Exhibit 99.1
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                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation
(the "Company") on Form 10 -Q for the period ending September 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I
Ronald B. Scott, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U. S. C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

         1.       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and 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 Company.


                                         /s/ Ronald B. Scott
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                                        Ronald B. Scott
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        November 7, 2002