UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2008


                             OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                      Ohio
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                   0-20914                       31-1359191
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          (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                    420 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (740) 446-2631

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




Item 8.01 -  Other Events
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On February  27, 2008,  Ohio Valley Banc Corp.  (the  "Company),  issued a press
release  announcing  that its Board of Directors had suspended the acceptance of
dividends and additional contributions under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment
and Employee  Stock Purchase Plan. A copy of the press release is furnished with
this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a)  Not applicable

(b)  Not applicable

(c)  Not applicable

(d)  Exhibits - The following exhibit is being filed with this Current Report on
     Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release issued by  Ohio Valley  Banc Corp. on  February 27,
               2008.




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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of  1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused this report  to be  signed on  its  behalf  by  the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                              OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.


Date: February 28, 2008                 By: /s/ Jeffrey E. Smith
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                                           Jeffrey E. Smith, President and
                                           Chief Executive Officer









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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                      Description
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    99.1                            Press  release  issued by  Ohio  Valley Banc
                                    Corp. on February 27, 2008.









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