The a First Mother of all Floodsa -
Everyone in the Ohio Valley grows up hearing stories from the Great Flood of 1937. Tearing through the valley, and cresting at a height of 79.9 feet in Cincinnati, it destroyed hundreds of lives and...
View ArticlePorter bringing new dealership to Pomeroy - 12:50 pm updated:
Nearly two years after moving from Pomeroy to a new dealership at Rocksprings, Mark Porter will be returning to his former location, but this time with a new dealership. Porter, who owns and operates a...
View ArticleMHS Drama Club receives donation from McDonalds
Students in the Meigs High School Drama Club presented songs from their upcoming performance of The Little Mermaid on Tuesday evening at McDonald's in Pomeroy. McDonald's presented a check to the drama...
View ArticleThere are only 3 McDonald's locations in the US that serve pizza -...
Though pizza was a national menu item at the fast food chain in the 1980s and '90s, most locations of the fast-food chain have stopped serving it since. But at three fast-food locations in the US, the...
View Articlea Loyalty Day Dinnera recognizes a the besta - 8:13 pm updated:
A number of people were honored during the Loyalty Day Dinner at the Stewart-Johnson V.F.W. Post 9926 of Mason on Sunday. Pictured, from left, are dinner guest speaker Steve VanMeter of the...
View ArticleTwo Ohio men killed in accidents
Pomeroy resident Gregory Davis, 61, was pronounced dead at his farm on Cullums Road after being found pinned under a brush hog, according to a release from the Meigs County Sheriff's Office. A male...
View ArticleDeputies investigating gunshot wound, alleged marijuana grow -
The Meigs County Sheriff's Office is investigating a reported gunshot wound to a man's arm which led to the discovery of an alleged indoor marijuana grow. In a news release, Meigs County Sheriff Keith...
View ArticlePowell receives Advocate of Education award -
Meigs County Juvenile and Probate Judge C. Scott Powell was presented with the Advocate of Education Hall of Fame Award at the Ohio School Boards Association's Southeast Region Fall Conference held...
View ArticleArt in the Village to be held Saturday -
Art in the Village, the annual art show hosted by the Riverbend Arts Council, is set for Saturday, Oct. 7. The show begins at 10 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m., with lunch available beginning at 11...
View Article121-year old structure continues to serve county -
This undated photo shows the Meigs County Sheriff's Office in its early years, complete with a horse parked out front on Second Street. A drawing in the 1895 The Tribune-Telegraph shows what the jail,...
View ArticleNew AEP service center under construction -
The new state-of-the-art center is being built in what was an open field across from Eastern Elementary/High School. Currently, the Pomeroy Service Center operates out of a facility leased from the...
View ArticleSheriffa s office investigating domestic complaints, fire -
The Meigs County Sheriff's Office is investigating three separate domestic complaints which occurred on Thursday evening - including one which involved an alleged intentionally set fire. At 10:28 p.m.,...
View ArticleHay bales, equipment lost in fire -
Crews from seven volunteer fire departments were called to a fire early Saturday morning at Holter's Dairy Farm near Five Points. Chester Volunteer Fire Department remained on scene Saturday as the hay...
View ArticleNov. Chamber luncheon to discuss marijuana legalization concerns in workplace -
The topic is presented by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and will be hosted by the Meigs Chamber on Friday, Nov. 17. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program from noon-1 p.m. at the...
View ArticleMeigs Chamber honors businesses, individuals -
The Meigs County Chamber of Commerce held its annual gala at the Middleport Church of Christ Thursday evening, honoring members of the business community. During the ceremony, five awards were handed...
View ArticleVoters to decide on candidates, levies -
As voters in Meigs County head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the general election, it is likely that the results of several races will not be known until the official vote count is...
View ArticleCheshire man killed in fatal accident -
Law enforcement and emergency personnel responded to Ohio 7 in Cheshire Monday morning for a fatal accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian which reportedly occurred around 6:36 a.m. According to...
View ArticleRekindled fire destroys wrestling buildingREEDSVILLE (TNS) -...
Firefighters were called back to the scene of the Tuesday evening fire on Wednesday morning after the flames rekindled in what was the Eastern High School wrestling building. On Tuesday evening,...
View ArticleEnd of an era -
It is the end of era in the village of Rutland, as one of the Meigs County's oldest businesses will soon be closing its doors. Opened in 1858 as Rathburn's Department Store, the business eventually...
View ArticleOhio men convicted of workers comp fraud
Pomeroy, Ohio-based Ernest Shawn Baker was ordered to reimburse the Columbus, Ohio-based bureau more than $23,000 after investigators found him working several jobs while collecting injured worker's...
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