School Resource Officer Jonathan Schwendeman helps a young shopper during a Shop With A Cop event. The service provided by ...

The Monroe County Fair Board wanted to celebrate a banner year and decided to do it with some big additions and improvements ...

The Monroe County Fair is once again joining a growing statewide effort to fight hunger and give back to local community food banks by participating in the Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer contest ...

McDougal celebrated 50 years of marriage on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025.  They were married at the Clarington Church of Christ ...

Shall Voting Machines be Adopted in the County of Monroe, Ohio?” That wasn’t the question that petitioners wanted to have on the ballot come ...

What a better way to kick off a historic fair than by having a lady who has made young people at the fair look good for close to 60 years lead off the parade?

Monroe County Farm Bureau will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Midway Community Center, 37358 State Route 800, Sardis. A grilled pork chop dinner will be served by FFA members ...

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The Monroe County Beacon recently took a trip out west with Jason and Carol Clutter. We visited Yellowstone National Park, the Badlands National Park, ...

River started the season with a straight set win over Barnesville, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23 Monday, Aug. 18 at River High School.

What do you do when stuff you expect to come in doesn’t come in?

The new entrance at the Monroe County Courthouse is slowly working toward starting. The Monroe County Commissioners welcomed ...