Belmont County Commissioners Approve $750k for Hendrysburg-Fairview Waterline Extension Project
The Belmont County Commissioners have approved $750,000 for a water project aimed at reducing costs for residents and providing clean water.
The Belmont County Commissioners have approved $750,000 for a water project aimed at reducing costs for residents and providing clean water.
Barnesville Police Log excerpts are created from information gleaned from individual “record reports” provided to Barnesville Area News by the Barnesville Police Department. This report covers March 2 through March 8.
Ricky “Rick” W. Burkhead Sr., 64, of Senecaville, died Friday (March 6, 2026) at his home. He was born September 19, 1961, in Barnesville, to Glen Eric and Edith Burkhead, who preceded him in death. Rick was married on March 1, 2000, in Barnesville to the love of his life, Rosemary L. (Taylor) Burkhead. She […]
Larry Eugene Mason Jr. age 60 of Salesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Ohio Health Southeastern Medical Center. He was born on May 12, 1965 in Cambridge, a son of the late Larry Eugene Mason Sr. and Billie Jean (Valentine) Mason.Larry had worked at Detroit Diesel Reman for 31 years. He was […]
The Barnesville Thrift Store and Food Pantry, formerly known as the St. Vincent de Paul Society, has operated on solar power for much of the past eight years and celebrated another year in business in February.
“Stories and Songs of Appalachia,” a one-night performance presented by Interim Dean of Campus and Community Relations Richard W. Greenlee, will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in the Ohio University Eastern Theater.
Sunday evening, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Dive team was called to recover a vehicle from an accidental submersion near one of the two boat ramps at Slope Creek Reservoir. According to the sheriff’s department post, a sergeant was notified by a Barnesville Police officer that the vehicle needed to be recovered. There were no […]
Ann Louise Reischman Sidner, 78, passed away peacefully February 1, 2026 at Orchard Ridge Senior Living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Roselyn Jane Wells Fowler, 93, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at The Enclave Nursing Care Facility. She was born on May 11, 1932, in Jerusalem to the late Dory and Florence Murphy Wells. Roselyn was a graduate of Beallsville High School and the Jerusalem Grade School […]
Traditional, Modern and Gospel Bluegrass, the Muddy Krick Mountain Band from Northeast Ohio will perform at the Pennyroyal Opera House at 7 p.m. March 27.