Ohio State Highway Patrol Investigates Fatal Crash in Meigs County
MIDDLEPORT, Ohio - Two people are dead following a Sunday night head-on crash near Middleport on State Route 7. The...
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Drug Take Back Events Scheduled for October 28, 2023
On Saturday, October28, 2023 from 10am-12noon there will be Drug Take Back events in Gallia, Jackson, and Meigs Counties, Ohio....
Fugitives Captured in Racine Residence
On September 28, 2023, Officers with the Racine Marshal's Office, assisted by Deputies of the Meigs County Sheriff's Office, went...
Summer Holiday Enforcement Grant Results September 1-3 2023
Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch announces the enforcement results from September for the Summer Holiday Enforcement Grant which ran from...
Summer Holiday Enforcement Grant Numbers by Meigs County Sheriff Department
Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch announces the enforcement results from August for the Summer Holiday Enforcement Grant which ran from...
Body found in Ohio River identified as Meigs County wanted person
Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch reports that on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, an unidentified male was found deceased upriver in...
Former sheriff sentenced on theft in office charge
POMEROY, Ohio - Ohio former Meigs County Sheriff Keith O. Wood was back in court today to change his plea...
Rutland Police Upgrades Patrol Fleet
RUTLAND, Ohio — The Rutland Police Department is upgrading its fleet of patrol vehicles with cruisers received through a donation...
Two indicted for August 7, 2023 homicide
EDITOR'S NOTE: ALL SUBJECTS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW Charles S. Burton Indicted for Aggravated Murder...
Couple face high bonds in homicide case
POMEROY, Ohio - A couple charged in the death of a Pomeroy woman has been arraigned in court with high...
Arrest made in homicide case
Arrest made in homicide case Editor’s note: All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. POMEROY,...
Homicide being investigated in Meigs County
Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch reports that deputies with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of a...
Arrest made in two-county sting
On August 3, 2023, The Southeast Major Crimes Task Force ended a long-term investigation surrounding major drug suppliers from Columbus,...
Fatal crash on State Route 7
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio - A crash on Route 7 earlier today ended with one fatality. According to the Gallipolis Post...
Cleveland man convicted of murder of former Middleport resident
Mason County, W.Va.- Bobby L Wolford was found guilty of first degree felony murder, in the death of former Middleport...
Lovett Road search warrant leads to arrests
Editors Note: ALL suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch reports...
Meigs man sentenced for injuries to infant
POMEROY, Ohio - A Racine man will be serving three to four and a half years in prison for injuries...
Meigs releases summer holiday enforcement numbers
Meigs releases summer holiday enforcement numbers POMEROY, Ohio - Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch released the enforcement results for the...
Former Ohio House Speaker sentenced to 20 years for one of state’s largest bribery and corruption scandals
Larry Householder when he was elected Speaker of the House. File photo. Former Ohio House Speaker sentenced to 20 years...
Major Crimes Task Force and Meigs County Deputies make drug arrest
POMEROY, Ohio- On Wednesday June 28, 2023 Meigs County Sheriff's Office and the Major Crimes Task Force executed a search...
Patrol plans a sobriety checkpoint
Patrol plans a sobriety checkpoint GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is planning to operate an OVI checkpoint...
Meigs man found not guilty on sex charges
POMEROY, Ohio - One man has been found not guilty following a trial in the Meigs County Court of Common...
Sheriff Fitch warns of scams targeting the elderly
Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch would like to remind the public that June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day...
May 2023 numbers in for Click It or Ticket Summer Holiday Enforcement Program
Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch announces the enforcement results from May for Click It or Ticket month.This enforcement program is...
Ohio State Highway Patrol to assist Texas law enforcement at border
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In response to a request for assistance from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has...
