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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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Barry Peters

Barry Peters

Barry Peters, 62, of Quaker City, Ohio passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at his home. He was born on November 19, 1963, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick Larry and Judith Ann (Smith) Peters. Barry was a […]

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Chamber Seeks ‘Barnesville Collection’ Pieces

Chamber Seeks ‘Barnesville Collection’ Pieces

Thirty years ago, during the heyday of the “Barnesville Victorian Village Project,” local Bread and Breakfast operator Janet Thompson commissioned a 14-piece set of miniature buildings that were popular collector pieces.

Barnesville Chamber Director Jill Hissom is currently seeking a number of pieces to form a complete set of the collection. The chamber would like to raffle them off  via a fundraiser to raise funds for chamber events.

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Dessie Romain (Smith) Riley

Dessie Romain (Smith) Riley

Dessie Romain Riley, 100, of Medina, Ohio, formerly of Beallsville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026 in the Life Care Center of Medina.  Dessie was born August 7, 1925 in Beallsville, a daughter of the late Cecil Boyd and Sarah Gladys (Mobley) Smith. Over the years Dessie had held various jobs. In her late […]

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