Cheshire News

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.

GALLIPOLIS a ' Several guilty pleas were recently accepted in Gallia County Common Pleas Court in cases charging complicity, theft, and possession of drugs that resulted in probation sentences.

GALLIPOLIS a ' Among cases recently resolved in Gallia County Common Pleas Court, three individuals were sentenced to community control after entering guilty pleas to various charges.

CHESHIRE a ' The Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency will begin assisting residents with the 2009 Emergency Summer Cooling Program on July 1. Sandra Edwards, Emergency Services Division director, stated that the program will run through Aug.

A minor earthquake that momentarily shook most of Gallia County and was felt in Point Pleasant, W.Va., on Friday morning also rattled a number of people who swamped 911 with calls seeking information.

Kevin Kelly/photo - Posing in character are some of the lead actors in the River Valley High School Drama Club's production of "West Side Story," from left, Iliana Corfias as Maria, Amanda Hager as Anita and Cheyenne Stone as Bernardo, and Cree Stone as Chino.

They came from all walks and ages, but they gathered for one purpose: To raise money for scholarships for Wahama High School seniors who intend to pursue a higher education.