T-L Photo/JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH Poll workers help voters cast their ballots Tuesday at the Library Annex in Barnesville.

BARNESVILLE — Two new members and a couple of incumbents will take their seats on Barnesville Village Council in January following Tuesday’s election.

Residents had the option to choose four people among the five candidates listed on the ballot. A sixth candidate, incumbent Jamie Betts, withdrew his name the day before the election due to undisclosed reasons.

According to unofficial vote totals from the Belmont County Board of Elections, voters elected Brian Yarnall who received 482 votes, incumbent Leslie Tickhill 409 votes, Steven Hill 357 votes, and incumbent Tony Johnson 328 votes. The newly elected members will join fellow council members Scott Gallagher, Terry McCort and Tim McKelvey.

Hill said he is grateful for residents who cast their vote in support of him.

“Hopefully I can do a good job for the village of Barnesville and the people of Barnesville, and that is my main goal to try and do the right things for Barnesville. I really like the village — it’s a good town and has a lot of good people,” he said.

Hill has been in the surveying business for more than 30 years, is the founder of Hill Surveying, and worked for Belmont County as the oil and gas liaison for more than three years. He previously said he would work toward greater public participation in council meetings.

Tickhill, who is currently president of council, said he would like to thank the residents of Barnesville for their continued support for the job he does on council. This will mark his third term on council.

Tickhill said there are several projects in the works including the Slope Creek waterline project, for which council recently secured a $2.2 million grant. The grant tops off the remaining funds needed to complete the $5.5 million project.

“That project is now fully funded with grant money. The thanks for that goes to (Village Administrator) Roger Deal — he has really done an excellent job and always does,” he added.

Tickhill said there are a lot of good things coming up.

Johnson, a lifelong village resident, has been on council since he was appointed to his first term around 11 years ago.

“I’m not happy that I won; I’m happy that the people of Barnesville have chosen me to continue representing them,” he said.

Johnson previously said his parents owned a small business, which has influenced how he approaches businesses in the village. He said the Joint Economic Development Districts the village made with the county and township when setting up its industrial parks have “more than paid for themselves.” The facilities have brought income tax dollars to the village and provided employment to residents.

Yarnall, who has a background in accounting as a clerk in the coal industry, previously said he plans to focus on infrastructure, reinstating the park board, and working with the chamber of commerce to promote the village.

Newly elected council members will begin their terms Jan. 1.