Cherie A.

Tuesday, February 01, 2000

Cherie A. Barr recently was named president of Loan Central, Inc. Mrs. Barr joined the organization in 1996 as manager of the Gallipolis office and came to the firm with 12 years of lending experience.

Mrs. Barr is a graduate of Hannan Trace High School and has completed several American Institute of Banking and University of Rio Grande courses. This year, she will graduate from the Ohio Bankers Association Leadership Institute. She is a licensed life, accident and health insurance agent and is a member of the Ohio Valley Banc Corp. marketing and long-range planning committee.

She is treasurer of her local Junior Woman’s Club and of the Job Service Employer Committee. She also is a member of Farm bureau. She and her husband, Tim, have two children.

Loan Central has four offices in Lawrence, Pike, Jackson and Gallia counties. In Lawrence County, the office is located in the West View Plaza on Way-Mart Way in South Point.

Loan Central is a subsidiary of Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

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The following positions are posted with the OBES Ironton One-Stop Employment and Training Center, 120 N. Third St.: loan originator, account executive, credit clerk, roofers, fast-food workers, alterations, heating and air-conditioning installer/repairer, census enumerator, inentory clerk, bookkeeper, advertising representative, production, sanitatrion, warehouse, machinist, management trainees, manufacturing engineer, physical therapist, registered nurse, insurance sales, nurse’s aides, security officer, telemarketers, truck drivers, welder, fitness coordinator, direct-care provider, licensed practical nurse, printer, laundry presser, carpet cleaner, substitute teachers, math or science teacher, transportation agents and kitchen manager.

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American Electric Power (AEP) has reported net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 1999, of $520 million, or $2.69 per share, compared with $536 million, or $2.81 per share in 1998.

Earnings for the fourth quarter were $107 million, or 55 cents per share, compared with $72 million, or 38 cents per share, for fourth quarter 1998.

The decrease was attributed to the continued outage of the cook Nuclear Plant and the effect of milder than normal temperatures on retail and wholesale sales. The extended outage of the Cook Nuclear Plant began in 1997 when both generating units were shut down because of questions regarding the operability of certain safety systems. Under the company’s restart plan, Unit 2 is scheduled to restart on April 1, and Unit 1 is scheduled to restart on Sept. 1.

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Camden Park has named Total Communications LLC of Ashland, Ky., as its advertising agency.

Camden Park first opened in 1903 and is West Virginia’s only amusement park. The park will open may 13 with a special attraction called Mad Science, an award-winning program for children.

Jennifer Allen is publisher of The Ironton Tribune.