Guy Junior Atkinson was born on March 16, 1923, in Barnesville, Ohio, to Guy and Sarah Atkinson. His father was a blacksmith. Guy was one of seven sons and one daughter. Atkinson was drafted into the U.S. Army on January 16, 1943, and served in World War II as an infantry rifleman. After training in […]
Phyllis M. Krone, 95 of Malaga, Ohio passed away Monday November 10, 2025 at Emerald Point Barnesville, Ohio. She was born in Malaga November 8, 1930 a daughter of the late Wesley & Clara Ann Burkhart Hossman. She was a life-time member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Miltonsburg. She was an LPN […]
Guy and Sarah Atkinson raised a family of seven sons and one daughter in Barnesville on North Broadway Street. All seven boys served in the military overseas. Five saw combat. Five were in World War II and two were in Korea. All returned safely. During World War II, The Barnesville Enterprise wrote a column each […]
Voter turnout in Belmont County Tuesday was 24.5% according to figures released by the Board of Elections. A total of 10,659 votes were cast. Of these, 75 percent cast votes on election day and 25 percent either voted early or submitted absentee ballots.
New material added to the local library this past week is listed.
There are several public meetings scheduled to take place this week.
Kristi Sloan, career navigator for the Barnesville and Union Local school districts, is busy planning the BHS career fair that will take place November 25. Hours for the event are from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 pm. at the high school gymnasium.
A community meeting set for 6-8 p.m. November 18 at the New Life Center, 219 W. Church St. will introduce the Barnesville Community to the Main Street Program coordinated in Ohio by Heritage Ohio.
“When people hear the words ‘BHS Key Club’, I want them to think community,” states Key Club Advisor Corey Powell. This year’s Barnesville High School Key Club has 200 active members. Last year, the club was the 5th largest in all of Ohio with 183 members. Key Club Week was November 3-7, 2025. The week […]
Lydia Fuchs won first place at the Ohio state level of the VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, receiving a $500 cash scholarship. Her artwork, titled Fiddler of Freedom, advanced to the national level. Lydia placed twelfth and earned a $500 school scholarship. When asked about her inspiration for the drawing, Lydia Fuchs […]