Voter turnout in Belmont County Tuesday was 24.5% according to figures released by the Board of Elections. A total of 10,659 votes were cast. Of these, 75 percent cast votes on election day and 25 percent either voted early or submitted absentee ballots.
There are several public meetings scheduled to take place this week.
Kristi Sloan, career navigator for the Barnesville and Union Local school districts, is busy planning the BHS career fair that will take place November 25. Hours for the event are from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 pm. at the high school gymnasium.
A community meeting set for 6-8 p.m. November 18 at the New Life Center, 219 W. Church St. will introduce the Barnesville Community to the Main Street Program coordinated in Ohio by Heritage Ohio.
“When people hear the words ‘BHS Key Club’, I want them to think community,” states Key Club Advisor Corey Powell. This year’s Barnesville High School Key Club has 200 active members. Last year, the club was the 5th largest in all of Ohio with 183 members. Key Club Week was November 3-7, 2025. The week […]
Lydia Fuchs won first place at the Ohio state level of the VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, receiving a $500 cash scholarship. Her artwork, titled Fiddler of Freedom, advanced to the national level. Lydia placed twelfth and earned a $500 school scholarship. When asked about her inspiration for the drawing, Lydia Fuchs […]
Barnesville cleaned house Friday night at Shamrock Stadium beating Portsmouth 34-0 to move on to the Division semifinal game Friday night
Myser & Myser donated $100 for each quarterback sack made by the Shamrocks this season.
Borrowing from the ancient idiom “Third Time’s a Charm”, Shamrock Nation hopes a trip to Wheelersburg Friday night will result in a victory for the hometown team in the Division V Region 19 semi-final playoff game. In the previous three matchups which were won by the Pirates, the games were at home or at […]
The St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce was recognized as Ohio University Eastern’s 2025 Outstanding Community Partner Award recipient during the Engage OHIO 2025: Community and Place-Based Engagement Symposium, held Oct. 24 at the Ohio University Inn & Conference Center.