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


                                January 20, 2009
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                             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
simultaneously satisfy the  filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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      CFR 230.425)

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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

                            Exhibit Index at page 4


Item 8.01 -  Other Events
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On January 20,  2009,  the Board of  Directors  of Ohio Valley Banc Corp.,  (the
"Company"),  declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share on its
common stock to be payable on February 10, 2009,  to  shareholders  of record on
February 2, 2009.  The Company was also  authorized by its Board of Directors to
repurchase  up to 175,000  shares of OVBC common  stock  through open market and
privately  negotiated  purchases.  All  purchases  will be  made by the  Company
between  February 16, 2009 and February 15, 2010,  unless the Company's Board of
Directors extends the program.

A press  release was issued on January 20,  2009  announcing  the details of the
quarterly cash dividend and the stock  repurchase  program.  A copy of the press
release  is  included  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  January 20,
               2009.



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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: January 20, 2009                      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 January 20, 2009.








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