8-K

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):	October 3, 2006
	(September 30, 2006)

PEOPLES BANCORP INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	0-16772	31-0987416
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	Number)	Identification Number)

138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738
Marietta, Ohio	45750-0738
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (740) 373-3155

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Index to Exhibits on Page 3

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 2, 2006 Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: PEBO) issued a news release announcing that its banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank, National Association (“Peoples Bank”) completed the sale of its South Shore, Kentucky banking office. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

a) Financial statements of businesses acquired

No response required.

b) Pro forma financial information

No response required.

c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99	News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on October 2, 2006

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.

		PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
Date: October 3, 2006	By:/s/	DONALD J. LANDERS
		Donald J. Landers
		Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number	Description
99	News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on October 2, 2006

EX-99

PEOPLES BANCORP INC. – P.O. BOX 738
MARIETTA, OH 45750
www.peoplesbancorp.com

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark F. Bradley

October 2, 2006 President and Chief Executive Officer

(740) 373-3155

PEOPLES BANK COMPLETES SALE OF

BANKING OFFICE IN SOUTH SHORE, KENTUCKY

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MARIETTA, Ohio – Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: PEBO) announced today that its banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank, National Association (“Peoples Bank”) has completed the sale of its South Shore, Kentucky banking office to American Savings Bank, fsb, the principal subsidiary of ASB Financial Corp. headquartered in Portsmouth, Ohio.

First announced in April 2006, Peoples Bank sold the full-service office effective at the close of business on September 29, 2006. The South Shore office has approximately $5 million of deposits and $700,000 of loans.

Peoples Bank continues to operate full-service offices in Ashland, Russell, Greenup, Summit, and Grayson, Kentucky.

Peoples Bancorp Inc., a diversified financial products and services company with $1.9 billion in assets, makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance, and trust solutions through 48 locations and 35 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Peoples Bancorp’s financial service units include Peoples Bank, Peoples Financial Advisors (a division of Peoples Bank) and Peoples Insurance Agency, Inc. Peoples Bancorp’s common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Peoples Bancorp Inc. is also a member of the Russell 3000 index of US publicly traded companies. Learn more about Peoples Bancorp at www.peoplesbancorp.com.

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