60
Elizabeth JoAnn Pullins Calaway, 60, of Chester, Ohio passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 at the Holzer-Meigs Emergency Department in...
Carmel-Sutton UMC to hold community luncheons, hunters welcome
Carmel-Sutton UMC will have Community Luncheons at their new location. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. Staff Report RACINE, Ohio – Deer...
Our Meigs County Home: Being Thankful
A rainbow appearing in the bend area of Meigs County, Ohio. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. (Our Meigs County Home is...
Ohio’s Young Hunters Harvest Nearly 5,000 Deer During Youth Gun Season
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s young hunters braved less than ideal weather conditions over the weekend and checked 4,958 white-tailed deer...
Ohio’s Traditional Deer-Gun Hunting Season Begins Nov. 27, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Deer hunting is an extremely popular activity for sportsmen and women statewide, and Ohio's white-tailed deer continue...
Ahead of Black Friday, Attorney General DeWine Offers Consumer Protection Tips
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today offered consumer protection tips ahead of Thanksgiving weekend, one of the...
Hometown City Girl: Thankful for Home
By Catherine Christine I realize a story about Thanksgiving is a strange place to start in a collective of stories...
Josephine Elizabeth (Fowler) Kirby, 99
Josephine Elizabeth (Fowler) Kirby, 99, of West Columbia, WV, passed away, November 17, 2017 in Belpre Landing Nursing & Rehabilitation...
Ross J. Warren, 71
Ross J. Warren, 71, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 after a long battle with cancer...
Statement issued following rumors at school
POMEROY, Ohio – A statement has been issued from the law enforcement and the superintendent of a local high school...
Man convicted of vandalism at Middleport Jail, failure to appear
Andrew Robinson awaiting the trial to begin with his attorney, Denise Bunce. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. POMEROY, Ohio – Following...
Jail officer placed on administrative leave following arrest for sexual battery
UPDATED INFORMATION MIDDLEPORT, Ohio – In a statement from the Village of...
Jail officer arrested, charged with count of alleged sexual battery
POMEROY, Ohio – A man that has served in two different positions involving corrections and probation has been arrested and...
Woman sentenced to prison in assault case
POMEROY, Ohio - A woman has been sentenced in an aggravated assault case. According to Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James...
Multiple agencies participate in closing down alleged ‘bearbaiting’
LONG BOTTOM, Ohio - Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reports that on Saturday, November 11, 2017, the Ohio Department of...
Convicted heroin dealer sentenced to prison, caught with 2,000 grams of heroin
POMEROY, Ohio - A man has been convicted and sentenced for trafficking heroin in Meigs County, Ohio on Nov....
Building a lighthouse, a beacon of Hope: Congregation dedicates new church
RACINE, Ohio – Years of planning and fundraising came to fruition Sunday as the congregation of Carmel-Sutton United Methodist Church...
Several Meigs residents indicted by Nov. Gallia Grand Jury
(EDITOR’S NOTE: An indictment does not mean the suspect is guilty. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in...
Antibiotic resistance and how it affects you
By Mikie Strite, MPH Epidemiologist Mikie Strite, MPHEpidemiologist Have you ever read an article or seen a news clip where...
Rio Grande Community College falls short on levy passage
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The Rio Grande Community College replacement levy has fallen short of the required votes needed on...
Robert Joseph Varian, 61
Robert Joseph Varian, 61, of Rutland, Ohio passed away on November 12, 2017. He was born on June 30, 1956...
