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City police, deputies neutralize meth labs
GALLIPOLIS — Another meth lab was located in the City of Gallipolis last week, this time in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue. According to a release issued by the Gallipolis Police Department, at approximately 11:19 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 after receiving two separate tips that there was a subject manufacture meth at a residence in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue in the city, working together, officers with the police department and Deputi...
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Work resumes on U.S. 35 in Putnam County
MASON COUNTY — Upgrades to one of the area’s most talked about 14 miles of road are closer to completion with crews resuming work this week to a section of U.S. 35. The remaining 2.4 miles of upgrades are from the Buffalo Bridge to Plantation Rd. in Putnam County. Work had been halted back in January due to some utilities which were in the way of constructing a piling wall - issues which have been resolved so work could resume. Upgrades t...
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Man accused in 2012 murder headed to trial
GALLIPOLIS — A jury trial in the case against a man accused of murdering a 29-year-old Gallia County man last February is scheduled for Monday in the Gallia County Common Pleas Courtroom. Semaki G. Corfias, 52, Gallipolis, will appear before a jury of his peers on Monday for his alleged involvement in the death of Thomas Marr on February 22, 2012. Corfias, who pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and one count of tampering with evide...
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Man arraigned following meth lab bust
GALLIPOLIS — A Gallipolis man arrested following the discovery a methamphetamine lab in the City of Gallipolis earlier this month was arraigned earlier this week in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County. Matthew S. White, 24, of Gallipolis, pleaded not guilty on Monday to one count of illegal manufacture of methamphetamine in the common pleas courtroom. White was arrested, along with Joshua Morrison, 24, of Gallipolis, on April 3 by off...
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Work continues on Silver Memorial Bridge
OHIO VALLEY — Work continues on the facelift to the Silver Memorial Bridge which is estimated to cost $3.5 million by the time the project is completed. According to Carrie Bly, communications specialist with the West Virginia Department of Transportation, the work has an official completion date of May 2014 though the contractor hopes to have work done this November, weather permitting. The scope of the work includes concrete repairs to ...
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Members of the U.S. Secret Service closed Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House in Washington, D.C., following explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday
BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in a terrifying scene of shattered glass, bloodstained pavement and severed limbs, authorities said. A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other bombs were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course. President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will “feel the full weight ...
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Two killed as two bombs explode at Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 23 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said. One runner, a Rhode Island state trooper, said he saw at least two dozen people with very serious injuries, including missing limbs. About two hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north sid...
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Gallia, Meigs highway patrol units dispatched to Athens
ATHENS — All available Gallia and Meigs County units of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) were dispatched Saturday night to help control an unexpected situation near Athens. According to a dispatcher with the Athens Post of the OSHP, the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to reported fights taking place at the 2013 Eleven Fest, a festival that is located on Ohio 56 and draws thousands each year. As a result of his investigation, Sh...
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Hively pleads not guilty to murder charges
GALLIPOLIS — An indictment has been filed and a not guilty plea entered in the case against a man accused of shooting and killing an 18-year-old Gallia County man earlier this month. Bruce A. Hively, 56, Crown City, appeared before Gallia County Common Pleas Judge D. Dean Evans on Friday morning with his retained counsel, defense attorney Charles Knight, to answer felony charges of murder, aggravated murder and tampering with evidence. Hi...
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May 6 deadline approaching for flood recovery assistance
WASHINGTON D.C. — Small businesses in nine southeast Ohio counties will now have access to federal resources to offset losses as a result of excessive rain and flooding that occurred between May 2 and May 4, 2012. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) encourages eligible entities to apply for assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in advance of the May 6, 2013, deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available to At...
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BOE votes to terminate Point teacher
POINT PLEASANT — Following an open hearing on Tuesday evening, the Mason County Board of Education voted to terminate the employment of James E. Jones, II, 52, of Point Pleasant, a math teacher at Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School (PPJSHS). Jones was initially suspended without pay following an alleged altercation with a 16-year-old male student. He was later arrested by personnel with the Mason County Sheriff’s Department and charge...
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ODOT to invest $2.3 billion in transportation system
MARIETTA — Your tax dollars will be hard at work as the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) launches one of the largest, most aggressive construction seasons to date with projects totaling approximately $2.3 billion. ODOT will begin or continue construction of nearly 1,000 projects statewide including Ohio’s first-ever double roundabout interchange at U.S. 33 and Ohio 664 in Hocking County. “Investing in our state’s transportation sy...
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Firefighters respond to second ‘suspicious’ fire on Elliott Road
CROWN CITY — Firefighters were again on scene at a “suspicious” blaze on Elliott Road in Harrison Township Wednesday evening. According to the Gallia County 911 Center, fire personnel with the District 2 and District 11 Fire Departments were dispatched to 510 Elliott Road, property belonging to the man accused of gunning down a Gallia County student last week, at approximately 8:11 p.m. on Wednesday evening. The fire, that was described a...
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FOHCC to host community celebration April 16
BIDWELL — A community celebration is being planned for Tuesday, April 16 at the Field of Hope Community Campus (FOHCC), between Bidwell and Vinton on Ohio 160, at the site of the former North Gallia High School. Tours will be conducted to view the new roof on the gymnasium, the asbestos-free former school building, the Wheels of Hope vehicle repair shop and new “Sinners to Saints” custom weld shop. A barbecue dinner will be served at no charg...
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Bilott: DuPont largely ignored EPA on C8 issues
OHIO VALLEY — Many questions remain about the C8 contamination that has spread through the valley as a result of industrial activity at DuPont Washington Works near Parkersburg, West Virginia. For instance, the controversy began with the deaths of an entire herd of cattle, yet the company is so far refusing to provide EPA-requested testing of local cattle, locally grown produce, and many other sets of environmental monitoring data promised mo...
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Wanted: Safe homes for foster kids
MEIGS COUNTY — With an increase in the number of children services cases handled throughout the area, there is also an increased need for foster parents to help care for area children. Meigs County Juvenile Judge Scott Powell said there have been a record number of cases filed, with most of the cases involving drug use by the parents. Area agencies are working together to help find foster parents in the area to help care for the children ...
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Bidwell woman chosen as ambassador for Walk MS: Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS — Jami Jo Cox has been named Ambassador of Walk MS: Gallipolis, 2013. Walk MS: Gallipolis is slated for 10 a.m. April 20 at Haskins Memorial Park. Funds raised during the event will benefit the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National MS Society. Multiple Sclerosis, or “MS”, interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and it stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed wit...
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BREAKING NEWS: Property of Gallia County shooter ablaze
CROWN CITY -- Property belonging to the man recently accused of taking a local student's life is currently on fire, according to the Gallia County Sheriff's Office. Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning told the Gallipolis Daily Tribune that local law enforcement and emergency fire departments have been dispatched to Bruce A. Hively's Elliott Road address to tend to a blaze involving a mobile home and adjacent property belonging to Hively. Hive...
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Jeffers named new state commander of Ohio VFW
GALLIPOLIS — Local resident and staunch veteran supporter R. Keith Jeffers is now in line to be named the next State Commander of the Ohio Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Jeffers retired in November 30, 2012, as the executive director/veterans service officer of the Gallia County Veterans Service Office and is the current Senior Vice Commander of the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars. Raised in a family of patriotism and military servic...
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