Meet the Candidate: Michael 'Mick' Barr
My name is Michael L. Barr, but those that know me call me Mick. I am running for the position of Judge of Meigs County Court.
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Charter Oaks Coal Works
This post card photo from 1911, from the collection of Marge Reuter, shows the Charter Oak Coal Works in Pomeroy. According to the notes on the back, the man and boy pictured on the far right of the...
View Article'Hallowed' community traditions
Halloween sometimes gets passed over when it comes to being considered a holiday with traditions. Sure, Christmas has Gallipolis In Lights at City Park, the Krodel Fantasy Light Show in Point Pleasant...
View ArticleDeWine visits Meigs, Gallia as election approaches
Ohio gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Mike DeWine stopped in Meigs and Gallia Counties on Monday to meet with area residents as election day fast approaches, Nov. 6. While also visiting...
View ArticleSuppression hearing held in Tucker case
A hearing was held Monday regarding the admissibility of an interview conducted before a now former corrections and probation officer was arrested for sexual battery involving an inmate he supervised....
View ArticlePreparing for Christmas
Shops in the downtown area have been busy preparing for the annual Christmas Open House shopping day which will take place on Monday, Nov. 5. Greenery and lights were placed on the gazebo by a group of...
View ArticleDemocrat bus tour stops in Pomeroy
As part of their People First Bus Tour, representatives from the Ohio Democratic Party made a stop in Pomeroy last week. Democratic National Committee Secretary Jason Rae joined Ohio Democratic Party...
View ArticleElection Day less than a week away
The November General Election is less than a week away, but there is still time to either vote early or vote at the polls on election day. Remaining early voting hours are as follows: Oct. 31 to Nov. 2...
View ArticleBig Mama SPRAGUE and her Meigs County Captains
"What I love most about rivers is you can't step in the same river twice; the water's always changing, always flowing" - Judy Kuhn. While the quote is from Disney's Pocahontas, the sentiment can be...
View ArticleDining and Dancing to benefit MPAC
The Meigs Performing Arts Center Foundation will be hosting a dining and dancing event on Nov. 10 as a fundraiser for the foundation. MPAC will be presenting an evening of dining and dancing to music...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Flooded Pomeroy
This postcard photo provided by Marge Reuter shows a Model T sitting in flood waters along Main Street in Pomeroy near the Hocking Valley Railroad Ticket Office. The date on the bottom of the postcard...
View ArticleChamber honors individuals, businesses
Award recipients at the 2018 Meigs County Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala included, from left, Jack Lemley and Le'Anna Davis from Meigs EMS, Bruce Wolfe and Dan Dunham from Wolfe Mountain...
View ArticleRetired Teachers hear museum update
The Meigs County Retired Teachers met Oct. 18 at the Meigs Senior Center for a noon luncheon. Charlene Rutherford, president, opened the meeting with a welcome to all and had the pledge to the flag.
View ArticleIhle, Barr win
Meigs County voters overwhelmingly supported incumbent commissioner Tim Ihle in his bid for reelection, as well as Michael "Mick" Barr in his race for County Court Judge. Ihle received a total of 4,941...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Patriotic Celebration
The 1946 Pomeroy High School Marching Band makes its way across the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge. The band is led by Drum Major Bob Hawley, according to a note written on the photograph.
View Article'Night of Thanksgiving' meal this Saturday
Over 15 local churches will be joining together this weekend to welcome all those in community to a home-made Thanksgiving dinner. The annual Meigs County "Night of Thanksgiving" is set for this...
View ArticleMason fire damages home
For the second time in three days, the Mason Volunteer Fire Department was called out in the early morning hours for a major structure fire. The most recent occurred Sunday around 6 a.m., at a...
View ArticleCrocheting to benefit others
Some contributions are public and visible, while others, are done behind the scenes and often go unnoticed. Such is the case with Mary Delores King of Pomeroy, who in the past three years has crocheted...
View ArticleRacine Eastern Star holds installation
Racine Chapter #134 Order of the Eastern Star recently held their 118th annual installation of officers for the ensuing year. The event was held at Pomeroy-Racine Masonic Lodge on Tornado Road in Racine.
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Thanksgiving 1948
Seventy years ago this was the scene on Thanksgiving Day at Yellow Jacket Stadium in Middleport as the Yellow Jackets hosted their rivals the Pomeroy Panthers. For more on the rivalry between the two...
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