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Barnesville Airport Taxiway To Be Relocated Next Spring

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Barnesville-Bradfield Airport, 62299 Fairview Road, Barnesville, will be getting upgrades to a taxiway starting next spring. During a recent Belmont County Commission meeting, commissioners approved various certifications that will allow the…

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Andrew A. “Butch” Susac, 84, of Powhatan Point, died June 9th. There will be a memorial…

ANDREW 'BUTCH' SUSAC

Martins Ferry Junior High Honor Roll Grade 5: Thomas Alltop, Eldridge Beever, Jace Boggs, Stella Boyd,…

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Union Local Union Local Elementary School Principal’s List Grade 4: Bryson Bethel, Jaelyn Burkhart, Asher Clift,…

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ROSE MARY OLINSKI

Rose Mary Olinski, 87, of Cambridge, Ohio formerly of Bellaire, Ohio, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2026, at Altercare Cambridge, Cambridge Ohio. Born on June 30, 1938, in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late Joseph Bonfini and Mina Trigg Early. Rose Mary dedicated many years of her professional life to serving as…

Shirley Ann Wilhelm, 90, of Morristown, Ohio, died Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Wheeling Hospital. She…

SHIRLEY WILHELM

Madelyn Holbrook, 91 of Martins Ferry died peacefully on June 23, 2026, at The Inn at…

MADELYN HOLBROOK

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Chirpas Sets Martins Ferry Career Home Run Record

MARTINS FERRY – Giana Chirpas continued to re-write the Martins Ferry (18-1) softball record book with her 27th career home run in Monday’s 11-1 victory over visiting Indian Creek (5-13) in six innings. She already owns the career mark for RBI. The junior slugger surpassed Mercedez McLeod’s mark of 26 set in 2017. The…

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Paid family leave receives bipartisan push in Ohio Senate

With bipartisan support, Ohio could soon join the list of states offering paid family and medical leave for workers. A bill announced by Sen. Beth Liston, D-Dublin, and Sen. Louis W. Blessing III, R-Colerain Township, would create a state insurance fund through a new payroll contribution split between employers and employees. "No one should…

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