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Indictments filed in Meigs Motel murder
POMEROY — Indictments have been filed in the murder of Wallace “Randy” Chafin last week at the Meigs Motel. In indictments filed Friday, Ryan A. Cozart, 32, has been charged with aggravated murder, tampering with evidence, and aggravated robbery. Aggravated murder is a special felony, tampering with evidence is a felony of the third degree, and aggravated robbery is a felony of the first degree. Ariel R. Smith, 22, has been charged with c...
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Three indicted in connection with homicide
POMEROY — Indictments have been filed in the murder of Wallace Chafin last week at the Meigs Motel. In indictments filed on Friday, Ryan A. Cozart, 32, has been charged with aggravated murder, tampering with evidence, and aggravated robbery. Aggravated murder is a special felony, tampering with evidence is a felony of the third degree, and aggravated robbery is a felony of the first degree. Ariel R. Smith, 22, has been charged with comp...
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Ohio Valley Christian Assembly to kick off summer programs
ROCKSPRINGS — This Sunday, the Ohio Valley Christian Assembly will begin its summer program which combines outdoor activities and Bible teaching for youngsters of all ages. From now till mid-July, children will be able to participate in activities for a day or a week depending on their grade level. But being in a camp environment is about more than fun. According to Ronnie Sisk, who is back for his second year of leading the camp, taking pa...
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Pomeroy Merchants begin spring beautification project
POMEROY — Shoppers visiting Pomeroy now will not only find planting areas filled with blooming flowers but free parking spaces on the parking lot. Signs mark the areas where there is free parking for customers provided as a courtesy of the Village of Pomeroy at the request of the Pomeroy Merchants Association. Eight designated spaces, located on the Main Street side of the parking lot in the lower and center sections, have been identified...
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<p>Kody Wolfe </p>
Southern announces valedictorian, salutatorian
RACINE — Southern High School’s Class of 2013 will receive their diplomas during a graduation ceremony scheduled for 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 in Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium at Southern High School. There are tentatively 38 students set to graduate as part of the Class of 2013. Kody Dean Wolfe has been announced as the Class of 2013 valedictorian, and Johnny Ray Lewis VanCooney is the Class of 2013 salutatorian. Wolfe is the son of Joe a...
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Meigs Board hears report on year-end school activites
POMEROY — Graduation and other school year-end activities were reviewed and approved and personnel for the 2013-14 school year was hired by the Meigs Local Board of Education at its Tuesday night meeting. Steve Ohlinger, Meigs High School principal, reported that 109 seniors are expected to qualify for graduation scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, May 24, He noted that a few students still have some Ohio Department of Education graduation requ...
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Commissioners approve bid for EOC project
POMEROY — A bid for the new Meigs County Emergency Operations Center project was approved during last week’s Meigs County Commissioner meeting. A letter was received by the commissioners from RVC Architects, Inc. advising their recommendation on the project. Hoon Incorporated of Athens, Ohio, was the low bidder on the project at a cost of $544,000, and was awarded the bid after review. Two additional items were presented with the bid, w...
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Two arrested for trafficking in drugs
POMEROY — Two women are in custody following their arrests on drugs charges in Pomeroy on Monday. Pomeroy Police Chief Mark E. Proffitt stated that Tara Tucker, 33, of Pomeroy and Jill Pilfrey, 33, of Gallia County, were arrested near Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home on Main Street on Monday. Tucker and Pilfrey are both charged with one count of trafficking in drugs and two counts of child endangerment. According to Proffitt, open contain...
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Eastern announces valedictorian, salutatorian
TUPPERS PLAINS — The Eastern High School Class of 2013 will receive their diplomas during the annual commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. on May 19 in the Eastern High School gymnasium. The senior class will also receive scholarships and other honors during the annual high school awards assembly will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, at the high school. On Sunday, 55 students will enter the gymnasium to “Pomp and Circumstance” played by t...
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Gallia woman considered for judicial release
GALLIPOLIS — Later this month, the Gallia County Common Pleas Court will consider judicial release in a case against a Gallia County woman who is currently serving a four year and 11 month prison term for burglary and attempted burglary — a motion for judicial release that has been recommended by the prosecution. Amber L. Coughenour, nka Amber L. Dennis, 32, Gallipolis, will appear before Judge Michael W. Ward, judge by assignment, in the c...
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USDA announces farm payments scheduled to resume
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced this week that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, were scheduled to resume May 8. This includes payments for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE), the Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) and the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC). “I’m pleased to anno...
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Ohio Farm Bureau launches enhanced website
COLUMBUS — Ohioans looking to learn about food and farms, excel in the garden, find new recipes or great events and tours can turn to the newly redesigned OurOhio.org website. The website, originally launched by Ohio Farm Bureau in 2005, is a resource for hundreds of thousands of visitors searching for expert information on Ohio food, gardening, cooking and related events, as well as stories about Ohio farmers and information about Ohio-produ...
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Middleport granted funds to improve parks
MIDDLEPORT — Middleport has received a grant from the Meigs County Health Department to be used to improve park facilities in the village as a way of encouraging residents to participate in activities which lead to a healthier lifestyle. The grant money is designated for use in improving the playgrounds at Ferman Moore Park behind the new Middleport Village Hall and at Diles Park located on North Second Street. Mayor Michael Gerlach said th...
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Southern excels in on-site review of programs
RACINE — The Southern Local School District in Racine, Ohio recently underwent its statewide on-site review for Federal Programs and Title VI-IDEA Special Education Programs. In each instance, both programs were found to be in excellent condition. In addition to the Title VI-IDEA school age review, Title VI-IDEA Preschool and Gifted Programs were evaluated for compliance. Southern’s Special Education and Gifted programs were 95 percent and ...
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Library expanding days, hours at branch locations
POMEROY — After nearly five years of cuts to hours of operation, staffing, and other items, the Meigs County District Public Libraries will see hours return to where they once were. Over the past few years the library system in Meigs County has seen a budget cut of 33.5 percent, but with the help of a levy passed last year by Meigs County voters, the library is now able to restore many of the services it once provided. Kristi Eblin, Direc...
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Sen. Gentile selected for professional development fellowship
COLUMBUS — State Sen. Lou Gentile (D-Steubenville) has applied for and been accepted to the 2013 Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development Fellowship as administered by the Council of State Governments, Midwestern Division. Senator Gentile will be joined by 36 other legislators from across the Midwest in Madison, Wisconsin this summer to receive training that develops leadership skills while sharing knowledge on some of the most...
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Sisters of St. Joseph awards grants to three Meigs programs
POMEROY — Three Meigs County organizations have been awarded grants by the Sisters of St. Joseph Charitable Fund (SSJCF) as part of its program in support of its vision of “healthy people in healthy communities.” At its spring meeting the SSJCF’s Board of Directors approved a total of $237,727 in funding for 30 organizations in southeastern Ohio and West Virginia. They were awarded in the categories of Oral Health, Healthy Lifestyles, Healt...
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Southern Board approves personnel items
RACINE — The Southern Local Board of Education approved several personnel items during the recent meeting. Five-year contracts were approved for Chad Dodson, Diane Dunfee, Meg Guinther, Misty Rogers, Martha Rose, Brent Smith and Marcia Weaver. Three-year contracts were approved with Wendy Beegle, Carrie Gardner and Autumn Lisle. One-year contracts were approved with Scott Cleland, Joe Cornell, Rachel Cornell, Ryan Davis, Chris Stout, Me...
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Consumer alert: Beware of agency imposters
RIO GRANDE — Recently, the Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc. (AAA7) has been made aware of individuals in the area who have been posing as AAA7 workers by knocking on doors claiming to be representatives of the AAA7. Currently, these reports have generated from Lawrence and Scioto counties; however, the AAA7 asks everyone to heighten the awareness for their safety and protection. The AAA7 provides services in the following Ohio counties: ...
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<p>Jason A. Lendway</p>
Sheriff’s office searching for sex offender
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a registered sex offender who has not only failed to register his change of address, but is also wanted on a local warrant for probation violations. According to Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning, during a recent routine compliance check of the county’s registered sex offenders, Jason A. Lendway, 36, was not found at his registered residence at 210 River Street in t...
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Phonetic pre-school opening in Pomeroy
POMEROY — A new phonetic pre-school program will be opening in Pomeroy in September with Brenda Barnhart, longtime kindergarten teacher, as the administrator. The pre-school will be located in a section of the Restoration Fellowship Church at 526 Mulberry Heights Road in Pomeroy. Barnhart said that the class in her Little Lamb Phonetic Pre-School will be restricted to 15 students and conducted 3.5 hours, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Monday, Wednesday...
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Patrol focuses on motorcycle safety and enforcement
COLUMBUS — May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Ohio State Highway Patrol would like to remind motorists that there will be an increase in motorcycles on the roadways with the warmer weather and to remind motorcyclists to ride endorsed, trained and sober. From 2010-2012, motorcycle-involved crashes resulted in 509 fatalities and more than 11,480 injuries in the state of Ohio. In 2012 alone there were 165 motorcycle-rela...
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One person arrested in connection with Middleport math lab
MIDDLEPORT — One person has been arrested following a two month investigation into the possible manufacture of methamphetamine. Richard A. Hill Jr., 42, of Middleport was arrested on Wednesday evening about two hours after a search warrant was executed at his residence on North Second Avenue. Hill was not at the residence when Middleport Police Officers executed the search warrant. During the search officers found all of the precursors ...
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<p>Katie Alexander, new director for Meigs senior volunteer programs.</p>
COAD provides director for Meigs RSVP
POMEROY — The Meigs County Council on Aging’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), discontinued last year due to federal and state funding cuts, is being reactivated by the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD). Katie Alexander, a native of Gallia County, has been employed by COAD to resume senior volunteer activities. The Yesteryear program where seniors teach Meigs County fifth graders the skills of generations past is...
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