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Courts and Police

Arrests County Sheriff Drugs Meigs County News News Uncategorized 

Search warrants lead to arrests on drug charges

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Staff Report 166 Views 1 min read

Search warrants lead to arrests on drug charges Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch reports that on March 21st, 2023 at approximately 6:30PM the

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Children Court Appearances Courts and Police Crime Crime Victims Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Racine, Ohio Uncategorized 

Racine man arraigned for Felonious Assault and Endangering Children

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 Brent Rose 3396 Views 1 min read

Racine man arraigned for Felonious Assault and Endangering Children Yesterday a Racine man was arraigned on charges related to injuries

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News Uncategorized wildlife officer 

Newest Wildlife Officers Ready to Serve Ohioans

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Staff Report 134 Views 3 min read

Newest Wildlife Officers Ready to Serve Ohioans COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eleven state wildlife officers from the 31st Wildlife Officer Pre-Service Training

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Courts and Police Crime Drugs Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Racine, Ohio Sentencings Theft Uncategorized 

Racine, Ohio Man Convicted in Gallia County

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Staff Report 812 Views 4 min read

10 SENT TO PRISON Gallia County Prosecuting Attorney, Jason D. Holdren, announces the sentencings of 10 individuals in the Gallia

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Driving News Ohio State Highway Patrol Uncategorized 

Don’t Press Your Luck This St. Patrick’s Day
Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Staff Report 103 Views 1 min read

Don’t Press Your Luck This St. Patrick’s DayBuzzed Driving is Drunk Driving Columbus – As St. Patrick’s Day celebrations take

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County Sheriff Courts and Police Crime Drugs Indictments Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Theft Uncategorized Village Police Departments 

Meigs County Grand Jury Indictments March 2023

March 14, 2023March 15, 2023 Staff Report 693 Views 4 min read

Editor’s note all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law March 2023 Grand Jury Indictments Meigs

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Court Appearances Courts and Police Crime Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Theft Uncategorized 

Former sheriff pleads not guilty

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Brent Rose 1667 Views 2 min read

Former sheriff pleads not guilty Former Sheriff Keith O. Wood appeared in Common Pleas Court Monday March 6, 2023 with

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Hunting/Fishing/Outdoors Meigs County News News Regional State/National Uncategorized wildlife officer 

Meigs County Trout Fishing Not This Year

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Brent Rose 930 Views 5 min read

Meigs County Trout Fishing Not This Year ODNR Division of Wildlife will release 84,000 rainbow trout in 88 lakes and

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Court Appearances Courts and Police Crime Meigs County News News Theft Uncategorized 

Former Meigs County Sheriff scheduled for an arraignment

March 3, 2023March 4, 2023 Brent Rose 412 Views 1 min read

POMEROY- Ohio Former Meigs County Sheriff Keith O. Wood is scheduled for an arraignment hearing on Monday, March 6, 2023

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County Sheriff Crime News Racine, Ohio Theft Uncategorized 

Copper theft reported at Yellowbush mine

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Staff Report 309 Views 1 min read

The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in identifying individuals. On March 2, 2023 Meigs County Sheriff’s Deputies

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News Ohio State Highway Patrol Uncategorized 

Patrol Investigates a Fatal Crash in Gallia County

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Staff Report 781 Views 0 min read

Patrol Investigates a Fatal Crash in Gallia County Patriot – The Highway Patrol responded to a one-vehicle crash that was

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Arrests Crime Domestic Violence Meigs County News Middleport, Ohio News Uncategorized Village Police Departments 

Shooting in Middleport

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Staff Report 826 Views 1 min read

Middleport Police Chief Mony Wood reports that on February 23, 2023 at approximately 8:03 p.m. Middleport Officers were dispatched to

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Arrests County Sheriff Crime Meigs County News News Theft Tuppers Plains, Ohio Uncategorized 

Tip Leads to a Arrest

February 17, 2023February 18, 2023 Brent Rose 292 Views 1 min read

Tip Leads to a Arrest POMEROY, Ohio – The individual that was sought for an alleged armed robbery in Tuppers

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Courts and Police Crime Crime Victims Domestic Violence Drugs Indictments Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Theft Uncategorized 

Meigs County Grand Jury Returns Indictments

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 Staff Report 991 Views 3 min read

Meigs County Grand Jury Returns Indictments Editor’s Note: All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of

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County Government County Sheriff Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Uncategorized 

Former Meigs County Sheriff Indicted

February 8, 2023February 9, 2023 Staff Report 2176 Views 2 min read

Former Meigs County Sheriff Indicted Editor’s Note: All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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County Sheriff Meigs County News News Schools Uncategorized 

Southern Local teacher under investigation

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Brent Rose 1878 Views 1 min read

Southern Local teacher under investigation RACINE, Ohio – The Southern Local School District and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office are

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County Sheriff Courts and Police News Uncategorized 

Gallia law enforcement safely resolve armed standoff

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Brent Rose 463 Views 2 min read

Gallia law enforcement safely resolve armed standoff GALLIPOLIS, Ohio – Gallia County law enforcement were dealing with a standoff this

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Meigs County News News Ohio State Highway Patrol Reedsville, Ohio Schools Transportation Uncategorized 

Eastern Local bus crashes, no injuries reported

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Brent Rose 1083 Views 2 min read

LONG BOTTOM, Ohio – On January 25, 2023 the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported an Eastern Local School bus driven

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Colleges and Universities Education and Learning Meigs County News Middleport, Ohio News Uncategorized Village Police Departments 

WSCC Recognizes Corrections Academy Grads

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Staff Report 435 Views 2 min read

WSCC Recognizes Corrections Academy Grads MARIETTA—Washington State Community College (WSCC) announced that 13 corrections officers from area agencies recently completed

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County Sheriff Courts and Police Meigs County News News Uncategorized 

New sheriff making changes

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Brent Rose 898 Views 3 min read

New sheriff making changes POMEROY, Ohio – Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch has been on the job for seven weeks,

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Courts and Police Indictments Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Uncategorized 

January 2023 Meigs County Grand Jury Indictments

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Staff Report 872 Views 6 min read

January 2023 Meigs County Grand Jury Indictments Editor’s Note: All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court

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County Sheriff Crime Meigs County News News Theft Tuppers Plains, Ohio Uncategorized 

Meigs Sheriff seeking information of whereabouts of Michael Atkinson

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Staff Report 381 Views 1 min read

Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch would like to inform the public that they are still attempting to locate Michael Atkinson.

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Arrests County Sheriff Courts and Police Crime Drugs Meigs County News News Racine, Ohio Uncategorized 

Search warrants executed in the investigation of trafficking illegal narcotics

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Staff Report 667 Views 3 min read

Search warrants executed in the investigation of trafficking illegal narcotics Editors Note ALL suspects are innocent until proven guilty in

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County Sheriff Courts and Police Crime Meigs County News News Theft Tuppers Plains, Ohio Uncategorized 

Law enforcement searching for robbery suspect, considered armed and dangerous

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 Brent Rose 463 Views 1 min read

Law enforcement searching for robbery suspect, considered armed and dangerous TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio – The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is

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Courts and Police Crime Meigs County News News Prosecuting Attorney Rutland, Ohio Sentencings Uncategorized 

Rutland Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse in Mason County

January 6, 2023January 8, 2023 Staff Report 1452 Views 1 min read

Rutland Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse in Mason County POINT PLEASANT, West Virginia – A Rutland man has been sentenced

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