Barnesville State Theater Reopens with Lady and the Tramp
The Barnesville State Theater and Ohio Goes to the Movies presented a showing of Lady and the Tramp on May 23, 2026.
Annual Youth Fishing Tournament Returns
The Barnesville Fire & EMS Annual Youth Fishing Tournament is back this year to provide a fun-fishing day.
Registration for the event begins at 8 a.m., with fishing scheduled from 9-11 a.m. on June 13 at Barnesville Memorial Park’s Rotary Lake, located at 130 Fair St., Barnesville.
Grinding Away
The long awaited SR 147 paving project from Barnesville to Belmont launched early Tuesday morning as crews from Shelly and Sands began grinding down the existing pavement along East Main Street.
Driver Ejected in I-70 Truck Accident
The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated a tractor-trailer accident on I-70 Westbound just beyond the Route 800 Interchange Monday morning
Baseball: Butler, Blon Awarded All-Eastern District Honors
Coach D.J. Butler, pitcher Dylan Blon awarded All-Eastern District baseball honors.
Victorian Mansion Museum to Host Rose Tea
The Belmont County Historical Society will host a Rose Tea at the Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum in Barnesville at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20.
Dean Allen Thomas
Dean Allen Thomas, age 85, of 68734 Tyson Mill Road, Quaker City, Ohio died Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in his home surrounded by his daughters. He was born March 31, 1941 at his home place on Tyson Mill Road, Quaker City. He was a son of the late James Edward Thomas and Martha Virginia Lyons […]
Ada Arlene Kopyar
Ada Arlene Kopyar, lovingly known as “Grandma,” went to her heavenly reward on Saturday evening, May 30, 2026, at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Born on October 7, 1938, in Ozark, Ohio, Arlene was the daughter of the late Charles and Beulah Truex Gibbons and her stepfather, Delmas Gibbons. Arlene retired from Kroger […]
Public Meetings – June 1-7
The following public meetings are scheduled to take place the week of June 1-7, 2026.
Jack Lee Akers
Jack Lee Akers, 78, of Morristown, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 23, 1948, Morristown, Ohio, a son of the late Earl Wade and Cecil Estepp Akers. Jack was a retired coal miner who dedicated more than 50 years of service to […]