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...
Year: 2017
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...
Rio Jazz Ensemble to perform annual fall concert
From a previous Rio Jazz Ensemble performance, the ensemble will be playing Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Berry...
Rio Campus Police honors Officer of the Year
The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College awarded Officer Mark Kinney as the campus police department’s officer...
Immunization clinic set for Nov. 14. 2017
POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 from 9-11...
Tick-borne Lyme Disease cases on the rise in Ohio
Female blacklegged deer ticks next to a penny. The ticks that transmit Lyme disease are much smaller than other ticks....
Bitanga’s holds first Break-a-thon to benefit Meigs Senior Center
Martial Arts event raises over $10,000 Beth Shaver of the Meigs County Senior Center is presented with the check from...
Ohio’s longest creek: Raccoon Creek
For some reason, Raccoon Creek has been on my mind a lot lately. For instance, last weekend I attended the...
