Hendrysburg, Fairview Water Project Gains Ground
Water service to Hendrysburg and Fairview may become a reality if grant funding comes through.
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Property Owners to Meet on Tax Increase
The flurry of comments on social media platforms when it became known that property values in Belmont County were increasing by double digits, some as high as 50 percent, dramatically increased recently when first-half 2024 tax bills arrived in property owners’ mailboxes
Partisan Candidates File
Only one candidate filed by Wednesday’s deadline for the upcoming Barnesville Village Council election in November according to Kamron Chervenak, deputy director of the Belmont County Board of Elections. Those who file as with a party affiliation must file in February while independent candidates have until May to file for the November 4th ballot.
Noble Corrections Warden Honored
Barnesville resident James “Jay” Forshey, warden at the Noble Correctional (NCI) Institution, for being named DRC’s 2024 Warden of the Year.
Boil Order Issued – February 3
On Monday afternoon, February 3, the Barnesville Water Department has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to emergency waterline repairs for all service connection on Joe Jefferis Road, Mt. Olivet Road, Fairview Street, Mt. Olivet Road North East (Twp. 174), Mt. Olivet Road North West, Penny Lane, Harry’s Ridge Road, Brad’s Way, Farson Drive, Jackson […]
Sandy Ridge Residence Gutted
The residence at 60185 Sandy Ridge Road was gutted by fire Friday afternoon.
Cheffy Drugs Marks 100 Years
Cheffy Drugs marked 100 years of service to the Barnesville community with a special open house on Friday.
I-70 Guernsey County Accident Claims One, I-70 Belmont County Truck Fire Snarls Traffic
I-70 Guernsey County Accident Claims One, 1-70 Belmont County Truck Fire Snarls Traffic
Barnesville Area News Website Blossoms!
The website for Barnesville Area News is quickly becoming a popular source of local news. Since debuting last fall online as Barnesville Area News, more and more people are turning to our colorful website as the regular sources of news from western Belmont County and our neighbors in Guernsey, Monroe and Noble counties.
Two Council Members ‘throw in the towel’
By public meeting standards, Monday night’s Barnesville Village Council meeting could be deemed very productive most notably progress on a decades old effort to expand public water service to Hendrysburg and Fairview. Below the surface, however, a division that has played out in public sessions for the past three years reached the point of no […]