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Prosecutor and Sheriff to host town hall meeting
POINT PLEASANT — Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Seth S. Gaskins and Mason County Sheriff Corey J. Miller recently announced their offices wil...
COVID death reported in Meigs … Latest cases reported across area
OHIO VALLEY — The Meigs County Health Department reported one additional COVID-19 related death on Friday, a person in the 80-89 age range.Five ...
The Underground Railroad – Gallia and Meigs counties, Part 1
OHIO VALLEY — The Underground Railroad reached its peak in the 1850’s, and has become synonymous with the battle to end slavery.This vast ...

This Week in West Virginia History
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia....
Labor unions threaten legal action over access at West Virginia Capitol
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February 26th, 2021 updated: February 26th, 2021. |
COVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, decidi...

Mason County Memories… Arsenal of democracy
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said in 1940, “We must be the great arsenal of democracy” in a speech calling for materiel support for...
Free coloring contest offered
POINT PLEASANT — Traditional coloring contests have returned to downtown with Babies ‘N Beyond Children’s Consignment store offering...

Over 700 without power in Mason Co.
CHARLESTON — Though the recent snow and ice storms are memories for many, as of Thursday afternoon, 717 customers in Mason County were still rep...

Gallia tops 2,200 overall cases since March
OHIO VALLEY — With the addition of four cases on Thursday, Gallia County topped 2,200 cases of COVID-19 since March 2020.The Ohio Department of ...