Latest Updates
- Honoring those lost to COVID-19 - 5:54 pm
- 10 new COVID-19 cases reported - 4:36 pm
- Rapp named administrator at Holzer Senior Care Center - 3:40 pm
- Vietnam Veterans speak with Rio students… Perspectives on Veterans Administration, government - 3:36 pm updated: 3:42 pm.
- Colors of spring - 2:45 pm
- Hopewell Health Centers names new Chief Medical Officer - 2:36 pm
- Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD Board approves agenda items - 5:21 pm updated: 5:23 pm.
- New cases reported… Latest vaccine numbers and case data - 4:24 pm
- PVH to host ‘Donate Life’ event April 22 - 2:54 pm
- One transported following alleged accidental discharge of a gun - 10:14 pm
- An upgraded experience… Council discusses plans for Krodel Park - 6:18 pm
- 9 new cases reported… Latest case data in Gallia, Mason, Meigs - 4:44 pm
- ‘Red’ states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations - 3:10 pm
- Study finds people want more than watchdogs for journalists - 2:27 pm
- Brad D. Smith Business Incubator - 1:28 pm
- HGTV’s Ford to deliver virtual commencement address at OU - 1:22 pm
- Court of Appeals issues rulings - 1:21 pm
- House GOP spending plan includes 2% personal income tax cut - 12:06 pm
- Free fishing events focus on ‘grandfamilies’ - 11:31 am
- Wahama HOF golf tourney set, deadline April 20 - 11:25 am
- Ohio providers pause J&J vaccines as US reviews clot cases - 5:10 pm
- EXPLAINER: What’s known about COVID vaccines and rare clots - 4:40 pm
- Gallia Local Schools hires new superintendent - 4:30 pm
- Gallia CPR updates on prevention, recovery efforts - 4:15 pm
- 3 new cases, hospitalization reported… Latest case data in Gallia, Mason, Meigs - 4:12 pm
NEWS

One transported following alleged accidental discharge of a gun
MIDDLEPORT —The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an alleged accidental discharge of a gun resulted in one person injur...

An upgraded experience… Council discusses plans for Krodel Park
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — This week at the regular meeting of Point Pleasant City Council, upgrades to Krodel Park, including paving and electrica...

9 new cases reported… Latest case data in Gallia, Mason, Meigs
OHIO VALLEY — A total of nine additional COVID-19 cases were reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Wednesday.Five additional COVID-19 c...
‘Red’ states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations
SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) — With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and ...
Study finds people want more than watchdogs for journalists
NEW YORK (AP) — A study of the public’s attitude toward the press reveals that distrust goes deeper than partisanship and down to how jour...
Brad D. Smith Business Incubator
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Brad. D. Smith Business Incubator has been approved as a HubSpot for Startups partner.According to a news release from M...
SPORTS

River Valley sweeps home quad
BIDWELL, Ohio — Defending the home turf.River Valley came away with top honors in both the boys and girls divisions on Tuesday night during a ho...
OVP diamond roundup
Point Pleasant 6, Wayne 4A little late-inning rally for some early-season magic. The Big Blacks overcame a 4-run deficit and plated four runs in the h...

Rio men advance to RSC Championship
RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Sebastian Borquez scored one goal and assisted on another to fuel the University of Rio Grande in a 3-0 win over Point Park U...
Rams rally to take two from Rio
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Host Bluefield College pulled away late — twice — to sweep a doubleheader from the University of Rio Grande, Tuesda...
RedStorm cruises to sweep of Ohio Christian
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande turned a pair of offensive explosions and two solid pitching performances into a mercy rule-sho...
Tuesday softball roundup
Roane County 18, Southern 3The Southern softball team suffered a second straight setback on its home field, falling to non-conference guest Roane Coun...
LIFE
Make up day for kindergarten registration
GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Schools hosts a make-up drive-through registration day for kindergartners and their families from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,...

Long-time Pastor retiring
Senior Pastor Paul Voss is retiring after 36 years of service at theFirst Church of God in Gallipolis. Voss’s retirement caps 42 plus years of p...
Pomeroy Eagles scholarship applications
POMEROY — Four $750 scholarships will be awarded by the Pomeroy Eagles Club #2171 and the Eagles Auxiliary. The scholarships will be given to tw...
St. Peter’s Episcopal welcomes new Priest and new service times.
At Sunday services on Feb. 14, 2021, the congregation of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (541 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis) welcomed the Rev. Joshua D Ne...

New Life Church of God welcomes pastor
The New Life Church of God at 576 State Route 7 North across from Quality Inn and Speedway in Kanauga has a new pastor.Rev. Ronald G. Heath has been a...
OPINION

Do not let others cause you to doubt God
It can happen if you are not careful. There is a good example of this in Scripture.When Israel was delivered from their Egyptian bondage, they saw fir...

A Hunger for More: The only way to break the chains
It can be very disconcerting today when one looks about and sees how the principles and commandments and promises of God are not only set aside but ar...
April 15th, 2021 updated: April 15th, 2021. |

God’s Kids Korner: The Domino Effect
You remember from our story last week about Thomas that Jesus appeared to the disciples several times after Easter. At first, the disciples were afrai...

Meigs Health Matters… April is ‘Defeat Diabetes Month’
Diabetes. Many around our area refer to this disease as ‘sugar’ or a ‘little bit of sugar’ and do not understand the severity ...

Search the Scriptures: True Christianity is never for sale
Some years back, when in college, I had a friend of the Charismatic persuasion kindly offer to teach me how to speak in tongues. He was quite sincere,...

‘The Deer of the Morning’
There is an interesting section of Scripture at Psalms 22, 23, and 24. These three form a trilogy concerning the shepherding roles of Jesus Christ. Ps...