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.
The Guernsey County Fair will take place September 8-14 at Old Washington.
Several area ODOT road projects are planned in the coming weeks including the closing of SR 379 south of Baileys Mills beginning Sept. 8.
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.
Belmont County celebrates 176 years of the fair.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
At the August 25 village council meeting, Blue Moon Tavern Owner Susan Lapham’s request that she can serve alcohol at a chili cook off was a continuing discussion from the last meeting.
On Friday, August 29, the Shamrocks played the Colts at home. It was also Senior Night for the fall sports.