Latest Updates
- NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week - 5:24 pm
- Two COVID-19 deaths reported in Gallia… Latest case data in Gallia, Mason, Meigs - 4:15 pm
- Making the most of life during the pandemic - 3:39 pm
- Bid awarded for hospital demolition - 2:50 pm
- One injured in crash in work zone - 2:47 pm
- Whipp joins PVH’s Regional Health Center - 2:39 pm
- Ohio Valley Bank among April Compass Award Honorees - 2:24 pm
- Latest livestock report - 2:19 pm
- Marshall’s local TedX event focuses on rising from tragedy - 1:47 pm
- Ohio Valley History… Stones with stories - 1:21 pm
- Ruane sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole - 5:35 pm
- Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed - 4:14 pm
- Health Dept. addresses health order confusion… When and where to get vaccinated - 4:13 pm
- Nine new cases reported… Latest vaccine numbers by county - 3:43 pm
- Ohio State Fair to be closed to the public this summer - 3:07 pm
- For the Record - 12:42 pm updated: 12:52 pm.
- DeWine appoints Munn to RGCC Board - 5:17 pm
- ODOT to invest in local projects - 5:01 pm
- 27 new cases reported… Latest from Gallia, Mason, Meigs - 4:30 pm updated: 4:39 pm.
- Ohio’s 2021 spring wild turkey hunting season set - 4:11 pm
- Middleport man arrested on drug charge following traffic stop, search - 3:24 pm
- Dr. Amy Acton roils US Senate race by saying she won’t run - 3:38 pm
- Two new cases reported… Latest from Gallia, Mason, Meigs - 3:09 pm
- Big, outdoor events OK under simplified Ohio pandemic orders - 12:30 pm
- 16 new cases reported… Latest from Gallia, Mason, Meigs - 4:43 pm
NEWS

Ruane sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Gallia County Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that Joyceann Louise Ruane, age 25, of Crown City, Ohio, and fo...
Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday ...

Health Dept. addresses health order confusion… When and where to get vaccinated
MEIGS COUNTY — In response to some confusion over health orders rescinded and issued by the Ohio Department of Health this week, the Meigs Count...

Nine new cases reported… Latest vaccine numbers by county
OHIO VALLEY — Nine additional COVID-19 cases were reported in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Thursday.Five additional COVID-19 cases were re...
Ohio State Fair to be closed to the public this summer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 2021 Ohio State Fair will not be open to the general public this summer due to public health concerns, officials said ...
SPORTS
Rio softball records sweep of Bears
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Taylor Webb had two hits and three RBI in game one, while Sydney Campolo tossed a four-hitter and fanned 10 batters in game two...
Tigers take down Wahama, 69-36
ELIZABETH, W.Va. — A rough start to the week.After dropping a 77-40 decision to Ravenswood on Monday night in Mason County, the Wahama boys bask...

Malaki Branham named Ohio Mr. Basketball
In the final game of his high school career, St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Malaki Branham showed the best parts of his game.Not only did he turn in a s...
Tuesday diamond roundup
BASEBALLSouthern 4, Miller 2The Southern baseball team completed the season sweep of Miller in Perry County, defeating the Falcons 4-2 a week after a ...
UNOH races past RedStorm in DH sweep
LIMA, Ohio — The University of Northwestern Ohio started fast and never let up, racing away for a doubleheader sweep of the University of Rio Gr...

Point Pleasant fends off Vikings, 74-63
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Nearly a month later, the Big Blacks got their revenge.The Point Pleasant boys basketball team — which dropped a 7...
LIFE
Meigs Intermediate School honor roll
MIDDLEPORT — Meigs Intermediate School recently announced its second trimester honor roll for the 2020-21 school year.3rd Grade Honor Roll ̵...
Meigs Middle School honor roll
ROCKSPRINGS — Meigs Middle School recently announces it’s second trimester honor roll for the 2020-21 school year.6th Grade Honor Roll ...
Meigs High School honor roll
ROCKSPRINGS — Meigs High School recently announced it’s third nine weeks honor roll for the 2020-21 school year.Freshman — Mallory A...

DAR hears from Lincoln reenactor
CHESTER — The Return Jonathan Meigs Daughters of American Revolution recently held a Charter Day dinner at the Chester Academy, near the Chester...
TOPS holds meeting
TUPPERS PLAINS — TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) OH#2013 Tuppers Plains met for their weekly meeting at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church...

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...
OPINION

Cross Words: Christ is still risen
There’s a beautiful story in Luke 24, shortly after the resurrection account, of some disciples walking with Jesus on the road to Emmaus. But th...

God’s Kids Korner: That Doubting Thomas
Have you ever been told something, and you just couldn’t believe it was true? Maybe one of your friends won a huge prize in a contest or somethi...

Meigs Health Matters… Public Health Week
This year Public Health Week is April 5-11. What is Public Health? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Public Health is the science of ...

Grandparents learn to roll with the changes
The past year has been difficult for everyone, but stories abound of the contributions made by individuals who retired from their previous employment ...

Search the Scriptures: On the subject of idolatry…
When the apostle Paul walked through the streets of Athens, the Bible records, “his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was f...

A Hunger for More: The glorious truth of Jesus’ triumph
As we arrive at Easter and find ourselves refreshed in the amazing and glorious truth of Jesus’ triumph over death through His resurrection, it ...