Board Honors Football Team, Coach, Spelling Bee Winners
At the beginning of December 17 Barnesville School Board Meeting, members honored the OVAC Championship Football team, Coach Blake Allen and Middle School Spelling Bee Winners.
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End-of-Year Giving Campaign
Barnesville Area News is currently conducting an End-of-Year Campaign to raise money for our new news organization. We’re continuing the good work of the former Barnesville Enterprise.
Departments Battle Quaker City Fire
Quaker City and six other fire departments battled a fire Friday night that destroyed the Don’s Cabinets workshop.
Upcoming Christmas Activities
There are more holiday activities scheduled in the coming days as we near December 25. Check out these options.
Barnesville Gains Rescue Boat
Thanks to a private grant from TC Energy for $24,000, Barnesville Fire and EMS purchased a new rescue boat.
Egypt Valley Wildlife Area Permit Approved
Ohio State officials voted Monday to award Gulfport Energy right to frack about 30 acres of the massive Egypt Valley Wildlife Area.
Event Center Coming to Barnesville
Local businessman Trent Brownfield, along with his wife, Brooke, who specialize in staging special events throughout the area, announced this past week, they have closed on a permanent event center location in the village of Barnesville.
Insurance Double Take
At Monday’s Village Council meeting, Kathleen Lucas, secretary of the Senior Citizen’s Center, showed up at the council meeting to discuss the double paying of insurance on the senior center building by the senior center and the Village Council.
Barnesville Hospital Receives Patient Room Upgrades Gift in Memory of Employee
WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital was able to purchase 12 new glass whiteboards for inpatient rooms thanks to the generosity of a former employee’s family.
David Carroll was a longtime Barnesville Hospital employee, who served as a technical support analyst in the IT department for more than 21 years.
Barnesville Christmas Events This Week
The Village of Barnesville has a number of coming events to get you in the Christmas Spirit.