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Justice visits Parkersburg High School for GameChanger celebration

PARKERSBURG — Local officials, school administrators and students from Parkersburg High School and Van Devender Middle School packed into the Memorial Fieldhouse Monday as Gov. Jim Justice visited to celebrate PHS, Van Devender Middle School, and Jefferson Elementary Center being pilot ...

Wood County Commission approves former deputy’s reinstatement

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission Monday approved the reinstatement of a former Wood County deputy sheriff as part of a settlement in a lawsuit against the county and a former sheriff. The commission agreed to sign-off on the reinstatement of Sgt. Della Matheny to the Sheriff’s ...

West Virginia Supreme Court sends FOIA case back to circuit court

CHARLESTON — A lower court erred in taking the word of the state Tax Division that it didn’t have to comply with a public documents request, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Monday morning. The Supreme Court issued an opinion reversing and returning a lawsuit to Kanawha ...

Wood County authorities investigating drive-by shooting

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office Monday investigated a drive-by shooting in Mineral Wells, the office reported. The incident was reported shortly before 5 p.m. when Wood County E911 received a call of a drive-by shooting in the area of Post Mill Way in Mineral Wells, the ...

Giveaway set for former Ohio Valley University library books

WILLIAMSTOWN — Books from the former Ohio Valley University library will be given away Saturday at Wood County Christian School. The Church of Christ-affiliated Ohio Valley University closed its doors in 2021 amid financial and academic struggles. The property was purchased last year by ...