Barnesville Area News Website Launches

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu

The following officers and board members are currently serving until the first annual meeting next April: Front, l-r, Lacy Burkhart, secretary and trustee; Brock Rogers, treasurer and trustee; Bruce Yarnall, president and trustee, and Lisa Gallagher, trustee. Back, l-r, Becky Wehr, Anita Rogers, Bev Hannahs, Diane Reynolds, Lisa Pryor Fowler and Fred Fowler, trustees.

A project that began on Facebook in May 2023 advances to the next level

The time has arrived for the moth to transform into a butterfly. This week, a few weeks after the third anniversary of the end of our beloved Barnesville Enterprise, the weekly Facebook and email posts featuring local news migrate over to its own website. The process will obviously take a little time as we “find our sea legs.” Thank you, in advance, for your patience.

Two important steps in that process have taken place this fall. First, we formed a volunteer-driven organization – Barnesville Area News Company – and this past week we were officially recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a certified 501c3 nonprofit.

Special kudos are extended to Bill Knox, CPA, and his talented staff for their expert pro bono work for shepherding the application through the IRS!

While we will continue to be an effort driven primarily by volunteer efforts, we’re pleased to share with you our first-year goals and aspirations.

2024-2025 Program/Financial Goal

$25,000 will allow us to hire two part-time contract employees to attend and cover public meetings, write features and cover sports. It will also cover associated administrative costs, website hosting fees, etc.        

How You Can Help – Become a Founding Member!

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.

 Suggested donation levels: 

Subscriber                          $60 – equals $1.16 a week

Paper Carrier                     $100 – equals $1.92 a week

Printer                                $250 – equals $4.80 a week

Staff Writer                        $500 – equals $9.60 a week

Editor                                  $750 – equals $14.42 a week

Publisher                             $1,000 – equals $19.23 a week

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. This link will take you to our page. https://tinyurl.com/r56y58xz

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