After the mass celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15, Father Dave Cornett and parishioners drove to the Catholic Cemetery to bless the new statue at the cemetery’s entrance.
As the Barnesville School District’s staff returned to start the new school year, several teachers and classified staff were recognized for their excellence. When school ended last year, the administration met and selected a teacher of the year for each building. Each teacher of the year received a $500 cash award, provided by the Barnesville […]
Photos courtesy of Leslie Daugherty Photography, Art & Design. Check out her Facebook page for more Shamrock Athletic photos. Before the Barnesville vs Meadowbrook game last Friday, August 29, the Shamrocks celebrated Senior Night. Seniors and their parents walked across the field as Athletic Director Brad Hannahs read their names and plans after high school. […]
Barnesville Area News will take a break for the Labor Day Holiday on Monday.
Belmont County will celebrate its long-standing and popular fair this upcoming week with livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls and a demolition derby.
Described as a “Family Tradition since 1849”, the fair board of directors have put on a week’s worth of festivities that bring in thousands of visitors.
This year’s fair will be Monday through Sept. 7 at the Belmont County Fairgrounds, 45420 Roscoe Rd., St. Clairsville. The fair schedule can be found on the Belmont County fair website along with other information.
Candidates have filed to be elected or re-elected for office in the upcoming election in November that will take place Nov. 4. Barnesville and Bethesda village councils will field contests, as will several township trustees, with more candidates filing than positions to fill. Other contests, including the Barnesville Board of Education, Belmont, Flushing, Holloway and […]
At Belmont County Board of Election’s most recent meeting, members voted to consolidate five polling locations into a single site.
Western Belmont County excerpts from the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Call Logs covering various dates from August 22 through August 27 are reported below. August 22, 2025 9:54 am — Union Township. A deputy went to an address for an abandoned vehicle in front of the house overnight. The vehicle description was a green Jeep […]
Graduates BHS and their guests gathered at the high school on July 12 to reminisce about their school days and lives since. Legendary football coach Tom Harp, 97, who practically grew up on Main Street at his parents’ business, Harp’s Restaurant, set the tone for the evening providing a lighthearted review of his high school […]
Barnesville now sports a Peace Pole, part of an international effort to promote peace over violence and war thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club.