Barnesville Area News is Hosting a Village Council Candidates Forum
Barnesville Area News is hosting a Barnesville Village Council Candidates Forum, 6:30 p.m., October 14, at the Barnesville Library Annex, 611 North Chestnut Street.
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Festival 2025 “Best of Show” Car Show Winner
The Pumpkin Festival 2025 ‘Best of Show’ vehicle came from Frazeysburg.
Project Manager Joins OhioSE Team
he Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE recently announced the hiring of Adrianne Utter as its new Project Manager. Utter’s started in the position on August 18. Utter’s hire follows Gloria Blauvelt moving to the Business Development Team in June of this year.
Local Quilt History Comes to the Watt Center
The Watt Center for History and the Arts is preparing to bring a program with history about Eastern Ohio Quilts of the 1800s.
Barnesville native and Barnesville High School alumna Terry Tickhill will present the quilt program at 6 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Watt Center. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Barnesville Police Log
Barnesville Police log entries from Sept. 22-28 are reported this week.
Belmont Regional Airport Authority Meeting
The Belmont County Regional Airport Authority will meet at 2 p.m., October 9 at the office the Barnesville Village Administrator, 126 East Church Street, Barnesville. The airport authority manages the county airport, Barnesville-Bradfield Airport, located west of Barnesville. This is a public meeting.
BCI Raise Funds to Battle MS
Former warden Tony Brigano, front third from left, recently visited Belmont Correctional Institution for a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk, where the men there raised over $4,800 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Homecoming at Olney Friends School
Alumni and friends of Olney Friends School will gather for a full day of fun, fellowship and activities on campus Saturday, October 18. The day begins with a run and ends with a talent show.
Belmont County Captina Watershed Will Benefit from Rural Recreation Planning Grant
On Tuesday, in support of the Trump Administration’s Make America Beautiful Commission goals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Denali Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission announced the selection of 25 small and rural communities from across the country that will receive assistance to grow their outdoor recreation economies through the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program.
Middlebourne Community Church Turkey Dinner
The Middlebourne Community Church will host a Turkey Dinner fundraiser, October 11.