Steamboats once a common sight on the Ohio River
On Thursday, July 17, 2018 my wife and I, along with our friend Gary Coleman, ventured to Huntington, West Virginia,...
History
Memorial event to mark 155th anniversary of the Battle of Buffington Island
Reenactors firing a salute during a previous memorial service. Photo from Battle of Buffington Island Preservation Foundation. COLUMBUS, Ohio –...
Rio Madog Center celebrates Welsh-American history in Wales
Madog Center Davis Intern Dan Rowbotham and Director Jeanne Jones Jindra display the Rio Grande village flag during Cymru-Ohio 2018...
Ohio names state park for Jesse Owens
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The daughters of Olympic hero Jesse Owens were joined by Ohio officials including Gov. John Kasich at...
History of Syracuse as a Sundown Town
Any use of racial profanities or language of that sort in this article is used in quotations from articles on...
The Great Kidnapping of Adam Smith of 1824
The year was 1824. John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford, and Henry Clay are locked in a Presidential...
Levi Stedman, ‘forgotten pioneer’ of Meigs County
(This is a new weekly feature to the Meigs Independent Press. Each week a new topic of local history will...
Remembering a servant: Robert “Bob” Byer
Members of the Middleport and Pomeroy Fire Departments stand at attention as Robert “Bob” Byer is taken to his final...
Big Bend Antique Tractor pulls scheduled
An antique tractor pulling at the Meigs County Fair. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio - Tractors are set to...
Flag Day history, heritage and flying the Stars and Stripes
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio - From the flags that fly at the county courthouse to the those flying on village streets...
Meigs Historical Society and Museum in Danger with Hill Slipping
POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs Museum is in danger with the hill slipping behind it and countless items are needing...
US Wildlife Officials give up on the Eastern Mountain Lion
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it is removing the Eastern Cougar from its threatened and...
Meigs Courthouse Renovations Nearing Completion
Flooring being replaced in the Commissioners office. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner. POMEROY, Ohio – Meigs County Courthouse sees renovations near...
Fifty Years Later, Silver Bridge Disaster Remembered
The Silver Bridge stood for decades acrosss the Ohio River before it's collapse in 1967. File photo. MID OHIO VALLEY...
Meigs County’s Coincidental Connections to Day of Infamy
What do the Meigs County village of Middleport, the city of St. Paul, Minn., a U.S. Navy warship, and the...
In the Open: Favorite deer cartridge going strong at 144
Although Ohio’s deer hunters are new to using straight-walled cartridge rifles, the most popular cartridge among those same hunters is...
Remembering the architect of Rio Basketball, John Newton ‘Newt’ Oliver
RIO GRANDE, Ohio - John Newton "Newt" Oliver, the architect behind the Rio Grande College men's basketball teams from 1952-54...
Tea and Topics to be held Oct. 7 in Pomeroy
Tea and Topics will be held in Pomeroy. Submitted photo. POMEROY, Ohio - The Chester Shade and Wildwood Garden Clubs...
Hours extended for Star Wars exhibition at Cincinnati Museum Center
See over 70 iconic costumes A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY - The clock is ticking left to be able to...
Hurricane Harvey could be the most costly natural disaster in US history
By Chaffin Mitchelle, Staff Writer for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center - AccuWeather predicts Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc...
Rare and exclusive copy of 17th century First Folio featured in Shakespeare exhibition
Free Shakespeare and the Queen City exhibition now open at Cincinnati Museum Center The First Folio, printed in 1623, is...
50 years of Meigs Local and Marauder football recognized
Recognized at the Aug. 24, 2017 Meigs County Commissioners meeting were coaches of the first Marauders football time. Pictured are...
Solar eclipse safety and information
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio - A rare solar eclipse will darken skies across the county, state and country on Aug. 21,...
Flag Day history
MID OHIO VALLEY – It is Flag Day. Among other days of the year, it is customary to fly high...
URG brings world history to the community
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College are dedicated to keeping the history...
