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“Something happened last night,” said Keith Jones, of Broken Timber Outdoor Education Center.You could tell by Jones’ voice that he was concerned and that something indeed had happened.The fact that he was standing in an area surrounded by caution tape added to that fact too.Jones was sure of it though - and had proof.Thankfully, he also had some young sleuths to help him solve the mystery.Could it have something to do with the gun shots heard here and there off in the distance?Could the furs that the young people had just seen moment early be another clue?Breathe a sigh of relief in knowing that neither of those things played any part in the incident - though they both did.It was all a part of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office’s Outdoor Adventure Saturday, Aug.

Don’t look now, but school’s about to start.Are you ready?Most kids probably aren’t.But their parents could be right there with them – only in a different way.While kids aren’t ready to see the carefree days of summer end, parents haven’t quite finished all their back to school shopping.The staff at Monroe Soil and Water Conservation District did their part to make sure students in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District had everything they needed to start the year with the second Back to School Bash Thursday, Aug.

Midway Community Seniors will meet at 10 a.m.

COUNTY COURTSierra Rainey, Woodsfield, driving without a license, no contest, $125; seat belt, no contest, $30; failure to control, no contest, $40.Aaron L.

The Monroe County Community Foundation (MCCF) in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is accepting grant applications from nonprofits, schools and public organizations for projects and programs benefiting Monroe County residents and communities.

There was always a sign the carnival was coming to town in Beallsville.Sisters Anita Ice and Amanda Sefert remembered those fun-filled days – the streets lined with rides and games.Every spring, in late May or early June, it was like clockwork – the annual firemen’s carnival.What ushered it all in, let Anita and Amanda know what time of the year it was, what was coming, was the stage.It might not look like much, a small white building with openings on its front and back, but that little stage, lovingly crafted by their uncle George Hoover, former Beallsville VFD Chief Marvin Secrest and others, was the first indication of what was to come.“We knew when they brought that (the stage) out,” Ice said, “pretty soon the carnival would be up and down the street.”It’s only fitting that for Beallsville’s biggest celebration that stage got a nice overhaul and returned to let everyone know that the carnival was back in town.Volunteers and Beallsville Bicentennial organizers gave the old stage a nice coat of white paint and some new tires as it returned to the village for the first time in what might have been 20 years to celebrate the Beallsville 200 spectacular.During the weekend of Friday, July 26 through Sunday, July 28, the stage hosted bands, welcomed back friends and celebrated a community.Beallsville was the place to be throughout the weekend with events for young and old, music, food and the largest firework display in county history.Visitors could check out history at the Masonic Lodge and First Christian Church, or simply by walking around town.Signs were up throughout the community highlighting important locales from the village’s past and present.When they were soaking up the history, visitors congregated up and down Washington Street, the same location that was the hub for firemen’s carnivals many years ago.Ken Darby, one of the Beallsville Bicentennial organizers and committee members, spent his Saturday afternoon at the Masonic Lodge midway up Washington Street.The small porch was filled with a table loaded with Beallsville Bicentennial memorabilia, which included everything from ornaments to bracelets to magnets to wooden nickels.

Everything looked perfect as Mary Lou Zerby and Verna Owens looked over the stacks of quilts folded just so and loaded onto a small cart.The cart was filled with reds, whites, blues, stars and stripes.

Does attending and speaking at a Republican dinner make you affiliated with that political party?That was the question posed to the Monroe County Board of Elections in a protest.After a hearing Thursday, July 25, the opinion of the board is that it doesn’t.The Monroe County Board of Elections heard the election protest that was brought on May 30 by Republican Candidate for Monroe County Sheriff Matthew J.

It’s not hard to see the care that goes into the acreage on Sugar Tree Ridge Road.The fields are well tended, well maintained.There is nothing random or unwanted, none of the typical weeds and shrubs that sprout up when nature has its way.The same can be said for invasive species.The trees that are there are specific and deliberate.This is how Bruce Claugus wants his land to look.