Barnesville Elementary Preschool Registration
Barnesville Elementary School Preschool registration will be held by appointment only on Friday, March 6 and Friday, March 13. Barnesville Preschool serves children from ages 3 to 5 years of age.
GFWC Women’s Club of Barnesville Presents Purse Bash
The community has a chance to win designer purses at the GFWC Women’s Club of Barnesville’s purse bash this spring.
The purse bash is from noon to 3 p.m. April 12 at Elks Lodge, 117 North Chestnut Street with the first drawing at 1 p.m.
Rataiczak up for National Honor
The Heart Association, sponsor of the Oho Valley Heart Ball, has nominated the Morristown resident for the 2026 American Stroke Association Voters’ Choice Hero award.
Barnesville Chamber Seeks Flag Fund Donations as Part of America 250 Celebration
The Barnesville Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking donations for its annual flag fund, a project that began in 1984 when Irene Cowgill and her husband, Bill, started raising money to purchase new flags for the village.
Chamber Director Jill Hissom said the organization is now collecting donations to purchase the new American flags, as well as bunting flags for the upcoming America 250 celebration, which kicks off the first week of July. Additional details about the celebration will be announced later.
Barnesville Police Log
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 February 23 through March 1.
March Barnesville Chamber Meeting
Press Release BARNESVILLE – The March Barnesville Chamber Luncheon is set for Noon, March 11 at the New Life Center, 219 West Church Street. The meeting is hosted by Jarvis Law. Members need to RSVP to the Chamber Office, by email bacc@barnesvilleohiochamber.com or by calling the office at 740- 425-4300. (Barnesville Chamber Press Release)
Enterprise Album
Travel back in time through images of the area’s past each week in the Enterprise Album.
Twice-Told Tales Redux
Travel back through time weekly through the pages of the former Barnesville Enterprise and former Barnesville Whetstone newspapers.
Della Mae (Davis) Mellott
Della Mae Mellott, 88, formerly of Beallsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 2, 2026 at New Martinsville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the widow of Glenn Frank Mellott, who passed away in 2019. They shared 63 years of marriage together. Born July 24th, 1937 near New Castle, Ohio, she was the daughter of Monford […]
Stephen Laposki
Stephen Laposki, 76, of Tiltonsville, OH, passed away on Wednesday February 25, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV, surrounded by family. He was born on October 17, 1949, in Hamilton, OH, to the late Stephen Laposki, Sr. and Betty Shanks Barnhart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his […]