EXHIBIT 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/9/2007
Contact: Richard Scott or Bryna Butler, (740) 446-2631, 1-800-468-6682


                     OVBC ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM


GALLIPOLIS, Ohio -- Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [NASDAQ: OVBC] was  authorized by its
board of  directors  to  repurchase  up to 175,000  shares of OVBC common  stock
through  open  market  and  privately  negotiated  purchases.  The timing of the
purchases,  the  prices  paid and the  actual  number of shares of common  stock
purchased  will  depend  upon  market  conditions  and  limitations  imposed  by
applicable federal securities laws. All shares of common stock purchased will be
held as treasury  shares and will be available  for use by OVBC  pursuant to the
terms of OVBC's Dividend  Reinvestment  and Employee Stock Purchase Plan as well
as for other general corporate purposes.

     Jeffrey E. Smith, president and chief executive officer,  commented,  "This
authorization  by our board will permit the purchase of shares,  when available,
to meet the demand  for the  Dividend  Reinvestment  Program.  Our  shareholders
purchased  more than 52,000  shares of common  stock in 2006 under the  Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan."

     All purchases  will be made by OVBC between  February 16, 2007 and February
15, 2008, unless OVBC's board of directors extends the program.

     Ohio Valley  Banc Corp.  has three  subsidiaries:  Ohio Valley Bank with 15
offices in Ohio and West  Virginia,  Loan Central with five offices in Ohio, and
Ohio Valley  Financial  Services based in Jackson,  Ohio. Ohio Valley Banc Corp.
stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. The company's
Web site is www.ovbc.com.