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Scalise sworn in as new Wood County emergency management director

PARKERSBURG – A new assistant director for the Wood County 911 Center who will also oversee the county’s emergency services will be stepping into the position on June 1. On Thursday, the Wood County Commission approved the hiring of Sam Scalise as the new director of emergency management, ...

Rain clears away for the Marietta Chapter SAR and DAR Mound Cemetery service

MARIETTA - With rain and storms throughout Thursday morning, the Marietta Chapter Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual memorial service at Mound Cemetery indoors at St. Paul’s Church. Although the rain caused a dip in attendance numbers from last year’s crowd of ...

Picture This: Sharing the Road with Trucks program makes stop at PHS

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg High School’s driver’s education program was joined Wednesday and Thursday by the Sharing the Road with Trucks program from Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute. The free outreach program funded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a ...

Picture This: Belpre City Board of Education meets

The Belpre City Board of Education gathered Thursday night at the Stone Administration Building for their regular May meeting. For more on the meeting, read the weekend edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel or visit newsandsentinel.com.

Jackson County Sheriff looking for burglary suspect

RIPLEY – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a female suspect who was allegedly part of a massive theft from a residence near Evans. The department is involved in an extensive burglary investigation that resulted in two warrants for Samantha Jo Carte and Emily Beth ...