CADIZ — The debate about whether to allow a new housing development in Cadiz ended Thursday, when Village Council voted unanimously to deny a zoning change that would allow construction of Meagan’s Point. Council members Derek Sefsick, Albert Peters, Eric Miller, John Vermillion, Sal ...

BEALLSVILLE — More than 100 local residents will lose their jobs when the Century Mine closes in June. Belmont County Coal Resources Inc. — a subsidiary of American Consolidated Natural Resources, formed out of the bankruptcy of Murray Energy Corp. — filed a Worker Adjustment and ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Incumbent Belmont County Commissioner Jerry Echemann won the Republican nomination for re-election to his seat by a margin of fewer than 300 votes Tuesday. The race to be the GOP candidate for the seat was closely contested, but Echemann took the victory at the end of the ...

CADIZ — Cadiz police officers have been seeking a pay raise for the past three years and on Thursday, Lt. Ron Carter walked out of the meeting and took two other officers with him. The issue arose when Councilman Eric Miller broached the subject of giving police a raise and noted that other ...

BELLAIRE — The first shovelfuls of dirt in a long-awaited project were turned during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Great Stone Viaduct preservation walkway Tuesday. Ed Mowrer, president of the Great Stone Viaduct Historical Education Society, welcomed the board members, promoters and ...

HANNIBAL — Long Ridge Energy Terminal is taking the initial step toward providing cleaner power to the region with the first power plant in the United States to burn fuel partially composed of hydrogen. Natural gas is blended with about 5% hydrogen there, and the intent is for the facility ...