Hanasky, Myers Head UL Class of 2025
Union Local’s Commencement will take place Friday, May 23 in the high school gymnasium at 6:00.
Beallsville High Graduation Set for May 23
Beallsville High School will present diplomas to the Class of 2025 on Friday, May 23
Olney Friends 187th Commencement
The Olney Friends School’s 187th Commencement Exercises will take place Saturday, May 24 at the Stillwater Meeting House. The ceremonies begin at 10:30 am.
Interact Members Fill Backpacks
The Ohio Hills Health Center extended a “Thank You” to Barnesville High School Interact Club members who assisted OHHC staff stuffing backpacks recently. Interact is a student membership organization of Rotary International. The local club is sponsored by the Barnesville Rotary Club. The backpacks will be distributed at the OHHC SBHC Career Center site.
UPDATE: Barnesville Graduation Location Changed to Gymnasium
Due to the forecasted inclement weather for Tuesday, May 20, Barnesville High School graduation will now be held in the BHS Gymnasium. Doors will open at 5:00 PM. The ceremony will start at 7:00 PM.
Smashing Turnout for the 41st Barnesville Blood Bash
Photos by Hayden Fox, BHS Student During the 41st Barnesville Blood Bash, 308 units of blood were successfully donated. Every donation will go directly to local patients at Barnesville Hospital or throughout the country to Vitalant’s other facilities. Maya Santana, Vitalant communications manager, shared, “Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion, […]
Timothy M. Nicholson
Timothy Michael Nicholson, 69, of Wheeling, WV passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Wheeling Hospital. He was born October 13, 1955 in Wheeling, son of the late William A. & Ginevra (Duff) Nicholson. Tim studied at West Liberty University and Wheeling University, and was a graduate of Mountaineer State College. He is survived […]
Paul Walter Taylor
Paul Walter Taylor, 78, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at his home. He was born March 10, 1947, in Barnesville, Ohio, a son of the late Charles Dale Taylor and Patricia Ann Cook Taylor. Paul was a retired clerk for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He was currently employed at Little Caesar’s […]
Cutting Class for a Cure: Record-Breaking Year!
Barnesville Middle School’s Cutting Class for a Cure raised a record-breaking $49,194 last Friday to assist any Belmont County resident receiving cancer treatment. Middle School teacher and chair of the nonprofit, Denise Adkins-Leach, stated, “We had a beautiful day and everyone had fun while raising money for a great cause.” This year’s total surpassed last […]
Mary Ann (Woods) Compton
Mary Ann (Woods) Compton, 93, of Senecaville, passed away Saturday (May 17, 2025) at OhioHealth Southeastern Med, Cambridge. She was born January 19, 1932 in Hamilton, daughter of the late Demeree Woods and Orpha (Bishop) Woods. A 1949 graduate of Hamilton High School, Mary worked at Miami University in housekeeping and also in the art […]