Photos from a graveside military honors ceremony in Fort Mitchell, Ky., on Saturday to honor Bellville native John F. Rowalt, who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1869 as a U.S. Army private fighting in the Indian Campaigns in Arizona. He died of smallpox in 1875 and had been buried in an unmarked grave […]
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Veteran in Kentucky launched effort that will lead to Bellville soldier being honored Saturday
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — Robert Schultz served his country in the armed forces for nearly two decades. The Kentucky native understands the honor of military service. That’s why he could never allow a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from Bellville to lay buried in an unmarked Kentucky grave. It was the 59-year-old U.S. Air Force […]
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Bellville Medal of Honor recipient’s grave to get marker on Nov. 4
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — John Rowalt is buried about 174 miles away from where he was born in Bellville — in an unmarked grave near Fort Mitchell, Ky. That 148-year indignity for a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient will be resolved on Nov. 4. A Medal of Honor headstone marker will be placed on the […]
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Boys Football Roundup – October 20, 2023
Boys Football Roundup – October 20, 2023
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Clear Fork Valley Education Association hosts Meet the Candidates night
BELLVILLE — The Clear Fork Valley Education Association is sponsoring Meet the Candidates Night with the four contenders for the Clear Fork board of education. Carl Gonzalez and Ryan Knuckles are running to retain their seats while Terry McDermott and Troy Tingley hope to serve the upcoming terms. The event will take place October 16 […]
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Richland County commissioners OK next step in $4 million sewer project in Bellville
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners took the next step Tuesday in what’s expected to become a $4 million upgrade to the sanitary sewer system in Bellville near the I-71/Ohio 97 interchange. Commissioners approved a $358,571 contract with Richland Engineering Ltd. to do the final engineering design for the project in a corridor that’s expected to […]
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Bellville Cemetery Walk reimagines historical figures this weekend
BELLVILLE — A band of volunteers wandered through the Bellville Cemetery Thursday night, following a printed map towards the grave of Lorenzo D. Long. It was the dress rehearsal for this weekend’s Cemetery Walk. James Michalovich, a teacher and theater advisor at Clear Fork Middle School, perched on the edge of Long’s monument. He wore a straw […]
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A love for her community: Knapik crowned 50th Bellville Fair Queen
Knapik, a senior at Clear Fork High School, was crowned this year’s Bellville Fair Queen, a title she’s thought long about.
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Bellville Street Fair returns for 173rd year
Known by many as the “World’s Fair”, the annual street fair opens Sept. 13 and continues through the 16, taking place on Main Street.
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GALLERY: American Legion Post 535 Labor Day Car Show
The American Legion Post 535 Labor Day Car Show took place Monday at Legion Park in the village of Bellville.