Barnesville State Theater Reopens with Lady and the Tramp
The Barnesville State Theater and Ohio Goes to the Movies presented a showing of Lady and the Tramp on May 23, 2026.
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Annual Youth Fishing Tournament Returns
The Barnesville Fire & EMS Annual Youth Fishing Tournament is back this year to provide a fun-fishing day.
Registration for the event begins at 8 a.m., with fishing scheduled from 9-11 a.m. on June 13 at Barnesville Memorial Park’s Rotary Lake, located at 130 Fair St., Barnesville.
Grinding Away
The long awaited SR 147 paving project from Barnesville to Belmont launched early Tuesday morning as crews from Shelly and Sands began grinding down the existing pavement along East Main Street.
Driver Ejected in I-70 Truck Accident
The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated a tractor-trailer accident on I-70 Westbound just beyond the Route 800 Interchange Monday morning
Baseball: Butler, Blon Awarded All-Eastern District Honors
Coach D.J. Butler, pitcher Dylan Blon awarded All-Eastern District baseball honors.
Public Meetings – June 1-7
The following public meetings are scheduled to take place the week of June 1-7, 2026.
Patriotic Mural Complete
Barn Artist Scott Hagan’s lates Barnesville Mural is complete in time for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration. The patriotic mural is located along the south side of the Barnesville VFW Post #2792 at 129 South Chestnut Street.
Union Local, Olney Awarded K-12 Civics Education Grants
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), in partnership with the Longaberger Family Foundation, has awarded 17 grants, totaling $47,028, to support K-12 civics education programming throughout the region.
Belmont County Sheriff’s Log
Western Belmont County excerpts from May 19 to May 25 were created from the information provided by the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office call logs.
News from Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library
The following material was added to the stacks at the local library this past week.