Middleport News

A 26 - year-old man was arrested this week in connection with an Urbana teenager who ran away from home and has been missing since July.

The claims were by almost 20,000 consumers who turned to Hess and a series of companies she oversaw for help managing credit card and other debts.

Commenting on the H1N1 Friday while visiting in Meigs County, Dr. Alvin D. Jackson, Ohio Department of Health director, emphasized the state's preparedness for a swine flu pandemic.

POMEROY a ' A man who escaped last month from the Middleport Jail was apprehended near Pomeroy Wednesday afternoon.

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.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on September 1. The one vehicle crash occurred on State Route 7 in Gallia County around 2:50 p.m. Rachel Kristin Smith, 27, of Middleport, Ohio, was transported to Holzer Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

After nearly three days on the run, a man who escaped from Meigs County Jail was captured by police Tuesday afternoon in Jackson County.

WTAP Detailed Forecast Get your weather alerts for your county sent directly to your computer with Weather Watcher! Click on the box and register NOW! High: 81 Low: 65 Fog Temp: 60.0 F Authorities said three men escaped from the Meigs County Jail early Sunday morning and one man is still at large.

MIDDLEPORT a ' The Village of Middleporta TMs $5 million sewer improvement project has moved into the design phase, and the village is now completing the funding package necessary to complete it.

MIDDLEPORT a ' A man shot by a former Middleport police officer following a chase on Ohio 7 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for fleeing.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former Meigs County man was convicted last week on six charges, including murder, in the death of Christopher Roush of Clifton, W.Va., in 2007, and faces life in prison.

It's was pink carnations for the women customers and doughnuts and cookies for all at Friday's open house at the Goodwill store in Chesapeake.