For a third-year running, members of the leadership team at WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital pitched in to help The Flower Garden’s owner Shelley Rockwell fulfill the flower shop’s Senior Valentine’s Day project.
Barnesville Shamrock Wrestlers continued their winning ways this past week winning the school’s first Buckeye 8 Wrestling Tournament Crown Tuesday. Tournament competition took place at the ECO Center near Ohio University Eastern.
Roger Lee Schmitt, 78, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Forest Hill Nursing Home in St. Clairsville. He was born May 17, 1947, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Francis and Margaret DeLeau Schmitt. Roger was a retired mechanic for Ohio Valley Paving in Belmont and Rod’s […]
Western Belmont County excerpts from February 6 through February 11 were created from the information provided by the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office call logs. February 6, 2026 2:05 pm – North Main Street, Bethesda. Unoccupied vehicle blocking roadway. Contact made with owner who will move it. 5:51 pm – Rosemary Camp Road, Flushing. Deputy at […]
A new regional tourism brand, Ohio Foothills, has officially launched to market a multi-county area of east-central Ohio as a unified travel destination, showcasing the region’s rolling landscapes, rich history, outdoor recreation, and small-town charm.
Project will Serve Fairview, Hendrysburg and Mt. Olivett Road North With a mid-2026 project launch approaching, planners and officials for the North Water Project have begun the major step of securing easements affecting property owners. Once completed, the project will provide plentiful, safe water for residents and businesses in the communities of Fairview and […]
Barnesville Area News publishes the following Public Notices for the week of February 13, 2026.
Reverend Dr. Richard Lee Shipley, age 91, of Hudson, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026. Richard was born in Flushing, Ohio. He was born after his father’s death and was raised by his mother as the youngest of four brothers. He attended Nyack College and went on to earn a doctorate in theology from Chicago […]
Marylin Ellen Shipley (nee Phelps), age 90, of Hudson, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026. Marylin was born in Great Bend, Pennsylvania. She attended Nyack College and went on to earn her master’s in teaching from Geneva College. She was a lifelong elementary school teacher at Beaver Local and was the organist at any church […]
Travel back in time through the pages of the former Barnesville Enterprise and former Barnesville Whetstone newspapers.