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 January 12 – 18 time frame. Monday, January 12, 2026 2:25 pm – caller from Ohio Street reports being harassed by a former friend. 2:48 pm – person […]
During its first meeting of 2026, Barnesville Village Council hired a new fire chief and assistant chief, considered whether to purchase a new ambulance and sold a dump truck.
As expected, Tuesday afternoon Belmont County Court of Common Please Judge John Vavra sentenced Sandy Ridge resident Douglas Ryan Johnston to a maximum sentence for his 11th OVI charge. He will serve 10 years in the Ohio Prison System.
The Belmont County Emergency Management Agency is seeking help from citizens to update the county’s current Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Laura A. Zupko, Belmont Clerk of Courts has released the office’s December 2025 monthly report of activities.
In 2025, the volunteers of the Belmont Fire Department responded to 234 fire calls and 347 emergency medical requests.
Barnesville Area News publishes the following Public Notices for the week of January 18, 2026.
Regional transportation planning agency, Belomar is developing a Destination Zero Safety Action Plan for Belmont, Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel counties
Western Belmont County excerpts from January 8 through January 14 were created from the information provided by the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office call logs.
Barnesville Police Chief Rocky Sirianni has released the December 2025 department’s activity.