A full 20 percent of votes cast in Tuesday’s election were cast by residents of the Union Local School District as citizens narrowly approved a 3-mill, five-year permanent improvement levy to fund much needed repairs at the district’s school campus.
Shadyside businessman Dominic DeFelice won Tuesday’s Republican primary election for Belmont County Commissioners. He will move on to the November General Election against Democrat Frank Shaffer, Jr. who was on the ballot unopposed on the Democratic ticket.
In a hotly contested Republican primary contest for Belmont County Auditor, current two-term auditor Cindi Henry came up short in her bid for a third term.
Former county commissioner Josh Meyer beat Henry by 481 votes, 3,658 to 3,177. Former Shadyside official Nick Ferelli came in third with 901 votes.
As part of the AARP Senior Planet Program, the next class offered by South Central Power Company at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library will take place Friday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Belmont County Prosecutor Kevin Flannagan will move to the other side of the bench in January when he replaces current Court of Common Pleas Judge John J. Vava who is age limited in the position.
This edition of Twice-Told Tales originally appeared in the former Barnesville Enterprise on May 4, 2016. Dates have been adjusted to reflect the current year.
In a four-game set at Barnesville Memorial Park, the Shamrock Junior High team won both of their games to claim the title for the first Paul B. Burkhart Junior High Softball Classic Sunday May 3 at Barnesville Memorial Park.
Barnesville – 13, River – 1 The Shamrocks came out firing on all cylinders at Memorial Park Monday in a convincing 13-1 win over the visiting River Pilots in 5 innings. Blake Burkhart started and was excellent on the mound scattering 4 hits over 5 innings of work. He struck out 5 batters walking just […]
The Barnesville Green Bronco team improved its record to 3-0 with a win over the Union Local White team Monday evening by the lopsided score of 15-3. Picking up the win was Green pitcher Colton Roe who logged 3 innings. He allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, struck out 6 and walked 5. Austyn Weiss […]
Jackie Huntsman, a longtime employee of the Enclave in Barnesville, has retired after working at the skilled-nursing facility since it opened in 1980.