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RVHS student earns volunteer service award
BIDWELL — Michaela Hall, 18, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was presented by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President Barack Obama. Hall participated in the Spirit of Community program this year ...
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<p>Lt. Governor Mary Taylor</p>
Lt. Governor to speak at Gallia Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
RIO GRANDE — Ohio Lientenant Governor Mary Taylor will be the speaker at the annual Gallia County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner on Thursday evening. The event will be held at the University of Rio Grande Dining Hall, Student Annex. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Taylor was sworn in as Ohio’s 65th Lieutenant Governor on January 10, 2011, the same day Governor John R. Kasich named her to lead CSI Ohio — the “Common Sense Initiative”...
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Unemployment on the rise in Meigs, Gallia counties
OHIO VALLEY — Unemployment rates in both Gallia and Meigs counties saw a dramatic increase in January. After a slight increase to end 2012, both counties had a more than two-point increase to start 2013. Meigs County’s unemployment rate now sits at 14.4 percent after being at 10.9 in December and 10.4 in November. Likewise, Gallia County jumped from 8.6 percent in December to 11 percent in January. Gallia County was at 7.6 percent in No...
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New maps indicate shale drilling possibilities in Meigs
POMEROY — The prospect that Meigs County may be in the viable shale drilling region has improved, according to information provided by Meigs County Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe. Last March when the Ohio Department of Natural Resources released maps of where they believe the Marcellus/Utica shale reserves lay in Ohio, Meigs County wasn’t prominent and effectively had been removed from the shale play. That contention was based...
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Town hall meeting on C8 set for March 26
OHIO VALLEY — This month the C8 Medical Panel is expected to announce the protocols for the first phase of medical monitoring available to people in the Mid-Ohio Valley who have been drinking water contaminated with an industrial surfactant. A town hall-style public meeting will be held in Chester on March 26. C8, also known as perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, became the subject of a class action lawsuit against DuPont by thousands of people...
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Crown City man pleads guilty to falsification charge
GALLIPOLIS — A man accused of obstructing justice while aiding James E. Gardner as he eluded law enforcement last November, was recently ordered to pay a fine in an unrelated criminal case. Lyndon M. Montgomery, Sr., 52, Crown City, pleaded guilty to a falsification charge last week in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County and was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $1,000 and to pay the costs of prosecution in relation to the case. ...
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Don’t press your luck this St. Patrick’s Day
COLUMBUS — As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to designate a sober driver before the party begins. The patrol will be working with local law enforcement to remove impaired drivers as part of the National Highway Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. St. Patrick’s Day has become a popular night to celebrate with friends and family. However, due to impaired drivers, it...
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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker ‘visiting’ Bossard Sunday
GALLIPOLIS — In recognition of Women’s History Month, Bossard Library Executive Director Debbie Saunders and Adult Programming Associate Lynn Pauley are excited about this weekend’s glimpse into women’s struggles and victories in the 1800s era, as Debra Conner portrays Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only female recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. To learn more about the life of Dr. Walker, Saunders and Pauley liked the effectivenes...
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<p>Michael J. Hurt</p>
Bidwell man charged following Chillicothe drug bust
CHILLICOTHE — A Gallia County man who was just released from the Gallia County Jail earlier this year was arrested in Ross County late last week following a drug bust. Michael J. Hurt, 33, Bidwell, was arrested by the Chillicothe Police Department at approximately 2 p.m. on March 8. According to the police department’s website, following an investigation, Hurt was arrested last Friday afternoon for felony possession of drugs. At the tim...
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New ER in Meigs a step closer to reality
POMEROY — After more than 10 years without an emergency room, it looks as through Meigs County may soon have one again. During Thursday’s Meigs County Commissioner’s meeting, a resolution was approved stating the “intention to issue industrial development revenue bonds and authorizing execution of agreements with Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC).” The resolution, approved by a unanimous vote, allows the county to under...
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Brown receives 2013 Congressional Award from DDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was recognized for his advocacy on behalf of economic development initiatives in Appalachia, receiving the 2013 Congressional Award from the Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) during a ceremony in Washington. “Strong rural communities demand economic investment and development,” Brown said. “That’s why these local development districts throughout Appalachian Ohio are so im...
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Point Pleasant teacher’s BOE hearing postponed
POINT PLEASANT — At Tuesday’s meeting of the Mason County Board of Education, a hearing for Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School (PPJSHS) math teacher James E. Jones, II, was postponed. Superintendent Suzanne Dickens said on Wednesday, the hearing was postponed at the request of the employee. As previously reported, Jones is being charged with felony child abuse and misdemeanor battery on a student following an incident which took place...
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Three sentenced in connection with Taylor death
GALLIPOLIS — Three of the four individuals charged in connection with the death of Zane Taylor last summer have been sentenced in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County, while the fourth co-defendant is awaiting her final court date. Common Pleas Judge D. Dean Evans handed down sentences last week to James C. Garrett, 22, Point Pleasant, Eugene O. Wasonga, 25, Point Pleasant, and Steven L. Williams, 31, Bidwell, while Lacey S. Redmond, 26,...
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Town hall meetings slated to discuss C8
OHIO VALLEY — Marietta attorney Ethan Vessels is championing the rights of the individual and educating impacted people about the C8 contamination that infiltrated several Mid-Ohio Valley water supplies as the result of manufacturing processes at DuPont Washington Works near Parkersburg, West Virginia. “In many cases we are seeing that the worst of the pollution fell on Ohio water systems,” Vessels said. Vessels is hosting a series of inf...
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BEF awards $15K to expand economic development
GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Economic Development has received a $15,000 grant from the Bob Evans Farms Foundation — a grant that will help to support the Gallia County Marketing Project to expand economic development opportunities in Gallia County. “This project will support economic development efforts to expand business attraction and development opportunities in Gallia County. We greatly appreciate the continued investment of Bob Evans in...
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URG career fair slated for March 28 on campus
RIO GRANDE — The annual Rio Career Fair is scheduled for Thursday, March 28 at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College. Designed for graduating Rio Grande seniors and alumni, the career fair is free and open to the public. More than 30 prospective employers are expected from noon to 3 p.m. in Bob Evans Farms Hall. The event is hosted by New Student Advising Office, Testing and Career Services at Rio Grande. “The univer...
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‘Spring forward’ reminds to change detector batteries
GALLIPOLIS — It’s time again … time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Working smoke detectors save lives, there is no disputing it. Keith Elliott, Gallipolis Fire Chief said in the past year, the Gallipolis Fire Department has responded to several house fires where the lives of residents were saved by having working smoke detectors. The Gallipolis Fire Department recommends that the batteries in your detectors be changed tw...
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New manual released as National Sunshine Week begins
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has released his office’s 2013 edition of “Ohio Sunshine Laws: An Open Government Resource Manual,” also known as the “Yellow Book.” The release of the updated manual coincides with the start of National Sunshine Week, taking place from March 10-16. “Part of our mission to protect Ohio families includes protecting the public’s right to know and to hold their government accountable,” said DeWine. ...
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City to introduce replacement continuing fire levy
GALLIPOLIS — A replacement continuing fire levy for the City of Gallipolis is expected to appear on ballot this November. During a recent regular meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission, the City Auditor discussed the benefits of a replacement continuing levy. “What it would do is we could go out for a two mill replacement continuing fire levy, and it would reset so that you’re getting the entire two mills, which, right now, we’re not,”...
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