Ravenswood Ohio River bridge talks resume between states
Pomeroy attorney Frank Porter reports Ohio Director of Transportation Phillip Richley and West Virginia Highway Director William Ritchie have discussed a possible Ravenswood area bridge. They may study location options and assess Ohio motorist service, amid prior 1966 proposals and new traffic concerns near Vienna.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Ravenswood
Directors of Transportation
Frank Porter
Phillip Richley
Ohio
John Gilligan
Richley
William Ritchie
West Virginia
Ritchie
Ohio Motorist
Ripley
Vienna
W. Va
Faith And Justice Topic For Missionary Society Meet
The October meeting of the Women's Missionary Society at First Church of God Point Pleasant featured Faith and Justice as the program topic. Members discussed devotions, new Sunday School tables, Betty Crocker coupons, Halloween party plans, a Cedar Lakes prayer retreat, and a gospel sing at the Nazarene church.
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Point Pleasant
Faith and Justice
Women’s Missionary Society of
First Church of God
Genevive Ellis
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Betty Perry
Betty Crocker
Mary Miller
Ellis
Cedar Lakes
Patty
Koon
Morgantown
W. Va
First Church of the Nazarene
25Th Street
Three P I A Endorse School Levy in Meigs District
Harrisonville Pomeroy and Rutland PTA groups endorse the Meigs Local School District operating levy to appear on the November ballot. The P I A chapters are urged to work and vote for the levy. The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce also endorsed it at a recent meeting. School board members and administrators spoke at PTA and other meetings on the levy’s importance for district operations.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
George Hargraves
Harrisonville
Rutland
PTA
P’i'a
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Charleston Man Gets Jail Stay
POMEROY William Ray Eads 25 Charleston W V was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail on a driving while intoxicated charge after arraignment in Mayor William Baronicks Pomeroy Village Court Wednesday evening Other fines included Earl F Ingels Jr Middleport for parking violation 84 dollars and costs Beatrice Cain 44 Racine for driving without license 25 and costs Roger Hooker Pomeroy for parking tickets 14 and costs Don Lovett Portland and Ronald Williams address unknown both for intoxication and Carl R Hall 27 Pomeroy for squealing tires all 10 and costs Pamela K Hoffman 22 Pomeroy for failure to have vehicle under control 5 and costs Marvin Wisecup 20 Pomeroy for failure to yield right of way 5 and costs Bonds forfeited included James Lee Allen for disturbing the peace 25 bond and Rena Marshall Crown City for failure to yield right of way 13.70 bond
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Pomeroy
William Ray Eads
Charleston
W. Va
William Baronick
Pomeroy Village
Earl F. Ingels Jr
Middleport
Beatrice Cain
Racine
Roger Hooker
Don Lovett
Portland
Ronald Williams
Carl R. Hall
Pamela K. Hoffman
Marvin Wisecup
James Lee Allen
Rena Marshall
Crown City
Bonfire and Parade Mark Meigs High Homecoming
Rutland hosted the final homecoming events with a bonfire and parade following two earlier processions in Pomeroy and Middleport. The senior marching band directed by Howard Goins and the junior high band under John Ruth joined fire department units as a large crowd cheered in Rutland.
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Rutland
Meigs High School
Pomeroy
Middleport
Howard Goins
John Ruth
Sheriff Defends Handling of Pony Death at Auction
Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach and Dog Warden Gary Dill spoke at the Meigs County Humane Society meeting about recent animal cruelty cases including a pony dying after purchase at auction. Prosecutor Bernard Fultz praised the sheriff while noting a pending court case and two log entries about calls. The trio was commended for enforcing the law and investigating the pony’s death.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Gary Dill
Meigs County Humane Society
Meigs Inn
Dill
Bernard Fultz
Hartenbach
Fultz
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
Athens Messenger
Harten
Bach
Humane Society
The
Homemaker Session Gives Tips for Brighter Mealtimes
Homemakers gathered at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Pomeroy for an all day session on improving meals. County extension agent Mrs Jennifer Sheets led demonstrations on table service and garnishes with advice on color and flavor. Betty Clark showed easy garnishing techniques while encouraging family involvement. Janet Bolin of Rutland Garden Club led a program on using flowers to enhance meals with simple arrangements. A potluck noon luncheon preceded the afternoon program.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Jennifer Sheets
Home Economics
Eva Walker
Betty Clark
Gallia County
Clark
Beulah Jones
Burzennir Bego
Zennie
Sheets
Meigs
Mrs Farley Attends West Virginia Travel Conference
Mrs Belva Farley managing director of the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce will attend the Governor's West Virginia Conference on Travel at the Heart O Town Motel in Charleston Sunday and Monday representing Point Pleasant. John Dietz chairman of the Department of Travel in the Department of Commerce will co ordinate the affair. Middleport man Robert E Ward 25 was charged with driving while intoxicated, fined 100 dollars and costs and three days in jail Tuesday evening.
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Point Pleasant
Belva Farley
Taxes Workshop Offered for Farm Consults in Meigs Area
Meigs area farmers can attend a fall tax workshop as part of a six location series. Ohio State University Extension economist John E. Moore notes the program covers current federal and Ohio tax rules for farms. Meigs workshops run November 1–2 in Chillicothe, with support from Ohio Cooperative Extension Service and several state and federal agencies.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
John E. Moore
Ohio Stae University
Ohio
Chillicothe
Ohio Cooperative Extension Servce
Department of Agricultural Economics
Emergency Squad Handles Two Medical Calls in Middleport
Middleport emergency squad responded to two calls on Wednesday. At 1 11 p.m. at 690 Laurel Street Lisa Manely four was ill and taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital. After a two vehicle crash at South Third and Main Streets Randolph Farley Jr was transported to Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis with chest pains from striking the steering wheel. No further details were available.
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Middleport
Laurel Street
Lisa Manely
Veterans Memorial Hospital
S. Third and Main Streets
Randolph Farley Jr
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Fraley
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Evelyn Newsome
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