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August 25, 2010

ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- A Harrison County woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly offering children for prostitution. Robin Newell, 33, Cadiz, was charged with compelling prostitution and child endangerment. The... Read Story.

Davies to be inducted in OVAC Hall of

August 18, 2010

Davies to be inducted in OVAC Hall of Fame Saturday Jeff Harrison Special to The Enterprise WHEELING, W. Va. -- The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference will honor its own once again Saturday when the seventh annual OVAC Hall of Fame Ceremony takes place... Read Story.

Harmony Windows -- the area's only direct window

August 18, 2010

Harmony Windows -- the area's only direct window source Cathryn Stanley Editor Opened in July in the former 5 B's factory at 130 E. South St. in Barnesville, Harmony Windows is Barnesville's newest business and the area's only factory direct source for... Read Story.

Weekend crash claims life of Barnesville man John

August 18, 2010

Weekend crash claims life of Barnesville man John Lowe Special to The Enterprise A crash on Friday claimed the life of a Barnesville resident. In Belmont County at about 2:25 p.m., a Chevrolet Camaro driven by Christopher Ashby, Barnesville, was... Read Story.

Back to School By Way of the Pool

August 18, 2010

Back to School By Way of the Pool draws crowd The Barnesville Title 1 Department and Barnesville PTO joined with 20 other community groups to cheer the children on Barnesville on their way back to the classroom. Approximately 400 Barnesville Pre -K-8... Read Story.

State Route 147 to be closed in Belmont

August 18, 2010

State Route 147 to be closed in Belmont for two culvert replacements New Philadelphia, Ohio - State Route 147 will be closed to traffic this week for the replacement of two culverts in the village of Belmont, Belmont County. The roadway will be closed... Read Story.

Church roof work continues

August 11, 2010

Church roof work continues Cathryn Stanley/Barnesville Enterprise The second of two large steel support beams was lowered into the roof of the Barnesville First Presbyterian Church on Friday. Barnesville company Buckeye Steel and employees from... Read Story.

Athlete drug testing policy adopted

August 11, 2010

Following much discussion and research of other school policies, the Barnesville Exempted Village School District Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a policy establishing drug and... Read Story.

Tree falls into house

August 11, 2010

Photo by Reed Tychonski Bethesda residents had big tree problems too, except this huge tree didn't fall into the roadway in fell into a house on (Route 147) Maple... Read Story.

Future of Port Authority, CIC questioned

August 11, 2010

A heated debate occurred between Belmont County Commissioners and those questioning the budget of the Port Authority and the commission's commitment to that department and the County... Read Story.

Property, development issues top council agenda Cathryn Stanley

August 11, 2010

Property, development issues top council agenda Cathryn Stanley Editor The re-creation of a planning commission and changes to a building maintenance ordinance were two of the issues on the agenda at the Aug. 2 Barnesville Village Council meeting. Mayor... Read Story.

Industrial Park awarded $750,000 grant

August 4, 2010

The Eastern Ohio Regional Industrial Park has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Development for a water line to the 200-acre site on SR 800 near Barnesville. The... Read Story.

Flag donated to BHS in honor of John DeWitt Lewis

August 4, 2010

John DeWitt Lewis, formerly of Tiffin and Findlay, Ohio passed away December 24, 2009. The Lewis family has donated an American flag to Barnesville High School in memory of DeWitt and to honor his many... Read Story.

Trail 'Buddy'

July 28, 2010

Dale Johnson of Barnesville and his three-year-old dog Buddy, were out on Railroad Street Friday enjoying Barnesville's proposed Rails to Trails route. Johnson, who began exercising last year by... Read Story.

Board conducts new school year business

July 28, 2010

The Barnesville Exempted Village Board of Education conducted business necessary for the start of the 2010-11 school year on Aug. 19 at its July 13 meeting. The board approved the following... Read Story.

Positive financial news for village

July 28, 2010

Positive financial news was shared at the July 19 Barnesville Village Council meeting. Council members were informed of a $12,000 savings in workers' compensation, a smaller than expected... Read Story.

Officials committed to industrial park

July 28, 2010

Village and county officials say they are committed to the development of the Eastern Ohio Regional Industrial Park. Recently, the Belmont County Board of Commissioners transferred $714,743... Read Story.

photo by Reed Tychonski Nationally attendance at concerts

July 28, 2010

photo by Reed Tychonski Nationally attendance at concerts is down 17% this year. Even American Idol has canceled eight of it's scheduled performances. That statistic didn't apply to Belmont County this week as the 34th annual Jamboree in the Hills saw... Read Story.

Two deaths reported at JITH

July 21, 2010

ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- An autopsy has been ordered for a man found dead inside a tent Sunday afternoon at Valley View Campground near the entrance to the Jamboree in the Hills grounds in... Read Story.

Barnesville Veterinary Services welcomes Mokos

July 21, 2010

Hailing from Parma near Cleveland, Lisa M. Mokos, DMV, a recent graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has joined the staff of Barnesville-Woodsfield... Read Story.

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