Couple Arrested on Drug Charges
Thursday, the Monroe County Criminal Interdiction Unit arrested Samuel Rios Maldonado and Esther Vargas, both of Mexico, following a traffic stop along State Route 800 near Malaga.
Council President Warns of Lithium Battery Dangers
Barnesville Council President Tony Johnson addressed his fellow members and the public Monday night of fire dangers related to placing lithium batteries out for regular trash collection.
Summer Lunch Program: It’s a Wrap!
Volunteers gathered one final time Friday morning at the Main Street United Methodist Church to prepare meals for youths from Morristown to Somerton.
Barnesville Shamrocks Golf
Barnesville Golf teams activities from August 1-15 are covered.
Governor Authorizes Disaster Funds for Monroe and Noble Counties
Gov. Mike DeWine this week authorized use of the State Disaster Relief Program to help 12 Ohio counties hit by storms and flooding earlier this year.
Paving Project Underway
The long anticipated paving project of State Route 147 south from East Main Street to the corporation line at Hilles Avenue got underway early Friday morning.
Barn’s Days are Numbered
The old red barn located in the alley north of Cherry Street between North Chestnut and North Arch streets will come down soon, Fire Chief Tim Hall told village council members at Monday’s meeting.
Smoothing it Out
Workers were busy this week concreting the formerly gravel sections of the parking lot to the east of the First Christian Church on West Church Street.
Belmont Savings Bank Seeks Permission to Expand to Wheeling
a legal notice published in the Belmont County daily newspaper Thursday, it was revealed that Belmont Savings Bank seeks to expand its base to Wheeling and the State of West Virginia.
Carol Ann Schumacher
Carol Ann Schumacher 87 of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Wednesday August 13, 2025 at Stellar Care Center Woodsfield. She was born March 14, 1938 in Washington, D.C. a daughter of the late William and Neva Hartup Secrest. Carol was a member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church of Woodsfield and had worked as a loan officer […]