Meigs County Fair Reflects Civic Pride and Progress
A long tribute to the 101st Meigs County Fair notes civic pride as the fair showcases youth, livestock, crops, horticulture, arts, and local organizations. It credits fair board members, volunteers, and Bob Hoeflich for the successful event and frames county fairs as educational, civic enterprises shaping community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Middle West
Cincinnati
Bob Hoeflich
Big Bend
Athens Livestock Sales
Athens Veterinary Hospital
Emerson Ball Insurance
Beasley-Mathews Inc
Biehl Safety Service
Coen Tractor Sales
Conrath Electric Company
James Edwards Evans Packing Company
Jackson Production Credit Association
Easler’s Dairy
Lancaster Area
Ohlinger’s Grocery Producer’s Livestock Sales
Lancaster
Ray Riggs
Lincoln-Mercury
Scott’s Farm Equipment
Seaman’s
IGA
Howard Stout
Athens County Fair Board
Red Cross Appeals for Extra Blood Donors in Gallia County
Gallia County Red Cross urges additional donors as a critical emergency last month prompts a drive during the Huntington Regional bloodmobile visit at Grace Methodist Church. Mrs. Charlotte Cremeens leads the appeal with officials coordinating donor efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County Red Cross
Gallipolis
Red Cross
Huntington
Grace Methodist Church
State Highway Patrol
Cremeens
Melvin E. Gatewood, Jr
Dorothy J. Plymale
Crown City
Tri- State
Northup man held on forgery charge
Gallia County sheriff transported Raymond N. Simmons, 37, of Northup Route 1 to Jackson County jail on forgery charges. He pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and was held to the grand jury under $200 bond. A Red Cross blood emergency highlighted limited fibrinogen supply and rapid donor response at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sheriffs’ Department
Raymond N. Simmons
Northup
Jackson County
Gallia
Richard E. Smith
Gallahers Service
Simmons
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross
Holzer Hospital
Reedsville Island dam tour amid river lock talks
In Gallipolis Ohio River notes visitors view the New Belleville Island dam under construction and observe Lock 21, 22, and 23 operations. The piece covers dam replacements, pool enlargements, and traffic on the upper river with mentions of the Racine Meldahl and Greenup projects, plus local civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Reedsville
Belleville Island
Jim
Bill
Nathan Bedford
Belleville
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Ill
Pomeroy
Lock 21
Ricky Proffitt
Dam 21
Jimmy Fisher
Kermit Fisher
Eureka
Bob Proffitt
Wade Diddle
Dam
Ricky
Racine
A. D. Haynes, II
Haynes
Dravo
Upper
Ohio
Mississippi Valley Barge Line
St. Louis
Letart Falls
Portsmouth
U. S
The
River News
Anthony Meldahl
Meldah
Greenup
Markland
Meldahi
Markland Dam
McAlpine
Franklin Pierce
Cincinnati
Catlettsburg
Vinton County Land Transfers Reported
Clorinda and William R. Bond transfer .25 acre in Clinton Two to Bertie Walters. Alice May and Alna Collins Jr with Richard E. Price and Kenneth E. Price and Betty M. Price transfer 54.85 acres in Vinton Two to Floyd E. Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clorinda
William R. Bond
Bertie Walters
Clinton
Alice May
Alna
Collins, Jr
Richard E. Price
Kenneth E
Betty M. Price
Floyd E. Price
Vinton
Cars Crash Injures Child at City Intersection
Cars driven by Herman Preston, 31, Mansfield, and Kenneth E. Dunn, 16, Ewington, collided Friday night at Second Ave and Olive St. Preston stood at a red signal. Dunn failed to stop and hit the rear of the Preston vehicle. Herman Preston Jr., 10, suffered a bruised arm. no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Herman Preston
Mansfield
Kenneth E. Dunn
Ewington
Second Ave
Olive St
Preston
Dunn
Herman Preston, Jr
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Enn
C. E. Blakeslee
United States
Main St
New Holland
Fulton Thompson Tractor Sales and Service
Spring Ave
Pomeroy, Ohio
OF Agriculture
Athens-Meigs
Clyde Walker
Mrs
Charlotte Cremeens
Huntington Regional Blood Center
Dick Thomas
Marion
Frankie Delano Kidd
Charleston
Virginia Carol Hively
Point Pleasant
John Lawrence Hughes
Ashton
W. Va
Judith Louise Conard
Glenwood
W Va
Donald A. Weidner
Washington Elementary
Bill Angel
Albert R. Durose
Vinton County
Athens County
Si Allen—Custom Butcher
Allen Supply
Athens County Farm Bureau Federation
Athens Landmark
Cussins & Fearn
Athens, Ohio
Ta i
Buckeye Rural Electric Co-Op
Gallipolis, Ohio
Tut Ue
Pasat
Federal Land Bank Farm Loan
Federal
Bank Association
2Nd Ave
Twine
Stimson
Ph. LY
John Deere
McCormick
Gail Watk
State
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