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): January 12, 2006


                            OAK HILL FINANCIAL, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


        Ohio                        0-26876                    31-1010517
(State or jurisdiction    (Commission or file number)        (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                                       identification number)


                                 14621 S. R. 93
                                Jackson, OH 45640
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (740) 286-3283
                (Registrant's phone number, including area code)


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



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           The  information  in this  report  Item 2.02,  including  the exhibit
attached  hereto,  is furnished  solely  pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
Consequently,  it is not deemed  "filed"  for the  purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section.  Further, the information in this report,  including the exhibit, shall
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant
under the Securities Act of 1933.


Item 1.01         Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

         On January 17, 2006, the Governance and  Compensation  Committee of the
Board of Directors (the  "Compensation  Committee") of Oak Hill Financial,  Inc.
(the "Company") approved the 2006 Executive  Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  Under
the  terms  of  the  Plan,  the  Company's  executive   officers,   and  certain
non-executive  officers,  are eligible to receive cash incentives based upon the
achievement of financial objectives  established by the Compensation  Committee.
The  Compensation  Committee has determined that the cash  incentives  under the
Plan will be based  upon a  targeted  increase  in Net  Operating  Income of the
Company.  For this purpose,  the  calculation of Net Operating  Income  excludes
non-operating  gains  and  losses  and all  securities  gains  and  losses.  The
Compensation Committee also approved, based on specified levels of Net Operating
Income, the following thresholds and target payments for the following executive
officers:

Executive Officer                                     Cash Incentive Payout
- -----------------                                     ---------------------
                                                   Threshold             Target
                                                   ---------             ------
                                                (95% of Target)
Chief Executive Officer                             $2,500              $61,500
(Ralph E. Coffman, Jr.)
President of Oak Hill Banks                         $2,000              $49,200
(Scott J. Hinsch, Jr.)
Executive Vice President & Secretary                $1,600              $39,400
(Ron J. Copher)
Executive Vice President                            $1,600              $39,400
(Miles R. Armentrout)
Executive Vice President                            $1,600              $39,400
(David G. Ratz)
Executive Vice President                            $1,600              $39,400
(D. Bruce Knox)

The  Compensation  Committee did not establish a maximum payment under the Plan.
If the  Company's  targeted  increase in Net Operating  Income is realized,  the
total amount to be paid to the executive officers is $268,300.  No payments will
be made for performance below the threshold level of Net Operating Income and no
payments will be made if the Company's consolidated allowance for loan losses is
below a targeted level. In addition,  the cash incentive payments under the Plan
will be reduced if the  non-performing  loans of the Company  exceed one percent
(1%) of total loans.


Item 2.02:        Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 12, 2006, Oak Hill Financial,  Inc. issued a press release announcing
its  results of  operations  and  financial  condition  for the twelve and three
months  ("fourth  quarter") ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.


Item 9.01:        Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit No.                            Description
      -----------                            -----------

            99         Press release of Oak Hill Financial,  Inc., dated January
                       12,  2006,  announcing  the  Company's  earnings  for the
                       fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.



                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                                    Oak Hill Financial, Inc.

                                                    /s/ Ron J. Copher

Date: January 20, 2006
                                                    Ron J Copher
                                                    Chief Financial Officer,
                                                    Treasurer & Secretary




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                                    Description
- --------------                                    -----------

      99                     Press  release  of  Oak Hill Financial, Inc., dated
                             January 12, 2006, announcing the Company's earnings
                             for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.