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More festival fun with Kickin’ Summer Bash
POMEROY — Everything from a car cruise-in to classic music to cloggers will be a part of the fourth annual “Kickin’ Summer Bash” to be held Friday and Saturday on the Pomeroy parking lot. Activities will kick-off on Friday 5 p.m. with the cruise-in to take place on Court Street sponsored by Mark Porter, GM Super Center. Entertainment in the riverside amphitheater will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the Riverside Cloggers performing, followed by Ja...
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Defense files for change of venue in officer shooting case
GALLIPOLIS — The defense in a case against a man who is alleged to have shot a Gallipolis Police Officer last September and who was found last month fit to stand trial, recently filed a motion for a change of venue due to what the defense calls “extensive” pretrial publicity. In an entry filed on June 5 and filed by William Eachus, attorney for Cole C. Miller, 29, Gallipolis, the defense outlines its case for a change of venue to a courtroo...
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Gallia woman imprisoned for burglary granted judicial release
GALLIPOLIS — The conditions of probation by which a Gallia County woman who was recently granted judicial release must now abide were filed this week with the Gallia County Clerk of Courts. Amber L. Dennis, 32, Gallipolis, appeared before visiting judge Michael W. Ward in the Gallia County Common Pleas courtroom late last month for a judicial release hearing and was subsequently placed on five years of community control. According to jour...
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City hears positive feedback on local events
GALLIPOLIS — During a special Gallipolis City Commission meeting held on Tuesday evening, thanks were bestowed upon the city officials for their continued support of two events that are held annually within the city. Nancy Mullins, who was present representing Holzer Health System and the Holzer Heart Walk/Run event, was the first to address the commission and thank them on behalf of her organization. “I certainly want to thank the commis...
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Fishing tournament to be held in Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS — The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW are pleased to host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Ohio and West Virginia High School Fishing State Championship on Saturday, June 15. The event will be held on the Ohio River with the launch and weigh-in taking place in Gallipolis, Ohio. The state championship is a two-person team event for students in grades 9-12. Registration for anglers and their “coach,” who will...
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Tri-State Spring Fling set for the weekend
GALLIPOLIS — It’s a big weekend at the Gallia County Fairgrounds, with the annual June track events, now known as the “Tri-State Spring Fling”, slated for Friday and Saturday. The weekend events were designed to provide great entertainment for residents from throughout the tri-state area, and to maximize use of the fairgrounds excellent track facilities. Additionally, proceeds from the event, benefit the River Valley FFA and the Gallia Coun...
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Pedestrian struck by car now in fair condition
GALLIPOLIS — A pedestrian who was struck by a car on Monday afternoon in Gallipolis is reportedly in fair condition at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Betty J. Plymale, 79, Gallipolis, who reportedly walks frequently in the Gallipolis area, was struck by a 2004 Ford Explorer being driven by Richard S. Rees, 72, at approximately 12 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Pine Street in Gallipolis. According to the report ...
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<p>Tim Omark, 6 p.m. Friday in amphitheater</p>
Pomeroy’s Gold Wings and Ribs Festival set for the weekend
POMEROY — The Gold Wings and Ribs Festival kicks off Meigs County’s summer of fun down by the riverside with two days of entertainment on the Pomeroy parking lot. On Friday morning motorcycles will be rolling into town, artisans will begin displaying their wares, food vendors will fill the downtown parking lot, and arrangements will get underway at the Court Street mini-park for the Saturday art show. Entertainment on Friday will begin at...
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Mother, daughter plead not guilty following shooting
GALLIPOLIS — A mother and daughter accused of assaulting and subsequently shooting a Gallia County man in the thigh on Thursday morning, have both made initial appearances in the Gallipolis Municipal Court and are facing charges of domestic violence and felonious assault. Sophia N. Chattin, 28, Huntington, W.Va., appeared before Municipal Court Judge Margaret Evans on Friday, while Waneta F. Myers, 50, Bidwell, appeared for an arraignment o...
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Man dies following ATV crash
CROWN CITY — A fatal ATV crash that occurred in a rural area of southern Gallia County over the weekend remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to a trooper with the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just prior to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 on Friendly Ridge Road, County Road 98, in Clay Township. Reportedly, Steve A. Day, 49, of Gallipolis, was traveling southbound on Fr...
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Girl struck by vehicle Saturday in ‘good’ condition
GALLIPOLIS — A Gallia County girl struck by a vehicle on Saturday morning as she traveled across Eastern Avenue in Gallipolis is in good condition, according to an official with Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. According to the report filed with the Gallipolis Police Department, at approximately 10:50 a.m. on Saturday, Calvin Dray, 49, Point Pleasant, the driver of a Chevrolet pickup was traveling southbound on Eastern Avenue...
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Suspects in bank robbery apprehended
RIPLEY, W.Va. — A collaborative effort between Ohio and West Virginia law enforcement made quick work of the case of the robbery of the Tuppers Plains branch of Farmer’s Bank that occurred Thursday. After receiving several tips, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reported that officers from his office along with assistance from the Jackson County (West Virginia) Sheriff’s Office and the Ripley and Ravenswood Police Departments captured Chad R....
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<p>During the annual commencement exercises at Gallia Academy High School this past Friday evening, the graduating class of 2013 enters a packed GAHS gymnasium to much fanfare. The seniors of the class of 2013, the first class to begin and end their high school careers at the new building in Centenary, earned over $700,000 in awards and scholarships.</p>
GAHS class of 2013 nets over $700K in awards and scholarships
CENTENARY — During the annual commencement exercises held at Gallia Academy High School (GAHS) in Centenary on Friday night, the graduating class of 2013 not only spent the evening reminiscing over their high school days, but were also recognized for their many accomplishments in the academic as well as athletic realms. During the presentation of honorary awards by GAHS Principal Tim Massie, several of the outgoing students were awarded wit...
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Meigs County Sheriff’s Office begins house check program
MEIGS COUNTY — A new program by the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office can provide peace of mind to those who are away from home. Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood said on Friday that his office would begin conducting home checks for Meigs County residents who are away from home for an extended period of time. Those interested in participating in the home check program can register by completing a form on www.meigssheriff.org. The form takes les...
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Investigation into death of sailor continues
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Police Department announced on Friday that the death of an active duty sailor found dead in a Gallipolis apartment last Sunday afternoon was not the work of several individuals as widely rumored on local social media sites, but the result of an assault involving one suspect. The body of Steven A. Perry, 22, of Mason County, W.Va., was found by authorities at approximately 12 p.m. on Sunday, May 26 in an apartment...
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<p>Chad Rennicker</p>
Suspect identified in Tuppers Plains Bank robbery
TUPPERS PLAINS — The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office has identified Chad Rennicker as a suspect involved in the robbery of the Farmers Bank located In Tuppers Plains. Deputies from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office assisted by the Jackson County West Virginia Sheriff’s Office, Ripley Police Department and the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team executed a search warrant Friday at Rennicker’s mother’s home on Grasslick Road, Ripley. Depu...
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GKN announces $10 million expansion, 50 jobs
GALLIPOLIS — Business, government and community leaders in Gallipolis packed the house at GKN Sinter Metals Thursday for news every community longs to hear — new jobs are on their way as GKN plans a $10 million expansion of its Gallipolis production facility in southeastern Ohio. Matt Daniels, Gallipolis plant manager, said the project is expected to add 50 full-time jobs and generate up to $20 million in additional sales for the company ov...
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Adkins murder trial moved to August
MASON COUNTY — The trial of a man accused of shooting and killing René Gonzalez at his Gallipolis Ferry home in 2011, has been moved again, from June to August. According to an order recently filed in the office of Mason County Circuit Clerk Bill Withers, Judge David W. Nibert has continued the trial of Steven L. Adkins, Jr., 27, Apple Grove, to Aug. 12. The trial was scheduled to go on June 10 after the trial’s March date was continued. ...
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Failing to register charge filed against sex offender
GALLIPOLIS — A felony charge of failing to notify change of address has been filed against a registered sex offender who previously resided in Gallia County. Jason A. Lendway, 36, Wellston, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to failing to notify his change of address after he allegedly neglected to notify the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office of his move from River Street in Gallipolis to his new address on East 12th Street in Wellston. Earlier t...
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