Launching Rio into Gallia history
A different kind of art
Southside development meeting
Bob Evans Farm Festival celebrates Appalachia
Fire Prevention Week
Latest Updates
- Celebrating the season - 6:11 pm
- Board of Education approves agenda items - 5:42 pm
- Tales in the tavern returns - 5:39 pm
- Scenes from the Mason Harvest Festival - 1:58 pm
- Man wanted in series of reported crimes - 7:54 pm updated: 7:57 pm.
- Last day for voters to register - 5:31 pm
- A different kind of art - 5:05 pm
- Wahama Homecoming Royalty - 4:14 pm
- Wahama homecoming parade - 4:11 pm
- Scenes from Community Family Fun Day - 4:04 pm
- Silver Bridge Mural to be dedicated - 8:00 pm
- Southside development meeting - 6:59 pm
- Fire Prevention Week in Mason - 5:20 pm
- ‘Officer of the Year’ to be chosen at annual banquet - 5:18 pm
- 10th annual ‘Run for Education’ set - 4:57 pm
- Wahama Homecoming weekend - 4:41 pm
- Mason County Memories: A Battle Upon the ‘Pleasant Point’ - 2:18 pm updated: 2:21 pm.
- PPJ/SHS welcomes ‘SADD’ chapter - 6:33 pm
- Counting the homeless in Mason County - 6:29 pm
- Trick-or-treat, Halloween events set - 6:22 pm
- Fire Prevention Week - 6:13 pm
- Throwback Thursday: Pomeroy Bend Bridge - 10:14 pm
- Honoring the Claflin Foundation - 5:44 pm
- Foster parenting informational meeting set - 5:39 pm
- Mason talks Christmas events - 3:31 pm
NEWS
Scenes from Community Family Fun Day
The cool weather didn’t keep people away from Community Family Fun Day on Saturday. The annual, free event is provided to the public by the Poin...
Silver Bridge Mural to be dedicated
POINT PLEASANT — The Silver Bridge Memorial mural is finished and a dedication ceremony is tentatively set to be held on the anniversary of the ...
Southside development meeting
POINT PLEASANT — A public meeting was held this week for all those of Mason County to learn more, and ask questions about, the land development ...
Fire Prevention Week in Mason
Children attending story hour at the Mason Library were treated to a visit from the Mason Volunteer Fire Department as a part of Fire Prevention Week....
‘Officer of the Year’ to be chosen at annual banquet
POINT PLEASANT —The sixth annual Mason County Law Enforcement Appreciation Banquet is returning Thursday, Oct. 18 and will include the presentat...
10th annual ‘Run for Education’ set
NEW HAVEN — The 10th annual Wahama Scholarship 5K Walk/Run for Education is quickly approaching, but there is still time to take part in the eve...
SPORTS
Lady Knights sweep TVCS
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A collective triumph.The Point Pleasant volleyball team used all 12 of its players, had seven different people serve up ...
Lady Eagles win 8th straight title
ALBANY, Ohio — There’s never enough, but eight will do this time around.The Eastern girls cross country team secured the program’s e...
Southern sweeps Lady Vikings in sectional semi
WILLOW WOOD, Ohio — The road trip was long enough, the Lady Tornadoes didn’t want to waste any time once they were there.The ninth-seeded ...
Lady Knights knock off Ravenswood, 6-0
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — They say it’s tough to beat a team three times in the same season, but they forgot to tell the Lady Knights.The Po...
Herd rumbles past ODU, 42-20
NORFOLK, Va. — An effort worthy of defeating a king.The Marshall football team churned out a season-best 319 rushing yards and led wire-to-wire ...
Blue Angels place 12th at state
COLUMBUS, Ohio — There’s no better place to finish your season than the state championships.The Gallia Academy girls golf team wrapped up ...
LIFE
Paw Patrol event planned to benefit River Museum
POINT PLEASANT — Farmer Bank in Point Pleasant will be hosting an open house and Paw Patrol event to benefit the Point Pleasant River Museum.The...
Get a front row seat to democracy in action
It takes over 35,000 people to ensure things run smoothly on Election Day and we’re calling on you to enlist.Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted&...
Honoring those who honor vets
GALLIPOLIS — Vietnam Veterans of America, Tri-State Chapter 949 announces Zack and Scotty’s restaurant in Gallipolis was presented twoR...
Run to raise money for cancer fight
GALLIPOLIS — Fruth Pharmacy will host its 3rd annual Poker Run on this Saturday, Oct. 6, sign-up is at 11 a.m. and first bike will leave at noon...
MU represented at biomechanics conference in New Zealand
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Representatives of the Marshall University Department of Biomechanics traveled to Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 10-14 to atte...
PPPS students recognized
Point Pleasant Primary School (PPPS) recently announced its September students of the month. These students were treated to lunch with their principal...
OPINION
Search the Scriptures: God is listening to the heart
We read in the Bible, “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.” (James 5:13; ESV)In sufferin...
Empty-nesters at last
On Saturday, October 6th, our fifth son, Micaiah, married Alexandria at Heritage Farms in Huntington, W.Va. This was the last of the six Branch brothe...
A Hunger for More: The purpose of prayer
Of the many practical privileges that we’ve been given as children of God, prayer is the most profound and yet most simple. It doesn’t tak...
Teen testimony: An unconventional God
God is bigger than you think He is. You are smaller than you think you are.“‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the L...
God’s Kids Korner: The Camel and the needle, Mark 10:17-31
In Mark Chapter 10, verses 17-31, the Bible says that one day, as Jesus was walking along the road, a rich, young man came running up to him. “G...
Journalism matters in your community
Beyond the noise of the Beltway and the daily vilification of national media outlets, are community newspapers serving cities, counties and regions th...
