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Thomas W. Roberts

A memorial service for Thomas W. Roberts, 63, of Newark, will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Doug Swan officiating. A visitation will be observed from 5:00 p.m. until the service. Tom passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born June 16, 1959, in Jonesville, VA to Walter F. and Virginia A. (White) Roberts. Tom was a dedicated petroleum engineer operating his own firm Operations Consulting Services (OCS). He was a member of the Ohio Oil & Gas ...

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Ohio State Highway Patrol Dec. 19 ¯ Olivia M. Moretto, 20, of 110 Maple St., Newport, was driving a 2013 Chevy Sonic SUV southbound on Newport Township Road 1092 when she made a left turn onto Township Road 1403, drove off the right side of the road, struck a road sign at the side of the intersection and overturned back onto the roadway. She was charged with failure to be in reasonable control of a vehicle. Dec. 20 ¯ Sandra Britani Merritt, 36, of 45 Fair Ave., Beverly, was southbound on Ohio 60 in Muskingum Township in a 2014 Chevy Equinox passenger van owned by Brad E. ...

Task force agents, deputies conduct drug bust

POMEROY — Authorities recently made a large drug bust in Meigs County, according to a press release from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Department. Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch reported that on Friday deputies with his department and agents with the Southeast Major Crimes Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at 30958 Durst Ridge Road in Lebanon Township. The search warrant was the result of an illegal drug investigation involving David “Davie” Lawson, 49, of Portland, Ohio. Agents and deputies made entry into the residence and located Lawson, Michael Ingle and three ...

Justin Scott Dailey

Justin Scott Dailey, 46, of Rockport passed away Nov. 17, 2022, with the compassionate care of Camden Clark Medical Center. A private cremation will take place at Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Ronda Diane Yoak

Ronda Diane Yoak, 77, of Walker passed away Nov. 18, 2022, at her residence surrounded by loving family. A private cremation will take place at Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Dianna L. Gaskins

Dianna L. Gaskins left this earthly realm peacefully in the comfort of her home on October 30, 2022, after a courageous two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born to the late Dale and Mary Cline on May 1, 1952 in Fort Campbell, Tennessee. Dianna graduated Marietta High School in ...