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Claflin foundation to award scholarships
MASON COUNTY — High school seniors who have already began gathering funds for college have one more possible scholarship to apply for with a deadline of May 1. The Robert and Louise Claflin Foundation will award scholarships to selected individuals in the high school graduating class of 2013 and eligible students must be from Wahama High School, Point Pleasant High School or Hannan High School. The anticipated award is $1,000 per year for...
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Prison time handed down in kidnapping case
OHIO VALLEY — A Mason County woman sentenced early last year after she allegedly entered a Gallia County man’s home in 2011, kidnapped and held him for ransom, was recently sent to prison after her probation was revoked. Brittany S. Mullins, 22, Point Pleasant, was sentenced in the Common Pleas Court of Gallia County last week to 17 months in the Ohio Reformatory for Women for attempted burglary, a third degree felony, after she was found g...
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Preschool registration dates set
MASON COUNTY — A, B, C. Easy as 1, 2, 3. It’s not just a song by the Jackson 5 — parents enrolling their children in Mason County School’s Pre-K Program can start to learn the alphabet and numbers, as well as social skills, and registration dates for the program have been set. Dates for preschool registration at the following locations are as follows: Ashton Elementary, March 7, at the Valley Fire Department; New Haven Elementary, March 1...
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Job development seminars offered at library
POINT PLEASANT — While job hunting can be a loathsome process, four free seminars will soon be offered locally which might help ease the pain. In conjunction with the Community Connect Foundation, the WV Library Commission, and the WV Association of Counties, these job and career development seminars will be offered at the Mason County Public Library. The four seminars offered will be as follows: Resume Writing, 11 a.m. to noon on March 26;...
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BOE reconfigures custodian contracts
POINT PLEASANT — At the most recent meeting of the Mason County Board of Education, board members approved the reconfiguration of several custodian contracts. The contracts of the following custodians were terminated for the for the limited purpose of reconfiguring their schedules and duties effective at the end of the 2012-13 school year: Melissa Abshire, Wahama Jr/Sr High; Thomas Byus, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High; Michael Burnett, New Haven...
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BOE approve contract reconfigurations, terminations
POINT PLEASANT — At the most recent meeting of the Mason County Board of Education, board members approved to reconfigure and terminate several employee contracts. The contracts of the following professional personnel were terminated in accordance with the WV Code 18A-2-2, due to reduction in force at the end of the 2012-13 school year: Ronald Bradely-Placement of more senior employee; Blair Bumgarner-Placement of more senior employee; Kori...
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PVH works to reverse diabetes trend
POINT PLEASANT — With obesity and type 2 diabetes becoming a constant and growing issue in West Virginia, Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH) is stepping up to help reverse those increasing numbers. PVH is partnering with the West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for West Virginia, to offer a program called “Everyone with Diabetes Counts.” Set for 2 p.m. on March 4, 5, and 11, and 2:30 p.m. on Marc...
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FAC Mardi Gras Night set for Saturday
GALLIPOLIS — The French Art Colony, regional multi-arts center will host its second annual Mardi Gras Night fundraiser on Saturday, March 2, at the Gallipolis Elks Lodge. Doors open at 7 p.m. The evening will feature live, acoustic jazz performed by Jenny Walker, Mark Ward and Saxophonist Whitney Hess of the Magic Mama Band. Musician Sunny Sundquist will also entertain during the evening’s festivities. A highlight of the event will be the...
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<p>File photo</p><p>Among the many activities Point Pleasant In Bloom takes on is planting flowers around Main Street and the Riverfront Park. Pictured here are two of last year&#8217;s volunteers Golden and Anna Herdman, finishing a planter located near Third Street.</p>
Point Pleasant In Bloom releases spring calendar
POINT PLEASANT — Point Pleasant In Bloom (PPIB) recently released the groups calendar of upcoming events for 2013. First is the the West Virginia Make It Shine Day, which is set to coincide with Point Pleasant City-wide Clean-up. Both are scheduled for April 13, 2013 beginning at 9 a.m., ending around noon at the Point Pleasant Youth Center. This activity is mostly a litter pick-up for the public areas of Point Pleasant. Community groups an...
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Rio to perform Menotti operas Saturday
RIO GRANDE – Voice students of the Berry School of Fine Arts at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College will perform a pair of short operas by Gian Carlo Menotti this weekend in the Bob Evans Farms Hall rotunda. The first performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 with a finale at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3. Each show is free and open to the public with beverages and snacks provided. “It’s a good opportunity...
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Tourism Expo set for Saturday
RIO GRANDE — The Fifth Annual Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo will be held this Saturday at the Lyne Center located on the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College campus. The tourism expo, hosted by the Gallia County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and will feature exhibitors from Athens, Marietta, Cambridge/Guernsey, Morgan, Fairfield, Gallia, Pike, Ross, Meigs, Vinton, Buckeye Lake and Jackson, Oh...
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Substitute teacher waives preliminary hearing
MASON COUNTY — A substitute teacher at Hannan Junior/Senior High School has waived his right to a preliminary hearing after being charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or person in a position of trust to a child. James P. Hadinger, 43, Gallipolis Ferry, appeared before Mason County Magistrate Cheryl Miller Ross on Thursday for the hearing with court appointed attorney, Bryan Cromley. By waiving his right to a prelimi...
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BOE dicusses school calendar changes
POINT PLEASANT — Weather permitting, students may get out of school a little earlier than expected. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Mason County Board of Education (BOE), Director of Curriculum/Technology Greg Martin discussed moving three Outside School Environment (OS) Days to the end of the school calendar, making the students’ last day of school May 31 and last day for staff on June 5. At the beginning of the school year, OS days were set...
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Local VITA site available
MASON COUNTY — A stressful time for some, filing income tax returns can be confusing and through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program free assistance is available for some local residents. Local help is available, by appointment only, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at the Southwestern Community Action Council, located at 700 22nd Street in Point Pleasant. To make an appointment, contact Site Coordinator Chris...
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Third meth arrest in less than two weeks
NEW HAVEN — A series of purchases at the Dollar General store in New Haven led to the arrest of a Letart woman suspected of attempting to make meth. On Monday, April E. Craft, 18, was arrested and charged with attempting to operate a clandestine lab by New Haven Police Chief David L. Hardwick. Craft appeared before Mason County Magistrate Cheryl Miller Ross who set her bond at $100,000. According to the criminal complaint filed in Mason C...
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New Haven council reviews budget
NEW HAVEN — At the most recent meeting of the New Haven Council, council members reviewed budget totals for 2012-13. Council members were presented the budget and were asked to review it before officially laying the levy, which will take place at meeting on April 16. Council members also discussed the town’s audit report in regards to funding for recreation in the amount of $1,358.34. Council members discussed which area this funding shou...
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Preliminary hearing set for substitute teacher
MASON COUNTY — A preliminary hearing has been scheduled this week for a substitute teacher accused of becoming inappropriately involved with one of his students at Hannan Junior/Senior High School. James P. Hadinger, 43, Gallipolis Ferry, is slated to appear for his preliminary hearing at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 28 in front of Mason County Magistrate Cheryl Miller Ross. Preliminary hearings determine if there is, or is not, probable cause t...
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U.S. 35 upgrades continue with 2.4 miles to go
MASON COUNTY — Upgrades to one of the area’s most talked about 14 miles of road are closer to completion. Upgrades to the 14-mile section of U.S. 35 which drops from four to two lanes through portions of Mason County into Putnam County began nearly a year ago, and there are currently 2.4 miles left to complete. After these 2.4 miles are completed, paving of the entire 14-mile stretch will be scheduled. According to Carrie Bly, communicati...
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Suspended school employee name released
POINT PLEASANT — At a recent meeting of the Mason County Board of Education (BOE), board members approved the suspension of a counselor, whose name was recently released with the meeting minutes. Debra Cook, a counselor with Leon and Roosevelt Elementary Schools, was suspended without pay from Jan. 1 through Feb. 4, on grounds contained in a private letter to the Board from Superintendent Suzanne Dickens. Board members approved the suspensi...
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Trial date continued in Gardner murder case
POMEROY — A Middleport man accused of murdering his father appeared in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for a pre-trial hearing on Monday morning. James E. Gardner, 41 — represented by Athens-based public defender Herman Carson — appeared before Judge I. Carson Crow for the hearing. Gardner faces one count of aggravated murder in the death of his father, James W. Gardner, on Nov. 11, 2013. He is also charged with three counts of aggravated...
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Baby pantry in the making
MASON COUNTY — While there are several food pantries in the area providing for local residents in need, another kind of pantry is now in the making. The Early Childhood Committee (ECC) of the Mason County Family Resource Network (FRN) is in the works of creating a baby pantry to help provide parents in need with supplies to care for their children. The first pantry is set for 6-8 p.m. on March 18. A location to hold the pantry is still up i...
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BOE approves agenda items
POINT PLEASANT — At the most recent meeting of the Mason County Board of Education, board members approved the following agenda and personnel items. Approved Minutes, Agenda 12-25, February 12, 2013. Approved the out of state travel for Shawn Hawkins, Point Pleasant Intermediate School Principal and Charla Martin, PPIS/Alternate Education School Counselor, to travel to Columbus, Ohio from March 5, 2013, returning March 6, 2013, to attend a ...
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