At the regular meeting of the Ohio Oil and Gas Management Commission Monday, the board voted to allow oil and gas companies to bid later this year to lease approximately 6,500 acres of state-owned land in northwest Belmont and southwest Harrison counties.
Athletic Director Brad Hannahs presented Head Football Coach Blake Allen and several football players to the Board for recognition.
Barnesville Police have issued the department’s 2025 annual report.
The Barnesville Area Classified Employees (BACE) have been working without a contract at Barnesville Exempted School District since June 30, 2025. After eight months of negotiations, BACE and the school district reached an agreement. BACE members voted 45-2 on January 7 to accept the tentative agreement.
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 5 – 11 4 time frame.
Appointments by Mayor Jake Hershberger for village board sand commissions were approved by Village Council at the meeting on January 12.
At the first 2026 village council meeting on Jan. 12, Mayor Jake Hershberger appointed council committees.
Three area Fire/EMS departments have released 2025 activities of their volunteers – Bethesda, Fairview and Lafferty.
As four new Barnesville Village Council members took their seats Monday, Mayor Jake Hershberger filed a written objection to one of the final actions of the previous council in 2025.
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 […]