Vinton County News

State Sen. Lou Gentile is running for re-election while representing the residents of two counties who won't be voting for or against him this fall and getting to know people in seven other counties who will.

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

By ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor VAN WERT - The news is good again for local counties including Van Wert County as unemployment rates took a tumble in April.

Beach replaces exiting superintendent Ben Hollinger, who announced in March that he has accepted the position as assistant deputy director for the Division of Policy and Strategic Direction with the Ohio Department of Development Disabilities .

Two men who died in combat and a local corrections officer killed on the road could be honored with memorial highway designations in Ross County.

A few months ago, I returned to work as a hospital chaplain, and I have rediscovered what it's like... The organization reported it allocated $18,000 to Care United Methodist Outreach, Truth Food Pantry, Shepherd's House, Vinton County Senior Citizens, RSVP, The American Red Cross of Southeast Ohio and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeast Ohio.

The American Red Cross will be meeting with people in Vinton County whose homes were made unlivable by high flood waters.

Gallipolis , Gallia County , Ohio Many roads are still closed due to flooding from overnight thunderstorms.

At Ross Correctional Institution, William Wood, of Chillicothe, was selected as the 2012 Correction Officer of the Year and James Dodrill, of Vinton County, as the 2012 Employee of the Year.