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.
The Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Tree Sale is currently underway.
Barnesville Police have issued the department’s 2025 annual report.
After taking a few years off while building the new farm – the annual Old World Garden Spring Garden Workshop is back and set for Sat. April 18.
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.
WesBanco bank teller Renee Hunter will retire on Jan. 23 after spending more than a decade meeting new people, managing money and building a work family.
Appointments by Mayor Jake Hershberger for village board sand commissions were approved by Village Council at the meeting on January 12.
The following Barnesville Middle School students achieved honors for the second nine weeks grading period.