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COUNTY COURTSivakaron Kopalapillai, Mississaugu, Ontario, traffic device, guilty, $125.John Arbogast, Akron, failure to control, guilty, $125; APV on roadway, guilty, $40.Brandon D.

Monroe County Engineer Amy Zwick hopes to re-establish a county body that has been “defunct” for years.Zwick spoke with the Monroe County Commissioners during their regular meeting Monday, July 29 about bringing back the county’s planning commission.A planning commission is a public advisory board that offers recommendations on land development and other planning proposals, such as zoning and the creating of subdivisions.

The Monroe County Chapter of the Public Employee Retirees, Inc.

August is Breastfeeding Awareness MonthCommunities Can Work Together to Provide Support for Breastfeeding FamiliesAugust is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) will be celebrated Aug.

The Monroe County Board of Elections will hold its regular meeting at 9 a.m.

It isn’t hard to find someone in the northern part of Monroe County wearing blue.That isn’t just during the school year – that’s 365 days a year.It’s Beallsville blue, Blue Devil blue.It’s pride in a community, a home.This eternally-blue-clad village has a lot of pride – and a lot of history.That history will be celebrated this weekend as Beallsville and Monroe County celebrates its bicentennial with Beallsville 200 Friday, July 26 through Sunday, July 28.The event will feature as Mayor Jon Gramlich put it, “a weekend filled with festivities” to celebrate Beallsville’s 200 years.Washington Street will be the bicentennial hub throughout the weekend, with a majority of the events based in and around that area.The weekend will start with an opening ceremony at 4 p.m.

At one time there was no State Route 78.There was no State Route 7, 26 or 800.If you wanted to get around, you blazed your own path.

Two busy state highways passing right through the middle of town isn’t exactly a welcoming atmosphere for pedestrians.Such is the case in Woodsfield.

Democratic candidate for Ohio’s Sixth District Congressional seat Michael Kripchak visited Monroe County for a conversation with voters Monday, July 22 at the Midway Community Center.Kripchak, who will face Republican Michael Rulli for the second time in the November General Election, was in Monroe County for a low-key meet and greet and ice cream social hosted by the Monroe County Democratic Party Executive Committee.During a brief speech between one-on-one conversations with visitors, Kripchak said he hoped to find out what they feel are the major issues they face on a day-to-day basis.Kripchak, a former U.S.