Ohio Magazine Selects Barnesville as One of Ohio’s Best Hometowns
Ohio Magazine recognizes Barnesville among five great places to live, work and visit.
Half Acre Homesteading Event Features Native Plant Landscaping
The final Half Acre Homesteading class for 2025 is all about Native Plant Landscaping. The class will take place at 6 p.m., September 9 at the Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District Office, 45422 Roscoe Road, St. Clairsville.
DeWine Cuts Ribbon for Rest Areas
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine celebrated the opening of three new re-imagined rest area buildings with ribbon-cuttings Monday in Belmont and Washington counties.
New ‘Healthy Beginnings’ Group Organized
A newly organized group of individuals who want to focus on making healthy choices for weight loss, or maintaining their current weight, extends an open invitation to others interested in this effort.
Meetings are currently held on Thursdays at 10 a.m. with weigh-ins beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Main St. United Methodist Church Sunday School, Barnesville.
July Belmont Clerk of Courts Report
Belmont County Clerk of Courts Laura A Zupko, issued the following report of office activity for the month of July.
Calais Area Man Charged with Rape and Gross Sexual Imposition
Albert Hochstettler, 41, was arrested by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on July 31.
August Barnesville School Board Meeting Date Change
The Barnesville Exempted Village School District’s regular August Board Meeting date is changed. It will now take place Monday, August 18.
Epworth Park Adds Butterfly Gardens
The Epworth Park Foundation is adding butterfly gardens to the historic Chautauqua Park once called “The Green Spot”.
Gerald Eugene Yeater
Gerald Yeater, 79, of Bethesda, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. He was born on June 7, 1946, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the son of the late Dorothy Holland and Henry Yeater. Gerald was a retired heavy equipment operator with the Ohio Valley Coal Company, where […]
Barnesville Hospital Auxiliary Fundraiser
A Barnesville Hospital Auxiliary fundraiser takes place today.