Labor Day Break
Barnesville Area News will take a break for the Labor Day Holiday on Monday.
Belmont County Gets Ready for its 176th Fair
Belmont County will celebrate its long-standing and popular fair this upcoming week with livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls and a demolition derby.
Described as a “Family Tradition since 1849”, the fair board of directors have put on a week’s worth of festivities that bring in thousands of visitors.
This year’s fair will be Monday through Sept. 7 at the Belmont County Fairgrounds, 45420 Roscoe Rd., St. Clairsville. The fair schedule can be found on the Belmont County fair website along with other information.
New Material at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library
Memorials and new material at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library added during the week of August 25-30.
Public Meetings in the Coming Week
Tuesday Goshen Township Trustees, 4:30 p.m., township building, Bethesda-Hunter Road Union Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Morristown town hall Barnesville State Theater Committee, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Belmont County Commissioners, 10 a.m., courthouse, St. Clairsville Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library Trustees Meeting, 7:30 p.m., library Thursday Wayne Township Trustees, 7 p.m., township building.
Barnesville Sports Scores: August 25-30
Barnesville Shamrock Scores from the past week are reported.
BHS Class of 1975 Marks Its 50th
Members of the Barnesville High School graduating class of 1975 marked their 50th class reunion July 12-13 with many members returning home to share memories of school days and their lives since.
Western Belmont County Candidate Filings
Candidates have filed to be elected or re-elected for office in the upcoming election in November that will take place Nov. 4. Barnesville and Bethesda village councils will field contests, as will several township trustees, with more candidates filing than positions to fill. Other contests, including the Barnesville Board of Education, Belmont, Flushing, Holloway and […]
Belmont County Sheriff’s Log
Western Belmont County excerpts from the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Call Logs covering various dates from August 22 through August 27 are reported below. August 22, 2025 9:54 am — Union Township. A deputy went to an address for an abandoned vehicle in front of the house overnight. The vehicle description was a green Jeep […]
Barnesville Alums Gather, Renew Friendships
Graduates BHS and their guests gathered at the high school on July 12 to reminisce about their school days and lives since. Legendary football coach Tom Harp, 97, who practically grew up on Main Street at his parents’ business, Harp’s Restaurant, set the tone for the evening providing a lighthearted review of his high school […]
Barnesville Rotary Dedicates Peace Pole
Barnesville now sports a Peace Pole, part of an international effort to promote peace over violence and war thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club.