‘Tribute to the River,’ and Jack… Fowler passes away at 85
Meigs reports first two COVID deaths … pop-up testing Thursday in Gallia
Meigs reports two COVID-19 deaths
Area COVID-19 update includes new cases… Statistics from Tuesday reports
Supporting local youth
Latest Updates
- ‘Tribute to the River,’ and Jack… Fowler passes away at 85 - 7:32 pm
- The Greatest Of All Time - 6:43 pm
- Meigs reports first two COVID deaths … pop-up testing Thursday in Gallia - 6:20 pm updated: 6:34 pm.
- CPR not deterred by COVID challenges - 5:08 pm
- ‘Our Town: Gallipolis’ to premiere virtually - 4:36 pm updated: 7:34 pm.
- Communities receive financing from Ohio EPA - 3:18 pm
- Moose, VFW support Wounded Warriors - 1:39 pm
- Healthy words to live by… Diabetes myths debunked - 1:32 pm
- Governor: Thousands of students to attend in-person classes - 1:16 pm
- Elections chief urges but won’t require masks for Ohio vote - 1:14 pm
- Area COVID-19 update includes new cases… Statistics from Tuesday reports - 6:43 pm
- Information on HEAP Summer Crisis Program - 4:13 pm
- A look back at Gallia Jr. Fair week - 1:58 pm
- RVHS to reopen on a 5-day schedule - 6:40 pm
- Buckeye Hills to begin with hybrid schedule - 6:10 pm
- Holzer outreach helps local businesses face COVID - 5:54 pm
- JVSD holds regular board meeting - 5:35 pm
- Commissioners to hire investigator to look into complaint against sheriff - 4:12 pm
- Meigs, Mason, Gallia report jump in COVID-19 cases … 12 Meigs cases connected to Overbrook - 3:08 pm updated: 1:04 pm.
- ‘River Rec’ canceled for 2020… Plans to return in 2021 - 6:54 pm
- ‘Drug take back event’ planned, with updates - 5:20 pm
- Meigs reports five new COVID cases… New cases include two connected to Overbrook Rehabilitation Center - 5:03 pm
- Life, and the fair, goes on… Exhibitors return to Gallia show ring - 4:32 pm
- Loveday receives Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award - 2:59 pm
- Ohio Valley History… ‘The Mighty Ohio’ - 2:49 pm updated: 3:13 pm.
NEWS
Elections chief urges but won’t require masks for Ohio vote
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Health and safety guidelines that Ohio’s elections chief sent to county boards Wednesday recommend, but do not manda...
Area COVID-19 update includes new cases… Statistics from Tuesday reports
OHIO VALLEY — Mason County reported multiple new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, while Meigs reported one additional case and two new hospitalization...
Information on HEAP Summer Crisis Program
As many older and disabled Ohioans struggle to cope with the summer heat, COAD/RSVP of the Ohio Valley will be available to assist income-eligible Ohi...
A look back at Gallia Jr. Fair week
VFW Post #4464 members faithfully return for the fair’s official opening.Judging at this year’s tobacco show.Rabbit show judging.The annua...
RVHS to reopen on a 5-day schedule
BIDWELL — As parents, students, and educators prepare for the coming school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, River Valley High School (RVHS) h...
Buckeye Hills to begin with hybrid schedule
RIO GRANDE — While the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed new problems for educators this fall, Buckeye Hills Career Center hopes to face them head-...
SPORTS
Blue Devils have new football schedule
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Blue Devils have their new schedule.Now the hope is that they’ll get the chance to partake in it.The Gallia Academy...
MAC cancels football season
It was a big weekend for the sport of football, even with kickoff still at least three weeks away.Friday saw high school football in Ohio modified to ...
OHSAA adjusts season if football is approved by Governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following a recommendation this week from the Governor’s Office to shorten the season due to concerns that COVID-19 may s...
Blue Devils 7th at Portsmouth Invite
McDERMOTT, Ohio — The Gallia Academy boys golf team started the 2020 golf season on Thursday by placing seventh out of 15 teams at the Portsmout...
Meigs, Southern open golf season
JACKSON, Ohio — Both Southern and Meigs opened the 2020 boys golf season on Thursday during the Vinton County Invitational held at Franklin Coun...
OHSAA Early Season CC Invite cancelled
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With the health and safety of everyone involved as the top concern and due to the large size of the event, the Ohio High School...
LIFE
Carleton College trustees elect officers, award scholarships
SYRACUSE — The 155th annual meeting of the Carleton College Board of Trustees was recently held be phone conference due to COVID-19.The Carleton...
Rose receives Agribusiness and Production Systems certification
RACINE — Recent Southern graduate Austin Rose has received the Ohio AgriBusiness Association Agribusiness and Production Systems certification, ...
Thompson’s to celebrate 50th anniversary
Ron and Connie Thompson of Mason, West Virginia will celebrate their golden anniversary with family on July 26, 2020.Ron and Connie are the parents of...
OVBC announces cash dividend
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — On July 21, 2020, Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [Nasdaq: OVBC] Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per common share...
Supporting Gallia Sheriff’s Office
Ohio Valley Bank recently helped out the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office with a donation to purchase a locking flammables storage cabinet needed ...
OPINION
A Hunger for More: Finding hope amid crisis
It seems that for most of us, this year has been a year of ongoing crisis. Understandably so since we have moved from one figurative fire alarm to ano...
God’s Kids Korner: Walking on water… Matthew 14: 22-32
Today’s Bible story is from Matthew 14: 22-32. It’s about one of Jesus’ Disciples named Simon Peter, who for a moment became afraid ...
Parlez-vous français? Learn a new language
Did you learn a new language as a high school or college student? While in high school, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take four years of ...
Search the Scriptures: Good fruit or bad fruit
Barbara Walters once famously asked Katherine Hepburn, “what kind of tree are you,” in an interview. Hepburn decided she would want to be ...
God’s Kids Korner: Jesus feeds the 5,000
I’m going to briefly tell you this Bible story, but you really need to hear the whole story to understand it. Ask someone to read it to you from...
Cross Words: A life marked by grace
There are times when, as Christians, we need to be reminded of God’s work in our lives. This week, I invite you to ponder Ephesians 2:1-10 with ...
