Cheshire News

CHESHIRE a ' The beginning and end were good, but it didna TMt go so well in between.

Over the past few months, the Gallia County Sheriff's Office has held meetings with both Cheshire residents and family members of Gallco Industry clients to discuss utilizing the old Guiding Hand School building as a work release center.

CHESHIRE a ' A grant from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to build six homes in the Gallia-Meigs county area has been received by the Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency.

Safety was the number one issue brought up Tuesday night during a meeting concerning the Gallia County Sheriff's Office's plan to put a work release center in the former Guiding Hand School building next to Gallco Industries in Cheshire.

State Rep. Clyde Evans , chairman of the state's Council on Unreclaimed Strip Mined Lands, has announced that three grant proposals, all benefiting Gallia County, have been approved for funding through the state's Abandoned Mined Lands Grants.

For Nemo, a shepherd-husky mix, Wednesday went from bad to better to possibly worse when a flash flood overran his kennel and he later ended up at the Gallia County Dog Shelter.

It's more or less a hidden spot. The average driver might not even notice the Roush Cemetery around the big bend, right off State Route 554.

GALLIPOLIS a ' This off-year election cycle is quickly coming to a conclusion. In addition to a pair of countywide issues and a handful of township fire protection levies, voters in Gallia County will also make decisions about leadership positions in the City of Gallipolis, villages of Centerville, Cheshire, Crown City, Rio Grande and Vinton, both ...

Submitted photo - The 2008 Mothman Festival Royalty is pictured with the newly crowned 2009 Mothman Festival Royalty.

SYRACUSE a ' For the second time this week, a traffic accident in Gallia County has claimed the life of another Meigs County resident.

CHESHIRE a ' Two fatal motor vehicle crashes have occurred in as many days in Gallia County, both on Ohio 7 in the Cheshire-area. On Tuesday, the Gallia-Meigs Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a one-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:50 p.m., according to a statement released by Post Commander Lt.

GALLIPOLIS a ' It may be an off-year when it comes to elections, but there will be a number of local races to decide when voters go to the polls on Nov.