Local News in Belmont County, Ohio
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Alledonia Bannock BarnesvilleBarton Bellaire Belmont
Bethesda Blaine Bridgeport
Colerain Fairpoint Flushing
Holloway Jacobsburg Lafferty
Martins Ferry Morristown Piedmont
Powhatan Point Saint Clairsville Shadyside
Neffs Warnock Glencoe
Maynard Somerton Stewartsville
Authorities Investigate After High Speed Chase in Belmont County
Tue, 15 May 2012 05:15:51 -0700
Ohio State Highway Patrol has confirmed for 7 News that the chase begin in Belmont County and spanned multiple counties.
Protesters voice concerns during Biden's campaign speech in Belmont Co.
Thu, 17 May 2012 12:58:16 -0700
Soon after guests arrived for Vice President Joe Biden's invitation-only campaign speech in Belmont County, protesters followed. Outside of Staffilino Chevrolet in Martins Ferry, dozens of people were nearby to bring attention to a number of local and national issues. "We're really tired of the Obama administration playing the cards of dividing people, and saying that he represents working ...
Belmont Co. insurance costs decreasing
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:55:26 -0700
ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Belmont County's efforts to curb potential liability within its departments are paying off.
Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society to meet Sunday
Fri, 11 May 2012 10:06:54 -0700
BARNESVILLE -- The Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will have its monthly meeting on Sunday, May 13 at 7 p.m. in the Genealogy Room, at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library, 308 E. Main...
Two Truck Accident on Route 148 in Belmont County
Mon, 07 May 2012 14:46:14 -0700
A coal truck and a fuel truck were in an accident on Route 148 at milepost 20 in Belmont County.
Belmont County Hosts Inaugural Oil and Gas Expo Wednesday
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:05:40 -0700
Wednesday was an effort to bring Belmont County to the forefront of the Oil and Gas industry and it was a successful one. This was the first expo of it's type here in the Ohio Valley. The expo ran all
Car hits utility pole, overturns in Belmont County
Sun, 13 May 2012 07:21:28 -0700
A juvenile driver crashed her car Saturday night, causing damage to nearby utility poles in Belmont County According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the driver was traveling eastbound on State Route 331 about 10:30 p.m. when the juvenile failed to make a curb near mile post 3. Dispatchers said the car struck a utility pole and overturned in Holloway, causing minor injuries to the driver ...
Local labor still sought in oil, gas boom
Thu, 10 May 2012 06:21:28 -0700
ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Belmont County leaders are working to help connect oil and gas company officials with potential employees from the area as the industry boom in the Ohio Valley continues.
Officials: Oil, gas industry jobs will come
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:55:06 -0700
ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Local workers will be seeing more and more job opportunities related to the oil and gas industry, officials in Belmont County said Wednesda.
Car flips over on Interstate
Sun, 13 May 2012 17:45:49 -0700
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio— Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said that luckily no one was seriously injured when a car overturned Sunday evening on Interstate 70. They said that a car was traveling westbound and flipped near milepost 206. The driver said that he went to change lanes and saw a car beside him and he whipped the wheel back. That is how he drove into the median and flipped over ...