Mary Elizabeth (Mercer) Potts of Salesville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday (January 26, 2026). Mary was born on January 29, 1944 in Zanesville, Ohio to Cecil and Rachel (Pletcher) Mercer. She graduated from Maysville High School in 1962. She met her future husband, Donald “Luke” Potts, while working in […]
The Barnesville Police Department and Belmont County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Barnesville man on drug and weapon charges Wednesday.
Barnesville Police Log excerpts are created from information gleaned from individual “record reports” provided to Barnesville Area News by the Barnesville Police Department. This report covers the January 19 – 25 time frame.
Three seasoned Bethesda Village Council members renewed their oaths of office this month while one new councilwoman joined their ranks and a new park commissioner was appointed.
Carolyn Fay (Poe) Young, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Grafton City Hospital in Grafton, WV. Carolyn was born at her family’s home near Grafton, WV on May 25, 1941, the daughter of the late Mary (Jeffers) and Jake Poe. Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents, her husband […]
Belmont County school districts are adjusting schedules in response to winter weather while working to meet Ohio’s instructional hour requirements.
Weather continues to impact schools in eastern Ohio. By midafternoon Wednesday, several public school districts called classes on Thursday while some events through Saturday have also been canceled.
The Quaker City Clinic of the Ohio Hills Health Centers system has added equipment to provide accurate hearing assessments for patients of all ages including children from birth and up and adults for CDL physicals.
Belmont County Treasurer Katherine J. Kelich has released the 2025 Rates of Taxation and Reduction Factors for Tax Year 2025.
Wednesday morning, the Time and Temperature sign at Belmont Savings Bank, 780 E. Main Street, read 34 degrees! The actual temperature at that time was closer to 3-5 degrees.