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Gallipolis man dies in ATV Accident
By: Gabe Ross
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The Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing their investigation into a fatal ATV crash Saturday night. The crash happened on Friendly Ridge Road near Crown City in Gallia County. Police say Steve A. Day, 49, of Gallipolis was driving a 1997 Honda TRV 3000FVW southbound on Friendly Ridge Road when he… Read More

Man Dies After Fall From Fairfield County Industrial Building
By: Gabe Ross
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A man is dead after falling through the roof of an industrial building in Fairfield County. The call came in just after 11 a.m Thursday. Detective Sergeant Kirk Kern of the Fairfield County Sheriff's office said Michael Sway, 44, of Dublin fell 23 feet onto a concrete floor. The two men had climbed a ladder… Read More

Severe Thunderstorms Could Affect Region Wednesday Afternoon & Evening
By: Gabe Ross
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Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and move toward southeast Ohio Wednesday afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for most of the region until 10 p.m. Wednesday. The Storm Prediction Center said gusty winds up to 70 miles per hour as we as quater to golfball size… Read More

Strong Storms Knock Out Power And Damage Buildings
By: Atish Baidya, Gabe Ross, WOUB Contributing Writer
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UPDATE 7:35 p.m. American Electric Power crews are slowly restoring power to customers in Ohio and West Virginia, but thousands still remain in the dark. According to AEP Ohio's outage map more than 7,000 customers in the region are without power. In Athens County that includes just over 2,800 customers. Other power outage numbers from… Read More

Voters Reject Trimble School Levy
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger, Gabe Ross
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For the second time in six months, voters in the Trimble Local School District have rejected a proposed 5-mill permanent improvement levy. The levy failed by a mere 16 votes. Unofficial results from the Athens County Board of Elections show that 361 people voted for the levy and 377 voted against it. Trimble Local Schools… Read More