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Church Rubberneck Tour coming Sunday The Barnesville Area Ministerial Association is hosting a free, self-guided Church Rubberneck Tour from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, and Olney Friends School is getting in on the fun. The OFS campus will be open for tours of the Main building, and a limited quantity of the school's famous homemade pumpkin bread will be available for sale. The six church buildings on the tour that day include First Christian, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, Main Street United Methodist, Shekinah Fellowship, and Stillwater Meeting House – which shares the Olney ...

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THE BARKCAMP RACE: Held from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. at Barkcamp State Park, The Barkcamp Race is the only marathon and ultramarathon in the local area. It offers road races in 5k, 10k and half marathon distances and trail races in half marathon, marathon and 40-mile ultra distances. BARNESVILLE STATE THEATER: HOCUS POCUS: Barnesville State Theater is showing Hocus Pocus on Halloween. Matinee time is 2 p.m. and the evening showing is 6 p.m. There will be a costume contest for each showing. There is also a costume contest at 2p.m. BELMONT COUNTY CHILDREN'S HOME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: The Watt ...

Bridgeport Schools welcome Rotary Club District Governor

BRIDGEPORT – The newly-opened multipurpose Bridge building at Bridgeport Exempted hosted the area Rotarians and District Governor Terry Rataiczak, and brought high school volunteers together with dedicated community members during the Oct. 22 gathering. They were joined by students from ...

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Bridgeport BOE to meet to discuss superintendent opening The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District Board of Education, Belmont County Ohio, will be holding a special board meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. at the administration office at 55781 National Road in Bridgeport. The purpose of this meeting is for the Board of Education to review applications for the superintendent position. Belmont Co. Planning Commission to meet The Belmont County Planning Commission's next meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, at noon at the Annex III building located at 101 North Market ...

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Buckeye Local BOE meeting location changes The Buckeye Local Board of Education regular meeting on Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. will be moved to Buckeye Local JR/HS School at 10692 State Highway 150, Rayland OH 43943. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:45pm for the Auditorium renovations. The meeting will follow at 5 p.m. in the Auditorium. Bellaire BOE meets Tuesday The Bellaire Local School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly business meeting on Tuesday Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Bellaire High School cafeteria located at 349 35th Street in ...

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ART WALK: Celebrate local art and support small businesses at the Downtown St. Clairsville Art Walk from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17. CANINE FALL FESTIVAL: Join in for a canine fall fest from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Belmont County Dog Park. There will be food trucks, craft vendors, a chance auction, face painting, a pet costume contest, a 50/50 raffle and free parking. BARKCAMP FALL FESTIVAL: Come out to Barkcamp for their Fall Festival from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17. There will be live music, hay rides, a pumpkin patch, and fun for the whole family to enjoy. CAPTINA CREEKIN' FESTIVAL: ...