Belmont Tourism GAP Grants Available
The Belmont County Tourism Council Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the annual Grant Assistance Program (GAP Grant) is now accepting applications for 2026.
News
Noted Ohio Historian Remembered: A Personal Reflection
Barnesville Area News writer Bruce Yarnall reflects on the life and friendship of noted Ohio historian, Dr. Lorle Porter.
State Theater Hosts Winter Frost Gala 2025
On a nippy December evening, the State Theater Company once again transformed the Barnesville Elks’ ballroom into an enchanted site for dining, dancing and socializing.
Belmont County Regional Airport Authority Meeting
he Belmont County Regional Airport Authority will meet for their first meeting of 2026 at 2 p.m., Thursday, January 8 at the WesBanco Bank board room, 230 E. Main Street, Barnesville.
Publication Promotes Barnesville as Retiree Location
Another outside publication has discovered Barnesville. Last year the community was selected as one of Ohio’s Best Hometowns.
Belmont Farm Bureau Delegates Attend Annual Meeting
Four delegates from the Belmont County Farm Bureau attended the 107th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Farm Bureau in Columbus on Dec. 11 – 12.
2026 Barnesville Chamber Meetings Set
The Barnesville Chamber’s monthly luncheon meeting schedule for 2026 is set. Some meeting locations will be announced nearer that meeting date. All meetings are scheduled to begin at Noon.
Grant Will Help Add Black Horse Inn and Captina to National Underground Railroad Network
Kristina Estle, manger of the Underground Railroad Museum that will move from Flushing to Morristown this fall, announces a successful grant application to research and submit Morristown’s Black Horse and the site of the free Captina African American Community in Somerset Township south of Barnesville to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom sites.
Shamrock Athletic Contests Dec. 26-Jan. 3
Results of Barnesville sports activities from Dec. 26 through Jan. 3 are reported this week.
Barnesville Area News Volunteer and Board Member Opportunities
The Barnesville Area News Company Team will conduct its annual meeting Tuesday, January 20 at 5 p.m. at the Barnesville Library Annex, 611 N. Chestnut Street.