New Material at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library
The following items were added to the shelves at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library since New Year’s Day.
Arts & Culture
America 250–Ohio Kickoff at the Ohio Statehouse
Partners from across Ohio gathered at the Ohio Statehouse gathered at to Ohio Statehouse this week to officially kick off America 250-Ohio, launching preparations for the 250th anniversary of American independence in 2026.
Barnesville Featured in Online Publication
Another online travel publication has discovered Barnesville!
The publication Islands.com, that profiles destinations, travel guides, cruises, outdoor adventures, news and features, released an article on Barnesville on January 4.
Morristown’s Black Horse Inn, Monroe County Academy Awarded Grants
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Mineral Resources Management (MRM) has awarded funding for six new projects that includes the Black Horse Inn that will benefit communities impacted by abandoned coal mines throughout Ohio. The projects, funded by the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) program, will address and promote economic and environmental opportunities within historic coal mining communities.
Belmont Tourism GAP Grants Available
The Belmont County Tourism Council Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the annual Grant Assistance Program (GAP Grant) is now accepting applications for 2026.
Noted Ohio Historian Remembered: A Personal Reflection
Barnesville Area News writer Bruce Yarnall reflects on the life and friendship of noted Ohio historian, Dr. Lorle Porter.
State Theater Hosts Winter Frost Gala 2025
On a nippy December evening, the State Theater Company once again transformed the Barnesville Elks’ ballroom into an enchanted site for dining, dancing and socializing.
Grant Will Help Add Black Horse Inn and Captina to National Underground Railroad Network
Kristina Estle, manger of the Underground Railroad Museum that will move from Flushing to Morristown this fall, announces a successful grant application to research and submit Morristown’s Black Horse and the site of the free Captina African American Community in Somerset Township south of Barnesville to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom sites.
Santa Mike Wraps up a Busy Year!
For the past several years, Santa Mike has filled the role of Barnesville’s Santa during Christmas in the Ville activities. He flips the switch at Oglebay Park’s Festival of Lights and makes appearances throughout the Ohio Valley region and the the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Black Horse Inn Story Shared at Tourism Meeting
Veteran community activists and historic preservation advocates Pam McCort and John Rataiczak were recently keynote speakers for the winter meeting of the regional tourism group Appalachian Ohio that took place at the Belmont Hills Country Club.