WHEELING, W. Va. - Wesbanco Inc. said it had acquired First National Bank of Barnesville, Ohio.
With the Barnesville bank's $144 million in assets, Wesbanco increased its total to about $1 billion and the number of bank subsidiaries to 11.
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