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Incoming fracking at an Ohio wildlife area could bring habitat loss, heavy construction and money for conservation
By: Julie Grant | The Allegheny Front
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PIEDMONT, Ohio (Allegheny Front) — An Ohio commission is considering proposals to lease thousands of acres of a remote state-owned wildlife area for fracking. Some people who live near the… Read More
Here are the unofficial results for the 2025 November general election in Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — According to unofficial results, 25.4% of registered voters in Belmont County cast ballots in the 2025 November general election. Voters in St. Clairsville selected Mike… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2025 May primary election results for Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – According to unofficial results, 6.85% of registered voters in Belmont County cast ballots in the 2025 May primary election. Voters in the Village of Belmont… Read More
Here are the 2024 general election results for Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – According to unofficial results, 69.45 percent of registered voters in Belmont County cast ballots in the 2024 general election. Voters in the county supported Republican… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2024 primary election results for Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — One Republican incumbent on the Belmont County Board of Commissioners easily cruised to a win while another was narrowly defeated by a challenger, according to… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2023 General Election results for Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – Here are the unofficial results for contested races and local issues in Belmont County. Republican Ben Neiman earned a position as council member at large… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2022 general election results for Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – Here are the unofficial results for contested races and local issues in Belmont County. Republican Jerry Echemann earned a position as County Commissioner with 69%… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2022 primary election results for Belmont County
By: David Forster
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — Here are the unofficial results for the one contested race in Belmont County. Jerry Echemann will be the Republican candidate for Belmont County Commissioner in November…. Read More
Firm pays back $20M but insists Belmont County petrochemical project is viable
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The U.S. subsidiary of a Thailand-based petrochemical giant has repaid Ohio’s private economic development office $20 million after it failed to make an investment decision in 2020… Read More
Belmont Co. Unofficial Results For May 2021 Primary
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The only voters in Belmont County to cast ballots during Tuesday’s election decided the Democratic primary in Martins Ferry’s 4th Ward. Rick Rodgers beat Pamela Shrodes, 41-20… Read More
Drilling Permits Cancelled For Underground Natural Gas Storage Project
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MONROE COUNTY, Ohio (OVR) — Ohio environmental regulators have canceled key permits needed for an underground natural gas liquids storage facility proposed along the Ohio River. According to an order… Read More
Investor Pulls Out Of Proposed Belmont County Cracker Plant
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (OVR) — Daelim Chemical USA, a major investment partner in a proposed ethane cracker plant in Belmont County, Ohio, announced on Tuesday that it is exiting the project…. Read More
Mayor of Bridgeport Suspended After Records Tampering, Theft in Office Charges
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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BRIDGEPORT, Ohio (WOUB) — The mayor in the Village of Bridgeport has been suspended from office after alleged theft in office. A commission designated by the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday… Read More
Plan for Ethane ‘Cracker’ Plant in Belmont County Takes a Step Forward
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A partnership proposing to build an ethane “cracker” plant in Ohio has reached economic development agreements to pay two government entities millions in the coming years. A… Read More
Two Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Belmont County. According to the Belmont County Health Department, a husband and wife in their 50’s tested positive… Read More
Ohio Governor Meets with Proposed Belmont Co. ‘Cracker’ Plant Developer
By: Mark Gillispie | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio’s Republican governor and lieutenant governor met Wednesday with officials from one of the companies proposing to build a multi-billion dollar ethane “cracker”plant in southeast Ohio. A… Read More
Settlement Reached Over Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Air Permit
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Environmental groups have reached a settlement agreement with a petrochemical company in Ohio to beef up air pollution controls at a proposed petrochemical plant along the Ohio River. Thailand-based PTT Global Chemical… Read More
Unofficial Primary Election Results for Belmont County
By: WOUB News Team
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The race for the 4th Ward Council seat Democratic nomination in Martins Ferry has resulted in a tie, according to unofficial results in Belmont County. Larry Deaton and Rick Rodgers… Read More