On Thursday, Belmont County Sheriff James G. Zusack announced that Andrew Isaac Griffin, 32, was arrested in Hawaii on February 28 for the 2021 homicides of Angela and Thomas Strussion of Belm
The Barnesville Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for the Citizen of the Year.
Six citizens applied for the two open village council seats by the Wednesday afternoon deadline, according to Mayor Jake Hershberger.
Barnesville Village Council met on Monday, February 10.
District 5 VFW Commander Roy Campbell Jr., a member of the New Matamoras VFW Post, visited Barnesville Post #2792 Thursday evening to present a certificate of appreciation for the local post’s donation to the Ohio Gold Star Families Memorial Monument.
The Village of Barnesville invites interested residents to apply for a vacant council member position. This role involves active participation in local governance and decision-making processes. Applicants must have been residents of the village for at least the past 12 months and be committed to attending regular council meetings.
Water service to Hendrysburg and Fairview may become a reality if grant funding comes through.
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
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.
Barnesville resident James “Jay” Forshey, warden at the Noble Correctional (NCI) Institution, for being named DRC’s 2024 Warden of the Year.