Latest Updates
- Middleport man arrested on first degree felony drug charges - 7:55 pm
- Crossing the country for a cause - 6:39 pm
- March enters like a lion… Flooding photos from across the area - 5:44 pm
- COVID-19 death reported in Meigs… Latest COVID-19 data - 4:53 pm
- Ohio Valley Bank debuts Canter’s Cave debit card - 4:42 pm
- Ohio University announces revised plans for in-person commencement ceremonies - 4:35 pm
- FEMA to assist Ohio in mass vaccination site… Regional vaccine sites to open - 4:24 pm
- Ohio Valley History: A premier tourism destination - 12:32 pm
- Ohio governor sets virus goal for lifting of health orders - 8:14 am
- Leaving a mark - 6:18 pm updated: 6:21 pm.
- Single-digit increases in COVID cases… Latest COVID-19 data - 4:39 pm
- Ohio River crests - 6:01 pm
- COVID death reported in Mason… Latest COVID-19 data - 5:53 pm
- Gallipolis Post investigating fatal crash - 5:38 pm updated: 6:57 pm.
- Portman received vaccine as part of trial - 3:59 pm
- For the record: Meigs County Sheriff’s Office - 3:56 pm
- DeWine faces choppy political waters 1 year into pandemic - 12:50 pm
- Colorectal Cancer Screening saves lives - 12:36 pm
- Ohio Valley Supermarkets celebrates anniversary - 12:31 pm
- PVH names Employees of the Month - 12:28 pm
- Responding to proposed Lakin Hospital closure - 6:49 pm
- Roadways flooded… Ohio River projected to crest Wednesday morning - 5:43 pm updated: 5:54 pm.
- ODH data change lowers COVID death count … Local vaccinations continue - 4:34 pm
- Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill - 12:26 pm
- Ohio to receive nearly 450K coronavirus vaccines this week… Governor announces next vaccination phases - 5:22 pm
NEWS

Leaving a mark
OHIO VALLEY — The Ohio River and nearby streams began to slowly recede on Thursday, though in many places that processes wasn’t happening ...
March 4th, 2021 updated: March 4th, 2021. |
Single-digit increases in COVID cases… Latest COVID-19 data
OHIO VALLEY — Single digit COVID-19 case increases were reported in Gallia and Mason Counties on Thursday. The Ohio Department of Health reporte...
COVID death reported in Mason… Latest COVID-19 data
OHIO VALLEY — One additional COVID-19 death was reported in Mason County on Wednesday.The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources...
Gallipolis Post investigating fatal crash
The Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash involving one fatality. The crash occurred on Tuesday evenin...
March 3rd, 2021 updated: March 3rd, 2021. |

Portman received vaccine as part of trial
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ohio Sen. Rob Portman was one of the individuals who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as part of a trial i...
SPORTS
Wahama grapplers open at Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Win or lose, it’s good to finally be back.The Wahama wrestling team opened the season with a quad match at in Wood C...
Raiders fall at Athens, 60-42
THE PLAINS, Ohio — The Raiders had hoped to pull one last upset before calling it a year, but the league-champion Bulldogs had different plans.T...
RedStorm men to face IU South Bend in NAIA Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Rio Grande men’s basketball team defeated one team from the state of Indiana en route to reaching the...
Rio Grande women draw Warriors in NAIA tourney opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Literally and figuratively speaking, the University of Rio Grande women’s basketball team will have to go through India...

Blue Devils fend off Jackson, 40-37
JACKSON, Ohio — Some things are simply worth the wait.The Gallia Academy boys basketball team held sixth seeded Jackson without a field goal for...

Blue Devils slip past Jackson, 40-37
Well worth the wait. The Gallia Academy boys basketball team picked up its first district victory in 18 years and is headed to its first district cham...
LIFE
College news and notes
Students make Dean’s List at Miami UniversityOXFORD — Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate ...
College news and notes
Anderson performing in Marietta College’s production of ‘The Laramie Project’ MARIETTA — Noah Anderson of Pomeroy, Ohio, is a ...
College News and Notes
Fall 2020 Dean’s Honor List CEDARVILLE — Cedarville University recently released the fall 2020 Dean’s List. This recognition require...
RACO discusses upcoming events, scholarships
The Racine Area Community Organization held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Kathryn Hart Community Room at Southern High Sch...
Eastern High School honor roll
REEDSVILLE — Eastern High School recently announced the second nine weeks honor roll for the 2020-21 school year.All “A” Honor Roll ...

Holzer pediatric sponsors recognized
The Earl Neff Pediatric Fund at Holzer Health System continues to be supported by area businesses and organizations.The Pediatric Fund, in existence f...
OPINION

Cross Words: The pathway of death
There’s nothing like riding an ATV through a field of tall grass. Before long, paths appear as the grass is trampled by the tires. A well-worn p...

A Hunger for More: Will you follow Him?
Jesus invites you to follow Him. The invitation comes when you read the Bible, hear it preached or taught, or encounter one of His children who tell y...

God’s Kids Korner: Third Sunday of Lent… Jesus does some cleaning
Does your mom do what we call “Spring Cleaning?” Lots of moms like to get the house all clean and organized when the weather starts to get...

Meigs Health Matters… Understanding blood pressure
As your heart beats, it pumps blood throughout the body. The blood serves as a transport vessel as it carries oxygen, nutrients and medications to are...

Search the Scriptures: Doubt is not the issue
When Jesus was being tempted in the wilderness by the Devil, He was encouraged to cast Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple in order to prove ...

A Hunger for More: In other words, watch your life
We often forget as Christians the degree to which the life we live now as Christians is truly a type of warfare. Our enemy is the devil. He is the one...