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Cemetery Cleanup

Cemetery Cleanup

Residents are asked to remove grave decorations from all village operated cemeteries. These include Crestview, Northern, and Southern cemeteries.

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CodeRED Testing Planned

CodeRED Testing Planned

The Village of Barnesville Emergency Notification System, CodeRED, will be tested on Saturday, March 1st at approximately 1:00 PM to validate telephone numbers in the CodeRED database system. The CodeRED system is provided to Barnesville through Belmont County 911.

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Leona “Babe” (Hunt) Hardy

Leona “Babe” (Hunt) Hardy

Leona “Babe” Pearl Hardy, age 88, of Old Washington died peacefully at 5:39 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Embassy of Cambridge. She was born in Belmont County on January 19, 1937; a daughter of the later Ralph Zellar Hunt and Helen Margaret Vanfossen Hunt. Leona enjoyed going to yard sales, and didn’t pass one […]

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William D. Ackerman

William D. Ackerman

William D. Ackerman, 75, of Graysville, Ohio (formerly of Lorain, Ohio) passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 at his home. He was born at Sandusky, Ohio on May 18, 1949 a son of the late John Jacob Ackerman and Isabella Rocher Ackerman. He was a retired production worker for the Ford Motor Co., Lorain, Ohio. […]

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Bruce E. Dolak

Bruce E. Dolak

Bruce E. Dolak, 69 of Adena, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2025.  He was born on July 14, 1955, the son of the late John and Gladys (Spoon) Dolak.  Bruce was a big Pittsburgh Steeler fan, enjoyed fishing and was a Harley motorcycle enthusiast.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by […]

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James Kenneth Andrews

James Kenneth Andrews

James Kenneth Andrews, 82, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at his home. Jim was born on April 3, 1942 in Woodsfield, Ohio to the late George William and Lois Beverly (Bates) Andrews.  Jim was a 1960 graduate of Barnesville High School and a 1972 graduate of Ohio University Eastern where […]

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Jim McCartney

Jim McCartney

James Ray “Jim” McCartney II, 57, of Flushing, OH, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. He was born January 19, 1968 in Bellaire, OH, a son of the late James Ray and Sandra Kay (Applegarth) McCartney I. Jim worked for several years at AES Industries and REM West Virginia […]

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