Early Thursday evening, Belmont County Tourism Director Jackee Pugh cut the ribbon to officially open the 61st annual Barnesville Pumpkin Festival. Pugh was joined by pumpkin festival committee members, John Rataiczak, “official voice of the festival”, and the festival royalty, Queen Ella Keller, Festival Princess Maggie Schnegg and Mini Miss Rose Jefferis. WTOV Meteorologist Nathan […]
Wednesday afternoon as activities for the pumpkin festival were gearing up, members and supporters of the Barnesville State Theater Company celebrated achieving a $50,000 fund drive match raising $100,000 in the “100 days of summer” for renovations of the theater.
The 72-page 2025 Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Tab is available online on the festival’s official website.
Where’s the Great Pumpkin? A History Detectives of Belmont County History Hunt is set for the Barnesville Community during next week’s Barnesville Pumpkin Festival.
New material added at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library the week of September 15-20 is listed.
The Watt Center prepares for another book sale: this time with around 15,000 books available.
Local artist Twila Messenger is brightening up the temporary front facade of the Barnesville State Theater.
Staff and officers of Captina Conservancy have been busy in recent months holding events, improving and getting conservancy owned and associated properties ready for fall and meeting with land trust officials and advocates from throughout the county.
State Theater Company organizers are nearing their funding goal of $50,000 for their “100 in 100 days of summer” which will be matched in full.
New material shelved at the Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library the week of Sept ember 1-5 is listed.