Thanks to the generosity of Barnesville State Theater’s friends at the Monroe Theater, a movie projection screen is now part of the local venue, another step towards returning movies, live events, and other activities to the century old movie house.
Mary Ellen Bouscher, 90, of Quaker City, Ohio passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025 at The Enclave at Barnesville. She was born on November 24, 1934 in Canton, Ohio to the late Howard and Mary (Sayre) Kinsinger. Mary was a homemaker and an ordained minister. She enjoyed attending church when she was able. In […]
Kathy Lou Sechrest, 68 of Heath, Ohio passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at her home. Kathy was born August 16, 1957 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Lewis and Luetta Davis Trigg. Left behind to remember Kathy as the loving, sweet person she was, is her son, Matthew David […]
The Somerton Community Church will host a square dance and cake walk the evening of Nov. 22 at the Shady Lane Event Center, Barnesville, to benefit the six victims of an August oil well fire/explosion in Washington County.
The Pennyroyal Opera House will host the Larry Stephenson Band on Nov. 21.
The owners of the Shady Lane Events Center have added exterior lighting to the center (Facebook image)
The Santa Sprint is a racing event that raises money for needy children during Christmas. The event begins at 2:30 on Dec. 6.
Evelyn Marie Graham, 76, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, died November 8, 2025, at her home. She was born June 3, 1949, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ray A. Miller and Waneta Maxine Hawley Miller. Marie was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse having worked for Shadyside Care Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital […]
Guy Junior Atkinson was born on March 16, 1923, in Barnesville, Ohio, to Guy and Sarah Atkinson. His father was a blacksmith. Guy was one of seven sons and one daughter. Atkinson was drafted into the U.S. Army on January 16, 1943, and served in World War II as an infantry rifleman. After training in […]
Phyllis M. Krone, 95 of Malaga, Ohio passed away Monday November 10, 2025 at Emerald Point Barnesville, Ohio. She was born in Malaga November 8, 1930 a daughter of the late Wesley & Clara Ann Burkhart Hossman. She was a life-time member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Miltonsburg. She was an LPN […]