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Records – Wood Magistrate, May 25

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court recently released the following reports May 25: * David Evan Wildman, 135 Whispering Pines Court, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of shoplifting and no insurance and released on a $2,000 personal recognizance bond. * Vanessa Lynn Allen, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of domestic battery and held on a $3,000 surety bond. * Patrick Jon Oliver, 94 Dixie Lane, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of failure to use turn signal, obstruction and two counts of possession of a controlled substance and was released on a $4,000 personal ...

Ohio woman accused of shooting daughter enters insanity plea

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - A Belmont woman accused of killing her 1-year-old daughter last week pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Friday. Autum Sky Palmer, 20, also known as Autum Stotelmyer pleaded Friday morning in Belmont County Common Pleas Court where she is charged in the ...

Parkersburg dismissed as defendant in lawsuits over fatal 2023 fire

PARKERSBURG – The City of Parkersburg has been dismissed from two lawsuits stemming from a fatal fire at a downtown building that had been the subject of litigation over efforts to inspect the property prior to the 2023 blaze. The cases are proceeding against organizations and one ...

19 indicted by Washington County grand jury

MARIETTA - 19 people were indicted by the Washington County Grand Jury this week, a majority on various drug charges. Those indicted include: * Chad K. Perkins, 52, 201 Main St., Lower Salem; joint with Randall D. Ash, 64, 14460 Browns Road, Marietta; both were indicted on aggravated possession of drugs, both third-degree felonies, from, July 2024 and June 6. * Ethan Adam Ross, 25, 211 1/2 Maple St., Marietta; one count aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from May 20. * Chloe Marie Ellison, 19, 1121 Staunton Ave., Parkersburg; one count aggravated possession of ...

Parkersburg looking over court ruling regarding recycling collection

PARKERSBURG – City of Parkersburg officials are reviewing a court ruling that could impact how recyclable materials are picked up. Wood County Circuit Court Judge J.D. Beane issued a declaratory judgment on Thursday that the city's new method of picking up recyclables does not follow established state law and the city remains obligated to establish and implement a curbside-collection program for recyclable materials that satisfies the minimum requirements of the statute. Parkersburg resident and attorney Walt Auvil said, in motions in his original suit, the city violated state code ...

Parkersburg’s recycling program does not follow state law, court rules

PARKERSBURG – A Wood County Circuit Court judge has ruled that the City of Parkersburg’s new method of picking up recyclables does not follow established state law. Judge J.D. Beane said in a declaratory judgment issued Thursday that the city remains obligated under state law to establish and implement a source-separation and curbside-collection program for recyclable materials that satisfies the minimum requirements of the statute. A declaratory judgment in West Virginia is an official court ruling that defines legal rights, status or relations without ordering any action or ...