Patricia K. Anderson, 81, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at home. She was born on September 24, 1944, in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Charles Denver and Martha Lee (Neuhardt) Wells. Patricia was a proud graduate of Barnesville High School class of 1962. She spent […]
Western Belmont County excerpts from the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Call Logs covering various dates from September 17 through September 24 are reported below.
Quaker City Volunteer Fire Department members were notified this week they have received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for $353,987.00.
Following the death of Dr. Benjamin Mackall in 1935, the large two-story Federal-style house at the northeast corner of East Church and Chestnut streets was demolished and replaced by a Standard Oil of Ohio, later Sohio, gasoline service station (Barnesville’s 200 Years, 2008, p. 172). And, yes, early on, the rear of the service station […]
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – More than 60 businesses and industries across Belmont and Harrison counties will have booths at the Second Annual Belmont – Harrison Road Map for Transition Fair on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon at the ECO Center in St. Clairsville. The event connects high school students with disabilities with […]
Several organizations in Muskingum and Belmont counties are among the recipients of more than $32,000 awarded this year by the African American Community Fund in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.
The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Antique and Classic Car Show will return Sunday from cars across the region.
The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival, a tradition loved by area residents, reaches people worldwide, including a couple from Italy who joined the festival Friday evening.
Italy natives Ricardo Zanini and Marta Raffaello, who are key contributors at Pietro Fiorentini in Weirton, WV, traveled to the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival for an evening.
Here are Pumpkin Festival highlights for Sunday, September 28.
The auction of the King Pumpkin along with the carved pumpkin and six handblown glass pumpkins Saturday afternoon following the parade netted over $20,000 for the festival.