No felonies found in dog killing case
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Prosecutor’s Office won’t file felony charges against a county employee in connection with the Feb. 14 deaths of 11 dogs at the county animal shelter.In a letter read to the Gallia County Commissioners by Sheriff Joe Browning, County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins’ office “does not find a chargeable offense.” The case has now been turned over to Gallipolis City Solicitor/Law Director Adam R. Salisbury after the Gallia Count...
His Kingdom, His Will
Somewhere along the way, many moons ago, the stigma or the idea of what “the church” or the “Christian” ought to look like has become so different than what Jesus taught, that most of the world is confused about it.There is a generation or a society that believes that in order to be a “good Christian” one must be “humbled” (which the perception is to walk with the head down like a pig, not causing any commotion in the marketplace or a...
Do not starve because you do not hear well
Through the prophet Amos, God declared about the day when there would be a great famine in the land. It would not be a famine for food or water. Rather, the famine would involve “the hearing of the words of the Lord.”This famine is certainly taking place today, not so much as it concerns the world at large, but specifically as it involves the people of the church. This famine of hearing God’s Word is spreading because church groups are pervasively emphasizing only...
Gallia prosecutor reviewing dog deaths
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday concluded its investigation into the deaths last month of 11 dogs at the county animal shelter and has turned the case over to the prosecutor’s office.Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning said he is asking Prosecutor Jeff Adkins to review the case to help determine if any wrongdoing occurred.“Our part would be purely concentrating on the criminal aspect, if any did occur,” Browning sai...
Get out of the salt shaker and flow to someone in need
Have you ever wondered how you could influence people? Have you ever prayed that God would use you, or that at least your life would count for something?Sure, most people have — and most people still do.The truth is God flows through His people. It is not our own power that changes people, it’s God’s power in us. But God will not do it without us. It’s a partnership.In Matthew 5:13, Jesus said: “You are the salt of the earth ̷...
Childress arraigned on felony charges following arrest at Taco Bell
POMEROY — The man accused of waiving a gun at officers following a traffic stop on Feb. 1 was arraigned Thursday on three counts in Meigs County Common Pleas Court.Travis H. Childress, 30, of Middleport, is charged with one count each of third-degree intimidation and fourth-degree carrying a concealed weapon — both felonies — and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a weapon while intoxicated.The charges are the result of an incident that occurred in t...
Gallia visitor’s bureau plans tourism expo
OHIO VALLEY — The sixth annual Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo will be March 1.The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College’s Lyne Center.Guests to the event will find information from more than 15 counties from Ohio and West Virginia. Exhibitors from Gallia, Cambridge/Guernsey, Jackson, Marietta/Washington, Meigs, Pike, Morgan, Athens, Ross/Chillicothe, Tuscarawas and Mason County, W.Va., will repr...
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