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<p>Pomeroy Mayor Jackie Welker issued the oath of office to newly appointed council member Luke Ortman during Monday evening&#8217;s Pomeroy Council meeting.</p>
Ortman appointed to Pomeroy Council seat
POMEROY — Luke Ortman was appointed to the vacant seat on Pomeroy Village Council during Monday night’s regular meeting. Ortman, along with Bryan Shank and Nancy Schartiger, spoke before council during the meeting with regard to the reasons they should be selected to fill the vacant seat on council. Ortman is the Executive Director of the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce and also the Tourism Director for Meigs County. He spoke about the w...
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Point teacher charged with abuse, battery
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A teacher at Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School has been arrested for allegedly having a physical altercation with a student while in the classroom. According to two criminal complaints filed in Mason County Magistrate Court, James E. Jones, II, 52, Point Pleasant, has been charged with felony child abuse causing risk of injury and misdemeanor battery. Jones was arrested on Monday by personnel with the Mason Co...
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Preliminary hearing set for substitute teacher
MASON COUNTY — A preliminary hearing has been scheduled this week for a substitute teacher accused of becoming inappropriately involved with one of his students at Hannan Junior/Senior High School. James P. Hadinger, 43, Gallipolis Ferry, is slated to appear for his preliminary hearing at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 28 in front of Mason County Magistrate Cheryl Miller Ross. Preliminary hearings determine if there is, or is not, probable cause t...
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Commissioners plan to meet with legislators
POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners approved several agenda items during Thursday’s meeting, and will meet with state legislators early this week. Misty Casto and Bret Allphin from Buckeye Hill-Hocking Valley Regional Development District meet with the commissioners to request support for the Development Services Agency (DSA) Appalachia Assistance Fund Line Items. According the a resolution the commissioners passed to support the fun...
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Trial date continued in Gardner murder case
POMEROY — A Middleport man accused of murdering his father appeared in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for a pre-trial hearing on Monday morning. James E. Gardner, 41 — represented by Athens-based public defender Herman Carson — appeared before Judge I. Carson Crow for the hearing. Gardner faces one count of aggravated murder in the death of his father, James W. Gardner, on Nov. 11, 2013. He is also charged with three counts of aggravated...
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First connections to K-A sewer to begin in Gallia
KANAUGA — Residents in the most southern portion of Kanauga-Addison area affected by the K-A Sewer Project will receive connection letters this week, according to the Gallia County Commissioners’ Office. Connection notices will be mailed on Tuesday, February 26 to all property owners south of the road-side rest on Ohio 7 North, except for residents of Myrtle Avenue and Georges Creek Road, according to Gallia County Administrator Karen Sprag...
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Bond set at $200k for substitute teacher
MASON COUNTY — A substitute teacher hired by the Mason County Board of Education has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or person in a position of trust to a child. James P. Hadinger, 43, Gallipolis Ferry, was arrested and charged Thursday after an investigation by the Mason County Sheriff’s Department. Hadinger appeared before Mason County Magistrate Gail Roush, also on Thursday, who set his bond at $200,000...
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One arrested in county garage B&E, theft
MEIGS COUNTY — One person has been arrested following the breaking and entering of the Meigs County Highway Garage on Monday. On Friday, a news release from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office stated that Jason Peckham, 26, of Pomeroy, was taken into custody by Deputy Adam Smith. On Monday, the Meigs County Highway Department reported a Bobcat loader was stolen from inside the fenced area at the county garage facility. Smith conducted a pre...
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AG warns parents of recent child enticement incidents
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently reminded parents to talk with their children about how to respond if approached by a suspicious person. DeWine made the suggestion today after members of his Crimes Against Children and Missing Persons units discovered several similar incidents of child enticement and attempted abductions happening in Ohio, West Virginia, and Michigan. “Our agents are working right now to determine if ...
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Mason substitute teacher arrested
MASON COUNTY — A substitute teacher working for the Mason County Board of Education has been arrested for alleged inappropriate behavior with a student. The arrest was confirmed on Thursday evening by Mason County Sheriff Greg Powers, who added: “This is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.” A name has not yet been released in this developing story nor have any criminal charges. Ho...
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