ODA to hold farm pesticide collection event
ALBANY, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a collection for farmers wanting to get rid of unwanted...
Year: 2017
A look at Ohio’s new Hunter Education Class
I have taught hunter education in Ohio for over 20 years, and to be honest it really hasn’t changed much...
Consumer tips ahead of Ohio Sales Tax Holiday
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today offered consumer protection tips ahead of Ohio's sales tax holiday, which...
Spirit Ride coming through Meigs County
RACINE, Ohio – A Racine business will be participating in a nationwide effort, the Spirit Ride, to remind motorists to...
Syracuse Mayor’s Court releases active warrant list
SYRACUSE, Ohio – Names of those with active warrants from mayor’s court have been released. According to the Syracuse Mayor’s...
Ohio crews in Montana to fight wildfires
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 20-person Ohio wildfire crew from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) left Saturday, July 22,...
Hi-tech vest may help keep heart failure patients out of hospital
COLUMBUS, Ohio – About 5.7 million adults in the U.S. suffer from heart failure, and because of a dangerous buildup...
Meigs Health Department to hold immunization clinic Aug. 1
POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 from 9-11...
Osia Maxine Jones, 76
Osia Maxine Jones, 76, of Bidwell, passed away on Monday July 24, 2017 at her residence. She was born March...
Randy Jay Gillespie, 58
Randy Jay Gillespie, 58, of Middleport, Ohio died at his residence. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on April 2,...
Emily Rose Will, infant
Emily Rose Will, 19 days old, passed away unexpectedly, at 3:27 p.m. on July 22, 2017 in the Riverside Methodist...
2017 butter cow display unveiled, salutes beverage and student athletes
Chocolate milk butter sculpture uses color-tinted butter for first time ever COLUMBUS, Ohio – The annual butter display, one of...
Reedsville man allegedly driving, fled scene of fatal Athens crash
ATHENS, Ohio – Troopers from the Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a single vehicle fatal...
Two Meigs residents indicted by Gallia Grand Jury
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio – Two Meigs County residents have been indicted by the Gallia County Grand Jury. The indictments have been...
Four resign from Village of Pomeroy administration
POMEROY, Ohio – The Village of Pomeroy has experienced a rapid succession of resignations from various positions. Joe Woodall has...
Vaughan Agency wins top award
POMEROY, Ohio - A Pomeroy, Ohio insurance agency has earned the highest award from insurance carrier MutualAid eXchange (“MAX”). The...
Fair flu: It’s nothing to sneeze at
COLUMBUS, Ohio – If pigs could say gesundheit, you could be hearing the German blessing as you visit fairs this...
Chow Line: Reusable water bottles need to be washed between uses
I heard recently that reusable water bottles can sometimes be a hotbed of germs. Is that true? Yes, at least...
URG president meets with Sec. of Education Betsy DeVos
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rio President Dr. Michelle Johnston was invited to represent higher education institutions from around the country in...
French 500 Free Clinic set for July 27
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - The French 500 Free Clinic will be open for those who do not have medical insurance...
Donald Ray Van Meter, 78
Donald Ray Van Meter Donald Ray Van Meter, 78, of Chester, Ohio passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the...
Patricia Ann Smith, 83
Patricia Ann Smith, 83, of Syracuse, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Overbrook Center in Middleport. She...
Sharon Gail Albright, 61
Sharon Gail Albright, 61, West Columbia, WV, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Pleasant Valley Hospital in...
Betty Lee Koehler, 94
Betty Lee Koehler, 94, died on July 13, 2017. Betty was born in Harrison Township, Ohio and spent her childhood...
6-State Trooper Project to focus on distracted driving enforcement
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will join forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to...
