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After the mass celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15, Father Dave Cornett and parishioners drove to the Catholic Cemetery to bless the new statue at the cemetery’s entrance.
Barnesville Area News will take a break for the Labor Day Holiday on Monday.
Belmont County will celebrate its long-standing and popular fair this upcoming week with livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls and a demolition derby.
Described as a “Family Tradition since 1849”, the fair board of directors have put on a week’s worth of festivities that bring in thousands of visitors.
This year’s fair will be Monday through Sept. 7 at the Belmont County Fairgrounds, 45420 Roscoe Rd., St. Clairsville. The fair schedule can be found on the Belmont County fair website along with other information.
Memorials and new material at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library added during the week of August 25-30.
Members of the Barnesville High School graduating class of 1975 marked their 50th class reunion July 12-13 with many members returning home to share memories of school days and their lives since.
At Belmont County Board of Election’s most recent meeting, members voted to consolidate five polling locations into a single site.
Western Belmont County excerpts from the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Call Logs covering various dates from August 22 through August 27 are reported below. August 22, 2025 9:54 am — Union Township. A deputy went to an address for an abandoned vehicle in front of the house overnight. The vehicle description was a green Jeep […]
Barnesville now sports a Peace Pole, part of an international effort to promote peace over violence and war thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club.
The American Flag was flying at half-staff at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library Thursday afternoon. President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff at all federal buildings and military installations “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.” A gunman opened fire […]
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