Quaker City Vacation Bible School Planned
The Quaker City Church of Christ will host Vacation Bible School August 6-8.
Lydia Fuchs Named to 2026 Ohio State Junior Fair Board
2026 Barnesville High School grad Lydia Fuchs is one of nine new first-year members of the Ohio State Junior Fair Board.
Portions of New SR 147 Paving will be Replaced
Two sections of the first layer of paving on the State Route 147 project from the center of Barnesville to Bridge Street in Belmont, will be removed and replaced.
Faye M. Marn
Faye M. Marn age 72, of Quaker City, OH passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at her home. She was born December 31, 1953 in Wetzel County, WV a daughter of the late Clyde A. and Marjorie Ann Kernen Blair. She was raised and worked on her family’s dairy farm in Beallsville, OH in her […]
Kristopher Cole “Kris” Kendall
Kristopher Cole “Kris” Kendall, 17, of Belmont, Ohio, died on July 16, 2026. He was born August 3, 2008 in Fannin County, Georgia. Kris was a junior at Union Local High School and Belmont Career Center studying carpentry. He had a strong belief in God and was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church. Kris loved […]
Twice-Told Tales Redux
Travel back in time each week through the pages of the former Barnesville Enterprise and former Barnesville Whetstone newspapers.
Herman Ronald Preston
Herman Ronald Preston was born on July 26, 1936 and died on July 19, 2026. He was 89 years old. Born in Ceredo WV to Herman E. Preston and Daisy Stafford Preston. Ron grew up in the West Moreland neighborhood of Huntington WV. He was a 1954 graduate of Vinson HS where he played baseball […]
Alan G. Neiswonger
Alan G. Neiswonger, 65, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away In his home on Saturday, July 18, 2026 following a hard fought battle with cancer. We are certain he was greeted by his loving wife, Tina Kaye Neiswonger with whom he married October 11, 1997, along with his parents, William Gerald Neiswonger and Patricia Blanche (Brownfield) […]
Ohio Announces Demo Funds
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik this week announced $11.9 million in grants to help 73 counties prepare sites for redevelopment by demolishing existing unsafe, blighted buildings.
Sports Coverage Opportunity: Sports Writer Wanted
Barnesville Area News is looking for someone to continue featuring weekly Barnesville sports scores and expand details of varsity games with a minimum “Sports Roundup” of a couple of paragraphs on varsity games and/or Box Scores.