Special Barnesville School Board Meeting
he Barnesville Exempted Village School District Board of Education will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 7:00 am.
Union Local High School Awarded Retired F-16 Thunderbird Jet
Union Local Afterburner Committee is proud to announce the official acquisition of a retired United States Air Force F-16 Thunderbird Jet, which will be permanently displayed on campus as a tribute to American military service, aviation history, and community spirit reflecting the official mascot of the school.
David Lee Grum
David Lee Grum, 85, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Wheeling Hospital. He was born August 31, 1939, in Bannock, Ohio, son of the late Frances Grill Grum and Frank F. Grum. David was a retired Director of Belmont County Water & Sewer for over 30 years. He was a […]
Robert King
Robert H. King age 101, of Canton, passed away on Fri., July 18, 2025. He was born Sept. 7, 1923, in Barnesville, OH, a son to the late Henry and Florence (Byers) King. He was a 1941 graduate of Barnesville High School, and a 1951 graduate of The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree […]
State Theater’s “Movie Magic on Main” Will Feature Golf Carts, Hot Dogs, Flushed and Shuman Band
“Movie Magic on Main” will take center stage on West Main Street, Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Golf Events Benefit Barnesville Athletic Department and K-9 Unit
Two golfing events are set to take place this month to benefit Barnesville organizations, including for the Barnesville Shamrock Athletic Director and Barnesville’s K-9 Unit.
Loruma B. “Lori” (Jones) Brokaw
Loruma “Lori” Jones Brokaw, age 83, of 68319 Morristown Flushing Road, Belmont, Ohio died at 9:48 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2025, in WVU Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia. She was born March 27, 1942, in Monongalia County, West Virginia; a daughter of the late Asa Jones and Lula Margaret Williams Jones. She was a 1960 […]
Betty Marie (Douglass) Barylak
Betty Marie Barylak, 90, of Belmont, Ohio passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, at Emerald Pointe in Barnesville. She was born on February 26, 1935, in Flushing, Ohio, to the late Delbert and Glenna (Gilbert) Douglass. Betty retired from Kroger. She was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church in Barnesville, Ohio. Betty was […]
Ribbon Cutting at St. Clairsville Neighborhood Hospital
Hospital officials were joined by local politicians and the community to formally introduce the St. Clairsville Neighborhood Hospital Friday morning, July 18. The Grand Opening ceremonies took place at the new medical facility located along Route 40 near Plaza West on the site of a former auto parts supply store.
Local Historic Site Has Attracted Visitors for Over 800 Years
More than 30 people joined a guided tour of one of Ohio’s significant prehistoric sites on Saturday, organized by the Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum.