Beallsville Apartment Fire Injures Two
A fire early Friday night at the Beallsville Vista Apartments sent two to the hospital.
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Holloway Celebrates 77th Oldtimers Baseball Festival
Holloway will celebrate its 77th annual Oldtimers Baseball Festival with food, a car show, parade and more.
The Oldtimers festival will begin at 11 a.m. with the kitchen opening at that time daily, Labor Day Weekend, Aug 29-31, with the festival concluding at 5 p.m. Aug. 31.
County Road Closures Ahead
Belmont County Engineer Terry D. Lively’s office announced two upcoming local road closures in the Barnesville area. They are:
Belmont VFD Project Update
Ground preparation work is nearing an end for the new Belmont Firehouse. (Barnesville Area News photo)
Rainbow Bridge Added to Dog Park
A Rainbow Bridge was unveiled and dedicated this week at the Belmont County David M. Lucas Dog Park on SR 331 north of Belmont College and the Belmont Career Center.
Grant Funds Theater Reps Conference Attendance
With a grant received from the Ohio Arts Council the Barnesville State Theater was happy to be able to send two of our board members Bill Knox and Shelley Jefferis to Pittsburgh in July to attend the League of Historic American Theatre’s Annual Conference.
Belmont College Adds Motorcycle Training Program
Belmont College is pleased to announce the addition of a brand-new motorcycle training at their campus in St. Clairsville, launching this Fall 2025.
Barnesville Schools Switch to ParentSquare for Communication
At Monday’s Barnesville School Board meeting, Superintendent Micah Fuchs reported a new app to communicate with parents called Parent Square will be introduced this year.
Back in Session
Schools opened in western Belmont County this week.
Diesel Spill Closes I-70
I-70 in Belmont County was shut down temporarily Wednesday morning following a crash between a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle that resulted in about 80 gallons of diesel fuel flowing across the highway.