Portman announces funding for drug courts and veterans courts now available
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today announced that funding authorized as part of his bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction...
Year: 2017
OSHP reports decrease in holiday fatalities
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting preliminary traffic fatality data from the 2017 New Year's and...
Meigs EMS names Employees of the Year for 2016
From left are, Lt. Eric Liles, Director R.J. Jacks, Dispatch Supervisor Kenneth Barnett. Submitted Photo. POMEROY – Meigs County EMS...
Governor signs multiple bills into law
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Governor John R. Kasich recently signed the following bills into law: Sub. SB 27 (Patton) enacts the...
National Weather Service puts Meigs, Gallia under 24 hour advisory
Image courtesy of National Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service this morning placed Meigs, Gallia, and other Ohio and West Virginia...
Anderson elected council president during organizational meeting
Don Anderson was elected Pomeroy Council President for 2017 at the annual organizational meeting. File Photo. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner....
Bissell sentenced to prison on drug conviction
Lorena Bissell awaiting sentecing January 4, 2017 in the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. POMEROY...
Mary Pridemore Garvin, 82
Mary Pridemore Garvin, 82, of Wilkesville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. She was born September 16, 1934...
Prison sentenced handed down from 2015 break in of Pomeroy Rite Aid
David Tiemmeyer addressed the court prior to sentencing expressing his remorse for his crime. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. POMEROY –...
Leona Pullins, 86
Leona Pullins, 85, of Eagle Ridge Road, Long Bottom, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Holzer Medical Center in...
David Allen Wittig, 55
David Allen Wittig, 55, of Pomeroy, Ohio passed away on January 2, 2017. He was born on December 30, 1961...
Stanley takes over as prosecuting attorney
James Stanley is Meigs County's new prosecuting attorney. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. POMEROY – The new Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney...
Racine Police Officer recognized for going above and beyond
Deputy Marshal Larry Freed, left, was presented with a certificate by Mayor Scott Hill and Marshal Shane Bell for his...
Poaching case headed to Meigs County Common Pleas Court
POMEROY – A man is facing charges in a poaching case to be brought before the Meigs County Common Pleas...
Nationwide movement of blessing others comes to Racine
This photo was shared on the Blessing Box Facebook page as Carmel Sutton UMC continues the movement of sharing blessings....
Sheriff’s Office to team up on message of driving sober
MEIGS COUNTY - Football fans across the country will celebrate America’s most watched national sporting event, Super Bowl LI, on...
Deputy’s Notebook for Dec. 22-24 includes domestic calls and well-being checks
Editor’s note: The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office Deputies respond to all sorts of calls. The notebook is a listing of...
Bessie Darst, 78
Bessie Darst, 78, of Middleport, Ohio passed away on December 30, 2016. She was born on July 21, 1938 in...
