Pie Eaters Couldn't Use Hands at Mason County Fair
Six pie eating contest winners were named at the Mason County Fair THursday at 11 am in front of the main stage. Boys and girls divisions awarded three prizes each with no hands allowed. boys ate whole pies while girls ate only filling. Winners: boys David Elias first Jerry Ritchfield second John Froendt third. girls Tammy Lewis first Jenny Keen second Myrna Schirtzenger third. Pomeroy note James Haley and Joyce Waggoner, both of Rutland.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Fair
David Elias
Letart
Jerry Ritchfield
Wee Glo-ettes Win National NBTA Trophies at Notre Dame
Gloria Buck Wallace led the Wee Glo-ettes to second and third place national finishes at the NBTA nationals in Notre Dame. The group earned NBTA honors as Dance and Twirl team but trailed the Flying V's of North Dakota for Juvenile Dance and Twirl.
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Pomeroy
Wee Gloettes
Gloria Buck Wallace
Notre Dame University
NBTA
Mrs. Wallace
Gloria
Studio of Dance
Pomeroy and
Gallipolis
Notre Dame
Sophie Schwab
North Java
N. Y
Claudette Sisk
Nashville, Tenn
Sisk
Sheree Goeller
Chicago
Photographics Unlimited
Wallace
Meigs
Gallia
Wee Glo-ettes
Valerie Koker
Tammy Eichinger
Ellen Chambers
Tammy
Parade
Flying V’s
North Dakota
Sugarettes
Missouri
Glo-ettes
Gloettes
Kyger Creek Board Approves Student Dress Code
CHESHIRE The Kyger Creek Local Board of Education approved a student dress code. The measure outlines acceptable attire and aims to standardize classroom appearance.
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Kyger
Cheshire
Kyger Creek
Jury Indicts Seven in Meigs County Grand Jury Session
A Meigs County Common Pleas Court grand jury returned seven true bills for seven defendants Danny Rice Dennis Donohue Dan Berry Francis Tullius Russell Senning Eric Ritter and Rebecca Chatfield. Indictments cover grand larceny armed robbery forgery breaking and entering possession of stolen property carrying a concealed weapon issuing drafts without sufficient funds issuing checks without sufficient funds and marijuana cultivation.
Pomeroy Emergency Squad Clarifies Service Status and Charges
Chief John Manley explains the Pomeroy Emergency Squad remains free of charge for local calls while a new federally funded Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service in Meigs County charges a minimum $25. The squad will dispatch 24 hours a day, with equipment for heavy rescue and water rescue, guiding residents to use Pomeroy services by dialing 992-3541.
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Pomeroy
John Manley
Pomeroy Emergency Squad
Pomeroy Emergency Squad, Inc
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Meigs County
Pomeroy Squad
Ohio
Funeral Home Ambulance
Funeral Home
Gallipolis
Athens
Ironton
Manley
Juvenile Held in Meigs County Auto-Theft Case
A juvenile was taken into custody by the Meigs County Sheriff's Department after confessing to stealing and attempting to steal three automobiles. Investigators linked the incidents to a 4 a.m. crash on County Rd. 25 west of State Route 124 in Lebanon Two, with vehicles belonging to Robert Graham and James Carnahan later recovered. The juvenile was released after questioning.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Lebanon
Robert Graham
Rutland
James Carnahan
Racine
Carnahan
Three Drivers Fined For Intoxication In Pomeroy Court
Pomeroy Mayor Don Collins presided Wednesday as three persons forfeited $200 bonds for driving while intoxicated. Fined for drunken driving were Charles F. Johnson of Pomeroy Route 3 Robert L. Petry of New Haven and James P. Erickson of Oak Park Illinois. Philip W. Lawrence of Columbus and David E. Hysell of Middleport Route 1 forfeited $23.70 bonds for speeding.
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Pomeroy
Don Collins
Charles F. Johnson
Robert L. Petry
New Haven
James P. Erickson
Oak Park
Ill
Philip W. Lawrence
Columbus
David E. Hysell
Middleport
Middleport Emergency Squad Responds to Two Calls
The Middleport Emergency Squad answered a 6:50 p.m. call to 556 Laurel Street and transported Virginia Boggs to Holzer Medical Center. A second call at 6:56 p.m. could not be answered. the Pomeroy Squad assisted by taking Woodrow Kuhn for possible heart attack.
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Middleport
Laurel Street
Virginia Boggs
Holzer Medical Center
Pomeroy
Woodrow Kuhn
Picnic Dinner Honors Student Pastor Before Japan Teaching
The Presbyterian Church in Wilkesville hosts a Sunday dinner honoring Merrill Morse, the student pastor who has served the McArthur and Wilkesville churches this year. He departs for Japan to teach English at a school.
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Wilkesville
Presbyterian Church
Merrill Morse
McArthur
Japan
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