Exhibit 32

                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION

     In  connection  with the  Annual  Report of Ohio  Valley  Banc  Corp.  (the
"Corporation")  on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31, 2008 (the
"Report"),  the  undersigned  Jeffrey E. Smith,  President  and Chief  Executive
Officer of the  Corporation,  and Scott W.  Shockey,  Vice  President  and Chief
Financial Officer of the Corporation,  each certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

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


* /s/ Jeffrey E. Smith                                  * /s/ Scott W. Shockey
-------------------------------------                   ------------------------
Jeffrey E. Smith                                        Scott W. Shockey
President and Chief Executive Officer                   Vice President and Chief
                                                        Financial Officer

Dated:  March 13, 2009                                  Dated:  March 13, 2009

* This certification is being  furnished as required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Section 1350 of Chapter
63 of Title 18 of the United  States Code,  and shall not be deemed  "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability
of that Section.  This  certification  shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference  into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
except as otherwise stated in such filing.