Enterprise Album
Travel back in time each week through photos from the past from the greater Barnesville Area.
Area 2025 Fire/EMS Annual Reports
Three area Fire/EMS departments have released 2025 activities of their volunteers – Bethesda, Fairview and Lafferty.
New Council Members Sworn in, Mayor Objects to Rehiring of Solicitor
As four new Barnesville Village Council members took their seats Monday, Mayor Jake Hershberger filed a written objection to one of the final actions of the previous council in 2025.
Barnesville Community Foundation Meeting
The Barnesville Community Foundation meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., January 19 at the Barnesville Library Annex, North Chestnut Street.
Barnesville Area News is Expanding Public Meeting Coverage
The Board of Directors of Barnesville Area News Company is pleased to announce 2026 ushers in the next step in expanding western Belmont County public meeting coverage.
Jeffrey Lynn Wehr
Jeffrey L. Wehr, 69, of Barnesville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2026, at his home, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on November 6, 1956, Jeff was raised on a beautiful farm in Batesville, Ohio, by his parents, the late John and Virginia (Neuhart) Wehr. He was a 1974 graduate of […]
Barnesville Man Pleads Guilty to OVI Charges
A Sandy Ridge resident, Douglas Ryan Johnston, appeared before Judge John Vavra in Belmont County Court Monday where he entered a guilty plea to an indictment of two or more felony OVI charges, specifically six or more within a 20-year span. The guilty plea allows the judge to potentially add an additional five years to […]
Paul Raymond “Hash” Hashman
Paul Raymond “Hash” Hashman, 83, of Quaker City, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, at WVU Medicine – Wheeling Hospital. He was born on May 18, 1942 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Ervan T. and Dorothy Elizabeth “Dot” (Hamilton) Hashman. Paul retired as head of maintenance at Barnesville Schools. He loved Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Coors Light, and was an avid Cleveland […]
Varsity Cheerleaders Claim State Crowns
Barnesville High cheerleaders claim two state competition crowns at Marysville on Sunday.
Michael “Mike” W. Chaney
Michael Wayne “Mike” Chaney, 66, of Cadiz passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Valley Hospice North in Trinity Medical Center West with his family by his side. He was born on March 24, 1959, in Wheeling West Virginia, a son of the late Francis Wayne and Mary Lou Elliott Chaney. Mike worked at Y&O […]