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Here are the unofficial 2024 primary election results for Gallia County
By: WOUB News Team
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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
![The General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a 2,600-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power station in Cheshire, owned by Lightstone Generation LLC.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/General-James-Gavin-power-plant-e1704817725487-900x422.jpg)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
![Sherry Russell discusses the death of her son at the Gallia County Jail in southern Ohio at her medical care business in Rio Grande, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AP_19323581673746-e1574280491679-900x422.jpg)
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
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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
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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
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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