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

                       October 11, 2002 (October 11, 2002)
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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

                                      Ohio
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                               0-20914 31-1359191
          (Commission file number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

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

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

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





                            Exhibit Index at Page 4.



Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant.
         Not applicable.

Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
         Not applicable.

Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership.
         Not applicable.

Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
         Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Events.
      On  October  11,  2002,  Ohio  Valley  Banc  Corp  issued  a news  release
announcing  its earnings for the third quarter and  year-to-date  periods ending
September 30, 2002.  The  information  contained in the news  release,  which is
attached  as  Exhibit  99 to this  Form  8-K,  is  incorporated  herein  by this
reference.

Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors.
         Not applicable.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a)      Financial statements of business acquired:
                           Not applicable.

         (b)      Pro forma financial information:
                           Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits:
                  99       Press release of Ohio Valley Banc Corp dated  October
                           11, 2002, announcing  the company's  earnings for the
                           third  quarter  and   year-to-date   periods   ending
                           September 30, 2002.

Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
         Not applicable.

Item 9. Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S.
         Not applicable.





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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: October 11, 2002                           By /s/ Jeffrey E. Smith
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Jeffrey E. Smith, President and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer







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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number                                      Description
--------------                                      -----------
     99                    Press release of Ohio Valley Banc Corp dated  October
                           11, 2002,  announcing the company's  earnings for the
                           third  quarter  and   year-to-date   periods   ending
                           September 30, 2002.









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                                   Exhibit 99


                 Ohio Valley Banc Corp Continues Earnings Growth

Gallipolis, Ohio, October 11, 2002

Ohio Valley Banc Corp [Nasdaq:OVBC]  reported  consolidated net earnings for the
quarter ended September 30, 2002, of $1,410,000 representing an increase of 15.6
percent over the prior year.  Earnings  per share for the third  quarter of 2002
were $.41, up 17.1 percent from the $.35 earned the third  quarter of 2001.  For
the nine months  ended  September  30,  2002,  consolidated  net  earnings  were
$4,014,000,  up 15.3 percent  compared to  $3,482,000  a year ago.  Earnings per
share were $1.16 for the first nine  months of 2002 versus  $1.00 last year,  an
increase of 16.0 percent.

Strong  net  interest  income  growth  continues  to drive  OVBC's  double-digit
earnings  growth.  For the nine months ended  September  30, 2002,  net interest
income  improved  $2,859,000 or 16.8 percent over last year. The increase in net
interest  income  was the  result  of a decline  in total  interest  expense  of
$2,793,000 or 15.1 percent versus  relatively no change in total interest income
due to strong loan growth.  For the third quarter of 2002,  net interest  income
increased  $745,000  or 12.2  percent  over the prior  year third  quarter.  The
Company's  net interest  income has  benefited  from the current  interest  rate
environment  and is reflected in the net interest  margin which improved to 4.36
percent for the first nine months of 2002 from 4.28 percent the prior year.

Providing  additional  revenue growth was an increase of $368,000 or 9.8 percent
in  noninterest  income  which  totaled  $4,118,000  for the nine  months  ended
September  30,  2002,  as compared to  $3,750,000  for the same time period last
year.  For the  three  months  ended  September  30,  2002,  noninterest  income
increased  $152,000 over the prior year third  quarter.  Income from deposit and
loan  service fees as well as bank owned life  insurance  provided a majority of
the growth.

On a year-to-date  basis,  noninterest  expense totaled  $14,935,000 in 2002, an
increase of $1,123,000 or 8.1 percent compared to $13,812,000 the previous year.
Salaries and employee benefits, OVBC's largest noninterest expense grew $628,000
or 8.5 percent  for the first nine months of 2002,  as compared to the same time
period  in  2001.   The  increase   was  related  to  annual  merit   increases,
incentive-based compensation and the rising cost of medical insurance. Impacting
the 2002 year-to-date results was the charge off of fraudulent checks during the
second  quarter  with the  impact  net of  recoveries  being  $389,000  on other
noninterest expense. The remaining noninterest expense categories have increased
minimally from 2001. For the third quarter of 2002,  noninterest expense totaled
$4,752,000,  up $173,000  or 3.8  percent  compared to the same time period last
year. OVBC's efficiency ratio continues to improve driven by revenue growth (net
interest  income plus  noninterest  income) of 15.5 percent versus total expense
growth of 8.1 percent. The efficiency ratio was 61.0 percent for the nine months
ending September 30, 2002, as compared to 65.0 percent the prior year.



For the first nine  months of 2002,  the  Company's  provision  for loan  losses
increased  $1,330,000  over the same time  period  last year in  relation  to an
increase in net charge-offs of $1,239,000.  Nonperforming loans at September 30,
2002 stood at  $9,216,000  compared  to  $7,036,000  at  September  30, 2001 and
$6,310,000 at year end. The increase in nonperforming  loans was the result of a
single  commercial  line which is in the process of  collection.  The commercial
line represented .79 percent of total loans. Nonperforming loans as a percentage
of total  loans were 1.64  percent  for the quarter  ending  September  30, 2002
compared to 1.42  percent at  September  30,  2001 and 1.24  percent at year end
2001.  The  allowance  for loan losses  stood at 1.25  percent of total loans at
September  30, 2002,  which  included a specific  allocation of $450,000 for the
commercial line mentioned above, should a loss become reality.  The 1.25 percent
allowance  for loan losses for  September  30, 2002  compares to 1.21 percent at
September  30,  2001  and to 1.23  percent  at year  end  2001.  Management  has
increased  the  ratio of  allowance  to total  loans  based  on an  increase  in
nonperforming loans and the continued uncertainty of economic conditions.  While
management  is  comfortable  that the  allowance  for loan losses is adequate to
absorb future losses inherent in the loan  portfolio,  management is prepared to
increase the allowance should economic conditions dictate.

Total assets  increased  $60,181,000  or 9.5 percent from year end 2001 to reach
$695,180,000  at  September  30, 2002.  Driving  asset growth was an increase in
total loans of  $51,906,000  or 10.2  percent  from year end. For the first nine
months of 2002, loan growth has exceeded management's expectations, particularly
in  commercial  real  estate  and  indirect  automobile  lending.  Funding  came
primarily  from deposits  which are up $50,773,000 or 11.1 percent from December
31, 2001. A significant  portion of the deposit growth  occurred in NOW accounts
and time deposits.

President  and CEO Jeff Smith  stated,  "We are pleased  with the third  quarter
results which produced double digit earnings  growth.  Strong revenue growth and
expense control  continues to make Ohio Valley a more efficient Company which is
reflected in shareholder value as return on equity improved to 11.33 percent for
the first  nine  months of 2002 from 10.35  percent  the same time  period  last
year."

Ohio Valley Banc Corp common  stock is traded on the NASDAQ  Stock  Market under
the symbol OVBC. The holding company owns three subsidiaries:  Ohio Valley Bank,
Loan Central,  and Ohio Valley Financial Services Agency.  Learn more about Ohio
Valley Banc Corp at www.ovbc.com.



OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP - Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

                              Three months ended            Nine months ended
                                 September 30,                 September 30,
                              2002         2001             2002         2001
                           ----------   ----------       ----------   ----------
PER SHARE DATA
  Earnings per share           $0.41        $0.35            $1.16        $1.00
  Dividend per share           $0.17        $0.16            $0.50        $0.47
  Book value per share        $14.22       $13.39           $14.22       $13.39
  Dividend payout ratio        41.68%       45.31%           43.07%       46.84%
  Weighted average shares
   outstanding             3,459,337    3,456,661        3,459,768    3,467,768

PERFORMANCE RATIOS
  Return on average equity     11.58%       10.64%           11.33%       10.35%
  Return on average assets      0.82%        0.81%            0.81%        0.80%
  Net interest margin           4.28%        4.36%            4.36%        4.28%
  Efficiency Ratio             56.68%       60.89%           61.02%       64.99%
  Average Earning Assets
   (in 000's)               $643,279     $563,472         $620,009     $542,612

OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP - Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

                                     Three months ended      Nine months ended
(in $000's)                             September 30,           September 30,
                                       2002       2001         2002       2001
                                    ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
Interest income:
     Interest and fees on loans      $11,159     11,145       $32,746     32,261
     Interest and dividends on
      securities                         960      1,014         2,869      3,288
          Total interest income       12,119     12,159        35,615     35,549
Interest expense:
     Deposits                          3,827      4,729        11,467     14,907
     Borrowings                        1,453      1,336         4,240      3,593
          Total interest expense       5,280      6,065        15,707     18,500
Net interest income                    6,839      6,094        19,908     17,049
Provision for loan losses              1,541      1,092         3,495      2,165
Noninterest income:
     Service charges on deposit
      accounts                           806        757         2,301      2,229
     Trust fees                           51         53           164        168
     Income from bank owned insurance    172        146           512        430
     Other                               395        316         1,141        923
          Total noninterest income     1,424      1,272         4,118      3,750
Noninterest expense:
     Salaries and employee benefits    2,726      2,464         8,045      7,417
     Occupancy expense                   324        317           959        943
     Furniture and equipment expense     280        267           814        806
     Data processing expense             144        185           435        408
     Other                             1,278      1,346         4,682      4,238
          Total noninterest expense    4,752      4,579        14,935     13,812
Income before income taxes             1,970      1,695         5,596      4,822
Income taxes                             560        475         1,582      1,340
NET INCOME                            $1,410      1,220        $4,014      3,482



OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(in 000's)                                   September 30,        December 31,
                                                 2002                2001
                                           ----------------     ----------------
ASSETS
Cash and noninterest-bearing
 deposits with banks                            $19,592              $17,288
Federal funds sold                               12,300                9,000
     Total cash and cash equivalents             31,892               26,288
Interest-bearing balances with banks              1,495                1,264
Securities available-for-sale                    63,338               61,559
Securities held-to-maturity
  (estimated fair value:  2002 -
  $16,193 , 2001 - $14,421)                      15,119               13,973
Total loans                                     560,566              508,660
  Less:  Allowance for loan losses               (6,982)              (6,251)
     Net loans                                  553,584              502,409
Premises and equipment, net                       8,346                8,702
Accrued income receivable                         3,512                3,420
Intangible assets, net                            1,169                1,267
Bank owned life insurance                        12,526               12,089
Other assets                                      4,199                4,028
          Total assets                         $695,180             $634,999

LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits                    $56,438              $56,735
Interest-bearing deposits                       450,196              399,126
     Total deposits                             506,634              455,861
Securities sold under agreements to
 repurchase                                      26,163               29,274
Other borrowed funds                             91,299               90,856
Obligated mandatorily redeemable
 capital securities of subsidiary trust          13,500                5,000
Accrued liabilities                               8,435                7,708
          Total liabilities                     646,031              588,699

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock ($1.00 stated value,
 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2002 -
 3,602,854 shares issued,
 2001 - 3,579,250 shares issued)                  3,603                3,579
Additional paid-in capital                       29,751               29,207
Retained Earnings                                18,264               15,979
Accumulated other comprehensive income            1,441                1,043
Treasury stock at cost (2002 -
147,115 shares, 2001 - 129,990 shares)           (3,910)              (3,508)
          Total shareholders' equity             49,149               46,300
               Total liabilities and
                 shareholders' equity           $695,180            $634,999


Contact:    Scott Shockey or Chris Petro
            1-800-468-6682 or (740) 446-2631