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Court filing seeks to halt Parkersburg action on sanitation contracts

PARKERSBURG — As City Council prepares to hold two public meetings today dealing with contracts to potentially have private companies take over Parkersburg’s sanitation and recycling services, a property owner is asking a judge to intervene. Carole Hanlon, who lives outside the city but ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Oct. 27: * Joshua Adam Devere, 425 Juliana St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of transferring/receiving a stolen vehicle and bond was set at $10,000. * Blaine Maxon Mackey III, Waverly, was arraigned on a ...

Judge blocks enforcement of West Virginia food dye, additive ban

CHARLESTON - West Virginia’s new law banning certain food dyes and additives in food sold in the state doesn’t go into effect until 2028. But a federal judge issued a halt on the law while the case moves through the court system. In a memorandum opinion and order issued Tuesday evening, ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG - Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Oct. 24: * Steven Wayne Brogle, 107 Charleston Drive, Ripley, was arraigned on two counts of second-offense shoplifting. Bond was set at $2,000. * April L. Dennis, 200 Ash St., Williamstown, was arraigned on charges of ...