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Tickets on Sale for Spring Chamber of Commerce  Banquet

Tickets on Sale for Spring Chamber of Commerce Banquet

Michael Schuster, FAIA, LEED AP, founder and principal of MSA Design, will be the featured guest speaker at the Barnesville Area Chamber of Commerce’s spring banquet.

The banquet will take place at 6 p.m. April 23 at the Elk’s Lodge Ballroom. Tickets are $35 per person and $60 per couple and are non-refundable.

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John Vaughn

John Vaughn

John W. Vaughn Age 78, passed away the evening of March 1, 2026, in Butler Memorial Hospital, Butler, PA. Born on October 25, 1947, in Bethesda, OH, John was a son of the late William and Kathleen Vaughn. He had been a resident of Meadow Lake Manor, Worthington, PA for the past 13 years. Mr. […]

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Rev. Gordon Edward Bippus

Rev. Gordon Edward Bippus

Reverend Gordon E. Bippus, 80 of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Sunday March 15, 2026 at his home. He was born on May 10, 1945 in Hamilton, Ohio a son of the late Stanley and Frances (Dozier) Bippus. Gordon was the pastor of New Life Church in Woodsfield, Ohio. He previously pastored churches in Ohio, Indiana, […]

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Fire Chars Acreage near Temperanceville  

Fire Chars Acreage near Temperanceville  

A fire ignited by a tree blown down onto a power line Sunday afternoon covered 8.8 wooded acres along State Route 379 near Temperanceville according to a spokesperson for the Somerton Volunteer Fire Department.

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Carol Sue (Diehl) Baker

Carol Sue (Diehl) Baker

Carol Sue (Diehl) Baker, 71, of Belmont passed away Monday, March 16, 2026, at WVU Medicine-Wheeling Hospital, surrounded by her loving son and daughter-in-law.  She was born on November 15, 1954, the daughter of the late, Leslie and Betty (Wallace) Diehl.  Carol was Methodist by faith and was a long time General Manager for the […]

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