With almost 60 live Christmas trees donated to the Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District, on this fifth year of the program, the beneficiaries this year are Barkcamp State Park Lake and small mammals and birds.
Recently at the Ohio Career Technical Education Legislative Seminar in Columbus, OH, Representative Don Jones of the 95th House District, received the award for Public Servant of the Year.
Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack presented Certificates of Commendations to individual deputies for their response, actions and reporting of an incident that required all their skills and resulted in the arrest of suspects.
Ice and snow affected travel in the region Saturday and Sunday.
Shaheen Law Group reports over 250 attended the property owners meeting at St. Clairsville on February 12. The response was so overwhelming, some were placed on a wait list.
Sign-up is now available for $10 million state funding for drought relief from the record breaking drought the region experienced last year. The funding is available for livestock producers enrolled in the USDA FSA Livestock Forage Disaster Program and in a primary disaster area.
The clinic associated with WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital announced this week extended hours on Tuesday nights and the addition of Friday hours for the walk-in clinic.
At the same time, the clinic announces the addition of a new provider, Jessica Jeffers, Nurse Practitioner.
Upcoming meetings and public notices are profiled weekly.
Barnesville is seeking seasonal employees for the summer months.
Barnesville Village Council met on Monday, February 10.