Martha A. Ralston
Martha A. Ralston, 79, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, surrounded by her family at home. She was born on November 27, 1945, in Barnesville to the late Russell A. and Gladys M. (Hall) Ball.
Rita Carol Christman Shuman
Rita Carol Christman Shuman, 70, of Quaker City, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
She was born April 4, 1954, in Noble County, Ohio, daughter of the late Emerson Christman and Lucille (Wyscarver) Christman.
Julia Ann Wallace
ulia Ann Wallace, 86, of Belmont, Ohio passed away on January 18, 2025. She was born on December 6, 1938 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late Edward and Hazel (Poth) Kerkhoff.
Jane Roberta Valentino
Jane Roberta Valentino, 68, of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of Bellaire, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025 at her home. She was born March 20, 1956 in Bellaire, a daughter of the late Robert and Rosalie Slintz.
Shultz Selected to Lead School Board, Standing Committees Set
At the January 9 Organizational Meeting of the Barnesville Exempted Village School Board, Leslie Shultz was selected by members to lead the body this year. Ed Eberhart was selected as vice president.
January 13 Council Meeting Highlights
Four members of the six council members were present for the first meeting of the new calendar year. Absent from the meeting were Steven Hill and Brian Yarnall.
Snow, Cancelations, Ice Rescue Highlights Week Impacted by Weather
Mother Nature continued to impact the lives of eastern Ohio residents this week continuing a pattern of winter weather that began the weekend before when the first snowstorm of the new year forced the cancellation of schools, sporting events, public meetings and many businesses.
Will 2025 be a Year of Promise for Barnesville?
Will 2025 be a Year of Promise for Barnesville? Opinion by Bruce Yarnall Collectively, we all just turned the corner to a new year meaning 2024 is now in the ‘history books”. The new year provides a “clean slate” to start over and look anew at the community and its prospects for a prosperous 2025. […]
WVU Medicine/Barnesville Hospital Earns National Recognition
WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital earned national recognition for
its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations through the 2024 DoNation
Campaign.
Upcoming Public Meetings/Public Notices
Barnesville Council Work Session. The council’s meeting with representatives of the Barnesville State Theater Company group to discuss renovations of the State Theater on West Main Street slated for Monday, January 6 was postponed due to weather conditions. The meeting will now take place at 11:00 Tuesday, January 21 in council chambers. Goshen […]