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Civil suits

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following civil suits were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk Oct. 1-13: * American Express National Bank v. Courtney White, aka Courtney K. White * Riverview Federal Credit Union v. Leslie A. Brothers * David T. Foggin v. General Motors LLC * Platinum ...

Divorce petitions

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between Oct. 1-13: * Kayla Arielle Jones and James Nelson Jones Jr. * Ashley Michelle Brown and Darren Jacob Ullman * Chase Tyler Souders and Meghan Ashley Souders * Lindsay Coleen ...

Justice, Abraham object to discovery order in jail lawsuit

In the Courts

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and Brian Abraham, the Governor’s chief of staff, pushed back in an objection filed Monday to an order seeking internal documents related to a federal class action lawsuit focused on conditions at the Southern Regional Jail. Attorneys representing Justice ...

Two dead in Meigs County crash following pursuit from West Virginia

Police

POMEROY — Two Ohio men died Sunday after a head-on collision in Meigs County following a vehicle pursuit that began in West Virginia. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2006 Ford Mustang driven by Zackary Jeffers, 30, of Rutland, Ohio, was traveling north on Ohio 7 ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Oct. 25: * Hailey N. Mowery, 15 Prince Court, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of driving on a suspended license and having defective equipment and released on $1,000 bond. * Mickey Roger Smith, 217 ...

Wood Sheriff

Police

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office released the following reports on Nov. 2: From Oct. 27-31, deputies answered 235 calls: 34, traffic stops, 23 speak to complainant by phone and in person, nine domestic calls and domestic protective orders served, 19 traffic accidents, four ...

Vienna Police

Police

VIENNA — The Vienna Police Department released the following reports Nov. 2: Oct. 27 * Keryn A. Miller, of Marietta, was arrested on a charge of third-offense shoplifting and a shoplifting warrant. Oct. 29 * Heather C. Still, of Parkersburg, was arrested on charges of third-offense ...

Civil suits

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following civil suits were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk Oct. 14-31: * Riverview Federal Credit Union v. Jerry A. Graybill Jr. * Joshua Anderson v. Dolgencorp LLC * Grand Central Parkersburg LLC v. Sansa Apparel LLC, dba Custom World; Mohamed ...

Divorce petitions

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between Oct. 14-31: * Michael Avery Miller and Sasha Renee Cline * Mark Edward Swisher and Bendi Hope Swisher * Amanda Marie Knopp and Philip Todd Knopp * Patrick P. Dugan and Cindy C. ...

Supreme Court to rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks

In the Courts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, violates federal law. The justices will hear arguments early next year over a regulation put in ...

Wood County authorities warn of phone scam

Police

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office on Friday issued a scam advisory. Someone advising they are with the sheriff’s office is calling local residents asking for money for a fraudulent reason, the office said. The names of actual sheriff office employees are being used, the ...

Ohio man receives sentence in Wetzel County child porn case

In the Courts

WHEELING — An Ohio man was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison for solicitation of child pornography involving a 9-year-old girl in Wetzel County. Steven Wolford, 26, of Cadiz, was ordered on Wednesday to serve 168 months in federal prison after admitting to enticing and receiving ...

Wood Magistrate

In the Courts

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on October 30: * Lisa R. Davis, 1040 Sun Valley Road, Washington, pleaded guilty to speeding and fined $186.48. * Correy Beth Parker, 225 Bartlett Road, Spencer, pleaded no contest to failing to stop at a stop ...

Belpre Police

Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Nov. 2: Oct. 22 * Brandon M. Smith, 36, of Parkersburg, was cited for driving under OVI suspension. * Gidget J. Leasure, 35, of Belpre, was arrested for domestic violence and transported to the Washington County ...