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Here are the 2024 general election results for Gallia County
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GALLIA, Ohio (WOUB) – According to unofficial results, 68.2 percent of registered voters in Gallia County cast ballots in the 2024 general election. Voters in the county supported Republican Donald… Read More
Hope rises from the ashes of a Lawrence County church that burned down in July
By: Alison Patton
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WATERLOO, Ohio (WOUB) — Three churches in Lawrence and Gallia Counties were burned down over the summer, but only one of them is being rebuilt in Lawrence County. The cause… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2024 primary election results for Gallia County
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GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — A total of 30.71% of registered voters in Gallia County cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary election, according to unofficial results. Jeremy Kroll was voted as the… Read More
A Gallia County coal plant sues the EPA, alleging the agency improperly adopted a new environmental rule
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The owner of a coal-fired power plant in Gallia County argues in a lawsuit that the federal government improperly adopted new environmental rules that could result… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2023 General Election results for Gallia County
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GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – Here are the unofficial results for contested races and local issues in Gallia County. Michael C. Fulks and Michael W. Brown earned positions in the… Read More
Millions in grant funding for Appalachian Ohio has been awarded to projects in Athens and surrounding counties
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens and surrounding counties are among the big winners in the first round of grant funding intended to promote transformational change in the state’s Appalachian region…. Read More
Here are the unofficial 2022 general election results for Gallia County
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GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – Here are the unofficial results for contested races and local issues in Gallia County. Incumbent Republican Robbie Jacks kept the position as Gallia County Auditor… Read More
Ratepayers are seeing credits on electric bills after paying for controversial coal plant subsidies
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two coal plants, that have needed hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies from Ohio ratepayers, have churned out a profit in the last… Read More
Funding losses and high prices force food bank to close down mobile distribution program
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Southeast Ohio Food Bank’s mobile food market is set up like a drive through. Cars pull in at one end of the Gallia… Read More
A former Gallia County superintendent faces multiple charges, including theft in office
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – A former superintendent of the Gallia County Local School District was indicted on 15 different counts, including theft in office, by the Gallia County Grand… Read More
Henry emerges from crowded GOP race for Commissioner in Gallia County’s May 2022 Primary
By: Aaron Payne
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GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — The unofficial results for Tuesday’s election are in for Gallia County. Leslie Henry will be the Republican candidate for Gallia County Commissioner in November. They emerged… Read More
The unofficial 2021 General Election results for Gallia County
By: Fallon Howard
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GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — The unofficial results for Tuesday’s election are in. Five candidates ran for the Symmes Valley School Board. Of the five candidates that ran, three won:… Read More
Southeast Ohio is receiving more than $25 million for local jail projects
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state is awarding $50 million to rebuild or expand local jails, and more than half of that is coming to southeast Ohio. The funding was… Read More
Black Historical Center in Gallipolis Receives Foundation for Appalachian Ohio Grant
By: Destiniee Jaram
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 150 year story of segregation, perseverance and preservation resides in Gallia County thanks to a group working to preserve local Black history. The walls of… Read More
Ohio National Guard To Assist Winter Storm Cleanup In Lawrence And Gallia Counties
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Residents of Lawrence and Gallia Counties now have assistance in the cleanup of recent ice storms. Gov. Mike DeWine activated the Ohio National Guard Friday to… Read More
Gallia County Primary 2020 Results For Contested Races
GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — By the close of Ohio’s virus-extended Primary Election Night, 5,821 votes were cast in Gallia County. The two county commissioner seats and the sheriff’s race… Read More
Gallia Co. Authorities Help Replace Girl’s Alpaca After Fatal Shooting
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PATRIOT, Ohio (Gallipolis Daily Tribune) — A young girl who lost her pet alpaca after the animal was killed during a drive-by shooting in Ohio has been gifted another one… Read More
First COVID-19 Death Reported in Gallia County
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GALLIPOLIS, OH (WOUB) — The Gallia County Health Department is reporting the county’s first death related to COVID-19. The department confirmed the news on its Facebook page Tuesday in a… Read More
Families of Inmates Who Died, Hurt at Gallia Co. Jail Seek Answers
By: Mark Gillispie | AP
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (AP) — Families of inmates who died or were seriously injured at a small Ohio county jail in the last year are seeking answers about what happened to… Read More
All 4 Escapees From Gallia Co. Jail Arrested in North Carolina
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CARY, N.C. (AP) — All four inmates who overpowered two female corrections officers and escaped from a county jail in Ohio were caught Monday in North Carolina after more than… Read More
3 of 4 Escapees From Gallia Co. Jail Arrested in North Carolina
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CARY, N.C. (AP) — Three of four inmates who overpowered two female corrections officers and escaped from an Ohio county jail were caught in North Carolina after slightly more than… Read More
Sheriff: 4 Inmates Escape Gallia County Jail
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff says four inmates have overpowered two corrections officers with a homemade weapon and escaped from a county jail in Ohio. The Gallia County Sheriff’s… Read More