Ruth Marie Chapman, 91, of Lower Salem, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018, at the home of her daughter.
She was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on April 26, 1927, a daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Bell Hager Miller.
Shirley Brown is so passionate about helping cancer patients that she got choked up as she relayed why it was so important for her to be standing in the middle of the road in Beallsville with a collection bucket Friday, May 12.
“No one told me it would be this hard to pick,” said Monroe County Auditor Pandora Neuhart as she and Sandy Barnes scrutinized ten pizza boxes dressed as books. The boxes were submissions in an art contest at St. Sylvester School in Woodsfield Friday, May 11.
An alternative school in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School district went from a wish to a reality Tuesday, May 8 as the district’s Board of Education approved a lease with the Village of Woodsfield during its regular board meeting.
The above pictured theatre seats were recently acquired at no cost to the Monroe Theatre Committee from The Palace Theatre, a 2,827 seat restored movie palace, located in Columbus. The Palace Theatre is in the process of a complete renovation so approximately 1500 seats have to be removed.
Monroe Central High School will be holding its Second annual Fine Arts Day on Saturday, May 19, from 2-8 p.m. at the school. The art show will be held in the high school gymnasium, featuring two-dimensional and three-dimensional art work that the students have created throughout the year. The awards ceremony for the show will take place at 3:30 p.m.
Dylan Hamilton, of Woodsfield, recently agreed to become the pitching coach for the Irish Hills Leprechauns.
The Leprechauns are located in Adrian, Michigan and are a member of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League.
River’s offense was on fire against Caldwell in its sectional opener Saturday, May 5.
The Lady Pilots smashed 13 hits and scored 12 runs in the victory.
Unfortunately for River, it didn’t have the same offensive power in its Division IV sectional final battle Friday, May 11 at Frontier.
Wilda Schenerlein was presented an award in March for placing first in Division 1 in her age group at the Senior Bowling Tournament in October in Lancaster.
Schenerlein had a score of 1,388 with a handicap of 486.
All three area schools were represented in the Ohio Valley Track League Championships Tuesday, May 8 at Shadyside.
River’s boys had the highest point total on the day, finishing fourth out of seven teams with 44 points.
Cooper Brown set the pace for the Pilots, winning the 400 in 53.04.
Monroe Central didn’t have an answer for Toronto pitcher Jamie Anderson Thursday, May 10, falling 10-0 in six innings in the Division IV sectional final at Toronto.
The Lady Seminoles were limited to only one hit and had 10 strikeouts against Anderson and the Lady Red Knights.
Barnesville Livestock
Barnesville, OH
740-425-3611
May 12, 2018
Total Headage - 359
Cattle - 188
Fats - 2
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Shirley Brown is so passionate about helping cancer patients that she got choked up as she relayed why it was so important for her to be standing in the middle of the r
Dylan Hamilton, of Woodsfield, recently agreed to become the pitching coach for the Irish Hills Leprechauns.
