EXHIBIT
      99.1















**For
      Immediate Release**





Tuesday,
      July 31, 2007





Contact:
            David
                G. Ratz, Executive Vice President


(740)
                286-3283





**Oak
      Hill Financial Reports Revised 2nd Quarter
      GAAP Net
      Earnings**





**Jackson,
      Ohio** -- Oak Hill Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: OAKF) announced that it
      had revised the net earnings (U.S. GAAP) for the three and six months ended
      June
      30, 2007 that it had reported on July 12, 2007. The revision was due to a change
      in the estimated proceeds from bank-owned life insurance.





For
      the
      three months ended June 30, 2007, Oak Hill Financial recorded U.S. GAAP net
      earnings of $3,961,000, or $0.74 per diluted share. For the six months ended
      June 30, 2007, the company’s U.S. GAAP net earnings were $6,574,000, or $1.22
      per diluted share.





The
      U.S.
      GAAP net earnings for the second quarter and first six months of 2007 include
      a
      $996,000 non-taxable gain on bank-owned life insurance. Excluding this item,
      the
      company’s operating net income remained unchanged from the July 12 release at
      $2,965,000, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007 and
      $5,578,000, or $1.03 per diluted share, for the first six months of
      2007.





Oak
      Hill
      Financial is a financial holding company headquartered in Jackson, Ohio. Its
      subsidiary, Oak Hill Banks, operates 36 full-service banking offices and one
      bank loan production office in 15 counties across southern and central Ohio.
      A
      second subsidiary, Oak Hill Financial Insurance Agency, provides group health
      plans, benefits administration, and other insurance services to business and
      public-sector organizations throughout the same region. The company also holds
      49% of Oak Hill Title Agency, LLC, which provides title services for commercial
      and residential real estate transactions. On July 20, 2007, Oak Hill Financial
      and WesBanco, Inc. jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement
      under
      which, subject to necessary shareholder and regulatory approval, Oak Hill
      Financial would be merged with and into WesBanco.





Additional
      information about Oak Hill Financial can be found on the company’s website at
      www.oakf.com.





**Forward-Looking
      Statements Disclosure**





This
      release contains certain forward-looking statements related to the future
      performance and condition of Oak Hill Financial, Inc. These statements, which
      are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, are presented in good faith
      based on the company’s current condition and management’s understanding,
      expectations, and assumptions regarding its future prospects as of the date
      of
      this release. Actual results could differ materially from those projected or
      implied by the statements contained herein. The factors that could affect the
      company’s future results are set forth in the periodic reports and registration
      statements filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission.