Fall is here when the corn stalks, straw bales, pumpkins and mums begin appearing at Barnesville homes on porches and in yards. As an official part of the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival, residents and those residing within one mile of the village limits were invited to decorate their homes to get the community into the festival spirit.
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 September 28 through October 4, 2026.
A sewage line leak near the village treatment plant is permitting untreated material to flow into the headwater North Fork of the Captina Creek.
On Saturday morning, September 26, 2026, the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Pet Show took place on the Pumpkin Stage.
Under a sunshine-filled autumn sky, car, truck, and motorcycle enthusiasts strolled amongst rows of vehicles at the 2026 Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Antique, Classic and Custom Car Show was held at Barnesville High School on Sunday, Sept. 27.
Barnesville Area News publishes public notices for October 10, 2026.
News and new material at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library are shared.
Friday, October 9 scores of the area’s other four varsity teams are covered in brief.
The Barnesville Shamrocks football team defeated Martins Ferry 25-21 and clinched their spot in the OHSAA Division V playoffs.
After several postponed hearings because the defendant was hospitalized at a psychological care facility and unable to attend court, 20-year-old Autum Sky Stotelmyer-Palmer of Buttermilk Road, Belmont (Morristown area), appeared in court Monday morning.