Belmont County News

Denver-based Antero Resources will pay roughly $112 million to lease about 19,000 Ohio Utica Shale acres in Belmont, Monroe and Noble counties.

Commissioners received a proposal from Exxon subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. for leasing county-owned land to drill for oil and natural gas.

BELMONT COUNTY , Ohio -- A man charged with 15 counts of burglary is being held in the Belmont County Jail with bond set at $200,000. Lawrence Henry appeared before Judge John Solovan on Thursday morning.

Belmont County said two sheriff's deputies are investigating in Lansing after reports of shots fired.

Some of Ohio's 113 delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be selected at an event in Martins Ferry this spring.

The combined efforts of the Martins Ferry Police Department and the Belmont County Sheriff's Department led to the arrests of five individuals allegedly involved in one of the larger theft rings locally in recent memory.

BELMONT COUNTY , Ohio -- Officials have released the names of five suspects believed to be involved in dozens of burglaries in Belmont County .

It has never been a secret that Ohio has been competing with two other states on the location of a "cracker" plant, but local and state officials are being tight-lipped on whether the East Ohio area or any other site in the state has figured into any discussions that have taken place since the oil/gas boom started last year.

Officials took steps to combat Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA, in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District this week after a parent told them a Beallsville Elementary School student has the infection.

Washington County commissioners agreed Thursday to establish a committee to determine how the salaries of the county's employees compare with their counterparts in comparable counties.

Pat Heller, president of the Shadyside Chamber of Commerce, said there are a few committees people can join, such as those related to re-enactments, history, entertainment, parade, fireworks, car show and interviews of long-time residents.

St. Clairsville resident and lawyer Michael J. Shaheen is seeking election to the office of Belmont County treasurer in 2012.

Belmont County Commission asked several construction companies to resubmit bids to renovate the historic sheriff's residence in St.

Somewhere between Powhatan Point and Bridgeport, officials with Royal Dutch Shell are exploring a possible site to locate the company's ethane cracker, according to Belmont County Commissioner Chuck Probst.

According to the latest report from Belmont County 911 officials, Martins Ferry is at the top of the list for incidents and cases there have increased.

Belmont County were without running water after a line broke on Tuesday. As of 1:15 p.m., up to 647 customers in the Colerain area of the county were without service.

A Belmont County, Ohio, jury returned a $10 million verdict as a result of Personal Service Insurance Company's wrongful denial of insurance coverage benefits stemming from an April 2003 crash that claimed the life of one man and seriously injured two others.

BELMONT COUNTY , OH--- Firefighters are investigating a structure fire that started late Sunday afternoon in Powhatan Point.

Belmont County Commissioner Matt Coffland announced plans to run for re-election, citing his successful first term in office and his goals for the next four years that will focus on continued economic development, job creation, balanced county budgets and efficiency in county government.

HECETA, Dr. Wilmer G., 75, of Wheeling, died at 2:55 a.m. on the 23rd of January 2012 in Orlando, Fla., where he and his wife, Dr.