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Barnesville Schools Go Cell Phone Free

Barnesville Schools Go Cell Phone Free

The Barnesville Exempted Village School District has adopted a no cell phone policy to stay in compliance with the state law.

The no cell phone policy extends to the high school, middle and elementary school.

After a law passed in the State of Ohio, all schools must adopt a policy prohibiting cell phone use by students during the instructional day by Jan. 1 2026.

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Bethesda Resident is New Board of Elections Member

Bethesda Resident is New Board of Elections Member

Belmont County Board of Election’s newest board member will take the place of a former member who died in June, filling the shoes of the longtime respected member.

The BOE swore Belmont County native Teresa Schafer in to take the place of former member Frankie Carnes.

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Fair Goers Enjoy a Family Tradition

Fair Goers Enjoy a Family Tradition

Belmont County has been celebrating the fair this week with livestock shows, entertainment, food and rides.

But the fair isn’t over yet. Friday ended the night with the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association Tractor & Truck Pull. Saturday will feature an open beef show, Belmont County Truck & Tractor Pull, line dancing and the junior fair square dance and more. While Sunday features entertainment, Power Wheels Derby followed by Demolition Derby and more.

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Belmont County Sheriff’s Log

Belmont County Sheriff’s Log

Western Belmont County excerpts from the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Call Logs covering various dates from August 29 through September 3 are reported below. August 29, 2025 7:53 am — Commercial business near Morristown Exchange. Two vehicles were in a motor vehicle collision. A deputy responded to take information for a crash report. 10:11 pm […]

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Ohio Hub: Rural Teacher Kickoff Celebration at OUE

Ohio Hub: Rural Teacher Kickoff Celebration at OUE

On September 3, Rural Schools Collaborative Executive Director Taylor McCabe-Juhnke joined Ohio University Patton College School of Education and Building Bridges to Careers for their back-to-school Rural Teacher Corps Kick Off event on Ohio University’s Eastern campus in St Clairsville, Ohio.

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Genealogy Society Will Visit Military Museum

Genealogy Society Will Visit Military Museum

The September meeting of the Belmont County Chapter, Ohio Genealogy Society, will take place September 14 at the Tri-State Military Veterans Museum located at 101 Barrister Street, Belmont. The meeting gets underway at 2 p.m. The program speaker will be Director Cheryl J. Skinner who will provide a tour and talke about the history of […]

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