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City commission weighs admin building options
GALLIPOLIS — After rejecting bids for the construction of the Gallipolis City Administrative Building during their previous meeting, the Gallipolis City Commission and other city officials discussed the future of the administrative offices during a special meeting on Tuesday night. Bids for the construction of the project came in at approximately $200,000 over the engineer’s estimate and were, thereby rejected by the city. In light of thi...
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‘Ready, Set, Wear It!’ events promote life jacket safety
COLUMBUS — Ohio will kick off its observance of National Safe Boating Week May 19-25 with more than a dozen ‘Ready, Set, Wear It!’ life jacket safety awareness events, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Watercraft. Headlining the series is the ‘Take Me Boating Toledo-Wear It Ohio’ event being held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 19, which will include various boating-related activities at Skyway Marina and ...
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Sheriff seeking suspects in Monday armed robbery
WALNUT TWP. — The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information leading to the arrest of two suspects involved in an armed robbery that occurred on Monday morning in rural Gallia County. According to Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning, the armed robbery occurred at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday when two suspects entered Yoder Lumber, a business located in Walnut Township, and took money and other property at gunpoint. The suspect...
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Two suspects apprehended during break-in
GREEN TWP. — Two suspects were recently apprehended by deputies with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office after being caught by the property owner while attempting break into a residence in Green Township. According to a press release issued by Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning, two male juvenile suspects were arrested on Saturday, May 12, following an attempted breaking and entering that occurred at a residence on Vanco Road. Reportedly, ...
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Vinton man sentenced for breaking and entering
GALLIPOLIS — After previously serving time in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for theft and breaking and entering, a Vinton man was recently sentenced to a stint in a state penal facility after pleading guilty to breaking and entering for an offense that occurred in 2011. Thomas L. Ball, 31, Vinton, was sentenced to serve 10 months in the state prison system on Thursday after pleaded guilty to breaking and entering. B...
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Local residents earn degrees
ATHENS — Several local residents earned degrees from Ohio University following Winter Quarter. Graduates included, Christina Lynn Westfall of Pomeroy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Clayton William Blackston of Pomeroy, Bachelor of Arts; Christa Ann Simmons of Bidwell, Associate in Applied Science; Matthew Lee Hemphill of Bidwell, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Brittany Lee VanGelder of Crown City, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Meagan L...
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‘Not guilty’ plea entered in identity fraud case
GALLIPOLIS — A Gallia County woman recently pleaded not guilty to charges of theft and identity fraud in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County after a motion to dismiss the charges against her was overruled. Gina Jones, 44, Cheshire, was arraigned in the common pleas court on Friday and charged with the theft of $25,137 and an identity fraud charge, both alleged to have occurred on January 18, 2005, and a charge of the theft of $11,283.98...
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Meigs man pleads guilty to extortion, computer intrustion
COLUMBUS — A Meigs County man plead guilty to three charges in U.S. District Court late last week. Charles J. Estep, 28, of Shade, plead guilty to two counts of computer intrusion and one count of extortion through interstate communication. The plea was taken by U.S. District Judge Terence P. Kemp on Friday. According to state media outlets, Estep told FBI agents he had been friends with the victims, but when their relationship went bad...
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Syracuse’s London Pool set to open May 26
SYRACUSE — Opening day at the London Pool in Syracuse has been set for May 26. Opening day will be a free day for anyone who wishes to swim, with the pool open for regular hours after that date. Hours will be the same as last season, noon-7 p.m., Sunday-Thursday and noon-6 p.m., Friday and Saturday. In addition, night swimming will be available on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 8:30-10:30 p.m. In addition the two diving boards and the...
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Horse ride to raise Red Cross funds
LANGSVILLE — “Saddle for the Red” is the theme of special fund raiser to be sponsored by the Ohio Horseman’s Council, Meigs Chapter, to raise money for the American Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio. The event will be held just off Ohio 124 near Langsville on June 9. The ride will begin at noon. The entry fee to participate is $20 with each rider to receive a T-shirt and a meal. There will be door prize drawings, along with a 50/50 drawing wit...
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EPA orders nationwide monitoring of C8 in water supply
OHIO VALLEY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ordering the monitoring of public water supplies for a new list of chemicals, including C8. The agency has standards for 91 contaminants in drinking water, and the Safe Drinking Water Act requires the EPA to identify up to 30 additional unregulated contaminants for monitoring every five years. Last week, the EPA released a list of 28 chemicals and two viruses to be monitored by...
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AEP rate increases continue to plague Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS — Officials within the City of Gallipolis are continuing to grapple with large increases in their electricity rates despite a ruling from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) earlier this year “reversing” an increase in American Electric Power’s (AEP) electricity distribution rates. In January, the City of Gallipolis and other municipalities and small businesses throughout the state saw as much as a 90 percent increase ...
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W.Va. voters decide sheriff, commission, delegate races
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. — Four of the most closely watched local political races in Mason County were decided on Tuesday with voters choosing who they want to run for sheriff, commissioner and delegate in the 13th and 14th districts in the November general election. With all the controversy surrounding the Mason County Sheriff’s Department these past many months, many eyes were fixed on just who voters would pick to go toe-to-toe in November. F...
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Woman sentenced for bringing drugs into jail
GALLIPOLIS — A Gallia County woman was recently sentenced to serve 12 months in the Ohio Reformatory for Women after pleading guilty to the illegal conveyance of drugs onto the grounds of a detention facility. Lisa M. Drennen, 33, Gallipolis, was sentenced on May 1 in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas after she pleaded guilty to bringing 11 alprazolam tablets into the Gallia County Jail on March 24, 2011. In a previous common pleas ...
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Meigs makes top 10 in turkeys harvested first week of season
COLUMBUS — Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 8,898 bearded wild turkeys during the first week of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year hunters checked 7,744 wild turkeys during the first week of the season. Of the total 223 were from Meigs County, one of the top counties for number of wild turkeys kil...
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HCCC plans National Cancer Survivors’ Day celebration
GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Center for Cancer Care will recognize National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 3, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holzer shelter house, which is located behind the Cancer Center, beside the hospital on Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio. Cancer survivors, caregivers, friends and families are welcome to attend this free annual event. The 25th annual, worldwide celebration of life is held in hundreds of communities througho...
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Meigs Commission to hold public meeting on sales tax increase
POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners will hold two public meetings later this month on a proposed increase to the sales tax and conveyance fee. The meetings will be held to hear the opinions of the public on the proposed half percent sales tax increase and one-mill (10-cent) per one hundred dollars of value one-hundred dollars of value rate increase on permissive real property transfer tax (conveyance fee). The sales tax in Meigs Coun...
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Gallipolis may soon use AG’s office for debt collection
GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis may soon be utilizing the services of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office in its collection of debt owed to the city. During a regular meeting on Tuesday, the city commission passed the first reading of an ordinance that, if passed following a second reading, will allow the city to contract with the collection enforcement section of the attorney general’s office for the collection of debt. City Auditor A...
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Chemical leak results in shelter-in-place order
GALLIPOLIS FERRY — A chemical leak at the ICL-IP plant in Gallipolis Ferry led to a shelter-in-place order in surrounding areas, including across the Ohio River in Gallia County. The leak occurred around 3:18 p.m. on Friday afternoon. According to a press release from ICL America, Inc., the plant experienced an “emergency event” that involved the release of phosphorus trichloride liquid and hydrochloric acid fumes due to a pump failure. ...
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