**Exhibit        31.1**

**Certifications**

**Pursuant        to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

| 1. | I                  have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Peoples Bancorp,                  Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based                  on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                  of a                  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                  the                  statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such                  statements                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by                  this                  report; |
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| 3. | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                  the                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                  registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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| 4. | I                  am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls                  and                  procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and                  15d-15(e))                  for the registrant and have: |
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| 5. | I                  have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal                  control                  over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit                  committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing                  the equivalent functions): |
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| Date: August                  11, 2005 | By:                                                                                     | /s/ Thomas                  G. Stevenson |
|                                        | Thomas                  G. Stevenson                                                              |
|                                        | President/Chief                  Executive Officer & Chief Financial                  Officer |

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