PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Assessor’s Office has begun to make cuts to address a shortfall in their budget. Assessor John Kelly appeared before the Wood County Commission on Monday to discuss action he is taking to address an estimated shortfall of around $357,000 in the office’s ...
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. 2nd Dist., presented a check for $1 million to Mayor of Pennsboro Robert Riggs, to complete the Bonds Creek Water project in Ritchie County. The federal Community Project Funds were secured by Moore through the House Committee on Appropriations. The ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Democratic Party will hold a “Pizza, Ice Cream and Candidates!” event from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Shelter 1 in Southwood Park, 2104 Belmont Road, in Parkersburg. Democratic candidates running for the West Virginia Legislature and U.S. Congress will be invited. “All Wood Countians are invited to attend and learn a little about our Democratic candidates running for office and appearing on the ballot in November,” said Wood County Democratic Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Fox. “Voters will have the opportunity to speak one on one with our ...
PARKERSBURG - An entertainer is returning home to the Mid-Ohio Valley as part of a tour celebrating her 50 years as a professional musician. Liz Pennock with her husband Paul “Dr. Blues” Shambarger are Liz Pennock and Dr. Blues, They will perform from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 5 at Riverbend Family ...
CHARLESTON – Enouch Jairus Kermue, 37, of Columbus, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Nov. 20, 2024, Kermue, while in a vehicle parked outside a Parkersburg business, sold approximately 212 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Investigators determined Kermue distributed large quantities of methamphetamine sourced directly from the Sinaloa Cartel to other dealers who redistributed the drug in ...
MARIETTA — Marietta College has received grant funding to provide full-tuition scholarships for students enrolling in its new Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, according to a college release. Ten scholarships will be available to Ohio residents joining the program’s inaugural cohort in January 2027. An additional 10 scholarships covering one year of tuition will be available to students entering the program in fall 2027. The funding comes through the Ohio Behavioral Health Scholarship Program, an $18 million initiative launched by the Ohio Department of ...
