Exhibit 32

                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION


In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  of Ohio  Valley  Banc  Corp.  (the
"Corporation")  on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly  period ended March 31, 2005, as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  the  undersigned  Jeffrey E. Smith,  President  and Chief  Executive
Officer of the  Corporation,  and Scott W.  Shockey,  Vice  President  and Chief
Financial Officer of the Corporation,  each certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

       (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
                or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

       (2)      The information contained in the  Report fairly presents, in all
                material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
                operations of the Corporation.


* /s/ Jeffrey E. Smith                    * /s/ Scott W. Shockey
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Jeffrey E. Smith                          Scott W. Shockey
President and Chief Executive Officer     Vice President Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  May 10, 2005                      Dated:  May 10, 2005


*    This certification is being furnished as required by Rule 13a - 14(b) under
     the Securities Exchange Act  of  1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Section 1350
     of Chapter 63  of  Title 18 of the United  States Code,  and  shall  not be
     deemed "filed" for purposes  of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise
     subject to the liability of that Section. This  certification  shall not be
     deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities
     Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.