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 August 10 through August 16, 2026.
After an absence of 14 years, the Belmont County District Library System reinstituted traveling bookmobile service in March.
The annual summer paving project for the Village of Barnesville is set to begin next Tuesday, August 25.
Carol Lee Preston, 87, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026 at WVU Wheeling Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on November 2, 1938 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Leroy and Ruth B. (Armstrong) Chandler. Carol was an active member in the First United Methodist Church and Barnesville Rotary, […]
During the week of August 3, sixty-three band students attended band camp at Barnesville High School, preparing for the football season.
The Barnesville Shamrock Marching Band spent a week in August learning and perfecting this year’s football halftime show.
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced the recipients of the 2026 River Valley Health Fund (RVHF) grants at Bridgeport this week.
Heavy rains totaling between 2-3 inches fell over a large area from Columbus to Wheeling resulting in flash floods Thursday morning and afternoon.
The Barnesville Shamrock Varsity Football season is here. For the first time in years, the team will invade New Concord to take on the John Glenn.
The 176th Monroe County Fair gets underway next week, running from August 24-29 at the fairgrounds off SR 26 in Woodsfield.