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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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Gallia County clean-up day set for April 27
GALLIPOLIS — Keep Gallia Beautiful, in conjunction with the City of Gallipolis, Gallia County, ODOT, Waste Management, and the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs-Vinton Solid Waste District, will be having their annual cleanup day on Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. The volunteer headquarters this year will be at the new Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Avenue. Participants should use the Conference Room entrance adjacent to 2 ½ Alley....
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Two arrested following traffic stop in Racine
RACINE — Two men have been arrested following a traffic stop for a busted headlight on Thursday night. Racine Officer Curtis Jones said he stopped a vehicle driven by Trenton Roseberry near the Racine Library for a busted headlight. During that traffic stop Roseberry was found to be in possession of suspected black tar heroin. Trenton Roseberry, 22, of Portland, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested for possession of heroin, driving und...
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Two arrested following Syracuse police pursuit
SYRACUSE — Two people have been charged following a police pursuit in the Village of Syracuse on Tuesday evening. Syracuse Police Chief Garry Freed states that at 6:39 p.m. on April 2, he and Patrolman Mike Smith were on patrol in the village, traveling eastbound on Ohio 124. The officers were following a black Dodge Neon which slowed down and a passenger opened his door and jumped from the moving vehicle. Smith gave chase on foot, whil...
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BREAKING NEWS: Names released in fatal shooting
CROWN CITY — Names have been released by the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office following a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday evening near Crown City. According to Sheriff Joe Browning, Charles T. Addis, age 18, was allegedly fatally shot by Bruce Hively, 56, about 6:15 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Hannan Trace Road and Elliott Road in Crown City. Addis, a student at Buckeye Hills Career Center, has a listed address on Hannan Trac...
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Meigs sheriff advises of recent phone scams
OHIO VALLEY — Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reports that several area residents have recently received phone scams. The scams have ranged from claiming to be from their bank to representing their insurance company. The office has also received a complaint from another resident who paid for construction upfront and the contractor did not return. “No one should get paid until the job is done,” advised Wood. “Be safe, and find out who yo...
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Gallia, Meigs unemployment rates decline
OHIO VALLEY — Unemployment rates in both Meigs and Gallia counties declined in February after sharp increased in January. Meigs County saw a nearly two point decrease, but is still tied for the second highest rate among Ohio’s 88 counties at 12.8 percent. In January, the unemployment rate in Meigs County was at 14.4 percent after being at 10.9 percent to end 2012. Gallia County’s unemployment rate decreased from 11 percent in January to 8...
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Two men arrested following meth bust
GALLIPOLIS — Two meth labs were located and two men arrested late on Wednesday evening by officers with the Gallipolis Police Department who were acting on a tip that an active methamphetamine lab may be located within the City of Gallipolis. According to a press release issued by the police department, at approximately 10:44 p.m. on Wednesday night, city police officers, along with a deputy with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office located o...
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Jesus portrait removed from Jackson school
Editor’s note: Do you have a strong opinion about this story from our neighboring Jackson County? Was the correct decision made? Participate in our web poll at www.mydailytribune.com, www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailyregister.com. JACKSON, Ohio (AP) — A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio school district since 1947 was taken down Wednesday, because of concerns about the potential costs of a federal lawsuit against its dis...
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Four years handed down to Par Mar robber
GALLIPOLIS — A man accused of robbing a Gallipolis convenience store with a knife last year will spend the next four years in a state prison for aggravated robbery. Arthur W. Writesel, Jr., 26, Langsville, formerly of Gallipolis, was sentenced last week in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court to four years in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated robbery, a first degree felony....
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GFD warns of spring burning restrictions
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Fire Department would like to remind everyone of current statewide burning restrictions. During spring, the danger of a wildfire is much greater due to the warm and windy weather conditions, combined with an abundant amount of dry leaves, dead grass and dry brush material. Due to the elevated risk of wildfires, outdoor open burning during the months of March, April, May, October and November is restricted state...
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Gov. Kasich signs two-year transportation, safety budget
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — Rev up your engines. The speed limit on Ohio’s rural interstates is about to increase to 70 mph. Gov. John Kasich this week signed a two-year transportation/public safety budget that will take effect on July 1. In addition to increasing the speed limit, the budget authorizes the quadrupling of Ohio Turnpike debt, guaranteed by future toll collections, to help finance a backlog of highway and bridge projects acro...
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