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Samuel A Allar

Samuel A Allar

Samuel A. Allar, 97 of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at the Walton Retirement Home. Sam was born in Bethesda, Ohio on December 10, 1927 to the late Floyd and Edith (McEndree) Allar. Sam was a graduate of Bethesda High School and was an Army veteran. He worked for several years […]

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Bonnie Lou (Uhazy) Bailey

Bonnie Lou (Uhazy) Bailey

Bonnie Lou Bailey, 88, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away peacefully at her home on August 23, 2025.  She was born on July 26, 1937, to the late Steve and Amelia (Ballog) Uhazy. Bonnie was a long time member of the Bethesda Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Weyer Chapter #515. In addition […]

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Friday Night Shamrock Highlights

Friday Night Shamrock Highlights

Barnesville won its 37th consecutive regular-season game with a win over the Fort Frye Cadets, 35-7. Students sported their construction worker attire to show their shamrock spirit. The band entertained the crowd with songs from the 90s: Everybody, Bye Bye Bye and I Want It That Way. Barnesville remains at home next Friday when Meadowbrook […]

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Kemp Insurance an Independent Agency for 49 Years

Kemp Insurance an Independent Agency for 49 Years

Kemp Insurance of Barnesville provided services to clients for nearly 50 years before merging with Tuscarawas Insurance Agency in February.

Bob Ullom of Somerton, who was a longtime fire chief of the Somerton Volunteer Fire Department, began the Ohio Mutual Insurance Agency. After several years of running it, Richard Kemp took over the agency in 1976, calling it Kemp Insurance.

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Eleanor Elaine (Williamson) Wilson

Eleanor Elaine (Williamson) Wilson

Eleanor Elaine (Williamson) Wilson, 87, of Jerusalem, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. She was born January 25, 1938, in Beallsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Oliver “Kimmie” and Hester (Brown) Williamson. Eleanor was a graduate of Beallsville High School Class of 1956.  After […]

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