Graduates BHS and their guests gathered at the high school on July 12 to reminisce about their school days and lives since. Legendary football coach Tom Harp, 97, who practically grew up on Main Street at his parents’ business, Harp’s Restaurant, set the tone for the evening providing a lighthearted review of his high school […]
Barnesville now sports a Peace Pole, part of an international effort to promote peace over violence and war thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club.
Barnesville hosted an OVCCL Meet on Wednesday, August 27, at the Barnesville Memorial Park Rotary Lake. The boys team finished first and the girls team placed second.
The American Flag was flying at half-staff at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library Thursday afternoon. President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff at all federal buildings and military installations “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.” A gunman opened fire […]
Valerie Ann Hogan, 68, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died on August 27, 2025, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was born January 21, 1957, in Bellaire, Ohio, the only daughter of the late Kenneth and Nelle Meister Thornton. Valerie was a retired teacher from Beallsville High School in Monroe County, Ohio. She later worked […]
Robert N. Boswell, 102, of Barnesville, Ohio passed to his eternal home on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at The Walton Retirement Home. He was born on November 4, 1922 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late William N. and Barbara Marie (Schafer) Boswell. Bob was retired from Jonathan Logan Garment Factory. Bob was a member of […]
Iona May Withrow, 95, formerly of St. Clairsville, died on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 in Hennis Care Center, Dover, Ohio. She was born on May 14, 1930 in Bannock, Ohio, a daughter of the late John and Mary Bennington Eberhart. She was a member of the Rock Hill Baptist Church […]
Travel back in time weekly through the pages of the former Barnesville Enterprise and former Barnesville Whetstone newspapers.
Travel back in time with images from our area’s past.
Barnesville Police Department log entries from August 18-24 are reported this week.