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 […]
Belmont Village Council appointed a new member Wednesday and took initial steps to establish a water meter replacement plan.
Barnesville Village Council will meet for the first meeting of 2026 Monday night at 7 p.m. in the municipal building.
The Union Local School Board has set the 2027 Tax Budget, Reorganization and January Board meetings.
Western Belmont County excerpts from January 1 through January 7 were created from the information provided by the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office call logs.
OhioSE, a regional economic development organization covering Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe and Noble counties has released its newsletter “News & Resources to Help Businesses in SE Ohio” this week.
The first business item was swearing in the re-elected Board members, Leslie Schulz and Tammy Wells, to their new four-year term.
Barnesville Area News publishes the following Public Notices for the week of January 9, 2026.
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 the December 29 – January 4 time frame. Monday, December 29, 2025 4:02 am – officer on Pigeon Point Road Warren Township. Caller reported seeing two people going into […]
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.