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Divorce petitions

PARKERSBURG – The following divorce petitions were filed in the Wood County Circuit Clerk’s office in June: * Barbara A. Dotson and Stephen M. Dotson * Chris L. Hofmann and April R. Hofmann * Kely Jones and Christen Leslie Jones * Mary Michelle Dixon and Jeffrey Matthew Dixon * ...

Ball murder indictment unsealed

PARKERSBURG — The unsealing of the indictment in the 2014 murder of Cindy Ball revealed another count against the man accused of killing her and an alleged accomplice charged with accessory after the fact. According to the indictment unsealed Wednesday, Gregory A. Casto, 56, no address ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Aug. 22: * Heather Dawn Clevenger, 908 41st St., Vienna, pleaded guilty to speeding and assessed $181.48. * Travis Sean Settle, 1702 14th Ave., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to having no seatbelt and fined ...

Wood County Grand Jury issues indictments

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man who was arrested in July for allegedly kidnapping his fiancee was one of 13 people indicted Monday by a special session of the Wood County Grand Jury. James Ryan Andrews, 40, currently in custody of the North Central Regional Jail, was indicted on charges of ...