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Homestead tax exemption available for seniors
POMEROY — Any homeowner who is or will be 65 years of age or older in 2013 or anyone who is permanently disabled regardless of age qualifies for a tax exemption if they apply before the deadline which is June 3, 2013. Auditor Mary Byer-Hill explains that the exemption, which takes the form of a tax credit on property tax bills, allows qualifying homeowners of real estate and manufactured homes to exempt $25,000 of the market value of their ...
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Gardner pleads guilty to murder of father
POMEROY — James E. Gardner, 41, of Middleport entered a guilty plea in the November 2012 death of his father, James W. Gardner. The defendant also plead guilty to one count of aggravated robbery. Meigs County Common Pleas Judge I. Carson Crow sentenced Gardner to the mandatory sentence of 15 years to life. Details of the plea and sentencing will appear in the Wednesday edition of The Daily Sentinel.
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Speaker details teacher pension changes
POMEROY — Upcoming changes in pension plans for present and future retirees were detailed in a talk by Ann Hanning, executive director of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association (ORTA) held recently at the Wild Horse Cafe. The speaker said that among the changes to be made are COLA adjustments (reductions) and the increase of age and service requirements required for benefits. She said the defined benefit pension will be kept. She further dis...
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Man arrested on multiple drug warrants
TUPPERS PLAINS — One person has been arrested on drug warrants from three other Ohio counties and may now face similar charges in Meigs County. According to Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, Dustin R. Millhone, 32, of Columbus, was arrested following an investigation. Wood reports that at approximately 10:11 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, Meigs County Deputies Rick Patterson and Josh Ridenour executed multiple felony arrest warrants. The arre...
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Former sheriff completes sentence, released
MASON COUNTY — Former Mason County Sheriff David L. Anthony has completed his jail sentence and been released. A spokesperson with the Southwestern Regional Jail in Holden confirmed Anthony’s sentence expired on March 7 at which time he was released. The spokesperson said there was no probation or alternative sentencing involved with Anthony’s release. In short, he served his time and was free to go. Anthony was sentenced to 18 months in ...
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Water-sewage takeover hits minor snag
MIDDLEPORT — While the Meigs County Commisisioners are officially taking over the operation of the Rutland water and sewer system tomorrow, the anticipation is still that Middleport Village will be assuming that responsibility within the next few weeks. However, effectively immediately, the Commissioners will handle all the responsibilities including water distribution, sewage collection and treatment, and maintenance, as well as collection...
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Grube seeks to appeal conviction with Ohio Supreme Court
GALLIPOLIS — A notice of appeal in the case against a Gallia County woman currently serving a life sentence for the murder of her infant son was recently filed with the state’s highest court. Kansas D. Grube, 27, who is currently incarcerated in the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio, filed a notice of appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court earlier this month after the Fourth District Court of Appeals affirmed her conviction in a de...
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Commissioners to take over Rutland water-sewer April 1
MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning on Monday, the long discussed take over of the Rutland water and sewer system by the Meigs County Commissioners will go into effect. Effective on April 1, the Meigs County Commissioners will handle all ownership and operating responsibilities with regard to the system. In early 2012, members of the Rutland Village Council approved the transfer of complete ownership and operation of the village’s water distribution...
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Bookman to be deployed to Afghanistan
POMEROY – Staff Sargent Dan Bookman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Bookman, is being deployed to Afghanistan in early April with 40 of the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron comrades. The news of his six month deployment came as a surprise to Bookman, a senior at Ohio University pursuing a degree in chemical engineering, when he received the word. To accommodate his deployment, his graduation date was moved up five weeks ahead of schedule....
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Update: Name released in inmate death
POMEROY — The name of the prisoner who died last week at the Meigs County Jail and the apparent cause of death were released on Thursday by Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood. Martin Tucker, 46, of Reedsville, died of an apparent suicide in the early morning hours of March 20 according to Wood. Tucker was incarcerated in the Meigs County Jail on charges of felonious assault and kidnapping. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Meigs County Com...
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Middleport Council approves new fire levy for fall ballot
MIDDLEPORT — Getting a new ladder truck has become a priority with the Middleport Fire Department, and at this week’s Middleport Council meeting, Fire Chief Jeff Darst explained the need for a new three-mill tax levy to finance the purchase of a replacement for the 22-year old ladder truck now in service. Council responded by voting to place a five-year, three-mill levy on the November ballot giving residents the opportunity to decide wheth...
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Small earthquake reported Wednesday near Crown City
CROWN CITY — Few folks seemed to notice it, but there was a whole lot of shaking going on around Eureka Wednesday morning — at least beneath the ground. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 2.5 magnitude earthquake happened around 5:10 a.m. near the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, approximately seven miles north of Crown City and ten miles south of Gallipolis. The minor earthquake did not appear to cause any property damage. In f...
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New grant awarded for Meigs water project
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Meigs County community recently received new resources to update water infrastructure and improve service. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency( EPA)/ Tupper Plains Chester Water District to construct a new lagoon in order to expand and improve the wastewater treatment system which will serve nearly 200 househo...
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Genealogical Society hears about tombstone preservation
POMEROY — Jaye Russell of Medina, a specialist in restoration of old cemeteries, was the speaker at recent meeting of the Meigs County Genealogical Society held at the Meigs County Historical Society. Currently the Ohio Genealogical Society district vice president, Russell gave tips on cleaning monuments, stressing the need to be careful not to damage a stone. He discouraged power washing as it drives vegetable matter more deeply into the s...
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Council approves Meigs Water-Sewer takeover
MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council at its Monday night meeting approved and adopted by a split vote an ordinance to move forward on a proposal long under consideration whereby Middleport will enter into an agreement with the Meigs County Commissioners to administer the Meigs County Water and Sewer District. The ordinance was given a first reading at the March 12 Council meeting. At Monday night’s meeting, it was presented for a second ...
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Syracuse fiscal officer charged with theft in office
SYRACUSE — Charges have been filed against the now former Village of Syracuse Fiscal Officer related to misconduct while serving in that position. Megan Drummer-Doczi, 32, of Syracuse, was arrested on Monday by officers with the Syracuse Police Department. Drummer-Doczi was employed as the Village of Syracuse Fiscal Officer and the Board of Public Affairs (BPA) Clerk since September 2012. The lead investigator in the case, Syracuse Poli...
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Middleport officials report busy month
MIDDLEPORT — Middleport’s jail, police and fire departments reports show that there was plenty of action in the village in February. As for the fire department, Jeff Darst, chief, reported nine calls, three for motor vehicle rescue assistance, two for fires, one involving a structure and the other trash, one to address a hazardous condition on Pearl Street, two for mutual aid and one service call. Darst reported that members logged 101 ma...
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Church pantry works toward philanthropy match
TUPPERS PLAINS — The Amazing Grace Community Church in Tuppers Plains is again this year partnering with the annual Alan Shawn Feinstein Food Drive now which goes through April 30. For the past 15 years, Alan Shawn Feinstein has been giving away $1 million annually to anti-hunger agencies throughout the country who donate to the cause of feeding the poor. According toCindy Chadwell, a member of the church, this means the more in donations t...
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Syracuse fiscal officer charged with theft in office
SYRACUSE — Charges have been filed against the now former Village of Syracuse Fiscal Officer related to misconduct while serving in that position. According to a news release from Syracuse Mayor Eric Cunningham, Megan Drummer-Doczi, who served as fiscal officer and Board of Public Affairs (BPA) Clerk for the village, was arrested on Monday. The lead investigator in the case, Syracuse Police Chief Garry Freed, states that Drummer-Doczi has...
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Eight arrested in weekend drug bust
GLENWOOD — A week after five people were arrested during a drug bust in Ashton, eight people were taken into custody in Glenwood on Saturday and are now facing criminal charges in relation to another drug bust investigated by the Mason County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from the West Virginia State Police. Sheriff Greg Powers said seven people were arrested by his department on Saturday, an eighth person was arrested by the W.Va. S...
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Help on heating bills available to low income families
POMEROY — It may be spring, but temperatures and some energy bills still make it feel like winter. With the recent report that both Meigs and Gallia counties have slightly higher unemployment figures (Meigs 14.4 and Gallia 11 percent) now than a year ago, it means more family incomes are down and probably more are struggling to pay energy and other bills while living on less money. “There is assistance available when it comes to your ener...
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Jail time handed down for probation violation
GALLIPOLIS — A Jackson County woman, who was charged with aiding her boyfriend during a 2009 burglary spree in Gallia County, was recently sentenced to prison after she was found guilty of violating the terms of her probation. Jessica K. Duncan, 35, Jackson, formerly of Oak Hill, was sentenced last week in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court to serve three years in the Ohio Reformatory for Women for multiple counts of complicity. Duncan,...
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Commissioners adopt 2nd Amendment preservation resolution
POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners unanimously approved a Second Amendment Preservation Resolution during Thursday’s weekly meeting. The commissioners received the support of several community members with regard to the resolution, not only at last week’s town hall meeting but in phone calls and office visits since that meeting. Many voiced their concerns not only for their Second Amendment rights, but Constitutional rights overall. ...
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Middleport changes rules on rental inspections
MIDDLEPORT — New regulations pertaining to maintenance and repair of rental units in Middleport now include a requirement that prior to a new tenant moving into a rental unit, that unit and the real property on which it is located, must pass inspection. Middleport Village Council amended the original ordinance relating to inspections on rental units with a third reading and adoption at its recent meeting. For the required inspection servi...
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