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Wood County Assessor is making progress in addressing deficit

PARKERSBURG – Cuts made by the Wood County Assessor’s office are making progress in addressing a shortfall in the office’s Assessor’s Valuation Fund, according to a public certified accountant who is auditing the office. Wood County Assessor John Kelly and CPA Brett Burns of Perry ...

Early voting starts today in West Virginia

PARKERSBURG – Early voting will be getting underway today in West Virginia and Parkersburg. Early Voting will occur from today through October 31 at the Judge Black Annex and October 27 through October 31 at the community voting sites. Registered voters can vote at this time. The community voting sites will be located at the Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department,1349 Harris Highway; the Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department, 1695 Elizabeth Pike; the Vienna Community Building, 1301 34th St., Vienna; and the Williamstown City Building, 100 West 5th St. Early voting will be open from 8:30 ...

Write-in procedures announced

PARKERSBURG – Procedures for write-in candidates on election night and the canvass of the returns was explained Tuesday by the secretary of state in West Virginia. Eight write-in candidacies for the Legislature and for U.S. Senate have been certified by the state, including in Wood County ...

Albany man killed in accident

ALBANY, Ohio – One person is dead following an accident Sunday afternoon in Meigs County at Township Road 1, Rutherford Road, and U.S. 32, the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. A 2008 Toyota Tacoma driven by Michael Bunner, 57, Albany, was going southeast on Township Road 1 and failed to yield to a 2010 Ford F-350 driven by Brian Walton, 54, the patrol said. Walton was traveling northeast, the patrol said. Bunner was taken by medical helicopter to Cabell Huntington Hospital where he died from injuries, the patrol said. The accident, which happened shortly before ...

11th District candidates for the House of Delegates

PARKERSBURG – The candidates in the 11th District of the House of Delegates are Democrat Daniel Miller and Republican Jeff Sandy. Early voting starts today and runs through Oct. 31 in West Virginia. Election day is Nov. 3. Miller, 33, works in the mental health field helping families and ...

State of Emergency declared to allow use of dyed diesel in West Virginia

CHARLESTON - With diesel fuel prices staying at roughly $6.35 per gallon for the last 30 days, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is using his emergency powers to allow for the use of dyed diesel for commercial vehicles. In a proclamation signed by the governor Tuesday, Morrisey declared a 60-day state of ...