he Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE recently announced the hiring of Adrianne Utter as its new Project Manager. Utter’s started in the position on August 18. Utter’s hire follows Gloria Blauvelt moving to the Business Development Team in June of this year.
The Watt Center for History and the Arts is preparing to bring a program with history about Eastern Ohio Quilts of the 1800s.
Barnesville native and Barnesville High School alumna Terry Tickhill will present the quilt program at 6 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Watt Center. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Barnesville Police log entries from Sept. 22-28 are reported this week.
The Belmont County Regional Airport Authority will meet at 2 p.m., October 9 at the office the Barnesville Village Administrator, 126 East Church Street, Barnesville. The airport authority manages the county airport, Barnesville-Bradfield Airport, located west of Barnesville. This is a public meeting.
Former warden Tony Brigano, front third from left, recently visited Belmont Correctional Institution for a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk, where the men there raised over $4,800 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Alumni and friends of Olney Friends School will gather for a full day of fun, fellowship and activities on campus Saturday, October 18. The day begins with a run and ends with a talent show.
On Tuesday, in support of the Trump Administration’s Make America Beautiful Commission goals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Denali Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission announced the selection of 25 small and rural communities from across the country that will receive assistance to grow their outdoor recreation economies through the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program.
The Middlebourne Community Church will host a Turkey Dinner fundraiser, October 11.
The October Chamber luncheon meeting will take place at Noon, October 8, 2025. The luncheon is hosted by Southeastern Home Care and will take place at the New Life Center, 219 W. Church Street. RSVP by calling the Chamber Office at 740-425-4300 or sending an email to bacc@barnesvilleohiochamber.com .
The October hike at Dysart Woods will take place Sunday at 2 p.m.