PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man allegedly threatened to blow up a frozen yogurt shop Sunday. Robert Eugene Flinn, 31, of 1613 15th Ave., Parkersburg, is at the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County on a $25,000 bond, charged with making terroristic threats. According to a ...
MIDDLEPORT — Floyd “Dale” Riffle, 56, of Middleport, Ohio, was arrested on drug charges in Meigs County on Friday. Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift said the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, Major Crimes Task Force of Gallia and Meigs Counties, with the assistance of ...
Jason Ward was approved 5-0 as Williamstown High School’s principal at tonight’s Wood County Board of Education meeting. He recently was hired as assistant principal at WHS. Ward replaces principal Pat Peters, who retired this month. See Wednesday’s News and Sentinel for the story.
PARKERSBURG — Megan Trembly recently received a check from Susan St. Jean and Judy Langkamer, co-chairwomen of P.E.O. Chapter Z’s Project Committee, to assist Trembly with education expenses at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The International Chapter of P.E.O. provided this ...
MORGANTOWN — Dr. Jaschar Shakuri-Rad, a Parkersburg High School graduate, has joined Mon Health as medical director of robotic surgery. Shakuri-Rad, a urologist, recently completed urological robotic surgery training at the University of Michigan Health System in Grand Rapids, Mich. With ...
MARIETTA — A straw poll showed widespread support of local Scouting units moving to the Muskingum Valley Council Monday. The Allohak Council covers the Blennerhassett District, Highland District, Little Kanawha District, Hock-Hocking District, Stonewall-Jackson District and the Washington ...
Wood Magistrate PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports July 16: * Morgan Marie Francis, 33, of 932 Swann St., Apt. A, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, heroin, with intent to deliver and bond was set at ...
PARKERSBURG — Addiction can take many forms according to participants in a community meeting regarding the area’s drug abuse problem. Your Voice MOV held a meeting Sunday at the Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg where people from around the community, with different backgrounds and ...
ABYDOS, Egypt — Vienna native Matt Adams has been involved in major archaeology excavations in Abydos, Egypt, for 30 years. His work at Abydos, one of the oldest cities in ancient Egypt, is being shown on the National Geographic Channel at 8 p.m. today. Adams, a 1980 graduate of ...
DEVOLA — The first Broughton’s Farm Fest was held over the weekend at the Broughton Nature and Wildlife Education Area off Ohio 822 near Devola. After the disc golf course at the refuge was recently redesigned and other recent upgrades were made, officials want people to be aware of ...
MARIETTA — Enrollment is down slightly for the local Head Start program but funding is up, due in part to an increase in the Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposed by the president and ratified by Congress in February. “We were very surprised by that, especially since other early childhood ...
MARIETTA — Buster Keaton, with the aid of a world class theater organist, packed them in Friday night at Peoples Bank Theatre, starring in a silent film made almost a century ago. A botany student is awarded an electrical engineering degree by mistake. He attempts to rewire a ...
MARIETTA — The Department of Housing and Urban Development will hold a Fair Housing Summit 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday at Washington State Community College in the Graham Auditorium and classrooms in the Arts and Humanities building. “We have promises and some confirmations from residents in ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office has identified a pedestrian struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning but is withholding the name until family notification is complete. Following a request for public assistance on Saturday, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office reported ...
GALLIPOLIS — The Gallopolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated a two-vehicle accident involving a fatality on Saturday morning in Meigs County. The OSHP said the accident happened about 7:15 a.m. Saturday on U.S. 33 near milepost 16. The roadway was closed for about five ...
PARKERSBURG — In a twist on the traditional meet-the-candidate forums, the Wood County Democratic Party Executive Committee had its first Policy and Community Group Forum on Saturday morning. About 50 people gathered at First United Methodist Church for the forum where candidates heard ...
CHARLESTON — Even with President Donald Trump firing back in the trade war with China, the West Virginia official working hands-on with the Chinese on a proposed investment in the state’s natural gas industry still believes the deal will come through. The Trump administration announced new ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in identifying a pedestrian killed in an accident early Saturday morning on Interstate 77 at Parkersburg. Sgt. Brett Pickens said the accident happened at 4:46 a.m. Saturday on I-77 at milepost 177.4 just north of the ...
MARTINSBURG — Thunderstorms are in the forecast for the next few days, but on Friday night a different type of phenomenon hit the Martinsburg area: Stormy Daniels. The adult film star and stripper, who is suing President Donald Trump over a nondisclosure agreement regarding a sexual ...
VIENNA — After a little more than a month in business, Fat Tacos, a new restaurant in Vienna, has made it mark with its menu with more tacos and a whole host of other ingredients. Owner Chris Christian said the tacos are available from their physical location at 3209 Grand Central Ave. in ...