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Middleport moves forward on Rutland water/sewer operation
MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council gave a third reading and adopted an ordinance whereby by the village agrees to enter into an agreement with the Meigs County Commissioners for administering the Meigs County Water and Sewer District. The third reading was approved by a vote of four to two with Council members Roger Manley and Penny Burge voting “no” on the ordinance which, if approved by the Commissioners, will turn the Rutland water/...
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Reedsville man charged with inducing panic
REEDSVILLE — Officers with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies responded to a call of an individual threatening harm to himself at a residence in Reedsville on Saturday evening. According to Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, his office received a call that Andrew Reed, 30, was threatening to harm himself. The caller stated that Reed may also harm his father, Steve Reed, who was at the residence. Deputies Josh Riden...
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Jeffers named new state commander of Ohio VFW
GALLIPOLIS — Local resident and staunch veteran supporter R. Keith Jeffers is now in line to be named the next State Commander of the Ohio Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Jeffers retired in November 30, 2012, as the executive director/veterans service officer of the Gallia County Veterans Service Office and is the current Senior Vice Commander of the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars. Raised in a family of patriotism and military servic...
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Commissioner approved placement of Deputy at DJFS
POMEROY — An agreement approved on Thursday by the Meigs County Commissioners will allow for the placement of a Meigs County Sheriff’s Deputy in the Department of Job and Family Services. The commissioners gave unanimous approval to a contract reached between the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services for the placement of an officer to work with DJFS. The deputy — Joe Barnhart — will be th...
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Two arrested following traffic stop in Racine
RACINE — Two men have been arrested following a traffic stop for a busted headlight on Thursday night. Racine Officer Curtis Jones said he stopped a vehicle driven by Trenton Roseberry near the Racine Library for a busted headlight. During that traffic stop Roseberry was found to be in possession of suspected black tar heroin. Trenton Roseberry, 22, of Portland, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested for possession of heroin, driving und...
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Southern to host kindergarten/preschool registrations
RACINE — It is that time of year when the Southern Local School District begins preparation for the next school year. Part of that preparation is enrolling and screening the new kindergarten class for the 2013-2014 school year. Kindergarten registration and screenings take place on Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12 at Southern Elementary. There will be no kindergarten classes these days. Preschool registration and screening will be ...
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<p>Gage Smith, Racine Southern FFA Parliamentarian, showing Ashton Elementary students baby lambs.</p>
Southern FFA hosts petting zoo and Easter egg hunt
RACINE — The Racine Southern FFA held an Easter egg hunt and a petting zoo for the preschool through fourth grade Southern Elementary students outside of the High school. FFA members brought in a variety of animals. Among these were, cows, mini horses, a horse, an alpaca, a goat, chickens, ducks, a pig, lambs, and also a snake. In groups, the kids came to see the animals and the FFA students told them about each animal. Then one by one the ...
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Pomeroy man arrested on drug charges in Athens County
ATHENS COUNTY — A Pomeroy man is now in jail after being arrest on multiple charges in Athens County earlier this week. Allen E. Young, 49, of Pomeroy, appeared in Athens County Municipal Court on three felony charges on Monday. Young is charged with drug abuse, a felony of the second degree; having a weapon underdisability, a felony of the third degree; and carrying a concealed weapon, a felony of the fourth degree. According to a statem...
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Eastern board approves agenda items
TUPPERS PLAINS — The Eastern Local Board of Education approved several agenda items during its recent regular board meeting. Personnel items approved were, pupil activity contracts for Doug Bresciani, paid assistant baseball coach, and Audrionna Pullins, volunteer junior high track coach. The non-renewal of all supplemental contracts for the 2012-13 school year effective at the end of the school year in accordance with the master agreemen...
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Middleport’s new water well nears completion
MIDDLEPORT — Middleport’s water supply will get a big boost when the new well currently being drilled near the Overbrook Center on Page Street is finished and connected to the village’s water system. “All the tests on the new water well have come back great,” reported Mayor Michael Gerlach. “We won’t know if it is a good well for sure until the actual drilling is complete but it is looking very good so far,” Gerlach added. This new well...
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Sheriff advises of recent phone scams
MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reports that several area residents have recently received phone scams. The scams have ranged from claiming to be from their bank to representing their insurance company. The office has also received a complaint from another resident who paid for construction upfront and the contractor did not return. “No one should get paid until the job is done,” advised Wood. “Be safe, and find out who y...
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Two arrested following police pursuit
SYRACUSE — Two people have been charged following a police pursuit in the Village of Syracuse on Tuesday evening. Syracuse Police Chief Garry Freed states that at 6:39 p.m. on April 2, he and Patrolman Mike Smith were on patrol in the village, traveling eastbound on Ohio 124. The officers were following a black Dodge Neon which slowed down and a passenger opened his door and jumped from the moving vehicle. Smith gave chase on foot, whil...
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Health Fair slated for Community Center
POMEROY — Free health screenings and informational material will be provided at the annual Health Fair to be held at the Mulberry Community Center/Meigs Cooperative Parish, 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. The health clinic is sponsored by the Faith Community Nursing Health Ministries with some financial support from the Sisters of St. Joseph Charitable Fund. Personnel from several health organizations will be on site to provide screen...
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Homestead tax exemption available for seniors
POMEROY — Any homeowner who is or will be 65 years of age or older in 2013 or anyone who is permanently disabled regardless of age qualifies for a tax exemption if they apply before the deadline which is June 3, 2013. Auditor Mary Byer-Hill explains that the exemption, which takes the form of a tax credit on property tax bills, allows qualifying homeowners of real estate and manufactured homes to exempt $25,000 of the market value of their ...
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Gardner pleads guilty to murder of father
POMEROY — James E. Gardner, 41, of Middleport entered a guilty plea in the November 2012 death of his father, James W. Gardner. The defendant also plead guilty to one count of aggravated robbery. Meigs County Common Pleas Judge I. Carson Crow sentenced Gardner to the mandatory sentence of 15 years to life. Details of the plea and sentencing will appear in the Wednesday edition of The Daily Sentinel.
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Speaker details teacher pension changes
POMEROY — Upcoming changes in pension plans for present and future retirees were detailed in a talk by Ann Hanning, executive director of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association (ORTA) held recently at the Wild Horse Cafe. The speaker said that among the changes to be made are COLA adjustments (reductions) and the increase of age and service requirements required for benefits. She said the defined benefit pension will be kept. She further dis...
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Man arrested on multiple drug warrants
TUPPERS PLAINS — One person has been arrested on drug warrants from three other Ohio counties and may now face similar charges in Meigs County. According to Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, Dustin R. Millhone, 32, of Columbus, was arrested following an investigation. Wood reports that at approximately 10:11 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, Meigs County Deputies Rick Patterson and Josh Ridenour executed multiple felony arrest warrants. The arre...
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Former sheriff completes sentence, released
MASON COUNTY — Former Mason County Sheriff David L. Anthony has completed his jail sentence and been released. A spokesperson with the Southwestern Regional Jail in Holden confirmed Anthony’s sentence expired on March 7 at which time he was released. The spokesperson said there was no probation or alternative sentencing involved with Anthony’s release. In short, he served his time and was free to go. Anthony was sentenced to 18 months in ...
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Water-sewage takeover hits minor snag
MIDDLEPORT — While the Meigs County Commisisioners are officially taking over the operation of the Rutland water and sewer system tomorrow, the anticipation is still that Middleport Village will be assuming that responsibility within the next few weeks. However, effectively immediately, the Commissioners will handle all the responsibilities including water distribution, sewage collection and treatment, and maintenance, as well as collection...
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Grube seeks to appeal conviction with Ohio Supreme Court
GALLIPOLIS — A notice of appeal in the case against a Gallia County woman currently serving a life sentence for the murder of her infant son was recently filed with the state’s highest court. Kansas D. Grube, 27, who is currently incarcerated in the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio, filed a notice of appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court earlier this month after the Fourth District Court of Appeals affirmed her conviction in a de...
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Commissioners to take over Rutland water-sewer April 1
MEIGS COUNTY — Beginning on Monday, the long discussed take over of the Rutland water and sewer system by the Meigs County Commissioners will go into effect. Effective on April 1, the Meigs County Commissioners will handle all ownership and operating responsibilities with regard to the system. In early 2012, members of the Rutland Village Council approved the transfer of complete ownership and operation of the village’s water distribution...
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Bookman to be deployed to Afghanistan
POMEROY – Staff Sargent Dan Bookman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Bookman, is being deployed to Afghanistan in early April with 40 of the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron comrades. The news of his six month deployment came as a surprise to Bookman, a senior at Ohio University pursuing a degree in chemical engineering, when he received the word. To accommodate his deployment, his graduation date was moved up five weeks ahead of schedule....
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Update: Name released in inmate death
POMEROY — The name of the prisoner who died last week at the Meigs County Jail and the apparent cause of death were released on Thursday by Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood. Martin Tucker, 46, of Reedsville, died of an apparent suicide in the early morning hours of March 20 according to Wood. Tucker was incarcerated in the Meigs County Jail on charges of felonious assault and kidnapping. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Meigs County Com...
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Middleport Council approves new fire levy for fall ballot
MIDDLEPORT — Getting a new ladder truck has become a priority with the Middleport Fire Department, and at this week’s Middleport Council meeting, Fire Chief Jeff Darst explained the need for a new three-mill tax levy to finance the purchase of a replacement for the 22-year old ladder truck now in service. Council responded by voting to place a five-year, three-mill levy on the November ballot giving residents the opportunity to decide wheth...
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