The American Queen visits Point Pleasant
Judging begins for 4-H projects
No body found after search of river
Throwback Thursday: Middleport Pool
Helping out one yard at a time
Latest Updates
- Three arrested on drug charges - 6:10 pm
- Crash on US 33 claims one - 1:09 pm updated: 1:17 pm.
- Ride raises funds for Make A Wish - 12:23 pm
- Appeals court affirms conviction - 9:13 am
- Railroad museum begins interior improvements process - 12:41 am
- One in custody following search of Middleport residence - 8:00 pm
- Low water levels impact recreation craft at Locks - 4:58 pm updated: 5:09 pm.
- The American Queen visits Point Pleasant - 3:27 pm
- Tritt, Rice to headline fourth annual Peck Fest - 2:01 pm updated: 2:05 pm.
- River royalty returns to Point Pleasant - 5:00 pm
- Four sentenced on drug charges - 1:20 pm
- Judging begins for 4-H projects - 1:05 pm
- No body found after search of river - 9:20 am
- Throwback Thursday: Middleport Pool - 10:00 pm
- Buffington Island Battlefield Memorial coming - 8:04 pm
- Bike run to escort World War II veteran’s remains to Arlington - 3:23 pm
- Helping out one yard at a time - 2:56 pm
- July grand jury returns indictments - 2:53 pm
- Portion of US 33 to be named for Steve Story - 2:34 pm
- Holzer Hospice provides care to patients, families - 1:31 pm
- Reed appointed to Middleport Council - 5:58 pm
- Racine resident selected to serve on Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Board - 5:04 pm
- Hull Pottery show July 13-14 - 1:28 pm
- Doeffinger brings the heat - 6:31 pm
- Scenes from Rutland 4th of July celebration - 5:05 pm
NEWS
River royalty returns to Point Pleasant
POINT PLEASANT — Point Pleasant is expected to be visited by not only one, but two river royalties.The American Queen will be docking at Riverfr...
Four sentenced on drug charges
POMEROY — Four people were sentenced on drug charges this week in Meigs County Common Pleas Court.Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James K. Sta...
Judging begins for 4-H projects
ROCKSPRINGS — County 4-H members competed for Grand Champion with their projects this week at Meigs High School.Children between the ages of nin...
No body found after search of river
MASON — Four local volunteer fire departments spent part of the overnight hours searching the Ohio River after a report of a possible body float...
Throwback Thursday: Middleport Pool
Beginning in the 1950s, the Middleport Pool was a summer time staple for children in the village until its ultimate closing decades later.The Middlepp...
Buffington Island Battlefield Memorial coming
PORTLAND — Ohio Department Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be hosting the Buffington Island Battlefield Memorial Service, July 21, ...
SPORTS
VanMeter competes in area all-star game
Recent graduate Paige VanMeter represented Southern one final time on Monday during the 11th Annual Fastpitch Softball All-Star game being held at VA ...
Salute to Bald Eagles over Independence Day
In addition to hamburgers, hot dogs, and fireworks during this past week’s Independence Day holiday, one thing you may have enjoyed, if you were...
Kight hired as Eastern boys basketball coach
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — An experienced leader for an experienced group of Eagles.At a recent meeting, the Eastern Local School District Board of ...
Prep Football just 7 weeks away
The countdown to high school football season is under 50 days, as all nine local programs begin the 2018 campaign on Aug. 24. Four local schools open ...
A warm day for Capehart round No.3
MASON, W.Va. — Perhaps the best question of the day would have been which was warmer the temperature or the golf being shot at the Riverside Gol...
Burdette nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
Jenna Burdette — a 2014 graduate of Eastern High School — was one of two Dayton Flyers to receive a nomination for the NCAA Woman of the Y...
LIFE
FAO provides post-secondary scholarships for students across Appalachian Ohio
MEIGS COUNTY — Setting Appalachian Ohio’s students up for success is a critical part of creating a region abundant with possibilities. Tha...
Chester Alumni holds banquet
CHESTER — The Chester Alumni Association held its annual banquet and meeting on June 2 at the Eastern Elementary School cafetorium. President Ro...
Kempers to celebrate 70th anniversary
Gordon and Betty (Chandler) Kemper of Gallipolis will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on July 17. The Kempers were married on July 17, 1948, ...
Cook receives SEDAB scholarship
JACKSON — The Ohio High School Athletic Association annually provides scholarships for outstanding student athletes from its member schools.Each...
Pee Wee Baseball Tournament Champions
The Eastern baseball team recently won the Big Bend Pee Wee Boys Tournament Championship. Pictured are Logan Wolfe, Colton Lloyd, Jace Stevens, Ethan ...
Kyger Creek service awards
CHESHIRE — Ohio Valley Electric Corporation congratulates its employees who celebrated service award anniversaries in April, May and June of thi...
OPINION
God’s Kids Korner: Adopted by God
I’m not sure if you know much about adoption, but it is a wonderful thing for children who are not able to live with their parents for some reas...
Search the Scriptures: Why do you call Him Lord?
Christians identify the man Jesus as “the Lord Jesus Christ,” and have done so from the very beginning of Christianity. As Peter preached ...
A Hunger for More: God is great
In an age when Biblical “literacy” has dramatically (and tragically) decreased, it may be easy to shrug one’s shoulders and claim a ...
Teen testimony: What do you have to give?
Everyone likes to receive, but not everyone likes to give.“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for...
The trip: The canyon
For a long time, I said to my family that I would like to go to Alaska and stand on a glacier. It was a dream that I thought would never take place be...
We Can’t Afford to Lose Focus on the Illicit and Illegal Drugs
When I first began my career in law enforcement nearly 40 years ago, I never thought that our part of Ohio would be one of the worst hit by the opioid...
