Barnesville Area News
Barnesville Police Log

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 June 15 through June 21.

Government, News

Frances Irene (Smith) Taber

Frances Irene (Smith) Taber

Frances Irene (Smith) Taber passed away peacefully with family members singing by her side, in Barnesville, Ohio, on June 21st, 2026. She was born March 2nd, 1930, to Sheldon and Mary (Moore) Smith of the Quaker community in Whittier, Iowa. Her family later moved to Barnesville for a few years and then settled in Middleton, […]

Obituaries

Amos D. Slabaugh

Amos D. Slabaugh

Amos D. Slabaugh, 54, of Salesville, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2026, at West Virginia University Hospital in Cameron, West Virginia. Born in Medina County to Daniel and Emma (Hostetler) Slabaugh, Amos grew up surrounded by family, faith, and hard work. His childhood in Lodi and later in Kentucky shaped the man he became—steady, […]

Obituaries

Enterprise Album

Enterprise Album

Travel back in time each week through photos of the area’s past in the Enterprise Album.

History, News

Solar Panel Recycling Facility Will Locate in Cambridge

Solar Panel Recycling Facility Will Locate in Cambridge

Comstock Metals LLC, a leader in the responsible recycling of end-of-life solar panels with the only certified, North American, zero-landfill solution, has selected Cambridge, Ohio, as one of the national locations for its industrial-scale solar panel recycling and production facility and logistics hub. The Ohio operation is expected to create 20 full-time positions.

Business, Government, News

Bonnie C. Kirkbride

Bonnie C. Kirkbride

 Bonnie C. Kirkbride, 83, of Beallsville, Ohio passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026 at Valley Hospice Liza’s Place, Wheeling, West Virginia.      She was born near Batesville, Ohio on May 1, 1943 a daughter of the late William Earl Carpenter and Bessie Lenor Carpenter.      Bonnie was a retired kitchen aide and housekeeping aide at […]

Obituaries

Lanny Ross Neiswonger

Lanny Ross Neiswonger

Lanny Ross Neiswonger, 76, of Quaker City, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at his home. Lanny was born on January 13, 1950, in Barnesville, a son of the late Carlos and Hester (Yoho) Neiswonger. Lanny was a 1967 graduate of Zane Trace and attended MATC where he obtained his associates degree. Lanny worked […]

Obituaries