EOY News Support Deadline Nears
The year 2024 ends next Tuesday night at 11:59 pm, and with it, the opportunity to provide a tax-deductible donation to the new Barnesville News Source – Barnesville Area News.
We hope you enjoy reading the Barnesville Area News each week. The current website is the culmination of a 1.5-year project made possible by several thousand volunteer hours.
The website is step one working towards our goal of returning a genuine “print” newspaper for the community!
There is no paywall on Barnesville Area News. We do not charge anyone to read our articles. Over the past year we’ve produced news on
- School Board meetings
- Village Council meetings
- Upcoming fundraisers and special events
- News of local organizations and fundraising efforts
- Area obituaries and those of former residents
- Community calendar listings
- Church news
- School news
- School sports reports
Did you know we are now recognized as a 501c3 charitable nonprofit? We are!
Our goal is to operate on the donations from citizens, businesses and organizations…. our partners and stakeholders who make the greater Barnesville area a special place that we all cherish.
Perhaps you’ve moved away from Barnesville, Quaker City, Bethesda or other communities formerly served by the Barnesville Enterprise. Your continued interest in “the old hometown” is also appreciated!
To keep this project moving forward, we’ve set a goal to raise $25,000 to pay for the services to hire a couple of people to produce news features, sports reporting, and expand the website. In the past few weeks, we’ve already raised 20 percent of our goal – $5,000!
If you enjoy the effort to return to your hometown the kind of reporting we’ve long appreciated, please consider a year-end donation to Barnesville Area News?
Donations may be made at any time as a single donation or on a reoccurring monthly or quarterly basis. Donations of any amount are accepted and appreciated.
Some donation levels to consider:
- Subscriber – $60
- Paper Carrier – $100
- Printer – $250
- Staff Writer – $500
- Editor – $750
- Publisher – $1,000
And, if you are like me, retired with pre-tax savings that you must draw down each year, consider a “qualified charitable donation”. Check with your fund manager or reach out for more details.
There are currently two ways to make monetary contributions to the Barnesville Area News Company:
By debit or credit card through Buy Me A Coffee.
You can make a one-time contribution or set up monthly or yearly recurring contributions. At the bottom of this page you will find a “Support Our Work” link that will take you to our page.
By check:
Checks can be made out to “Barnesville Area News Company” and sent to us at:
Barnesville Area News Company
PO Box 266
Barnesville OH 43713
Remember, a community newspaper, or news source, is the “glue” that binds a community together!
And a HEARTY THANK YOU to the following for their support during this fund drive since our last report:
Anita Rogers, Michael Sulek, Nancy Napolitano, Thomas & Martha Winland, Lorraine Kuthy, Thomas Sowers, Diane Reynolds, Tami Sowers Tuten, Chuck Bundy, Joel and Shelley Rockwell, Lorie Dowler Marnell and Connie Taylor
And, as an update, we’ve received donations totaling $9,200 in the past month, 37 percent of our 2024-2025 funding goal of $25,000!
